8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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" x I8 Z) i5 J1 gPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!- e3 a& K3 x0 z- o9 Y
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Allied Ships0 y) o8 d& |: ~8 H
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
c6 @& i5 d9 Q. y: B DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 M* B' w& C1 |" @, M AKA Alchiba, `+ j Q7 T" n1 Q2 `; e9 c( o# Y
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. j* Y" ?( ]0 m( A0 R& f2 zAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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$ ^* z/ t) O& z7 _3 d; YAllied ground losses:
6 c1 q" A- f5 Z- p) L 31 casualties reported3 f# z2 }( u6 V' e, K9 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 b8 D- |9 q# h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ J) R6 M/ Z. _! K U5 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ ]: b L+ q- j. y( N7 X
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 T5 ^$ _( i: i2 U" o% X
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)8 ^1 ~# ?) L2 Z- P! q5 _6 f. E
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 U# Z1 T3 y- _ L& X1 j
3 v" Y6 N# N/ Q8 U/ M! N GAllied Ships: L4 t6 p9 |1 ^4 _3 C
DMS Hovey4 A1 o' U% D; @% p; r9 A" c' @2 [' N. p
DMS Southard
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. r) B Y# `- k* lAllied ground losses:
/ V( C% S g/ q; T5 X/ W, Y 21 casualties reported
2 j4 T o- B# e# b) @; D6 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ s/ g3 f. ^ J$ M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 B3 n( t! h& ], z4 D' F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 j" l* v+ U j6 M3 O7 I
6 p& Y/ V6 ]/ s5 A, XAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:
4 s# E' n3 ^3 ]0 T4 W 28 casualties reported3 S7 m+ D& R S, {/ X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled ?. N! F% {% \6 ]
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 _# K6 p4 W3 I9 ^. c/ s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% _! P- K, [" r8 H3 A2 y, k; h) i
/ |# X+ M7 x0 gInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!; i9 \- _4 O( K# H- D
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 C' e' | I8 ?, ~
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Allied Ships! G* v1 w0 |4 a5 G; A
DD Helm
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! Y5 Z* b! ^1 w' X& \ DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 z# x6 m M6 b AKA Alchiba
7 c! q- e$ t- q DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
! a5 i0 [. p# T7 _: [ 14 casualties reported
% {$ D. b0 C! K5 S# m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& Z; H. d q8 p4 X' r+ P3 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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3 j# N) J( P( X' E& P, iInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
7 q- P/ G' |6 d4 b% Y DMS Hovey) [ J9 q" d' j- A; o
DMS Southard
& O& O1 t7 L& x& | APD Little2 m7 c" ?, a/ T" U+ E2 Z
APD Colhoun
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$ r* E, R' N9 _: A# r, qMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% g# x7 X$ X2 q
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B-17E Fortress x 14# ^0 z+ v0 m P+ \" O0 r( e9 Q
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4 K' [7 ^3 a& [5 R$ s4 z B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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& M& j; ]4 _. N0 P) X' ?Japanese ground losses:
4 b; ~& S* Z! z) O 20 casualties reported3 H+ B. n- p' `/ L: V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( F) o+ p. z" ?. G+ W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% q" S( N; }& ]% f$ f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& N/ F% Y3 N. g. \5 Z% f# ]! C* E
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+ h) [- i/ N5 K$ T! uMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)' t. {; M0 e4 q ]5 [
6 G1 `5 d& Y( Y7 SWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 27! O% H; Z& O$ {: R9 z0 R
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No Allied losses8 Z: A+ K% d; q4 ]1 h0 i
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Japanese ground losses:
2 L' d& x4 C) W$ O( i% S y 40 casualties reported! z: ]% c+ r, p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
B3 S! T$ A0 N+ B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; d, f' L+ g3 R9 Z3 g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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5 H6 M# |; u: u/ ]. rMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" N5 L% k9 } M. k B-17E Fortress x 3; ]2 ^( ]2 f* P4 H+ o
0 U |* `! L( X+ `2 c& v, ]$ l7 BNo Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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! \+ l7 e) a3 g+ x' Q7 q0 EAllied aircraft& ?- r% F1 m- [; n; x; i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
# o0 p' ?2 m$ b+ u, x X* c SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
. P8 i# B( O( j TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses. q( B" ]8 [ c: O1 c i( V
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2 B0 l: N' Q1 B/ }. _1 c$ L 91 casualties reported: D1 M/ t# N8 q; v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 w: f" Z: V: l8 {Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138). h3 A/ H6 W- W6 \. f6 R& k
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Allied Ships
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DD Henley7 r) T h% C0 B: t5 W
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28 casualties reported
f: B# f8 V- y$ }% M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; C* {; j0 B3 s3 Z' h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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8 U0 ]" }( J! F# \6 G( I$ rInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)# a+ o- ?* ~& ~: B7 `
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard
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21 casualties reported( t' n+ O- \/ J" [8 c! W" j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 W" X J$ T. ?6 N( R' o% ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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0 y ?5 ]. C3 a1 jGround combat at Lunga (114,138)' G0 S, {% U4 ` Z/ X" ~
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88' X% f" O4 a7 f4 X# C" j
$ c$ O: x; c- N& bDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450, M0 [) b, w$ E* L9 w5 }
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Japanese ground losses:4 f- Z2 P C- r# I* h: b3 E& k d
40 casualties reported
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6 l; v; F7 c* t1 z+ s% G J D9 F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 p; ?% B6 o7 R- c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* r& c7 g$ N7 X/ c
: T ~) j6 W1 _1 zAssaulting units:) ?2 k7 f* P; Z4 m9 n( M
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion) `# Y8 H( d4 X- Y4 J% `
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment! Y. ]) R8 G/ o3 E$ L
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion% R8 @+ _0 m: M% j
1st USMC/5th Regiment
; |3 U' u) [" j' B2 |7 z* o& o- l 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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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 = 2427 ?7 m# d! Q7 h, ], R8 y
) D+ X4 Z0 W( l+ Z1 hJapanese ground losses:
3 Z, y0 N0 \7 I/ M 20 casualties reported
; l! ^: @+ X3 O# b6 q# Z* I Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled' a1 c$ y; t6 t( n! T& z4 G( ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ _1 G. Q# L8 k, v9 V- r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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8 Y9 K; y m9 f5 E 14th Naval Construction Battalion
$ d7 t# |: Y# Y& g) [. k h( O 129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:. y7 h5 e1 `) c
1st USMC Parachute Battalion5 K% ~$ P3 E5 Q( y
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1# h% t# X" m- K' x2 B
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |