AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42( ?( O& i* N% a) v' U( P- _/ u
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: v! P) ?1 [/ ]" r# ^* A南太战场,澳洲水面舰队突袭特瑞布港口,与日军快速运输舰队遭遇,然而盟军拙劣的夜战水平使得损失1艘DD受创1艘CL,却未对日军舰队造成实质性伤害;天亮后,腊包尔飞来的裸奔陆攻空袭退回莫港直掩圈的澳洲水面舰队,在被击落数十架后,仅3架突防,但恐怖的日军妖人仍然命中CL一雷;事后从战报统计中发现,日军陆航损失陆攻50架
+ W/ D: E4 P. D' L7 K t# V) R大陆战场,国军第60军一部在云贵高原野地拦截了派遣军企图迂回贵阳的第11战车联队
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3 ^1 v- x1 q7 V5 ~ H5 U) T7 u4 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships/ c5 h p) Y8 n# M7 M
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire% r9 o' e+ C( k
CM Tokiwa
# g5 O( h' L* ]$ \6 ~9 L/ { CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire
" D, K2 x V$ c# w5 _4 j! X CL Noshiro; b" ?3 F. {. [ K3 ?
CL Abukuma- [+ o# b- o6 b$ \! F2 T! G X
CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire
3 d! q/ v% p0 B- w" Y7 G DD Urakaze
9 A% N! m& T. D* x DD Hamakaze
% G8 V9 C7 P: Q; |4 k8 U8 i( o DD Hatakaze# ]5 `' q$ g" G M) M& Z
DD Yunagi
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CA Louisville
4 `4 ~2 o6 W9 {4 F% Z; L6 t6 a CA Pensacola. K+ ]9 O3 X* P2 r( U6 o Y
CA Australia, Shell hits 2/ N7 M6 Y: y4 ]9 D8 _5 e1 }
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
4 m* |* V# Y% J( n- e. D3 K. C) b CL Leander, Shell hits 18 T! o( } \: `: s0 D9 @( Y
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 _) V$ n1 K7 r& a+ M2 b2 o/ K CL Perth Z" R) ?. t# ` D' o
CL Concord2 C: Q" A4 A8 D9 S3 m. z
DD Stuart. o) z& [! w5 J1 m
DD Voyager$ R5 q7 ^# e8 ^1 o6 z& q
DD Van Ghent
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9 z6 q1 d0 C ?; `3 @1 R, p DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( B- |/ {! X% X6 X+ Z: a7 v; Z2 ` DD Kilty3 L- ~3 J# R7 n+ x% o+ f
DD La Triomphant# j4 ?: r: G! X' ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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S. P6 M/ m5 y2 C" _Weather in hex: Clear sky
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% r. ?# y" Z5 [8 J8 n P) p2 RRaid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 w# b6 Z- ^, x, n7 b" y- m9 g* \Estimated time to target is 36 minutes9 P4 a4 j, M3 D
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Japanese aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA x 16
, w" n3 L: n$ l3 E) G3 b; c P-40B Warhawk x 17' s* t1 \4 H6 ]' G4 _
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 I w$ M; E, A. u G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed: N9 t' z/ k3 z8 ?
) D3 @4 S5 ^1 O% UNo Allied losses( {4 V. u$ B5 J$ e. p
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Allied Ships' ~1 M6 z! ~& f8 o: L
CL Perth, R8 g9 R" K; I
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage |