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 Ships0 |0 D, W) c& X5 A7 C! N. G( f
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
0 e. M" L4 X8 a9 m7 m DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire- u# o- S/ t) Z7 n2 J8 z
AKA Alchiba6 n! s1 d7 N& `3 W3 `7 b1 i5 c
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)3 R, k; q# c1 A$ p) J4 M6 ^/ v/ p3 {
( [& n6 ~0 e6 Z2 I! YTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1389 j5 _1 C% l: }( }4 @" m
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Allied ground losses:$ Y2 F) V: d* l. @: |$ p- Y
31 casualties reported5 N1 L( U8 F O! r: N9 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled( n1 p* A+ O+ a5 k4 w4 _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 f* _9 \2 R' g1 V0 n i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' w9 V! |2 J9 M2 w$ h
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
# a6 W; d! N: Q Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)6 _( `: s. @$ w4 w9 G' E" T+ }
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)% ]1 x- [/ I) @
1 x" [# d% G* ?46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- D# n( ^4 ~8 H( o7 T
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Allied Ships2 T7 J3 E6 B* H- k6 @
DMS Hovey6 f) J) [) w! I. K/ i
DMS Southard. J1 y2 Y8 } ]. K# v) m; C G
APD Little% D7 H5 B C3 }5 R
APD Colhoun
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2 \; S% |. l+ M$ Z' F. s1 tAllied ground losses:: x; u7 A4 m: e: B7 N, L" {: C
21 casualties reported/ e0 Z! |7 b% e9 F% H/ F4 M5 b5 \3 X: z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 @0 O: u, ^% |" ]8 a/ b! u7 L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' p1 @6 y# f5 g( ?$ i9 A9 ? T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& n2 o- q/ d0 u3 t% r6 Z z& bAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)/ a2 M& ~3 \1 e" a- l
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled }; W% q/ i0 C* n( Y" F0 A/ U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ y' J; ?, p3 s
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!% I' y) o* F3 X( W! `
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7 I" O6 N) }1 | U# O& `; F5 B. T. ^ DD Helm
9 N3 ^" r8 m1 C) c DD Blue, Shell hits 2+ Y- d1 w! Y8 ?+ L6 U* A
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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) \1 \! \3 Q, B, s0 ~, _ DD Henley, Y0 q( H1 x9 J( h
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 a+ E* ]! B" T- k$ L n/ F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 x! d" ?! a' x0 M, L" ~6 V- H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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C' [) z Z# [' D: A" @Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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DMS Southard' a9 Q7 ~' }9 g* P3 @
APD Little
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby: p% u1 D* Q& H' t9 F
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi); ]; J; S) M, M. f( l6 H" p+ u" J
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B-17E Fortress x 27) D$ F' M9 Q$ t% d5 H0 ?8 q
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:/ s/ n. {. z7 N0 S2 y# Q+ M
40 casualties reported% X% ^+ s$ o9 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 G- | F! v T
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( Z6 f/ j2 h m w; Q+ PMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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5 k6 A" _4 l0 Y5 ^/ [; VAllied aircraft0 ~$ {6 d% p8 A9 N9 F9 D3 F f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
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TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled9 `2 `* V7 c: B% b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 b. M3 ^ g5 m9 Q4 O$ h/ e" ]) V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 h- u) ]+ Z5 i/ q; d: P- TInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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1 |3 e+ L! G( N. M4 M17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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AKA Alchiba
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28 casualties reported
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H) {4 g2 w, a7 w- _5 q! a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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0 Z' C' L& A3 JInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 a% V. L9 L6 Y: S
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard
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21 casualties reported4 z Y& L" L- i( f- }- C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% G$ D" e0 }% vGround combat at Lunga (114,138)5 Z5 u; a3 B3 M$ f
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Japanese Bombardment attack- S2 h1 ~! [ G3 f, z7 N4 E
% D9 b" u* Z& w; U* nAttacking 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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40 casualties reported7 [( B: d( q0 y3 {8 F% x
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! f$ X; A/ g) N4 M# O' hAssaulting units:
0 N. Q# I& W( E2 }% o Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion$ J4 j$ d0 f1 V' d2 v# O
11th Naval Construction Battalion5 ~4 r0 }% ]7 o. U
7 q* f: m( w2 E/ CDefending units:
0 W! ~! M5 g5 p6 n: Y 1st USMC/1st Regiment6 p" p2 A& ~$ R) K
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
/ N" k+ _9 N" w: i3 Z9 |: G4 L 1st USMC/5th Regiment
; c5 f1 e$ Q* O# l, ~' f7 n 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)0 O2 d6 S2 c8 q1 f) A& R# w* R3 m
, h5 ~. Y& e* `2 k$ q( a3 kJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33% l& z3 B& A* t+ f& i: m
7 r9 O; \9 l8 h' D0 z _( bDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242& t$ K5 d8 f5 t' U( ?+ b9 ~
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled, o0 \1 m. Y3 z& h3 g0 H& b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ |2 ]& z) h+ {2 U/ ^* f4 i! H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:+ K8 I. S, w+ M" a
1st USMC Parachute Battalion3 J0 M) ^9 i( o8 o p% Z
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
# I2 `( k$ j6 s 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |