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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Allied Ships) p- A) x: g- I5 w+ f5 h
DD Henley, Shell hits 1. [, J! M! a. }9 o( M5 H, Q7 \
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire- t9 B! ~- e2 o9 x, S
AKA Alchiba
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7 B; ]5 m& V4 U& }/ UAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:
! o$ s& b3 @5 W 31 casualties reported- D+ D, [3 [& N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 Z1 F, W5 g/ y2 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 x; X$ @1 q+ c& b) }9 U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- H8 u! Z: r% B: m* L! F Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
$ d- b6 q" ~% Q) y: ^ Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)& e- J4 F; G0 ]1 Z+ o2 t% j. k
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4 h( i' h, [% w* w8 }2 O& b5 g8 NPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
6 J& a$ j& i _ DMS Hovey# h/ g; J$ E _) E0 v
DMS Southard P( |0 K) ~, y' N% X* F2 g# i7 V
APD Little6 U3 _% W$ R' V! ~% V
APD Colhoun+ F! B, R3 a- f x$ y
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r6 K% ^, _9 r! e1 nAllied ground losses:" _7 D9 U ~( Z* K) W) q" b0 z! ]
21 casualties reported
' e1 c; \2 l( ~% [$ N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ @ p* Y+ }( z8 t8 N* y; X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' s7 @' |9 r/ _1 |$ n y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)1 m: k! R9 G4 y5 c4 p' ]( t: Z
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- T: f% z7 z; s Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ W3 I# l+ b# ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 h3 B( ?3 a/ Y+ ?$ \+ K
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Allied Ships+ `& Z# x/ ^$ [' E2 v% t
DD Helm
7 h6 e) S5 N4 C0 f# {1 w5 K4 l DD Blue, Shell hits 2
2 h: f, J. C2 D$ p DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire4 p+ s3 }3 A2 f4 V1 w
AKA Alchiba
y- @& L' K& T) H' f' k( V/ P DD Henley9 G7 s; @; g( ^, r) P
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Allied ground losses:. ]- G7 N7 `( g, A k
14 casualties reported
% [, x+ d) B( E% Z% p. n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 g8 s j2 g0 E) i4 x2 G- B: d* Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 s5 i" d+ f1 p) }* l* i! \" Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 ~1 x; B# @; Z6 d
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)0 o! m0 U( P- r$ G5 E2 R3 |
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DMS Hovey
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: A! @; w M% c/ I, S- S/ ?Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby7 t3 f1 \3 @, k1 f) j% w7 {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Allied aircraft
, s5 a/ Q$ Q Q4 c6 f) q B-17E Fortress x 14
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:* u, m I) a1 D) w$ v: F
20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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! h1 k! _4 c# i$ m# g# W6 oMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 x- J8 Y3 \& H; B' F* _& B B-17E Fortress x 27. |( r0 t# C* n6 m
8 q3 i1 W- u* y4 _4 Y+ ?0 jNo Allied losses1 p- H) w- |- t* K' f
# Y0 x8 }+ o \# ^2 mJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! h/ [/ Q" j! Q; N7 I' L; t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 [" m7 L' X+ j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. D5 a6 f7 O) S0 Y
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58! X" N" v3 n' n2 f" g9 n7 D( E( w/ ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
1 o! P: P8 a/ t9 e TBF-1 Avenger x 37# ?6 p8 C, t% ~6 @; {" M" V2 {9 M
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No Allied losses: D) O, O: ~$ g$ q$ A
1 A' K3 ?; x: b+ p: w3 M3 U/ hJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) d8 {; i; l+ q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 d$ b2 t/ J$ b1 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ o" }9 \" S- o) j" cInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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DD Henley; o) E; K* o l3 j# x* w
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' Z4 \+ Z- q# h4 e* E; g 28 casualties reported
% ]% f7 w' X4 e s! p Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 l: m( U/ j2 }; n/ k/ d9 o5 b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! l C9 @" Z4 p2 x* u3 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137); b0 r8 k: A% R F* C) A
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DMS Hovey) |0 D3 T9 V, Q
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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21 casualties reported8 i; L( M5 E. T% a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 j; g2 g' o! O# `& `1 h8 i5 U: K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. f8 W+ H% E" n+ X+ I% |0 t% F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' L; Y- e' q7 n( S% Z5 O
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)3 R! ]" {: i/ b
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88/ j: } Q% j1 w
9 G( i! L. b7 F& O! yDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450; U1 _! ]9 u0 l9 U
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( a7 K$ t6 P$ \ 40 casualties reported
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! C" b0 s- m1 Q) I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 K' q+ E; w' \; b; x7 h+ b$ O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ `" D3 W/ V+ p1 Y% l
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Assaulting units:7 D( H9 t' j1 T! }* L$ T( p
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit z) G# @8 k* r8 k A# v) e4 u
81st Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:) o& D7 o' W( w0 q
1st USMC/1st Regiment; W5 z$ k0 v% A* c
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion6 D" Y$ p% U( F7 n7 x( I0 {
1st USMC/5th Regiment+ a1 c% C1 y. A9 {- h
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)9 }8 `' s( O, j# J! v: W$ i2 K
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Japanese Bombardment attack$ i# L# G5 g2 p: J1 B" ^" D) P
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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; z- o* I2 J5 r9 r2 a0 s0 oDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242$ s7 F# C+ s+ t. I8 N1 H! Y
4 J4 {2 t& Z" }. j2 p; ]5 E, cJapanese ground losses:% }* v) k4 J9 b: }9 [( \2 _
20 casualties reported" ^) Q# _" B7 L& q
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled. F! g% @ C8 x+ G) F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 @$ q) V4 _4 z! L" b9 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 h+ E0 n2 {8 r. Y# j$ f
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF6 P- ?0 N* u6 C
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:/ J( `& m& l# {( K. E8 J; Q
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
7 O6 l d. }0 n7 W 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
9 u; _ W# N- k9 [" }! j2 o! f" C 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |