8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. E# D3 E& a$ ~" N. t& G( j
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1
" x+ ?8 L" A6 G DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
. H/ k x* o, i) _ AKA Alchiba2 }& @. S0 N( o
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)4 `2 }/ X$ l2 ^9 J" o/ R
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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B8 \9 @) Z+ q. DAllied ground losses:
" @! w z! z% v4 g 31 casualties reported8 E+ d0 i! F8 y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 E8 z7 [3 _% O& Q& ]1 C) s T; E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 ~7 s( E4 P6 n q# y8 X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 D- G+ N, _* {; z7 I Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 q& D6 P) i* I. k) p
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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9 e9 x5 b; R/ w# F8 B46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! x4 G( G+ r% h/ d# w2 X
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3 r% K0 T6 K7 _# W/ p% p. L+ g DMS Hovey
: b1 d* u: m+ ~# e DMS Southard
) r; C# z' G' E% U1 p- `- k( s APD Little
1 @2 Q* x! f2 R0 G1 f& u APD Colhoun$ f( o( }7 ]5 W% ]1 C/ D" j
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# O/ L e; y9 [2 h4 ]8 C5 R$ j. u; lAllied ground losses:, O& H1 T& ~# h7 p8 i+ L
21 casualties reported+ Y3 w: V; C( S5 {5 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- j+ \9 {' O6 q( }0 CAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137); H5 ~9 Z4 b0 e# o
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0 m! d7 e/ @7 y 28 casualties reported6 `; ^) |2 @# {: n, S" P4 u, o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) u3 b; U- M) e$ g T Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
; ^. E: b! e$ {& U7 V+ K8 U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ f; C% {% E" ]8 G: ]
( l, @+ H* D( O. ^& C( I$ `5 n& b: aInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!/ N5 l$ U3 {. m: z% r' P& I
* U# U. Y5 N4 U" t9 y9 Z( M! F41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." S- C ?8 K# i0 M+ v% r' t! @
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DD Blue, Shell hits 2
" r% e: T( S; h# { DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 H) {8 r9 g0 ~/ ?6 e/ L AKA Alchiba
[7 D# O2 u0 d3 P DD Henley$ L" r% s/ [5 n% Z0 Q8 L, l6 ?7 r
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+ U. ], ^- t3 d2 K% [9 w+ UAllied ground losses:
; j5 r; u3 Y6 |; F( Y+ _1 a, |, r 14 casualties reported; G" M7 B( x5 |+ ~9 u. D7 V1 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 M8 F, P8 W# ]" v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# J) q9 _) a! H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ C" Y/ I$ c( b: c* A0 k
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)' E+ R6 y; }4 @& c/ _8 ^$ G
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Allied Ships2 B5 D: ?* Y! y8 b" L
DMS Hovey
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9 ]* Y+ ^3 ^ b* t: Q3 x# H4 a3 h APD Little
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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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& m+ D: F; d: c# cAllied aircraft
0 E# s" X# y7 ~9 W B-17E Fortress x 14" h+ o5 B7 g- Z0 W
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:! P; F, @5 h w$ D
20 casualties reported3 y' ~$ }4 [- q6 r. H7 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 E) Q- V& C1 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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, [6 x; L4 d! y6 Q# V! M4 r# {Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Allied aircraft; m0 d$ e! H7 c: k2 s4 S- J" h
B-17E Fortress x 271 m# p4 c) Q' @
0 {0 S1 ]' c. I% }- FNo Allied losses9 A' x6 o8 A0 ?/ J4 G5 c
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Japanese ground losses:
8 j8 s) B! i1 Q) E 40 casualties reported
1 x5 K& {! R" e" `, C( Y' f. k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% f$ ^2 S" s8 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& V5 a& [3 g: ]( s U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% h7 k/ F% I* p7 l
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) k8 w ?$ m2 t! R, o( s2 vMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby$ l' i1 Y- a9 m1 Y
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Allied aircraft
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)) Q9 Z; I6 t& M) e" ^7 m
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 H" ?2 t$ p* c7 G& A* B
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
$ Y0 g! z" L6 v; _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 90) A( a F; M" V" e
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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Japanese ground losses:
& z' ?8 A& I+ z/ \ 91 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 |) c# \: i9 W8 N$ \4 R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Ships
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DD Henley
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28 casualties reported, y+ v8 ]4 z3 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% z$ }% b9 b: y# Z! h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( b& o+ L% a, T' {Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137) o* a3 [2 w6 y' C( M9 S
3 |% U* W h7 l42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# ]! C! z5 S# T# B! V
# H% j3 @, \3 mAllied Ships
5 v+ x% N3 N" b9 g6 I1 E DMS Hovey
9 j" {/ u; @: _1 Q; L6 `" u# w! s DMS Southard
1 j, n( [- r/ _ APD Little1 E3 C' g0 S( L7 ]* m ]" U, J
APD Colhoun& {5 a$ N/ }5 ^. \0 l
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Allied ground losses:
: [1 K# M8 W m) O! G' L2 p% d 21 casualties reported
( F7 \1 _. J3 _9 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! |* C$ w2 G. Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 ~6 r5 }$ k+ W5 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 r0 x2 z# w( V- R1 ]) x
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1 Z1 [: r7 P# n; `/ g4 HGround combat at Lunga (114,138)- y' H% r% ?, O8 E
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Japanese Bombardment attack& s. h& }/ D8 z
* Q: i9 n" U/ _; r! ?Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88: C$ [$ D! H$ e" o
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450& k3 h% D9 s0 Q. Q" W# w" D+ W
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40 casualties reported5 o8 Z* _5 z7 e
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:8 K5 I) B7 S% X6 l& w+ ~' N Q
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit: T1 C I' m5 D* l( V
81st Naval Guard Unit
L+ H$ f, R) t( y 13th Naval Construction Battalion
" Q9 n* b( |9 a' I' I* L6 u3 S' F 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:) P# C7 g3 z' d4 Y& K, ^8 S+ ^
1st USMC/1st Regiment4 K- m# v l$ @
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
0 s, J0 X. E, v5 f3 G+ L 1st USMC/5th Regiment
, i$ E3 {5 D8 d k& u% l% A. y) K 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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" A$ v2 O2 k4 y/ }* x. t4 g* gGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)4 ~8 N- M+ C# S5 |# p, W
# }' T4 M8 l) q0 a& }Japanese Bombardment attack
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* S6 z) P5 ]1 R4 NAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33" h: |2 |. f8 B
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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20 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* V! t6 k% j D* @ Det - Kure 3rd SNLF0 }- J8 t5 m7 N, e2 f# J6 Y
14th Naval Construction Battalion0 K: R: v2 ]7 H( l" v! I8 f
129th JNAF AF Unit ' `6 N6 [$ m: |
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
/ _2 h- E$ C' q* E% R* H 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
" X0 n0 {& E6 U6 q1 @0 ] 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |