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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 42( ]! J8 ?0 t) f: ^; d0 _) E
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- P# }8 M' m6 W; ^6 y( \$ _血腥的一天,日本在南太的破交舰队避开了重兵护航的一支船队,突然截住了盟军滞后的一支运送高炮和工兵的船队,盟军各种高炮和工程车辆损失惨重
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x1 F( [2 w6 P; C5 Z而在莫港附近出击的大艇再次把近4000鬼子送下海,珊瑚海的鲨鱼又饱餐了一顿5 }8 c9 B% N" s2 g) w: P4 v
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南洋战场上日本首次空袭了泗水港,盟军战机已经转战澳洲战场,爪哇的天空已没有盟军的话语权( R% M N/ h! Q
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3 c: m5 A1 P$ D# Z$ w2 I3 B- K% F' eSubmarine attack near Exmouth at 40,128
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SS I-23
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Allied Ships* ?7 z1 O- q7 c4 N/ q% v/ k
TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Raoul Island at 133,185, Range 16,000 Yards
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CL Isuzu
' t- x& W6 g3 C DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
! `* j5 B" |3 i DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire9 A' q% _! s* `* M" U# y
DD Kawakaze
+ e& I7 a( B6 W- r' N8 x3 q t DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1
7 w) J) @7 y9 j! \) ? DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire$ L2 J8 q* I8 \: y, Q; q
DD Tachekaze
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CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 w; t/ r a: Q xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
' f" W, y: _; I3 U xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage3 f* B; k" u3 C f
xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire
c+ t& y# r" Z+ o7 ]7 `& W+ Z xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" ]* N/ H7 `, Z' V" }9 [- \5 \" ?& ~
xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 X' `9 i+ b' I" f9 {# T xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire! S5 U7 b8 x- |; K
xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage0 S* ?7 z( W0 T$ @/ P) ]& C9 T
xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 2+ R: q+ K+ C) `6 B& x& Z
xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage; o) u2 J0 \1 f
xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage) S2 h; U8 t7 R
xAK Meigs, Shell hits 4
8 d% e: ?- A- j6 r) i9 r! j% w xAK Vito, Shell hits 4" E5 ]/ D1 j' h! K a
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 p! h' {" Y9 [/ A& @' s AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* r E b, o1 @0 k5 o xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
e# J2 V$ z- m/ X+ U) h* { xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 N& \* d M* q5 }- ]( P+ y0 F
xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 2
; q- U3 \+ ^/ ~- a) N- k xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ d+ }/ s5 W+ E( g
KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
2 K& b1 Q, V! W: b9 c4 y9 Y KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. P C9 `5 D5 L# H* g9 [
KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
( F6 u/ i2 y7 c KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk* |8 t$ u* D, `: _) V! F6 v8 N# ?7 g
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0 S: B6 f0 ~$ d# ?Allied ground losses:
2 s2 l f% {* E! L8 [ 504 casualties reported
& b0 W0 }8 _, X* T! s. J X4 c Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ N( I5 t m/ s: O+ B+ O- v
Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled
/ _0 e6 i2 N% |4 L Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
6 k" X2 k0 v: |" @8 z) G0 v7 v, R8 D Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled)
& e0 ~ `# Y4 |' k Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)& b+ k- J4 q. d+ M8 m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 y |3 y, Q: I5 [2 wEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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6 X. f7 w/ ~) Y8 uJapanese aircraft& V) g, L4 s$ E9 j
A6M2 Zero x 123 @8 E/ Y: L: F. l$ X
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Allied aircraft9 C" t9 z! c8 p' N0 n
PBY-5 Catalina x 14) X* y4 g, }( S: q7 {1 V
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) X. V& H% W7 a( aNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses! i- ^1 t. \: v; Z
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged
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xAK Myoko Maru' ^% P T( q! S, c* c( B& y
CA Tone
" g8 H5 D/ b( a# c" o1 m! A' i0 x" _ xAK Kaiko Maru! s8 J+ |6 s' b4 {
xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- F/ G1 ~0 f3 u7 W/ e9 ?
APD Hagi# I+ c2 |$ J6 ^" F {! X2 x
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Japanese ground losses: K# x; \# @: l( K6 S* l6 E/ Z. k
158 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled5 A9 S- {# y5 m; Y3 ~+ K) b
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled2 H, M6 W) f" S! t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131$ w, w* P9 ?8 v+ F0 A% c
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 w9 [! L1 \$ j, N9 O; I7 v7 x
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. u' g% W. j. N! @Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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3 l1 c& i. U$ i0 k+ p. k uJapanese aircraft% f, ~4 [5 n. n% e. v, H6 E
A6M2 Zero x 27% _5 [6 ~5 L- L+ y5 v
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Allied aircraft
3 L1 o& g) @( S2 @! ` PBY-5 Catalina x 24& E& z; k; n; z6 r* I: r
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8 W& z) H' y- Y3 p- S: Y4 lNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 g+ v( X8 D/ ]( q PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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1 v/ \) X- x5 O& _% m# yJapanese Ships+ {( w/ B8 S: v
xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 X7 | b! o: D+ g x; E2 J
TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ d3 m2 a) ]( B/ C5 a7 m xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 a% P( Y3 g; s8 g: \
BB Kirishima
! Z. Y |+ N4 R( s9 y xAK Syoryu Maru
! H) z% K% m/ R$ g& f# a' U( u/ i TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
9 B6 U. j$ x H! ]( | } xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 Z( k# w, a3 Z8 ` PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# U, {, F) s( S: [ PB Shonon Maru #11
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1 S0 G5 L/ W$ T* b4 RJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 58 destroyed, 17 disabled; M$ u8 n+ _- `
Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled
* H G8 `1 I0 {' w4 ^: R' R2 A Engineers: 14 destroyed, 11 disabled/ \8 P$ \9 @" ^( N2 r
Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)7 S! T7 V* g2 f5 S& ~2 _8 I
Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
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$ [. ?! L V/ M! {/ R V- ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 e" c/ k6 t1 o. JRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! t9 ^$ R. m( s* I7 R
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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$ x6 d3 Y; ^: V7 I! DJapanese aircraft
^/ Q5 Z- x1 X& t. Q8 [ G4M1 Betty x 25
! F, r7 ^% a. \5 f Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 38( q X3 H. @ A# m( K/ v0 M
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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4 t% ?4 k3 b# Z( c; R: LAllied Ships1 C9 Y! f6 R/ [
SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ G5 O6 }0 r L/ g
AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. U$ j+ k" n$ h" U( k SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage1 S7 ~6 k1 K: b0 O" i
SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage# F* F: H' a$ i' m$ d" o
SS KXI, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage, t: ~7 @+ T2 N3 k+ k! d
DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. g3 p7 p, l/ y
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5 casualties reported
% R- w/ ?; }" U- L; M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 Z: m! T. a, K5 O' O4 X! ?9 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 E% d0 a& ^; f+ ^! H+ U4 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 v6 L. {% W% f# x$ }! b$ y: xRepair Shipyard hits 8
, j& J* Q+ s c6 x! mPort hits 10
6 l# W/ D9 T! K. Y; qPort fuel hits 2) Y# ?9 Q) a- v# q
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