AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42- a" `2 _/ k, D/ b3 Z3 w, e
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
: J( H/ f7 f: _/ M: N3 P/ H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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2 N5 C( p6 P# U9 F2 n# ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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2 {$ V* g" a _3 C/ z CA Chokai
# o9 F( I7 D$ G+ u$ `: Q- [ CA Aoba/ h: `1 T, e6 Z2 e' r
CA Kinugasa* a1 s r ]/ A" L5 ?7 a, a& R7 i
CA Furutaka# E4 c% o2 d) \: j- f) K- D
CA Kako
/ x0 B0 ~! K/ ^: o+ z) v |8 M5 } CL Tenryu f1 G( \% k* i4 j6 J! B( Z7 U
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1- t \7 C. T9 }7 ^! r
DD Mutsuki3 E( x$ T$ }- J% y2 Z
DD Yayoi) w8 ]) Y0 B4 I* R
DD Uzuki( ^# N" _0 k* Q$ {
DD Mochizuki* r) y c9 i" G& M, Q
DD Hakaze0 i/ a- \, F; A$ C$ ]
DD Akikaze/ q$ }0 F7 y3 K( |9 S
DD Tachikaze
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Allied Ships
, N" h4 [) O% S/ _' C' s* O+ d Q. H PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ E, G+ u. K# T4 G) h AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 m+ F0 [( r d. B5 c xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. `+ Z2 N; v/ y% j
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) N# Q! x! j6 U* O) t- @ xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& t3 k% G& P9 f4 Q) h xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& X# Q; ~' U, q, v3 w
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
" Z1 m+ ^ K- H S5 T6 R C _ 4647 casualties reported
( d. m* ?9 ^6 Y Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
4 G! `% K. y! o. J; m4 j3 M) Q Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
: m# ^. u# Y$ } Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled( Y. v: q) z4 T
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)4 f" _8 E" v: `7 @* A
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)% k7 @% M, a6 n# G- B# \( R6 `
6 K: k- @* {+ k. ~( L# QJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
( \# e2 _! ~9 e9 XAllied TF begins to get underway. W! K8 b5 B |$ y0 O- m+ O
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
4 e+ K% |' {! U" H s4 S4 q' x( o; eMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards1 w5 r" H2 ]' y: t0 b* D
Range closes to 10,000 yards...( Y( ^" a9 b8 o0 F- y% ]& r
Range closes to 9,000 yards...8 \' ]9 G+ N# M
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
3 b1 i% r) o) p4 e5 L; w* \Range closes to 7,000 yards...
2 W8 c" v) }" N3 K9 r3 u8 W$ nRange closes to 6,000 yards...
6 z, [2 q* W3 H& s0 y1 {Range closes to 5,000 yards..." p* ?5 V( _9 M) X- n/ w! H. L' V
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards$ W- W) l3 b5 O
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
) n$ o9 |- b% I% rAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards1 I# r0 E* m4 N6 z; z
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards; b" e8 K$ y1 Q! e( M9 p
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards* k! a" n) T Z% u. D5 F
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards/ g2 E$ T L) n
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
9 S) o$ ?' [8 f+ E, J& T4 nRange increases to 6,000 yards: n" Z2 `3 Z+ h! U$ R! \, q
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
" @: c/ U" {& ~CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards; e- g0 Y8 y3 l
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
0 a3 r: d3 d( U7 u+ P9 {! r4 lxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards) g. F4 s$ Q: ?
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
# N' t" K. B% }1 H2 }2 Q0 sxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards- H! o. h) w4 d
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
. U& g9 G1 W4 lRange closes to 3,000 yards
; U# g0 X, f9 F+ L* S, kCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards* u% D5 T- U( n" d5 x
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards4 J3 H! Z. W9 j" ^5 L+ j" b& Y
Massive explosion on PC Warrego9 z" n$ M* H7 G4 r& D
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
2 j* S/ v$ r1 C2 Z3 G8 [. PxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
E3 x) N# z, M, V/ gRange closes to 2,000 yards
/ P: \& m! n0 g9 d1 L( U |xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards1 d( Y" y! r4 H$ b
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards, |$ u' x1 m4 P% p4 q
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards) f1 G, Z# k) r/ n( K L
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...& ^9 R, l, Y% U5 c9 F+ W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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$ @7 D0 q8 _, {. r8 K0 T4 QWeather in hex: Severe storms* ~) S% E1 H8 _1 a
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 p+ @9 y5 q6 T, _* {2 CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes/ [& G* d7 t, D2 j
$ ~6 }5 M& P4 b6 ?Japanese aircraft7 H$ |1 O% k% `) U E# P
G4M1 Betty x 42
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2 m3 g# ?/ n: C% JJapanese aircraft losses/ b3 E8 r6 C- ?% h
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged" W. O9 F# F' S. l* C% o+ r
; | p" v1 Z+ {- c4 gAllied Ships
* h9 b3 x, I9 o% ^ AM Bowen: M& h1 _0 B- @& d! c3 \
xAK Mundalla
, ], C# f Y7 H( M DD Aylwin
) b6 h x Q" M9 X7 S+ _$ W7 G DD Monaghan
( N5 R4 C0 H0 e xAP Cremer
1 N& z; U+ h6 r: b9 Q9 O xAP Idomeneus( E6 W. J$ F! U2 Y
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1% y' ^( D3 W+ z) H. c
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Allied ground losses:3 R S4 f; U" p7 z
16 casualties reported
" D" h6 D1 L& k6 j# _& m- w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 x, [$ h7 z% m4 ]! r1 _! P+ w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 y) W4 ~0 m& a" b* J, Y8 T4 O# x1 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:7 ?- p; _( m4 c
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ A& R( v4 A; e5 l$ a Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp% H$ |0 d; j' ^* k3 t$ g
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
S/ ~4 {: \+ w: i/ H _ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp H; q' A/ H. ?) K
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet% K7 ]$ Z( d! c' S5 o }. g# x
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
, H3 K1 _3 ^, g9 V 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 u( D( S% \, h8 g1 x/ m( M m) x Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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! U1 L a2 k' AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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2 F/ C6 N4 u, D+ YWeather in hex: Heavy rain, f5 f; T3 e1 n! V k
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# w4 r4 Y- L E% E3 n- \" ?1 H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 346 j( p. O: B; r7 ~
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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xAP Cremer9 m3 L0 b/ j/ [* d. v
DD Aylwin
3 D& R& E3 c/ E' R3 ~, e DD Monaghan9 v; z& k- ] }
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
. z, g. B3 Y" H1 H) O 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 p( V! V* `- \7 o* J0 y3 Q* a# | Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
B6 X9 `7 k$ O" W5 k 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet r! i; f! U8 @ S$ B0 O$ q
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
: A+ \$ K) Y$ C 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet5 N6 d3 B O1 {* e& J6 L1 c
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb, K7 f# E6 h5 h$ L5 W- c% [) S |* n3 A
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 e0 y/ H1 A& o8 t
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp; z2 x7 M5 \& C1 p/ t
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet% V% j' R% G3 d; d d$ [2 t
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |