8月8日,美军上瓜岛! h! e) x0 S- v$ ^! _( Y
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- o/ P7 g* I- {& NPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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+ g3 f1 A3 I' ?$ n1 F* o2 K4 RAllied Ships) Q. z# G5 q; W7 K
DD Henley, Shell hits 15 V, n1 D* K" l' E7 k
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire- J' G2 u4 X* J! B& m! K; Y, _* p4 Z( q
AKA Alchiba7 Z3 e. n! u/ u) l3 }4 e% s+ V
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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1 E; p$ A0 w9 h9 r& Y. h% VTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:
/ x4 c& U0 g" g U 31 casualties reported4 u5 {% l) d# W7 \- Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. k8 `( M' ^* B) N7 n' I* n* J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. W5 z$ y, h" l7 g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 i# D& L9 K3 V1 d( ~6 ^3 n
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! K* ^3 d' C2 f9 u; t 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.
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5 `2 J, n- p3 g- ~1 L8 y aAllied Ships
2 U7 V3 t3 ?) I7 O) a7 A DMS Hovey
/ N# w* V% V; D _# s& @ DMS Southard( l) s4 {6 B4 b$ n
APD Little
2 ?, Z2 |2 `, s- o U APD Colhoun4 g' ^# C7 l; A7 t- T2 Z3 K0 W
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' v( Y3 G2 D# P# b( M) EAllied ground losses:
! ~3 { V7 f. v' u. V$ T/ d% w# Y6 R 21 casualties reported
% ]( v) \% N$ E' S/ R5 _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 v* m6 O. j8 ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 X/ f) O9 @, n; c& m, d+ Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, T M U" v u+ |Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:
6 E5 d- S# ~; ]2 }6 i+ q, f0 R) L 28 casualties reported
1 |2 c8 |: {( g3 O% d" h Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 g) M8 Z0 ~8 ]+ a Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled6 ]( y# o; ~. F( m$ R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 Z! ]: |% v3 {' ZInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!# Q/ w6 P, @/ B3 A
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships' |3 @$ m8 \0 a! A9 H
DD Helm
( T5 Y# k: C2 p/ b3 ? } DD Blue, Shell hits 2! k8 Z% Y E! r2 P
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire* U* n" g B' m' Z( o
AKA Alchiba' i& k% V: @0 m& C$ I
DD Henley: d# v I; z/ m7 [/ y- i5 q1 A- o
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8 C2 O! ], a, [6 {. rAllied ground losses:
9 Y1 w: [. L, Z$ ` ^. w) ~ 14 casualties reported
6 M5 b F6 x8 e, {7 L. ^* B( H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 i/ ^8 c: _+ W) d- J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ L! B" h' p$ z* s2 M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 f n5 R( V2 W8 d3 e+ f$ n
& q! `- }$ x( c5 p4 O H& w: O) VInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)4 ]' @8 X' b$ b5 d7 l7 J* q
9 f7 k+ K# W6 t, p& {20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- _+ R4 ^9 G; ^! l' H/ `1 d
& [$ @6 |2 T; J8 B) T% BAllied Ships
4 u: h3 Z/ j/ `/ @' b: t% B: _1 K3 S9 ^ DMS Hovey
6 n1 o& X' b1 J DMS Southard0 B! M# T# W4 L* V
APD Little
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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" ^' ]/ B* G+ s+ wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% v4 I- v( |# YAllied aircraft
+ N( y9 b; `# s, Z' f2 A6 a B-17E Fortress x 14' K( w5 \4 P: D3 K$ o6 i
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+ g( H; c0 R' q! y1 A# c( |& S- xAllied aircraft losses
4 S Y/ o$ S; n- N' T B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:5 h1 T: P1 B* l8 v) v
20 casualties reported
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8 @1 q' F2 @( Y4 H; u6 x4 d+ u6 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 d$ b- p& M1 w; a3 R9 Q; [# k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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) }# _6 z! B+ G% C W$ P! e2 k5 s: cMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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% ?. \8 Z5 o3 I' G% w' B3 M) c B-17E Fortress x 274 n7 e2 d$ a* [8 [4 [
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No Allied losses
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4 ?: x* i s2 TJapanese ground losses:
" {4 G1 T7 `$ n9 J 40 casualties reported
3 k4 c, m( U: F$ q6 j! ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
E/ W6 V% v8 x1 E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 c. M& `! V' t, d/ L! v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& F- `6 C, G, t$ P4 P' b
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby, V* E4 d9 b; l, k' K1 Z% f" H: q6 ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 D& [ V! B2 ~$ T2 _1 p' I: v' i4 y
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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2 j& R" P: K1 t4 q3 q' Q+ i. RWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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5 |$ Y" r+ y! i! G6 pAllied aircraft
5 `3 ^, Z6 [9 G6 l: T F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
9 p( `; Y% }2 m. N: ^5 I SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
" `7 z8 X: g v: {8 a TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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/ N& M( q5 @8 {No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:3 D: J* U. O W* k L' c5 z5 `
91 casualties reported9 O# P. h: S9 J/ Z" Z
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)% }. ?, y0 M% z# V$ h" r
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Allied Ships
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Allied ground losses:
0 |# U8 [/ x# ]1 B: v$ x 28 casualties reported( N( _5 d: z1 U. I+ v/ q+ X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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9 z3 _# W3 q, U' W& sAllied Ships; Y1 S8 X+ v" h6 @+ W: N( [- d( s- ^
DMS Hovey9 z; D7 n, o: A3 p4 ] B0 { m
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun2 E+ C$ q+ I9 x/ |2 m# F1 Y0 f+ H
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ Y( \! e, P% n# ^' R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" O, o( z) w0 k& T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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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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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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% d1 q5 L% b: _% b( H: i7 qJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ?2 X% d/ A8 a. y1 g0 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled G& o! ]) H: R8 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( Z+ D6 X5 u8 ]& \2 I
# q# [# n8 o- i. V/ V0 T5 Y5 GAssaulting units:
3 r& |! U% x/ l' {1 T! q+ }- F; d" t Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
6 Y6 U: W$ m+ S1 M& I6 d# g% O 81st Naval Guard Unit
- F- Y( m8 ?/ R 13th Naval Construction Battalion
1 V, {) Z: P! n, P& X- X 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment6 K0 v3 M. [0 k9 n( L$ B2 i" W
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion6 i8 c) A9 C; d$ s" \
1st USMC/5th Regiment' ?, |6 ~5 `' i3 T
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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4 e( Y/ g5 p* P' j9 kGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)! D* C: p4 l6 u% ~0 I
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33* z3 L: v/ j% x0 B- V" {+ Q- C) F
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242/ c+ Q- Q/ q" u! L# J3 ]
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Japanese ground losses:7 {0 q% [& [8 [
20 casualties reported* G% ~6 K! }$ w7 k( W) o8 w
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled7 d- m7 Z# K! ]0 L4 H. Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 e; W: B; P+ E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% }& T! ?$ B# V; c7 ~Assaulting units:
- U7 G9 S9 u. Y: P0 }+ t5 ` Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
2 @0 g/ n1 t/ G' t0 D9 B; X' p5 F' T$ H# i 14th Naval Construction Battalion, q2 |0 `/ x7 V8 T
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
( d' i0 M `$ p 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
9 C* ^6 ?$ K+ c: ` 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1* Q+ ^$ l! {! s) i0 p1 ` C
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |