AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 426 f. C A9 M' C! d' M
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日军大摇大摆地执行MO计划,盟军PT编队首先拦截,接着从星期四岛赶来的盟军舰队随后跟上,将日军的运输船队痛扁,并击沉金刚号战列舰,获得开战以来最大战果。: S: V' K3 P) A1 h; \' S
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& i E0 X+ x* o! X; t, NNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards; d( t3 ?8 C: C; v( @3 ~7 X
( P) s& y. U( C1 y! qJapanese Ships
3 b( l5 u4 [ H- Z. }) N% {8 [ BB Kongo* B7 l2 J; H: D* B4 ^
CA Mikuma
# A$ t/ ]3 h! D' H( L CA Kumano( i! ^7 a+ N! O- P
CA Furutaka
5 C3 P, _- }$ G2 C# [/ l DD Akatsuki
8 H d: A! F* H xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 22 ^7 O/ h! R/ [& x1 g
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5( u9 i# o9 ?5 Q; k7 P+ ]
xAK Kuraido Maru
, ~, ^6 L) h. @! N8 W xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1 J& A7 Y3 H! }' L P$ k$ W
xAK Mansei Maru
6 f1 B, g0 a1 e, R) P- Z xAK Morioka Maru
# a: i n3 j! O! o( o xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
U( o3 s7 |9 j- v1 c xAK Oigawa Maru
- E O5 B, @; k. B xAK Reiyo Maru
# F- h/ x+ z- z; w; k$ S5 D xAK Samarang Maru
% h; p1 r0 G3 i xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2! ]$ S' z' V3 P3 T& `' J n: S
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1: k) N' a" p! O4 }0 C; q, L* r) Z
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2
+ x: \2 Y- `: O5 M xAK Tokusima Maru$ s4 M- p# p- g, L/ n' _" @2 b
xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 29 n8 O- a" Q9 @0 } q
xAK Unkai Maru #6$ ~* Z+ m4 l u9 b! b. U
xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6" V7 p8 r3 x( g" h
U5 |4 Y% C% q8 K
Allied Ships, w5 P z, O5 d. T2 F
PT-800 y1 n$ ~% j2 o
PT-81
: ]8 J" e, t9 M8 s$ ?4 t5 Y" ?3 \ PT-82
: p8 M: Y4 u9 a) G) G/ j; L PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
% S( o" r0 f5 J7 W PT-84
& g8 j5 K1 f0 p# y PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ D- \. A* I2 o9 O3 \' n) W; c7 f PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 s, {9 a; s" n: {8 O' j. ` PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: s! [ F' [6 x; `9 W+ J7 C
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Japanese ground losses:
! r( b! I3 t+ V- k' X5 ]! l 6 casualties reported) @3 z3 _/ \5 E* J4 b2 {- B. H, S: J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 R2 ]0 q& R% H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 O/ P" X/ L# R. F" v; x3 w' F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, @% d' z* c' U+ n3 B/ `9 S
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. _" M1 [( n% E4 _TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)+ b3 w! _+ y, y% N/ n
' C$ A% x7 s; X" ?Japanese Ships, |% l; D3 o) b& e4 N9 K! a
BB Kongo, Mine hits 2
3 K4 M4 |; R* f; a, ]1 ~; N( I) L" M DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards1 r. K! e5 E$ y9 `8 V i
Q* ~$ O* E6 k* \( R' i
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( X9 V, \$ [5 [( K5 X! C1 D2 Y no flights1 o- l& C7 y$ U3 R
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Japanese aircraft losses ~# _( ~& w+ h! p# C: v+ W/ ~
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 v& R- q0 u6 G6 z b8 t CA Mikuma1 ~- _; J! t$ y$ N" y
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
6 r: W# [2 t8 S. m \ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 21 o7 q7 d. X% H- W
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk- W/ V6 [" A/ z7 _* \
xAK Nanko Maru
+ K+ I$ R: [4 t$ ^; K7 X$ i xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
& m& S: l }: B5 Z xAK Kuraido Maru
5 k% P4 V: {' f xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
) e7 a0 f) g+ J, k1 |( D5 U xAK Mansei Maru
! X2 M+ O% ?- P6 W! C xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire; A" W, i8 a* X4 O/ V& g% y
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3
* T5 B5 L" Q0 v* V" Y xAK Oigawa Maru: y0 n1 w" N @, B9 v4 g
xAK Reiyo Maru
7 G5 t# i" S# L+ X: x1 y; J$ o) E4 K xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2
* Z3 W$ x5 X+ @; Z9 o/ e xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
, R9 B3 v' p9 ^& R2 \ M xAK Sumiyoshi Maru1 ^+ ^2 S( N5 E, n
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4
8 j2 g# K* {+ F- h xAK Tokusima Maru
1 S: d3 }8 v/ q+ U4 d6 F xAK Uji Maru
5 d. X) c M, P; V+ b$ v- S xAK Unkai Maru #6$ ? |3 i* q! a2 B+ D
xAK Yubari Maru
5 `- p7 O9 K9 }" V; }. N
/ T; Z m% k$ \- FAllied Ships
6 u. @0 _% a* G' h" g2 @ CA Houston, Shell hits 1
+ E+ ]7 a$ T& ] CA Canberra
. S& J2 e* w7 K CL Leander
6 B. e6 ]- G1 F% K6 R4 r; D CL Perth+ L# S2 ?' e5 T; T: N' m' U
DD Barker, Shell hits 1
5 a) Y0 q1 u' K9 d DD Bulmer. `& H" J0 l# |7 _6 l! L
DD Edsall
; x7 V I/ E% z7 }6 c: D K DD Stuart6 g) ]6 K' l9 F4 c: [" V
DD Stronghold2 e# b* T& }+ u9 S3 I
DD Tenedos' Q, o& y- t1 R0 N
DD Thanet
+ X$ h5 K/ B2 f L0 _7 W4 M DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! Y) q' z/ f& Z4 p DD Le Triomphant5 U4 E% e7 k/ b/ S1 B$ P% B1 Q
6 W2 r# n7 o7 R- A5 ]Japanese ground losses:4 i7 |( I, V+ p- e+ n& O( T. s0 K
64 casualties reported( I) \/ n0 B: [( i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) e4 X- Y6 I4 Z" j# I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
8 r6 b+ ]0 s, |) h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |