AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42. @8 q: u0 h+ y/ E& m, ~
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$ f0 p8 Y% ~# F f3 i+ }6 M南太战场,澳洲水面舰队突袭特瑞布港口,与日军快速运输舰队遭遇,然而盟军拙劣的夜战水平使得损失1艘DD受创1艘CL,却未对日军舰队造成实质性伤害;天亮后,腊包尔飞来的裸奔陆攻空袭退回莫港直掩圈的澳洲水面舰队,在被击落数十架后,仅3架突防,但恐怖的日军妖人仍然命中CL一雷;事后从战报统计中发现,日军陆航损失陆攻50架 b- |) y1 x7 Q8 j
大陆战场,国军第60军一部在云贵高原野地拦截了派遣军企图迂回贵阳的第11战车联队: k+ C7 C/ C& d4 n- T7 P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards. \5 t& k7 w7 H% ]$ \5 m
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Japanese Ships
* [( w6 `' W5 n. c CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire0 }7 X' P- B {$ i) n0 y1 s
CM Tokiwa
5 b3 h9 w2 O" x! q q) r: X CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire8 u" t3 |: K- K' c: S7 [/ @& p8 E
CL Noshiro
3 S8 S( P! g1 F' ^ CL Abukuma
( t' C1 d p7 {9 Z! s+ r( ?. [& \0 Z CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire( r e/ C, Q0 o9 f: K* R
DD Urakaze; {- J# r; _" T- n2 [' t$ L3 L
DD Hamakaze
5 [5 c* R1 H+ n0 X8 n4 Z0 P DD Hatakaze
& k* j$ J! r- a0 F DD Yunagi
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Allied Ships3 ]1 u, v3 n2 u! l
CA Louisville
+ p5 s% S A8 g CA Pensacola' ^ f3 b4 o6 f0 U
CA Australia, Shell hits 2
! o( y6 b- b% X1 I( ^, }' ? CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
$ r9 _; x2 _- b8 }, B: B3 R CL Leander, Shell hits 1
6 k& N$ d7 ^/ `+ U CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
) g* F6 y/ n( L2 C: |, j' a CL Perth/ u r- e" e5 O6 B5 g3 H' r
CL Concord9 r( i( _/ _. G8 b
DD Stuart
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DD Van Ghent4 T; Y& |+ L* U; U& J
DD Thracian
' p. G. y6 J0 T9 G; V7 ~/ e7 n3 k DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 f( e2 [2 S) R3 O' ~8 M5 n DD Kilty
, d6 d* `8 s4 M% {$ f8 w0 E DD La Triomphant. D# s: K3 d9 U! I8 ~5 Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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' _" ^" N: y" |- ]) a8 F7 ORaid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 ?% c; \# K; Y1 g9 t. ~/ |# t2 t
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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9 u' V6 ^$ n: T( N. L2 FJapanese aircraft# J( H0 y% B6 j* b* l, z
G4M1 Betty x 33
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Allied aircraft
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P-40B Warhawk x 17
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6 l* g1 [) d( x+ X7 }- Y- kJapanese aircraft losses
) z/ S% k' m! {8 K( C G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed
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No Allied losses# n, P, g! i2 p7 m8 x- U2 R! X3 }4 N
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Allied Ships
3 M! U: C3 ?8 D# {2 K$ H5 L CL Perth
: m8 q8 b! Z; j3 r1 w% w CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage |