AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42$ |2 `+ |/ k8 l; w7 x
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+ A2 j! \! X5 F/ D& MInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)4 E, z E" x/ l0 x
s8 {! v& {% X8 J8 Q# \+ Z36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) X9 Q, L; m2 Q8 e
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Allied Ships
2 e$ e* l- R3 j5 l% ]: z2 p DMS Hovey, g: i: \8 o2 u1 J1 ]
DMS Southard
7 T/ N1 v ?$ j APD Little
' a; }0 A) P' y* x# B6 D APD Colhoun/ `4 B5 j# d# J+ W% n' t( Y
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Allied ground losses:6 g2 u+ `! U" Z& q" {# X
16 casualties reported
8 w, ]( X: z( E$ L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 o+ o3 C& H% h# i' h" x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 O# D- t* p9 o6 T, e- \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 [$ d1 j7 j( ~( q! V3 a8 }- ZDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops) _2 ]& O( U5 I) F& b2 h
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops* Q3 n$ n9 w# K1 l
APD Little fired at enemy troops
; I8 k- a$ C( J; p b% wAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops0 }0 w. S4 P; Q
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards* p w' y3 x- w0 R3 k* J* `
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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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
& M/ e6 S4 O w% O4 u7 W6 o DMS Hovey" I& v- N( g& |* X4 d
DMS Southard' V/ Q2 m/ Y. {7 o& T4 C, C; l
APD Little2 {( F0 K% D% E( M+ j+ ?
APD Colhoun2 _4 N) a% v- o% b
! j6 q( ~7 q8 iAllied ground losses:# P! k5 k P b
8 casualties reported
0 T% x- G$ H' P# ^# o# g2 ~: ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 N$ {5 Y) D% V" V- R' [% u7 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, g% o3 G8 z# r0 y O9 M1 t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 d. G6 x. J7 I5 V
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops7 y$ [4 i7 W% W
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops E) s: O; @' o6 H3 F5 l! h! K2 ?
APD Little fired at enemy troops0 J/ A" |8 R& m5 |
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops/ X, p9 [9 ~" l, w1 p7 j) N
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards* x" E r& r7 Y% v8 A" e) u' {
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( t* ~3 z" x# Q* v2 ~0 P9 ]Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
$ M6 x7 i$ g. X+ jDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force1 `( _: h! @) p! I' }. ^* n
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." A: `( b/ D' C6 C8 {9 P/ K, f/ O2 [
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" h6 G) |+ t% F- c DMS Hovey$ I7 S. t8 L! O/ z( u% J8 y
DMS Southard
6 A& m) w1 c: E" I1 K- ~9 } APD Little
8 K' b& r9 M' Q3 R APD Colhoun
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: e/ O- Q6 D3 H7 V3 qDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
3 }3 U) ]8 M# c% f6 D$ q, i dDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
4 u* \' d0 C3 O" h5 T* a/ I: r* DAPD Little fired at enemy troops
- o! N4 D& q* L8 z( b0 e3 cAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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: c, p: V; [( c1 W- XMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)' E3 v9 n6 J. P+ |" o, w b- Y
( [) J; X8 H' R% {# IWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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) n! V$ X7 x2 r2 q3 h, XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' E5 _4 @; W9 u+ @& G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 p+ _$ p V7 } l, }
B-17E Fortress x 11
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No Allied losses1 L9 E V+ F- j9 Y0 l
' L, c8 n/ M4 ]" I. c5 D( xJapanese ground losses:3 ^" B; \5 B( h, N- _5 F
6 casualties reported% b. X! N" T% v& j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 \ ~, M/ i, T) ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ~/ ]. B2 ~2 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
' U+ Q; Z% _8 _: d1 ?& P/ E, N 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
3 @6 m8 L$ R& V* A5 v# a+ a Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
- b! ^. E6 l$ e% S S 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * # N" I# y2 N$ X
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb- K- o- E# _4 C' s+ }& b3 N
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 2 K# }, x, s/ ~7 S
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb; ^/ L0 u: s( d
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...: I, X7 T1 }% J& J
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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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. J/ u, S q* y, O W QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 Y& A" C: G( y, Y0 W2 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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4 |9 m; ]. g6 O/ E6 e% Y( s, _) ]- bAllied aircraft
. Y6 ]* u) r7 b1 Q0 B' b% Z B-17E Fortress x 6* [7 U+ M: ^, o& q! R1 f
7 z9 E5 T5 W2 ^6 q- Y4 W" }No Allied losses
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) I8 A, d( B$ i) ] H0 B7 k) YJapanese ground losses:! ^: ?: u7 g% P; R
8 casualties reported
7 H, c$ M ?/ \, J/ W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; e0 f* M0 v0 o1 z6 ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' J# t' N- p" r1 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- `' a7 z0 Z- t( d; E% v
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Aircraft Attacking:" K7 f+ z* i2 z9 |
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 0 g, t8 M' N& V% |8 P( ?7 D" j
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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2 x8 k! l5 S7 Z, mInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)5 c) C7 ]* R, p$ ^5 G% V6 V
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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( A0 Q: c/ e7 Q8 K4 `1 N: F AP Harris
& G5 T+ ^) f" y; q9 X! | AP Zeilin
9 B# e/ w, ?: s3 y AP Henry T. Allen3 ]) a& `% ? V5 \# w# E* _$ ?8 g
APD Little
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4 P' Y9 ^; L2 _AP Harris fired at enemy troops) l$ N6 x" T# j' N
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
* l2 u7 r7 ?/ R' T8 ]; _AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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( D8 i; ~2 T+ \+ [% ]Ground combat at Lunga (114,138). U, ]6 a. k& z0 p" K# I2 \; l, M- P
$ {. X8 U. W* H% p" TJapanese Bombardment attack# c3 m3 H1 Q9 P* T6 X
6 ?. w+ `. f6 L% a7 \( Q7 LAttacking 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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Japanese ground losses:3 e& v$ f* ?4 ^7 r
12 casualties reported. Y M2 W5 r! c8 h4 D4 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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; G" O( w- L" ]) W" ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ Z) d- l- `* h( U: ~Assaulting units:! U* F1 x/ i3 k, S
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
7 F7 g5 i O0 t( @2 X 81st Naval Guard Unit9 L' h) Y( E+ o+ J( l
13th Naval Construction Battalion j5 F2 d- c0 L. P5 _
11th Naval Construction Battalion: R: Q8 ~: y& c4 {* G2 n
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1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
! I7 r5 r( C) S/ A 1st USMC/1st Regiment
+ W$ ^) ~6 y; Q/ [; q 1st USMC/5th Regiment4 Q* j2 H# f' ^8 M* b
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32) D6 ?+ p/ b7 T. c. K& K3 E
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Assaulting units:
4 p' k' D& J6 ?( i% j( O$ e+ S Det - Kure 3rd SNLF1 M/ @. L% W6 h1 e
14th Naval Construction Battalion* ?+ G/ A I: o
129th JNAF AF Unit 8 _, K! Y- |3 F; \2 b" {
( B1 ] P. b+ y- _6 T- d$ `Defending units:
! M6 r. ~7 z* D+ T6 t! A- r 1st USMC Parachute Battalion/ p( f1 ~5 w2 L. h7 y
1st USMC Raider Battalion
( h. p' f& ]; M 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment, g4 ^/ [) @+ C8 y
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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7 T. |* a+ k4 ` v/ i% d% c9 IAllied Shock attack& s' j) X3 t! D: X- o- T
2 P" x0 D$ f7 k% xAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454, g, \, J$ U& h5 P# C% c4 F6 V$ ?
( ?# F! U0 E pDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
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$ ~2 z8 @- Z2 F" ]5 ~! {+ G, P8 WAllied adjusted assault: 430 0 y% a; j3 y1 l. U# H4 S) ~; W1 U3 X
S$ q3 W1 c3 R- v9 nJapanese adjusted defense: 23 Y# }. c6 B, G6 m- X" a
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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 modifiers3 \" @) v) b8 p. {/ T5 z
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses: F2 j( V) D1 q; r5 R) u H
3169 casualties reported
: F2 @+ j* ^4 Y: i. \ Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled2 g) W6 p' T' N
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled* j' n9 E$ T; g2 E1 }1 G3 }
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled! t7 I' k' s( I% u8 H+ G1 f
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
) y. x7 g( ?- I- t6 \( O1 n Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 n5 Q- h' r$ z3 N
Units retreated 4% m/ j+ H& L/ v F
% b; F9 W+ N% G! z; S% SAllied ground losses:$ B5 {0 e w5 T' g( @) w- `
24 casualties reported
+ J: M0 z6 [" L1 R, H Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 ^5 c' a3 G2 d# T- b" m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled ~, b4 w- j% o6 k2 A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 E' z7 E8 D" y+ p. l6 wDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:$ V6 M2 x( ~( V4 E
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion+ q8 k; q" C2 Q) i8 C _) S( ^
1st USMC/1st Regiment
( t5 r) a% _- X# }, i 1st USMC/5th Regiment
5 n$ Y4 `) ^$ b# D! D 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Defending units:
* I; s, F E3 Q- X Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit# O$ Z7 V8 ^( u2 o# X3 L
81st Naval Guard Unit
9 H: }9 z* W: @* [ 13th Naval Construction Battalion& X) d' {) [& `3 x" ]$ u
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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