8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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; s' C3 a" {4 ?6 HPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!0 m1 e# X2 Q( r3 j- `" P! u
0 p! a" M9 g& H9 z2 qAllied Ships+ j s1 D# v: V2 M
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
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AKA Alchiba
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- O [# L6 e. B8 E" d1 ~Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)& W4 x1 b& ^1 a( ^3 e
9 w4 ]8 h2 p* V; `6 O. r- wTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138) L& x' u% H6 ~2 N* v; U
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Allied ground losses:
1 ?7 f- E3 q$ R3 W2 h% P% P. z 31 casualties reported
; @5 `2 V- P9 _$ k Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 b2 O$ z6 S: k+ n* G7 z$ `% x6 X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 y0 m' u! l! D% Z6 b9 W. B0 ^: B m. S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ F, `( {* c* {4 L3 z5 Q8 c Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
9 h3 `& y, d% y- S1 E Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)# {- ?# y4 x. n/ Q& t% {
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( n4 y0 [$ k; W$ k
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Allied Ships
& V; ]7 y. j, T- k8 } DMS Hovey
+ W! b1 E8 ]) f% F- _# e5 P DMS Southard
% `: o( |! }3 F) s) t, L5 i# Y APD Little
5 v. [# ]: d Q) O APD Colhoun) c, K. r% E) ]+ h% V+ u
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Allied ground losses:
0 D2 [; K/ @( |- b 21 casualties reported. ?: m! p( C0 i) i# V* u) a' _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ Q- c3 Z8 h* o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, g/ F( j- F$ Z0 ?; |8 J: p1 l# Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:" |" p7 ~8 W( ]; q# r5 w" o; t
28 casualties reported6 x$ Z2 w$ C; }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* ^& \/ X9 `3 E" _3 C4 y$ h* y t Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 J5 G5 S; {; N5 v6 J* z: i* o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
/ x9 V' ^; v, V1 R DD Helm) Y; f+ g$ s6 L( I* v* J; p
DD Blue, Shell hits 2( L+ B1 Y1 C0 |$ U4 j$ F$ J
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire# M T |3 \9 @4 \' H+ d
AKA Alchiba
. T n9 J0 P0 f! F; i$ X f$ v8 k# V DD Henley
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3 D% i h" `! ~4 B' n5 i0 IAllied ground losses:
9 P6 N: ~6 x6 C9 F: w 14 casualties reported
% |, q- V0 H" w3 t' y0 i3 \$ z# h& k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 ]( }& o* o/ H. y5 L: D t, m0 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' P: j1 V" @. k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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2 t( G" R$ [7 ]+ g/ I DMS Hovey, |4 k# V9 Z3 y# ^* _9 V
DMS Southard; N% n' P. i( y$ \8 F) a8 u
APD Little+ J/ c# y0 C0 H) n4 V
APD Colhoun/ g$ h, A" u, J% ~6 D1 P& R1 Z
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft
x% J7 w z1 ^3 ]# ^/ } B-17E Fortress x 14/ [- w3 {1 l$ l) c5 ~1 q2 N3 G! a
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$ l* L3 q: C% y6 G9 C# K. @Allied aircraft losses
. X2 l8 F4 s5 G" @% h6 g! s B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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: N1 ^# e v& {4 o& `. dJapanese ground losses: P7 ?2 i! G" I% v2 L& T
20 casualties reported
" [+ `" f& J T9 z: w Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# {2 F5 h: j% |- ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* I. ?+ B8 }8 V# d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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6 W2 h* y# _! e! ~0 IWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 Z! x. L3 h t$ C% b B-17E Fortress x 27
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No Allied losses, {% @$ Z% S4 y0 ~( r
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 b0 c- n% L7 J) B9 R, `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 A9 \8 r% F8 v* z2 Y! D- U$ I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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) Y/ Q; X: K x' IMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby& I$ O l+ O$ _/ i) e+ n3 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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No Allied losses
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) `+ X+ L$ ?/ G! t B2 X" A: PAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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! X5 c: ^8 Z# C, d/ V/ CAllied aircraft
. I- g' V; ~. F% t+ o O* M F4F-4 Wildcat x 58! H8 T3 v$ c' l8 h# F N0 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 907 O- k5 U( T4 H* K8 Q# [, U+ v
TBF-1 Avenger x 37, Z# ~# g, ]: c1 z! m2 C
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No Allied losses
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/ D# j( r/ y- m) `Japanese ground losses:
4 G* v. R. s8 Z+ Z* _/ c( f0 | 91 casualties reported% _0 a7 P3 ~7 o' V) [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 Q, H: z% G2 Z0 I$ |6 i7 [/ ]1 ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 k0 ?/ M4 e3 f- G% j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" v% h. n7 C. c( Z! bInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138), P5 w7 l! s* X0 N( a
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Allied Ships
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DD Henley' r4 ?1 a$ ~9 w* _
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Allied ground losses:& }+ q7 w8 P ?8 C/ c" @9 U6 ]/ E
28 casualties reported( V2 P7 z0 b4 u! h8 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 h' l/ T* n5 K' y u9 `1 S9 v$ m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! G- o: v, m' k# \- [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! v0 u0 t0 r9 _
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5 v1 w. S8 s8 B" bInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard- z3 M/ G6 V8 E/ ~8 @; n3 }
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:( e/ O |; h Q, @ }+ U6 d% B! I
21 casualties reported% Y, D9 H+ W( H5 h- Y. b2 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* E" b( }4 O4 W, a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* X6 L# _# V0 W- s. Y0 q: T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 |. x- ?3 \$ g- G0 B9 z
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R; U. \/ V# j6 Z* E7 lGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack* x6 s! i* H3 K; f! o; Z. a
8 P& t$ c) C' X" ~/ jAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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- Q0 ~7 l. n6 [% v/ \7 TDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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7 i" _: z: t) V s* c, wJapanese ground losses:
1 T& g5 @+ N4 Y7 E* y- j# E, C 40 casualties reported+ X) x) S' \# u8 _& @
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:: { d( f1 v9 }$ I$ s" F2 S, {) x
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit* x3 `' O1 b+ J1 T% ]) t$ y
81st Naval Guard Unit' w7 @4 i U; ?9 n0 o" X" d T
13th Naval Construction Battalion6 @6 x' ` t) j9 y8 L1 J0 e! l! }9 |" N
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:) N$ y" R. s. c% H" X* s: P7 x
1st USMC/1st Regiment
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1st USMC/5th Regiment
8 I5 W3 W3 I% 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 = 334 v3 P. b' i- C! M. r9 f4 Q, a$ ]& W/ s
5 R6 n* } M0 }. `Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2428 o; r, _3 M. S7 p3 y
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Japanese ground losses:
, ?4 r: {0 _5 f( i 20 casualties reported
4 o+ e. n" o& ?& ?9 [ Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ?1 ^" D% `3 p Z( I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 g- e5 O7 l, v3 Z. H$ {" N1 o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled O8 {# t: Q& u1 R8 G
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Assaulting units:
+ I. U: i7 J- Z, P) `5 L# O Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
& |9 _7 f% b' e; |% }* w: P5 _! h 14th Naval Construction Battalion" I1 [; ], p6 q+ V! b! |0 V
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:! d% U ~9 n% Q# c9 D0 g& v% m
1st USMC Parachute Battalion4 x" G% |9 x" x
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
1 z' \$ X; p* h9 t3 }' F 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |