8月8日,美军上瓜岛, [% M- c3 u/ f3 G7 v8 S; X9 l
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships0 S, D# P" W* j: Q& X1 v) t
DD Henley, Shell hits 1* x' V& Q m$ C- U7 C
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire. h* g3 k5 X: m" g! O1 r8 V' D
AKA Alchiba. y' x0 o* ]3 F) M
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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( r' ?0 m5 v( e, |# TAllied ground losses:
4 P+ E1 j1 x. A1 g. I7 r# h4 W 31 casualties reported
9 Y& I, P! H/ m6 \1 _& e7 } Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. l( C- J: G9 ?* F# W2 y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 J& ?, a& `: g0 x% O! Q& `+ D3 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 w5 ~# ]8 C7 p0 H
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 b( q) g" t$ E
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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1 Y7 y" J0 V% c4 u/ kPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)' Q) x6 _1 M! t" X( ~, ^& d0 A$ d/ g
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 l4 T& t# a6 \# z: i" j- N u6 q5 ]
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Allied Ships; F0 k$ N) R8 a5 @" o g& L( x9 i
DMS Hovey
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APD Little, Z$ Y1 U+ r/ l0 t, [+ o
APD Colhoun
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$ M2 u$ f) ~5 r y2 A7 EAllied ground losses:
) a# b2 R0 x1 d' W! x 21 casualties reported
0 B% R: a# E% S6 o( j6 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 {1 m5 T6 N9 R+ H6 [7 O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* u" j* V- b7 I" y! v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 s4 y3 K8 u+ {5 r
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)( D; X- \. s' W4 T
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: c' `' c, J9 \! [9 {
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 h9 I/ J! \4 f& u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Blue, Shell hits 22 d" v( ?) m+ u( q* J
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire, m* D" c1 |9 M u2 a
AKA Alchiba
- \/ _5 H* B ^8 P9 b DD Henley
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7 H3 K+ _* ^, YAllied ground losses:: E2 c2 }! J3 g/ I+ n8 M- i. y
14 casualties reported8 b: _) k6 l' R/ s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 {5 P& ]5 A6 z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: C; Q& F6 V* K' P4 g( q/ d* _( Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# v- k4 j2 p" ?4 R, a0 E
l1 S, W; D1 p6 x' bInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)8 R, {( l# y% ~& {% X
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6 X1 s3 i9 H" v4 _, |; D+ h9 y& HAllied Ships
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DMS Southard! k, G9 |2 Q. i3 `
APD Little
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# `; A/ h, r. \. j! YMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby* c- U. \0 }8 `* F; U+ N6 z
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Allied aircraft5 n: q4 }) L* O/ n/ ^
B-17E Fortress x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
9 Z' |) B. S* W+ z- ^8 h B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged0 H% z; ^& d! W' d! e. f$ Z1 l. D
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# }& E2 a- C) A5 l/ Z) |* m Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 l0 ^9 t1 V- a* \0 X0 f V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: Y: R; H3 Y9 l7 q* C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! `6 a J' ~1 p H5 X$ z0 F0 o
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Allied aircraft0 _6 k2 ~7 ?5 y+ H2 H* o; Y
B-17E Fortress x 27/ D. j5 M; b. R4 l% U, I6 M
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# _' q' L e( o, M3 o' dJapanese ground losses:3 u, k9 e/ x* V. B5 h
40 casualties reported+ D2 k7 Y. L j n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# V( }' W: Q' @" m+ [! D. i- y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
) y2 R ]2 Z: G; q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! }0 C1 `; U/ m! M: E
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$ |. P; i& ]5 @+ R3 w6 Q) AMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 3" J2 ?. N/ d% P
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4 S/ l, r9 V+ e$ L7 G, rAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)/ y* z, i8 n7 E% v, v( B; S
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft& X, L3 L% k+ s6 f$ F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
( E: J2 V6 S; q% F' {. [: V SBD-3 Dauntless x 90( S4 j# o2 A8 ?* ?) e- y$ ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 37( v$ n2 i4 t7 w/ T
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No Allied losses
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2 Q7 J) c' C6 f- zJapanese ground losses:3 S7 w, o5 |5 e2 F
91 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ o9 A& d9 u! \" v7 a/ o0 D& W$ K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" R4 W# q, ~$ R- J
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:8 A1 d# C$ O+ I" A$ W& r
28 casualties reported
, N6 B5 _) s B( q, g1 G6 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ D& ~; U8 K4 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 L" M8 E( }/ g4 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# a w$ q5 d9 r# M0 f
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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! k7 U3 y7 J1 H) C$ n/ B, {42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Southard
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21 casualties reported
5 A k* m3 e1 D' O0 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 m8 a, ? B) n; a/ J- k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* m% c% X7 F# H2 |3 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 W Q; O. e3 Q- ~) ~ C0 R* o) w
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1 B7 H' ~0 }% C. eGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88# _2 H: m3 K* t% ]3 l
4 H# G: w# U) d L8 z6 a* ?4 JDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ i" b' S# f/ j( j9 Q# A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 O$ J, X# _; N! @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 b8 M- k& R$ p1 q" x5 A l
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Assaulting units:4 y3 X& x1 G* r4 E. o6 }
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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% R1 C4 ]+ s- v 13th Naval Construction Battalion
/ U f1 o4 N5 q3 j 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment
& Q" [0 s$ k$ e" Z% H 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion* c# P0 f# }% b8 W& h* q/ v
1st USMC/5th Regiment( s& w4 Y6 K3 d) G
3rd USMC Defense Battalion% x* S3 b2 o0 b5 p a( N
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)+ J! x9 }' n K$ Y1 W) D+ h
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Japanese Bombardment attack/ O% A$ b) T* `+ P% O
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 Q5 ]9 O$ F" r! {7 _& i7 }6 x
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242$ C0 Y8 m5 M' j7 v- b" t
d8 _9 V, j1 g# R; QJapanese ground losses:/ h* _6 v: o- S* p& l
20 casualties reported. }% T9 @9 O: C; z9 ^' P
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled8 h; p' B% V5 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ~; R& F- Q+ E* P$ k4 ~: a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ q; b k, }+ _6 `: n
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# k- g+ h$ p) v! W# \ Det - Kure 3rd SNLF1 |; D* i6 `6 V# u I1 \* S9 ?, G
14th Naval Construction Battalion$ n, j6 @" `+ u# d
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
/ v; s( }3 v" W 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
' l) L5 A+ O9 \, {/ F 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1# z/ E; c4 u! z& q% W
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |