8月8日,美军上瓜岛4 L) l) j( M. T8 ~; P. t0 |" X( T! |/ K
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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7 v' w- K3 @" N DD Henley, Shell hits 17 q7 ~" K' i# A" O6 }
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire3 j+ N% c, m3 [$ i) s
AKA Alchiba# U+ L2 [. d$ [
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6 T& M+ n) K7 @% LAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:
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) y; X. e' `+ R$ e9 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
) w0 Q: E( A, V" M& |9 O% e3 } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 _& |0 a, y9 j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 `, a$ b* z X: \" e
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
7 q7 x$ Z0 r# `2 e& w Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled), Y7 \+ b0 x$ z- S7 Z
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)# i+ C3 {, R" H2 S' g
( H/ m# x- D3 ?. N# P46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( y C( d1 \7 ]' I; E
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Allied Ships
1 h7 ~4 H" t* N! i# e; C9 x' o DMS Hovey
8 j w; p; Q9 s r DMS Southard" p' P# c6 l+ ]) Y; j; e
APD Little
w7 T' p, \* Z$ @+ z* R APD Colhoun$ w! t# b6 I( o! N
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Allied ground losses: `- c' W7 s4 Q7 [* ^
21 casualties reported
! C% z" a6 o* L2 e) Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 ^/ X" z. ~. y5 V$ v0 j# G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Q, z% K! @/ C. Z" y' m' X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# A% Z% f. _6 z
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)8 Y% `# h6 R& x+ p5 M9 v3 Q% W6 T
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Allied ground losses:2 b' v1 @7 n3 l9 q5 _
28 casualties reported o* x5 d, x* B, [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 t- G, n2 M! L3 {+ @
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ b+ M& c4 { m- W' Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled | H. h2 n8 @+ e+ g
7 U& P+ ]7 R3 }2 G5 w9 ]Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 ~" {: A# Z. u! G# ~
& {4 C) A0 H" j- n, M41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 h! o) T) h6 n) F0 ~
2 c6 q+ k3 z( ^8 [) @2 aAllied Ships' o$ g. P; \7 F. c
DD Helm
. B1 c$ h/ Q9 i6 g u DD Blue, Shell hits 2
F0 A1 \/ k! P) @' o DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire8 q b) [; a j( `9 j1 r1 c
AKA Alchiba7 a1 S4 t# _* t0 ]% T
DD Henley
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8 c+ k9 J2 ^) J2 c2 ` O! ]4 kAllied ground losses:% E. h5 e; b; A2 i% x, E
14 casualties reported
4 F6 L$ K9 K# _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, U4 P0 j6 T* \& @, t# T. g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. J7 f0 e- X! x+ R, _: f' ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)' q; S0 b1 p+ I. E3 D3 z2 }$ ?
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* J& ], N% k- C6 N& ?2 \* _* M
7 o3 j/ j4 E, W; U$ f. v7 O4 b- `Allied Ships
5 j7 Y& o: V+ s7 _/ O DMS Hovey
7 ~) o6 }% E1 l( p- o1 b. C DMS Southard+ Z9 O L- Y/ w3 G
APD Little( T8 N1 M/ d$ X/ Y, m
APD Colhoun
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/ R+ e' A, `$ v, C! {/ mMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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. u% Y% E4 g: R8 U, A) }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* J+ ~ l' w/ L+ ~7 _4 r
: N7 c/ m, u( [; i' E3 X. nAllied aircraft
; s+ x( k4 F' z! w$ l$ ]3 Y B-17E Fortress x 14
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3 f6 R3 _' r. }0 m! nAllied aircraft losses8 n3 i5 K0 {& }
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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" |0 A* m4 S7 R5 z- K* i) EJapanese ground losses:9 u8 Y; b0 ~; \+ v# z, X" V
20 casualties reported
; f1 W: I2 O c9 R- C/ O Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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' ~, y ` P0 n6 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( W* l5 t x0 u7 m- c( Q6 c
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)- k8 }% U- g( k# C
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
J: N$ Y, E4 H+ s0 WAllied aircraft
( O8 w+ h$ N0 M% n( k: a* D9 W* m B-17E Fortress x 274 r* @" L1 ?" q/ G" l/ P ]4 j- F
, N& L0 E3 B# Y0 `- a7 W3 a5 WNo Allied losses) @# s7 K' _) j! W$ ~: f
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Japanese ground losses:" |$ A1 v: S% j, |! L( ]6 c Q
40 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 ~/ z; f! S% K4 T; {( w
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0 f7 \! X+ |, z7 ~Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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5 y' q6 N; J+ O o$ iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
' K8 M2 X5 u2 w- n5 T! x. VAllied aircraft
8 f0 e' H* k8 ~* Y+ q( v9 c B-17E Fortress x 33 v" z7 C/ b, O% N, K+ P* w; T
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No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)6 t% @' k$ Y- I6 U. o
' Z* ?4 J) b7 u9 O- sWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft
" ?& w# W/ E( C1 r" ^# |2 J" j' ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 585 ]3 Q2 Z. P: R& [* ^( n( U, T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
' o# |/ ^9 m) A7 ?- `% G! O TBF-1 Avenger x 37/ ]. D" ~6 l, X6 w
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" @0 r: `2 |; ^+ ]Japanese ground losses:2 r6 G p0 d0 G1 t9 x) b* O
91 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 u$ V& `( D4 Q: z" s8 C$ h0 U' t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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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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Allied Ships
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5 x7 b( f8 x( m0 d1 ^2 O ] DD Henley
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3 ?* o) P% `& V" D; HAllied ground losses:
. A2 E7 Y/ v5 [1 H 28 casualties reported p6 i7 e2 V5 ?! O: E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' I4 Y6 p% f9 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 O4 o B3 L P8 l. Z/ K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' l; X1 R6 p; G1 CInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137): L* {* g! z, c8 n( y0 G! N
7 y* s. @+ _( B) E4 L42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
- y$ U8 w( d8 C, H1 M DMS Hovey
8 L: ? r: H* W6 J# C5 M7 J/ n DMS Southard
9 h9 b0 e2 o8 n, U APD Little/ F0 w% }8 y" Y& `1 F8 \
APD Colhoun {$ Q0 ?3 ], Q5 L0 l( ^
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$ h. G2 D' W# g( C& U+ `7 NAllied ground losses:& \. O1 s0 G. e$ U, _& p. s: W, r
21 casualties reported9 B; L/ }# \+ s Z6 \7 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ }9 Q4 m7 j2 I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! e) S5 M; Y' \* m! |1 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)0 w7 W. d" R6 a5 M* D
8 l' u$ I8 u. S8 J+ u, YJapanese Bombardment attack% u6 {# N) ]) E
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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" z4 o# p! o( a0 r( }" p. _1 o% vDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450, U1 X0 s6 z8 D$ m4 P. U7 [/ J3 f9 ^' I
6 ]; T& ^9 Q# @+ D! c. E* EJapanese ground losses:! I4 m/ w' z) U1 i2 [& I+ t
40 casualties reported
0 n5 T/ `( I# H7 F# f Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
% D9 a, U v' k. d: \( h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ f) W. x2 _ e+ S G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 P5 X' j4 M6 v5 K L! w4 q% x0 }3 @
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Assaulting units:1 C2 E+ i; P* Y9 B1 V) s
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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) Q4 Q9 q Z0 W1 g2 V3 }! D% X 13th Naval Construction Battalion( z7 @# F# K( Q/ P7 J
11th Naval Construction Battalion2 `, H& h4 ?. x
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Defending units:
; A1 J) |0 K' ]& Z) A& t& D, { 1st USMC/1st Regiment7 w/ i9 ^# f0 P, d& X6 e
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
& W5 @3 ^; t- G0 [1 t* A 1st USMC/5th Regiment
2 O$ m) f/ Y7 F! } 3rd USMC Defense Battalion g* Y2 }+ F8 l1 ^' \5 Q
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1 u, [1 B* b3 y( h1 \: XGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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% c7 d0 T9 d' z5 f SJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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, Y7 r( f! [- `2 F: TDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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7 y# {7 j. B$ m, ] |% x* ~Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled) F4 b# _6 ~" r6 ?- g8 L5 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, u2 i8 }8 _+ o. a! P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF C" y& n. o& m5 }% W
14th Naval Construction Battalion
9 w) l9 c, K, N1 J 129th JNAF AF Unit C4 ]3 U1 n' K5 P o, c
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Defending units:
) I5 g' _2 l: @3 v h 1st USMC Parachute Battalion% z6 k$ V% L# u8 y5 N7 ^
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1) X5 `2 y/ W7 a+ m$ V; R
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |