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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DD Henley, Shell hits 1) S6 o0 w# l8 I7 B6 C! C& `
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)/ l9 k4 e1 m/ A+ }1 e
! ]- j! _, L% \' L* k1 ^2 uTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:, q- G( b* [$ L) d) Z
31 casualties reported
. A/ B; m* u# \/ f$ G' h Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
+ V! E2 Z/ _5 }# F8 g; t/ E( S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: V& m' o4 D& s$ ?& C! }. p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 J! C; X a* R/ |7 H Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
% P8 V# H. n" G# n, Y7 p, x: b Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137): P8 q5 a0 K9 v5 `0 O' W
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) G% j( [" r1 F e6 P* g( S, a DMS Hovey
2 E6 @- r3 S4 y& g" m1 m DMS Southard: @8 a0 u- y! ?, E$ @
APD Little1 `8 t. T; Q/ O
APD Colhoun; H- [9 n/ }0 n- H W4 {: S8 \, v+ n* G; u
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# m' o: v- D0 }& uAllied ground losses:
# F) g1 f3 w, E; K7 ~) ~ 21 casualties reported
# M/ [( f" P1 O3 q9 e6 V$ C# u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 G, k! q, |; P7 J U& b, m) W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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28 casualties reported9 m+ ]- e! ]7 n1 w" m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled% G" [* o7 H* w' x( f" H/ _5 a
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled- ~4 h% ]0 T' K, t; A& z! t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ I; a) U) q/ z
. l) B+ o) N! L' f9 \' Q% K: a, F5 KInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!1 e+ a& Y$ h- ]0 t& o
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.: D |% K% G5 \7 [- }
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Allied Ships
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DD Blue, Shell hits 2
0 J; n* R8 G/ a/ @2 @, y DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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0 ^9 V) ]- a! r' z/ p5 v1 m DD Henley$ o; M2 c# |' P2 ]: T8 \
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 A- O }8 k' {( x7 l& H$ @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, `0 n. y" a% W' X1 U" }1 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137); X# \( b- J' m; B& M( o7 n
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Allied Ships
" X3 r$ l: Y7 t DMS Hovey) ^# l7 M: ^- U1 j; n# ~
DMS Southard9 i* E! l0 y4 N9 ~
APD Little' O; g) U% V; N3 X- }
APD Colhoun) v! A. ~4 P3 ?& Y3 j5 Z) v
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- ^, I9 k2 Q4 R1 G4 y$ H1 aMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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B-17E Fortress x 14
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 \/ F* y7 D Z' o2 s. n ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)& F, g8 ?' [! ]8 b; g
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:* v2 ]1 f9 T% n {5 P, B
40 casualties reported4 R) I; n* B& M. R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 M; v& r8 Y8 q 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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B-17E Fortress x 3. p7 G: B- @- ]
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No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)- R8 a0 P, z/ n3 j6 T( W& F3 i
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft0 ?, J/ t5 @7 X. {: }. Q# G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
7 J( O& M' K* t w SBD-3 Dauntless x 90: p" ?- y# y" s9 S0 I4 M
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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Japanese ground losses:! ?+ ^, x6 n, d( y- d$ z1 i' `+ r
91 casualties reported
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) Z0 j4 j" |( ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 N3 F. G0 B) D* ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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a5 j G. D+ h6 h" p6 x! }Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Ships
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, N5 m# f, o+ Q: j0 g9 _ DD Henley8 b" Y( v3 S2 j; E% e3 D0 S6 v: H s7 e
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28 casualties reported5 o+ C* O/ p* P( i: H# T. e1 S* K" V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; u0 D) N8 F0 ^+ a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled* c" P! L; Q% o8 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- U0 D% S+ n/ v4 c( G8 b" X
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137). U' W! i {# q& G8 O/ s9 M
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
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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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8 A; B) o0 F( D1 z2 r& s* U- P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. K3 x, B$ T' k* a# h* p$ u: o
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)/ Q u' x) m: N9 D3 m2 Z6 K+ T$ x- u
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Japanese Bombardment attack2 {0 p- Y; o) x! @# S3 i( P& h8 N* M
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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& m9 o* \3 K( P7 a0 L+ d6 FDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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0 d, j/ R* k; x; y, |, |Japanese ground losses:
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1 P; \6 c+ u( @; \; m8 B3 B Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 ?% G9 h& b% {% @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 P2 J2 Z5 A! M8 v7 t6 V( j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- X. |& V; q6 i
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion; }3 k7 ^4 X+ u1 O$ l7 a3 Y
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Defending units:
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: |# U* d: @+ H! B& }% m 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion/ F9 x+ o* B2 G
1st USMC/5th Regiment! M: S- O+ T% i: \/ |4 m- |, I. r4 I3 b
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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, x' f- m9 u; @2 _Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137) l4 \; }1 b( Q5 c8 b! t# h6 S
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 333 t' ~/ S2 v9 v2 u
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% g* F$ W; ?0 c* W, x' kAssaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion& N- B* l/ Q; J2 P% \- ?, l
129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion* t3 {5 B. o3 ?* c8 q, M. R2 V- i
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
7 K/ I; o' t9 v6 t 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |