AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 09, 42
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3 G+ h2 d% g }: ~Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships4 |& u- E# I7 M& T; A+ B
DMS Hovey4 L+ ~1 h2 s6 L6 K( Q7 j H
DMS Southard
" ~/ S6 |* T, G5 _& d* e APD Little$ y3 ?5 |/ J& M) z
APD Colhoun/ r3 r4 n! w1 U$ G6 B g; N' r" v
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Allied ground losses:' X+ l8 ^+ U! s) y" `
16 casualties reported% ?. b8 \* d# f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( q Y& S5 j) L7 K* H& R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' \: m& l) E- R- g* n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 L: C1 V' c. cDMS Hovey fired at enemy troops( J( q% D/ C% a+ J! J- {' r0 W
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops) f4 [* C! O, ?# J+ e& G) }/ q
APD Little fired at enemy troops+ S8 M. |- n8 o9 W* o0 \+ ]2 I
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
/ f- K, w' r! G8 |Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards) f6 u& x" s1 d' }/ o
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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+ q- N9 U% A; qAllied Ships( @* Y, v5 d5 i% V$ [" V6 K, J5 C
DMS Hovey
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" g$ E# t2 ^ ^ APD Little0 T: _" ]6 D: y. H, O1 h
APD Colhoun% R6 Y0 G- I: z: B& L8 h7 L7 i
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Allied ground losses:
& X+ [% y+ Q% ] 8 casualties reported
: S8 O/ l' u T% \) U9 N( q1 H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled p9 z: U! B- }" f, b) Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 q* ^5 H/ a% d! v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 ^6 k1 r$ {7 H. N" q6 [, b
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops, j; }9 ~) E3 r1 f0 j7 e& r
DMS Southard fired at enemy troops
4 y$ ]8 V# N: F" ~! VAPD Little fired at enemy troops. S. f7 C" r7 \3 H7 ~* |
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
, G3 H7 E2 o. L1 D# KDefensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
% }1 ~ {/ g( O& p: ?1 O- LDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
+ L4 V7 j6 c+ G; D6 s2 q1 O0 \ DMS Hovey
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# L! y" Q" Y. K/ _; k# ]3 x APD Little4 p# a0 o$ `+ d1 I/ o! n
APD Colhoun6 P' }7 ?/ u; m9 A8 N; f
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DMS Hovey fired at enemy troops
; T! O2 }$ c! r5 v# TDMS Southard fired at enemy troops+ h" e2 o0 Z) W/ ^5 h
APD Little fired at enemy troops
Q M- I: `& o% FAPD Colhoun fired at enemy troops2 T/ W/ I0 [6 w/ ?; r2 y
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; h* j- Q2 q: i2 MMorning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)+ C7 a, N2 Q$ t9 N' P5 v
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7 \8 z7 C, z0 u- z6 D- ^6 _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." t" E( p3 \6 V; q3 @% C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 q7 U. f+ \" ~2 O- S B-17E Fortress x 11& j. c6 e! i, h, t5 k, u
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* T3 T1 O; H9 x$ z. tJapanese ground losses:
5 \0 o& h+ N! M' V 6 casualties reported
1 W; @+ A+ f4 } t4 l4 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# U+ y5 G9 `- Q, j" K3 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# K) Q+ Z& K x2 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 Q E3 L" j) i# d1 b6 F
/ y+ H. V- A& _$ E3 mAircraft Attacking:
0 ^, x. ?' y; l& B$ T+ w' { 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet * 6 W8 G% y. W+ o% }+ H
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb: p0 V! Z6 E4 N: B
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
& K! W6 b: G1 Q/ X/ a- f$ [! H$ m Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
( X" I, F) K$ R( a. o4 B/ e 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
$ ~& a. F/ ^' t( O2 J+ l3 T( T Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb( r8 K X1 d9 y. a/ C1 ?% }
6 j" @0 Y9 g6 h* t+ |Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ...; o, L9 @! i& Z" c1 m R5 `
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Morning Air attack on 10th Special Base Force, at 99,129 (Buna)
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' s+ ?4 u: V! i/ `3 B- B% b* h" D6 O% ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 N( P; G% G3 R9 o* B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ @- q; X+ z4 d: O
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B-17E Fortress x 6" b: o- w: R5 A' t! u7 a, D( i
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No Allied losses
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4 i M+ c1 j- f0 s) IJapanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! Y, q, H3 ?6 I- s' ^1 O# [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: k& l( P" C" Y1 k4 LAircraft Attacking:: }* {+ b4 n1 m; ]
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
6 q T- i$ \/ B Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137), l; @, d8 I3 m) g! s, [
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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; x0 |8 s8 o& EAllied Ships
* L) j; G# S- ]2 ? G AP Harris
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" X/ _" J# i- Y) I! O AP Henry T. Allen8 O5 O2 C1 ]0 U' R9 T
APD Little
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AP Harris fired at enemy troops
: Z: r7 Z* d5 A1 V3 W9 t" [AP Zeilin fired at enemy troops; v6 r1 c- e- x, l/ Q& m4 g
AP Henry T. Allen fired at enemy troops
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)8 z9 H8 `& ^# U6 O
; L Z: ]5 W. U3 rJapanese Bombardment attack0 W% M" [! c1 Z
" F3 S! N3 H0 J1 u1 oAttacking force 2478 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
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& G" p2 O3 Q5 @& FDefending force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 455- w/ k. B9 Y k: R+ y6 X+ x
6 H H$ h2 Q: \1 AJapanese ground losses:
. M) c3 z) B$ g8 w 12 casualties reported7 G& M ^' h: T0 o3 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) F. Z7 A6 A5 w9 ]% J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' D% l7 _( x5 b. x+ \& D) @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:! f' C; U) n8 ^9 j& {# S
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion/ K: t$ c+ E& _( }
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
9 G! U$ \: G& G6 y$ d% P 1st USMC/1st Regiment( Y j6 A) r0 ^# z2 d3 [
1st USMC/5th Regiment
7 L( c( J: q2 o9 j: O4 x, y 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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. F6 m$ _: w7 d7 p6 }* t& F9 aGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)3 R3 r% E3 X1 M: R( ?/ U, Y. _! u. Y/ j
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Japanese Bombardment attack3 k; x: A: |& _
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Attacking force 877 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
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& W5 V) o. c; r1 c' P1 k( V. pDefending force 5975 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242+ z! F0 `0 g3 X2 N4 F
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, Q# n. f, }1 ?4 V- g Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
6 n1 S! X# d( w8 W ~ _& V( j 14th Naval Construction Battalion
: v" ~: v2 _6 z9 w 129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
8 T& y( x( c- c, ~ 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
2 t: k9 q3 i1 J& Y7 e6 E9 K0 _ 1st USMC Raider Battalion& ^- Y' n6 I" t& ~7 k4 q! `! s
2nd USMC/2nd Regiment
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) U) h& U0 q5 D. {Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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7 |8 o( d t% ^- d* b2 {" rAllied Shock attack- M9 B1 S/ `8 O6 R t: G4 d
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Attacking force 10763 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4546 a) M; g$ Y- {4 W0 k$ S3 _0 L/ U
+ W I: L1 S7 [( ], jDefending force 3919 troops, 30 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 85$ j1 P8 e1 J+ m- F7 c* i# C1 }
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Allied adjusted assault: 430 8 j( R$ J, }9 T5 [
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Japanese adjusted defense: 23 $ x* t# G5 J7 x5 ^* G
2 ?9 f- s: P) [% u) E! c0 b( LAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) 6 ?9 V$ e( r& p& C
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!
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2 J# J0 q! v: m+ ZCombat modifiers
/ ^. Z/ P( p- k! A6 z/ NDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
" i2 X* x6 b3 g8 EAttacker: shock(+)
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3169 casualties reported$ U8 k V4 R/ M5 c4 K! R4 b# Y9 R0 o
Squads: 61 destroyed, 33 disabled1 d1 l) `7 ]4 i) }8 w, [8 ^
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 31 disabled
. l4 V/ h# w+ a) t& q; _" F4 W Engineers: 63 destroyed, 11 disabled0 w/ e7 N5 @ p5 a+ U. L1 h. n
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
* ?7 M1 `# d0 j% V Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ z, h, ?9 L4 \9 ?; y' w0 [( j Units retreated 4+ T/ r! N$ w1 r' _0 E7 k
4 A5 z8 m% G( T1 p- kAllied ground losses:
9 B: I" m8 m) R! K 24 casualties reported
& T' D, ]$ c7 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 H/ p R6 A% B' C! i, C7 X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled: ?% H! D7 h. `' J3 b( m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion- x& D2 ]9 W* U5 u! m. c
1st USMC/1st Regiment
$ W. q- D, B0 T3 J9 R3 Q$ Z2 E1 D 1st USMC/5th Regiment8 q- v2 C% z, o* n; D; M4 K' P
3rd USMC Defense Battalion- i7 Q p: e( r
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit9 h. c) ~; c [$ A" L
81st Naval Guard Unit% `0 v' [1 e O p
13th Naval Construction Battalion. \8 t$ `& Q: u1 z
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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