8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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" U- `" r# c& K; @ DD Henley, Shell hits 1' O) l( s0 {! Y' l# U8 [7 T3 u. L3 R
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire) r: {& Y. i# J
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138), {/ X4 J4 M3 }: |7 ^# v! u1 j- D- A
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1382 Y7 p: h$ Q0 f% B; m5 P/ W8 r
+ f; `" H3 L" \Allied ground losses:; b+ e- L( i% j9 Y) r
31 casualties reported2 x' w5 c. z+ d6 _" {. A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled9 v2 s7 `$ d9 K1 C; I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)9 }7 I' R; }4 R$ S" _5 l! s
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)% T' J# O4 C2 @3 N! i2 D- I% Y
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 n4 o0 _- s. X
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Allied Ships0 h. E+ }0 f0 b( m
DMS Hovey
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APD Little7 x+ ^* K+ u' Z D+ I9 z) a
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
G( m/ d& S+ S: h, ^! h4 a2 y 21 casualties reported1 [; L* l) d! B; |! v' n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: m5 |3 [( Y1 r$ U7 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& n% k& l* k) c% j' _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) B3 L+ p/ y/ Z5 a# o
' ?) i& ~9 U7 @: V- [6 r; x* j- RAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)! K* F) _* z) Z( F
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, C* J( d |& P; S& [! g Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ A6 h+ D( X! [) h% H2 |5 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! U$ U6 x/ n. b: R
0 r: D& q8 U9 t6 x1 v" k5 z$ I- x41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 o4 ]3 c6 f* E
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Allied Ships
6 H) L/ f8 Z0 [# M6 j2 D% @ DD Helm
+ H* F: j' d& u' B7 Z& P( ?: s6 J DD Blue, Shell hits 2& y# H/ o. i/ ?/ ?, i% U
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire) `/ a7 q4 |- T% y Z) Q
AKA Alchiba9 ]* x Y+ d" A" P6 J! W X
DD Henley
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Allied ground losses: N4 |3 R8 y! \9 D& h" L
14 casualties reported
& I4 O' j/ R* q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Y' v( w2 b! g$ g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& e X: ?7 j: d: J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 r; ?8 A! d, ?) g' w* [Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ x( l2 V( G2 B2 ]& Y m# O
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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8 ~- \# q% L5 e bMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby& C* `. f* ?7 R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Allied aircraft
2 B4 q u9 l# J1 b; ~* I4 j B-17E Fortress x 14% Z5 I3 [0 @+ E6 c- }! J
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, l5 j6 W: L# K, _6 QAllied aircraft losses8 a: q' j) J! i0 \8 [0 @4 p' p
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:2 v% `& ~/ P- R. ?
20 casualties reported$ V4 [ q1 @- W5 n3 p5 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 ?0 f# ?$ { ^" I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ y& q. v9 B, |/ V7 d" c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled R+ D. B y; D, `
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)0 h" _; e" {! i, G0 k
7 U* }" _4 B8 E2 B1 M6 RWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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" | J7 t1 t) S9 Y B-17E Fortress x 27
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No Allied losses0 y$ w5 m; |+ i# P9 ~' b
# B6 ] Q$ v' e8 y; \: s/ ?( UJapanese ground losses:; } t, H7 c& o" N- ?) | l- ~; A
40 casualties reported1 s% E( m, S& ]) {6 f, k+ e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) c ]1 Y1 I$ M4 L }4 w3 \8 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& _8 N4 O9 h, S* ]" R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ H5 U3 L1 b& E+ O9 d3 [7 R
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K2 [, m* v: U$ P, b% Q+ }Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 r! ~7 V2 z* Y( p" y$ |
Allied aircraft- x8 u( M a, [) t4 U' x/ d- m2 S
B-17E Fortress x 3% {* n# a2 |5 E. q
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No Allied losses
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8 H7 _+ W: k: j5 MAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' ]: w- W6 {, X, C4 ]
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58, H% R" }9 S$ E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
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No Allied losses# r& u7 |$ x/ x" G: Y# Z. a
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Ships
5 R+ |' y" t. n) Q7 o AKA Alchiba4 B# j- J: w5 w
DD Henley
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0 N# q7 r/ Z. [9 MAllied ground losses:
% s" h! j! M" X# K- t R 28 casualties reported
6 O0 U* }5 q# a: U% d7 {9 L( x3 i2 f. S Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
G) z2 O5 p# b p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- i# G0 O+ G4 L- Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 y4 z7 H, _( T) D# u6 l( }
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 K% @' u+ B) t/ D/ G& R
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DMS Hovey1 T& ]5 ~2 c2 E( u5 f3 y. c
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' Y: F/ F3 w8 s; h/ w
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)0 ]) H+ C* F, T5 }" r! R* Z
]8 C# L- h9 b- m% EJapanese Bombardment attack
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6 l4 X/ Z/ t* J0 {7 V! f! DAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88. O9 t: b J4 z4 z% J/ `
$ T7 `4 d0 |' S W. ^7 {- aDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4505 P e" B: w7 @, K! k
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Japanese ground losses:
5 J% ]2 L, l8 ? 40 casualties reported# ^9 \. P0 ~8 x1 G, J8 u/ Z
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
8 G3 p8 ^1 K3 `9 v% o Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit+ y* w; b0 N5 O* D5 q
81st Naval Guard Unit
7 n& ~9 x- v4 h9 [ 13th Naval Construction Battalion, D) U+ ]6 _& U0 l I$ @, B
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment
9 J7 Q) N/ B7 m( x! }7 ^8 `0 x 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
. ], T9 v0 b2 g- X+ q 1st USMC/5th Regiment, P( ?# d! \- V9 [! H
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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; v# Y" [# y5 ~Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 336 O% ~4 G- d' z( @
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2423 e/ }/ u' J% E2 g+ {. H
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Japanese ground losses:, ~ o: |* ^6 u; ^3 ?
20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
7 q1 f+ u- S" [, S 14th Naval Construction Battalion$ u5 v; W! Y; S. g
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
/ v, f4 C% Y$ p 1st USMC Parachute Battalion; i2 E3 v% @% p1 I4 ]2 H
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
; B2 r: F. m" {: B3 _. ^ 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |