AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
5 l1 {, v8 ?; v( w( x7 u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9 M0 [. t2 ^. }7 U
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2 t: i; ~5 M, N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; l& }% i' e0 r/ q# I5 J2 t G5 h5 b! B
CA Chokai2 K- g8 I3 T( K5 {# y
CA Aoba
, L2 V9 }: p5 T) D CA Kinugasa3 }: Q4 a- p! U: ]8 X* x1 z% E
CA Furutaka& `" z- g" |1 Y9 q; F/ N
CA Kako
6 M% U, B2 E- U8 a& v3 ~' h CL Tenryu2 _) L2 h C+ U' ~2 I. v
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1 P g$ E ^1 t+ Z& i1 J
DD Mutsuki
7 Z( f* z: o1 u' e% E* E; Z2 ~3 M DD Yayoi
( u! @ H* b1 R9 q" W. S DD Uzuki$ ~# A) M/ q, {+ l9 w
DD Mochizuki
# o6 @+ ^+ t' g: c. z1 S DD Hakaze
8 c4 W) N0 w8 V7 |- X) b DD Akikaze8 a. y& M- Z( n5 w2 H
DD Tachikaze4 x% @4 x: _0 C8 B, U' H2 `+ ?8 t$ P
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Allied Ships1 I' u6 _8 n9 C# b0 l& _
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 {1 Y4 h, Z% ~/ ~5 ~* h+ [6 n- U0 p AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- F" ^- p2 z8 W2 Z' x xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 V- ~; u- f2 r; n3 A9 b
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" q+ P. ^8 p: a5 c2 S3 W: @ xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 k+ F5 R" F8 T2 T- _
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* O7 R# @8 z# S xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:* K$ t7 ], }' P" q5 v
4647 casualties reported
# \" e, l3 f, ~1 K! L4 [7 F Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled6 E4 {4 P! {! i. ~1 Z
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
. B# _! @7 v- ?, O0 }6 o- p Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
( a. O$ W: k( Y( O1 c Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
+ r6 Q" Z4 u& |2 v: a8 H' v9 @ Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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" H6 f$ M. b, [/ M$ l6 ~Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!5 P1 v- p5 W: `# x
Allied TF begins to get underway, f' h- i7 o) H/ `3 [
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight8 N5 s+ O+ F/ E3 q/ p7 {& D
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
' {$ `% I2 E- KRange closes to 10,000 yards...
1 k% b8 m& E% Q1 W, MRange closes to 9,000 yards...1 H* m+ k' {- M8 Y( D$ O7 @' a" J
Range closes to 8,000 yards...+ n% e& [1 z6 |$ A
Range closes to 7,000 yards.../ o; @: i; a5 k9 _4 F, l- ^+ Q
Range closes to 6,000 yards... z' q. ^4 L" {0 U, O# ^
Range closes to 5,000 yards...3 t" q1 _% X4 e! y8 D4 z7 ~, y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
$ Z2 k3 N. `4 X& q, T: G: [CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
4 E2 Q; D5 U2 O4 M, p. I g# q. P& [; I: ZAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards! j1 M4 N# ]( Y) ~4 {
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
8 o4 Y# g2 M a# F) V5 bCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
3 y. ]0 N' {' h. L$ w, x$ ODD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
. y5 L! |+ \# g. B" CDD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards P# X- v% U; r& Q& s# A3 l
Range increases to 6,000 yards
6 r3 C4 k; X1 o9 Q" c- J/ WDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
: {: W" r! e' |' N& l& I% DCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards1 K, C* A/ T% L
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
1 |0 a. \6 L/ L1 a; F& ?. N/ pxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
- L5 c. j$ t# u# C2 aCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards( i" u7 q. F. D: Y* V, T
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
9 m$ ^1 s$ p6 {4 }, y |; f+ e4 SCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards, Q8 z$ o% Z: `! @+ ?/ j/ X
Range closes to 3,000 yards
3 C& O8 f& E7 ICA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
; M1 X$ a3 x! yCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
9 J/ h) b$ r) H3 U6 ~9 s4 ?8 s0 qMassive explosion on PC Warrego2 y( u; \, J" S# C0 I
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
/ k% V3 W# n; SxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards1 D( V( E* r3 h' z% n* ^8 H. H! K0 }
Range closes to 2,000 yards, [' [! V* F3 s- d' s9 q+ O
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
# M# O1 m/ r$ C. E; Q! `- |xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
& m; E1 z( K0 O0 o6 }4 sxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
6 b3 I- t; _2 a3 rCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...) @# l7 `' c. y; @
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4 ^! ^' M7 T. v6 }% r4 L+ N+ P4 [- QMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1303 i2 _/ k# S$ l0 i9 ]3 W! ^
2 {# |1 ~4 u; QWeather in hex: Severe storms
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6 S4 j8 t5 l+ s- B. ^7 R- p" V0 `$ dRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# s: a1 h+ e% a, o8 LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes/ s ^) q( Z6 T7 i+ C; H; T2 S3 n
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 L) a5 V1 I% f9 v* m G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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AM Bowen9 h! i- S4 n/ v7 O7 B
xAK Mundalla, Z7 B& [( L( D& A2 g5 L
DD Aylwin- [# y* l* Z9 V7 h" A
DD Monaghan
* y; K0 [7 B5 H2 ?& M+ Y6 q xAP Cremer
9 g2 H: O+ p# L" N( Y; y4 n6 k! s( I xAP Idomeneus& j5 e: F4 K% T* J9 L2 y! N O C
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1) x5 }: g# j: }& q+ a/ K
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Allied ground losses:1 p. u% W. H9 d3 i/ m0 s$ O
16 casualties reported5 G W" Q4 G6 |+ Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 p1 _- A& `0 D! z- G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
) w, d/ a/ b! L) k* H. c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! `9 K$ {4 }+ F& l0 t
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Aircraft Attacking:
* U+ D& I F" y1 c 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 B& Z' F5 Z8 M$ K& V) P0 S$ @
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
4 p3 |0 h, f2 P1 ]4 ^' {! I 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 b/ N, D5 W2 b; @- I1 Q3 X4 z
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
$ C) Y" {- A3 I 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet- ]* V# V8 J' S W/ I. J) x4 X
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ f" W, ~ B( u6 M6 u
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 y3 Z: E7 t1 J3 j1 @9 ]1 E2 O
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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' b& }6 X" b8 H [/ JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130; D& M$ R H- Z. Z& z
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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" s0 l1 o# `! j: _6 v) ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 R1 O- w* D- S" ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 349 Q9 ]# c, y: G) U& {4 i0 G3 \
5 d( a+ D" k- P* n( Z( vJapanese aircraft losses+ s1 ~, Y3 h. w1 F9 O4 P
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
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DD Aylwin3 W: s7 [' k. `3 ]: P
DD Monaghan
5 j$ z' M6 o+ R+ O xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* E& O k ~0 [' W
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ {! i9 i. m5 f2 y* z 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( l0 S: I# Q0 c( J9 @* S9 |: s$ W Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp5 \8 w; c# J( ]" D) ?+ m- J
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( t( f+ ?) X v2 T0 c+ z Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
# m7 f. `- H& E- g5 ~9 | 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
3 o* [2 i9 D" U; d9 s& d3 P! z Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
' v2 H" c. k4 _ 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 a5 z1 o) ?+ O Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
, k) ~$ h. F X9 t, u4 X9 ~9 I( } 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet8 K& }( j/ Q8 D. n. D. B# Y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |