AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137). N& w. b2 F* ~' F1 p2 O
: H# l; Q2 F" A1 O36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 ^" w! I& Z( C% f
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DMS Hovey
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: H M p- S6 _( _6 l# Z APD Little
) u, L, C6 `$ h- V# i APD Colhoun: U& S: y# F$ Q% h) z
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Allied ground losses:- ~7 |3 j+ y- N D; P/ ~4 H. `1 x
16 casualties reported: a, b6 g1 n3 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: |! q# T- V7 `6 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 p0 `: n+ K4 |: _, o; n ?
: U! q( B4 j/ b3 Y C9 S6 e0 ]' I$ QDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
1 i/ ~+ E B+ r# C, X& fDMS Southard fired at enemy troops$ l* E+ `/ O+ e
APD Little fired at enemy troops
7 j4 e& R, x% Z8 `+ }" FAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
* s6 w( s$ I2 y$ [8 z& N" }4 S* |# qDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards" g q# N# z2 Z+ R1 S8 e, X
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards7 X1 n& Z- o* a
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; c7 r* J# f" T' f$ U: ]/ w) DInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)* p, s& R, B$ y9 R) N" e
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships6 Z; Y6 h, @- U9 Q2 F
DMS Hovey, V$ N- C7 ?* d2 |* S% ]) C5 p5 O
DMS Southard- l& j, t# O3 n
APD Little
7 B% e& l5 f2 @9 Z& @0 E APD Colhoun- C! G! @: _5 i0 M: U
4 W( M7 G$ H+ C# F: k- i6 c0 \Allied ground losses:
2 E1 N0 r9 k# b+ {# i 8 casualties reported
# u8 J! X9 T6 X7 N" w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 f0 n- {. {7 `6 J3 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 E1 F( {6 f S$ \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: z% f0 U& Q9 m! a
2 a3 o& ?( H( V6 R7 S$ sDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
' t( `6 m( c# u; _6 g6 `DMS Southard fired at enemy troops" _/ ~# G# E3 ]
APD Little fired at enemy troops
$ z; a0 W6 w) S4 v i5 h2 ~, vAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
2 ^. N: D, r! @/ HDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards* Q% @: t5 q! T. R
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)) Z7 h* d0 M6 W) m- c* g
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 R$ [# _5 x- P/ y V2 k; a7 R
6 W f2 r$ w8 O0 ]4 A `& fAllied Ships
/ G- T1 O: L! C DMS Hovey) i! ?6 L: D0 h! I: B: i
DMS Southard+ H0 e; i$ C9 E0 q3 ?( U5 J) @
APD Little
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$ @6 L7 D k) KDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
3 P0 E' C; }0 T4 f/ j2 J9 |DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
0 g1 k: |! p4 M3 SAPD Little fired at enemy troops
! @* L: K9 Q: K* m& y9 N- B/ j3 z" _APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)1 p7 T5 A4 t7 T+ N" b7 x
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 K8 V( D$ g ]% c1 o, j2 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes u; U% e6 a# L' L
/ c! u8 ?- W: f0 O- Y1 b8 XAllied aircraft
0 _$ N% C) q& e+ E- F. X( C B-17E Fortress x 11
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% `. d8 i0 Z% _! I8 `: ], ?No Allied losses# W- @. U% ]5 u7 D
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Japanese ground losses:8 Z5 ]( I; @4 l2 a3 G- a2 |
6 casualties reported
- ^( p' W" T8 [ d# E% \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 o, G7 L/ P# _' _' F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. Q0 Q6 F( y* L W q! J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 r( i4 U+ k! c& S! L. c+ h) K
2 ~: J3 h( Q( X% o6 {0 yAircraft Attacking:- C0 \" t6 p! o
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
8 \- ?0 F# A* ~( C. U! n Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
; e! |0 I- u) J0 r* m% K3 ^9 \ 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
3 D/ e0 W, n; P% P K a- X Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb$ ~: h: s( U# A* _1 \; l8 q+ g: d6 L
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * / a8 @# Z+ N# t5 P* L, v7 F
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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- K) a* p( {/ l4 T9 D# m7 w6 GAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)4 Y4 j- \. n3 G' `. J( @
5 T' S1 C4 T; C) F% u' I `Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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6 G; K' \& ^3 z+ q- V2 k( FRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 U' A8 C( F8 T: ?6 e. y+ u4 d5 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 6. a4 [1 E ^) C: v% d
# Y9 H, Q. m+ i2 RNo Allied losses
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% e; h! _# y7 B3 IJapanese ground losses:4 Q6 l( C( b5 A( B, a9 M& Q% G
8 casualties reported
B; v3 H3 V9 i# |- B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 l! f" f+ ^" u5 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" w! X0 X# ^( f/ D6 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:3 c/ B- h# A* W$ I) }
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
( ^' H& ^4 \" b7 \ Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb7 M/ s5 i& D, H6 h" j; B0 l/ ~
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)5 A" G( l/ @ i8 v7 S6 a
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force8 q6 I+ C4 s+ Y j0 C
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AP Harris
5 \# i- D$ |& S1 I AP Zeilin/ x/ q$ i7 {: X7 u0 U* \* \
AP Henry T. Allen
/ z: o$ k* e, d6 g- b0 x* y! k/ W APD Little- Q) F1 s( h* D# i! ^
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
" p3 F! X0 W% F' D2 Q9 ~. n( ~- a: RAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
# k$ S& H+ Z4 U8 C- wAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)6 T: N S3 l& x: E! d
. |, P+ o$ L# a: A2 y h" @Japanese Bombardment attack' t0 r3 c: S) V- b8 `
& y" P, V; P. J5 IAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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2 q2 z0 ]! @/ @; S; U6 ^Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4555 X+ ?$ A& a, @$ f
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9 m3 A8 o. f# i 12 casualties reported
2 t' H8 V: w7 m. S. n Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. o( R" ]( P, e6 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 u$ z2 D8 n( v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit3 g V( L3 A/ O, Q0 d5 R
81st Naval Guard Unit
0 k% H. J. t' @$ ^ 13th Naval Construction Battalion6 p& U" [, v4 V8 H% u6 h
11th Naval Construction Battalion T; F- J5 j4 T# I( w g3 Q5 c
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1 e+ p, e( {7 A: r" ] 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion9 [8 k- a5 }" T, d
1st USMC/1st Regiment5 j* x2 e' U& _6 _# t7 {
1st USMC/5th Regiment) ]# P4 _. Q, V3 m2 B8 K
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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0 C( ~, i" v2 Z3 E. V2 S0 l+ MGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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4 a) p+ t7 q0 ?3 _3 kJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32, N z1 K% q( ^/ _6 U
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242! U( H" o% X& S3 ?# Q0 D- d
; I! r3 U$ @9 @7 w7 hAssaulting units:
8 x: H$ J# X. l3 R Det - Kure 3rd SNLF1 c0 z2 l4 l# x8 F: ?: q/ ?
14th Naval Construction Battalion
U$ T* }/ T' H 129th JNAF AF Unit ; y: u6 u2 d' z7 [
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Defending units:
: G, b! z5 S4 ]6 k# { 1st USMC Parachute Battalion& r/ b+ a" M% V2 k# C' F ]
1st USMC Raider Battalion2 d w; z0 H" W; \0 y+ Z
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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" o! v( J, \4 d/ n6 XGround combat at Lunga (114,138)& U$ L0 O7 E. L- F% F! d# _+ ^: `
& ? p) y& a6 }Allied Shock attack- k) Z2 W" t) |0 Y* J
2 O! l# R7 m5 O" K7 ^Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4543 }/ P4 P: g( A% O* J
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Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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. P3 B; A5 I J4 I! oAllied adjusted assault: 430 ) ^% t- W! s9 _! f- k" I
2 v4 p! H7 g3 z, pJapanese adjusted defense: 23
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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- V5 v/ H: r" k2 y4 O( ~Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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$ M/ b2 X& g! J+ q& @8 C* YCombat modifiers
9 }& u( T) M; R w* t/ c# [8 `5 {Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)0 B7 `0 e2 d. b: q" i: [
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
# H- y) [6 e0 l2 F2 B/ b8 Z 3169 casualties reported
^9 ?8 B. ?* b% j# }: d Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled5 Q; y- l! e4 e f! k1 r
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled1 x5 h3 @0 W" U9 g: h' h
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled$ J1 j! h4 x9 ]0 z$ h" D9 m
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
. H+ x$ n1 N% e$ w! _, [' I2 B Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled), A E6 |4 u; W3 P# j
Units retreated 4
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0 g% _1 B' Y: r' [6 p8 hAllied ground losses:
9 A: t1 ^ K) p1 ^# u# M' f' d 24 casualties reported4 v$ [" c* k* ~! |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 h- g8 r* d% e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% ^( [6 k2 b1 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* D l' C; H+ Q7 T% y
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!5 _; A, [( J6 y% Z& Y" Q
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Assaulting units:
$ H% y1 k6 v, l4 d) P 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
8 {" G5 b2 R( m6 S7 v5 t- W 1st USMC/1st Regiment% m3 v0 w' c; p# O( w+ ~4 E
1st USMC/5th Regiment
& s2 ^: v, p5 Y7 B5 ^ 3rd USMC Defense Battalion1 }% E! c3 |1 x5 F! e4 M
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4 q2 q4 n# T' W1 A$ w8 `, Y Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
9 v- G* o4 X5 ]2 y5 B J 81st Naval Guard Unit A* @7 R) }3 G X7 y
13th Naval Construction Battalion2 w, h, U* t8 M% t+ D; C8 R
11th Naval Construction Battalion4 Y' D4 c& c9 _, @6 E; Q w$ B6 E
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