AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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9 D; z8 _" `8 B2 p( A% dInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)* j/ C3 I- }7 ~" b! ~- U/ B, K5 s
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ J5 g0 |( Q; x4 G7 M+ A
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Allied Ships9 v x6 V7 j6 Z& K$ J7 D
DMS Hovey
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APD Little& x4 z% V9 J, C% z. n
APD Colhoun
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5 X+ |: n" K( O" TAllied ground losses:- n/ U U0 \* f* s
16 casualties reported
4 Y m: e x% e$ ?. w& \; k \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" n( s; ]- ^7 s7 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 V- H7 R: }. ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
+ |! v7 |5 W5 _' S) p) J2 wDMS Southard fired at enemy troops& b) n) \. o2 o
APD Little fired at enemy troops5 x, P8 Y8 K+ p' T: B! y! F% t% f5 m
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
5 V3 i( @. E% @Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards% B" k( B( A8 t7 x: R
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/ n7 h K+ h
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Allied Ships
- t" i' o K5 v8 a* t# b, c DMS Hovey- j8 G v' _5 O8 b
DMS Southard
4 P L7 Y l5 q APD Little& z( k2 Z1 v( a+ ^
APD Colhoun3 Z$ J9 N: e- \) P4 L
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Allied ground losses:) K( C; Q/ w+ g& f& x4 L W
8 casualties reported
3 p B1 X. o, q9 @% H4 h" x9 X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* F" {4 s/ R$ r4 R( V$ A6 U& h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ k: `; p& H2 B) D8 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! {! \- C+ }, d
! T% k N2 ^: NDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
' b" _1 h0 G8 I) ~" S2 X1 [DMS Southard fired at enemy troops/ S4 h0 z: v7 Z b& s9 o" T
APD Little fired at enemy troops0 t' [1 U; W* ^8 F9 d% R0 T5 f
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
o0 u8 r) P& b& e) L& `Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards6 Z( X' U: Q! T
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137), O# M: m" e8 Z# ]0 F
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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# _" E4 {. X3 C- n$ E4 o( aAllied Ships
& I% X8 x$ z1 e DMS Hovey
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APD Colhoun" O* `9 x# v/ {3 M) b7 s! H- N
7 P: T+ a+ ?4 E2 z; W0 ~% A5 {DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops6 ` U8 @7 H8 Y- v% G
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
7 R( S6 @0 l0 _4 q1 t! {APD Little fired at enemy troops/ |' U4 x* } ^* |" Z* h- b
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops8 K9 F- }1 ^: P! d7 H, G
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)8 K0 T& ^3 x8 z# H! J+ t
' g* a% d: k+ RWeather in hex: Moderate rain$ D' S& _1 L2 K# h5 A6 ^5 k
+ Z2 G6 [) F* W6 }Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) j7 x4 N$ |9 I- ^" Z4 n& SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes3 E6 b, L/ [1 V! e) g
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Allied aircraft; J# Q4 K. s& K( F
B-17E Fortress x 11
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: @& T( z3 h9 n) E: p% {1 T) ZNo Allied losses- W; y/ _" h+ d$ c
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Japanese ground losses:9 q0 {& ^- W" w
6 casualties reported6 K/ s1 O9 B$ C7 g2 F2 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, ]9 w5 M/ g: K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# R( S8 [0 h( V% v3 H* t2 ]" n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:4 b# u* U5 Z0 a( \- @7 b; v
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * : r+ a* w; o3 i2 o) x
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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7 s& ]: v8 K. K B- ?" ~" C* W Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb. Z4 H* E0 d8 N, V u
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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)9 c) q! m5 ~4 W; \
6 d/ F f1 @) q9 G( y" y) jWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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& |$ }8 p1 P, BRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ V/ E- F8 _3 y, }7 o/ V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:% K2 r+ l! l2 s/ h8 w( f0 s1 p
8 casualties reported
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1 e& R% |- v$ Y g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) B$ N/ U$ |9 }8 i; n8 w7 m | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 y/ i7 F C, d
% u' S0 `/ d# O+ \- i5 Z. jAircraft Attacking:3 e A% v+ F b ~
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * % _. E7 f, r! u: v- b2 x
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb8 Y2 l# r5 G0 r8 P3 k+ _- v
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9 y, j# R# G8 B0 p. f+ l. ^1 AInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)! X; g! U4 n2 Y' E' ~ j: {* V
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( V7 q$ @+ i8 O' p( M' _/ K
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AP Harris! V9 m# H% i/ ?" T. @6 ^
AP Zeilin# A$ i% F# I1 J
AP Henry T. Allen
! G7 m' O$ e+ ~5 b APD Little
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+ C" ^1 f6 c% _2 I7 ^" u1 a8 xAP Harris fired at enemy troops
3 i6 j4 j* f; m" r" X: YAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops3 l, Z# }) d9 a; n+ r/ `% a8 J0 O
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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K; N/ E( _0 ?) c5 j, b* G5 xGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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3 W- q5 J- e& _' G- cJapanese ground losses:$ b( o2 a6 v$ z9 L
12 casualties reported% K l: L8 q8 J1 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 }8 f" _3 B+ D3 M+ o1 ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, j/ B2 A. [) b8 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. O3 j1 P! J8 g9 G6 @3 E+ d* |
4 }/ ~5 n8 O& ]' Q8 f$ ^5 U9 s KAssaulting units:( l1 C9 O' H" s, C Y/ R
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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$ Z2 U: A3 q) a1 I% `+ N 13th Naval Construction Battalion
6 O. O0 N+ Z8 H9 K2 f, Y 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:( s6 u# G" [3 \5 \: B% o- N: s$ P
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion7 _' U o0 G7 {$ O3 e4 ^
1st USMC/1st Regiment
( F/ a1 p1 ? X% Z" |8 v% Z 1st USMC/5th Regiment: } ]. X6 i2 K& t; }7 m# { n
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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0 K8 R5 {8 G$ z) `/ B& B6 M1 B) JGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)$ y8 x$ K& u% g% Y
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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7 `( y8 w7 `9 TAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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5 c1 h0 `9 l; j1 hDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF4 ^3 d4 h2 {" |! z2 s
14th Naval Construction Battalion
6 s2 @6 ~# y: i3 t) C# \ 129th JNAF AF Unit 9 c9 f9 F) \' I, M
) u$ Y6 p# T3 M' [- Z, b# yDefending units:
" F& \6 x9 U% W3 e, G 1st USMC Parachute Battalion* q3 @1 J$ f& p& D0 B
1st USMC Raider Battalion
# u# ~8 W; H! x$ I 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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Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454( w& k/ C" F4 b* D' `
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Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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Allied adjusted assault: 430
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+ `: v, q+ e5 AJapanese adjusted defense: 23 ; o1 {% x* \$ T! I
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) ) O+ T$ V% ^: E& d+ g: J( P0 s' }2 ~
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!) J8 l9 \3 K! P. i( \
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Combat modifiers
. n/ u+ P' n: ]: {8 ]4 w3 \* uDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
) T' B1 Y' [, W' \& O- ^/ Z! kAttacker: shock(+)0 x/ R: q. d8 N9 h8 g: D1 S2 L
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled' _: N, h' W8 k- L3 D
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled7 u1 H+ L1 |5 | k4 v, n
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
4 J+ ], P% ~6 i, o I) j5 J Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)$ O# H/ ]" S: l: {0 D* `
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 }( B0 ?" P( [$ L8 q8 B- G Units retreated 4( N% ~' }* r8 Q9 j
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Allied ground losses:
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' E! l5 T, q9 A5 w { Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* B$ a. a1 C2 g. Z" y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% b. L1 L( G# ^* a9 B, `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!7 O1 _# u9 B# F
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Assaulting units:
0 D s$ d3 O! @/ k* V+ V 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
! r1 L" {! _2 F$ ]4 H Y 1st USMC/1st Regiment. u/ h5 E: a7 D* H: L6 N
1st USMC/5th Regiment& R3 d6 r; `3 ^0 z$ y6 e
3rd USMC Defense Battalion& B' ]/ r5 c% U U! s# l6 ^
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit! ^. m; a9 f3 U) ^+ E. T4 R+ D
81st Naval Guard Unit
1 A; e5 K5 E- u0 [3 D# j# L# N 13th Naval Construction Battalion, ]4 z- O7 h# ]/ c2 q
11th Naval Construction Battalion' Q1 p% |) ]5 [8 U# T7 j7 F7 M+ X: s
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