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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 42
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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* q0 x. O2 [/ }
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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3 n$ m- n1 q2 h. V2 x" W5 e
2 O% J) t( g, Q6 E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8 C* W# R5 P4 \/ f! ]7 w1 N: i$ J
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* W, ^& L) X' \. q. YSubmarine attack near Exmouth at 40,1280 P/ d) ?4 {0 J! l' q) _; t
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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) w" m% n1 ^* W% v
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 l" {6 T5 s3 ~8 O- {8 ~, u& o# f DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire* F- Q% B( K O8 }. ~! F' K! t& E
DD Kawakaze
( A0 I, m8 b! A& e0 f" k: `; _ DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1
8 P! R' G; S# o( w- h$ B' ` DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
: z2 i7 e7 V$ x/ ]+ D l x9 d' | DD Tachekaze
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3 c' ` R1 s* O( U; |- A7 e: { CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 l8 H) P5 P4 `& h" U1 x' g) c xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
" _5 m$ o4 a, |) X xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage: ?! R+ P) C, C" g V$ Z( ?+ a" b9 d
xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire A# ^2 o1 z$ a9 o0 q6 ^
xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; B- _$ I7 k" S# E) c, A) a
xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
: P- @. `. H4 x xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire
# s- h0 T Y! _' e: X. R5 M xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 B. G) q9 B/ X5 l xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 2
# h; G4 z: D. S xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 a$ n# f' y. }$ _' [* T- A; P7 H: L xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage& j2 ^1 X4 s5 Z" @# t4 d
xAK Meigs, Shell hits 45 M+ M, e8 Z" o) O/ i
xAK Vito, Shell hits 4
, R" Z4 F d+ F( M5 y/ j& Q DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
# F% A/ v2 Y* h AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage7 X! ?/ x, O! Q; k, c/ C4 P
xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ F w$ D- K( V* p xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 L5 E) x% ?& R' P; ? xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 2% j& N; T3 ~. P4 c) l* y& j
xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 D9 I: f+ D; H& R KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk4 r1 ~/ Y" v: Z
KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 ?1 ^0 V* N5 {1 `9 c KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
; b5 E( B( n1 w3 W0 V$ S% [ KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:( A r/ x4 [, K q9 c
504 casualties reported
0 e; L5 i5 s0 m/ E Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 `9 \! Q/ B+ [
Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled" m7 o2 I& S% M" G, Y, B
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled0 r$ n( A. ?: i. U
Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled) x9 X0 w, } } ~' [
Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131. `: K' p& L* w% p# ~1 c7 T, n
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Weather in hex: Severe storms9 F' U; v! R4 W: q. ?
, ?9 A- R- q4 ]/ b6 l" ~% B) QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; m4 v/ m% N# q! p1 X/ g" i% a
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ L: c$ Z* |/ o Y
A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
, b8 G0 }9 S" { k" P L# l- m) Y( x PBY-5 Catalina x 14
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; s& M3 Y$ O* Z2 ~, `( U/ g& ENo Japanese losses' C6 ]) F+ V" ~: o* L
2 i7 x, y! i2 U/ HAllied aircraft losses
/ H0 V2 _6 Q5 D! }- ?# w* F% { PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged8 I8 J: [# r$ m. A. f6 {
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xAK Myoko Maru+ {) X S1 {- `" ^
CA Tone
" w/ @4 M" c/ l xAK Kaiko Maru
* t! m2 C& b5 p5 J9 Z xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 L* o" g3 w; Q4 G$ k1 t$ C APD Hagi* d7 m$ D4 q6 O9 l6 B1 u
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Japanese ground losses:2 t+ ~% {, b0 K( h* P2 |, _
158 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled" [( C- d: Z6 U8 P1 x' i$ U0 W
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled
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' T" Y; d) s, M; z2 Z, }% eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 P4 Z) [4 P# D! d. w6 t7 j; a
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. K8 s' h, w7 F7 p( h5 f: [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes% E% i2 _. a# Y% N6 U* r
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A6M2 Zero x 27
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PBY-5 Catalina x 240 Q' P& ~- e2 p
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No Japanese losses
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( }) ^# H: h$ m0 \9 E
TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% W0 m) N1 e/ O7 U* h- [ xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) m6 M, k- ]9 G# v1 C
BB Kirishima
2 q- S$ G$ g& u xAK Syoryu Maru0 u0 `- t2 j7 r4 R1 |) F Y
TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
# Y; i5 E' } ]! e9 b# r2 V0 ^3 f xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# ~. p# }+ `0 v: X" ?( ], u* n
PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# F! O0 F% `! R3 x7 U- b, u; ~4 q
PB Shonon Maru #11
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3622 casualties reported
2 J. p4 k& g1 E. A' K/ `& V Squads: 58 destroyed, 17 disabled$ ?. y2 v5 A' s3 m; w3 J* c
Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled* N$ H, `1 ~) t
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 11 disabled
- n4 r0 A( {, ` Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)9 M$ z9 T7 _+ K; ` e2 M" I: j. i
Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 ( a7 c& {+ k* _# r% c$ ^' F6 M+ f
2 a c# N8 K; u- ?$ xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 H7 G( ?! v* i/ C# d: R
, \4 M9 j/ q2 z0 T* N6 q: @Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: e# Q; L) x4 I+ Y
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes: Q& z2 U$ @: O* }" W- t
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G4M1 Betty x 25( P! |- B! q2 g3 w) u6 u9 o2 i
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 38
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+ D( P1 ~6 m9 @7 Y G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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9 _( K, D& i+ p( h. K+ ^ SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 e4 J9 X( u7 {' V6 Q
AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage k( }0 I) W$ g
SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
' }7 b& E& \. ] SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
# t; j) [; ~7 {4 L0 l SS KXI, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
& ?6 Q% d5 r1 t: s0 N5 ~5 Z( U9 M DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ Y5 ?% Y( ~2 E& d( z) y+ f! L
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Port hits 109 S1 k G/ b8 p# @) t2 u
Port fuel hits 2
9 e) a2 I! _. W& j, {* A: dPort supply hits 1 |
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