AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
: u3 r. c3 g0 Y. I& b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# Y5 N3 V7 r" ^* P
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 Yards4 D. p0 N/ t" L9 V0 ^: O
" h, I/ q! U: ^' aJapanese Ships8 C3 f# i! `0 J5 G/ y% o
CA Chokai
. |: T0 v' p' X* y CA Aoba5 K! w& ~& i8 d$ G6 u
CA Kinugasa
1 [! D6 Q' p$ d7 q1 t CA Furutaka( U) _! N( _6 h+ ]1 T1 U7 v# ^
CA Kako
) n. l1 G* l. T CL Tenryu
& q+ m2 P4 ]& q6 t CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1; @& n E, e9 w) J
DD Mutsuki( e" W* G/ [4 D" r& N! R7 p3 @
DD Yayoi
- `" }5 t# W) c* @; u; n% ^ DD Uzuki
4 L2 q: {* {( m( `$ \ [7 Z DD Mochizuki3 K* B' H% p5 _& j& W. Z
DD Hakaze8 Z) a! R6 P( E
DD Akikaze
8 X+ i9 O( p; P$ ], u6 A DD Tachikaze" Y R5 N5 h" ?" X Z6 v
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Allied Ships
k3 |" S( y" b l+ X+ C PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# e( l$ K7 x) [. a
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ R1 m7 J- x" I$ ]. N; f xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# I6 A& L6 B$ I" Z3 ~9 p xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ V* D- j% l4 f! I$ V xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 ?. B; y) [- V: m% l: W. x8 W6 q" t xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 _, K' p8 { g% Z v Q xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ G. n- ]9 S. y& L7 s& \( B
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Allied ground losses:
, t0 c1 m- O6 S4 k# D 4647 casualties reported
) d* m9 _' c2 J% S" p Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled- ^/ z: ?! |4 V- [. k0 X
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled' X e5 z' {9 W- ^4 Y& k
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 N4 S+ v5 @- E: C/ O Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)% U3 J: w/ {/ k; ]/ t
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)! i6 z" C+ r" H2 O
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!- ?. U1 O @) e: ?; k
Allied TF begins to get underway
! ^3 e/ d! M. ~- UReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
. R p7 V* v$ s! Y+ `Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards7 y# f( v" G/ @) y/ k. c
Range closes to 10,000 yards.... k: u. N2 Y4 {# Z$ w& C( ?
Range closes to 9,000 yards...$ W: q* L" _! R6 ?
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
- X) k! }. g8 w# _Range closes to 7,000 yards...' D, {& q; N+ i/ p0 t; e) V
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
& ~2 \) M4 p; ?& t6 ]' Y3 D( c5 nRange closes to 5,000 yards...( X4 N: Z. ~7 ~1 j: ]# d
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
2 L4 _3 l7 D. P4 K2 HCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
/ I/ U! e. e- w3 uAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
6 q9 h' A1 f. M: a/ m* lCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards+ V4 m2 h. v5 y, r$ `& J
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards* W+ s" `0 Q+ X0 ]5 h1 ]8 T
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards4 G/ ]- n) T% j" ]6 J! I
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards2 H8 `0 J$ d. S+ {% \
Range increases to 6,000 yards
: t K F5 J8 I1 HDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 . L, g9 w. I# h. o" {
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
3 ^" h$ g7 U. H/ N# b1 W. iCA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards4 F* L8 k+ I9 N" }/ U
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
+ }: Z1 |" x8 QCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
" S) F0 ]: X3 v4 ~xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
# q$ Y+ ~/ P4 i0 ACL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
) D C4 c/ Z$ g4 J; p$ S. ARange closes to 3,000 yards: L- X4 Q/ j2 B+ z
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards: X6 V( g& V* t6 k; t# f/ h
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
" z2 r: a. h* [ U) r! f( ]' cMassive explosion on PC Warrego
* p" L4 m2 g' }% X# X) aPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
. P6 U) r: i; S& m6 txAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
! p& N' M, Q O- z5 S( t) [- v5 YRange closes to 2,000 yards
# q. a6 b8 E& L6 w' yxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards4 |! u6 k- ~) |& y/ a8 y" T3 d
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
6 `9 }5 M- I7 W( x, Z0 p# E+ G3 JxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards2 @1 _: e& x% i2 d: N8 C, X6 y! |
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...# k/ P, n" g/ G, {) `4 O" s
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4 [! A5 O9 j4 h B6 ^" `. t& hMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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6 v( a, i+ f# W" |2 x5 B$ EWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* B: D U2 @' h3 EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% a/ h0 m) V, L0 a* w2 _' ?* ? G4M1 Betty x 42- d W0 w/ \: \; q2 x. {! C
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Japanese aircraft losses% z( U m& k& R
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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5 d( Q' Q K) Y6 WAllied Ships
3 q4 s+ U: Z4 ]* k% u AM Bowen
9 b0 E$ x( P) V- g" t( ? xAK Mundalla, N% z1 G8 Z4 g) }7 _7 q
DD Aylwin
$ G1 y- n+ J7 x0 k, i& E DD Monaghan
! s: W! E/ ?" J1 W: c7 r xAP Cremer( ]3 J" t/ o9 i: I) `0 N
xAP Idomeneus
2 X0 ~; y' y1 T xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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# Q% e; w9 V) R2 A1 EAllied ground losses:- ? p% s0 M+ p/ C8 f, n$ k
16 casualties reported7 z1 r5 |! E% X/ i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 m8 m k* H; a% [4 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) H" Q# ]" Q; z8 S! a0 _4 j( s/ a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! F! l) s5 H6 S1 P5 QAircraft Attacking:) b* X/ p% u: B- p- g5 g5 K
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 \2 A- l8 R0 o2 X* F+ ?% G. `9 X
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp: b) L8 x: w, A9 Z6 j# o. ?, z
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet' X0 E4 g- C+ ?
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
3 Y+ q- h# V+ e2 S1 G9 }) k 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
5 ^5 Y. E: X! E. g Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 `# A% c+ T; c9 ] 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, K$ q* O9 j! t6 b* A/ j' a Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp2 j7 J, G- f: p0 f( \: Y6 L
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' _8 d0 f- m9 d) L$ y0 z4 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130$ Y; c2 v# V; \( ?3 @# }/ l
5 ?6 v* a' M) {Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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- T# q6 ~+ L& zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 J- b \1 M9 r- f2 k. }* h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) H/ c7 [2 R. @# L8 A: Q( ]
G4M1 Betty x 34
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0 o$ A3 |" A- s# pJapanese aircraft losses3 x* b& k* d. m& A) U c3 Y$ v
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
2 k- Q1 D3 @& T8 } xAP Cremer
8 ^9 C `0 A9 R: y6 ^. k DD Aylwin. ~7 N# G, s4 p6 z- U
DD Monaghan% V6 _6 g: c; m6 C- z5 X
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 |$ g& ~5 g$ z$ |7 n8 Y. s 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. T! q! J7 }% K% J4 ~ n0 Q Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
! T8 [# j, V' b' [0 X5 S7 u 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! H0 G$ C- g3 {5 n Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp- x; X! t% i% L# U9 f
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet: |; G; p0 c' j7 K2 L) `
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 z) |5 a! S* M6 U* Z, a ^
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: U5 q2 D5 i* p' J Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp2 n" b ~2 l, x0 Z9 k
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
% F4 T4 O& x& J0 m( H9 Y U( y Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |