8月8日,美军上瓜岛7 H0 W. X* Y' }; n; z' I# i
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!- J3 x* B: g6 V' F" k
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1# Q! V* L& q7 d0 W# o
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire ]" h: f! R# j4 u2 F
AKA Alchiba# o5 @+ J* y% W7 {: X, J* z
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* g5 D$ p" S8 u8 X0 |2 e# I* k( T% L# PAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)9 e+ s w& s; Z' m: K0 s' C w
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1389 K2 Z9 b9 D5 u3 w+ \; O- {
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Allied ground losses:
3 ~, X" s X5 _1 s( G8 n7 q. S- Q2 Y 31 casualties reported& V) Z$ C3 u+ W9 z1 u2 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 u$ Y: @/ k* e( v3 ^' {2 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% L& m8 _! s" F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( I4 e1 e; ]4 L$ x9 |2 i- t Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)2 E* }, r3 G1 q0 `' h, ^
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)8 }6 U9 z' w8 s; |" k: w
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. ?1 ]# e/ m' b5 H' _( C; bPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
* M( I+ P' [! W) `- Q7 y1 Z DMS Hovey
) D* I$ n; p% Q. \ DMS Southard
6 p% i2 {/ c2 n' I: ] APD Little
" f# A- b$ o# g7 a# y- k APD Colhoun" U. P. J: U2 F8 r5 f6 M/ L* f
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7 _2 h* m p1 x. Y, WAllied ground losses:' j. _ G j o1 _, ]) S
21 casualties reported: h" G& h0 {- h( w2 P! }% {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 m3 o9 p8 ]' M( h1 N0 |" P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 X0 W1 C" m+ n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 [4 w/ p) W3 O; p! j& w
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)7 H* Q0 y4 z+ {2 L0 N/ k
# _# Z' D6 |8 A2 ?; yAllied ground losses:7 X- k5 H$ k. }# X0 m
28 casualties reported
. o4 ~5 U$ s0 g, o Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: [1 P* \4 U7 A
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ I! x* B7 m1 y3 J, S% x- L& C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ _0 \& [( N/ b; A3 |7 Y
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!' P7 a% a; Q; \, A. F% h* X
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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8 {6 i+ ^, b* n9 D: kAllied Ships$ s: r4 S. A1 ?1 u8 R4 v* m
DD Helm
1 x1 p2 g% ?- Q! E3 l DD Blue, Shell hits 2; ^; i1 t& U9 {4 x! Z' \
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire; d! P! b$ D# c0 Z
AKA Alchiba
2 N. b ^" d; ~# R0 \ DD Henley. |$ K, n2 S$ l! j. @0 Q
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Allied ground losses:
: n# e( n9 t2 o8 o. d 14 casualties reported W. o9 q" {5 F4 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( Z2 X8 h# C9 [. M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 p4 c' |2 ]! Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( |8 z n8 W; ]! _3 ZInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137). W' d8 y7 o& n4 \
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3 s6 Y6 A+ M+ i8 cAllied Ships/ f6 S1 d& X2 y; ]
DMS Hovey
, b2 \# j! q& k6 q/ d DMS Southard
4 v6 O7 S; z8 x7 _ APD Little7 s& m" l ?/ Q9 X0 ?+ [3 A. T
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" |2 @) s1 y, _) o5 o
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Allied aircraft5 d( R3 J4 o4 k( R# |
B-17E Fortress x 14
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e5 [% j9 G3 P3 a. TAllied aircraft losses& @0 i; ?7 T& m
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged$ g. {3 ^- Y+ {& F/ e6 g
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Japanese ground losses:
8 u9 y* }) B) t) E 20 casualties reported
t, [* }( g( k" ~& z Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 {0 Y4 W4 d( S2 r- u- |) ]' j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" z5 T2 Q& X3 @' N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 B. g/ u7 n2 v0 P0 n+ x W
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2 u) s5 {$ u: E+ |- y( s+ DMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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2 o D% J$ d! Z7 t: g" {2 pWeather in hex: Partial cloud3 v; y9 g6 y' V2 @' h' C+ ?$ n3 p) J
Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
4 {% t$ i7 A" r, K 40 casualties reported
2 v0 p% @# K' d3 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) n' A b7 t; p8 Y2 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 N0 N* l9 y4 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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/ I8 j3 o J4 H! s2 gMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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|( ^* `. o( T4 n% S- JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 3$ n( s6 F: S; s) ]- B8 ] {
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No Allied losses
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, y! |0 K" C; Y1 Z9 d6 cAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)2 s( u6 l" o) s8 P2 c8 `, U
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' v6 r7 X- u+ q
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Allied aircraft
- y1 ` t2 S3 X/ C8 V1 K F4F-4 Wildcat x 58$ q5 e; {) y2 ^( T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90& Q' O$ Z/ S E
TBF-1 Avenger x 37( H3 U* I: E% L
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, J: J/ y6 f* W9 p/ ^9 t) M' UJapanese ground losses:7 o4 z# b; o5 }/ k2 d
91 casualties reported: p0 ~$ d6 e7 g, R! ]4 R# n( G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ Y, b* v& t% b1 ~" r5 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 V5 l& ~, x; Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) W w, U6 B0 K
3 K) D6 g- H5 V# j( q+ G17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' T+ e# [$ r* o: r+ D
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AKA Alchiba
/ _, \5 j# T) K! y DD Henley4 X& n0 I; [+ W& g k5 w
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Allied ground losses:! A | b# q" }# G
28 casualties reported
: K0 q1 s5 c8 h! }/ y+ E$ @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ U5 G0 b$ [! c9 ?& ^; F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# J1 ^; z9 Z6 f( k1 R( _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& H8 c# D0 N7 ^0 ^" FInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)9 D Y: H2 U2 o) B; z {$ u$ `
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 ~: Z$ I) Q# P3 s
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) I0 \9 d+ }2 T: @$ m- \ DMS Hovey
# V# R% F R9 O7 T DMS Southard
& g) {! H" a5 Z" Z APD Little+ ]% |2 O- s/ h2 D
APD Colhoun
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8 H% S& { w. M$ b) N! G8 ]5 xAllied ground losses:
8 c3 K; A h0 i; ? 21 casualties reported; X5 j# k, a. h; w1 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ~' {* i- K3 T- I. D7 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 W, |: l+ w; x; q8 c0 m0 ^0 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% c3 t* Y3 j3 j& ~# X* kGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack$ ?- K8 |8 D% O, b7 A6 `
4 A. w& o$ ?0 M7 O- _Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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1 q0 \6 ^6 G/ nDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4500 n4 \; X+ o, q! |; @
7 X+ S5 D9 P: E; I9 }5 y. a% K6 g& PJapanese ground losses:7 U/ s3 q4 ~+ d- N% V4 C1 x! o: L
40 casualties reported
& ~. A& h. A T Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled( d, L6 o" j- i) ?- w+ T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- v! T$ H( d4 x) \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:7 A, J6 Z4 N2 C
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit: Q: I! ~. {6 p+ u
81st Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
* m9 s5 @; c, c2 X' l' [. z, ]3 @ 1st USMC/1st Regiment F, y' w3 U/ Z" B
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
+ M% {2 X7 [+ s9 w 1st USMC/5th Regiment0 t7 }: P; ?( Y0 w; Y
3rd USMC Defense Battalion8 U% y& u) [" f' m. y0 A/ p
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)9 c) i5 E. m' \5 f$ u5 Y
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Japanese Bombardment attack8 t' C5 }7 H+ @( O% H
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 338 g' j/ \: {9 [: J' [5 m
6 S, {6 q5 ^( q7 |, k9 \Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242& t( f% D' |1 r- n1 e* A& X1 _
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Japanese ground losses:! _3 p; D+ r6 v
20 casualties reported
5 ~2 S# ~ Q: s) J5 B Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 A5 }3 \5 u1 T5 m1 k d/ i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled w$ `0 O, V6 R1 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF1 p7 u! Z2 O4 h" w J, _# w1 E- R. s
14th Naval Construction Battalion0 R6 T! @" y7 ~5 W( g/ r, U
129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion+ ]8 T" n n3 w0 H2 ]% G8 B) ~
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
6 u; S' X, ~8 B. Q2 x 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |