AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42, G+ G) B3 L) N8 `9 i' c
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9 m% K0 l! \6 I9 P& WNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards3 _+ q [* ^; v2 T# j
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Japanese Ships
: C, X% L) U! g7 W. z. ~" f+ @' b BB Kongo
4 |& c3 N" y" ~- \7 J CA Mikuma
& i; W' ]; W6 ]7 G/ }0 |5 n CA Kumano" S1 [$ e9 a0 s" b& L
CA Furutaka" m7 G; ^: q9 R2 g
DD Akatsuki
4 i) P4 O* ]# l% q xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2: G, D8 X7 N5 g7 A
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5- k" l8 |, [1 w# [: e& s# r
xAK Kuraido Maru
1 ~( {( S0 U2 ]0 k1 ?; k1 ]1 y9 r xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 12 @; i- ?; D' {* G/ k
xAK Mansei Maru
G x: o/ J1 m* U& S! N xAK Morioka Maru& p, w1 k7 t& e
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
* f- M0 O# W3 C5 Y8 Q8 k9 r# ?* P xAK Oigawa Maru! J! {4 q: Q. ^( V, J7 {& _
xAK Reiyo Maru
* K2 l' a* g* o( \9 \ xAK Samarang Maru; Y# j! K. ]% Q' ^$ J
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2/ e: Q: E# Z9 E
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1/ k( [% f( V: _* M3 S5 P" V, Q& n
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 24 I+ t( r. ^! ? s, c4 i
xAK Tokusima Maru
/ m* S9 j4 ^( Y- B: J xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2/ N4 H0 ~& a" g* ]7 L5 [1 M5 }# T
xAK Unkai Maru #6
& ^. G s* m6 C+ O6 L0 A& ], A xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 69 w: d: M2 u3 ]( Z( t' L0 r) R
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Allied Ships/ b& H3 `) N3 ?
PT-80
* E: _+ U# e, @0 P PT-81
" @/ z! L1 l0 x1 v PT-82
* h' Y1 H; _7 }' p, O8 O3 R PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
8 ?% I* S6 v8 o7 P PT-84
8 Y/ N1 H. M. |; G P) a PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- B. [0 a# t; L% v
PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 S. X3 z" c- e
PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* g# q# g3 u# u9 L' j* w- @- j
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Japanese ground losses:
: c; i! Q ~' a, u+ @) q 6 casualties reported
. s9 e' H9 R: _9 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 t) u$ E7 }/ {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 o: E3 n% [: Q( x$ I0 K6 T1 s+ [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ z. k- X) i. y% W! Y' y. {: \' a
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' l; P1 U" K4 x* H& Y: G3 ]% h/ l* X! PTF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)# o$ q2 [: W+ T
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Japanese Ships" m0 L' J3 P7 s
BB Kongo, Mine hits 2- ~7 X, R: |1 G' z/ K4 O+ l
DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire& d2 _3 C' L/ l0 y' C; e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards- v/ V: d9 A2 ~: n2 }
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Japanese aircraft
$ E( X: B8 U- X2 @% n2 E% A( i no flights
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% v- U G& Z4 O3 cJapanese aircraft losses
. K7 q f- L, b0 k* K8 I; t: E E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed, {4 y8 `# x' E: a, D& j9 U5 g0 e- R
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BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 H; R( l: M( _" p# |1 U CA Mikuma
- i7 o$ x5 }' A a7 m CA Kumano, Shell hits 1: y) W5 z p, s: W
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
9 q5 A$ e, A: J& H. o# \ DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk$ s* p, [, G9 f- j$ n3 L
xAK Nanko Maru5 p7 q$ V/ X, H) L
xAK Kotobuki Maru #53 ]; [" a. q3 X
xAK Kuraido Maru
, O' |/ F; e0 d- r' V7 | xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire: x/ Z% W& \7 n" v+ r" G
xAK Mansei Maru) ~- l* Q7 m6 m) @" D0 \
xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire( v& f6 v4 F# J
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 38 ?8 P9 G1 L( m$ {2 z8 ]! v `
xAK Oigawa Maru
' | @# g' h3 c% |- o7 S xAK Reiyo Maru
0 P$ T9 c+ X8 w: J7 k7 `* M xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2
" I9 n- ]. R* e1 y xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1+ ?4 _% ^9 w- F; @5 e; ^
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru
; P8 Q/ `0 U. d$ }# Z xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4$ k( C' @! |' H, _3 u
xAK Tokusima Maru
+ z0 a+ k4 R, v4 { xAK Uji Maru% ]" k+ D; ?, v& z( W
xAK Unkai Maru #6
5 D! q, E- |# q4 R: U8 o- } xAK Yubari Maru; l" }7 P: s1 j+ S
7 Y8 \* t" X1 x0 u. |7 ?6 [Allied Ships g6 E0 L" x) Z: r* v
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
6 J7 J6 f) R/ R CA Canberra
& _/ q+ {" F0 d B& Z8 c CL Leander) ], f! f! Z0 s, s M2 u" v
CL Perth
" }5 J* e- l0 [* q, h' f# d* G DD Barker, Shell hits 1& X7 [& Q' c) `5 X. E* y" g
DD Bulmer0 n! \% @2 n6 r2 s5 H5 x
DD Edsall+ U' S }1 ]/ {* H) Y
DD Stuart
9 @5 H. S; Q" q" E DD Stronghold
/ D" k8 m* [1 [; U, D9 x$ F DD Tenedos. d4 o8 K6 h/ A; y
DD Thanet0 i, E/ o, @+ B9 S, `, f
DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ ^- B2 J6 m0 N+ v1 |0 O
DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese ground losses:8 R) U& s9 z O2 l
64 casualties reported- | L$ T" I) M- q2 t$ d+ `0 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 J6 H9 O, U* c3 S2 H- ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled) j2 s. k. K+ T5 L5 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |