AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42: \4 V$ o' o/ T J3 P' 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6 @: z, S8 Y" a! I( X) \: b 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8 e) B/ B3 f/ T# ~! H- L; c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards& k+ C' h* L/ n, f
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Japanese Ships1 p0 \1 m, ]' l; w8 ]( O/ u
CA Chokai5 q. V; i; v' ~0 V; c0 b
CA Aoba9 n0 @7 F+ R6 A' o9 { o' }4 o& B
CA Kinugasa
! h: u; \3 y9 d- z CA Furutaka3 N& g o$ Q! |2 V% T, ~+ \* P
CA Kako
4 P% Q0 k5 n+ z8 t X$ |8 o CL Tenryu
l; H4 u' _" c; u' R CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1) M! f0 D. G+ o9 a, C
DD Mutsuki
& `- [/ w D" n6 Y0 q: y3 S' O5 K DD Yayoi! X% O* {8 F: u( D! @$ b) ^
DD Uzuki
! ?8 d8 x- ^/ `; Q DD Mochizuki
' v) x7 X% J& D4 v2 X" G6 V! C* d DD Hakaze0 d I& ]8 e4 P+ R
DD Akikaze
. f$ H! `# ]3 i DD Tachikaze! w5 D1 v% V }' ?
$ V# n& D6 P0 @% MAllied Ships" Y5 w7 ~6 }2 M; X8 ~% l; b
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 B4 i; s9 E$ e! V6 Z* R6 k AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 d5 K4 G4 s; R4 n9 D- V% n xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 s; y6 ?% c- m+ T4 v
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 p) W F$ Z1 Z) q. E xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 e; M* f: c/ L; e, @6 x
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( K- w2 |# R! X& t, |4 K xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 |6 M r) |4 e! V- f
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Allied ground losses:
& ?. |% @ }0 [+ d 4647 casualties reported
4 X$ P7 Z# o% \* O) @+ w7 t9 a8 l Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
6 g$ U# D/ ^( m0 U9 B Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
- f8 T. v, H8 J' z" T, M Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled3 P4 y, G9 e4 r& j1 Q8 d
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
* S3 l0 P' h a/ n V Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)" [* w! Y5 r' I' b
8 z% G( Q$ ]8 v4 I6 ?Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
: e8 j8 g) _5 EAllied TF begins to get underway6 @9 G( I- X' B3 ?" M, X$ T+ {
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
2 f6 P7 X5 I+ E% H+ B4 i- ?) kMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
6 l, p) k9 W3 O/ o( w0 T# O. q7 ZRange closes to 10,000 yards...
4 V8 H/ y) ~) k' CRange closes to 9,000 yards...
9 U; ?& ^# @. [Range closes to 8,000 yards...5 q5 i g b; X: F1 n
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
" a* w5 z6 `6 z( GRange closes to 6,000 yards...- m8 E9 X) M7 K2 `( D' T6 V
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
! V; t0 x e9 F# U9 KCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards7 d, m8 Y% i, Z2 m0 I6 U5 R
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards1 }* `6 \/ y# \3 ]1 Q7 Z# _( s) G
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards9 u# @8 q% i. j8 W- G* ?9 A: v
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards" }0 U! o/ t' u4 `$ L3 m H8 W
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
) {9 o* W: V$ n5 |: f7 ZDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
8 ?5 C- e8 K' l) Y# Y; l8 `DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
0 r, O- [5 s. U9 oRange increases to 6,000 yards
. \+ W% ~7 {5 r" b! w. s; m t5 }DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
5 u5 _( |( {0 a) E( U4 G- yCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
# }, }4 e! ^% [8 b/ U4 Q' h6 VCA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
( N8 M6 R# v! q% q$ N0 @xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards$ X% b1 L6 {, ^: u
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards/ ]4 F3 P" b$ A+ i% |0 E2 C
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards3 s) |; g3 g9 D8 J% F7 \$ u
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
. p" b- P2 V& N' G+ l4 c: N) S6 cRange closes to 3,000 yards
% F" U- @% n' ^) n' ECA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards0 w7 P9 d; W0 E- H$ p+ A6 [. l
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
7 t+ g' n, W6 q) r6 H( LMassive explosion on PC Warrego- X6 q( H/ ^& b% n9 W: V$ R
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards, h% T. |; L9 ?
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards- s, U# e3 d3 c. s# k
Range closes to 2,000 yards
5 X/ K! z b! H) L" Y, b- uxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards% O0 Z1 w" {5 G' z b% l! a8 \& d
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards6 D6 C& A3 v# r1 e5 u" ]
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards4 n' h( {/ q: \5 ^3 ~* m/ Z
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...3 o" ?) e% V9 p4 L7 C l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 _ _- w- x) X7 \- g" F
% U' u2 l0 Z; J/ w$ BWeather in hex: Severe storms7 \& Z) _2 _3 l
3 i6 O5 @9 G" B9 J; cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! b x% S7 I8 F0 @0 x% q/ n* bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 v- X* D# q e8 o5 M
G4M1 Betty x 42
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' j7 B7 E: }! p0 _$ N4 |5 o! ~- HJapanese aircraft losses
A3 w( g6 O/ g$ n( r' s% V5 N! v% B G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships- D s3 w, V) e1 b6 X+ _; s& u
AM Bowen
" M) z( C" A4 f5 B- L% S6 | xAK Mundalla
$ g/ r& z: q3 { DD Aylwin6 E! P) a; ?7 \" s8 \
DD Monaghan/ m3 v% }! K- w1 E
xAP Cremer
' m8 n- G1 S1 G xAP Idomeneus
) N& m0 I0 c- j xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1, ?( f: w$ m" f) }
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Allied ground losses:1 a) l' Z$ z% T) J5 g5 @" r& S& m
16 casualties reported
% g. C5 S, y) M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" m8 E F6 Q$ a6 X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% z W% x M( B5 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ @" U: r; L+ d1 k6 ^5 M1 D
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Aircraft Attacking:' t/ b- O& B P! D4 ^* b8 ~
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 f( j( `5 v- ]9 p
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
6 Z1 y: |. J* s: a0 w' I6 b 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 G; _& ~ Y7 z& ~5 @( @- k
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp# D6 ^! S4 N% C; ?3 Y1 G
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
6 l Y# B2 P% h- y) Z; y" I* ` Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& [/ A5 Z- W/ k5 G& h8 S# M! P
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
u7 g1 t# S' v+ M Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp( }5 C; D- j/ Y& q) ]) R! d# G3 C1 G
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; Z! }/ R: q6 o! m% i* c6 _9 x2 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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/ N( `" {! H% r9 eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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% x t3 R% L; y0 U% r' zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 p9 h; n! O5 b8 Z+ gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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; ~+ ~' D H3 Y8 V; U% k( \: I, \Japanese aircraft8 Y8 g0 Z- p& y
G4M1 Betty x 344 t$ r* e7 [" {2 X
5 p$ ?* Z% W7 FJapanese aircraft losses
' O1 J& g' v) I0 c1 q2 x. ~! n8 X G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged, v, U$ b' z. y1 L1 }6 K
, h3 E: _/ i' r. S+ jAllied Ships( M* z% p: P# l! _
xAP Cremer& l- q5 }: z$ ~' p3 B1 X$ `6 \
DD Aylwin
; d U: U8 w% v* f$ ] DD Monaghan
; d* T7 E0 u9 E) O" h xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 ~; |& o+ h$ ?) v
) O/ E( u3 H5 N! O8 HAircraft Attacking:" U6 U8 Q2 S2 e) k) `
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. r9 U5 H: C8 R, p1 ` p Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp( V, u# r8 W9 C1 w
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet; V' X8 D& s- T+ V3 i
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp5 C1 z, l. M; I% ~- ?9 u
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet5 c6 Z' s! p' E" d/ y" N
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ H6 i1 |( V* w! p9 v9 z
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ C4 n* L- i: Q6 `2 _
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
5 G; z2 H# {* Z; d 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
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