8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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# m# L( d" Y' F+ y/ q' NPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!0 Q' c) u! ^! \8 l" }$ a) Z
0 N7 S0 Q0 t, a1 q( i& R% mAllied Ships0 U- e ?, q: g! R
DD Henley, Shell hits 1" e' }2 w$ \2 L1 @) z; q. g+ N
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire& u, D7 o' ]( V- Y' x. Q" a
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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T8 K% V# m& B" P* C- x# }TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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; w8 j" {; `/ J0 ]8 N6 BAllied ground losses:
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9 b& ~# C. j) t. ?1 O Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" d4 B4 n' d2 X3 q8 k; N1 A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 ?" }" G) [6 F$ r" X) _1 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 n5 b% L& f& I# C, l& W" J, N Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
& x8 l, a w) i0 v6 w6 r Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)4 a& c$ Z' u( B3 l8 W
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9 V/ p: G+ p$ m) A/ r/ T. ~5 b3 N4 gPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137). N- s% e0 Y# I) G q x; `
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# g ]6 K8 P3 a
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+ k6 w n4 T" ^1 C. ]+ k" R DMS Hovey' c& k" p* |5 }
DMS Southard- P0 }% }% z2 d7 P7 p/ z
APD Little: W4 R! q# |9 @; j
APD Colhoun$ \2 h/ ?9 N0 \6 e
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3 v( m; A- o, R; n% kAllied ground losses:
& v$ E- c* W7 h 21 casualties reported% s4 w) m# X' E7 A" W* o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* s- z0 a) j& r' |& O; p$ H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! Z# S* f6 F7 }/ ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:: j0 N9 E3 e: t0 j! n5 x) A
28 casualties reported
Y% O/ P' i! T9 e" y. K) O Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, I7 D) O b- \4 P6 }2 x1 {2 { Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 |! |: n* v; v3 O% Z/ H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, Q r, {( ]" A0 o8 k! n; {Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
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DD Blue, Shell hits 24 S1 h$ L" n/ B6 _0 t( W& z' O
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 }, V, K) c" ?; \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 u! O) h8 q! j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled U/ i( {9 K1 ^8 ^% ]9 }
, d! z$ J- H4 m, M7 p* a" }- \Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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+ d/ _, U5 T5 `' i7 A1 b2 o* { zAllied Ships7 J0 u$ g0 S0 G, E7 z& l
DMS Hovey# Y S# _8 t% z7 N
DMS Southard" Z. R( ^( r0 Y$ Y0 E
APD Little5 U2 `7 f3 t* [3 z5 G+ n) W
APD Colhoun* Y, K+ Q, {0 o# }8 B, x1 ?9 S
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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
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B-17E Fortress x 142 t% H6 [0 @; ~) o& B
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Allied aircraft losses
5 S' z9 W* G0 f7 L5 e B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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7 ` I0 A& d4 i! h( `7 tJapanese ground losses:6 ^& j6 p+ {; B3 F
20 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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% ~" q/ R. u. [. |# A$ HMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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B-17E Fortress x 274 `6 j8 y; e7 u$ T/ y
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No Allied losses
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40 casualties reported4 p9 o9 b+ A# D' O& R6 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" @1 |; n1 v$ G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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! r, G4 c4 F) U4 r, qMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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B-17E Fortress x 3' D/ c) x2 f% {$ |7 q0 r
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No Allied losses2 p( P: @# M8 o
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( f1 @ ~, f# pAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)3 j5 N& b8 H5 V- R& x
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 900 \( n5 P6 R4 {' F. W
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses ]' \7 {9 _0 Z: _* F
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled, L0 h' E! a/ S9 d" Q! ]0 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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8 E3 W0 x; i* gAllied Ships8 J# h, J+ k V# M) P4 V# T! o8 p
AKA Alchiba9 G d: q6 p! c+ W8 i" h
DD Henley& u! a. B0 o- ]$ d# a' U' z0 B
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/ t! C7 s6 y( x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) {' p. g/ T# c% N0 ~* h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 D2 I" h& V+ I: ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" }/ a8 |( b0 u N! D+ `. q7 zInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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0 t+ A. G1 ]- l2 pAllied Ships
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DMS Southard
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5 Q" B6 i- D2 Q+ JAllied ground losses:* V& F, ]' F% |) n3 N( _0 |- S( q0 I
21 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled u& C7 F: S) j9 @1 n$ n4 ?4 H0 w0 M
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5 e; T$ W J }" Z8 xGround combat at Lunga (114,138)/ u- ~* l6 q" M0 [+ ^, @4 v+ T
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88* r8 s$ B7 t6 q$ G% j4 E5 E
8 g* \2 G0 [% Z1 TDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:5 l; |# P: |) \8 B ]8 V: N$ [
40 casualties reported$ F6 ^' k) t/ b* {7 ^" z, O- Z5 v) {: Y
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled. x4 S* S9 J3 y( z" ~% M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ h7 _: M( _5 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment
% a, @- e J$ h" X+ w 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion* ?: `& O |) K1 w$ X
1st USMC/5th Regiment
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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& Z# w" I/ v# B2 I2 G3 Y" `3 JDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2421 Z F* ^$ Z0 L+ c3 j: ^: q3 f: J
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20 casualties reported$ A( S" l2 m& O" f: A9 V& ]
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled. b& \. s/ _, `" e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# }; X8 e; J1 v" v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- D" T9 o6 ]" D" l8 b3 h0 J; V
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
. O: z: l* Z4 ^# C. K$ @6 t+ v `4 D& [ 14th Naval Construction Battalion. [, ?8 H s0 E$ {$ i7 q, |2 e
129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion5 |8 a; v, y6 `1 \. \( V
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1* A- X6 b: \/ Y9 H) [3 I; ~" c
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |