AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards
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# f( U) r% L) \/ sJapanese Ships
* b4 K5 B. Y$ Z" g9 P+ x BB Kongo. O8 U- \9 E4 d: m2 J
CA Mikuma
! I& ?2 s! h5 ~9 \ CA Kumano; q( k; v" X' ~" b8 D% Q R+ j
CA Furutaka ?# H4 k3 V) b$ u; Y- O9 K
DD Akatsuki
' R6 M& j7 F4 M1 b/ k xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2
/ F% p$ F/ n8 o ` N xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
) e# F3 ?! Q7 B. j) c xAK Kuraido Maru% }2 t3 t6 o" [: c: Q# a) b. v
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1
- y( \ ?- j: @ xAK Mansei Maru2 f+ G! ?; e! |, t1 E4 S/ S; ~
xAK Morioka Maru+ w% N- E6 e% z% _
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
9 T0 G, r: b9 F0 v2 S xAK Oigawa Maru0 ~) b% ~ w5 }2 O. i0 E
xAK Reiyo Maru
4 G( E, X$ C8 e* W8 ^6 } xAK Samarang Maru
% ~, u; P2 x: k/ t4 c5 O xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2
+ Y! E7 `+ O/ X% Y5 O6 Y& g xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1( t, x3 u0 {. h, R- [
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 20 x& Q# N: s. g/ ^. s8 m# Q/ D
xAK Tokusima Maru
! J' q, n) V) H2 U xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2
: w' [! x" M* o. p xAK Unkai Maru #6
( u- T( p% D4 a2 X+ W1 P xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6) E6 w4 d: f4 A6 }
8 z* l( L# A5 m) r! EAllied Ships
3 B U( o- ?+ E PT-80
) C/ w4 s* \% l/ ? PT-815 p. G9 Z4 V4 ^6 o7 c& ^6 ^* C; }& `
PT-82: p" u1 l- E6 B( b7 |# N" I3 s5 s, _/ y
PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
/ _ d9 l7 E$ m+ v# p. D PT-84
+ {# `7 ?+ l' w& O; t h PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 {; q( C! o: {' s% e$ @8 Z& f1 d PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
s4 F% D; C1 M9 }0 Q PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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8 r+ J, I( S6 l9 H+ D& y9 P iJapanese ground losses:4 [: ~5 i3 J# n
6 casualties reported! o/ \- j5 A( s& x f3 [9 A2 ?1 p! K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# _8 H4 G+ O4 o; b; D, L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ D; O5 ]0 j3 q8 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, z) P0 n' \# e* q$ l! _' b6 _
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Q6 W' j" d" q7 [TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)
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BB Kongo, Mine hits 2
( b& X* _5 ^. |# [' _: t1 I DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire
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( j; f7 B% i" q3 G; z! I# \ {Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards4 Y* K1 |. e% Q/ c5 u8 z" F6 _
% u/ e1 f& Y* h( G; Z* `Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses8 |3 ?( B) d, @: z6 T! E3 z
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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8 a' R- `8 U. K2 mJapanese Ships
5 m; S/ d* z" j2 k7 J6 s BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% n N5 K& F1 {( L3 [ i CA Mikuma
' v0 z) t$ k4 {& w CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
" t9 k, N ^/ ]( g, }. U CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
) R& p y( g% S/ F, c DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
& u2 p. |2 s; V% i8 H W4 B xAK Nanko Maru! d9 G) Y* H+ {, {$ E
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5/ }5 O% X: b7 Z5 i+ `# \
xAK Kuraido Maru3 ^3 n! c/ {: L' X
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire1 b* l0 O! J7 x
xAK Mansei Maru4 n9 X6 O3 H' `0 l9 E1 h
xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire/ o F T0 y5 d; A: ~# T
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3
% q: j1 Y% M5 G* x' B xAK Oigawa Maru
( ~3 A% B+ ], o5 o6 w2 i- e xAK Reiyo Maru( q3 q; |4 ^' ]8 ?1 n5 h7 H
xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2
# X: g. f7 N' Z, | G! k xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
& g; A" ^) f6 i5 O& H9 e/ x. X* l xAK Sumiyoshi Maru
8 L3 c6 z6 g8 p6 A, ? xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4; q# v' _; X0 Z+ ~- U4 b% r' A
xAK Tokusima Maru
6 \7 k# ^2 H" Q xAK Uji Maru6 H! e) D6 s* T
xAK Unkai Maru #6
2 ^# [; S# D7 |. L& M) w# B xAK Yubari Maru; v$ d% O! ]7 `0 O6 p
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CA Houston, Shell hits 1
0 o1 T1 @! ^5 D: ~" q4 _1 [) A CA Canberra/ S7 K$ j z0 e: o5 {
CL Leander- o( ?6 ~: ^9 {# `* }0 |
CL Perth9 J' N+ @( J+ s0 I# W
DD Barker, Shell hits 1
2 m, F# p3 E- Q4 Z% m DD Bulmer' z9 u1 X$ V$ i: A( l
DD Edsall) U) d+ n: [: J; b/ Q
DD Stuart
" W5 A/ g/ U- V& C7 v DD Stronghold
+ u# Y. y4 L/ k3 A% U" u DD Tenedos
/ K0 n* _6 ^" Z( b DD Thanet5 P I! m9 j/ H
DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 ?) V. n- x& Z5 |3 z DD Le Triomphant% B1 Q; B( L4 p8 t/ ^
8 g2 A' W M. H' ]$ D w* AJapanese ground losses:1 S+ s3 H- F' Q( ~8 a1 E! I( w
64 casualties reported
5 L$ m3 l$ r* @4 a Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& I, N; w) q/ M, T6 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled/ O5 f$ c; U% y8 N" g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |