AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 422 Y# \0 ?8 a1 z/ [/ b. J$ R! h( H
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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$ w' V4 m6 X* ?# `) {: V% V7 N36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.$ z- t6 l: o6 g
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Allied Ships& f% f* O( r# ~1 b6 I' Y) y, _6 } l
DMS Hovey7 O c' E0 z. @. a9 G
DMS Southard
, `9 l4 u9 \7 m) n& M APD Little
8 M* c" h& n" [2 L# |" y* X APD Colhoun. L. U( ^( ]. u: A
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; \3 f# g e8 Z: H8 ~' `3 b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 d( Q4 h9 Z2 ~, a' t+ L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; n: x& N; Z5 K+ d
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
+ v% b# h3 G" X% @+ [ S6 _( A7 hDMS Southard fired at enemy troops% Y, Y* X. `, v" H6 @0 {! b
APD Little fired at enemy troops
$ R) [+ q8 _; g Y! N1 HAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops1 w0 ~5 k) j) k+ E# T& e2 C9 J
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards; ^4 z' @7 F$ o1 J2 b; T
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards8 C/ g4 B/ p/ C W3 V) v
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( J$ t' H# {2 Q. s$ jInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)- }8 S. d0 o7 b( Y+ S/ E
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." k; Q4 ?/ O9 v% _: c/ t4 w
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Allied Ships+ B( k6 D* u/ j4 O, E7 P2 V
DMS Hovey
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APD Little
% n* W# E) M+ l$ F APD Colhoun+ j6 }# d4 ]* o, o6 y3 `& T) n: u
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Allied ground losses:
2 z8 q5 g f8 J! r8 P* { 8 casualties reported
+ d. r; E* X9 O F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; ~; |% j( [9 I3 n. j, p) J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 D7 M* Q4 J0 |( W. { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% m, K1 r0 f/ x- s
4 N9 e1 I" t/ N$ p; ?% GDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops5 O; \3 Y7 A( S
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops. L6 n# {1 ]/ r7 g8 c
APD Little fired at enemy troops1 H+ n0 D" w U, i$ ]# M
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops5 k$ R# {( k# C m8 N1 ?9 A
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards. E& Z& a+ `: _
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)" M! W, T% Y- h
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force# x6 I: X6 H- S8 t+ Q8 P
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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1 e( {: C4 O$ H7 e+ ^1 {Allied Ships
( c* j$ y- ]) F8 Y+ x7 @) v; u& G DMS Hovey
; O( }9 c* _. ? x5 c- a4 Q4 L+ B DMS Southard
# T; H Q6 a' A APD Little* _' @, q8 K6 P" q$ o
APD Colhoun
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9 C% F& Y) N0 M& I$ U2 n$ IDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops5 y2 s. n5 P$ m+ g
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
7 ^# T. z4 T# g$ C2 {APD Little fired at enemy troops
J: d+ ^0 E1 |: B7 B# i: vAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops) |5 m% {) c; w, d7 [0 x
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)& k7 X" O3 s3 e. B V, O
& d9 b# @# L7 G9 V1 B# O' I7 UWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" R. f( @: y6 t0 r9 m5 JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 h+ I' n% k& e& P/ |
B-17E Fortress x 116 Y- I. {5 n) {
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No Allied losses
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2 V" e0 e! b! d- t+ l+ gJapanese ground losses:
. A" I3 N! j6 Y% Y% n S% s- H 6 casualties reported
$ E, o$ I2 V) @+ P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( W# _! t+ U5 l7 t' R: g; B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: D9 @; a4 z. V1 r/ u; g- I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
: I7 g! c8 P( b% a0 i' V 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
1 H1 G4 r8 v9 Y' p Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb& J% @% N# d* o% J* \+ o
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
& L* s" C2 c! B% r4 ^ Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb) n/ j1 n5 L: S4 y
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
l5 v( U# M9 d/ m+ `2 v) k Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb1 B7 S6 T* l- q
! u X! I! |3 Q) n" WAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...! Z* d0 Y D9 t7 J( m1 y& a
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)! D' V4 U: ?5 u
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 Y+ Z4 V' z: W/ xRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* P7 ? ]7 |* E4 WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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0 }; d) F2 r1 {% B# i; OAllied aircraft
6 K2 ?/ o1 l2 n7 C3 y B-17E Fortress x 6% _7 ]% R: N9 y
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
9 }* E3 `) {. T( z0 h4 r3 @ 8 casualties reported6 S8 y0 j' P, e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ x* j2 Z* u! D8 u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* }2 N" t" b- w1 \. m6 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ B7 e: O0 u6 K
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Aircraft Attacking:
, ^( H- j% c0 v3 n 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * % d% {1 W& z: H6 G5 m
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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" j$ {: r9 B; A( l; `" N5 fDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force2 q# Z+ J/ e8 C* q1 s( b+ @9 g
$ }% x; z/ j- N5 }# O }# [6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
% }$ N! x8 y; \% V1 f/ |2 A+ |) p AP Harris* Z3 ?" ]- S) Q2 L, X- @ k
AP Zeilin
6 @# K4 D" W* h$ j/ G AP Henry T. Allen
. v; o% E# w: }2 U! ^& w+ N APD Little
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
; G) B: U K# r5 R$ FAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
9 l: V5 f1 ?6 @9 SAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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. m4 R% s2 B3 R4 m6 Z) U+ ZGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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6 K. I! e1 C& L0 k: o$ i. VJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 866 ]* O& {, z4 f
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455) G9 X v6 O9 t) W1 l$ O/ o
4 x# G* B+ {6 o# kJapanese ground losses:
4 P1 D& |5 ^* E 12 casualties reported
0 H! Y: G( H8 P" ~- {; b Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 [, b& {* c: n- P; j, W: g. u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 U; v% [- \* P+ d$ m6 S* c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:; t* h9 }! Q+ r" X' L# R2 E
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit c* g5 U0 P" m# A7 F, P
81st Naval Guard Unit
, G' u8 ]4 X1 J- D! b6 u6 \/ C 13th Naval Construction Battalion
+ e3 { o' _2 [+ L 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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/ N, d9 o1 b' h r5 o* SDefending units:
& G0 @7 w5 j; Z; l; e 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion, j5 X S! I4 F% m5 Y( K8 @! }
1st USMC/1st Regiment
. q7 q; Q! R( w- a1 t2 s5 _ J 1st USMC/5th Regiment
& p- M# z! \( I 3rd USMC Defense Battalion K: W# x1 }0 j4 ~& s- j
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 320 \7 O, ~, O' n" \+ U ?0 ]
- H. ^6 ~, a4 z: S- aDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242% l$ Z) v1 U4 ]
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Assaulting units:
- E! `6 \ |2 I. o# y; N4 ~ Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
5 k: }. E3 N- a 14th Naval Construction Battalion
# E9 j- }. O9 L5 t 129th JNAF AF Unit $ o2 R) v) c) p1 {, B2 E
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Defending units:
) |5 b* O. j# F 1st USMC Parachute Battalion/ ^& x C1 R P& {
1st USMC Raider Battalion
! J% b- h9 P) } 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment! `4 i' \/ d/ ]& q( p9 V
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7 Q- }3 k9 m5 o5 ]. ZGround combat at Lunga (114,138)4 i; G# \: m3 c5 m* n7 u
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Allied Shock attack4 r5 H8 U" k& j d7 |
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Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454 C" Q& F+ Z4 {2 ~
' g, z$ p" W4 V" A! qDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85! S4 h& X' C( p* i4 h {7 h, F
% x5 L! q( j! o' r) ?* l1 XAllied adjusted assault: 430
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% g4 }. t" M6 C3 GJapanese adjusted defense: 23
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) % o* y* `( p: P# M
, x' y: T. f+ |6 y7 O* ^* d9 FAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker: shock(+)
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* h' c7 G$ P! I; Z# l' x. mJapanese ground losses:
$ Z! J- c, O1 x% M2 ^ 3169 casualties reported- V; n8 I, U# u z* O: C
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled$ ]7 R- v* y* a- B$ O9 q, G9 a
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
2 z4 z* [6 j; @5 q* o/ Y% u4 B; Z Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled$ h$ ?6 ^4 N% ~7 S: o
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
; @) B0 R$ O% y5 v1 ~& N Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)- G) V( y; [1 M6 f# D( _+ J
Units retreated 4
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Allied ground losses:7 \" B. T8 M& d) b
24 casualties reported6 m0 N& t5 T! d0 s2 _- o7 q" i% r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& e& ] Q. K* T* D. s, o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" L* Z9 c" V3 D; h) k K. g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- Z+ `' ^# c' A' `- H
$ }8 B1 T5 w0 j7 m" p7 P$ LDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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( \0 S4 C- i, R' }1 i) |, P# ~Assaulting units:
* J: t& Q+ e3 B$ s/ i% J( e 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
1 V! P1 W* o; Z' j0 M; q 1st USMC/1st Regiment
c, y6 c4 n# Q 1st USMC/5th Regiment
* _2 N8 D) v, W 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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: K `+ h: o8 \+ A \4 sDefending units:
4 ^/ R1 w- h9 \% c" c- h Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
$ G) \4 D* {0 Z 81st Naval Guard Unit
* n) L6 E- q- y: ]4 e 13th Naval Construction Battalion
: g" u; h+ Y% x4 r; r' q 11th Naval Construction Battalion, e# ~/ r+ g/ Q" L3 _9 X( r
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