AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
" U8 p- |; E+ s3 h' ]% n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* t5 m1 s/ O4 g! Y/ q, l) 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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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) `, u' r( `( f/ S( SJapanese Ships; b1 T1 G( M$ f
CA Chokai, @1 \; m8 l$ c' r0 M0 v5 ~: T
CA Aoba
$ I0 u( j* }5 w/ q% A2 P8 A* g- ` CA Kinugasa7 S% O4 d) B+ O9 v9 S9 D
CA Furutaka
9 u# X _# N' u6 r5 f7 k+ `4 S0 J CA Kako
0 ?. _& c+ H2 c. B" @# J CL Tenryu) p! {( F- H+ w* K3 Y
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1. m' c8 p7 U4 ^4 h2 b4 Z3 ?% b
DD Mutsuki! H8 Q% P( F6 J( q- s0 a( |" i. ^
DD Yayoi+ _* |3 L" D2 B3 [$ }
DD Uzuki1 B+ C: D9 T# K9 n% t6 k r
DD Mochizuki) X! o" z1 c0 N
DD Hakaze0 J+ Q- Y# h+ v; {: [9 D
DD Akikaze
0 ?, Q2 j" \3 ?5 C DD Tachikaze
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7 Y8 Q* Y. b9 w. FAllied Ships
- w( u; a4 i+ w% @. _! k PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# j" e: d, G. T5 U) [* F: F AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 V/ [& _- f! @2 z xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 V0 o B5 r7 ^3 @9 g' Q6 W4 |) L
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ U% X5 c8 O: y- @ xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( j$ K/ |7 f+ _* K. e* q
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ e- I4 c" d: }0 a xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk P5 {- I# r0 A- K5 l3 ]
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Allied ground losses:
5 T+ ~6 U7 q8 {2 t: @ 4647 casualties reported8 R. s, U0 C7 s
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
7 f x" l2 j" v0 Y Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled0 U% b1 x* \. `' ~
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled: Y" `6 A p! N" u9 i" i6 Z
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
! Z. w! j6 B/ ?4 ~9 l: [* d Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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5 e6 e8 Y6 b& e) g" I, WJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
- {$ C/ G% v: K7 Z0 y$ NAllied TF begins to get underway
; p% b; x" C; f) S' fReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
' F2 Y$ Y+ q0 y) H9 x: ~; bMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards9 @# O% }7 X) ~
Range closes to 10,000 yards...' @+ t1 W$ r, M+ K: N
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
! r& N0 [# U) i0 C' b KRange closes to 8,000 yards...& v+ }" F0 v/ N* i) k( i
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
/ N8 @6 U7 e8 |9 r: ^; t! D/ \Range closes to 6,000 yards...
8 n' C$ t8 A3 Y3 x( a# B: sRange closes to 5,000 yards...5 {+ f9 d# s- D$ P- \- W" ^! }5 s
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards3 p4 l5 J" P' @! y$ i
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards. R6 P9 ~5 J: I- q5 f: p
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards7 M8 Q& J S0 L' w( d
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards( v! a! V K A* B8 ?4 ?
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
( H- U+ ?5 Y9 w* @0 LDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards6 I0 Z- K$ }, Q7 ] k
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
$ H0 K$ p- c) K; T; k" {Range increases to 6,000 yards' ]" M- q8 ~+ b, N7 e
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 v5 o! `# T+ |$ o" E! y5 P
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards% j* t" X- K" z- x$ q6 v. ?, s+ j7 g
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
1 ^: q$ W. [2 T) A! J0 g9 Z3 `* |xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards; ^* p' y' U; t* S! a; p9 Z9 z% M
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards' a9 E% O7 |' `3 Z- S' j
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards3 r8 ]9 A5 s4 }( A) m
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards" D3 U' h3 Y( J2 c4 U2 g; ]
Range closes to 3,000 yards
6 f$ e: J3 Z5 e1 t( cCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
7 ~- y5 \* M* H ~' nCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
L& I( v4 M6 E0 a! B; Z- ]Massive explosion on PC Warrego
/ r9 B u/ ?8 e/ q" TPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
7 Y- I S0 A' sxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
4 D$ G' o, N4 K( d& x7 S: }Range closes to 2,000 yards
2 z; C1 y3 u" H; E9 m( uxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
: \/ j, \: ?. g/ m% @1 a/ {xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards# O8 B7 w4 x9 W/ B! F, ~- |
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards+ m# o' d" D& ]! H. ^! Y
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...) D/ M7 G6 @! n' ^: ]' y
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( h/ X( s! z$ L' M2 T8 Q' G& W; ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. Z* ]! T# ^( f8 h0 s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ m; w% w- m% D# \9 G8 s
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Japanese aircraft
% M4 W9 h1 d* ?& `+ w, N G4M1 Betty x 429 k, K2 W9 W7 A! x2 c# [
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Japanese aircraft losses
: k: o: t* A$ u G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged+ D+ S: ?4 r1 ?6 C( A
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AM Bowen
9 E& h9 I7 s) R* g% `/ Z0 t& [ xAK Mundalla
' p0 V- h W+ R; H% s% f4 ? DD Aylwin Y0 E- H. V( H7 H) f G* y
DD Monaghan; r1 m' e1 s2 V" V3 S
xAP Cremer
) \0 e/ v! K5 T0 j9 Q' U xAP Idomeneus
# K3 r% F- d" Z/ s" Y: K- I0 }+ | v xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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! x) m$ q+ @/ q( p; Z, }5 EAllied ground losses:5 z1 d* p* D( a' F
16 casualties reported
8 m m3 N: M- V! I8 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, ?7 ]; _7 Q1 N. L9 U6 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, F' a/ K1 S1 ~2 L1 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ ^0 {4 a4 ?: s3 f
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 Q* p& f, K' E5 E 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet: U9 x5 e6 P6 a% j6 ]6 C5 @5 I' Q- s
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
4 l6 d' `7 P! A6 l1 w& K# I 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ f( ^6 m( w% A; a0 e
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
3 U0 t3 N7 J" S2 z+ e 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
+ [4 s y4 h- o- i6 h, r0 Z Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 o7 s( `- Z4 O) `/ v) {+ T 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 G* a' ?. [; LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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! d6 Y: O! j- {4 o. S3 E U. {) _5 aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 u) s2 D) Q3 R2 [' mEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 s' {& R @3 m8 h; Y- t
4 g+ w5 {) s& z6 H: W( I. VJapanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged' u2 f3 b5 L* T7 R0 P
# G& k: o) c0 @' C$ sAllied Ships
& _9 _( X* W( @, s7 C; R& \% r xAP Cremer
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2 J. e$ \) G, h* l1 | DD Monaghan' {) N* S' J$ T2 C
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! K0 @5 b# z. G) A# Y' G$ ~* v
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Aircraft Attacking:, l2 I! B I) b3 G
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* E6 R+ E6 |2 w1 u* m( ? 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
; W% B7 E- h; W 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* N5 q- w( p- W5 d$ Z Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
) H$ r# u& `& X# o+ w6 R3 M 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
; H. C% P' H2 R9 Z) Q$ p Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |