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* ^3 x3 b" H N- u k; E1 n, m; dPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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DD Henley, Shell hits 19 o) W6 T' ]* U w, l; o7 K8 m
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire K9 w& p9 z+ J+ y0 K5 \, g
AKA Alchiba0 T9 q8 L, p1 Z# X0 h5 {
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138) A6 a4 n; w1 j
8 e3 Q* I2 t& f6 G0 J# C3 K% |8 uAllied ground losses:
5 `, |6 [0 G& P( T( ]( { 31 casualties reported5 Z4 Z, s6 \+ h* e+ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled4 F7 V! q5 G0 k3 c4 J7 T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 G4 z1 ?( L' [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 f( ^. U6 a8 U. I
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
$ G' l1 Q% d# l$ \. G Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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+ p& v3 k; t6 z4 B% u- d46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) q8 e4 E$ a5 H U% N8 |, L( r
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DMS Hovey. U# L$ U% e2 U8 }
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:- z& F/ j! S0 w* @" O6 d6 s
21 casualties reported
w/ U6 J5 c# _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled D8 N% _+ A- e' p/ W1 b- x$ E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ U7 P: e# b! v! Y3 U, x& |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* i) Z7 w2 x; a( R$ c' V5 T' i" t# S
1 z3 j4 J6 v x3 S6 e/ aAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:& X0 P0 [: T/ [/ E' L$ |
28 casualties reported M0 z* |2 w5 ^" v; h/ D) b% X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
" Y0 O3 U5 @* E; H6 s Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
, h# X+ E; ?8 V$ t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ c( Y7 u0 u6 A
2 \" L% ^. X( ?+ u" j+ {! rInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!1 ^+ ?$ i$ r8 T5 ~. u+ n- l8 o
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 B6 R- a/ @' F- C
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DD Helm% ]( @: C9 p8 B% D B# J
DD Blue, Shell hits 2& g' R9 A# }9 f$ U# d
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley: Q, L3 ^, c, a% F
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0 J0 E4 p0 l- B" }Allied ground losses:" t; O' n% w% F: c7 p
14 casualties reported
0 U. L$ U& j5 k: M( o/ ]/ p" t6 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; P" p" X7 F9 E6 ~" g: s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
m8 k- |1 }" E @9 B1 l4 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" `3 A3 ?: Q2 H7 ^) v$ u) `
! Q- d4 ], `1 k4 Q# S+ sInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)# s/ y8 Q. V; b( `
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. \: g- @6 A6 ^3 ?; g B6 ]) O3 l
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby7 C% t+ { S% v" I3 I
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Allied aircraft) C: e; E+ `' f/ g0 E
B-17E Fortress x 147 u- Z6 z/ x0 Y- a5 y
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& T7 {. ^! t# h" C B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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+ \5 R& P2 Y$ k5 L1 SJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 ~, p9 C9 c5 ^; K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ B$ z0 R* E6 @+ d! s ^- _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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5 c% P# K V; a4 j' ]1 R2 HMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)% d! p3 a, Y0 a0 B
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B-17E Fortress x 27
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
* x5 O( C3 L2 E" u# c 40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 R* l j$ A9 n% M) K& h/ X4 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 ~& h9 P7 c9 f& [. c5 o& R0 W
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8 X) b y- \& n0 u* r1 pMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 j+ N) M2 c! _9 B
Allied aircraft
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0 H" j! Q r, g; m- k/ N, @Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)" t1 S4 B$ H3 |8 {; I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft1 T" K. H' H3 B( p: s9 u+ S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 583 }, {% N8 [9 k! [) M' h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90! E: ?$ S1 l6 {2 D6 c6 Q& p3 A
TBF-1 Avenger x 37# c4 E& _; B, w: Q
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No Allied losses- a3 M8 ], J1 C# @, \
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Japanese ground losses:3 y. f, V0 ?4 C( _# s/ b! {0 }
91 casualties reported( w5 ?* p: ~) k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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' Y, E5 t, b- O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)2 Z- d% l1 n+ M7 [; W- `
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* \( `" ~* N8 v" A- ]0 D' x
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Allied Ships
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DD Henley0 V. z4 e: z5 H! k5 p
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Allied ground losses:
2 P$ C* t {$ ]% v' I 28 casualties reported( h$ j7 ~/ J6 M+ x9 T/ o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ U# X( E, x) q! `+ R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ R) S! N& L r3 w# M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)9 z1 t- W: G- ^6 o' w# e( |
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships1 x) l# D- i: \ _$ ~6 s
DMS Hovey! Z) Y8 x& w' A
DMS Southard1 c- \$ A! g, y; ]7 X2 G! t
APD Little" S1 D- E0 `# v! a- |( `/ z, c
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:) m0 T Q$ {' C
21 casualties reported( ^3 z' p) A& A3 Q, d: j7 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 C2 B1 ~+ v2 |" w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled0 Y) n: V1 l1 }) r, d6 r: w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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7 |/ f: }6 p+ l! K7 n3 vJapanese Bombardment attack7 o+ x5 n- O( ?, H& F4 \9 V7 \
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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 = 450
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% S4 x/ ^; `; W 40 casualties reported
( p+ d0 E9 Y6 h) _ Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled+ a. g( V1 V+ ?+ K3 B2 p3 ~2 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% u& I1 f7 q" I3 UAssaulting units:
7 _3 M# ?. L9 t! I& ]& z8 s5 y Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
' }" z0 y7 p, k% M4 \1 t) D- \7 h 81st Naval Guard Unit
/ ?; a- m% `" [* e* t% O 13th Naval Construction Battalion
P$ f8 v5 V: \2 D/ G 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment
! w! _" V) Z' H! T' @6 o 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion8 |3 G: h8 P! _2 `5 @+ B( b* H
1st USMC/5th Regiment; H' r, f6 O! Q& N: F
3rd USMC Defense Battalion( W4 k6 P( g$ O- @! M
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack: k' B4 t# o- P
6 N: Y v3 T; t, R9 g7 R mAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33- ^, Y8 J2 m- v% \# X
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242# T6 M5 o) }+ s8 v& ^) e
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20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; s' c0 c* U. W0 i2 I- z2 C5 M, m* L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, k1 [, q4 n. T
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8 z) A8 S# s1 T: m& M# i8 @, e: wAssaulting units:
1 Z+ x) R/ g& p7 K8 g3 X: P Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
# S- l9 T$ f( E0 o' W( } 14th Naval Construction Battalion
$ w& P2 c& Q# I1 V+ h 129th JNAF AF Unit 4 P$ j" A+ e! G$ d4 Q: ?- I
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion6 l! H$ X1 \$ r
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1& X% O6 {) {) c6 r
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |