8月8日,美军上瓜岛3 w4 M5 _6 @( y( w# x+ p* s0 ?
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$ x# f1 f, T5 i$ N9 ]5 W l( rPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1
! C: j, R1 v' N& u1 Y8 w8 c DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire2 I2 W- d' q5 a) v% O6 v
AKA Alchiba
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& N( D. ]& {8 c R! R* o7 V9 G9 w7 oAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)/ W9 p! Z) D1 E3 d \+ d
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses: n; |+ G" M) f; p+ ]. d6 T
31 casualties reported
; _) x( c3 s# b- s4 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 h6 y# Y; D2 f0 { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# x: T$ Z! M z) S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! R/ n! R; ? Q* i9 j( I) C- v. o* Y
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 `( S/ ^7 u7 H3 O" g Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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1 `: `7 _1 F' [. JPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)0 H I: p' b1 `& ?2 j& o) \
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* K3 R1 R+ R0 g7 e$ N; I
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Allied Ships
+ `# t: Q1 I% j( p+ r8 ^# _" v DMS Hovey
; v7 O' |& D, i DMS Southard
- t" f! u/ K3 |" @; X" N5 z APD Little, b7 R0 F! M1 P+ P
APD Colhoun% k/ L' t/ Y Z- b; s5 y0 k
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. G5 L$ q; v7 O$ J5 H1 g1 @ 21 casualties reported
8 U4 |+ V: h5 s( l, I) ?2 L+ P& i- j Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' V% E0 j1 N7 s& `7 e( t" V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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& T. |5 c2 C1 w: D, ^& f6 MAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; }, h* z; Q. h3 Z; o
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
& A. i8 K1 T; K8 i4 `3 f0 Z% M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 Z K% I# }5 K6 M
: t! m2 y" Q. @1 m41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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, W ~1 D2 R4 G0 Z2 O. J DD Helm/ S% l4 h" a, k8 N
DD Blue, Shell hits 2+ U7 s+ O: l# ^5 L
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire/ B* t3 K# [( A- o
AKA Alchiba
9 ]4 Q8 R- c% u# c- a. G* W$ M- ?8 k DD Henley5 t9 H' q' z4 z! H
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Allied ground losses:6 ]( w) y- K; q X! g# F& e0 ^
14 casualties reported
# x7 O# c( G# E- |7 C( R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 v9 |0 H1 Q; R. ]/ T9 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ N2 m5 d" Q" n% u# P& E' o" p5 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ Z6 _+ h0 B3 @' P$ @, l9 X
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)% s/ V0 ^4 T; u' ~& j* ^. F
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
9 W+ H. F4 X, Y2 V DMS Hovey0 F- x1 p/ j+ {6 ?) d8 j
DMS Southard+ j+ b; l& V$ [
APD Little4 }9 h2 } ^2 i8 e5 Q
APD Colhoun
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( G% K. U3 R6 c5 D. OMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby b" I3 I1 q( { g6 P* H% b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 V$ O X* x% N; W
9 X y* r7 T2 BAllied aircraft
9 n* P( h2 a0 C; p( _0 t4 z- t) H, A B-17E Fortress x 14
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! B6 |# {4 x$ aAllied aircraft losses
k- `9 [* W9 x5 C* q0 Q2 |' d B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged% o& g# I0 X4 @& s5 |; @- v
" W b# n7 g% I k# G+ H5 \Japanese ground losses:2 P4 l) Z& u5 q- P% y; w
20 casualties reported ^% F' F2 B8 e4 @3 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% o& U% M/ j0 ]0 [: L$ p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. K9 s. H6 z/ a# l( Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ Y& \$ R% E1 J6 ]+ I# n/ K
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Allied aircraft2 d# H8 ^/ g( o% I a+ W7 Y' r( ~
B-17E Fortress x 270 }# G7 z4 b: z6 k& L! D
1 {" R0 E) j8 MNo Allied losses0 q4 {6 K+ E& g1 e: E. T- @) R# ]# w
: d. L, C! V+ I& FJapanese ground losses:8 @. i6 J8 b6 @& w" }& z0 p- `% n$ R
40 casualties reported
. M+ q; f( c; l8 a& y* [( Y2 W% S Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 m4 |' Q+ q8 W5 M; P5 \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% p# P5 M1 |6 @, j) [$ V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" f* x# I* Z; z
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 h0 H5 z) \6 \# }. p% {- J
Allied aircraft0 e+ f8 |! J" I: f) V& t3 w
B-17E Fortress x 34 _, j% j0 n! B1 M! Q. e
: I: g$ Q, W$ P4 vNo Allied losses9 e0 d! R K: x" u, ]- K: }+ K
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7 X5 F O3 t! R5 _7 `0 {( Y$ [Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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' x% _; M v' O! z3 Z* fAllied aircraft
- ]( K0 T/ p2 o; Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 58' x A! k f* B7 P) X( J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
2 f8 j- {/ q0 V( ]" M$ w TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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0 V. ]/ T. O' X7 O# q5 q* RNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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! R4 H6 f: G9 F- x# I P1 C6 [7 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled9 i- z* I' V- C6 k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 T7 K$ u# V4 s7 D. X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: B1 p6 [6 L" D
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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AKA Alchiba6 _, c( C9 f6 w# ?6 j, [
DD Henley
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3 ]# i# u% g' W | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ ]& V' R/ o6 _/ _1 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 Y- f- [& ~" r$ W0 D) S. a+ H- i1 D0 Q1 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ v- \& _& f, R+ J$ G T3 }
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)' M! e+ n2 R$ ]& K& P L/ U- ^
: s* t* ]0 w# g! J( A9 D3 P42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
5 ^2 w4 r/ X& B+ C' ?; w DMS Southard
/ e9 v! ~5 d3 a# n, H, m2 { APD Little
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 e# q+ X4 |% ]" g: O) w4 y ]% v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ }8 N5 H& q! p; J$ X V% `- K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 ^& D, A7 X* F1 w9 CGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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0 |/ m7 G5 v: ^Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88& ~! ? B% f- E- k6 x7 f: B/ Z2 F
5 g- _' C5 Q2 @4 O2 b6 fDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4508 D" R- Z0 g0 E4 a6 H( j
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2 r* o: R: d% S' v5 h0 R* @ k# \" h 40 casualties reported w& I- `6 W0 b* |" _: ?7 V& o
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
. _$ s0 |- m9 f7 m8 Z4 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# D8 r6 P2 l3 r% p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# E! X- [3 S& o' Y0 u
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Assaulting units:
7 E% `8 A% E( b" o$ A Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit# ~# u& Q! p+ J2 d$ S( U# o
81st Naval Guard Unit
3 [8 Y) v5 c$ u5 H4 X4 k" H4 a 13th Naval Construction Battalion, i u7 m' h& S
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment+ v( `0 q# _2 ?# G- L
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion1 j7 `3 g" q8 `& k) F
1st USMC/5th Regiment
. w6 H7 Y) e# H* L7 D: M8 J; h 3rd USMC Defense Battalion/ C- ?, @3 w2 y! s
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)4 U7 \* P D$ Q& p0 O1 m! T
0 M) r$ A/ G! W; @Japanese Bombardment attack
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" P E0 g6 w6 E4 I% BAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33. ]. Z$ `4 z5 i/ I' j
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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20 casualties reported; ?" Z" K' y! A8 R: q* f
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! T/ j3 g4 q. I$ q0 i Det - Kure 3rd SNLF) P/ g! r& ]% p( U# |
14th Naval Construction Battalion
) Y5 _. {* L# O5 t Q3 r% W 129th JNAF AF Unit
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* Y6 ~+ N) M0 c% A 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
2 N$ D9 Z) U# j# J 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1% V; n% \ E F; z
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |