AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
# I7 D$ H! A/ h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
8 m( |, o; A$ `& k1 C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
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8 C0 Q6 h8 E# [! qJapanese Ships/ }4 Y$ Z! D# i( @
CA Chokai9 u: _1 k- n0 ?
CA Aoba8 V8 T% a6 m% [
CA Kinugasa
0 S& u' k1 r2 q/ |# I% B/ q& p CA Furutaka" x% ^, q. Q- B- p
CA Kako
- @: ?. C; V1 R/ N3 C CL Tenryu
% X0 F' H8 h1 N CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 19 _# o; t4 l9 G( G. _, W9 o
DD Mutsuki
$ W- ?4 N3 C; x5 Y7 c! V; O DD Yayoi
) o/ M0 M, e6 ^ DD Uzuki
7 U. z' Q8 v, d; N5 s* q DD Mochizuki
0 T1 {9 J: i* J! a6 }1 ?$ r& } DD Hakaze
, m9 \& ?/ L8 B DD Akikaze
7 o& q/ r+ l/ A DD Tachikaze
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Allied Ships
7 i; U$ ~% `# x0 X0 O7 |3 V2 Y PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- Q0 k: ], |: }* c/ m/ W6 X5 | AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' b3 F9 i: H& \2 w* n& [& h xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) p- c( z7 c* D* S- x xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! f9 @0 Z8 e) d xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 [! m5 Z' p; ?# ^ xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, _/ S7 y- x0 X F
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- w" ^& A% |: f9 I% f
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Allied ground losses:
# V n+ \( e+ k 4647 casualties reported3 `6 v) @4 _# h- J; q
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled1 J, t4 r4 Z! m4 h
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
" p0 R5 F4 U' P w8 l8 O Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled* G+ H% V7 c$ ~- w7 O3 C
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
( g) a, A' A2 r; @8 _ Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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* v( [9 H, n. OJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!6 s" b9 ?- s7 w w9 ]$ h ?
Allied TF begins to get underway
* g G9 g2 s1 d- Q KReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight" l9 Y5 S- {7 K. [- a/ G( x
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards+ D, S8 s/ E9 h2 Z8 L' W, a
Range closes to 10,000 yards...2 P! ]. G, c! k0 ]) y0 z
Range closes to 9,000 yards...) s" Y; g1 l% e9 g% c
Range closes to 8,000 yards...4 Y) o" z% n3 ?3 j: A
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
( P0 d* O1 W) t5 u) h9 MRange closes to 6,000 yards...
$ } x L7 H8 |5 S6 I2 y/ @Range closes to 5,000 yards...
8 U; D1 X$ @: D: r! d& }* ]CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
* W/ j2 Z( Y: z( j9 s/ ~- B9 M! CCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards9 y7 P2 z) r/ ]9 i8 J/ x" D
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
7 L! c( b* P7 s" [CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
; l3 t# B" x7 n4 KCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
- @6 y% _; y8 l4 Q# F* ?' WDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
$ r* T: `5 k+ d, aDD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards. T- H* T% u+ B
Range increases to 6,000 yards
# L2 t3 K9 L1 CDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 * N/ i1 H" L4 \$ X6 C6 x0 r
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards, I+ _% B- Q- T2 W6 {
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards/ @" Z, b# V& D1 k7 O8 ]
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards: @7 B$ B9 {$ \9 r
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards% p. C( l: Q7 ^* u5 l
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards# y5 P8 w7 ^( p5 m+ m$ Q$ W
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
/ z5 U- U0 [1 B! G$ f! }' v; h% QRange closes to 3,000 yards
2 s: D1 ]( ~8 nCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
( _- g9 X$ i4 g9 E4 NCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards+ D8 H) j* t" Q+ o, s6 a
Massive explosion on PC Warrego
6 X( ^( A% J0 l f# @PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
5 l) y9 l4 n9 C) d* pxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
1 w3 F. K/ j3 e5 Q, vRange closes to 2,000 yards
1 Y9 b1 n v# K+ GxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
0 Q3 ^, K2 H; N7 h6 ^# ZxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards1 x% {! K' O7 W: |$ i' G; M
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
: I9 _) _! y1 {( D/ N- C" b: J' _3 [Combat 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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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& [1 d) l7 e7 b0 X q; vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ X/ h) h' B; |
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G4M1 Betty x 42
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Japanese aircraft losses% W/ K D; t* a" J0 z& L$ J
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged: S# i8 s- r+ S6 G
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Allied Ships
3 n% X, ?7 u% j- _% B AM Bowen
6 H# y- Y& V1 U9 G& n: M" \ xAK Mundalla
: J+ J$ ?; p. J- \# u9 v DD Aylwin4 I! O+ F/ g8 }3 ]+ |) s7 {2 E V9 D5 d
DD Monaghan% n4 W% Q& h7 ^6 V; L( Z; `
xAP Cremer( I) C$ Y* Q8 H. u2 p7 P; E
xAP Idomeneus
" }9 `) D( e' K6 A xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 12 o) [7 [, q4 _0 g
# l- ]1 e5 i- E/ f9 ^( |Allied ground losses:6 i$ T( ]; ] L
16 casualties reported
( U# U! G, e5 B4 [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 T. c0 H% P6 ~, |$ A* F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
) i- \, ^2 P' M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:& U( L1 l4 [ f( g
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 _: y% X, ]* O$ B! ?6 c
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
. ?* \7 m7 r% K$ m5 G8 f* C+ b: K 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet# d/ n1 M( o/ m
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 T& h! l$ B5 k# i( t: _) h
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1305 \, |8 Y6 F6 w, x! V
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& m% Q) v' @8 j- w( Z* }! {) C8 S& m
$ P- O5 m8 X$ ~# i9 |' GRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 `! y' i8 A0 @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged5 H6 [3 L2 l+ f, B' y- c. ~7 e
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xAP Cremer
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DD Monaghan( [8 a+ U. W! }: [0 B/ d" q" x
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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; X9 U( L# A) u) e. \+ GAircraft Attacking:' C& v @* Q+ d, g# V9 j* P( m
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet- \5 v9 v' F& z% ^7 [
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
s1 B- ]+ N7 F) H% H4 } 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ o( M" M" Y5 t) B- e% O0 B5 _ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
" C& T7 z' d6 [$ V6 ` F4 o 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet- A1 j9 ]2 G1 E4 _) e) b8 K: Y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb( `) V( M* Z# A% Z* T1 c1 r. q1 F
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 ]2 X0 ~ E) r0 G& v9 w' p
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp- E+ k/ |* m, ]. T1 o# k6 R( w
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet: k2 P% L0 W, P! q2 z- y* l
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |