AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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+ B0 u! ~; a8 x9 k7 T' n; uInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)# v5 z+ {6 g6 w9 v1 z% B0 H
7 Z: E. D L$ C3 {3 w a36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( m: ]1 P$ m) O; ~4 D5 }: V
; E5 m+ A) N! D; rAllied Ships
+ V' r% c7 R8 Q& z- N" ~4 D DMS Hovey
6 Y" m: i4 c4 u# h+ I DMS Southard
! v) l! y3 p1 W" ^ APD Little% z o* _' h( O& w
APD Colhoun1 ]; {0 \9 G8 E `9 A3 F* k
% h. t5 W: S$ s' u; x T9 \: MAllied ground losses:# A/ r% w4 n. }* X7 l
16 casualties reported
( D& a. ^$ \: k2 {8 U! n4 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. R0 D) l4 Q7 O z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
G2 b$ b, B: X4 ?1 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. v# |5 S6 k! Z6 {DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops8 Q, W! K9 G8 e, x
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
3 U( l$ {: s3 j1 C! jAPD Little fired at enemy troops+ }$ U' H- z) h! V2 U
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
$ T1 k2 M/ R. `Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards0 V% E- Y% A1 n8 Z* I
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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2 k! Z0 I' d, Q0 m" t/ C& U4 ]- X/ ]20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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, J, N# f9 I: ~( wAllied Ships. A0 ]9 L& e, i2 |2 d
DMS Hovey
* J% N* G" g: |9 u DMS Southard
3 d$ |( e1 k$ B# x* R+ e8 j# i APD Little
q. M; m: M3 a7 Y9 B' ?" I" W! \ APD Colhoun
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3 `, n, h) t+ A' k" m5 B3 m2 H: |Allied ground losses:) ~. U8 Q7 [# i! B }# C
8 casualties reported
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& o6 [' S$ G1 N3 T8 {; M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. L7 I9 V0 g3 a2 ^ {8 S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 X: c* [' u! I: ^5 m- v
8 N9 ]2 |4 p1 i7 |- k5 ?& UDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
. x) w6 F' `! y6 |1 r6 ~3 X) T3 BDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
( ~" Z6 C. f# \7 f' b% M0 L1 pAPD Little fired at enemy troops
! l% ?; W1 E2 ?- ]- fAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops* p; e/ ~. I6 X% l! Z& i5 O+ N5 y
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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2 O$ a( p* E$ V0 J0 v$ TInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)) @9 r8 j M- e) {9 I( Q1 b
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force, Q3 q2 k3 N8 p% N0 n* V
3 T- b6 U9 d) `1 r% J9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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+ g5 l% @/ s/ qAllied Ships* X; n! a$ Z: X4 Q
DMS Hovey9 F' D! Z4 M$ e! f7 n
DMS Southard
g# x: [& v4 P; C APD Little
9 a9 o5 Q: U- I5 r; _6 ?5 p! h0 M APD Colhoun# H, w; F+ g2 u8 l8 r
$ Z0 g0 d/ b. r# C0 \- EDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
( `# \9 m! j" D2 E. n) [0 NDMS Southard fired at enemy troops- T3 R! B$ G) f m
APD Little fired at enemy troops5 `2 y! I- U1 `& f5 z
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna); [1 c% R8 T9 U5 ~( h& ^- b
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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( K c Q0 y; B! @5 J5 eRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& s9 S8 Y. e: b5 o
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& X# g4 g; ~$ G# n B-17E Fortress x 11) c, x+ Y; T7 T9 V1 E0 u
1 }3 ^$ g* l8 g6 J. UNo Allied losses
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6 r" N- W2 z. B6 B( ~9 z( T5 }Japanese ground losses:
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/ A1 ] A) J1 O: W9 N" x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% ?; T( l: r2 Q% C& m2 E, X4 @3 ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# M9 j, d3 N9 C* S. y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 B! U# y! a4 S- j4 A5 l
9 S8 `- c9 O2 A- V) n& pAircraft Attacking:
1 Q' j8 a: z% c3 p0 n8 z, v 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
& f! x3 I$ v9 H9 X1 H+ } Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb) k" C; K( I% H' }- a; E3 ]
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * & I& t5 ~! i! G+ L8 g5 i8 p
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
: G, |) C/ O' @- D 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * " a/ F1 A; X+ U4 a% {
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb: w. ]! [) e$ Z- q
5 m k/ ~* e# a( x5 H6 _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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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, \$ \& A& e: f8 t
# I; Q, N3 c' \; x0 b2 @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 o6 J' Z* C% S6 U( p, FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes# y) l5 U! a2 d j2 z# g3 N( y2 D
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B-17E Fortress x 6
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5 x1 R- J; g- g% c9 b/ hNo Allied losses
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3 g3 Q! y' `: d7 `: ]$ ^Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 \2 D3 C, \ H' z3 Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" I& l1 C# ?- V1 V' v" [+ z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb$ O+ U* j8 `4 X& O9 U# U1 f
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships5 P, D$ F' ]( P4 B3 p
AP Harris
5 u5 o0 Q" E; `: | y AP Zeilin
3 w; }. ] b9 I2 t; ^ AP Henry T. Allen
" S! s% L8 V, G APD Little
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; J( w& A6 p6 h. h! e2 K* @; Q: D |AP Harris fired at enemy troops9 V7 o# A( J7 R- f
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops& F* [1 s7 L0 `/ d/ }% P
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops" O0 ?: y& |7 G. ^% j6 l
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% b: A. W* i& m! MGround combat at Lunga (114,138)4 \' O# D7 \" E2 J: f! V
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Japanese Bombardment attack* M/ g: m1 b- W, p. w
5 V' |6 ^ u. S" s v# J7 `) QAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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2 j/ _- `3 E" FDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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Japanese ground losses:
2 _& Q$ H! s* y1 X" _' _ 12 casualties reported @$ ], ]1 R9 W: {$ L9 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, L d( h, b+ K6 h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:, }% g( w' S- B W$ U; P7 ?
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
2 R# B# }% H! b P2 p! {8 k/ V+ E- k 81st Naval Guard Unit
4 ^: N) e/ X5 g! [& O 13th Naval Construction Battalion
8 |8 ^2 K( C7 {# b4 C3 e 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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. D |' M$ I( E/ ^, ~' y uDefending units:
6 U1 o/ ^% f" H* n9 { 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
5 C: Y# g/ s/ Z6 ]0 W) a 1st USMC/1st Regiment# T& @* H4 J) V- @
1st USMC/5th Regiment6 V1 U# }/ T* c! [
3rd USMC Defense Battalion( l: M1 U9 z) `: ]
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137) T4 i7 ^- H! A+ j$ V; {
- @0 U+ ^$ \7 P: j6 z# u, XJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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& [; y4 e; H( A! s" ?Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242& ^2 d7 h- T' C* z
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
; k# \5 S1 d- \/ H 14th Naval Construction Battalion4 u# L( h- f6 w/ p5 d4 _' r4 A1 G
129th JNAF AF Unit
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& Q+ o5 `& q3 ]6 YDefending units:
( P$ m8 g1 ^# R0 A, D" L: v 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
. n0 ?2 f8 e: ?! R0 A. Y$ f 1st USMC Raider Battalion
6 A$ \- R1 ]5 c/ R: B+ C 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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& [; a' n9 {9 x6 `Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Shock attack7 R7 X! P2 J% W. q/ M1 s
0 j3 T' q+ t3 H* N ~% ^Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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% G0 r3 H Y0 P7 v+ H' {$ xDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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Allied adjusted assault: 430 ' w! V: y0 X. S6 Q, I; ]8 j
) u, J& I3 V9 ?) I+ k! h5 eJapanese adjusted defense: 23 # X! o% e4 } `( R+ Y
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) 1 t) o3 m7 k, R r
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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Combat modifiers: ]$ u' K* ^2 }3 R3 ]7 l
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)" \, f, R( B% U7 a; J# \( {4 i
Attacker: shock(+)0 f8 R, b$ b6 O+ ^$ A$ m
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Japanese ground losses:( E% ?9 y1 \3 o# `9 b# u
3169 casualties reported- P6 ~& d4 U1 _+ B u* k* n
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
+ U$ E5 X. G1 D Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
2 _8 P* I$ l+ e; t* Z# n* J1 I Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
: n% B7 F4 Y" k% M Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
' `3 o7 o0 L4 B Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& m" |# K9 |9 t8 P5 @2 e8 e( N$ O7 p1 i Units retreated 4& W u% ?1 v7 b2 |
4 J" B+ g2 q1 f5 p1 d$ v% lAllied ground losses:
7 C6 B- g2 B# A& m0 f: n 24 casualties reported* g" d# D% u- c5 v9 X/ b" y1 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! W; R7 l7 d' b, S3 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 P; H' H `/ r4 v" w! C8 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' }* x3 h1 `: h% R8 QDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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( Z2 _% f& Z: j5 \Assaulting units:
* h/ d& Q9 t5 n9 O+ P: f$ B$ f8 d 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion. @+ c5 _/ R. T' E3 P
1st USMC/1st Regiment0 A% a' W! J7 n; D" @
1st USMC/5th Regiment5 ^3 o7 C- P1 Y0 u. B+ j
3rd USMC Defense Battalion. J4 X5 M% n& j+ Y; @
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit% r# T0 G) R1 B* |' q% r! r
81st Naval Guard Unit+ Y# c- A& c8 ]% k
13th Naval Construction Battalion
1 S% P+ X1 D& [ K* t1 {! C 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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