AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 23, 42
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TF 325 encounters mine field at Shortlands (109,131)
 
Allied Ships
      DMS Elliot
      DMS Hopkins
      DMS Southard
 
8 mines cleared
 
 
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Night Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid detected at 84 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 18
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
      CA Houston, Bomb hits 2
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 13
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 109,131
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      B5N1 Kate x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Allied Ships
      CA Vincennes
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       4 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
 
 
 
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Night Naval bombardment of Shortlands at 109,131
 
Japanese aircraft
      no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 26 damaged
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
 
Allied Ships
      BB Mississippi
      BB Idaho
      DD Moon
      DD Copsy
      DD Bamback
      DD Paul Jones
      DD Sterett
      DD Stack
      DD Lang
      DMS Long
      DMS Dorsey
 
Japanese ground losses:
      98 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 9 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 23
Port hits 14
Port supply hits 2
 
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Mississippi
BB Mississippi firing at Shortlands 
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Idaho
BB Idaho firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DD Moon firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DD Copsy firing at Shortlands 
DD Bamback firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DD Paul Jones firing at Shortlands 
DD Sterett firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DD Stack firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DD Lang firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DMS Long firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DMS Dorsey firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
 
 
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Night Naval bombardment of Shortlands at 109,131
 
Japanese aircraft
      no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 17 damaged
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
 
Allied Ships
      CA Vincennes
      CA Quincy
      CA San Francisco
      CA Minneapolis
      CA New Orleans
      DD Sherwood
      DD Doeing
      DD Hale
      DD Fox
      DD Barker
      DD Allen
      DD Alden
      DMS Elliot
      DMS Hopkins
      DMS Southard
 
Japanese ground losses:
      205 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 29 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 92
Port hits 51
Port supply hits 5
 
CA Vincennes firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
CA Quincy firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
CA San Francisco firing at Shortlands 
CA Minneapolis firing at Shortlands 
CA New Orleans firing at Shortlands 
DD Sherwood firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DD Doeing firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DD Hale firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DD Fox firing at Shortlands 
DD Barker firing at Shortlands 
DD Allen firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DD Alden firing at Shortlands 
DMS Elliot firing at Shortlands 
DMS Hopkins firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
DMS Southard firing at 1st GEACPS Brigade
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Gebe (80,105)
 
TF 96 troops unloading over beach at Gebe, 80,105
 
Japanese ground losses:
      20 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Taliaboe (73,104)
 
TF 191 troops unloading over beach at Taliaboe, 73,104
 
Japanese ground losses:
      30 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Bara (74,107)
 
TF 208 troops unloading over beach at Bara, 74,107
 
Japanese ground losses:
      20 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Gorong (81,112)
 
TF 223 troops unloading over beach at Gorong, 81,112
 
 
 
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Sub attack near Shortlands  at 110,132
 
Japanese Ships
      SS RO-68, hits 19, and is sunk
 
Allied Ships
      DD Stack
      BB Mississippi
      DD Lang
      DMS Long
      DMS Dorsey
      DD Moon
      DD Copsy
      DD Bamback
      DD Paul Jones
 
SS RO-68 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Stack
DD Moon fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Copsy fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Bamback fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Paul Jones attacking submerged sub ....
DD Copsy fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Paul Jones attacking submerged sub ....
SS RO-68 eludes DD Paul Jones by hugging bottom
SS RO-68 forced to surface!
DD Paul Jones firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Moon firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Copsy firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Bamback firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Paul Jones firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Moon firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Copsy firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Bamback firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Moon firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Bamback firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Moon firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Copsy firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Bamback firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Paul Jones firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Moon firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Copsy firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves
 
 
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ASW attack near Tandjoengbalai  at 47,77
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Sagiri
 
Allied Ships
      SS O16
 
SS O16 is located by DD Sagiri
O16 bottoming out ....
DD Sagiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sagiri is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131 
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      F4U-1 Corsair x 17
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      17 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 36000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131 
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      F4U-1 Corsair x 2
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       2 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 36000 feet
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Gebe (80,105)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 57 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 3 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Gebe !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    8th Indpt SNLF Coy /1
 
 
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Ground combat at Gorong (81,112)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 60 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 4 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Gorong !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
 
Assaulting units:
    8th Indpt SNLF Coy /3
 
 
