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.% `! u' V) s* [5 x: [: h
$ y1 A' e- q, ~5 V% h; PAllied Ships
! t6 `0 I# l) b DMS Hovey2 K6 r" B6 T4 C
DMS Southard# t+ K i3 B n9 Y) E* s' m8 v
APD Little2 w( X1 X3 d0 o* {" i) w
APD Colhoun. e) r2 g; H7 d, U
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: f: a |# `9 H) `- L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ P" ^# V; Y+ V. k# s+ x T `4 b. g, x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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k5 B8 L# R* V _; i" Z) gDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops6 ^4 _2 W j# M0 `7 Y% c
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops" n/ W9 U7 N! N' X0 [) ~
APD Little fired at enemy troops
1 u/ [. i5 @/ ?- ], W/ q0 NAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops' |/ z {) U. ]( N! I
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
3 q7 B, X4 {! U* ?Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)3 J, U( l6 O- {: R/ g- }% @
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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APD Little
% V( Z# N! J( c3 U8 l' P APD Colhoun1 L5 w, c, ]0 P- B: v" E
x. U! p8 T. _- FAllied ground losses:: X9 [% A5 V$ }9 [1 k) j
8 casualties reported
% d; V1 g" s- M, h; }% n4 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" I8 i" I" ]! Q! S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( c! ?/ u v% N7 n; _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 k- a7 k' H0 v/ g- o% t0 gDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
! s/ v7 Q" f1 _: X8 i: u" @0 g: ?DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
2 Y) o5 h' n _2 z' c+ cAPD Little fired at enemy troops* c3 e# D5 c0 F1 @" V, a
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
, n9 v: U' r _& o7 gDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards/ |; z9 h8 P9 p' H( z
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5 N5 N! @9 S0 X, `Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)- v' X9 [& w( I# q) r
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey! `7 y d1 {; g6 _ _5 |$ U3 S
DMS Southard
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops9 y& H/ v1 j) V- Z5 x( i- C2 J
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops# W1 K% `6 G& \0 H
APD Little fired at enemy troops
1 b( @" p0 e. ]9 RAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops1 f: {* d/ s& `8 y, X7 _
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)6 i! s" _+ B: s7 Q# f9 `" H a
. d' C! E' b. UWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 S' j( O* X+ i; J% c# xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; G, j! q' T+ j% p9 Y: s
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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4 ]5 b6 T8 I9 O9 a# R 6 casualties reported
# b7 x* u$ I, M$ X' d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 w. C o& p' H, v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. U* f& x$ y% b4 Q9 D; K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 ~4 o' j( [$ b
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Aircraft Attacking:6 l3 ?, P0 }. ?8 ~+ y4 A
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * ! {3 v3 z; ~4 S+ |7 s; z1 F
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb3 U6 |/ `0 X1 _0 Y. D
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
! D! A( K$ n e" O5 X Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 }6 g; q7 b# E* B 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
) e+ _2 V8 \- v: r9 q& u Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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1 J* y. V, z' y6 J' e" E. PAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...' | K$ G" V" y) S/ v5 m
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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& \3 h; U: j) l7 ~1 I. nWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 k2 ?: }! s, aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 E9 b) I7 T/ H' Z1 [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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7 v9 G4 R- U8 C O& h B-17E Fortress x 6/ _2 M% q, M4 L1 `0 P2 w
" U! w/ O8 n# D6 J8 jNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:; Y2 u) M) J$ h
8 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) d6 U$ A4 ]5 `7 m" ^; f! r: I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 a$ G9 _: }& tAircraft Attacking:
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a4 S( |7 p% G1 _( ^$ S Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb' n% o% n3 H' m2 ?- P
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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3 S- v3 z8 Y* }2 b/ p# D9 B7 t! C/ sAllied Ships
4 K: b3 |! Q5 V+ f/ C AP Harris
7 }3 Y* A% e9 C6 s. c2 r ~ AP Zeilin
/ S! M: |! S }0 |: @! c AP Henry T. Allen
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6 S' h5 v1 M* o$ \1 P4 Z6 c4 tAP Harris fired at enemy troops
, W( ]# w' |2 T& ^7 s, a# B }AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
+ V2 W3 q" s* y& Z) F$ }7 L( BAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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" T! N0 ~2 ?' F! t% ZGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack- }* b6 Y% f& m6 Q5 s. L
. n6 k/ g7 W# _% K8 o8 W9 I$ s4 nAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86% v) b# ~4 }2 P0 S. I; A" s! [8 E+ O
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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Japanese ground losses:/ p, c% \# y" ?# j+ O j
12 casualties reported
0 n3 _& X: m3 e' g Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. E- W) i0 P# X( R$ A$ g2 h0 C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* n4 j# _$ O0 f2 {5 Q( s: p' t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. o0 @3 F/ E* D( j$ U
. E- N, b. v# ]; R8 P0 b" QAssaulting units:( B* F8 C6 X7 @( ~- d/ k
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion
`& X1 Q2 V' g* J E/ A 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
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1st USMC/1st Regiment" c; A. D. w/ G3 z6 t
1st USMC/5th Regiment
) I0 C( U! G! J6 d+ E1 _ 3rd USMC Defense Battalion4 e+ e3 P4 s( [; z L
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)+ s$ L6 f3 ?6 S8 Y7 u3 ~) l8 q. W; [2 V
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Japanese Bombardment attack6 O7 p/ X3 }5 P
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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
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
" R' M% `( o! a$ |5 K' y: D, w* K 14th Naval Construction Battalion* W2 l3 M( [6 w. P; x
129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion8 s7 n( A ~% h6 ] Y
1st USMC Raider Battalion) g6 h e5 K8 A
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment' E Z: l3 m+ H* E$ D
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' U9 k. b1 p* Z: Z- O; fGround combat at Lunga (114,138)) U, \4 u+ |2 ~/ v
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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/ R4 i7 N8 r+ W; }% x0 {3 \
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Allied adjusted assault: 430 3 o* j+ T- m' f( C# D
! `+ ?& x& k. f4 N3 zJapanese adjusted defense: 23 # f, F5 p$ s; y9 ]; r) Z
: ?; I& v# P5 f8 i) `, Y. v4 y! UAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) ( ?- ]" J8 j+ n2 K( }' n: Z$ V7 b% \
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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Combat modifiers
1 k8 l& U1 k/ C/ KDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)0 n4 D1 u* ]' b( j% y. l# @* \ c
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
0 M, H; [6 x9 w; k* y 3169 casualties reported! n9 M4 e1 m, ^- u& R t( e* i6 \
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled! B0 d6 y4 G4 y" x1 n. S+ L8 E
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
" G/ Z9 e7 t& | C6 {, E' j Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
1 d9 U$ p# a; B. c$ W1 R0 W Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)# a. }) [- _ _
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) o# i7 v8 q1 c8 y ?1 P Units retreated 4
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Allied ground losses:
4 p# O. i, k' y) Q, u; e( U$ H 24 casualties reported9 u, o6 S# l0 _" B# D$ V! }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 h1 m/ B5 @/ l. U! i( b! x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled! F x( o& H! d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 I- n8 O& q5 I, `. l) Y
% x. Y+ M- @' h5 s }Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!# D- A. |. k" t
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Assaulting units:
. U! ] H* [& ~; k5 H 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion1 l5 M& w4 M9 `5 S+ a' X
1st USMC/1st Regiment
9 h8 N6 U, ?; i 1st USMC/5th Regiment* z7 U' F+ C3 ^& [1 ^1 ?2 k4 X( e5 ^
3rd USMC Defense Battalion9 r% b. T3 e& s
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Defending units:
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81st Naval Guard Unit# `5 ] A( K" H- l
13th Naval Construction Battalion
- }0 r0 u7 O; F5 L9 d 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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