8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
n3 A0 f: a3 m; c h/ L DD Henley, Shell hits 18 v, \4 c2 F" f9 k
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire A7 G R! Q% _% ~6 ?% w
AKA Alchiba$ r6 i* e! S+ w9 m+ l; J
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138): l# K8 P! m9 B) b$ E6 g/ h) b F
! `/ L Z$ L3 x4 w6 k1 TTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138' `6 N/ f9 z4 ?" Q3 N+ T
. ^ x6 `9 r: _! nAllied ground losses:) n/ `% I. ? M! B8 v
31 casualties reported
4 M D C; T, H& E) T( N2 Q' e Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled- g% Y( ~ `* a7 H5 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! e* ^& C/ i! H( E8 v6 a/ {8 C5 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ D- t. \2 C1 q7 B* o9 ?: L7 I8 k Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! w8 g7 x0 v8 @% Q% S# y Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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$ g' |) v0 E0 K( GPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships2 z6 b c6 Q3 z) A# {+ `
DMS Hovey; e7 [. B8 Z; K- l' [; ~: P
DMS Southard
" Y4 Y( F7 l: S! f$ k APD Little* F3 d5 s! Z0 ?% N1 Q' }* J- n$ @
APD Colhoun* g D5 u& @( N
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Allied ground losses:1 [$ _5 C, O5 o2 M
21 casualties reported
6 n# D& v$ p4 X$ G" e& s8 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 F; ?6 \8 X5 ~; T0 k% A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( `( ^7 Q1 ]5 X$ v! K B/ Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:. m W! D* l- e t+ V- U. P7 p
28 casualties reported$ @3 S$ z. v2 b; x% k# t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) s2 {6 S2 B1 h5 G) u3 b$ P7 M
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled# p; I. S- K; u2 d$ S* q3 A2 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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r& l) V" _- ?/ b' @& |- y: H41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! A( O# p3 |" R+ e
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Allied Ships
8 v6 P5 E. N6 t c5 G4 W; R DD Helm! t* Z2 x+ {1 M1 f
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
# O/ {3 h- q% _& X( C6 s7 y" v DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire, \( p( b( w' K& k X. `' L% q
AKA Alchiba
% X* Q" ~ {+ J; W5 G. G" g& F DD Henley' S& N- k' ~+ n! g! d& Q
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+ h. @( D, a$ j! s1 F' \Allied ground losses:% |7 q3 `3 _0 s6 M# H: L5 F: k
14 casualties reported" o! U5 h. Z' b2 x& n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, u5 v2 }! O- z. I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 t$ W, n0 Y+ i0 ?( h0 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 a# D4 O6 l; k" k
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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. ~" _( J" u1 f$ d+ a20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
3 [4 ~6 r3 n' N# N" K0 P& B DMS Hovey; g6 c5 m6 f# e2 }* H/ x' }
DMS Southard4 D4 s; ]# A$ ^6 p, q3 q
APD Little. `1 J( \0 @+ R
APD Colhoun
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6 _; w% R* S, I5 DMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby* Y) v* u4 x6 m7 b) D
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 a8 g$ S$ q: |9 N, [3 d G- v
m+ D0 h/ k) `+ i" ?! rAllied aircraft- i |+ I. y a7 P7 }# u) ?6 D
B-17E Fortress x 14
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Allied aircraft losses! F7 e. V8 {( @
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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: j" L- \/ Q, M6 Z' d Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 M7 M& |9 x' t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# M5 \$ F' D; y( ] X* ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ \9 }# V+ ~8 ]# i d7 Q- o6 N: }
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi), E' v# r' b" @% }
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
( K/ q) i0 Y$ YAllied aircraft3 _: o0 k( H( a6 j8 O* j
B-17E Fortress x 27# b, ]& C ^! F( [* `
! ^( h9 _% d6 v* C @No Allied losses2 M& p/ z6 ~6 L3 G2 @( V4 V7 e) e
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Japanese ground losses:7 n. T5 h: m) \# s) ?7 w
40 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* o# |: v, u7 } Y( Q. f' y
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby* j3 y$ b# @0 _
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ j. z( x1 {4 e/ p
Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses, {5 o. D) P5 I% G, m5 Y1 z( c/ V
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)" v8 }; M! N0 f" t+ B
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Allied aircraft
8 j1 T. `# M/ W) r0 ?& H% R8 N3 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 58 M# m5 b4 o' j3 }* L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
! S5 J0 \- D" V2 k TBF-1 Avenger x 371 o% [/ J( O/ z$ P7 u' n" X
V, N, G$ ~: f/ _" a4 D/ q" ENo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled7 h) A. O" P% e+ [$ j7 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 k" S, E/ f |/ h5 l
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138). e2 d, _: I8 {. ^
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AKA Alchiba
0 _- d ^) I* B' L! [& R DD Henley
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6 O0 y& }# C1 b1 f: D' C 28 casualties reported
" {/ Z* g! N0 W" g/ ^2 `) U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 k! P3 `4 Y+ q' B( ]2 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled+ O# X/ Q( p" v) S1 O: m0 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 b B* f) Y5 |- }- Y3 p k
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9 Q. Q9 W! ^; Z `Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships4 W7 S B& r; J7 F; x/ U6 X# c
DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- m; D7 h3 a. h, p1 b( o; \. s: t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack7 b# Q, D2 p$ v" Y) l: e7 N
* x: c* D e( A4 {; r- GAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88. b% u# i$ ^' T
# j# f& P. i& W, l& Q$ i2 B" iDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450* E3 Z3 ?4 D* h l
7 d# {+ K4 E/ FJapanese ground losses:
2 I2 e, I9 J/ S8 m% x 40 casualties reported
* ~' X8 `* h3 p @7 D) k Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
! \( H* W4 V$ d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 v9 O9 h4 d. H2 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) z% I. R+ I+ W$ d9 L q; i
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Assaulting units:, I. x \- \' P" Y
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit; q6 q2 a1 e6 K( g& S2 f" |* C, r% v
81st Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion P) r5 {9 ~; m7 ?: v
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Defending units:
1 H. f1 J* I% _1 A. N$ |$ P 1st USMC/1st Regiment* h; C4 M2 }/ J# s* e
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion4 r# a, P7 B. z- [. K
1st USMC/5th Regiment
7 Y* Y8 h2 p; Z6 p 3rd USMC Defense Battalion9 ~7 A: o4 J' p4 V) L
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1 ~$ }% ~/ ^( g5 gGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)2 l/ s# B. |% I" \/ J- l, c* a c
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Japanese Bombardment attack# i7 q! h* k% ]; j- n8 g- W
$ q1 _ J' w3 p& `* @Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 a* h! k* G6 S$ M
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242$ T1 _' n; C, U: n9 E7 S& \
3 }$ Z u' A1 P/ MJapanese ground losses: `6 \+ W. m" ~5 ~/ Y* b7 p1 j6 |( Y
20 casualties reported
+ Y0 @' f: S0 M5 a Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled* |( ]5 [& R% D" p, Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: g# p0 m0 H; v& }2 o5 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
) E7 L% S a8 `- ` Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
! O7 A5 U) M5 k6 w! j, j z9 m 14th Naval Construction Battalion
* h5 @" Z% u' I5 p) a3 i) X4 S+ e 129th JNAF AF Unit ( X) O6 [( f! c& V; l3 _
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Defending units:
2 \ Q2 k5 ^% S) U2 E/ m4 a- l 1st USMC Parachute Battalion& W9 i( E/ L& U* n" D( O; J) X' U
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /15 u. b! [9 C/ ~, w& @0 @0 x! h. L5 ]% `
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |