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.1 L# u/ q( \9 m! x
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Allied Ships/ Z ?" k0 j& q
DMS Hovey
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7 Z. h! ]( J) a APD Little
3 `4 ~' a3 p) V8 ^- b APD Colhoun" P# b/ m% W0 K5 C& `/ c5 q
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. R5 G8 J {0 f; o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, ^8 g3 V1 A9 W! G- W% Z/ [* W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& r5 C6 d- J* t. s; N
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops7 \! f6 ~3 O% A& A6 v* b( [$ @
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
5 a% w- O$ M4 ^* o3 ~' R" @( nAPD Little fired at enemy troops
$ G. r% Q' A9 b2 ^9 @4 KAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops4 z1 Z' A# v) D6 ~- G5 \1 v
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards& ~# Y; [! N3 k, F8 o1 ^
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards8 }2 C' U% |) f& a9 q/ N5 j z
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- u) I9 p% t) SInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)2 e# _3 {- p; t+ `3 f- l3 Y7 |# V
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) g9 y, C7 T( [7 t L6 K
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Allied Ships5 h7 e! I0 A6 d8 _. v8 Q6 E1 j& }
DMS Hovey
3 z2 U9 b. V2 w/ X! Z' U DMS Southard
# g3 E8 g% [, S. v8 e- \ APD Little
. h/ Y- j7 s( K APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:" K1 |# I! C) J( t: V
8 casualties reported
/ k* h* c. | t# l; {* P' b Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 f, x- [4 a7 \& |! O& H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 @% c* Y+ t3 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ i' M9 }# p8 _+ N# o& A
; V/ W e; q: h; gDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops" C& a# q |" I. J5 k4 E3 h& r
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops; z8 W1 M9 G' ^( P" R0 [
APD Little fired at enemy troops
4 {' X) g8 [# l* W P- ]$ PAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops0 O$ ^" [% |0 `( N. K, Z! h
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards; Z9 K4 d6 h4 Z6 U
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6 b0 f: [! G0 G5 vInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137): D: a# f3 D! f6 S4 M! |$ e+ J0 i
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- q/ u6 d U9 E; g
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Allied Ships
9 j9 `% f" @* Y" ~; ]! Z DMS Hovey
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APD Little5 W) u1 Z2 c+ t9 ?$ r
APD Colhoun7 m: T" P0 I% s: ^# L
- @ O" J0 @, j; @% o" PDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
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APD Little fired at enemy troops) L! S5 e% ~$ o3 l! \" ]
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)- H5 P1 a% ` e0 a: n% w6 ?
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 `4 Z. H6 f+ r6 F) v- e" x6 R
) j9 y5 E' A; x7 uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." H* |, {9 e- A7 _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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No Allied losses0 v4 x& X8 ]; w3 K9 F
* E- ]2 C/ _2 l3 m7 i/ m) \Japanese ground losses:" n' p1 n1 E5 h& u4 h: C
6 casualties reported
4 s, M6 k5 j' B- v1 k# ?# W( I" W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! x0 {: T" I$ b# F- ?+ ]4 N+ [- x4 p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ n# H' T/ ?# ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ i+ n2 D V6 M% n8 ]
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Aircraft Attacking:+ |! V1 q* b9 d& v- @& |8 I
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 4 Z4 i I# u- W1 T
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb6 a/ D0 ~6 F; [ S( H( ~7 U
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
! M; O( U9 q6 h Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...: K6 o2 |; \2 ^; O/ Y( @
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/ x5 N1 v4 i. d9 E( b9 zMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 ]% Z4 x3 ]4 l' n M, c+ y
t6 H! M) q+ T8 R4 h" B' M6 oRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! j7 n1 H" z9 d% \1 _" ^. K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 o0 @: [+ P" i. X( {# z6 w
B-17E Fortress x 6
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% T: |" X+ k7 ^/ P* P" n# a, O2 uNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 2 F1 L+ k9 g5 U2 T" _) S( ]
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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4 u" r) J& z- X& [; u* GInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)& w! b4 g% u( c# F7 I7 `3 J
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force A: p. g9 O- r+ L; D
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Allied Ships4 N3 }) P6 h C: |
AP Harris3 [9 @, H9 y- K
AP Zeilin
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APD Little2 e* w% Y: [4 R+ }- z
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
6 A' [) ]2 O( c& MAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops7 ^, m) O2 J' [ b
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops# }2 `( z. E# c
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0 l! o4 m; K1 l3 A) z2 _, @Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)8 `( `& P: j% O8 O
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Japanese Bombardment attack9 E1 I2 @# F0 Y1 i6 D7 F$ k
' Y) ?3 w* h; zAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 867 ~* D n% S2 Y' i
8 ^, {( t @) m0 WDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455% X3 _8 k% j. \$ b5 `0 S
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12 casualties reported+ n' P, f4 i0 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 J; C% Z# G2 ]7 M; j6 y" N; Q% q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( `7 s" e$ s Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 H$ _* Z/ ^/ N0 \8 T
/ \. l6 o2 k9 ]* [ X' v1 ^Assaulting units:
. H$ ^' [, Y& G# e; w0 U Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
4 I1 t( H7 O Z0 a3 ]3 m, v 81st Naval Guard Unit* }* i4 N% [. d, ~7 l& x
13th Naval Construction Battalion
( S5 d6 c( M+ l% p 11th Naval Construction Battalion6 Q7 p$ S7 V$ X& W' M5 D: }! J0 B
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Defending units:4 a6 M4 K6 t2 O' H% X
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
J* ~( \) L4 z4 q" e" c 1st USMC/1st Regiment9 I% a j5 ^, E. f; G0 u% i& c' A
1st USMC/5th Regiment: }4 f5 s, a, m7 Z4 q8 ]" y6 H& C
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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2 d6 f: v! a( x2 IGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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( B o5 M" H4 u0 Y/ YJapanese Bombardment attack
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( n+ l" P1 E: i5 J" j) LAttacking 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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Assaulting units:
2 {3 K- v- s, j- n Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
8 [* b# y1 ?" M5 y" v 14th Naval Construction Battalion& I: K9 Z9 p: H: \2 z% P/ P6 t
129th JNAF AF Unit 3 f {0 d; q+ P8 A
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Defending units:
2 r! p- n+ s- p7 b1 v! m, E7 G7 W 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
0 X! i* T8 p. a 1st USMC Raider Battalion/ N7 c {8 W+ Y: @: ?: f: i! U
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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/ d7 ]+ m3 w, Z0 y$ \8 s. l1 \Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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7 i5 H8 |& m+ BAllied 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" s/ E' K- X9 l* H/ Q& D
( L! c# i# J) p% TAllied adjusted assault: 430 & v+ P8 O' Q8 ^) b- G+ c& c' ~0 `
9 X3 m# }' y4 S2 p( T4 l7 ^/ V6 T4 jJapanese adjusted defense: 23 / r% R. ?8 X* u3 e9 w
l) a6 @3 |1 T- N2 n& rAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) # Y6 ~7 f) c4 z6 W# c. O
+ m+ U; ?3 Z, }; hAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!8 h9 x! |% o; ^0 S) p+ W
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Combat modifiers
& d& q8 x7 s. \1 G: {' m. EDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
$ J4 R, D! ]/ Q' V7 f8 ~Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
% o: d$ N5 D+ F 3169 casualties reported
9 M `' J5 `* Q" k# g Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled4 q( t3 U9 _) w( I8 |
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled$ }7 N: G0 z$ l# ^: r9 E. N1 L* w- l
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled9 _# F- d. d A% D1 O" p
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
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Units retreated 4
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Allied ground losses:2 F4 \& o: p* z9 Y5 C, S
24 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled5 G) L# M/ N* @, M2 Z7 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 {" I" n5 ^' ]1 p2 O" M3 k# q5 U2 N* ]; NDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!& C; @( f c9 ~; `3 W# C/ W
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Assaulting units:
1 W( Z0 p C n; F8 p. M" m* w P, \2 w 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
M& ?( C6 }. H; h6 |; N5 p3 ]: O 1st USMC/1st Regiment
+ k& [+ B" j( Y& I9 v+ K e2 g 1st USMC/5th Regiment
/ U' {$ ]; q/ j& A" [$ @7 w2 s 3rd USMC Defense Battalion1 {- z- u" p# m1 v
1 n( l$ S2 Y. G7 WDefending units:
J M* B5 J" c Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit2 [! z% ~0 @, c+ N
81st Naval Guard Unit
5 Q+ A7 {. Y# d2 V8 c2 g1 o# Z 13th Naval Construction Battalion
: K( o, a! d+ ?6 a- u# y% p7 H 11th Naval Construction Battalion: `2 \% T, p( {' A8 R6 q
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