8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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( U* `; b( Z( f* Q" F4 c* k/ vPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. U d# Z% b# F- F
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Allied Ships
' p8 Z% |. f( r, m DD Henley, Shell hits 16 c" Q. E; x3 V' G% d) n: f# i9 A
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
. A6 y7 s# V# x/ R2 ~& Z AKA Alchiba
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1 g- c- A0 x% U! X9 G: u+ ]Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)7 {' ~% p7 M: Y) P
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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+ C1 i2 K: z9 {1 ?Allied ground losses:
3 Z) U9 M! J* w# X/ \$ A' F 31 casualties reported
* `% @) l3 d; ~, z Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
+ |1 K* ~; p/ N1 M f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ T3 r; e" |; ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! \) G( x, A' r5 ^% @0 `& r% h, Z3 A Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)* @, U4 }& q2 w5 Z0 x& y* J
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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$ O; ~" O7 z! {: J" m7 tPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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DMS Hovey
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APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses: a0 R \5 q2 x" }' Q `( Y Z
21 casualties reported7 w8 z/ y2 r9 r" ^ F& Z0 O1 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ {. j" S. O% G: f0 ?- h
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)/ ^. a5 a" B C! ^
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0 _4 U; G& Q$ }5 }% A1 W" [ 28 casualties reported2 P5 \/ K7 {* D7 }$ k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" ~5 {6 S8 x# w4 e% r) |) P
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Helm
- Y) H" u4 T1 z! |$ W8 _9 P DD Blue, Shell hits 2' |' N- x- s3 K
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 |' _1 g+ M; k: ? AKA Alchiba" C# U6 Q3 @0 c/ y X& B$ u
DD Henley& T0 U7 c! V1 k. }# c9 [
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Allied ground losses:
% L; w/ N+ Y1 t, t 14 casualties reported7 l3 A+ W1 i' {# O% g3 E+ A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) ~! h9 y/ W5 G8 g4 I. [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)6 M: \. a$ Y5 r! {
2 c5 P4 S) W# i. @20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships$ a' s3 Y0 G- A h) ?+ i K$ M! }
DMS Hovey
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APD Little2 j$ G( }; R6 Q& _/ }& _* q4 f" T
APD Colhoun
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ n/ p9 i) h3 Z& j
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Allied aircraft
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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- N5 \( y, j2 @) H: w& U 20 casualties reported6 n1 Z! \6 l) U, g, w- j6 {8 `' `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; x/ t- b3 F) m; H3 l" Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 ]) x5 |( l4 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 x+ @9 s6 G( y, v9 G
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& ]9 Y3 L* E+ e3 TMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi); ]# t, |8 m* P3 _4 c
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. [' {. @: K8 _8 C3 Q+ d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: @2 K% Z v! F- j0 l% t1 ^
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby1 l0 ^& T2 w; Y$ x9 b
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B-17E Fortress x 3& z* F, u# Y/ @2 f) `& O) b
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)# ~% I; u7 f8 G$ E; W
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# P4 s4 p9 `3 f2 C
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
; {7 `' [8 I- l g SBD-3 Dauntless x 906 o% ?; }# _/ m( y: n' b
TBF-1 Avenger x 37& c/ V) ?; J c3 |! Y; {. R; a
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91 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# b' l) p$ ~ z3 ^' f6 [$ L
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4 H( }1 l4 \5 n7 I4 ?Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) s- _. @7 Y! D) m8 p+ l
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 J. E' N; Z+ B1 ?
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Allied Ships: R) _8 ~+ o2 w1 m! y1 S
AKA Alchiba5 [. F' X) G% E! D2 ^
DD Henley
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28 casualties reported4 t7 h, h6 x- J j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 W2 H" ^% C& ]- ]0 p! JInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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$ W: q( H& M9 e3 e x42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships7 G% W/ C# b5 ]$ `" a: ~5 N* `
DMS Hovey8 m/ B" F5 P& B# ~+ [
DMS Southard- y1 I p% \4 x) @1 N* d% {& q
APD Little
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21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)4 M0 m& H u/ B9 F: z2 K: |# k9 y% E( W
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% g. Q# ]3 p: z' k6 mAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88& q+ g# V* l$ K6 s
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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1 L' {9 f( b. ~# w7 } 40 casualties reported( f6 E9 H& U4 q0 P/ \* A
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled! _1 P. Y6 v( M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:' L2 o% |& p& J, Z/ Z, m, Y. T
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit- s; e8 ^/ _6 U6 J5 H5 r1 I
81st Naval Guard Unit$ A$ [' Q3 L8 ^; w+ @+ H) k2 _
13th Naval Construction Battalion0 O) E1 W3 I5 F( i( v4 m( f3 T
11th Naval Construction Battalion1 T# ~) [3 a" h2 Q
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Defending units:6 M# F b$ n8 G; Y1 b9 G
1st USMC/1st Regiment
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1st USMC/5th Regiment
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)# U0 J. x1 \) |: Q: ^ W- T& F
$ p! t! K; @- c7 [Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking 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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Japanese ground losses:- |7 T! k Q7 i+ V' Y1 F# ~+ u: B
20 casualties reported: {5 _1 k3 v& `, h
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: k0 j& k' I7 f; ~1 b" y7 {
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Assaulting units:
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$ S6 L3 d2 @, M! A6 J 14th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
/ q4 `/ V E& C/ m4 d; b2 t 1st USMC Parachute Battalion; N2 Q" x4 r1 I9 h6 E1 l
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
8 U' y, G; _! Z3 ]8 j) z3 v7 `; S 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |