AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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) U% j8 c- X; W6 \2 uInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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8 T( M) U3 X* N/ V$ o9 {( S36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 p/ x9 C/ Q, ?/ f& i" [
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Allied Ships
# G# A+ h& E! n" _1 Y Z u DMS Hovey* |+ ^3 U) ]9 L& b: ~& z
DMS Southard2 S! }+ y" N& t
APD Little E# C* ?( q! i! ~8 O
APD Colhoun& @+ B, x7 A3 U5 _4 q" y' ]1 Y& I& u& J
; S: x2 ~* ~+ Y: e8 E% _Allied ground losses:
: w+ P& A8 A( T7 l9 } 16 casualties reported
( m4 G% A% I6 s" y; Y! I" D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 _/ t/ s$ W+ X: b9 o" |- T" S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) H2 T& G* z! P* K. z7 [) } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
) d- \' i! y+ S) i! P9 a8 gDMS Southard fired at enemy troops/ y9 I! w4 Y( N7 O( L/ \
APD Little fired at enemy troops
% f$ m, d+ V' h% m1 q, w( } DAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops+ R3 l& S8 I& |& L
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
( E& Y/ R; `3 Y) N3 rDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)/ R6 y2 j" B+ h. k! u
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# V5 f R+ B- l/ A& C1 K; X! g* I% S8 IAllied Ships
5 r$ t$ |+ L4 B! ]1 R DMS Hovey
0 I* R) j8 y+ ~' X4 M! G% Q' m DMS Southard4 g b/ n( k' \7 B
APD Little
/ x' D; ~' P6 i2 R! Y4 \ APD Colhoun
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G6 z1 c% `* X% x( nAllied ground losses:$ f7 X2 j1 V, H5 C3 t
8 casualties reported
. Y7 H2 G8 q# ^5 R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( T% y. _# }) Y8 v5 p5 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 A% ^0 F0 P2 z/ i3 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; d l' i- `! U# XDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
" ]0 i* j! m. ODMS Southard fired at enemy troops
' D9 Q6 S/ z" U/ I/ dAPD Little fired at enemy troops
0 j# [4 l/ d9 g6 `1 m1 O3 N) ZAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
" d# X7 J! E2 i& t5 Y+ H z( L7 cDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards- z) j j: u& t5 d+ k
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. _$ x8 T. T7 R& R) w. L( ^Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
4 k: m- G+ ~# `5 ~; S: ]Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force9 x- J4 j4 X: }
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Allied Ships' D6 O' H5 u) {4 k7 C4 i: x6 Z
DMS Hovey) R: p( B8 v& A _, ]" ~: \) ]( A& w
DMS Southard5 d6 O; ?; c. _8 V2 P$ N
APD Little
% T- z- S% c9 w% o APD Colhoun
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops" V! y1 N! ]8 l2 E$ w. R& j0 S
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
6 ^5 `8 y7 N( ^, c8 ?APD Little fired at enemy troops. y" ?- ^, k) R, ~) Z2 X0 U; f
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna) `$ y( n# h7 y& w2 d8 Z
2 [. F9 i, v6 G) ? N. |: FWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 w$ [8 n8 e- ?# M8 F: p" i. dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11% z# B, D+ J7 ~3 h1 G- N, B: C
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No Allied losses6 H& t* x& a6 X. w5 A( D# h
$ Q: l7 A& `/ Z4 v+ CJapanese ground losses:
5 |2 t$ ^/ D0 D# `. c6 A 6 casualties reported. n/ N( F* P2 X. N$ ?1 G- D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 Q5 w6 d& C0 |) V% C5 n( e3 @( b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ^3 a* T8 z7 Z7 F$ n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ U2 N) l2 `0 R! i) c
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 z5 }3 z. C ~3 J' `/ k' p! p 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * : _& I6 c5 |3 G2 E- T
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
) R0 v% F, b" o6 I 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * : `- Q. x2 M: a/ }
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb) G3 t2 I; d) g. q z- V2 H
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
- \3 Y9 A s6 {) ?6 ?! X Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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2 h1 O5 J/ O7 G3 r: kAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ..., `. k$ |! @# h0 t; R7 J. g/ q, g/ ~4 c& Z
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& e! Y( N* h1 n6 a5 n6 QMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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# a8 q7 g T: j% S" EWeather in hex: Moderate rain3 H, E; b" ], r. X' _* I
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. z( [( I% e. E) A8 g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 F1 r7 x. [4 D B-17E Fortress x 6. z0 j$ j: o2 s' a- K. ]
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No Allied losses. ~* u+ _% i7 v5 N& G( O) d
; J5 W1 f& g( p% ~$ v- ^" s0 ZJapanese ground losses:/ y1 X& k9 \% i( S: u$ T# i- X
8 casualties reported
' Z% J0 Y8 n$ p: o+ \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 r8 c! M9 N* s) u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 C% T" L, |% y3 |, A9 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ E' k8 z. I; ]9 R) \Aircraft Attacking:
- R8 w0 @6 a+ J- f5 ?2 X 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
7 ~& |# U+ H9 v( a/ w' r/ P Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb$ I2 l3 N6 |% v/ X
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1 a! _, x% J+ C4 h0 YInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)! Y8 Y- s) i0 `, H
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force/ R2 A7 o' R4 q; F: Y' ~: }/ d
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
- m" S/ f8 s5 a! Q% |6 s% Q AP Harris
2 p& C+ G& ^" A- e8 ?3 u2 U AP Zeilin
) m4 ~0 [; Y8 M# @# m AP Henry T. Allen) j7 A, G' r# G) w# Q; v1 d: B
APD Little
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! E# K0 T0 e6 L$ m: T0 EAP Harris fired at enemy troops
- [, U# O4 Q, l- `9 n8 @AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops9 M. n& y8 h* w" ` H
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops+ D+ |2 ^& Q' e
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)8 y( s' u, Y) L) E4 b
' D; a4 R* X8 h& rJapanese Bombardment attack
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# j9 v' J" U* y1 N& g) c% aAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4552 s- V/ |1 s6 f
3 n5 ~; v5 d8 aJapanese ground losses:
7 G: R4 @# h3 M4 }! ~9 K" t 12 casualties reported
! O' _6 \3 j3 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 c ^: C' u% v2 @+ O0 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 N ^/ K; ]/ v6 S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' D. [1 ~1 \( x6 e( ]1 g
' r, }) X( \0 K9 F; D) q! C# @6 NAssaulting units:
! \- M$ y- {! F9 H5 e$ Z0 r Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
& I8 n: p1 W+ j) ^5 ` 81st Naval Guard Unit
! l a+ p F% u( o" r 13th Naval Construction Battalion9 z) n; O; B- e7 A; C( b& O
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:8 r# O1 u1 _+ X9 `
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
' ]. J, u7 F/ {( } w( p; M( F 1st USMC/1st Regiment
; @4 J9 k, W: k% A 1st USMC/5th Regiment5 Y! D( ^" J% `
3rd USMC Defense Battalion, z4 \6 ~6 ?2 d: E. J; V& G; c6 X
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; n7 r; q% }3 g$ ^" xGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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; l+ F! A# ` j: f, _Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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5 b7 s" a9 N# Z0 n+ M4 f! mDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Assaulting units:, ~+ p7 Q. J9 v4 x& Z' v
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
$ L/ F" P- k! A9 n/ Z 14th Naval Construction Battalion4 R$ l: P% A9 B9 b6 X
129th JNAF AF Unit
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) @5 P) q1 E0 JDefending units:
}3 t! ^; {9 V8 g* O 1st USMC Parachute Battalion* q2 p/ @. D, O3 g! `: s0 E
1st USMC Raider Battalion
( j5 }* ?3 O% Q# X 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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6 o, z( D2 i/ n- cGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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4 o! X1 |* a/ z2 l' V0 G: X& ]Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4540 \& j! Q8 ? w4 I% Q
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Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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Allied adjusted assault: 430 2 L5 ?. c/ u: y. |9 r+ O
- [2 e z% m2 w% ?Japanese adjusted defense: 23 7 {1 o/ \# T; i) `$ E. A3 Z. o
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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% W6 f G3 d2 p9 l0 \0 ?Combat modifiers
4 x% E- Z" J8 a; B2 SDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)8 r$ D# E, R f. `. v6 u2 K
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
4 m% D: [1 c% r0 E/ ]3 D 3169 casualties reported
% f1 ]( ~" S& n' S/ G5 X- Q3 \ Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled( N3 K! ?, I6 }3 y8 \$ q7 g3 h+ l
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
/ M( A' V. K r$ q4 W! c. C Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled5 T- q2 c8 ~4 D2 w+ e
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
t% B m$ z% b$ T+ C' Q Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)- ^+ f* J/ J1 O+ @* a
Units retreated 4- M1 \% Q: |0 Z3 E5 g7 d
( k& G- b9 l: z$ l- aAllied ground losses: i* b) |6 @3 y$ n9 u7 N1 g
24 casualties reported$ z! x! g* ^3 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 F* ~0 l/ o9 I9 C4 j! u& q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled: Q2 l5 r/ P3 N- b2 u% ~4 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' n; v& x( e! m, K5 U
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:
2 j& K1 x. `' }/ a 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
: e( {# J9 Z' S! V 1st USMC/1st Regiment |" C3 d" W+ J) `! ]
1st USMC/5th Regiment
7 l8 e, H: M m/ m+ [; q 3rd USMC Defense Battalion! @. A# r8 e* z( l9 d: D M5 r3 H9 N
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Defending units:- c8 ?+ m: }6 t& Q ]
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion
8 k$ s" m" |$ z 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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