AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42
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# V( S+ o3 K3 MNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 p2 T9 B# j* ]0 d
BB Kongo
6 ~/ ^/ {" G* y Z' ?; N CA Mikuma
* S0 g" K; V3 O CA Kumano
1 d$ X2 x& O" e1 ~& R CA Furutaka: M, ]: v! L( X$ X& |5 U
DD Akatsuki' w& i K. o/ n0 \/ [4 K, `
xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 20 a- C$ O3 l7 S. ^, q1 t: Q
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
* R+ N, Q2 e' t# K' F6 V7 c xAK Kuraido Maru
9 H' A3 l7 R" q xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1$ A* g, T& r% D) x9 O
xAK Mansei Maru9 ?2 `" o. f. M% i: d2 ^# z
xAK Morioka Maru
$ e: [* u# y1 M, D xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
( G& j4 s1 v& A1 `( s# R xAK Oigawa Maru& k3 M/ R! f4 |6 |
xAK Reiyo Maru
" @# M8 f Y% p, ? xAK Samarang Maru
3 u9 y. ?6 v7 b+ K4 K: f xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2+ }/ ?: F: X8 S4 P5 H8 V, C
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1
, k5 ]2 A# w( s xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2) \" x: W! L1 R# k
xAK Tokusima Maru
/ I5 L F6 K; @( q1 f" y xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 23 ]) d- W+ Y8 s1 u2 V- M5 V+ {
xAK Unkai Maru #6
! t! P2 u3 x6 U& _ xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 63 i- ~9 `2 _( d5 `2 o" k( ^" p3 d6 h
9 k: q% G: b5 p6 w" U$ G& EAllied Ships4 O. ^9 W" {7 w/ e9 H/ A; Z& E
PT-809 s5 o$ [8 O: \: E6 u6 J1 f/ ~% O
PT-817 U" s6 b$ d) F; V
PT-82
: `6 J+ Z' l: g5 D$ ~$ E4 L PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 E2 G; F$ J" y9 w/ O% D" Z PT-84- m/ H1 F/ t R* o( r) u
PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 @: e) }% R7 U* a/ G! O( l
PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* I w5 M: w- A1 f3 X# ^( a3 y
PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
/ @' X8 i# U' c; E* l1 X6 P 6 casualties reported4 ~: u1 m! b8 s. H+ U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 f5 {# O2 a d' h: i- }% W: v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, u# H, C) H7 M& G1 ^7 b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; g/ V* s5 q& ~0 `TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130) |. n. h0 Y8 Q5 ~, B7 C j
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BB Kongo, Mine hits 2' ~1 j& n- _1 Z, k% E) g
DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire. h* @( a- F5 ~9 O/ X! ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 d, f3 v; ^" N0 i3 n! y E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships7 y0 J; U* I3 l, Y8 r i
BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ D4 V" S) l! ?9 S6 {0 ?" E( @ CA Mikuma
# c" ^3 g% q6 P H$ \8 B1 Y( V CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
, _& q! |0 N4 ?! D7 k0 g CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2+ x6 r4 Q. @( p a+ p$ x
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk6 h/ m+ O! Q" I0 I% d
xAK Nanko Maru' j! {% i4 ^4 C& ?/ R. l" t
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
! _" b: j P+ J8 F xAK Kuraido Maru
+ q1 W5 M0 ]2 a% j% T- t xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 J) l/ o% d# A" o: z0 ~8 x xAK Mansei Maru
: p9 h( h9 h- I3 J! r, ~+ P* L xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
" v, ~! U( r: n+ G' b2 b( j; F xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3* d6 x8 y- B8 }5 k) w3 u5 o
xAK Oigawa Maru) m+ M! Y$ b! @& F
xAK Reiyo Maru9 V$ F: V% F$ k( p
xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2- E/ u) m% z( G! d6 f. X
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
; M" I. r- j/ ]2 ~" F/ I( ^& V xAK Sumiyoshi Maru
1 J S0 V6 f9 T1 f xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4( o4 Y8 m# _& U' A. L3 @
xAK Tokusima Maru" _ S: k; U; S! }
xAK Uji Maru8 M. b. |, ]2 I$ e7 e* H
xAK Unkai Maru #6
9 c2 m4 ^: F/ D. W xAK Yubari Maru! G7 `4 o. V! A7 l- }
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Allied Ships
1 g4 n2 O; e! ~/ d CA Houston, Shell hits 19 u, N( _( ]$ R
CA Canberra
5 S% }- _1 P; Z0 o* @ CL Leander/ K% y8 S! U0 Q6 `) L
CL Perth
3 q+ |/ X1 H5 d l0 R DD Barker, Shell hits 1
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DD Edsall
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DD Stronghold
* R2 [' o/ r- q0 |) [- Q2 J DD Tenedos
6 ~& q4 w: x0 b DD Thanet
0 d9 D" j+ X8 r DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 G* c! U. Y- ?9 N6 |+ T DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled* b5 t& T+ v& L, f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled- Q2 {0 i5 f1 b5 @- S f, s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |