AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42& t$ X7 u& F$ h& O8 ]7 o5 T
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2 Y' D1 F% ~+ n$ I LInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)7 t! ]+ u* Q. V$ w+ F4 m5 H) g
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 D$ k- Y9 ?5 M( A8 ~8 T
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little
8 u) T: t7 z1 E3 ?4 a$ H APD Colhoun- l+ U7 V. i4 q& ~# T7 ^. G Z
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Allied ground losses:6 ~% v7 c4 b L) B6 t% z
16 casualties reported
$ `/ i: l! U2 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; M; K9 S# F8 K L- } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* E c0 g W$ P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% F8 ?' O H$ }DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
3 Y! O5 _) l. h+ y% D- c' v/ w, nDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
; X3 W) g* J. s/ v6 {APD Little fired at enemy troops9 m+ ~8 n$ k* ]# `
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops5 x% @' i! G' U7 C8 L3 h
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
/ e8 S7 W" v$ y1 f2 S" S' fDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships6 @7 K6 x' r$ _: i8 |6 y4 M
DMS Hovey1 s3 K! s0 a- f1 x8 b' \$ Q
DMS Southard' L, E4 x7 b+ t1 K' o
APD Little7 c' w* P- Q) ^& `1 B. B5 i& P
APD Colhoun y) H1 z" e3 _
0 k9 e0 _* S# j) ^, X9 C& oAllied ground losses:' Z$ Z3 w) w4 T( t/ F
8 casualties reported
4 f6 \3 U. p5 A# L6 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 {8 W0 u0 F' D, v% E2 f9 t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 d% I( U+ g' H! x, o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) I( T% N9 N) X) x$ b: g: X
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops# j! q$ k3 A/ ], k9 B6 g
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops7 ]% Y" [; w8 I* P8 b
APD Little fired at enemy troops
- f+ T! ]0 f- ?: ^% n+ BAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
, _' k8 s# X: QDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)1 B, u2 \3 a8 p" D' R: E2 x9 C! @% Q
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force, `' j" Y* z5 d8 y* S4 L
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ l$ u- `9 ]- m3 N
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Allied Ships T" a* T1 @9 N% j3 w' K
DMS Hovey
0 @2 {6 d8 C" N; Z0 _7 Y+ ` DMS Southard
; m) h" W; U7 I! H3 j APD Little
0 Y9 j, i4 d. M3 m4 R* q% ?. ~ APD Colhoun( V) B3 Y4 |( F" V: x
- L5 Y, P9 [4 p8 U2 l/ e! ZDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
( ~( K( C. k6 A4 `+ j$ L* z' h3 YDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
" c5 | l+ W8 O$ s$ C' z% q, ]APD Little fired at enemy troops1 | @1 X; |1 M
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops" ?& c- Z- V6 Y9 z8 r
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)( I& B, K% ^, l5 w6 F
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: E! w; e4 {- X6 N6 p/ v
; n7 C0 h1 L" M8 X {Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 c& {) X3 n7 P* ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes4 W0 ~' @$ B( Z9 ?* U3 c/ w
% H' P! ]4 I* H1 L8 zAllied aircraft7 w) ]4 e, D! ~) Q9 b: X
B-17E Fortress x 116 c* l" K! L0 ]5 J; N2 D
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No Allied losses
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; P" `" N1 d! A ?3 K" H; }5 PJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 n" L6 J5 O- `+ C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 C; @0 s y% c* A, w0 n9 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: r( B- K4 ^! q& ]% V
! n0 o: ^) i3 f. zAircraft Attacking:
8 B" V0 r( @! q1 }9 L5 Q 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
3 q! {4 R. j* ~% F0 ^2 c2 r9 D Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb! w$ ^' |+ d) I' ]: I) {2 v
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
. `, J. z2 {' F% t: [# { Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
0 [2 K/ V7 G# W. ]5 T 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
o$ l% L; u, o6 N9 ?5 e7 b# ^ Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb# W7 A+ f a* t. R5 q! |
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...- m1 [9 C, s, F0 b6 |
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' }8 m" s: e6 ?Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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1 @/ Q+ F+ g: _; fWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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- e9 J9 u# `. l/ _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 f# n* e. _ C9 r- d9 JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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! |/ X1 y( t, n7 d LAllied aircraft
3 [& E r' v. L B-17E Fortress x 6) ?& {6 Y) W* B, {: T
8 R* Y, V, k6 BNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:3 O2 l- Z7 f" Y3 L# v4 E
8 casualties reported/ H* m9 d5 x0 M3 X* c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- C) o* W0 H4 L4 U0 I& f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 ~6 w: \# Q+ D% I' C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 }" O& Z& q2 D( p
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Aircraft Attacking:& b+ E0 ~0 R2 d" ^; H3 V+ u7 I8 x
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
' P8 J+ `) U& i ` Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb- V: m$ X5 y3 @% q% L
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$ B4 q' i* A, J; YInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)8 {! j! m' B4 r
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. w# w' C+ e$ {9 H* z1 ^
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Allied Ships
0 s/ m4 V2 M M. m" a AP Harris
: O6 `# v1 H- k# s! a AP Zeilin
6 j9 t: Z/ s( w2 c& p6 L! g: d AP Henry T. Allen" L: B9 n' O* H# Z
APD Little# ?( B/ G C% ^: Q
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
& c1 a0 ]8 x/ {" J" ^* H& m5 MAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops- Y Y C6 r0 E% h/ w
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86' _) |' i1 ^" |! h1 A0 v u
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455* n+ ?8 l1 ?# z6 O$ X( Q& o
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Japanese ground losses:
5 h! p; ^: J8 r7 A 12 casualties reported _: L O% N. H% K! M+ X1 y4 H% l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 U: B6 D3 [- G4 u3 P% t. w7 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# {) V8 u0 ?* @& y+ T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( B) l, w+ t2 R: Q q: a
) D" k% l1 G- q+ q& j$ v! HAssaulting units:
! ]8 ?% q; b8 D Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
9 C+ \, Y* U( V }( M6 R 81st Naval Guard Unit0 Q/ F: c \. I3 H* L. J( C
13th Naval Construction Battalion
7 j( H6 B2 g6 f: o3 x9 n" Q 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:( [7 l$ V1 G7 L' a: F4 Y& |: R
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
( ], Q" z: ^, c. Z6 H' v" O5 H0 d6 s) } 1st USMC/1st Regiment
0 ?& B$ B8 H b 1st USMC/5th Regiment
- K/ [( w. r; a: p; s 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)7 j5 L, l2 b" y) R4 P1 _6 A
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2426 [: b8 q& e _ F7 w# l" X
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Assaulting units:
6 b5 K8 L0 {+ I Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
. w0 {' ]2 h( o 14th Naval Construction Battalion, X# P X+ o% S/ b# f
129th JNAF AF Unit
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E% T$ t) g: W- R L, DDefending units:
/ G8 v- D2 s* x 1st USMC Parachute Battalion8 [. o. E" k2 N5 z
1st USMC Raider Battalion
3 s; e1 l! c6 i 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment/ C, S3 L$ S" K1 E- w
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8 `9 N( S" d) \' e' kGround combat at Lunga (114,138)' {% Q- Y; ~" i4 J! R0 m
( c( H* |! M7 N. b; v" p: c" ` ]Allied Shock attack- t: [% j& k0 d& e! U) F
: \3 K: ^0 K( V! z2 EAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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' k, H' s9 o/ B' a, D) g" ~Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85! c, b4 ?9 _3 G. i$ h2 O
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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) 5 p' A# B! Y0 [9 [" i. T$ u
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!* z) x l$ m4 c9 ]3 G
' e7 a0 ^( ]7 q! D7 uCombat modifiers
# p6 w u& g4 ], f2 `Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
! h- }1 O2 `( \8 MAttacker: shock(+)5 I, g, D# {0 q& c+ D$ n
) O( E) ?% K( e% h, E9 jJapanese ground losses:+ h: |0 k7 K2 k& |
3169 casualties reported
* E# z8 A- ^& q3 l4 g+ B Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled N! F+ |. c: x9 n# b# L
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled( X7 ~. O' ?& @$ k4 F0 Z; z
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled! e: p4 n. a7 E1 N( K
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
]2 z0 a0 t9 G' b" B t Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 q$ L9 \ q" Q2 D3 R3 _* q
Units retreated 40 ~1 F; G* Q; P
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$ }6 z( N1 K. u6 _8 p% o$ n% M+ r5 S 24 casualties reported
. E/ H6 A9 N6 F1 ]2 `8 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 ?- `& t/ m& m$ X- t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; p1 M# a6 d9 @$ \# r& d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!6 C% Z4 I. H$ v% Z4 f( d
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Assaulting units:
/ b$ O1 y% V J8 [ [0 k! y/ ?1 F 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
6 W3 `7 J$ p- D c- N 1st USMC/1st Regiment
; l+ C- b3 L6 v5 t" I2 q 1st USMC/5th Regiment
9 ~- g- Y* k& V 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Defending units:
& M6 ]$ t$ ?& D# h4 W/ I$ w8 Y Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit0 p+ E) G9 S9 k6 p+ m0 _2 H5 h
81st Naval Guard Unit+ P" r# s0 m- d# T' E" M0 U( b& r5 h
13th Naval Construction Battalion3 S9 p* v# e$ E8 |# A
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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