AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
" b* |# ]3 k* s5 r H7 n上个回合侦察到盟军在米龙湾和莫港分别有运输船队出没,估计是增援米龙湾和莫港的,莫港的船队鞭长莫及,设置了陆攻对海,而米龙湾则派出了一队水雷战队前往袭击* Y) X# Z7 Z9 _2 g0 }
结果全歼了米龙湾的盟军运输队,而陆攻出击莫港的船队战果不大,仅击伤2条运输船1 p- d" f) X4 J6 p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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! y1 h3 p5 k$ k' i |) tJapanese Ships4 K4 `$ ]$ u# v# C! q! o$ S3 ?
CA Chokai
, r1 m- _) z3 [- d CA Aoba
$ k! `& ]8 s: f+ z CA Kinugasa
' a+ u: G ^) ?. W CA Furutaka$ W' b* x& g' |- U5 }4 q r+ k
CA Kako" l$ E2 e4 U5 h1 z8 p) m
CL Tenryu$ i( N& i2 p/ U
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1; S m- f/ `3 N# l2 Q
DD Mutsuki$ _7 J y4 n) Z4 {
DD Yayoi r7 _* b3 n: z# w1 I
DD Uzuki
7 t5 [. e* t9 E DD Mochizuki* j) ^$ T' y% `) L) b) L1 q
DD Hakaze
8 L+ r- o- F* Z( F1 b: \ DD Akikaze: s" Z! U8 q" Z4 y6 M- q6 Q6 s
DD Tachikaze) T* C# m7 ^3 O
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Allied Ships
. |' t( d( U I2 V PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 M; O' h( x9 x0 E- T/ t
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ w" B# N1 y3 l) Y
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk b' j5 `+ f) s, w2 K4 z5 R
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 @ `# T' b( e! {! p% k+ L' Y xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, L. e0 {/ t& R3 d: A/ o) ? xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 I9 n( L' ~+ b$ o* x( W& B
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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, w# a, T& t! {Allied ground losses:
; z6 k$ N$ ?+ h! h Q, f 4647 casualties reported
, a; o* P- d( O2 \5 S G! e; g Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled1 L) O6 o6 p3 L+ |; s9 i# O
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled2 d$ Z# n! v! l* |! l! {( Y
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 o% c @) I# ~/ [7 U: E# r9 w! V Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)/ Y ]5 O9 R* l* Q
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)% C& g3 `8 E! p, W
0 }9 l& b# w# @ }' }0 U4 }Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
$ K7 O7 a3 u8 E' W+ l* s _+ ~Allied TF begins to get underway. j3 ^/ H2 y: c2 D0 \, J
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
% t8 G( l- p8 a# L, u' Y6 W9 fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards) {1 e8 ] ?2 Y1 X# j9 x
Range closes to 10,000 yards...5 A- }" j1 V( [* {: p% n* [) x
Range closes to 9,000 yards...' V) Y* i3 O' f& e8 }
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
; b* U/ U* g: @2 xRange closes to 7,000 yards...; t- _$ W' p( ]4 T0 i: n% w
Range closes to 6,000 yards...& s' Q8 w" y2 h
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
1 C/ U% e" u* f) s9 A1 SCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards1 D) ], }$ o$ F3 M
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards+ D: H( e4 u0 g; _" ]
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
9 ~" P) Z% k/ E/ T J$ Z; A4 PCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
0 O- O9 t0 N/ q* k, s0 {: ^5 HCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards" s' q) f1 r+ K. v
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards2 f3 K7 l7 m7 z* _
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards4 ~2 @- o2 f$ _5 E' Z. ]& x
Range increases to 6,000 yards9 K9 i4 e7 q4 {* K) m! O. x
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
0 L; [( E* b( p, _( W: g U& \$ QCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards# [2 |3 L; g( I9 Y; {- s
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards" P$ r- m) [# {4 Q' B" H
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
0 O: I0 v& ]1 ], |+ X$ s* vCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
5 }* }; C; ]% N! C! ^xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards8 g, {. n4 [' @/ }
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards) I% }9 U' L, b# G! M* W% L e
Range closes to 3,000 yards
+ T1 D1 V% d% V" Z2 O1 z9 u! W3 LCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards1 u* c+ c$ P# ]
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards* l6 j3 N' {& U; D- G0 o) H% J9 d
Massive explosion on PC Warrego N- }1 Z. L* p
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards! A: u/ |+ b4 n
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards: Y- q$ E) j" S
Range closes to 2,000 yards
( j' ]5 @( C s$ \7 x, w9 `xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
; z" _$ }! e" sxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
' s4 C! r$ D1 W* U9 exAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards7 |8 Y, `5 c6 E. `/ |1 R9 H; [% p
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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3 w# N! T3 F @4 B- ~$ ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1308 {2 C) m: U) o1 x4 a
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 m" v1 g2 Z7 h' X3 g/ I4 M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, z2 l/ f7 o1 s* c9 U- _
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Japanese aircraft
3 z; ~1 r' M6 E% x) U G4M1 Betty x 42
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3 q" F+ c5 n% w f; ~Japanese aircraft losses! X, j4 \( o7 N
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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7 @4 F5 g3 p* @ Z9 B8 aAllied Ships
" t9 q, h7 E" O$ h/ f. ~ AM Bowen
0 C, S( v2 C3 v P8 D+ W xAK Mundalla
) j l0 U, Q5 J0 a DD Aylwin r t. I0 R- E6 j5 A: N4 ~, B1 H
DD Monaghan
: h" R+ A+ b7 R0 Z( c xAP Cremer
( R r5 d! ^& d' W5 s xAP Idomeneus1 {$ [- ^0 z) [% U
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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Allied ground losses:/ H( N; G/ l! M, l" O6 B3 B3 `
16 casualties reported! I: B$ E; W5 V' I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# G) {0 O5 X5 D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled q' i* ?4 h7 ~& F: h: \: L6 ?5 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 K7 m6 C m7 N5 b& x# s. p" ~Aircraft Attacking:3 u6 [" M: h1 u! x% T5 d5 I6 q0 w
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% n& [7 @* [" u$ I# K2 E Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp' M2 J0 V+ v, j! e
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 E5 W4 Q0 z, I6 [) w Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
& K6 x* X+ |2 X/ p 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
+ l# l; D2 }2 `' r7 J7 k | Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
* R. @% p7 s* v$ I 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 ?3 k* n% J" u4 c g- R3 u% \
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ t# R% N# C4 r9 S& T0 ~Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 [: U" p7 _% ]2 C
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Japanese aircraft( L) ~% C& {( J4 b- q
G4M1 Betty x 34$ i7 W5 l3 {3 o% t
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. V9 V, I( W4 _1 ?/ [ G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged# K' r8 \8 E( C# ?" v0 ~, R! t
1 ^% R4 n$ H7 u* R6 @# B. H* ?Allied Ships
?6 H! q- u6 m4 C4 X; J xAP Cremer
+ `3 S" s& g3 U% c DD Aylwin
' X) b6 P# s9 G' V5 {' R DD Monaghan
$ [6 x W" [3 J5 f! _. J xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp. e! o! s8 a' c! |. Q, O
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet) J7 Y# \3 S! E% ]
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ s8 P5 e5 n- }# k
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: y/ a: J$ `3 d8 O( @8 {1 u# F Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp7 K4 y1 r: e" v/ C. j" \) j
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet5 j! N S D# p. N0 L' E3 Z) [
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |