8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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; w- w. c3 s* r$ ^Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!! K3 E. K9 V Y$ T) p& Y, N5 x7 _, t
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0 p) r- q, f: d4 v% r DD Henley, Shell hits 1- j) k3 l# W' h4 ~# H0 W
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire& n5 [2 e5 c( e. E
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)) N; n. E3 X# e/ ?3 H4 l8 A" q9 s
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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7 v7 j* U9 o$ K* C6 gAllied ground losses:' W3 E; A( V' w4 [% B, P
31 casualties reported6 Q9 A9 F- ?/ E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 S6 y/ @+ O7 `8 @! L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled+ f# I9 S1 D% a6 p1 K" i7 ?* Q! C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled [' }$ R; K# ~3 C
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ o) Y$ P8 g9 f7 d8 d$ b Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)9 U7 d2 @# d {3 u- I3 B" r
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/ I( }) V" [( {$ oPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)- m0 K( [1 e* `0 D+ K
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; r; e. d5 a- x6 H% h% ^
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Allied Ships
3 [% K! ^2 L' u a DMS Hovey
8 `: B- P# d7 I# T; d: `6 g6 T. M DMS Southard
- \% S/ N$ R7 U$ v8 g7 D; \1 d APD Little
# n I$ l/ t% k: D$ q; ~ APD Colhoun
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1 ^: ]% c) j2 a9 [Allied ground losses:8 k; m) Q0 i; P' @$ \& P' M+ w
21 casualties reported
* P; w/ C# K2 @3 A0 V% b Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ E- Y9 |5 {* F9 S" m$ C# ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
. B. a4 y, D/ i4 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' m- |& B" a. ^% u1 |Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)8 ?3 v* g& M3 D) u; j
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28 casualties reported# p: U2 d9 I, E5 I2 P4 [( P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! Q, N( l6 }6 ?4 k4 e
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled, ]) h/ c/ v5 @, |: |6 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 \& v* D8 M3 U" T/ |- u
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!; j# f! j: @% V$ ^' V, _4 O9 n
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 n t3 C* G) g _ g
: {" X6 r7 d9 F' q( yAllied Ships
" A6 G0 {7 z8 z \ f* Z0 q DD Helm
# j8 L+ d2 r6 }2 C DD Blue, Shell hits 2) H3 `' q [7 w
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 T5 o0 D+ J( \ J- O7 c AKA Alchiba
" W( ~% C! ^- }* R DD Henley& \, v; x& D2 s& W( u q
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% ^( I A; S9 H% GAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- A. b4 L3 x# h4 [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 Z1 k9 |: ^, A3 `" O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. s) c" z; A: o: ^
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' b0 g, K% u" J, ^$ T
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DMS Hovey! V7 k5 q8 d$ g
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun' M4 N/ d( `8 ], \& W7 b6 c/ V
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, Z9 d3 c- x% G6 `" jMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby" S/ X, V# j! k9 @3 Y: h
( ?8 @; t+ `% Z; z3 YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* p$ B6 G5 o5 _& n% i* WAllied aircraft
' _5 h0 q) G6 L B-17E Fortress x 14( _3 y0 @8 g& |4 t5 d& K
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3 d/ b9 S3 s8 } B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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$ |) W, S! y& h- fJapanese ground losses:; k" \8 b5 j, s# z7 Z
20 casualties reported! M3 L/ m5 \$ A7 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* |! v b( b. ?7 L
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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5 J/ Q& v% _ N% S8 R. Y! VWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 c0 h, W Z' s: N+ |; }0 z; b B-17E Fortress x 276 H9 r+ G! x* v% u1 u0 K
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:, f# j/ ^3 u- r6 E
40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% s. z; F! T3 t# s* k2 e* q$ {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ r$ ~( \! k! M2 I3 ^ @( S
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* w/ i: R0 P; EMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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7 e) ]9 n4 G3 b: n$ ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga): J( ]' }/ G/ g$ c+ o
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft3 V6 [: M8 X6 K. d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58) B2 {% Y# W" |! v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
" l7 C5 k$ u( J8 ` TBF-1 Avenger x 378 s& [; t/ A v0 o! }
9 v. H) e9 z, YNo Allied losses2 e# j% @7 z$ }
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Japanese ground losses:; a8 ~+ W5 J7 s, j4 \9 |- q- C
91 casualties reported1 @- [& Y R* ^ M1 x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 X" J) N* G% ]Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships0 {6 `3 {6 I4 L! H. O0 Z6 A1 h; E4 s0 e$ ~
AKA Alchiba
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 ?3 O. m; U. d4 I' [Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)8 f" L, e) X. {, R; t- X i
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey ^3 }4 F" c2 v( R
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun: S; H+ i$ j7 I/ f
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' K4 a* g8 k9 k. i1 A7 ?7 t) O& fAllied ground losses:$ L9 S% H5 f; H7 R9 L( t
21 casualties reported
7 s1 s' R! y8 k+ v6 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 `# S, o7 a0 P. {% U, W/ s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ [2 h$ S: R. D$ u4 ~" ~' E9 A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% M8 ^3 k% H e* q* v' r
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)- h+ A7 U; [1 c0 x- d
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Japanese Bombardment attack& w" F) A7 n2 a
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88- w1 U+ C8 z9 |5 L2 x, Y) P7 L
3 t Q9 Q. z- G- v- qDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4503 Z' F m6 [3 e: b( r
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Japanese ground losses:
8 X+ R$ Z, K% u4 {8 y 40 casualties reported
" @ v, X) t+ a1 X2 A- Z' ^ Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 Z+ A: f& h2 f' H5 f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' k2 x1 j4 x" g- r9 f% _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 M1 p, v% S* U1 j% f
9 C' U# m4 x/ C8 fAssaulting units:) ]& D/ v3 _4 x5 y$ X O& Z
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit8 Y9 m) q6 F* K- B0 J
81st Naval Guard Unit) ^0 u) O7 G- P
13th Naval Construction Battalion* d0 [( q' r+ G9 ^8 e
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
3 v% g& z. K- r1 W0 n) N 1st USMC/1st Regiment6 g" \) y) W7 u% R
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion6 W: F: a, e! Y* V4 }0 q& W9 `$ ]
1st USMC/5th Regiment. G F C3 I) U; I" S6 ~6 D+ i
3rd USMC Defense Battalion% y2 P! {( p6 N& {$ I& c+ f5 y
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, i$ t+ {& |% _4 G" U$ @Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:) `: c- Q, z s1 n# l
20 casualties reported& J2 O, F& C: o. a# Y3 G
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled3 v+ t* F) p# [: X( B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% i5 G( L- d! ]: k9 X+ C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' Y! \( \- g. P, `3 z2 G0 P
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Assaulting units:0 h. u8 J* B1 W2 v
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF! E, u* z; L& z
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion* \! V: u& T2 {, E
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
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