AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) Z/ y4 B( T% Q
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Allied Ships6 P; S L8 v4 i: b& n' I, b/ w$ e
DMS Hovey
7 U* F0 q+ A, Q DMS Southard! K7 d/ L2 x# Y: o6 h2 }' e* [. q, ^3 C! f
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:/ ?5 E9 D: @0 p" t
16 casualties reported
0 p" q9 F6 c8 b9 z4 y2 B1 W, Y- @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 E9 |" c1 e9 n/ m# U- q" t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 F+ [2 }- g& S9 f m" w o, d/ E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ x6 t% X# b) p
. A9 K$ Q& ?& `$ i, M6 t: kDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops) l& C9 l6 ^8 K5 G* U3 B* u' O
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
& N" u- }+ a5 L4 ~, JAPD Little fired at enemy troops
. w# M8 k# K* E6 P, s! u IAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops) u1 B2 L7 D2 F6 K- c
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
g: N2 C0 d2 t8 D0 IDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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, z" B! I7 G9 ~. I% C* ] W) `, uInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard0 F( ~' v& N/ v: C7 f4 e9 I* |
APD Little
2 w3 g( e: l& [4 O APD Colhoun+ j f0 P0 v' J* k& o2 Z
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* b( s* Q* _+ y# X( R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 X1 Q, |" M& v, T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
2 X1 w) Q0 y6 ^) X9 MDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
/ B7 f4 ?& J5 C) O. l" J% I7 w* R% `APD Little fired at enemy troops
2 R* r- p2 x, z! M9 D4 `APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
, f @& C: v. M( i. I7 C8 G& mDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards* K% ?! S# M4 u3 k
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6 j$ o* n8 a8 L8 ~7 WInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
0 o3 I+ {" r7 G* KDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force& y1 `7 h. y: D0 H) ~, ^& S) z
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Allied Ships8 g2 o. C, T- @! [6 h
DMS Hovey
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$ J6 q( c s: V2 t. I" rDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
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APD Little fired at enemy troops7 L. ]. U! k: Z8 o; d- s
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)4 V3 P V! @, }: ~* N( {
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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, T( U" ?5 |0 D9 { N' m+ lRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( V0 T3 Y0 A' h2 {8 D& P7 M3 `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses6 R& o* w% ?# O
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6 casualties reported
U/ J1 x) c1 h& N; e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ h# m5 |; Y0 i& h* e7 Z: @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! d1 q' f- D- Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 `6 l; S% ?! e9 [6 [$ g
& e; ^& t$ u8 v7 b; m& wAircraft Attacking:- b- w5 V5 _$ V4 d" n: _/ A
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 1 `. ~1 I U1 G# O" e$ Y
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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/ _% C+ V$ ]# b* f7 _ Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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: Z, \" {7 F- A: k( BAlso 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 rain5 U- d/ e5 S6 ~( Z+ F
( N7 N& F N% n) U, e3 DRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* w/ _5 Q; p! u- P0 {; XEstimated time to target is 6 minutes- e! S4 T8 V4 @! ]/ K$ s$ L2 ]
# _6 S0 T; x; F C {: SAllied aircraft' g1 W7 I2 ]" \) |! P, G: D
B-17E Fortress x 6- `2 {+ ?% J9 m4 w& @( d K
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No Allied losses
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3 V$ e# [ A9 ^7 ~- M" b- IJapanese ground losses:, Q+ u: c. {* t9 z K$ z. q3 r
8 casualties reported& a1 @( s( R4 Y( _! {% s" s% a8 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' ~- Q/ e6 E4 j+ J8 H
4 n* F8 n( {+ t6 fAircraft Attacking:
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)3 f- V L0 _1 ^8 p
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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AP Harris+ J1 }# a# g" ?1 @) K
AP Zeilin
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APD Little
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
0 B5 z" C1 I- u. rAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops5 G' k' `% y ^
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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0 K+ o: [" V/ G. ? tGround combat at Lunga (114,138)( S5 G# N/ R, A
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 868 E F! O3 _& g8 @1 Z% a
/ N' @+ Z, P, R! d/ N: i- e) JDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4552 O1 \* z9 R- N5 A$ q3 I9 r$ w
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Japanese ground losses:" Z) l3 k2 [+ Z' {1 q
12 casualties reported- `" n5 r) k+ I! Z3 c$ W' ^" |4 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 z6 _0 s% H. I+ e# O. g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ |! d$ L6 O: c. A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) z4 z% d [/ q( f3 H3 \
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Assaulting units:
0 l$ Z9 q6 f6 k. t2 S3 D8 c! @ Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit/ p3 A( l: K- Z; N# N: V- O9 q! h
81st Naval Guard Unit& |( n1 Y+ U9 v8 d( g
13th Naval Construction Battalion
% p( R% b. [0 @/ Q: w 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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7 J- ]" T8 s0 S4 p* r7 A$ NDefending units:
* b3 S$ L" X/ h( q' M& P. j V 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
5 L+ I! f+ c) c- A 1st USMC/1st Regiment' J4 c* r& |( S2 ~" r6 a
1st USMC/5th Regiment! M% P" J! h3 R' i: Q
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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- Q. S+ B) a% j g. Z5 W# RGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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7 b0 Q1 E1 Z7 H; B* I' QJapanese Bombardment attack# u+ v' S% g7 a1 k% ]) n7 O
5 \; U$ D% T7 Q' p! yAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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/ k; ^& V8 d$ l+ qDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Assaulting units:* ?6 H- d* ?, m" n- Z" _9 i0 f
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
: ?3 B' ]8 o" v- f+ ^8 o 14th Naval Construction Battalion& t) a" p, k: J; a& X
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
5 o% H9 p9 M; `% S" Q% c 1st USMC Parachute Battalion, Q0 _& w2 j4 m2 v: A( f1 \( Z
1st USMC Raider Battalion
- r! w9 `4 U9 ?* Q1 j 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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' e. K3 ?/ i7 K8 k# l0 U, F1 w eGround combat at Lunga (114,138). w4 N& G! ^9 p1 ^$ ~& J( [) l
?6 [* _1 K/ Z9 L# VAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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& r9 m+ d8 C( E8 y' kDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85( t; H3 W! }, {, Q6 H8 G
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Allied adjusted assault: 430
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* H# D( E& T' t) w7 R% sJapanese adjusted defense: 23
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9 r# H4 i/ p8 L1 f" I# ^+ VAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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9 E$ u" Z6 R: X" SAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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Combat modifiers# r) O4 N: K$ z
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
3 |9 K! ?& Q, QAttacker: shock(+)0 k$ U# g2 k: j4 r+ Q
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Japanese ground losses:
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5 d7 T- M6 J" o- h$ Q$ f' e Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
7 D) Y1 q" _6 O$ w7 f Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
* w% \* N1 X( O( h# o Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled6 t/ F" F4 g$ O( e0 D( e- t
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
. Q2 _( w' Y# L% r" L1 ? Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 t5 R: d: i9 S& F& ^ Units retreated 4
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8 }# p0 f6 `+ }5 W5 h3 U2 ]( jAllied ground losses:2 {4 A8 y4 v5 ^# t1 T
24 casualties reported
r& H* e3 C* X/ w& w Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( F0 F3 I6 M6 P0 e. ^' n. o; C# i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled# L! E" \ |- g" e; g: r. X: b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' V1 u2 a2 W- C& o
: q: i) L! `, A3 w5 d; s1 GDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:; i5 j! e' K* D- y0 t! q
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
! U3 ^: t# T! L$ d! v( V 1st USMC/1st Regiment
1 v; r" G R: a j' v. ]8 y* U 1st USMC/5th Regiment
$ h. m4 W/ y' i" R: L: t, _ 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit1 L: U3 s. r. E3 M: j, H
81st Naval Guard Unit
' ~. O; |/ T. P; _) K 13th Naval Construction Battalion
& s6 D) Z5 j0 G, P3 W 11th Naval Construction Battalion% X$ p1 A! r* A
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