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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Allied Ships
5 n; r1 d0 H7 p2 j! o5 Z9 G4 u0 t DD Henley, Shell hits 1& b3 |- T/ [2 |' W( f$ k# q
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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$ X+ i- G1 \9 m* k' H' g2 KTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138$ s; m3 I j$ ] s% P T3 ~
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Allied ground losses:
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' `4 i3 c' C2 n; F Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 x3 n# ?& [& r, r: S, \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( t& | y( ]5 D2 w5 ]6 M$ n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 l' U! [/ D- t- i/ U+ f& \* ? Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)0 A% y( [3 i! u% l4 l' a
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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& t5 W( }$ v9 @# K7 ~6 E& qPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)+ y' x: @( r$ y2 a* s
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DMS Hovey
% d. z, o$ S# \" \- g DMS Southard
4 s, [1 d4 ]7 R8 M$ i! ]4 e1 V APD Little2 `5 C- S3 f0 \
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 f/ B/ i8 r0 \1 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ Y6 ^, H0 D w3 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! v% u: x: o' Y6 K4 e
; ?& z6 w5 g; jAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)( d1 v2 j8 Q; S" w
5 ]+ R. |: Y7 L) l6 o. B/ w, T6 ]Allied ground losses:9 ?) W+ R- E! N. g5 u2 P+ K' o
28 casualties reported
, c" P! {2 R6 i" V& Y/ h Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 }. M; ]! r: b5 A8 X7 c Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled8 f9 L3 w) ^4 H7 t7 y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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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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DD Helm0 f9 D* t6 d- l5 T* t- V U! `
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
2 l% E9 O) F! p% f2 D$ _ DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 ~; h- f. {$ n# \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ y9 d. N+ f7 q6 q4 N! T. V: F& D, |: r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ g+ F* @6 T [; I1 C" r. g
2 Q- K0 @5 y+ ]. m2 D6 `8 a0 pInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)$ E+ ]3 |+ ^; B# x9 @
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Allied Ships
' u/ L+ W2 v+ Q& b" \ K6 } DMS Hovey
0 X+ [. E! W2 _* e0 t4 A7 _ DMS Southard
; \* _% Z9 Q. P APD Little
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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
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Allied aircraft losses
1 s* b& l% F' ^6 g5 m% O8 U+ c B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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20 casualties reported
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$ L# [# U, ?' D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% x" @8 L3 G! a5 ~& T8 Y7 l' w% v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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6 d+ M2 ?2 w# n9 t) ]- VMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)3 y. D1 Z1 y0 {8 J0 m3 K" k( ^6 Y
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; k* B0 X# b/ r$ n" f' _; Y
Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses6 {% S- j2 G+ a! j% B* T; T ?
- H, Q! j7 l8 UJapanese ground losses:8 m4 L0 R2 o# S+ l
40 casualties reported" G1 A1 `+ A/ B9 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 Y6 ?% N) U) F* T& v3 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 b: M0 N: C/ I2 P0 b) u
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6 y$ a. m9 Y) I$ x# oMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby* N6 p* _% c. Z6 ^& m0 _, N6 _1 @& s
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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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); C, h; Y. X0 d" x
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Allied aircraft
( i+ X; e( W5 H t+ V F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
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TBF-1 Avenger x 378 d1 Y a3 I9 S1 H7 D- e7 Z
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Japanese ground losses:& ]( a I6 v! R/ d: P* p
91 casualties reported# W% X' [" Y( L: f! R5 G3 A7 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ l r3 h. U& R5 r" e; N- }6 F8 K
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)7 `3 V7 K" h4 W$ i) D) e
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
& H# o& d, ]! |. j0 E& q( ^+ }, | AKA Alchiba
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28 casualties reported% d5 e* ]! B3 x1 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* Y6 B' X0 v0 |0 ~0 L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 s7 B5 a1 l- G# J- p- o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; z w3 `/ ^, J* N/ A, }7 m \ Y6 d
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7 V% P5 j' W t; @, Q8 D# GInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
8 Y0 E' X! u1 C$ S. V7 y DMS Hovey
1 a" H. s7 ~; a% R" p4 u DMS Southard9 ^0 \. ]9 {( U
APD Little& _/ s, Z- k- c( v. z
APD Colhoun
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( C6 S' S" t5 o* a8 M- |Allied ground losses:
6 f8 u* o! Q+ X4 C1 u' U+ ~; w; M 21 casualties reported% C! j/ G0 J/ @) V' {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 L8 p/ a/ e' i, {( d! o% \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
& Z4 v2 C4 g9 x# h& X' k* `4 |. R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138) Z' q- A: J" [- K! O8 ~: v
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Japanese Bombardment attack" ]% o# J2 G4 G& z+ S
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88$ V' d D! ]% G
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:" [" _ X' S' S) q( z5 ^/ U$ s+ m5 J
40 casualties reported+ O% Q( b: {8 e
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled8 k. l2 U! Z+ d2 n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 U% y/ A& J) d$ `! ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 J$ o- J: x6 G/ l1 p
5 D! A( P( {' Y8 K4 \' L5 SAssaulting units:
1 \8 ~! \( P/ \$ K! A Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
j2 c: _( N) z& P( F5 D1 B 81st Naval Guard Unit& w4 t1 A3 ^$ d" a
13th Naval Construction Battalion+ y( l1 r, `3 e( A6 x- D! I7 d) V
11th Naval Construction Battalion4 ] q) c# x- E& \. B# O# p
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Defending units:% L7 w9 n D. w' t! N f; f4 l
1st USMC/1st Regiment
7 _8 |9 T1 W; N1 Z" ~5 ]$ F 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
& r. H$ [+ Q; N. @ 1st USMC/5th Regiment
( \7 V6 d" Q% F' @* N9 M& |7 E 3rd USMC Defense Battalion) f/ v0 y9 R; I) g; J: |
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)$ N/ B. U2 q* T( M8 d8 I: F
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Japanese Bombardment attack( b# O! l1 y/ R: Y
# w& p& I" V- i5 I* @9 RAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330 ^' W1 I W, {
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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20 casualties reported
$ \7 S# _7 p# O) ^4 Q1 q/ g Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled7 o, c' e8 E( `: |- G9 h3 }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 D& I" Q) }0 m- C9 X8 p& T Det - Kure 3rd SNLF! x# D2 L& c/ R4 U7 n2 Y* H3 u$ R$ i
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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" r) P' A( @3 G 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
. Z8 T) c7 D/ B6 u. J0 _2 {" T 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
7 ?* T* w6 h3 u9 ~ 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |