8月8日,美军上瓜岛% k1 `- G" f9 W$ B
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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DD Henley, Shell hits 15 U6 o/ D6 B5 t# J: V; W
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ t% j0 y* Q9 {: C- [( a AKA Alchiba
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# @; g, n0 L4 \: r$ X2 WAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)* N$ D6 h( e s, w2 z
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:
m0 J9 |7 X# J( Y' R 31 casualties reported
. v' a* f6 |! _2 O0 v$ S( i7 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled: C; w- x( @: K5 g6 d$ b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 L; b! c9 g9 X, j- A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. M3 k7 I: V" ~* T Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled), E, z' k! N4 W0 L8 ^
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% X8 X5 X/ c' k" H( k8 i
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Allied Ships
( E* t0 J5 ^9 X DMS Hovey) ^) r$ ^" k9 E2 ~0 X. Y
DMS Southard7 P. v+ V% }- H) z1 z6 o
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:& b3 g' n( v4 F. _+ P; B+ G
21 casualties reported
0 W$ d( F9 J6 `0 I' M. N' D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' Y3 ]1 {: j9 K# b, z# z/ T" A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- p1 l( S2 y0 ^+ O1 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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o- d* v% y; R1 nAllied ground losses:
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7 _! W) R4 ]; Y! E& `0 m; ]% W# k3 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 G! }$ n) m% ]- v5 v/ q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
H$ s2 Q+ } z5 Q1 F+ ~4 U0 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ y- c6 e, E6 I8 k4 A3 {- g# cInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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# m, I9 W5 F, j- ?9 E41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ H% G- x. B# t8 M
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Allied Ships, x6 @9 D7 @6 w+ c3 y
DD Helm& G) f& ^& y8 V; \+ ?
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
/ L+ G/ j T" \! Z2 N DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley) z. X% i, C2 C7 V, |
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Allied ground losses:. g6 a) ?( G) p) J+ e9 S1 I
14 casualties reported
4 \! @2 U" K0 P7 A) \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* ~7 O# G5 t+ l- @9 j" D1 _7 T7 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)6 ^: @- J+ p4 e4 @: l; V* q
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& N7 Y' ? x9 n% r4 K3 l: R
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DMS Southard
/ t0 I# C- T! t* f2 y APD Little
. w6 V# X& V0 ~$ j APD Colhoun# m+ E& u* g; l
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' F3 P& Z6 N0 Q7 XMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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3 s" N, d5 ]5 {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Allied aircraft
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged* z v: g& _) h+ ~' f# U& d! B
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Japanese ground losses:
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* O; Q# {( U& W4 J; k$ G0 u1 i6 S Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 _; C( h. }( p2 S- c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 k8 l8 C, L- |4 B: ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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, P; x" x4 Z2 _Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi). z) E8 [7 C; B
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B-17E Fortress x 27
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled y& ?. P1 D. a; M# n
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7 P$ A' N+ N% j% GMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby$ P N6 M, b5 s2 C
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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2 v6 P' L9 g& Q- P9 Y& R" JAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 90 n) h! z% b. }9 d5 O/ X0 o0 v
TBF-1 Avenger x 37% P/ p& v. k; |; c9 o" W2 y
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Japanese ground losses:
" `8 D: x& {) k, |% s 91 casualties reported
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0 P0 O3 x" U+ S3 V p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 M0 P( W8 d2 B C4 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' R1 h) B! }. @3 ?, F6 d( ^6 RInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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8 i% s$ L; ~4 Z) g* [% \4 t17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ d4 i0 w: h9 _; ]% {
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Allied Ships
7 ?7 m$ N; H4 g+ t AKA Alchiba
3 ~9 u- f- K3 x6 O DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:, O4 C7 _7 d" T/ f/ m) R; B+ j
28 casualties reported* c/ a# O% e" N" t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 B0 a/ A( ]" d8 x4 x& S2 T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
( [$ W" Q' D1 g& m" T8 w+ M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ Z+ [' `% B3 o) sInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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" F0 k3 J x; G9 F; l42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships8 e8 d- r' w, v/ ]3 u: L
DMS Hovey
8 g: t) N9 ? L8 [6 ` DMS Southard
7 j* }7 l3 y) Y$ [ APD Little' O0 G% M# m8 |8 T3 h/ S
APD Colhoun& T5 k7 g1 m; T! }* U
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Allied ground losses:6 b) w8 i* v j& w+ {/ u
21 casualties reported
' j& @) m3 `& h9 l: h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& ]7 z# l& |/ a5 f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 E; b. [$ Z5 m3 `$ m# I X" u- J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Bombardment attack) }$ G1 Q7 D, F/ B# G
+ F" u8 _! O" N3 ~- wAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 884 S) E0 ?3 k, c5 u+ D' G7 W
8 ~ i7 I6 k0 H! lDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450; d: k& ^1 F/ D" o- Z2 C- W3 S" M
/ {: M+ t, X/ K3 h- ?& l2 qJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ F% z) U& g5 ~8 x5 r9 FAssaulting units:! j0 ~; n, ^2 B9 e; U
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit" Y8 c. \, _" l+ J" j( M" ^
81st Naval Guard Unit
7 ]/ y, y5 X% Z+ A 13th Naval Construction Battalion6 I g* t2 @* z" V
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment2 b' ?0 M( U2 A
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
% x* B# r! x. Q$ ~ 1st USMC/5th Regiment' f9 S1 v2 v* m
3rd USMC Defense Battalion% ~! L/ n }: C, k/ w
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3 e ^6 n+ l! m1 `) JGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)+ `( J( \9 I% C% n
$ V I9 ^+ l( i- T* YJapanese Bombardment attack
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' t: X1 k4 P4 c1 T# e: pAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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* g6 y: K/ y& R; E" A; JDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242. f& E; n0 |5 w4 M
5 S- u1 E4 u3 x+ N6 ^' y" QJapanese ground losses:
3 Y2 r/ v, E) i# J: I" v 20 casualties reported
5 q- e! V: @' R0 V4 m Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled2 D5 m* q: c9 z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. \' i) |% e$ }5 |( H9 h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 C( E5 R* h* u' v0 m9 FAssaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion/ t* |; i2 q( s
129th JNAF AF Unit - T7 N0 g- Q! [- M
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Defending units:
* a6 S b% }/ a& \ 1st USMC Parachute Battalion7 g- K/ i* ?5 Q: g+ L, U! @, g1 [0 |
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1) B- s k8 [) A" m/ V: Y
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |