8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!( W2 M h3 G& g7 d% h$ Q
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Allied Ships7 k$ B3 ^& f& O# Q) S
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
, I- [& u- ~$ M( v: ]/ X$ s, Z: P DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire2 a6 P* w. f1 ^6 H8 O5 P0 X
AKA Alchiba
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; c" ]( Z, {2 t* `- IAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:
4 x7 f0 w; i! j 31 casualties reported
7 {! E% H3 [3 b0 k" f Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. }; `% E4 S$ t+ d" }) Z) H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, J* B* k/ k, e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 B! j a7 h9 i' O9 l C* A Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! Y |. T0 H, J3 w# t9 O8 ]8 h; G Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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6 A7 @, e a$ i. v APre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)4 v2 R- G2 |1 x% l' w
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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: A; @ w$ v& s5 O+ i- B. YAllied Ships: a1 a0 j6 \4 v/ ` ]: Q; x7 g
DMS Hovey% P4 s+ z: E! i+ E" Z
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun6 B* B: Q% j' a6 B+ b
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Allied ground losses:
, U1 s# L6 K5 @" [# x: m! _ 21 casualties reported
( e1 K& `% S( ~& W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% T; I$ { d( i+ S' p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 n- Q/ z1 w+ {: }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. i8 t$ h7 |& _ w3 A, Y1 `" U$ C9 Q
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137). J3 u# ~9 ?$ U1 l3 O' W/ m; s
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28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled7 w5 t' ^; S; d1 q! y/ f% z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- T3 C9 }. K. m; ^7 Y8 h
8 |: u- y x/ a: vInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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& {, O$ k- l- j" \: k41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Helm
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire* U+ N4 d5 E" a1 }! V6 m' b1 \7 O
AKA Alchiba' \5 I6 I! e) e# p
DD Henley
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14 casualties reported
k. V8 x+ [( t- \* K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& r5 C3 C$ Q$ u5 w, P2 I, R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. p* Q5 w6 Q1 k0 R. H+ E7 {8 Q
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Allied Ships( Q/ e8 s9 z* ]+ b& ~% G
DMS Hovey* {( t) n' L) x, b6 n+ h: V
DMS Southard+ ^3 }+ a0 e% X! m
APD Little! y5 k5 X3 S5 E$ N9 e
APD Colhoun
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby3 x0 @- Z9 n, f5 e6 P2 @
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" o2 V; w/ w$ c1 bAllied aircraft
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) J6 |1 |1 {3 W B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged& u* ^6 c% w$ } V; o7 r
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Japanese ground losses:# I8 _2 Z0 n! _
20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% h. R+ B0 O. [* W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: Q3 r7 n6 x5 ^( u7 N
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Japanese ground losses:
4 {6 K- U5 t) E$ w 40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled5 P- I% \1 L8 P( A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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+ }7 ~) B H( j% K4 `Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby! l& b% l) n6 Y& P7 d
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Allied aircraft$ h0 H/ I& F4 }' `: |8 g0 h$ h" e
B-17E Fortress x 3% v" z N! s* m4 {
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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! _7 L0 f3 t/ [Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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$ a3 N+ B/ M( g9 T F4F-4 Wildcat x 58/ q& |6 Z. S* [( T( C4 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90 t3 s% b* j8 F8 D7 {3 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 37+ I5 e* I& [3 {# R* r
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7 _( J- @2 ], A7 s; J# MJapanese ground losses:* P u% ?2 ~5 {4 [/ S2 o
91 casualties reported) _5 s* a. j: p5 o4 {0 R; `% z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" Y6 {# [% Y" S) h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ a* D. R& `+ h7 j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# {/ g* G8 x) C) r% x! @3 T
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* T- p% ^3 a. S& s: e: {/ X3 {/ q
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Allied Ships" K, k7 p, x: K" }( o: `1 f
AKA Alchiba- `, x7 U+ S4 {; f7 [5 V8 [
DD Henley
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4 \0 ]6 q% S3 c# vAllied ground losses:! M+ K$ ]3 B3 i$ C- \' \ L
28 casualties reported
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* u4 d! E4 Y) U+ t8 j* j2 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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- ~& s/ f* Q9 r, }5 I' K( }Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)! Y# j/ C$ {+ F- k
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Southard9 V, Z8 r4 D$ w( ]0 B
APD Little) J \1 Q7 G- J) U/ B; ?
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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2 D i0 T o4 E2 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# J5 X K; A) X3 z! a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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% v! x( ]" N/ @$ [Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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$ R2 d8 z c4 y" q5 P3 LAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88+ y2 n! O% N- {+ m6 g/ A
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
2 A3 t5 h, F: ?! _5 r& h; B. {5 h 40 casualties reported. e% p' M% g' c. }$ b8 g
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled! ^3 y M- L# L6 c/ G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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81st Naval Guard Unit! O& b" L7 l% o& v* V( o
13th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment
1 J* `7 }6 d7 G& V) r 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
G, z6 N" O- x5 B+ Q- C 1st USMC/5th Regiment
1 H" Y. R+ n7 J( o |& L. h 3rd USMC Defense Battalion- `* f, c0 ~8 i' d3 F3 D
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)& o% q( Y2 e( J' B
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6 P6 [8 m2 f7 ?1 Z/ m' kAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242( K c0 O ~9 \ O/ \5 s' ?
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled& d' ~4 p ~& l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF7 ^: `) M4 b, i( m9 {! G% t, u
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion- t4 n" G7 L$ w, t" ]
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
5 C4 f6 e( q) `7 y: D+ v! V. e 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |