AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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9 n9 C( z) B4 u* ]* I1 bInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)5 E8 |6 p3 \' j+ X o" }* v
& I4 u1 D, M o36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., f, ^) P4 B. w* ^7 [$ P
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DMS Hovey$ p. {0 Z0 M( f9 @
DMS Southard
9 D! N# K' X: y; _ APD Little2 y" K: y8 \* K# b. V+ e6 G
APD Colhoun: B$ u( W q4 x S9 P5 S$ a
8 T) y- j5 g, O$ c$ @' k8 [0 FAllied ground losses:: c# X6 g, x; t& n+ k. w
16 casualties reported0 p3 [; A; B# v: v1 H0 ]& j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' _$ a$ F: m" s$ k2 E7 b- T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% t) d) J4 Z, Z3 R W$ D1 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 j; t) |1 {7 g4 EDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops# I8 ?) ?/ i7 B
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops8 l0 T. P+ ]0 Y# M. @
APD Little fired at enemy troops
4 @* |- x3 N" iAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
B0 `5 p; Q, J9 P$ {4 k/ F3 lDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards. o8 h; f3 H1 t% v- p0 X( h' o
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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* V1 _5 U. R: H5 q' PInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 T; E2 K+ r! }- ]; e
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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8 casualties reported) H4 P6 N8 h! c. n6 n5 W0 [: p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" _" c* s0 Y+ S6 F1 f5 P6 s/ y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 G, j: F+ r, A: D
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
. H2 @* q1 n1 EDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
8 A% {$ r; A, A7 h) A; N1 {. q, CAPD Little fired at enemy troops. o) [+ G) B9 r
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
; g/ |2 ?# q) ]Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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6 w4 q y- Q* Q* yInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
% Q2 I- X6 x8 j$ M7 @7 mDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard
& k" H* v1 B6 A7 f APD Little
/ n+ r4 ?3 k7 F' W- \ Q APD Colhoun
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4 `% f5 ?2 e# k/ O8 B' DDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
+ y& _7 X0 D# m" y* WDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
: ^/ P, i( F3 C# n& ]" vAPD Little fired at enemy troops
8 S* `& F& ^+ C# q* u/ MAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops( a# j! h w- c/ I0 l3 \0 Y& h# j
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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
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( t5 A! q! r! wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 W" F! t7 N. Q; H: l& e B-17E Fortress x 118 T; k5 n" P0 A' O. c! p
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Japanese ground losses:
0 p- L, D1 ?, p7 @% d 6 casualties reported- ^5 `; K! a8 x% v$ J, ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! a+ z G8 \. P1 F' F; Z4 I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 o+ B7 L5 B7 Z( n" h3 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& K. b% c" \% N+ a% q
% ~1 ]. D- W2 E x( `) X; MAircraft Attacking:
, l; P$ |4 |0 G5 Y" p3 \ 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
- B7 k) l4 {2 K' g' O$ k Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb4 N8 U1 t* T8 @! A0 g6 e
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * ) N4 p8 A; _, P+ X% w
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
0 S8 o! c& X. `5 w2 |6 Y 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
0 j( o) T# ]2 e0 K* Q Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion .../ Q# L5 j% s6 D; x [- b
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( z; Y' u5 }% ^1 a n5 y0 ^, _& w0 bMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 `' Q0 C1 X2 S! ]5 f8 \) @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 p/ b& U8 Y: t Z. U8 L! xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 s7 c5 y4 ~: P! I: z B-17E Fortress x 6
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* s: h& H) e# h3 pNo Allied losses
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
* Y1 B6 z% p3 J/ z( o) GDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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Allied Ships
1 h$ I4 f1 X; X AP Harris5 R4 r; r* p. u: T$ [4 y+ ~$ O
AP Zeilin+ Z$ ^" T$ K1 ]5 W$ t8 R
AP Henry T. Allen
: M o% M: S3 ^ u4 N* O APD Little
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
1 [4 n# R4 x- S1 IAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
! D, a, f+ C& B( d2 BAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops$ @. e5 f% u5 |# j9 e
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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7 S; t7 x! [8 OJapanese Bombardment attack5 I( ?; N: T3 N* z! h
7 o6 Y7 \/ T5 d4 T& j9 OAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 862 e* }4 i/ t7 B! r* z; E, w( x
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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5 }* g$ t9 `1 ~! ^" V! f 12 casualties reported$ h- T% V6 }0 S. f/ P1 @- @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 z6 U4 p' A# j* V! J1 T! ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! [& D: C- _5 C" e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:" e" u' w( J: `
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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: H3 s. y5 T8 z6 v 13th Naval Construction Battalion
) X; O6 A" N/ v 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:! q6 Q# G0 D8 T/ M$ z3 @
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
, A! ^4 U9 |" j" s' S6 v6 z2 D 1st USMC/1st Regiment. T* i8 q, ]7 W6 g: b c/ a
1st USMC/5th Regiment
2 z( F- R/ i0 ^ 3rd USMC Defense Battalion5 |+ T Q: W" o" O/ u1 x
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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6 x `: x. z3 |/ X0 t8 w7 `# NAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2427 G0 F* M) Z, P* d
& D S+ p' e0 N. XAssaulting units:
, l8 y' [+ F, h Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
- q- M/ _5 a; |1 A+ R3 r( e9 h; N; z5 Q 14th Naval Construction Battalion
6 ?5 p( r6 T* v7 U* B+ u" Z* T: N! E 129th JNAF AF Unit 6 Q5 j7 o4 a: x! E. k
$ C/ C6 z; H% k* ]3 N. W3 g. y [Defending units:
& V$ ^: ]" Q% ~7 `' }- M2 d, X 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
7 f( D! M& _5 W- n# I 1st USMC Raider Battalion
r6 c5 S# V4 Q 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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0 ?' v D2 z1 B* _( i j- KGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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# R" b6 Z: U* |9 N3 s6 ]Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 854 k$ H# y2 X: Q# Y# K$ m
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Allied adjusted assault: 430
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: } {# i/ \2 k0 {4 c r) P" ]9 gJapanese adjusted defense: 23
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-); \) z; k n, m) y. o* f# Q8 x
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
, [( k/ f% U! G1 J9 u8 x( X7 ], h( U 3169 casualties reported+ q2 V' a5 Y- N- H( J
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled! Q9 M3 I6 u5 G8 j3 o! Q3 [
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
- D0 Q% a# [& {3 J1 l! U8 ^ Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
; t$ R- s& g% ?% o& ^6 x9 e. ~2 R- H Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
9 a0 Y) B5 j# p Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
: w7 m7 ]( X2 {8 i8 Y8 T, U& { Units retreated 4
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- n$ t" ?+ c8 V6 J9 G4 o3 MAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ h6 V; _% X+ l$ E# I" V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!9 E5 o; k) d& `" o" q$ S; d
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Assaulting units:% f2 ~) i% S i; P) w- k
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
Z6 y/ @/ l6 G3 V3 b& b 1st USMC/1st Regiment* D: `1 |5 V" j+ E- \' g1 F, ~
1st USMC/5th Regiment
) u3 `& i$ q) b# e9 d 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
1 W2 `* w e& T! v" A% ~ 81st Naval Guard Unit
( I8 p, S# k6 h8 s 13th Naval Construction Battalion
; c! b2 C8 t1 n+ x( s% |6 j 11th Naval Construction Battalion! x. V0 h0 U1 L3 c8 N
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