AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 420 T! g q% m, G- `* D2 |( `
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)" b3 ]5 k5 k( T
1 S& o# s" G( C7 Y36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 Q( q$ H w4 h3 J5 L( h
7 y. o7 s- }5 n. d- tAllied Ships
/ o5 t3 Z* p' h) }* { DMS Hovey+ @* Y3 U3 y" O" p# H" E
DMS Southard
9 E+ P% b q6 i4 P& w0 ^. `' G. k/ A$ a- | APD Little9 W5 d. H; I: A1 k& a% G
APD Colhoun
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! i% i; W+ H% J( H' W; XAllied ground losses:, |* U$ _5 g: m3 ^
16 casualties reported
+ m# U% h! X7 r" I" G5 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; e( j$ Z5 G$ P; N9 K* s! P, c1 K* R2 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# r" c: t: X T; }9 S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 @" U7 M4 \9 b% ^
9 p; {# I8 \0 l9 y' TDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops0 [; _& [% B3 a
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops' H/ ]3 s! ~) |5 l1 w
APD Little fired at enemy troops
& r: k' ~3 p1 N1 Q+ n- k7 LAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops2 e. F6 e O) ?: o/ a+ d9 q2 V/ s
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
2 l' }& e3 F. R2 o6 _# SDefensive 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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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships, k9 n8 b7 v s9 r: Y! _
DMS Hovey1 n0 p0 J6 P8 r6 h6 m
DMS Southard3 o+ u/ J) I5 Y: i$ h
APD Little
% B1 n0 q7 h2 _: N" X. ~ APD Colhoun! T+ h* V$ ]: u4 D
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Allied ground losses:
" |1 u+ X1 A. ?! U 8 casualties reported$ W( c$ f0 _3 w* Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* n- W* c& Y6 V. f4 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! ~9 ?2 C) B- A8 Q) }( R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 A; m; g& w$ W9 ?+ W
+ y) c- u. r, b" ] S! T7 RDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops( Z+ \! ]; Y4 b: y: }
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
4 `% o7 T# s p9 p# p* `- dAPD Little fired at enemy troops
; y, f$ K/ `- J t$ ~3 |APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops% h8 C; a( q7 Z: ~
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards9 N! j3 B. X. v0 O/ o1 T" x
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
6 c& u2 t/ \9 M {4 w( u1 L4 IDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard
! o' J4 ~2 ?+ z0 W5 ~" w% E; Z APD Little
- c2 k+ c9 ?* Q7 V4 d APD Colhoun
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops; Q$ r1 F% ^6 v" y
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops. ~( [$ F1 [: Y
APD Little fired at enemy troops; _- n- r a" [! B; ]+ H3 y
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops( J% N' U. g7 `( ^& j& t9 D3 Y
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0 T$ s. B) G. }Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)4 W8 V4 `. p* E
0 P- H$ {: m& W1 M, {. sWeather in hex: Moderate rain z' F( t }7 C4 O2 a
7 o) _3 x# }# {' _/ ^Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ a ^ Q/ d \1 K* f; D# Y$ qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( d6 s$ P( {6 WAllied aircraft9 g9 O2 S; |" b3 p- Q- G
B-17E Fortress x 11' w4 r) i) ]9 l2 q S' e2 P5 V
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No Allied losses( b+ E$ j& c1 X2 E$ B w
b6 R0 l8 ?- P# OJapanese ground losses:9 v8 X" s2 i+ K: x. `$ Q$ D
6 casualties reported
5 ^- J! E: u8 }: K2 ]$ z" c$ e% { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ m& |4 V* Y2 O Z' W& [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 B& y. B3 d" `& z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ [: ]& |- L) r$ f5 C5 \4 l 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
# x" R2 |% T- g$ o) {# m! H Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb) s6 K5 n5 j8 u5 a V
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
' v4 l$ m- Z, S1 S4 |* Y2 h Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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5 J) C2 i# O& x: F- s2 u Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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( f( W, t, q" ^Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...
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& t0 y6 e& V* J% Q- V2 rMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)2 m3 c5 M/ `' W( U4 q2 A
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% }5 U0 z4 W- A
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 y. K+ a+ }0 o7 M+ R+ O5 H9 p
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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7 R+ S v5 y+ XAllied aircraft
7 \# ]6 L" w, a+ a% C: L B-17E Fortress x 66 x' e2 X$ Y& B' q! W
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No Allied losses
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9 o9 f6 [4 ~8 v' \Japanese ground losses:
5 Z# V- W' V, N2 |6 g0 y5 K 8 casualties reported
3 u/ [5 ~. X# \, { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: x8 u1 H- J$ M U( y$ V6 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" d7 p0 f2 O7 J8 w! S% c: [2 u& l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 \" {! j; n! T/ T$ ?" V
' J$ w1 E: t: r( m* v. m- K6 y, KAircraft Attacking:
" U5 Y/ Y" g5 L+ q/ T: T# r- \ 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 3 m) e) f' W, n# ^' F& `% ^
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137) K, W3 \6 j5 ~/ `9 G. H
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force6 r, r- g( Z1 e* j4 w6 S
v+ I2 U6 ]9 U' g# u1 ]6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! n+ ]% Z1 I. {5 h
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Allied Ships
0 m7 d; M* ~- @0 J& q AP Harris
8 c* c4 R# u" X+ e AP Zeilin6 ?. v1 `8 G4 ]/ q
AP Henry T. Allen% K$ `1 F+ W% I; \2 E" u3 K# C
APD Little7 m: R) e; \6 n$ ~
- H9 I0 }. j! w* t/ i EAP Harris fired at enemy troops
9 F- y* O5 u- ^: Z/ L' o- a; dAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
b6 o% b: Y% O( JAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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$ e X' K( ^$ ^3 ?9 m- _% `% ?Japanese Bombardment attack4 t. A5 o0 m7 Y4 x
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86* W8 c( o& J7 y [& q9 |6 h2 Y7 I
7 R4 j! I# J. s' o0 x3 R5 lDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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$ M/ z! S, ]: e$ N/ N9 l* e$ UJapanese ground losses:
2 x( \$ H2 H# k ?/ L 12 casualties reported+ w( r, \+ }0 Z; P5 Z, r" e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. o4 P- e, v# u$ f7 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& t% k4 O4 {) f5 q- l' ?9 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! D- [) E2 ~: E" c" t0 F% R
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Assaulting units:
, H! R; `5 G! q+ \ ~" ] Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit' D& ^, U+ a% d/ p I4 z4 c4 d
81st Naval Guard Unit
/ Y: V. I6 b: X7 ^+ D3 M6 Y 13th Naval Construction Battalion
, L* i" k- x9 V2 E4 h$ h 11th Naval Construction Battalion( q* Z- K$ p7 r
# m. W7 B9 T$ @6 h" ~Defending units:
5 |/ I$ H7 J8 r0 m# _- G 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
9 \# D0 ?; y: v+ J) R 1st USMC/1st Regiment
) W" h4 c/ S* \ 1st USMC/5th Regiment5 r( ?4 H! }( v$ M. k
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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+ f- ~ v/ d8 ?, [4 E1 LGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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8 Y }9 X5 ^9 I" }4 bJapanese Bombardment attack
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+ a; ~' x {+ l) c v/ PAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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. f( U$ z& r5 ]# t* DDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242; C" m, U$ o1 B n
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Assaulting units:1 \; z* T/ ]' ~+ b H3 L1 M
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
' S* h& k5 j% I" I 14th Naval Construction Battalion8 I x6 q4 W( \/ z# q% P* B
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:2 _/ y) z" V& ~# O* p( s
1st USMC Parachute Battalion" t' p0 V# h, ^
1st USMC Raider Battalion. x) P. w" o" @ }$ s$ j" _6 S
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment- T' `) R3 B8 Q
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7 y2 a. @" Q0 \) Y0 M6 K+ H9 x& L4 eGround combat at Lunga (114,138)- Z/ A$ _" ` N! S1 \
0 z; [2 ]( T& U/ UAllied Shock attack! p- d8 m5 H! ^
; x6 c* X$ X. m0 ?0 d3 E6 l( oAttacking 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' G' r$ _! j, d3 K
0 P# Q1 [) K/ `: u: SAllied adjusted assault: 430
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% X2 A( R7 z! m) E2 ]2 J" RJapanese adjusted defense: 23 9 K8 Y p1 m7 j' y4 `
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) ' f. e: K: [, P5 T9 g3 s4 j
! r; c% b0 g" CAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!: l: q5 |; g- W7 N1 X/ ]3 L
2 P P9 D& m4 f) n: `, J# oCombat modifiers. d/ p* U4 C. L( ?+ R
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
q; q# J& u7 d% V5 cAttacker: shock(+)1 m+ ]+ X5 p4 B
* R) }( h( @; }Japanese ground losses:
: L9 G7 b' y8 Z% \" K 3169 casualties reported
$ |4 G- M4 X# }3 a0 @, Q. j/ T Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
2 K; C% J2 g3 _, c5 V Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
; N4 G6 n- f/ b! K3 u' M! |1 K Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
! ?6 j% q! u8 ?7 I Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
1 s5 ?$ K% S/ S; g Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 E2 S) G& { u" K Units retreated 4
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Allied ground losses:
. i" B) Q3 x' ]8 W5 c& h 24 casualties reported
) o. i6 D4 w" f: Q2 p. x Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) F6 z$ L$ U7 P. A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled- B m1 C4 s2 n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, S' N- D4 |' Q! u% m' ?Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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' a& W% w& Q5 R0 A* M) ~Assaulting units:- {/ K: t; @7 c' Y
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion9 u% j1 O. [2 N0 M
1st USMC/1st Regiment8 F# d! s. k3 h- K- r
1st USMC/5th Regiment
2 m! m. L" a) R 3rd USMC Defense Battalion* G5 g, j. E- m) Z' u
4 O, }, I9 p1 w/ e$ KDefending units:
7 _+ s6 A8 }* _3 ~0 v7 _; E Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
( l& e- s# Q4 j( J2 i* j7 s 81st Naval Guard Unit% A' v5 L. h' ?6 w" a: ~5 }" h
13th Naval Construction Battalion
4 L4 w) ^1 m+ w3 { 11th Naval Construction Battalion q2 Q- g& F$ ?( v5 ]) Y5 p
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