AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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$ }! E* R0 Y% w) n _南太战场,澳洲水面舰队突袭特瑞布港口,与日军快速运输舰队遭遇,然而盟军拙劣的夜战水平使得损失1艘DD受创1艘CL,却未对日军舰队造成实质性伤害;天亮后,腊包尔飞来的裸奔陆攻空袭退回莫港直掩圈的澳洲水面舰队,在被击落数十架后,仅3架突防,但恐怖的日军妖人仍然命中CL一雷;事后从战报统计中发现,日军陆航损失陆攻50架' b5 \1 a, e, \; S( H8 W* g7 Y9 c
大陆战场,国军第60军一部在云贵高原野地拦截了派遣军企图迂回贵阳的第11战车联队9 T2 d& `, `# ~0 l( q* D& ~4 L( b9 i
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& @; H; p( f! d7 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards: f" n% a, f) A8 ~
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$ R# R+ h; r, N/ `5 }1 \; c4 z CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire. ~, m0 w/ m- W8 Z
CM Tokiwa- M; C% o# u; N) R' l& w
CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire* D% k: z% F: X3 ]" \- N
CL Noshiro0 q! x& ?7 y$ {2 t6 |+ L
CL Abukuma
" P* d2 R u- h+ t. z N& V8 } CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire
! @8 [1 L6 G8 C5 W6 ^2 u. o DD Urakaze
* o$ f0 w. k1 G( p* ~$ A6 K5 X DD Hamakaze, P) N( O, f- ^! r4 M7 i6 {+ p6 S
DD Hatakaze
8 G8 l0 N: X8 ]# v DD Yunagi7 w: |0 }0 s4 K# h
DMS W-9
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Allied Ships# S% G8 k4 a1 Z; ]+ D. g
CA Louisville
7 n( G3 F- n2 V$ M CA Pensacola
5 u5 S9 M2 |) I! W) ] CA Australia, Shell hits 20 g7 T* o2 F; }! Y {
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
( ^2 o$ x2 y1 ~; h CL Leander, Shell hits 1
' y1 i6 K! _6 b8 X& s1 J CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
) j% C0 y" F7 [' B CL Perth
: Q4 Y( P7 N2 y8 S5 _* b* l& g5 ^ CL Concord8 ?/ p, c; [. m9 p
DD Stuart- p/ `3 i6 h) L5 K
DD Voyager# j" J* I5 G7 ?
DD Van Ghent4 A9 {# I+ H" @* }
DD Thracian& d! s% q/ B& t% N' B0 t0 L5 e
DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ I( G% U6 y+ j g& Y( h7 m DD Kilty8 Y5 y9 o3 {' q7 @3 R& }+ R1 p4 s
DD La Triomphant8 d9 G4 o* Q; o6 k0 Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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% V. ?8 @3 J5 N5 @2 gWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 {9 L _ e& z6 D, |) w7 b4 \+ S" d
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ C( I+ E& D5 R G4M1 Betty x 33$ a- i1 f/ ], l# m3 z' ]- B
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Allied aircraft
( O+ C$ s' x! E/ J" V6 q1 d Kittyhawk IA x 16
& Z* B' p+ m/ p1 ]1 E9 M P-40B Warhawk x 17
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G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed- w" ]2 @. ]9 a' G; j3 b. T
9 X: M' _* Y+ I8 ]$ `. gNo Allied losses
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9 ^. ]1 w8 q- S DAllied Ships
9 C* m# }8 m. p; W' s CL Perth
" O# U, _5 P2 r CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage |