8月8日,美军上瓜岛, i, B+ M+ e) N0 `$ _# ~1 T# R
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships) W8 q' F: W( M2 V9 f4 x! s& ~
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
9 b5 F& l1 _2 v' O4 h8 q7 Q0 q DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 K1 Y- N- d2 h. N AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)" A2 b+ O# Q+ h2 E& e
( I" l& G6 ]: @; P6 n2 t' q2 sTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1387 t$ [; m# c/ Y! Q$ f2 u5 T/ U+ |
4 J% {* @4 n% zAllied ground losses:
' e9 C# Q8 E, c& I7 X3 r, B; `2 } 31 casualties reported/ h+ C% r1 y6 p& O$ H1 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 B4 D7 F, }; _9 i* y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 c4 _; x8 f: O, P" |9 {8 E# q7 P, O! z. V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 o0 Z8 I5 S' P3 j' \. X( t1 r. @ Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 |, d/ i6 O$ R& k' \ Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)4 i8 X2 J3 h% F- F' H
0 G' T' J8 K9 R$ _46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* b. p" G# W4 @ Z q% [7 i" |
7 l1 a' ?! Q" L) v$ G" mAllied Ships/ p: D7 k% c' P! \8 Z" C. |
DMS Hovey, _* M" Y a# Z" }, @/ x$ n' X* u
DMS Southard
! {" g2 s/ w; G5 |3 f; ^ APD Little
, v% A+ Y& ] z5 E$ x6 B! u APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:1 Y% E; k- E: L
21 casualties reported
) Z2 Y+ h+ A* V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: \$ s a: j' F9 z1 _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% B- l: E \* K2 a! t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# z" _: T5 p# n0 Z
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137): _/ u0 w$ Y9 g3 a! h W
$ M. y; \7 i+ b! R+ z6 QAllied ground losses:6 o E* p3 c( Y7 e1 U- x9 B3 o
28 casualties reported
, d" I% \) K8 P8 E5 b9 X4 k, v! s Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled E5 p$ c) F) ^6 h& t& _
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 x" s* _: E0 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& j2 d% b W9 T. _0 S& `0 ~. K* RInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. o" D8 }2 F$ [( _' e
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Allied Ships
u, V$ N5 C' I/ y6 Z4 v5 ]& ~ DD Helm
; O. q: n7 H. H( C% N3 w DD Blue, Shell hits 2" i# w1 p* X0 H' h
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:1 h. @# W5 o! a# }3 r/ Z4 ]( A
14 casualties reported
: U8 R6 r S0 G* r3 L' k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled B6 N$ `+ h( P/ E( x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: N8 m: o2 n/ r( @/ J" N, F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ X3 ?: ] W: @6 f( v: E9 ^+ ^/ @
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137). c. v3 k0 o! u. a0 ~
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 r' @# D: P/ F5 m/ i% C# ]7 B
& P3 }0 x/ B; \# u9 B3 AAllied Ships
" L4 @7 W! T- ]' F DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby9 D h2 j7 R1 z T) D z G( x
6 X# ?+ f6 |. p6 ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Allied aircraft
# ?/ D8 f4 B2 K B-17E Fortress x 14* \1 \' |5 g5 m6 ], {( C% n. F# d
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Allied aircraft losses9 f( h4 o9 z2 r& o+ U) U9 W
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged) o3 e$ \( ]5 s6 Q, u" _! p
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Japanese ground losses:
5 p" _; r- H! S. P3 A 20 casualties reported
4 z# b9 }( s( f6 b: Z, c Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ q: v0 h- H- Z$ F$ n5 @1 B: g Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! g% z+ Y, x/ @+ C! q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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# F3 r" I+ z) b9 Z X5 z9 JMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)5 i0 @8 d; y1 s, {6 K( x
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Allied aircraft; } c& Q! r$ a9 Z
B-17E Fortress x 27! {& f C. C; s. _3 E$ p
0 j0 }; V T$ G) U9 g* a& |" {No Allied losses
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: J5 p1 V5 ~/ e- J/ @3 I+ N9 yJapanese ground losses:
' o \9 [! j% |( `. Z 40 casualties reported6 ~( k- P+ I' } L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* E5 Q/ w( w' B+ r7 a# U- Z5 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
# \6 a5 ]. T1 _$ e. w! B! z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ e2 X- L& y- K, K2 P# P2 O
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 W- O$ ]' k n$ B9 v7 Y- ]4 E
Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses5 w% |; y) v+ L% ~: _$ [- i! e
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)4 c/ R2 f$ r5 U, j2 D+ ]
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ x9 {0 T- E: j7 F, E. K3 _
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Allied aircraft
* C: Q; U# E' `) B+ ^# | F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
, \( p, }1 x6 j7 x' ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 90# w9 m+ N; ] f1 Y! y
TBF-1 Avenger x 37) P' k! f5 a- N1 {' }
' u) N2 A t2 k" x. R, lNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 H# M' j% O/ { \3 M1 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 M! z. b I; d- V- [ E2 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. c; `# G# Q6 b. a( w# ~/ |) k* K
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$ {9 A( E, |% k9 x/ B" pInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)! L3 h/ F0 B* F6 T0 X. f! v* `5 A
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 p$ L: w4 A0 X- c/ @& N
0 C6 q! p9 p* M& ]" j# c; x+ N) u' CAllied Ships$ V Z/ Q& n1 j6 f' S4 _
AKA Alchiba
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Allied ground losses:9 a8 G7 S) N; _6 E9 D, i- ]6 _
28 casualties reported
& [# D0 n& K* x2 F4 d* P& |! v2 D4 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 B; K* o1 y! m4 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 D- Z% B: o" A6 d6 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)3 X& C p# X0 {# C+ s6 x
5 I7 E$ v( ?4 _* W" [) t# O42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 A v# _9 S- H
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Allied Ships7 @3 i. {* u4 k" `3 S' b. u; \
DMS Hovey V: \- e, g$ i( u/ N7 s1 X
DMS Southard" X) ~9 I% i: S8 W+ ~( Z
APD Little2 R7 v" c$ J. r& j( t
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
) {, l3 {6 d0 s& q 21 casualties reported+ Y( l, S# E3 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( a2 B. b" K( i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; Q7 [9 ~! s2 i0 o! y& O+ L1 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ T: C& U( D1 y$ A" Y
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack& Q3 s# [' {5 V5 h! i8 d
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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" ^' u e$ ~- L3 iDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4505 S, a/ ?3 b6 Y9 o" i' s
( Z9 D! T3 O& y( U o' l, ]Japanese ground losses:! q0 b( C' s ]
40 casualties reported1 z m. L8 m% ^2 ^; @6 x& x& ? W) M
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
' I9 e* }- {2 G5 B1 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. p. g, i# n- h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% K+ ?; i N" Z. W4 s4 T
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Assaulting units:+ F9 \0 y' R2 R$ |. Z5 a: t
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion/ N( H7 J, u* C/ f/ F
11th Naval Construction Battalion; j% c* y1 J, Q8 B& T
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Defending units:
, b9 q& m* Y$ U( u 1st USMC/1st Regiment3 `( F' c) z* V8 u
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
1 L' \. B5 C8 K# y) k 1st USMC/5th Regiment3 D7 t6 t) v8 ]2 }1 S* P6 f( X
3rd USMC Defense Battalion9 V/ L. G* [5 w1 N! U7 c
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)1 X5 A: ]4 k/ u
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4 H+ F! j! |3 i% v- u [Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33+ @; _! @ G+ x' z% n8 J
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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5 z9 S3 e# @7 \7 U 20 casualties reported# Q, u7 [6 k9 o5 V, v
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
V( g& m! j4 s. W4 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 O& z8 K0 {, d* {5 H: |; z# X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF, a5 f- V- g2 C. R% {) O/ c" Y
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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+ ]% v* s$ |1 w# M4 Z C% g( X2 R" `Defending units:
. D4 j" l1 i( G' {) r' j% x6 @" R 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
& z: I8 j* k3 B# `! a% t 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
; j' B& L- S& P1 ~7 ^. B 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |