AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
2 o6 {9 x$ J' d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3 u: b9 Z+ W9 C% f
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9 K* s, t% W! f; \6 L
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- G4 w5 u, S+ ^9 n( cNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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CA Chokai
: ]: s' c. K: S7 x7 d1 g CA Aoba
" {3 A9 I( d. C1 d5 J CA Kinugasa2 w+ @: f: K) ~# N! x7 v, N
CA Furutaka
$ W; o4 Y' X [6 ` CA Kako3 z# f8 T* J2 B4 c3 ^- f" A
CL Tenryu
* F7 D4 l2 L' n, r CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
6 u' u) i% L9 ~* V1 k DD Mutsuki; ^9 X9 f0 J9 A4 m
DD Yayoi
5 H$ M# Z! x# W0 ~0 H1 W9 G; {' Q DD Uzuki y- I2 `; p% S u! {0 c9 R* O) B
DD Mochizuki1 O) ^: E/ M2 o0 }1 X) p4 R
DD Hakaze
- S- _! V7 t. E6 n4 V Q DD Akikaze5 f* w8 X; M5 T0 t/ u
DD Tachikaze
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Allied Ships% P! I6 E" F+ n1 T& Z1 G5 E% F
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- K% _6 C+ F4 \% P, i AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 w f: [6 `% z- @
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' n$ R, i4 [* P! r' S1 T- R xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 q' O/ w8 U; ^! D6 {
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% ]6 X7 q+ B* ~: C
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( }. V0 O% v E$ M3 q xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% p% }$ r: q7 v8 g Q
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Allied ground losses:
5 Y- l) s( [- C' l& H; w X, l 4647 casualties reported
" q$ e/ C5 k4 O% f" z3 i Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
]& S: J' u- e5 o8 G Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled/ r, f) F- A0 ]1 h7 }
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled. e9 o7 M% F% m) Y# ~- I
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
5 ?: k0 l9 t' x, h! n" C Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!& K" _7 X, @ P! j+ ^3 C/ x' d
Allied TF begins to get underway
; O5 i5 e( l P: S" ]6 cReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight. M' p) j; k* }
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
( E/ ~$ a$ S8 c, B9 M' S( R3 GRange closes to 10,000 yards...% e2 n7 w% r2 E$ ^ Q7 S- L3 |( _7 X
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
8 K1 D" q0 ]9 ], N; h1 O/ N; n9 }Range closes to 8,000 yards.../ x) D8 e0 I# M. ]
Range closes to 7,000 yards...% [1 @' S P, g
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
1 C1 N7 e/ N! [6 F/ T$ URange closes to 5,000 yards...
2 T2 w y/ @* n* I3 bCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
( g1 |7 c& a; J% \3 M7 t) [; wCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
3 t3 n0 \1 v( P! `7 j& Q. cAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards: u: e5 I8 m9 v0 y! R1 y; z
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards- L' g. C' d2 N; n- [8 A& _
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards& l7 O6 t1 n _) ]+ `) Y# ^# P
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards4 T5 w" A; W/ @2 J- m3 ]' `( O
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
2 R% K7 M3 p2 [! |Range increases to 6,000 yards7 P' T& i( _( y, `/ w
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
; s% C9 }/ c7 d2 S! S; `" DCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
/ w5 _' s' G1 xCA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
2 U3 A, e# h) ?+ ^; Z" cxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
& R4 [4 j& s3 @# bCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards" ?0 Y# u# ^. A3 f
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards% X/ {4 F7 [4 l( K, I. Y8 g) R- x
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards: s" z4 H" o6 G) B
Range closes to 3,000 yards
; P3 c6 Y# w/ d, s0 @ fCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards3 D! P( I+ O# ], H2 [0 J
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards( D% P) a+ g. z4 Y [
Massive explosion on PC Warrego
9 t) h* R/ o9 [8 RPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
6 _7 z; T* @5 `4 X! V; rxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
9 K3 W' y: ^' O" L3 F1 gRange closes to 2,000 yards
) B- A( I0 b2 P& x. L, v* CxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards! [1 b) K$ A# ^2 X. u5 Y4 L
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
4 s. {$ t- W1 ^, c9 NxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
L( }. b# w3 l; sCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...9 R: \7 {. a) C
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8 t0 l( h% ~5 y; Q9 B- dMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Severe storms+ P" S8 s! @* J2 e5 m
& O; e6 M5 D6 S+ h# \ A0 GRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# H4 y0 z* L5 L Z' s3 B6 t9 e
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 s8 w# b/ Y1 J! Z$ L G4M1 Betty x 42
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6 s4 S2 C0 k' ~& a, V% q! D4 ^Japanese aircraft losses9 K& S& [) O* P7 r9 [; z
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged! X8 e* @0 A4 B. a
7 L9 t! g( ~5 g5 f" O& z5 v9 ]4 k4 \Allied Ships# ~' ~7 K m# `0 h8 h* L/ G
AM Bowen( v d5 m/ y5 @
xAK Mundalla
' K- f/ e# a9 z, M& F DD Aylwin
4 P' f9 Y. u+ C0 B DD Monaghan) }* ^- f9 L: J9 t f
xAP Cremer* a S5 @5 R& {
xAP Idomeneus d' ~7 D# ?6 H: R; e; D& |' J ^
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1$ C/ S4 h5 T* p' N3 r# G' N
: h) C, l2 b+ BAllied ground losses:
% H" X9 l$ K# q/ N: j 16 casualties reported0 v! ?" x& X" K: w# z$ N3 h9 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# N' a7 w* i7 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' v. n0 c, Z5 o9 L6 i$ y9 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' B$ F, J4 T# K/ x
! L2 v: U+ `) w' zAircraft Attacking:; _+ c; m6 @+ _4 K& Z
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet# l& v; L5 l0 D4 d
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
( n$ M- c$ d# Y 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 a9 K0 g' W! A0 |7 V
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
0 V/ ]3 ^5 m. P8 z% p2 a 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet; X2 P; v0 K, C9 O8 f% J
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb R' D5 r( j; [- H+ G0 _
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 O3 b: G0 q9 F3 [0 @. c) J$ V) j2 n
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp1 m1 ^/ T" N, k
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( r- E! p' ]6 H0 t: k3 Z: JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130) j% L3 d! { |. J. [ I$ }, x
0 C) j6 k4 { x9 n! J0 jWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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# W! R, _& P- c2 yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* H( Q8 P% F$ x; P: m3 ^# FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 m5 w7 i% L8 J' J+ B
G4M1 Betty x 342 ]2 w6 x3 ?* N- R9 [; E
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Japanese aircraft losses
: d% ]. c x6 `. F G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged0 s0 S& Z3 c3 t0 D; I& Q3 n& q
& f; a' ], v# [! s8 YAllied Ships* _8 F( \0 `6 ~% Y! p
xAP Cremer Y- l+ Z2 u, ?! l: }* [4 u8 n
DD Aylwin. K; [0 B+ z/ j1 M) i7 r
DD Monaghan
1 d' m/ A0 Z- U. f1 Y xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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}& x: e: N: KAircraft Attacking:3 e5 E! w) V! _, k2 y8 @+ L
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 }0 ^( A: f+ q c2 C" g
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp) {% o& @$ |; Y
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet, `& _. _7 N+ Z* O6 A4 [
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp: b2 @( c/ O3 A; `. i4 ^, s
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
: j, G# M( g5 R* x6 N6 \# j. l Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 j. y1 r0 N- m3 r& R
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# t) `) @8 F4 V: m3 B" r Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
. k q/ \1 A5 d, O0 A9 M, y 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
1 w. x: q" t. |. n6 ]" z Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |