8月8日,美军上瓜岛 V1 ?1 z. N6 q8 M0 X
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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- l* \& q1 ~6 K- B5 ^ S( D2 y DD Henley, Shell hits 1
% c" ^; M: \; f DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire0 W3 S4 e( |# h2 ]) u0 |
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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$ ]/ k* T x2 G' y+ w$ yTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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$ X/ l! F4 m! Z5 o7 kAllied ground losses:
) M, x" H3 {# U- J 31 casualties reported; C) q3 C* j; z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 s& q' z2 Z7 U
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 |% ~' w$ ]1 k8 a9 G, W; o2 i Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)5 j) U4 N) ?) W/ n
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)1 H! a: ~9 X+ z! l! a0 ^
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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% U7 {* q& d1 ^8 I# EAllied Ships! [* l* `; ^& i, f
DMS Hovey
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n+ S N' S2 W, q APD Little6 b$ S% Q ~. F' b( a
APD Colhoun
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H5 |- V2 J9 rAllied ground losses:0 d7 s4 g- z& {' C' I5 O2 @( Y
21 casualties reported% g# U; M7 R& E) b) |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" @2 a! `, X. y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 V3 a/ l! s. x9 |1 J( [: a. I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; y& @* \- _( W9 I
' D! F! e4 ^4 s2 N# [Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)6 j4 z: |4 ~8 e
4 S8 h% t1 L6 \$ x, K! v2 D) U2 FAllied ground losses:+ R: L) a3 @9 {
28 casualties reported2 ~5 G' B8 t' D8 n6 |. k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 ?, e; j) g8 l' q% X. \ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled& [ B* c2 d; }. ~/ c# x+ [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; Y" Q& ]1 E. p- S8 h+ H
+ C% C& E) u: y8 `Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!/ m% L6 ^' d1 A
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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7 V( E& q6 K, W7 ~0 F# n DD Helm) ^' }, S4 ?/ B
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
1 u/ V2 }* h# m6 i4 k5 Z DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:7 {3 A; g/ y* I0 |" m
14 casualties reported
7 y3 u* ?6 x4 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 B/ K v, K; l6 o4 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 t% S% L# w' `! |: d1 i+ _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 U9 J2 g7 i5 w. E' b o
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)6 s _6 L" g0 L" }
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships9 g# R+ J/ i' p& g
DMS Hovey
U5 d4 D, f; N* M/ M DMS Southard
. x7 x* j6 Z) C) T+ m* s/ B APD Little+ r) Z& a, V8 i
APD Colhoun" ]# F6 {( G& `. q0 q$ 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 cloud7 E' ]2 s" C7 ?0 X4 l7 R6 I9 t
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B-17E Fortress x 14& z O* z B6 t1 V* R
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:& D7 R% K4 T' r) A! B: V( X( u
20 casualties reported1 ~# r: U. T8 @6 m2 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" J7 g$ C5 c% A1 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ |7 X* V! B3 k7 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& y2 e0 }9 n& @+ I; o
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 f7 w1 i0 \/ O, w/ W' r B-17E Fortress x 27/ }# H' \6 U+ J- o
( K0 F/ O1 Z& HNo Allied losses
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2 h& O6 x* ^) ZJapanese ground losses:
3 A9 Z; ]+ O& W4 K 40 casualties reported) G% r' q# y; g7 U% Z6 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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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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6 x- n; L6 i6 J! B: o B-17E Fortress x 3
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)% m7 c& r4 e$ i* G5 W" E+ V
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" P: e% }, \3 I- C* l; |* Z. n
0 I7 p5 R, ]7 ~& w/ q4 nAllied aircraft% p/ v2 d$ ]* u' x! A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58! w& I! o/ k7 x& C$ [% N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 901 f! ~ D+ h( ^1 M
TBF-1 Avenger x 37/ N4 \* n/ U$ r
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:7 ]' `- `, T) `1 q& {9 I
91 casualties reported6 J. n0 \8 U0 \2 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; t# w- X' N) S; P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 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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# _& s* ~6 F* y4 cAllied Ships4 e8 n+ m# u0 Q* J, P9 t. @2 O0 m
AKA Alchiba# T' f- O3 l$ R: y7 Z4 |5 U
DD Henley5 ^) `5 W c$ m8 ?# c1 w
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Allied ground losses:) ?5 H$ d( h# V, d# t
28 casualties reported' g! |& u% ?& N7 A& }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: F+ ] w' S+ o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 N& K: r0 l+ t" ~- N* _& l+ n8 d
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137), ~/ s( z0 A5 p F
- e; u* d; l, ^" T, [! {6 ^42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 g0 N5 a' B0 t% M: C- h" K
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little) c% u! t8 v4 e: v S- K4 B/ c
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:: R& J. U. Q; G8 p. w5 a( P) S4 g
21 casualties reported
i9 X1 b/ R0 } Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: @% F3 e$ O' B2 n+ G4 y# _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' W# k* U6 H. D) R/ i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 @3 a6 f$ [$ X' o, [
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)8 N# F& o! ]0 \5 j$ f+ Y. E% b' x
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4502 @9 b+ N4 A- s1 y e( X& ^
+ q- r5 |' Z0 ^# R+ U2 Y! XJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled1 W2 B% _ Q* }- D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled U7 o" ~, j& g' p0 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 o+ ?* N! R/ L; VAssaulting units:- I4 N! c9 D, D( n( t( q
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit ?* K' r& O1 r$ m+ V/ R: n
81st Naval Guard Unit& B4 e$ X4 X! k2 X% G# t
13th Naval Construction Battalion6 O0 v) o; p7 Q! Z" {3 s: y
11th Naval Construction Battalion" V3 E% P: l1 p) c( F8 y
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1st USMC/1st Regiment
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% R' e- r A0 ~1 @ 1st USMC/5th Regiment- h4 C& w* ^0 x( j4 i0 `
3rd USMC Defense Battalion& g1 ?; B1 d3 K/ B' s
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. E& I% h5 j3 `3 d9 DGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack g* m* r! R) ^% u
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33( D. T( x, L0 L6 n" `6 y1 N
* C; l% I$ i/ `, ?5 i; MDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2420 r7 Z4 W3 c" P9 |$ N$ n
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Japanese ground losses:8 F" T) W0 r) @
20 casualties reported
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3 ?! d+ {5 O# M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! M% Z0 q& q% l# i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& j- O$ o5 T5 Q* e" W
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
1 k9 W* T) U) {7 T 14th Naval Construction Battalion
+ ?* _2 E1 c; Q4 n" C' C 129th JNAF AF Unit
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# b6 f" L5 \9 n" WDefending units:
- R) u$ { w7 ]" D% u& w 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
" k/ j \3 ^7 C 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
3 W! |6 Q* p7 f 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |