AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42( I" c, Z! l& Z0 N
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3 G. H+ t) T, v( dInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)" A% y, Y* `1 P" q: X
2 P. }$ o R8 u: @, Z3 t36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
" h4 n$ N' |6 o A% V DMS Hovey
3 v Q; n9 H( I8 m DMS Southard* A- {5 M) B6 s8 n/ q' |
APD Little* C: p& Q+ U5 ~. }4 ~* k2 w
APD Colhoun# d* o) [% i H% r t1 O# I
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Allied ground losses:
# `7 r0 v3 _2 v' C) S* Z' ] 16 casualties reported
! Z* r7 F6 g8 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 q. k/ L" h* ~! v* V5 @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) P; g9 h! b) G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ X: q- H9 W: C: ?9 \
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
5 _* t# }! n" d) J: iDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
* |1 G& J% [' ^5 k. fAPD Little fired at enemy troops
, G H3 M. Z& C8 D5 YAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops( W! s2 L) t4 K* K
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
, q, {% ]4 o) J' l: ADefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)% X$ Z7 T- Z7 R% B: |1 D
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# Z1 `$ S5 Z- T6 x/ N; W
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DMS Hovey$ A o2 E- A d, J% l
DMS Southard
# ]5 z7 Y" W Q5 W- ^3 h: J APD Little
1 M# @# a6 s3 K- M5 T) T4 e APD Colhoun
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& P4 P& V: y4 H/ Z @" i/ m- J' VAllied ground losses:
) ^+ I# t, {3 q9 b2 s. o- S 8 casualties reported8 L3 M& }$ r9 g; Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 ~2 O8 ]* a A+ C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ M* T$ ~3 t1 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ v' p3 `' ]7 |( p6 X4 h( J. N
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops: _/ A& \! O# ^: e
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
) f; ]: ]& z7 _# o3 F: h3 W4 _% CAPD Little fired at enemy troops
- S+ ]9 ?, x* J+ J: v& v6 z, YAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops N- p/ y+ C0 y. x. l R1 @
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards& r, }9 J9 z- K
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)3 [0 b1 t b: b6 Y$ H: [2 G8 y
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force# `- h0 Q0 h1 G* Y3 O7 i; [
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 j9 u: v0 Q$ v" a) X% F. f
$ Q3 {; Y7 }) ?/ jAllied Ships! I) x7 R* S) C5 M" U% K1 S+ h
DMS Hovey, M+ C' ?* Y/ c. Y& u* A
DMS Southard
7 s! Q! g: y' H APD Little0 }# n% E% O2 S$ @. h- s: c/ u
APD Colhoun- F8 Y* w# i# ^2 e: X$ d$ R
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
+ J; g7 _# @$ ~1 hDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
$ }9 h5 Q( ~* FAPD Little fired at enemy troops
, Y' D4 w# Q; ~% iAPD 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
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 q. T+ O! S+ {* U1 W( \" i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, v7 l( Z! ]+ Y0 [* F7 `
* z3 `/ M, }; p: p4 n- T6 QAllied aircraft
' t: {8 x8 j) [) M; A0 S B-17E Fortress x 113 ^ I% m% r$ x
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No Allied losses
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, A5 E5 m$ N1 `4 J/ Y+ {Japanese ground losses:$ F: ^1 d" i8 Z0 W, T' |& S
6 casualties reported9 n+ n5 b7 q' G3 l4 f) Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) m# f, `( e: C+ `4 |( T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% A1 d& f, f( B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 o1 N6 w0 s% H+ m+ G# S$ ^ 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * - e& o; M5 a+ u8 t+ T( J
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
; @+ J( \& Q! r; j8 l! b 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * * a4 d' Z" D' v( k" Y
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb( M3 `3 f9 o% c! m0 g
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
A6 M! G9 g: Z ` Z* ^ N5 X2 | Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb* ~0 Q. {1 {4 I9 w
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...! F6 U* H" p( n+ \
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)% R5 l) S9 V' H) K% D. u
: v2 D$ C+ |2 _* E* T9 iWeather in hex: Moderate rain, O5 [8 M# P) J) w) [
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 J( C9 y8 f( Y8 c
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes k3 k- I% }, H
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( D6 x6 X2 V% ^+ k, h* s B-17E Fortress x 6) U6 o$ F: n4 e) j, q3 ~' s8 S
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
5 J3 U, q0 p3 z' l 8 casualties reported
# e, `/ O2 e% s8 u4 i Q3 t# ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' Q9 q; Y7 b! y: L# i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, P, |9 ^& e' d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% o' T7 R" x6 @4 uAircraft Attacking:
" V3 ?) ^- [- h+ X, [3 l& t 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * : ]& m8 A* D G$ d
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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2 e' }% N+ H$ y! K. {% eInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)! o2 N% Z( ^2 V- ]# K# l6 G( T
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force6 O2 G9 [% I% C; |9 z9 ]# z
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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3 @1 }# X) i5 a8 `6 u( t/ ZAllied Ships! ~/ c, a! y$ ~" T8 g; l% Z/ D# o
AP Harris$ Q3 {" R0 z! b- \) ~3 ^. i
AP Zeilin
! \' U" T" K; l( v$ M A! H% h AP Henry T. Allen/ n* _5 k, @% A. G' J
APD Little
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1 T2 y9 k( F6 S& R+ r5 T5 gAP Harris fired at enemy troops
& e( ?- M" D* H4 CAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
- G) d3 o8 _4 D- n3 H7 n! LAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops+ w; V4 D; _6 _9 q+ ?
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' q! q6 T; e$ p, f' h5 ?! U _Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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O, r6 _5 ]- C2 LJapanese Bombardment attack" R$ Z, u) o* |- W: r0 r: L$ D
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86& e, b: w3 |2 p" I; z, N0 {: h
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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+ V& j! p" Y! o* g% UJapanese ground losses:
; B+ ~# J- {3 a6 c 12 casualties reported
y1 m5 L+ G: B1 G% h( D/ } Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# ^8 @6 ~) D- ?7 E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 H9 Q6 } A; m( m' ] X( e/ u( i4 m5 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:4 v# c8 R- N2 U8 e) d2 ^" d5 _# B
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit( q" h$ ?, t5 n
81st Naval Guard Unit
K! \3 Y9 ?; k* {4 Q& b( i 13th Naval Construction Battalion
) i0 }0 A: v; C3 \$ a9 `* V7 B+ V 11th Naval Construction Battalion- l' g' H4 H7 j! t; r
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Defending units:
5 @2 W6 M6 O# s" E+ q7 D. A 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion; @& z. U; `) W4 Z1 U
1st USMC/1st Regiment) u7 g. d5 i) p8 R
1st USMC/5th Regiment
! A. X! n5 y+ b) u 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack$ W/ t! P, {$ U
( {, \3 c4 `6 L. JAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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% h# f3 W! W5 v/ ]5 cDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2420 n2 x) ]1 p$ K0 b! s( H
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Assaulting units:
) j' A2 R. s4 y# o/ U; o3 ? Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
6 u1 A9 X4 H3 y# |: S 14th Naval Construction Battalion" n/ A% q' _6 Q* r% U* ~2 b4 C
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:7 C/ K% _* z, p" l5 {% d
1st USMC Parachute Battalion3 K; U$ y0 I) L9 F$ B7 o9 W
1st USMC Raider Battalion
9 I/ M% C& C% q7 O9 N: ^ 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment! b% M9 a) I' z3 O8 @( G% x
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Shock attack
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. `0 Q, R3 D- X8 I( R7 vAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4543 K0 {. r& c0 ]% F. l
- O3 v% e' @5 l3 I) J1 jDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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2 T! z+ r% p5 [" L! m/ `Allied adjusted assault: 430
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23
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. L9 g" b: }, C9 P" vAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)1 n7 g5 L5 k5 ~* Q
Attacker: shock(+)
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4 h* N( s) F+ U0 RJapanese ground losses:. Z3 ? ^9 c$ D3 Z' P: i
3169 casualties reported
. L- C z! E. R- O: O/ }+ B Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
; P+ g9 E4 J; J* v Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled9 X3 ^; d4 l6 l% f& o9 q' M
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled. \& G0 S3 M1 e0 d. U
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
( z$ l5 M) k* x Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 E$ B) V2 v3 G. t" E" e- H$ x
Units retreated 4
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& k0 |4 B# r9 V( \% t" \7 IAllied ground losses:
' v+ f( j* f9 ?$ F, H: R: u8 F, v 24 casualties reported6 v. t0 ~3 h0 m6 I% r& J2 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 \0 ^& P k- h" E7 Y- M7 o1 d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* b; B8 N2 N/ M2 M1 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled N9 K" y2 \0 c" T7 r) M
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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! K/ r. ~/ l, Z3 hAssaulting units:
" L8 L) ? D. o+ G4 ~8 I 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
# Z7 i' C5 F; B+ u. b 1st USMC/1st Regiment9 H+ H5 U% X5 ^" @4 l4 Y @
1st USMC/5th Regiment3 |7 B- x, v- t. {9 Z
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Defending units:% t6 g- |/ F; l$ M/ i
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
9 ]2 {& [' P/ m0 D! L& W- L4 n5 [" k/ m 81st Naval Guard Unit
# E9 k/ X% b/ e: r 13th Naval Construction Battalion% E; ^6 k. v* e0 o5 A, R' Y, W( J
11th Naval Construction Battalion' q$ l% T1 q, f6 F) I
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