AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
' {2 h1 V% P3 ?7 i k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' p0 u0 j, C- f4 ^
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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Japanese Ships: u$ l6 A! N2 v7 y5 o- A6 \, n
CA Chokai* ^. s9 M" H6 c J5 E& n! e
CA Aoba
* Z1 f) K# ^1 ?4 ~" n/ G8 I; i CA Kinugasa+ d6 b( T+ o+ W0 A1 A# O
CA Furutaka
9 l+ \+ W: b1 X4 Y0 L' W9 o CA Kako& _- L3 M( w! V* Z) [5 U
CL Tenryu
+ L) q! i( a' U3 u$ ?% `! Y+ i" A CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
3 D7 m- `3 V4 { J6 @6 k DD Mutsuki' D1 C: y( f# \8 N% M
DD Yayoi e: ^) J1 | m) @
DD Uzuki
% ]5 x6 d) ^9 Z/ x; I0 a DD Mochizuki3 s: E4 F9 E& W) `: z1 z6 O
DD Hakaze
8 l( c# p& {0 i! V0 A DD Akikaze
8 G$ X3 \$ m3 K, l# a( O DD Tachikaze& ]( @% d F3 m' O- r' n* r
1 O# o; p; J& \4 t) a6 NAllied Ships
M+ N, t+ d! x$ c" v PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( B+ B* H ]! r! y1 B AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# o7 C3 k5 `5 C8 F4 r+ B- \8 ?# M
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 `: j- Y% ]! L8 R& Q! ~) [5 {- ]
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, \0 q: o, [' o1 ~, v9 ?% {
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 D: K: F# B6 D7 o6 c" }5 x0 [3 } xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 B+ l; g |3 j, Z xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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+ K% ` P, S) M; w$ p: D3 yAllied ground losses:
- m* L& Y( k9 y8 ?0 e+ G 4647 casualties reported
4 d$ n# T* \$ K7 N+ Q Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled% o' d! b( G1 h# \ q
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
. t. t& \& f+ z Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 H8 k/ _% u" s+ S' [! c( S Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)5 p$ E l; M6 T& P+ h/ o
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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8 A- H0 A2 E* u, l+ `Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
2 n0 U0 ~$ N6 D1 ZAllied TF begins to get underway( `0 \/ v$ g. a2 q& P
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight/ x% n) }/ g; p# P, C1 q" x
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards& w* o& x# m4 o) a
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
# k5 s% `; n' |; S: }$ Q2 ~' MRange closes to 9,000 yards...
0 o) U- j6 [0 q$ o' zRange closes to 8,000 yards...
. e$ T( V. i) R: \6 k* O' A$ K1 CRange closes to 7,000 yards..." @3 P) f' \! \+ H, b: ~
Range closes to 6,000 yards.../ F$ o9 J$ }; t7 S' C) D
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
$ L1 w4 @9 k( XCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards# l9 s3 }0 T' U: h+ s
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards3 p# E: w2 }8 ^; z3 Y& }
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards7 ~! C N! f6 K2 ^: ^' Z* c
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards+ I/ f. p% T! m7 V% e4 q
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
3 |( t9 @; q4 {6 NDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards! g! v4 e, B2 A7 e
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards; H# |. g% u2 E, t( C
Range increases to 6,000 yards. ^' f% o- `! N" f
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 4 H W% i* ^# L# f; n" D
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
' l3 P9 N: d" h7 P# h6 Z/ GCA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
/ C, T, G" |$ J, l# `1 a7 _" rxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards7 q. V' r6 ?- V. C
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards9 _+ B% ?2 V, a) V3 e1 s# j, A" ~$ E
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
7 f3 g3 E. G& t/ j1 lCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
1 f/ s# \( `3 S. E# GRange closes to 3,000 yards* |% ]: |# o# [# M/ [. ~, r
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
3 h- `, v t5 b3 V X' xCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards, w& B0 r) r) |& h8 i
Massive explosion on PC Warrego! n7 e5 W! C# r: Z, ~0 l2 }
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards B8 ?+ S& A3 G: {. K
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
* S m+ k3 n9 x8 G9 jRange closes to 2,000 yards
6 a8 O# J) _* d% mxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
! \8 |: Q, Y; f: VxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
3 m+ m# \" p8 V$ S. d7 e* w9 T# Y3 UxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards. p6 p# `4 R0 D# L* u, _0 d+ u
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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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." |3 e" R' b% Q$ B6 C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ p" H+ Y& A4 Z( P3 |7 R) r2 |+ ] G4M1 Betty x 42
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+ t6 F- x s4 N |Japanese aircraft losses+ K# J. T4 O0 W! {5 o
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged; K, ?* Y9 h6 L N' R& |( E0 G: |
+ }) X. W8 A5 Q' {5 M6 g" BAllied Ships
. i+ y) L; t, x( n" V% s) g4 E; q% }0 A AM Bowen
8 K$ Q0 X2 A7 z! `+ i! H# {( N xAK Mundalla" l% c; }$ }0 O N. e+ N
DD Aylwin }; m( [$ @$ T
DD Monaghan* ]1 E% J2 }( E2 f4 H
xAP Cremer& z U' ~1 ?+ v, I; T
xAP Idomeneus
! w t' D A% J! b# `4 y6 Z6 b xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1* y, v5 ]# {7 ?2 Q8 A* w1 n9 L7 j
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Allied ground losses:
5 K1 d) g- G$ {" }/ i. j 16 casualties reported
6 z- S2 z7 V. d) g: X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 `' p& h; ?8 A7 H5 b6 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, u8 K3 f# f. a: J# E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# O4 c, X/ J2 @
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Aircraft Attacking:% \: A( K: M! Y9 q+ F0 J; Y% s
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet- p( [! N$ w- N7 ]. [* `7 Z
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp$ ~$ |) E8 y' U9 z0 Q6 x8 [
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 q+ b+ p( E& d7 r3 f4 g Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
7 [. A; e O; q: \ 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
4 [" o4 y. w% E/ B2 @' a1 ] Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 C) }6 s- r- F# L2 ]& o1 x 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet; v& f8 u1 i6 V+ L8 i
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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6 E/ Z0 G' A/ q; ]2 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ D) C4 Z+ U/ H- Y1 Y
/ ~& I- q4 v3 |8 a! W$ f0 U8 L5 wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
% a0 H5 X# _9 P$ tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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, }+ J' b# g' S5 VJapanese aircraft
! }( u6 |* l4 s# U4 S1 V+ O6 t9 v G4M1 Betty x 34! `8 t/ P$ z2 V' B' v
9 _; F: X* s& Z7 c% VJapanese aircraft losses2 p* m/ a0 |6 S" ?( D- N
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged* d& w: n$ {! x# r5 i( j9 A
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xAP Cremer/ U# r$ |# t7 C6 X/ }; m9 |
DD Aylwin
: s0 w) }+ p5 V& W/ a- E DD Monaghan
0 l+ _5 d- v' M2 [% q xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:7 V! b; U8 |" c( a9 G1 l0 H J7 |
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 H, K) w: y# ]" G+ @0 x
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
/ i; y0 z3 i/ A5 M) l 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet- K$ L3 g l! L5 k' L$ O
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp6 E: H7 \8 ]& K/ Q2 e
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
: n3 E3 ]3 Q. Y Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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( J' V7 u* B1 R9 e7 ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp$ y. q8 d1 D: `! I" T
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet# F& k' X; c5 h& O
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |