8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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4 Q; g2 [, E# B' HPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!8 G# v [ i4 s# G
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Allied Ships
. ] a! @' t3 _ DD Henley, Shell hits 1. x3 ]; ~6 {! f8 K8 a0 W2 F9 ]
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire' d1 a3 }8 h3 g' i3 G& a, @
AKA Alchiba0 l$ s* O& e9 M5 c0 F
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6 ^% a% k3 A8 o8 _ U9 tAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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2 z) n0 M1 M$ m0 g& ITF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1385 Y& F J- v3 f6 h% ]( z
* t* Y9 ~: o z. Z$ @Allied ground losses:0 T0 r2 Y0 W* N+ ~7 e) e( N, _
31 casualties reported4 {. N, n- L: r- V# s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled( w- P0 p( p$ z0 M5 O/ j5 A) Q5 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% K! f' C( W) t; t j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ k1 ?$ H5 s, A$ b+ z
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)/ P8 C0 `; x. o1 w
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)) l. I" S' b; G! M+ |9 Z
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 e3 R9 x+ _# u* |. B( ~) O9 Q5 s
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$ e' _; v- f0 z! G! B DMS Hovey
5 n3 W9 r0 x7 i0 L y+ N6 H* Z' ^ DMS Southard$ h9 J( I6 m$ b- A. \; z
APD Little
2 q6 l/ U4 ^- ` APD Colhoun
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21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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1 T6 A( Y8 [" b$ x. L/ H+ zAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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28 casualties reported' V6 L' F1 _$ o, S0 x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, M% D0 ^% O% q, V& b5 Q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!+ } _& U. x) ]3 I
5 P, v# |9 @/ @2 S) y- s/ B: c41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Helm
4 o# R9 C) o ? DD Blue, Shell hits 2
- e% K& X/ |3 C a5 O" S2 [" ] DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 H8 J* f6 D( X% q0 r& e, x AKA Alchiba
7 l* t0 n' j- Y DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( I& n% }* H# x# y. D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* U. V! L: l+ T3 q8 ^3 A- i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* W; }3 f5 e; w! x1 _: C3 Z
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)4 l8 S9 O% y& h
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% Y* {8 |9 G% n* M( ?$ s2 m
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Allied Ships! x" J R# G+ G. F
DMS Hovey
7 ^; K/ x# n4 O; V( K DMS Southard
4 J; R9 y: Z6 v2 l9 E# `9 Y* h* s APD Little
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7 E( M5 Q1 {2 R# a `Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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) F0 i" A- o2 J/ a* p. MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: T8 W4 X/ \, S: V* m
! g2 {; I/ q/ U5 D4 f) J$ n1 r/ JAllied aircraft
$ X. _' Q! \# }; ~$ j2 b2 v' r B-17E Fortress x 143 R8 ~, s$ w9 ^$ o$ }, f' C2 \1 R' S
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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5 U1 ]. v/ g' }; k, x; w: C Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ L8 k2 ]. {+ k& X4 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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) N- p! c2 V* e! Q& iMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)4 F5 B4 q+ j/ s, B* g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 R! s0 r: [8 [+ y- Y. @4 N5 e
Allied aircraft
' d+ c$ @ T6 N& y3 [8 D B-17E Fortress x 276 O/ ]8 {; N% R( e6 u" _! }8 \, W
6 H% k6 }9 `5 [) @8 O9 \! iNo Allied losses
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 N6 Q6 V/ Z3 B) r. H% H/ } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 O2 ]2 c3 ~& b: @' t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 {4 Y9 B$ z1 W* J% {. G
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby+ i# l+ H& K& K( Z$ T) P3 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 r$ N* x( l% b4 X* r o
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B-17E Fortress x 3; ?! S' [' m9 w" j/ F) K
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No Allied losses
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/ E0 k! R$ K2 g9 g9 gAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
( ?0 {' {' ^' `* c+ l4 y SBD-3 Dauntless x 90( D. \( }7 }+ Z, o
TBF-1 Avenger x 378 [) g) w7 W$ d0 U9 a
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No Allied losses
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91 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. b8 Z; X; i2 z* |8 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 _6 O. _ |/ F2 g& EInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)6 X2 R, @( v/ k6 E. Y" T5 r
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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AKA Alchiba
0 C i- r0 {, A# h& |( p1 `* O DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:2 M% b3 z2 ]7 m4 Z
28 casualties reported% g3 D- e, L! m5 O& e; E# F" [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled }3 w/ A3 b! ]5 O, k8 R1 v+ e- W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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& F) O$ S& `2 y6 j7 W* M* cInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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, x$ u; ^, s) L% I42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! [4 ?1 Q0 ^9 ^% g
" h; s7 j# y+ B) U. ~$ l8 s2 h+ ^5 uAllied Ships6 N/ |( Q& _' O( l s
DMS Hovey: Z% r1 k; O% G6 j
DMS Southard3 {% s/ K9 z1 e. P; a- _2 r7 I# ~1 o
APD Little" o! i% o" I6 C# E2 T+ g s
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 \: I) D4 F; k( y4 g4 C: i2 n, ]' ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% U+ K3 P& |0 e' V* y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)0 [' e) _' P6 f5 p8 l
1 o2 u$ w! }/ R: t$ mJapanese Bombardment attack2 H" ^- M. m+ d" c' K
6 V3 c6 ?5 N6 C& B M5 |Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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; b$ ~+ T7 j$ N" E' k7 cDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450" g) U1 k0 G" b/ u
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40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
1 V0 @, ]* ?; z# ~( F1 u; A Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
" V" e, A0 P. F e& H o 81st Naval Guard Unit" v# ]; T9 t" W8 p; @ m9 C
13th Naval Construction Battalion) k: @0 n. g. k7 x7 ~3 {( r
11th Naval Construction Battalion( z4 g3 m3 G4 l5 c; e: D' F6 t: F
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Defending units:4 [8 y! H7 K0 i+ t* p2 z1 ]
1st USMC/1st Regiment
8 n" A4 U% d" C' c U& T i 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
7 N! j, ^% `, m' m9 e! z- d# q" @ 1st USMC/5th Regiment
" y% M- b. j' m) i/ \ 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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" g2 k2 n' I$ }" s( T/ B5 Y* oAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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# j0 k0 O! X0 V( K& i4 l* n7 kDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2427 R X: `9 O7 r# J- d3 p5 u8 J
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9 U/ {5 D& Y& t, ?2 t 20 casualties reported
+ S3 G2 ~# @+ q) h Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled& e; V+ z o! R9 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 _4 A' X1 u# C7 v7 {+ k1 F6 a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
: ^, G0 o7 b0 E; \% e Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
`- ^0 B. ~0 y+ M% G6 P& E! w 14th Naval Construction Battalion
; l( j6 Q7 B) y 129th JNAF AF Unit
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7 m- m5 j w! b- H5 a 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
5 T5 R# L3 p3 W% w* d 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
0 _, j- R1 F, N+ K+ w. @! T 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |