AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
% q9 b3 B+ j$ @1 ^" z7 b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$ ?0 z% x5 d3 |7 s
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
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2 _# h2 e# y# z8 V3 v, ^5 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships$ y# z- ^& T h! g' U% I
CA Chokai
3 p* U7 z$ `+ _- q4 ]" |7 B o- s CA Aoba; e8 I' F7 w- ]: @
CA Kinugasa/ a5 z7 t" J) s' ?
CA Furutaka
3 ?/ e, w- n4 r$ o _ CA Kako
8 E$ V( q% d+ t9 A K$ A CL Tenryu
! [' e; d7 z/ Z& ^7 I CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
$ F' r# F, \% M% ~( H DD Mutsuki
# r! z( Y% b! d9 M4 f DD Yayoi
- \4 w" Q% p( d9 k8 o DD Uzuki( ]3 g& A/ ^6 B6 k5 t5 V4 Z
DD Mochizuki
+ r% b# w/ ^0 Y DD Hakaze, S: R* l: l% N; z. z
DD Akikaze3 }9 {+ X. B9 M* ?: Q4 q
DD Tachikaze
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; d0 o1 \2 N: V' w& p PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 R( t3 }4 x, r' J' s AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# z3 t1 `. I5 W. j) f
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 G3 I, g8 H, E
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 _0 H2 {8 g) c& m xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% [ y2 J2 p+ T- N W
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 t4 l" [8 r$ S" p' T; ?6 @ xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# Z4 h- I; z" r$ ~$ E$ \0 d. |
& Y; z* B# I' L5 i, wAllied ground losses:
+ j' g6 W3 c1 B, s5 o6 ` 4647 casualties reported
2 N# k; }; k# L! A2 A' {1 w Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
" t# l8 Z `( V5 V, F% e' w) T Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled7 S t! x7 Y, n' u2 ?* j
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
' ?0 K" {" L1 p% ?0 K6 f7 u& R. c Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)% ?, ^! t* ~# ?, L" m
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)$ ?" i+ m7 N$ }% p4 }
& l' I) z0 Y- D' ~Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!6 m3 L. `6 A: b6 y* y: v' X
Allied TF begins to get underway+ v/ Z- f7 _: b8 T) t; h( O! K
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
8 r7 L) i% Z% J$ uMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards! N% X0 @$ r! e0 _# n" C
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& H( O5 ?* H$ X! v% Z4 w
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
9 o1 U' |. e4 @# j! \Range closes to 8,000 yards...
& y, R* t& ^$ r& O7 R7 d1 |2 x% QRange closes to 7,000 yards...# ?* c8 q |! q( K. f5 P+ ]
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
6 ^6 A: e7 F8 q4 x+ DRange closes to 5,000 yards...' T) R, C9 A' U8 ~! g- i, g$ t
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
0 I1 [) ]' m8 M7 `CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards0 q% C5 i' W5 P5 H, {. a
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards% s% X' k- n( ^* _/ {7 m$ D6 A
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
* `+ V+ W! e* ]. k- kCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards5 p4 c/ J' S2 y) z
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards; ], ?. U6 p5 |5 F8 l
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
: z! f7 u, _/ \' y) K. IRange increases to 6,000 yards
" K8 A7 J- s% }: cDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 & @7 k& N5 `: n; {1 J% H' G
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards! h1 r% I9 w) M
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
9 L+ J8 [4 f! N; N9 o. QxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards! z% ]/ F! } _& o; ~5 H
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
9 r9 k1 D' H. K5 o* y( bxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
8 s; Y/ E: \/ L* ^. zCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards7 ]: ?5 U0 W1 k1 S- V" M. v1 H j4 l5 _1 p
Range closes to 3,000 yards
# k* N. I% E9 L# z% q# j, w7 [% {: qCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards' ]+ ~8 ?, |* `/ [, m+ L# R8 f. k
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards+ P V. b e+ _. n
Massive explosion on PC Warrego
7 \7 N5 w0 V1 X& V1 n7 j" o) l/ mPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards5 h2 K" j5 G' Z5 n' Y
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
% L+ y: s" [2 k9 IRange closes to 2,000 yards" ?4 ?9 U. ?; Q9 B: f
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
, A9 |$ {# v+ I" cxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
" K0 e" N* d' }! s8 V& n) ixAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards3 I3 |* L+ Z3 @. v7 f" _
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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$ n" }: E0 k9 |# BWeather in hex: Severe storms2 G( N4 v' X% @! X- C' M
% ?) V) Q0 e9 u; B2 T: N) h- URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. w/ [% p. g/ l+ W8 o# gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
) u; o) l2 k9 w% s" g G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships( R/ L0 A' S- {9 [
AM Bowen* o2 G) j- ]! E6 n
xAK Mundalla' }& n! T i" y5 U( Y! d, m0 L% G
DD Aylwin
& G, O9 @3 P8 k( X D9 Z3 Y" N6 o5 d1 v8 c DD Monaghan
2 z; \2 d6 m( a# Q! B6 D xAP Cremer
' C1 Q) t3 s0 N/ \, {. x xAP Idomeneus* p4 ]$ W0 N& }! p( f0 V
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
I; J) C/ b$ C" T& t/ ^ 16 casualties reported$ f( P% X3 ^% f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) H7 P$ x9 j v3 l- N0 [) C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: Q V) C+ G3 Z" I8 k5 J3 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ B7 x- Q3 J; r# ~1 }# \ 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 l! Y' R! J1 _+ z- q! m& V Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp2 n Q# Z3 B2 G0 u: j5 A& I
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' F0 ~- a4 ]6 {3 C6 P; a Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp1 U, y: u& ?! B# [- a8 n
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
3 S0 d& Q* F# ^2 q Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp; b' Y" g0 ^) x- |4 J* A8 [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. m6 J( Y0 e* T' J' \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 348 {: R2 e( [* o" J$ ?7 J
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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xAP Cremer
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DD Monaghan
% d) m: W: \" [ xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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+ j7 f G Y1 m& M3 E 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 {1 W0 U3 y! c" T
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp' I* x4 p3 h$ a; P6 N k+ b" S! V
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
; _$ C! W$ w. W1 p Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 c. p; ~2 T* {: W0 ^; s3 }( \
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 T8 Z8 Y6 U( w- j Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
0 q9 f$ t: q4 f6 \/ q2 q 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet$ j6 R; m1 }0 T- T; { X
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |