AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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6 L9 ?& b- Z. t7 |' A8 x8 w8 qInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)& T4 g2 O7 [) y' i2 u- K1 N7 _1 A
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships) L' d9 r; @+ q8 W/ B
DMS Hovey
+ C9 f* @2 j* K( ^% H DMS Southard7 e: _ r4 u, `+ ?
APD Little
B3 ^5 U3 G. e; A APD Colhoun
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4 J' y* _/ B$ ~- ^Allied ground losses:
6 `6 D( H# q: W' G$ e 16 casualties reported8 m6 D7 P* H8 K4 Z7 N- g4 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 \- L0 P r: m; y# T5 b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. t+ d. q1 S' W# I0 ~: V( w9 L. u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; x" X: b! k+ V) D. L" K* gDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops6 k1 |0 `8 N8 Z, f/ p; [" L
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops& y! M8 @, K' @, q+ `5 L
APD Little fired at enemy troops7 j/ V! R) l, `/ [ M, [
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
) U5 X [4 a. zDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
+ G4 Q$ e( W8 A% \6 F, z- r+ H6 UDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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) e- s! x2 K$ L ?* ]: `$ Y$ hInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
6 i" N- E8 a/ J: T! w$ \ DMS Hovey% D, G) b h; t- ]9 u& m7 X
DMS Southard, _2 _& c% t# k7 d# X. w
APD Little& N) V# c& }, I3 H9 {! m+ h8 h
APD Colhoun5 T' k8 |& U% \) ^
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Allied ground losses:( V/ C! D! T* H3 b, U% e
8 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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2 L- M2 s( M" v0 e: qDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
; I' G! k. ?2 U# ?3 S4 lDMS Southard fired at enemy troops6 a" F: f3 P' z, X
APD Little fired at enemy troops
i3 e. L# l" |7 fAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops, E3 Q9 ]; N- j: ~$ g% i0 u$ n
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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4 S3 N4 K, M% `+ ?, }" F; BInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
k0 ]1 `6 F* lDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force j4 B4 N0 a4 g# M0 _3 D
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- Z+ V+ G2 P, p
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Allied Ships
) E9 W, h6 N% m( I2 s DMS Hovey, G3 x7 F4 q7 _4 t2 e. N& J
DMS Southard8 W( e5 U9 i& R
APD Little& I6 Z a0 ~8 _" s" g
APD Colhoun
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
* C( C$ o3 r9 ^4 z$ G5 ~DMS Southard fired at enemy troops% |5 G8 ] a3 I
APD Little fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)- {2 N6 U8 L" e- t
6 N$ y, P4 [7 ] sWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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# v! ]: Y6 v2 O! D' LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& n& t( q3 i! u# _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11# f# }2 m! m5 A7 q+ ]. ~' ?% G
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No Allied losses0 d$ I! }( E5 B+ A: U, q
* ~3 p% g9 S- G$ W2 R( QJapanese ground losses:. R' p1 d" q% F
6 casualties reported7 A0 Y" U0 E% t8 Y& c/ d. s" O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: U" R; T" N6 T, m) Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* T- |# P; o, @. a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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7 n2 L' l _; u- b9 TAircraft Attacking:% G5 B; Y% H) U: X( N( H0 p+ m
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
; s; g, P9 ]8 c% c0 ? Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 h- K& y0 S2 } 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
$ R/ A8 C- C8 z% C- g6 Z Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb9 @4 p; F. r" W/ z: q' f
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 7 \2 q# Y! b/ e0 m
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)9 ?, h; }! Q, F& V
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 Y: m8 |7 {+ f* I+ v6 i
0 z- X. k* y) D8 m( N6 ]Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 [ R) s$ W& C5 z8 _& I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 X i8 H4 W* o4 R B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses
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' }% L. Y: p" R# s 8 casualties reported
* M4 k2 ]/ p8 m2 Q3 n, O9 w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' X4 z9 G' B% H; u9 S. u: \9 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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/ b( z3 |) [5 t" I; s" S6 uAircraft Attacking:+ `5 u% [, r5 Z/ m8 t: l
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
2 y y( y8 n( m6 M Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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- `9 `+ c/ a+ qInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)! M. k( C7 \( ~/ N4 P! \6 X
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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Allied Ships
. o' a1 f" x3 z8 }0 {, \ AP Harris0 X6 G9 j3 J: A0 ]7 p& A
AP Zeilin
9 S1 C0 L1 Q0 b4 b( L+ ^" v AP Henry T. Allen
% G' [6 h* X. e8 M# \$ S APD Little+ Y9 s- b6 k% u) @
0 W' }# f! R* b/ QAP Harris fired at enemy troops$ E: A0 l2 ~: f4 Y2 c# k
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
! Z5 V! x4 j+ B( IAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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1 T/ Y& {8 V/ l& \% s! Z" n0 uGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack. D3 o4 w" k7 A* p' z# U
: X# O0 q( {1 R2 _Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 867 s) r) P+ T9 k
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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Japanese ground losses:
# L. d: t1 D0 X 12 casualties reported
# q9 Z6 j9 }2 P5 w. d f. g F- C Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& C8 i. j$ t) q3 K) a6 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 k2 b( Z* D- k7 F% Q* ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 ^! B: N: X9 B2 e* z7 |/ MAssaulting units:
. w( L ^/ x" z! S2 P+ R Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion9 y) n: t5 A4 W
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
# o( S# B6 X9 d 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion r) S. O' {& h; t% h' _: B
1st USMC/1st Regiment
) o! l1 g+ e3 @5 r5 Z2 a 1st USMC/5th Regiment/ ]3 t5 k, _) Y
3rd USMC Defense Battalion4 \6 q( s4 W0 E3 L4 b
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9 c; H' j9 i* jGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)7 @. j2 H! @* G' @, m& d1 ~' A
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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/ M/ J6 I3 O, K6 R8 H% w: b; [Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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; i1 }: X* A3 s6 R( xDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242 ?; ~2 ~ y# Q
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Assaulting units:
7 M( w( {1 m, M- b7 d* ~ Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
5 z u2 M0 u; K 14th Naval Construction Battalion
: f2 c! y1 Q% F" z: d8 R7 o 129th JNAF AF Unit ) V. o. w3 X2 A6 o, m0 W( a/ i
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6 _; i* C# x! H0 j3 e 1st USMC Parachute Battalion/ [& }+ [. ~. g S" X* R1 @- I
1st USMC Raider Battalion% O! S/ A( z; m2 E9 f
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)& O" n9 ~2 @! S0 w6 O7 V
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4541 b3 P) E& u, i; M3 Q
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Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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Allied adjusted assault: 430
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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. L% G& l: D/ R2 ?$ r9 j0 cAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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- u, v; ]# B& \4 \8 |4 m# I D9 QDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
N2 I+ T6 q, B# w. j8 K7 PAttacker: shock(+)
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2 F- D. a7 p" p" e' b: q. ^9 ^" I8 C. E0 oJapanese ground losses:
: |0 b" V6 `6 ~& s 3169 casualties reported$ b0 o6 k2 |- b5 i# k5 m( f
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
8 y1 z& {# e0 K0 }+ } Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
* ~5 m& Y7 u5 ~& M: d Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled" L5 a7 q% X5 n
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
2 _7 U: r6 ^" a# w! q Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled). v. ~0 [6 n; P
Units retreated 4; L: _0 q& A& t) { _4 C! D# F
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Allied ground losses:( f- ?6 [) o, f3 g: Z# }
24 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" z$ z: O8 q- P/ D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!; O8 i: ]2 R; Q3 u) d' L5 u* S
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Assaulting units:. L% i' s& M- v' S; @. g
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
8 o. h8 x$ V) \- m, e 1st USMC/1st Regiment! \ d0 j2 ]( C# Z! N4 x$ F& Q
1st USMC/5th Regiment# B, D& b2 U) X2 [0 m
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
G. @' l. j- h: j3 b 81st Naval Guard Unit
) `) T5 k A7 A7 E8 y 13th Naval Construction Battalion
- O; H* l( x4 s4 w8 I- ^ 11th Naval Construction Battalion7 \8 h! U |# v1 e" g# d& @4 T
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