AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42* C, N( T; a9 a5 g7 g
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6 n9 r. Z) N* F$ f+ _. N7 ?; _+ n7 ~Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137), m. w4 G k& Q, a
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 j: L* x& k% S+ f: r: x1 S [& P; a
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Allied Ships B0 J6 d; D6 b3 A2 o5 [8 m
DMS Hovey
* C) i _3 H; n4 r5 Y7 Y DMS Southard
" d' F2 l; {4 R6 j- x0 V APD Little
: p4 W6 w0 c* a5 f( f APD Colhoun; M, E2 W; h) z7 D7 O- }- L# w
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Allied ground losses:: s$ `4 O: B0 d9 r% [9 W2 y
16 casualties reported0 m$ g6 t$ w' x/ D$ x# J% @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 u( U( X7 \/ F. U$ A4 ?+ X7 P9 X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 b1 Y1 I! }$ M2 w Y, ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' h9 R# c% \. e" E/ c8 K
4 ?: x" p2 E/ D- p f- [1 yDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
6 \$ [/ k( a2 z- Y/ l7 jDMS Southard fired at enemy troops& C$ k) F' b+ `, c# o
APD Little fired at enemy troops6 ^5 l7 S0 F2 H; g+ e( D$ _
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops. @/ }2 R: y# ~- d, e6 ]
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards% C6 j5 `( w V l, S
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards) g8 y6 D6 h% I: Q: E- F5 Z( ^4 m
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)& J1 c1 P2 v: P
7 {" d6 L- A! Z* Y20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 y5 g j0 X7 M% ~5 t1 }0 ?
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8 O: i7 d' t! V, e7 _ DMS Hovey
7 I/ T, T& f2 r; S# k0 F DMS Southard
% }& i) c; D) y( E5 K+ ] APD Little
3 y$ V4 x' Y6 y. r' e+ W6 T& T$ `3 I APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:9 Z4 a. p8 P: _* z4 f! l
8 casualties reported" Z4 e6 p' ]* e# F/ R2 O: C" W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 @. C6 T3 j" N2 f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: b' `( r: s; [* P$ n- x; z# e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- f& Z- `; Z9 K* O$ o FDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
% x) Z& M- v4 l8 w$ vDMS Southard fired at enemy troops% I0 @' T7 X7 Z4 f
APD Little fired at enemy troops
9 X! s1 R! C/ z) a, s W6 r0 TAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops1 t, R P! E; l7 R; G: X
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards. I: w5 e0 B: S: M& z
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, r1 s2 ~ Y1 |1 n1 S8 gInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
, f" H) a% `2 D! x& bDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force% p* L* Y, n1 k, n
" i& v( e' h; ^6 R2 G' J9 j2 b9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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; n8 M( A, c8 S0 c6 {( ?Allied Ships% N5 [# E2 O. e
DMS Hovey3 w0 B: E6 S# K, _- c9 K# C8 j
DMS Southard
. Y& y7 \; y; r APD Little! [0 y* L2 S/ y( K
APD Colhoun4 K- l$ R$ E8 T2 X. b1 Z8 U
% S4 N9 A1 g# M7 K! r4 J! j. \DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops! n; q$ d5 V, R. [# V" x
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
; K/ W- [' _. ~1 q$ i. s9 P4 XAPD Little fired at enemy troops
, B2 f, `8 N p# ]" a) u/ BAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops1 h! T, ^' A) _ o* K1 m$ a
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- b: r T# x2 r' U. [Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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/ r6 U. I* w, q+ Z4 r$ }Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 f, A# h q' cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes9 c! V# e H# L4 t
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Allied aircraft
& L$ ^ S$ M5 M4 Q& w B-17E Fortress x 11% ?3 S: }$ o! a( H' X2 u
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No Allied losses, d8 ^" [: \, H4 p# a- H
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Japanese ground losses:5 W5 a! Z* i% Z3 d! ~' N0 t) S' o: f
6 casualties reported
8 Y/ l; @1 r8 j8 J! `6 O- E Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 \. f) W* u D4 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 Z4 b9 o$ [6 `& U! D- k& f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ T) N; I; D* ~9 J5 b. S
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 J7 O w$ `. p2 c i9 S8 b 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
* T+ `6 M3 [& g Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
0 y1 B$ g& n9 X/ |$ F$ ?/ } 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
+ C& F5 ^ Y" {# ^ Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb4 S5 A- Y8 L; g1 J, E
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * n' Y4 M$ y+ [% j+ Y
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb- _! H7 ~; \. f- @" D
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...* Z3 O% ?% @8 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
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! e" V( B; X y. [7 S+ @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 s: ~9 u0 Q% b3 a8 ~; h7 G: u5 e0 V
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Allied aircraft% B. J1 \8 u- V) X% l
B-17E Fortress x 6* y1 `# o3 z% I% p* a+ a
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No Allied losses& b0 w) B6 O( s4 `9 z
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+ `! M; ]! t( ^2 ~" Z 8 casualties reported& g4 N+ O( S; o2 x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: j K8 j; g' N1 V6 K& H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( ^! A; c' c+ I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:0 r7 g: z+ y# c5 U% w
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * # V2 A( p; n' w0 N& T
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
* Q& ]9 a6 |9 r0 kDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force8 Q: i7 d- l6 h. E; _
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 c, [! ]8 B% _& [6 f
8 c2 s0 l( K# P7 K% |4 A/ rAllied Ships
7 z/ _' V* g- A- G- J6 o AP Harris3 W- \- E- t q8 d s
AP Zeilin" o' ]. w8 D- m( j( o; g
AP Henry T. Allen
0 q; Q' E* |7 c" I8 J APD Little
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' N1 R4 Z { S% ~AP Harris fired at enemy troops- E; |: o/ w( H( A% N( } d
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
! k! W4 L9 P; a% f8 KAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops2 Q' o& `8 J7 g
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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! J7 G7 r( a8 G; QJapanese Bombardment attack
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6 H, B! E$ O5 J+ M+ FAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 861 N! ^9 G" }7 E4 N7 ]- R
( ~/ c7 U+ h: y9 ~& n: T4 h1 xDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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1 ] C3 y. X9 ?6 }( A( _+ UJapanese ground losses:
& w; i! P. B7 v9 v' q# j7 v 12 casualties reported5 D# {+ L- G$ h, U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. _% ]0 }% A0 Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ R, `* U3 q. i* b G; W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ x; W6 {( W2 [6 k, BAssaulting units:6 T( r" A8 _1 Y7 E, ?/ v R5 L0 u
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit5 ^ M' b- G& r& d
81st Naval Guard Unit# M/ S0 n1 x- ~+ T
13th Naval Construction Battalion Q- h Z4 j9 ^' l' x" H; ]
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
' }8 g4 Z& Q. A4 } 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
" I. F7 B6 b5 H+ X) M2 K2 }* M; Z" n9 I# P 1st USMC/1st Regiment' d. {+ f' x: z
1st USMC/5th Regiment8 n* f- F7 U- l7 D, p: x; w
3rd USMC Defense Battalion: Q" a8 J! q- g4 T A! n
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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9 q; M& G l7 o$ T0 CAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2423 _1 z1 j5 O# o
# {) m9 p# |, v7 T: T# i# e; KAssaulting units:& f# a6 x# ?6 L+ F, Y. M6 j
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
9 r+ N7 P% c1 U: [ 14th Naval Construction Battalion6 \+ Y$ I1 @5 ?1 p5 o2 q$ s
129th JNAF AF Unit
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; R( L6 J1 ]# \) bDefending units:' B1 X% H6 Q4 b' d
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
/ _* \& G7 G& ]' s0 j7 d5 x 1st USMC Raider Battalion7 t: N6 V& o2 A$ j. N7 \! l
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment8 c; v# Y& D4 q+ {
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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% N7 V* f8 O0 L. X; tAllied Shock attack
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1 O( T" ?% R" i2 ^. YAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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4 u3 `0 c/ w+ h6 g) _4 HDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 858 Z# \2 b! m/ |1 H4 \4 w, }3 Y* m
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Allied adjusted assault: 430 2 x1 `( E' z' {
* H, @, ]0 j$ S" z3 \, ~2 VJapanese adjusted defense: 23
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!5 M8 S* O, h% m/ K! r
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Combat modifiers/ T- z) o; P4 s ^
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
- ~, \! c; d- m0 r5 qAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:- b _ c/ K) K6 f" K+ v u
3169 casualties reported8 N, A$ r; F) V4 G& f4 }
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
- `$ o+ y! _/ p8 ~- e/ l Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
R. |0 P9 M+ N, [ P: m Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
M5 h, L3 ^9 ^- r: n+ B b Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
6 r, Z" N: p* O9 X Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 k$ f6 u- C, t
Units retreated 4
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2 @. w2 P) w' H8 e5 EAllied ground losses:
* d" E i8 _: Y/ k8 d 24 casualties reported% _8 j2 m* U' Y1 z8 m4 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# c( x4 [8 T7 G0 v$ p% I# D+ M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled4 Q4 m+ f! F. ~ ^! p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* D& z9 }, Q- V! G5 k% k: @6 U7 g
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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/ x q7 u/ K- N* ]Assaulting units:* ~/ B. B& v$ q/ j. m9 C
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion: i4 S9 s3 N5 n( j/ J
1st USMC/1st Regiment- ?% k2 ~7 S* } f+ s
1st USMC/5th Regiment
! r; d, u! G. I 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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@/ s1 s1 L2 R! SDefending units:
9 u( g. ^. ?1 U* K1 h7 I' ] Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
- U- x5 N; ] ^9 \: J' W; o 81st Naval Guard Unit2 g6 g+ m: j3 ?8 l" u1 W! u
13th Naval Construction Battalion, E1 {- f4 I1 o" H- p, w8 s0 U
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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