AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
% W& e* F! V9 V) A0 x1 u- v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 d+ i: ^3 s' G+ o1 f5 b+ [6 }
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* E, X" Y, N8 c
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Japanese Ships7 f$ @8 h- b; d
CA Chokai. I5 \. y" H0 ]) h; k7 ^' s
CA Aoba
/ V; z1 _, g# l% N/ Y$ C CA Kinugasa
9 Q% P! }& g1 f CA Furutaka T7 s8 N+ _7 B
CA Kako6 h; t! z0 K5 C8 |; x4 O/ P" i/ V
CL Tenryu
/ V3 o" _; T! U3 m. B CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
& ?: f: v; o& M7 z+ p DD Mutsuki
# K3 I2 r u, m) a+ l3 I$ v DD Yayoi
3 K( x4 d |; m7 F8 _ DD Uzuki
! f: b, I. K& f' L# E DD Mochizuki* \+ _4 b9 D& q: M A
DD Hakaze
/ {! E: I! B0 Y DD Akikaze2 t. l2 E M$ W* Y7 i/ A* ]- `8 k
DD Tachikaze
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3 _1 S" m0 k# v: SAllied Ships6 t# c5 u# m0 ^! J# V
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% B( ?% _. S9 j8 c3 w' ~ ^; v; \ AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, Y6 _1 F: S+ V G7 y, n3 _/ x3 P xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% c4 A5 g& D! j; X# M' l
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* h$ |6 _, S+ H" |
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
H. W9 q/ P- k4 y z xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. N% G+ b9 |, R u xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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/ F1 i0 G( o0 c9 J; d P9 }4 VAllied ground losses:
7 a7 L; k4 q' p" B1 \ 4647 casualties reported
% r( q @: r3 R9 `% W Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled8 h! l- k# x, {' H$ c' x, P6 Z& j
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
! R0 R' M0 C6 t# K8 E Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ j4 f3 K* v2 n Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
( j/ x. k! |% M: N. m Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)% @% \( U* a0 }& C. ^
2 D- k! H0 i9 p& p1 X' @Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!0 g2 O9 k" y7 O) l! F1 l' \$ p
Allied TF begins to get underway
! \4 _- Z# E- s' d+ DReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight" S% M1 Q( ~! Z
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
" S0 }- \3 Q" U$ O. _/ E# C! oRange closes to 10,000 yards...
% x- I! e, r3 `1 l: H! d* cRange closes to 9,000 yards...
( M3 s9 X3 z) V- A6 d8 NRange closes to 8,000 yards...; @6 ]; y, z" G7 j) ^' v0 I6 ^
Range closes to 7,000 yards...: U x( C: M2 U3 b' S' q" b
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
7 n2 Q% t3 K$ Z* ~7 c$ CRange closes to 5,000 yards...
% Z7 Q# t; V, y& d1 i. I0 uCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
8 ^ Y- A9 y0 w9 OCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
( W: v6 I! W! m5 K) \8 Z4 ^; ~ h1 T @AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
" ~# T2 i1 E$ v: r1 mCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards& w3 }9 e* r( [2 l6 T
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
9 a& p- G% {' F& T& t6 T2 r FDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards3 w$ p; d, ^' m
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards) d% i0 e. B+ Y# M. d8 H
Range increases to 6,000 yards
& _% j! [% y4 k% L. }6 DDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
. i& [- s9 ~3 ^CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
7 x) `7 a( T8 ]% N8 V6 o! {* OCA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards7 w X7 f* ^ h( v
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards4 F# w4 Q) j4 D/ ?' [
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
5 ^8 K1 B8 s7 K) gxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards% {* _1 E5 P: e: h' G
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards8 j5 T* |7 i' _6 E' K
Range closes to 3,000 yards6 C- ]5 f7 h* O& R& W" V& l- i
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
' B7 N* w7 ^. D; K6 ZCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
2 z2 {& t5 g! h% F \3 WMassive explosion on PC Warrego
8 F2 m W* o& N \- H3 w+ QPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards6 M* d |! E, r0 P8 A1 |
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards! ?- ]4 F& r- \! R) h. |+ M/ B9 M+ x
Range closes to 2,000 yards
/ e8 f1 s6 W: \) y- g; CxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
+ q8 M1 O3 O+ I2 ~$ wxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards4 W% b3 g2 m h) M$ e. ^
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
. E: N2 j9 m, n) ]' `Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk.... Z9 f* x+ M* m7 d. G2 _3 d) V$ }( k
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4 J8 g O9 D0 v; l- L8 m# ^, rMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 J6 Y" i/ n5 q% S! w1 h, ^& J
3 L5 g' w* }6 y. k% IWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% x& @& u- G9 v: b& a$ d) VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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+ M* F6 P3 K6 Y9 C/ u9 k7 xJapanese aircraft
$ W W$ ^. H/ g, U3 v G4M1 Betty x 42% A/ v8 i, Q& Q4 G0 f; x0 L" M
( g8 N5 t E% Q% q iJapanese aircraft losses
6 O0 `+ d5 B0 Z" V/ Q/ P- R" E' K$ y G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged0 i3 p y! ?" ^- K" e
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Allied Ships
3 h+ X' `* e1 J5 q) a4 i+ x5 D, } AM Bowen- T( o7 V) A1 v/ c" M
xAK Mundalla& W2 v- I# h# A9 A! ^% Q2 ?
DD Aylwin
$ B/ E- h3 Y0 [' d DD Monaghan+ F# R' U0 C+ @: M! _% ]
xAP Cremer! Z2 P* e' l9 l9 c& J0 \
xAP Idomeneus
+ z/ n8 \6 f1 D. y4 @ xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1# S' M- c1 x% R8 q9 U; I
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Allied ground losses:7 K" c* H0 O3 A5 @4 p ?4 H k
16 casualties reported
9 r7 y, ?$ O4 D" @% f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 S! s& F/ {6 \& d) Q: L4 ^+ q' S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ g, T) q* j. c. u. G" ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:* O0 h; C1 F2 H8 Q- m/ x5 M
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" m3 A7 W& a+ {; c! |2 ^' H Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp! i) X/ r% y W7 u
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet! m) b8 h" i" Y- Y
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
( A+ H6 l6 Z1 U5 F/ k 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet2 Z/ E' Z; h: N1 S' _6 G+ V
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 `8 y7 `# |; [' h* j- ]* ^
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 D% k N0 }; g! L$ k9 p Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp" k* O/ P: `, \2 P1 v4 f+ D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ ]# @3 ?' y( G8 Y6 r) D
/ `- Q" `( ?6 uWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' V" d7 r3 w5 `5 cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes) |$ d7 `5 C* |
3 g1 U- ]9 B& R. B$ aJapanese aircraft
; U6 Y0 c z. k G4M1 Betty x 34
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged& _4 `) f2 t4 O" z, S
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1 x3 ]% D: r, s# L: A; ?& F xAP Cremer
9 v: W2 ^ [+ \6 Y' d DD Aylwin/ p( y+ G# P2 N$ F+ e6 ~$ J3 Z
DD Monaghan
; c' ^# F& n6 o: _' e xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:; w/ i' r9 H# m N7 r
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 W8 e& y* D8 O% ?* i/ C: [! ] Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
- O. M5 h8 H4 m& s: B5 C 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' q. e: Q: i# T! `: L: m- y4 \5 J Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp( \ P- C6 n2 L, @4 m
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
4 q0 `8 ^" j# g Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% J% G" E) F! y* e
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 M5 L& Q, b3 \$ A; b" |# Z% v7 k3 [
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp: O5 Q1 Z% L) t2 o
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
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