AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42; a7 w0 b6 g# p$ B8 p& k$ o
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# y& R- K$ _1 s- R5 f* k日军大摇大摆地执行MO计划,盟军PT编队首先拦截,接着从星期四岛赶来的盟军舰队随后跟上,将日军的运输船队痛扁,并击沉金刚号战列舰,获得开战以来最大战果。6 P. K0 B3 r- |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards- ?# [! Q7 j& t* P- t
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Japanese Ships
9 _1 S) i4 e7 m9 r7 j% v) t BB Kongo, R& v3 t9 c& N$ E. J
CA Mikuma
! I# X% @' o: i3 j CA Kumano6 Y; T7 M \2 y$ I$ {1 ?
CA Furutaka2 o6 h8 f8 ]3 @) @1 K/ r: e
DD Akatsuki
8 u9 w# e) Z. l4 k: w! D xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 27 B6 v9 ?. g2 a- R; t- Q% [0 z
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
" Z: x. @9 m! V# c O# B xAK Kuraido Maru
9 e7 z! P! u/ L- {/ t xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1
# }% g5 ?9 I) ?* b xAK Mansei Maru
; `% X" m0 I' I, E xAK Morioka Maru
. n9 R H& o8 `) q3 ]3 x xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
( q7 _5 D1 |9 |, Q) Q xAK Oigawa Maru/ h4 y( r5 `, ]6 M
xAK Reiyo Maru
5 [) _+ a, n$ `+ O) ~: U0 s xAK Samarang Maru
- n5 A. v; e3 P2 X' v# q& r xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2, K3 w$ n+ u( T: t6 R8 r* @
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1! @3 A8 M* {! @% U) D& Z
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2
- X7 j2 B/ _" \5 K% c xAK Tokusima Maru
3 K4 P1 ]7 Y4 s3 m+ _9 z3 Q xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2
# T5 J" e+ ?( K' c- v3 O+ x xAK Unkai Maru #6
% q- L# l% [# i( o! p- q1 S6 j xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6
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Allied Ships
: ?7 L' Y9 g& i3 d3 j9 [+ M PT-80( I1 {+ Y/ i. r4 L
PT-81' u1 l0 p9 A* I! k2 c/ }
PT-82, a: Q: H a; r! m/ N! }2 m5 B
PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk) I4 W6 i2 j% Z* t) U2 R; i$ l
PT-84
) z( a- O R+ X PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; V5 J/ u& v' A1 N1 g' n, I# p
PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ u+ r- M5 g5 y6 L& @* }
PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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2 e5 K2 q) B+ q- w6 I% eJapanese ground losses:
, s- Q+ C% N+ N* H* q+ @ 6 casualties reported0 d9 k% O! \$ ^0 @/ G/ Q& O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" `* A" O4 D0 q. y( W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 m' d1 g$ t) R" F' I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 h! Z$ |6 U4 f& q1 \
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# ~& w! y, w* k8 a% u% R5 {TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)/ a. J1 W o4 j% d+ t; V* J d! ?. f
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Japanese Ships
4 B. Z* Q1 E8 z( |" F# U BB Kongo, Mine hits 2" z* x- ]! Y1 S. o v$ L- |1 ]6 ]) b
DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards3 P/ u0 X9 ~: L
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Japanese aircraft; ]* G; Y! N6 \: x
no flights
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# t# r) c3 I7 V( B' J+ Q% e/ iJapanese aircraft losses
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; j2 I4 j& X- R xJapanese Ships
2 ]8 }1 j, h2 k6 c( |9 t: \5 ~ BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) d6 K; l# B2 `& x A
CA Mikuma! t. @6 c2 j0 E9 P: F9 g
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
9 K' N" a7 U, k2 y; U; Q- Z/ a6 c CA Furutaka, Shell hits 29 t. k2 x1 p* Y% P
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
3 _8 @( U3 G" a- u( H; c6 D xAK Nanko Maru$ ]% _- T: w/ {) ?/ |/ `
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
+ E# h+ P Z8 R7 V4 U xAK Kuraido Maru" \6 W2 e6 I6 z( A. w) i
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire' V. i$ m2 V* w: Y! A- R
xAK Mansei Maru
: Z3 K _% P, P5 U0 U8 g8 D xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire2 A& l. e8 l3 f* k* d' B$ k( r: b
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3
9 W! W* d* q" U+ a0 E- g5 T; e c xAK Oigawa Maru
% T4 N# I4 ?% w, w xAK Reiyo Maru
. v x; z4 D N0 m+ [! | xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2- o" k6 U. T- x9 g
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
, D9 a3 W1 O; V" ?/ i xAK Sumiyoshi Maru
! q3 L3 o% K/ d! J3 R: w, @ xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4
' s$ C( q7 i3 p7 ~; p1 s2 B3 S xAK Tokusima Maru3 t9 N' o$ |0 W6 b! D. q0 R
xAK Uji Maru
1 K& o9 r6 v- R# m4 [ xAK Unkai Maru #6
7 j# H# _# K! k, ]+ A' H xAK Yubari Maru$ O) V' `, g3 N! Y
: z/ Q1 N. c/ zAllied Ships6 U l: m8 t, L) T, I
CA Houston, Shell hits 1 Z; @. B7 t* I5 T
CA Canberra) L( U- H0 ?. C' S, ` C
CL Leander) P3 B, @; b0 i% M8 W5 d& B
CL Perth. f" {/ ?# ^3 S6 G2 i5 [7 F5 G
DD Barker, Shell hits 1+ N& H5 C' K1 ?, p. d
DD Bulmer
: C" H4 n/ z: b* E: ^. X" g0 K DD Edsall4 F4 [9 {/ c4 s ]
DD Stuart
5 O+ V0 u& R3 O4 m( p. b7 } DD Stronghold' B& H2 a9 _6 C, q# @! w; n& m
DD Tenedos3 l2 h9 Q8 m/ c8 M
DD Thanet
) X5 e+ m: L0 k( G" P4 k DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 C% r5 o: J; X; G+ I
DD Le Triomphant
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+ Y3 |) u4 }8 Y4 K* c 64 casualties reported) X! p, X i }$ n) j3 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" O$ W8 U4 g/ H7 J) P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled; l7 i, o; F$ L( ~4 _% E, F, O/ x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |