AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 426 ?1 h. @8 i" N, j, k% J
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Z/ W+ E& l9 u( ZInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)/ \2 w# r0 Q, j9 W# O
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 I& M& U) ~/ O
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Allied Ships8 t! @5 P9 y( V5 l% K1 g
DMS Hovey( |2 j5 K& s3 S' M3 r# s l3 h* Y
DMS Southard2 W" u$ a4 J6 C6 u; n6 K
APD Little) O- ]+ ^& n y$ ^, F# I
APD Colhoun7 ^7 ~1 j. w- N% R
: y3 \2 |, H7 h" b# sAllied ground losses:7 y5 _' B* d. H- \( ]! V3 a
16 casualties reported
! i5 @5 A$ u- \0 b$ `9 |' f9 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" V. a8 E* X# n1 N4 |' q; V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 o' x+ O2 h1 z4 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops3 c2 f- n' b/ {8 y2 B
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
; k, J+ H6 n) M1 yAPD Little fired at enemy troops
5 V/ u9 T: r" L3 ~3 lAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops+ H! S& e, {9 h6 Q: t* }, T4 S
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards) Q! Z9 K8 L- ~$ ~! ?
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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1 v9 v- |8 ^' r) h2 d; AInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)" J2 @* z9 Z$ c3 f
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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z p" q2 Z3 b IAllied Ships
' m1 g/ ?! [% V1 h/ n$ {6 c DMS Hovey
+ j& F& N' e" o/ {6 m* z! M DMS Southard
$ d4 O @" Y+ B* R& Q APD Little+ \5 { F3 ]! I0 }
APD Colhoun7 W6 C/ H' i/ q6 v& x9 H: ?3 N
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Allied ground losses:
9 W3 K8 ~) r |, d5 O; I! g4 t 8 casualties reported. t* a- v3 v/ \ \/ j5 c( w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* a2 ~, `4 Q. Y1 ~; p: N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& A' P0 o& V& J9 J. K# ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! Y, e& }8 n* r0 q2 b! _7 {( `
( z" L3 ]. ], k# cDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
$ A T: F/ y/ |% w' p. @ FDMS Southard fired at enemy troops% N. P2 ]- G6 h2 D& Z
APD Little fired at enemy troops
7 E! o# F+ J$ ^1 j7 i/ e' QAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops7 k, D( O f7 d4 K
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards( e2 Q0 M8 @1 H* K( Q' f
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7 k3 b, H; R6 a$ C8 YInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
" i9 z% h s4 k) t; ADefensive Guns engage approaching landing force; G0 x+ O' ^+ {
; [1 k! }8 y2 ]% U! m2 C! t9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 B [- S: W1 {: r
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Allied Ships
. y' z! r% w; e1 c2 l DMS Hovey
: g$ i/ u6 l8 \ DMS Southard. I. W& f! P+ H: h
APD Little
j7 U" W& f+ }' N: w- m APD Colhoun0 @, S3 Z3 i2 [( l
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops% p. `. F V+ L) l( a% Z, ^, d, R% u
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
/ j8 P$ a( o5 c i' s" XAPD Little fired at enemy troops8 t: j% ^+ @) d9 A1 @7 D
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops/ S! G+ G- J" q w! {+ T
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)# h- t( `! h! h5 ?9 n5 @# D
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 H9 y/ P# f8 O5 YRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( ]* V: \4 k3 Y3 ?; H# }: S( x' `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 a: g$ x0 b- C+ }: M/ R
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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# |( I4 S$ I# s5 h* oNo Allied losses3 E# i _5 `- {. O; t
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Japanese ground losses:
5 X: w5 z9 W" { e7 ` 6 casualties reported: G9 S) q* y7 L K' b+ b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 u1 R. w, Y9 t9 q2 y0 e( T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" {- j2 J% ~& `# |0 e: }8 d/ Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
" y$ K6 g: R7 Z* m 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 3 a1 ^3 [3 \& T! d$ @9 \( V
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb2 \, e# n2 K+ x6 T
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
% t( S. }( s& m# A Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
% ~) Q' I( P3 }, g8 Y X# z4 H2 x 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 0 C3 _& N; m4 Z) p
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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7 L' m; k7 O8 rAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...+ t- V0 B3 T1 m" N6 w; q6 U4 C
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1 R) J& I; ^+ S9 j7 dMorning 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.
( A. r5 W' |6 {( D0 G# oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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# ?. W6 _' w6 t& i B-17E Fortress x 6
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% Q( M6 \% k2 q2 fNo Allied losses, _) e I2 P( C) J$ W4 ]) X# h
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Japanese ground losses:
; h0 x2 S2 @1 u; P2 y4 T8 t 8 casualties reported
1 G6 b% m* b1 u. R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) a1 Y/ f- ^- W+ s8 U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& W. u! u9 ]9 w& o. y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
' ^- D+ I% ^- u4 J" t% I, Q2 e 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * " S+ B* R' N6 L) ~2 `# J# ^8 V; @
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)4 G+ V3 u; V: e0 y7 n
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force+ o2 z1 Z: c( Q0 S! S- L0 p. R/ g3 {
3 K: `. b# r' t1 r$ X4 X6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. g0 V9 S" g6 A
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Allied Ships
1 t* B& e3 [( n# ^ AP Harris6 z" s2 t3 ~+ W( L& N$ Z
AP Zeilin
* x! N9 n6 j, `) ^4 P AP Henry T. Allen
, }4 z0 w/ Z+ n2 `. }3 T1 e" e APD Little
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& I: r9 e5 Q- Z- U4 x" ~AP Harris fired at enemy troops
- ?. [6 B8 H: k5 dAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops m8 E |# b8 |1 W' O _
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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2 L. b% ^ e5 ?9 P/ M5 sJapanese Bombardment attack0 ]6 |! q5 X; C1 e1 b H
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455+ g/ F, K& ~* [! M
' a2 o& T/ ~: r, u! D9 RJapanese ground losses:
- x9 v7 |! H! | 12 casualties reported4 H& J; a- T. X) x9 h8 E( m7 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; L8 B5 k3 h6 \+ j5 W6 s0 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 u' b g9 O6 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 ]1 I5 G7 B" Q2 L5 L. fAssaulting units:) n; x! z4 Y1 b4 H% g- n
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
5 E& z$ L" f# f6 z 81st Naval Guard Unit1 J7 @+ y6 k Z8 I6 ]0 C$ f
13th Naval Construction Battalion
+ j# l i( o9 b; A 11th Naval Construction Battalion4 Y- f3 C$ k, X( M5 A
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Defending units:
0 m' Z& r3 P# u g# k# o 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
8 A6 n# M+ ~8 w p1 P 1st USMC/1st Regiment" [$ q7 K' y, I$ A
1st USMC/5th Regiment3 o# Z: R1 p) y( d# e- J
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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" U5 y+ v; O/ z; \" F8 O8 H' HGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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8 h8 Q+ H2 ]1 |/ s: K& UJapanese Bombardment attack: N3 c3 T; h$ X2 p( @' ?# x/ O
- z! p" d8 y; @: DAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2428 c m! `, i) a% a- h/ M
" A, Z6 P ?! g$ c: K$ nAssaulting units:- |* J( J3 h l& w" r; y
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
" [% W$ B1 u2 O5 t" R2 T N# @4 ?$ P 14th Naval Construction Battalion7 O' W& E4 p! Z% a) w. `
129th JNAF AF Unit
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! { }& v0 p2 v4 `) y7 p2 _) I z1 hDefending units:
# L# n) K5 m% F 1st USMC Parachute Battalion0 [0 E- k- t" h; C- T3 a$ z+ V
1st USMC Raider Battalion/ B$ l" l' m" l# P. Q6 d- F( @0 W" V
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment) v8 v/ m3 ]$ X) T- t& v& K
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: [8 P3 x) l$ d; g$ hGround combat at Lunga (114,138)" }6 k; b0 }2 D0 K# e+ ]
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking 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% |) }4 Q1 Z8 n6 S, G
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Allied adjusted assault: 430
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& Z* N8 i4 g- X' \% H6 YJapanese adjusted defense: 23 2 U1 P' }3 }# V5 S- v# o# n
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) 6 {, v. ~9 f/ o, V4 |% Z& \! {& w
6 r% t! d @8 J8 k: u( ~( t% r" dAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!5 K" X* \! I) k6 C g7 W9 d0 l, [
2 f- D* V0 N6 L J* P& GCombat modifiers! Z, G' j! Z, d4 n' E! V
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)" Y( ?; \4 o; P4 Z: r G
Attacker: shock(+)
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. y5 E0 [; v; g. z- e" }Japanese ground losses:
- u) M# r& q4 K4 t. R; w- B5 k& ` 3169 casualties reported
$ J8 m" g0 _ z" b, }& g& A Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled4 \* y! Y! b- k: N' d; o& c
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
+ E: e+ G1 x) F" x7 {1 V Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
! ?4 V7 A7 \+ Q6 c Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
; }& j$ f. P6 Y+ h- c Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled); C5 f; L5 ^. X8 `
Units retreated 4
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Allied ground losses:
' |3 G1 q' F Z! t. Q9 i5 |6 }# w 24 casualties reported5 s: Z e2 c% |' J6 G9 K+ N0 ^) b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 `, d# ~4 [; ?0 h4 S/ U( C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 A7 S d J7 b9 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!1 I6 e h) n0 |$ R
: B0 Q4 }& d8 q/ SAssaulting units:% j8 f5 M, D8 C" p' `, [ g- ^
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion9 l- c! y2 C5 ~; G A3 |& h% C) z
1st USMC/1st Regiment# s9 J; A) p4 N" P6 `' M
1st USMC/5th Regiment
3 i5 V! r/ N: A9 E 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Defending units:$ C' T: G. S! s9 T$ y8 z
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
' B2 v) \0 [ E' o% T6 y+ m 81st Naval Guard Unit- U" Z, d" O; w4 {7 c
13th Naval Construction Battalion
- g: q3 D0 k; w% N- m( K# j 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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