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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 42
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- G+ B# U3 K3 Y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" Q! W: x. G' H( ^
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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; ]; e; ^3 Y! j- T2 ?
# r% ~3 v! {' Z5 y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/ I+ f; m, N, k- t( a2 z
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Submarine attack near Exmouth at 40,128" o% Z- b# ? i" G# m7 }) x
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Japanese Ships" v" A/ \: i& ?
SS I-23
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Allied Ships
) y" |. t0 v2 d! N$ X* C* ] TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, n% a! n; u: A9 l9 S
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Raoul Island at 133,185, Range 16,000 Yards# d1 A% J& d* Z; o( Y+ p
( |) Z7 [& K& u% U- jJapanese Ships
0 e V2 h6 W% J' u; a, o0 a CL Isuzu
- N) Z1 H+ M8 h* U$ m- i# D6 T' N DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire4 z5 h" ?) j9 @; w0 I
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire3 @0 P; h) o2 J
DD Kawakaze
1 O, u$ a7 i9 A5 l1 J0 |8 T DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1
- M. L, l) N9 T0 |) H1 S# ~( ~$ O DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
1 w2 E" H$ i4 o. U DD Tachekaze
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Allied Ships
! z( r2 f( L2 P! v CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 R& I2 L1 x8 R7 \) A
xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 H, j) z2 l3 z* a; j; |" i
xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage3 @2 v2 L9 a& n! }
xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire
& Y* Y7 `5 @3 k4 J& @, d7 ~3 F xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' m5 c. n$ Z6 @ ^7 x* h! K
xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage: g( Z _* v( }
xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire8 i3 p7 a' E2 ^# X
xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
* t3 ^7 ]( q+ y+ ^ O0 [ xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 2$ V1 y2 e# t9 O
xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 v* {8 `! W" d p' _7 K+ u xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ R7 H/ j8 G1 R: b: J) B# e; y xAK Meigs, Shell hits 4
- t \$ m, u& ?1 L/ C7 X xAK Vito, Shell hits 4
0 c. V/ v: u0 H! Q9 w/ `% w DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ v0 G( Q5 x M# D0 n0 L6 @ AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
- k8 p t! q. @3 B3 W y xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" `9 ?# C- i+ z& x+ b xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 [% }; `, ^, h, Q4 d
xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 2
! ?4 ^2 n# ?( x% \$ s1 X! J xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( `0 C# S# n- t% C
KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk0 d; Y" M. W N3 t$ W
KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
! }9 L. `# P- m' u/ j KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
! i. R/ f% g! |: F9 G KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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7 ~( X9 N, E8 U1 }7 t* OAllied ground losses:# D0 n( r2 m9 J! g* ~% |) V3 M/ o5 n
504 casualties reported, f- Z; r( H. q: q/ Q( _: d( y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- O4 G, \1 h7 C Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled4 Q% f) z4 k& m# l$ Z7 I; J
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
+ S. U* Y1 e& ]8 c Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled)
8 X- s0 G" P' w, _ Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)) ^2 A5 [8 I. i' ~; [ L
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5 w. G2 q5 F7 T, [* W" h* t$ EMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131 L; U$ W6 E. B- ~
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& N* ?$ s4 Y7 A" m0 \Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Z6 _+ p8 m' ~6 v4 e2 ?) v9 a: K
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Japanese aircraft
: M+ p8 N' O' N" R9 q0 H: K0 I A6M2 Zero x 12- V" P- _7 A2 j$ ~- w" Q
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PBY-5 Catalina x 14# Y4 w* R" G; G7 a
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! x; ?- j# Z( w wNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
2 f4 r( a6 I! N% N ~8 Q0 l+ | PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged) p. @/ O, W$ W. F/ O/ o
$ \" w$ C! k( N, \1 iJapanese Ships$ f9 ?& r! J0 Z1 E9 @4 E" y
xAK Myoko Maru1 X( W0 X5 Q: t9 C9 \: ^
CA Tone$ F- _9 Q* c, C0 L8 ]
xAK Kaiko Maru. t8 y F$ P, {# E$ ?: C% ^1 }
xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 m7 E2 \5 D; p APD Hagi9 e; E- a& U5 J
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158 casualties reported
8 H) Q/ U3 `9 m9 q' L# n9 p. K$ M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' h; p. b6 |8 Z w Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled* l& w5 D, H. W" C( y
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# W P/ C0 Y' Y" T# rRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ R$ h9 u$ t6 N; _( iEstimated time to target is 10 minutes6 H: m$ l+ R( O5 A- D! I
+ }; G+ D; \9 x4 j4 }+ sJapanese aircraft
) `- ^* P% g, X8 |4 S A6M2 Zero x 279 [0 e/ i& n( `2 X: v" ]6 `
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1 T: H% o% m8 C8 n- N2 w8 MAllied aircraft
; S" i7 n" z; e, r0 l9 ? PBY-5 Catalina x 24
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No Japanese losses, t' f4 f m. J. }) S
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 d/ B. w1 T+ Q2 y1 O xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, g0 b& v# ^' N* L- K& p TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 N# o9 G2 p" A' g9 T- X1 `
xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& K9 n- n: E( d# R0 j' I# g' q4 J- W
BB Kirishima
Q# j, {1 j' c! ?0 A xAK Syoryu Maru
) }1 y# ~0 B; F: Y! p TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires3 U! i, g0 F. z0 S- I) {$ v6 _
xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 s7 i; S, D& r1 W PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% ~; e( `2 W) \ y1 f% t
PB Shonon Maru #11
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0 Y4 [' h$ ~$ n5 O0 H7 Z$ uJapanese ground losses:
1 w% J; ~ B4 P 3622 casualties reported. M6 e# ^0 L- U7 Q
Squads: 58 destroyed, 17 disabled
% E: g# l4 J6 h( C- o4 ~ C Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled9 Z; o+ M: B7 k" Q9 \* X
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 11 disabled
% L' X% Z! E1 L: n Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)
% x5 c% v! o# A# X& ]1 O8 O Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled)/ L0 h3 F/ d5 x; u4 L
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+ }2 R+ `$ O- V0 f8 w+ B- jAfternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
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2 @1 k/ G& t% j' V9 ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 q1 q! G; a6 x9 Q- e# h
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., x. t$ o/ n( J1 J
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes# a7 W" l3 |; J# F# g A! C
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G4M1 Betty x 25. o/ g$ @6 n9 d% t: Z
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 38
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
* f5 I- L1 X% M AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' }& l* {- j' W+ s! ~ SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage9 {+ G' c, Q+ Z' K
SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
( s1 k; e3 i; F) M SS KXI, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
2 l5 ?- Z! Q0 t( }; R DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, O6 f$ l. [5 X d4 l5 E
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# G3 k' Q, K& g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ s5 T! a8 ?) ~% G! r4 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! J5 P! J* {3 v8 I& S# _# Y
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Repair Shipyard hits 8
3 J' b- W! ?# M1 s' KPort hits 10
' W3 i8 |( z) J8 LPort fuel hits 29 e3 s( y; o& A5 m( m
Port supply hits 1 |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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