8月8日,美军上瓜岛 
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+ \9 V! g/ C, L: B3 Z& s* c) wPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 
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Allied Ships 
) @) z) K2 P2 W) J      DD Henley, Shell hits 1& p% }* O, @/ F3 w( N6 B 
      DD Bagley, Shell hits 1,  on fire7 Z1 V' r- ~* u! X% C 
      AKA Alchiba7 r9 E( l5 e. v! Q! \1 |# t8 a 
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)" H7 j% x) {' d9 x& @. D5 P 
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138# W4 o& G4 C1 x& K1 A! Y; C: z 
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Allied ground losses:& o5 r, Z2 V. i7 H; `9 n0 x5 ?1 O 
      31 casualties reported 
) s' z+ c8 G/ p3 u' J2 H/ w0 e         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled 
" b' n8 U( {5 ?. o         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
" J- g2 x: l/ E5 ~& V9 ^         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
: H' J. O6 L" {* w1 t0 c: a      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ W8 _- l% T& w# P" a1 s 
      Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) 
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4 q9 \1 Z* E! s) y& k) A. h; SPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)2 Q" j: I% p1 e1 ~4 ]: }, u! B 
  
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! O' g% l8 q' M2 UAllied Ships 
) N3 \. _5 q* {# J) H6 ]      DMS Hovey0 W/ C( X& X. t9 z 
      DMS Southard 
/ {7 N5 {  P3 d, Q      APD Little! f- p8 M1 \7 `. c: g2 a; K 
      APD Colhoun 
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Allied ground losses:  L9 s6 [2 ?- E8 @  }% ^ 
      21 casualties reported 
: \  i9 Q) h4 E; e( a         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
8 _! Y0 H# R! d1 ]& Y         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled 
& ~4 r- }2 P' R9 d  O         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# I# x0 I! N' Z, D, J 
  
9 Z$ ^& g" f3 V% c4 ^8 IAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137) 
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% ^2 z4 \% u. u! r      28 casualties reported 
) _3 i7 l! }8 h& S& Y         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: b( W5 \6 f0 `9 S0 C, l 
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled 
, O) Y0 `# G( a1 x         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 
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1 W( M  G. v! J41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
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Allied Ships 
0 z3 B- L' F8 v0 M/ q      DD Helm 
% w+ h; u  p5 r4 C+ ]5 m      DD Blue, Shell hits 2 
% j! [% z* p1 w7 `' \# B! j1 g; v      DD Bagley, Shell hits 1,  on fire 
# N. T0 O* `2 o, z" Y      AKA Alchiba 
+ _" S0 s+ L! p% D: V2 Y4 c: c0 |      DD Henley; g9 g2 L( H7 p7 q& G! z 
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Allied ground losses: 
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         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* z# C0 o8 L' |0 x 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' R0 D- [0 [& C  K0 w) n 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 X  ?* l2 \, X1 f 
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137) 
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      DMS Southard7 h0 r+ }' t, T4 e6 z( k" \ 
      APD Little 
8 i; R+ y# X- W8 A9 r( s/ N      APD Colhoun 
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  `7 L2 w' G& \  BMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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      B-17E Fortress x 14 
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4 f. |9 M' w$ ?      B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged 
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Japanese ground losses:* N; x+ H& q0 P9 ~ 
      20 casualties reported 
/ M9 r* T) \3 p; V         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- v0 o# r2 h5 R7 `9 w 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
% M3 b0 ]( A) k0 ?) j; m         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
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4 d& Y' [6 b$ f* s6 G, {  |7 }! lMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi) 
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud 
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      B-17E Fortress x 27 
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Japanese ground losses:( {. [4 Q$ q# R 
      40 casualties reported7 ?6 \% A( Z# ^* | 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby; q& }) b( |) L* y: n0 f1 F 
  
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Allied aircraft 
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, m* y# ^* `! \- C1 q2 t6 e* XAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga), R& g$ ?7 q" ~5 [% Q5 _ 
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain 
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Allied aircraft 
$ v$ R' K0 l/ X2 z      F4F-4 Wildcat x 58, P7 I( p" g: {- y2 X; p: z1 T 
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 90 
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No Allied losses 
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2 q: |# l9 L, P$ A9 B+ a5 ]/ R7 gJapanese ground losses:4 d- n. w3 E+ R! w. e# N  [! O4 x7 ? 
      91 casualties reported$ X+ [, c' W5 x; g5 `% J 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled 
  x' k! \, `& o& E  |" L         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
- L; x: s9 d( w; z6 `% A1 C" X         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ a( E: J" L( N' N" m 
  
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) 
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
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      AKA Alchiba 
  k  N% I" [# f3 L      DD Henley 
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1 O2 r3 N' u. {3 |      28 casualties reported3 Y% c$ g8 |0 u% E; G* g2 u 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
: [3 B* h! L; \4 u+ ]         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
6 I# Y6 J: j. l8 h$ E( W         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, q* I4 I: H$ J- I( O3 f 
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137) 
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Allied Ships 
  w! c* J# L5 p% k; Z* {; Y' Z      DMS Hovey+ k; O. m6 F7 S; h 
      DMS Southard 
# Y0 X' k: ~2 N# m  l      APD Little" ^/ y/ t1 b2 i; N% ` 
      APD Colhoun% s1 }8 u  p1 W 
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Allied ground losses:% @+ G; @" T/ q1 B 
      21 casualties reported 
1 r' M% p0 e; A5 m- m         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 k$ r4 a8 C$ y7 y1 L 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 H  Q2 t7 ~7 O/ R9 l6 A 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' I' y' q- k9 ~( x 
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' Y8 W, J9 Q4 {. NGround combat at Lunga (114,138)0 ?! i6 }$ ~' h; h, c3 h 
  
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88- m. O# m: H* n 
  
8 k3 g$ R) g5 rDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450) F$ \; ]) Q: z- ]& D! m% I 
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Japanese ground losses: 
: x6 a  Q8 g, e" N2 Y2 E  p      40 casualties reported& ]0 D. @' H! t1 }& K' w; `2 N 
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled' g8 [. f0 {. K( Q! I 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- L6 x3 X$ S, k5 J& h 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, L  L& \- O( A  S% R( { 
   
7 {) t; G2 G4 J1 x6 RAssaulting units: 
5 w2 p4 r8 ?* _6 b    Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit. u- ~4 X9 y- d$ ^3 K! K3 z 
    81st Naval Guard Unit( P, P- K. r: w. p 
    13th Naval Construction Battalion% p) ~  u5 ?3 M 
    11th Naval Construction Battalion( L  C  b/ N  R# ^2 X 
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Defending units:8 W% ^. o6 N1 g 
    1st USMC/1st Regiment0 y4 @3 ]! |& J% h0 Y/ { 
    1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion# K' a% A0 Q' ]& S0 s* p% ` 
    1st USMC/5th Regiment 
8 E0 @  A, O! q% y    3rd USMC Defense Battalion  Q4 e5 g. s+ @9 j  d7 ` 
  
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3 B8 [: Y3 ?2 n$ \1 qGround combat at Tulagi (114,137) 
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' _2 E* x3 i6 R( ?2 ]Japanese Bombardment attack) D7 r) H9 N, N0 h/ Y' R5 ~ 
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33" d9 N7 ~7 ^8 b/ S% @7 X3 A) n/ D 
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242 
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Japanese ground losses: 
  l% K% f% ]% c. ^0 F: P      20 casualties reported 
, h8 e! F9 l2 i0 h& R7 E! Y; f7 _         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled; u% a4 Z0 p3 C, O5 {/ f; b1 X 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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Assaulting units: 
* Z# G' ^3 n, a. T    Det - Kure 3rd SNLF% E  u1 o3 T3 g9 j8 R3 B+ q8 Z# J2 E5 N 
    14th Naval Construction Battalion1 ?8 D( I; i$ |1 k. A 
    129th JNAF AF Unit  
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Defending units: 
" b4 M( p' b) Z0 b9 `9 |# t    1st USMC Parachute Battalion$ G& B2 w( X: Z) q9 m( P8 o 
    2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1 
" J6 b+ E/ O8 g% U0 U0 F    1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |