AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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1 s- _ O4 K) E# q8 s36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. y4 ^; [& O7 S; V0 W
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DMS Hovey' ^. p: {( j% J. A' ~
DMS Southard5 S, F$ q. {) {2 D
APD Little
+ ~) R& M+ E. a% F! o APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 o& o3 t) d) q' u; Z, \, i8 Q* b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 I8 w* }( [7 I0 L, G- `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; [0 ? X+ ?% B2 t w% U
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops- B3 i+ p t" e, [# A! N: J: K
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops* W# ?7 y# I7 e, V( }9 k
APD Little fired at enemy troops7 {6 Z2 Q/ L. ?! ]
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
2 L |( a' K, r+ J" `" @( pDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
3 H7 J6 m1 @% M9 |Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards" i" F8 O4 x5 O& g5 r& g/ c+ Y' }- i5 u7 p
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)+ _/ b1 B& r. A6 s
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# C) v& h) ?( J- q$ b
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Allied Ships8 d, o8 o5 k7 Q
DMS Hovey: n- d3 _! H9 K. _+ ~ i
DMS Southard& ~5 e; f. C# J) c/ H' T
APD Little
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" I2 P# T! `( n4 H5 d+ PAllied ground losses:
" R" A# y' ~5 g: x 8 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 m* y+ g5 U, Q3 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops8 j: t0 l$ q" }$ G% G
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops( y# H6 d; h% I F; P& f- e' h
APD Little fired at enemy troops
, @. ], J) g6 J3 zAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops: R3 t% w) p" ~' f% P# z
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards' A* z0 U+ N4 ]( T. Y D' `+ k
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)! Y/ G6 n. d, n9 ?% Q' X
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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0 s6 h X+ o- A3 WAllied Ships# C/ [- ]8 z4 ], v) M- z4 v; r
DMS Hovey
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APD Little8 J9 ^) t3 i) \) P
APD Colhoun4 a2 y/ Y! b% b9 ?1 h4 T3 g
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
, U. t/ Z! ?+ Z' }DMS Southard fired at enemy troops5 M# j4 D2 F4 p2 C* b, y% v
APD Little fired at enemy troops
4 l/ K$ P: u# c( D3 Z' G1 dAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops$ k: [6 i0 ]3 N! a" l h1 `
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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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( T+ U, `' g3 P4 o$ hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 D& }6 y/ Y$ x \2 J
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ K2 T4 s+ F' m7 {1 [9 y( D
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Allied aircraft! ?# p% _( z6 o/ D; m
B-17E Fortress x 11
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2 S7 }$ F ?% z7 Z7 T$ ONo Allied losses
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6 casualties reported$ ^* U- e/ F2 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 r/ z6 T+ R7 I* D) r5 [: H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 B. K1 h' \* f3 D& N* N) v4 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, F( D' E( Q5 V! n) ^- v+ c
; R i/ V2 r$ E# [- u- W+ o) cAircraft Attacking:+ }3 F# T2 j' q# _6 T
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * ! j9 h* R# l% s3 a5 o
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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8 S" I5 ~* }# q: P8 x; `" n: W Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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* H6 _# H, L7 q3 L0 g+ e! C! zAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...
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1 l' m# g4 ]; c2 J, `3 \* aMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)# a n: E$ p- {( n0 F* I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" H' L# z" n6 w6 V. H+ a; @' b
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 e$ U% W% q/ E( D* c
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 n4 {( @' P; l5 n. ^( W$ R
B-17E Fortress x 6
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2 I! C0 t8 l. W8 h$ Y/ Q1 W7 WJapanese ground losses:
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0 z( D6 ]3 C5 A% `; [/ R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) C, _( V& h0 G+ @" F/ r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:: n" n) b9 J3 v1 z8 `
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * ' h8 D! x& N% P
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)) }. E0 ]% U, C' q. n* q" m
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force% E0 O/ i9 C/ I g( T
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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AP Harris
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, B: `+ G! d& K" `9 z. b0 Z$ D9 t AP Henry T. Allen
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops1 e. U1 F0 I1 H, @' x( x6 m
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops+ n5 d) J$ I" O7 g: b0 L
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops' M o& b' D/ a! ?% _
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack6 i( b0 G8 o9 a. d
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Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86# W+ A( l/ J; L# R9 R
w' g/ e+ D" \8 X3 @. lDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455: _- p' e( h( r5 {
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Japanese ground losses:, F Q$ l1 ]/ \' {" Q+ Z
12 casualties reported; K. D+ n! \8 u( O5 A, y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ P( p4 M, D4 M/ Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. R* B* s" H* S* ]) M- L+ ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ `" l, ~) i. EAssaulting units:/ J5 @' V" }( o! B6 v6 O; I
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion( ?0 E$ u" M$ [
11th Naval Construction Battalion: T& ?$ K, T6 K* r
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Defending units:/ z$ s: f- {) V3 g, V! x4 N3 m9 p( G
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion) m" e7 \6 [5 z
1st USMC/1st Regiment7 j# ]1 [9 [( _( E% W
1st USMC/5th Regiment
/ I7 G7 U* W3 s1 }/ x- G! d 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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2 _ h& A# @. N$ R8 m+ dGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack M: a* \5 \' W0 f3 {/ b6 T
8 I8 V J# p# L# g! d2 h# p" ^3 iAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32; S7 J2 @. x* c1 l- I3 k
}0 }" x' \; D2 {3 iDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242* S, \( F# i; H6 U+ B; T/ @
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Assaulting units:+ l* A/ J( d& ~7 H$ ?
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF$ o% _+ Y1 S0 ~2 F$ b! I" G
14th Naval Construction Battalion5 ?5 C6 ~. h, q
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
9 @! J+ U* g& O: A, J* k3 z 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
" C/ z$ r0 G7 m7 Z! q$ ^! J 1st USMC Raider Battalion
7 [5 P% q4 i+ s( l9 O 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment" J$ H: U _- j }3 n% X7 E% Y) I
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)% \( c$ Z- S- p, u' h" R' I
8 \, ?# ^3 u& Z. \+ ~4 j, PAllied Shock attack) `. F F, L' N( r
* J$ F# l3 T1 E" u7 }5 X) BAttacking 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+ U4 K, m* g" T5 [: t
; e7 c7 y% y: l8 s- lAllied adjusted assault: 430 " @/ |* I& e* Y8 L [
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23 4 b% [8 j& h' c; d3 z: W
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) 0 f9 Y/ w; L4 H! l9 z
/ Y8 l7 Z8 ~8 ?( O8 q1 e, T+ N7 R; LAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!& b" ~3 T: p( P$ k+ Q
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Combat modifiers. I) a0 |% D s& y+ z! D9 j# E& u
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
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3169 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
1 X" l8 ?8 |; q- `; m$ F- I+ i Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
5 z' F$ R2 _" m* p. G0 P9 | Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)) w/ W: n+ r3 c; }3 g0 D* Y# q
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ D" x/ d2 b8 F! q- D
Units retreated 40 P5 p( o$ S2 F# @
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24 casualties reported
0 ?/ |2 ]- Q7 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 [5 V, k8 }9 C% j% U0 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled v1 g1 T a5 g, D' V0 T; {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% `2 L$ n2 z1 d4 ]: Y; U/ [. b5 e& j
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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. @" J8 u% e" l. _6 e4 bAssaulting units:2 V! \$ v* t5 n
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
9 y& n1 }' H: _ 1st USMC/1st Regiment, E9 f8 k! t- [7 F0 K$ X Y
1st USMC/5th Regiment5 I- x; \$ T9 |
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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( y6 l/ `/ e _ Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
, p7 p1 H$ d ~1 Y# K' O" T 81st Naval Guard Unit
. n E& R9 |/ G/ I; K# y- @ 13th Naval Construction Battalion
5 s4 Y3 D( r0 Y: s' i4 j 11th Naval Construction Battalion# r2 B1 t5 C3 M- O h
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