AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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+ H1 \2 B5 u- ^! Z3 u: jInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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6 `7 q3 ^3 J9 L$ x: b- @! c36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! V' h4 g1 Q- H, \4 g( h
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Allied Ships
5 q6 ~9 M% w" e# m- d4 k DMS Hovey
! t4 u* y. e0 e: {* _ DMS Southard
C7 d& O3 d7 _( v) Y APD Little. U3 k' l( ^ i% Z8 z) B0 S. u4 q
APD Colhoun: m; ~6 W1 O) h0 O- e, D
; {' {5 ?" x# bAllied ground losses:
/ G# v* n. x7 u/ Z& L% e" o9 O4 v+ I 16 casualties reported
$ D! o( x, J4 J. ]1 w y% p2 J Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ I* ] X: S$ D7 v( R9 E3 k; C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ U1 B, X8 Z+ h0 K6 @7 K$ P; Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 g, }; G" i" @DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
4 f2 g" c0 R/ S# u% x/ v0 p1 FDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
z- E0 b( i+ \1 ?. s: ^/ rAPD Little fired at enemy troops
1 E$ L3 T/ ^& u3 J9 zAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops7 }) S$ {! B! S" x9 `
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards, i4 o: p) c! n' u
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards5 Q" V' u7 m+ r
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& q- h5 u# d4 z% p# r) b' N: C: QInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)7 C: T* B& E2 i I2 X
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ x# D0 C5 |9 X3 I
% ]( j: B) u; i1 `" _Allied Ships8 X' W1 M/ }9 B2 f
DMS Hovey& `% V) u9 B1 _* X n% z7 W" U1 a
DMS Southard
- y' \ E/ W* p, V APD Little
' m8 ^$ U5 _! u3 R9 |! Q APD Colhoun/ u1 p3 K4 v" X) X/ n
# q9 L# x" A& c% aAllied ground losses:; ?: A: U& w- D
8 casualties reported
: x; d0 a9 R# z/ i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 p. V: ?: E) A$ b; k) G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 A7 p" K: n- f$ N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 v( f2 r8 x2 o. G/ L: g Q4 O# T/ `
: d1 x: |$ d z, u; tDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops$ B. T; p x7 V/ `2 t' {
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
+ \& c9 _7 g# Q: S+ k x) w- lAPD Little fired at enemy troops
# A7 |# E& {$ B4 VAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
; E3 D! ~$ i$ U% G: v3 fDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards: H# f) e3 {4 g1 Q
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
5 s' a% Y! O) p2 m" ?) U6 n! W# DDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force; e0 Y& r- W4 N
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. x" W# p$ E% t1 P9 S: ~5 M$ U
3 R* Z- G( A9 @: M0 j2 CAllied Ships% \' c; F2 n2 w- K, C# K* E# i
DMS Hovey4 G" N, d" n# T
DMS Southard( I3 ?5 Q; _5 a: J; u
APD Little$ L. ?0 S4 e! b, W7 l) O
APD Colhoun
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. N2 D. H: b# Y- i/ gDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops, K( b% W' A3 ]
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
- o+ ]( b0 _3 w. W7 c8 mAPD Little fired at enemy troops, n& s: k2 k0 T) A/ c
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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* C3 T8 {+ T% ^$ n. sMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)6 V& j" S! X. D2 J
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 }0 P& T' Y0 {8 x& X4 y7 I/ wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; }% p- D: n8 a" H1 ~3 BEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11! c7 H, @1 ^- {7 |. R
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No Allied losses; }8 C+ l/ u+ ?% ^& Q
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Japanese ground losses:% O' a) m7 d- c$ r( a
6 casualties reported! i' B# g) Y! Y5 z6 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ `2 o& J' F) {) | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ u2 G6 k+ Z% p, ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) N0 g/ r3 W! }. V8 Q
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Aircraft Attacking:. v9 t: _7 D1 A3 y* @
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 4 o0 K! P$ @7 R$ I& H
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 C1 q3 o: e" R1 c$ f3 G, | 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
& u# F) A+ [4 } J7 v8 s& A5 K Z Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb3 [( I: V2 s% k. X$ B) F
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * " F; Y2 y- B+ W! u! o
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb) W3 b5 e3 U0 G/ P6 a& i+ q& V/ B4 p
e: Z" Q. t$ r1 A9 Q! [# ~' ZAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...
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; E% P3 [7 ^& Z8 RMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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+ ~. F7 E- y1 iRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. [! g3 A5 A' m: C! o" [8 \
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 y4 F' `; [% f: V- ?. t' |
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8 I* S6 P, Q1 }" O B-17E Fortress x 6
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6 _6 g* i% g1 ]/ S8 u6 QNo Allied losses ^9 P1 Y& @8 u
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% z; T) } T5 U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 \7 r6 X1 O9 X# B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- J$ T1 _6 n2 s, i* K1 F- H
h) h( c$ }+ _: v2 I3 b/ ZAircraft Attacking:0 U# D# \+ V) q& ]
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * ' C9 n3 f& d1 V& Q) o6 x1 D
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
* s8 ]! }; l3 O5 ]& O AP Harris
# K# w- J! Q9 V( q- e* J: p" T AP Zeilin: p+ M$ D7 e9 W" k6 M
AP Henry T. Allen1 c/ v/ A Q$ u" F7 U6 c
APD Little$ x/ X8 K7 S- a" k5 K
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops0 |! y- ]1 y- d7 ]6 @/ J
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops5 r2 n1 ?. y0 T* w
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops' \3 F8 \% W' ^; I7 b
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)9 m1 g$ Z+ [& X1 G9 n5 Z, U
% ^8 H) H p3 Z6 |; m, @3 e9 fJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86! f7 Z4 T& {7 @3 b
" `3 W# K: y8 j2 O- [4 D+ a6 N3 aDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455, | z, ]$ M9 v( f a
* k" x( t" J$ T- w1 xJapanese ground losses:
8 A5 c9 W. ]; @9 o) w 12 casualties reported8 }5 ~- x+ d' {1 s4 j6 F3 D4 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 u$ x. W! j* H5 b" Q7 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Z8 o0 E- i$ C3 _# g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled N% U0 f5 I: F% ]5 ~
! O, _4 L6 p5 ]. j% T/ r# H5 tAssaulting units:2 S4 O7 G- M/ g2 h
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit) G/ X7 y& I" ~7 _: E* U* H6 l
81st Naval Guard Unit6 I! p' p: ~; I* m/ i |
13th Naval Construction Battalion
: v7 p1 |! l( w/ |" a 11th Naval Construction Battalion ~. j$ Q; X' g9 C$ U
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Defending units:9 k) [* N# _+ _* R
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion& d3 Z% V6 v9 |$ O9 x- V) S+ T# }9 @* x
1st USMC/1st Regiment5 @4 |4 r6 z, h5 g7 j
1st USMC/5th Regiment
' ]! z1 [* v2 U8 {) i 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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5 K) y* G' C p# c, ~6 f5 J7 T8 fGround combat at Tulagi (114,137); Q, e% D4 ]6 Z0 {. Z4 H; h. L
; x; K w8 z7 z& P" n. FJapanese Bombardment attack2 x* ~$ e3 _3 ~; r1 f4 n
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 329 x* ], C9 d; Y" |" O7 P
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242; D$ `4 ^! R9 E. Q% p2 y. P! ?
4 y8 s! @2 `! e; W) B6 @Assaulting units:
2 Q. }, z3 d& `5 o6 Y Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
`( u' L% u8 q: { 14th Naval Construction Battalion1 J* K" _* E. W
129th JNAF AF Unit
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- M" a% p# W' ^& t, Q2 p# JDefending units:& `# S) X+ ?8 d. ?# @
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
1 {' N- R, ]! g 1st USMC Raider Battalion4 O# g3 R" k' R" S/ f
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment) y/ R( ?1 U6 o
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Shock attack6 h4 e4 m7 \. A$ B$ [% S& {
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Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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3 s+ g* m" ~1 ZDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85/ ]9 D3 n) `: _# a& s
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Allied adjusted assault: 430
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23 % }$ U5 P1 f) J0 k/ v9 r
4 {9 z' e6 v; L U+ U7 PAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) ! H2 Y! A( ?1 U
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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" H6 N0 c$ U6 o! q6 aCombat modifiers0 b* Q" G' m" y% i% Y, ?
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
* |, N- B/ I' u# Z( v* @Attacker: shock(+)
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1 ^( Y4 z: c' @3 ]" X' oJapanese ground losses:8 ]/ T5 ]2 S4 p! S0 E8 F `* E
3169 casualties reported3 Y- w( q. D, B: y h4 A
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
% H& I4 \7 i z Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
& u2 P% K. y4 I2 o Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
0 h# m) V* ?/ S; m% ` Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)- ^% i) M5 ?- I/ {) I
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
' P- N# h0 v7 ~! p9 z Units retreated 4" Y# s9 {- |; Q' D7 Z( d" x
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Allied ground losses:% O7 \ c8 O8 c, y7 u+ S; V8 I: j# e
24 casualties reported2 j$ t7 l4 ~3 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 V0 ?9 M, ]0 m; v) E, v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 u+ [" @2 `# D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ U, i; j7 k2 w7 H
7 M+ V- Q4 V" W H3 T3 k7 j5 T" cDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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) w1 J5 k- Z5 G9 ZAssaulting units:
. q+ J- Y; L. @# w) ?# n 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
4 ?3 |3 o" ?, z+ \4 C 1st USMC/1st Regiment
8 x5 l% K6 g* M' x/ ^$ t 1st USMC/5th Regiment- {, R( Q8 H/ W
3rd USMC Defense Battalion1 E" z7 V5 D- p, Z6 o7 t6 B, Q
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Defending units:
9 C9 {! V) R) X' ^: x Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit( o; i) |, o: { |
81st Naval Guard Unit; P) L" X$ A9 t! \4 w% e
13th Naval Construction Battalion: D( w0 S; ?: A2 u3 a
11th Naval Construction Battalion, x$ X& ?7 ?; { }
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