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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 422 s( k+ ^+ G; H0 V
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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. _, c; M( I7 r% q0 m6 |
9 {: \$ c9 }9 ?8 e; w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
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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! [0 }: C( n" N$ K
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Submarine attack near Exmouth at 40,1286 {: _& i1 f% Q0 {" U
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Japanese Ships! k/ D9 x# [8 ~1 J. A
SS I-23
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Allied Ships
, v% M0 A" n. F" t' K6 D TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 K! B5 `' \2 y& RDay Time Surface Combat, near Raoul Island at 133,185, Range 16,000 Yards+ _3 \0 t9 }5 R# P, [: a
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CL Isuzu1 u8 e }; |3 Z0 K: N0 s
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire7 Z4 z8 X( L; [ D2 z. B9 x! c
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire2 g6 g' m: }; R, U! B2 b
DD Kawakaze+ g' O( U3 Y/ U
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 14 X: L/ K' h0 l) N9 j
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 h* c8 e$ f5 r# I4 {5 N, g: J. s7 o DD Tachekaze3 i3 v2 |9 i2 J" y1 p
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CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ u9 D6 O# p# U! R% D. d xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 B ?+ d2 s: {% O
xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage1 U; A& n1 L! ^* V
xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire# r. j! E! ?6 q, ^; z& p( Z
xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" R# I+ z7 a/ Y5 d- @- `& J2 _$ }0 P
xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 r, E8 B% B6 J# C5 Q xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire
* N1 M+ L2 g8 L$ J, j" Z" K! [ xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
, L* T0 [* t I. X$ B6 r+ | xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 21 I- B! v, E# y$ o l7 r
xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
, x( b3 v. n* `! [3 r1 M9 I2 O) q0 L/ h xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ j F- |9 a$ g/ e xAK Meigs, Shell hits 4* U% B1 r8 `9 `
xAK Vito, Shell hits 49 m R+ x& _$ [; Y3 Y( Q
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage4 |. E0 J. s X' V
AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
: A5 X# z* [" I xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) i: W+ o+ L( u% x3 _) Z xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& C" V! o) E# o6 g
xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 23 e6 z5 V, o3 v* C0 l' @* d* x6 {
xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 U- ?! X, a: \* m& w1 f' q3 W/ R
KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk- M. T6 n! _* O, w7 d6 i8 a
KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& Y0 C4 p) ~8 a Y+ n
KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 p d ?- c1 j( R, \! I
KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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- @$ O' C1 f$ K2 L$ I( Y8 rAllied ground losses:
- o" H% U- t, K9 H. D 504 casualties reported
" J3 B6 B& o$ C Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& i3 M m( J1 s9 O7 s/ X9 m Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled9 e2 N+ ~' M8 I+ o
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
7 Z H2 V" F/ m' E+ T' j Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled)/ D4 W' ^* ?& D% Q% r! G1 S
Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)& A! @$ V* ~# W" h3 ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
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" J+ n+ Z; e5 [! }8 d6 e6 WWeather in hex: Severe storms
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, j9 J. `. o- O4 \4 `Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! O# W5 O9 H% I
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes' L# l ~1 }4 [% J. G
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! `7 F/ I: o+ V& c A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft, M" P- ]; B% r4 d! \
PBY-5 Catalina x 145 i; `5 }0 j/ g' U3 j
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No Japanese losses
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/ C0 M1 y2 g! ^) p; B* V4 CAllied aircraft losses
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8 n) l) o2 z% p, R' l7 E4 l xAK Myoko Maru7 m# {3 m E: ~& n" I: e
CA Tone
6 u! S* s; Q' w1 G xAK Kaiko Maru
( k" R9 | p- V2 I. T xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, v, U$ I L f3 `# Q
APD Hagi
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Japanese ground losses:
7 I/ _2 P+ J* R 158 casualties reported+ N8 t& i. Y& [$ e* v. ?3 D1 Y, i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ f1 t$ D: U( v8 Y1 G; L
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled9 n& ~+ c3 u0 q* o4 k) ~
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled6 K ~6 i) K2 f# A! Z0 z$ j( {
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( q* q! `# S) `1 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% q5 F \* _: H1 F7 CRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ U( Y W: f! Y8 ZEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft( v! o9 E1 F8 m# y6 i
PBY-5 Catalina x 24
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% j4 y8 {5 p' _) K E$ AAllied aircraft losses4 m0 z% {9 V; v* |4 Y1 ^
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged- H1 F0 K5 ~9 s6 J0 q
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xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 n% a; M' [# \2 x7 e
TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! O: `9 P7 O. i; i$ |5 ]: | xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# P' v8 [% E9 z: y- m# w, U
BB Kirishima
8 n1 C, W/ p" D xAK Syoryu Maru
7 Z8 P/ i2 ]* ] TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
8 O( g, P' f+ N6 ^% P. S( v xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 ^ F- c, L" _ PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ c8 ^% ]! K- B* w, G# v5 x$ c PB Shonon Maru #11- H. n$ ?9 D3 t4 K& y/ g# D& n
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$ ~* U$ o/ {# {2 q3 a( d 3622 casualties reported
H" S S7 B& k+ F& K% @ Squads: 58 destroyed, 17 disabled& ^9 g% x! O) i! l
Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled, x. T+ U9 s7 s' R. x- M3 b
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 11 disabled
: w% y/ x0 m1 b! w2 U Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)! s! x9 z2 M" x& y/ z
Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled) ?' J. T, @* O0 g6 i* m6 s9 k
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0 N2 a# W/ o- F8 \% h+ Z8 nAfternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 ; T- T8 o* x$ _$ x! L
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 g! T y+ i3 L- l5 [ p: D8 {
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( `- z6 D# R' u4 O; SEstimated time to target is 1 minutes
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+ Y- u `# G, l: vJapanese aircraft4 J0 ^7 y E, E( m! K
G4M1 Betty x 25
. a, [, R" n2 ?7 u0 n, c Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 38
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& D# m. W3 A, [( M3 c& r( r G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged* B# }; J4 M. t( J" Z* n- a
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Allied Ships
& D7 ], i* i' j( m2 ]1 m) P SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk3 `" ?, Q! P# X) B" j& ?7 x L8 w5 q u
AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! y/ }/ ?3 J/ l/ \
SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
) [. s4 D) x k5 ? SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage8 ~' }' z" M$ j# A' l! u
SS KXI, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage! D8 A' a) j% n8 [
DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
2 X N9 s+ ?/ Q6 ?4 F8 F7 y% g 5 casualties reported
2 Y/ b8 f! E) k, `1 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 M" N+ m; G M. _. z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, \# u9 J' N6 }0 A$ M1 c5 l6 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& s9 n3 e# C) ]& SRepair Shipyard hits 8
% V! I( j: Z9 w8 Z/ h6 H( sPort hits 10
, ]. a" r4 k8 M$ |& ~Port fuel hits 2, m- S N& I' o5 Y3 H1 j6 }' L
Port supply hits 1 |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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