8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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! o" w% ]- _" Z7 d( {Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
- u9 _: h I+ Z( ]1 G; { DD Henley, Shell hits 1
8 {# {" }, K$ ~( i9 ]) ?8 Q3 o DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ O# S! X$ A8 m R9 a3 g AKA Alchiba$ o' }6 ^7 N, j! _' r
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% F6 \% ?0 l' n: h4 \5 p7 eAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138! x4 ?$ a. a7 b
; V. g% R3 F2 C3 F: r* mAllied ground losses:2 ~/ M) y7 p$ F- @& L0 h( a
31 casualties reported
: B: j' `$ R2 T$ W; h' ~ T* y Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ ~8 x! I; ?% p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- }/ d! M# y) ?4 S' ^- u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# B$ X* H: y9 M- z- f Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
$ Q4 v+ w/ O6 S: u! U Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)4 g) h( ] v! u- c" d
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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- A$ P5 ^4 i2 x- K3 D9 r DMS Hovey$ e$ w1 p& V8 z' h, P X
DMS Southard
6 d/ z# y+ M0 x1 i APD Little3 V0 M6 {- S6 K$ g. V
APD Colhoun
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# R$ D4 p, T- p* ]3 {7 CAllied ground losses:
2 \4 F3 m2 b3 C5 e 21 casualties reported
- o+ m+ T( V' B+ G: l Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, ?% M; T8 Z" ? ^3 {4 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:( [% j6 p$ j8 S$ N) z" |
28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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, |0 X6 Q `1 E3 }' Z, hInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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6 n+ x7 | [- ]3 E6 ]0 W2 E41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 ]. Y& L: F/ D2 z+ d5 L7 o) z, M% }
+ h$ B, s4 j8 q( Z0 MAllied Ships# @& J6 U3 S/ r. b& \6 \# {& D; \+ b* u
DD Helm
+ ]! `1 z! i' a7 D& p5 G5 e5 J DD Blue, Shell hits 2. ^% K; Y! R8 t3 U
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley: ?4 v. G/ X8 v: c- N) M F
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8 h% z$ ]+ R' e5 h' Q3 g. bAllied ground losses:; B2 @, I- j; N9 e) e U$ b7 s1 R) A
14 casualties reported1 R$ U; h: K0 h7 b2 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% |' w! I& ~; i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137): z- ~' U0 l5 g, ]
9 w, K( t9 l+ s I q; b& h3 U20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
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APD Colhoun/ L0 E( \% h" Z
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2 \2 Q: x% m2 ~; h& lMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Allied aircraft4 G: d6 L( R ~8 G1 }( y
B-17E Fortress x 14" J& }$ O5 D6 l; f" X" T! t
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Allied aircraft losses
7 Y a) } F, } B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged3 s; D) q" g2 u: H: R! j0 u: B
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" @! m9 u3 e9 {# a1 E2 l
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi). S5 [: r; s M+ A2 c; T* Q
9 o" f* h0 u' d4 XWeather in hex: Partial cloud: r8 K' e% i% n3 w3 O- c
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B-17E Fortress x 27% { p6 h" a( C+ I5 s
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No Allied losses
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2 e% Z. D- |' D4 y8 e9 VJapanese ground losses:: X& S0 z+ A5 `) g
40 casualties reported- M" Z! c+ i! X% @
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+ g9 Q, F# d6 {
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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)( H! }9 V8 z* d
4 L# S. s8 C# I/ D9 G0 w5 ~' _$ EWeather in hex: Moderate rain; ^4 w, I' N& k: ?
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
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TBF-1 Avenger x 37" E# t7 k& m- Z
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No Allied losses
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4 a7 I* c+ l) L Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" P' X9 e4 E" f* T% a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 G& I8 n5 W N$ z- ^/ b1 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* ^3 |. G' U: s _7 S* T8 \
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AKA Alchiba' V# g8 W6 z( ~8 O
DD Henley
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28 casualties reported* _7 B0 m5 Z8 M3 q$ O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ K/ K7 z/ h9 r' c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. X Z# K# [! _" i2 ~- t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 J7 d7 \6 S% p5 J: C' x- r
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8 N: c& O; N% c. T5 F3 l& SInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)# c; u' u1 l" {+ y: Z3 @" c
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DMS Hovey
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APD Colhoun ^9 c! W! |6 p! ~8 g
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! b- p* s/ q, { 21 casualties reported% Y* k( o; ]( V' |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" I8 M9 ~! ?4 Q' z# q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 n" V& I# G. Q4 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! L$ o8 Y6 [6 s1 VGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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& y5 \! B* t; Y9 WJapanese Bombardment attack
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* }$ f, M" g2 }7 N3 bAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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8 `: Q8 p" A, E, z1 S8 q5 ~; bDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4503 l4 N3 f! M+ `# y+ E" i: h
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40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
0 N6 Z# e1 Y+ k6 C Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
# }0 I* a" @+ N3 _* v 81st Naval Guard Unit
- C ^' @7 d8 V/ g 13th Naval Construction Battalion0 S$ D7 R& \' T! j- S& x
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Y4 t2 y( M) k* L; VDefending units:
' c7 Z+ R' `/ J& H. F 1st USMC/1st Regiment7 u' x( s+ Z, X1 G1 b( e2 {; Z
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
: U2 }0 }' n3 @6 c/ R 1st USMC/5th Regiment
0 C' q9 C' s+ c. Q3 b/ d3 X 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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7 i+ [3 C+ ?, VAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33( ?6 Y, l$ k" l6 V" C" I
" G& [0 m' H! t4 `$ s. p6 `& DDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242# U6 m$ o; \+ m) E6 p7 u8 F
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20 casualties reported
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Assaulting units:
- B E3 P) X% S* v- H- ^ Det - Kure 3rd SNLF$ U4 |* ~* M6 y) P7 o! X7 w+ B) d
14th Naval Construction Battalion Z3 l! y* r: a8 v1 e! ~; G. B
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
! H- F& g! t1 ^5 m 1st USMC Parachute Battalion- a9 r5 w' Z8 x1 p: S. D* m
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
5 Z a7 o# C3 ~! { 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |