8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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4 ]6 I& S% |, H! {" f; A" SPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!: ?* j# F& ]% X% B# W
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Allied Ships Y8 X Z6 x+ U5 v2 W
DD Henley, Shell hits 18 s' }0 G* m# T8 J+ v E& h$ a' q
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire2 k) R, F1 j5 q' @
AKA Alchiba
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3 r' [' K! W$ m1 wAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138), I8 O5 g7 w, F7 y$ k
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses: k9 D) ~4 |8 r' [6 H
31 casualties reported
6 p3 j5 q: n# Y$ o Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ Y+ D" p' D0 r0 H4 W% L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! Z' j! c* h# d- e; [& \# f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( ^+ _1 M# \) ?% j9 V* | Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) ?3 @2 m/ ^) E, O C
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) L8 z& T% p% |
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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0 s& X9 S( V) h* f0 x9 T46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." ]5 w G; D9 p. x+ G. S* w
" i. a! D+ @% _6 [$ dAllied Ships
! n$ a4 D6 x, A DMS Hovey- ^7 h$ m7 M5 f( a1 j6 H
DMS Southard; h+ G- N* z- m J. x
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:7 O3 {7 u# C7 V/ L
21 casualties reported$ g, O. `2 ]$ `9 u( e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 n2 N( L8 W' h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' r' K1 B- ]% C! m w6 k1 d q3 n2 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( J6 W( s, O7 B0 D
7 b9 k( I% T, @Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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4 A3 \1 d* i. ~) H' u1 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! K3 z1 @: m, j3 b: t* x Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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% G+ J L' Y% IInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships4 o- V7 `, ]$ O1 V/ r& m
DD Helm
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire8 Z! |8 X) I3 j5 j- L2 b- O( B
AKA Alchiba
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Allied ground losses:
7 Y0 o3 z* J/ K/ [% e 14 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
6 u$ p, P: e& ? DMS Hovey n4 C0 Z( T) D
DMS Southard
3 Z" n/ y+ O) W% O APD Little
3 ]- s9 O& m4 ]/ G& i, Y1 Z APD Colhoun1 G% I1 `* ]5 e: m$ ]0 J' }' v
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2 k9 u- D) [3 {$ I: C5 ? fMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby0 h# V' k( z2 c% Z0 T l
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8 M" O. k" j9 Q3 M6 }- FAllied aircraft
3 \% w$ D5 }3 e V* F B-17E Fortress x 14
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4 K4 h, K2 B3 h8 a$ G) _$ y B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:# X; p2 l4 k6 u
20 casualties reported- o4 ^, {6 N: @ C6 V' R" Z# A# R0 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; ]" q* h' h5 `6 U8 z A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, l+ H7 ~1 S8 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ [' Q8 S4 Q& X
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Allied aircraft: C8 u1 R6 N, m
B-17E Fortress x 27- ?$ J6 c' I6 f" y
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) H: N( M7 ]7 e7 O! f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& }6 A3 C" {8 }. U8 l/ S, j+ \+ i- M) g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 _1 ~1 q, r: p8 l" H: t# Z1 B
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' q0 h# b7 R1 S2 k) l9 N' z; DMorning 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 3
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No Allied losses1 S0 U- {+ E5 @# J: r( H/ l5 n
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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# q" {5 s+ a/ gWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft
6 @7 t: w( s( `7 z! ?% S F4F-4 Wildcat x 58% P8 C+ R( O& T/ r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
% Y+ j) x2 F) C6 j TBF-1 Avenger x 372 G' W& T ]" V; ~4 b5 A) D1 m- ?
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# y* U* M+ {( w( TJapanese ground losses:; t, D" n& Z) V$ V# v+ `
91 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 w6 S. h+ d! _
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! L8 R' O: q$ {Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Ships8 n- m$ [" i* M* H
AKA Alchiba) }3 j6 N' g H, ~' n$ T
DD Henley9 ]( U% v: q1 f/ C) w
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3 N, W* X1 {, V2 T1 A" [ 28 casualties reported: ] J) }& `; T R) b8 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 w0 Z, d3 N5 J6 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)1 F# ^" E+ |7 p: Z D
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2 O6 s. s5 ^" I- @# L# }Allied Ships1 w7 J' S( Z0 ?0 d
DMS Hovey- n- x. I3 ]: z4 z
DMS Southard: o9 e; z0 S+ |9 T) v l% C( t: e
APD Little3 c- ?: q4 }1 O3 T5 Y$ _" c& T
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:. f1 C/ F$ u/ f, l2 r/ K8 n2 @0 m/ i3 k
21 casualties reported. H* Y$ ]# Z7 U; |% ^ d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) W& Y+ L. w4 l( n2 o1 k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled H8 Q4 R; E0 z" u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)9 @) L8 ~0 }: F& r* @$ T. c0 k) I
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Japanese Bombardment attack& C* M0 ?) A4 Z* t
) ^; Y, N$ ]) ^! K: g* P) VAttacking 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:. \2 K; e/ r9 C3 @: ?! T
40 casualties reported2 @) h2 E( U6 C0 y1 M
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 v; I" J8 `* g2 a% w# B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' M+ i9 x' J! o8 g% o8 c+ }
# ]" R; x6 C( P0 J5 x2 O: R4 VAssaulting units:$ ]) h1 P9 L; W
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit6 b; c) D0 |. H0 w `
81st Naval Guard Unit2 x' A0 ^* a- D& d
13th Naval Construction Battalion
8 o* Q, F7 _. x! G. R+ a 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1 J% P7 V/ _/ k- m! m 1st USMC/1st Regiment
- w& `4 ?3 E3 T- y5 d8 o! V 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
! u! G+ B0 x" S7 @* ?$ U 1st USMC/5th Regiment
8 i( Q4 \' j: C# T% [ 3rd USMC Defense Battalion: s* m: e: I P X6 t, s
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack7 J; h% H. w! s* c$ A
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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- I3 ?1 q. z
20 casualties reported4 k+ E9 V/ P0 p* ]
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion& y o* W6 d$ B* i' a2 e
129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
u( K* E* P6 i9 u2 W* k 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
: f- h$ `+ q0 q* Y3 r8 @ 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |