AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42# I) `) |" T' R( i( 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
$ w. D, g+ s9 r, R! b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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8 z1 `3 G- f/ H) vNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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& H0 x6 ^1 N, t1 a/ P3 @Japanese Ships
8 z* e. }5 v+ K: g: }8 |2 m CA Chokai+ z4 [9 s1 {7 w% j4 E: N5 K
CA Aoba+ W4 M7 n" h G Q+ s. V
CA Kinugasa! |- V8 N$ X6 d5 l6 S
CA Furutaka( P3 j- N- z# Z( F5 }
CA Kako
[; g7 ?2 h# N- I) F4 y' g8 i CL Tenryu- C( y, S5 q# {& {
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
( T, @ Z8 E; |% y2 U! X/ q; Q DD Mutsuki
9 \* C5 S g4 j, Z6 n8 ?) ] DD Yayoi. l4 ~& W$ B7 ~3 y
DD Uzuki
% _" t, ~; I/ {. Q( v0 I$ w* g DD Mochizuki8 L1 w( H1 Y3 _& G+ [" e" Y
DD Hakaze
; p' j. J$ O0 | V DD Akikaze+ p1 x, T; C) @; m3 T7 u& x
DD Tachikaze9 D, n% ?0 Y) h" z) v4 s' M$ w( I
. f3 q: G( r" o2 U! m6 sAllied Ships, l+ f/ [4 c2 M6 e& g
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, C$ T) ?& O/ I7 L AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, T/ U, U# ?' M- S; {8 ? xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" I6 {" G8 N# L" q
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ F6 c8 S5 m) ^" Z xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& _$ K/ J q, R9 h; n. F xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 M2 {) Q9 N& @/ p8 `3 I
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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+ s4 `! v5 k) l3 YAllied ground losses:; D2 H/ {! s, ]0 S+ [4 z' u
4647 casualties reported1 F% d9 [7 G5 _* }
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
! h' k; n4 ^# ~ R; e Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
9 z0 e+ i+ E* X1 M6 s' t Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
. [5 `' F) ]0 M5 L* y3 l: B Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)& G2 L' K* z. d: P6 `& V) N
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!) t+ }& U2 T' K3 H5 \% h. d
Allied TF begins to get underway% O2 u: M" E- K
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
# S0 E* Z1 A, I4 f' j+ V" ZMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
% t) M* c' U7 X' H* }5 V/ p, Y3 {0 fRange closes to 10,000 yards...+ }8 Y6 d( t, q, a6 c* I0 Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...7 t6 x+ H. ^- w4 o3 u6 h% V7 l
Range closes to 8,000 yards.... N2 A( B$ g' X
Range closes to 7,000 yards...+ l8 k0 _- j' c4 N
Range closes to 6,000 yards...1 g+ r& b2 Z B' V6 x' K1 j! S
Range closes to 5,000 yards...: O$ R: p9 U& [: _; w. d
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
. D4 ^- L- y. Z' kCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards( F& ~' U! Q }8 V" _
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
- ]3 p8 ?9 b4 a) T0 x* u' q+ uCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards$ ^, ~3 W9 S. Z p
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
1 M* R2 G! D7 l1 p4 bDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards# F6 l- I8 W" G
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards; A& p5 z" B# _9 f3 q$ ^
Range increases to 6,000 yards
" }/ S) U9 j0 x' CDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
: Y }, G% G+ b3 OCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards, }( y- J! G$ D+ S9 Y& y
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards9 P- E. A/ F+ h4 K- G
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
2 _1 I* F; H' j V8 m8 T; E% f* [CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards8 [% ^. }- o: s9 h% n& w0 n
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards2 M2 s) q& @ O5 e% x, g+ q
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
) C+ h, y( l7 q; }3 [9 YRange closes to 3,000 yards
- ?3 e2 x2 s5 o: w0 dCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
9 J& Q {9 {5 v. @3 L JCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
8 y P, ?2 `: V( Y" hMassive explosion on PC Warrego
% l9 \: P4 C4 bPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards( x( k7 M+ A/ D; j* H# { ~' M" l
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
$ l |* q! `, H, V+ _7 ~Range closes to 2,000 yards
+ a" r8 x8 l5 `% OxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards9 M8 R* t: v3 `# R8 {( m7 t
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards9 ~' v7 F6 d! N/ b( m2 X# G
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards% [9 f1 F$ {/ u$ M: `
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1303 P- g0 d9 D% d- ]* G: y% F% ~6 G
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Weather in hex: Severe storms b) }/ e7 C, P- { J) }
+ @ E( b& t1 O O, ~! X$ hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 ]7 c) e! ]( c" U; {; g% s# Q' `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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* c5 i _2 G4 p HJapanese aircraft( k i- A( D* c5 q2 o1 r: x
G4M1 Betty x 42
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Japanese aircraft losses
. y) {) T: @" | k, ~3 m G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged: S2 U. a' N& V% H, _
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Allied Ships
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xAK Mundalla4 z9 @8 g% o7 ?
DD Aylwin
9 ~$ s2 K+ G+ |2 Z2 j6 O0 K+ Z; F. ? DD Monaghan- }) v# V! P4 m9 X
xAP Cremer& R5 F4 a' T; L$ I% I
xAP Idomeneus
$ X( J) E8 J* }, m+ q: }4 z# ?# m xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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+ Q( _1 K, o A. P; w6 E 16 casualties reported5 T/ i$ z i( f- H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 P* b+ c% `8 M3 [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled {7 s6 B) }# ~1 K2 M6 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
; [6 ?: o- ^0 p" Q! L4 t/ Q# B2 B 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* p! c! O: r, j Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp. T+ y% f+ j0 \( z0 _5 m, W% S
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 r5 F; P. Z/ I6 w
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp. i9 w1 C. s5 D! q0 s5 a
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet+ v9 z& n6 h+ J7 e
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
! ~$ ] Q$ s- \: d8 Q% J( Q; A 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet# ^# O2 m4 r: c ~* J, R! c' D
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp: F* ?" p4 V; F) W1 b
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7 I7 z u: e, N( zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130; M; x# s V4 `6 d
" d) x \1 V' e: S, g2 m GWeather in hex: Heavy rain& e9 l g7 o; E$ K7 i
9 H9 \. U! J* a$ M) V# {Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ Z8 V1 x/ p6 P4 p; c( }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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# L6 y: N7 ]! }# F1 z3 mAllied Ships$ B2 d" w! }; L$ C
xAP Cremer. R, `: _! v# v8 D* Q
DD Aylwin* Q8 [; _3 u$ V1 t. w
DD Monaghan, o) X& u7 }$ L) [6 k( s) p
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* d [3 B; n( Y4 K' v* J
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Aircraft Attacking:5 O3 g4 `0 V& v$ i$ j3 ^: l: K
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 N8 O a% F5 J+ ]3 e0 ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
- }. j; L1 o: J9 r: M" q8 v/ u1 S 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ ?6 t0 W' F$ B& } Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp6 M1 _! {; ?& p5 o3 V
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
. C" J i8 m1 \7 W: d( e Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ O( L: ` ~$ z$ r L0 G' u
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, ~9 H3 Z8 W# {* \# {0 v Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
! V$ v( Q5 z( D 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
6 r4 t; [0 O+ a# }. b7 B Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |