AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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! O* u, f& n5 G! `& L# Y6 B4 d8 nInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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- } c* s% e D3 x1 n: J# n; ]36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 w; }& b3 p% e! y" |
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Allied Ships+ J) f, ]+ q( ]6 P
DMS Hovey
q, X) d% Z' ^4 X1 h DMS Southard. ~% I J7 y# b$ j: q8 x) u* S
APD Little
+ U" ~* {* F7 l9 f APD Colhoun
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0 w/ {+ T9 T. m# @: \0 Q; S6 D; tAllied ground losses:1 ^$ f. k; Q8 S; s; x
16 casualties reported, K) x( R) Z3 s8 [ y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 D6 H- H- e. ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- u4 H: P1 R" K- A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- e4 Z; ~: C. c& J( a3 S4 QDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
% `5 c- T% I/ G! u" t) p. z% ODMS Southard fired at enemy troops# u# w# j/ R o- M" W
APD Little fired at enemy troops, u. m& g- S5 h; s: W
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
4 C0 a7 m2 @* z9 J3 O5 a: ^- xDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards6 u9 ^3 X U, K4 J) V* {
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards% p3 ~ c# {3 u5 `3 y
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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* ?& ^; p+ o6 ~6 GAllied Ships
, \3 |" X: |# {8 }+ y$ h: ` DMS Hovey
. a5 j1 g( @; Y* P/ v4 F6 s. x DMS Southard" ^% ~- t& b; E' V+ t, [9 N
APD Little/ i' _5 j. X+ f" R4 u% I
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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+ H: Z' B7 m1 Z' g! A) B: d$ A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ?- i* g* ]) x/ J5 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 w$ D9 z. r! k2 y& p) n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 y! [( j8 a8 z: i/ ^7 E; w
9 G* Z( I1 F$ n% ~4 v8 ]" o; M5 ODMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
0 g- U+ l% @3 | q4 Y- \2 zDMS Southard fired at enemy troops) I* N4 h* L+ \' R
APD Little fired at enemy troops! c* y# D7 s5 d3 A+ J) C+ c
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
( J4 n+ A* ]8 ~: {Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards" I1 G) o8 ?, G8 v
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
, u r# X/ ?" s; H2 g9 S" c! m7 d( rDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force l3 k1 {; Y' j/ o' P Z9 m! {
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Allied Ships
4 Q7 U5 ]! k( W- d9 ]( N DMS Hovey b, P2 ]& ?% |& i( l9 h! w e- f
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun; x, Q+ c2 ]# r/ G F- W2 w
, G0 _7 P3 w; W& C8 hDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops3 Y2 Z+ c% Y9 i5 V; z- S" P
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
$ d- r' t4 W- h# jAPD Little fired at enemy troops& w( O5 p& g" x
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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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( }& z _7 k& l9 O
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% |, C5 ~5 e, T: Q+ w4 m6 HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 Q( | r! l" X5 Z3 H3 a1 x
B-17E Fortress x 11" ]/ y" s* v2 G# @; V. q
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6 casualties reported) M% H: q$ V/ A# r- ]1 ]" ?% A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" l" W% J, e0 ]2 A+ u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& n* H+ |6 \" E7 |; }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:9 U9 ?4 s G7 J) [" D
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
|, i" a5 ^5 _, u# k: T" z Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb4 D2 g- \$ Z9 S# o9 [8 T3 T) q
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
# Z: F. ?- m+ _9 J& w/ ?5 G& Z Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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! p7 a F! n" E: A& F# b5 R$ w( U) HAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...: C& F- H4 F: _4 `- e$ A
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/ f4 O/ i3 x( }- N0 R. j/ g- dMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna) W7 x: G6 d6 \9 F' n( n- `7 i/ v1 p b
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! W+ B( L$ ^/ `; j; kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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9 |, m+ N9 ]6 Z% P1 D+ ]! NAllied aircraft
; U; v2 J, a1 K2 o7 ` j B-17E Fortress x 65 H/ _. K' m; S7 y. c
; w# w8 v k$ m, d+ @/ U9 D9 \No Allied losses7 x* J7 ^! n* N( _0 f: G* Q* K
6 Z, p6 I+ J% v' P: V4 D+ Y2 ~Japanese ground losses:
6 d8 d) y" A2 a' b 8 casualties reported2 ~/ |" i8 w. J3 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 @" J9 Z k2 p. J$ q0 _& z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, B) T$ @& E; x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ G" P7 g5 V* _Aircraft Attacking:
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb1 X8 s; H. }, h$ V- \: x% z" c7 ^
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) y6 p! b6 s/ s% x% d O* [Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
5 m& g! G$ c Q3 bDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 ^5 U; l/ `, y, w) O& S! T% O
5 j8 `8 h4 t& j7 mAllied Ships
" [3 @. h) Y8 M+ O2 n AP Harris
6 G) m" V' s2 W9 Z: Y AP Zeilin
3 s5 v3 q9 `* [; T- E' A N" e. b AP Henry T. Allen
- A% j4 u" j O7 n m, m6 O) l APD Little9 X3 f/ f$ r# h8 |1 n
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops& t3 I% `' U% I7 X! \5 ` f
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
% {% }8 v- q& PAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops2 k A6 Z9 a! }* q9 L1 e/ \8 Y: j0 v# h7 L
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0 p g3 Y% W+ r+ ]Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)0 y1 q- i; h- B! f: J
& r2 ]* Y# V! |5 P- @4 ^Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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( B2 i. b8 x8 l7 eDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4553 K, E N$ f( J! ?
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 T5 \4 ]7 |1 N3 Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 b1 Y+ A0 s* q# [, p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ f8 _& M0 p/ [- o" s# a! AAssaulting units:
/ R9 m/ ` M# _$ A B- U Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
" z) C8 }- l/ X# D. X! G& c/ e8 }: N 81st Naval Guard Unit
0 ?5 ^( [% Y1 t# |- a d 13th Naval Construction Battalion
( i; [0 O" l. u& [* a 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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6 I. g: d) s7 H9 h o, H8 ?+ WDefending units:
% O, Q }4 [/ d1 ]1 r1 P 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion, a7 X% j' b; G6 J3 u
1st USMC/1st Regiment
3 C8 d) k' s' R$ D 1st USMC/5th Regiment
( a$ E% g0 y) Q" R% o1 G& A 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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$ B& {0 p# K; o7 w; ?& p: QGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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C4 n% n/ w4 y% I9 `0 J/ KAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2427 d, G _/ [3 P( j% k
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Assaulting units:
& y4 O0 N( {$ h" V& c9 o: y Det - Kure 3rd SNLF; r' h; y* M3 Y( k. g- u
14th Naval Construction Battalion
4 a% t1 j6 m: V, ^ 129th JNAF AF Unit
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4 F7 ~; U# t1 @) a% W0 U. sDefending units:+ ]0 |4 \+ G7 o: o7 Y4 o5 u! H7 M
1st USMC Parachute Battalion% V% i+ [" z v: A
1st USMC Raider Battalion
5 Y' ]% X( d1 j 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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( S: }& `6 v: n$ x" OGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Shock attack; L2 b8 w! k" a$ s0 p" H# M
! m4 { C) [1 l& _8 n5 y+ L* JAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4545 O) L) i% ^- a9 _% f7 @8 e
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Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85& q0 f+ Y, M: }# e+ h F0 i
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Allied adjusted assault: 430
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) 7 U& P" D, k/ R i
/ z, W( a( {& ?! f& ~$ W. p' i) gAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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5 c2 @0 o4 X' \+ U; P# uCombat modifiers" y; r q( E. t& o) ?# X
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)& b; p/ J' H- E9 P! |
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:3 B5 E) I2 i& X6 | |1 G( X9 N
3169 casualties reported
6 }7 f! t4 a3 h2 g7 ^ l; | Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled2 ?+ \2 i8 k; M7 X: U/ \8 V
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
* u; D" s& x# n Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled( n9 o& C, O/ n' o3 T/ b+ I/ v( D
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled); l/ v4 i8 ]7 {+ ^% v+ \' {
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ J0 y+ ^' k8 p# ~ Units retreated 4& R1 c7 V( X& P8 E/ H( L
6 Z0 ~4 |5 G$ U; F+ |0 eAllied ground losses:
' w! p+ v) E; B% S5 [3 Q 24 casualties reported" ~6 i$ _4 [# u5 L1 l6 K$ ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 ^0 U7 |. X- d* c& B! g, V. ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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$ c* R& ^* i' J4 f6 mDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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# z- |- ~$ m% Z! L7 vAssaulting units:
* V7 c) E( E$ S2 ], g 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion; g, z+ K" ^6 E
1st USMC/1st Regiment0 v7 \+ x I& H0 C; ~5 A
1st USMC/5th Regiment' K/ _5 F0 X. s* ~2 [ `( }
3rd USMC Defense Battalion' I/ ?5 z: Z+ j4 ?2 G
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Defending units:5 ~3 D' Q- D, O7 s
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit$ X7 e" i! i4 g- e7 \
81st Naval Guard Unit
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' j* Z# I+ P ~+ T0 U( R; Q8 } 11th Naval Construction Battalion5 V# `$ {. U7 M
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