AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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; {0 {4 N( F8 [/ Z/ t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3 t1 }( n1 J" R9 v" f' V3 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& T r! j% b3 t# g# |& h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
, z% A; F+ z+ n. r8 b& f0 f4 O3 s CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire& u+ z5 M4 K D- g' Y# R) J
CM Tokiwa
, u, x p. S3 H' E5 h# Z CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire6 \# p2 s% c, [
CL Noshiro8 g. {. \) [& \& I T" V+ ~
CL Abukuma m6 }% x/ Q$ }0 q2 L
CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire; Q( |( g. F- \4 {; [6 }8 Z
DD Urakaze
# V7 ]1 J! E+ i DD Hamakaze4 k# m. F- p% R9 L$ S3 \; m3 W
DD Hatakaze
" W: r/ {6 i1 V% n8 ], | DD Yunagi0 Y, q) ?, L$ t# g) b8 d) k, Z
DMS W-9/ X: S1 E2 X5 q! F) O) n
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CA Louisville& Z! ~6 ^5 |1 a; z% C0 U) O- U7 Z' l
CA Pensacola
/ R1 `! [* g! j CA Australia, Shell hits 2
; L6 Q# p5 q& y A CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
, {' }8 e: B3 M! j2 M CL Leander, Shell hits 1) h( S8 p) u$ N( l3 \- p5 }
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage& ?3 L! a1 {. i7 D1 g- D' G0 p
CL Perth9 T9 N; }) \& e- _3 r5 G+ T) V$ F
CL Concord0 t+ V, k: l( ?# ` x
DD Stuart+ z' j% ?5 |2 e8 h" ?7 \
DD Voyager
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DD Thracian2 z- h: Y: d, Y
DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' q' n9 r$ l' G' s; |
DD Kilty
2 K1 t5 ^$ L8 x6 B1 A/ k DD La Triomphant2 S" I. a+ l% i( ?
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8 H, H) r; M6 n9 i& n. uMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky+ @+ F, M% R4 r& u k5 P
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Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 S" E. A I5 r2 ?7 ^* Q8 ] w% N- j
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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" i! b- l, p! F" pJapanese aircraft
3 r6 X* O! ]9 C( [+ @, J. \# c G4M1 Betty x 33 s# _: x# }, t3 C. R
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Kittyhawk IA x 16
2 j8 m; A% y# G P-40B Warhawk x 175 S. [; [9 w, R: e# Z& z
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Japanese aircraft losses& T1 `3 m* [+ E1 c* g! R
G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed
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No Allied losses6 ?& u$ n9 B: s
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8 `4 ^& r2 U5 o4 } CL Perth
u8 g( y ^$ i" k. Q CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage |