AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42( G% q' n( D' i: ^+ M
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) A8 B( V. m) I8 W& l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& X* u z t( R6 v: Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards& J9 r& z& e* W, R0 @2 Z
' F/ C$ G& A% i; ?! H) xJapanese Ships
$ N5 c6 {: T; m4 l$ B) B1 j/ l CA Chokai
$ j- q5 ?! n O, K6 b f CA Aoba
* z f$ f/ K8 X CA Kinugasa
. k: @/ P! p& O& V CA Furutaka4 U1 B: s; R! D7 m
CA Kako
# c+ J8 C! n' v; B CL Tenryu
& k/ C* r3 v. F6 B8 T. X, k4 u CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1! N! Y+ u! m8 e# Z/ j
DD Mutsuki
: p, N- [( _( I DD Yayoi
: w% Y. O: N1 Q DD Uzuki
- z/ O. i5 G0 m3 z& d DD Mochizuki) Q& t; ~# M, m
DD Hakaze
# |$ q1 }. G+ c$ d7 ?" G DD Akikaze
, d8 O" N% t- s1 A DD Tachikaze
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% y- r, ^% k+ gAllied Ships
% a: K, I) y) U2 w0 g8 `0 S PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 S4 r4 H: X4 w AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, F- {! o% F9 z, ?
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" b9 P s% y& ~( ~% o7 T% m xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) _# K! h0 X0 f0 p* J5 D3 l
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' Y; ^4 N% i5 O! X9 g) w7 i# r2 y
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* w$ m! l, }3 j, u. M, v xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: b# f8 I" v! `" a
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Allied ground losses:2 B- H9 ]3 C8 K5 s
4647 casualties reported6 c! D& e" W8 G6 e; ~: k
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
' F& o4 C1 H4 { Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled E0 K* I; ]8 M5 }# m7 _
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled# X9 j% V( A3 S" t9 M
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
- `" Y: L" l! K- p# e2 t3 E- J) B! t Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!" f+ ~: k2 c$ e4 K( h
Allied TF begins to get underway {; t5 l% t3 a; ]% a a$ y5 H# Q
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
/ z; G' ^3 H9 K- ?Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards8 a! h0 Z4 F2 m* T) w7 L( Q3 l9 |& m
Range closes to 10,000 yards...- I% T* I% {4 e) L7 q7 R
Range closes to 9,000 yards...+ q; s: `* \1 G1 Y! w S
Range closes to 8,000 yards...: Z& l9 `: M2 h0 s
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% [0 x" s% E' i0 Q8 w
Range closes to 6,000 yards...( d5 d" L8 R, `$ o4 d j) G
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
! O! g2 ]- H9 H* S1 d HCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards+ e; Z# m0 n0 t2 l
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards5 `( b2 g, F" y5 U
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards. A3 t- z. B0 z" `0 z5 O
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
. G, @9 B( b' {7 NCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards2 m- ^- X2 v8 c/ ]4 k; N7 Q
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
l; w2 C+ g2 L% B2 v) _DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
9 ?/ r- H8 y/ ^6 z1 G8 E/ nRange increases to 6,000 yards
0 {/ G9 G; `/ CDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
) ]& [$ Y5 ?1 t, XCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards+ x: a6 ^# N1 ~% M
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
( y8 F# e7 X# F1 V7 YxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
- _3 X* W% T# j4 ~; D$ M6 QCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards9 `8 P6 n0 h; m9 d3 r& X* B- m. j
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
' ^* A9 L" m. C! n3 ?+ I8 ]! jCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
. _1 Y0 ^' h- s" z4 n5 n7 oRange closes to 3,000 yards
3 e( w4 t6 C9 l' OCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards$ r2 f6 q9 b0 |1 F8 \
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
4 ^: n/ h( w) ^. ?/ U4 L }Massive explosion on PC Warrego* ^) G2 M& B7 Q: G5 J
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards8 \* _0 x! I8 e2 s3 f
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards$ d4 k9 I: G& {2 l5 v0 C6 t
Range closes to 2,000 yards5 c& H; K8 X* A
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
1 c8 w' t+ y# MxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
! W# c6 y4 ?2 [$ ^# P1 F1 D/ [xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
1 @/ l0 Z! s ~Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...0 L% P( t! z4 n0 \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# U! w9 n5 K8 O
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Weather in hex: Severe storms( V, |7 Y5 x& g; c6 O
3 p' \4 {: v$ WRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 P J5 ^+ C" |5 t' _4 U) xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes {2 H$ R% V: r
& u$ w- V s3 FJapanese aircraft, G5 t7 h, y7 z: R
G4M1 Betty x 426 D/ S7 S8 N) T% ?$ Q
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Japanese aircraft losses0 i( Q+ v* Q- S( R7 D5 p
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged" L+ g4 b) S. s8 B2 b% W& i
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Allied Ships
# E) e9 C C. y1 w. q( e AM Bowen4 m; I7 `, Q. _2 i4 }
xAK Mundalla
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DD Monaghan* v# d$ G' p) e. z
xAP Cremer
& h) J F% f; [: Q xAP Idomeneus
( M2 C; r; @, v, \ xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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. ]2 y; N/ ]- Q Q1 UAllied ground losses:
) A2 i- R) n7 c; {% C8 I+ ` 16 casualties reported! c* A1 a) f( ^" ?$ k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( u) z) C8 Q' N5 c( _+ z9 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 }8 \9 Q9 l z7 Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- E) u# M* K; m( E1 e
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 ~9 [6 T! p3 F 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 Y" y3 N3 L. E Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp. U. g# V7 d l/ {
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 m& A) V9 q5 z Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
# h' R/ j1 Z0 F3 @- r' k 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
- s' C0 F; N; B* \7 s Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb8 l# v, @! Y! J, o9 @* b1 b
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet% p3 X- M+ }3 T; l
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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% [4 Q% S( a; f8 w4 D' bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1307 U- M. C' _+ g# ]! X' N) S$ W
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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. G5 Z% G/ v" XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& m" G: r% { y! N; y2 n3 Z* c4 T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 C( |9 P& s7 @/ S8 T5 ]* O
G4M1 Betty x 346 T a1 }/ P* j. A. g
! N7 V: y, Q2 p+ S# @3 p. EJapanese aircraft losses. P: m1 G; j p) Y$ |
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged5 Z" M% i+ G0 z5 ?, }, g0 h
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Allied Ships3 f0 m: j( v3 V3 z# |5 Y: o. a9 M- _
xAP Cremer
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! y# y5 w5 m) h! y. U( U DD Monaghan- I+ C$ ^" Q X! r* c) H' R P
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 b* K( C @3 }' W7 g4 B
5 ]% V: C# Q0 {. j* DAircraft Attacking:
+ m& I+ y! A& @& z 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 R0 K3 E5 U8 a3 c4 W9 \
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
: c! G3 h2 X/ I1 ]& q 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet) n6 ~7 i8 S" u
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp+ x/ ^: Z% V; J3 V( \( j( X
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
* Z) V5 k* [4 W8 ~- u Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ S, N( V2 T. ]2 b
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 C7 D% ]+ K1 C4 p Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
) H C; P; p7 d 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet# f. k' k) s! ]. O) o9 \. V' P
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |