AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards7 N( t8 q) k& R
# _( d" ~2 B# T) VJapanese Ships A* h$ V! E5 K' ^
BB Kongo
e, C4 H# @# L CA Mikuma
! u2 _2 t1 o% i# l% l- k CA Kumano, f) b) ^* r( ] C7 Y% e
CA Furutaka
3 Z, R7 a7 A; V; H! u* G/ s( L# ?8 m( U DD Akatsuki
3 X c; z" U5 b2 w xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2
& [" R2 P% P& E0 G xAK Kotobuki Maru #5, t2 |% F$ G9 Y3 a- E* S/ t! l. }3 J
xAK Kuraido Maru: f! ?/ E' }% r- [/ O
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1- r. P+ p0 P# H& J5 e7 L
xAK Mansei Maru
9 t0 M8 `; [% c5 w xAK Morioka Maru
, _9 R# ]1 Q% m. m& m xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
8 h+ l, o) T0 r* U: [0 y xAK Oigawa Maru
% K ]6 x3 j" W# _; p: | xAK Reiyo Maru) b# ]( w% Z* f8 D
xAK Samarang Maru1 d+ _8 L! ^* v: [2 }
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2 _1 A3 M; `, r& D, s; l. [
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1: f5 e8 J4 }- ~/ c2 L5 o+ K
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2
0 h- Z8 o6 A! P0 R3 ^) e/ Z xAK Tokusima Maru) J/ W/ u5 A6 C9 W% R5 k: ~6 z
xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2. }" R( a, w [7 N5 K
xAK Unkai Maru #6- e9 |9 `' A" }* N; |7 F f
xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6
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Allied Ships% D; n% M. h5 R: o/ \+ [+ v f
PT-80( h/ L+ M7 J( D- p1 r9 K4 x. \+ `0 h
PT-811 |4 h% Y. p6 J5 E
PT-82& j Y" B) E+ r2 U
PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk$ _9 p7 U, W3 J+ ?: A0 O
PT-84
! \- b. R) J" x: {, p# S PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 {* _- C5 ^* n9 F PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& {: L& [& R$ Z3 C. ] PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:% b# e% N; I, ^) [0 D) j/ z
6 casualties reported
4 W3 b2 D4 \7 s1 [- D: x5 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled G8 ^% u( E6 e8 c4 n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 k- _0 ^/ [% t* \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. M, U! M% e5 q; [
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TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)8 y! y$ a5 l; C5 j( {
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BB Kongo, Mine hits 2+ B! h9 _( Y8 t: q6 _
DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire$ F" B+ O2 ^5 W* e6 ^& j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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0 I4 A! m6 M( w2 e no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses. T, L" ~( B2 @" H9 F( i* K
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed7 O& m3 R+ i: |% E9 B9 p. C( q
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Japanese Ships2 A: i) [1 ^0 | Q+ a( w4 V3 B0 o6 Z
BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 r+ J# V/ J; o2 P' G3 B/ ?! |
CA Mikuma
& K" {. H- P: E% @7 C; Z: U$ C CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
% t9 h/ d0 Y+ T7 | CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2$ O/ p' E3 z. l4 G3 e$ _6 \$ I
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk: Y% E9 {8 y* Z0 F
xAK Nanko Maru2 w! b7 f$ J/ v, y9 z
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
1 f# D( N' D, X xAK Kuraido Maru2 z4 A! O& k0 a1 X
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ O8 R( k9 B& D1 g2 W xAK Mansei Maru
& p: A' R6 x; {: C& w3 C' B) w xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
, g+ K% F! g" l$ d) C, f xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3
: ?1 M2 Z k3 Y6 A4 l) c: Q xAK Oigawa Maru7 ^ R" p+ k: Y8 }
xAK Reiyo Maru" N" j9 Z( M) G; u3 P
xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2( z |1 k- G2 C2 B
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
* D) v7 Y- }7 N xAK Sumiyoshi Maru$ X1 A: Z( Z. T) n0 i5 a, P; y
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4
9 |% }) N: W: t1 q xAK Tokusima Maru
0 _4 {7 ]/ \; N4 ]+ B xAK Uji Maru5 w/ U) Z1 z$ c- p
xAK Unkai Maru #6
, d- [5 r" \2 u7 a" @8 R xAK Yubari Maru
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Allied Ships0 A! M* C; O- e' x
CA Houston, Shell hits 18 L+ q# P4 u: R
CA Canberra! K9 N5 I1 n% x8 @. y- z1 n9 s
CL Leander
9 d4 L; O: H/ S; r CL Perth
9 j5 c# n4 q7 \/ Z" Q7 r3 K$ K DD Barker, Shell hits 1
( D# q" J' q2 B2 K4 d2 X, B* H DD Bulmer
- ]8 k1 C: x3 ?" Z* h$ C$ @& d DD Edsall" ~9 S! T# X0 L
DD Stuart5 N# ~/ U, p0 L% _
DD Stronghold; U, X8 J1 V$ ?# |
DD Tenedos! G5 ?9 Y9 a- X4 H/ h
DD Thanet( w3 v# C7 M1 r' e
DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ |- w4 s9 g9 Y0 n0 j
DD Le Triomphant0 @- @- M6 e" H9 f
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Japanese ground losses:
9 O( r8 [8 M( k3 z: U. ]* _+ @# [ 64 casualties reported
, v+ b# O& U) P6 Q, d9 Y! w J0 J Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 U2 Z6 O6 a9 x8 F9 _3 E! A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled, ?4 w q' B$ `; J& k/ Q9 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |