AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 428 @! b$ q h8 L8 P$ S
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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% F! K5 Q1 e/ _4 k36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships0 [# ]; K% ]2 M- c$ q" k
DMS Hovey- k6 C# u; t5 ?' |9 E. y
DMS Southard: r" @. F5 ~. m; B5 z M) m
APD Little
/ X2 U# O) X0 W/ Z$ U APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:) E* L. q. D+ z: q, I6 w' g
16 casualties reported2 K* Y @, h' X$ {9 o Y, F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ H! Y4 C: v! _, b+ k+ X. i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 I+ T$ `+ i$ c% I& Y0 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
" e# J/ v/ U3 qDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
4 [" l$ D1 \7 S' ]% ^APD Little fired at enemy troops
5 r& k. m) B W) D. W6 P3 hAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
& E$ x* v; `' {Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
1 N$ O7 P& ?& JDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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) R) u2 g. z- a5 }+ r, VInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)/ T/ I! Z1 u' f
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Allied Ships
6 S% N2 s9 Z7 h% R; n% u2 } DMS Hovey+ t4 S/ ?9 y6 u5 t. k4 K7 w. f
DMS Southard" q, @4 s7 T8 E' Z/ e6 q
APD Little
1 [1 _& V. X9 D% S! c* f$ x APD Colhoun+ {6 U& U! F; A2 X9 y
3 D0 r0 ?8 [6 ?Allied ground losses:
& t3 Z4 u, V6 i1 O g* ? 8 casualties reported
1 P# o0 t. X4 D- z1 Q1 ~# Z6 B# t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 w7 T8 p. h# ~1 p w8 ?. o4 K/ S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 D- O& _4 a& ?5 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- A" W6 c0 V1 I! ?* N$ R$ `
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops+ ?: A4 I* n; V8 o3 N0 _
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops/ c6 l S2 O. _. _1 i! g( R
APD Little fired at enemy troops
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Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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7 c7 h% b F5 t: g: {( VInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 R7 W& E: _- Q5 p1 q( M7 W
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Allied Ships) F7 e4 g2 z' n+ m9 y
DMS Hovey8 Z5 T# U* k5 s* d3 r! f
DMS Southard
& I" @8 I$ j2 n APD Little
# n; O" e: T) W* T3 c2 e6 L APD Colhoun
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9 m" b8 I2 V. N5 F# ?5 v7 hDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops; r. R+ u' ^# a) O% N7 ~& U' V
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
J4 p$ ~' B; D* T- _APD Little fired at enemy troops% ~( Y" U4 u+ @" D; Y
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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& o, P7 r$ U/ c, N# ZMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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8 a: F$ y: Z/ ~6 a) d6 D9 zWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. q( A: U( \9 a! I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( @) T/ C% q @3 v$ \
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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No Allied losses
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6 \) c+ L7 q0 F" aJapanese ground losses:
: a: j& @0 \+ H; J3 g+ L8 |' ~ 6 casualties reported
' x" h8 q6 x/ ^4 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 s! \ S' }) @9 w- \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' J$ B9 `2 b/ c) ~: k$ O3 S8 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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+ l: {. L) A6 O- rAircraft Attacking:+ C, x4 S6 Q9 \
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * * x, U$ p' f$ G6 d: |0 Q+ z6 p% X4 @7 L
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb& ]1 N. R8 |+ r2 W8 h
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 4 |. o& o$ V7 B/ E) x
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb% }& ]: O) j" [$ ~- C! A# H
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
: @% \& ]! i- V4 B; n( } Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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1 H9 j- W) T3 j0 J4 }9 h3 a* V8 PAlso 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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/ x2 z; J) }1 ]Weather in hex: Moderate rain1 D X( Z, G, a- H2 X
0 A/ ]5 J9 m- ^Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ R9 M: U! V# R( {) ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. W$ Y' z a+ h0 T3 ^
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Allied aircraft# x! n' W; O+ ~1 D& |8 q
B-17E Fortress x 6
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! I: m6 H0 L% ^1 Q+ ~) K7 K4 q5 p. RNo Allied losses' B" w/ e. b6 [+ K @# J
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Japanese ground losses:
8 J1 n# Z+ p) W$ F 8 casualties reported
: X9 u- z. |( V7 K2 h$ W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: H. d3 j: K0 s5 z- q8 ?: ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# }7 W# w" M% ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ ?8 w# o( b2 t. j3 B6 JAircraft Attacking:
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3 {( d) O" ^, K$ w Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)3 @- O! y3 _* n8 o! S
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force6 O5 c8 f1 [7 p+ |% D5 S
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# [7 _1 @( |& _7 n7 K& jAllied Ships
+ s4 ], x+ _, q+ M+ t AP Harris
% K: W" m2 m; `5 T8 R AP Zeilin
, ?3 m: l; f3 D+ f5 n g" g AP Henry T. Allen
+ n) h y" @! B2 F1 w" X7 e APD Little" E0 J# o4 d e7 S2 `4 v! ?4 r
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops0 M$ }" {; `1 Z5 d) Z- N" s: y: ?4 i
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
0 O) r/ {+ j, k8 k7 [4 q7 GAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)8 b E% k6 A/ k( v) k, Y* d& ^9 t$ v
0 Z8 a- O) R3 T9 D' {+ YJapanese Bombardment attack
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( k/ D. R: D: _3 q: L6 o2 QAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 869 {) K9 M* b. m: H' C
" V! L+ p( }0 Z* N( `2 lDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4558 Z) P- i5 L/ I, N# h0 {
5 Q2 v0 |6 @" M7 k6 k0 gJapanese ground losses:
2 T, t9 b9 j1 D6 F 12 casualties reported: ~8 U! Y, X5 d' U# L) ~7 [# b# Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. \& g3 [5 w9 k, J, M7 }% C8 E! s( ]2 c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( m% i L" T7 @ wAssaulting units:4 M2 V" C* S, C2 }
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit3 m" g3 v8 f9 ]6 H% t
81st Naval Guard Unit
# F/ L( ?) S7 {( I 13th Naval Construction Battalion2 [ j# ~* e7 H9 v
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
0 w: p. `* d; n, \# m 1st USMC/1st Regiment [4 v% s/ q- ?! u# Q( D
1st USMC/5th Regiment
# M# Q8 M5 j! f' U* T# i4 Y5 c 3rd USMC Defense Battalion" J/ b0 j: N4 g; l/ O1 W3 r0 S+ H1 M
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8 I1 m% l: u) e/ A- I/ _( O1 UGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)' `$ ~/ R+ @7 v; f0 l, X2 {
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Japanese Bombardment attack7 E8 N# p/ I) U$ c( a7 F8 A$ X
3 C# b8 x! w/ r$ R [$ M( S1 iAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32' \/ j3 U3 c4 ~: Z
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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0 H" j4 a* C3 S8 gAssaulting units:
D4 [+ W" \4 W, \$ r Det - Kure 3rd SNLF$ e, a7 o2 v* S
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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; k; S( M& C% i* {2 v$ S% ]& V0 gDefending units:
% o, ?# B0 L, R 1st USMC Parachute Battalion) f/ l _9 t) X7 ]6 i
1st USMC Raider Battalion
% {# C9 ?- M. n' t0 a, X! \ 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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% p" [6 ]4 l4 aGround combat at Lunga (114,138)# q$ Y" |3 p" W/ |
+ G; a. Q$ V! R5 c! j/ r8 \Allied Shock attack8 s) I: N" x6 Z+ J
3 c5 i% A& w9 DAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454: v; u* P+ M% ^2 V' E6 f: H E `! ]
5 g' x# ?8 x5 d# I! KDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 856 w+ D* Q4 H, k
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Allied adjusted assault: 430 : G* r# Y: {5 N4 k: o' U6 t
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23 ; z5 V. a) p# F; i2 P
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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Combat modifiers# I3 ]3 q9 p+ g; Y$ c( D' l0 g
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)$ f% d6 o7 a# [6 l! ?; l
Attacker: shock(+)4 t: O- A# k& ~' H2 a6 K
O ~8 Z& Q# M2 v8 PJapanese ground losses:
F# n8 @- _5 ~1 b0 Y 3169 casualties reported1 O6 `# O% P8 ~4 d
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
+ v7 [: S5 n1 @ Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
# s* a8 H( m- l+ W( s Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
2 i+ |8 v% X5 S0 l7 j Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)* B* X9 e. K5 F$ K% S7 X3 s% W
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)# Y9 y+ R1 Y2 W; U6 F) m/ j
Units retreated 4* K/ \' s; P& _& O3 B
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 V- S' N' S! r4 z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
% `6 S% L& ` w0 {, o: n& E' X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) w" ~5 Y# U/ N5 ?$ u- I6 HDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
& T/ X- Z" e" C0 `! H) Z4 T, U8 n 1st USMC/1st Regiment
( ~) V/ @. ]# o8 I0 W, {! @ 1st USMC/5th Regiment
4 q+ o7 i2 E: [( g( U 3rd USMC Defense Battalion5 l" L. {2 G7 U3 Y
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Defending units:
n+ o5 Q$ G% ], [ Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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& n' g. u+ x; y& {5 P5 u 13th Naval Construction Battalion
+ ]1 U& r+ D+ W. W' |' I9 S 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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