AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 11, 42
3 v, F% }8 P* \( O爪哇岛海空大决战,盟军损失惨重' s/ Z7 B: K2 e4 h9 W
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盟军组织了2支水面舰队拦截日军登陆,并出动所有LB和TB对海。夜间水面战盟军不敌日军扶桑伊势BB编队和妙高羽黑足柄重巡编队,未能阻止日军登陆Tjepoe;天亮后,日军KB抵近掩护,结果盟军空战也未能取得效果,盟军抗登陆失败。KB大肆空袭盟军重创的水面舰队,由于零战扫场而导致直掩乏力。% m1 R* v& q9 A1 n: k( ?* U) ]
日军占领三宝垄,开始向内陆挺进,旨在切断盟军退路,幸好盟军主力利用铁路机动已基本回撤。# d' B, t! T3 W9 w* d
盟军CA休斯顿重创,大部CL沉没! D- Z9 u, ]3 E, Z/ P% ?( P
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4 e! Y& W) h* P/ {! jNight Time Surface Combat, near Tjepoe at 54,103, Range 11,000 Yards! Q1 } Q3 Y+ w9 L3 z Q( V% x
2 i8 F7 v, y' _" d$ j& q0 G3 CJapanese Ships3 } { t% z4 A) T" J5 y( f5 D
BB Fuso, Shell hits 2
$ y# h3 Z r* U BB Ise, Shell hits 10$ j; U6 I$ M8 V8 `8 [
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 22 W# n* ?! T* \& n2 ]# `
DD Hatsukaze
- A2 s# q& J1 ~9 |' t; ~ DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 1
& P3 b! Q5 G+ z3 Z5 c2 n DD Asagao, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 N6 W5 y* x5 t, H7 ] DD Fuyo
9 i4 M$ E7 T1 F1 d DD Karukaya
: O+ Q) _% ^. N DMS W-1, Shell hits 5, and is sunk O: B+ z! d$ q) E( J
DMS W-2, Shell hits 1, J) [9 O, Z/ |, y/ X
DMS W-16, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
1 K0 \* z5 ?! { H( p CL Danae, Shell hits 1$ W; F& l0 X9 W2 Q/ N
CL Dragon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk# G6 t* K! O$ w: m8 S
CL Mauritius
7 c6 ?+ Z& S& f0 N& R CL Marblehead, Shell hits 4, on fire) \/ ` M) d* J; Y
CL Boise, Shell hits 5, on fire
7 x u) { v% f5 c DD Vampire2 K; [; I4 ^" z7 v0 ~
DD Vendetta
# c7 o1 W( V7 Z2 z o$ ?* @: C DD Banckert/ m0 m: Y9 A3 f$ k8 x
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1, {; `( u6 |) J" _9 ^
DD Witte de With
5 M1 c$ c$ k9 \ Q. t DD Evertsen
- Z" p$ {8 H; E& S5 { ^0 ]: T DD Kortenaer
- j) o( `- Q' O+ J DD Scout, Shell hits 1& U$ G9 g4 \6 N( m/ @4 J- Z
DD Tenedos
3 t* s3 C4 i4 x, Z9 [8 V, L DD Thanet" c" [; Q! J: j8 {$ y9 L
DD Electra
1 I# j+ f$ U# }3 N3 {4 g( l$ B DD Encounter
. I' g* ?0 s) w0 O) {, e: Y* q DD Express
/ V; ~) K, }9 ~2 h x DD Isis- Z3 J+ |' [2 F% {4 X0 P
DD Jupiter! ]5 E- \7 b1 s; Y7 y
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9 v- n! d5 Z4 }* @7 u: HNight Time Surface Combat, near Tjepoe at 55,102, Range 11,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
) R! z# V2 O, g g( ? no flights+ l6 B! A F* c7 F, m
0 d* Y* A0 X. M/ @5 ^3 Q4 e9 b
Allied aircraft losses/ {/ P: r: B5 y! G
Walrus II: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
/ w* W# E- W5 P& R: r8 }8 h9 ~ CA Myoko, Shell hits 2& D+ _2 Z% X" T& f. @7 O/ x# |
CA Haguro
% Y: q; l. @7 W. S CA Ashigara' C, [9 D U$ t1 `9 ^: W
DD Isokaze
( F" I5 G- {! B* Y+ m DD Shiranui, Shell hits 1) r/ q5 `' w8 Q' A( i" }8 r: }
DD Arashio; u5 g& H ?2 t! D, g
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
' r8 Q" ^( o% j: y& s- V# P DD Shigure, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
$ I6 d- ~( {! b Y5 {, W. ^ DD Usugumo, Shell hits 3, heavy fires/ ]& ~. w1 w' X5 N7 m, [- I6 K! s" j
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Allied Ships
" `+ l k* Q$ Z7 ?' N# o. d CL Danae, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 C0 w; Y5 S5 J; m5 u9 V
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
g8 z$ ?( U7 z% o+ R# Y DD Vampire, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 t4 ~+ f5 k+ P
DD Vendetta, Shell hits 1: V# P6 o+ P6 o! Z$ p
DD Banckert
9 k ~! K# D/ D- I: ~& U1 G. W DD Van Nes, Shell hits 11 f: O$ ]. }' d
DD Witte de With
9 ?% _+ J5 ]* k; Z DD Evertsen
3 C8 f& F! P# y3 k ~- ] DD Kortenaer
# M9 L- U; }9 Q0 J' ?3 V, T" r( a DD Scout+ v. e! o& j, E7 ~4 x
DD Tenedos
1 f9 e/ c& N9 W. \4 Z6 [ DD Thanet, Shell hits 1
* g* J% y1 K" g! d" @ DD Electra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ]# S6 D5 N1 m' \
DD Encounter, Shell hits 1$ O& A+ s' s( s2 c( ~3 S
DD Express% X& H: l2 u% x* Z
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4 S/ J4 y1 @9 b% ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,102, Range 10,000 Yards
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: L1 L& i) P) r! @ m: IJapanese Ships7 S3 s: J% a1 B+ q; c3 D0 g
CA Myoko' l% g# O+ h! {4 ~. Q
CA Haguro5 X2 u6 q/ l) V: ] S
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 6: M3 j" u+ i& Y2 \: a6 G
DD Isokaze
0 _6 l1 @& E4 T, I8 B# C& ~ DD Shiranui, Shell hits 1
, K+ q# T& u! n4 e9 [ DD Arashio, Shell hits 1& D( S* ?3 L6 {) s
DD Yamagumo, on fire
2 [+ f2 U; n5 \ DD Shigure, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
, {8 r6 X/ O1 Q9 D DD Usugumo, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
, r5 h" e+ I. D. s CA Houston, Shell hits 5, on fire/ h$ T0 j, w) y1 x8 W0 V4 x% W: e$ }
CL Java
' u+ b0 p7 k( P9 G/ F6 o" K CL Sumatra
; n& e, d/ I4 C. }7 x CL De Ruyter
1 C- `3 `! n$ Q% { CL Tromp9 j0 b: W( D' {+ `1 d
DD Alden/ r* V I$ X9 M
DD Barker, Y% o/ J* v4 O( t% c \ d
DD Bulmer3 q6 ^$ V& w8 v; a. R
DD Edsall
2 f7 Z, [1 W0 f, p DD John D. Edwards
' T- b; J% q9 m0 R# T E/ ? DD John D. Ford
, T, z3 K& u- g% r DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 1
- d7 L4 u1 h" }6 n5 P$ J DD Parrott
+ T" \, J M1 h8 {5 k DD Peary
; ^8 @" {" x8 V" N* K# |. D3 p" f DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 x+ @; ]/ _$ R% k3 n4 T
DD Pope
0 @5 \; I4 B( y* W DD Whipple
4 V% D f7 ^$ `, a DD Stewart
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1 i1 p" A: m+ t3 J- l+ {' L/ rNight Time Surface Combat, near Tjepoe at 55,102, Range 10,000 Yards
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# P" r1 m+ u/ xAllied aircraft
" \$ O$ X# J* o2 x0 r- T( Q8 _ no flights$ J/ R9 |4 Y$ \7 L3 S/ l6 }4 J, _
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Allied aircraft losses; S7 [5 ]3 o; `1 l8 W n$ ]4 |
C.XI-W: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
# p1 ]1 v8 F# C: W BB Fuso
! ]7 V9 g, [" ~( g BB Ise8 K9 t: z$ o a* O# ]) Z
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 16 ?4 ^( L7 ^5 O- _+ D
DD Hatsukaze
' E5 Q y+ q& g$ v s/ k& k6 } DD Shiratsuyu
7 S" _& @5 B, }" I" r7 d# V! R* A DD Asagao, on fire
+ L* w7 v: G3 @" t k DD Fuyo+ |/ I! ]: U! d4 { p3 F- T7 O. a
DD Karukaya: W9 _( F% a/ s+ Z3 F' Q* {2 B) M
DMS W-27 c: v P' W2 _2 p% L
DMS W-16, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships; i5 G& |" U* F* a* E7 g
CL Java, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ C# r, c i U! M/ G3 r CL Sumatra, Shell hits 5, and is sunk" w. H' M, h0 S7 S
CL De Ruyter, ?4 v. _+ ^2 H
CL Tromp, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 r1 g5 M- L4 \5 Z; T. T! y DD Alden; h. N8 y. G$ e- Y
DD Barker
& {3 x: o1 v ^; M DD Bulmer- R1 P% q- `3 e* ?& ]: V0 r6 R
DD Edsall3 Q( x; {5 I2 \& q! o. b, H( z5 d
DD John D. Ford, Shell hits 2
4 B- o5 O2 I& ~7 i$ {2 ? DD Paul Jones
7 D$ o4 p T# O) G! M( m4 z* d. W, q DD Parrott
$ y$ k- j8 K$ A0 O8 k DD Peary0 f D% N+ \5 B5 t6 n3 K* Y
DD Pope2 U, f8 f4 T$ O. [/ N
DD Whipple) y) m( A" h9 M
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0 [! K. A9 W# M# z1 W% U& UMorning Air attack on TF, near Tjepoe at 55,102
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: G) V" g# A8 \% u" @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" v, B3 B2 a' r$ vRaid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ |% b' m- n( _& f3 TEstimated time to target is 0 minutes2 w( |1 a. S) c$ {2 K2 N* v( T
. ]. h( f! O6 V( j' B" ]/ T1 pJapanese aircraft* C( c4 q' d4 d3 E; P
A6M2 Zero x 47. M( i& \. n w5 ]
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Allied aircraft
! x! C. A) Q; [' u CW-22 Falcon x 54 d' }! L9 y4 L( O: u- v
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No Japanese losses
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7 m) T8 y1 ]& A) [# `5 ?3 MAllied aircraft losses6 F, z# ]9 T. \; F
CW-22 Falcon: 3 destroyed N; G) i K; y- [. p U* M
9 h3 [2 O$ o6 p. s$ i8 f1 P1 x, l! `Japanese Ships
, p6 _" k. C8 ?8 s xAK Hokuzyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) o8 `1 i4 h: x' J6 l F; x xAK Aden Maru, heavy damage2 Y! Q1 D. `/ W% s! X
7 G, Q0 Q! ]7 V& OJapanese ground losses:4 x7 P* d- y7 p9 B; j% w7 [3 L: R
41 casualties reported
; f$ d; {2 u4 Y e: b Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ b. y9 t! O$ e/ T, q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled6 P8 P+ c# X( a: F |. Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjepoe at 55,102
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- O: d X# O, w* u) U* t
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ ]8 F ?# H+ N- N# n
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes) K& f2 Z/ f9 x: S3 W. y/ Y
+ v) j% e& P2 i* C Q/ H% x; \3 F: nJapanese aircraft
" v2 R$ }5 G% a. G/ h: g A6M2 Zero x 46
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" T8 c" U+ ]# S# I5 Y0 s/ zAllied aircraft& U7 C% p i6 ]. p3 w4 G
Swordfish I x 9
$ @( S# Y3 W; u$ B2 G6 ?5 t Vildebeest III x 12
( C" T# P: f% J) q1 K$ | B-339D x 25
' u7 p' L3 P Z7 H8 Y CW-21B Demon x 4) F( z. {9 S2 Y1 L" z" A+ `
P-40E Warhawk x 8$ q# T2 y; i# b& ~8 r
9 l, b$ A0 o# t3 `% i7 }. X+ _0 b) ^Japanese aircraft losses
& S) x5 n# \3 Q8 @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. K0 w, V# l9 _7 I4 ~
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Allied aircraft losses4 H; J6 F% C1 q; W0 j* y/ V
Swordfish I: 5 destroyed
: P- K2 u$ @' H7 [5 r1 ^ Vildebeest III: 8 destroyed
" `' l5 q/ [- \6 X, S7 t; K0 ] B-339D: 6 destroyed
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# e8 A5 b! P q' N3 T1 j9 t- `7 uJapanese Ships& g6 R3 F }/ B: F$ O
xAK Hokuzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) e2 ~9 m! V9 c X2 q, } xAK Aden Maru, and is sunk+ c, l1 l( c( j# x1 L& _& t* A
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Japanese ground losses:' N8 }6 U7 m4 N* @' |
589 casualties reported3 P$ l. c. g6 l. S/ v
Squads: 7 destroyed, 4 disabled! a+ J$ Z2 H0 P4 p
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 23 disabled
3 y/ x3 r$ M9 x$ k Engineers: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled7 _7 G. R( L/ |9 ^8 A7 m, g! I
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 i6 |4 Y, B9 L4 ?
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 d0 z+ ?* y1 P
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% S' u4 B, \' d+ x+ M- [ UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,103
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Weather in hex: Overcast+ j( T% t: u! x
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" T4 K! Q4 A- {2 W. @) HEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* d0 R% q7 ~5 U# K4 D3 s- v D3A1 Val x 25
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9 u/ c. r. F9 b; T" H$ J9 _5 ~& oJapanese aircraft losses
1 W& c2 r# k4 x3 A; C D3A1 Val: 3 damaged( o# s! J4 _1 c. N" A0 ~
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
( Q6 A2 o5 ~- n9 b* e DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
% s* V1 n& j1 f9 {- G# c CA Houston, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
. ?+ p$ C5 h8 L: } i4 ~5 N8 Z DD John D. Edwards, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 a+ z9 Z5 t* ]9 ?! _ DD Stewart, Bomb hits 1
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7 P' n, h; v- D0 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104
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* Y; {" X% f( i/ VWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 l- d. ]3 X) S- W
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes: w3 j8 E$ Z! C# K o: h
: {2 W! s+ e- V8 E" [ T/ gJapanese aircraft
) E9 {5 i$ T$ N! p6 E A6M2 Zero x 73
- i r. t6 N# J$ n! a- T" b B5N2 Kate x 1055 w9 P e$ Z8 H9 S) B9 w
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
! y; y* |/ I: Z2 r. z6 w" } Hurricane IIb Trop x 11' d. G- H. ~, v( u
# j! R7 g7 P7 _' x; Q9 \Japanese aircraft losses3 ~3 `* V j7 ], a* B6 q& Y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
# ?: A+ a ~$ E9 _6 {" E B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
- p) S6 Z) H4 R" E i; ^0 y B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% }& r# W: r8 ~1 {# v% E7 T
D3A1 Val: 5 damaged: V$ @* G" R M9 P
( z% l4 f+ t" [4 O1 }Allied aircraft losses
9 \- S& t3 n# m$ |2 @7 P Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
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, Q" e4 M( R# pAllied Ships
|) B' c* E4 q Y' }, B& F- C% d5 _ DD Vendetta
5 p0 Y# s4 |* n1 m6 e) ~8 v DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1
9 J8 P! r! K ]0 g3 N4 ^ DD Thanet
* G4 A2 x; o3 A2 O' {( y( `# r. F DD Express, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ H3 w: K! _3 K1 N7 j2 G* q DD Evertsen% f; w% d, k, w0 F2 s( `1 Q
DD Barker
' K. N' {2 F- A7 O8 K DD Edsall( y- R2 h' T. A& |5 a D
DD Banckert, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 j }- B* [: C. l7 V
DD Encounter, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! B- T2 _5 K: M) d8 l4 k G1 K DD Kortenaer
$ I" p& B" |3 M* R. `& v; \" M DD Paul Jones
& ?; S0 N/ d4 D( s8 Q6 f DD Bulmer
7 [8 ^! c1 d& W, n, f; y9 Z DD Witte de With h" O4 p6 C D3 H0 y
DD Van Nes- t: i5 e6 _# s: i+ V
CL De Ruyter, Torpedo hits 1
5 c" D# { @7 C! z, Z DD Scout
$ @* K- I/ X4 p( Z {' d. \ DD John D. Ford |