AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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! `! U* q" M0 q/ {8 r南太战场,澳洲水面舰队突袭特瑞布港口,与日军快速运输舰队遭遇,然而盟军拙劣的夜战水平使得损失1艘DD受创1艘CL,却未对日军舰队造成实质性伤害;天亮后,腊包尔飞来的裸奔陆攻空袭退回莫港直掩圈的澳洲水面舰队,在被击落数十架后,仅3架突防,但恐怖的日军妖人仍然命中CL一雷;事后从战报统计中发现,日军陆航损失陆攻50架
3 i7 ~9 ~" T9 t# ^/ H6 B$ e大陆战场,国军第60军一部在云贵高原野地拦截了派遣军企图迂回贵阳的第11战车联队 ~5 e P$ f0 `9 r
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$ _* D4 V7 d9 h6 B% n# O, HNight Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards
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S, C9 U/ w' W$ V$ vJapanese Ships: X8 t: _" A. Y$ O
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire- |( p( w0 J! _: U
CM Tokiwa
2 N9 W* _0 \& O$ O$ D5 b CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire
( g: t6 \( [: ~, Y$ E+ u, k CL Noshiro
- W' L; [# f- Y+ h5 E/ D CL Abukuma
( h9 v0 B+ c# v0 }2 f, F- r$ D CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire6 Y( ]" u: [9 `' _
DD Urakaze% X: o5 Z' B7 x/ _8 G+ ]
DD Hamakaze
: }, A9 T0 F% k" o DD Hatakaze
, @1 O) P/ G0 \2 R# C2 T DD Yunagi
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, M9 k& ^3 W0 ?1 @ CA Louisville: H. w. w. H) d6 Q2 t2 }
CA Pensacola4 [: ^ k8 s5 ^3 j* ~
CA Australia, Shell hits 2- D& C) J$ @0 u F* D
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1, W: y+ G% G4 T# r; i
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
, d: o R- f% w- j% G8 t* Q CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage9 ^8 U1 }" y# ^ L: [/ T6 d3 c
CL Perth) c* t, m, _/ y. \( ]" I: D
CL Concord: b" B& s5 k8 K% r" v: e& ~( L/ B7 f
DD Stuart" b6 u8 t8 ?, e1 u( ~
DD Voyager, k. Y$ [0 e" v( p' x9 {; H
DD Van Ghent9 p, h C1 u& ~& W. o/ G
DD Thracian8 [; ^% O9 U( \# H' s# z$ n
DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; Z! Y$ e2 c$ j7 a3 D0 O! h/ `
DD Kilty
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3 E- z- @2 {" a, A' ~; f, @Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130! ~# P. H2 w' a) L- L6 Z: e& |% r
5 n4 i/ P8 E' m% q& E Y( bWeather in hex: Clear sky1 ~" N- G+ b) [5 J2 Z9 [
4 ]/ h! ~; _0 N3 }- _# [Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
v, A0 z8 ~- PEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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( p0 i' I% p! A& _Japanese aircraft
) i: s3 M3 ?4 ~, E G4M1 Betty x 33
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Allied aircraft
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P-40B Warhawk x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
; D9 a! |2 c( t* N( [5 i2 y+ c G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
! M, c+ w- D8 v0 x+ N CL Perth1 Z2 z# e% p% m2 P" k) X
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage |