8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!5 e/ j7 i6 s! P( [, [ n/ r1 j% v
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Allied Ships4 R# j3 e8 D6 l2 l, U% }* O
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
. Z" {5 a( y" J2 P, E DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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3 I. s5 P) B4 n2 I% S* nAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)7 _$ ~& c6 @% @ T% r
5 x7 L+ t2 d; _+ {2 L2 q# yTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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2 y0 k) N2 N: p& L0 aAllied ground losses:
3 D' M7 o; \6 C# W* E1 n 31 casualties reported: Q" n* s# T7 C4 D. s. T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 b* I8 X: C: R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" X# \" k6 X* Y% \3 @5 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ Q9 r. X" x9 G5 ] Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 R" J/ ]" U6 M Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled), h: {3 h8 B4 q4 B) Z+ D
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0 x' q' W) G8 W- I4 y8 s1 DPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)" H" A* O$ G4 c4 E6 y1 c
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 E1 \# s" z4 W) S$ ~8 K
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Allied Ships. Y% Q+ F$ Z% p
DMS Hovey* f3 y* Y/ Q9 r9 A: d4 W
DMS Southard
5 E4 M1 b; `1 a9 k: h APD Little
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Allied ground losses:$ v) w- P# t+ y, k
21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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6 b- \9 e6 l/ d' d8 rAllied ground losses:1 B3 [2 n/ h* \+ T- z+ N$ t
28 casualties reported
! y) [" b3 `: R Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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( J' f0 R0 `2 T7 Q3 Y1 XInvasion 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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- C8 i) w* z; o. ?, C t2 X% p DD Helm
+ `$ {# x7 `9 X/ L; T" I DD Blue, Shell hits 2; Q5 w& F# h! }, w" Q! n8 R
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley! v( C5 b5 A9 T- K" D
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Allied ground losses:& V3 Z9 |* s, `8 z2 _+ _
14 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled E1 S8 O* q7 Y" j6 `8 a4 s: ^# x) ?9 r2 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* X* W9 I* x6 x* v! k2 v% ]1 WInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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: f0 i8 H9 h! ]( |2 g: a: y n5 c: Q20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 U+ m) ?. Y5 g; U0 m/ `% |/ }2 h& m# I
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/ q0 L3 Q- ]) l! P# X3 |: p DMS Hovey8 [) m8 c' E) q% R; x
DMS Southard* S2 C8 z* W6 `" o% E; U
APD Little
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby j* {9 {8 u2 v
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Allied aircraft1 o4 A. c+ D6 y3 n) m
B-17E Fortress x 14% m! c- K. F; ^- O) K
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Allied aircraft losses
1 I! i- r! Y6 u9 H) E B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged6 ~8 z M9 C) y. q
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- ^ G7 Z& ?; {* g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled B2 `; Q& \' L
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)! _; S6 x J1 M& t5 f/ Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ J3 S9 i/ Q0 ]* e7 F
Allied aircraft
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40 casualties reported
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' B/ [) m7 F% M/ v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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' a, I9 N" D$ B7 w$ gMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 3& D) H3 b( F; R4 _: W
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/ R; J$ g- L# t' N6 b2 g9 Q# YAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" F. V& V, `0 f
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4 N2 K) Q3 N. Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 581 C7 p8 O1 E) Q! F+ }5 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
9 ^* Q1 d1 _. h, N TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses% I3 y s- @/ T* x5 X- y" F
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Japanese ground losses:
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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)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ F' X7 ~- q: G0 t8 E; d
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AKA Alchiba0 b& o" e1 ~8 R5 a! X$ a' `
DD Henley
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8 g7 Q% _1 D4 ?. f" G5 X) ]Allied ground losses:6 Q( v, d+ l, O& ]
28 casualties reported
7 u+ Z) _! B! b( Z" u# \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ j$ z# N5 E: S, L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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# k" q6 I: E) }8 L( FInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)+ i/ ^+ M; l2 j( _
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DMS Hovey4 W! N u4 \0 W) T
DMS Southard
5 H3 j! X- w% z" U" E APD Little
6 M+ @, w. ]; g9 M" }. u4 }4 Z APD Colhoun
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21 casualties reported" J! }7 ], q2 y" P. g9 \, t# m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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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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40 casualties reported
6 B7 b# B. o) y7 V# Z3 _ Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
% O) t" W) l/ e7 s" [3 u5 Y' q( e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
M9 p8 x1 U `! H, W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 I' m3 n/ L v' k$ K3 T/ j: p% x
( R, V! W% q- ~, S9 o$ f: _* NAssaulting units:
6 p# P: P* S% x9 | Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit, W! w+ d1 } {$ l1 {+ s% s3 B
81st Naval Guard Unit5 |5 i$ z" ]- J8 T: c
13th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
( n# r2 L6 i/ x1 ?$ }$ V9 W4 Y7 i$ A 1st USMC/1st Regiment
+ \& f# @8 |4 K$ q& S2 i 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
5 g) r* e/ B' ~+ y4 G 1st USMC/5th Regiment
9 z7 V( x! A' \, ^" y5 f 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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+ K+ n' w, p5 [& e; [- k* V1 I/ n; U8 bJapanese Bombardment attack
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; T6 p" p% Z7 r9 \5 yAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33% R2 s4 [; ]' S- [( g# O
' d* T4 j& j) KDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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20 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% t6 z3 W$ a% N' q B% P6 R
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF9 T! B6 P5 ?. f5 H# ?
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:4 h. g- e K# c M: E+ X
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
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1 F$ L: h! \ t) R" ? 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |