AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 420 y4 V( p+ J' w* O1 F, s9 ?: g1 `6 X- T
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1 E v7 t* J# A# SInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
8 J" D5 w) U/ i% Y& D& n DMS Hovey( C/ L6 r' a( H9 x! ^; r
DMS Southard
" S. ~9 q/ l+ @ S APD Little- N( U1 h' ~2 k: |7 f& ]
APD Colhoun9 u1 g7 ^! \" H# ^2 w# x
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Allied ground losses:. d7 _$ }1 T5 E) s ^+ R% B
16 casualties reported' G" G! L, v& ?7 O' ]- R' `% |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; F' o/ `% k( e( o9 ^" B& [" l& R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& Y7 l. V5 {4 X( q+ C# ?" m$ G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops$ K' A; L9 W9 r# D
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
' n7 |0 X$ s- m- c- xAPD Little fired at enemy troops
+ F& {0 @: C& B; XAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops* g% A/ e K: G7 B: \1 [4 S: [( s% m0 e
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
( ^$ Z: ^6 n# zDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards! C P* L* V7 s1 P
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 J" D+ o8 L, w2 d: O( Y3 B( R3 T
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard
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3 A; O% j$ f% `2 dAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 z4 z0 w# V, R- z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& x5 F$ l- `5 d9 G& u: K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* @: v) }8 m" A& D T* A2 ~DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
/ P' ^( |% {% q! k+ jDMS Southard fired at enemy troops4 ?0 }6 O0 Y, @9 E4 W1 v
APD Little fired at enemy troops
. H) F, Z1 r! P( l; \4 J zAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops: ?# i `9 Y/ V5 V; Z
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards% l3 y! ?, y% }! G4 e/ C" G
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137), j ?$ J0 I( r( N+ f
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 q7 ^2 `6 L+ K
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun) }& H0 h3 m8 H: A
) I* n5 s: g8 H9 R5 v& J: a0 iDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops4 M, U9 X0 E$ ^( N
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops6 c/ L5 p) _* n, I( k( u. T, Y0 M
APD Little fired at enemy troops. L, A; o8 O( C3 K; `
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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9 q% `; N$ l& S2 D# ~* O5 s% OMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)9 `, @1 s6 V: K$ D+ z
1 u* \5 w# E" T5 g. M8 S. J( s) W% WWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 i) t1 V/ t- S5 t+ ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft" _4 I0 V5 Z6 E& y
B-17E Fortress x 11( v1 Z9 d1 {# d# R; b3 _
7 ?# b; A9 O- y* @No Allied losses
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$ L0 C' i. c! J; y, Q/ qJapanese ground losses:1 T( A4 l9 n) u0 L. K& Y8 [" ?
6 casualties reported; n, w* a! D% J8 u" l3 y0 H' v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 B& Q0 c# v, m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) y0 u; c4 s2 G$ I9 T, n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 `/ Z: Z5 ~: B. i+ ]4 |
% [" G6 L8 t# h; {7 X% K: Q7 E2 [4 DAircraft Attacking:
) ]# x8 F" P6 Y1 H% m 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
. X7 i- B, V5 \# K! j ` Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb. v% F0 s* f: D1 J! e/ k3 E+ {
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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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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 B4 k7 e6 \/ I% n( Z8 s3 IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) l" l! u, X- G9 I5 \( i" Z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# w! ]. C# a! L* X
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F# d7 U5 b5 B& U2 w B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses$ Q8 q& O5 ?+ y& s
; G1 ^0 Z9 B0 h4 HJapanese ground losses:* |; `+ J9 F; J( i# Z; Y0 i
8 casualties reported% @- D3 N5 r! R1 s( P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 E) d7 g* E, L& [6 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:: s- I4 j( ]6 m3 s, ^
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
$ f! s3 ^( d) Z4 }1 |4 b' h9 h/ y' P Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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1 Z3 t( t8 x) U3 R- wInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
3 l7 p$ P2 Z* SDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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Allied Ships- Y2 \+ x7 ~$ e' a Q0 R+ k! o
AP Harris( m5 ?5 j. s! v: c
AP Zeilin
4 N1 z i# A, f/ \' o( _4 l3 H AP Henry T. Allen
$ Y+ W" g( @8 y7 y, A APD Little l* R0 l5 ?' A: n9 q
8 Q& `0 X9 D v$ s: o+ C$ M9 bAP Harris fired at enemy troops
# G2 J) q/ ?$ i6 JAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops4 _( m2 s( G+ `3 J$ M K
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops- y9 U; V# z# p3 i A# ~5 D
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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6 t+ x) m9 D+ H1 L$ EJapanese Bombardment attack5 E/ e: \3 c. ~2 P
! j8 t/ C8 W! s- j# U/ }, B9 P) sAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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" _+ {9 f- R# K$ RDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455! j/ j' s# P5 W9 ^. E- B" y
9 M* q9 L5 S8 C- m( LJapanese ground losses:" g; Q+ T* ^% D6 x$ p8 R
12 casualties reported
8 Y5 c- i3 h& y4 K6 P$ t# T7 } Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 Q2 M9 q. Y6 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- z. A: n% q) ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 S$ W, v0 ]6 w" P0 o" q
' r; M) w8 G8 }1 TAssaulting units:1 m# |$ _0 v* b
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
' L w" f0 W7 x. |8 \ 81st Naval Guard Unit
! J6 g6 n" M! Y+ I3 G0 Z$ ^ 13th Naval Construction Battalion
" J+ S' @0 S; T( z3 e0 z 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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# a( @2 X/ c( f% f; yDefending units:
' Y+ A9 m4 J' r; J, T+ K 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion C4 ?" d% c; ?7 D
1st USMC/1st Regiment4 C' n% _: k- ~% h3 ]% L/ K" ]
1st USMC/5th Regiment
8 o* N' @! b! w8 \ 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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* Z' ^8 ]2 R5 x. n4 C1 iGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack& c/ A- `. N3 A7 v
) K6 b4 h; }5 \Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242* t4 C, E" a3 ^/ B
$ r" p9 F) R& I [Assaulting units:
- y+ l7 z. ?) t7 E" e$ n Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
4 L! [. b, W2 w 14th Naval Construction Battalion* |+ p9 d8 O% T. z2 i: _
129th JNAF AF Unit " d. H" N. M7 d/ _; ~
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Defending units:
2 S1 H2 }% _* I6 C/ ~7 K+ `. D 1st USMC Parachute Battalion4 k ^6 I3 z" i+ h) L& J
1st USMC Raider Battalion
0 L) L" S& ^" {, s 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Shock attack
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- X$ [+ D! R0 _4 C1 U2 zAttacking 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! ^" Y' N. h5 E. R" W
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Allied adjusted assault: 430
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23 * z: v' K3 Q/ U7 a& r
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!( n* @0 e* Z% c5 J) m& D& c$ [
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
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8 f7 i# p) U8 o. d* n1 B" DJapanese ground losses:
/ h# [+ |# g# K) N. Q 3169 casualties reported0 S$ v! F* {# l' _$ A, g3 n% |: G
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled: E4 o9 t+ P/ z2 u; O' c" |
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
! M J! Z- y; W% S Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled; {0 e* d: I4 l
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)* f6 A5 y1 [+ H/ d: e( H
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( q& W7 B% s4 ` p! H2 g% s Units retreated 4
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: L6 e/ y1 j9 }2 ]" E L5 rAllied ground losses:2 E! \: h( N& h. C$ ?( x# m
24 casualties reported6 p# R$ V. ]( p& y* ~# J d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! h4 L7 n( N7 d: o. n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 Y6 L, A( i; g1 e3 e @* }+ G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
* I3 t+ @& m$ C; D& l 1st USMC/1st Regiment$ o$ G8 Z" c, o# g( Z) o' D2 t1 ?6 k
1st USMC/5th Regiment
3 x( R D( k( U! M1 I5 ` 3rd USMC Defense Battalion2 M* [# y/ z+ H5 X1 [* a5 D
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Defending units:
8 [; |1 x: f( `: E; j Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
, A5 l) S! h! O" `5 O- f 81st Naval Guard Unit$ r* }9 {, O- p, g" D' I' C- O; {) L
13th Naval Construction Battalion
4 g4 u4 V' J0 p S1 Z 11th Naval Construction Battalion+ ^% Q5 k2 u! N
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