AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42; z6 X) H2 y5 U% F' Y' |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 o3 @$ j7 K& M, K4 T! Q! [Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)+ f% s, C) [/ C% q; P% V
; {# g3 ?0 w2 d2 C: N2 Z36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
( _3 X% F8 b. U; b + L P' a/ p9 R
Allied Ships
2 P& k" {! x) Q9 a6 ]0 J5 N DMS Hovey
, G0 V8 ?1 A* X( e$ u. J' t DMS Southard
) T. l9 G9 K2 u7 { APD Little/ }& d& m. q' Y/ [; ?4 a
APD Colhoun1 p$ o, M8 }. f, ~ |* Q6 z6 S- y
! ^% M2 j F/ N: g7 l9 r' l% W
Allied ground losses:
# Q6 ^9 I* z/ d0 l2 ^8 f' i 16 casualties reported0 F1 L1 Y: y& q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 R9 p" a! P' f) @2 z5 T) J& } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ T# I9 e8 u; b- @/ }. Z6 @1 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 X! h, J7 E9 G7 e" q5 _% Q) _8 ?
" a* y- }) ?' A5 E7 s+ gDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops) D* ?) N/ D' Q. r
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops5 _/ N# T' [9 @+ {3 I/ l% t9 o
APD Little fired at enemy troops
( \0 C' B. a9 {APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
6 R$ n0 X, G3 e* G `+ O p oDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards4 d% q" s0 i& T3 K/ q1 V. T5 S" H
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
" e! q5 \3 o& @& m" r 9 j" i& H( F5 Q4 e$ @( V
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) d! j+ D2 ?% [, O( Q: e$ eInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
! v* |6 e0 A) v; m( k+ P( F ! |- {$ `4 h8 K6 Z
20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ h5 ]+ N9 ^% S+ S& U G
0 F# s/ D+ j! Y+ N
Allied Ships
C3 v( V, S4 o; f DMS Hovey
# J: V& k- m# }2 E DMS Southard
( y9 F" O: P( J, o& ~& }' y: } APD Little
' I2 O" d J' f9 E% g APD Colhoun
/ t4 s, H; i8 g4 k2 I' C# K , b, V: A' S$ E9 ]
Allied ground losses:
3 B* N7 B; W; n+ h2 e7 C 8 casualties reported
+ m. D2 x4 I8 E" k0 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& q \5 k& u: x. S x' J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 ]! e+ B/ b, M$ j Z" ^+ c2 C5 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 x! S% c8 V9 H5 q. A+ T4 Y5 E ; A* u$ F9 }$ Q6 G' A8 O) q
DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops' }# y( p8 t% A2 [
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
B& z% H( w, eAPD Little fired at enemy troops
- {4 J% X- H8 KAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops8 s; A7 w' b0 x4 l# {' I$ Y6 c
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
" R! y3 z; n6 S$ ~. ? p + [2 v% A6 M8 E5 c
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' R+ n* z2 X3 w# {0 N5 e9 PInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)6 S, s( c( j! y7 {
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force3 F! l) x6 }) e. D" Y
! p7 X$ d5 {1 ]+ R. N; R9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
5 ?; @: M" @' C, S e ) y: ]+ Y. T) }5 r
Allied Ships
! t. o. Q) x$ P! ^ DMS Hovey
4 }/ _$ S; }7 R& V DMS Southard# |2 A$ V, t9 @7 ?
APD Little' O' k0 l7 w! ? _: |# Z' f
APD Colhoun
O, C) A) D5 ~
# P( ^, n+ f+ x: v7 _) R0 pDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
3 R- S0 a. R1 R8 G! z8 {6 iDMS Southard fired at enemy troops3 y7 @8 j1 ^, {" T ~' H: |
APD Little fired at enemy troops& A$ t$ j8 D4 j
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
$ A0 D6 _4 G7 h F I6 m
- X/ `; H; `$ c6 v--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g4 K$ J. ^: |8 y$ P5 r+ bMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)# l z$ P [ ]! u0 `, R
) Z7 m3 h: p" U6 j+ l. O4 O! ZWeather in hex: Moderate rain
1 N) M% E9 {7 D 7 v5 J' j8 k- ^; e& I6 Z
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& F/ W+ W% @! x& }; j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
6 ^* }, V+ C* @2 _ / H. c0 G; d: @- o! K
Allied aircraft
3 B6 x( [+ q( x: S/ ^) ~ B-17E Fortress x 11
4 V/ t% L) f! O3 `5 s" G. ~9 c7 L
( s- H8 Q0 T C2 K% R% QNo Allied losses
' N( x. q/ |- _6 z, \6 o$ h
" ^1 |7 P5 y1 @6 q: UJapanese ground losses:$ @( O8 C- j% Z$ h1 v3 j, Y8 v7 n
6 casualties reported0 x: W1 J1 B& M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& l5 f1 G' a [& h$ d+ L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# |0 S8 G1 b3 j3 H; v g8 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) l& [5 v; A* r( T2 K6 h1 ^: w
F( h" W2 `7 }2 X9 W9 fAircraft Attacking:$ l& F0 Q0 U6 {) p0 G% p- W, `
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
1 n5 M! @; y; t$ d# y3 ^& g. I3 [ Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb8 [; `, q* A8 \0 o$ c+ V4 K3 F
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 8 |/ n7 ~. Y) y. [
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb9 l) I9 s# t+ Y s' ^" B5 a
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
2 N q. G1 n/ h, e Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb j3 J* N9 y9 @, N) [9 D: F7 ]
' d2 y/ q2 R: ]. X# _' SAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...% b( N& t+ p4 m/ w1 ?; Q) c
6 y$ }9 q% l5 V/ m Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 s& z" F4 L F
Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)' X5 O$ b$ U) x+ }$ \7 ^! [' {9 u
; Y9 n# p9 |' |, I
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
8 q( w% n* G" A & R% w, O! _) {2 q4 U' \. I( J8 T) q9 g
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, |2 s5 D4 G8 k7 z1 n, ]6 jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes6 V* C* J* z2 m, y, L
7 }9 F* `9 N3 l2 T
Allied aircraft
( f- \$ l1 [" k* {, A B-17E Fortress x 6
: u3 [+ {! x4 r2 ~* w. t
2 U7 S4 V, k, T5 _# \5 tNo Allied losses
" m3 `3 J0 @3 @
- U) x1 V& E; A, ?- eJapanese ground losses:
$ j9 w4 y! n+ y0 g; w 8 casualties reported( o i& S0 I7 F0 D" u: |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' z, E i% A4 ?- ?4 h A. ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) H- k+ \# i2 B' R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# s) N) [: r7 S. f M, ~# J
3 L9 X- w2 m5 g8 i: fAircraft Attacking:5 l0 ]' A! S# \; w7 h7 z) {
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
- Y8 j: q$ c4 \% N( A( [ Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb( e# b+ @* e/ o' l3 Q$ r# [- W/ B
" e ~2 O4 O: E, q" q' C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------% o j3 Q* e0 o" _4 s4 n% A
Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
; ?# C. o* C5 H+ h% ^; ~: y2 gDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
3 M5 s. w! T4 p' C" ]
3 k( q8 z, i# K3 n/ E1 J* u _6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; k( n' m: q2 i3 f2 ~- O
" I% ]4 p* j# t6 u8 N
Allied Ships
& @; c( m) L3 Z AP Harris$ {, \3 P7 d8 H
AP Zeilin6 k! |8 d* N- r
AP Henry T. Allen
* J1 ]; X7 ]/ r/ N; o APD Little
% [! y7 w9 E. {* d
6 J1 |$ H+ J u; E0 e7 B. s# t# o& vAP Harris fired at enemy troops
2 j6 K( f+ @0 _9 @$ A2 TAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops2 y8 W O0 G- j' e9 u
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops* l! _1 C8 X* ~7 m9 D; d
# @0 y. w% P# r0 B8 g; D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 |0 m% N# i. V* D) M5 x; G L
# I% s3 [% Z6 T2 j* @! @Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)6 i! d a- ^6 x$ e' ~
5 n2 z! H. ~7 H" VJapanese Bombardment attack
~0 K# }$ [, P0 ^. k 8 I" v+ P3 b, Q0 L+ y# n j) P
Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 869 P+ ? ?- {( [% P
* E* [* H) d H6 j
Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455( U' |3 r3 O+ G; |, B
9 D" O! {5 v" W, q: v9 `+ K* ?( M( q; kJapanese ground losses:7 \. H, |- d; [- ^: v/ h0 W
12 casualties reported% i Y4 M' `0 s1 ?0 _. T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 q" I2 C; q+ k' ^- y- K" I6 V8 h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' L, _3 x2 P K' [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% f" U% B- Y- R/ O
: T8 l/ Z4 b- ~! _ d& P2 l# v, OAssaulting units:
5 T+ n8 Y- `) U% u0 ^+ p! j' v Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit4 o6 M5 q: ~ G8 C
81st Naval Guard Unit* t6 T7 o2 H# @: E) Q
13th Naval Construction Battalion
. G0 c9 E1 c$ f9 D 11th Naval Construction Battalion! q9 n, R9 }2 x$ H
w0 N# F2 x z L7 QDefending units:
( [" v/ h8 S: o2 d# q) `4 b 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion8 m0 N6 e/ |5 j+ T- l: x
1st USMC/1st Regiment
! N. q& q4 P6 f/ I3 ?. j 1st USMC/5th Regiment" a# Z- M$ n- v: W! |; w
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
0 ~# u9 w: S' b4 @ 9 s+ L$ B" g" E# ?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Z# K) F" z, H- t2 p ; x$ F C( `$ M9 K
Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
4 C) l. X6 [: O
! Z& _' L* A2 mJapanese Bombardment attack. T% I" `! I" D- ?6 c9 Q
% W$ h+ R: f0 D m! Z
Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
# R, s. _- B; R+ }2 L7 |
2 d5 ^: @, N( L3 G7 K, DDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242/ d3 {. q( p! R( Z
/ k& S# L' O5 W6 w5 X K; Z
Assaulting units:
" i0 q3 q8 |" @, w# r$ N Det - Kure 3rd SNLF+ i5 K& ?. \/ b7 o
14th Naval Construction Battalion
, k$ R6 [) k) n6 N1 Y6 I& W 129th JNAF AF Unit ! Q6 L2 W+ ~" s O) J
0 U& B6 \' ~' R$ T, L* {) b
Defending units:' V6 Y# S0 p- [' h! W
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
% R1 L8 Y7 a3 C0 z4 T3 z" V7 w+ i 1st USMC Raider Battalion
* K) `5 n! i0 Z* r! J 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
% d4 e/ ~2 T+ J) w 9 @! M; I' U+ _& W! l
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 o5 ^. e- h6 k2 _& E 8 j2 u: U6 E' t( b
Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
2 n6 d7 Z }& m# D O
& n$ J3 {) p; T# y7 e5 C( u$ b6 VAllied Shock attack" X" l8 s9 f$ Q8 }+ t7 g
3 w1 z3 e: t! Y4 P1 |9 P) J5 ZAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4544 R( C% B$ X1 L6 d
% V+ @! b$ [/ O! p% g% Q9 `
Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 851 L# c0 W0 [- D9 v2 C. }- T. w- C
E9 ^4 {. t8 W4 z! |3 S8 oAllied adjusted assault: 430
( r' H' O7 O$ G1 R7 v+ I$ o9 H
) H; G" W L5 @Japanese adjusted defense: 23
+ T7 P) J% F$ n' `0 G0 c
5 p1 k V2 j$ S% o* HAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
0 |2 u. }6 V" ~7 L, X1 C
) _% B7 t6 @& D* x: z- T$ UAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
/ x" T$ Y# \& J; g& t" U: n
4 ]6 f/ i8 \8 q# yCombat modifiers N: t7 _. B, { ?# K7 x0 X
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
! J6 {) \. C0 i/ _7 N# K, G/ ZAttacker: shock(+)2 q9 I$ e; K' `3 y' C1 }1 J/ D
* o$ l& B5 L* \8 h0 l. a% L
Japanese ground losses:$ K& _, K; ~) w, ] K# C! t
3169 casualties reported
4 c- m/ S8 n3 ]' n! J Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
3 R L% A4 J6 m J! \" a Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
' c# Q' Y, C" N! X8 [. \0 {, v Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled& i( B7 y3 C c: j- [
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)& l: K& c9 o7 z1 H O
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled). z# O1 S- ^( N$ V d
Units retreated 42 M6 o' h# X5 J" w" E
( K8 M9 V: w5 u- E: IAllied ground losses:
2 o5 G, k4 \' s1 R, r% z3 G- H+ S, v 24 casualties reported
9 d2 A. A4 i: b( X! @4 G( r8 [* Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 W) X0 w0 q7 S! S; W6 S3 ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
* f1 S9 @# Y2 q% `1 O' j D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. J4 o6 ~1 l* \8 S
2 T9 X7 [$ [, v/ u1 h* Q: }Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!" t0 }/ a) g, [. Y( f
( P- j+ Y4 R4 q* ` v+ P& G4 i, ^
Assaulting units:
/ z3 ?# h9 F1 q9 O 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion5 Q" o, s) v1 s7 i
1st USMC/1st Regiment
, \+ U/ x' U& |6 s0 z" i* s; p, U. r 1st USMC/5th Regiment3 c6 s; z, Z# l @ _' i
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
% I* R& J4 L2 F' T* F7 o
% F- s! \5 J% b$ E, x) \Defending units:
; J' k8 f$ R' } Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
5 d* Q3 l3 j$ X- o& X/ Y 81st Naval Guard Unit
' @3 S* V2 l) M 13th Naval Construction Battalion6 c+ Q: d% k: j; j8 M
11th Naval Construction Battalion6 d, k# E+ P" h! a
; b) b s; L4 U! ^* @
1 F8 P! H& g: d, v5 j+ S* W; W* r7 d. |