AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42
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. F& p, [" }, y+ u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。- I V- _+ b# F$ U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards8 T2 u' y7 e/ Y
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1 [; k1 t: \8 T: Q BB Kongo2 x8 k6 y* E8 B6 O
CA Mikuma- l; H7 P% f, {; y& n+ B- r1 k
CA Kumano
6 h; e) l M6 y CA Furutaka: q0 e! f5 h, W `3 z% L* p
DD Akatsuki( L) E0 e6 j2 i: H5 U, D* M" `% S# m, l
xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2; a# t ~/ d4 u/ |1 s
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5% x. `# w" \& B; r6 B% b
xAK Kuraido Maru
$ W7 }8 Y* `9 v# C xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1
7 P9 e. g3 B" B xAK Mansei Maru
. d! N" k/ j2 M! }3 w xAK Morioka Maru
4 D4 `' {) e) ^, T xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 44 I; j9 k" F7 U
xAK Oigawa Maru
5 y, d, F) m8 P3 `6 v! n xAK Reiyo Maru( g* u% y0 h( c/ Y& W
xAK Samarang Maru
s) R4 ]0 ^) {9 V6 k& ^* s xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2, w1 p( U) k7 |! e$ g( c
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1
; n4 F0 K+ [- c7 Z; o xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2
) y9 u O+ x- V9 L8 {' S: A1 P xAK Tokusima Maru
3 S: ^6 L1 i) M; X3 E xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2 g6 q* m' } x9 I. }7 E% o
xAK Unkai Maru #64 }" l8 q8 M+ \+ C
xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6
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Allied Ships
4 Y( u: T3 T4 R3 \ PT-80
& v }4 a- Z5 L8 J: @! B+ @, w& X PT-81
`( |4 }2 a( W5 M2 I PT-82
* M& [# z$ A, f" ? PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
! D# A! W }: _4 \ PT-84$ L3 I0 V, G2 G( T
PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) G4 v4 U& p j/ t
PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# q( d) d% H0 H9 W
PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
+ I: D* z: A6 a 6 casualties reported
3 f& z. }5 J! q& @5 v; ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; \" Y- G1 V; y) F5 T/ T" L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! X5 u* [2 W( ^: u) r/ k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 {6 M, U) u+ u8 S; [TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)
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2 e* l% v$ q) j/ P0 G% E# ]3 qJapanese Ships4 p, k! \, q1 ~" y6 }$ J- m, k2 r
BB Kongo, Mine hits 2
& S* z6 o7 Y, Y- ] DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft3 T+ ] ?+ Y; M1 b* e
no flights, K6 O. ~: W. }, f7 A* `
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Japanese aircraft losses
% d. A: H4 ? i% S E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed$ K( {& \6 A2 K# v
8 \. T9 j# s2 u( e2 `* JJapanese Ships
& v \. c) y' A- y& G BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 _2 T5 s4 j5 I3 L3 b7 f" P5 I0 f
CA Mikuma: [0 |. ]3 y) z) D
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
0 k& \6 b/ ?; _# \8 d0 L CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2& q! ]4 A5 y$ f9 Q
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk) w/ H; p+ ^ b7 n
xAK Nanko Maru
$ z8 x3 `; _& |3 C: ]7 M. S xAK Kotobuki Maru #5. ]! P5 G; d! ~5 [) Z( i
xAK Kuraido Maru
2 y. r3 ~8 |" _+ m: ]1 D, b* B' t xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire7 o9 W2 F' K& k1 `. B
xAK Mansei Maru; {+ {3 i9 y& b- Y$ y( |9 q; N
xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire! W3 x0 M i [' k6 N+ k2 o
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3
( R3 B6 R2 ^9 d# m xAK Oigawa Maru5 p( Z6 q1 m! d7 l. w7 x6 U
xAK Reiyo Maru
9 S7 S; V4 N4 f+ ?+ ` xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2- \" Q, j6 M% u+ E* G+ x+ q
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
% {8 ^; P0 F7 H. h xAK Sumiyoshi Maru
. O: I1 l+ H: V, _- D3 q xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4
9 E1 L- h- S) q' w+ \- O xAK Tokusima Maru
1 `4 x L# S( a1 ]* m) W% X xAK Uji Maru- O6 T( [. d5 Y4 M* L: \
xAK Unkai Maru #6
& P+ |* ^) r0 W, p6 a xAK Yubari Maru: C8 F) Y: P- D) q4 `3 m
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CA Houston, Shell hits 1
4 C& R0 S2 ^% C4 P' `* O0 T CA Canberra% u& z2 U) [, e8 }* g q
CL Leander
- U) o! D/ \/ v( U" S/ H2 q CL Perth
- ?- [* F+ a- A. p! h. H2 }* f* i4 T. t DD Barker, Shell hits 1$ N; b1 `1 C; P" e3 U+ ?2 t
DD Bulmer
" |; h- g; _; l; c. t DD Edsall* _' _) g# j4 \
DD Stuart6 z# W- z0 K4 y) o
DD Stronghold
7 H: }6 e! h8 M ~) I& t0 p+ F DD Tenedos
/ D# T6 l& {8 v1 c' H DD Thanet5 S6 {9 Q; s3 _9 S& B# l: ]
DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 a! J" U* I# F" R4 [: F# ]: q
DD Le Triomphant( f8 f; ?2 p1 W( e
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% a( J& N* Z8 v) ^ 64 casualties reported; _5 t+ d/ U' }" ~/ z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) Z" W, S$ K8 [: M! F' b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled; G L* [, D2 H! s' k8 \4 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |