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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 42: ~' H2 L5 s! `, }. d/ C1 X! M
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血腥的一天,日本在南太的破交舰队避开了重兵护航的一支船队,突然截住了盟军滞后的一支运送高炮和工兵的船队,盟军各种高炮和工程车辆损失惨重
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3 r( m6 T4 q* _5 l* M2 a7 f而在莫港附近出击的大艇再次把近4000鬼子送下海,珊瑚海的鲨鱼又饱餐了一顿
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& v$ I( ]9 o/ M1 \南洋战场上日本首次空袭了泗水港,盟军战机已经转战澳洲战场,爪哇的天空已没有盟军的话语权& \% S' H$ e# B; M4 U3 [/ X4 T
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Submarine attack near Exmouth at 40,128! D9 ?: {- r1 j* B' j& Q" @. T
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Japanese Ships
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TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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|+ ?% ?2 ~) S5 qDay Time Surface Combat, near Raoul Island at 133,185, Range 16,000 Yards) W8 N5 U! L2 W v
! W/ }8 P. |, s3 ?Japanese Ships
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DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 P% a, v% `$ a3 R DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire1 y7 |6 w6 l2 }1 k# ~
DD Kawakaze
. u1 c' y( B+ q0 B6 O+ p+ J DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1
' l p0 C$ T, I, Z DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
! ^' |6 I9 ^) h DD Tachekaze
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3 w9 l& {/ Z6 e a( jAllied Ships" Z1 j, D# {' B1 F' v* J3 O1 @
CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 H9 {7 `: [% Q8 w* W/ u8 R
xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 N# ^- I6 L) K4 F xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage
' Q8 J% d4 [# Q xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire
# G, P& R; O, |2 b xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ o/ e4 o& j: l4 K9 z( C5 z
xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
# [2 O L8 _3 K xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire0 f0 v% e0 D( I$ U- o3 m
xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage8 G8 p, D1 z' k q: N* t
xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 2; w1 D% C/ K- W7 s/ k1 K9 O ^3 Z
xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
* B% R5 y6 P* v ~ xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage0 @. g+ R9 I, P' F& _5 E) ~
xAK Meigs, Shell hits 4
5 ~7 }9 [8 h3 s+ D7 ?) O# y xAK Vito, Shell hits 4
, v1 R( V: `# h U! F DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage! U' v, z9 E7 @9 ^7 u, p+ }' q
AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ c0 E- |; U6 O
xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 G- ~" A T ~ xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* K9 m) y5 A# f4 K( ?6 ` xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 20 q8 u) I9 w4 n5 B
xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 F, \( F5 C9 p# w- f3 {8 e" L1 ~
KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
8 @3 s C! }; d1 m, R/ q KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) ^4 D( r2 c& u3 i4 b# t3 I# r KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) N( n+ J( D1 D7 L* W KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk! h u' s( {: l& g& l7 \, F9 H
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4 e$ u* H$ {, e( ^+ `Allied ground losses:
0 X' u" f- p; v3 z 504 casualties reported
9 x( J/ x- W3 u8 g' F Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ s4 N. O% z2 z, z1 O% B
Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled
" r7 G" l9 c3 c& Q7 x6 h Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
# B5 M- W! v2 N- K }& c Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled): L/ a' N4 r* I2 D: R1 [. T( Y
Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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, u- g6 ~& p+ _Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1310 Q+ t+ T6 x, Y1 S' U I- B
0 K S) X2 g# o- N$ AWeather in hex: Severe storms
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. j. C e; {* \6 t7 o/ gRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 ?9 m% v8 e4 T# }0 ?/ I+ A: }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# q) i$ ?5 f! q* D( G) S2 S
0 }) P5 w' E1 eJapanese aircraft
+ e2 s' e# S) s# g5 _ A6M2 Zero x 12# v8 K$ Y& w9 ?, B
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Allied aircraft M3 ?% R' O( N" d6 p: a9 a! P
PBY-5 Catalina x 14
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No Japanese losses) B i2 p* y% ^! F# c8 x
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
7 f, Q8 `4 V6 n+ f xAK Myoko Maru! U3 b# y6 {' Z/ j9 j
CA Tone! |: B, g' w, {# c, V) A5 G
xAK Kaiko Maru
% N& K: M+ o ^ xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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# }8 } r9 B/ t; O( {3 HJapanese ground losses:" a/ o4 A' U6 g# O
158 casualties reported
3 i3 O1 D8 j9 ]6 l9 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131) p3 C4 W. D' E: x
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! E$ q9 Z/ W( v+ s R8 ZRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 c5 J, W. K. G. |# H1 u5 O
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes! H: N# J# w9 ?4 N1 X8 Y" ]
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Japanese aircraft
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7 }2 \; P+ R3 f3 g; CNo Japanese losses& x" q+ }$ G7 s, ~7 u) |+ i8 ?$ q, T4 s
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
( `4 L8 t8 E* \$ c% S xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; Z$ D7 W0 ^/ M; W% j0 [
TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' F; Y" q! }( J7 A: U xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; N# u9 S/ ^) X% E! C. v! u
BB Kirishima
/ _6 b5 y0 U1 [1 J xAK Syoryu Maru
3 j5 B" T3 z+ U TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
5 L0 c- B2 ?+ J) [ xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 o9 t) _! P+ K. w+ K( l PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. Y# D/ U5 |/ G% \% v9 e' j
PB Shonon Maru #112 t% V* j- T, X) ]0 l
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3622 casualties reported' v# x6 J$ q, R6 o
Squads: 58 destroyed, 17 disabled' l# D( z1 V8 [. b7 E/ q8 F) S7 w1 M
Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled2 q. `/ [; H# p1 ~4 a( J
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 11 disabled+ n/ p5 \( C: z0 O; G5 }
Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)
# U5 q0 E8 r- T m& [ Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled), w; `- Y. r1 v; j9 \( O
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1 B4 P, k7 v! @1 F+ V+ iAfternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: ~4 e5 }6 Y) s/ Q) ^3 `7 mRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. u, d% i5 M h. \' {$ ?' k
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 w* i% j2 s* [, k0 M$ l
G4M1 Betty x 25( P n6 v# W4 X6 ?
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 38
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships4 Y9 g2 }. P1 O i: m1 X+ i
SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. m8 O* j8 P7 Q5 O8 Q* V
AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# i, W# h7 L! K4 V3 `% U' T SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
; t2 Z$ N7 m1 S* W5 x4 ?+ J/ T SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 j8 l; J. Q; L3 y& t, D
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Allied ground losses:
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: G/ ]! h2 b0 @; C" i% I$ d5 [* P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: m1 S$ ^, n$ E Q" } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& w& u, h. l o, S8 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Repair Shipyard hits 8
- G3 A# M7 Z) I5 P3 B* \" K8 y; zPort hits 10
; v% [* y5 g% c% A) O' aPort fuel hits 2
: d. B% b z4 `& E; J6 oPort supply hits 1 |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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