AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
- E4 X' C$ Z9 Q9 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& N s6 ^/ `; a4 N" K
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 Yards$ m1 ]7 o: f* k7 b
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Japanese Ships
- `& A8 c2 u4 S* S* e* z7 R8 _' X CA Chokai4 |7 i1 ]* d; a1 `
CA Aoba
% j& m7 t1 H7 t% Q CA Kinugasa0 z) @( W3 y, ^, i0 D1 Z9 t
CA Furutaka) R# g! n" B; f+ W$ y7 S/ I2 V
CA Kako# z8 |3 B1 n% A% B3 y% a
CL Tenryu
7 C2 D5 [8 Y, J CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, P1 N: |/ U" b; u
DD Mutsuki0 @0 F/ L' E: ~4 v
DD Yayoi- C$ j: O7 L9 E) i) G4 N
DD Uzuki
. c7 q% J1 k. [$ P1 v2 k) d DD Mochizuki4 r/ u9 O5 x% m: |5 N# W( e/ d
DD Hakaze
* O" P4 U! T& {6 a DD Akikaze( ]% g1 M8 \- ?" T, F) q
DD Tachikaze/ A' Q5 h/ e! t, i# H* @; c5 U2 }
3 k& w8 m& _1 [- {8 a2 rAllied Ships
( m' b8 q* N* u( Z1 A) c1 I PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 Q( A8 J- Z- ^! _7 S) Z+ M9 t) Z8 k AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 O# |) m9 W" v# N' b( h2 z8 H5 G xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 V8 M; T' t3 j* W6 v xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 j. E) I1 h! ] a5 R( W' G
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 u# b, B! O2 V7 l xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- g8 ^% A$ p3 V
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
; D3 r: v |- Y' L1 h/ j) N _ 4647 casualties reported
+ A' Y( a4 I$ G5 O. N) h" g Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
* ?3 r, `* c% C9 T* N0 y8 s6 [ Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
0 c) Z4 L4 _$ z6 z# k W9 ?* @8 N Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled7 b9 ?" t1 h$ A1 u1 `, _
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
7 ?0 Z: p- Q. F( I4 C% f Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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0 \0 G$ _5 [# o zJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
8 x7 b- k2 o \/ a7 VAllied TF begins to get underway+ f, x6 p2 I# o9 |9 }
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight4 I7 r: n& s( q" B I, T
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards' W: N' E- q) g/ A' I" s
Range closes to 10,000 yards...( J' ?! J7 a% k; d1 }% N8 y6 a
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
# N! C; D; B" Q4 `3 e; D4 J" E) LRange closes to 8,000 yards...
0 B1 o4 Q8 J( @9 v; o1 u% ^# {Range closes to 7,000 yards...2 W* g+ W* w( K5 B3 x) b3 F4 e
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
2 P1 z4 h% l; } x8 n# SRange closes to 5,000 yards...3 K7 H) a8 l) n* X% ]
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards" o R3 M' L; l7 S/ D
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards; j% P. `% `; `: W7 u- K8 [' z u, r
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
" P6 a0 w% B5 x1 Z, N5 T; KCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards# F R: D# D- f; ?, }3 f. s! K( p
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
* M+ q- c0 L% VDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
8 c5 K$ O" T& a: x' g* LDD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
4 W) d9 d1 ]" P6 n" P* A; M, mRange increases to 6,000 yards
6 Q+ \) Q9 `4 ]DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
, z* B+ N% i4 I% e7 b P, W! ICA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards* a& @. ] |; @1 H
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
6 x" C3 ]2 K" U8 zxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards- T l7 _; Z7 B: {0 S
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards: z5 v- _/ Y+ f
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards$ f% N* o* L) p3 z* z
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
' {7 @" T8 n$ |# ~) K* m {Range closes to 3,000 yards6 y0 Q) w3 `) k, f" {
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards, ~6 t5 l% N" P9 I/ T
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
# }0 n( Y& R! b# Q+ ^9 M) LMassive explosion on PC Warrego$ j$ U% I1 }- [4 G% X& {; R
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
4 H5 }1 J( Y1 d' T! cxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
6 V: ~) [$ Z; ^# N2 nRange closes to 2,000 yards; v9 n4 j$ z' A: K# M
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards& G+ J$ V& ^. Z2 u5 w
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards3 Q/ j/ V0 Z; l3 V" F6 i
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards! s, x. n5 d% Y' [5 Z& s) e! b
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1305 d: S+ [, B+ I6 }9 r% b; J
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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7 U; a7 r1 q. h# w# ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 B. Y6 g3 Q- G# _& z- A+ [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 42
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5 ]" w6 n. q* gJapanese aircraft losses! l' Y6 y4 w3 y# l, [
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships/ U5 t& H9 V+ z1 ?: H. T8 A
AM Bowen
2 f( ~; H: u& U xAK Mundalla0 N( N4 S* F: \& {6 p$ \
DD Aylwin
8 `& p( J7 ^4 ]" ~0 j6 Z DD Monaghan, w7 _1 X/ K: w, X% N: Y
xAP Cremer
: I! l) h! X6 z6 Y& H xAP Idomeneus
' V4 X, e# P3 n' i) D) Z# N4 d) c xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1( N. l# v! z4 v3 C6 _+ h( n) }
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Allied ground losses:
$ H& {. H. F% @, r 16 casualties reported- k# L. w2 l% t, z& ^3 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( [4 ~" \, A" l) u' r; |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, H; U, i& R$ v6 j6 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ C Z5 J# L) T
) Y# R6 v$ g" B6 Y, Z& H, K% b: tAircraft Attacking:
$ y( z/ q) v/ b. C 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' H: H; u! R8 a) `. B' @( x u Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp% Z1 q; B6 j1 k0 Z8 w
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet9 W8 e, W& E: t- |( M' I
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 N+ a2 \5 V3 s 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 L" }8 G4 i N% w8 e8 |
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp" K1 I; O, w) q% }9 P3 R5 I' S
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4 ^# X5 A& y; ?) F Z# ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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3 l( |. ^5 h+ W+ K5 g7 oWeather in hex: Heavy rain& O; ]5 t) M4 R9 K4 S
; q9 l& c; `/ B! U, Z$ k0 |$ ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 n% H+ H" ~8 u/ u# W( C P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 J' O0 F! |. M, ^ G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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' N/ B ^$ b% E3 I xAP Cremer
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DD Monaghan
; w5 q# {7 { b* g9 b9 B: @ xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet& I& e% @" J0 F4 S H- m1 y9 y
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp* S/ P4 b8 d0 c; D
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- A; w2 I0 u; Y" ] Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp1 m8 o* T, f. f! N B4 n( y, E
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet3 ?9 {' }. l S2 @% k" o+ p6 P1 [( A, n
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" [& s- q% p8 m' z! D8 I- z* G/ U 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
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