AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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7 J& T# l7 R* L) XInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)$ d& \" @8 ]& r9 @( H3 l
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little, w& r4 u: O: s5 ]/ D5 n U$ R
APD Colhoun$ ` w$ l. m; A8 _7 P6 t5 n/ s
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Allied ground losses:
# i0 W0 a4 ]3 t2 ~ 16 casualties reported
7 L/ ^. l0 W2 }4 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 z$ u& m! f9 Q8 c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 X' ?3 C9 |* o" W% { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) \8 o* i) r/ f2 a9 |, I! n& I; ]8 E
. |& ]% C7 C1 A+ o7 {DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
2 L& t. r! x9 y, M$ MDMS Southard fired at enemy troops- l! @: A* [) N8 m
APD Little fired at enemy troops1 N* E0 o# V1 L2 X ?
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops o/ `4 M! c( @ [" u2 `
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards+ }9 s' r+ Z& ~& C+ Q7 K, ^
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards( W/ a6 x1 x3 H: M. M5 h. Z
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: y) _4 }& f! I/ qInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)) F l7 ^, G% g" \) C; e+ C
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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8 G& ]9 F! a( X, ZAllied Ships! D/ W& A! i2 ^% _. c$ Y
DMS Hovey
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APD Little
% {2 R1 f- x5 _9 z7 ] APD Colhoun; w6 r. B& I9 p& P- T
+ p. t' Q0 K& a6 b9 AAllied ground losses:
$ d0 v: x5 |- N; m8 f- L 8 casualties reported/ b" @$ G2 w" U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 B$ {$ R' H# F0 _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' ]2 a; s7 ?2 f6 f& w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- A; G) y* i+ S( D" I0 GDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops5 B5 y& s& j' p7 r5 O8 E9 x
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops+ m% ^7 b: |+ g; x$ ^! d. m+ J* i
APD Little fired at enemy troops9 |8 k w; g' o& z& ?4 o
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops( z2 E9 x* N9 E* S
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards H" K+ u5 ?. |- H
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( X1 o/ Z& K. T/ W: MInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
% c2 ]" J/ m/ s* y4 ^# ~Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force1 f) T& }! q: F3 D8 ^
; e' I, ]0 O# [1 Y5 e! Z9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.: h4 n$ T% Q* B# e
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Allied Ships: I, n1 c2 H2 a. G0 o# a
DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops* C' F5 D& e% o/ v! J( K E3 o2 r
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
8 O8 C; N- V2 m6 ~APD Little fired at enemy troops
5 q" [5 [- }+ b9 a! @APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops6 l( Q5 H0 s* P; B7 ]. P+ s5 K
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& z3 X. ~" @. W S4 Q! E3 ?
; l; d0 m' N! A O6 M! I' @: PRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% m" q# m4 ]$ d! M1 l& v: }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 I& w3 S, `7 |$ q) ] B-17E Fortress x 11. f2 X# s9 M3 E4 n
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:0 W; G4 B& V8 i$ M4 h
6 casualties reported# m. S% k8 ^ H! Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- J/ Q2 Z$ a+ x+ v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 M! ?9 [9 X! U4 w# z5 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:& f) \" c8 W$ e' E& |! n
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
5 q' S: z' x {' F2 E Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
0 m9 {8 W1 c/ f0 w% Y. E, X 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 5 F/ Z+ D8 A0 i- [/ O$ Z4 y
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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3 i* u m& ~( f# a Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb6 d- C+ Z8 o$ {% ^+ }; N4 f
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...
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, N1 z5 ^" \" p. p; ?* cMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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H5 R0 ]$ T: D1 D) v8 OWeather in hex: Moderate rain# T$ Z6 T: q/ e
: a' c$ `0 E& o( A. x# s1 nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 P$ M& R' h+ z! oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, H l9 W" H5 h; U2 h
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Allied aircraft
0 t4 j2 E# J; O B-17E Fortress x 6- w( B! E5 U0 l
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No Allied losses1 x! S$ P' N3 e$ n9 S+ Z' z, _
* {* F; ?2 w9 j: ` ~" ^1 ~Japanese ground losses:
3 v' N5 W2 K# B I5 O6 A 8 casualties reported
1 l [3 U. V9 q4 R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: Y; d, G( Z* P: M E. Q, b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 u/ f9 h8 o2 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 o- S: G( ?5 u n2 w
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Aircraft Attacking:# I2 h# f: K! E1 s, a& }
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 1 c' f. f' Y2 q) j6 \3 v. @
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
; N8 d" e) l3 W/ }Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force% S8 m/ u; Y4 Y J' P5 u/ x
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( `' }# H9 Q+ H" u2 P
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Allied Ships
( |/ H+ L9 I; q9 w AP Harris0 o8 \" N' J. L( R0 w7 G) j1 p4 r
AP Zeilin" g' f. k% l2 _: n5 l8 g$ t
AP Henry T. Allen
& [; Y- w. y" Q( p APD Little
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
3 Z- `8 F, f$ ]AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops7 n8 m: |! v7 i, b
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4553 C; h1 p L3 l1 P* Q
0 y* ~+ o2 D o/ VJapanese ground losses:
9 n+ p, U5 o p" Z# y8 i$ I* t& H 12 casualties reported
$ c8 h& n! Q6 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# s/ N- U+ m, S0 O0 z+ w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
1 G W! G3 Y. G: q Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
u% v. M0 u) V u$ R 81st Naval Guard Unit
) j# [( f0 O. d. X+ ? 13th Naval Construction Battalion
) g! M0 x/ u/ m& J' h 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
6 u& c* p* h" P8 a/ \ 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion2 Z Z; k D! a* g
1st USMC/1st Regiment f2 D* R- G8 J, ]8 [; n7 Z
1st USMC/5th Regiment
" |" J" N% j6 S5 H% ]4 f7 o- [3 w8 u6 o# K 3rd USMC Defense Battalion$ n2 p2 n& ]8 t1 R( F5 s5 h7 w
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8 a# z5 f/ r& QGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)5 x3 c) c* b+ v9 c6 M6 E
/ K9 V9 x2 p4 j0 k+ }/ b) A" A: m {Japanese Bombardment attack5 Z- A( Y8 n: ^5 i
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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* A5 F6 n1 ^/ l9 Q0 n# S: QDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242/ R9 `: A% c! f( O2 ?1 {5 P, \
P& A% n! s. O" _Assaulting units:) c* h% m+ w4 s2 W: ?2 e; z
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF7 v- d4 w- z" O5 T) G
14th Naval Construction Battalion% K4 Q" G1 b, ?
129th JNAF AF Unit
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& R( M) {/ m, Y$ s B* C% F0 ?Defending units:
& M. B" ^- v W! P+ S# r 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
* O" U3 y8 r# A4 C6 I2 S7 }* F- C5 o9 Q 1st USMC Raider Battalion/ ?7 w1 p9 O) Z2 {# ~, N/ O J% ^
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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4 M! e) R$ J3 t* X1 _) _8 KAllied Shock attack: t v$ r! R C- C
6 z& H. U5 J. ~5 l; w }; ZAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454$ w6 J7 }5 C3 V9 G7 F3 }
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Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 854 k& r2 @' T/ I: n, R6 k7 v2 i
' O4 f9 l( X- z, |' t( PAllied adjusted assault: 430
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% T; L1 p0 G' g& h5 dJapanese adjusted defense: 23
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5 E' V/ C- v3 T% q2 O8 qAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) ' R8 \; u+ Z/ n! B/ P# B# k' w
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!) f: b! R: q D4 ]5 X# G& \' k _1 m
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Combat modifiers
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0 [1 F+ \/ t( B( u, R8 j& j \3 |Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
2 a: Z5 K) U' e% {8 }3 f8 w 3169 casualties reported$ ?& K* \; W4 N1 W+ T z7 V4 z
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
- {; a1 z, _7 t Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
8 e+ K+ |6 _. o. b5 h$ Q. o Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
8 _- }- Y* Z5 g, z Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)% t+ J3 }; n s e) w: I3 r( k
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 K. R/ G! O& K
Units retreated 4! A6 ]2 z1 o3 Y" |5 }
5 ~+ x2 S# Z+ e' M; c/ X- F) e ~( BAllied ground losses:
! o4 i% }& ^# T' l/ u 24 casualties reported
$ g- z- m5 p r: ?# ` y Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" K3 G% T9 r4 U: E8 _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( ?: o; |5 [. \! b$ R3 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 w: @5 f* f, j( B3 \" B, D. q) T [
9 S* ` G, j- v% NDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!( w) V/ t3 ~7 N
5 t: V* I2 [9 o b5 {& _Assaulting units:
8 Y8 H1 F/ b- w 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
7 h5 O, `8 ^$ F1 \0 K 1st USMC/1st Regiment
* C# k# I9 a9 f6 q 1st USMC/5th Regiment0 b" g8 o `" Z0 ], \
3rd USMC Defense Battalion' r# y! F1 M; r! s8 z2 \$ F
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Defending units:
+ W \* ~/ E/ H, y. o: T+ m; U Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit0 W0 A G% [( G C; {# v+ Y" @
81st Naval Guard Unit
/ r- k4 P4 C, M9 @; r6 d 13th Naval Construction Battalion
$ [+ o4 n+ |0 a; { 11th Naval Construction Battalion1 H8 i& @7 R- V8 t4 k: r
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