8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!+ v3 G+ Z! F" H) V4 U1 T
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1
- X2 L/ ]: y9 i4 X DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:
5 R) w$ @* \0 ?0 T, M- ?- _4 S 31 casualties reported
- b- z M3 L4 ?7 `0 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 H/ x* y' X* H0 X$ [% J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 U. |% }& ~ x; w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- w$ S$ K2 f _6 {* p; O7 H
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled). G8 }& E( g" q+ M& U( d
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)/ y$ D8 E7 S, t3 t# f; j
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)9 ^+ Z1 h+ Z0 ^# \) s
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
V2 s1 E1 B2 \2 V4 t# n9 H DMS Hovey J6 B$ o- B$ i3 S
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun" g* ]* W0 E0 Q( w
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m' v" |4 M1 \+ [( i1 R$ \3 g! zAllied ground losses: B1 M; d6 w4 w9 Q' w
21 casualties reported9 ~7 v/ H7 v& M3 \5 l3 D# ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; J' @4 ^5 z& X, c3 C4 u1 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: q# r% V+ x1 J; _( s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ u' Z+ W- W+ i' ?Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)) u* z# Q, L1 C4 r; z: ~
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Allied ground losses:( \ e( h* _+ g
28 casualties reported' C2 I' ^8 q( P- _8 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! h" D/ f! B+ h' b9 H# P4 g
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled0 n* H4 ~3 {; ]& ]6 N9 h4 @( o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. r% V: C" f! TInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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, y8 K8 y5 G& g' v1 _0 e9 E41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# R* ^7 L% ]1 N) P) ^
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Allied Ships, H. _/ \& z( O& `( I8 ~3 ^
DD Helm- P. A' c( L) W0 m/ [1 [" l- e
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
7 L* F/ I* G4 w8 H0 \ DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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9 M+ H, h' h8 F' e j$ {+ } DD Henley9 h; b" @* J/ B* r
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Allied ground losses:! R4 v7 s& G" M# Y/ [
14 casualties reported, P4 y( s0 }4 P) Y# H3 C8 [: O6 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled {* z$ U: n5 U1 J9 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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G! a6 x5 s8 {3 u! x, m6 M20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! \- e+ h4 p& f! }! ^: ~
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DMS Hovey0 y# V( y( X8 O6 a! l W0 M9 E
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun7 v& ?/ z) H- n
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* I% Z! S2 U. T7 }: l) SMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 \; u% i& n$ Q% h1 X
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Allied aircraft
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged/ Y- y" x0 J* H! B% g& R3 U
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 H+ x G3 }+ m- y5 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) l% L1 m" e4 s8 z6 q
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)# G7 B$ q0 S5 h+ A% u D
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Allied aircraft4 n! j p! f4 j- c
B-17E Fortress x 27
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! V( i( U4 W$ o, ?/ W5 d& UJapanese ground losses:. ^/ ]# T2 e& ^6 N! ~1 V
40 casualties reported% r- `6 R0 t% D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 A5 b" f: Q) a# {- u8 o- y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 h* W% W( P; ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 N, I; l; E' U: _! m E# C
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; K* Y' O7 I* U# V- `/ V% NMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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No Allied losses
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( _8 u3 X ~% {Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)+ Q, G9 m) i5 P% J% X) O7 G V
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: S5 M6 q8 i) C4 s( L# y. a3 T$ h3 A
2 |5 J' U3 y, R1 h( S) r- \1 SAllied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 909 M9 D4 r& w0 ^# I" \: l
TBF-1 Avenger x 379 a' K; q$ M5 O/ L# G9 Q9 J
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9 G9 T) p' @" eJapanese ground losses:
6 p1 C: g+ X, Q$ [: O' U 91 casualties reported' x/ x9 C) \: O- `' Z' l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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4 ~1 z" x4 j) |$ _5 M3 N1 ]9 C8 J' ? D G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 |/ l4 j5 g0 ?& F2 l
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2 L' G1 R% l; Y' lInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships, _2 o8 n3 Z2 p# Y, e f
AKA Alchiba
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Allied ground losses:
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7 ]4 x6 r" f# E% U. N+ ?5 t- G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 P4 i0 r/ q |4 H- t: _: b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! V; ~2 X4 f; g r1 Q. ]: J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! L& F- z) u" y3 v/ Y! U F% j
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9 ]# o6 C9 v0 s* E" yInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* i7 m, {; a% @6 i
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DMS Hovey& Y+ P4 S4 @+ O" O* b4 Q* D
DMS Southard; s% B5 e& Y3 B/ h7 g5 `' T
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:& a! Z* ]4 [7 A1 n! a
21 casualties reported4 w0 s$ Y# M7 N6 L* ]$ i8 i& M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- v0 i9 }/ i2 d0 L( B
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" y0 D: t# c: F& S0 ?/ cGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack0 V2 {; d: ]8 o$ j% m' b
. H& R; {; @6 eAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4507 M5 j" c! `0 V. j
2 \) l2 l0 G& w& x1 QJapanese ground losses:
1 I' {/ c A3 \+ v 40 casualties reported( ]# \# h% k8 `; `9 B* `! [3 H
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 _. A. L% f) U! k8 i7 Z( Z6 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( G3 A5 J+ \6 _$ J& ^7 S Y. p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 |( e) o% j' ^& wAssaulting units:
1 u. \( K1 T* V9 H: u- K- R3 o Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit4 C+ ?& Q$ r% ^! _) M
81st Naval Guard Unit- R$ N4 h% [. f) o
13th Naval Construction Battalion% C+ X( |+ [) W, r( B
11th Naval Construction Battalion: R1 K+ a) H' X9 O `& k* H
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Defending units:
% ^. c$ A$ |! ~5 T) F+ z: K) Q 1st USMC/1st Regiment
0 u: Z+ ^' n' [) S" E: t" w 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion) e# ?, [ ^4 W- t5 {9 Q5 ?
1st USMC/5th Regiment5 G' U& C. F$ u+ v& |2 D
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137), b2 [) M& Z; s# L
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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: G9 Y/ V* \+ bAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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4 m, T# y7 N6 c2 f( C, P1 AJapanese ground losses:- K5 ?7 x2 X5 Q, a, t
20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' S* H q! S: y" G- P Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
; v% L" g) _( N& ^% I4 o 14th Naval Construction Battalion4 x% |- G+ v+ W4 A
129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion: P' S% |- Q; M, t' s
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
+ F8 H; B2 P4 K) e 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |