AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42( F! w( }8 a( T. k; c% O# D% v
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$ d5 [% {5 }6 G( kNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards7 X- A+ @9 t+ M
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Japanese Ships. w, _6 M( @, n% A
BB Kongo5 d$ t$ Q+ j7 b& K) T" o6 z
CA Mikuma
( L" J6 r$ g1 {4 u' G" b5 a1 L4 `7 ] CA Kumano
' @% Z: O- o, }$ C) A CA Furutaka( E! [5 Y6 [5 a# p) i& J/ J
DD Akatsuki
! ]0 y1 S% [6 ]$ f/ n& | xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 25 e% ?% N$ T+ H. ?( p4 L. H( z
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5: n* C2 q$ A! y8 h" Z( u. i
xAK Kuraido Maru
; ^% f4 Y9 I* P$ S* ]/ y3 a ~8 w) s# q xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1
3 p- Q- A6 ^2 M* v7 W xAK Mansei Maru. J$ V( M# {! M9 \, C
xAK Morioka Maru
$ {$ y/ V. |) J xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
3 ]4 m, J( K! k$ j$ \3 s xAK Oigawa Maru/ c9 f( e: Z- Q. s
xAK Reiyo Maru
! s$ [0 | [& q xAK Samarang Maru) q4 {2 w1 [ F6 `& {$ x
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2$ z y. P/ h2 g$ Z+ t/ L
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 16 @; N( L- m$ q2 s1 E+ c% L+ X! B
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2
X" p( ?. A. x! r8 h( u. L xAK Tokusima Maru
* s. Y' n8 g4 K- ~ xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2
! x' M/ r* Q+ f8 I) w xAK Unkai Maru #6; o4 X4 o2 J# f; i; [" H) k" L
xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6
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PT-80
7 A5 q/ t0 g5 T9 R. Q4 I PT-81" n; i& X5 V1 |( M( w5 B t
PT-82- R# b/ h8 m& X' B
PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
+ _5 M' M" Y1 p/ ]4 v PT-84- e$ \+ |4 x5 w3 ~4 k( ?7 [4 K* A
PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 `9 L, a d: I! f
PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, Q. p8 L2 \9 y/ T. _% E) t PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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7 t, O" ] f) j, @! l% l. x( ?& T- oJapanese ground losses:/ X6 g/ \1 m b; c
6 casualties reported6 D/ C1 ?7 ]* D! L6 Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 {4 Y! [! Y& q% z5 t0 t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 l, E7 h5 S9 p+ |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 l9 C; C J0 u8 R3 R3 ~0 h% n8 f
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TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)4 K8 S& z4 u6 n; M8 H& R
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Japanese Ships
$ x1 }' ^# j9 [# G3 N' @ J BB Kongo, Mine hits 2( O' k6 H2 m, G) H
DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards8 ?4 V3 Z2 `$ K/ K" u
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Japanese aircraft
% G; S% V2 u* }& T no flights
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q/ N3 R% j" R$ b8 w0 FJapanese aircraft losses
1 C, h0 C! {4 N E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed y w' ?3 ?0 l
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Japanese Ships
7 Y3 S+ q) y( s. C1 T BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% \% Z0 A, j) t, L CA Mikuma
& G: Z# G& R' K# e$ f7 l1 ~ CA Kumano, Shell hits 1; n2 h6 \& S4 r8 W1 L: a
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2; X) N" h" H2 y* q
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
6 s/ j2 I! Y( f; Z8 D xAK Nanko Maru. g8 ~! K/ [! j
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5. I% J5 ]' Y& T% z. x
xAK Kuraido Maru
6 m u3 H. s, [8 G$ }# O3 c xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 @, X: L/ K p: P+ `6 u xAK Mansei Maru
# C' B- l P: }- u" { xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
# j9 h- v8 Z6 S xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3; k& I! `: o7 z0 p
xAK Oigawa Maru
. C9 R6 \0 c1 t' x* L' ~, g3 h- { xAK Reiyo Maru6 E" m% a9 ?2 w& [& P
xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2
S& i2 f7 K/ v7 J+ g& }+ e/ | xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1& G; f6 v* Q4 a- u; n" u. c2 p6 _
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru N. l, h' d% G; P* r% i
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4
1 h7 m1 `7 v+ o9 D' C xAK Tokusima Maru1 ?) V H4 \) v
xAK Uji Maru
% B, ?+ D7 A8 R4 C" d xAK Unkai Maru #6
$ i! [& ~5 q: d9 l2 S xAK Yubari Maru' b& c9 C1 Z6 y( c; a) q
% r6 ~' p& V* {: W, F/ r2 oAllied Ships1 |* w6 J) S0 I' d8 x' @
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
2 x+ Q& [# I% z1 {) L c CA Canberra
* l: V$ p0 M+ R/ i8 k CL Leander2 k, T! d3 _# }% r5 q; Z
CL Perth
$ P$ Q4 |7 V$ I7 D% a$ ^% e! G* E! R DD Barker, Shell hits 1
2 S) g) c( K3 ~& j6 N: j( S4 s4 v8 c DD Bulmer1 U/ { [ O4 s. h6 a# d# |
DD Edsall4 F. D4 p, i5 w6 F
DD Stuart
6 P9 u9 w* I" i: W) Q7 L5 z( N DD Stronghold
! L1 \! @ z9 n6 F% y DD Tenedos
# P; [/ f& V, E! v DD Thanet% m a) q, K. V2 }
DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: P9 c, d$ `+ Y- t; ~: X DD Le Triomphant& M; m" C# p, g! @: m4 R
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Japanese ground losses:
: C5 l$ D" b+ @ 64 casualties reported
+ W& o4 b4 _% a. Z1 z) q$ o Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) s8 ^9 h& Y% J& M" j% A* [7 L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
4 t3 @& c- x6 N1 Q! F, D' O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |