8月8日,美军上瓜岛9 `3 c$ H+ K' ^
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 H% N& A4 b; D5 h
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1/ r- \" t, \ r7 ?( ^
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire" d4 _1 _2 F# m: f0 k# Z
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138). M& K: ?6 i3 F) J
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138: B: k1 @* a x' {" g; J7 C
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 q" o8 e0 k( j: P6 A9 c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# M/ \% }& O5 m9 }! \# F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 x! j1 ~' v. J3 H( I7 t5 ] Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
, q1 E( E/ S9 v; J Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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) @8 q2 ]9 s+ q: ^- [: W8 xPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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3 ]( _9 @' o- ]5 R, n% l DMS Hovey
4 S: k8 T! }; `. F, q0 H DMS Southard
+ A# w) }" p% }0 w APD Little. D. z8 p( `; M6 V' A7 M
APD Colhoun
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9 g, F7 A; J& z( `, Y( S! v1 GAllied ground losses:5 l; M7 B2 Y, j' W
21 casualties reported- @1 D4 D: w5 s& ?; {6 a6 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 D4 ~0 ^6 ^7 [7 n; {7 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; M% E/ l7 e" v5 A' o" Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137). g+ \7 D) u# H5 W: |+ q
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Allied ground losses:
8 r( ^% q# n$ }" B% V n5 o4 ^ 28 casualties reported8 P$ K! q- Y0 M' o9 x5 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
; ]- q* d/ P1 l$ e' F( ] O/ c0 Q3 e Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 M6 q" d# W& F( X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ n! B1 p: r: `0 e( R- H
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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DD Helm
% T7 A4 K! B- ]' t0 Y( D5 }* t DD Blue, Shell hits 2
9 A ?, ]" i1 M# T DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire8 @9 |0 M9 I6 ~1 W: W, n5 r' y
AKA Alchiba8 m/ O0 `) C6 g) `- o
DD Henley8 @1 z. m3 }& L$ A0 j% k/ K
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Allied ground losses:
) ]: z8 N1 [! z 14 casualties reported
( {' q; O% o X4 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( z0 U' l) N2 I+ a5 P- u; s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) r# v6 V" B6 U7 b/ }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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DMS Hovey7 l1 Q0 k- Y: M- q. @3 u
DMS Southard
7 ?7 Y3 {; K# ? APD Little
( D0 _+ h2 _3 }: h" X APD Colhoun$ \: |2 i3 t2 h9 n5 V) g) }
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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% H1 a- Q# C* D) p
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Allied aircraft' ^9 n3 w! r/ w+ w7 }: b- R! c
B-17E Fortress x 14* t$ E* `0 B6 a y2 a
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2 i2 {$ B; a% J B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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+ p- {, j# d, c- K) SJapanese ground losses:: z3 R+ o" V) F& }& p" ~
20 casualties reported" x1 H- Z0 |2 C w4 C$ T1 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 275 V4 V8 o7 W$ [% v& I) |
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No Allied losses! ]" J; y _6 w- w9 C* t
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: d( i `$ i( I/ H 40 casualties reported9 P; [) b8 |* f% N) |. T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 ~3 |& r4 d* b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
5 M3 h) i6 q% T. B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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! a: i8 Z5 x1 ]0 \9 T' c4 w2 J, ~) fMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby- Q6 I1 ^4 r X' H. h/ Z5 t* j1 q; ^( `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 m% h$ L) J5 w. a/ s- X
Allied aircraft
# y7 P4 s( c% E B-17E Fortress x 3
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No Allied losses* X7 A) g8 J/ |& h8 K
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2 s }3 ^4 T1 P" R- lAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)9 A7 q5 l+ `: V$ V2 n
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Allied aircraft
+ b5 y; Q+ ^" b5 x6 r2 F. o2 d7 A F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
1 h }% S6 S' T% S' W. q8 Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 90- ]8 L9 O. O0 L" |! R
TBF-1 Avenger x 379 t6 p! z2 I0 G' C
7 ` Z8 h( \% w1 k6 jNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
3 r. S! A* I6 q6 l- P4 w 91 casualties reported
$ {1 s4 ?' L' a Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 M* ^3 R7 [& o. q# ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& L5 [, w8 h6 y6 j( b* u' x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)) D3 t1 M/ ?# ]
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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+ v; F* b2 a8 \2 VAllied Ships
! {0 S! B! b) ^) T& _/ n AKA Alchiba
# C: |7 Y7 S1 p# t' [ DD Henley
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) @+ `7 W, [2 X. e; {! W1 f+ k. cAllied ground losses:
' [* S" d! |1 ^2 E 28 casualties reported
+ m: B' i) U$ m% [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 d7 P" O, m& w4 ^1 ]# O) ]6 _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! `2 L# J; I U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 U8 [5 X" l% e7 T' }3 \2 `Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)& l5 H$ n C) K) k- s* L
7 U ]9 [" L6 j j' \- M9 \42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. |0 b9 ^6 K) n
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Allied Ships
2 t* f. v, ?( N" ]; a DMS Hovey8 I! Y# V* Z9 D( I' E0 `
DMS Southard* _7 T6 Y8 z' b' a M
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 C% m6 ~( p2 T1 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 P _- @' A9 y1 g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* h" ]8 n; r: D: N" Z! o& lGround combat at Lunga (114,138)1 z2 @2 K" {$ g" Y% V* f. _
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Japanese Bombardment attack% {0 j/ [, V' s! K" [. b1 h
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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% r1 i' O7 }8 |* C6 s: I# vDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
/ B( y" _+ l% R3 _$ w2 A4 m 40 casualties reported9 ?3 V: ]( E. h# t
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled7 Y4 `. S! ~% [# a# l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( v7 L. `( g) `/ E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:7 {2 _- ^1 C, f! V5 r8 d
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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# ]+ p7 o6 j) r- B 13th Naval Construction Battalion
/ d5 X/ M. W" v 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment- s7 y- ?: x9 v& {
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion$ M) V9 M9 r+ D/ U
1st USMC/5th Regiment* D3 a7 Z( s6 U: k( j, K' ~
3rd USMC Defense Battalion1 l+ q' B8 t# P( [ B% D
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack; j! Y! R" {) e. O+ S5 `) q4 X
5 L8 `; ]9 A. A" j+ D: \6 zAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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& \, k7 U+ U; M# QDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242& E! z- c w7 P; V0 H
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20 casualties reported
5 @; o, F: J/ m" ]% v7 J! {2 j Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 t a3 U4 h% I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 X# E/ R# b. y6 g O; x/ l. X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ u/ k4 e1 {0 {) c" z
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Assaulting units:2 ^# g# k5 l1 q+ P* l. c
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
. V/ X' s1 X# g( c) c1 P 14th Naval Construction Battalion
& W; w; G3 K) z; W/ T8 C3 x 129th JNAF AF Unit 7 Y: P0 s' X1 |1 p
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& Y+ \) B) [: i" @; ]" Q 1st USMC Parachute Battalion* i, N |* C' K4 o8 V, X
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
! g6 z( T+ g6 z. `( Q# `) ]# _+ Q 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |