8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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DD Henley, Shell hits 16 s% }9 ]' k+ m5 B8 ^4 E, s4 T
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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$ Y4 s6 `+ G( ], V6 P6 TAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)8 p" i- b( w& O1 g6 c, r3 e
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:4 v( a1 E* O$ w( G/ s( C
31 casualties reported* `% X/ A/ t4 W) h( x' a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 I0 w4 A9 Z" W+ m4 L/ B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 h5 i* C% T/ z2 K& J! U
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)4 a: _5 I7 c1 b7 R; d% o, P( V
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: [3 A1 i0 w% a6 C* v2 {) \8 _Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)3 Q6 P) c6 Q& R( V; M
5 u5 b7 ?& a: d/ L" k, Z1 [46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- F$ {% N& X7 A8 W! ]; T
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DMS Hovey+ G8 V0 N" z% ]$ R0 v
DMS Southard
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2 x! c! k' {5 H I APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:7 G+ S% e+ ?, b" O5 O) b
21 casualties reported& a5 M' Y" _! {4 A& ~: k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- s q8 F4 E; f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 Q5 \; ~5 ]0 ~! v. v, p7 a Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:9 N! X% m" N! ]: [0 A7 f
28 casualties reported g- `" u8 Q! {7 D) u; |2 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ d: `5 Q2 \8 Y" p
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled" x6 f% Q7 X) ?2 N! m1 t$ t3 Z; o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. }& N* X( o, P. ^
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships# @3 S/ s; ?; R6 u* M
DD Helm
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! t% D' _8 w6 e+ D8 s" ` DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire* u1 M9 K( a3 V2 w
AKA Alchiba" P! m+ K4 E0 o. P' ]: [
DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:, n7 h9 C! {' G/ Y. v
14 casualties reported
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6 h7 o, H5 U. [. O+ zInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137). q# Z) f! t0 N
' r9 a; |0 v6 P# Z20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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9 q3 ?' f* h- l G5 U2 Z+ EMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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B-17E Fortress x 149 o3 C( q' s' R, a/ Q
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese ground losses:& y( t; `; w7 T. m' A v7 K
20 casualties reported
6 R( H, ]' O! Q. g2 |4 h+ z Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 I, `% j; H$ j$ q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 v6 f, a# B5 C l5 ]; l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, k8 Y9 Y& u& D4 z* d; A0 Y+ ]$ [
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# b; `' L: y+ a/ X1 Y$ R9 p/ IMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi) s$ e) z" Q @9 C
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Allied aircraft$ \+ |4 ]8 r8 ~: I$ U' o. j3 \
B-17E Fortress x 27- p" V( k, |- t! V! {' @+ |
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4 p/ o2 B. S: {2 ~' H7 NJapanese ground losses:: A: w- z9 Q, v$ q; @, {7 x" T) |
40 casualties reported
V/ t4 |0 t# y1 a! E, V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ p: ~9 a3 V1 t* Q/ d" s% h& m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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9 L4 I4 O" D, P3 e! { b+ ]' e. T2 tMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby8 B5 l" B9 U) F/ S8 g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 b, E) J! v& h
Allied aircraft
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7 O. e$ y+ j3 S5 i! u* D: eAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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9 A7 L `3 k$ O( o* k& yWeather in hex: Moderate rain1 `9 ?4 M, X" d' Z: `3 \
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7 C: }9 ~. j0 t+ _. o F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
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! V0 k! t9 X M- ]. C TBF-1 Avenger x 37% j2 m' ^* v3 x* a
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ X% W3 |! n: j* r; `
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)' ^9 C" P( R: O. i: ?
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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AKA Alchiba9 u* ~- H. Q6 k9 }; n7 S0 a: n
DD Henley
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8 O* W4 j5 u7 _* D3 o9 r& T4 |# \( E 28 casualties reported
6 H; Z& P5 m! c" S- a" t9 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 G! D- Z' ] J! e: `8 P" ~ N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, X2 I$ L8 |; A ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled p- L) C/ ^, |# _; }5 V+ j! N
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little( o F3 j s, F: |! V( o6 N
APD Colhoun' U& P( {2 f" j: W. a$ h2 M- r7 f
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' `. ~5 f$ x$ }$ v; U& G% u1 p) C$ DAllied ground losses:7 e8 u& f* u/ i. d2 p
21 casualties reported0 I: s) b% Z* ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& W, f8 o! B! E6 k: k) e+ d& m- ?4 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 q/ O+ q- @, Z4 k+ k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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5 s/ x: J4 G5 f9 `# aJapanese Bombardment attack/ g7 I* Y5 \+ s0 W( \- D
/ ]4 x) C% O6 |* SAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88( o9 H' D2 Y; A. Z# ?& R) w
4 a! o8 h5 q8 Q# I! y, [Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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40 casualties reported+ t% |$ T/ \& P* \4 Y
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( w# k+ B; {# P" r3 s
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Assaulting units:
1 K6 \1 `, D" e1 y+ q Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit- R" y: T: }' G4 E' D0 t3 \
81st Naval Guard Unit
! H7 n4 [7 |2 C1 G3 N 13th Naval Construction Battalion
' p( b& p6 o! r4 I 11th Naval Construction Battalion3 d( z* [0 D0 s( J
* _( ~3 \$ {) c. z, X6 bDefending units:
% Q. S6 M0 P" |: z2 U 1st USMC/1st Regiment' F! @) q6 G: C- E8 a
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion) J* d$ T: ~2 ^" q$ f
1st USMC/5th Regiment% ~- a. J5 m o* g" k
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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, G' r( V5 Y. b2 w/ QJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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20 casualties reported8 `! S2 B& f' ?
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 G+ a/ C7 j* F9 \- R9 k0 T& e/ r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% U! M8 E9 A6 I$ O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% f0 }. f: Z, S4 _
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Assaulting units:
& z3 m8 U& k- B. w7 d Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
& w; \) _6 H: f/ l0 l, n( Q. h7 ~ 14th Naval Construction Battalion$ ~1 }# L) n8 V% k$ b
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:1 c0 F: i! ?" x3 k5 v
1st USMC Parachute Battalion3 Q. V/ Q+ |" g0 A% P& z+ Q) @
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
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