AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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5 W* M6 _$ N/ c/ o( v+ eInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137) L$ m# n+ X; Z
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 y- [% I. s" Z7 K
8 A( O/ |0 U* ~$ M; R0 Z; XAllied Ships
2 w1 K) g8 N& F/ W$ N3 y DMS Hovey7 T9 V6 _9 s8 S' v
DMS Southard
% K7 X9 Y5 G% O: V, i APD Little$ d2 Z% M9 X+ Z& k6 j# p1 w( {4 G
APD Colhoun
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% Q; K1 r- k- x: I- h r: O1 l9 f: }Allied ground losses:
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+ @% F& M- y- u5 R& l7 h( Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled C, S) V0 k6 k+ `- G4 K! r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# b5 @+ Q5 @! r% L4 W( F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops/ v. ^- i/ v8 m5 g6 T: Z. x. |
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops+ t; b' ^+ j! d
APD Little fired at enemy troops: b, I, P) T' \# ^* Y1 T" k' o. E
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
- e' J+ ? J% I- o4 \Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
2 L! d2 T! n) i! k! ?1 I+ X- oDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards4 }- m, E) J+ c5 ]9 g4 ?
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137); I" p/ I1 O9 m& H
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( N3 o3 ?, x9 [
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Allied Ships+ `7 m8 j( o& E9 [* Y8 C
DMS Hovey
; ~8 ~/ G# [/ N+ R# L7 m$ v: [ DMS Southard! K3 r) X) m! `# J6 B9 R! r: E/ X
APD Little
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6 o) j0 u! l; Q- V. ^Allied ground losses:
/ m9 |+ p- }* u8 |0 M# d 8 casualties reported
% n& J. q& n) r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; w. Y1 h( P M& F2 k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; c8 Z* _1 ]8 S: B& U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& |1 j. ~5 e1 p" U9 y6 F/ r
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops9 K& d# w1 I3 e0 s# g/ m3 C
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
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APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops7 @- U6 m" A, t/ {9 p9 p+ Z( V5 V, N
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards! M! c6 h+ P( z! l
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, Z1 c: ~: x( |6 ^7 b: }3 i" a ?Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
% r# W" g: ^, F; t$ _& GDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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, j& N3 ]" V* N0 ?3 t+ c/ qAllied Ships
0 w/ L( ?- X5 |# ?( O5 \& V DMS Hovey" ~, Y5 @1 d2 S4 o& }9 A
DMS Southard$ Y; q3 H6 q/ L- ~. [6 a
APD Little6 |; F: ^, |. P0 g/ `+ K& I
APD Colhoun$ J9 B0 U6 M0 j5 Z/ s
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
# Q3 L0 N9 N' e% G' Q5 [DMS Southard fired at enemy troops+ ]: N2 y# U8 k4 \9 \8 d7 K
APD Little fired at enemy troops0 o) r/ [5 f8 |
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops# h8 c$ ^8 J6 e: ` v* ?$ G
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)0 I# j Z; ?1 o
6 Z% ~: R b; L9 N+ zWeather in hex: Moderate rain0 h+ b" G$ l% C
1 y3 |9 W1 _, i8 URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" @! k1 X* n# E3 w+ C7 |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:
$ X* A7 u# e, c" T+ D 6 casualties reported
) F6 C5 c3 S! C& E! s# U# r4 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) K- `5 d! _0 O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& r9 x. [$ C3 _
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 a# }! N, }% l4 N: F 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
9 o& T6 J& f% U. _* r& g Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
0 X) X L# Z& H0 c 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 0 G! y% q0 p- e) s0 J1 W
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
, Y- |8 a* V( I2 U; ? 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
3 L8 J8 d* E5 b( _ Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...1 V. @$ O k3 T" m! |
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! Z' S! R7 [7 I, AMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: R7 T1 v5 [* V8 t F% f
( J- x) w: L) a& DRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
V! }8 R U, uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes. V/ p2 M/ u" l; i
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$ I9 ~: b& W7 s0 d B-17E Fortress x 65 \* N3 X9 z% X7 F
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No Allied losses
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; i% V6 u8 D O' R( Y/ dJapanese ground losses:( J9 \( N0 o( Y% J. q: P
8 casualties reported8 y; ]% A2 S0 K5 ?9 g; m2 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" J0 S# m1 ]0 s+ r' s& Z9 [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 i' a& F$ a% ?) h6 Y# G& D: l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# e8 l1 c6 o- v8 aAircraft Attacking:# \& I% q+ R# Q L- P" `' a) H2 c" ~
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
+ i9 @5 P3 o" j7 f" ?* r2 X) D; n Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb$ n0 S( W g) Y+ a4 Y5 X
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/ d! ~' i" w& \ `# AInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)& R o! R" ]& G5 E" j
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force. V% `* q; [) e2 B7 o
% S+ \" t3 K& h4 j/ I' `6 e6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' F$ O7 ?: K+ E0 y: W# O
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' L1 z2 E$ x/ |% G6 v( ^ AP Harris
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AP Henry T. Allen
9 f' w5 K) a" k4 \ APD Little
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
& W2 d7 `6 j0 x8 Z6 o! {. jAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
7 i+ y1 l: I9 n4 n; d$ w' TAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)! G& K% _% r# Z/ I
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Japanese Bombardment attack6 `* @8 H- X/ ]9 `; n* a* g; \
+ I) i0 x# ` Y: y# {2 jAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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! j1 H2 B* T1 b% E" bDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455; `3 Y1 a# i$ T$ ~4 U1 E% n
" g O7 C1 d6 J n9 o+ F8 v7 CJapanese ground losses:
5 @% G# b. `3 d0 ^. h 12 casualties reported
7 ?1 i% ]0 `; o5 F/ m/ p( _% T Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ e; E* L# ?: k3 Y6 p/ ]6 \$ Q+ }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, K3 i e" ]5 I) A, {5 i* i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 B; `# s/ J0 C2 Z' s7 J! JAssaulting units:& b7 T4 c0 N, X7 v9 _$ s% Z
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit! a4 A7 U7 M$ r3 U
81st Naval Guard Unit
W0 @1 H# g4 J/ l- W 13th Naval Construction Battalion3 K1 ]* L9 A& P m6 B& Z: X4 @
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
! c W. O( l* |. L1 }" G 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
* V* j5 {+ i) K& y 1st USMC/1st Regiment
8 j5 ?. e; ]3 v, `8 z/ O 1st USMC/5th Regiment) W2 D! G. c1 |* N" }2 s
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)% [$ U( B% o0 D, n. a& Q
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Japanese Bombardment attack: q0 L( q: W- C+ W0 V
% \+ W; x8 T5 _9 S3 iAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32! a6 A: o0 u8 b" B
! p# J% F' b) q8 G1 e) ADefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242( h- ~# w! {( t" d9 U) l
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF+ F- f+ f) m' x2 u/ y9 u. M) g0 C
14th Naval Construction Battalion% S' ^/ i" `% O9 h
129th JNAF AF Unit
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* _" v0 J5 M- y2 H) B% c3 g1 GDefending units:
& {4 Z5 e5 z! Q T- i% j/ l 1st USMC Parachute Battalion2 U) W# L- L" u, I
1st USMC Raider Battalion
$ P. Q$ P1 U" t: Z; C3 x7 N" K( l 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment Y$ F5 J3 \" P, a2 `0 i0 `
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)6 K, N% n8 y M4 s- d0 ]
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Allied Shock attack @3 ?/ m$ a v P- X7 f
& s- \ [7 J! ~2 e% c+ E& Q: R# ~Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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9 A5 Z# v" h! e' R! \( RDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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/ Z9 D+ _. I0 ~Allied adjusted assault: 430
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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6 w/ u+ [1 S- }Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
@* U4 s t s! zAttacker: shock(+)
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3 G6 p1 j0 H) k$ eJapanese ground losses:
6 C' C& F' v. x- l0 f 3169 casualties reported6 r- o: y9 M$ R- `$ R/ \& M
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled" l& b+ i4 g6 n! E
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
# M. o2 r& Q: ^) y; k8 N Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
# X+ I3 p/ `! e5 h! o Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
: V% J4 [+ Y2 f7 b( l" K2 _ Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) G5 _- Q* T3 J3 R' ]) V
Units retreated 42 Z$ d* f/ X, Z$ P! m: b+ P- S
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Allied ground losses:9 I, ]5 l% Y' `" t% V% a4 h# z
24 casualties reported
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: B4 J) i) w; R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled5 F z0 t5 O% s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 u$ ~! r6 N4 L0 [' d9 l6 A
+ s$ w; @, C5 V2 X# MDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:
/ J/ d) m/ q. z1 B' z/ x! K4 D 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
( r7 e1 _9 W: F1 E! c1 d/ E& I) Q 1st USMC/1st Regiment- [% @! e2 s: L# E, e3 o6 x
1st USMC/5th Regiment" z5 o' U$ |8 x3 r+ { P
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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6 R2 G2 o; \) f! X/ @! E ~$ c Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
8 p7 n% \& ^# G, _5 S 81st Naval Guard Unit* x# ]6 h$ _+ e( X; m+ a
13th Naval Construction Battalion. C% d3 v7 l" R! `) x
11th Naval Construction Battalion7 E2 X7 ?7 q5 L) p. n* x* d1 J% G
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