8月8日,美军上瓜岛8 w: _8 f- M, Z" t5 I/ ]. s9 Y; L
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!* Q% }5 L9 O* Z$ l- q8 W
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Allied Ships
9 V! n! _# O/ e X; U DD Henley, Shell hits 1
( ^) F0 r( q H! L# G! H( n6 v$ w DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire3 Y( l1 m/ ]5 r6 z
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138( [7 v* h( F+ Z2 |% a) L
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Allied ground losses:7 r0 m# W- {) a {3 [0 A
31 casualties reported
% t8 z/ i6 P! {! b" a Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
! h) A' k8 q& F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! k+ _9 G% x9 X2 W6 U; |; W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% Z9 O: i& D1 I! i Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
$ ]) G- a; x0 j/ J6 ^8 \% W* z Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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$ c, c) S9 D- G* o7 z/ |Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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8 Q, u5 n! E6 _9 X46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships- K! Y' b% y- L7 j# }. @
DMS Hovey
; X& D D6 [, P, t. ] DMS Southard
% _5 x3 H# R) ^9 o" ~ APD Little
* {3 B0 {% r! \. u+ x APD Colhoun
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5 Y8 i1 P; O& E5 hAllied ground losses:
" R& `# X! ^. V% @ B) g6 f( c 21 casualties reported1 V0 ]( r1 u3 x( g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- ]* l8 u0 u5 z4 B0 \# D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: x9 o2 X" U% ^- L/ O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# Q" a, e/ J% V" M1 G6 q& C
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:
8 ]7 b5 ?* b& `1 f$ V+ A 28 casualties reported. u% t, |) u% j/ N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 A5 |3 l( C' h- I
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled; _2 d8 I+ ^! _% w" M5 Y# @2 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 f0 B! g. i$ @( ~9 N$ ^
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!' K' W- v( ]# ]
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* P: `% x9 S9 D" O- `
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DD Blue, Shell hits 29 w% m3 E3 s/ o8 A# L" S
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
P/ U/ t) b8 D9 A' _, U AKA Alchiba8 A& @$ ^7 S8 T( ?
DD Henley3 H% r4 X6 A; @7 L1 _
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Allied ground losses:8 A- R5 u% F1 C# Z8 _/ r
14 casualties reported
- y. g) v6 v/ f8 [+ V+ @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" Q) } q- v- f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' f9 }6 e0 D, v& o) F5 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 L6 P5 Q. l( ~6 j. YInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)+ d. y m# S5 S$ \" ?1 |' ^1 O
3 m0 ?8 b3 j: c8 T4 x( `20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* z) ?- Y' u- _4 B# M
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Allied Ships( P! T4 c1 r8 C. K( V* J) Z, Q: X
DMS Hovey0 R& r& Q3 x7 W4 r
DMS Southard
/ x) N/ K) O' j5 x; ~' i APD Little% f9 R: q2 L" O
APD Colhoun9 p4 f1 k% n! p, a! s( ]; s9 p
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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B-17E Fortress x 149 a5 p1 I2 ~. _; x1 X. b& T$ w
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Allied aircraft losses
( ]0 @+ w7 F) X B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged4 J" \5 T0 v: \* ~9 e
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Japanese ground losses:+ P* v7 o2 [& w, y& n+ X/ S
20 casualties reported! @0 ^) J2 w% z2 B' d. D* r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 R1 K+ T+ y q4 m5 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 r) ~/ h) z: A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 27
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No Allied losses
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: G7 ]# J' }* R8 c5 n& aJapanese ground losses:: Y, ?" u. z; j( s& v
40 casualties reported0 P( o! v7 Y2 d. f9 X; |4 {, @" G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! Y9 h8 \1 [1 _& A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
, E5 M' N1 A& T5 g) @! X( Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby$ W6 C/ ?5 ]0 B0 ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 E8 I9 c7 U) F. y8 @1 K
Allied aircraft1 e* P8 w9 `& K6 A/ o9 D
B-17E Fortress x 3
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No Allied losses
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0 U0 [# n/ N' A4 i3 F( YAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)2 g8 t* ?6 i& z7 [
) J; }; x8 e7 K; g2 r2 L8 YWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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% z1 S) g ~1 yAllied aircraft
1 N [" m( |) b+ V' S F4F-4 Wildcat x 58* A, b9 n0 x+ h7 w3 }+ p3 r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 905 k& r- x2 |& Q0 u
TBF-1 Avenger x 37% U% w/ Y: F. L. w+ I- `( ?
9 |6 H' e1 J- w+ R9 z4 O fNo Allied losses1 w8 X/ Z; u9 e' P1 Z+ z: v; p
/ y& m% k! a" ?' l1 F) w. pJapanese ground losses:
9 h$ e& H2 }6 g+ ~5 T 91 casualties reported
3 h- B* A& ]) [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled2 g; n& A, l& }; o$ l6 Z$ [0 W! N) P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 D' _9 O4 y! Q) R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 l9 l& X6 R0 T9 V6 ~( ~9 H
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: a8 k* R+ C3 k% Y% ^' cInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)3 R$ k+ K. H* y8 g) O# z5 B, g: X2 Y
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' q) |- {+ _: n7 Z6 h3 ]! d" p/ C
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Allied Ships: }8 z# P& b5 l5 ?1 [6 O& p
AKA Alchiba N9 v/ j* b/ D2 u6 H6 c
DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
' z2 M7 k7 q4 y `0 r0 l 28 casualties reported
% Z# G3 Y# O3 f3 T6 f. O7 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 B, R6 x1 m5 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# z+ z8 U' t' v2 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% A8 @* }* B2 c% h2 j- P+ ^
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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; R! h# E, ^2 i4 N3 l" G42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 ]# s# V; ~; W; H
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Allied Ships
, V, G }2 z; G DMS Hovey
' b: _8 ?& T5 e. _ DMS Southard
5 f% R8 t5 h5 C9 x! A( v APD Little U8 C7 l. ]1 c+ Y6 r! b6 ~4 S$ T
APD Colhoun
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% f3 \; W1 c) |. yAllied ground losses:
; o+ w8 y: M' w5 f) b M* B# P0 \ 21 casualties reported3 c! t; c- R% R& F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% ?5 L+ C9 C& k2 F) v& H( o$ k8 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" ]9 v/ j$ s- D" x+ I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( K5 B# c* N% V8 M! s) K
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack; ?) c& F( Z3 a1 c8 }) W* {+ I t5 ]- F
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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% F0 `% X7 w+ {- j$ dDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
3 G9 y5 |/ a3 ^1 x 40 casualties reported
! @( C- D5 y1 C6 {+ f Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 v7 A/ K7 t ?1 r0 s1 Q; m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; D. B* S1 P3 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
' Q- ~ f2 j6 y4 r/ f* w- P0 N; w Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
. h' e9 s, L! A( E 81st Naval Guard Unit
3 c. K* s8 j* v1 Z; I3 f$ ` 13th Naval Construction Battalion
1 p4 m! e1 h0 H8 [/ Q' \" r! T9 Y 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
7 v: n: `* D, ~1 \& M 1st USMC/1st Regiment0 I6 C5 n% h1 w F4 O! b0 W6 F
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion6 s9 {5 h* s" ~6 J- z
1st USMC/5th Regiment
* x$ ]9 q9 h/ V! z 3rd USMC Defense Battalion* `( x: Z6 \2 z) U) e
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)8 }+ D* n l8 m6 k; h
' @8 ?! A% f& s4 {, oJapanese Bombardment attack$ e1 v1 B9 C# Z! U" y
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled; B, D$ m5 |" x" a& R" \+ F/ {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) O! T! {$ A$ @; J& q8 K9 @* G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
$ I4 `7 X, w: ~! R' h2 g: y- o$ p 14th Naval Construction Battalion8 Q. j- l) Q8 w$ p; c# J, F# k
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
: Z R7 r5 \8 I/ v9 f6 } 1st USMC Parachute Battalion9 Z" e! ~* ^0 U0 r, ]0 M8 l3 ~
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1: F' s8 J( r" v# x5 b# a% s6 j
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |