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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 42
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, h, Q, a9 T5 e$ X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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$ o4 y) w! W: s1 |8 Q. K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/ U1 M4 Q9 G) V0 o @
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Submarine attack near Exmouth at 40,128
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0 Z2 d2 f. P" o( U$ UJapanese Ships
0 [; V8 R% Y: a \ SS I-23" p7 Q, n6 L' R [7 H/ N
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Allied Ships5 {& j5 v0 }# l9 r7 Y+ j) V1 {7 Y: K
TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: ?; E6 w' w! F+ D( a& f1 x
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Raoul Island at 133,185, Range 16,000 Yards) b+ T A) V( M* k
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/ L# i* Q$ p# e/ P, I W) |: @3 | CL Isuzu
/ u4 n$ H- y0 f9 ?, L6 N DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
. Z" k& |5 \! @; l+ M DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire/ @; u! h6 m! ]+ V$ { K; S
DD Kawakaze% v$ A+ ~+ o) n
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1
1 O9 G! u( `* \5 |! F5 _, j DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire. z0 i: p1 m0 I" N. E
DD Tachekaze, Q: i$ g# m/ {$ O, s
/ U6 Q4 o' p. c5 DAllied Ships( O' ~, C1 g7 b0 w1 u
CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ \; F8 O4 I( j" }3 |2 s& h* F
xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( `0 D8 G. K( i* v: Z* `5 S9 |
xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage. h3 T0 Q( v; v9 G
xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire
5 h* m1 Z. k2 n8 [7 M* @6 i xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 A. e) ^ I8 W% G xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ q3 b x1 t: ]" { xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 ~: X% m: q$ j# F0 q xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage/ n% M4 K5 H) K, C) I3 M' V
xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 2
e, r5 {! x- l+ G xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
. P. d/ W2 N7 a8 _, J2 }" ~ xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage- s6 z$ \3 ^( F4 y3 l3 y" x
xAK Meigs, Shell hits 4
# }* J X! |' x' x- K+ h xAK Vito, Shell hits 4
5 X+ o1 Y8 M- Z0 ^, o DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
( r6 z8 k" @! Z8 m! l0 f AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage7 m: w: Y1 `0 t6 G2 W( P' c# |
xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& p( ]" D M* | xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ o! ~! B0 R+ p4 a$ }$ A$ }- @ xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 2. ]( b; y# r' M
xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 A7 _. k3 T1 ~: j1 Z0 i
KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk% s! g. v P/ [9 E
KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ J- F7 A5 a8 b' D: S7 v& F KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage6 e, w3 X/ ?# n0 G: i9 C
KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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. H" ?* X6 I& X& I2 tAllied ground losses:
; o/ g3 }0 `7 h6 M8 [; p 504 casualties reported2 [% S1 ?* u" g) k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
M: \/ u8 N- a Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled
$ ]# g- N8 `9 P Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
% f# I+ w, l- W+ b# o5 [ Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled)
. w8 ` ]# {& U# h* A Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1319 c G# s0 S) [" K e2 @4 D
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 P" ^, c% \( {0 }5 v! l' f4 \& t) N
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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) _: r. y! x, h5 kJapanese aircraft }3 j" u9 B' h0 X% e7 h- l
A6M2 Zero x 12
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+ |; {, w1 }2 O9 c" _Allied aircraft
1 {3 V- Z' O! X9 A T PBY-5 Catalina x 147 `/ k+ V3 T$ x9 [( d
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ I$ F: p% f8 M% q' E; |. {% |' h
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged* X3 W' ]8 N8 W1 K% u9 }
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xAK Myoko Maru+ ? a% p# x, d2 i0 Q8 f
CA Tone
* ?6 y! i4 ~% [+ P xAK Kaiko Maru- x6 G4 J& C' c6 |% `
xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- w, ] N: B* ~! r% F3 o APD Hagi" X w7 a" ^$ u5 W# T
) D& g- n1 R2 [% ^; rJapanese ground losses:$ X1 m$ k. U- g8 W
158 casualties reported
9 \+ t7 c$ }4 f# e. G x& I9 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& d; L: @$ p+ P( ^9 T: Q) d* y Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
! X* E4 R8 G9 Q Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1314 H* E7 @1 C N' _6 [& w U
4 A% {$ @3 ?8 n6 j; _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 d9 A7 Z# q7 e. ^# [: X. }+ Z
p. ]# T- M3 B% \; ~Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." g3 u/ L5 D. G8 \
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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. A* U: V9 p+ C A6M2 Zero x 27
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4 G. \" k! p+ _/ f0 T- A; _7 P. c% GAllied aircraft
9 t1 Y" n1 H* f3 I9 b' {9 p PBY-5 Catalina x 24& H' `" I5 g i0 y, [
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Allied aircraft losses
) O, h8 e9 T2 U PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged9 z8 s8 s2 R! L+ a ?
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xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. V3 r/ g3 ^5 _
TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; v+ s2 r# M( z L$ u xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* O2 B9 X& r5 v6 B6 T$ g. W BB Kirishima
$ D, t! ]5 f' H5 ^) L9 l3 N1 D4 e xAK Syoryu Maru ?6 Y& t# a" x5 v e, a2 g- W
TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
' N* G. L0 C+ A xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ M4 H8 Q, H: `+ g# C, Q4 T
PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- F: Z C, S2 z4 R. k- n
PB Shonon Maru #118 I- ?, U& ?! n! Q* G5 L% l! a
$ a* {: w& j* X; R0 Q; O+ j0 d' JJapanese ground losses:6 s- {( o4 `$ ?- J h
3622 casualties reported
: @! V7 ]2 }6 Z6 F2 i: W Squads: 58 destroyed, 17 disabled: l' }5 b; D7 O' s, ]" t% h
Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled
$ X7 S3 k9 x2 J, V: N2 v Engineers: 14 destroyed, 11 disabled
, [6 P2 m9 N& e- l8 D Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)
* g. O3 F8 Q6 ?. p* n7 v Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 ]9 c2 ~+ S* f& @( {+ A. p
2 c$ a9 V" |, N6 VRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 K8 P9 X5 J' E$ z- o* t
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes, @+ u/ k2 F: [( s% ]2 U% K- b9 l
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Japanese aircraft
8 o5 i) B( _- q3 n9 U3 Y) `4 Q G4M1 Betty x 254 ~3 B( t# q' q' o% j) _$ R8 Y
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 38
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged$ E7 p1 u! \! U8 s3 g
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Allied Ships
2 d$ P4 R, j9 {6 W6 a SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% B7 _! t. w- w, b
AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 o% k H7 t) B% [/ t2 M! n6 n$ {
SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage) m6 ?9 R- G+ j8 i$ b: H
SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
7 E. Q3 B/ s; `9 ]6 Y$ O" }4 z' M SS KXI, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
& o# v* z0 L- h4 \3 N2 r d9 g DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; _5 c: I$ ?( C, V4 n2 h/ [8 _: K
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Allied ground losses:
6 a" n9 ~8 }5 B) _4 d5 D6 P 5 casualties reported. v4 ^( p% A. d$ W% S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' Z* C; T4 M9 y% G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; N7 H: u# Z% d5 M" J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Repair Shipyard hits 8
) l, t2 z+ ?3 u* e! u$ mPort hits 103 f& q1 L0 z$ Y: B1 D T+ J" D
Port fuel hits 29 X/ \7 Q& p% G2 B; g, N
Port supply hits 1 |
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