AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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; |, m- j% K" [2 T( h8 L+ G* kInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships! ~6 }9 ?) v5 \
DMS Hovey
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APD Little
( o1 K! X/ V+ X. q" O APD Colhoun7 q6 L* Q% l( E- y- D
1 e: C) v* O8 U1 R cAllied ground losses:3 y. D2 W! X. t3 I/ X) {' j2 L1 H
16 casualties reported# e# i- a9 Z; l2 y ]: s" M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: c% W/ P' G. A
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
% n: y% I7 L `( p7 U) {DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
3 z5 l G X* w/ y- K8 DAPD Little fired at enemy troops0 H# z* ^; d; k. L' o
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
- E3 l ~ F* {& c- S2 f/ vDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards3 R9 u- z- l5 j) c0 \
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards, T* \9 l& x5 |. K6 |' T
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard" x/ l3 t4 e1 G& @) ]
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:1 @2 ^* S9 \2 D; j) W! D; F
8 casualties reported
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2 ]0 r; q) P0 y2 b; y' I( e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- N& V% c- B) n! E; w% p0 X$ ^! @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, T) {. p5 P3 XDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
) ]/ `3 S! Q* @# y& X! F) w* HDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
- L$ g3 o) e; {6 l: W5 A# {APD Little fired at enemy troops& d) D5 G; }, s* z
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
9 D" t4 c. n; C( H; _Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
% h) X/ D# m. Q' NDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force* \! ]1 `' ~$ L4 j
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c5 z1 K6 y1 \" E$ Q7 d3 d# lAllied Ships
, ~ T' x, h+ A4 s0 `, @9 k DMS Hovey3 d6 |6 \" e1 j7 H" h' M& H; X; K
DMS Southard
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: ]- z& q8 Y1 q, H8 s% L APD Colhoun
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# v0 J+ g, ]7 c: c- i5 h8 U) hDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
5 h( s- f& a% CDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
4 E" u" x" n, O; H" ~. ~APD Little fired at enemy troops
, G! J" |( [/ n" n; `7 R* Q1 C5 fAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops% c6 f( ` o$ q% Q& _8 @
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)8 z q; ^& q% L
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 d" M6 T4 r2 X' g7 D9 sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% ~- Z @( W6 H& U& v& [8 ~2 h' P2 L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft; B. _. o+ ~. m
B-17E Fortress x 111 g& A& `5 l& j6 _; L& S
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
5 E/ u8 \& g3 a* d, i 6 casualties reported
5 _2 L' Z6 T" | c; P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 j2 ^' }( ^. g. v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% o: V/ Q, y8 C1 p0 n0 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& d0 g6 r& ~' i. K$ O0 |5 l
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 v* R* c6 o; E' J, s! T; A0 K) g2 n 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * / C4 X1 i0 L7 I% Y6 l
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb7 R2 x% \. S* M6 N$ I
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 2 X/ [: p' B2 k% C) h0 t
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb7 G p+ r: c, z9 P! V
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
3 Q, T a5 Q4 B3 Q& E Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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* p7 Q" Z8 ^+ U6 s; q" D$ Y0 \6 Y2 @8 @Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...7 ~7 @ D9 o7 x6 k! f
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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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) k+ Z2 m* x1 S/ r" m0 G2 yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 n- E" E1 [8 L& l! o. A: \
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 {1 n3 H% N- m5 Q, L+ m$ `( D3 N) o
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Allied aircraft/ F3 u5 Q& \, |# X
B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses* G( U( O8 P9 i) c( z6 M
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Japanese ground losses:
9 W8 |, a9 O, P 8 casualties reported* l2 x9 w7 p. A7 E4 i: Z0 \% r- Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, j, U4 Q7 {( | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* @. Q1 ]6 \: y' B9 E8 M3 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! _# @6 `4 T, u( m6 b% j$ n
% p* `, \7 ~$ j, U$ p5 V. NAircraft Attacking:/ i$ x; x+ T: l6 m, [! ~1 {
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 5 u( Q" G7 I9 D* Z! ?9 K- L
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+ @/ b2 G U7 Y( {7 h7 J3 ~
AP Harris
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+ d8 Z$ ~" k) \# I6 e- m AP Henry T. Allen* q. U: f" G& l1 L+ F5 |% G
APD Little* F1 Y2 ]. E- N1 W. X0 C
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
) c' C1 z9 E: r4 M: x; e1 oAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops8 p0 r7 L! z8 `* E ^( o
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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; Q L) ^- Q, s# {6 }Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack( N7 g! l. U0 X
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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. k- N: S! Q6 q4 q$ jDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ C8 s" U h2 s( f- b Z! Y9 h' g: L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ f! ^ }# J* y, w5 z2 Z' _# j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
) Q3 W8 i `3 s$ G4 q; r$ P Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
8 [" T$ s: ~8 e* K- C 81st Naval Guard Unit
; ~% p& A5 p, a7 y 13th Naval Construction Battalion. d) j; r# G4 o6 x9 p2 E
11th Naval Construction Battalion$ M9 t4 a4 Z" {- j5 e1 h) _; V
/ O+ ~; V6 s- d, F9 K/ wDefending units:
- l2 x1 U. w# N4 U1 ` 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion% u* ?6 F% V7 S- o7 u
1st USMC/1st Regiment
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3rd USMC Defense Battalion# z8 P( c( H1 Z1 D3 V) f% }
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. S) j2 z8 A9 x; g/ o3 \Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137): z" M4 }9 Q) q @% G2 _
1 j! o2 Q+ f* JJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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8 T& a7 P. d$ l1 T9 w5 u3 A/ QDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242. G) e- w; D2 G8 [+ C
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Assaulting units:" T5 i9 J+ D! p1 f* V( a
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
# G' w7 M" C7 j 14th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:" b( j" R4 i$ P/ J5 J& t
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
0 H! W8 [4 f. |9 ^, G% @ 1st USMC Raider Battalion
% e' b0 l$ h; o. b/ \ 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment: ^+ V8 ~3 l: L [1 D( V
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454$ C$ P$ S+ j& N$ J
8 \, { p) Y7 v4 j K$ }Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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Allied adjusted assault: 430 7 O* }5 e4 J7 |
4 H. S: M6 O( f+ ]# |1 x1 [' L/ x2 dJapanese adjusted defense: 23 ) U8 Z5 [4 r2 I2 v. @
1 R7 x4 O+ E- ~7 e9 Y5 f( OAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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X: \0 I' E( l6 [" P; O/ BAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!! [/ w" c7 \% `# q m- X( L0 ]
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9 D* |2 a; L3 Y2 U$ j$ YDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-). z z. B% z+ ^3 M, Q" Q g
Attacker: shock(+)3 F" b$ N5 k; |
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Japanese ground losses:
6 W+ z9 y0 M9 k8 j# z 3169 casualties reported( U+ F) ?9 b3 G: W$ C0 s: {2 m
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
( V, u$ A* c) p+ i: U Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
" u, _" ]( }8 `" }, a( t Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
# `; c4 p5 y. l# z( F( y Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)3 X, y3 n& u+ \* j5 s
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 f0 v# q# E, g: _. K Units retreated 4: u1 d3 d/ J1 h& v1 \: ~5 [
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Allied ground losses:
1 H' R4 Y q( u$ u6 S" l' l 24 casualties reported
8 j+ \/ E3 \) b Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" T$ ?/ `) `3 P* k+ a7 b# L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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* T, c: [) |3 O. `) r4 A; P' L% YDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!. y- |# ]7 c1 K7 K
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1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
/ p% j) w& X8 f9 T: D9 t 1st USMC/1st Regiment
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$ r( \9 P2 @6 k9 X l 3rd USMC Defense Battalion% f% J4 O/ C- q/ w
& ~0 m5 g$ |4 d* r# l1 BDefending units:
& j; m! S. A4 |3 ]6 M Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion
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