AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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" E4 Z* _. m* ]' @ S$ ?Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)8 `0 s# W. v# [
4 P) A3 {: A% k; E; z8 ~36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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H: b+ q( y5 H5 s& P, |2 iAllied Ships
" ]8 J9 C. B2 I3 N, r; M# y DMS Hovey" q2 S6 K3 F1 s2 q5 j/ \
DMS Southard
- E# h- | \& _/ x7 q5 [ APD Little5 Z/ t4 Y4 a1 R4 H/ \3 ?
APD Colhoun s" [& u" k+ [+ h3 T
0 u* y( _6 h$ t% Q( A' Y t% b7 T$ gAllied ground losses:9 s, f% L* n6 F3 J" v
16 casualties reported: I9 G# [4 h( r4 F8 s& F$ l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 n* Y2 x' F3 x7 X w8 E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. K- d8 k [6 U( s6 A' A) ^- f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: t9 ~' `4 F9 d! p# x$ m
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
7 G8 V4 G2 N7 H' UDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
$ Q1 r8 ^0 ^+ B! ^( J3 D8 VAPD Little fired at enemy troops
) M! m! Z5 h3 \6 I# k7 ]! x, `APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops5 B) x0 j' v V5 t4 F( \
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards d( i) O' e# R. ]: h, E& U
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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; F5 K( G0 ^ _! p/ i8 LInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137); C4 b; w! G5 f( |6 P! c4 w2 J n
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# N+ {4 n% \+ i; I# f; JAllied Ships
, F, n3 T- b' u& ` DMS Hovey
I" Q8 V$ U8 P% P" O DMS Southard$ x' `! ?6 i# C* q9 F
APD Little( x$ D. {( N( ?4 t2 i6 r
APD Colhoun; S. |5 r) p# q6 ]1 w/ k/ k2 Y
* Y5 O. R2 r1 b4 C4 Z( C4 _Allied ground losses:# k& d: n! _3 o) ^# D! E3 e+ g
8 casualties reported
* v6 C3 Y' G1 H+ Z H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 f* G+ C5 r$ L' P3 [3 V+ W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& i z+ O# S' k/ F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 E# a0 j0 t L% M& N
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
$ s7 P; t1 R5 w% d7 pDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
+ q( [, x! O" O; E6 g. s+ p' nAPD Little fired at enemy troops5 m8 c k% @' V* I1 b
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops5 [" ?7 Z0 k0 _( Q0 A; j, U3 ^( l2 `) q
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards( F' f$ g% Y4 e) w
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137); @$ ?& E( b& S$ ~2 L, Z
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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DMS Hovey
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APD Colhoun' e# |3 H* u% c
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
) ?( r* O1 h t0 r hDMS Southard fired at enemy troops0 y9 ^" j$ G7 {% G/ E
APD Little fired at enemy troops
* o4 j' o% w( `( O; |2 yAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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0 d. R; c) p3 W1 z# ]& E1 f& XMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain( p5 O: t! ] Q- o' Y4 W
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 w8 q8 c2 O1 ^9 NEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 117 d9 J4 v) W$ S$ ]/ D/ s `
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No Allied losses
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6 casualties reported
% U- k( @4 q( n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ P0 N9 ?6 L$ k3 p6 ?7 C" E8 o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# L3 O! O* u+ S& N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
! m* j f: L) U7 e- S& I& l 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
0 Z3 v# g, X$ i, S3 {' z$ U' E Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb0 I, i6 N1 t9 r* _
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 8 I- y( w3 c. B+ r
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...; D" {6 R% J3 ]6 k( r1 b, z
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)# r- D* m4 P! P+ o
: j- N1 d! x$ w( Z/ VWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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: N; M7 {( f" Z+ b) V/ L7 sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; D3 T0 y3 w0 d
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 i$ k& U# L$ {( X. Q8 I6 y2 M
/ e% F' q2 F$ HAllied aircraft
( W5 W& ^. u' b2 W" K B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses9 x) U, L" I4 C
9 ]# k! m' u# j6 ?; @# ^: J2 XJapanese ground losses:, V) D- b8 g2 k6 L( G
8 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# Y- t: t) O: t2 D- N, Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 E0 C% u5 m5 Y m1 _( nAircraft Attacking:
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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. x/ _. w( z' t! `/ ?9 ? l) T) O1 UInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
2 i/ u9 X$ C. j( kDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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Allied Ships
1 N5 n! @6 u4 q AP Harris9 ]% B: Q9 j) w) @, R$ S/ k- U8 x
AP Zeilin
. f) w- z' _6 X& a+ f' I; u AP Henry T. Allen
/ U! U& }% @# [1 Y6 n6 L1 b APD Little
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R9 A' S5 m+ b; Q5 c! Z1 c+ Y8 ]AP Harris fired at enemy troops
7 L. i' m0 q* U I! u9 ^AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops/ M# E0 M( {8 F" r/ d4 W
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops: j: J. w/ c6 K p D) T4 B9 L
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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& n- Q. W& S2 {- ^: J8 F) LJapanese 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 = 4559 f% Q+ P2 m/ X3 P& a
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 r- X6 ~" G6 Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( o, x( `! Z4 I: s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:. H+ T' o# Q$ H1 c" |
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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) T8 c1 r# A9 c6 X 13th Naval Construction Battalion
( b9 O1 ^/ W4 v: ? 11th Naval Construction Battalion( z1 l/ b1 c" F* K
8 _1 w$ x4 ?5 F. EDefending units:
& T" e$ _5 w' R+ q 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
! K2 s8 }& M) N# U0 k2 r 1st USMC/1st Regiment
# g* T) w2 Z( s/ ]7 x7 @! X 1st USMC/5th Regiment
2 S h1 J) G' P! m$ r 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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, G" O$ M7 L/ a3 [% }+ i, l) tGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack" n! s( p3 @' G5 h3 h) W; k6 s7 b
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32+ C: C6 e- \1 p' h& }
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2423 A+ X- v F4 ]( f
* [: `* b8 d0 U m' b( O" BAssaulting units:
9 N6 e$ g2 p' ]- t' s/ _ Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
4 L! f3 B0 E; s 14th Naval Construction Battalion( t# @1 j9 c7 H
129th JNAF AF Unit 5 `' R3 q% l2 ]! f" x
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
/ R! y. F) V5 K9 k 1st USMC Raider Battalion( K% ~0 i: s8 @3 t7 ?$ W
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment- W* M9 j* }1 g5 L, q- C! M' n8 z
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& p1 N4 W) C3 o: d. Z, S9 a5 T! @Ground combat at Lunga (114,138); o2 X+ B. @0 P4 B
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Allied Shock attack K8 H v2 n9 Q! e _
( N+ y1 ~# L6 o. r, @. w- vAttacking 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
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Allied adjusted assault: 430 : n* W, T7 A4 B8 O$ o
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) 2 p. B# A' L3 s3 a6 l( e
/ r" v( P! R; C. ^: n, f3 U$ dAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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7 z. Q0 v: _4 }& TCombat modifiers
# O; ^/ K, ~/ m& {; l* Y( yDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)/ o0 l- j6 |' Y) i
Attacker: shock(+), e1 F3 E4 @' M$ Q g7 j
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Japanese ground losses:
" H, J9 ^3 W, } 3169 casualties reported/ n1 b' S7 i: I9 A4 i5 \! q: E- m* A5 M
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
8 Q* Z7 T2 l r1 R. E9 |& r Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
6 w2 g- E- J1 k, R Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled1 n m0 H2 Y# k9 j4 S
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)2 z- z9 M3 J' | V! B
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 [; a* A- `& o' C k; A/ ? d
Units retreated 4
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6 }# |, |. Y: N! c( v1 T/ z 24 casualties reported
; l8 G1 X& b, j: D$ U( F Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 o1 w' g' r( p' A3 y1 a2 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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, m5 ?7 i$ Q3 ZDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:/ `. Y, X& p) `+ n. K0 E7 ^+ I2 L* e
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
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1st USMC/5th Regiment2 q. w; l3 x5 w) D; Z; l
3rd USMC Defense Battalion9 @) a; O" J1 w% {5 T. A
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit3 \, V4 P) X+ R, Y- L/ y: A/ u
81st Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion I* q$ J" b9 r2 o2 ?% e4 }9 m
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