8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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6 D" m4 `* h; ~* hPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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) F8 g8 C% h1 V; L" t2 dAllied Ships2 p: }5 N9 U$ a6 l0 Z, i) Y7 P( B
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
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AKA Alchiba
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9 @3 M m8 n$ t! S7 p7 U' @Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138' y$ X2 i$ t- }
1 f6 p; D2 H! WAllied ground losses:
7 [2 |7 t. V W: b" \ 31 casualties reported
" a ^- B4 w7 c5 W) | Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 k: ?5 f! P A( I! e9 I: s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% a4 F; F" D8 Y8 Q7 K3 k0 m+ U0 v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 N6 p, S/ t: s
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
( ^9 Z3 h( p, c3 v Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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! c: |: H+ f& ?& g4 a% k1 PPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships# ^! @& p; }* H J! J' p. G
DMS Hovey# F# `, ^* j" t$ G3 c
DMS Southard- }. j+ _: _) z2 P. ?2 H
APD Little
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& x+ t U% E3 |9 fAllied ground losses:
6 }, V. u$ m* U$ r% L8 m s* } 21 casualties reported
2 h1 V+ D( @7 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ z% S, \5 h% E6 X f* i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& N0 P' A) \" W G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ H) t8 ^1 |( r6 A- g
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137). v7 v4 C& [7 W, ^
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Allied ground losses:
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% i6 W5 n" o9 v: S Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 f5 q# L% H- m3 ? Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 x6 H1 R+ |+ `0 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 O6 A7 X! J p% N
, J1 H* v2 I$ q c5 xInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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5 a& e$ P! L! B3 i& ?) V41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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7 H2 L4 s9 Q9 A4 o% v; uAllied Ships6 ]. r: k6 Z1 E$ @2 s
DD Helm
( H3 [. N/ r/ i9 U1 ? DD Blue, Shell hits 2, _. K R) C. y
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire1 n5 c# n) L. \7 v
AKA Alchiba) q( {; ^: F4 |4 Y7 l5 ^
DD Henley
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3 @% o* P4 J& {$ L% U9 ^Allied ground losses:6 X& N- r, C* h& M& Y" K+ Y J, P6 M1 B
14 casualties reported+ f# _. b( K: {. L4 N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- U# {- i8 x) V2 p6 p- A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, ?+ h) u! {0 R# P8 o( u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 C8 s+ {% d6 ^! p- jInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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# r/ J3 d3 ^0 f0 Z' T: o) M20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) X. H! m9 X+ M* p
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& u( ^2 {1 E2 T' k1 w- Q DMS Hovey7 d _& O! Q2 y* R) ~2 P
DMS Southard
1 ]. T9 r, x; O APD Little/ k6 u w" W& q9 c9 r
APD Colhoun
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby ?1 Q9 S- J7 R$ ]* R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 J3 N' P7 H( X' z p# H0 JAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
5 n8 t3 C: \+ v' O" b6 | B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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$ l. A) L# q# r+ v- ^0 CJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
_" |, s/ d' k2 p/ o& J7 ?) e$ Z' F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( Q2 ]) R1 m, {( n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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8 ]- l7 u4 A4 `# hMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)+ @: g; l$ n) s0 w2 f9 T
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 278 b4 m2 ?/ x1 U9 ?6 f3 \, c
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No Allied losses: d- W. k/ n5 \9 U% J5 q
4 g, ]! g. C$ d1 Z7 zJapanese ground losses:/ q) s6 G4 |/ M; a |6 L- f
40 casualties reported4 w0 \7 }+ g, z6 d/ R4 [' H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 K/ j6 _; b; X
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft5 V0 z) b3 m n0 j
B-17E Fortress x 3/ x! a2 Q3 F" i% d
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No Allied losses) I8 d. q; T1 G3 m# L8 j
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)( T: {7 R# g6 I: b) g1 b
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! z, |1 x& O3 g
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 586 G( T8 f$ P- ]2 f, w, {. {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90# S; q) s5 t" ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 37. T2 [* U4 A# e, R+ Y% t, a
4 j( h" w6 I* z aNo Allied losses' S2 \/ s/ A! r6 x2 P8 g3 B7 f! i
" z' x+ w, E- h8 I8 z" D8 ~Japanese ground losses:
( P7 X* S' O' V0 ~; x- j. e9 w4 a 91 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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" J; B) y2 V- G" }* E8 eInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)8 @+ D4 P6 o5 @2 S7 n0 {8 W: V
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- B# o1 }% c8 x9 S8 n
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Allied Ships& l& P& p9 u7 e' E0 [1 X, z
AKA Alchiba4 {7 H2 [( ?( H$ H
DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:% Y4 b5 h/ Z4 r( `( r! ~5 W
28 casualties reported* m1 |2 t) b" j9 u- D c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 q y" l6 N. F8 n( C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 W' n8 `2 x+ F9 R p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. ^' A, n6 d! z1 L) H8 CInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)5 }; u9 X8 c* j
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Allied Ships9 [6 M: w `+ K
DMS Hovey
4 Z& r5 l3 m. Q. m7 j DMS Southard, a( E0 V/ a/ d( w9 ~, Q
APD Little
7 v3 w" z! H/ d& T APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
; S5 G# W, T) @& A1 S" U4 n U 21 casualties reported
, V2 N, e; {! |' t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, |; \& ?" n) W. s J, P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: K' \: N5 h* k- P8 P* H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* o8 m6 z7 G& u- b! N2 M' N& h
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)3 q2 i: |# G2 ]5 E, E
8 q9 m7 X7 j' E- j% n& ]Japanese Bombardment attack
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1 n8 x' ?$ a# m! B( i: y- RAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88- L, P0 x3 X$ E; b" p( U8 N
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:1 ] c( `; G. r3 b
40 casualties reported" z1 e$ M/ r: X, Y, ~
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
( l! _& W8 s/ @! |0 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 j; ^9 Y" W/ C6 {5 O2 U; r! E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! ]2 M6 j2 O* U& c2 Z. u
" }# c4 g/ y" k9 `' Y1 ^Assaulting units:1 h1 N& Y/ H& O1 m u) S
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit1 }/ |# L! e0 O; m# j
81st Naval Guard Unit' Q1 ~) E3 _* y' M5 j
13th Naval Construction Battalion) e }$ K n' \+ F" }/ n
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:4 i) e( l: D) G
1st USMC/1st Regiment: Y& o, l% b0 i! P
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
5 c1 [, A0 c b7 l+ y# V# n 1st USMC/5th Regiment0 V3 Z4 B) f- H; L* a
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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$ J( c6 H9 Q: B5 m3 _Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)" ~( {+ D" v" h) g7 t; A
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5 q( C/ P4 `6 m) B7 [. KAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330 u' @2 p: v8 R0 G) t/ M
' a" h$ ~& \# SDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2428 Y3 D Y! n1 [
2 Q4 G" x3 m" ]; T% G% ?4 g" Y* B) CJapanese ground losses:
2 t; t9 C _) M- Y 20 casualties reported" Q7 G. |5 D1 ^3 {
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled" J7 G2 s* ?2 E% I! ?7 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 A; q, h: e$ J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' R5 H; O) Q/ Q- [! j+ q/ \
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14th Naval Construction Battalion! w: T9 Q O1 {5 `7 p2 j
129th JNAF AF Unit
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; j1 ]- Z& J: w6 b 1st USMC Parachute Battalion2 U( \1 _! Q% Z6 n! x& w
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /17 L, V* S/ N/ _' k1 d: b5 [7 `
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |