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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 42
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! w$ H& f* W s' G/ r- 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/ _5 T# u' t$ n$ G( c- j- v' P* b5 q; T
/ @; `9 s8 r1 V$ 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( ?' z; x4 @ z" Z2 G, ?
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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
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3 l- V+ l1 u$ `3 ~Submarine attack near Exmouth at 40,128
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SS I-23
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TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: h( p5 z2 y$ P0 Q# E1 ?) x
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Raoul Island at 133,185, Range 16,000 Yards
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" G* a- H# N, t N7 ?; k CL Isuzu M L2 E8 Z& @! g7 q0 I
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire4 \# S/ W" p& r9 d" V
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire
( c) s! D( D. B8 l5 t( |% I4 [ DD Kawakaze
4 [6 P# @# o1 u# m DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1" G3 Y+ A& S3 [. ?# _
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
5 l) b: P' N) P, O/ [) y" ~& Z2 i DD Tachekaze
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Allied Ships
- Y7 w: A7 M7 T1 t7 L CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, l+ ?8 ` `( i4 w
xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage1 l3 |$ s9 D7 S& k6 w. f
xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage
) T& h5 g% Z' R: r$ V4 d0 l xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire
( L" E( w( N* } xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 v2 J3 e* ]" D2 U9 {: J
xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 ]" F8 t+ P7 d xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire9 w$ q7 ]1 P4 y8 Y
xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage# E% R% y% J4 T% v& e
xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 2) g" w# S# I' \
xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
' D7 A9 L' X: e$ }6 W) J8 X xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ n0 J, _. m0 V7 u' J xAK Meigs, Shell hits 4
) @: c' ?/ E0 ^5 N7 x$ j, D xAK Vito, Shell hits 40 W5 B9 s/ W! V& y, f- I
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage( h4 j( o/ ^# N w4 I: [2 `
AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 U3 a' x- j" S' x
xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# X+ t3 a. ]: `5 t; C
xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) k# ~# g; g& G8 | xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 2
9 t( ~% X0 ]& j+ Y* J3 ^) Z xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ n" ~5 v$ @ x# j4 k- D0 C KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
: t9 y0 Z8 r: r d; @$ p KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. w" A" w8 H2 R# s& t0 b# E0 ]7 m
KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
; P& k8 b6 g) X b! x KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
1 K( t3 `# u: ?1 c, W9 B* C* I 504 casualties reported( |) b9 m8 v/ W# u9 U3 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 x' X4 q7 O5 T6 ]
Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled
# Z6 l/ ?8 j Z4 i3 s; G- O Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled3 s6 j3 |. L& M" K( B; o
Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled) J3 }3 O: Q9 v& a" u3 X
Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)9 ]' h8 A2 H4 e. \! ^, Q
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- {! b1 I: l1 l) X+ S* LMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1319 ~- L5 d1 |" j5 p! w
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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2 q3 P. w- u+ H! Z3 nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
e% a6 R! F3 j3 W( |1 k1 dEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* J% r+ i% E+ C7 H4 R; O0 l$ D4 J
A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft" U. V- h, T5 Z; g0 U6 R
PBY-5 Catalina x 148 A9 b/ z9 L/ E0 {$ _/ _- Q
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No Japanese losses4 a! O9 N" H! a3 ~) ?
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged0 d2 C/ Q6 W& n2 P8 U: X
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Japanese Ships
5 _( Q, \$ Z' C; x4 J xAK Myoko Maru
8 t5 q, L4 X( K) Z5 [: \ CA Tone9 K/ n" T2 s0 ?2 F2 A& u9 J
xAK Kaiko Maru8 U6 [+ J n3 t6 ~! H
xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% U% y, |' ^* {/ _: R APD Hagi8 g& g% B4 E: ~9 ~& g
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Japanese ground losses:5 F3 _4 e- o8 v& h! S
158 casualties reported
9 L9 h& u) k( c) Z5 ]) t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 y0 `1 Y9 r( f1 t
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled, y+ l/ @) @( ?7 f9 U
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled, E* V9 P' d5 j- f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1318 `3 f2 S& f- P( r
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ l1 U$ U& ~+ [2 ^& p! ~Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& F4 `1 e* Y) y) zEstimated time to target is 10 minutes. m: p, S& C" w% q9 P* m5 @5 X8 j( \
/ ^: u) ?( J: m- e# l) qJapanese aircraft
a" v1 D1 A) b+ _7 v4 V# K% | A6M2 Zero x 272 ~& e/ p1 }( a3 U1 n8 n
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses6 }' v4 E" R* M7 _: _% x% u
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Allied aircraft losses
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% O9 E! B$ M4 [1 `# r9 c: x xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) C$ C L: s5 I. M3 x* T TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 c! }: P# o8 r9 P( j
xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) ~% s$ C, a) Y7 p. E- c
BB Kirishima
- M& p$ I8 h4 E& h, H& @8 V2 p xAK Syoryu Maru# r& o _: ?6 S3 \, Q V8 E
TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires8 v- C! d3 m ?! f6 P* ^) n
xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' E# c! f R2 V) G K
PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: a" Z6 q7 P# n/ O) T PB Shonon Maru #11
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3622 casualties reported; U- ~# g7 j) c) Q- Z- V
Squads: 58 destroyed, 17 disabled
' G& D0 k- K- R( ^0 U) R Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled
. E5 z7 K( {- `( g* a1 C. u Engineers: 14 destroyed, 11 disabled( \5 B' E# r) W% r: Q
Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)
/ @$ n- m2 Z" Z% l! K# K% V2 I Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 I, m' N( m6 J- T7 Q, q$ _
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& R7 V" P, @, d0 K" ^! qAfternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# k. N! c( ?4 C& c8 x/ T# jRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 q5 K4 p }4 ^' D$ t
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 G3 @, r8 I9 R! H7 v/ m G4M1 Betty x 25
7 e" }! N4 S, E Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 38
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6 J, q/ u& l2 p2 f! RJapanese aircraft losses5 o9 B) C' E. u
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ I7 m R) g4 U% D
AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ u; j& M% |, G2 u* \/ ^' Z
SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage6 g. q9 T b- p. {/ y/ ~
SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage1 l9 d9 b O$ d2 e
SS KXI, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
6 f: u7 j5 U z" P DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% Q1 C$ L9 V; J; ~- w" @ g
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7 `" [7 K4 I0 e# KAllied ground losses:
/ B8 Q- s6 o2 c5 c: U 5 casualties reported
/ B6 K9 L2 m. V5 \0 Q: ]" p6 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. U! n6 a& U8 c- _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 q0 e" V& L/ q- b: r! S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( D# q2 I4 D3 ]5 R: U
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2 A5 _' K1 Z* u0 Z* J( |; uRepair Shipyard hits 8' S+ B' |6 @9 C6 _
Port hits 10. A7 j# k8 v% E2 E: F
Port fuel hits 29 H, ^$ m" V9 U/ ~
Port supply hits 1 |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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