8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!9 I3 K2 }. j( ^. `. D
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1' o t- W( |# U* K
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 A) k: v1 s [" W3 P! P/ Y+ i" u AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)* W( J" F$ S, ?. q& Z& e; U
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:
* J9 x' k" S! e) J8 n 31 casualties reported
# |" Z+ T+ w- R% W, u% c5 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled2 g. ^+ h, B {, H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled* {' r: w" a7 Q& V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- H1 U+ c' v. g% l4 r Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)7 T% P; a% n7 A5 x( M* N9 Z
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)$ ]8 n% `* n; {) c; Z% ~9 K0 N! t
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1 X4 a" l- h: e' s- y! [" bPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 y: f- y! t1 L, z
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Allied Ships* l9 q# Q9 @6 ?; @% K. H
DMS Hovey+ n- I' [% g5 X
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun' G T4 Y0 H1 J# |3 n; z
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Allied ground losses:7 T& p* ?' e' q( c( W
21 casualties reported# M4 r+ `: P/ ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. j1 c9 a7 P( N* R) o$ z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% F/ ~; d0 C: P2 k; L* p% u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* ]% C: P7 h! M5 tAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)$ x: h9 m; c$ a+ B# I
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Allied ground losses:$ e4 x9 S. e" s$ k R, ^
28 casualties reported
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# b/ z6 ^" G+ P8 v3 g8 K9 N Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled' y3 W; E0 z2 N1 ~3 F8 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 H% v5 k6 Y' g0 r* e/ M) MInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships9 ~/ ]; S" j1 G/ O) T
DD Helm7 r% O, D w f* I' Q) p8 C& Y& G% C4 z
DD Blue, Shell hits 2. X9 `* K7 T# U
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire) w# _* ?& B, A
AKA Alchiba: S2 t/ v8 T. r
DD Henley
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. _4 K5 g0 S* x, `Allied ground losses:( p. r, ~; x, X- N
14 casualties reported( p: w( ]1 W3 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' s' F7 K4 w! N5 g r" C1 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 J. n1 L: O( x E9 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, c+ q1 o! J0 e6 i: f( X
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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DMS Hovey4 z6 ~* X9 W/ \1 L' Y& X, f. X5 g r# C
DMS Southard
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby7 H0 Z8 H. s/ o, z& l h @; }
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Allied aircraft
1 m4 R/ o4 O$ C& b$ w B-17E Fortress x 14
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# V- I- b! v$ U: S) f% m: OAllied aircraft losses
4 ?4 u3 l( h' {& ] j! |! v) m, u B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:+ a+ M; q6 S( e9 V }7 p# p
20 casualties reported
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: h3 c1 b( Y/ }+ r. s/ W X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( R- n! S* M" X e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi), e) ]+ u- Y1 g9 `4 N5 W/ l
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. x/ D0 D4 M' m2 b9 k
Allied aircraft
3 V& Y* u. Q2 b0 Y B-17E Fortress x 27
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+ j, k) o+ k+ S2 P% Q; U9 x. r; xNo Allied losses7 W0 B8 S; s0 j* Z
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Japanese ground losses:% L4 y2 G$ }# g0 X$ ]( U
40 casualties reported
9 Z+ l6 f5 m& q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 s& \- G4 o# zMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby: ^/ O. }3 O% }$ B0 p* Z4 g3 J9 w' T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% ~ P$ S! u. p" I( r% n
Allied aircraft) B- b2 K) L9 N& j+ a# K* I
B-17E Fortress x 32 h7 s. P8 o7 N5 B6 t
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No Allied losses" X( V4 ~1 r" x# J+ X
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Allied aircraft
/ ]5 s% L& g- q: c* I F4F-4 Wildcat x 58# H/ Q& H6 A* p- T7 l( C9 @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
# H$ p4 h: y5 b. i f7 T TBF-1 Avenger x 37% ?. {) t# ?% D, Y7 Q" @
& X3 A6 H& Y, n, B* u: y1 XNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:# |0 J0 M6 k ?5 w" @2 D" f. o
91 casualties reported
2 h0 k- m& V) Q4 I4 ~2 i8 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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4 V6 N7 n* K0 P. Y7 P/ q U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: i8 B4 d" q4 L( d+ q8 k9 k* N
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; Q" t! G9 B( C/ x( W4 |' \Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)$ P6 @$ |. d% R
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. k8 D' u1 d2 \+ E1 |- u% y& C
6 ^( Y/ R2 P: }* f+ T8 j! hAllied Ships
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Allied ground losses:$ N) y% I& M( _9 _
28 casualties reported
1 X; ?. Q5 L5 X/ h% O. U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- l# |: y' t6 n; j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun% v+ } f- E8 D$ L3 C& ?
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b) K( `, u/ a' @Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' R. h6 B. T, H( [% s. G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 \6 s: `1 M. E* t, _* ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* M* s3 d5 Q2 K' {* w* b& W- r+ n, ~
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, [9 o- F/ v& Q: w, @! UGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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6 `0 B- H7 E( H8 D9 l7 ?Japanese Bombardment attack# K8 N N5 }5 K6 M; V/ Y# N, y( |
- s ~; l, U% |+ GAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88* ~0 V' Z% r6 d! F
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 s. ~. g3 H! D; |2 |- WAssaulting units:3 Q/ f! s4 U; R/ K8 i! V
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit1 e/ e! N( m' u+ @
81st Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion7 W/ ?% X9 J; q2 a
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1st USMC/1st Regiment
* [) A9 Q+ k3 O% k 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
' H$ y1 ?. E7 w$ I 1st USMC/5th Regiment
" a# W3 p' j$ f4 {0 c4 j" c D$ s 3rd USMC Defense Battalion+ l& e6 }! S* x0 ^. G/ Q0 ^! ]
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2 I, O3 v8 F6 j- a! A. d/ N: BGround combat at Tulagi (114,137); w5 w1 r, w2 g* C+ j
7 p/ ] ? \2 B7 @Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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+ `: u& @* G2 C/ w% Q3 P, zDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2420 U# B2 c1 y/ W8 Z
& s% s% j. K" L& C+ LJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled% ~% g, Y/ V% K; d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 U0 Q5 j6 I/ t+ s( U1 l5 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 R# ~& m; y, a7 M3 O( X
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
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129th JNAF AF Unit : R! |( h& _) S* p" N' ~( s( b
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3 y/ I8 k% o% D. W' j% E 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
+ x2 {+ T! s) c 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
. Y O. H' X8 r H9 ~( x- d 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |