AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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$ K; q2 h$ z# V) BInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)1 v$ W* l* o- S: C% @
) i7 F* n' ?& a2 Q36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
; N8 U6 p; D8 s1 e% k* ?: C DMS Hovey
, A% G9 V& H0 l. v( f DMS Southard
& Q5 _. z9 h5 S+ } APD Little
2 e- U7 U" s( S5 |- V* h APD Colhoun6 B+ o: c0 h: {+ o
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Allied ground losses:5 l- _- a8 y9 f
16 casualties reported
" D' L; s& L5 o0 K! v/ A: {; J Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' Q4 s d/ R/ Q q8 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 t0 g1 B7 U! r- Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops& t( B" b1 X7 K& V+ R3 ~, o
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops5 p q1 ^! ?7 c8 }" X2 Y. Q
APD Little fired at enemy troops' o& J- B% z ^4 F8 r- s
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops5 s0 ^6 J1 a; s2 Z6 u/ Y
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
% N- R% G# u- u$ jDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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$ i/ M# h# J+ U M6 \Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)( J2 @$ S3 H( H9 p1 H
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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2 R- C. U% C' I6 q# N8 p( l1 qAllied Ships3 B! s! }& q$ }) }2 ~% b6 m$ }
DMS Hovey" N" q W1 r; |+ Y! I; h
DMS Southard+ ^9 I1 R P' I9 I# d. x& @
APD Little m6 U8 J0 L# A/ v/ x! L- `* n4 ]
APD Colhoun; m0 {3 z' o2 Q/ g4 C! j
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Allied ground losses:
2 ]4 A7 _% K+ b; p 8 casualties reported
/ o7 E4 z2 e* x+ u- H g. L- J- x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 Z G3 L* q4 B- n E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) A: D" Y7 h- L' p7 z1 U% T1 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) n+ c2 a" m/ W$ V' YDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops6 m% u7 y" b' s' d
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
9 a3 O: g0 s: Q7 e' L8 Y$ h1 dAPD Little fired at enemy troops. b0 n- i1 y; q, X4 h" \; f; a' [
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
" K. C Q" a) n& y2 g% O3 |Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
& M& I; Q0 U+ d; iDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships, u2 J7 |; o: T S
DMS Hovey
6 M- V# h V# |! j; W# m/ T% L4 b DMS Southard
. _3 T& r6 m' d# p$ w4 a; r APD Little
1 d. h1 C) k) [$ _# N! D APD Colhoun2 p; N7 u' @* Q# i- \
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
- k3 D. R: D1 i! N5 U2 cDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
9 A6 D) L# _3 mAPD Little fired at enemy troops0 M: v- `& k% B
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)6 @- p- ~& K# ]" r- c0 J
3 I& a" F& H$ O, k# z- i1 xWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# q. |+ n: N) h; O5 x* F% ~. f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft; U7 T; \ T0 J$ n" i
B-17E Fortress x 110 A" W# f2 g" r
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No Allied losses0 y' P. R( q) {
8 J! J- @& T4 q5 V! }* F; ~Japanese ground losses: \+ N! p( }. ^+ o
6 casualties reported
9 ~4 ]; b& o7 Y+ \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# F. W) x5 z0 X( u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" L D5 u- k1 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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8 y1 _( b8 L4 h7 u; k+ M7 t1 {4 EAircraft Attacking:
' P+ V4 F' n: W; ^ 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * ( `4 L" I7 `% M+ n4 ^
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 O$ L# S) o+ c 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
' G* K9 S5 P, N+ u9 f Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
* e/ u/ p2 f1 z$ W m, b 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * , i" v# k3 ~6 ]4 `4 Y5 N) j
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb9 b+ t1 Q2 w! R' X1 j( v
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...# j1 d" k% K" G8 S+ X
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)8 o7 t/ k) Y4 _( r$ R# L
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! b/ L6 G& G" f* T* J) s
4 Y& e1 B# a. G( HRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 w9 B6 E' N! i, N! Y9 YEstimated time to target is 6 minutes$ L6 G/ w6 W7 z4 j+ d& W6 {/ m
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Allied aircraft
! v) t. l! K7 I- j, q B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:4 A4 j6 t2 p* Y3 d& v( r& B: _, c j
8 casualties reported
8 F B% ?$ k& } Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ ]" H" L) E D! p: I/ D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- w/ l8 D- W( @' ^/ ^6 \" T* X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:1 j, L4 {% K- T
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
+ m6 {9 d- p+ k, T d# W" B Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb5 d& d% y2 T; u) H
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
! J! n, y) D3 k+ J/ sDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force# q0 b3 G+ c, H+ P/ Y4 l
3 X# u1 D$ [7 ~2 [8 o( ?8 f6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
k2 I0 C& n# N$ [7 X AP Harris
' W: i& I4 r- p- d AP Zeilin
" K* {) w3 p7 A; Y9 i( e$ O( U! h. p+ V AP Henry T. Allen
5 C. u2 S- u* Y0 M& O; B* q7 Q) h3 z APD Little9 Y$ Z! i4 H: n# K @8 J6 a
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops( i4 ?- g3 p8 Y8 T
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
& o. ?& W& S2 h( AAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops. g+ ^4 k: G$ S$ P+ I4 T0 _
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3 U( ?, W4 p) \! }) ]3 ] KGround combat at Lunga (114,138)' t8 Q) c, H |1 z7 B/ U! i
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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" A3 R9 |/ ^' G) y, IAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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7 P9 A* v: P* y5 i6 ^3 [Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455$ r: P% g Y3 k: s, o2 S
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Japanese ground losses:8 x/ Z$ c1 x# A/ M, u
12 casualties reported: a/ z: _0 R" Y9 [3 k& a( \5 T+ X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" C* s+ G1 o O/ m4 H8 _9 ^* i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ l1 E% j, ^1 E d: M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
6 O. S" ?" @. q/ [ Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
. L# _+ D, C* v9 E1 i+ d 81st Naval Guard Unit1 {# b3 }9 j% d @; I5 \" Q* r$ g
13th Naval Construction Battalion% r9 _5 Z- E( ^+ l$ v( h5 L
11th Naval Construction Battalion) o$ Q! o! v" Q3 q
' n' N- Q6 j' }# m3 |' rDefending units:/ j6 ^0 _' m/ W+ J( X, P/ m
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
' w1 V- E; J; R* r& o4 j! m 1st USMC/1st Regiment
9 G0 V7 B% H5 o$ \7 e 1st USMC/5th Regiment( Q# {7 j4 d4 b- s* \# h X
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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' m- e; l) \) |8 CGround combat at Tulagi (114,137). u+ |. `+ F X8 v( `
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Japanese Bombardment attack0 m& _) Y2 X5 q. M! A4 M
4 v, v% l3 H# V8 Z3 UAttacking 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
7 f4 s3 [( M8 K+ u3 i1 B5 g 14th Naval Construction Battalion
! n8 Y& F% h+ w' `: U& v 129th JNAF AF Unit . U. q8 s/ X" A+ A |3 m
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Defending units:: t4 h: U, z( ~7 Q
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
% C' y" V) q" z$ V 1st USMC Raider Battalion0 l6 m0 ^$ O) R% N2 _
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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& H, U, o1 M; q/ Q8 j& z; tGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Shock attack. q6 X0 G0 w3 s- c
% u* p4 U2 G# B6 f8 I; AAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 857 w" e! j; q9 |' O# C; v
+ e( l9 I* w- F$ v) R8 I. aAllied adjusted assault: 430 , [4 @: |0 C0 L7 r% o
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23 0 d6 x/ ?7 z+ _
o+ T* E }; |. o4 N6 @" BAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) % ]" J+ q$ m. P7 L8 }, b% [
2 b5 ~9 J. w$ ]) n' t) qAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!% n* p- U# r/ Y7 j- K
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
- y9 j; d+ I0 o& P% P1 |Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
% G4 @- H3 r' p6 z5 J1 E 3169 casualties reported% t% ^- ^4 y: ^. k4 a7 H/ q3 i
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled# b( d% ]* n# }4 v/ Q7 u) D6 y" Y0 w4 l3 C
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
$ w* ?! t# X, j* N+ b) k( n Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled5 v4 P" P( Z$ Y3 o% l' t7 @4 z
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)) f! A7 L8 u; e
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
* _0 N6 B8 H/ n3 t" k. J0 R) u Units retreated 4) |! Y# X* M8 o
& N6 C7 a- Z" lAllied ground losses:* W0 Z0 c% d6 K8 S) C: v
24 casualties reported
' [+ [2 t" H; i% K5 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" J, g" t8 [8 x1 E4 v7 }1 I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 M: p& O2 e: q* _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ H' r H6 v2 Y5 wDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:" e9 k3 A, z1 {: U9 C
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
9 B, r3 a8 J1 E c 1st USMC/1st Regiment
0 t0 `" u% a \9 [+ P. {2 X; I( w* g 1st USMC/5th Regiment/ {' D% }* d5 l6 t* t4 j( o$ Q. _
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
& d' |- v) S& I7 V4 q 81st Naval Guard Unit5 J4 X$ V+ j% U; y# a0 A
13th Naval Construction Battalion; Y! T5 F m; X! B' a2 q. C
11th Naval Construction Battalion! ?) [. W- Z% i
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