8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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* F6 c& t8 M) r3 G6 x; {+ D8 `) i# KPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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- D/ T/ o/ t6 C5 KAllied Ships
: Q0 T5 m$ W3 k7 |1 I3 I+ s* W DD Henley, Shell hits 1* m* c! N1 ^6 \2 b. I e
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire! v3 u: v7 p; H% Z' V
AKA Alchiba
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% l9 n: e9 Q4 W4 I4 mAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)4 ~* K" d8 d$ c, n) \. O
* k8 s" h! h6 l8 ~TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138" H# s' p' h& S8 v" v
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Allied ground losses:3 |; w _7 c% h4 I
31 casualties reported" Z1 C7 N% y& X' v1 j9 S4 k4 @9 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* h( K* v! g2 ]* ^7 V# [# i* l% t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! x9 w9 L G* p ?. C( l0 Z q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 N- h4 l4 y) I( p8 f! g& e9 l# S Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)7 x( K3 x7 J: Z
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
5 }0 [! M: C) g5 e( O DMS Hovey* }8 `. N* S7 s- d& D
DMS Southard* B' X5 Z& A/ V! |7 C9 e' |
APD Little4 m q8 A2 h. V, @: U! }$ M
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:+ P& L. i2 M }
21 casualties reported
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5 i$ V- ]1 a3 t1 H9 l# C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% I5 B; I9 p/ Q. d, a6 HAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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$ K# ?* [3 H+ u$ EAllied ground losses:! \1 @, P$ ?% a' x& J
28 casualties reported. c1 |: c( b$ c# K* x. j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- W1 H& F7 ~. M7 N M- HInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 D$ B' A" o8 W5 y+ s$ d1 v
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DD Helm
8 A- o$ j# d' ]1 ?5 ^ DD Blue, Shell hits 28 p Y$ R9 G/ H) X
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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5 I# p, g4 ^. t; r7 A" q* H DD Henley
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, V% g( x- b# X5 ?# tAllied ground losses:) _" _6 t, f' }
14 casualties reported
. |* T' P3 g- n [$ @' j1 T Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ c; d( ]2 M; z. q2 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships: F0 F- A" `: o, o4 n' K) B0 u# f
DMS Hovey
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8 H" ^ N4 U) }( u' k, e- ]! N APD Little7 k7 }: d+ l. U2 C- K
APD Colhoun
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% q6 W9 ~2 y8 I1 q% V" V( N$ d8 f2 a& kMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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7 L8 Z, k2 U+ _( W- }$ WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Allied aircraft
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1 r- A2 `" e: N7 O$ E) a; xAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese ground losses:1 E1 M: ^5 M$ j( l: m
20 casualties reported
4 Y8 j% C' v' U! b Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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: v9 x2 G" v' h) b; w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 ?% H/ N; q; ?* D! ]# {& M- [1 }
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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# L1 X) j; s e0 O7 h3 ]" _- U
Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses# G6 a6 k; ^2 J+ M2 T$ g
6 V* q W" ]# F% Q3 fJapanese ground losses:
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0 C5 Y7 e. R, K, A+ r' U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% E# C0 T7 }1 q. w3 v j! a
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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B-17E Fortress x 36 C% A0 }5 b+ i3 G1 ]
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga), I8 g+ z% { e$ ^2 Y
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
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2 a1 \2 s2 ` G 91 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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f$ j. D+ C$ O8 I0 G# DInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138); e8 B. R4 j) j1 ]8 g, V: f
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AKA Alchiba! J2 m+ h A) x4 m
DD Henley
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28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. P b5 `$ @7 K' Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships6 `- G( T6 o* `
DMS Hovey4 H$ _. o' {" P6 q6 Y0 A
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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$ B) Q$ u+ K! v5 B& r' q h/ kAllied ground losses:3 W2 U: q* f! ^
21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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* U, v1 A a( S7 z6 P6 h# dGround combat at Lunga (114,138)# G# | V) h" q" U5 q6 t
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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 = 4509 \) V. F0 o ~2 [9 T: c6 s" ^ o
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Japanese ground losses:
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$ \) H9 e1 l7 K- n Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
- v$ i3 J# c- N& o+ E/ _ Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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, i, H3 R, J0 X; G 13th Naval Construction Battalion
D/ z/ B4 N. j1 t& \( y$ p 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:% e& \! }5 O* |/ U; d" x
1st USMC/1st Regiment* K( j: t1 P( X: |# T
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion1 P$ u, P6 T, @# g8 |" w; c
1st USMC/5th Regiment
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)3 M" {' j5 H* r5 y6 y- s: R4 \
& [7 f7 F0 j! gJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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1 {& N9 e& n) _9 k. {Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2420 \0 Q8 D8 N: y2 J3 | o
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20 casualties reported. V% X5 g: d1 ~' c
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: E: ? Z( B. Q7 s5 g; L& o R
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. S8 ?. r0 ?3 ^, ~4 qAssaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion; o2 i' `- h' x
129th JNAF AF Unit * V8 \7 U# Z4 A4 H7 Q# `( j2 k
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Defending units:2 P" l! C0 A& B7 r& \3 _
1st USMC Parachute Battalion3 Y& ?% }: m6 ^6 }. t
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
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