8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1) L+ m- @# E- `; M& {0 g
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire* C8 r- w! L+ d; k
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)- k7 b; L, p+ l/ K
/ W9 r5 Y) Y7 [' H1 KTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:1 W7 ^; X+ z6 p" \$ L( N
31 casualties reported! d" R9 k3 t: T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled- m& r" r* C: E) U$ A0 m$ q# I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 @4 m% [5 u4 h0 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 {2 G; E$ x6 n2 k9 e
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)& S/ \# x9 R3 @# {, m
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
' O9 o/ S7 ~( B) ?7 t, d. U1 l DMS Hovey0 ]2 v4 z. \- \# I" f
DMS Southard; Y: s9 e2 G! {, G! b
APD Little5 i1 b! E( X8 A ]% v' K; T
APD Colhoun% |) r6 c( p+ m* B' r, G
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1 y' S5 F# G4 x7 d' mAllied ground losses:
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\" O" a- l3 ?9 M4 @/ f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 m# Z5 X d" T6 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
& m. w; ^) R* S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 w: b! r" {$ Y8 mAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)1 J8 ^5 f! `+ p& z* d
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Allied ground losses:) j6 o+ j4 x6 N7 i; l2 q6 W
28 casualties reported' m/ g- C5 D, A; }3 w! ^8 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 o' i# H B, F3 U. b7 i: I E& S4 Q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
) e/ k& N! U0 W; n% s% H$ w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!) o" w3 R+ L7 R/ I8 r
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 c, Q" t1 V& Y. T* Y
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Allied Ships6 ?* v% G1 a6 @) G! N
DD Helm
9 p* |3 u) F5 A5 { DD Blue, Shell hits 2( H. j. }3 k* K5 @, z' x' X
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire7 Q5 N7 m1 r6 E# }3 M( Q
AKA Alchiba
* Y+ J9 a d1 |6 j! S3 w& f DD Henley8 | E, h6 I$ q* V0 `, X
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Allied ground losses:
T& x. e% |! M/ a5 ?" U/ I 14 casualties reported: L& M. H4 I0 `" k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ }7 U' C. _- Q- D5 _ UInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)) e8 b% P: @+ e% d5 J1 J" [# R4 F1 h
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' ?, N- T( j$ {) q& jAllied Ships
! f( j4 ~. j: j8 M DMS Hovey
8 @% Z2 U9 Q! R2 Q; U+ B* Z5 N. T DMS Southard
: Q* A5 o+ G; k) {5 i APD Little
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- C2 o1 j/ P1 B% H* E6 s. lMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby7 g- O- v/ M! y8 f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 L4 F' G& V/ }* S% G& y! K
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B-17E Fortress x 14* \9 W$ K i$ H; X, O+ C' |, [* `
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3 s$ [& H& t) Z5 IAllied aircraft losses
# V# K- A# v* S4 L* c B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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20 casualties reported- b' B/ p0 R' i! e& z ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ Z( _& E5 K( P! U# W6 `) Z7 E
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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 K; y& x* y ?+ n9 W C
Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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3 h/ P1 K/ b6 P$ [ o) _1 aJapanese ground losses:+ C5 i$ A6 g( z1 K8 h
40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& V: \5 o0 y" d- r! x* o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! \( s6 ^( `, B+ q5 r8 f
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby( v: b6 G! W* U* d+ E8 n. l
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Allied aircraft
1 S4 z: x/ ]& n/ ` B-17E Fortress x 3
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga); W. S3 D8 j' _& \; A) Z0 z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
5 A' U5 _5 ^ @; ?) I SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
; u% V s* @0 [5 A8 t7 u8 \ TBF-1 Avenger x 375 z+ f. t8 Y) _7 O; p# Q0 s9 }
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No Allied losses
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91 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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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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Allied Ships: B5 c+ b2 B0 _1 q" r! B3 b
AKA Alchiba% e# B) s& i( P9 Y( }4 ?+ O4 b I
DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:0 Z8 ^" \1 _- V- V2 m
28 casualties reported; C- E `$ ~# K+ h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ J) d) P2 H+ W. a9 \; c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) e8 F5 u7 t6 [* L' {1 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 a- P+ w8 ` A* Z, S* f! @" a
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DMS Hovey. p7 F) D' S( |$ o3 A2 ^+ Y0 j
DMS Southard
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( }3 B1 c f4 P: o h* _% x APD Colhoun
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0 K8 Z+ \, ?! Y- t% z8 S: I. [3 x 21 casualties reported( P4 C2 r" x( B- P' Q1 y6 C: ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 d7 l8 x0 @3 @4 J' K3 U* X2 ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138), p, C! D% {2 `) @' u, C+ ~+ I
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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9 H* j" v; {3 N& aAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 886 [6 c$ h8 w0 g8 [5 N7 w
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450& h! i" I" b6 c5 A: J
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$ I' |$ n, o5 F( r 40 casualties reported% s( ^7 r' C3 E r Z& |% l
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled3 T8 E/ U/ ?6 C: m) B$ |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! I, [. S) \' U0 j, q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( Z: k# \8 K' Z: K
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Assaulting units:" A* i0 ~5 k8 e& |0 I
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
4 j+ [ L3 w, h& ]) [9 i% q 1st USMC/1st Regiment
( Q( f" N" O- e9 O F* G9 b2 H 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
) O, Z5 }9 y: U% k- W6 d 1st USMC/5th Regiment
$ J3 v. ?! w* v+ F- I( N! L 3rd USMC Defense Battalion, \: f1 R {7 F' J" G
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& s$ \& J+ i- x! vGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)* o# U* V0 ^1 ]
, o/ }6 D# O) I, v! E0 W. xJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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" X6 P+ }2 _& G+ ^; ODefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242" C2 Q3 n2 P2 ~4 L' u' O
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20 casualties reported2 ^# \) V F2 W
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled7 V1 o: ^+ e! H, @6 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! Y1 h! B: u# r: I) g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion
6 [4 w7 h$ g5 y) F! B0 e3 `3 S 129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:! K9 K% s4 B- P$ L7 ?8 ?
1st USMC Parachute Battalion' O4 \! R% V9 K8 ~- R+ W
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
4 y w; ]) ` { 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |