AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)4 V& M+ B: X/ R( u5 L* k+ A* ?6 [4 L
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
) c+ U) Y( y% e: p DMS Hovey
, }, a! }3 N1 ]6 ~6 ~) C) Y1 U DMS Southard
* R ~$ x8 J( O5 J- s APD Little
% R$ J1 i0 G* S! h: d APD Colhoun+ z0 x- p- g2 E5 R: o/ P
2 k6 O* w: O# s" ~9 rAllied ground losses:) z/ h$ s: }9 p' w! \2 v# f2 V
16 casualties reported) [' g/ L( O: S8 f* w; P3 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 R6 g$ b W" o, |/ s! T! ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ j$ M6 R" Z" Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops X- G3 P& g8 P; c U4 ?% f
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops4 Q: i# { R+ n6 o5 {- @
APD Little fired at enemy troops# d. s6 h6 l: z$ w' T% m( u8 j
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
+ b" e) T' E8 _Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards* X: r) H1 h3 R) y' R6 B# ?
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137); S& O1 D+ ~8 }0 [% C
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Allied Ships$ Z5 r; i+ F; V. `
DMS Hovey. C' N( H$ y" Q& f+ ?7 @0 J3 y0 M# u
DMS Southard
/ v/ [, Q. A( H# p8 | APD Little
, E1 Q% x' n2 Z APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:) X5 G4 Q1 k8 [
8 casualties reported- r4 o* C2 E- D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) S5 Y9 x5 \6 p$ w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
1 h( X' z+ o& g* O! G& y* I& \DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
# ~0 i0 M7 [+ N9 B: r) ]APD Little fired at enemy troops5 [: u; o9 p) P6 s$ X
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops9 K, L7 r/ J7 C( l4 E- b
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards* D4 M/ ^; E) h. l' p/ H; A3 a7 I
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# c8 O' m) ]0 P8 K% v- Z' YInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
" V. i& T7 J- u5 G5 n' MDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force4 o' G* ~+ \9 T3 A& ]2 p
. c6 j$ I' y" o" q8 {5 g9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ ~# `; l# ]" M2 G/ f* b J5 ]/ s; c
( q' r6 a% D0 m, B( l) GAllied Ships& j( d: l0 d1 }. j2 m% i" y/ P
DMS Hovey
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APD Little
+ l1 u6 p% y$ J/ c% u2 u APD Colhoun
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u8 _: _& c% y9 v, k9 qDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops5 E0 d7 ], x, j7 S: Y S8 C
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
3 Q$ Y+ m ?; \0 JAPD Little fired at enemy troops4 s* p1 }2 c$ o
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops$ [# {' Z: y3 i
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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6 ^7 t4 h; ?! v7 @! o8 SWeather in hex: Moderate rain; v+ Q# W" |0 i2 z b$ L; `) K# `# z
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; o% V8 p% m. `* r, J$ |; R: G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft t7 C8 r0 L1 F. K% e k
B-17E Fortress x 11
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/ Q5 R$ U2 V/ j9 o y$ E# GNo Allied losses; m: P E) D$ f O# X& B. m
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Japanese ground losses:
8 J% n ^- x9 U3 d, t( a5 ]+ Z 6 casualties reported
4 ~3 ?" a, ^) i' l! J0 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% t$ P5 }, H; c7 u# V+ N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 [: j# b! P8 O- Z( t$ d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:9 I0 ]% Y2 g1 Z+ ?
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
# C. O' h$ C4 }; R9 @9 x: N9 X Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb0 F, B; T* P+ \: Y( _. D& P
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
/ f4 `$ G( z4 ]5 a1 l5 W& M Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb* g: ~ H% c$ R' r) _
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * + h4 l# C7 u; f' a
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb! t# K1 N% W! c. r9 D" t
$ r3 }) A/ n4 r `Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...6 Q6 t% u! P0 V) F2 T( y
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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) J0 ^* @: N4 S7 j
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- d) [, Z1 Z/ f9 d2 l$ H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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0 m- D& n- o' u, Y) u B-17E Fortress x 68 Y5 `. {/ Y$ b1 i, t- F; r8 I
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:% [# X6 u% J* b# G3 m7 \
8 casualties reported
! [8 C. k$ V) ~- A! h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 D' G, E! X. J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( ]0 E8 C, g5 ], M6 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
& M: I" m) }& }! M 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
% j7 R0 t C8 Y# z$ Z Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb$ F4 y* V! M- ~, J
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" r* g, f/ O+ ?1 }) |4 R+ EInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)0 ?$ V( |3 x5 _# B1 b
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) h" O; d) M& l9 U5 C- _
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Allied Ships$ E, `6 p% g" t$ l/ C3 q
AP Harris" C" C% {2 D! x3 w1 ^
AP Zeilin6 X2 x1 k1 K1 r* M3 [
AP Henry T. Allen3 O, S. o& P- j, H+ Y* R4 H: c( t
APD Little$ i/ N1 o$ l; W4 _7 r6 C
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
# z L: ~, \9 I5 uAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops- r6 p4 j& Y; }, c6 `0 u
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)4 I- s7 ]% ~* ]: ?* j: m$ B
4 M9 o! ]- J, b! G2 A: `1 qJapanese Bombardment attack A5 d. U' s6 P9 A- Y
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86. V: Z4 B6 ~9 ^4 Y
; W+ _: S( w2 b9 kDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455& I7 s* w2 Y7 c+ L. Y5 g8 ?
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 @3 ]9 z, Y( e" Q0 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, D9 b' t' s% P+ X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ x; t8 ]: @" e) A1 _& |) v0 t* ^Assaulting units:
8 k5 p; m* ?# o$ O5 ^+ W! N, E Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit7 P6 {4 W7 ^. O
81st Naval Guard Unit% h/ Z' n5 A0 S# x$ R3 z# B: z
13th Naval Construction Battalion
( P, C! Q2 w' m0 h4 {( a 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion3 C* |8 e, c+ F; }4 ` T" h
1st USMC/1st Regiment& b, }2 v% y3 n) W9 ?2 G
1st USMC/5th Regiment" |, C6 X/ e$ m, a' ?9 f! X
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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8 ^3 e' }! e4 \' q- XGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)9 @; l2 t% T" s
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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4 {8 x' o a. k1 s& KAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32* }' a1 A! C8 z% z5 K! c+ Z: x
# N% z' _% W6 q; E/ `! t u6 t1 W$ z6 qDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Assaulting units:
+ D9 D' A$ L6 A' u! I7 U Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
: g+ U+ |/ u: b. O( X( c 14th Naval Construction Battalion
" x6 @% R9 p f7 Y! k9 y# R6 K3 k 129th JNAF AF Unit
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0 W$ ~, B3 h# q' aDefending units:
. i1 Z8 m- \$ q, h+ u- Q 1st USMC Parachute Battalion$ G) ?8 R& z: q3 g. v
1st USMC Raider Battalion
" q" _+ \+ |' i( C+ I! y$ z$ w 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment" E. ^% A, w6 l) O
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% E ?5 t/ o* Q0 G1 \0 Q. M3 x: t, JGround combat at Lunga (114,138)4 `: \/ Y+ _+ i5 u/ n/ n/ C
L6 t b& K+ m- E! oAllied Shock attack& i) @! o( {5 y# R2 q$ U/ D% V
3 z4 i6 _6 H+ {+ UAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454" D4 E- X9 @% [& s. Y* a
. o. D* r b7 R7 F/ O" QDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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) s) u: U- ~2 d0 ^Allied adjusted assault: 430
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2 i" ?1 q/ c6 \& U6 F2 gJapanese adjusted defense: 23
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5 @, K' j& }5 n- s" R3 Z; {9 rAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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, d+ K/ J' \" G( F+ TAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)" D/ z$ L2 {. W
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:' Q0 u" z: q" N' @& j! [% e
3169 casualties reported' C/ `; n9 _/ R- e# p# C8 _/ o7 q
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
5 R7 E6 y) @; y8 m Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled! d7 D3 _) S+ \1 X1 N) F
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
5 x+ B E2 ^" y" r Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)0 l% R+ z4 U6 p* I4 _, R
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)# ?' E" ?# X C2 f0 h0 E7 x P
Units retreated 4
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Allied ground losses:3 D7 Z: s, m. b" @* _; O
24 casualties reported
' K/ Q: `( I' y! e) Y3 d+ I% q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ B" G% Z u; E' A& R/ ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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* ^5 [3 H8 m% [4 S4 E& gDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!: ?" i1 M) o3 r, b" F2 N
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Assaulting units:
+ `3 V8 s- @$ \% y; i 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
: ?0 t) L& w' G* l2 D I7 }9 C7 z 1st USMC/1st Regiment
0 f2 P- H2 D: i, `9 M! l$ H 1st USMC/5th Regiment
1 C7 ?0 N: x" _0 h+ \ 3rd USMC Defense Battalion2 M+ a8 e8 h& G( g- o0 j
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Defending units:
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81st Naval Guard Unit+ u9 N: m& g' c# P5 { N
13th Naval Construction Battalion
$ [6 ~1 B2 z8 K# ~' Q 11th Naval Construction Battalion. e4 a4 V% Q( q! M3 ~
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