AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42
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8 |0 \( l8 [( c! `+ K U! @ a日军大摇大摆地执行MO计划,盟军PT编队首先拦截,接着从星期四岛赶来的盟军舰队随后跟上,将日军的运输船队痛扁,并击沉金刚号战列舰,获得开战以来最大战果。4 T: z2 T& Q) }" U- C$ N( L$ d
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( Z- k; v" x) t* K! I+ s8 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 L6 y( I9 e5 ?& d4 G( K
BB Kongo) p( p: H% n3 u) U7 z4 G
CA Mikuma
# |; O+ J# v( a1 { CA Kumano
C" T9 k/ {% l; F% X CA Furutaka0 r1 @3 l/ ~5 X9 i
DD Akatsuki
% ~9 T- t+ {! k4 \2 `8 [0 z xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 22 v' x& O3 b4 S# n1 }1 k1 P' r6 d F+ Q
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
( | W. R9 m! q* q xAK Kuraido Maru
) I0 n- n5 q. m xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1
7 ?. V# n, I. W& l4 C. V xAK Mansei Maru8 ?( J# _2 ?+ p% |9 H
xAK Morioka Maru
1 E; V8 u' d: H4 M0 j1 u& q( R xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
1 f- S, G' i6 S# C$ { xAK Oigawa Maru
9 a- |" |+ w" Z/ e# J; [ xAK Reiyo Maru. O3 X& ^6 z4 d# `8 a" ]
xAK Samarang Maru
% I6 b* g3 r7 b5 t# {% D' }9 Z4 [6 W1 d xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2, `& z& g4 x0 _. s+ ~$ ?/ F
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1
7 U# }; T- E7 M xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2
+ P- y' |+ M; N9 l xAK Tokusima Maru
4 O; s& F. k1 _2 ]# I% s' z xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2
( J! {2 V7 W1 @8 \0 | xAK Unkai Maru #6
7 |) B0 U' g, m xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6
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Allied Ships* ~5 K9 a8 ?- x) b
PT-808 L+ N/ i/ C, `8 q ]; N7 D
PT-81) D. q4 G' B% m& n0 R1 [
PT-82' w9 s; ]5 [ N( R5 d
PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk) u* i+ @$ F$ [1 S) N* @! S4 W
PT-84
7 o) Y9 O6 a5 h* S, ~1 j; Z PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 _4 u7 ]5 R8 g1 z PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- O, k' t0 E4 i2 L8 v/ ?
PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:( X2 x+ t% K8 X$ c o: h' o8 }
6 casualties reported5 |0 G0 \6 V& P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" e+ ?( S: B1 ?# a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% q" e$ J, H- v* M0 D# U. c" s1 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ |- D0 }2 f5 @, o. y7 ~( BTF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)
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Japanese Ships/ c' J8 s$ c$ F3 ?
BB Kongo, Mine hits 2
9 [1 }& D9 [, Z! v9 g" ~/ L3 ^ DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire" |+ O5 e7 N0 {( l1 ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards" y( l" [* W( {7 K. c) Z
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Japanese aircraft
2 W: @3 o' Y" @$ _" k no flights) ~. d. ~" p& n; F- _; O
* i7 H8 t" T& d/ N, Y9 s! b# O0 |Japanese aircraft losses' }0 }7 `4 o; Y2 |* F) a+ ~% W$ `* e
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed7 d2 U( ]# l3 Q" ^+ @$ E
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Japanese Ships1 E' u3 O; M3 N: {( |% m
BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ O& H3 A% b/ I& Y+ |$ N& h9 j CA Mikuma
- _1 i6 u4 ^& K; ] CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
( L5 e& r- d% t: S$ L5 P& I CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
/ g& g: }& d6 F DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk! A/ S4 H1 f. ~0 m
xAK Nanko Maru/ r8 H( u6 V ]0 F; ~! k
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5! Q* \/ N) s3 j+ n
xAK Kuraido Maru) R1 S7 M( A1 F- k+ ?* P/ P* x
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire" T- V! U& d. Y! [3 \
xAK Mansei Maru
8 w) x, ^" L9 F8 o, ~) V5 p xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
& d" R3 b9 }3 F9 I ~; a, D xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3( o, v6 \, o* t) B2 G2 |* m, `- M
xAK Oigawa Maru. u: Y' E8 o: n- z) R
xAK Reiyo Maru# z# ]* y/ {$ O: H1 K
xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2
4 Y! `+ o+ \4 C4 e8 i xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 16 Q3 J! M7 |& J& F) y9 q/ W4 F
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru. O+ |( r. ?' v. W5 _( x
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4
6 h2 C, O+ f; G+ o6 h xAK Tokusima Maru
# Z$ B! b6 j' Y/ D4 g4 n xAK Uji Maru
# M T; u/ H' h, L/ d& {" O5 A. j2 i xAK Unkai Maru #6* @8 _+ T& p, e- E9 I/ p1 L
xAK Yubari Maru: s8 b. D! d! `) k5 d2 G) h* b
# R k; a# C4 c6 i4 x/ v3 p! dAllied Ships
1 S/ u( f: |/ g6 n6 w8 A. M/ q CA Houston, Shell hits 1
m k; q+ v. T, u9 U, T CA Canberra: P. J. f0 f u& K1 B
CL Leander3 Y! d' d' h# ]2 n# o( D! N
CL Perth
: t6 }% W O6 }5 e) d- I0 N: v DD Barker, Shell hits 1& U4 y% f: U7 L$ Q
DD Bulmer
7 }6 G4 D0 v( H I; j DD Edsall1 Z9 a2 O6 Z$ R; [' k
DD Stuart$ n% e! A+ t; m' |' }
DD Stronghold. f6 r3 ]& Y7 D6 Y6 h2 T
DD Tenedos0 |9 O) t, ]2 v( j
DD Thanet# P$ @$ |3 E- H1 g( q: h
DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 V" s- [; t K- h% v& T DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese ground losses:! T8 _7 y4 g! u1 n& n- n
64 casualties reported
6 P4 r0 ?4 ?+ T' l+ d3 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! _: ^% G( f( {1 S, E) I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled! d8 \' K8 q4 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |