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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 420 I' M1 r& I1 k; _- x
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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
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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. z" e! S! Q7 X& |/ I% R( G
4 e& }2 c- e' C9 g8 t* i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
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Submarine attack near Exmouth at 40,128
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Japanese Ships
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+ y. o! s' [4 E7 U' KAllied Ships
* \0 @5 z" ^8 }+ a' W TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) ]& V6 ?) S# ^7 C/ h$ N0 }& t
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Raoul Island at 133,185, Range 16,000 Yards* S {' n8 ~) h& s
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Japanese Ships* q" W# k* a7 @" w* K5 J/ c# H
CL Isuzu
* ], g; n' o% G+ n DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire+ t$ o4 G8 V* k1 z
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ M# E8 X) Q7 S7 N, {% I DD Kawakaze% W4 u* b1 L; g0 P# B: r+ N
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 12 c- x6 Y/ J9 i3 k \- L* ^
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire9 \/ O7 l/ M$ ^6 a+ {1 d1 P4 w+ M
DD Tachekaze; r" B2 c0 v1 z# y
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Allied Ships
+ l# U5 Y' J7 W1 R% O4 _0 u, H CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 Z1 O5 d L) s$ [6 _* j, q: p, s' e
xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
) U4 a- T* L( L$ a# q6 e xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ X0 M0 s. `' l: J0 U+ A' G& t xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire- G O6 a" V$ R5 s d+ [, {
xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 i$ x0 m0 B6 U B' u xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 I8 y- n2 n& d1 C2 ? xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 Z% S6 C0 c" r* Q xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
- A* G2 ~% W1 B6 f% T9 g3 V xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 2: N6 T. ^6 k s; U
xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage5 _! |- m" [& [" m7 L
xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 V9 j! M3 Q( v& B xAK Meigs, Shell hits 4: e/ i- h* q) m' Z" r! e% a3 a7 K
xAK Vito, Shell hits 4
/ @6 U( d X+ U) v0 Y+ r DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
; m5 U2 P( e8 t; x k AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ {; ^3 b8 ^# k" E% P xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 O3 j9 y/ G1 S# R3 W9 n$ y. X xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 ~$ [8 F% s3 S$ C. o! i xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 25 g( b2 w2 @# I
xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ]; Q0 _% z8 x/ X
KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk1 `8 T* o8 ~# O7 a
KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 D/ g% d7 ~, x% }( ^ r3 m* @ KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage9 S& p8 S. i9 m8 v1 }) X( p. a
KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk+ p* d/ D" M( j- |" ~( d) J, z8 S
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& L0 {8 ?* ^2 n) yAllied ground losses:
. r( a" S* W' B- h2 f 504 casualties reported6 A; I9 a6 z/ R [( |2 n. h- P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, \* Z* V# J& Q) ~* I) |5 C9 m Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled+ u! |4 H% A1 q6 Q: B( P
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
d' e3 z( o( V+ \8 B Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled); p( {$ {6 s. x( K
Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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9 z8 E; m0 E2 g7 t. k. ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
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1 b I) x' Z: c. v0 kWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 b3 q0 z0 \+ C$ h' X! UEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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1 I- K+ ]8 `3 |! n: C4 ` x. U, \Japanese aircraft/ c4 G# r6 S' f$ }! c
A6M2 Zero x 12/ o. f$ |' c* A$ O1 |0 l- j% A( G N
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PBY-5 Catalina x 14- A. M! l" \# }! m$ T$ p5 P
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# a6 }% j1 U9 U$ [6 i, [# K0 h2 ONo Japanese losses
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged x3 R( }! [* b2 R! N0 V% }
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xAK Myoko Maru
* d' ?2 C$ d/ e, t8 q4 j0 a! } CA Tone
# v$ Q6 ]; H/ A. |6 [+ i! K* s xAK Kaiko Maru
9 ~" d( c; V5 B# Y xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' D% h# o$ U, O; u- k! z APD Hagi* t& s/ k6 M' b9 p, n
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 g9 @. s% ^( k4 A Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
" `; n4 P j$ U! }0 l Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled0 T' f5 I3 B" I+ x
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5 u4 h$ u9 h4 w9 [! ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud _' W4 s! \$ i
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' W Z4 D; i. K. A1 v
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes3 ^, |7 O& `( K
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Japanese aircraft# F; W4 l: a. ~$ @1 R u
A6M2 Zero x 27
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0 u: G2 x9 d3 F) |% }1 M, R PBY-5 Catalina x 24
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No Japanese losses* u! D; w9 c8 e# C6 r3 K$ v
0 U# U6 T, N% r. B& yAllied aircraft losses6 G! t# U& F4 c: k- D! R! x2 P
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 R+ m9 d# d3 ~' R' u. N! V. P
TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% {7 k" d4 ?6 h8 o/ _7 [ xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, ]9 ~0 S& i: g; B9 Y3 x BB Kirishima
6 Y2 j( ]7 e4 X2 R; } xAK Syoryu Maru9 X" m' T" w/ m
TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires; H( d0 f8 h4 [& b
xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( Z2 X( d" Q* s. b' A) ^4 ` PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ ?# x, r( ?' x. \# f
PB Shonon Maru #11! R3 \ X( w6 q# d0 a) ^: R
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3622 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled
2 f1 i6 y: T( ` Engineers: 14 destroyed, 11 disabled7 l G- n- ^2 k) y2 H& f
Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)) n+ i# r$ F7 S& \8 [
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 cloud
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
5 e" o8 }% g- p; b3 ?Estimated time to target is 1 minutes3 _; t/ k6 {; e! `5 L2 W
( ~6 V+ Z* Q: K4 JJapanese aircraft
4 a' s0 q, e0 E5 y: h( g% q0 Q8 \7 O G4M1 Betty x 25" ?2 `4 z# r0 H- h) s& w, f
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 386 J5 S5 _3 \+ }# `" r' H
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% i' {+ @" m$ g0 c G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships4 m4 Z, @! d( t$ X" _+ V. ?
SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
% n ~3 M4 s0 r; H3 H& i; Y; |' B AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- Q- e9 \0 m/ f, P SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage* v6 X4 \6 q' H8 l
SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage; s6 Y+ Z" e9 c; o4 B. e. W& H
SS KXI, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
8 F; u! Z4 ~( c n: X DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 C" ?9 i1 @- P9 @
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Allied ground losses:8 [5 b2 @. ]2 P5 W
5 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ x( W$ h$ p5 c5 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) I; q4 Q' Y% M5 K9 ~8 H+ n, q* |Repair Shipyard hits 8
" s3 q) K+ _& I# v6 G W: E/ }Port hits 10 E: T8 U: B+ J$ A4 G* x+ d
Port fuel hits 2
; I, }/ ^ M3 ePort supply hits 1 |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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