AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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, x, l1 Q4 c7 L. kInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)+ h `! y+ ]3 s: v' u6 D1 Y
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4 H* r% \. g) rAllied Ships1 Q: P! H7 I# o9 F4 c/ s! N% I
DMS Hovey/ v7 B! o! e; V0 N& e
DMS Southard
" k5 U2 e2 F' n2 N APD Little
! o! J' q \5 C% @% l1 @ APD Colhoun! Q0 {7 z$ i7 Q
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Allied ground losses:- h- f8 b$ F& N7 @ z- s0 A$ e
16 casualties reported0 ]- u. ~) D% c- u8 K9 h w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; P8 F5 W: `: D6 F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! @- F! x) X* j9 ~, q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- F. v0 F; S/ [2 w6 H$ zDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
; H" g' R" H* O% h3 b5 y$ aDMS Southard fired at enemy troops" ], f6 v' `8 m; R
APD Little fired at enemy troops
% n2 w. k9 _- o, M: ^APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops/ S2 R8 `" a; |4 ?
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards3 u9 t9 I6 {8 Q6 {2 V9 r8 S
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137): u! r. F( C7 z9 n; l1 [
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Allied Ships0 t; p% {- g, h, U& ^
DMS Hovey
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APD Little
, A3 x8 I% S1 |7 _; f5 R5 k. S" s APD Colhoun. _" }3 Q8 F& s
( i7 H* z- z6 E+ pAllied ground losses:
" \) G( w8 t2 W7 p; R9 g 8 casualties reported
/ |5 z( S- V' |4 T- j" P! F! \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 `; \/ D7 T) N. u- {: q: j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# F6 b, m5 W( b8 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- H+ i) h. M6 iDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
' X& y0 b8 Y! A, }4 Q7 a0 ^5 G/ {DMS Southard fired at enemy troops% ~7 e; q: Z$ o6 f1 e4 O' q6 k
APD Little fired at enemy troops
0 Q) p) _* F. I( h* qAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
" a: ^' W1 G: J$ X" VDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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e* D% K7 y, s% O7 _Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
2 G/ Q& c% s9 a, X; J& ODefensive Guns engage approaching landing force# B7 t1 i! P u) V
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships% \, [. B2 f- q. i, n
DMS Hovey
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5 g. m2 g3 U8 Z. ]; @$ |" i6 S APD Little: s6 L2 Q) D4 I9 u
APD Colhoun4 W5 Y. v0 E- U( r, n( D- [- D
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
& j+ T' F2 d( X/ X0 I& x; D' TDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
" Y2 ]9 S0 B& ~2 hAPD Little fired at enemy troops, t j5 O% h9 {
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)0 S6 {$ U$ i& M" Z1 y6 q% f
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. M6 l! q- S- ?& j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 V2 g& W6 N: v7 G B-17E Fortress x 119 l" g$ H3 S5 a& V! ]1 B U: p2 r
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No Allied losses( E' E1 q# \ d4 o3 O! u, u
/ h! N9 w2 X! M$ KJapanese ground losses:
1 i! g+ B: M+ S, G6 S$ ~* f 6 casualties reported, w6 ]/ L. `, b; ^' p6 k7 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 s5 P; P, o. b& L; s+ H+ v- s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 p0 I; ?7 H1 w5 h/ T+ @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) |& k8 G4 @+ w; w) m: `, r. s
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Aircraft Attacking:7 j) F7 q$ B' ~/ x) Z+ e! Z
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 7 J0 }' B# D9 j# x2 K
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
# A$ K! x8 O s( W# n6 D5 l3 Y 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * ' x# N& }( ~; y
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb% @8 X8 ]7 j: |: M
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
& G! w7 e! s- F, n+ K- D ]' g' Z% K Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)5 P! |& K+ {5 p9 Q7 s
2 k# ~! m' q' t7 UWeather in hex: Moderate rain9 \& _" Z, f U/ r' A
9 {4 a9 m% n* Z9 ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ v6 |" X* {# Z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
8 @$ r8 ^# h5 J4 V1 S' f B-17E Fortress x 6) z7 M1 f8 p% F* y8 c+ R% w
& G6 L4 Z. A K# n7 uNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
( ^ ^0 }$ e6 i b5 F; X 8 casualties reported
9 @6 I3 P5 x+ S; |: U* a7 C; H0 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. L2 Y/ g t8 i4 _: w, y" d) J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: \8 a3 n) k0 q1 _: G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 z1 M/ @+ K8 a# j. L( JAircraft Attacking:# ?2 X. N* W1 [' ?; G' |" @
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 4 C: Z2 T5 Q; p
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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' p7 J4 R( l c wInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137): e/ M* q$ E y. ?5 o R
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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AP Harris
! E: E8 T% {/ A4 L7 E0 j1 O AP Zeilin
; }9 z: q- G& `6 w! e; o AP Henry T. Allen
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops2 ^6 c' F- {$ }5 {9 J
AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
2 b' t! h" N& dAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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4 H" T" |' M, W9 f: Z: {Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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5 g) y" ^& V8 ^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 = 4554 t$ Q }7 r$ p8 F8 Z
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Japanese ground losses:+ N9 D4 X u) s8 D
12 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 D7 M+ n! I, I, C5 Q i, Y0 s2 {/ f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; U r0 G+ v6 R5 \/ |/ lAssaulting units:
; f9 j0 Y6 [/ ] Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit: m. b% w0 s1 c. T2 k, [* q
81st Naval Guard Unit
8 r' L2 {' D# b0 w" @& b" A5 D 13th Naval Construction Battalion
0 m2 G! Z$ v7 b 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units: i) P/ y7 A/ G8 f; }
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
8 v7 E9 @4 F4 {8 | 1st USMC/1st Regiment
" x3 E K: G' I 1st USMC/5th Regiment
& q( C5 p$ K7 L 3rd USMC Defense Battalion- Q" |# {! m! i! f& _- x( }
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& G: ^3 \! e$ [$ _+ tGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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. {. X5 K- I$ qJapanese Bombardment attack% K/ k( x; L! A2 d
9 w$ S8 d' }- R9 T3 J- n& KAttacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Assaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion$ B# [, l( d! V
129th JNAF AF Unit 1 }( Q1 j: C8 ?; T6 u1 O
6 l ?9 g k+ i' o$ H7 `) f" P' SDefending units:
1 o; z0 g6 S" z: |" U2 R 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
, X' z6 U% `- o# c, j) G/ `" a2 c. V 1st USMC Raider Battalion! O2 d1 {' ~+ e/ O: Y
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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. f/ z: h2 B+ x @7 RGround combat at Lunga (114,138)- \. |$ m# B/ k+ t7 R
, ? S$ b r/ {/ w# W/ u. }Allied Shock attack
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Attacking 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" D2 f8 M; ?+ n& t" R* [% [
! R1 q ]5 x2 `Allied adjusted assault: 430 4 N) J8 | I9 c3 p+ L
1 N: v9 G; [/ w& b+ n' RJapanese adjusted defense: 23
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- z) p! J8 e0 j, Z& W* WAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) ; S0 }5 X9 @. Z3 o& M& g0 Y/ g
) C- E# }4 {1 x, cAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!- S% A z+ g# v% {/ z/ d9 U
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8 K* ?) p1 B$ I+ s$ IDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
3 y, F9 |, D# B" J" B, g! P) tAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:2 L; Z( b; i o4 V
3169 casualties reported
O7 d5 L& `, d Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled
4 M1 d: }" y. L7 p1 R3 M Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled/ C3 R O {$ _
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled( k" b3 D3 N& w
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
: d& u5 r7 f& v Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)" V9 {$ m1 L# k! }' F
Units retreated 4# H9 D& _4 Y: b) i" @7 H
5 W- k# c- @% q3 |+ p" K( E7 s/ e1 xAllied ground losses:9 W# }; H" y# K0 G% ~% W0 f
24 casualties reported
; K2 h0 O9 i$ N3 a Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 i' I- B# j# n5 z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 C0 E; T6 M+ M; h. i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!! i# ^. ^! R6 y- o
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Assaulting units:
: r; k' G2 P: C$ l+ G- z1 p/ _ 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion) \5 \: s# z5 H$ J- G
1st USMC/1st Regiment
9 ~: x; m4 Z' P/ }+ r! p1 x0 f 1st USMC/5th Regiment
4 w" i) `# o0 X, K9 l2 R4 e. o 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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6 V7 I8 n# L2 W# u, b" kDefending units:8 j! d4 E0 B' ^) Z
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
& T% T2 y. E- O; y 81st Naval Guard Unit( x5 w7 i/ L% C1 w$ r, M, R4 [
13th Naval Construction Battalion `8 H: c7 t9 |! p+ b/ T
11th Naval Construction Battalion5 y( ~# |. h0 x# V: m( D
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