AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42: [8 ~5 C/ W6 J/ r. V( q* a7 Q
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$ _! i1 h# Q8 Y6 Q" @. KInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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& `) U& r+ ?+ n' _* K36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
6 ?7 T. A6 D; |$ ? DMS Hovey/ D' O" N. J* W5 T, K, |
DMS Southard
1 k) y% a; g5 z8 j APD Little
1 d- A1 P" D" _ U! W( |* G; W APD Colhoun3 b) |* W( @2 V, Y4 Q: O
( m! d) |/ Q( r$ S; Y: \9 x0 {Allied ground losses:) [! N! A0 C: J$ M5 }( i0 g, n
16 casualties reported6 q3 L8 b$ }% U2 B6 N2 ]0 B: l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 B. U' i. l& e# V, c5 V& [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) J* i+ A- m+ z+ s' U4 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( }. ?1 p. V3 WDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
; P% e) `& N9 }& B) l9 QDMS Southard fired at enemy troops% k" d# T6 g& r" T( X- ^& j8 b/ a
APD Little fired at enemy troops0 h$ f) S* h* U1 ? \0 s; o
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
5 p& F5 J- `- P7 Y' \Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards" e# x$ c2 r8 X C+ _7 C# j
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)$ X1 C; x% ~, P& @6 H
6 R+ H( t0 x8 q( Q20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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4 D% G% K: b" _, J5 M/ z. A, J6 kAllied Ships. ~0 Z% u9 q+ Z0 D* o, O
DMS Hovey+ c" L6 w" F1 T
DMS Southard& `) s/ b9 Y; \4 x6 A# V& J, e8 k
APD Little
: O& _: ?, c! d+ s1 I4 V APD Colhoun
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# h" D1 q/ s. d- d5 g/ uAllied ground losses:
. @% f+ {8 u, ^9 E+ _, T; `* W) G% P5 } 8 casualties reported$ N! n. B- W- ^9 \3 i! a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: z. ~# {1 A+ S. ]( P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" J7 z. E3 J0 C' H% [! y5 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; _- B7 Z6 h* X* v2 }: n
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
3 n7 Z6 t: r1 l1 oDMS Southard fired at enemy troops' X- p' w% _; y! H
APD Little fired at enemy troops- f, X: P! r5 N \! ]
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops8 `6 }# c3 P! D0 {, R( v5 e; u
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards* l3 R5 c: B! T$ X& C+ I3 E
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( ^1 d( `( W1 f6 q+ CInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
# }# l. m7 j9 c4 G4 kDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force/ ?8 g0 I- B" x
# X" R1 j; u, O. J- [# x9 q9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships% m, Y) {( P* j* h
DMS Hovey
- Z2 t+ F8 h5 a8 C' `/ N DMS Southard+ B. I E% W0 C, ?
APD Little
+ n' s4 \0 \: ^9 {; w/ l APD Colhoun; y2 n1 S2 K5 _( F2 q I4 r
6 j. T3 a2 ]9 X+ u! YDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops a5 R1 Z4 Y: Y
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
5 ?6 x8 f- O$ J: \APD Little fired at enemy troops
( r$ [ s/ x" A* P {APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops, I% ~- Y+ Q% Y) r& i( p) [
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' ~, i: Y( ?7 V ^/ b/ rMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)4 h/ _% l; `( t; u: o% O4 k/ C
6 [9 U# B9 P: I* i+ W" oWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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, `6 d* ]4 _; {; w4 P) O/ rRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 E( X! y9 G7 D4 d5 tEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft& w, K7 z+ U$ N( A6 E
B-17E Fortress x 11
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+ D( T5 P( {; v4 R1 ^; YNo Allied losses# R5 ~! P& F9 P8 h% u
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Japanese ground losses:
3 b8 N9 y: D4 \ 6 casualties reported
" |8 |+ {, M% M; }2 Y& e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 F+ E* k3 m* t/ Z4 }7 d: z' Y; [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ e/ c! K* o. S! C* V8 Y$ z5 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. i8 N. x, D5 d- E4 N
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Aircraft Attacking:+ a8 c5 L( C" ^
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
' _. d t) g U: m4 ] Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb3 e2 ]* x( f# X _5 k6 W$ [
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
3 X. d, \6 z8 x8 X/ G' B i Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
r w( @& {; G" a" I0 W 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
; ^# D9 s8 @! v7 s2 m. A8 D! N Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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; t8 a' g4 ~1 w( |0 ~Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...
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) D5 H$ j' }5 }! ^Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain7 _! p# Z$ X2 F: S; t, q+ \
- \& T/ b/ e" X6 K# PRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 w7 n* l% j% s8 OEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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5 y* G- m( e1 A& v2 ^+ aAllied aircraft
" k( j$ _! a, @3 ]' O B-17E Fortress x 6& m, K9 e& X- }
% l4 B( P- f/ y( QNo Allied losses( m/ Q. k3 ?8 B" k, Y6 y
% k c. R3 P" d8 MJapanese ground losses:5 ^& {" k$ O+ ~9 A* O- Y
8 casualties reported7 J# @! h6 s& [2 z- B E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- c% y( d" `, p+ f5 l0 }- D" ?( U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: g. J+ D2 G& j7 h6 Z8 a6 B$ K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
! O: M) e' `" X" v9 z; h" M3 K 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
7 r, _/ C* a7 Z: L Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb* r: g8 n7 h) N2 R3 f) [
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- ^- a0 P* z0 m) [) D) _Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)1 I" r8 [9 q) F1 K
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force* n. O/ ]2 G2 |8 b$ d$ Q0 _
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 |) q, p: O) P2 G F4 S
. }9 l# Z! g2 q+ n1 l, s' ~. ZAllied Ships
; {9 T# s( ?/ n; _& r% e; a AP Harris0 s1 g0 J# G3 ] _" R( Q
AP Zeilin8 ]" M7 B$ C. j
AP Henry T. Allen
& X9 Z) w" Z" R: R: ~6 J APD Little
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
+ P$ m" `, V/ F! J V4 dAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops. Y3 U+ ]8 D* C! P+ N, j& L8 Z
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops5 r/ X& x; M& U
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5 Q7 s( T. |" y. u( VGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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/ Z2 A0 s, d) G# nJapanese Bombardment attack: q8 m/ B8 H- q, ?
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86; }" J( K+ U" q0 W, ]! { Y
$ @9 L5 d! b0 o8 b6 r/ ZDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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Japanese ground losses:
6 `: |$ i5 ?' z: D8 _0 B- E3 B# r1 n# f 12 casualties reported' ^1 X& f8 X, L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ a4 G( R) e1 i5 `- ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 t# D! t5 z1 l9 o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 O1 w9 e: I1 D, Z: B. k
) S4 |3 C: z p& DAssaulting units:
4 H$ w: Y; f0 ~ Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit$ F1 q7 @" w4 w$ m1 { N
81st Naval Guard Unit' C0 B- [5 Q3 `% U! { }
13th Naval Construction Battalion
3 M* N+ u5 y0 M+ i& i: {! V 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
. E) j( W W: k; J: W 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion2 w+ W- X" Q0 T. q
1st USMC/1st Regiment
" t/ k0 W3 r. n, { 1st USMC/5th Regiment! k1 z# I( J ^: j
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)" ?; O9 p6 @9 Z' ^) T$ H
) h: Q9 W& ?# X% Z3 O' T- OJapanese Bombardment attack
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4 d/ z1 M' {$ c/ z1 f6 iAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32 P7 g8 c2 J* k
7 D5 d9 K1 o! N' J9 ~+ FDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2423 a3 a* W' Y4 V/ K! [0 G: c+ a
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Assaulting units:, T/ o+ V% Y# W8 n. Y+ ^* N' _
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
* c* ~4 z' N3 H7 w Q: u 14th Naval Construction Battalion
" Z; V# r4 p5 N: f$ v( M* K- r 129th JNAF AF Unit - Z& Q& ^% }' G4 Z8 D% N& P( y# [
* |* I1 t. \7 S' t. d! XDefending units:, J b* A" d7 i, V8 J
1st USMC Parachute Battalion' t! E7 Z; }6 E4 ?1 M; g
1st USMC Raider Battalion
. @( Y$ c' h2 M: U% O5 D3 z 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)' R0 O5 i, F2 M/ H
5 h% O2 M+ I& {5 D( UAllied Shock attack
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6 J4 h6 y0 [# X. h& A; h$ @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+ s2 ~( b! O& i3 F+ k
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Allied adjusted assault: 430 : S) T; c. _ Q' }4 a. f4 q( ]
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23
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. d0 H% x3 {! T2 _Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) 3 f1 w( ]7 r. W J* o
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!9 \/ {9 d/ K5 O/ n9 k5 f
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Combat modifiers
- t8 D- e3 L' ^3 ZDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)( z5 W. ^. ]4 t* r
Attacker: shock(+); ^' r) C0 a p6 B
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Japanese ground losses:( }2 U/ q R) g2 b
3169 casualties reported
. b, b' b: U( c% x2 E% Z$ U8 T8 t- C Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
8 u( [, h; x0 @/ }" _+ v" d0 `0 X! d Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
+ v5 u9 `6 u8 g/ g7 ]1 n7 }! g Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
8 z$ N8 F7 d& l' \! x, T, y1 I Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)8 j9 ]& D0 B8 ]/ H8 w: x
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
" G1 X6 Q" H* K1 A' p! m* I Units retreated 47 b% v! x3 i$ k5 ^
% [, t+ m! ?# M- ?& TAllied ground losses:
& w3 f3 }) u3 D& T 24 casualties reported
+ ^$ z2 M9 {1 d% P5 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; ]+ F0 Q) R2 k ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled/ B4 k! L' B5 Q: \) H' y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!2 t# J, W" [0 |: [8 f# c
3 j% y" I! p" D. l- Q! kAssaulting units:6 N8 |/ ^. N' w2 I* S8 H
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion. _& G- u) o& [! L! n, I5 I$ x# h0 L
1st USMC/1st Regiment
( S! \9 M9 u {# U% i4 Y5 D 1st USMC/5th Regiment R( _6 u1 z+ z- T7 S
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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. w" ^& L6 n' {3 T, H: O$ E" j7 }Defending units:
7 x& K) _" @1 x4 z# ] Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit+ ?! L" V5 W/ F# c- f; |" t( w; w
81st Naval Guard Unit
/ g4 ?7 I# y4 `) l: r 13th Naval Construction Battalion
# R; ?( Y6 Q. S e' ~ 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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