8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!) e; E4 i9 U3 t$ ] l
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Allied Ships
* T! f2 @" @% B DD Henley, Shell hits 1, D. |; x/ N0 X0 g, n4 _7 c
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire' {; g( u3 I" Q
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)! a6 j; d& a& m: k0 p3 b
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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6 Q @6 @1 B; `Allied ground losses:8 [! L4 C" y' K2 P4 {7 G
31 casualties reported |$ T- X# h! [5 I3 k) t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 d- I3 Z$ b6 K6 x
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 r# j* Y9 k' q- \
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137) r; U& {! t# n5 o! r3 t$ i$ w
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+ X4 {$ c1 ~/ ^4 a: bAllied Ships! n* Z, F8 G" p0 _* Z( @
DMS Hovey- G& z8 s& x! ^; Q
DMS Southard& v4 ^' Q# H7 B$ X9 `2 t
APD Little5 j0 B5 t, c5 s2 p8 n
APD Colhoun+ {. e" h+ {4 f& g5 S* U
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Allied ground losses:
7 o& I- T2 R# B" r 21 casualties reported5 n z6 d% |7 |, ~; b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 l, O" }" K* D" E: V/ [8 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: S5 l. U5 A+ ~1 OAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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0 x: Z$ X4 R: \" _% f8 cAllied ground losses:
[+ r& z7 G: u4 p$ R* I: w 28 casualties reported# \1 U! V6 ^% }/ Y9 G K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!: ?" }8 S! Y6 ]8 o
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) g+ a0 H/ ^, b/ C
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DD Helm
2 f- ?& @0 V, x3 g! P7 X y DD Blue, Shell hits 28 O; U' ~$ D, z3 i( l4 C
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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# @' W& `/ P' `& y DD Henley" b0 P# @. r' M' t; t% f8 f8 K- V7 W
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Allied ground losses:" v* G% ?( k- s# R2 `7 C8 i- \
14 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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* I* ?+ w5 x7 V' D* `/ RInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships; `, p+ ~* h9 v: v/ d
DMS Hovey. Q* E! n, W, |% A' V
DMS Southard
0 U) T9 ^2 {/ J6 ^. r APD Little
9 M' X' W/ A9 }7 c APD Colhoun! v1 h- S3 e6 A# f# W
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby; `& f) j4 k D1 i4 {7 G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 14
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7 Y/ x4 q2 c+ _7 | B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ B8 y2 D, j H% l% z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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! q5 L, A/ K- s$ t. eMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 27$ p" @8 t' t$ m H9 K& W/ }
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Japanese ground losses:4 l+ B' w7 ?# d; Q9 @: Z2 k1 G2 k
40 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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7 j1 v8 b7 j& [4 M i' @) f w2 SMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby0 @( }3 A! ^8 W0 K& w% B
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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5 N- e2 J) @, Y$ c6 ?Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)# L# ^* S% }' |2 K
: R% `4 i- S( B" N/ EWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58' e7 p% y" x, c3 ^2 e) D) p7 N; L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90& i5 l( L+ Q+ R0 B( x( q
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 r+ w# I! Y" r, y! I+ uInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships8 p) P. M& I" C6 O+ X
AKA Alchiba
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28 casualties reported
9 s6 y' C, y V5 ^* i0 A: X) x1 }. n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 G+ O+ q6 P/ w- ^# ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 s6 Q! K* R' N( K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)( q s5 E( r( B2 v1 x4 ^ ~; `
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey! w# ^8 G0 U* O
DMS Southard
0 K' W2 u K8 X X0 p APD Little& H% b" A/ C- q. f0 D' g! @
APD Colhoun2 t2 _# j2 l5 m5 P; L% F, G- ?- X
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Allied ground losses:9 P4 A- J5 R; ?- K
21 casualties reported( e; ^) m( d! v; p, H8 d" x+ z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( A4 M% A( b T4 y2 X. _4 L( b6 GGround combat at Lunga (114,138)2 r' l% m8 a: k: |
0 s" n) c( a$ Z- BJapanese Bombardment attack- s$ ~! I7 i3 n
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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/ c& c5 K2 j0 z
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( w! U# d( v3 \ l/ m2 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
" r1 p& Q9 H6 y! Q3 U Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit& S- S$ K5 e3 j! J3 p9 p% k
81st Naval Guard Unit
8 X1 t3 e1 G ^! i: t: h' \) r 13th Naval Construction Battalion
- ?+ b6 C2 U1 i7 Y/ h# F r 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units: ^" u$ S0 s: {8 u7 g( C; O
1st USMC/1st Regiment U% h& R( n9 b
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
5 \8 Q5 m# R$ l) D9 q7 v* a 1st USMC/5th Regiment: O/ ]8 y9 \: e, P- `* x
3rd USMC Defense Battalion% \$ [0 e* O0 T2 E; m4 P, \3 D1 ~
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1 q6 j" k! G- R7 t1 H1 uGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)6 W0 L+ ~1 y# A, R1 D+ P
9 ]# u+ Q9 x' U& H& ~ S% QJapanese Bombardment attack: F6 _. X7 i9 M& g
+ |, j9 t, [+ eAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33! J( h& ~' \! s" \# y
2 M$ h2 q" c: F9 cDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:
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Assaulting units:
4 A$ J9 x% H, P% E Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
' l4 c. u% q% y R( q; R" q 14th Naval Construction Battalion
0 \/ u. C G1 S 129th JNAF AF Unit 0 Z) n* C3 g! w4 R7 W% {
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Defending units:
; u$ d6 n$ Y- `9 T 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
" b0 K$ }5 d2 N3 c7 G 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /11 X" N4 {! B2 a- Y4 h3 b/ ^
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |