8月8日,美军上瓜岛1 A3 y" e2 E G
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. x$ }1 E2 v( K% V9 W2 e4 Z* s" [
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* P$ ^1 s2 K* n1 W DD Henley, Shell hits 1
0 X% K7 d" r" Q g DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire* A0 I' [" U& b; |+ Z, R
AKA Alchiba
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0 U$ z5 m- ]# C' G& ^: P9 CAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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5 l0 X: h6 D0 t0 L2 _8 L8 A! B5 R/ |0 gTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138* U4 o; |( w( I/ `7 ]# k( c
; \- N* n, P8 a/ R$ cAllied ground losses:% k0 @+ z; w7 O! T( K8 k
31 casualties reported W) c1 c& Z9 x2 V# S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 ]( z6 j( B2 K! B0 I! |8 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: ` f" J+ D% m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 A9 D! ?8 W7 }: x: y" v Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)& E2 l9 U5 Z; L0 F+ u0 L
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)" Y( Z8 ~$ b! v; J6 z: b3 ^4 z
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 y7 Y# W0 I/ |9 p O6 |
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Allied Ships
* a" i2 ? ]7 |& q: V: n1 a DMS Hovey, k+ l* K& ]% W/ i& ]4 |
DMS Southard
* b( |, e' x) T) s1 ~8 X, N/ w% g APD Little' X( L$ _) r$ B6 d* L
APD Colhoun! {. x' v. U+ r8 w! C: G6 ^+ o
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Allied ground losses:5 r1 v9 s' N6 r
21 casualties reported
0 _( ]% O( } ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- c$ Q7 D* Z& H$ [4 u0 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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( B+ ~- J' c" d- R. l' p( \Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:
7 v7 V7 e) o7 V4 i% q- c 28 casualties reported
, ^: [+ e" B% Q- Y& V: R& u Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- t3 n# ]; F( a i9 K3 ?# I Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
, F" \7 s% p1 y& h! g ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' e7 b g6 ]' U+ v3 A) R
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!) [: P- S: M% p, \( g6 L
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Allied Ships
. ?/ P9 a" q- r& B; M- M DD Helm
5 c0 r2 c2 J6 U: u( a# [ DD Blue, Shell hits 28 M4 l3 \' Q; E% ~' P0 @
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ X1 K' s( F. a AKA Alchiba0 [! l9 r7 A9 q' R' r% U9 X
DD Henley3 q; }( e7 R4 d5 b
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Allied ground losses:
7 c( L# D' y! n 14 casualties reported( D( N4 S" I. f% ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( ^9 N1 P) W- z, B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. G6 u- _& g. X4 U t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ F' w& m# b' I2 [
H" } Z0 H; l; A2 aInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137) z4 P9 ?. r9 G# ~! t# D) S* z
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# ?" I' v9 ?+ j3 N& M# X8 _
- f3 q7 C7 a% Z& X P5 @ |Allied Ships! D7 G+ q4 V8 r8 y9 t v- b7 m! S
DMS Hovey0 Y s) a6 R* n
DMS Southard$ |1 F3 n# S U' X4 n' \
APD Little
$ F: W# I( g4 I$ I APD Colhoun
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby$ J; W8 T* j c, d% p, W
. F9 c' N& ]5 U8 f1 bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 [5 j' v& g( B( Q% `3 e( b
# E1 J3 l# |$ n$ e v' CAllied aircraft
% b" b2 z! M8 G B-17E Fortress x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
: S6 r# j! ?" ?/ n% L B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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7 p; V) F& |" B$ r1 `9 j1 SJapanese ground losses:
8 M; P4 H; ~2 V 20 casualties reported
6 q% d$ T: |, ^$ I Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- g$ ~( w5 Q5 u7 Z( }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 {+ ]# C2 T& \- U7 h% m& X2 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 U8 U& i" L' B- d8 [
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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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7 `4 p ]: `. V% ? B-17E Fortress x 27* |! K; O- ^: j0 v/ |% g5 X! b8 p1 E
( ]4 l3 c% N1 V$ |No Allied losses& b% {( K4 n O
+ Q) w: C/ R4 }; qJapanese ground losses:2 j+ ?3 w- X2 S* Q/ k
40 casualties reported
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% r0 H' Z8 w0 J! y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 W: g& s; T c7 C) W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 @9 \" p. a# s2 q0 R/ t
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' n% T0 o8 `- G1 GMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby/ H7 L1 Y+ B4 O$ r
! l6 Y& P& v( A2 JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 K0 y$ q4 v7 t1 {- YNo Allied losses9 M3 l' B( O, S4 N4 l( C/ ~
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) [/ j+ Q+ x7 A& p& aAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)! V9 F8 v- O7 ^
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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, ~+ D7 u7 n' l; E" J F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
( q2 R: H: N/ ]: b# L+ h g SBD-3 Dauntless x 90 T4 K0 c k4 H C R
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses. {% o6 |- ^) s7 q- t# w
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Japanese ground losses:$ i$ b( R* b; r
91 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 N+ A) J& K6 H: N, g8 U
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)4 N$ l' E" w8 J# ?. f5 Z( Q. s# i
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Allied Ships
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' m+ r" E4 k( y/ N$ FInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)0 S; h" n% W4 _& Y# {
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% a1 I+ u: p6 a; F
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little0 O+ \8 h* L3 g, k1 h. V7 T
APD Colhoun
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21 casualties reported, @; \; @/ f7 I+ I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( z; |' z9 K9 K: c% b* z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! l( k* Y" X/ i/ A$ S2 U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. G S$ j R2 ]) J
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4 ~% p+ Q+ s+ w! R5 i/ H" o# J! ]Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack# I2 o1 l- X; P. F# r2 ]
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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. l; _: V1 W& r) P1 a$ |) [7 G: vDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:0 ^' a( J& ~. `& j; K9 R& P* f n
40 casualties reported; U. G) h; u5 L
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ V! u( @' i% [: N" ]' }$ d
V" `7 i3 {4 Q9 ?Assaulting units:$ ]% f, w" D4 i0 Q# K
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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. W" g' ~1 q# z; \) Y6 d$ | 13th Naval Construction Battalion
( [; z$ f+ I# {2 z' ~* }) r& T 11th Naval Construction Battalion' [ g8 |5 n2 [+ t+ I- F
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Defending units:! m0 @9 ?3 h1 B) k+ ~7 h9 y8 v0 O
1st USMC/1st Regiment. V g4 B4 K+ h. T# C9 v! {
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion5 u2 V2 ^0 k# }' q$ |
1st USMC/5th Regiment
0 c) U- j1 I* \$ I 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)+ K9 [( s' F& T
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Japanese Bombardment attack" t( [ l I9 ~7 A
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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2 `6 Q) `4 w" z# ?Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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# S' I% b# U( b& u! E6 g m' fJapanese ground losses:
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( q. G" ~: m; z/ ] v Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ]) h2 P! {: J1 I0 N6 ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ I9 {1 {. a( q9 y0 y9 A7 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, w! b7 N$ G. }
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
9 L% x, M; f6 O2 I0 A4 A 14th Naval Construction Battalion
1 I9 U5 k8 C! `( ^/ m 129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
* Z8 o { r, s! D5 ] 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /10 d( z( L/ p; u1 L' Q% Y+ O! t- K
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |