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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p+ C* }6 s; A) JAllied Ships8 Y4 p# R7 n$ K/ }& z% H9 C0 y
DD Henley, Shell hits 1& v3 {, P* [" K4 E/ @% V
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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* H" p3 D5 Z6 l( o) PAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ b1 U( }0 `2 I9 O4 i4 g4 k: O& l3 a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
; F% V; g/ Y! k# S6 q1 U9 Q4 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 z5 k6 p4 k+ {& i5 m# @. [ Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
+ J7 b5 }1 S) Z0 v; d! p3 Y( c Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)( W. I8 y: S2 q! n" e, }
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)3 t" }, i; v$ Q! l7 R% K
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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, ^; N: }" g u/ F- f- q9 { DMS Hovey0 L6 t$ C' e8 z. U
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun2 [' N+ p0 B8 j8 L$ n; h
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! v4 h) a. ?% E! T5 w# mAllied ground losses:
& t% |" u; J. m; { 21 casualties reported
8 @5 K+ `- [; i ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" I. V- k5 _% L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 T' e5 p% |% ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:2 M: f7 A9 H' Y c
28 casualties reported
`! z; Y0 R" t8 O" ~% \2 Z' l4 p- w Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) @' u3 t. V* r- Y
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 F/ l! |1 B8 J/ m: Q3 O; s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ [2 Q5 K6 E1 b4 N1 V4 X4 E% kInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. E1 R) W4 ^& I, K, u/ J
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Helm% B4 P* S+ d# Y$ L3 b
DD Blue, Shell hits 21 \* U, H; f6 D) Q
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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0 S! O, G1 ]. m: k" j* OAllied ground losses:
" n2 ?: u% r7 s6 ^% w7 U 14 casualties reported. K% X3 M5 c, n2 y. O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 X9 r- v% f# R# ?* u
. v) c) b; F+ i4 T# @Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137), }; ^& m- K$ ]
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DMS Southard
X& r/ l- f* E* j# ] APD Little0 ~1 P) N& @8 L* Q4 i1 d* D
APD Colhoun
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses$ Z8 P, ^, L5 p- o, M6 S# x
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged* ~1 I# x* G& O6 a0 x
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Japanese ground losses:
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) m0 I3 ?6 r2 W" k y Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 U( ` d& J( `! c8 D8 Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 Y& n$ @6 a0 `, h2 ?; g, s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 Y! e! I2 r+ G' q1 k% c, l
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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$ ~1 K3 G; X5 [) T! b EWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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" e# S9 K# P& ^) Y B-17E Fortress x 273 b6 m" R1 f$ f1 ], S# \5 @
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Japanese ground losses:
2 n8 n! |. K" N/ @+ u! `( C 40 casualties reported
5 M" X6 P3 g6 Q4 s% o2 ? k; Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! h; E& W, f4 U+ _8 k8 B) p1 n9 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 k. j1 N9 h5 H$ T% M8 J1 p' J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 Q0 z# k8 a+ w2 V0 ?& L+ s5 F
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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 3
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$ e/ W- s7 L, v+ DAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
' B6 q- y, r: l. H$ b1 G$ @ TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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9 X& h+ a8 a, O4 S. HNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:5 ?9 u$ c& k2 {# Q! z/ A0 Y+ p3 R& b3 M
91 casualties reported& S; h. x3 s8 F) Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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2 U4 u) p, U! u9 ^" w$ O! @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 E' U U' K/ Q# b
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1 n: W! g b: T. j( f9 L" C! _% ~ qInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)% l. _5 N: c$ {0 [
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AKA Alchiba
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9 j9 u9 b, e! B* S) H) E4 B1 |Allied ground losses:
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8 F. u! l$ Q& e6 V1 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 c4 s! R: \# K: G$ I7 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: l6 {6 n4 O i9 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( N2 b) x4 W' ?+ Q
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9 ?8 E) U& ?5 w7 r5 XInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships$ B2 `/ M8 @# D
DMS Hovey2 |9 Q) o# y3 E: C- E7 x: I6 E% h
DMS Southard
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; l, _' e" n( a1 I8 ~
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)( W# ~: g& H2 C5 Y4 t" H; B5 O
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( N4 X) ]) h" P' z6 W& j3 yAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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# J3 G1 V2 K4 `: _# w1 d8 bDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450/ s1 y/ ]5 d6 M6 q( V9 P
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
y& l; i+ O+ s' [, t& i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& c& S" h$ U" }% y+ h+ `! r1 U. x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 Q/ q3 z$ C! I o1 U
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit4 y0 b2 W; h* w! U( M% M$ D
81st Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:# {& Z: B* b& k& n/ K9 T( E
1st USMC/1st Regiment8 L6 y1 e" Q/ k$ h! X
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
5 U+ R% u" u' \+ x2 e" s4 z 1st USMC/5th Regiment
2 R4 Z! B* h6 y/ ? 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)$ u9 \7 l* ~& h1 }- U
( `7 m* a( [. r+ X6 o$ kJapanese Bombardment attack% X7 F" w% Y! s
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33" B. _) ?' ?) @
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2423 y3 w/ o# w8 p4 y/ G& r1 X# G y( n
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20 casualties reported
; S. |% e6 u' N m, y Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
% B4 {4 K" A/ S& Y0 d) J! d; w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ }0 v5 ~- f; o5 _! i2 Z1 W2 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF T! k7 j" Z' X' k' x* u# n
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
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5 n) l0 z7 X0 C$ x# C2 Y6 S 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |