AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42, X, [4 ~, N. `, V4 ]
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137) w' ^2 O, S' B, ~7 Y; H. H
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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8 a) f9 r. l4 V! ^) PAllied Ships, q- {' s4 ~, r( N2 G
DMS Hovey
2 I/ Y, r) o+ H DMS Southard8 E! g4 n( _" r7 f( s9 q# T y
APD Little
" w# H' I# L3 c# T& m$ l; J APD Colhoun
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/ V) n, ?. W/ ?; ~: Z1 LAllied ground losses:' ~0 R7 z; u1 W+ b) W; A0 l* M
16 casualties reported' D* G% v. C, o1 u0 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( C% I S( i% p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 D- g& P, A6 P, i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 q+ a+ u% K" N5 ?& l( V+ {
) _2 @0 X5 V3 x% u WDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
; B# U& k7 a& z V9 S7 f8 _DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
" `* d8 d1 }6 u3 l9 ?* \3 pAPD Little fired at enemy troops
9 ], v) w. Y5 J y; K% lAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops+ ^+ T% y" R9 U z+ _
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
- W: F+ R8 {0 L- a5 L& PDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards5 O/ A3 s* N& {( e" U9 h u# |
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- J5 l8 `( @0 [* _; YInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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9 X6 ~7 u# o0 T% Y2 e20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ u/ ?$ _: D* t/ L* m
* g1 ^/ [; Y3 W9 G( Z# uAllied Ships; s6 ]- f$ U9 f; v) T; A
DMS Hovey
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APD Little% }9 W. Q/ C7 l( d9 D' s) F( ^
APD Colhoun
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: M$ b! u. b* S0 r. E, ^7 X. WAllied ground losses:
' \" B3 `( q7 D8 Q6 L3 t 8 casualties reported! F; M! M* B6 X9 V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% P9 ^& X3 }& I+ ?; ~5 ?7 E) k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: e* K# Q# w8 I% z* Q& u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! P7 D8 q, [& `8 N3 k
( h) F8 A5 T. V! g/ T( L+ bDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
5 a ~, G( a& R9 Q6 j1 Z! IDMS Southard fired at enemy troops8 l+ b- E0 A4 ^0 a1 P; X- z! E. z; X
APD Little fired at enemy troops
- T, p7 ~ d9 V" Q6 H& M& ]5 j0 BAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
/ @; U8 u& w2 |% J" @6 n" T9 p1 hDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards' u7 H% V$ ?; O
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137), y5 H2 j5 \& w( @0 @6 ]/ Q
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships" g" K. h0 P# s. M' m% o6 S
DMS Hovey
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APD Little1 l9 c; a5 T0 g9 _
APD Colhoun( C! W. d9 a( `1 E/ ~2 Z3 i' d
$ B$ \! X/ a) CDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
2 S$ n/ q/ ]3 |3 KDMS Southard fired at enemy troops" v$ ]- u) w+ _) b4 N
APD Little fired at enemy troops
& }* ^3 n7 r6 q1 @ d* U; O/ OAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna) O% i/ Y: g' P" y' i
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 p6 c, \# V/ D. s# w5 E
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# K, _& l+ N' U9 O
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Allied aircraft
2 f* A$ {8 E2 D, ^7 n7 O5 U0 ? B-17E Fortress x 11
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0 [" J* Y' L( P; z- iNo Allied losses! j3 K/ X' q3 h/ F& O1 ~, g
! H. r& j2 F B. o3 Y, s6 JJapanese ground losses:) _$ ~6 I3 H4 C5 B6 ], k/ b
6 casualties reported
/ K1 f, P2 W' ]4 m' O1 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& X' B, L3 h4 E+ Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 l1 X% \- Q9 Q a# z8 v# i2 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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2 h( `. z! a* N, \% [7 rAircraft Attacking:6 [8 N A- H+ z* _+ N. d
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 3 J) ^% a, a6 X3 Z
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb' x9 B. t+ D5 Y" e* ?
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
/ r* v$ q# F f" T3 k Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb Z, K( y5 ~2 s' f
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * / _! j9 h t. O& x6 m3 k
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb5 Y8 I9 w' d. l( g1 w F7 R: p
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...; }0 I, Q; Z' F* [% R; z9 o
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1 Y6 \7 n. R: PMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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2 _6 J; U8 U2 y! VWeather in hex: Moderate rain+ ]1 [) @1 t! e) T; P
- D$ @5 g( @( X, b6 v9 ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ b, m/ [% u. ~0 v" b' PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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/ E: n. P/ H7 D m3 x# a. pAllied aircraft
2 V. H$ F) ^) U! D! B B-17E Fortress x 6
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: V$ h. S( [* L) gNo Allied losses4 T& q: ?: p1 A7 ^5 F$ `9 Z$ t
6 B: f* k5 ?! S p8 z/ aJapanese ground losses:! Q: h9 j1 E( x6 y/ z a
8 casualties reported9 H/ {$ Q, U) C8 h& i8 h7 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- y3 j- l# T0 y. b* q6 U! l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 W4 s! k% j6 }9 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 X3 R: Q* Q' |0 |/ C, J1 ]7 V& \Aircraft Attacking:
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6 w2 }/ _( x8 P Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb% y. t9 I: v* \1 R" U; |0 J& e0 h) H6 a
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
9 N/ j. v% P; [1 ?/ `Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force1 g- F- Y7 E T. }. ^# V2 A
- d% U( t! h) ~1 V9 L$ U6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& U r1 Q& e {: U ~
* @* L7 z% M% V. z4 W, vAllied Ships8 e0 J. A( m7 `: B2 s, R4 `& s! ]1 B
AP Harris
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AP Henry T. Allen
y7 L% v$ T1 ` APD Little
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" ^; m* _( H' R; Q! \* N: ~" y' K% UAP Harris fired at enemy troops; Q* N. p+ m( o- J
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops' I: Z" N% B) y7 Z
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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' R w; q7 A \- h5 c6 T- O" ] F. eGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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* A- d* o2 f/ P( }6 V' WJapanese Bombardment attack8 O; |; @0 o& O+ |8 S1 I1 y2 a
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86, B3 [' S9 I( {5 w" {
# C8 I, g. g. Q+ [3 |# e5 W0 c5 s( SDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455# e, ?. [. w4 V0 |7 s) N
; }1 @" T1 W3 i+ B/ sJapanese ground losses:
0 `9 U* J. e6 {# { 12 casualties reported
. o% f$ c7 l p+ R6 m7 b$ q5 z, T Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' {! C+ @3 J- ~( Y3 b3 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
u+ d( N z" j9 b: \0 v; ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Q+ o- d: b7 }$ C9 ]2 {8 e; Q
9 C# w9 b9 G. O4 s h$ w1 r/ IAssaulting units:% A$ @) c+ n S% L1 y% {9 `
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit8 a$ j) ? c7 B. b
81st Naval Guard Unit% m, D3 C. e" ?9 ^ }
13th Naval Construction Battalion4 k3 c# L! l8 X, {9 H
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:9 x; C( N" c! m5 |, ~" i$ e
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion9 P. M& T {# ~8 a$ U% F) h% D
1st USMC/1st Regiment3 ` E% o" c+ t0 e! x7 V
1st USMC/5th Regiment
( ^5 Y% q% G& V. X9 b1 v+ r 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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/ X( Y, V3 N% H6 @! UGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)$ j# X! T3 R4 X' V
, _ }& M8 u: d' X& B7 B7 GJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 322 ` u. { e9 t! z! b+ w5 `
' K9 W6 \7 B( p j$ [( wDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242- U' A3 v9 `1 A, x% [
4 y( N2 m0 c7 P/ sAssaulting units:
: U9 ?! \& g% ]) f- u3 n" ~8 i Det - Kure 3rd SNLF4 ?3 h3 z6 p, K0 Q; i( g$ ^4 E
14th Naval Construction Battalion& d* _) t$ R. I6 y3 l0 F: t$ E, R
129th JNAF AF Unit 6 D$ \5 j* b& N, E
: K( Q( b+ A4 O h/ LDefending units:
( |- a, o+ v2 j 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
& k! f$ `" H8 K8 d3 D: Z 1st USMC Raider Battalion9 }$ R3 ?4 c- P% [; v1 ?
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)5 w, J7 X2 G8 T& L; J- b8 V: y0 i
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Allied Shock attack" Q. A7 g/ F- P
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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( C6 R* e( P/ X' A( `
, q0 z) S& Z: g c h1 H0 zAllied adjusted assault: 430 ( V& Q; _- k- C; S0 |) \- A
( a! O `- w' z; }Japanese adjusted defense: 23 ) O# R3 v, V- o+ _4 f9 a; x- h" j
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!* a9 ?( d: K9 z
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+ q. N( v2 e) Q; {, P" R: j! S% @. nDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
7 e4 V, P" h& NAttacker: shock(+)$ n3 p1 U5 |! G# Z1 y- Z
5 G$ F* |$ x/ k5 `Japanese ground losses:
; a8 Z+ W3 S9 {9 H9 d: p 3169 casualties reported! C, m- i% D" I
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled5 V" S6 w' F. f. W" v1 p& O7 O5 [6 P- S
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled N8 P$ I( r7 C8 \4 W8 b
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled/ B ]+ P ~; L% \( {) ]
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)( K2 N0 B o* @8 t. [
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 K0 x, J9 y- |, _1 a9 \/ q
Units retreated 4
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1 [+ n6 z8 I, {! X) y) V7 Q! bAllied ground losses:
2 E" Z/ R* @) x% o 24 casualties reported+ z. G3 K( j$ Q6 h. T- x5 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' U0 m. b- S& R6 n$ ], c2 }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ e% W& u J! T) N, m q( U7 f. F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ K l0 _. f/ y; y- k
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:
! o" q" g3 {3 s$ P3 { 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
9 ^: c" y0 a2 f. t. C# ^- q: K F( u 1st USMC/1st Regiment* f$ l8 x& h% k
1st USMC/5th Regiment
g5 f7 Y. G& N! x& Q 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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% N& n' G5 Z- ^ Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
4 q# G7 o0 n8 f9 L, W 81st Naval Guard Unit. k6 a+ [' O' A" j/ k
13th Naval Construction Battalion
& x; m0 |# D) L+ }- ~6 ^- a: F 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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