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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 42# P: e. ~1 A2 ^/ O; l& A
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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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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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$ O6 b( F$ ?2 |+ K6 w6 L9 c T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9 H+ `. y: i" F7 a: d
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Submarine attack near Exmouth at 40,1288 V) l) X8 Z) t. u3 ?5 H5 @
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Allied Ships
( O0 l% T9 g) e( C TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% [0 {. U) F8 y$ p' T; |7 @" x
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( o M' @- W; Y' aDay Time Surface Combat, near Raoul Island at 133,185, Range 16,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
0 h8 n& d2 X8 ^$ g8 G CL Isuzu
+ Q! b+ }2 L/ h7 g8 l DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
# Q" D) g5 e( G1 G# b DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire7 O) ?" b8 G- N: i# H3 M* k
DD Kawakaze
# P( [5 R+ O& T+ D c+ q5 v DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1
; `& ~5 q I) Y* D- T8 i8 q DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire+ w b* @, I# ?2 b* S
DD Tachekaze( s6 U0 G( K5 A9 A- f
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Allied Ships+ Z& j* @& k6 f
CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, m4 U3 a" q: K5 D* T1 I xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage* |4 `9 A2 y$ m! C
xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage% `# ]9 \$ c3 E3 |1 }6 `
xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire2 a$ [7 m" A+ v. b' p/ d: h4 Z& X
xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ t& J- B3 c1 ^% P xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage, R4 P5 ?1 W. {) V
xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire
& K% I/ z+ I8 `% {4 Z3 T xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
& c0 _/ }% v- v7 K% x xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 2
! q5 `- E7 O6 O. I; m# \ }2 ?" K xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 x) B7 R2 g" J/ r xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage, P, w: C0 o7 V( P# Y0 W3 b0 T7 K
xAK Meigs, Shell hits 4
# M! \' l7 }: F% Z' a% G' |& ^. b xAK Vito, Shell hits 4, Q1 n; m& a7 w0 O; M. d$ v6 `
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage7 X( J; R+ n7 b9 t6 E
AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# b. O6 s/ _0 C/ R- k. `
xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) U; ?! v9 b% [ L t1 y xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( X( o- V3 |; [& s, t: n! @9 W- Y8 }( X
xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 2& {% O1 D* B- s. [7 h
xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 C' c6 D' K. d% v' a S
KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk1 H3 H4 s; [0 P0 R% w# {7 |3 ?; Y$ o1 K
KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 G( ]( P' q: O5 y KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage& C A! C; Q! H; X
KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk. W" M _6 m1 X
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Allied ground losses:
# Q! X9 h* n% J7 o9 M 504 casualties reported
8 x, E% e7 e: ]( o9 b8 t2 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( W( ?* Z& @$ \! f
Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled
! g: I. t. s. D3 K8 E8 o* m Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled7 m; T, E1 P/ r0 @. C. V7 M+ F
Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled)+ g5 X0 D! x8 V9 v2 n8 f
Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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% K; {7 Y b: [+ r' l% b9 J7 v2 r sMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
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Weather in hex: Severe storms$ M h# _0 W1 Z) m0 _
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 `4 I7 {) B4 I* {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 K2 u5 k+ _! F4 q
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Japanese aircraft; v* ~2 g' g9 z8 _% K f
A6M2 Zero x 12
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# {3 ^- T' p+ `2 R& B+ B PBY-5 Catalina x 14
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No Japanese losses6 f( m; J; u+ {7 d, X
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged0 L n) t2 \9 w( [+ _# |) F
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2 T+ B+ p" i2 h6 I xAK Myoko Maru1 z' o& z. g2 L5 p8 q0 }
CA Tone
, V3 s L4 X, U1 H1 S7 a t xAK Kaiko Maru( }" e) E) F X3 N
xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, |5 ?9 {1 g1 u1 X/ l2 p- C* [
APD Hagi9 Q2 P$ A/ ?& G
4 W( x; H* n0 G, OJapanese ground losses:
: [" A4 `3 Y. H 158 casualties reported
1 f9 v* ^8 S5 n# y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 Z( [/ s) w7 Q) o* {
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 |5 P7 h$ h6 m2 W Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled& N. G' W K$ D) G' r# y& N, A- t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131$ U. R+ ` z0 i$ H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% |+ j3 B- i+ {9 I+ x
3 ? A, @" |" m: ORaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." `: `) A8 D @6 y
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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: p, h9 M4 ?2 x; z$ ^ PBY-5 Catalina x 24
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5 p1 w7 x. q% QNo Japanese losses U% t7 Y+ F" J5 r+ ]9 F
( |$ A p/ w# V( E* UAllied aircraft losses0 `1 Y/ }8 \! g* c6 a( C3 ?. i
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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5 N/ K8 z2 B% T3 ^Japanese Ships8 }/ t5 A# Z2 i0 k/ l
xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; a1 }$ j. H5 D TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ Q8 t8 r: y) A& K4 m xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( U4 N, g* H% {% \$ b T5 u
BB Kirishima$ l( h6 n- B0 k# W9 a5 l
xAK Syoryu Maru1 B, f& ^4 X3 W4 t* l/ Z
TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
6 X- o3 t) M+ y8 z# g3 @" j( k& j3 ] xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" X8 ^- H9 }5 p' k3 l2 O. V PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, b( | t4 z! e+ n PB Shonon Maru #11
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$ K2 k6 k2 J- U3 m7 } 3622 casualties reported
3 q- X8 x3 Y+ O Squads: 58 destroyed, 17 disabled* ~. `5 |1 R$ A; A' Q9 a" t9 B
Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled L2 i+ n5 K q q V
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 11 disabled, C. T2 K E% P8 t2 I; j2 ?
Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)4 w; ~1 E1 w: F8 Y* z; B
Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled) h2 u* V f# ?, S2 N/ Q. R' H
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3 P& _( V4 i0 C- m, l* JAfternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 4 M! U. [' u* [2 u
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ j+ {' O2 L1 k- Q: q
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ k3 q' V+ s' _0 r' b1 |3 o
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 e6 F! U: |% m. @/ [, ?/ ]/ c
G4M1 Betty x 257 [' s N# c2 k
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 38
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0 q# h( |' E7 v# w: f* } G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' ^3 E) t4 v$ Y% b AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 I# b/ o6 R) _% M: |2 P1 N6 P
SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage4 z# q+ F3 f# `& x
SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage! _# V% x" U# d
SS KXI, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
, ~ f, t0 p$ V DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 m* k% d& F, j( M9 D5 `/ _
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4 u6 ]; w, a5 t# ?) w1 X 5 casualties reported
7 H. |/ B/ L$ o' s/ ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" D& @6 [* X/ B9 h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 T# H) M* z3 z0 A. ?6 r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 H% ~- F) c: |! }- B; d, xRepair Shipyard hits 8
, p3 f6 Q6 p8 g: U$ kPort hits 10
; T( P0 m/ g; L' ~' y& K( tPort fuel hits 2+ q7 d. E) |. V7 J
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