AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42" g$ t7 t; w1 y2 [
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)& E# `* j7 [+ m
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 A; O# F- k, G5 n/ J
2 Q$ m( S9 `' F& IAllied Ships8 u' z3 ?/ ~2 ~. N: L- @( a
DMS Hovey% z1 w: n8 y, ?3 G
DMS Southard
a: z" }' |" i o APD Little1 j1 c; h- e; Y( w. r% ~( _
APD Colhoun
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. w& k0 C/ ^# a% cAllied ground losses:
8 Z" E# U1 x. I* A- p- F# ^ H. w 16 casualties reported
% \8 t& G+ o, m( u F3 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; j, M) I. z1 g0 G% q0 m# | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% w6 |$ _! b" o! r& h) v& X) O/ ~, d3 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ I( K, r, C/ U! J# {DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops0 v; ]2 O% E) i" h% l! C
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops' ` W" q* I+ i9 k: A$ d% ^4 j7 }
APD Little fired at enemy troops
- D- E& _+ G; }APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
& d% J z4 P" O" Y: n" ^6 e; fDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards- p/ |6 y; L7 E# b8 z( z
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards- G! r; C8 N" o- A8 ^4 y, ~
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)/ c3 G& `2 y& `. n4 a
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ g( A* `7 v/ a, t5 Z
/ B* M. ]& e* E% yAllied Ships
0 E& [0 E A& }' O4 ~. ? DMS Hovey
0 c+ {2 o( i8 T) E1 y3 _3 G. o DMS Southard
0 ?+ P$ V! q& L! o APD Little T& s) Q1 b0 h Z
APD Colhoun* v6 }/ i l8 z
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Allied ground losses:% O- {0 B2 R! J( k& ]
8 casualties reported
+ F& j8 Q5 {4 ~ b$ g& P1 }4 { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 b& u# E2 I& S$ v8 |* s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) s) @8 {7 I9 \6 ]2 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
& ^2 V$ T9 w+ @' jDMS Southard fired at enemy troops6 k5 A2 _# p4 S5 S2 o: \, J0 K
APD Little fired at enemy troops* B0 \) |- q- w1 C% V* X/ C8 _; T
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops1 `; B( V# T- X A
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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3 m3 M( O% q% r3 w+ F% bInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
( `7 }5 ?% ~4 y5 y3 M2 uDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force: b# b/ t% v) C, t
) v r( h) z& K- ?3 Y9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey6 X: `0 D0 [5 h( y6 P
DMS Southard' @' A X- h( \# i1 I+ p0 Y. Y$ ^: Z
APD Little
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
7 y( `# T1 X5 ], NDMS Southard fired at enemy troops
) w) d$ G& ^ y+ |& U1 A) AAPD Little fired at enemy troops* G- }1 H8 [) x0 ]- G( L
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops3 e9 D, Q& I+ v" k6 H
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)" F! I6 {- m6 ]- K, N% i( l3 @3 Y0 E
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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" @! e4 h e/ F' P$ V/ j; wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- R, u1 G3 I5 O" c0 ^7 J
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 M/ Z6 @( G2 b& D9 z3 \0 A }
B-17E Fortress x 119 G! d: R2 p) S' E* O& q2 R) b
7 a! p* l. X, j. J$ }! Z( ?No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:2 E# |7 W: v1 v4 a6 \7 p
6 casualties reported6 ]2 S! T F# f c) _* C, A N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 q7 i$ l1 X! @/ r% y. y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) u4 \5 v/ z2 }+ l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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- D9 n2 L# ?/ u1 z) w: EAircraft Attacking:
: M! ~) L6 r1 q; r0 F 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
, _, [- ^2 V# N; k* w4 ]$ h/ ^ Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb6 M/ p: J0 e2 D
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
9 n( o0 k: O: y4 c/ L0 R Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb1 h& C2 `. y4 H; S5 t
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * . h; A G: Z, V* E/ g5 K ]2 e2 U! [* K
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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- j' {. I0 X$ n( z; ZAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...& O! C; s: m3 \; D+ ^
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 P/ O) C8 q: k; p \
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; x& M, ^. I* J( h% FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes. x( K, E1 K! C- E! Y
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Allied aircraft4 Q0 f m4 j$ d& r- A! R
B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
7 |9 z8 W" s: b/ ?+ D4 |. C 8 casualties reported ^8 ?" @8 R' J6 X) H! N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' b% X1 _+ c* u- L- e8 p$ R; E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 `0 `% h* Y0 Q$ i6 } L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 e% ]- Z1 q) W, }( W, m: Y
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Aircraft Attacking:, ]2 H3 z3 j* N* {; \& ]
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 5 k/ g3 d; V7 Y& W, W- }$ E
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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* z2 ~! l7 R3 v% }& GInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)) }- N9 p' Q- j8 C2 h5 @8 U( p# {
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force' ]9 i; k0 T" u$ W( N
7 f7 G# r T/ ^* @2 J @- b0 e: j6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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6 B* i/ F/ @1 s7 g* TAllied Ships$ E: |* _7 g4 O, Z% J1 B
AP Harris( G a7 z- {' L9 G
AP Zeilin
4 L' ?. h* |. z+ u2 m. s' P, O AP Henry T. Allen
2 @0 U& @! ]! V8 E APD Little
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7 G$ @; k# e M: i4 rAP Harris fired at enemy troops
U/ O$ Q: W0 n8 yAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
" w5 P- D8 d T/ yAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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, P5 H& I- X/ @& E: N; wGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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; j& ?; u6 y% f i/ \7 T2 wJapanese Bombardment attack5 u+ v3 v5 q! D o
/ u" V' x Y: ]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 = 455; c% I, l F) n% y' V2 _% h7 F
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Japanese ground losses:
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2 H0 m' s0 y9 T& S$ Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! ]' V& a+ |- R4 M- ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 @* i7 m4 v9 A: s9 Z- c" E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
' `( _% p# R: z3 C/ N+ O$ q Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
% e3 w+ P" h( z( U2 d9 {$ K3 a 81st Naval Guard Unit
- C2 ^" ]9 ~0 B0 m5 \5 [. Q, c 13th Naval Construction Battalion2 K+ q; f& o x
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
7 a4 k/ ]9 i. L 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
8 W: o+ e3 E# f3 H ?, ?/ J 1st USMC/1st Regiment, l" s9 O3 f0 d+ [! M9 j
1st USMC/5th Regiment
: r. J5 e5 @) j5 G9 N4 c* p! K 3rd USMC Defense Battalion. [# m0 u8 B9 x6 v7 M8 z; R
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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% H- U' ^ N$ U* L4 \7 qJapanese Bombardment attack3 c6 }# G3 C- ~1 v& z- h7 j% ^
X- m6 s7 h+ w5 T2 N, @Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 326 N" y: e e0 I! Y, R
9 t7 I1 a* Q( ^Defending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Assaulting units:
. f# \0 H. B. S- @3 v: ~ Det - Kure 3rd SNLF6 b1 N" M! k0 p# E* y
14th Naval Construction Battalion
& \. p8 U" f5 { \3 ]# h% K& g* ] 129th JNAF AF Unit 9 Z+ m' Y8 N+ Q
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Defending units:8 A9 c8 k5 H" ^5 c9 d2 Q
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
2 F5 T" X( }: I: q 1st USMC Raider Battalion
' C8 ?6 a. b4 r* J+ j, F/ d 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment1 g0 g7 \3 _4 Q6 H4 s
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3 Y% i2 w% z1 g/ h2 e2 TGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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4 h3 t1 v5 l2 d# g% x5 CAllied Shock attack
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8 l" V' ^. J; y& g5 G- \8 s7 kAttacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 454$ d" ~, ?& H2 Q' b$ n
) Q& J3 _+ V1 ~Defending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 856 {& }" e3 j5 i$ w1 v+ A
A6 U' W9 R; q3 m6 h9 k3 C: a' qAllied adjusted assault: 430 3 i/ M' Q9 Z u& f
3 {' Z( W# u" X, VJapanese adjusted defense: 23
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1)
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; ?, g% ]3 x& l3 u4 `Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!; o' B" L+ @! N4 s7 M8 u. d t s
5 s5 M! {( C, c3 W9 s$ u* qCombat modifiers
% ]: x/ D9 I! S' P& r" R7 lDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
1 ^5 N3 i# F5 \Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses: X; | l& f8 K* l8 P
3169 casualties reported. L1 l; [( o6 c l; y1 z
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled5 C+ S0 d* P+ A
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled ~8 _3 P* K: S4 J5 U1 K3 |6 R
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled
: ?& Z' F+ V$ P6 R- ^& H$ ^* R: I6 ? Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
3 {9 O1 p" ?* N6 d0 o. Q Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 B4 Q. C1 W+ s* v" N# b
Units retreated 4+ l" n' l$ s/ I2 b! x3 T; P; x
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Allied ground losses:( K/ G$ E3 D$ F% a; \2 N2 K
24 casualties reported9 v: B& |+ ^3 m/ n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 _# q* H. U% f# }0 t# n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
% J4 D& Z; O* ]( E( }2 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# d x( U+ E- g" j7 l) @
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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b% u! B/ }7 G/ K. ^Assaulting units:
( D, Z. a/ g' j+ ] 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
6 j; i0 ^/ ^$ O x' B 1st USMC/1st Regiment3 B3 g/ i& `1 K* H
1st USMC/5th Regiment
/ Z% x# f7 x$ {$ K' [4 c5 a 3rd USMC Defense Battalion( y3 `/ Y2 q* o
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Defending units:
- e( a6 }/ ]& Y# [5 F! X! M2 n7 W' J; P Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
" m9 t. f) y! V7 Y 81st Naval Guard Unit6 |$ c! j* G* h3 D: B1 [8 T& ]
13th Naval Construction Battalion
) m4 M3 o( w+ f 11th Naval Construction Battalion7 f J1 b1 h: i( ?& W* |* d/ w
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