8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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' C7 ^' X5 n. q4 n9 vPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
& n1 O9 V2 D% K, U DD Henley, Shell hits 1
* q. o P9 t% _' a# ?4 x DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire% D" O3 e- T0 M: y7 F0 K
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)/ o9 Q9 h0 m- P3 U, x. d
$ j0 B: T! X5 F# Z+ u2 q1 b+ \TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138- O e6 Z/ G1 C* s" }
a3 V- B: N: K, jAllied ground losses:) [1 k. L* O' {! v
31 casualties reported( Y) ~+ z0 e( |) _* v) t& M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 B" D+ ~$ E- v6 n
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
# p5 t6 p% |- r& N) o Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)5 M8 W# ]9 _2 X) R
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2 X7 a+ d8 S8 W0 n; P% CPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
# L! T k# z6 H# I3 J. v! p DMS Hovey' ~$ H# d2 h$ x: |
DMS Southard: ?9 P* v0 d, T( k! P
APD Little
# e, N, U1 J a1 O( J APD Colhoun8 x5 F2 W" a6 V3 n& S
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Allied ground losses:
. s! `$ u& m I) G 21 casualties reported+ @4 R: \" @1 k; }( Y# Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% _( ^$ O% p9 [6 O! G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, [4 P+ T1 y3 F0 W# U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( j/ m) Q! k1 H# f3 f
! M; Y* B. i! H: P$ FAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137); N, c& \1 v3 y5 l
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Allied ground losses:
0 X+ {9 u( y6 B0 [5 Q m, ?3 P' H- l 28 casualties reported
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& f$ r7 Y6 a1 [/ T/ |, u/ t# g" p Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled; l& y" s! b3 ]' M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* N$ H4 x p! p6 hInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
6 o9 T8 B/ ^1 R, x DD Helm
% C8 D7 f1 r5 k8 _$ l' o8 ~/ S DD Blue, Shell hits 2
, W9 M0 y ]! R! \7 | DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire; l! y8 I8 z* `& x- m8 m
AKA Alchiba
+ \9 k. @, r6 P* a DD Henley% R2 R3 p) ~# z. r+ b
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Allied ground losses:1 ]$ }8 @' u$ Q
14 casualties reported* `- B6 X1 s% Z. y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ C) p( }- b7 K* c- o# f
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)% T4 P2 H0 C$ U# J# ]8 l. \
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 ?' d; `+ V0 i1 X
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P. e* X% h/ b DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby, e, j& a4 d0 B$ }' g( P9 t$ M
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B-17E Fortress x 14! G/ \0 |' n( j7 i* J- e0 p
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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4 q$ W% I; W! d Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 y: n* [8 o g3 X; V7 o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) b1 s0 L9 B+ [; F; R+ ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& g3 s' W+ Z. R/ q! @
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' X9 k8 Z, H! Z: f+ ^( Q/ q* cMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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0 \8 n! E# O7 `: @* i2 R. {8 qWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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. K- ]3 M T# t% ]9 l, a+ w B-17E Fortress x 279 f0 X, O% A/ U
0 d. c3 Q2 P) Y; D7 u7 SNo Allied losses
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0 d" e6 O7 }4 E# p9 K/ P' u4 m7 A" gJapanese ground losses:# P# o4 r8 _. g1 [
40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 o; h; j3 G4 N P2 u5 F. X( Y$ o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 X, S! T7 j" g' Z% ~% U
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby+ J' x. A" X- L
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Allied aircraft2 V9 w9 X9 ~" `6 |% R4 w& r ?' _7 Q8 v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
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TBF-1 Avenger x 374 s4 P. B# A4 Y! X) j0 o3 Q
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! j: r1 }2 v. C% qJapanese ground losses:
% | ]) M! J' y# E4 E1 q 91 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& J& d9 T2 v) E; ]! ?Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)* u7 a; ]* f# W( W5 J; l( l
7 a0 ]- D5 f$ J17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Henley
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4 {1 ] r# E" ?0 n 28 casualties reported1 s w$ ~8 s& \3 K% K8 P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 @: F1 q& [8 h( m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 }5 r! }2 }# m$ g2 K" ]+ i% d( LInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137) Z, f- Q1 g8 n6 b% T0 p% [
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Allied Ships
5 L8 b4 _5 L4 _# m& U; l8 p! O DMS Hovey
0 y' q# d0 `" L$ M! j DMS Southard$ `9 i" @1 T+ E* R+ i7 y
APD Little0 J! A- t |3 s( C
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:3 n3 s2 Y4 N" V9 k
21 casualties reported
( ~0 V# W% b7 U) a* s/ k M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 {8 f' L+ z9 N {: w0 |0 I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
* P j/ I& v2 t1 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
9 F, x. Q% d' {! a) z2 S 40 casualties reported
5 @! m/ t& e9 v- a* Q; s! }9 } Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
, ~# b; d8 n6 R0 f; L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 _1 T @/ J8 e2 `% c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 {$ T# l* z+ `! F/ \% n' d1 GAssaulting units:
z7 _% K; \: I, z+ u. K Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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2 ]- H9 V5 C u+ E' E7 R2 W& B ] 13th Naval Construction Battalion) G6 Q/ ?9 x% o: l8 ]9 |, G
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
x E2 Q: E- C) C: \7 [- B8 M 1st USMC/1st Regiment
6 p7 |; k- _% U+ v% S 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
# ]) `1 Y3 X: @ 1st USMC/5th Regiment \/ }* p$ P1 D& w/ ^" ^. C G
3rd USMC Defense Battalion: X) b$ P) u: H4 C- o$ Q) [+ F
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)0 M4 f# @# j7 s
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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( ?6 Z4 x" ~! _; [! e/ lDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:. U: x4 s' e2 z7 Y7 _& j
20 casualties reported
: u" U3 Z2 u+ g Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
$ m% p8 W: S, J' m0 s z! i 14th Naval Construction Battalion
: D5 o9 O# s0 Q6 i4 a8 | 129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
2 C( m# m: S1 u" g: A+ T9 r1 }3 e 1st USMC Parachute Battalion) j: D# e# O& r$ H* q( @
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1, U/ p5 B4 H2 M5 v+ W6 w
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |