AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42, U5 H& ^4 x o
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/ t, q2 v$ }5 T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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards
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5 o3 k8 I% T7 z# t' y8 sJapanese Ships0 h* l' K( _# w/ U- n# z6 `
BB Kongo: g V6 A3 E% ?( s7 t
CA Mikuma. }6 d# s! k) [$ x9 Q% ~
CA Kumano
3 s A5 r- g- f1 K! h6 a CA Furutaka
4 H( V u4 E8 F# G DD Akatsuki4 H- o4 h" S% B( Z y) k3 ~
xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 20 t/ m* z; g7 P" s% K
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5; @, V2 A: `& V; Z. a x2 C
xAK Kuraido Maru
2 f. J" {8 l O) A( D( n, \. k xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1
6 r2 p! l8 {3 f. b) | xAK Mansei Maru9 F+ ]- O% O& R
xAK Morioka Maru
9 i8 s1 p6 D- Y0 z R; `& x. l7 P4 d xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 48 @, l9 F! f. ~+ p' ]4 g) T7 A
xAK Oigawa Maru
E B: n; E# P4 g& j% _0 W xAK Reiyo Maru
* X- c( B1 g$ `- u! Q xAK Samarang Maru
! D; c# b; Z. U" r xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2
* e, B0 @/ m. `6 D5 y n. L xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1
3 }$ b/ [7 C6 a! z! k( X' H% x xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2
! Q% y" G+ H( a7 ^ xAK Tokusima Maru
# F# |3 J9 `) U: E4 ~2 E xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2* C) C& C' C& |
xAK Unkai Maru #6
* O* r# k$ \+ w2 b2 }% m0 s3 _ xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6" [) l) r: L* z8 _
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Allied Ships+ x3 U; r2 T2 Q% O+ f5 Y
PT-80- C1 {- R, Y1 x& s- O- i
PT-81
* ]' f l6 i5 v! V. J( v+ F PT-82) L$ C+ k5 _( J
PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
! r/ y( e" D+ l PT-84* N( U% p6 E. B! u7 K3 ]
PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
V; u% B9 D, B s; `) } PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 ^% |! C3 i2 g PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 v6 T7 [; B5 y$ x
- d \& w2 r ?7 t9 F& TJapanese ground losses:
) t2 H7 h8 B! B U4 w 6 casualties reported7 z& x. I8 S5 f% S) t) b- _! n2 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* m& x) h/ M& [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: w! V l# O U+ H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 K% _9 B; r3 Q5 h( m
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3 f0 ?- P% b+ d Z G% ITF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130) m+ X5 L6 |9 d0 e! R
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Japanese Ships* g4 \* h2 j% @9 ]2 r' d, c% g* @
BB Kongo, Mine hits 2+ ]% |$ U7 _* b! B& O/ W
DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire8 v6 C; ?. y9 `, |6 I9 W
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% \* J5 R; ]' { K9 ~- H( NNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses: ~% M' w! ~6 W4 y: B! b
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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* G8 a% ^$ H8 M/ P& s1 R6 W1 U- [% x BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' N( H7 b7 x0 z. E+ H CA Mikuma
' X( _& |# n/ Z2 [7 \4 w CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
/ P/ ^. k$ Q7 W" H/ ? CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2# I; ~2 H3 J; U, @! v7 |4 F$ P8 y
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk% z: `* K; Q' ~. h$ ?5 h
xAK Nanko Maru9 p! O& C6 q) m U5 S
xAK Kotobuki Maru #54 X6 R- @, W: q4 q+ f( I# Z
xAK Kuraido Maru% q1 e; A( h+ p4 F: y, d
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire5 P+ y+ P: D1 {2 e/ I6 V
xAK Mansei Maru/ V- h& ^2 j* A) ~ v
xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire; K& |# F9 L9 T( z, p
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3
, K6 |: Y2 J# x( o; F2 u4 }* t xAK Oigawa Maru
0 N% [8 _% U1 o4 H+ h' \ xAK Reiyo Maru
& f: k- r) s! c. T xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2
( ^# F" H3 W& t, g" m) I xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
* x) ]/ ^/ d7 O6 P2 ^ xAK Sumiyoshi Maru. E( I/ b" D8 d. g. {7 ^
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 46 ], t: A7 o, X& o; B( F
xAK Tokusima Maru& |7 t$ z. M7 e
xAK Uji Maru
& O7 s$ }' | B% g1 Q& J& c! ` xAK Unkai Maru #6
# t3 `9 D; S; S' f% L) H xAK Yubari Maru
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Allied Ships
6 o' Z! u c+ |& O CA Houston, Shell hits 1
9 K" c$ @% q: ?( e# O/ F3 n CA Canberra
1 v' m: K9 u7 H* B CL Leander6 B% L# m7 I: T, [2 f- V3 v
CL Perth
# @& ~" \# }$ B9 d- ]9 P DD Barker, Shell hits 1
+ a6 |" G( x+ u0 i6 Z DD Bulmer
: k. @$ k: U" t& ^, @8 R DD Edsall5 k y9 L# G/ X( A$ |+ n; t, ^
DD Stuart! }4 s# U+ s; H
DD Stronghold5 s- J' r+ P: n
DD Tenedos9 K& y( A# ?" k! Q1 P% p2 v/ r/ o
DD Thanet
; o. t7 {3 T. U DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 U, W2 @5 N; c [& v
DD Le Triomphant. u1 ^" k& {* `, Z) D1 X7 `" }
6 V1 d. M- d3 gJapanese ground losses:
# M2 u) `6 B1 ?1 S: |' E7 _0 h 64 casualties reported
0 Z! e( v% F, d; c Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 w# K- Z2 K# W; ]: {$ Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
# v- S9 j$ |4 b0 \. @9 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |