AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 427 V% Z/ N0 H: u2 Q8 |' m
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; X( N9 r$ \: K F
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' P% Y2 k! w, G' n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards+ U1 ], Y& M3 B5 @( S
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Japanese Ships
0 v2 Z1 ~6 S) o" k* v CA Chokai
" C0 g' W8 m h0 J CA Aoba9 u8 l, A |' T1 y
CA Kinugasa
# J$ i& u! b1 o6 h7 O5 o, J8 b1 @ CA Furutaka
) Q& v8 b6 b) P: ]2 l% a" A1 P) B) f7 P CA Kako
$ t. L; z* l0 E( l8 `+ @, {* l CL Tenryu
* R Y0 v/ Y, z/ R; v. [ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1$ h1 m5 a a- w" _3 Y4 ^9 j f
DD Mutsuki
! y0 ^ A. G/ @% v: i& } DD Yayoi
, b2 x! q% V8 n/ P6 H5 K4 q' I1 x DD Uzuki; B, d t( g! A3 ~' H6 g- @! z
DD Mochizuki" e0 b# U; V. }2 ]% K% n9 H
DD Hakaze
( \5 J: b7 a" d& X4 a/ k DD Akikaze; [* c0 G- k& [2 |0 l: A, ]/ K1 N
DD Tachikaze
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8 Z) X" L$ }, e: Q2 | @) PAllied Ships
" [ R t8 A @- L& D/ h, J$ U" f PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ |" ]0 ~ D6 ~5 f' G8 `" c. V
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ g$ P9 z& o5 V4 L: B
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# J, T9 C8 A5 _& |' H7 b
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ `8 }4 y1 ]3 W
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 L- O/ c% i" h% ^$ ^9 y2 b0 B; C) Z xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 v8 d& \: ^8 p5 x# y. V8 L1 q
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 s: e* e# O9 \: Q
: Z/ ^" ]: Z9 Y# [Allied ground losses:
$ \1 ^2 L2 v/ R, j0 Y7 l Z 4647 casualties reported
) |. F- \! m6 U5 T5 n7 @$ g+ o Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled5 A% M& g1 P# H }; J9 z
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled `. a' H1 M) q n4 c. V
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled% d3 h( k) e' f: i
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)% P7 K6 ?; m7 o
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)" y y8 z6 x# h/ B& }0 A
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! y' e8 L8 Z+ f1 ~. ` c% x
Allied TF begins to get underway
# Z1 J% M: z8 N6 Y0 t5 [4 RReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight `3 g. k& d4 S) i% R2 _
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards; E4 \. `7 H @
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
, C/ y0 }8 @! x* _Range closes to 9,000 yards...4 w, Q# a+ a: A5 t9 ]
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# x5 G: `2 M3 g! D6 w; p; o
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
/ o. L2 ?' M1 ~1 ~7 p4 URange closes to 6,000 yards...& p4 O; P; w3 A0 r9 n
Range closes to 5,000 yards...' H, v4 ?2 u# z/ y4 F( ~
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
1 h9 A/ T h2 h; lCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards4 U5 P& h7 G2 g. b' Q9 @) [/ V/ G) A' R
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards6 Q, a8 L% E0 d9 j
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards% S7 I. Q( P' B4 J) p
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards* F( J( U- a9 M9 O2 p8 T
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards z3 t; h" K7 o7 Y1 F% C3 ?+ w8 M
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards: X7 P% s; O3 A* k5 ~4 s
Range increases to 6,000 yards+ V/ \* m' b% R5 b( C+ e5 U
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 & [, |1 b7 n* l9 n1 }, s4 }
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards" M/ \' N- S! R3 m& i& v% E
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards3 R* H2 T% ]& r. J& o3 E
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
4 F3 L# v1 @ lCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
: |" v- e5 u: IxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
. a6 ~$ [3 l1 \' ?( YCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
* W0 a2 F) S {% s$ X$ z5 b* XRange closes to 3,000 yards) }' L3 W" ]# L0 X. n- ^
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
3 D+ j5 Q. S7 E$ i4 w& h5 nCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards, J/ p7 G0 }9 V% `# p+ B* @; r+ ^0 K4 I
Massive explosion on PC Warrego
3 i0 t' O. Y5 g3 w8 B C/ HPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
% }# R( O* u" ^- a6 v/ \# kxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards; v: ?% w, N3 g4 l6 p6 Z7 v& Z
Range closes to 2,000 yards& \& Q% I, s5 g& p
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards4 O- \# d# Q$ p2 y4 A
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards& S8 N: A/ f! D+ }2 I) k
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards, F e+ y+ q- S$ W, [9 x8 E
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...6 i2 K* y+ ?. ]" N
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6 e% O( ^; {; ]+ p) a" |Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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" U0 h) |/ {5 R$ NWeather in hex: Severe storms4 ~ m5 v5 m' G X. X; |( m) f
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 X |# f. b0 q2 k5 d7 C; ?2 EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 A: z1 C) P7 M7 ]" j: i( S
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Japanese aircraft
1 S# X+ E) {3 r- `. L, f G4M1 Betty x 424 L7 S7 N+ H8 h$ f, M: n
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Japanese aircraft losses
* z2 `% S8 Y. W. E G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged5 H/ T, F( V% [% F- {1 D6 t
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Allied Ships
S7 K7 D8 i$ y- z AM Bowen. V& r5 H, w7 C
xAK Mundalla) J2 ?+ ^8 \; Y! H8 j& b t9 O
DD Aylwin
' o! x# I' R7 y( E% x0 f DD Monaghan2 T: a: [6 L6 C& ]- K
xAP Cremer j e( j+ S0 o( k
xAP Idomeneus
0 {$ x# W: I6 U! g- a6 B xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
, x* V* B$ l7 I- s+ c 16 casualties reported6 c$ {8 d/ W/ Z" Z9 Q9 Y0 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: R7 C2 d* W4 p5 r; N, a% _; v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. a! B/ N& N8 b) Q- x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; s6 ?2 a5 W" R# Z
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Aircraft Attacking:) \5 O& f, m: a- H2 F) u
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet* r5 u3 B2 E! l0 `/ \- G8 r
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp; ]$ p5 l2 U$ z
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet! z z* e5 g" n" @) f4 V! C
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
f) u/ n. `) r! }3 _3 B9 ~8 S8 A" D 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
* `# w4 G) R8 I$ J! t/ N Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( N( t, r- J6 b* w% ]7 k
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet' w3 j. `; }! L$ @3 x* Y( b
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp0 [+ h6 e Q8 B" ~2 o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ i* _ W) {4 z0 A% j" gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes- ?3 n% @, `5 N7 A y. Q; w" z
& {! Z" X2 b) r; o* t( @/ FJapanese aircraft
9 {- M( I; A% E. ? G4M1 Betty x 34* {1 J6 k' G, l5 Y9 x# m
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged4 F5 R1 N* d) T1 z0 I L: n
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Allied Ships
+ r) }! ^! v- f xAP Cremer
+ Z& ~$ Z! w% T DD Aylwin
/ ^% F) p# c; s DD Monaghan" t$ n5 U# ^+ W- A
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:# A$ c# r% K% L, E: @
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) D+ B4 X( A- ]2 F Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
1 ]# T7 r; f, y3 F3 j0 E 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" \- G1 ~. |9 J5 r Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp: i0 Q' ~) d! B" R+ X7 T/ @6 T( K
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet& R3 V- ~% @1 o: [
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 D/ p+ k$ {* C# z$ z3 _: [ 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ F* R% j$ e$ k' z! Q Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp4 z9 E+ ?* t4 p) P5 g& w. y
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet* B5 {5 |' t/ b& H: c8 l
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |