AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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S( Y$ r( [9 m0 `: KInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ C8 H1 }, F, n/ w: b+ h
& R8 {. z: d* Z/ RAllied Ships
* m6 d1 A- `- @7 I5 e* O& P6 Q DMS Hovey
W: |) A" `: ] DMS Southard2 s4 m+ N; r% K2 n3 f9 `! l! h& B
APD Little
K& r5 ^* F: t. v" ? APD Colhoun7 J, J* b: E! N, Q
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) F6 w, e) K: E* g5 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* i! `6 m0 t" }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& ] G6 P# e5 u$ d
2 p- N/ P! K# X& M6 ADMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
5 w$ M/ x# e0 Y& S3 @5 ?8 gDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
: `1 n9 u. Z' }. k; m* O* _/ \* b) BAPD Little fired at enemy troops
; j: Z8 D w7 ^! f3 [ _7 gAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
, y$ U/ _: B4 _" e8 f$ T' e. ADefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
) W6 z/ o2 g x* DDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards# s3 M$ G; v) v( \
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
% ~" D) P+ `4 ^3 |4 [; m m' I3 F3 Z DMS Hovey. P5 I# {; [1 E# n% j) \; T2 E# j
DMS Southard
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# Q1 W# r" Z' d APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
9 P; i$ w5 ]8 b5 U6 f 8 casualties reported! `7 g& P6 R' \2 Q4 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. y+ B Y, J% c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& u) y: s/ O( t3 F) B
) m( a; Z7 d3 |DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops p' J' Q( k7 E+ w6 U6 P: c5 s
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
; r6 h: n' `, H( a7 |APD Little fired at enemy troops
# G m9 Y2 J. I/ cAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
8 v [: c( ?" `- O. N6 x1 L6 Q1 \Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards3 d( D, `6 n( R+ d# }/ b& i
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
. A9 P" E+ `. y* JDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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Allied Ships
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2 D* r* K% q! ~9 @4 z; v* I9 J APD Little
6 A. a H2 X8 V: k4 _# j4 W APD Colhoun* Q# I6 a C6 D' @. P# t: e
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
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APD Little fired at enemy troops: C. U; c! X' Y2 o% c( P2 v
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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/ j3 x E1 T: i uMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)4 ]( j' u# ^0 q" B+ L) U. D1 I) I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 M# H* d3 \% U2 P& ~$ F `
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# B" {* @" p( m8 E1 R& e' ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( q) I7 {) O) \: t1 w6 m2 D( L9 n! e B-17E Fortress x 11; N1 c' `+ X2 b1 T( m3 Y! x% S
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No Allied losses k# T4 |3 }2 C! ?
. f/ B6 w! f& [, tJapanese ground losses:" N: f( e( C- f9 {" g' u* l
6 casualties reported9 ~# I R( H) X+ f/ s- [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" W; F% S& V" R1 G7 F" ?2 u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, l0 F8 V; L; M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 Z4 n* \9 G7 j2 \( Q% Y9 V) p$ ?
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Aircraft Attacking:) `9 C. n4 B0 s' Z
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 2 J4 |% {2 f, `% s8 s+ ~! O# u
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb8 u/ M: G+ O( ~, w( \) n3 U X& r) h- S
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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, L! {+ m. R( q- kAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...
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8 J: |* _, N/ E: k0 v$ kWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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$ [3 p4 }: W; ]5 c9 e' dRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! V, ^' W4 [, z1 FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ i. u: `9 J! ^: y- T
B-17E Fortress x 6# G* ]/ @) O) _* {. z+ K: P) y
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No Allied losses* Z6 h# C8 W- Z6 z. X/ y" u* T
( q# g6 i& M5 W9 |Japanese ground losses:
3 F: Y: Q4 l. b( m8 O& P+ ~1 J+ J \! P 8 casualties reported
$ H( g" f1 P( Y: J2 @% r. g& L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. ~, _' y; f X! V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb7 c2 k. f d% ^7 m- C# L8 R
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5 o" J6 K7 h8 N4 R9 z9 i+ wInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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AP Harris
' A7 y9 N7 v# K- h AP Zeilin
7 p; m- g. X( S% h" o& N0 a AP Henry T. Allen0 ^; o# Q h( T! ?7 O& Q& i& n
APD Little3 f: w3 R. p4 w1 O5 A
* K; B: f3 i" b' t% O X* E: vAP Harris fired at enemy troops
0 s* ^3 F# W1 `) O+ j- ]" z! xAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
6 n8 R' a- w% X+ rAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops3 B: ]5 M& Y+ E
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' x" G& `$ |! b* j! rGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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" ]9 Y) i% f% B3 {Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86" |* s6 N4 @. B4 E$ ?* ?3 y
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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12 casualties reported
$ z6 D" v8 N5 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 r$ D& u7 O# r) m+ z3 Q5 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 Y/ L. \) V4 E3 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# ~1 S" z; b$ w+ g" G, d y. b
4 {8 v3 r- M1 k; bAssaulting units:
' E& p! \$ R0 y8 |/ @! N; i Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
3 c4 y. {: M# f: o5 \8 T" s/ b 81st Naval Guard Unit
. f: W0 C: o! ^) ~" C0 a5 r! J5 [ 13th Naval Construction Battalion4 m4 S" I9 u- M6 ]6 h
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:4 x2 y6 H: `6 s" N
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion( O% q- L5 z$ J2 \7 w; S
1st USMC/1st Regiment
& g5 U- r3 L# Z" P+ j& V 1st USMC/5th Regiment
* E3 `6 a; b( m/ X1 G 3rd USMC Defense Battalion1 D D$ [* R+ c2 M A
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- e2 C( Y4 f- v+ b# SGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack2 I6 x& |+ L0 Z4 e$ k. T" L
% Q* K8 j* u! f" }3 p( ^0 z/ E2 aAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32( h0 S* c# M2 L o
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242* I3 z4 w+ Y3 a8 {7 t9 ?$ z* W
! T9 }" ?; M1 a0 D+ |Assaulting units:
* p7 ^$ i5 ^& ?/ | Det - Kure 3rd SNLF# M/ r, F2 K2 P1 P
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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- a" d2 M- ~0 z. g9 ~; o; e! r( cDefending units:
6 _- n# W. Z% A d \" `* P 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
/ o0 Z: U# z2 K& T 1st USMC Raider Battalion
* p- P$ S" {; b ? T+ ~ 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)3 u" ?8 J- U$ ~- D) Y7 B7 a/ H
' D$ k7 V4 I% Q% M8 ZAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454& w* E8 X9 T0 a2 k
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Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85( a; s6 Z* o' {3 Y; ?* f. z: G4 H
# I( x4 W, t# }* c0 U. [' P8 Z2 [" `Allied adjusted assault: 430 " c' b& ^+ x1 q( k5 ]" Y' a& [
3 C& C7 ]/ I2 b) f; CJapanese adjusted defense: 23
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2 a+ Q% d/ F2 R9 w0 v( K% C/ `7 gAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) 2 S; m. Q0 |% @
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!" l- F' K* c; s- c$ A* J9 w
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Combat modifiers" n3 A A6 f2 S) \' W0 M$ N. y
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)- L9 P. |: ~) d3 m
Attacker: shock(+)
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& a3 Y6 c" Y* k0 YJapanese ground losses:
2 y8 L7 ~* v+ F) `+ N, e 3169 casualties reported+ E* K" t; ^" H
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
- O- H9 |) e" z2 t+ U* F0 L Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
+ {) z; J8 H) F( x Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled6 x/ t2 w, y- ~+ o7 r
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)% X8 p$ C& B; ^
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- J% u+ `) J$ a. ^ W Units retreated 4) s) P/ O- I+ I
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Allied ground losses:
% H1 Y% E( U, ]8 K+ j, X 24 casualties reported8 r, F' b3 Y" Z/ o6 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. l* u8 m/ a0 [! m6 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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, n0 {- X; i/ ~4 [' lDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:1 ^ Y8 F2 n3 Z% D' z' p
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion6 w) Z5 e2 f* |& N5 \
1st USMC/1st Regiment
! m% j0 K6 h% _) d' J 1st USMC/5th Regiment
. _5 x! L4 \+ ~* F- W 3rd USMC Defense Battalion- G4 v# j; E# @5 u5 f6 C
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit9 U# G" ^. j U. B$ a* _, E
81st Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion
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