8月8日,美军上瓜岛) v+ b; o& B, O; p. m' B) K
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 t' D! [9 a, k" c! q. D
2 v1 o1 @0 ^' M* W! c$ h* dAllied Ships
8 Q& F; O- P/ h* ` DD Henley, Shell hits 1, R7 `3 n1 D" c* f
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
) F% r [* W- Q- T1 u3 ~ AKA Alchiba+ f: j& o0 F8 m
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)2 w% ]& D, [9 T- Q7 F+ S
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138$ R; i1 h7 m1 u; E# K( y) b
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31 casualties reported+ P* w2 U. F. L/ R; O5 A9 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
! A3 N5 S4 t# B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 g: z+ M7 `, {* }: S/ V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: N: w- z5 D9 ?* A" ~) e6 J. l
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
& f) a- ~; u$ G3 p B Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)' W* Y/ C1 x9 p
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137); {8 ?( `6 Y4 z1 `4 }
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 L! v' H) P3 f& B! v
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Allied Ships5 y0 e% x$ k6 d ?
DMS Hovey
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APD Little) u! a3 w5 Z: a3 f( r
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
4 y: P0 {8 p o 21 casualties reported
" h3 S. M& P6 @0 a9 W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 L/ z, n& L8 _+ ^+ j% p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" T( }7 ~' L, d. x, V8 @0 y6 D) U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' F6 M0 ^! w" F% ~* ?0 \7 nAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:2 I) h T+ z3 g7 o {4 C; c
28 casualties reported* c, O. T* ]/ E3 Q5 ?* U9 S* g, k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 `! c/ c: |2 H1 T/ B& u0 b Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 ^* d) a, _1 k8 |1 [" `8 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ Z8 M \! t0 O5 a
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" c& D8 S- b7 G' s% b; G7 c
$ z! k0 s6 N" d# [7 S1 a& V41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Helm) }5 }" W8 W- o' \/ e
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
, n( N0 m+ c. a' k" w2 ?; o7 ^/ _ DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire6 K ^" X/ w: K, d
AKA Alchiba
1 B) n# e4 [1 S1 J; f1 N* e- | DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:" _3 F5 {( ^$ {! Q4 _# P% m2 ?3 Y
14 casualties reported4 ?& s! D( L9 W5 p, Q4 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 m* J3 F; [1 Z2 ]" `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 q m4 A6 W- H# \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 l; _/ I, F9 C2 C$ X/ ]5 W/ C/ {
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships4 R& U: z4 i! U5 J% N m' f" d
DMS Hovey# d- K, E3 \/ b5 r }6 C
DMS Southard
- {: a0 Z* W, w3 g4 _: w4 ~ APD Little
* m/ J0 I4 m2 G3 n/ W APD Colhoun# q5 d6 ?- V7 j# i' k2 W
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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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Allied aircraft
5 v O" H% H+ C5 }: V B-17E Fortress x 14, {/ T' F+ y8 a5 M* Z1 F
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0 c7 |* X3 L: L" JAllied aircraft losses
; f' ^- J& N' c3 k. O1 T B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; V* B, ] w( _8 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! f, e; u2 q; }# ^# x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi), P2 c2 a3 W. P6 i- R+ p3 }
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Allied aircraft
9 e1 D3 G+ x; H, t3 h/ V3 @- O B-17E Fortress x 27
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7 @- ?9 |- s QNo Allied losses
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6 H4 B+ Y6 V& C9 b4 `3 W0 n cJapanese ground losses:
. u7 S# @/ l0 X 40 casualties reported
2 Q* l0 }; C) x* N5 M4 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 D4 b* Q7 u" [6 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
* D) w# G) F7 p" N: k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ A; l8 e1 B8 ~" q
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# G" Q- B2 w: P A5 W+ [1 ^2 V4 JMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft
2 ~' p' E- W' E' { B-17E Fortress x 3& x, N- v1 f4 K* ?& U
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; B% `5 m+ @5 R& W" X3 ZAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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* X- U- Z9 n5 ] T8 \, XWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft( C* z9 h9 M; s5 I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 585 j" u5 R/ d S9 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90; ]2 d0 k% H9 P3 X) C4 }! O
TBF-1 Avenger x 37: W+ E8 b. j7 _5 F6 E: j' M$ L2 G
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No Allied losses* v; j+ W- `2 F
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) p/ F4 x0 d3 E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 P8 C' @: v1 i/ K x% f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138); l8 |; X: M. O, D& m2 l
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AKA Alchiba
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Allied ground losses:
4 f" \5 }- d% ]0 N- O$ R7 i2 h$ ~ 28 casualties reported
) C6 n7 D6 N$ }. I+ R$ v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Z: u9 @. e7 @) T' G, h$ V* ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( Z, ~1 x0 w6 J$ b( E3 U8 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* Z' s; R4 \& u
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; P5 V& P' B4 U4 j9 W" {4 |Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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& ~- z; A: Q& C( @1 k' E42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
7 L" C; [) i# v* d! j DMS Southard
]6 v' q- q& q# }$ V APD Little
" E' i& M& Z# V$ `+ S APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
. v7 i6 \3 }0 y* A6 n O0 } 21 casualties reported& S7 }5 l' Z) i+ C3 u: c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 z( ~; p' ~. k, P6 n* i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 }% k6 t9 [2 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. z, o3 d% H; t" n {, jGround combat at Lunga (114,138)' {& B$ y! B4 _& a5 K/ K' ]
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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 = 450
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Japanese ground losses:) Z X+ G7 y0 z+ f x6 A
40 casualties reported# M: @3 z. c/ F8 p0 e1 |: {/ A
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled* c. Q: b- M' O& a# j, Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
& p; v' T9 |4 E Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit# d# _7 z. o. \5 W8 U) _9 |8 ]
81st Naval Guard Unit) u# x3 [& S0 K* l, W0 T# ~) X3 X
13th Naval Construction Battalion
: m" A: ~0 S5 Q5 S! \$ U: E4 a. J# ]( h 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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: D9 d$ u* c6 Y" EDefending units:
* V4 a7 X4 T9 {6 U 1st USMC/1st Regiment
( Y9 R# l P2 h% R# {; J 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
: ?- g/ U0 F' W [% d3 V! a 1st USMC/5th Regiment
% \% Q7 p) [+ C3 E7 D 3rd USMC Defense Battalion2 h7 P6 p7 S+ H/ T, Y
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/ V' k" x% o) n2 d0 AGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33% v1 f- ?6 b& R1 n
( e9 `* D6 R V+ ^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 disabled9 c! c4 M5 o5 g$ ]- l9 P" _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 p0 {" m5 w) G0 @2 j- r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
6 d, r; {9 G' X3 V6 q Det - Kure 3rd SNLF: X9 N: c9 h+ n5 t+ X4 g2 n! e
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
& x6 I- Q S, Q } 1st USMC Parachute Battalion w, D( V. I" @# B
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1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |