AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42" q N7 _) A; _1 \0 o* F3 J* D' O8 i
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5 c' O' {. N" b" p+ b9 d! ^0 V南太战场,澳洲水面舰队突袭特瑞布港口,与日军快速运输舰队遭遇,然而盟军拙劣的夜战水平使得损失1艘DD受创1艘CL,却未对日军舰队造成实质性伤害;天亮后,腊包尔飞来的裸奔陆攻空袭退回莫港直掩圈的澳洲水面舰队,在被击落数十架后,仅3架突防,但恐怖的日军妖人仍然命中CL一雷;事后从战报统计中发现,日军陆航损失陆攻50架
% r/ X2 o/ g% b$ l1 a0 B4 Q大陆战场,国军第60军一部在云贵高原野地拦截了派遣军企图迂回贵阳的第11战车联队
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6 k' b& [" p3 h. d5 HNight Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards* b, M* l" z0 D4 Z* q d
! i: c) r4 D% S, I' rJapanese Ships
& h9 q4 e% r$ s# ? CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire, `* ?: ~! ?; G2 N5 G0 |) x
CM Tokiwa
0 v' R8 t+ @( c4 ~2 B E* y CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire& `/ c- [" u+ B7 @
CL Noshiro) b$ c9 t* N' A9 X/ @$ d' a
CL Abukuma4 q! h8 z# s% w9 ?9 o* A; u
CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire
% ^/ D4 G" G/ n! s9 ^7 q DD Urakaze
3 V( H- y) j6 x4 C7 I# q3 k DD Hamakaze% x! G: c( {# e: H/ I9 Y5 ~
DD Hatakaze
+ n- h9 |3 B% o" } DD Yunagi
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Allied Ships
2 c: i; q# j5 M0 _0 ` CA Louisville
$ U. v; T6 @9 D3 `# W' A! _ CA Pensacola$ P- ]7 L+ l/ r' d( w
CA Australia, Shell hits 2, a) M) z* @0 K' d
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
1 G+ y% N4 T: Z CL Leander, Shell hits 1
$ k4 O. @7 r+ Z: _0 B+ k1 _) F2 k; T CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage+ [# S0 N/ o3 Y( l3 q- X2 V) Z% U& n
CL Perth
( ~* p6 B1 p7 ]6 X CL Concord
( Y/ t9 j0 } ~: v2 } DD Stuart8 v/ r0 `, r* Y, G% g _- D) M
DD Voyager0 ]$ W/ V ^" ?* {4 o* u ?5 j
DD Van Ghent
/ z' {3 w5 w+ h DD Thracian
0 h. y/ a& C$ p# x6 c DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& ?$ C- b, G" `( k
DD Kilty2 [" d; d, q8 P! Z6 d' n0 o7 b
DD La Triomphant
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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/ }' C+ \( i6 z; W! ~' ^- ?* L0 nRaid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 i; I( _7 k6 f: G" P# V0 ] qEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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; Q) m0 f" g7 ~$ n( l; \( ZJapanese aircraft
0 [* s' x. @* h5 Z" c8 O; B' ~ G4M1 Betty x 33
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Allied aircraft, |) ^! m T, X
Kittyhawk IA x 165 `8 ]& T4 O6 b% q+ _
P-40B Warhawk x 17: @" W& \/ d9 ]8 L: P. Y; y' s
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Japanese aircraft losses
% T. m3 U6 S( r* s0 v G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed
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No Allied losses/ n6 w9 J5 p! T/ F: k
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CL Perth4 D/ H3 I8 m" N2 z" L
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage |