AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42
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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。% T x" g8 J6 j8 x2 m8 h6 }% L2 K
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2 s. F- M1 `1 [) C$ x3 L6 c: [+ tNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards, \; }5 C& a6 y9 ]1 A- [2 K. M4 ~
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Japanese Ships7 Y2 C) X! w# `
BB Kongo* D- J& t6 J$ |1 F" M4 ]) m
CA Mikuma
7 ^$ p- @; \) B8 k CA Kumano
5 r9 z0 u q( h; F/ Z4 i p CA Furutaka# n3 q- m# H/ f. g. l
DD Akatsuki
, s$ k/ H4 C1 n' T xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2
, ]+ L3 }0 `& s) ? xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
( m/ d3 p- r# W2 l( C$ W0 J xAK Kuraido Maru4 x+ R" e& v) U i3 w7 [* F
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1 F" @ g4 T5 \
xAK Mansei Maru
y. j. \/ Q! V) R3 |3 _ xAK Morioka Maru
- J6 B W! [% |- i/ ]& {' e; j! q xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4& k h. k7 V: G
xAK Oigawa Maru
3 [8 H/ y# l+ E. n) z$ k xAK Reiyo Maru
2 h* f: W0 |+ P. S( d' F6 ` xAK Samarang Maru
$ n1 u! F/ L" F$ {/ Q& X2 L xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2- E' u) f# r- L6 y9 o4 z
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1$ z6 n. Q- S/ j/ w2 A9 }+ D/ Y
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2
, H& N" n8 q! ]5 V5 F xAK Tokusima Maru; _) _- W& d+ y# V/ z& e9 f" L9 `: y
xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2
6 C( ^7 B& _% O, U xAK Unkai Maru #6
( t9 a/ E% B; F. k' x xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6
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Allied Ships
: |4 n+ H4 P" ]3 ~ PT-805 B0 ~/ ~: |% d( p$ m x% v U
PT-81/ f# S/ U. I, \, F4 E6 K
PT-82
+ Z/ O3 I, b6 C2 A1 J0 R; e' `( J PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk6 V$ z( n6 b' {4 o" U7 M* r
PT-84* _7 f# B! C4 S# T0 J
PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& K# F% f5 l8 m PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 t. _' u4 \+ F# j4 L PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% l* ^, j" \3 P, y5 Y: O
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Japanese ground losses:$ g9 X$ \, f8 c8 M! } V7 I
6 casualties reported
: c6 [8 |% v+ o" i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; ]! E6 x" d- r# i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 m2 P. f( c3 B2 f3 j' \6 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 {4 c6 a+ @1 G7 T* xTF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)
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BB Kongo, Mine hits 20 Y: A* o& d* S3 v4 ?+ Q# m8 G8 z3 r
DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire I5 O6 d4 E4 `) p* m
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards! u3 T2 b! \) Z6 b6 u
4 o: g* z2 }7 qJapanese aircraft
( C9 q) Y+ y, j no flights' s! \" o0 \. C5 `, Z" J/ }
" o, v0 c% y- o% c# C9 a- X& F* W+ RJapanese aircraft losses
6 R1 ?+ M' R9 T1 ? E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
& k8 |- m- M7 Z7 T4 y( M0 Q BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
l3 D' E* `1 I) C CA Mikuma
) g& ^9 O J2 D0 |, _2 K CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
$ B/ n: \& a0 ~5 t) ] CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26 b7 o. A/ U( b
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
0 c9 X0 C# K8 O/ M4 v xAK Nanko Maru
) D1 m4 x) Z) y" ~1 n xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
# i- h C% D0 T+ M xAK Kuraido Maru
: x. m$ N2 {$ n4 T6 U xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire! Y7 e: |$ Z2 E/ Z+ u( j, X
xAK Mansei Maru
9 Z% t+ W4 L' r! E xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire# f/ `; F/ C, `4 V' J5 p- c" p
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3/ T' l( b& k# _1 v/ |
xAK Oigawa Maru/ r9 l' ^+ t: x" g
xAK Reiyo Maru' X4 M, u6 |' b, O8 Y9 D
xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 21 f/ T/ a3 A( I/ R' }
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
$ ^# K H6 t$ \$ F" w8 M7 G xAK Sumiyoshi Maru
/ @/ b. x$ \) F9 t xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4
" Q4 X4 |! q7 t& ? xAK Tokusima Maru* x* a! q. H% M$ C) L, s' r4 u
xAK Uji Maru2 K- i- @" ^' C3 _! n ]
xAK Unkai Maru #6
1 j2 | } B+ J. k& w; q xAK Yubari Maru2 _8 `8 x2 b9 n* R( u5 H
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Allied Ships8 |9 }6 o# |% l. a" C
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
; W3 g. z1 N+ `. o8 J1 I0 T, A+ L) y1 g CA Canberra
! o* R0 W; O: ^0 _5 s CL Leander
% B: W7 ~! ^& D0 U8 ~ CL Perth
0 D `# T0 B4 n, k2 T$ c DD Barker, Shell hits 18 y; q/ F- ?0 _& K& c
DD Bulmer/ H- _: u; n! i/ @
DD Edsall( W' c6 A1 q; {; g1 {( `
DD Stuart5 t" _' w- a( F: r' a' q- {
DD Stronghold3 M* I9 X7 o* s9 R
DD Tenedos
+ N1 V' a$ a( S7 Y* \ DD Thanet6 {+ ~: F6 Y, n/ N
DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 E2 Q8 g+ c$ s7 G: n9 U a
DD Le Triomphant/ M% y- U0 P3 u9 W1 E
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Japanese ground losses:
& N; ^! _' @. l6 D. v 64 casualties reported
$ H4 M( _2 z- w7 O8 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ I8 Y& A% K# p( h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
7 n) O+ V( r7 f& j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |