AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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, r, }5 {! K, N4 a# c# s4 LInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)! E% W" m% f4 }* }2 a* L
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., q. ~, k2 w, F! ?# X
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Allied Ships
- p3 ~6 d8 q% {1 s, F$ Q8 z1 k1 Z DMS Hovey
- Y9 c5 }# g/ k. }% e4 V- ]9 { DMS Southard" w9 o: K* K2 i" l- q$ t! ^
APD Little4 w. L5 p) T' g* @, S
APD Colhoun$ |/ d+ m( y5 t# o: x2 ?
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Allied ground losses:
0 j* C! n5 z6 N0 | 16 casualties reported V5 y0 Z4 ~# T; }9 `( j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Q- K) X% f6 m( B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' o! @7 t6 Q6 l- y0 M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 E! b- `0 B# d. q
% G& p o$ ?0 d) O; D, w1 z* CDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops4 F4 I) Y4 K3 d. Q
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops( F% { X8 s' D: ]4 L" Q* F& a
APD Little fired at enemy troops) p8 D3 a" t% m D6 i- a, A
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops) q5 @, k! V5 `4 m: q
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
3 s7 {2 m3 {0 b, v3 FDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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0 ?1 I3 ]+ ]4 ]7 O/ CInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. ?7 T. ^3 M. s+ f( a @
P* J9 j/ w2 z5 c3 o, V/ Q5 SAllied Ships0 V' g7 R3 G# G3 S' K* n
DMS Hovey5 i9 g# b, J3 @' u" d( s2 {
DMS Southard
7 b6 t0 X! u: Z! i APD Little4 b' m2 ^8 h* |1 R! I- _( E
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:+ L: D8 W2 X- e9 }1 Z
8 casualties reported
5 _: X8 t) |# s8 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 D4 r7 J- E: c% ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 `' L& ^! ~% W- o G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops1 c1 R2 `# |+ x3 M7 z+ ?% h" E
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops& q4 [/ x+ {! X- F
APD Little fired at enemy troops) ?" C: k; `* b; p- M- J: _# H3 s
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
- U# S7 ^/ L/ y5 B% g- J& gDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards7 L4 b* s$ \7 [+ C" V
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)$ `9 G( d% [$ P- x- Q" G6 Z$ G; t! a2 B
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force5 n3 v2 Y: F! ?9 C
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 u1 h9 k4 E* s+ J5 p9 v$ x" R
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Allied Ships
, U+ ~1 z* r1 P) ?" { DMS Hovey) L$ E( d# [, M" d3 z
DMS Southard
( I$ Q2 [& V9 |# `! a. N0 c' K, o APD Little
- B, n. s0 Y0 M$ f- L APD Colhoun- j& Y8 P# d( J
: g- e; H1 Q2 r% W! P% ]$ cDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
5 M* V3 t& I4 l* ^/ QDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
* `% m; R% s- Z7 b5 e8 I4 pAPD Little fired at enemy troops
8 K4 S8 d& k/ l- ~5 @% V+ l) w" gAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops5 S# ^. m K: W; W
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)* k9 A m# e2 {% v+ w! i0 g
8 r6 @1 r8 t" W( cWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! k3 Z5 \/ {2 Q3 A% i; t8 d- q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( S* b8 b- m( H
8 n: O1 T5 x, p; eAllied aircraft# }# g! q* Z* v {% W
B-17E Fortress x 11& ?$ U2 C6 n( J& t1 }
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No Allied losses* L% {+ W( a& v7 j7 N+ j
9 D( z- Z p+ n' ]' \ gJapanese ground losses:% E" c# r* z( m4 ?# ~+ v
6 casualties reported
9 Y- j& Z* h) B9 c; {7 s! n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( ^7 e* T0 V6 s4 c8 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: o$ @/ Q0 i! t; ]1 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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# U' E/ d% U6 ^2 N0 m2 BAircraft Attacking:
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb! O& ~) H7 r* v y9 {
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
0 g+ F2 {0 h( y$ p Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
" K% H% m- V+ v+ W9 k' g 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
4 Q; F; r8 k5 \+ _8 J Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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* ?, g P9 s$ |) iAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...9 K6 W5 u$ d% J5 z; a. d
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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.
1 d D, Y1 D2 Z! f2 sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 o' s# e6 `2 u ]
B-17E Fortress x 6
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8 f1 I1 O9 t0 H" cNo Allied losses: ], H" u5 Q: V+ g) Z9 k' \
' E% J% `( N! g0 ~, a2 W, N) pJapanese ground losses:
& M3 L" T: D4 q) W. w1 `4 v 8 casualties reported( k3 C+ A7 b% \( y+ Z% K( n3 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 f$ h6 W" m$ C- k' y [2 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
j2 u* k1 O" K- f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; L2 E6 ?* m7 p: f" TAircraft Attacking:
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb5 S8 F3 i: y$ ~( j) a% _3 L# T
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
8 |* u, Y" m* Z, Z# w& g& [8 lDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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Allied Ships
+ A- v; J) J* g* R4 w9 o; P AP Harris& u$ f' J3 s1 X, k
AP Zeilin
6 m- N' E* x v" K7 w AP Henry T. Allen
* t0 B3 c* z4 G: n$ S. S APD Little
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0 y' A; X0 r9 @- h: aAP Harris fired at enemy troops
0 @4 V( s }/ J8 J* }% U: lAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops C/ x, l: Q# p5 I8 K0 ^4 r! H
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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# t5 C( A2 x& w& bGround combat at Lunga (114,138)- G1 c7 ?$ O$ a3 K" M; \% Y2 R$ H
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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6 ?) i1 r) @& vAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 861 V" b+ S, [% V0 d0 U8 F! d
. Y& k" Z- m- fDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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3 Z6 P" W I2 Y w3 cJapanese ground losses:2 r2 Y! }/ G4 C3 {7 _; ^
12 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 h- ]* }1 z; \0 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; h8 V$ k! u4 w4 c( E* d5 }
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Assaulting units:9 T* q1 p r1 `0 n; f2 w4 B& T
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
$ C2 }9 x; ^) \2 D: U 81st Naval Guard Unit/ w1 @* g- r( l8 z1 U* ^
13th Naval Construction Battalion
3 Q z9 q( X6 P& J8 O 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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) Y K& m3 F2 J6 r& k- o' vDefending units:
7 Z/ a) W X! \; d6 z4 J$ o" D 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion: l0 y6 y5 v: j R5 K( d
1st USMC/1st Regiment* G9 g7 Z' @9 j! O' Z# ^4 E% n
1st USMC/5th Regiment* Q* t' }3 {, f* h+ t
3rd USMC Defense Battalion: A7 T" |7 O9 H5 C5 h6 O
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)' g7 i4 w9 b7 }4 Z" ?
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Japanese Bombardment attack3 U9 R6 Q1 x5 [$ D
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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$ p" d Z) e9 }Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242+ c7 R8 g: n8 `3 g7 ]* X3 U
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Assaulting units:
+ B% [8 f) I( s; i Det - Kure 3rd SNLF q* j8 n0 a" P3 i1 E0 {
14th Naval Construction Battalion* O% @+ M/ H' P$ v/ V! l
129th JNAF AF Unit % {; i( ]" S2 P* d# ?0 H" T
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Defending units:1 d7 ]( K- j! p& d) E1 U/ f, ?
1st USMC Parachute Battalion. r! n% G" p# V+ m
1st USMC Raider Battalion5 z% C8 }/ j$ k8 m Q, Y8 b5 l' n9 N6 a
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)9 X H: g7 a2 ~; P: I: y5 E4 @
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Allied Shock attack8 x2 }0 l1 ]! U: `, l6 V
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Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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$ g, p# q B; B$ k- M, ~/ n- _1 m- t4 aDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85, I8 L4 }( l5 }
0 @' s' L$ z) H- _" A3 D, }Allied adjusted assault: 430 ' v5 x5 G( O1 w8 G3 r, b
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23 7 y1 I, w9 M2 {- Q. P5 U
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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( r' P' z( e. o. `+ p% A% j" ]Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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9 e* O+ z( ?. d' sDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)2 S$ x5 B1 K. l! Q3 z( T
Attacker: shock(+). f: o( W4 e5 I# H
2 w8 H0 n, G, c& E; h. B3 l; jJapanese ground losses:
. [: \& r/ {: n0 b8 A7 I 3169 casualties reported0 `$ x6 b0 P. U2 o1 K3 R! s
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled% l8 ~9 C9 k* B h$ @0 R! F
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled' ~$ v& a- |6 c! K6 m
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled4 r. g9 [* U, i/ E( I
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
8 C7 L0 W0 V3 p5 [. x" N) N Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 p. n, ?& }- Z; ]2 t( G Units retreated 4
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Allied ground losses:
4 g1 D: A/ @4 f9 s3 L [: h 24 casualties reported
9 C, P9 k! d4 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 a3 b5 n. l8 U4 b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( C. k) n) @# i2 v+ w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!8 i1 Y; _! Q" K- r9 y
* V8 }, C1 A0 z5 ?0 G1 fAssaulting units:; j) J N: H5 ~
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion. i8 _: r0 n( E% R
1st USMC/1st Regiment" p k, `7 X: O
1st USMC/5th Regiment' S( K! p& V5 Y- T( h/ K5 Q j* q* I6 c
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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p8 ^" N( f' _3 i/ g+ B7 CDefending units:
4 b" G4 M$ t% V* H* y+ z Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit1 J3 t# V/ K6 m) B
81st Naval Guard Unit6 G$ n1 @$ \3 N
13th Naval Construction Battalion
! _1 F, b* c: F 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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