8月8日,美军上瓜岛" x1 u* y! g! ^, Q
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 r2 {( P( P9 S
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Allied Ships$ q$ s2 ]/ ~3 |* v, b2 c1 d* n
DD Henley, Shell hits 1& l: T4 c0 y9 |
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire( H) Q w: n+ L/ f6 S
AKA Alchiba7 m8 T8 \$ C* J6 u1 O9 @
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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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' A" x& E: S7 y3 P6 }Allied ground losses:
- z! r* o# ?! A( B 31 casualties reported
$ C) ], V2 v0 O- ?; X Q8 O Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled! J9 A# v) I# t% ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 l# P+ p: e. c6 U1 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled E V7 Q F2 P, k9 ]! X7 l
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) F8 \$ l, Y$ T" b7 m% J' U
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)! m7 g* r1 D& I2 z X" ?/ u
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! ]# M# o2 b4 }! L( |7 B* B! e5 VPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)4 b" I( \; e3 ?
; ?/ |- |1 o. P46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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7 h3 q) W8 E2 P* V8 g, w- jAllied Ships
7 D3 J5 K! z# [ DMS Hovey; Z' P1 t$ K9 j3 x
DMS Southard6 ~% p, W9 w7 R5 @6 M5 h4 Z
APD Little0 u h2 {* K+ d7 A- a
APD Colhoun
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7 r+ h! ~: y4 d8 `Allied ground losses:
9 _$ P' F& c+ e 21 casualties reported
+ \' Y! R/ y( P- q& v' Z2 C4 n2 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 H* A+ I u, V. h ^4 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 j* Q, i2 i* y$ l2 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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28 casualties reported0 j2 \ q) _$ @/ A1 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 E0 `& ` |1 j+ t) H: y Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled4 s% v8 [: L$ m: i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 c. ^- z! f Q5 d7 l. T
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. {! X) i) d- G u. G5 X S- W O0 B
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DD Helm
9 l2 q* z& s5 u! B+ n2 R; } DD Blue, Shell hits 2/ }) Y8 Q6 V* i5 H1 l! P
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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+ g' c7 \$ v5 g2 B6 \' N DD Henley- }. o0 ?4 M! [5 i$ Q1 v, B
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. K0 a& y+ y5 \: K# ?Allied ground losses:; ]7 `% y4 W2 |
14 casualties reported. ^/ E* }8 y+ o* W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; C9 K; E# v8 O: F' a- U& ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( r4 q. h" }3 ~3 k c& Q0 I" C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, Y* V! ^% ?- E' l2 fInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)/ k7 Y. b' P$ q! u5 C. E
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
9 U% ^6 q3 E/ u8 c DMS Hovey" K, y$ r" p, I# k% o8 t0 T3 @0 ~
DMS Southard! B: D4 m- I% x% K1 [ O
APD Little
) p9 }* b& \- Z( Y APD Colhoun
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; y$ L8 C/ R+ X: P6 SMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby9 r5 h% k& Q" C0 o5 }; N/ A
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Allied aircraft
, }, Z* H1 A! @ B-17E Fortress x 14" z$ D$ v/ m" P3 G# K* C% _* E
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Allied aircraft losses, s, s5 K; g. |+ b$ C6 S( U) i c5 V7 [
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:' ~: F% n' S# E/ \/ W
20 casualties reported$ B- c1 a) w5 q z( e5 @8 }1 a5 M( A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. t' w c6 @) h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 y- A; z6 a+ B, T: T3 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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; h: i+ p4 U/ x0 L; TMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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B-17E Fortress x 27/ o/ W& t( I8 |4 }) i
. l* g5 ] ?! |1 ~4 TNo Allied losses: G6 l& t- }) c& X+ a' `8 a+ W! w
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Japanese ground losses:. T9 ]. N0 g) [8 u+ g
40 casualties reported
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* ^) G5 @; W& z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
) S; k# y$ w! `0 ], s3 v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- O+ K4 m6 S$ A$ u7 y
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! }8 M. L* F0 ~4 x6 w0 X+ {' K
Allied aircraft
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9 u s' y2 @3 h, Y) g/ L T8 }Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)) d8 C; K+ X, B9 E
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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, k& L1 `! R h- q" B$ FAllied aircraft
# K- |; s& K; E2 M. P( r F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
' q Z* `: Z2 {3 ^& O SBD-3 Dauntless x 90# W" x" \* E, F! F6 z
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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! F& W2 o( Z( ], e5 a& ~- z6 @No Allied losses! B' W5 c4 Y: |. k, G* a1 w6 s+ b
C$ S/ m" H7 ~6 o/ }) g- t% {Japanese ground losses:
4 N/ g2 S' D d8 l 91 casualties reported/ p6 {8 H* {8 S) u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 \ ^3 Q) X) e' H. f+ U: V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ }' v3 T2 f2 \5 l/ x3 l) @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)% w9 Q8 O/ L8 o
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
% U6 @3 L# } e6 v AKA Alchiba
2 O$ s% U; S' ? DD Henley# f% k* X/ |. h( ` e
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4 v. [1 ?5 {6 `: XAllied ground losses:: v; a0 p6 r/ F* Z
28 casualties reported
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; R; }, c! [, S+ b* M, y: T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled% q D3 \8 T* `4 e& p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ g' `' v2 m# d# U8 w* z+ W8 G
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)* p! t" d+ l8 Y+ p
) L' `( ^# { t, N, c42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships0 ]+ R, c/ j% N# M$ F
DMS Hovey( O+ |! p% s6 A7 g4 Z4 d
DMS Southard1 l6 {6 @: A- ^
APD Little; [: t' N: ~* q: u+ j
APD Colhoun4 o: ^. `! ^$ H- _1 K% G
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Allied ground losses:# J" n% }5 ^' N4 V
21 casualties reported
, ^& M3 z: b9 ^: B; ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 z1 W2 R$ I. u4 _( Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 O8 e$ |% C( q/ h5 ]+ }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 }/ [8 n8 a, H, z9 o- ?Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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' ^3 U8 a! Q( iJapanese Bombardment attack$ b$ u+ Q8 w3 A0 m
! Y! i# `! e: i& W, n: o, ?Attacking 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:9 u7 q, R0 }4 D
40 casualties reported2 G/ R2 o: w( X; |% z: L
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled8 b9 s5 }- |) {) r; L5 ~# k _; F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. d" A/ K* \+ O9 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
& w! n7 h3 G: H Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit& y6 L! t$ Y% ~ c' M
81st Naval Guard Unit( ], f S4 H4 \6 e2 I8 U2 p
13th Naval Construction Battalion
2 P0 F% _, [) K# ^9 R2 q% X 11th Naval Construction Battalion( V. k+ j* K. b& f4 u
, \3 h4 A1 g& eDefending units:
/ x5 q. i# h8 E" U' o5 e' B3 B 1st USMC/1st Regiment
, d' U5 [4 S0 P. u, m y 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion, Y( T/ t0 X, c* ]
1st USMC/5th Regiment" ?8 Y. X, f' R6 K( i( X
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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7 u7 S- M' N0 \2 N( j$ uDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242# t+ a4 H2 u4 d) |9 \/ h4 m/ ?" ^. ~
' v/ E6 H8 j) u8 a2 I' E! BJapanese ground losses:. X+ ?2 W, S# f/ c& v, V# N
20 casualties reported
% {2 X, O# I9 n; `2 Y, {2 \/ w- I& T Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 C) p* I1 j) ]% I0 B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( @4 ~" A) ~) z, g# t w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* O; v3 G% v2 H- c2 nAssaulting units:1 k. l! A' x5 ~' W/ ?# r9 c- k7 _
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
1 Y- G9 P- w% o7 n 14th Naval Construction Battalion& h6 }) }/ o6 [) l1 H5 `
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:1 C, ~/ j* j0 t9 ?: |
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
, w8 y" H% r6 e( G/ n# u) E6 l v" u 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1 q3 b* J5 L, ?! W+ V G$ L
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |