8月8日,美军上瓜岛1 D" b) p8 t' g4 c" J/ r
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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) f& Y$ h) h) u& tAllied Ships
1 y% N0 {; @0 X( L4 H DD Henley, Shell hits 1
* D A- A4 k k DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire4 P' Q" O8 n! Z0 Q) ]
AKA Alchiba
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0 N7 p( M6 e! T9 Q0 ^5 ^" WAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138( _' W& t4 H! M8 n! Y9 T
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Allied ground losses:4 h$ d% v* G$ ~: k9 i" ?
31 casualties reported
9 n0 Z2 Z8 }" w9 h* V& l Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled2 G. g, H0 `- q: M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# W; e' A- M& X# A$ R# q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, G: U- ]' [, s: F0 o9 J Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)$ w. W4 Y1 n& X2 K8 a
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled); E. n6 W3 [" B1 @1 M" d% p$ g4 h% t
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9 m$ E* }' Z6 D R8 }Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 J8 \2 |6 d3 l: o
1 l& `2 }' {% H6 w9 H( DAllied Ships
: _9 `. K6 O1 _8 t" z* h, m# x" }: U. z DMS Hovey
8 M+ _, D, @6 e0 y DMS Southard
* E& T) C2 E$ ]5 d+ K APD Little; W1 \8 X9 q" N% @0 x' t+ O$ w; T
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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9 j' \2 y: ~; n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- R a# ]& ]% a6 H8 p: ?7 n+ X; j v; F5 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- h; F$ z& u4 n: v3 r; \# S$ X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ b8 N9 L4 E' h8 r5 Y
: N8 t6 s! Q2 }' |0 XAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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28 casualties reported' K l# `! Y% D5 G) u/ ?+ l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# h/ g6 r! u) z
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 r$ K8 P8 i, P. M; U9 ?4 K& _# @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) X* b6 j, N: K! z' [
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
! d5 D. a4 A, \, {- ?5 t DD Helm
7 C0 v4 n' o* _: ?( l4 u2 j! u DD Blue, Shell hits 2& Q& {: Y) f! d/ w! v& @- {
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire6 o7 N' e& v2 L1 A+ ^6 K# v
AKA Alchiba5 n9 w0 g8 M2 R+ p1 k- U+ T( f$ R- n4 G
DD Henley( `( w3 C+ ?, w3 p# R
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7 g6 W; e0 E7 h( ` L. m+ [2 M9 ?Allied ground losses:
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; i/ o; f2 m( g s$ P2 L5 d1 p4 ~4 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 H( @; ^4 w. d4 b7 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* ?% s8 ]2 _% Y* |7 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 t# Z" D9 }/ E* u; t" n$ ~Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)$ ]8 q7 p9 x8 K( c U
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; { h% b, O2 W5 z. z5 j b
! K% C& s2 h* j. C2 D) ?7 FAllied Ships
: H0 V3 T. H, ^* m& \6 H* [( Y, c DMS Hovey
0 T! d9 O& c4 H DMS Southard* K; g7 A- Q0 ?0 i1 b( C: G8 {" y' ^
APD Little
" Q( [% }0 ?6 O7 @# j& _. K/ N APD Colhoun
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& Z$ r; ^9 \. `' C/ eMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby- G0 i' s7 W6 b$ q
% R: @( p+ K3 O; QWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* B% J% X, L$ F+ ^; H
0 s( x: z- e# P; x" W8 z* XAllied aircraft
2 U+ j8 Q. T3 |3 @+ \ z' U/ f! B7 { B-17E Fortress x 14
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Japanese ground losses:; P# m7 ] P$ E( T! D- L9 Q, n: l
20 casualties reported
9 O( C, ^( O; \, z6 v S6 h- H3 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 c; {0 A% F0 x8 j4 P* N# B% D; t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 A$ u; }& l+ j* V+ v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, ^" o: Y" d) }' _2 a% w8 N
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9 \. Q# C @ v4 CMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)* x5 }5 W& _ H1 Q7 P3 h! G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 }. V. ?( G1 S$ e0 O! C8 x
Allied aircraft
2 R% b" G9 c4 V% |% \" l+ V5 Y8 ?7 n B-17E Fortress x 27
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. t) f8 ~1 j; y; T0 }# O: cNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:" J* G0 _% c1 P8 | k. K
40 casualties reported
7 |! ~. e2 s; b+ ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ G7 ~5 `6 S8 ^& m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ M$ d& Q, h7 H. w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. b1 Z; n5 ?$ ~+ a+ X
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, u5 M; v. S! q8 t# [Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby4 D- Z) `/ B5 e' N5 x# g( w
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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No Allied losses5 V8 Z1 N% b: ~5 m8 a
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58" }6 K1 N6 g) p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90: D/ b l$ X5 x& D n- M
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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@0 z3 g+ e! f2 U 91 casualties reported
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2 B6 W2 D2 T* i5 G% `3 ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 n1 p3 k1 I# g6 z' M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)+ d s$ c- x& c4 H" Z0 E7 [
9 S% n) t& i: p17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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, ^$ q+ x. ?7 R$ C# lAllied Ships
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P3 @* I2 z a" e5 r DD Henley6 f" U* G: ]* m7 ?: L" q0 q
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: V( {7 t) o2 }) VAllied ground losses:/ L ?# H7 |9 b3 ^ X
28 casualties reported& {- q% b- a) [. Z* G" W0 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 u1 l( T) b, {$ j1 u4 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ f2 A) n A4 n/ |- X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# p4 O+ g5 W) x; i, {, V; w. l$ Y
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 O" s/ D( Z; n4 X: s' Z0 q" w- ]
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Allied Ships k v f$ ] Z, u
DMS Hovey0 i5 u+ m' F2 t1 \
DMS Southard
; a7 K' I) Z: `7 u9 ^. d3 R! T" ^6 }7 R APD Little7 h$ Z) V: a0 ?3 _
APD Colhoun r8 h& @; s S$ W) e7 w* Y
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Allied ground losses:4 ?6 C7 U( U, K% v- d1 k0 a
21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 P$ K$ [% h* U1 |( j8 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ t5 a3 Y# o1 T) f7 i& B
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138); C# N$ `% c0 u6 W5 \6 i1 m d; {2 ^& c
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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% y( r( H5 a5 o5 LDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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3 e2 W" k% j$ r' O8 sJapanese ground losses:
4 q+ X5 E' e- Z; q4 f; m 40 casualties reported/ H. h0 e) ~- {/ ~( T* A. S
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled# r9 z+ ]: N! x" {+ x) t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 A. o1 [0 f, @4 ?0 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: P6 r2 J$ }, k, l L3 y0 N" ]Assaulting units:
% w7 w7 R3 a3 m& Z0 C3 P Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit& L6 T+ i% O. s y v3 G
81st Naval Guard Unit
% E% y/ u. D6 L9 U, n 13th Naval Construction Battalion
/ Z2 z) ^+ @) ^/ E, B 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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8 ^& ~0 S7 T- `' XDefending units:
- m! _9 j! f4 }; ~& H( x- A) T. P 1st USMC/1st Regiment
+ [& d2 S; ?% O o 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
' A+ G8 i. t+ ~$ a. n 1st USMC/5th Regiment
8 \% W- Y6 q2 d; |5 `/ V3 o% E' G 3rd USMC Defense Battalion+ T6 r. J7 G6 v5 j" K( r
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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% e) H; c6 \5 sAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2421 u/ t+ N2 C7 W8 [5 r! T; P9 h
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20 casualties reported
+ V5 j1 v3 T4 C- [8 w5 A Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled' M4 K8 E! P# u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ @" R) O5 _0 R: B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
% A( p7 c; ]7 |9 n 14th Naval Construction Battalion
9 Y) o- h- X, p& E5 t: o" b& c 129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:7 z8 ]2 Y' P( t h
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
! O% q) Z. E0 }& F: Z 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
2 L% s/ A; A! }2 s 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |