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。" W4 K4 x2 G- @& P% N0 k! E* p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships' J; f" q: ~3 K3 Y( z' x- e5 A
BB Kongo( ~$ p, k/ U' K X G
CA Mikuma
* Z7 k! F, F: ^' P4 J" ?3 j/ a CA Kumano
1 t4 y; n( j3 i CA Furutaka
& i, C" d8 L7 J, N6 ?9 n. @ DD Akatsuki
* y8 R0 x" {4 _; p' C5 J! B$ I A xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2
* P- ^" ~4 z* G* m& ^! H xAK Kotobuki Maru #5 l7 s5 }7 j! A2 E9 d
xAK Kuraido Maru
/ j5 R; @$ _6 k& k xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1 ?4 T6 t7 }" b9 K+ b5 u# D% |; D2 X
xAK Mansei Maru0 J, `5 P* l: Y V. ^
xAK Morioka Maru6 F+ {( c% ?8 f' {
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4+ L: I1 Q( j/ G
xAK Oigawa Maru
1 |5 q4 p5 _ y6 U' d xAK Reiyo Maru
" _: X- _# u% @/ e xAK Samarang Maru7 ~! g, {0 W0 P, Y. C g( i
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2& l+ q) E" r; \, k: g' Y
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 16 C$ X, V/ r: q8 ]! y; a
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 20 a" n5 ^0 z% ?8 J
xAK Tokusima Maru# O4 Y8 m7 c7 X$ C3 B- _
xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2
# l' r' L# b; L7 u3 e; } xAK Unkai Maru #6
, d" @! R3 `8 X' C. j9 W5 A xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 60 J. l4 c) d, b; }- C. b" F
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Allied Ships
7 Y$ W& M( Q! S; V) y9 `& N6 A PT-80
& `0 K: d! G% [7 T PT-81
6 T$ a7 [8 w6 R: C7 @# A PT-82
( n$ |0 }# `4 P4 ^( z# ] PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
& n% } a; P( @ PT-84
6 P. l) O% c4 X! n* i PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! I5 Y# l$ Y' s" u
PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ b0 r# w1 z- x! h8 E* v; c PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 k+ S& Z @5 [) n) y" C4 j" k
; i/ _/ J' w6 u$ _Japanese ground losses:) e" V. _3 j$ b8 v+ o v" X
6 casualties reported% K$ ?1 W/ r+ F% p4 O! m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' c" i# K0 s. ?) c# ^6 ?# O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" g( ?* J' m$ I& i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, T' K: E) ~8 S; m3 F* zTF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130), k1 z& }9 t Z: l
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- o! t& L% c" d W2 _+ b6 q2 V BB Kongo, Mine hits 22 x- D1 R; i$ ]
DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire) T* G) j2 H r/ I4 ?
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2 m! o7 E0 I$ ^6 [: \4 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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; N% Q+ Y" z& a2 ^! E% } no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
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* v9 k4 W/ T4 E4 AJapanese Ships
' g8 Z$ i" u2 y. h. s/ N BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, c" ]0 V3 e6 p' Z+ m8 ` CA Mikuma7 q% A% z2 Y- U2 M$ l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1- @7 V! b: q+ h: T0 S0 Y7 V' @; |
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2* Q: ]8 }& }- }+ ]* y4 `4 Q
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk2 M' d( n5 ^ G2 H
xAK Nanko Maru# w) e3 v' w/ P8 ~& Y" R8 K9 ]
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
- w: S# b6 a4 H! F& x4 J xAK Kuraido Maru! \$ S# L" T' a8 ]( Q0 C/ K" E9 b
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire& X+ L$ u% S) {* y" V0 O
xAK Mansei Maru0 I2 J3 I3 h) y C" X
xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire/ B% U2 B3 \5 F8 L! S8 U
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3' o" {: W' l% x' v5 P' ]
xAK Oigawa Maru
5 H6 l; O8 u( @( a/ j xAK Reiyo Maru
3 w& u" R: ]# ^4 B xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2
) \" E$ Y) Y2 d. A% ^ xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
, F% O R* F0 R xAK Sumiyoshi Maru
9 ~8 y f: f G: z xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 42 y8 J& L9 E) X% L
xAK Tokusima Maru! T" p4 h# O. C% w2 F
xAK Uji Maru; X0 S: D A: q* _, m; ], U' n
xAK Unkai Maru #6
/ D& ^: K% C& m7 H( [ xAK Yubari Maru0 m' _: }& c# K" x' T
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Allied Ships
, x+ q* U- K- X. i4 e) z* W) z4 e CA Houston, Shell hits 17 e8 @3 n; M3 f2 c$ t
CA Canberra
& k0 B: L! v$ F0 Q- ? CL Leander
3 j- l6 M% H8 s; J9 j) }( G CL Perth
+ k9 Z- e& S# o0 o DD Barker, Shell hits 1
8 E7 I, n# b! Q A9 ]# E/ |% b DD Bulmer( x# g% f& ]+ U6 K, l2 Z7 w" h( j
DD Edsall. g4 J% a5 C* O" ?
DD Stuart
2 a: ?2 _5 Y' j/ X DD Stronghold
5 M8 }% r$ t9 X- v' C6 M2 J; e DD Tenedos
3 W: ^& G8 v5 e DD Thanet
1 u, J2 M+ K9 ] b* r- f) b DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 O9 k' {3 o% O7 d& K DD Le Triomphant
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: V3 X- A, q. ~5 F0 K. \Japanese ground losses:
4 O2 j: g9 {# x( ^9 P2 W. M 64 casualties reported
) |& l0 Q1 F( v9 i1 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* N3 v' ^8 A. X- m# P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled4 L# Z, D. V/ \6 [7 t+ o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |