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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: i0 S9 k& d8 f9 o$ C+ t
! h) q) u/ f' s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7 v) c+ z6 ^6 I H: F9 P% Z2 ?
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2 W9 k+ K# ?0 p7 a6 lSubmarine attack near Exmouth at 40,128
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* c' m2 z, T0 BJapanese Ships; C+ ^8 S9 t4 Q
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Allied Ships
, d6 B6 `9 v) z& D! Q4 F 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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6 j( `. S: E1 EJapanese Ships8 M. D+ M% q; L7 a: O
CL Isuzu
$ B- e- e; ^; I, B DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire4 e! I! O1 B. @& k. k5 L7 @: i
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 B, X% ^$ Q! c- V% L- X% v: y5 r DD Kawakaze( S. F; M, v. u+ |9 z- {
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1
- r. X- j. Z- e: D DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
8 k; m5 [9 J' _ DD Tachekaze4 P- I6 u4 ~: B% f6 N3 U% e
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Allied Ships
* X7 Z; U( \: Z' L CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, l \' p5 ]& R: s7 A" m
xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage8 q( Q2 J' V+ p% n- V' n/ I
xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage( w( N/ V% u( U& D
xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire
6 [1 W7 b+ k9 c xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 I. f/ ` K( G2 ]/ P6 R& z xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
% k3 S& _0 S/ Y$ K3 | xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire" t7 E. F; o" U4 T7 x- `. V
xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage) x4 z4 Q+ L$ J$ [# O
xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 2
* K, M& H, d8 s3 v xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage M- n/ s+ ]( q: s4 o
xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
) Q; D6 J- X1 w: v xAK Meigs, Shell hits 4
7 X3 B5 a E3 a+ J" B xAK Vito, Shell hits 44 D4 I. G' y0 P0 U* ?
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage5 f" Q' h- b" a; G
AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
# @) k% a* a5 @7 L* \7 ~ xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" _5 K* P. P1 q9 q" e& j xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 O/ j' _3 [1 T xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 2
W9 q( [1 Q; b5 |3 M$ P xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: K7 x; h" P+ ^: _( s7 w KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk/ q* O. w) ]/ x9 R1 n2 o
KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& M8 o1 u8 w6 z6 X0 A, {, a KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage- d2 r, d" `( p" P7 @4 a- W- k
KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:0 s1 ] P. k: w/ `. E
504 casualties reported
0 d( @* G" c. P- q' F" v! P Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ d( y0 c! a& N: |( G
Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled
5 a% z v* M1 h# f( {1 v( W) O Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
! m2 D1 {* {3 O7 F1 f& T Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled): z+ f6 V' K1 W8 V C
Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)" y% F* `7 Q1 |3 \2 n
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" l3 }" \; Y0 Q# d" {Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
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# \# o( l9 W9 R; b, HWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- E3 _1 n% A( F- ~5 I6 c0 L
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 |2 K0 T' `4 c( l, b. C
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! s+ Z+ a* j# b A6M2 Zero x 12
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! G5 l; z8 g. f* I; y PBY-5 Catalina x 14' O2 r6 z7 t T3 l+ w- k' I
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8 p* a$ u( E2 a( o* b' @: r0 p7 yNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 T3 H- c5 O$ { W9 g PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged
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xAK Myoko Maru
9 m( z; H2 n# | B9 @" { CA Tone
# q, e- U7 K- p5 r2 x. ]- N6 S; L xAK Kaiko Maru
) B6 x, y$ J, v9 q, d p xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 a2 a: `3 y% c2 f0 V APD Hagi
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' y( R' t; `) r0 mJapanese ground losses:
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" o* F% J6 b* n1 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 ]0 E5 R& W4 ^
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled2 [. L) H. ^( m% F$ |) E
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled7 ~" }/ f3 w& k. S' }- W, G3 L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131- L7 y# Z; w/ H4 P( ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" K- ^. \" `; qEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 271 P) e7 v6 A) C# e/ ^
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 ^$ U+ M* M# n) A# s
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged) k% Y5 J# h0 m% C/ e" f8 d" l
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xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% @! h U+ x5 u9 W8 e TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* v2 L% V$ t3 W7 v5 H xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 R- `, R4 c& a/ ^+ k& a BB Kirishima- G$ ^% {0 C) ?+ H9 U
xAK Syoryu Maru
/ m( Q( ~, R( Z( v TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires8 j7 Q3 r& L' c- {6 I! ?
xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk: u$ v/ w3 ]- [+ G8 U( ~# x! _3 f4 p& e
PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ Z( C; T6 X" H" q PB Shonon Maru #11
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3622 casualties reported3 A/ H/ w$ E5 N0 E0 q# r
Squads: 58 destroyed, 17 disabled; c0 f# P3 e7 Y/ [" }* H
Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled
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Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 + A& Z4 v: Q+ R. f" r: D
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; D7 \3 B' b7 k' [Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 k t' T& `7 N* i$ GEstimated time to target is 1 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 257 f& A" O! [$ @" s6 F7 P) z
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 389 d" U5 Q+ T& o; E2 y
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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( y6 I; N: K5 i! | SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk/ _3 { V2 H9 B* J n2 K# e' T$ ?
AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' N9 V! [! _: l- Z7 A! W SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage$ }2 m8 _4 F% |# u+ t1 |0 N4 V( i8 D8 L
SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
8 m/ a( ?& ]8 B: j0 v% y SS KXI, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
8 v5 k+ T6 p+ C, A j8 N. H DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:$ Z- z! T* I2 B; v
5 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Repair Shipyard hits 8
3 \# }% g7 a# t0 z0 }7 `Port hits 10
$ r/ w) y; p; oPort fuel hits 2" _" A- a. z2 F7 T4 _
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"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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