AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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( U2 A, l5 k" ]4 MInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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4 P I, S1 a' i! [; \/ {36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
# `8 }8 g$ L# }& s# j) j DMS Hovey
9 H) A: M( d1 Z, B H6 B3 e DMS Southard6 @8 J4 b) h5 C5 n8 F' n' q
APD Little
c8 ]8 H7 {- w# V* G5 m& p/ ? APD Colhoun
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16 casualties reported3 q8 X9 t2 M# t0 B: [) l0 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" _9 y; y& f& A: f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 J, S; x- N# x d) g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: g5 k( U# | j, v8 G% f+ c7 K: |DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops4 X7 _! R8 ]3 @4 g
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops r# T1 C& t, z# q
APD Little fired at enemy troops* e) @2 k3 ^& k0 ]- G0 \. z- Z
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
! K3 O- V/ ~& g4 h4 GDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards( h. F2 I0 _' E4 m; G2 |/ ~" q
Defensive 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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6 a1 C" ~1 w6 D0 y20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships2 G! j% H$ Q9 ?2 k
DMS Hovey
$ i4 i2 S4 J- K$ I( ]5 \ DMS Southard
3 h) a; j7 C& I APD Little4 e- r+ r M" Z/ e
APD Colhoun
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8 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' _/ H% `1 p2 [7 }: t: `# i# N" M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops+ w( x* `/ N* M" r5 [
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops8 D3 j# R( Y3 P4 u5 w
APD Little fired at enemy troops; M% y6 j' D# I$ Q- [1 c
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops, a& Z+ @1 @ g& D; @, X7 K
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
1 X" \1 j- F/ o9 A6 u0 f& CDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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Allied Ships W Y% p+ _" \2 f0 N7 S( ?
DMS Hovey
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# R4 ^ r7 F/ c& R APD Little0 n9 J& v& |' x: Q: L7 A
APD Colhoun1 A, o' p- Y1 C0 g9 \
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
7 d9 ], @/ |2 G. B* |) kDMS Southard fired at enemy troops: }9 c1 Y" y3 I3 K
APD Little fired at enemy troops
* \% }! |- M5 I: _* @0 z9 o. ?0 oAPD 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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1 Q# p2 D2 Z& e" GWeather in hex: Moderate rain3 }2 V, E% L/ G& ~+ a
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ b/ z1 _8 l1 Y- K8 tEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 ` f( l: Y& @6 j# v% g! jAllied aircraft
; i- N$ x, R6 r6 ^ X1 k6 g B-17E Fortress x 11/ R* J9 C! C! a9 t A8 _9 ]3 z
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No Allied losses% f5 D" t7 N6 j
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Japanese ground losses:9 A! j- n# W, s8 @# E7 i4 T! }
6 casualties reported
& H9 ~! t7 I" E Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 ^5 Z+ ~# s- c2 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 P; D- T9 m2 ~; Q7 l7 T) m f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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$ _0 m: R/ g$ N. q# I, wAircraft Attacking:
2 p, k7 N/ A+ V i) j$ _. Z 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
( @; L% X" r& A Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
% b2 a% p" c; ^2 ~4 V$ o 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
4 N# K+ S9 f+ x" m4 L. _) |! N Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb# C4 o3 Q1 V# L' p9 B- ` ^3 b
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
$ ^9 N0 l: i$ O4 @% S* h% w: X Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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; f) a: ?% x6 n# ~, t: u; f# iMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)3 J3 u. e# p% I# x2 Q% m
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 q" y& ?0 k8 x$ K& c/ G$ K
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" |5 i( j9 r1 w& |+ ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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2 M4 H. w' \3 g2 H$ H4 [ AAllied aircraft
9 l+ ]& H; i2 B4 x! N. G" ? B-17E Fortress x 60 o+ J" ?( V" [" w2 s
: o6 D4 x/ w' C1 I$ TNo Allied losses# i# a! ]6 S7 |; L
0 ]% ~0 }; m7 P6 ^/ |- s' KJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ q0 P6 F* C* Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 [$ G/ b. {: y/ k& J* W' _7 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
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: `6 f6 ?' ]. Y4 }% i$ S Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb2 N z" Q) X! e( a" G1 P
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
# e: p, I2 M( b# b% hDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& g$ |- I5 ?# F3 K
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8 `) d5 D3 W; X, H N- h8 @ AP Harris" m5 V1 ? w) X" T
AP Zeilin# E* L" t$ x; M& q6 z8 @+ E# p& a
AP Henry T. Allen1 h9 J0 i: w4 q5 [+ F# A
APD Little
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* I, N2 d3 N3 }7 J" FAP Harris fired at enemy troops7 z# O1 e+ d( j2 I/ ~- ?2 z; f% r1 T
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops) G0 [+ Y/ I B; ?: I0 I3 o. U: Y
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack6 _7 N# p6 u4 ^% d
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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5 R+ {7 Z; ?; X( u8 @: EDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4554 q( L* A2 g( E
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Japanese ground losses:1 K4 ~' E' Q7 X2 Y, i- h5 e
12 casualties reported
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' `8 q4 v. z* w4 X y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) P" R: h" n) w7 r- @/ l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" k+ `: w5 P1 O5 g4 m1 b
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Assaulting units:4 D/ ?* n/ n, o9 e: c
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit9 A+ E2 i5 y- B9 V }( W
81st Naval Guard Unit
3 V( j" r) w) i& e1 [1 z; Q/ e 13th Naval Construction Battalion$ Q- p$ s# ]/ ~0 {6 S h% J
11th Naval Construction Battalion/ j+ A! H! d* J; S: @. h3 O
/ ]5 {4 |. ^ X- c1 J: M3 |Defending units:
5 R; Z# {7 h* P- C% w: U 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
( R' j! h( o, Y6 ?3 t/ } 1st USMC/1st Regiment0 t; G! C2 L9 _, f/ P
1st USMC/5th Regiment' t$ }. \2 l5 c# K8 S6 I
3rd USMC Defense Battalion+ o n5 O5 a# I+ p1 _
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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& \% x2 y5 _8 o3 WJapanese Bombardment attack0 w' C4 L+ c6 |0 g
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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 = 242% M, e, P& C& o( Y! [1 x- z
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Assaulting units:2 e' x6 @8 T) ~9 C7 s2 p: x' w
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF6 u4 p4 y9 t2 Z+ L2 d5 R" a4 E. Y
14th Naval Construction Battalion6 j! X5 g2 K" S
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:" ~4 F5 k( Y0 d2 D. P9 ?) y- C
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
3 f) F# N( l* D7 f5 S- q# B 1st USMC Raider Battalion
9 D, F, K: P0 e$ _8 m 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment- O/ \! j; J7 ?6 K/ }
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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. O/ a2 x7 V, d; h! q0 dAllied Shock attack+ \& T; }& A O9 p7 {
1 m; s' A* T. }. R5 ?5 l# ^4 F( ~Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454. C3 M- X2 _8 b- [% z
* B/ y( g1 w; m' r$ Y0 {) QDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85/ o7 d9 V; ]" n# X$ w7 A
7 E1 V* t1 L& ?) c- yAllied adjusted assault: 430 * ~* D" D8 Z; A1 K7 b; f( R
$ {/ u1 @ }. N3 L! _4 M) ~; N9 ^Japanese adjusted defense: 23 # Y- n' \% L9 m# J! f1 a/ l5 A
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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# u7 B- O$ P1 \( \8 ]/ ?Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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Combat modifiers; W5 [) o }6 m8 y* q
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
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& Z3 \3 A+ r* _3 A4 b4 `8 ? fJapanese ground losses:
: m) ]( D& D4 V9 P# N# ? 3169 casualties reported; p* r0 J+ x7 j3 Y% [" q) O( N
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
2 J% U% B" L4 H Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
% K1 Z' D t: W Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
0 ?& ^- t V( I- W Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
& U$ y. B9 d. l+ H9 R7 t Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 @6 y" I; ^( B+ S% l( ~
Units retreated 43 h4 G# X4 ?2 B5 E
4 q/ b1 p' J; n6 CAllied ground losses:
$ C6 P; W9 T* H/ h 24 casualties reported- b4 ^" F2 m3 \/ n" B# X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 G/ p/ V/ D# [+ c3 y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" P% u0 J/ D6 U6 `- T: r, H/ h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# H) I* W( J9 ~) B g. uDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!. e$ ~$ S; l; d5 K+ L! } \
/ [9 o. u4 ?; H$ x, p8 HAssaulting units:
( X4 _: K. J: `1 l2 x2 O9 f 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
6 V! z& f, @* a 1st USMC/1st Regiment
# f9 b4 h. |, a 1st USMC/5th Regiment
; N# D( _3 i3 k' {9 x, h 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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0 |1 J. f: i. e8 YDefending units:
4 ?# l! Q( U9 X- b% ~" K Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion
1 u2 x" ~- M' |7 }5 v, S7 x* C, o( K 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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