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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 42" k; C4 G3 J8 `& j
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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
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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
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Submarine attack near Exmouth at 40,128& X z/ Z9 @* g C
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z& F: n u$ S% {. z7 ^# Y6 J% t SS I-23
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4 Q6 H% m* ?3 w/ D1 v3 ~Allied Ships1 O0 [: a4 X# B5 ^' U( I
TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 z F) ?) N. g* ], o8 ]
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% l3 l& e- o) B! zDay Time Surface Combat, near Raoul Island at 133,185, Range 16,000 Yards) Q# a. R. B r6 b2 ?2 x
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DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire! T2 Q9 r# m% P/ c9 `$ s0 L& K5 O& s; {% Z
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ s1 F7 C& `- a$ y6 f" _2 K4 M$ p DD Kawakaze
+ s1 ^ A' x0 O; N- z5 O DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1: u4 @1 X$ s; p3 l" }* M
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
9 C0 G0 \, U- }7 v9 ^5 E DD Tachekaze
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Allied Ships
' c- N! W; |7 v2 f% F CM Oglala, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) I* _) A/ G+ N7 B' [
xAK Mormacdove, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
( Y# t e5 ?; T& X xAK Sidney Hauptmann, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage$ a& V/ s+ B9 B- [/ e' _- j
xAK West Notus, Shell hits 7, on fire
2 a2 \( V$ m: H2 O+ q% G* q xAK West Portal, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 t9 P. F+ Q0 Q) | xAK Wallingford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage* J$ v. X" Z/ }" h3 a p# d
xAK Am. Press, Shell hits 2, on fire* T+ m* U) k! T$ V# }- V5 O- n
xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage: x& Z/ g; h2 |+ @& h: _% Q: n
xAK Sage Brush, Shell hits 2/ N2 x1 ^; ~; Z3 p6 y; G0 r( D
xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage( v4 O9 M j3 X+ W
xAK Alcoa Pennant, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage/ L) M2 r. q* ]9 @
xAK Meigs, Shell hits 4
: O1 q5 h, T/ _- |5 ^- i xAK Vito, Shell hits 4
/ \# j! P9 }* Z1 z# m2 X DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
- S' } H5 E0 p& j; x AM Chevreuil, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! }6 ~8 @5 R' t* q% O0 [! U
xAK Iron Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: z' h( Z. h4 Q$ O4 t( \" u8 d xAK Iron Chieftan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- G- U# ^% B5 ^7 D+ v xAK Evi Livanos, Shell hits 23 f) \: @9 j; r l% n3 I
xAK Theofano Livanos, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage S; ~- C d. i8 D' Y9 T
KV Edmundston, Shell hits 21, and is sunk5 o1 l9 c) C( \" i
KV Quesnel, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 U4 }. F, a( v: U- ~% L; k2 z KV Wetaskiwin, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ]7 P5 @6 Z# L6 k( |" ~" h KV Chilliwack, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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* o; S' [( S( W; T HAllied ground losses:
4 @' W0 B! Z$ b+ f3 |) v 504 casualties reported0 d2 j5 i8 L7 O+ \% z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled W7 Z, H, e: o5 v; g2 a5 P
Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 122 disabled
: O* M- e% t" W: Z. W+ E Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled% \2 u4 H* g+ _+ I# {
Guns lost 181 (134 destroyed, 47 disabled)) K/ h$ a3 B; ]7 @* o8 i7 ]
Vehicles lost 76 (52 destroyed, 24 disabled)7 Y0 Z/ o: F5 a1 z
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. W' }% P0 M1 n2 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
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Weather in hex: Severe storms9 m' W0 n. s9 Z1 `) l c: e; b
1 v- @1 Z: P6 DRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." o: e U/ Y$ i# `* }4 h9 }
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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9 p0 K; V# s# B' L# I4 MJapanese aircraft
2 ]& e& J5 Z" d6 I4 [% p% ?: }* @ A6M2 Zero x 129 Z* B8 @$ Y) D/ [$ `) \
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PBY-5 Catalina x 14* h: R! ?! G* G: K- S& W( h) g z
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No Japanese losses* P U2 u+ u) n/ q* z" a7 ?. m
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Allied aircraft losses' \/ m1 F4 F2 B
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged
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) W: `; j1 d" F( t: ~ xAK Myoko Maru
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xAK Kaiko Maru4 T; f/ e7 K# S2 E2 K% z
xAK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 L7 @7 z2 ~# u- w4 K' O
APD Hagi
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Japanese ground losses:+ O) c+ m" L3 w: s. V; g$ R0 ^
158 casualties reported9 j4 `' E3 m. @4 }2 P O& X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# u0 [! m9 b7 `* y7 R4 |
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 V: X, T: k5 t: v' x! d Engineers: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled$ h2 s, Z! v {$ f2 d7 R! u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
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% z% N4 L4 a- y* Z) _Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* c$ k( b8 p% E8 E3 S( r
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 27
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PBY-5 Catalina x 24
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7 [- T5 C4 C# k# V+ K PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# I- b( c* B. J% t+ D) B) m* T# b xAK Daisin Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ C" j/ Q! [6 g" n- L
TK San Clemente Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 c+ B. O/ z/ m3 p* o
xAP Ural Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 R5 }5 s: w+ h! _9 i BB Kirishima, t2 A5 ]% t& S' y, O2 J) Y3 H$ q
xAK Syoryu Maru
& ~: x( z. n- X, N TK Kaizyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, t( D9 S# m' v+ v& D/ o8 D- I; M
xAK Zuisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 w5 m# x2 n, f; t PB Takuna Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: c9 q9 H1 B9 c( v+ j
PB Shonon Maru #11
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Japanese ground losses:9 R" W8 p5 B( M
3622 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 153 destroyed, 41 disabled, c: _5 I0 H8 s1 P7 `, f9 w$ J# Q
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 11 disabled3 ~/ @0 g4 K# ^3 p
Guns lost 95 (92 destroyed, 3 disabled)
% {+ x8 z* }7 ^7 P, p3 U Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled)3 y* Y" ~0 i2 Y# c
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& L" }; g. D7 n7 i4 ]1 AAfternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
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6 h4 d4 v5 M- j+ p4 Q2 \9 FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% W+ s8 x. D6 E+ I
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% O7 S0 f, J1 i- q" F3 r5 B; F G4M1 Betty x 25
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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SS O16, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk5 W Q# |9 P& J; u
AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, \: u; m9 A7 c& C+ B. @ SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage6 ]5 y/ p( L1 o- [5 A2 g
SS KXII, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage4 ]3 x1 F* {# T4 f$ v- _( {) _
SS KXI, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage( M# `: I! r, F* x. v
DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; H1 ^/ u# E0 _8 G' x! @
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$ h- x3 m" M( J4 _, }: H( PRepair Shipyard hits 8
0 K7 A g, Z# e( q. O, pPort hits 10
2 K; d0 r9 Q+ ~% o/ G: ]: fPort fuel hits 2
- z! t9 V% V. z( Q5 vPort supply hits 1 |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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