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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 428 o) c: w# Z9 u# p# g- f* r( T
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; V/ v5 A- t. U0 G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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+ q" O, q; ]$ r' J7 x, {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: A2 u: E1 G c7 K P
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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) u8 K, R" t$ {1 ~& o
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& }1 f9 R, |' q% d6 nSubmarine attack near Exmouth at 40,128* y' R' E& f* M, ? t
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SS I-23
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Allied Ships
, h- K9 C: |$ D5 ^/ K TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- c7 U: r5 V; _9 G2 D ^; `
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Raoul Island at 133,185, Range 16,000 Yards/ U7 P1 H7 h" [( O
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+ Z4 l9 W! d2 ~9 a5 e CL Isuzu
' W! E0 h. l, _( o; o# x DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 n/ g$ E: {5 b3 s DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire
* N) Q2 g k7 m" L4 K DD Kawakaze y( z$ v9 U G( \" U0 Y
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1
) `1 J! E7 m6 Y" d3 u; e DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire9 }' [ U1 L, R0 X+ W( K% k
DD Tachekaze
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n, P# h2 x5 o, f3 x" ^ CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; b" a/ I5 l1 ~" A; M4 [2 I/ p$ z
xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 i- Q: O. c2 I. J8 s$ m4 [ xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage4 v( L- K, A; c' w: a; P$ C) G0 I# J
xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire+ d4 T- w4 r0 r' u4 ^
xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 R: Z; [9 E* o) K3 d- _+ k$ ]$ H
xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage$ S! |+ o) R) E
xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire: O- e# _. r& ~# t) {. U
xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 m' s& C; z0 o4 r8 \$ i. W9 p/ M xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 2
6 }) j X3 Z5 E0 \ A! h xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 U2 V: A1 j/ Z" n8 Y xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ~' W9 e# A3 f# e xAK Meigs, Shell hits 41 C! R4 W1 y8 d3 x
xAK Vito, Shell hits 4; c5 y& {7 @+ i8 O1 @4 _* T1 t
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
* l2 I, k6 K1 k AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage$ @' T- Z2 `7 O, P+ r
xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: R4 g: @, Y- | C8 V& `
xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 X3 K; m: X5 y- c
xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 2
/ {* e/ v6 S8 [# B xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ K% C: T% X6 C* F4 F KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
- T& \& O( C2 z+ y2 \2 y- n KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 K3 ?! ~9 y& I0 E& K KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
. t# r4 z+ u( e9 T* [, V, R KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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9 w/ S' F3 h" g6 w6 B$ a' D, SAllied ground losses:
5 t( ?+ j+ X3 q 504 casualties reported
+ h5 ?- W6 @& R7 J+ o$ g! L* ?0 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 s$ ]% m5 j, e5 y6 `& B- u: ^4 n Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled. a! H. j' n$ V0 Q4 V* V
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled+ ^4 r" y; e0 t# W) { p& l, P
Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled)
, m9 f1 F0 X( l$ X; U' E" G0 J Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1317 N4 r! U! |1 O3 _: D3 Q0 C k
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Weather in hex: Severe storms, \0 T# w, e9 U3 k; M9 y
5 G% I# X8 U* Z8 I1 kRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." {6 k9 v0 k0 y0 e' Y" `; j
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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PBY-5 Catalina x 14
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: {2 R& v. K4 F [ PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
@9 F0 P* O0 L7 Z9 a6 f xAK Myoko Maru
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xAK Kaiko Maru
6 d, i7 T5 |# p xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
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7 J; S5 K/ ~7 w, p% c! B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 k. N8 w$ ^% h4 Q6 r: s
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled% B# F8 B8 B# _: [2 l; D
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1315 h9 m, r+ |$ ?$ m" R. g; A' F
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 [. R k0 ]7 ], f
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes$ L ^& D* R' E8 i" ?
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Japanese aircraft" e8 Q: e% u f6 T
A6M2 Zero x 27
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PBY-5 Catalina x 24
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; ]( ~- ^- c; w5 R' L8 C+ L3 }
TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 z! f4 U$ M5 r' o6 H! M1 y6 j' u0 A
xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, X" e7 m1 V$ R, P* x, n5 b7 t
BB Kirishima# _$ P) f7 _% R$ F$ Y) d
xAK Syoryu Maru
7 n5 p2 P S- ?) }: v, V& F TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires J" |0 k a0 J% |' |- F0 |. V5 M
xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! A$ T. _4 P }0 D# P ^
PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' \0 L* }) K$ j( U; ?% \6 L
PB Shonon Maru #11; i8 R' _( C! [
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$ n! e6 R' n6 d! Y! N& ~ 3622 casualties reported: b- a- t6 a. J1 f! S
Squads: 58 destroyed, 17 disabled- E5 l4 }- Q: ~. [: F4 P
Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled
+ c: u# j9 P. F$ v( p/ T7 Z Engineers: 14 destroyed, 11 disabled. I, \: K) V7 _
Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)
' q6 b1 y3 l7 R/ X2 U2 O* P Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled)' w" m/ J9 G) [# E
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5 S5 I' o% E' m( C, `Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 ( [2 Z, x8 g5 e: b4 R9 i
& D6 W" z- ^$ x% i. nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 w0 p( U+ J. ^. T# N. U
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! h `0 Q# ^$ u# _1 p" \: qEstimated time to target is 1 minutes& [" T7 t* g) c5 c2 s! t' {- d
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G4M1 Betty x 25
7 E! Z( k E2 u Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 383 U f! M1 ^3 O, f: c- E4 w
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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- f8 H: O3 V8 Y SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ Y) y" Y# w& W+ |+ s' ~ O AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ W7 B3 s4 R3 r
SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage9 W+ P8 t. [. F
SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage8 y* W5 t- e# d# ~1 K
SS KXI, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage8 y& w. F( w+ P& U2 N6 k
DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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7 m# |% K7 J7 ^$ M3 \" i. p3 IAllied ground losses:( i, O( s0 |/ H9 _' @ t
5 casualties reported
" l8 D* e; F9 Q% O4 n) \, A6 Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& p" x. D, m1 Z1 w) h( Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ L: L$ g% u M: Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 V! \) i; c; X: h0 d
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" L$ a0 s2 g2 ZRepair Shipyard hits 8
M! b: C- |! l- z4 G# zPort hits 10. ?, `' P, k) Q+ _; y- b: f
Port fuel hits 2
1 w4 a4 v! L8 d5 }Port supply hits 1 |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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