AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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3 T: B) {: B! _' K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" u! y& d9 \4 v9 S+ e/ Q9 t
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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships9 b2 J/ A% Z' N/ U6 l
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire5 }& f6 y# i2 @; }! I$ n! u
CM Tokiwa* E) n) j5 `/ |6 m) z7 b+ Z5 {
CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire5 e6 T% ?& O/ s, _' j* U0 W# M, A
CL Noshiro! ~, A+ H, n9 T! N$ k
CL Abukuma" a: ~" M: c, ]& m
CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire
) F7 i- {& `7 B F DD Urakaze9 q, `$ s- V! l; D- S" E
DD Hamakaze
+ x/ ^! B$ Y: z: S" i2 w. E! x5 X DD Hatakaze
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DMS W-9
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CA Louisville1 f, {% h* O; A2 @9 ~/ M
CA Pensacola( Z' @ s8 l/ n# t- J, A7 l
CA Australia, Shell hits 26 V. I! p9 [- i9 x9 k( m
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
?: D( D% [0 Q8 F2 G CL Leander, Shell hits 1+ O. K v4 k3 N1 C5 g
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage9 v, Q4 _- u- ~
CL Perth* ^, ^& U+ m, A( U. R
CL Concord; v/ D* W% {3 f5 F2 B2 w
DD Stuart$ i( F, y- T- n" I7 q
DD Voyager
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DD Thracian; e; O* ^; n/ I7 D% A
DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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DD La Triomphant
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1304 W* y0 C& X+ d% L# ~% f
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
; |; N9 J: q! U c2 j3 jEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 x1 ?( Y3 d' L1 @, | G4M1 Betty x 33
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9 `! [1 v; `1 z3 R' u- r) ?4 mAllied aircraft4 c" {1 r/ `$ H: X
Kittyhawk IA x 16
/ X$ M. e$ U3 E: N3 s; f Q* s8 q P-40B Warhawk x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses+ }$ |- ^- v. @, h, K& J( ]$ _* H
G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed
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3 s2 U3 `1 Q* S1 c/ C7 _No Allied losses A/ [% L) f: U7 O0 Q
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Allied Ships
: B& }7 b$ I. s9 ] CL Perth9 ~; M& [& m/ K. F) R. [
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage |