8月8日,美军上瓜岛% Y# b+ e M/ s c- P! N
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1
4 @9 f1 h* |+ `, E: q DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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: K# E7 V, @' C6 c M2 @Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)0 X; K2 J3 l9 x3 U$ d* l
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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: s& m0 ~8 M! C' }" q, JAllied ground losses:, f, Q" R7 m6 x
31 casualties reported
" D6 e, ?$ C" F Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 @/ i% o( i) ]. g# y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ { m8 D. L T2 }: j' X1 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 g* b9 t0 O. c6 R Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
) F0 v* ?+ P1 v+ q# y; v/ w Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)7 l7 _4 A. g" J1 L
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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6 w) a6 W. h- e5 k46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ k. ^2 k% B( @
5 K) m+ n/ D0 l* MAllied Ships
9 @: |% o* `/ y( z# y' A DMS Hovey
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APD Little4 u$ ?3 m$ f$ l! w
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 X1 `/ H" C4 A2 d, V8 n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 |+ l0 [; P5 f: @8 I) T7 g
* d: B) G, w! f6 R8 y- k1 dAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)/ M1 l2 B! Z7 ]" `5 e. G' T7 g
6 a$ F) N( t7 {- d" YAllied ground losses:4 G! D5 C9 S4 U" X; g
28 casualties reported: w W! w( o! e# A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, h. Z/ [' ?4 s# y
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Helm: S5 T+ f, K2 W+ S( A+ M
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
0 [1 Y" @! X3 K DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire. ]- G+ O" q0 o$ I( F
AKA Alchiba& X. n g8 _5 n) J5 W5 K
DD Henley
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( P8 B6 g) O; i% U( [1 t3 z3 YAllied ground losses:$ @5 ~8 n; n6 ~ c
14 casualties reported8 Q) d6 z. L- y. B% a% |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; f; X8 G; S* C( W
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 L9 H0 |) t6 ]1 i! K( _
3 q* r$ w7 G- O: B. |6 w0 L' zAllied Ships- h7 G3 d1 T5 i: G& t
DMS Hovey8 G ^5 u- V7 j7 q: V4 }: L
DMS Southard
4 ~& p- q2 _0 | APD Little% X, H2 z4 P: H$ B3 }
APD Colhoun
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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" h$ x* R1 s4 HAllied aircraft
3 v I$ ^; r+ y, T; }4 \ B-17E Fortress x 14" u2 B5 G# F& p: e8 c
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Allied aircraft losses
4 E$ C$ m6 z' ] B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged; A7 y/ @ B! f' w2 y$ P- g
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Japanese ground losses:8 t0 N3 ~& q: v8 x: F! h
20 casualties reported
2 @0 T& Q; n5 P2 U( I T Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) J+ W& X; M' M$ B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 c' ?% q s$ i( ?7 F6 C; }% l
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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Allied aircraft/ ~5 F( C9 ]- m* F2 {
B-17E Fortress x 27
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0 o0 m) o2 G; ` S4 O- d/ a3 u; oNo Allied losses( L: ?/ t; K) W. S+ C z4 j
0 g2 L) K/ U" e/ G6 t! ZJapanese ground losses:& f) T! F) X( P9 [
40 casualties reported
0 I5 a0 Y! o2 K4 S: C5 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 e/ Q" l6 X$ d2 u0 E* P1 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" m0 r" r( E0 a6 ^- D9 h) T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 z) D9 ^! a9 ?# C5 |$ u
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& i6 ~* e8 Q) ?3 r" ~( @6 P! i. j# _Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby# |0 c! H+ s% f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 3) e/ w& d' d1 b9 D
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No Allied losses
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4 _2 T2 S+ ?# l) S1 M" RAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)) T* M$ }: m6 @# B) s2 w) J! f
% y$ w+ z4 ^2 D4 ?: PWeather in hex: Moderate rain8 w3 {$ s6 c# Q' |% N1 ^8 l
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Allied aircraft
m# E3 Y7 ]% g# _2 X F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
4 d! O2 f+ R5 R SBD-3 Dauntless x 90& p: M4 o# i3 T# c9 O3 A5 V: V. L
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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2 X h7 w, v" e; w4 V8 SJapanese ground losses:5 [& M; q+ f1 h& d* @# ]& _
91 casualties reported7 {# j$ q/ X2 S5 Z5 N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 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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2 k+ g# A: h m# W& `" i AKA Alchiba
0 m2 k7 @& W V( m* X5 |" T DD Henley
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28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& ?4 N7 c8 D" I5 z/ H) o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: X6 G5 a5 N5 J! f' ]3 ?4 ]
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/ O) w2 ^6 q0 rInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." G: z( w1 B! F
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little+ \4 e9 q. V( g# i! Y
APD Colhoun( w: T( _6 A) t) y2 o; | f% j
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21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! P3 N% B0 \2 D3 O" J2 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled W8 W- W5 ?0 d. R2 @' l" O
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)% ~' Q, _( m9 v: f
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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9 y1 E* x+ Q/ D- JDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
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0 y7 d; s) o! @/ s- ~' L Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
: J0 C R( |$ m* ]9 y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 a3 B/ H; W! q7 ]/ i( M( V( E3 A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ ^& h" A9 o# P2 |) k) ^
" M: j; |' C" Q1 s3 O' PAssaulting units:4 @( e% g$ Y3 [' u- u. A
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion
" B4 e. R* O$ z+ H 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:) F$ Z3 `/ N8 }9 |+ J
1st USMC/1st Regiment6 k/ i$ x) z% t0 K! d
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion9 y$ R) S' \7 s# C5 ?
1st USMC/5th Regiment9 t t3 A2 }% q5 Y- @
3rd USMC Defense Battalion$ g% {' \; t# L
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)# V1 j+ ]" _# z4 Q, Y1 n) g( O, |
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 335 K: H* J, A) F H% [6 Z! a. | C7 l) ?
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:1 s, ^' q5 N/ c' G# F, Y$ d
20 casualties reported
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s1 ` f0 S" | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 G* v# E; C& v9 J) \7 @' Q% J& CAssaulting units:
8 w, \' b" d& V$ S/ ?# h0 ]+ A6 z8 w Det - Kure 3rd SNLF: H, ^* F& i! B2 x& q* X6 R
14th Naval Construction Battalion7 ^' R0 _+ O" q/ v, V- S' _
129th JNAF AF Unit 9 O& f: W# D1 t# x+ l# d/ o) F
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion2 y. E6 O* ?1 l! W
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
$ T+ ^9 c$ A o- }1 j, ]* ~ 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |