8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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4 X, i6 V% Z8 gPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
9 R: A5 i9 P3 C" L9 {2 y DD Henley, Shell hits 15 {+ r T3 Z7 R* Q% s* a
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire1 Y/ x {& }; W6 t' N+ v* r
AKA Alchiba) H. U! q" ~, X2 c& L; B' ~* r
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1 V t1 M. g* H ]2 ?" e8 U# b8 |) AAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138); F n1 l* w" ^1 x4 v
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:
1 p+ x- F' ]$ Z$ Y6 P7 T. ~$ b: k, J 31 casualties reported
% T4 ^: g5 Y# c Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
+ X8 x6 n! s' c: x Z } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 w$ F1 b% B ?5 U" P' J! w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 b+ p# u# ]' N8 h$ G
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)9 L4 q- N& S. |% z" l5 q
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)" d$ r. X# x$ s, j/ E8 h9 ~
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)& x# M1 l" T9 U) x0 u7 M( q
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Allied Ships
$ Q0 l' Q( ~" X6 E- l" q" Z DMS Hovey5 L& V1 o9 u" }( @1 _. R( }) O2 N
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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21 casualties reported3 D& a( g+ j% x5 @+ }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled N/ y1 q( K. @6 C, g! I3 f9 V8 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)/ H* c2 t% ]. g
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6 s( v/ U, J. F) R! G1 ? 28 casualties reported/ A$ h! ?+ p) s3 {1 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 V: f$ t) j& h' K
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
' X5 u: \1 R1 Y7 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& }3 R( O# f( `& A! I, U) `, @$ K
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!( h# G+ N8 q, \
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. c1 m, Z" O e# a9 o Q! k
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DD Helm0 Y; o) S. l4 h! O9 Q; U( V1 g& J! y
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
/ l8 i; b( R+ @" l DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire3 F( f5 `+ V3 F6 o) a4 I# h4 ^
AKA Alchiba( e4 o6 ]. O; R+ z& \* V
DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
+ E7 Y/ h7 i7 Z 14 casualties reported
- a5 ~1 h& O; z. i8 i' U# B# x7 J Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 { @! d# w( x( l" [+ J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 D* s6 P! e+ Z1 @- U. H; J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' H% I) j/ K1 {# M; l" R0 v
[( ^( v" \: k) G3 V z( C6 EInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137). g F0 B7 [5 c& p+ x0 {0 A
7 E" g- n1 |% c20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
! M) m1 X/ E( J' H% E& W2 s, u, x' U DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby4 J' A5 f @$ `7 l( W/ m$ w, R; u
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; q8 S) P0 q5 _. j5 v
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B-17E Fortress x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
) N8 @* i" j! K B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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5 g+ H, K) R! S# z6 u! T: t; q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ I' D2 J7 t( v; r' a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- q! l2 D4 W! ^) b" a* j; L* o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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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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B-17E Fortress x 27( Y. W3 L& m$ C+ s2 @; {$ b
0 P) _+ m/ \4 H- S$ yNo Allied losses4 O4 s; ^6 ]5 q: p) f) F$ E- Y
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Japanese ground losses:
9 x/ m, \3 y- h$ S* v' ]7 d 40 casualties reported) Y, \# ~7 n4 W" n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( H- f: L* ~) F/ M' t+ u$ P& [: s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ Z- }- W8 F7 H* L 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- |! B$ \- b0 D
Allied aircraft
1 K3 Y$ n( J% k) r% Z s" T B-17E Fortress x 35 b6 \% P9 n3 Y) R( p
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No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; k) `2 {- }/ |# x. u
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) C: g2 H3 `; T, U F4F-4 Wildcat x 585 l( M `! ^) t" g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
$ I4 @1 r. x8 M2 e2 n TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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& Q( O; g6 l- X5 l4 a. a$ }: x. QNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:1 `7 R( S, g) }# `
91 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 X5 c* a- g" Y+ x( k2 z4 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. j$ x5 o1 }" s$ G( K& B, k& v# w
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)6 D" K+ I6 v1 j/ G0 q0 R
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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DD Henley
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28 casualties reported
4 n" f1 l- a) K0 x/ i8 S: N0 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 ~( [# B- [& _) B1 o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)+ H. v/ u8 M. ]1 V3 p
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships5 ?% V: l; o6 R$ N' v( B5 Z0 c7 n4 D8 m
DMS Hovey! ]0 a2 Y1 u" ], A q! ~) e
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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21 casualties reported! Y# k( ]" J2 a4 f1 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# N9 @" M6 N* N4 C( h6 E/ Q( v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 V0 v5 t" v, N' T; C Z. ?
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4501 |- t: B3 y' a3 o4 G+ R8 R
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Japanese ground losses:
8 u8 K) c" \. m 40 casualties reported' ~" ^+ M) j5 c: {
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ r3 }5 B' m+ a2 B7 [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! M% U- Q# ~5 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& C0 G; L% W9 M+ s) N* V# }5 l Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
3 M: w& j8 L j: ^& X; D, u 81st Naval Guard Unit3 k1 u' s" g- I3 @* {
13th Naval Construction Battalion1 t# Z) o/ w* a3 d; \- B
11th Naval Construction Battalion, U* U+ U" G" `6 R
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Defending units:
+ G/ O' ?2 y0 H0 b 1st USMC/1st Regiment
: N4 c4 |/ Z0 o3 b( V- w6 N. Q 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion; x4 N/ m$ c# C& Y& r0 G
1st USMC/5th Regiment
. G% d1 s' E* ]9 d6 k6 g 3rd USMC Defense Battalion- t8 d" n/ C4 P2 e1 a6 D3 Y
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$ P3 L. ?' E) K dGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)( [9 J# a4 e& K7 U0 |
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Japanese Bombardment attack' d+ B$ T1 _+ D
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33! K1 }5 B% C I0 B( V# A3 J
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:" m! k% I) z8 q
20 casualties reported
$ i5 `6 @3 g( E% a4 l Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 J% Y. ^% F0 E: ?3 ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# P" m. b7 ?% O9 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
9 T2 z/ C$ D/ B& v 14th Naval Construction Battalion
2 a' _2 h1 h5 n" e; l 129th JNAF AF Unit
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( |, s7 P8 |/ C7 b4 T 1st USMC Parachute Battalion. F. r' W# ~3 y N& n3 r- Z
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1; j3 Q* K( I- k0 f& v$ B
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |