AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
! e7 y' | a3 W3 P上个回合侦察到盟军在米龙湾和莫港分别有运输船队出没,估计是增援米龙湾和莫港的,莫港的船队鞭长莫及,设置了陆攻对海,而米龙湾则派出了一队水雷战队前往袭击
' G* o$ u4 e9 {8 [, J4 R结果全歼了米龙湾的盟军运输队,而陆攻出击莫港的船队战果不大,仅击伤2条运输船
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards5 u& k6 G. q+ }% I, b& L% A
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Japanese Ships
V7 L6 ?: C% H. o* E8 H8 g+ P9 b9 B CA Chokai
6 |& i6 M1 ]$ j CA Aoba
q& Z6 T! d# s& e CA Kinugasa6 u, `7 p# U+ T3 |- A& P6 p, x: |
CA Furutaka- q$ W; n. [6 o5 }7 a& i f& ~
CA Kako
# `9 N# s$ ^1 R! m& m CL Tenryu& e" d4 r( u T3 O/ J; h
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1 j% v& U% z7 H8 d
DD Mutsuki
5 Y0 R/ v9 `, R+ k1 }: u, N DD Yayoi
- L0 ^9 z4 Z6 j R DD Uzuki
2 ~+ z4 J# n) n6 e* T) E DD Mochizuki
0 y& K2 z/ ^2 R( R ~9 C DD Hakaze4 u! z; E5 g8 o6 d8 t3 p
DD Akikaze/ s# p9 o) r% m9 y t% W
DD Tachikaze
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6 c% b5 ]+ p5 H5 V, \9 V( XAllied Ships
/ N, a# E! Q7 a! K9 o8 u: v PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. v5 p8 n) c- `4 d AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ {$ X+ q p9 Y" o xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk: E/ ?( _4 y1 ^4 X
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 Z9 N+ @; q2 m5 R! U xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ @* l$ C! h+ q6 Q( c* p
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% n% I9 m ?& y5 | xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& Y9 H- t5 Z0 ~, q! c( n9 A. b
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Allied ground losses:1 M# V) h$ ?& U4 W: B) U
4647 casualties reported
: Z) ?$ G( c; r0 P8 [; w Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled4 s2 R a+ p# S6 i
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled* t6 \- j! Q, H
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Z% E0 x' a) s( C1 T1 i9 I% D; a5 F
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
/ H x# a- A4 `1 y, c Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
6 x+ g% c0 d" Y3 L& V: ZAllied TF begins to get underway
) C% w& Q: j; Q/ R9 }* k; `+ `2 nReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight$ E# m/ S, @$ P. x' \7 K
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards' |! i% _; \9 |/ d! m
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ j/ _9 F" k9 z# l& M4 _+ rRange closes to 9,000 yards...
$ e: ?/ t1 ]* N( R" cRange closes to 8,000 yards...& g3 V8 C) s& i! r0 I
Range closes to 7,000 yards...2 c( Y* G) ] `# X
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
+ |. x- A# F' h) [0 |2 }! d4 Z rRange closes to 5,000 yards...; r. X9 {$ u, G2 F3 B" l
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards8 @3 B9 |) r/ S; o. _
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards& Z. p& K( s, w9 k, V( U
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
" H9 _9 e' o* [1 l; fCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards6 a; W* P; \2 X A( k
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards; v# s7 j$ V {. e
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards, p; q0 E( Y0 y. v' D% P. e6 G; F
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards3 w: W- S7 \4 v
Range increases to 6,000 yards: L) E( q Q2 ^4 _! A: R
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
/ z& G9 B# c; _* G0 R' D0 vCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards: U8 }' s O. R% t8 a3 W5 w( G
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards6 y" ^0 v% t8 o! K& U& |+ q
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
Q) x1 {, y5 ?CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
; d2 @: k5 p8 L; O2 [( ?- IxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards0 G! T* G7 P0 }( G X {9 r7 w
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
+ |) T* M" F7 w9 S1 y1 v4 {Range closes to 3,000 yards* _. f- i4 H2 G3 N% U
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards9 Z: H, `% \) w1 d: C T) o
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards8 ^" K6 a( k+ P7 _9 P0 h/ k
Massive explosion on PC Warrego/ K/ ?" l2 `3 J, p/ K& u
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
D7 f" f4 B3 s$ q3 ^xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
/ A$ p' J% A, n8 vRange closes to 2,000 yards
; A0 I" ~8 }: G" ^& [xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards3 m* [1 v! i# i% `- N
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
; y7 N3 ]$ p5 U7 m( m; s5 V# cxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards8 u' q% ?4 {4 [7 T. B8 D5 n+ t
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130, a! o3 [6 m8 L# ^1 y
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 p6 z6 r. x8 I9 F T" x
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 @. d, X0 i6 I) D! ]1 V5 E1 [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 \' {! e* I. O; R; D% F) r
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Japanese aircraft# T: T3 t5 Y/ e9 i( k9 w
G4M1 Betty x 42
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Japanese aircraft losses
. G+ l. D8 i f G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged' V/ w. `' `- _( _
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Allied Ships
0 H" s5 M/ k! C4 \! q/ R( p AM Bowen( E0 Q! L3 m( n' _! [6 r1 B5 y
xAK Mundalla- c# L/ L3 c3 l* d7 u4 ^. [3 o" l
DD Aylwin
0 S7 R" L+ X& u DD Monaghan
5 r7 h# C* K+ s) `2 q: z xAP Cremer8 b4 g7 [! U" B& R" V7 d
xAP Idomeneus
+ @9 [" n7 K4 E2 }3 f xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1" k) }0 l& `5 d
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Allied ground losses:
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0 R {. P4 ~6 J9 O; t5 P- { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 p E: n6 A2 q7 C& w6 t3 E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, {, s7 X$ X$ S& [6 R( e' X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:# b1 N* v1 x+ h1 J
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 e' H2 J0 Q9 |! o y; d# w. l7 h, Q
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp) q4 g) y. G+ j0 ?
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
) H. w0 P( l' {+ ?9 N Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ C1 U; n) @& i 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: N- n6 N# n: t) P; o) _ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp6 b Y' B' V7 B, y8 E" D: T5 M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 p o( ?8 t8 q: wEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 l2 L$ X& `! t- N) n+ a
G4M1 Betty x 34
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& p* Q) h7 v# d: \9 ?+ w G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged( f3 T& ]! s& m6 C" Q- U, ~. n' B0 t
8 Q% m& ^3 ]: ]0 e: J" uAllied Ships2 |& J$ i( ^8 X+ q
xAP Cremer
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' {% w# g9 n, w DD Monaghan
; j& w3 D; _ q* p9 l xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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9 p7 ~6 R% Q) b, N( W6 rAircraft Attacking:8 ?+ Z: A- k: Z9 T" p9 P
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 T' z, y* T) w: y. v. J/ ^3 c
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
1 l9 }) K/ h' D" a 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 K9 V5 \* q8 ~4 x& |
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
% d& J1 X; Q9 ~, D2 m3 P6 s4 _; v 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
1 |; H; H2 A# W3 G; N9 w Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
+ h# f X f" p z r# v 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 a2 H0 Z% Q# _ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp6 p+ z( E3 N, \! r% x7 B
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet+ r4 a# K$ c2 g) a0 y. \' X
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |