AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42, Q0 c+ g3 S2 w$ d- } y. u
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% f5 A& y# E0 W* b
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Allied Ships
0 i/ Y' P. a# E) p5 E7 g DMS Hovey! y) I2 ?2 S0 f( y. b
DMS Southard! ?$ \9 d0 O7 s6 r7 o5 Y
APD Little
3 i2 y. P& \0 D9 p& n, [" B; G5 H APD Colhoun; x$ q- I- E0 ]3 B
* F0 B4 n) d% Y" N" CAllied ground losses:* M4 @7 ]; |, u4 w/ h* u; [# V
16 casualties reported, d: r& m$ r1 T# g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. @' q* F% p& O/ s# _+ r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 m- G! ~ s, U/ C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
- X p; R3 G( x5 f. g6 {DMS Southard fired at enemy troops/ K, P- M, }' E6 ]/ ]) o- c5 ]
APD Little fired at enemy troops- i( S) |# z4 B( y0 R5 y
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
3 I- D; l! g" p: hDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards* ~4 |. Z' D5 n2 \1 I( [
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137). ~7 x0 p8 W+ l' u. j0 _6 C
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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% L) |! P% @4 q8 _- HAllied Ships
- X1 g: ^2 `, \( _$ Y# N& a DMS Hovey
9 W- k# J8 q3 d+ J! ^ DMS Southard- y5 Z- n& k- }4 I+ q
APD Little
) S2 X/ B2 d4 g APD Colhoun" R: H( M' l) J; t/ p9 f8 {; H
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ s9 z0 E. ?8 p* y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( C1 z/ S2 d- t/ n: k0 E4 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ W4 t* H5 A! ]DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops4 Z P; r; d: q. K' x* J( N
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops$ P3 y" M1 O6 Y/ O x
APD Little fired at enemy troops
+ R8 q* U1 u& M$ l' cAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
|2 F+ n( C5 a8 u* {% oDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137). A y `! E; v+ E! }8 l, f
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force% H+ i) z- K8 f0 ?. Q) D" o4 T
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., N+ b$ T* \% B% @, @9 n
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Allied Ships9 \, O) U8 S, l3 r! o& f
DMS Hovey
2 d5 Y+ l0 }+ |4 T0 J, J DMS Southard6 g! a- Q- A& H: S
APD Little
$ r7 J8 W# R* ^8 H; ^9 c APD Colhoun2 t9 D4 o: g9 r1 S" B
1 ?& B' R8 y" [0 GDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
f* K) u0 K) @DMS Southard fired at enemy troops+ N6 d. c6 t8 I- y7 @) u
APD Little fired at enemy troops
+ E3 x/ C* O; D* u0 O' y% EAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna); s$ _) S0 l! N5 w
1 W+ V2 L* k4 t# kWeather in hex: Moderate rain* h6 W, ]; n }5 a( z2 j2 h" n
B3 B% u& y' \$ M" j" w7 ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 o3 e! }- L9 S5 I/ _" v6 M3 d& MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes) x& R& `# Q; ?
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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No Allied losses
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/ D# n( p, s- C1 {& uJapanese ground losses:7 w4 E* G% |) ]5 F4 D3 @
6 casualties reported4 f1 j3 p. g& G# r7 S1 @7 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, O+ v7 u% ?6 l1 c# ?! F* X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, Z! P( o; z. B; ^0 @! S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& s4 v) M$ h% m- o
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Aircraft Attacking:* p& u" u |) x, @5 X6 l
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * ( S& K/ A$ N) \
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
$ G1 H" F* W6 y: R# @& a) h$ j* p 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
: S( r* C% c" k% ]% r) G7 K! y Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb0 y) G! V$ l( E6 B* `
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
; N# a- e; v4 k" y2 y* G Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb& ^8 l7 F6 L8 `5 n7 L
/ n/ z% s+ A" c/ B' e% z: b% rAlso attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...
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- t `2 M! P" Q. a7 T% a5 l5 `Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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: f0 Z$ W0 Y; o8 NWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 y* A2 |0 d# g3 Q/ V# TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* J2 `( w" O! _) j7 t
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( I% f" I) d5 G0 V4 r
; O% ?) z3 N% Y; g3 y, j; O1 zAllied aircraft
" X1 p& ?$ ?7 [: X% P: X B-17E Fortress x 6- Z( _9 f3 _. ]- R7 W+ q
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No Allied losses' [4 M: H% s- X3 V! w+ x) x3 _$ t: z
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Japanese ground losses:8 P" @- |; Y; o7 x
8 casualties reported( y4 J9 \0 j* p }; E9 C/ v# r) [3 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* } s' V! A9 ?3 [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( c# b1 J) z4 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * # L/ m4 F' _; p7 M" G
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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|1 g2 q" R: tInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)2 k% K# M1 U( v% [6 Q6 X- t
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ [3 c5 m7 F# n h& @8 C
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Allied Ships
: H' w; g Y8 _6 A AP Harris
- D3 `0 e/ K' K" W# ?. m( C AP Zeilin% m8 \7 A+ c6 z1 s: e( D
AP Henry T. Allen
6 V9 D/ M v) g9 G APD Little
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' T* C! `8 X- }7 j- ]AP Harris fired at enemy troops
% h) u) x" l S4 J+ C8 ?( kAP Zeilin fired at enemy troops
$ a0 s. ~7 }+ ~: |+ G5 tAP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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" [* v4 K0 r+ X% v( n5 _* ?Attacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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5 M; ?2 o9 _# e: I) o. m" }Defending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
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Japanese ground losses:
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v- f2 |6 e- s/ k0 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( w# l- V( a0 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ?+ v8 l# m+ Y5 r( i. v0 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# U% ^6 i W( |6 c% t3 C7 N
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Assaulting units:
2 A8 L9 _8 ?1 `& S4 w" _0 T5 L* T Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit; H0 U3 T! ^8 G+ y; M
81st Naval Guard Unit
0 V! I% w' G) q$ S5 } 13th Naval Construction Battalion1 V: u; S1 _! G/ X
11th Naval Construction Battalion _: } u* A1 v! W# a9 S: [
$ h5 s! t) l. P: l7 Q3 g# v9 QDefending units:
( y2 I! p( Y* ` 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion/ S0 m% }. D$ \# [+ j2 d
1st USMC/1st Regiment' R, n$ V. ~0 Y' G- C
1st USMC/5th Regiment
0 @& P! n7 n8 I* {# @ 3rd USMC Defense Battalion+ T e2 V+ i' G: l1 v& i3 G
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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: e% y) O3 K& g5 D: eJapanese Bombardment attack
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D: ~+ s7 s/ w8 EAttacking 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# ]2 |; O7 T$ D5 O
' }: g/ t5 X0 A$ V3 dAssaulting units:
( ?% z9 c3 y& J' ?( \# c" m! i Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
, _; h4 U9 ]9 I% ]( o0 B% u/ f 14th Naval Construction Battalion
4 |. K1 S4 w4 m: M% \ 129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:7 J6 e1 U! Q+ `3 c" K
1st USMC Parachute Battalion% s9 {" {# O0 ]9 D+ a3 N% q. S3 }+ X
1st USMC Raider Battalion
2 }7 ~) N" v2 P V 2nd USMC/2nd Regiment& x) d5 W' _5 t' l! X+ A4 K; S
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& B. C/ V* S! j+ Y& S" F& X" mGround combat at Lunga (114,138)+ w! F1 F4 W8 W7 d" G. e& f# g
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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. N! W" | p& p8 Q
7 \ ~5 p2 X& | Y' n- vAllied adjusted assault: 430
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$ S8 y& m! a) tJapanese adjusted defense: 23 $ @6 o' y0 L( X' ^, \
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) 4 w! C8 }( ]) k% ^" o! T
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!# x1 ?2 W4 k( L! \: ]
, U2 M- D1 k# hCombat modifiers8 O8 S0 t o; j3 y
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
$ f- o* k; i! m4 }Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
* i. m5 g" m! ^& l% m4 E 3169 casualties reported
2 ^/ F% h: x! t* |. S. a+ j; n& ^ Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled' D2 b! f8 \. b( a$ H0 ]; ^
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled2 `/ U7 Z$ q, ? b7 G7 ]
Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled) W, T* d0 Z7 { S- ?/ R- z
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
: B$ W. I0 g' U! o+ C Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 {% ^3 |/ Y2 C Units retreated 4
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Allied ground losses:
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' [' Y0 w. a. i! S7 `2 Z8 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 ]* | [; W W0 [# R- g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
8 {$ d6 O3 R; b# Q. D* u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 i1 G8 h& a5 Q# S6 t( Y
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!2 L; s. Z& H* I6 e5 h
' f" P% B" w4 g; {& w( cAssaulting units:7 a. i+ @; [1 l6 n
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
. P: s4 E. R" ~" A9 y; g 1st USMC/1st Regiment
P! Z& k$ N0 H7 ]9 y! {0 L 1st USMC/5th Regiment
0 k3 l6 y" ?& Y2 j 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
t3 h. v9 V7 f8 @2 b 81st Naval Guard Unit
$ c7 r3 F- Q3 y 13th Naval Construction Battalion
: M2 A& a/ T+ I9 z7 ?3 J 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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