AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
( U. g2 Q5 V4 B# E& Z/ a+ \) A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7 c/ t! C I9 S# L
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* {9 _; S+ H- @8 @/ S
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n" l+ F+ f$ x, u7 ~% }Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards3 A9 F" c0 [% A4 [5 r; f
U& @. }5 Z; {+ J! VJapanese Ships
+ n8 `3 L i% }7 K* g CA Chokai5 x, s p* {. p
CA Aoba
2 z& D. Q- ~6 s+ o9 t9 n( ?2 ? CA Kinugasa
) l X7 ~ B0 E% e+ x/ h CA Furutaka
7 q% t* _5 c0 U! H( p* \6 G CA Kako
i, a8 _: `+ J CL Tenryu
$ w5 R4 ~6 ~9 B" ^* P0 x; B' s7 D CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1) `" d% ]; N4 K$ D
DD Mutsuki
1 N3 _1 p3 P, q+ u. U8 {* \1 ^" | DD Yayoi
% N( p- i4 M1 z. Z: b DD Uzuki, E* X2 }/ ~; c! N; N
DD Mochizuki, i& X* h$ {( }8 l" ~
DD Hakaze
5 N; B9 o, E) i* q) l DD Akikaze% A# O8 L. u" @3 A
DD Tachikaze
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# Q% S8 o) x6 V/ o! K5 {7 bAllied Ships% G# C5 A) d+ z
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! j" q/ H6 w/ q8 L8 g' L# f9 B AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: T: A ]. H* M g) n$ e: r$ f0 q+ c
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* j: z9 C" D- V3 ~1 I
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 s$ D$ e5 f& \( b
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* o9 ?& [1 v6 Y2 U xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Y% ` U# ~, S xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:0 Z$ G0 v" j, I4 S0 w
4647 casualties reported
# p; \6 h; c$ b, \ Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
( s! Q6 v, T( ] Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled W9 d9 w6 d; i+ m8 r* I3 x. @
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 B9 X( E7 p& T) a Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
! b% M, E, t' n Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled): Q9 N' E( g" B6 o4 J
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!* m$ X3 t0 g, M) K5 b
Allied TF begins to get underway
+ B _. M: \7 j+ W! A( g9 k( CReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight8 P7 i" Q; e7 m
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
7 |, S* v6 f2 T# ?Range closes to 10,000 yards...& Y6 J3 S. h2 U: g
Range closes to 9,000 yards... m' o( }7 ^/ A5 E* F
Range closes to 8,000 yards..., v% s, ~8 s( O* g! g* ]
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
) J5 z3 Q8 t7 S/ p; CRange closes to 6,000 yards...
8 r1 E. R" l5 f1 h+ s" hRange closes to 5,000 yards...
/ Z5 n: r- i+ A3 @# l0 ~CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
# q3 ]( m8 l+ p+ ]. c- @7 Z, p% ?. {' uCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards2 \4 B8 ~* S& M
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards. q& X5 T( X: l( T4 S9 w
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards& w- ^/ {$ P( \6 D
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards( x, f( c( s1 u# W( L! m8 S7 j
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards7 v6 l/ J6 {5 S" E: x5 A. x
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
* T) K6 a1 z9 B+ S! [5 t8 l5 gRange increases to 6,000 yards
" Z" \# [; \( L' i% v4 nDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
3 a5 u# \% T+ \" P5 mCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards, Q8 L/ \+ ^1 }+ y# M! ~, {" X! l
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards' C- d- g, _, F, r1 z: |( o' H
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards& \& x% }" | ~ ^' U/ C, [) `
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards. y& K1 P" y, q6 x0 E7 F
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards6 i- I5 q% j- n$ G; m
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards' \ R$ N7 Q4 l4 p( f
Range closes to 3,000 yards0 q/ |- l7 L/ s. i$ ]( i
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
" z) T0 h7 b% F5 B* U! Y- YCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
$ K+ L8 f6 o( _2 Q4 J9 TMassive explosion on PC Warrego7 g( c2 c. P5 w* T. `: Y$ n2 s
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
( J$ F: K% u. x, wxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
( Q) ]& g4 Q* Y4 }) g- kRange closes to 2,000 yards3 j/ y0 ], { r' q# A- m
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards# v6 D) e( I C& }' ~
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
1 {& Y6 ^# Z SxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
, W. [! `! k7 J0 J9 p& PCombat 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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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& ]& j0 ]$ h- s9 ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. K' S/ w1 b' a' m: W8 ~Japanese aircraft
$ u& |& M7 }! O9 n! b1 k5 ] G4M1 Betty x 42" X1 v% T5 d, _ `8 u' r) Y
- L/ e" ? \# Y' wJapanese aircraft losses
) b* o! ~) P. d0 b4 d: p/ R G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged/ D$ L6 U; S, |8 S
! {+ ^# F( G, ]Allied Ships
- b$ ?; {; Q \( s) F AM Bowen
. I; M2 M3 q: n7 r' ~' W xAK Mundalla
+ f7 ~, f" v7 \: D DD Aylwin
8 k; @: V! G3 I- b# A DD Monaghan7 G" S( L6 a: _4 X0 P8 |
xAP Cremer
6 I; P1 V. C2 D9 E0 ?0 B xAP Idomeneus' Q! x" u! J6 f3 m" ]
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
2 g& T% i$ t/ R2 m# b& c: g 16 casualties reported- d' t$ Q! w. ?2 y& n$ V+ T' U5 f! E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; I' V; O+ T& a+ S( f4 y: p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! g* l' c. {5 w6 `. o3 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' c( T2 S" Z# f8 x/ q! B
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ r' P' T/ ^( V 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: Z; n7 ]; ^, P5 e) t% [! h7 C Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
* } T& l7 U. u1 ^ 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet- a; b9 [7 \' j# [- z
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
5 J/ ]3 B$ R. l 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
2 Y8 D& }1 c0 @ K! k Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- Z) U4 k( H& P; P$ U 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& h! O+ k, ?6 v3 Z% S9 r; h Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp2 ]. U. }8 }! J) u- b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1300 D7 `8 u ~7 I4 I* G6 D
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 y7 t _& n0 Q4 Y) E% [0 l
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 q W! p; v3 {7 n( IEstimated time to target is 7 minutes. d4 |; N: F) p' ?' Y) [: i9 Y/ a
5 g3 ]! R% V6 v4 S0 WJapanese aircraft
4 l2 {! d0 [/ W" `9 i G4M1 Betty x 34
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: y7 B; j# U" `* xJapanese aircraft losses
/ M7 k4 v4 q3 z( e9 b G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged, e" f+ S/ U( X6 k7 L
9 _) a7 i% t3 f( S: I, tAllied Ships
. r3 W+ ]" W$ k7 d xAP Cremer
: K8 c2 B) `' `- e, [7 v2 j DD Aylwin8 k; o! l$ Z' k5 G
DD Monaghan
3 Z( Y/ q1 Z6 s0 h5 \ xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ d7 v$ T3 L' D! B$ X
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Aircraft Attacking:2 b- I1 ]- Z5 R/ H" z# P( F
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 `) Q/ Q) k# o3 p, x
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp6 P# |$ Z1 V0 h- L7 T$ r" R
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 H' ` p8 c. K+ J
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
% O: x1 J, p" L4 [+ X2 k 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet1 j2 U7 r! B Y! F- v" i) _$ Z2 w
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- Z ]6 G$ M ~. n! L1 W+ l. V" q+ \ 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 J8 I" i; M: H6 n, O7 N
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
4 h: e1 B1 }, h+ Q 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet. k6 Q3 U' B6 x) J, N A
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |