AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
( }. w* R8 b' {0 [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" Y+ b' p0 r4 c' Z
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0 z$ R" \* u: a( {2 j3 I5 i5 b
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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0 W: ^9 X3 n& X! B' D) QJapanese Ships: z/ v% X1 A \) k; U5 f# j
CA Chokai
/ Q2 i8 A; z, u CA Aoba) g: x$ t* ]2 G: Y9 i8 k
CA Kinugasa/ O/ c' G: H$ i+ Q
CA Furutaka( D" i( [& }. Q Q* }; N: ?/ Z* e
CA Kako
/ J# N: v+ u, n3 [2 u CL Tenryu i& g# B% D0 }: h" o& F! _
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1" u% ]6 @( A6 I# D' u, N
DD Mutsuki# ~: l p3 K9 J9 [+ ~4 h
DD Yayoi0 \$ l% I+ _4 m7 `3 o5 ?3 m
DD Uzuki3 \7 C4 I, M }4 f1 {
DD Mochizuki
6 D+ }$ v$ h& P$ d- ] DD Hakaze) z. ?. H* U4 K+ K
DD Akikaze- y& Z# ~4 U( \
DD Tachikaze
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2 v7 h/ U: d" RAllied Ships
R1 b' ^$ o+ d1 l PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: Y3 R# o) P/ l4 L: v/ J
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* T3 R; W4 g) d xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 k/ @/ O' x: M# t+ U. }$ I% }' Y' U xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 \2 i. s5 ^# s) ^1 L" H
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. ?/ {# x* F! |1 ?: F xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ B v8 J# g- C6 Z& J xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
: }( b; I6 k+ [- ]: } 4647 casualties reported
$ T# o: o9 b0 E& Y9 R Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
/ n! L8 S# J: e8 p7 k# G D7 j Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled: k+ G3 H( Z$ U7 v9 y
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ |) A" |( _5 I8 i2 E. }5 j9 X Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)( `% Q% i* i: E. L
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)! `$ V! ~: V/ j) d
9 D: e5 _) x3 ?Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
% t3 E2 L: Z' h. p" x E1 YAllied TF begins to get underway2 ^4 [% C6 d( a6 C; c. ?
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
) V( _- a4 x) M( p% kMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards7 O1 e1 c8 L' y! q) G& _; ]: F- w
Range closes to 10,000 yards... S& K+ D3 c) T
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
/ u" U7 K* v, k( f0 b4 XRange closes to 8,000 yards...2 v8 o$ I4 ]" O: e
Range closes to 7,000 yards...5 W2 f- I/ s* P2 u& Z& j2 D
Range closes to 6,000 yards...+ b x+ F F' [& I) ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards...# l' ~# S2 s8 N8 G7 X8 n1 M
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards8 z- `) G# o. b c& T" A* v
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards3 I+ z, R- u0 z% S8 y# S
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
% |' U: E( `: @% K( l! E I. G; JCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
! k; u) F0 s7 d7 r$ jCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
% k: F; Y( i: E7 kDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards% B; e+ E# R; E) [; H* P. u6 d, S5 C
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
+ C1 k( M6 k4 x+ t- V r0 T* nRange increases to 6,000 yards, I' h2 g6 s1 t* X- K
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 , t7 g" U: E) e- H2 L
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
. _2 Y! p. G/ u4 r+ ^) [- gCA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
$ C5 N& D. B* w3 \% M4 FxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards9 }8 e% I# W/ v- ?3 E, Z [# z
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
( a; h9 S' ]9 [4 LxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
4 X3 \6 {: h: B3 k. M+ vCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
6 V! b8 \# y. n# qRange closes to 3,000 yards+ H! K Y. p; U5 x' L9 e6 {- y% R1 b
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
l$ l* b3 S% _9 Q4 @) j% j! ICA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards) b1 c0 t) T% ~5 h' K: Y7 K
Massive explosion on PC Warrego3 y$ j" S" ], t/ w, ]
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards4 T4 Z+ w- |- ~+ N) F5 Z
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards5 a0 i8 f! O @. Q6 {7 R
Range closes to 2,000 yards& @9 w6 t; m3 G! P
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards( j3 O: C2 D7 Z' k7 l* @2 s
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
3 X6 K1 w9 d% ]. P( }xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards1 q( Q* K3 S; K9 L
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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2 Q0 z: v- ~1 @7 t+ ]$ M9 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130) i3 r4 A4 E, W2 E
2 E: @0 t% u6 C" d4 t3 ?, P& dWeather in hex: Severe storms b4 D6 [' q- b8 S8 W
5 I! m) R4 W2 ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ v {8 X. ?% B5 z/ r) m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 z- v: `2 Q5 e6 X9 M$ FJapanese aircraft; i3 t8 R* o% f0 ~+ ^
G4M1 Betty x 42 o, q# y+ Y+ m i* r
' n0 _0 k+ ~% g. W2 sJapanese aircraft losses
7 V0 w/ U5 S6 V2 v% p3 J) ~- x/ k G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships" U* R- v7 k- } Z# F: o
AM Bowen: V, I* G# U! v
xAK Mundalla$ a, q% q U' u
DD Aylwin3 W/ } s& u7 c) n4 H {
DD Monaghan
/ K9 m# @' s1 T$ b7 f xAP Cremer, p" B2 \7 S! W# G$ @4 ]
xAP Idomeneus
; c8 D! Z( T! W x, j3 ~. ` xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1( g) E; J y7 W4 ^
# X% `. ]2 _9 ~$ V/ S k# S4 uAllied ground losses:5 A0 x; f1 b" \# t; X* M0 C7 A
16 casualties reported3 j9 G4 d9 I. D& D( u6 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 o# T" b! H$ q" O( `6 C4 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" K4 a) t5 m" C; A, R: ?# v9 Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 n! w% q/ H- k# o0 V. F) i# V8 C
s7 p) p& f9 ]5 [' y2 R( _Aircraft Attacking:
3 |; N) b; p7 v" g: E% p 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 [ r, j- W H
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
$ _1 R& E' _) z 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
' Q) ?! i! ~2 _( w% \ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 X2 N8 e4 V# ~+ T* k. Z9 O) {
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 ~' G; i, T) U9 q: H8 Y; |
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 i# W; ]2 l6 ]+ u: L- A5 }
+ x3 q3 `& v0 o" X) Z7 @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 ?; }& @& A2 w8 VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft losses# F. [7 z) b' S
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged. O' P0 o& H+ o7 @$ k
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Allied Ships7 F1 S3 I x" x$ Q% J* p1 b
xAP Cremer" l# c$ v E" T* z C) y
DD Aylwin
2 `- t* m- T$ `3 f DD Monaghan: `8 U. Q, u( V* S& q' u
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
; @ H1 B; |( T3 U p; V, ^ 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
G1 z5 B: P- |8 P& A* Y6 ?7 U Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp. K+ K% ]$ K3 f% T5 T
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( I: Y6 l+ \/ M0 P; P7 X Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
% e, q7 D f% s9 ?% R$ W- Z3 J 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet8 Z+ I9 m, W1 h9 Y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb' y9 J) A3 |% j+ ~( f, w$ X
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ [- ^/ t6 m/ j+ A Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp# k& B# p0 o6 h+ u& x
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
/ X4 ?" G- ?7 V6 k Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |