AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
8 K3 b! T$ V. r& S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
" s* r7 ^0 x8 L+ t! V7 @7 P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+ V4 d0 J2 Z9 K+ {2 k# j
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* P$ j; N4 t/ }; h0 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards2 }* q9 }5 u( q2 C7 |* z3 r8 l
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Japanese Ships
; p9 l, M. c( _- B3 J1 D2 n CA Chokai
i" s, I$ B5 L CA Aoba7 l; e8 z w( c" h
CA Kinugasa0 c* i' t8 P% y: {5 ]
CA Furutaka" W$ b- T9 m" a' T4 J5 k. t. {
CA Kako8 ]9 [* z' m2 c0 M" ]
CL Tenryu, `0 `8 e5 t/ G7 Z* }" N
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
) U4 l& K1 m9 t! _ DD Mutsuki
]' w- p6 y# R* M D DD Yayoi" w# C! t/ d0 L. H
DD Uzuki9 \) ^/ P* c# U# m/ U: f) l
DD Mochizuki
! u+ V6 |# C3 i! U9 T% Y8 [' Z DD Hakaze5 R) n( [4 U5 ^: q' Q# k
DD Akikaze. `' O" ~2 }; A- [( A! t6 U
DD Tachikaze
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Allied Ships
5 |0 P5 L1 d" Y+ v4 } PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 v8 n w; w% n
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 e, U1 q) ^, I- q
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" g, p, O' I! p! D xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" G* D4 g( A( i E0 y+ v* C1 M xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" b8 S1 j: P/ |. `1 \ xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 T; V- ~* Q6 x
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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, h8 P5 i: H, D% yAllied ground losses:
' d1 i' H+ ~; n: Y 4647 casualties reported, ?1 i2 I7 v- M& R3 z* [# E0 L! A
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
, B: U% U4 t& _, ]9 ? Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled! {+ H- ^( F! Y! X+ l
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
" [9 Q: Q) o( [8 C Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)2 n6 r/ f4 w- C1 l" ]0 I
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!. h9 }7 Y* n: l( B) ?, g' d* N9 e: j
Allied TF begins to get underway
4 b5 e. ~+ W( q D" P! OReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight4 P8 Y7 j" E% H
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
7 I2 k3 c1 D7 I- C6 |2 fRange closes to 10,000 yards...
- i8 d. Y0 l3 [$ q7 ~' uRange closes to 9,000 yards...
: C8 b( _4 U" J5 {1 E& C3 q3 B2 t8 l) C) KRange closes to 8,000 yards...7 W- ]( I `& P& u G! _
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
8 r& m. o/ ]1 p. IRange closes to 6,000 yards...
/ p- e( }& a9 P! ^4 V8 ]Range closes to 5,000 yards...
* R. [, _/ @: ?3 ^' x* `. B+ ?CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
8 L- I6 R$ ^0 W* [9 h: N9 J" ^CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
! x/ G) @" o! `% B* a3 MAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards, ~, j8 ]7 g. j# `2 |
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
% k! F e+ B: G7 y* Y! eCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards. t$ P$ a9 V2 ]: O" u z
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
# ]2 S4 p1 Z' p* A7 ~, o& ?# {DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
$ U9 [+ s1 e+ Q3 X, T0 VRange increases to 6,000 yards
k% C! }' P& U0 ZDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
0 c, g6 S2 V" c6 g4 M. qCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
4 \7 b+ Y8 O6 e8 Z8 H8 FCA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
/ J1 e; z" e+ C* _# s1 q' axAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards B H, I3 I" K( ]& Y. a
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
# v- a$ [" N# ?" u XxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
0 q% q8 i+ K0 V* F" s6 ^$ z6 YCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards3 c/ _* l+ ^6 y/ s
Range closes to 3,000 yards# i, `) o/ \4 M' V& @+ s7 N2 x) R
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards2 u* ?1 o7 J6 n( [- J
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards, M; O2 d; s8 f; t) ^2 j1 t
Massive explosion on PC Warrego& ~ W+ F" d% j, q
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
2 \. M7 |" c& {8 m/ LxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards3 W' j1 v( U# o& \" ?$ V- K B
Range closes to 2,000 yards
. C* B, ~4 R* f KxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
' q: Z! m. \ }: _" K8 lxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards+ X$ w3 r5 R* T
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
9 I5 v- _$ I/ l0 x: oCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 _! r8 f* h# I0 H+ C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! N6 N( L: V! t2 c
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Japanese aircraft) w( R" G \( P
G4M1 Betty x 42
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Japanese aircraft losses3 w ~0 g2 `5 b* x) S: t; a9 D
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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* t8 y: w" h! \# V0 Y9 zAllied Ships
G; j6 z% Q; G- X; v AM Bowen
4 X# V" a$ M3 q$ |/ Q i xAK Mundalla; \& x6 }1 H* _- W, N2 q
DD Aylwin
) t( Y# ]0 _1 l3 Y; t# h, @, j DD Monaghan4 G; J e1 Y9 s" Z3 r- {: B! @% Y
xAP Cremer
n4 X8 S. J: y: U' u3 d) a xAP Idomeneus( _( E9 T# ]. ?- o
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
( K7 Q9 Y5 \8 n9 p- L1 y 16 casualties reported
+ J! a& |" n+ Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 z" ^0 v K. t5 J2 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 |2 Q) G6 ~$ W+ p. c% [ y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 U, H: w$ w6 x7 U& s
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Aircraft Attacking:* W U' a4 E c! t# v7 N* K
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 h3 y1 n& r) V! y* H+ \ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp. A; O( J# z7 t3 `/ Z* i
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 i; Y }+ v% b2 x Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp' O! ^% y R" ?% d
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet5 V: |# Y5 M: I7 c
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 b# M0 w6 ^+ @ _% E 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ r$ C; g: e' `! H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% |% G: O @3 p; U6 {5 J6 V$ G. D8 O
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( m& _* j7 w/ g) O3 R5 v" F2 l" i G4M1 Betty x 34! r8 h7 S# s* i2 s, s. [9 L
) [3 E* N5 q% \( B2 X- _7 uJapanese aircraft losses
2 I) F. [0 U+ e G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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xAP Cremer
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b0 W( T [- M8 _ DD Monaghan$ a( T' p5 {+ \% } E
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
) S4 w; d g$ J* a2 Z 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet% ?* ?0 e. G5 ]
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp7 _/ Y3 q8 U2 i% N# F
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% [# P- @( z7 U4 R( K0 P9 m Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp+ F' y2 a; [+ x6 W& Z+ g: b1 i3 p
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
$ a4 O C+ ]1 x; P$ n7 m( r Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ D& S9 C1 p$ @) `% l" D4 V+ y 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 E1 @+ E. ?0 a( D) J5 ^ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp4 A% @" S: x- ~+ \0 ^' x& M9 i$ z
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet n( U* W. M+ q5 z% |9 k
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |