AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 422 p" V+ L$ b& o3 a/ Q. y- V
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/ b( c0 o. k3 \1 M
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6 @7 M1 \+ x- W6 q g5 C( l. k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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, h S1 S5 `+ e2 f8 @- r+ BJapanese Ships$ K0 V2 j; n, M4 \ X
CA Chokai
2 a$ } y& h4 e$ z CA Aoba6 l/ Z( [ p2 J& M9 L
CA Kinugasa& G8 K6 j$ ^9 o2 Z" L, |
CA Furutaka
' b) o* ]/ d- U/ R# D8 W( l CA Kako
& ^ Z, e# p6 ?9 O* d+ @ CL Tenryu
* b" y8 J3 J: |+ g. Z: P6 f7 j% j8 z CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
1 N, v" k4 q* ^" N0 v- s6 S1 h4 i DD Mutsuki1 u b8 ?2 q# k0 F. T3 l
DD Yayoi
* E# I6 {0 h( k0 ?- g DD Uzuki
! L6 Z. t0 \/ W5 u) W DD Mochizuki, Y8 j8 }& N; V( ~! [, ^0 K
DD Hakaze5 v% L8 p6 m1 n& w
DD Akikaze2 F9 q, z% _7 S6 B. y5 @0 u
DD Tachikaze
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Allied Ships5 Y, P7 l5 e6 p, | q
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! T. \. N* L4 z2 Q AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" K# M! E' S. r6 l, d
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 n7 w8 [0 i% ]% _ xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 K+ R* _, Z$ s* [ xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 s# B( G- Z% X, P4 K xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ l- S9 T! {# |6 v/ T xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
. g9 K e1 u- L6 b9 {2 V 4647 casualties reported
2 Y. u2 k, f5 K# V Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled3 O: v% `; m" l
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled0 S3 q$ l/ R2 B( \. g' q
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 K, _' W p$ N+ `3 H7 { Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)5 Y6 R5 v5 _8 G2 f& o
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
1 T/ S {0 \5 ], j; B& C) n4 wAllied TF begins to get underway
( j! `" ~4 \' r, r% x- |2 ~Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight. x3 k/ D) V- `
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
3 c4 t0 N2 e$ ERange closes to 10,000 yards...7 O0 S- f0 w* I9 E
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
6 F, D; o* ~. @# n3 d2 T: P/ g; O# C0 qRange closes to 8,000 yards...
0 l& }' k5 g8 s* Z* ?8 WRange closes to 7,000 yards...: r7 s7 _% ~* ^; x" Z/ K$ m
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
0 O1 N. ]) m4 KRange closes to 5,000 yards...
9 q8 d0 y3 Q M4 i0 r1 _$ aCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards- c1 R$ ~5 ]+ v. g: d
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards) w/ @8 a+ i9 f% b# C* i' ]: ?
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
( Q2 n, z3 [6 o2 NCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
/ T3 ~: y+ a8 a3 h9 B$ ~7 A6 NCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards2 f; E1 o- ]4 t9 L! ~ m3 _& N
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards; {* Q4 K+ R2 U8 p' J+ ^# `( F3 v
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
. m4 A- }2 {+ i* e" b- pRange increases to 6,000 yards
8 Z. d/ U6 U2 {4 ~! }( l5 {DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 4 p# S3 c! A4 c& P+ l
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards( n9 x& F5 S6 o6 g
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards# u2 K- g- d! N
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
, b% @; q. X& j4 r- [5 aCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards1 }2 X# Y& e! f0 { \
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
7 \' c* `4 U' u6 _0 P K' CCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards+ w: _- s6 T# Y9 V" x
Range closes to 3,000 yards* F2 K" P3 e! ^: U2 f' u* q5 {
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards1 ?% X. g; w6 _6 o: ?
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
, H$ [* |+ r P7 HMassive explosion on PC Warrego6 O5 m& N( \ B! A
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
6 C* `& U M3 s, qxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
6 j2 U6 h2 B* m5 N, ^Range closes to 2,000 yards
8 d( |: y' l) n* f- n+ t+ u/ ZxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
) T6 p8 P, Y' N6 [# A( xxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
$ E: ]: k% c! `. g, g6 \xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards% i$ Z& c( s3 D( E* _2 F) ?8 Z# V
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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1 p' w/ \0 V* b; \' {, b( @* n# kMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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3 h7 ?5 t) e6 m: }2 ~3 IWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
o0 Y, @0 @$ Y3 I, {) d" C8 xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! y2 G- p# s- K' D# q7 ^. _* R G4M1 Betty x 425 W( ?- t- Z" L: @* z( g3 L j2 l" K
0 j8 h% L; ]( l# }0 P, P) {Japanese aircraft losses
' V) h$ f6 u" x( m. f1 W% B$ f$ a4 i% f9 M G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships
. q1 N$ n* y1 ~: @ AM Bowen) t( Z: n% E z, }2 ^ z
xAK Mundalla2 `8 h* g/ O( P+ i: H
DD Aylwin n i! w( e8 ]+ O% w) K a2 a
DD Monaghan
6 u; `7 C4 E) b7 w* _ xAP Cremer
4 v6 k1 J" Z+ r$ o0 c: h2 F xAP Idomeneus
( I. |/ L/ E. }; w8 S4 u xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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Allied ground losses:6 c% e1 g, T9 n' [
16 casualties reported f$ i& L/ z U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# e" D2 B! q$ ^8 N) u+ ]- J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' ?2 A# e1 K; B t) X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) ]$ ]/ a9 g! O1 v, v, Z! \# t, c
' a) e; p0 f) x! m. ~* J4 rAircraft Attacking:+ e9 l) {& p3 S: G
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 s6 Z! C2 n* c. K
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp$ y& y u' V' c
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet# J3 ]& w4 [3 e% @1 x
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp$ I6 p' U# G/ B9 w4 o
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
/ V5 T9 T5 H& R% O& j Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- o& `# g/ Z7 Q3 E A 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# j3 K+ d E; z0 ]( E& u0 B Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp$ U/ d8 ]' b$ W" X7 |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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* z: a: @9 @8 K5 T1 o. EWeather in hex: Heavy rain) C3 I/ A, u+ T# S
; [0 A3 @! V0 |6 ^& HRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 X \7 W. Y( S; S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 |) T! A* H9 c q. s z6 U2 B2 ^0 e G4M1 Betty x 34
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2 Z. f) T4 b `4 x6 |# UJapanese aircraft losses
3 m$ c$ N' r5 v G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged% q+ {) x, f5 _9 I, ]
; C, U2 q. @0 m8 q+ QAllied Ships8 k$ m* p2 F, N# H+ d
xAP Cremer
5 a! G% I- l6 k. I) z: z* Z DD Aylwin
i: L! W3 q7 J* S6 X DD Monaghan
! P9 U. G: X& q. K! L xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
( T; d& E) b9 K+ I 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 }! n6 ~# J# h5 u; F Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
9 z M8 ?( ~2 Z; Y; u: G2 e& a 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ J6 Q: ?' W5 g y3 P Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp; }1 q: z6 |, n( ?4 U5 Y& p
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet! k4 }% A* a3 o8 m( N, }
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb! G% N0 a! w3 z& C7 @
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# D5 n5 |# G9 ^' b5 V8 Z Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
2 p% ]5 `6 C- f$ D, y( r$ C 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
/ A3 Z$ a B9 q9 A) ^6 [1 q Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |