AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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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
* d4 r, P( b0 t, J: N1 W! e1 U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; E. Q' x% C2 l/ }9 m
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards
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6 s- O' m, u& @' c. v CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire% {0 S& d4 B' _7 b2 o1 v; C
CM Tokiwa
2 a* n) K5 W0 M- ~& K; Y CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 Q8 o c2 F7 K; m CL Noshiro
C* h/ A* e7 D0 w: o8 l/ O CL Abukuma
8 y) j- o5 m6 A( H( a+ O4 T. p CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire9 I# Y. z5 B! p
DD Urakaze
! K2 I( ?% A' W$ i& ` DD Hamakaze
; {% ?4 x9 |* v: x DD Hatakaze/ f4 W* h8 s% i/ d$ ^: X. H
DD Yunagi
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CA Louisville! n0 ^5 e! S" B: b" _
CA Pensacola
f' N- \8 d# j# a% O- k5 P CA Australia, Shell hits 2, ~' X0 e) x+ E a: B) A
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
: m, D/ V( Q& R1 \. y CL Leander, Shell hits 1
8 o ~4 F' C$ @# A& \0 C9 p# f CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 E+ p( x( h; p p. Z) N CL Perth
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DD Stuart
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DD Van Ghent, Q4 S( r6 B# h* e$ u8 F
DD Thracian
: O3 [9 P1 f* z# f* \ DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ l7 E, q) c7 [% C$ c
DD Kilty' c, w6 W% W2 ?
DD La Triomphant, Y: Y: ^* m7 p* s+ `/ H, b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 T* E% h) X. w5 {' l \
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes$ P& a1 y' r9 V2 Q/ s& q5 @
5 ^9 Z8 u D% hJapanese aircraft6 e2 u" j3 c. O# U% \6 a0 \
G4M1 Betty x 33- k4 S* |& q! d+ I
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Kittyhawk IA x 16
5 T: H$ r% [' u5 _4 p# l P-40B Warhawk x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
; @, F- {% c1 Z% \9 x" I G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed C+ i: M a0 u4 a
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No Allied losses& i" b3 `9 ?5 X# V6 B% _6 t% E) e
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Allied Ships
& g7 q& B7 e# h7 {9 q CL Perth
; s8 N# _+ g# }1 G2 x' a6 N CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage |