AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
" p: D7 m( D9 M. H0 S+ A) r上个回合侦察到盟军在米龙湾和莫港分别有运输船队出没,估计是增援米龙湾和莫港的,莫港的船队鞭长莫及,设置了陆攻对海,而米龙湾则派出了一队水雷战队前往袭击! x0 A0 s0 V- ^; g% g. v }
结果全歼了米龙湾的盟军运输队,而陆攻出击莫港的船队战果不大,仅击伤2条运输船
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: e+ u' f. v: R* \# YNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards+ x5 ? u4 I1 x$ G; C" f0 d
# E4 C% P4 W' V* R1 L( z) j; o5 nJapanese Ships/ Y* b6 M. C+ h7 b# _) q
CA Chokai
+ M) N' t% v. _* ^" l& e* l, b CA Aoba
7 i' N( P& B+ e+ ^) V6 _ CA Kinugasa" k8 ~6 L0 N/ r8 X( R! J$ I
CA Furutaka! Y: p# d* L! v: s5 U6 ]: o+ \
CA Kako3 w3 T( y+ E* l: J* w. K! ~. C
CL Tenryu
; A. C# ~$ I; t+ x4 h2 _ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1. x$ W, z. g. |
DD Mutsuki
! P6 m) W3 d9 I. A8 q/ i8 d1 W. A, u DD Yayoi$ V0 v5 k7 q3 n2 s; P: K+ b2 w& d
DD Uzuki
1 y* h4 \6 m/ \$ c G1 \ DD Mochizuki! j! Z9 I# X# O4 E' p
DD Hakaze
. J, E& X. C1 C( E6 L0 u DD Akikaze
3 |& X! E& u0 b f) ~ DD Tachikaze0 s1 Y% |/ w4 t9 \; {
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PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 | P. \* j5 f; d
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 C: n, ?$ i B N% f
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! b( j* T( E) i* f" |
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: s* w. r! r2 T/ p' o. K% P8 g xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 O) J" [5 V* m
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 s- S' E/ W: e. h6 r1 N xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" Z |* n) I# m" \: K2 ^
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Allied ground losses:/ p" O+ V2 A N2 R7 x, |: I2 u
4647 casualties reported, ^$ U! j* `' I' z6 \% X) w
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
% j' T' V0 _5 C9 t Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled+ n. L k: C/ O, d! p3 @
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
% { L, k8 q! [3 T# U! | Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
) z' |( f( r$ ] Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
. L! P/ b$ U/ b7 mAllied TF begins to get underway
$ q( y7 g4 {$ cReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
! c: ]8 R4 l; aMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards! _& @0 f) S. ^
Range closes to 10,000 yards...3 ?9 Z2 U" U. K$ L8 V3 p) }, x- O
Range closes to 9,000 yards...! ^8 D' @# m7 w- E0 z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 f, z) i+ j. G ^* kRange closes to 7,000 yards...
, ~0 N2 C- n8 Z9 \$ T, ? gRange closes to 6,000 yards...
# h1 h2 D$ O, k: V+ ]Range closes to 5,000 yards...! g+ _( ~6 \ P) D5 `6 C# Q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
) P7 J/ C8 U3 s. h4 vCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards' T; u8 e& q8 f# n* x
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
: G" b' S" a6 X+ wCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
% o8 k m0 z: H9 J0 v2 ACA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards {' I$ y( C; ^9 x& Q% B' s& H
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards3 O4 e5 Q- p$ J) e2 Z5 d
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards0 M! ^8 I# V" |: E4 h* f6 h
Range increases to 6,000 yards( ?& F. X7 B7 i1 s6 x
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
% Y( H# E' F$ `0 H8 \CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
+ z' z6 m2 ?5 s' J) G% ], [! fCA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards; b- O. w7 W# f( R& }8 X5 g+ K
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
. x5 ]" U# J% [ k% v. S2 GCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards Y4 ~3 |# L$ k! x. y. ~
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
& s9 Y2 `/ J x+ M; O% NCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
. G$ h3 Q! f& n, x! u' R" g- RRange closes to 3,000 yards
" H- e5 [1 v7 Q! M% R8 L& nCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
' _# |7 r% P! c- t7 b' XCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
* Y" l5 f! Q! M/ }1 H. gMassive explosion on PC Warrego0 `& m0 a8 u$ ?, [# g! c' r
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
) f4 J# x. D% kxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards2 o6 a0 G0 g# M3 |
Range closes to 2,000 yards* ^+ p* P; S7 r: t( h, e6 @
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
Y' v* y: `& Y' Z8 `5 ]xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
s/ l% o9 R' Q0 G, X4 B2 MxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
V, ?& q% s) I/ P# \/ {: dCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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: m) J* D* s! H4 X6 O6 A% r/ [Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 S# Z) o! `7 Z; ]% d
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 H0 @9 N$ i% { A8 @6 g7 o
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' j) w8 e1 f3 p3 W s* JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 ~6 F9 c' m# o/ Y4 L7 [3 g! D
! L0 T: Y7 J4 k, O$ g7 W% u2 D1 NJapanese aircraft
* ~, {6 }3 N. l5 C+ e& z6 o2 [/ ^; O G4M1 Betty x 42, d" ?4 h6 D5 c/ l) D ^2 j- h
0 b4 ]4 z; y0 T2 \9 ]Japanese aircraft losses
p$ R8 n! a) ?$ G: H: e9 S G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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) f# X: W! q% c) jAllied Ships
! n7 i$ y. H# t% l0 ~, F9 p( X6 H AM Bowen
- q& W* a" E" H9 T7 \ xAK Mundalla C* {9 l" n2 z: v' X. x
DD Aylwin$ M1 I8 ?5 U" B- b/ k+ ^ |
DD Monaghan
+ S( h$ B4 p2 G) S) n xAP Cremer9 {% G1 s# X/ D, X- j
xAP Idomeneus) c/ h1 y" r7 i+ ~$ N
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1, U* l" o" c. z& [9 T
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Allied ground losses:
1 U: d( H7 ?! @8 J* a* f! a 16 casualties reported
( I8 T8 Z6 L R, c Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ x; x- ]6 u J8 [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 E" x( m: U! H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: H$ ?, @9 t# t# m' j/ `6 k6 ?: ]
0 j& f' y8 h* h, m! N2 DAircraft Attacking:
& d6 S& B5 Z) m- b6 g& g0 e 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet) r2 ]/ Q7 q! X5 [% T9 t; R
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp' z9 m7 a5 e2 }% n% Q
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet! f4 c3 ^! m/ ~( W
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
/ l5 Y$ D, Z4 k2 Q! D1 h, L 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
" E6 n6 f2 c& D Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
& f- S! `. @ Z; N3 _4 H 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ d3 G7 w* w( {0 b) T% w0 b
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( [! Y8 y& L% {( M; \. y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' |- R4 b% J4 D# [7 r* O9 u4 y
G4M1 Betty x 345 r1 N2 b0 ^& C6 C
( M, n+ e" ]2 p5 {6 K# J( m# a5 XJapanese aircraft losses
9 h+ u' F+ L- Q G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged+ k- t6 U G* R$ o& x" C
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xAP Cremer
/ v2 e( |/ [" Q( G2 j$ m# F DD Aylwin
$ m" r, x9 M7 p9 A7 d! p DD Monaghan
1 N3 f! G9 e$ x( k xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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* j+ g* a) S2 C% B- S1 D0 GAircraft Attacking:
) Y) U+ \# _5 B' ?4 n 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 K- T" H* b$ T7 _' p Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
) q' d: O Z3 q7 h4 ]" I+ C% R* r 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 E1 U; m c* n8 \
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
5 d! n' B* |$ m+ T3 v7 a: ]* c 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
7 ]7 `4 |4 R4 r! X Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
* w) |+ J. f1 H8 i5 G( g 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 |/ A/ T4 h. m
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp& ]: I4 X$ I3 {& @4 J7 f9 S& z3 n( v
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
9 E; M# S- S6 V2 F- Q Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |