AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
5 `/ X9 D) D3 ^8 M! j% 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. B. W3 t3 {+ l4 g: W1 J
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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3 u! l( B+ ^- M- b0 i7 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards K& V% c" H- H/ F4 _ U
0 `! Q- \ R3 ~ y) hJapanese Ships2 n3 H9 D) K8 X& y" `. k
CA Chokai+ H. `( s" L3 ^ I
CA Aoba
+ L: C" n! e7 E! U2 F CA Kinugasa8 {: u, e& I E
CA Furutaka/ D8 d4 c e' @
CA Kako6 [$ M' L( e# ?: ^# F7 V0 r2 P: b
CL Tenryu
# f. M C0 ~$ L7 p2 C5 \4 O CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 17 T& a5 I2 p" u3 N2 b* Y" b+ u" O/ u
DD Mutsuki
3 i; s2 U* \" C" Q DD Yayoi* y0 E. Y; y7 L) }; q3 X
DD Uzuki
% `4 B% U; g1 O* B; \ DD Mochizuki+ A. ^: r c! l$ `
DD Hakaze5 ^& h3 O& a ^* g/ k3 n
DD Akikaze
$ t" ]! G+ K( m) v2 @' { DD Tachikaze
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7 p) p5 Z+ ]7 |" ^Allied Ships
2 A; P- U& B9 y7 N7 l PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! {- l+ m V# @6 q$ r
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" [* R1 ?% o7 g+ K; `! c! j k
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" }' B* u9 h, K0 h9 w/ @
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* u( {, l* f' w; ~5 x, u X
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& ? f& ~/ F/ m4 M* \ xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# f! H' W7 K7 A, ?3 l
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 t; K! Q4 K( J* s9 c; |# W8 B
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Allied ground losses:8 K6 D# |5 i3 c' N1 W
4647 casualties reported0 S v& S; G6 j8 o5 T7 r
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
: g( f# ]; ^+ |0 Y2 ^, Y Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled* X# |5 R: q8 Q0 m6 M. w' V2 Y/ c
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled6 m8 O& C$ N* x: b2 z# J0 g8 ?
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
6 b3 [+ h+ ^( U2 [! s$ p Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
+ t6 F* ~" s' |1 [Allied TF begins to get underway
; c4 s# X$ d! D- [7 W2 a. b' ?Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight- e$ y* Z: `1 a
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
$ u- b) o- l d- r, I$ k4 sRange closes to 10,000 yards...
. x9 I9 A9 Z3 n$ s& S2 `Range closes to 9,000 yards...
0 s+ }+ i; h" eRange closes to 8,000 yards...+ A% A# {7 e8 P# f: W
Range closes to 7,000 yards...4 r7 H- f1 m4 z6 l! Y, s4 F
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
/ u( D: g3 V+ a& h( Y! ?8 mRange closes to 5,000 yards...
0 L% W H4 K5 s+ @CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
) \* g8 F8 O1 b/ [CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
3 w4 h$ | r3 A- IAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards1 j2 D2 k( L) F
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
4 V1 X9 Q' u, K0 R9 QCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
+ H( X2 K) i" [5 m7 X/ o! f8 vDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards& ? ]' _. f" V
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards1 a4 R% {: C. i1 l' d V, V
Range increases to 6,000 yards9 c1 q! W. W9 h
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
' |( k6 a# x) V. l( o2 LCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
* _) W- c& z3 N, s) L/ ]CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
' Q5 v& U" ]5 f5 E/ f8 uxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
& S# @0 W4 I# dCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
6 p9 ?' E! G t" ? I H6 |6 V- k& oxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
* s$ s0 g- j) [% P+ ]' NCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
! l5 \# Q0 }2 t$ w" D) N; T& Z6 l/ QRange closes to 3,000 yards
" n) w% i& v( pCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards7 W0 S' _$ O s H; i$ a. Z
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards! A, M, n; U- I1 y5 ~, V& B c
Massive explosion on PC Warrego
* \+ G* `2 V# H; n+ MPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
$ M. b" c. `) v x% DxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
! @* h2 G8 W; |( o" `5 m2 |Range closes to 2,000 yards3 k( D, f; l7 I; U1 l/ {
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
" ]+ R3 O3 y% W; E; r! HxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards# ?7 k" Y# p2 f$ }
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards$ X5 ~$ u1 Y. Z, }
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...+ R: t+ Y" c { n5 X+ A6 D3 D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130' I2 }7 F; `( [ S) s+ O, p& g
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Weather in hex: Severe storms+ g( U$ v; \6 M; J$ V2 x
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: k2 N2 Q- @- i2 Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) x2 i8 F( C8 D# }3 a* z: D G4M1 Betty x 42
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2 c/ t7 V2 {) g& FJapanese aircraft losses: v* ^: z9 l1 a n4 X* v
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships$ I/ H6 Z. }7 S- v( L
AM Bowen
+ S( \% V6 S: G5 A" c xAK Mundalla
! |" B6 b$ D% s( Q# J DD Aylwin
8 o4 ~* \4 `8 n0 m! \, P! @; C DD Monaghan
$ N8 X. p) E0 L/ ^. f! B+ T* ` xAP Cremer
, j- X0 z& R, t2 \/ x) b xAP Idomeneus' j3 R' m g% S8 B0 o
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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( w. g" }$ J6 Y9 l 16 casualties reported
, L/ y9 Z+ d# [" D& ?8 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 a, W" c/ x' o; ]% u- v* g. K* A) ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 Q' M+ h. ^1 g# l6 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 T# D. D& q" h- [Aircraft Attacking:
2 V1 {3 H( Z( x 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet- D( e8 X- K. c+ p2 Z: J$ y8 c. ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp8 k0 N9 w$ F# R# E R
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% {3 j2 u& P3 Q* s% k Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
4 p4 F! U% k1 m/ j8 _ 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet! g: z) x# _9 k$ f/ p) A
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 E1 I7 x: F2 S1 E* h
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 b8 \. I A. V; |
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 w( _! C6 ]% H! }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. I, Z9 N/ G7 g" k
8 x3 T# K% u* j+ z* SJapanese aircraft
& o9 H. n& s1 I, j G4M1 Betty x 34: r! P5 e3 h2 ?: K, ]; V/ o) Y6 X8 y( F
$ B: @7 n+ o8 `- O3 C' D/ M% gJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships5 Z. K# _3 N# t! H5 p
xAP Cremer+ o8 p! s; e9 [3 U
DD Aylwin
+ f) n1 h+ W% J DD Monaghan
2 `4 f9 l. r2 R# r xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
) r6 d0 [+ n- a q# Q+ y 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 J; c: I. M2 P, ~! Y
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
% |) O. Z( ?! L$ Q' m& y, O: g5 g4 S 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 t- i+ C% b7 P9 Z/ Y Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp/ W2 D# T9 S# K# V
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
! a0 T* y1 d7 F Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ `+ E; x* U8 i
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 a+ p* _8 [8 f6 H4 y4 @ z6 E Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp1 J3 y* j' T% o7 Y& N( J
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet4 Q: B3 E0 l7 o4 c
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |