8月8日,美军上瓜岛) g5 ~8 b) U, o
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships# O! w, c- c, G; E. q' k5 P
DD Henley, Shell hits 17 X- \# F( I2 t w
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire% F! ?' E' a, N! T1 p4 u: i
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1385 }6 H$ |5 w w5 O, p
( a! h4 O4 n! d3 zAllied ground losses:9 O# B9 E( X, A4 i# ?
31 casualties reported
. g6 {: V3 s# o7 [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& K& Z! j. s; N9 H; h, v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! D) @5 l! V* b9 Y2 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; K* N5 T2 J$ R3 Z) Y
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
. F7 m$ Z& [/ x' q Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)3 y8 V7 D7 R0 I$ A4 h- d* v
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
2 H# G; O/ U* `6 Y DMS Hovey4 f( t- J& f( U+ H, ~, S( Z$ T
DMS Southard
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1 k3 A8 T1 s7 ]) A* K APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:: x" r" K& \/ v4 X. A( B8 {
21 casualties reported, J* C" R3 {% o0 q4 X% L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 B4 W0 C0 ], b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
) ^" N7 W, o0 H \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, H6 t0 t4 v) y* }* Y& e
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)" R/ Q- I' H6 P# Q
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Allied ground losses: i& Z6 H4 }( {/ |
28 casualties reported
$ ^+ J8 m+ E q+ g8 z8 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ t0 M" ]2 R0 t* i4 q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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- j" Q9 ]& i0 I7 F: n6 N4 o2 PInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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7 [* `! w2 J8 |% a' Q, C9 |Allied Ships. U z" \' e0 v/ P
DD Helm
( N' _/ Y' T/ R DD Blue, Shell hits 26 o+ R/ S$ ]3 e! `+ `6 F
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire! d3 J V# E' `& T' Q7 G% l2 W% j
AKA Alchiba
& x5 a# @* Z& B- A7 I DD Henley
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* a/ J+ j' [. I+ _7 M) f; gAllied ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 ~0 a6 G- V! `: A Z# g
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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9 y/ e1 U3 c: Q" b20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% d% h5 [2 d' A, d
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Allied Ships
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9 G1 f1 t& v' N4 z/ D DMS Southard: d6 Y" v& k; y8 G8 }/ b
APD Little
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; Y# \( T1 }/ j; a7 {! b+ WMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby$ B) @' K7 N' i c8 V7 t) T( W
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Allied aircraft' F% A9 v n# R& w$ ^* ^9 l
B-17E Fortress x 14
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Allied aircraft losses; o) P0 ~' j0 k) }/ N! s
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged8 v/ W9 V. ~; W' ?) ]( U9 @
1 U0 J0 P- A6 b4 t6 aJapanese ground losses: p, y4 A9 [* c6 n Z& l
20 casualties reported( t- s) x7 e' w" B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* U) L% K% e g1 d, s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 H+ J! O1 w& K! J$ r2 t7 O- X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 Z8 ?4 i! X9 Z! Y( o& v; l+ _! U
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( ^4 f# B( E! ?. Q; w" \1 n+ rMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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B-17E Fortress x 27
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No Allied losses [6 N4 m1 ^* s& r
5 a9 i0 V, ^; PJapanese ground losses:" ~2 D) s# ^# m4 p0 I
40 casualties reported g/ V2 x; l1 g; r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 y5 K8 i* K6 d4 V- z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 F9 g- u( P+ U; |: Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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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
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)6 [0 L; j7 R8 l2 F1 v( p
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Allied aircraft
2 G% a% Y& {; R2 Q% \" X5 g, W F4F-4 Wildcat x 580 K- b* G/ g8 g. S4 _5 V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
* d3 f& x' e! W' Z/ f TBF-1 Avenger x 37, d4 y. @$ g5 c. Z! w4 M
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Japanese ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 T n; a- ~ @3 Q- l# Y" F. r
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1 G7 |0 [$ K3 `- u7 k( CInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Ships
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
C8 c! w( D0 t$ E; Q" y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)/ x+ `' d) a9 Q' s$ L' O" \' H2 v
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships" M0 {+ M. G, O
DMS Hovey
3 {8 K5 J! a, ?2 n+ m DMS Southard
2 S, D# e# Q& I2 z! i APD Little
- k R& S; E) z$ _( _ APD Colhoun, V1 V3 I' Q3 x. K5 f1 @% N) K
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# ]1 X) q/ G1 |$ {Allied ground losses:; M# S4 y' d4 G
21 casualties reported
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8 W2 m( Q! g3 y5 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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7 I2 _% C' R+ i' F' sGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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* `& `1 P/ ^! G% A9 D5 wJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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6 v3 s: h! `4 sDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled$ o. I1 m v) v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) |' v" }3 m& o1 A J9 F7 _+ W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! z1 X; r, K4 R0 Z2 g
2 Y: M& C& r! C/ X, WAssaulting units:
% K5 |# _8 Q! p% Z8 O1 X: r J* F Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit( a8 t& T2 l w3 ^
81st Naval Guard Unit( r& f" C& c# j7 a2 q
13th Naval Construction Battalion1 ]9 r5 b; y# I3 n1 W( H5 L
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:) R0 v7 \# G: x+ f: q) ^
1st USMC/1st Regiment
7 Z/ P$ X v+ O1 a& [ 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
9 K- o0 j' T7 Q3 x. ^( Y: e8 i 1st USMC/5th Regiment) z- w5 q1 t0 I# J
3rd USMC Defense Battalion# _6 }$ X2 o% p5 d
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- m0 l' f: _" j( R3 l( U( k2 u+ BGround combat at Tulagi (114,137), r5 s, k2 o- h' P
5 s: I9 |1 V6 d+ z$ g9 ~1 MJapanese Bombardment attack( S* S- Y! d3 v9 t; W1 l8 K6 g2 G
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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{& n7 X' U4 s) CDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:8 T& A' ^) T# ]$ m' _
20 casualties reported5 `" x8 z, V& q" f2 f$ ^, ~
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled) i' H0 X3 O; z3 O1 B: s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 w& K# Y( {, x( ]4 V* ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled `7 P/ c% H! y b
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Assaulting units:
5 ^ a( E) ?# R Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
3 Z* {' M- F# U$ d( B! W) V" W$ f- S- x 14th Naval Construction Battalion/ d8 }+ N5 {6 ^/ e: p
129th JNAF AF Unit & t& z* p3 l8 }6 O4 q
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% G3 F0 T/ \1 P- ] 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
; b+ H! b3 g2 a$ r: S {8 s+ M# u 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1, u$ @/ Y+ R. y5 O+ d/ K* h- {$ ~
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |