AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
, l; N# p. Y9 P' D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
$ O$ X' L/ k( l5 j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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& P: P- q% i" \; }1 }9 l' @Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships: b: X/ D* Y2 _5 c% Y" [% ?; S- N
CA Chokai
9 {' n+ |( _4 }) X3 k4 r; A1 P CA Aoba. S4 [1 m' f) n' Q" Z
CA Kinugasa& K( g! ^& p' j7 p8 x- v
CA Furutaka
8 z; V- u4 V! V; H5 u9 P* A+ _ CA Kako0 |1 ]7 k7 \% d
CL Tenryu: B1 ?6 b9 c, h
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1- w" Q( ^5 R- L6 U8 g
DD Mutsuki
" x" A/ j7 K8 q DD Yayoi
+ B0 b$ F; z+ Y: O1 D3 h4 v0 E DD Uzuki
$ N/ `& m$ U, j5 n DD Mochizuki5 h% ]0 j" ~' K8 J" ]" S
DD Hakaze; O8 X7 y7 v2 N! m) O4 g
DD Akikaze
f, f2 r: h5 T+ }( F. P DD Tachikaze
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! e1 o3 ? ?; {+ o& c8 sAllied Ships
\9 f6 s7 H& k: `, H8 e PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. |9 ?" a2 I( i$ F( W& N: w
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 z* z$ w3 h# z' Y$ ?2 S- c5 g
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 V3 ]4 I' m+ f5 z& B4 i xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" A$ g. w/ ^& ? ^# X- ^5 d6 M xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: p2 K3 }) K8 y4 P {$ J
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 ~% F+ |7 [* _# r6 l
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
$ y$ P* m( b- }/ o 4647 casualties reported" u0 M: r$ Y4 ~$ t0 [! D
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled4 ]% o* `: f6 N7 G$ S1 \
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
$ u# |8 B( p& K4 {3 {7 o Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ E: Q0 ^/ p- Q7 e) p. D9 H Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled), i6 W% C4 \( `1 U
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)- m c* i! Q4 ?) h+ ]. Z
$ E! F$ s+ F, N. y) M. yJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!. x9 b$ Z9 N" V9 D8 J# l
Allied TF begins to get underway* [, X! W% p0 t) N. m# ]
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight' [) K3 H* q3 v) v+ e1 z/ O
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards) _0 u) A) Z0 c0 e& ?" G( r
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
5 j! t4 s, S0 w) D* ~' PRange closes to 9,000 yards...
" V0 ?; F/ g4 Z! v' b8 ORange closes to 8,000 yards...
, ^% e0 r6 `) K4 DRange closes to 7,000 yards...
% @/ @3 r# L/ P. u' JRange closes to 6,000 yards...1 L* y0 r) G+ ~% N
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
( Y7 C) B" C) c6 S( jCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
. K. e1 i2 ~+ d; K# ICONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
. P3 H9 y* {0 q8 x" RAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards$ t, T0 A {+ a& e
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
' `$ B I" w; QCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards& Z/ r* S/ y+ {* |
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
/ M; s" K& A* u# P, h+ m2 R8 f. }DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
) x( M% s' b; z# i9 eRange increases to 6,000 yards. N! D" w) f, k7 n4 X/ E" }" i
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 * L3 a/ J0 L9 w2 w o
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards2 q* L% a& E2 p8 S. J+ c' q
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
- ?6 F/ A v3 w4 A! |: sxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
: E+ Q% k( D2 X/ eCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
& D" r4 O/ K- [' v- o0 [3 ~5 O1 mxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards' J1 J0 w$ H& R4 ?7 B/ U
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards- M7 n) r! q2 h5 u' T7 J
Range closes to 3,000 yards
- @3 n$ i; }0 O, K0 d9 [CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
. N; y# ^1 |, T# |- \4 wCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards8 a' g+ ?3 s2 t2 c
Massive explosion on PC Warrego
7 ^: x, x; G. G0 MPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards8 E! e/ {8 }5 B* S- @4 y( i; f: r
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
7 T% G) ~& `/ N5 F$ GRange closes to 2,000 yards' n5 E& \/ O4 F, c Z
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
9 k) U3 M4 _; k& XxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards* b6 w7 a4 Q# l* ^% @, `, D5 Z
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
3 n8 [) w& I. ?6 z- MCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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! N. q# }6 R1 Q9 V; K8 f/ PMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130, A6 i. x" U& k
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 G7 T4 W# O0 }& D* V5 t0 h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' I3 M! `% H" Y+ G# V3 D+ b
9 S4 I- H! _+ p1 {( o- c$ |Japanese aircraft
0 @0 d0 g$ D& Z5 j! { G4M1 Betty x 42% |. J/ p$ u' W$ A" r
# Q! s% N9 m9 V! IJapanese aircraft losses& X) K+ r& h: }9 d9 {
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged/ d6 d$ A/ G: p+ M
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Allied Ships
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xAK Mundalla; T) ]6 \$ Z/ M! o- P9 y6 ?! E E2 W
DD Aylwin
4 e3 V/ v- R1 M! s, J. y- x) }4 r DD Monaghan
: n2 G7 Y7 `! t( v( n xAP Cremer
8 h# n, L4 H$ i# D xAP Idomeneus4 w4 l6 j# R' K
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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/ T: q2 \9 k* I8 a" r7 aAllied ground losses:
2 p: _9 V" g4 F3 b8 Q 16 casualties reported
4 s( S! G( @9 \) t i7 w5 j+ Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ x" K/ K* [8 m/ l* r; O& @$ g' W' ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" ?9 A' t9 {+ F; w q/ s9 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: T1 J$ j2 K) y& W. v
& d; K6 |8 L$ yAircraft Attacking:
" p* G: B5 Q$ `7 h9 K) O1 T 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( N4 V) P v: P7 U+ B. t/ Z3 w L Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
* ^# H4 n' v" n: y! A, Y 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ e$ x1 p3 x! ]! F8 B& J Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp, k% s! y" z( z! J2 z# T3 T
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
2 O2 z) h C( N }' o+ d. V1 }/ g Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
! T1 ~6 s8 P7 h+ N9 O 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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( t, {$ K# w* eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& H/ G4 j3 y* B8 H* x8 |, p0 ?5 p
, A* Y3 K8 \# O. g$ nWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 [# {' @, Y! D# K1 ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 L1 F Y5 r, m1 t8 Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. T' b7 S8 L( e- R5 Z
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G4M1 Betty x 34; N. m2 L' m( m1 r! ]# ?: z
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged! c3 `$ Q) D; \8 V/ A: P$ T! x
9 @2 ^1 n- g9 A2 ` W# yAllied Ships% Y6 g7 a+ M, k: D0 n7 x
xAP Cremer5 x2 R6 V! U G4 t) h' R
DD Aylwin- ~9 w; P" j: \. w6 [0 y
DD Monaghan
: c, q7 }; p$ k* X p xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 i& `$ G' v2 x; r3 x* G
- q7 G7 T8 S1 j. U7 AAircraft Attacking:
8 \, c6 b3 x6 j( ?7 A3 i9 G 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. l' B" D: c2 @4 T Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
% R0 G/ l+ W- _2 O U 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ w# B; v5 t- y% P
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp6 p# `8 D4 `5 R
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet9 O, U" o6 }+ g9 G
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
& }9 ~" t4 L. S; h9 {9 @% y, k- c 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 N# L# ~( Z9 m" p4 w Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |