8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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/ W) _. \6 e0 S7 [ C: cPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
9 P, @) L! H' X e% ~7 r DD Henley, Shell hits 1
$ I/ u. {5 s6 T, I. r* x: S6 e DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
; X4 X E+ ]! _' F+ X AKA Alchiba8 x: @6 [* z; \$ X* U1 e
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:* o0 O, ?) P* g
31 casualties reported
b c/ k; s2 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 C+ [2 q% G' N/ L$ h: z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 y! M7 x) \8 X6 d3 F5 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; b* e. L/ G9 T& i: X N6 Z
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 F- l' C* i1 Q+ ?% o% C
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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8 N9 B2 a% \& ~, {Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)5 k. E7 ~" Z9 a: }
4 \" E& T- U; u; B8 R% e46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships. R1 L" J8 [* h5 v/ C. X; J; l
DMS Hovey8 o" P7 R0 j% E. F W9 ^
DMS Southard
' U% i( x, P6 T1 w* b7 M! z- K APD Little
+ y% Y- J4 ]: h: q& S APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:1 ~5 m" f9 s) z% o% z Y! K) u
21 casualties reported
: c2 Z! j# _4 F9 v, F4 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 M z3 O4 d# M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' i% E7 B+ J- Z) P5 k( F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" e6 M8 r6 A4 v- a9 G
4 z+ f0 x* t' C' K& f, x. AAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:) |3 o# Q2 r5 ]. W( T
28 casualties reported
3 P# p$ S0 r4 d. F Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 M5 K& K( o% C* n+ U: f0 A0 d, L Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled2 b& G! ]! E9 v- H6 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ?8 C! m5 _% H9 {
) u, E. v$ L6 b: o9 |& eInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!* f/ R3 E3 ]6 m3 y t$ r" ~$ q" {
' m6 R2 u5 P, c4 H41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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$ K* \9 u3 x0 dAllied Ships
: W& Q) G: P/ G/ e' l DD Helm
3 g( R: K$ x: b DD Blue, Shell hits 28 ^, I" Q6 K7 ?' w0 |3 \; _" j1 V! P7 @
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 v. ]/ y M8 E/ u5 y$ a AKA Alchiba
; a7 q3 ^2 \( y- X7 W DD Henley) O3 A; M: n! [) x; q+ I3 P) s) K
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* Z" Y" I: C% x/ ]6 R" q- SAllied ground losses:
( m y4 ?# p* X! d; l5 a( h1 J 14 casualties reported
' f4 k0 n4 A4 o0 s: S Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; |) L, v5 x. I Y# | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" }$ _. r: o* }( g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Southard
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6 J4 ^+ p+ Q% A, [: `+ zMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby3 v/ F+ ~7 Z; g2 ^4 E
5 Y2 R) x9 ~0 CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 14
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9 D4 D' V3 G! x4 C) `Allied aircraft losses( O8 x) C1 F7 d
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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2 a" z1 J& Z2 e 20 casualties reported1 O; Q0 f# x4 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 L8 M, e& W* m" J+ C# M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ }4 [6 D) C$ c! V# j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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* \3 i9 |" b+ K$ w2 ^. I( \Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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4 {" `+ A% x' Q, E) f, ^# C! uWeather in hex: Partial cloud; p% E8 H" E# G3 E$ @) M
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B-17E Fortress x 27" s9 F/ M& N5 G& V' F5 g$ r
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No Allied losses! V ^* e) }1 |* @$ G
. o% p9 a8 x, ]+ P+ z/ x0 _3 yJapanese ground losses:
5 |* b! A% g' i 40 casualties reported
2 Y$ T+ I7 ~9 H9 k% p Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 B0 Z0 w3 Z G1 O% G' |2 n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 Z4 U: @0 f5 z5 @! v7 ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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1 @3 V* N! u* ?3 U( @- ~Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft1 Y6 o: a9 N1 l* r! u! T
B-17E Fortress x 3
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, i+ _. f' g3 {* y% }Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)6 C1 E. S* x6 _* } u+ E
. Q2 L! e, S5 T4 h: } TWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 580 b0 q0 S+ h, `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
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No Allied losses4 L) [4 O3 ~) \7 `# B! z
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4 W. Z \4 F, \& G* T: L5 t- w 91 casualties reported
0 y2 h+ {- Y. L/ P Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled, ]/ O- Q N$ T2 _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 Y9 n/ }: g4 p: N" T$ S! [% b1 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. }. ~$ L) B9 E* YInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 A* n' P! b5 }- E0 [$ b6 g
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AKA Alchiba
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Allied ground losses:2 [/ _+ d6 I5 G" F* |
28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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1 S2 Y) G/ g u% \8 c4 N( `Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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5 j F' Q" X. N- x42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; m5 Z0 P7 `$ [0 M8 N; L( l) g
5 F9 U5 [6 K0 e' O- E: lAllied Ships9 n: J% [- b$ n- C5 d' W: _
DMS Hovey
5 Y+ `' e7 E( \$ O+ x DMS Southard
0 E/ }1 j3 G l) a# F) R5 V+ G$ F APD Little2 x% C1 n/ D+ {8 m; S ~* v
APD Colhoun+ ^7 Q0 V4 D! M: K. t( r. X% _
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 v# _. [& k5 E3 }. o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 ]4 i: {% s& V% o9 e! R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 x, `2 J+ K. Z5 ?" P2 ?( W
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1 H( g& V/ O x8 y( mGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack- s: v7 z3 I- P4 L: w
5 R0 G8 v. r. j+ y/ a3 OAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88% l; R# C5 B6 `6 J
/ K: s+ _, V. `1 A+ b# p$ uDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450" H- o9 t% _7 Y) U: q; ^: l2 {
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40 casualties reported
3 o7 L X) |+ h6 A1 ? Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ P; X z' j5 N6 B: R/ Q4 A H- E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled \6 m+ v" H$ f4 l h7 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) T/ m7 L" @6 U b D
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Assaulting units:( p9 G0 ^" C J. D! d4 r
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
0 b' x3 g6 j6 C6 T5 B* z9 [) I: t 1st USMC/1st Regiment' _& E. b0 W( ]/ \3 w! B
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion9 Q+ _+ v& c, V8 m5 G& W
1st USMC/5th Regiment) k2 N& T' O0 F/ R- z
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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; N9 ]- ?+ S' M8 `- |Japanese Bombardment attack9 ^% B" {( ~! R, o. X" B
. N8 z, `. M4 A+ a+ F M2 PAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 334 @2 c8 q: H% T" \7 S7 z! j
3 S9 G5 G% \, CDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242; `) \0 G! b1 b8 r+ }6 x, B
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: s8 m6 ~1 Y; p+ ^ 20 casualties reported
8 F9 c( {" v$ C# o" f3 X Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 \/ h, C9 W6 q% }/ B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* O& T+ ^ M! X4 r3 ], H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! d1 D' p) h% b/ ~- B2 J% P. R
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF5 o+ ?+ u. w0 E1 q E$ J K; C
14th Naval Construction Battalion- M3 J: e* Z" O$ q8 |, @0 i: l
129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion) F- O, ^( H7 B; v3 b' [/ M
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
$ R) h# ]& i/ @+ M( e3 w 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |