8月8日,美军上瓜岛8 D! h( i, o( J. j4 a |3 ?7 |9 `0 x
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!; u9 ]: x, O2 Y, s
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5 K1 z! n6 G9 a+ W; O DD Henley, Shell hits 13 c, \! B* W0 [: {2 |
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
q E% \& V) Q1 w) D AKA Alchiba
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3 m2 ~: j8 P- L/ @. q) _Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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3 O, V: G; Q" D+ o- GTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:. F. {' b; A' P: n& a9 y; B
31 casualties reported4 K9 b$ ~0 b0 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
! p3 m) B6 H6 d2 l8 R: n$ F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 F$ T6 {( a4 N5 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 m) L4 r5 E$ m$ S" Q+ U
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)3 `- i' t- f' K- q1 A* z
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled), O4 _3 D x; G/ Y7 F2 [/ e1 w
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8 W- M6 k. I4 q* }* OPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)+ |/ w4 |$ X/ y
5 T% c4 H; n* ~, C( H* O7 c6 p46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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7 D* S# s. N4 w* K0 k1 uAllied Ships
+ ~1 _% l+ e5 r2 g% O e) k- B5 t. f DMS Hovey
# ]/ y( q' D3 q% {, S DMS Southard
# N3 [; Z. N5 w7 ^ APD Little" P7 y4 H7 f7 t- n1 X# R* Z
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
/ k; F- x$ m" O% L 21 casualties reported
9 l z/ ~7 G3 K5 O# H+ M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 L f. |8 R$ b# [! j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 D" o' R) ?, P' R1 n' l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' @0 r% L/ |, E- N0 r1 \
9 ]+ D) s( ]+ H0 T( W2 S XAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:
' C {2 }" t8 R# M' q7 T. Z" S3 q 28 casualties reported5 z5 c) h% W8 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. P/ V9 u" j6 X: l# {9 H9 Y Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled3 i# p2 r. T L( [' X0 {1 R ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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$ D. {. j; s- [41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' D) g9 B+ O! I/ ^' B# f6 P' q9 S/ {
" H+ J7 u* s6 n+ K! pAllied Ships3 E1 Z6 J& G/ t9 D* f+ r2 v" F
DD Helm4 {6 u/ ^" ?3 r# W
DD Blue, Shell hits 2& D C4 L2 ]2 M* C* n
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
6 b% z$ ?6 k# @; `; P 14 casualties reported
+ O N: A$ b3 x5 u c* W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* |7 O4 e2 [! a4 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 K# [3 V( w, g+ A! q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ I8 [8 C |) \4 r! U0 o4 c
_: X0 |1 M3 x" f* q, b( OInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)5 G7 h7 _0 @& ?. d- v! R
- _! S3 X. J# P+ }; M/ G20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 P4 r( A7 O8 ~% u+ T6 T# C
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Allied Ships
0 `! E8 R0 d' S" m3 r' i0 D DMS Hovey
* S% `% i v5 m: P: P' o4 c, n DMS Southard
" g8 O5 e: _4 R" H2 y- s APD Little5 t0 x% M5 h4 e, ?) F
APD Colhoun
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby* c, D0 I' k0 ?) X. X
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Allied aircraft5 M9 F6 G1 R( g5 c: G
B-17E Fortress x 14
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" ^& @3 A+ {" k+ e0 qAllied aircraft losses
( d( F( _! |( m4 k B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged/ v& F/ |; r0 ?' s# u% H
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Japanese ground losses:& Z. \7 x: x8 A
20 casualties reported7 W! y$ T: g, o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 q9 j! L+ y& z0 m I& o- @$ n4 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 N0 h! I T7 B2 [ J% T6 S2 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- D$ Q1 `( G- u6 ~ \+ L* J
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7 q0 l, O2 V ], A6 sMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 i) C8 f# w& p- u$ s3 |
Allied aircraft0 {9 L9 q3 E: M: Q6 X
B-17E Fortress x 27
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No Allied losses
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! M, g# c8 R- |! e1 sJapanese ground losses:
# D; k5 ^+ e1 } [: A, Z9 ? 40 casualties reported
" f0 M* _ _9 k0 k F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 A: z# r, [+ ]8 k$ \: K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
e+ [7 {2 S* A0 `# a+ x3 y4 f; q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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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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No Allied losses% {) z& U$ I0 G3 T: k! ]9 D
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7 ~/ R! c# ]1 n$ s6 dAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)% a; r# p6 g, j" N
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft5 n$ w4 d- `/ \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58$ l8 l5 k& X: R) j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90/ M# c5 X0 e1 R
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses- {) m0 F& S, N2 `9 l) u
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Japanese ground losses:& ~, E3 m* ~6 g* W g
91 casualties reported
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: E' T; f, g$ k9 L/ @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; M1 M6 r- ~" r$ l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)8 ^$ `5 H+ s/ J F7 W: d, D
2 F3 f8 p# M9 p4 X+ P17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! q6 L) A8 G) n9 [
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, G$ k: N" m4 u H9 E6 | AKA Alchiba2 h7 `: M; v/ `0 ~/ r% ]2 Z& \
DD Henley
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/ |' e# ~0 _! J( D& y' BAllied ground losses:
# F5 l, r y P" \/ } 28 casualties reported
y7 C& ]0 J- B) R+ Q' L4 s! h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled `, H& [! N1 F2 C0 m* Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Z l# J8 J) u9 J6 Q( o& p* B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 |; \' m1 n: S- U
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)/ X& } B3 d3 W; n+ G4 P
) T% F2 X( g9 B9 q42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships- D6 S2 y. X" q8 [0 N
DMS Hovey
1 x0 \& p) T: Q/ q DMS Southard
# p0 P6 s6 N( k3 z: G7 Z, e2 b- {, g APD Little
4 w, |# g4 I/ X7 a; [ APD Colhoun
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* O- H0 `2 N; F: H6 |3 EAllied ground losses:: G7 t: h* `* n! p9 f. ~
21 casualties reported/ j/ }( u7 g* X9 b, }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* d7 L' @7 J5 C4 l( c. t% E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 _% A. y1 V: Z/ q4 s2 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% ` M6 A. d: k7 @7 E3 S! F5 Z3 tGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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- A- Y) t- X; `( P0 d% t. nJapanese Bombardment attack' e2 ^- f& l( E# _9 G; r. a0 b. x' X# ]
" P' K, Z' i$ C' hAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88% M+ T. S/ d% ^; s# z4 c3 ? c
" `9 @+ p. E# ]1 B4 WDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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9 t* t$ ~. k% t2 aJapanese ground losses:
. p* h6 m1 e, t6 t 40 casualties reported* [ F( |/ f9 ^ a$ z
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled5 t% q1 t9 \& f# V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ v7 x0 {- \/ G& ?: ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ]. ?8 o5 x# O% n0 E' B! A% ^
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Assaulting units:0 e" o5 b# E: _) P9 Z
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit0 Q# S4 j$ p8 L b
81st Naval Guard Unit% |. ~6 v o! |; P, o
13th Naval Construction Battalion
0 H1 ~5 h) ^# {5 R" c 11th Naval Construction Battalion6 J8 v! Z; |- j* Y' Y2 {6 ^7 i
7 U6 f5 _4 S$ h2 p2 eDefending units:8 M6 N! L$ v. A; H
1st USMC/1st Regiment
; v5 z) I2 u0 E# x 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
, R: m- y8 E7 m1 v# _; o 1st USMC/5th Regiment
/ s; A6 Y. C$ j; W. n% g7 x 3rd USMC Defense Battalion' v2 R# B/ b1 a2 S3 Q
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# z6 C8 R# `3 Y8 ~Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)( X+ V2 h+ {; M) w6 }8 m* j
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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; W8 ^: K0 G4 d1 XAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33* m4 W; b, L( E! p8 P2 m
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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4 T8 j6 I7 s3 G; }7 t0 K9 |1 @, M1 SJapanese ground losses:, e8 [3 o1 C, L
20 casualties reported
6 o. y5 W3 m t% b3 o- x Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled& M* g5 ?' q% y8 M# a0 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) }/ J$ i" b2 k6 @ P Det - Kure 3rd SNLF6 _6 p; S6 ~5 \( d E
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:5 \* c: e" q6 m* T& y+ S2 h/ m
1st USMC Parachute Battalion- F* f3 U% [. T) o) [
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /17 D3 N; D0 y% a+ |& O3 H, g' g. X/ n
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |