AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
, a! r) F( @- S- I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
+ ?7 ` h1 \* }( N1 w0 _. T& a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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards' M5 j% z: t- ~; u
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2 L7 x3 h9 i0 W! O9 [/ v2 p/ D CA Chokai& K# G$ _$ E4 p9 _ {5 J8 t
CA Aoba
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CA Furutaka
" ]% N. f8 C* g/ c' ^ CA Kako$ z8 n/ s- `! A: {% \8 d$ ]1 u2 Q
CL Tenryu
1 |; u& X# z* b CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1" c5 o4 ^/ Y( q
DD Mutsuki1 W7 F( g) H) m; W7 V- x+ h4 }8 N
DD Yayoi5 \3 J% m; C) |/ B1 `
DD Uzuki
/ r7 a) g* U7 K1 q! q: ? DD Mochizuki4 ]) j n5 E" I2 @0 k; x
DD Hakaze2 e0 l& N+ w _/ @! O& }2 C
DD Akikaze: F8 n+ j' Z0 z& U, O6 S# d4 c5 O
DD Tachikaze
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% f& E' W& n$ V2 X/ tAllied Ships
! m# r) y C d k4 Q+ ] PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 X5 s% y$ A5 G4 h! H! s# S
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* e' e) |! Q1 F
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; h8 c5 B/ O5 b6 Y9 S* i2 M xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. w3 F7 e' M' z& C" v
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk c% I4 Q& ?4 p, h/ e8 U
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) \9 y3 }. o/ e, f. s( M xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 W6 g ]% u( K6 \4 t
- E/ v& n0 W/ B& @, qAllied ground losses:& l, X* C! n4 ~ \" {# e+ o6 D
4647 casualties reported
) X+ P1 o- a4 Z Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
5 o/ O2 A' G D, A1 I- | Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
% e; x0 k6 X: h N Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
; c/ r3 ?& ~+ G+ n4 a) v6 y: b Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
6 |0 D! b$ k8 A% b# k- D Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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, {9 y+ |. U$ ~Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! s% z; E0 q$ O1 J+ _6 }
Allied TF begins to get underway
" a! i# E i/ |4 |) Y& t7 m# PReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
4 _; }$ R. v, U, g( uMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
( h) k- [! P" i% p. P/ ] n- MRange closes to 10,000 yards...
; j1 s L# w5 \: n% b6 Y6 s" ^Range closes to 9,000 yards...' f0 C2 j7 k0 y A! W7 i# L
Range closes to 8,000 yards...$ R' v1 H h& f' e/ B1 E
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 j0 T9 D% \; e7 n' P% S* D/ F2 ERange closes to 6,000 yards...# x9 }( D$ t q) e* y* Z8 _; y
Range closes to 5,000 yards...6 L, i: R# E* \1 c
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards" `3 {! p5 Q" j3 Y6 s6 ~, z
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards, x8 u. x9 _* w
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
5 e' d, J) H ` t6 O+ q1 M" X& ICA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
* l1 @& q, K9 Q" ]6 s ZCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
; {7 G1 \7 _9 d' Q+ b4 v0 iDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards: A; a9 z/ C$ a$ l3 o
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards# ~% E; T l3 Q5 p9 B
Range increases to 6,000 yards
# C! ] }6 g4 U; \ B# A3 oDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 ' x% f" \- K# k* R
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards+ F/ o7 x+ m7 r1 z3 j! D7 _) O
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
4 b# Z, x& i; M. e% Y$ e' TxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
" O4 Z, u8 j; |1 _5 R( XCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
z# u* ^8 a: l" t! t2 }xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards+ N2 u5 w% q0 p
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards' Y/ v; |% v' }1 {- m9 J
Range closes to 3,000 yards; r8 I4 B- T: p
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards6 n* Q8 s! K- W
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards3 u' y/ J6 M( r8 s/ o6 s
Massive explosion on PC Warrego+ m5 [* n6 e, _$ C& G
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards& v+ g. N+ D" Y5 I
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
1 C- s1 x: v* j2 V8 H3 |$ {6 s: l3 {Range closes to 2,000 yards
; M2 X7 G( |7 n# \4 H9 H' yxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards7 E( M. V: G$ c& o9 b
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards U' r5 i& ?6 a) u5 `" v% K/ W
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
& s' `& Y+ J' @$ k+ K8 o! xCombat 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: w, E0 { e) E" K+ J
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 x( i5 @; b* m1 ^+ c$ Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 h k6 U, T: V- P2 Z G4M1 Betty x 427 [* G2 Y. I; M: W" u: H8 l8 a
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Japanese aircraft losses! U O- p, B# P% D
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships+ v+ Y0 g! W9 M8 t" r4 E7 D
AM Bowen+ T- M& J7 p, M! b8 b! S
xAK Mundalla
- [# E4 c# D( u4 O/ Z8 E7 R$ }3 p DD Aylwin
) {) b! p. Z [& K5 ?/ W DD Monaghan F3 L5 L6 p, w. D1 o; Q' u4 B$ H$ q
xAP Cremer4 i8 W' d1 a; k: e
xAP Idomeneus& Z% B& Q6 J+ l E' g* D
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 15 A8 y% y! n- A
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Allied ground losses:
% S% X, G8 b7 a3 Z; O$ a 16 casualties reported- {2 v/ E8 R2 h9 N" E: K7 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! p9 l; k" b/ E) u5 g4 K# q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 `5 Q9 @) s1 s6 E' c0 H( l( u2 U! u, T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:% `. H$ ^( }5 e
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet" Q% \9 X) S7 a( u0 p
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp9 z0 E# d& r* p$ m# Y9 _7 M
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 H% H# c; f0 s1 H' r5 k# |# a! s Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp Y. @0 _; w7 n/ e
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
+ f1 v9 ]' D& P' X Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 S$ o$ W2 X# U0 x: x8 }" W
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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$ K0 T( c! y W) t r$ VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130( h! q, a5 I$ A, d, i* d i2 X
3 p4 I0 o$ s* z9 tWeather in hex: Heavy rain4 O$ \8 c" P5 }1 q7 m2 Z6 s
6 Q& |; p$ H: _" O. n1 t% m$ PRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 _3 k% p( J$ M. x% B+ p1 h) [4 J- k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, @ { C% {9 }; p! d
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+ S4 ?" ^1 N$ e G4M1 Betty x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
! l3 @/ C7 i5 l G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged" O2 A; R: _* p
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Allied Ships/ V. H2 k* O. y
xAP Cremer
$ n- u, C8 n0 u% s6 W3 M DD Aylwin
7 O3 m" y' L/ \- F5 C9 v- j DD Monaghan" ]+ B; e4 v% q2 d& {
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 P" e/ U& l; }8 g' C2 {: v( B
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Aircraft Attacking:% Y# z" N4 I% Z& l# `! B+ t f
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# v) w1 K( s* r6 I. `; z! ]5 j; O& o Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
; q/ y% l: n/ o' X o 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ t" |& C. b5 P& ] Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
7 ?/ ~0 ?& U9 Q- w- s 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
6 b1 o5 X& A& j Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& n. i* a9 M' n. |
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet% w' K% b) c1 [7 {- b; k4 z; m1 }
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
/ E# D7 [! K- W. g1 x4 \ 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet, A6 @. L* w- K: E t8 w m3 X2 l
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |