AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42' i* n' q* i: M4 C' |* b: d# o
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
% E( w& ~7 L0 @) I+ a' c" M4 @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# G0 r C. f( i7 Q- R R+ S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards7 ? Z f* e3 G
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Japanese Ships5 D% V6 |3 ^+ Z r* X( w- q6 m
CA Chokai
! T4 o- _- _: t+ s8 T! m" j CA Aoba1 n" Q Q/ @- p0 H/ p
CA Kinugasa7 t0 u) x! D O9 \+ }( o4 S* |
CA Furutaka
8 |4 J1 A# [4 M; p9 Y3 V" [$ z CA Kako
+ o& y2 k' {% Z CL Tenryu, L( Z& R' b+ u& Q
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
1 A! v2 i1 Z$ g6 l DD Mutsuki1 T" x9 p4 n. F9 @: r
DD Yayoi/ V* Z1 Z0 c) V5 x
DD Uzuki
2 I( A9 o0 \: n1 b- r DD Mochizuki- ^, \/ t/ m7 s6 \ j$ _
DD Hakaze
, {* j$ B: Y6 g9 C DD Akikaze
9 o% s" r1 V1 [6 o4 ]) W& E DD Tachikaze
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' A8 e+ F, D5 b$ a. _" \Allied Ships" G8 ~. ]0 e& G
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" i& Y* I D. v* a1 i AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ A: `0 X {: h a9 j
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 ^4 _3 v, V2 U, n, j9 | xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 n4 r8 O5 }3 I( y+ O
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% {& j; e4 Q4 \9 H- q xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! D) B$ [. `) A) g) p
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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9 b7 V$ o2 ]+ u) V3 sAllied ground losses:
5 E4 ~; y1 ?; k. U 4647 casualties reported
8 c2 l' K2 Q" @ Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled% O9 u9 r, N/ j4 o1 O( _: l2 j4 \
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled7 \) B1 p9 Y+ L% t
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled: c9 z8 w! [7 h
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
7 @" B, Q) ~* [0 w8 _ Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)- G$ L5 \; w2 ~% H! K9 u2 ?
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
) E' e9 P, m! q7 H* OAllied TF begins to get underway, r7 S' T$ S& N: Q* N" ~' U9 ?
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
% T" E% d9 A/ _; i7 {Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards R/ X" [" i% r5 p; r
Range closes to 10,000 yards.../ n3 Y* k% r# K* t1 q+ [
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
6 y% E& j% O, V$ h' Z5 P9 Q8 b$ |Range closes to 8,000 yards...: ?7 f8 f/ j2 h
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
" z# J7 f$ C3 w5 }! y1 `+ b, DRange closes to 6,000 yards...
/ G. z4 g$ U) f$ i, h( ORange closes to 5,000 yards...
8 F1 [- K$ {* ~CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards4 z' i3 Q4 r7 Q& k) `: `. o
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
) p0 @" j" W) x+ j) Z% AAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards: }$ Q5 T# }' q: j
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
, L7 ?7 G9 b8 X+ R8 fCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
# I, w; P' i+ D0 a) w- pDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards% ~8 Y5 R$ _& f1 K2 [3 B$ d
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards) _9 K% b/ [- L
Range increases to 6,000 yards {" s" ] n" p* v
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 + {3 q+ m9 ~8 I" a9 q' _, T6 c6 W3 s: a
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards% U# f O9 @* y+ {- R
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
$ q8 d; Y$ m m/ WxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards' `& a/ l' i/ |! Q4 ~
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
+ y# P) O- v) Y N* t( XxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards2 {& V* X6 X2 U. ?7 l7 f' ^
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards3 S+ A9 B9 ^2 P! y' E
Range closes to 3,000 yards# L& z/ J+ y% \1 S" @8 W
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
% K4 ?( G% U, O4 u! G( bCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards0 _+ h2 A; M" S# G& M
Massive explosion on PC Warrego* L7 Y! Q& z. \8 n' q* U# `/ J t
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards# A( O" [" X/ n$ @: q/ [" o
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards& Y+ p: i- A1 n# [ [
Range closes to 2,000 yards
; _/ F2 p2 ~$ c5 X" [2 nxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
3 i8 v. K% u- n1 u7 c+ x9 TxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards+ k4 b3 q8 l* m _/ R
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
# T/ T5 j/ I/ c7 P' E. W, UCombat 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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! f6 P$ U+ P; PWeather in hex: Severe storms
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; Z- C8 X& b+ P: l4 Y( S; YRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" M' |. H5 Y4 ^! m, pEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
V7 y! u6 X& ]( `8 [* M G4M1 Betty x 42% g1 E6 l) G0 ?4 W$ C8 o: q8 M' L
0 u' `8 B6 ~9 T9 `' Z. Y' h1 ~Japanese aircraft losses% [4 x b5 j+ d4 i, {8 M
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged x0 u8 @& [8 }2 M
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Allied Ships
5 O0 ^, {! _7 f5 r AM Bowen
$ D5 h/ l# q7 U2 j9 g5 c; ~ xAK Mundalla
- }7 B8 Q3 s5 N3 T: _ ~ DD Aylwin* d, h9 Z; y) Y" l
DD Monaghan
* m( F% d9 q$ x' f xAP Cremer8 ?/ X' O3 J4 C, V/ p6 _
xAP Idomeneus
. J1 U9 C$ ?& h( Q7 A6 ~ xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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2 f- t( [, O$ |( nAllied ground losses:$ q6 ]! d) w. f1 s1 O6 w6 `
16 casualties reported
2 _- ]; m4 o2 Q0 x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% b8 t8 Y* @+ j! s5 d9 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 G# b- v' ^" v# b5 E2 I% E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:2 z" r/ K, g* O$ q; g9 }
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 _# w6 Q, y7 G6 U4 `$ a( Q" _4 z Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
: s* K9 X) K ?9 K, w" J4 Q 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet* q, I5 t. b( H$ d" l9 A- u
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp, T% O6 F/ a( _, |6 T
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet, j2 ?; |6 z2 K$ K
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x/ z5 Z3 p$ q7 Q 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet' w6 H; C5 M% v6 l# X
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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! F! M3 Z& ?" O% v3 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# N! Z# p+ a: l0 m9 d
8 K4 e/ O4 x' A% {: s' BWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
) y5 Z Q, N! V6 YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes; F6 _" f/ s2 T+ k+ P- w5 n
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G4M1 Betty x 34
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8 ~: x# ^6 W) t' m" AJapanese aircraft losses. W: p6 i' F$ o3 P( h$ `1 x$ e7 `/ v
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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6 z) M M) Y/ ^Allied Ships
5 I9 m4 l0 C n2 R xAP Cremer- l( h; y! x: z( t
DD Aylwin
, s1 B6 F* J0 c7 `: |$ Z3 R DD Monaghan, ]. r" }* T3 ?
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( d5 ]) @6 T# \6 X9 l: V7 t9 r
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Aircraft Attacking:: P7 `2 o2 b" j. T5 \
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet! _9 S" W1 E1 S6 w' B! W
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
1 l9 O% U% F4 d5 i/ z2 E% J2 [9 v 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# ~ V( V; x) {+ Q. A: ] Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
* O) n/ G1 C( T( u( W 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet V& R1 i( f! [
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
& d- Q# J9 M: b# ?) R, F 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 V6 L3 C2 G# x9 y- w a B) L0 i Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
* G. S& C I7 u/ T 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
: W$ C' X' |5 ~: c Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |