AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42. {8 x" T( `+ A) i% h+ X i3 G
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1 M; r. }7 m5 E2 t$ A, HInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
5 p* X1 u/ }: T7 ^) Y3 ^ DMS Hovey
9 `$ \. K8 o& X; D- R DMS Southard
4 L& Q) @, V0 I7 O7 l APD Little
1 E9 L/ D+ M; E8 M: B( A APD Colhoun5 W+ f# e1 _$ l3 l, {" N
6 L% J. D9 {8 F+ aAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) W4 Y6 F6 h; A
+ q& ~- P- x* l; ~; pDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
8 h) t& o3 l0 ?1 m" V1 P8 NDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
4 s- _0 c3 R/ WAPD Little fired at enemy troops3 [2 D4 o* \2 |: ]& b. L0 y
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
2 K4 ]% L- ]8 J7 p PDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards0 S# I6 W" N5 ?( ^+ M Z( k9 [
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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% w1 b% A" I2 a) TInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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1 s' z, V6 K y: [0 M" P9 B" @( A20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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- ?+ [' \& i- ?4 X8 iAllied Ships
: y/ n: |# U: C DMS Hovey
. n! p3 r$ x6 U. X! @ DMS Southard
% @! p& t, e1 S APD Little
S$ ]2 R6 _2 F# |+ D APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:. G( J: F/ N" Z) P! y/ O
8 casualties reported3 T9 w6 X& B" f) |' V* K2 y2 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) w# }6 I9 o0 p7 G+ R2 t) _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% U( u7 l, i$ }+ s& D$ I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 C9 f" |. o1 E0 tDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops7 Q9 Y+ r! t" b
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
1 _, G- F/ j- ~' t0 @8 C( ^# zAPD Little fired at enemy troops' a$ o) h$ g% `7 Y9 r" B
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
2 V# E7 A6 u I6 Q$ \8 o) aDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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3 `/ [ l; b" xInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)7 F2 Q6 {5 \* n7 Z( u! [; e7 a
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force7 q! p w. R+ R/ S
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships% _2 h0 v$ d# n; u+ B1 u7 e4 Z
DMS Hovey7 n7 `' w0 ~9 r8 Z4 @5 i
DMS Southard
% r9 ^+ E7 M! H6 e; i APD Little
, [" R# K$ T& L$ ~* z APD Colhoun
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4 s' w( {6 Q; z4 J; B0 ?5 jDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops# N1 P0 A9 u& `9 [
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops2 V0 h% @+ I v2 K3 _7 Z/ [2 w/ l
APD Little fired at enemy troops
2 @3 |* W* ]' d% W% SAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)& n4 a$ L3 a3 }
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! x: j/ e2 I: ]( AEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 K9 [: _/ f! O
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B-17E Fortress x 11) V) |: Q) ]+ ]) W
% [/ j, G, S8 Q# v k$ N/ uNo Allied losses
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6 casualties reported( J5 U+ T( _, a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' e n+ I2 L& d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; f Z! T) B& A+ V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ \7 I% D- F3 W9 ?' r9 i
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 \* l* s z2 [ X# r, l 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
+ x6 I# f1 o) W: L Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb2 P: M; F) A+ Q$ }
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * ' w c: `* W3 Q7 T. B9 q/ V
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb6 [. v8 `' s* \4 [: ?
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * $ W. \- @! |, h8 c" W
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...0 v9 H4 I( t% ^- Z) w" e! b
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# z2 a* J' B7 R/ wMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)( {8 x+ W. C' u/ o# E
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain( Y0 Z2 Q/ P, u; d0 s( m
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 [+ t2 F7 W2 o6 s) R! f3 EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes/ A# t% w! t! n w
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Allied aircraft
7 p" M! b: m8 k0 c0 _+ |, l B-17E Fortress x 60 V( S5 B* z; Z
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No Allied losses3 L+ Z/ h3 y( P
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Japanese ground losses:
7 z5 I& F0 ]$ S0 w5 O3 _8 T 8 casualties reported
% ~1 l4 e6 F8 E3 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 }, v, |9 S$ G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. e$ v' W/ [4 j! i" v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& \6 S% j8 s( g2 a' [
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 }9 Z- u( v9 h5 h1 s' o+ s 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
* m+ y% J4 t) z8 v' ^9 W3 J, v Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb, w M/ A, w1 l% x/ H
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
p: ~/ S9 A8 v) f AP Harris- d1 X- s, M; y4 U u0 H7 _# V \
AP Zeilin
3 r/ e+ B! \6 _! d AP Henry T. Allen2 F0 l% L# J" S9 {
APD Little
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
- A) B& ^0 m0 b6 O4 W2 i; ^AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops' H- C4 E/ K# {% v2 s6 W: W
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops) @) y8 g: i/ j9 h* B
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)$ P2 Q; S9 M6 s
8 l" H# H8 Y/ p' {0 n1 NJapanese Bombardment attack7 J+ ^) [8 U: q j& g% E
/ @/ ~3 X, Y3 v+ Z$ tAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 861 O) `2 A2 e6 Y, g7 r/ O
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4552 q& J, q: E4 O5 K
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Japanese ground losses:! Y( X! _ E3 [: W
12 casualties reported
( z& P, ~: Y) |( u Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% A9 D+ {; U/ D3 z% T3 v' p" J; z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) d4 {! e. y/ | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 O7 U" G5 G4 x- A$ l( G4 w
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Assaulting units:
/ I4 T3 S s6 N8 Y' l. ] Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit. \$ h% S+ ~6 ? d$ @9 g
81st Naval Guard Unit
; D+ Q, d7 R! d9 a& Y9 V$ x+ o 13th Naval Construction Battalion
* k; L# f1 g# Q5 Y G# ] 11th Naval Construction Battalion7 D( s* z; l) A6 d- f& e7 a
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1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion! w B+ j n& u/ Q4 f
1st USMC/1st Regiment c* H" y. t# X& `
1st USMC/5th Regiment
) r( b5 n, @+ T* U$ _ 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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! w- W) m0 k# C: D1 W9 q- U( `Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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& M$ Z4 a% X( M ~. P- U7 MJapanese Bombardment attack
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& I! e# w, h% X' Y2 z& T8 aAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 324 i/ ?3 u7 \7 O, u1 V1 Y0 g; _
, a# o3 {- J# ^" MDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF) [# v8 @! B" s; E9 ]3 ]! i
14th Naval Construction Battalion {+ z3 `1 a1 c/ t% q: L
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
5 N9 ~& Y+ [) D# J/ I5 T z% g; p$ \ 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
6 s- ^; C M) S5 S 1st USMC Raider Battalion
6 Q8 Y- M6 v0 N* L$ `' K" G 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment: H, C9 G* c/ x, G
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, x7 w0 P( J: k6 _% {; b! E& Z6 `* bGround combat at Lunga (114,138)! A7 B$ M/ L7 J2 U" R8 V
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Allied Shock attack# T$ b) m" k$ X* p$ m
) c- `! Q. o* {9 t8 XAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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Allied adjusted assault: 430
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23
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( M* f! Z9 X |3 XAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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0 N) `. q+ s- D" S+ B7 t& H8 ]( bAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!0 L7 Y, I- e9 U/ r4 u1 j
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1 v% x- O. ~7 V9 b6 FDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)3 {" G) X$ o, s) P
Attacker: shock(+)* R5 {1 r& v: U1 P3 m, u. y2 p8 I
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Japanese ground losses:9 k7 r5 r' Y4 u+ q
3169 casualties reported
$ B8 a: W( Y8 B5 e- m. r, D* X% ^ Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled& W: A/ I" K0 n, \
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled" U" U! ~! j8 L, G, D" _- W$ f
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled) N& Y, c/ X( X W
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)+ @, I0 o9 ]8 A( r6 B% P/ d
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 n3 O ?1 ?) {% T4 ] Units retreated 4, m4 d9 `, ?3 ^: k% a/ m4 D' z+ M
( X7 u: F4 P9 s1 R _2 i* I- nAllied ground losses:
1 Y. Z0 B0 p" d- G- V2 p. ~2 d3 r 24 casualties reported5 |7 q$ Q, }3 R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% r4 u4 u* \5 x5 ^ | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled( d+ `- \2 i+ [- R) L# o- c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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9 x" X. k- z8 vAssaulting units:1 j: ^* V% [$ c4 K
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
6 R2 I; F/ j& X! O$ C 1st USMC/1st Regiment
* h) m) i. \" ]) ^" u 1st USMC/5th Regiment, z' s6 b1 ]0 }. {, o9 ]* o- b7 o
3rd USMC Defense Battalion: P# r; h* `% f& c8 ~7 E
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit( c- V5 U4 F- b* N) v1 k1 E- c
81st Naval Guard Unit
1 e$ D' J* r( ~8 K 13th Naval Construction Battalion
0 e+ s d& i9 P- V' L# \5 i. V; _ 11th Naval Construction Battalion# P( a- K# _7 s5 P$ s. o, F- c
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