AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42+ _; e P# c% {' d2 Z5 }# o& n
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9 l; }; z, g. |8 X日军大摇大摆地执行MO计划,盟军PT编队首先拦截,接着从星期四岛赶来的盟军舰队随后跟上,将日军的运输船队痛扁,并击沉金刚号战列舰,获得开战以来最大战果。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards
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' F* m6 @/ W- i3 d3 c% k BB Kongo
/ }. b0 s c: l6 I CA Mikuma
' C8 ]8 |6 K$ I9 Q) }; ] CA Kumano
' e- [3 B" v2 g0 i; ?- m9 }0 K5 E CA Furutaka! t5 _: n4 b+ q! @
DD Akatsuki0 r3 f: B0 q; t/ o
xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2
* C7 a- F, W8 W, ] xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
- v) O/ }; G, ~7 n8 }0 f4 o; B- p xAK Kuraido Maru
9 Q& q4 f7 Y- r xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 14 g% R' S: d6 t6 f# A0 N5 z4 c
xAK Mansei Maru
. a0 S& Y! D' a xAK Morioka Maru
) G# K( W: y& a xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 48 a! z5 D! Q; N$ T, }
xAK Oigawa Maru! V. C8 c$ ?' E: w6 l: R% l
xAK Reiyo Maru8 {8 I5 K8 e6 S( ?2 g8 a
xAK Samarang Maru# q, H6 o/ _8 V. [: C7 P( \# Z" F$ K# B p
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2
. S. t. l& w. [$ T" A xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 11 N( Y% S9 D# [3 m$ y
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 22 F# w% [! Y7 l2 v- \
xAK Tokusima Maru; o4 K9 \, S* ~
xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 20 ?6 s! y+ Y- t! B" i$ r
xAK Unkai Maru #6
: I- s6 }3 b) y, T* U1 i9 _! G' ` xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6
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Allied Ships
5 Y' [* T9 ]. b, f PT-80
) u0 a4 p/ x6 j7 h0 o, u PT-818 B" U1 Q( \$ r% F1 Q1 c# O
PT-82
: G0 ], U; q. V3 n5 M9 j PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
/ I r/ a; c A" n2 v' i/ A" y PT-84
4 z3 f' M( e; E+ U) w: v0 H) X PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 ~3 m8 N! {5 x$ j PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) g, ^ S# R) z+ `$ G! h PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 f- ] {! ~! L7 O; L2 m
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Japanese ground losses:
$ o( e. S7 k( ?+ ?! n' a4 } 6 casualties reported1 u, L2 l. d/ ~8 ]4 _4 U0 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% i& C! Z# `7 q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 N% x& r6 Z/ x" Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)9 C& e; x% W+ h2 {0 a0 @
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Japanese Ships
+ ]0 | {( E% s- Z: Z% p, t BB Kongo, Mine hits 2) ^9 S' C+ |# P7 J. b7 W- d
DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire
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y( O5 N" T( l1 d" eNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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4 f/ a. u$ P( _2 @Japanese aircraft$ _6 X! } Y( g- u/ l
no flights
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( H5 Y" M( p& {7 H. P& S$ QJapanese aircraft losses7 b7 C v$ k3 K, y; }) N
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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$ {) X8 v) Q+ f) a BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 e( W. [/ X# ` CA Mikuma3 q ~. ^6 u' U5 q% w, D
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
; o6 j L0 l. M. `7 e7 S+ i CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2' U) A! u0 D/ h. j& i1 S
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk% B* _9 Z4 J1 n; D0 c) X- G& q
xAK Nanko Maru+ A) _ i' L" n8 O/ k
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
( e6 s2 c5 R0 r- S/ `* P: _ xAK Kuraido Maru
- }' ^" \" H( c: q$ O3 M1 {# E' f xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
8 A; R2 c3 F6 V1 T# F4 z* H/ n% \ xAK Mansei Maru
' {* Q# K2 D, B/ K! n) z2 a7 M xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
C8 M+ H+ E' _" K* H xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 33 Z* k# \! H5 g( Z
xAK Oigawa Maru! F D, J7 s: w g: |
xAK Reiyo Maru
/ N) ^3 e: ?+ V+ W, O/ S xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2
1 ^ U: [4 ]2 e8 n/ t0 A0 Y. Z xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
( ` D. L/ K; M/ m7 u8 B8 v xAK Sumiyoshi Maru2 f+ M9 H5 M& m, a' ?
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4
Y3 Z6 L0 }6 v# o( t& C' E xAK Tokusima Maru3 N6 p% _0 \- B# K5 z
xAK Uji Maru0 v2 H1 Z* M0 \( e4 G4 G( S4 ?4 w
xAK Unkai Maru #63 v* k6 E6 P3 `& m1 ^- W* h
xAK Yubari Maru( X8 j Z8 R- a2 h
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Allied Ships
6 N/ o% @6 V+ i/ |( O. E CA Houston, Shell hits 17 r+ f2 A2 e% e1 w
CA Canberra
1 P! T+ h1 j! ^; g4 R% R7 S4 m CL Leander
3 L \2 w; {& F7 m& E% _& M D5 C CL Perth
0 J" C9 y( m/ p0 L: @ DD Barker, Shell hits 1' G' m( B9 { y. N$ `7 v
DD Bulmer' q/ F1 U& L( l! k6 |
DD Edsall& J) c( {1 R; f, f3 G
DD Stuart
; o) v* ?; M+ u& R' i DD Stronghold
' A& b* J. Q- X+ N8 g1 \; V DD Tenedos F T' a6 U2 q9 H* h) L3 t$ G
DD Thanet
4 D+ K ?9 c9 d DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ I- b) C* \7 V
DD Le Triomphant- Q0 P- M6 R, V1 `' f: F
7 x; A& n& s3 G( \Japanese ground losses:+ P N7 y/ K% |2 q
64 casualties reported; s. i% a9 q0 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* G( j; m3 L) f( Y. _0 o/ j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
c% K2 r2 ]3 ?8 C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |