AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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4 r8 t3 ?7 G: ]+ vInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)* }4 i! k3 N. e$ D
6 t& X; Q+ {/ Y; v" n36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
h* _) H( c* p; _$ N1 n9 z DMS Hovey5 {9 M1 v" V! Q$ p+ s' N: {) S
DMS Southard
6 x1 C& [3 o% n: I; e* {# X6 H APD Little
) g& g* R) p0 g, M- F. x0 h/ _ APD Colhoun
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' Z- v6 N( T" c8 m$ ZAllied ground losses:" y' |; V2 u) x# [) r- i5 k* _
16 casualties reported
' C5 `: h# k. E, W/ { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) q$ ?5 ]+ E9 y5 V& {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 n/ i. v/ R; }# `) V/ P* P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' Q, j( H8 z, C" J2 s
* u# J, W8 A$ i3 DDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
) [# T( k8 K6 G3 T+ sDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
8 i h) `* d k* x8 R% z4 b- TAPD Little fired at enemy troops
9 q8 ?2 v9 ^5 _6 ^6 W2 OAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
: g1 `2 U" b) ^9 |7 G% wDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards$ C" m4 J3 B2 M8 V4 ?
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards! Y* X3 ` m. o& g) a3 \% t, I* U5 T# M
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships! D% o4 P1 q- }0 f# h
DMS Hovey% l: k* _5 X! I/ m. m
DMS Southard
2 ^9 a4 z( {8 w& Z& P$ o3 p% W APD Little! l: I" Q+ r/ W/ k: a5 I
APD Colhoun
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. ~- k K7 p# d* wAllied ground losses:
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4 M# |7 ~$ R" w* y- O5 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 }5 K* \" P; j1 C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 k$ T: c, F5 n8 g& z& K f- R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 p! A$ }& u8 y& E4 {6 E" r, _' u
% J" s! X8 q9 @4 F8 O% VDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops1 z& @3 u$ t6 v6 Z9 [6 Q. ]* j2 ?
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
3 R& Z5 L6 A, R7 Y4 E0 JAPD Little fired at enemy troops
& h) x. C- l$ @2 U/ pAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops6 z6 ]0 k& x: a: R
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards* L; T) }# H2 X) d
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
9 M8 x3 T5 X+ j7 ^Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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* \, M1 [. D7 i. yAllied Ships
9 f" e8 i6 e/ e& z0 M: z) F DMS Hovey
. D* P) a0 K6 i1 d$ ~ DMS Southard
1 p3 q, X2 D( W2 Y3 }1 Z APD Little
) t- G) F) R. b X1 K APD Colhoun
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. u; E l( s6 H4 v8 e! N! LDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
& }2 V2 d6 j; j: x3 y3 \( ?( dDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
8 D4 @1 |" a# H. j2 f" ~9 \6 [APD Little fired at enemy troops) {* }6 W3 u; V% {, B) q- u- p5 [
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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1 ^/ A( y$ {: P; |Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)7 u: o [5 A+ O7 v: O/ N! ]
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 y% Q* z; X3 f9 P! p- NEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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}" `+ U, s! V3 }3 s3 J E3 SAllied aircraft
- ^9 F( j! }" [: d" X B-17E Fortress x 11
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Japanese ground losses:" Y3 b8 L6 o9 Y$ v. o; i
6 casualties reported
. h4 ^2 K- [& R, H& b4 @0 e# G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ r- l: e0 u2 o/ c2 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) Q b- g% h: l3 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 s; W) f! ~0 N# l
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Aircraft Attacking:1 S9 x+ b8 y& P& t
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
- ^/ N4 s. X4 w Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb5 f5 T0 J9 D7 ], k
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * " z% ^. {/ J. j. p4 ]; \) { M4 ^5 Q
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb/ r& z6 q# v7 ?- U4 v
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
" I. g- c: _* [ Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb' L( Q/ x' `' Y6 s& l: [ K
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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8 @- ]7 j2 i- [2 O( l) xWeather in hex: Moderate rain8 v. {7 Y) q. X# ~
9 n; ^$ `8 }, y; GRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 q9 \ R! o& f2 ^' V8 y( I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ f! t. Q/ ]; t& v
, S4 h# _$ ~5 jAllied aircraft5 S3 |" o& g9 L' q; W
B-17E Fortress x 6' p- ~: k- \- @/ o! c K
6 i) g3 l/ f. ~# Y* X% cNo Allied losses! {2 l4 ~# Z0 l4 d4 C
4 ]7 r5 V1 N6 ?3 iJapanese ground losses:, k& h0 y( s5 e6 ]8 b: \
8 casualties reported
, T) ~, S" v+ P& ]7 ~ w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( K! X, w+ x+ V+ f. u3 N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 y: |, ?; }( m/ g4 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* m! P# T7 k. T% r+ h8 Z2 k+ p
$ d9 j; x C7 K4 ^* K" d- [Aircraft Attacking:3 K8 u M6 R7 @: m% A; e- n A
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 4 g% h5 X+ h, _9 V* O, q7 k5 \. _3 M
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb `$ r J5 ?# T& D. T6 l$ y/ o
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9 \+ j# n8 T) @6 NInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)7 |; v& r% H7 G' E0 y1 X
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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Allied Ships( w' w/ U+ B; ~9 b+ H
AP Harris! B2 `2 G/ f! u; A
AP Zeilin' ^! p8 r! S7 Q( }, |) l0 @! y
AP Henry T. Allen5 C$ b) U4 O) }* x
APD Little
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5 N. X1 M9 b1 i3 P0 L8 x+ C) H4 H& GAP Harris fired at enemy troops9 q2 B3 Q% l( D- |* f0 k
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
! X* b8 s; a+ l. S6 H+ Q1 S/ t. m$ pAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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$ q) o- P* f! R6 cJapanese Bombardment attack+ R3 i1 W, s$ a. k; R7 J
& h9 I( [ _5 Q* }& Y: DAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 862 x$ s/ U8 |" W, @4 F1 n% P0 P/ K
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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Japanese ground losses:0 [3 G. n# [) A: R# [' O( B
12 casualties reported
& ?" t* V" N+ W, y" Y- Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! z* T3 ?: H3 v& V6 x8 C5 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 Z$ f; c0 ?8 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ @$ y! ~* H9 i9 Z$ h* f- g* @2 T
& j! d/ O8 i$ b( \( IAssaulting units:
; D8 p& ?) p$ Q& Q$ b/ |. K+ p. M4 m Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
1 }% B* x- ~2 r0 u( q 81st Naval Guard Unit
6 ^- P% k6 s9 J* n1 L, b+ a% n$ |2 H 13th Naval Construction Battalion$ e9 |7 x9 D, c1 H# o, u3 }! e* P
11th Naval Construction Battalion/ R9 W* d) B0 n
: r% o; n) A7 N8 \Defending units:
. T2 C5 {2 f9 i1 l 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
# k Z/ H6 n# n! h 1st USMC/1st Regiment9 h2 Z) L$ N* N( L! y0 ?0 g
1st USMC/5th Regiment
$ }' r& i+ p. d. O 3rd USMC Defense Battalion3 L- _# f. L8 x" p/ B; b- v
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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9 j8 ?& b- i2 L! nJapanese Bombardment attack2 s0 U l2 Q0 b8 Y
; j w: S- \* z$ y4 CAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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! @% a) O) z3 Y0 t0 ] Det - Kure 3rd SNLF3 B& B5 L3 k ]* N, Y
14th Naval Construction Battalion$ Z# Y! _# b8 i
129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion/ h2 E w: Y3 x" V
1st USMC Raider Battalion
8 N$ z% [2 Y, K; r! C- m 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment: K2 o! n5 F" }- s3 j) x. r
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)- Z; o7 ]! C2 {4 r" z# U; j1 A
7 ^4 \7 @4 ^) B2 L, N; @' |Allied Shock attack& c- Q1 f f8 D! W# M
q2 K* w; g- S' a8 Z' P8 aAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 856 ~* R; W: i( R! D; D
1 m& L6 V7 s1 M3 R, E" wAllied adjusted assault: 430 ' ?* A! ~' {) j
( q7 }( e3 ]3 G7 X xJapanese adjusted defense: 23 & g/ S/ o* ~$ V1 T1 Y9 ^, Z
! P8 _% \" o! W5 x* S( CAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!* ~# Y+ D1 d. Q7 d* J0 P
& i3 \$ z/ X0 W0 |) qCombat modifiers
. @$ r; `8 y. z; z' v2 gDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)) O! z# U8 W0 R' E- R
Attacker: shock(+)+ }7 X) {+ t A# A5 r ~
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Japanese ground losses:
9 v+ x! L w/ J) P" [. W) m 3169 casualties reported% ?6 o, t1 t5 |" p# f2 N3 C
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
' @* G2 H6 V$ h$ C6 h3 V s Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
% X# _# ~. t: ~6 j Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
4 E; c8 W$ D' w0 L Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
( l0 _# C6 [# U7 u" E* b! a% N Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)* @1 }6 S. K r. x2 z8 {9 G
Units retreated 4
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: i! m2 D$ K2 w' QAllied ground losses:
% S9 w" q5 m3 I+ k% t 24 casualties reported
, M' O1 D; F3 j. `7 x% h Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 Z# K$ m; X# q9 U( A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled: o y3 F2 d* U+ U/ t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" b# T" f) N* J# M
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:
2 w7 `* p: O3 A4 y 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
9 K* Y9 U7 ~1 ` 1st USMC/1st Regiment
! U4 R& n/ \) w$ @5 ` 1st USMC/5th Regiment( X' j' p( R2 i7 r$ L" |! {
3rd USMC Defense Battalion& {$ o P( E# N% m6 b& [
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit' n3 b8 [! G# y% k/ |7 f! a! s) {
81st Naval Guard Unit5 I$ U+ [, x. }; _. t, j5 Q8 L
13th Naval Construction Battalion
) z5 K1 l9 _7 j8 j! L 11th Naval Construction Battalion9 U4 _: b" V8 t- n
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