AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
! w' n1 s6 F+ H: ^- ]8 s- M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
' r1 A$ a6 u1 G6 M# k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 Yards' L5 A5 K B, T1 t; k
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Japanese Ships
( d6 f' @3 K6 T CA Chokai
$ ^: v% f9 D$ {: q9 S! ?/ u' C CA Aoba
0 n N- ]# v( S: ?5 W4 X4 M# a4 | CA Kinugasa |2 j9 E6 Q8 G k1 M# M
CA Furutaka& f6 b" E) F" Z: U" S+ A& A
CA Kako
) ]' b8 U9 d+ u% @ CL Tenryu8 M" N) o$ x: j( F( a/ e
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
5 {' d0 w7 x* f" N3 N+ ~" c DD Mutsuki; G4 _# f+ T9 S* N8 w
DD Yayoi$ k2 a5 y0 R& n) r7 D0 m5 v& H5 h$ U* x
DD Uzuki* }# _3 b% d2 @+ {
DD Mochizuki' }+ B6 u: L+ |% W. s# E
DD Hakaze
& G- g: c8 Q, a3 f* _# u& d+ K- ?# r DD Akikaze
( g6 @0 J/ G; }( _7 m DD Tachikaze2 ?! r/ y8 Z4 s0 C- U
0 @1 a# @! n W3 V8 hAllied Ships$ P: s! |* J+ }5 z2 N( R
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 V* [- E6 G2 F# y
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# K9 k% {0 }- |3 A6 }3 d% ]
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ I- E+ c7 V* z. D5 x0 i
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- A0 E. ]! y0 L& I2 w" H xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 o2 F' ~+ N0 |
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 ?# n& t8 e7 V- V xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 V' N, Y! k$ q& B5 ^$ ^
8 G8 s$ _2 V6 f$ F% DAllied ground losses:
2 n; b/ g' \ m 4647 casualties reported
" J+ o/ A# e' S) L, ^2 m6 O9 s Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
7 W' I1 d# i; h. J Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled# {: y& O! ~' O7 O
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
" Y6 u. I6 h, X8 S3 a Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)3 j2 Z, i8 M1 Y, D W$ q8 T& |
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)- \# h' i7 |9 A: ^
$ n2 ]* E" b9 R( V0 PJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
( k$ ?3 E0 C9 oAllied TF begins to get underway8 G2 x+ N, l. v! K
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
& @5 P3 P# T) b. K+ ~Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards3 E: h$ d' q4 o/ |7 Q* W
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& G7 O9 C# ~& k
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
: y3 W0 R& x5 zRange closes to 8,000 yards...( V2 k$ `2 y& _( V& ~) k
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
- q: z- r2 \( h8 y( [5 }Range closes to 6,000 yards...
! Q3 B' T3 C# ~5 h4 ~% @Range closes to 5,000 yards...6 i( t8 a1 _% J/ F
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards- o: f4 ]9 i$ X7 |. v
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
: L6 T$ r2 K* TAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
) ^* Y9 o- }# s# i1 z; ?$ TCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
' J5 n7 p9 s& z: ?CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards& V; v7 |) p0 y& n1 ?1 z
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards( r8 k U S# [1 C
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
4 b7 z! s* l7 D2 mRange increases to 6,000 yards
& f# h' ^( {1 ~ s4 ^# G5 F: M' H( \DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
5 R! B' U0 C+ V7 w. kCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards* Y l, r; w2 H, ^' y5 x' ]6 G
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards) {: Q3 P, H# |6 R! f% R
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
5 b4 F; Q( [* a a; D& K8 T) rCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards+ T% J( {( ]9 n" G. C( X- [
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
7 ]1 H7 @' a' ICL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards0 A# }! v A8 _. f; m+ H
Range closes to 3,000 yards4 E) o/ h7 H' ]5 e( ~1 W
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards) J, s. d, ~6 T0 w# Q
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
& N8 H; F3 Z% `$ t* DMassive explosion on PC Warrego% V$ p0 ]' n6 w8 J
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
8 A# ?0 f7 R9 R4 i* y6 U# @xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
; k, \% y# f6 m2 VRange closes to 2,000 yards/ D) f! c3 w W6 \4 n
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards3 B. u, o' e* e1 r5 L
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards) g# u A# q: ~5 N' B0 \
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
' m$ \6 t% q* b9 f/ ?. oCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...5 Z' T' \* ~8 r9 N
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& ]- a/ X& m$ j- ]4 A( S3 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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5 O, m, p8 V+ IWeather in hex: Severe storms
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' r4 `8 l) I/ p$ r; IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., Z7 A8 [8 P% i& j% O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( C8 K2 n- B$ Q% yJapanese aircraft
2 Y$ g3 M1 x+ Q9 ~' ^ G4M1 Betty x 42
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x8 w7 ^- ~% L8 G+ ~- P; c. ~Japanese aircraft losses7 C9 G- C4 |; B( I& E1 n+ X
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged6 l- Q! s5 H1 @
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Allied Ships
9 ~* Y7 c% E" c AM Bowen$ k- k- F8 Z1 S8 q3 h$ @1 Z3 @2 A
xAK Mundalla) L: h: b, P9 x/ u3 j) M
DD Aylwin
! m. q+ Z9 l' e3 h1 P! V2 B$ {! b2 \ DD Monaghan
0 r" Q" \. c% E+ D xAP Cremer
2 f5 W. M9 T) j: z xAP Idomeneus- F9 [9 M0 p! y: M0 x# g5 }) ]
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 16 B! {, g& \$ G/ P0 Z
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Allied ground losses:1 [- _, d4 K" u/ e; ?. X& x9 _
16 casualties reported8 _" r/ W; a! X8 A9 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ W7 w l7 I1 ?8 b- N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 x9 p0 U5 ]% N& v( c; _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 x. a/ R# |; {$ W5 \$ [" mAircraft Attacking:; b; l# C& u. B% j" t' R) T
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" Q: Y k. g6 J1 l Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp4 [6 D+ L3 ~2 x# Y, I% ]
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet( P; S" {; w g( H- W8 l4 U
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
9 i, O7 q& W4 `: B 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet8 Y( K! W5 M; F' n4 o
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 _. ~3 S& w- w1 C0 A( Q4 n 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" A3 \; O0 S4 h- y. O Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp4 U7 V' ?1 \/ P. U2 L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130" [9 X; l" q- H2 W/ v
G" a3 x. e& W/ uWeather in hex: Heavy rain& T1 m( ^9 R6 ~8 j% }6 b
5 \: v9 J/ A; ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. W4 `" u7 k8 k# \' I% C% C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! _+ U7 \/ S/ R- _
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Japanese aircraft
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5 B7 O1 y0 S, R& x8 z* }* N4 l' R. @Japanese aircraft losses9 {! ]% Q% H i# V9 l& } P- I, Y
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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L* }# @+ B+ g7 |$ ^+ qAllied Ships
G' c9 G2 v4 \8 g% A# s xAP Cremer. [! w; u+ z# j( [1 F, g/ @
DD Aylwin) D* |+ p4 Q' w8 U ^$ s
DD Monaghan
7 d. y5 K$ L$ P9 Y xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
* k) }# t; V% F 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% Z) M2 R# L! W' h& |! s Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
* ~% W9 y* I, h& v2 ] 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 E# j( J3 u1 p Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp5 a3 |) {5 K! l3 W- \, E+ j1 Q- ]0 d
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet* [/ N d8 c2 {2 C. I
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% _- G, W/ c( Y z% u
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' U" a. g% T. b: h3 P Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
8 v' B7 N6 _! E& i8 z2 |% [. v3 w2 O 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
( R( T6 ^/ E4 k6 M1 E j @ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |