AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
3 r |: G& ^* 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
- ^- R) }, ?# g9 C8 c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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& c: ~0 L+ U$ n# `. Z0 S; y7 ?5 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 m% [" e' W* E# Q- u+ V- v CA Chokai
1 { S( ?5 u$ {4 {4 R% S3 c/ n: L CA Aoba
8 L+ k6 q1 j8 T# \0 Z CA Kinugasa
2 L! |* o4 I$ s5 o/ J CA Furutaka
7 {% m; c) l) c: Z( T% }8 [/ ^0 }1 _ CA Kako
3 {+ q" N6 y7 s, b, _ CL Tenryu
; S5 E# E# `9 L* Q# p, Y5 b# j CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, T$ b/ c: d S# M3 z
DD Mutsuki
4 `' i5 m0 _- |6 x0 ]4 m9 H9 s* K! ^6 p DD Yayoi, I! O# C1 ?( A8 W9 x# R
DD Uzuki
" R6 B& S$ s/ R. {0 `, f, x6 ~ DD Mochizuki2 J! m1 v- N3 z6 `8 l* @
DD Hakaze
$ |. x: W. ]5 O' l6 W8 g7 \) D DD Akikaze
- x) W" D( p C0 y DD Tachikaze
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PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 o% q1 e" ]6 c& ~; }: |" |
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& |6 T4 @2 d w1 N6 _: v {, n0 E xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 a- U, ]* S' a4 F xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 \" Y8 ^% u* I! d g xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) |- n8 `0 F9 n! H1 y) m; ` xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 U% q- g( I" P: Z+ p4 L! M xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 v# F+ T, K8 K+ v, Y+ d
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Allied ground losses:5 y7 L1 _1 l7 O
4647 casualties reported* U3 `. S! y8 }' ?9 w) e/ `/ S( j" o
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled; ~" z" T* P' U0 s) H |
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled/ Q. }' e$ l; C) \) F! v
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled: l* E$ v; x1 L4 s
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)- j0 m, t9 N) q! p
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
" G+ B' r. u1 l' f/ k! WAllied TF begins to get underway% Y C- _/ A4 o1 r: O* g2 Q' y- M
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
4 f6 v7 V( M Q$ j' N0 m' c9 ]' X- M2 ?Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards0 z, ]1 z) f" ~- h0 _
Range closes to 10,000 yards...1 |+ Q( ^- [( V* M; R K
Range closes to 9,000 yards...! ]2 g4 B* ] h2 J- x R0 W0 g
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
1 y; A9 d3 g6 N2 fRange closes to 7,000 yards...7 M- f* H& A% b# T* R
Range closes to 6,000 yards...: x" t* @' |, f9 y
Range closes to 5,000 yards...: G. }/ x4 L9 _/ O9 }3 h7 p1 M* g% [
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
" |& U1 [- m" bCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
~9 H* H: ^( oAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards8 F! I5 Z( E. S8 J. r+ D5 C( \0 `; z
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
1 {1 y: \" v( I* T- Q4 bCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards$ [ s3 x( E8 Z8 c# t
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
, T. }; H s" ^3 MDD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
3 l& a8 `" t+ b- p7 A" IRange increases to 6,000 yards
* ^2 g4 Q1 Z, C9 r RDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 $ x; ]8 A1 `5 x* `
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
/ m i( P: n# Z. oCA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards( S& h/ N' z6 Q& k
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards: o! h1 c* i- P- c: n
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards. N; a! x% ~8 Y/ R
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards- ^7 H T( S9 w$ k- r+ }
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards; Y( f( `: u* c5 P; r9 i$ |6 i
Range closes to 3,000 yards
1 V6 ^3 O4 ^: j' s1 c$ x( u& SCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
' ^' b7 B5 T; [2 J7 \1 t! S2 _CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards- |! M# j& [) n$ r
Massive explosion on PC Warrego9 `# t) X" j* m" b% Z. M9 o( ?
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards. ^* c- z5 T9 u5 ~1 x. E% }
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards* p3 m2 c3 j) `5 ?" v
Range closes to 2,000 yards
6 C Y6 E; a7 p9 |8 wxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards- x: E9 K1 T5 n2 p4 O5 w2 V
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
' S( s. r0 K0 X5 xxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards, o( `/ |% N, \
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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4 N1 {6 j+ p0 P8 u# m3 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ I7 e$ D4 H o
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Weather in hex: Severe storms' p! x0 ^& N: k2 ? a% L8 I$ _
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ v7 {6 G2 Q1 Y |6 \. R; rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes A% h/ \, H# _& I( F4 u+ u) T
M; K$ v0 d) F& DJapanese aircraft
# Q2 @5 Z* C: z5 _$ B0 ?3 ~ G4M1 Betty x 42
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G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged6 t4 B4 ^. O' P! A9 }# s
3 { k/ f' L' B9 \7 ?Allied Ships
, [; s+ _& i1 U& |8 m& u AM Bowen Z& N' G' L, G3 P6 G9 h4 @2 l
xAK Mundalla
. X% ]' g9 ~' u: N2 U DD Aylwin% ?$ n1 R8 Y# K0 f( ^9 q: u5 W/ d
DD Monaghan+ k" i. M9 E6 Y
xAP Cremer
! P8 ]3 y+ M8 l* H; U xAP Idomeneus/ I8 d0 q& c9 R( V% C7 C
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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, }, x" @/ ^ e9 X. d 16 casualties reported
5 m+ `. i0 Q5 h3 a, D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, }/ O- `: p; N/ P0 y# {4 M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 ^8 [$ Z8 Y! y2 d7 ] L& ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# \, Q( h4 U; ~Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
, P: s( x* F0 S/ \. X, o; o 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 r9 Q1 D! K# w! | n! r Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp, i2 z4 Q0 _) k
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
9 A; r3 p' b+ M @# J Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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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.
0 q# Q$ d- H+ X2 FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes: }2 |2 q0 e2 I' g
4 k' S: d/ f: [! EJapanese aircraft7 F% n: z9 O, {( x: c Z
G4M1 Betty x 34
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged2 A3 P8 {4 k1 z( m
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xAP Cremer8 H" G3 n2 D+ O
DD Aylwin
: H2 {* B* q& ^! M DD Monaghan
' i8 {! k3 j! a, X" t. ^& Q xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:) @6 s/ B. p. I! k* q
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& Y# E8 c ?6 n: f0 Z" q: _4 n9 } Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
* z3 W/ R! p7 C6 F) Z( Q( w 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. \ P: S% s @4 l4 i( g. E Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp8 g& O. c7 R1 r8 E7 ~
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
; p# _% e0 O9 c/ Q# L7 p Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 [- V$ z0 U. i7 X7 D- s 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 U# l% q1 u+ k Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp+ B- q* R, N6 w
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet( l) Y W I$ R* S. W
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |