AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42: R+ s$ h p! p1 ~2 e7 X/ ^6 a
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
' L+ d. L8 q( z* G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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; F: I% i# a) g0 W6 cNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards' C9 ~6 k* g' b
3 p: w) T9 v0 ] aJapanese Ships
2 Y* g' P$ q$ c CA Chokai
7 O, f7 N0 z' A+ g1 S! ~& X CA Aoba
) R% O) `+ m! [7 X+ `2 Y CA Kinugasa c% `( r8 t9 ~# q9 i- ]0 |5 b
CA Furutaka' L1 N9 R4 |8 G( E% y
CA Kako6 k! l4 t: V, v) c$ f9 d
CL Tenryu( T; I/ s: C% j% B c; a: F
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, Y* O/ l; Q- [& v v/ s- O
DD Mutsuki) N% Z3 |6 V$ m, s
DD Yayoi
1 {+ F! P9 Y+ _% m9 P! M% Q7 ] DD Uzuki
2 s0 U; l( ?" s0 e DD Mochizuki# d$ N9 m& ^! R3 t# m
DD Hakaze4 }& u3 U2 G. Z9 s
DD Akikaze3 X' [( h6 n. ]- \7 v
DD Tachikaze/ q6 T9 i7 g" c- S5 A3 Z" q' I. v: y4 F
& X+ j" j' W) r/ R4 ]( KAllied Ships( X+ P4 I) `( b0 f& R0 I! z
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 l8 o; B0 \; H$ w A
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% G3 O8 k: N( e( `8 E
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 g! z& v* P/ r. u" {" M
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 d" N }7 r1 ^1 A xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% b: m5 c; T0 x3 A, v
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 V# N( h6 l! T! \1 @ xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:, }3 b$ O1 `% E0 o
4647 casualties reported
" c& U+ s0 e# ?6 ?% {* D; ?6 r. v Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled) S7 b3 \! c2 b8 L7 T
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
2 g2 v) a4 b$ r2 Y# m! a/ H/ {3 \$ Y Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 }0 k& j: e% u, m: _ Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)2 h7 g. l0 u& t" Z, J
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)/ \8 b7 Y/ t I) w2 }7 Q
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!4 ~& ]# w0 ~' U, o+ w
Allied TF begins to get underway
4 o, [/ {3 f3 @5 u: a# qReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight* c2 K& | h; U
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
3 R' {, M/ o7 Y( g& `8 F. V) B+ fRange closes to 10,000 yards...
9 p7 U$ g0 V# a2 Q* O7 h6 [! MRange closes to 9,000 yards...
7 I0 F7 O& Y; D6 P8 ?1 lRange closes to 8,000 yards...
) M1 @) o# g% q( f3 wRange closes to 7,000 yards...) ^/ i. k& U5 A1 v- P6 M
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
$ b/ o# x: w! d# H5 Z$ m7 KRange closes to 5,000 yards...
6 l3 ]5 r( @& L9 K+ b' ~% o7 DCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
, t* f# ? j9 jCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
8 P c. s8 j) g; W) P7 W$ cAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
a7 R5 l/ I5 ]! `2 Q' LCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
8 R' T: n# t1 ?, M" v0 Y- \CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards, W: e; N' a. \0 W% n' ]9 I
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
4 |' `$ a3 n4 z" C) fDD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards. U- R& r) Z& ^" M2 r8 q1 d+ {6 ?9 x
Range increases to 6,000 yards
# O; Z& m9 \) ^# C& J/ g. u3 _DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
" K+ r$ |( @& VCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards; ^, L# c5 [) r
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards" k6 `# o( ~+ h6 `) X, B" N4 q
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards9 E2 Q; ]8 J8 x
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards2 R! G6 w: K/ h
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards5 B) a' o" A( R3 c, O$ j! ]
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
: G) X& P) }# S, S. V+ qRange closes to 3,000 yards9 |3 P; r1 r; x( `
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards7 `2 `; T p: h6 w b5 E$ F
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
0 f7 O8 B/ `0 L0 zMassive explosion on PC Warrego$ }/ a2 p N" D$ D" D
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards# J" {1 V5 R9 g( |; T2 p
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards2 j3 u4 u' v7 w# ]/ T! B2 N/ {
Range closes to 2,000 yards- z0 P" ^0 ^+ V. ^/ B% r1 [
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards6 g7 [" u9 W+ Z2 y( }9 D4 O
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards) k+ k" L$ c0 h0 u( I! [
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards' r1 l& v) Z4 k' `" |" x8 Q
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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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 f4 \# R" r! c' _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& x8 O, g, r4 s7 ]7 x( P
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Japanese aircraft z* V) F9 F. _
G4M1 Betty x 42
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 y6 z- T+ l5 J3 b8 E5 C" M& m G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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2 E; e: L( R J$ r& F yAllied Ships
5 l9 }! O# C5 h: x AM Bowen+ Y8 K4 o1 P! [5 g: |/ u" ?; F' V
xAK Mundalla
) f3 p- s. ^ O% z& ?0 f DD Aylwin
2 V4 s9 L# K' A) e# C$ W DD Monaghan9 p2 y( F; r1 r8 V) N& z! B/ A
xAP Cremer
$ d1 G6 V% d' D2 ~6 _: e8 w' D xAP Idomeneus
8 X t( w' L9 a# | xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1; M# `% {$ x+ D% e7 M( R8 \
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Allied ground losses:; W( K. y' T& V: }' o
16 casualties reported0 s: e9 w) ~ B* q) P& _" h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' n8 G/ m! Y: M x! _" o, B& J" X/ C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; Q7 F4 g$ A4 b3 A3 T* p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, f; g8 M- a) H/ M' p
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 v" E D( T( b5 p 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! o4 g, ^/ p$ k1 J) r' S2 h' ? Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
2 {8 ], J1 n3 H9 o 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet" W8 i* }/ E5 R4 x$ y/ C- z6 l
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp+ b. U( [- R [6 Q5 y
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet0 g$ _2 A3 b$ S8 F% f/ Y6 t
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 J. H5 }; h0 q# x+ n' ^ 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 W c, o3 C% M9 r: L Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp# T$ }9 K$ d) G) c2 A7 y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 a" n; d" Z: l1 j
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: G3 {) R& G( ?
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 F& y! G5 F8 G/ O, i* }! `7 p
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. i- G: x2 A# `
" [, [* ?' a1 U) b0 ~Japanese aircraft
$ a+ n, h9 C) k2 D+ Z G4M1 Betty x 348 E# U. e: H3 t" u4 G
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Japanese aircraft losses
% F) m8 h5 T/ ~ G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged( d3 u: H' }+ T' Q7 [5 M. g
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Allied Ships
# j0 Q! O) X' r+ c2 @; L; V; g xAP Cremer
, r" {9 _& j7 N# o m DD Aylwin
! w1 ^! q% A [8 l DD Monaghan" y! K2 n$ t, M0 R
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 u- E: V0 U6 {/ G7 B0 z Y8 F! v
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 X, J9 G( j5 K( G3 j# | 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 O5 r4 E% M s; T2 W Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
1 [- r& Y3 c+ l7 k6 m- J; t 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" ^5 j4 Z1 L" }: n8 ~6 F Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp' j; [3 ~' N0 {1 O/ U
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
( j0 ~6 J/ I+ A7 M% n1 W Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% J+ h& P( |9 H+ w$ d h7 u( w
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 W5 h O2 l% k0 p' ?8 e& O0 m- p Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
: M8 i. F; E; w5 e 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
. J# E c8 o( Z# j' g, u) u- K$ |, ]; z Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |