8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 E( N9 j! u4 Y( Y: P6 B
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Allied Ships4 h. z9 W8 R0 z( |$ i
DD Henley, Shell hits 1' Q1 R( q& q: v0 a( a h. t* F
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire, z2 i% F6 L3 g8 v$ Z* e
AKA Alchiba6 [: E# |+ C8 ]& m d/ k
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' @/ }5 n7 H6 @2 T9 p4 J% CAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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4 y1 }3 ` F6 D; M) z8 a$ TAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% J- f5 q( n3 r) U! s s p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
; E0 C8 I5 a! f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 B. d# L+ q1 z& ]7 M) L. l
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
. w c+ h# ?0 U$ N Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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* V6 {: z2 J* H) ~5 Z5 g6 qPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)" R0 w- z1 X: }) p
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey8 D; U; u' B) k7 g) A9 U: l
DMS Southard7 J7 `9 q& S( K! G
APD Little1 _/ `8 g1 w6 y1 q0 M
APD Colhoun/ Q- j9 n U {8 q4 W( I! o
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3 K6 k& C; q' pAllied ground losses:) Q9 E2 [9 F- m0 ^# ~
21 casualties reported
$ N* \ P& c) A' ~! L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ ^2 \; X7 M/ x- ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 ?* A( q3 ?9 m9 I: R- q; a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:% D' o" ~6 c, h5 K3 Y6 T7 J
28 casualties reported7 U7 J+ s) ~& W3 N0 J! O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 h. }+ T8 A2 r: B, X7 K, [
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled6 ]# ]7 E- P- U/ ^/ Z" Y! d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 Z! K/ L3 T8 R0 IInvasion 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 Helm8 }/ s) ~8 O1 J- B+ L6 y
DD Blue, Shell hits 2% u! y# B6 R! e( O& ~
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& M: V! p' a7 V' _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)6 o9 W- j' h! U2 l, C
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2 y& e7 u2 A2 o DMS Southard7 h4 Y% W/ m$ d, ^9 q
APD Little
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby' A3 q% M9 n+ k' z) @1 t: b6 E
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Allied aircraft
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged# C1 Y7 o' ]' t/ F
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Japanese ground losses:) q! ~7 b7 u" |& I0 D3 d, T
20 casualties reported: c+ K9 J* l* N% N8 c) ]- e2 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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, M' A( L3 U( }; \2 a$ W# O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* o2 M) f1 e. v4 |- t
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)- D' o! K5 J# }8 ^# e2 n
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D* i( W, p4 Y$ v0 t C- d. _1 h B-17E Fortress x 27 D" A+ {5 M! N
; e9 w& f% d2 r' W4 e8 JNo Allied losses
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/ b: K; R; P! ]Japanese ground losses:6 f4 I7 z% z# e. _! s* a; y
40 casualties reported9 X' ^) |; l/ @) C, x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 f9 q0 [# X( b& ], \. U r4 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 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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B-17E Fortress x 3. _8 j: B. i* t9 T7 ]
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4 D+ `$ l1 j+ {" W+ ]Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. T6 a5 E3 ?$ ]$ t9 ]
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Allied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 377 u; `$ j* L. B; f
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8 C7 q1 @$ U6 w6 x GJapanese ground losses:. d4 q5 Q# q$ Y. U
91 casualties reported& ]% i( S' }6 O/ b' w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 d* [3 W1 B9 A* {* O; U
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)1 H/ D+ i& v7 J+ [: z. U- k
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) n1 G; }* K. A' m _
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Allied Ships
6 P1 r) c0 G1 r1 _ AKA Alchiba6 C+ s G5 U, l; t1 N' W. v
DD Henley1 Y: p- |! G3 n# O9 X
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" F$ t. w& V- }) N! d: M" cAllied ground losses:
1 e2 r, n- K" d% b6 S8 p9 } 28 casualties reported
, A, h8 r8 K; Q. z: x2 Z" U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( n& f, T3 T* _5 E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' M3 U2 ]- S0 t: n h/ S) Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ h* d# J3 ~. p5 y, g8 M
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^, c3 n+ U. X. X. K, ^Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)1 i; u' C& m, y l/ a7 x: f4 z, M2 i, F
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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21 casualties reported
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7 y# `" K/ {4 F- n% v+ w% ]* j" wGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88! Y3 d& c+ q( @) Q% G2 U ?
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450/ W- m1 E. h* v. r
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Japanese ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 @9 X1 m) w# x1 M- u' G Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit% B: c# C: s& Z- p; [+ C+ @7 e% @
81st Naval Guard Unit: ~+ o* }, b7 `4 v
13th Naval Construction Battalion
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1 {' A" D; D4 a! g2 \% ODefending units:
( o% } j/ V7 z N 1st USMC/1st Regiment
) _1 z! e6 N8 ^, u- j 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
$ X; Y7 J# _4 h" S 1st USMC/5th Regiment; | D5 @6 O4 B' c5 Q8 t
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)( S0 S# H- U* h3 h3 j8 x) V# Q
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33- T" {0 A1 M+ q
9 l, Y3 Z$ B0 a. B! b) |* q( U+ |' ]6 }Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2425 E: L4 V( l7 t
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20 casualties reported/ l' w# [$ _2 X: ?6 [
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ n J, y& v7 k+ QAssaulting units:
# p2 G' l8 k$ G x- ` Det - Kure 3rd SNLF) _) _& m4 H$ R% G. {( F5 f# P |- h
14th Naval Construction Battalion$ j7 ^8 J7 P9 j8 t
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:% i& w) k0 C, _9 \! v+ s0 T% O
1st USMC Parachute Battalion( a# {8 B. H+ Y. ]: V' v
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
& {! y, X+ ^" o( B% k: m" |& G 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |