AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42" H( o# H8 z/ l) ?4 Y
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* q$ }; U" k7 P L1 D. oInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)+ m9 f |( R- i, f4 g) W# ?
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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, C7 g' q) ?$ ?Allied Ships/ _0 r' Y- q, \
DMS Hovey
/ R( T6 D+ @2 Z- e) A DMS Southard
/ q; l% {; L4 {2 c9 x; y+ R+ e1 k APD Little x! P, C0 B- C8 ~
APD Colhoun, W9 m- n( y3 {
" f* N1 F( _0 W, iAllied ground losses:; c, X7 ]6 a3 U' x" F% q' P+ x
16 casualties reported; t3 I% i# r7 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: H" v9 D0 |4 ]+ O2 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, X' h/ I$ U/ H$ ] A1 J* k l3 \6 h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; e3 A, g/ m$ k/ J
$ d& b# U, \- {) QDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
, S. ]6 y2 }/ }8 [1 K: m k' UDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
0 _8 J% {6 n. C5 wAPD Little fired at enemy troops
% s5 ]$ _; Z: }) s5 aAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops5 O7 p% o2 ? Y
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
9 j' z" g D8 E, G8 ?9 [Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards; e7 g" K# I4 M. a1 m
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137); E# ~5 X; W) G9 ~) H
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Allied Ships% [) \; B8 ?+ Z5 Q
DMS Hovey
% W N' F1 e' l- m DMS Southard7 W! Y3 n8 L3 l' H! a5 [% y
APD Little
: u; x! A+ |3 |' m' p APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:/ o+ i( I( Q4 F
8 casualties reported
8 g* u! g7 H* H, i) A4 t0 f7 W5 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 ?5 A. X3 C8 h5 s5 h: b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# j. d& r: y& Y: p' z) `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 m2 k- B& h0 ^
6 _0 U. {4 W$ UDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
4 s* K2 s4 P& H, `8 b8 |DMS Southard fired at enemy troops1 O7 X; N. H: i
APD Little fired at enemy troops
8 V7 j5 v3 n6 N2 ~8 d3 B" gAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
" p1 Z }) I MDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)) I! R1 r6 ^! h: A- V9 @+ N+ z& I
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force0 R6 T% |! Q4 M
7 W+ l7 e4 ?7 [1 X7 U9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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( X9 M/ c6 L9 w9 X3 C1 IAllied Ships
2 M1 U2 F& M9 U& V* k DMS Hovey
# u5 l0 m( S4 P) g, w% x DMS Southard
8 g5 w+ i$ j/ P" w8 L S' g- a APD Little& m: j+ |7 ~8 v7 [: k k
APD Colhoun8 `* |" ?& k% G# x" Z
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops* W6 S, ~" h" _3 c! C" v
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
! H7 R# F# c/ W" b' vAPD Little fired at enemy troops
% X- h4 W1 B' H) i# J& [APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops0 ]: _ I. @+ M6 E! _
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+ N& V4 h0 P6 x9 _# W' aMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)9 j1 ]$ I# S, `* h) d3 S$ R; ]! S( s, K
% a# t n8 c% U4 S; {/ WWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- l- \; d- |- k3 X' d7 q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft# C8 O* n7 X! Z, j2 V d
B-17E Fortress x 111 c; S* ~0 ?5 g" q9 ~/ N, h
+ N! W( L3 [( O* ~No Allied losses1 T2 `* S w- h+ Q9 Q# v
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Japanese ground losses:
9 q& u5 S5 x' w( S7 G& B! T 6 casualties reported
. o* X: H. V- f! `( i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: l- S2 h8 |. Z! P4 h7 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 _9 d0 r. I# U* X9 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:1 |- e0 A" E5 R( P' D, V
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
; o5 t0 o% i' j8 O Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
) [6 m0 g/ d9 G 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
. c" y7 p" k E. W9 r Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb" u1 @9 ^# ~4 [6 r
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * * n" ~$ P& o# g. x& J5 `, |9 Z
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb6 X3 r# Q2 k a0 x0 X& ~" L
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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)
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 s+ |3 N) c# G7 lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes- Q% M. X% g$ h) E; E# {& e5 ~
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Allied aircraft
$ S3 m$ L# ?* @ B-17E Fortress x 6
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Y# S0 K! A) [4 yNo Allied losses& X7 Y* B4 a' O* y7 O; R! Y' u
( v3 G3 `# _. [0 gJapanese ground losses:
" f+ P- T+ {% {5 N/ Z 8 casualties reported- x- K1 A S! g. e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 @8 b' P; U2 N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, t4 Y( y. x2 z5 F7 J- f' Y- Y: @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb! N# i1 L3 `/ S# @( h# b
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
6 K; p- U6 j% D4 K, {Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force. D& @2 E1 Y% u) k, ^/ [2 _
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Allied Ships
- a. r3 r" G& W2 q( d4 ] AP Harris
( A* p" c/ `7 ?# i, f8 U AP Zeilin- h3 |* `( _3 y% {* l. Z
AP Henry T. Allen' K0 q9 K" m& j+ {+ @
APD Little" t6 h4 v6 y( X
, Z& L2 A) Y% Y, B% }. i8 x4 zAP Harris fired at enemy troops
/ A2 B9 w4 J" U( `3 z- @- HAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
6 A% d- H/ l0 q* K% m& e% eAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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5 W0 L, J7 Q \( yGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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T9 e! E/ }: a o# W; G1 hJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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$ M& _' d, Y& p' z: CDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455( ~1 W. u+ k/ [ V0 ?/ W+ L; p/ H
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Japanese ground losses:
- {& e* D4 p8 p! O" @+ }% } 12 casualties reported
' ?8 Y& h( a# Y. m) l$ _9 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ y' f. e# c" k$ F9 ?* o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" q C3 s' `$ M0 \* b- w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:( C M, S0 P5 L' i
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit! L. N, ^& v6 t. J. k
81st Naval Guard Unit3 l( B6 A6 _7 B1 H0 S6 M1 {+ V5 x
13th Naval Construction Battalion) E: s) V- o h1 B; q
11th Naval Construction Battalion' {; g3 E2 U0 |; T: ]/ p6 S
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Defending units:
5 \% @5 }5 N# O 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion/ ]& b% @% z' Y9 f3 p5 e3 U6 Y
1st USMC/1st Regiment
2 F( r7 Q, F. d" J0 ~7 t 1st USMC/5th Regiment
* s. D0 q5 ~; n& L7 M) ] 3rd USMC Defense Battalion' X" q. U& t0 h E1 `
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/ c4 q. s0 T" r' l% ]# Q# w/ \/ iGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)$ B) l9 m0 m+ v6 |: t9 U
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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& G$ `7 e: I8 q( R3 dDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF i. n9 t8 }5 @7 i" l& Y
14th Naval Construction Battalion
& J6 ]$ \* e0 B5 x/ {$ D9 ] 129th JNAF AF Unit 4 J/ e+ Q: y Y( N, E
1 k) z/ q9 h5 u8 ]; d9 ?6 hDefending units:
& v/ X7 |: b$ G1 z. S 1st USMC Parachute Battalion1 a: `- x+ K% O m& g
1st USMC Raider Battalion
# e J, ?% H; B 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)% q/ l7 |1 |* J, V$ G6 c
) x6 e0 t% r# _: S! LAllied Shock attack; t) R9 ^2 H7 @" V7 ^6 [& c
. I* b# j+ H0 l" _0 ]' P8 j7 r$ nAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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! B% @$ d, D7 @" d% z9 v+ SDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85. |& N5 r3 O7 z1 b5 b: \
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Allied adjusted assault: 430 2 t( S9 E# R" i
( w) [9 F {1 x( i% Y# K6 o: NJapanese adjusted defense: 23
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# |5 u% ]- f. LAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) 9 _3 q* D) o7 A; B
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!6 j9 y" \2 s1 P6 ^6 b8 w4 F8 u5 H
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- F+ J5 p$ R* U) g5 ?- Z8 ODefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
`; P1 b: w9 B* t$ E: eAttacker: shock(+)2 {0 F' J+ I2 S/ T- S7 E1 Y1 e
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Japanese ground losses:
' o7 K4 [. x. i+ D 3169 casualties reported
, R4 i1 H; R8 R; c: _. l, E3 l4 F& d Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
- u8 A M# T) F- { E) L# b, u/ d Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
1 q4 H6 q7 {4 ~( z$ { Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
5 W* Y& b+ Z* l0 h8 x Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)7 h4 j2 r- @3 ^9 @. a
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)& e1 Z5 {+ E/ F1 }
Units retreated 4
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1 E0 v8 a/ p/ o) mAllied ground losses:. C, L* o+ Z) Y% |
24 casualties reported
2 f3 p, y2 z/ u0 p' f Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 K( \1 f1 E: ?# |* I2 N* V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled! g( v- x$ h, j# f4 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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[+ X' P! p6 U& _7 CDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!: w- o- d2 x" i
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Assaulting units:
3 \! e0 O0 Q* e. M) ] 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
' e# E, I# ^# D- c4 ]; u 1st USMC/1st Regiment
% j1 e4 O- h- N! I, k# p8 } 1st USMC/5th Regiment3 V6 @ Y5 o0 m2 I+ y+ { E& R
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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4 v9 B& d% K9 I6 K- A9 I Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit, c1 q& D0 U6 r
81st Naval Guard Unit4 d+ i) g; r) t* V: f4 @
13th Naval Construction Battalion
7 [* q- A, W" A' g7 ]9 b" w" L3 i 11th Naval Construction Battalion" l8 ]% y% E9 z) `" Q
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