AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships) @3 U* K# R+ y
DMS Hovey
$ D, s6 O1 l/ C DMS Southard+ D# O' f7 R( G- v9 }" ?
APD Little
6 [$ ~- ~' ?, A/ t( F/ R2 ] APD Colhoun
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* |6 [6 O% E9 m4 D! W8 s: c. _Allied ground losses:
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+ c* {: I3 Y+ S. v- j6 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 `" M D8 y$ E0 p, Q N/ @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; I* ^: h) v$ c' l8 ~5 P, I$ o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) g/ L7 {* S q0 Y' z% z! k
! B# K' D4 k1 Y7 _1 f/ U& xDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
1 E2 j n5 a3 F2 [( VDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
7 f* ^; P; M9 ]) ]: ^- W! [0 z4 TAPD Little fired at enemy troops
+ U2 k' G# b6 ?3 \3 ~# c# j. YAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops& [- ~- T M a7 s" y
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards3 @# o' x9 _; |4 \7 v# }1 R
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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G+ Y( i" S6 J5 m: X* Z" ]Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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9 |' @) f3 v7 J. G/ WAllied Ships
/ D m @( D& W% l* P' G" r DMS Hovey
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; q# h* p2 X' m2 f; r, G7 ~5 B APD Little
( z2 ^2 J$ y3 {. T1 q4 }' z APD Colhoun9 I! g1 f7 ~' O% F
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Allied ground losses: \, u4 d# k$ b# \. `7 k% c
8 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops# Q- R3 m: f9 C' r7 A4 w# `& B2 }4 u
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops! ~! ?4 ?5 \4 D
APD Little fired at enemy troops
- i( U, b( g; \APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops, P3 u1 ^, T# n# J
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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: y, J9 |4 w$ D+ y. @: dInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
! S1 _6 l! R9 XDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships1 u# v' t4 x9 _( V2 O
DMS Hovey
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APD Little- D. [/ s; u* Q& D5 u* Y
APD Colhoun
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops* y) w" L, e8 y. W8 d: j9 @5 h$ }4 h
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops% M% a2 J$ ~& q1 L; L1 [
APD Little fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)6 D) q$ U; Y) F1 `( [; F' f% f
d5 R7 \. r5 J4 eWeather in hex: Moderate rain& l6 `/ V* b; C* H3 i+ [3 s; q# Z: u
( R; i4 x7 L) YRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& E+ z: W" c9 i4 x4 ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ [6 B( w9 C. n" ~1 ] W5 a
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Allied aircraft
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6 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' }# e, G" _1 M$ HAircraft Attacking:
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb! r, P1 t, S% @1 s
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...- I# V. ?4 |. C* {/ P; @9 s
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8 j& l7 u/ o8 d9 SMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)( O7 a. `+ |6 V O
+ U) J% p: ]8 {7 sWeather in hex: Moderate rain. b7 I. B: a @2 X9 s
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 X5 [5 ~% c: ~0 a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 [9 G8 o6 p! S# v2 X
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Allied aircraft: g9 v* g% J! S
B-17E Fortress x 6
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+ L1 f9 n/ K8 R+ X0 H+ vNo Allied losses
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8 casualties reported& n2 G+ k; @, F `. K* V+ F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& j5 y8 g: F7 \4 d6 ~ ?& k5 ~8 M4 O
# w( Q" D0 ? Y# ]Aircraft Attacking:
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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1 j9 Y* c% |& aInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
$ K, x1 V4 Z C) I3 r" vDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 ~& B% Z u9 v" [1 Y) A
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Allied Ships
. l- k. b4 r. v$ ~ AP Harris8 N5 H/ |1 I2 l! Z0 x9 T
AP Zeilin
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; X `& B0 J0 {; z' D) R APD Little
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! r$ C4 A n; u9 k( pAP Harris fired at enemy troops: ?8 u5 t% W% w5 F
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
& I! Z1 }; O3 ]* N( Z: WAP 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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. h j/ k6 d/ o0 y) B1 ?0 eAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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' Z" C/ v1 X. S E) D9 U2 `Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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6 ^/ O" D( B8 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 y) E J$ w$ q% }, z: m; ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' K- X* p& C" ~4 B% i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* \# G1 e: Z$ h' j
8 R" l& h+ O7 d" \9 w4 D- ^Assaulting units: `- l8 E6 |* G
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit0 {" w- k( L1 ]1 a0 m
81st Naval Guard Unit
" U! j) B6 T6 u) k4 | 13th Naval Construction Battalion
8 ~( E3 W1 n; K1 ~, B' a 11th Naval Construction Battalion G- B, O$ k4 ]4 z, M5 W
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: N+ V2 `9 A, |) H 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion6 C( \5 @, N; P& Y$ r
1st USMC/1st Regiment, Z) |# C& t n# [; G
1st USMC/5th Regiment
2 j: ~- ]3 Q" Q. B8 d4 Q) Q; y1 Z, G 3rd USMC Defense Battalion4 l4 e1 p, l |
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)+ u. g% _) O1 W$ u, @) N7 _) @9 q
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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 = 2421 g$ M! [2 Z5 r
& F# ] I2 A* S% IAssaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion
3 U! o! {& r+ v 129th JNAF AF Unit
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5 _9 N, o7 q4 q1 H( l' B# w9 I- wDefending units:
* O; j. {/ f- D; [# b 1st USMC Parachute Battalion. g. v7 f8 M: S# u! _
1st USMC Raider Battalion. x" ]' Z! V J G1 H k
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment) s0 v0 h: n0 z
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9 i; e4 m- ^9 V* D% E1 QGround combat at Lunga (114,138)5 o0 t6 i1 c# |9 U
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Allied Shock attack& R+ e! d& k; Z! L& E
/ e% m' Q. Q' u* V$ Q0 L0 b: HAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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- i, N, |" X6 U$ I7 c( | [Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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Allied adjusted assault: 430 ' y$ x/ Q, T* h; t& X u
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23 8 z- h0 |- w8 [& b' S( G, N+ E( r
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) 9 D5 ?0 Z, I; n+ p
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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Combat modifiers7 Q' ~1 o4 L7 M
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
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8 q; R1 C0 ^2 e3 gJapanese ground losses:
0 ]" }$ R' l& w5 K; \8 ^ 3169 casualties reported+ r$ r. j2 f% k: v j
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled) \( F2 t8 {2 r7 A
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
5 b! J2 s% b- | Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
+ d- K; E# y7 k: D& V p Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled), E6 |% I$ @, N- c$ Z
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)! E2 A: Z+ n! P0 E
Units retreated 4
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Allied ground losses:5 g2 @' T) ~- A+ [
24 casualties reported
/ o/ Z. g8 G1 ^% K0 N3 f Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 m% Z) t; h8 S2 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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: Z+ N# `% b" K" H2 l5 F5 \Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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. w" ~6 Z" @9 F0 O0 GAssaulting units:6 Y( K1 J/ F, _& b5 W
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion- O w! |& u, v$ }
1st USMC/1st Regiment' F( u, z1 F/ }% c' W4 B6 H$ m. Y
1st USMC/5th Regiment7 D. r- Z% z5 z: Q
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Defending units:+ x) Y- e/ @9 r% y, t i$ M1 ]
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
1 {- D% s* D# @: h+ S, U 81st Naval Guard Unit
) P2 Z$ v7 d+ j# x9 D. b i 13th Naval Construction Battalion
4 ~1 v" b o2 y" \ t# |) ^3 D 11th Naval Construction Battalion. U1 P+ B, D4 O$ a& R) p; O
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