AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
1 x# k3 |2 [1 P1 ?" s% q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
' @! S$ w; p3 [. g5 d# O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 k1 b' _: u+ ^$ s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards- \) t% f* Q9 @( j4 Y* D6 H" n9 k8 [
2 A4 F! j4 U6 H: [6 u( D8 {Japanese Ships. C5 o% {9 j X0 A
CA Chokai" ~9 M9 h z' B; j5 @8 n' e
CA Aoba
# I' w. x! W# |$ \% A* C8 q! q CA Kinugasa
/ a, D& T& Q, ~( H& O+ T6 a8 [0 G CA Furutaka- [+ s5 Q, n" g: d E
CA Kako
( ]; Q4 |9 `2 w5 F% M5 w5 h1 D CL Tenryu& w3 A- P8 b3 f2 Q% o0 V
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
& p# h( V0 R2 I- A. O; @ DD Mutsuki; J! K& Q7 F4 _$ F) h! k, Q/ Q) A( J
DD Yayoi
. r$ w" y( `/ V: {$ g0 }% V* W& D DD Uzuki: I2 c* r) v0 q+ J& u, x" ~! H6 O! q) q
DD Mochizuki, U' ?) j, a/ K
DD Hakaze9 L6 A; \7 c) J+ p0 `
DD Akikaze
0 v9 D5 Y7 v, i- m DD Tachikaze
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1 k- T: E7 J( t/ W. q8 w+ ]Allied Ships
v$ D: h1 `) n8 ]* ?! V/ N2 M PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; v( V$ b0 s2 e& O7 e1 U
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) _: |0 M: M' s xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 m2 y" ?9 x) x8 H3 m
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 c5 U- C* l' m0 ]! d, C
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' J$ ^1 c* z- X; O" C xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. _% N3 u: m* K/ [/ C$ q6 d
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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3 H/ _; \5 ~3 @$ t3 cAllied ground losses:
/ G# o, j5 e- i- W0 ^, |4 y U6 f 4647 casualties reported4 b. L7 c6 u- T9 J' F
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled/ g+ D: P+ D" j, z- r
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
# x8 k4 z* W4 U* @! ~ Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled% z' H0 `0 z0 @' O+ Y+ m: D1 T
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
9 h& I8 h+ S( t6 O Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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* k2 f" e- E8 ]5 l6 JJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
- v- x9 z- ~7 T) V {% oAllied TF begins to get underway
, a. z- h* n0 k+ M& {Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
( V2 M) o: x5 G# W8 fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
. F% b- H+ m: ZRange closes to 10,000 yards...* y. E4 [+ P0 A/ s' s+ v6 H
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
, e5 |' f- a; ?$ {. w. VRange closes to 8,000 yards...4 V! v# A+ N! ], d
Range closes to 7,000 yards...# ]5 |$ z/ S Z& _
Range closes to 6,000 yards...& C( Y6 H) h# h6 ~- X7 q2 h1 {
Range closes to 5,000 yards...0 z" X, t8 m2 }2 ?7 S, a
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
% G4 {1 {6 t: ~4 F1 M: Y V) ?CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards4 D; j" c9 S8 D- F
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
1 V) D+ U/ |2 `( n6 ^CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards; i. ~& O; ^, C# ~: M) M, h3 o
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
) J- Q9 L( P6 | h5 G8 Y% v1 }DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
' M. e2 f4 d0 A. }+ M: bDD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards6 p* X1 i# [1 o/ o3 K$ s3 _
Range increases to 6,000 yards
. s3 ?6 p; r' F* z3 ?+ MDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
: {8 l+ h- e/ |2 z- dCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards$ n" x4 ~1 p/ F3 _% O3 U2 o8 q/ u
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
, H- Z+ _7 `# A5 r/ ]xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
* ?& o/ L& t+ o% U9 v4 N" I/ J' jCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
! p( G4 D" h0 wxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
9 |; r8 ?: n1 p5 aCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
) y4 U( t& S }3 x$ X5 RRange closes to 3,000 yards
7 }8 D0 [6 B/ I4 e, gCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
' d2 c g% |* _2 J, MCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
, T6 G. T7 E1 r2 n$ v- ~3 M# FMassive explosion on PC Warrego* l4 E: A) r. v
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards! y8 k/ z, w, ?+ r' p8 A" N: v, T8 ^
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards- `# ?2 l; B! ~6 z- H
Range closes to 2,000 yards: b6 _7 B# D, t- G) x1 `
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
6 M9 B! d" N9 \3 ixAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards" q, F& q9 C8 o8 _2 A! [
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards3 k8 B( o. U4 z+ T' i3 t3 X
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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" S; Y/ q& P% c% y* \0 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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% K' d: ~7 O/ `" s" j- xWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 H* x: y1 z& N$ q. n [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 }& h1 T" F# g, d' a3 [ G4M1 Betty x 42# e/ X @9 J, t# ]) @2 q5 P
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Japanese aircraft losses# S" {! j7 z6 |" {( }. _: m, y
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships
5 V+ e! q; q9 d$ {& m# d/ _) H AM Bowen5 O0 N4 G, m; l! Y. n9 E
xAK Mundalla' X. f y% ~4 M8 p3 U1 @
DD Aylwin0 q9 [( `! g" e' w R+ X% k
DD Monaghan9 C* W. Z; X/ _: y2 b Y* c
xAP Cremer
/ I. o( b8 i! z! G, l7 w xAP Idomeneus
2 \6 Q2 B; E4 h N0 U' e xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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Allied ground losses:5 E( w, c5 v8 F$ G
16 casualties reported
3 O: r) _$ ]9 y9 j. y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( O$ u0 {% h$ R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
+ X6 |7 l7 l, @+ P2 y- G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 J4 p) ?* I- i$ W" j
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Aircraft Attacking:6 o& z: w, ^% P6 k
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* H; O- L, X8 Q6 G# V/ Z Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
9 I4 o, ]" c/ Z8 a' d 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 I3 Y2 k4 {' g d* U# f1 O8 p Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp: V2 V- q. e# W' f- W. r) P
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet, W2 D3 d) J" B% Y2 b
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 d2 F9 w3 L$ F. Q
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; O9 g5 W0 X! j6 t8 x( ^, U9 V% L Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp6 V$ _; ]7 g$ I. n/ W. {
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' @* C4 w: r5 ?, i/ q- ~ u# AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- v. ]- u9 D% o
' n& \% W/ l/ J! s8 E- F- KWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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# K- |7 k/ T5 c. }+ t2 XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- t" O5 F$ B/ U2 `* D% w' ?Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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/ N* I" }- r- o0 B# H5 f' jJapanese aircraft2 h/ t5 u/ o l; F! e
G4M1 Betty x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses6 w, c- A+ f: ]! H% T2 D; O
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged0 G7 D) I; X6 o3 A
% f5 [( f# O8 n K8 W6 x( ^Allied Ships
( t: V& d, _# a3 l- o xAP Cremer
' |0 T/ s: C z) M& B' j. E DD Aylwin* k1 z' \/ o' S7 P* {6 h
DD Monaghan9 ?$ E( R- J% ^1 z, h% m* O. B
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 d5 W; }+ I# W( R# L! XAircraft Attacking:4 Z8 w% s9 @. W& s
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 N) t2 j/ m1 P' ~6 e1 k+ b6 c/ y' c
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
4 [" f( p/ y% d. r+ G- }5 T- t 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ s$ ?6 X/ I- }! |; l' H Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp/ J! O# K2 ~; ?/ W [& i
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
2 q' Z1 T% Q, z6 | Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
! g) l6 j/ ^& I4 X0 W, Z/ q4 c 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 G6 J% c5 O2 F. k2 z Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp' N- C: I) G0 I/ U2 [' S
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
& Z. l& ? k, h. n# W Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |