8月8日,美军上瓜岛( m, R; F( Q! U$ y1 o3 c+ a7 f# d
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!- a' Q" a( V# F, H0 K# D! q8 _
4 h0 G* J0 Z6 i' ~! QAllied Ships
" U2 T- O( y$ k6 ~, L: t DD Henley, Shell hits 1
T9 a# [6 ~, n+ r& B/ O" X DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
; @, }5 C# U5 Q, h) d. F: ~( q# Z$ g AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)3 ^# n8 m7 |- W# u' k: d$ l" m1 O J0 a
9 Z3 G! u) ~% D% R- PTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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* {2 G8 \, }% }Allied ground losses:
( S( G- c- D- V3 [ 31 casualties reported
! F: A! w+ U/ G0 O Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 U# ]2 a- d7 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, a# @( V6 g+ W2 y4 }, L, l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 _9 U" o, q% B8 q8 j# v. i Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 z6 v( n% i3 B
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)% |$ g0 G2 r& j/ y$ R1 n
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" m; M I" m1 Q& I d/ ]6 k: y" nPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)- C6 {; A% K) ?- u5 ^( g1 R# g
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& A ^. r6 e- n( J( I3 O% b0 O! @
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Allied Ships
# S) R9 R" k# U+ ?" i% a( ]" _ DMS Hovey
0 X9 q4 }+ t# L: C3 \ DMS Southard& b, f" m% t0 f. ]6 w& Y% t
APD Little
/ O: O. q0 m! K* ]" ` APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
1 @- B' I6 y- x- s* l; f+ @ 21 casualties reported
& F( l1 F/ l; d6 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- a' Y* _ q F$ w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( v* F! X# U1 c- [; W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; i! }* e4 S; A
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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28 casualties reported
% ~2 P4 W7 r b7 e' H" d+ b Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! P8 m* h4 U* n# F" V6 _ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled. V' R8 f2 s+ B- @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* W0 @' r C/ L
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
7 q8 s3 ]0 q8 }' R: { DD Helm: q8 J3 `* n' s
DD Blue, Shell hits 2+ d, K. Z4 L/ s& T2 r
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ R( P8 O d% f2 E# T! ~0 r AKA Alchiba
: G$ G, n* v, R) e! R DD Henley- U0 j3 D5 t9 T2 D0 _4 T5 `
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Allied ground losses:
! Y6 y& z% m( Z+ q 14 casualties reported3 C! I; \& K0 O) v3 b( b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- r' C1 T# T8 ]0 d+ ]" f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# D5 y+ `7 l5 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( q) \' H4 _8 n5 [
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)4 R5 l8 [0 H9 Z, x% D
: b6 q4 \( ^: W5 k$ G4 `20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 N. O" V" M# G
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Allied Ships+ e2 ]. j- k. }+ r5 m5 p/ m) T
DMS Hovey
( V6 P5 N, _2 `1 u: h DMS Southard8 \+ p: o* x+ b3 o. e$ Q& ]
APD Little
4 i; q, B; Z; J( d: B APD Colhoun
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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
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B-17E Fortress x 14: E) W9 Y, n! X# ~) s; t! t- T- R
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; }5 `: p2 A+ W8 w9 b! X$ a% M* G3 sAllied aircraft losses
, i' N, V0 y$ H" b! [( P B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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( q1 { g1 ^ Z5 a4 H. @Japanese ground losses:
. P! r. H- @; d ^8 M: j: ^ 20 casualties reported
0 p3 }! u7 B# K Z$ d; b Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 [; T& P9 |( [; N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 f/ Q! U0 g3 e3 F2 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 S4 J, ^! z2 Z) m
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( p5 C, b- q( S, W. |' u) w( qMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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+ j- V( B. u4 N$ w4 J9 mAllied aircraft
$ T" o S% C2 G B-17E Fortress x 27
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! k0 L6 Z% e; vNo Allied losses: _, u/ l: }8 a& N4 x5 T q$ J" Z
3 t. J$ C" g* z: `1 P' wJapanese ground losses:
- _9 V; p" c; N! l0 S 40 casualties reported
+ X% R& W) X& t, F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ k+ `4 V1 X% X# ~/ K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 {2 w f* j+ j& t; r1 ?2 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: ]& }+ R# k" o$ f. i% h
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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: R. A$ I7 t
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 B5 ~" ?5 F) g' B8 N
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Allied aircraft
k. i1 H# k0 u# R4 V0 l1 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 58$ M1 h* t+ }# n6 L/ y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90# X( y P! h4 R+ D8 j4 c
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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m- d4 `9 C. E/ uNo Allied losses
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% X1 F' i/ e' T* c' y 91 casualties reported2 h" r7 c$ Q% {- U4 Z9 F; ?. k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( b. s1 h6 M5 U3 \$ | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' ?: w# K1 d( Z8 X3 _2 o2 J: S2 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' i; _& K8 H, L/ N& d. j
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" k* {$ _$ B4 r6 x; \Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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- A- e4 C% B# T; u2 n% Y3 m17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships1 F- Z) R, R% T! k& `
AKA Alchiba) r- s0 l. @1 ~% {9 H
DD Henley
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# ?, m0 w/ m' g3 \Allied ground losses: O2 ^* }4 G) l+ @, }
28 casualties reported
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( u) B( n0 D8 ]! t! W% j! Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ `( ^" Y/ ]* f( o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* _2 m1 i* `2 ^5 x; `/ m) P0 e" W: k
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% B6 _' d J& F0 E" t+ j6 TInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)% j( z* ~7 G: q6 C! c
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 O# k W1 w1 [6 H; n0 a6 e* I6 H, v
5 T: n3 k8 V6 b( R. |Allied Ships+ c3 e" L5 N! N
DMS Hovey! V! V5 A. t3 f9 v; z3 O0 y
DMS Southard
2 M/ M0 R/ @5 P( z3 X9 n2 J APD Little
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Allied ground losses:
8 P0 H1 I# m: z/ m 21 casualties reported
! X& S0 P+ a/ O5 L2 }5 i, H; q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 m/ J) ]0 J z5 {0 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 X1 s, b3 r+ j; F+ P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)9 p+ A0 A* K9 i( {, K0 B
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Japanese Bombardment attack) L; R. o2 |# ?
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 887 T3 G) u4 l ?+ N
* }# q+ y5 U. L! u8 i$ CDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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40 casualties reported0 ], H, c! K0 q& R$ r# s
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled1 |0 o% ], M+ h: ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) {5 f* Z) H/ `" a1 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 R3 m' m4 j6 ^( D7 C9 cAssaulting units:
' f' j H7 x! k" u# b ?9 M Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
' m+ j: b) Q; Y- m 81st Naval Guard Unit; d2 j" I9 v: R" r7 o! r- n
13th Naval Construction Battalion
5 `+ I2 k6 L" y+ c8 r( D) ] 11th Naval Construction Battalion3 N( h j1 B/ Z5 R) n
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1st USMC/1st Regiment# i9 h3 J& Q( n* h
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
# I# h4 r, i1 } D5 Z0 L 1st USMC/5th Regiment0 X; ~! Z/ V! R2 u+ I4 }& e: F2 |
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)9 W6 ^" O3 M+ A4 B
! d& G5 d& I6 b+ GJapanese Bombardment attack
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3 V( X) M6 d" T! g5 _( e }Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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5 s" u3 a% x' O& `6 f4 VDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:
V) q# T1 M* p; I 20 casualties reported
. [7 T4 Q8 q U Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled3 p; Q/ I' v/ r g( U: M! G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) |4 C( ~6 d( L! M1 }' t! ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: U* x5 \) ]' I- g( B5 t, B$ O% |
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! B2 d' \- O7 r6 J' |5 M) F* jAssaulting units:9 p4 V4 N4 K# U9 q. \. X$ y
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
1 H# N; a+ E' ]0 D* Q# c* x 14th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units: U7 f( c1 D. _; m
1st USMC Parachute Battalion5 f6 `8 ^4 ?% }' o9 v
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /18 V' G. x( Z1 J/ H
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |