AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
1 |) H) m3 z" b# k& t5 D/ [, v上个回合侦察到盟军在米龙湾和莫港分别有运输船队出没,估计是增援米龙湾和莫港的,莫港的船队鞭长莫及,设置了陆攻对海,而米龙湾则派出了一队水雷战队前往袭击
8 B: {( x/ [6 c! f" K7 K3 c结果全歼了米龙湾的盟军运输队,而陆攻出击莫港的船队战果不大,仅击伤2条运输船$ q+ l* q" Z0 H% F' M
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: S# ?: V& B; q( M3 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards0 l+ N4 C6 t/ N1 r& _
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Japanese Ships
( @# |2 P/ E% U$ J; r* [ CA Chokai) M2 c! _- x& d* O
CA Aoba( I8 L' k8 r0 s
CA Kinugasa
/ ` W S% H: X3 g* q" X CA Furutaka) i# e, w( P# N. B& ?
CA Kako3 G9 o$ \7 k1 P t* I4 K
CL Tenryu
( N& d( _1 `+ m CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1# S( |/ l! T, {% B+ N
DD Mutsuki' J2 T C2 R2 K2 U
DD Yayoi
( I" [0 z- i5 ?7 z: ] DD Uzuki
* `% q: e! Q; i DD Mochizuki
3 l* D6 y$ c# D( n0 `: ^4 U( h DD Hakaze. n! x. [7 y$ X0 k# m5 J. H
DD Akikaze! Y# ~$ t8 A( r2 b
DD Tachikaze3 U1 L" W( b4 q
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Allied Ships( G2 Q, x5 J6 U8 w8 E
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 H0 v# @! k& E1 P( ^4 U! F- |7 m AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 N2 X% A. H" U) S" x
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 w' X% v& n" Z
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" e X; x# O d7 {2 I5 {2 r: k; W V& Q4 K/ S
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 g' i" f! g, @
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! J5 I# e5 x4 ?, L$ u xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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3 @. @4 z z9 x) DAllied ground losses:
, ^! ]" k; V& C5 l _ 4647 casualties reported
; G5 `7 l) d( u Z' r, l7 L) k' f' c$ { Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
) d* p6 |1 D/ S$ z ^; x% j Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled: J' J; s8 K6 J& s
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled( r. y, T6 s( t- ^: z B1 E+ }
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
. j% Z0 b8 y. C) A5 G, C- O: s Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)% R( P3 X5 E3 ?1 T ~$ R6 V
2 r! U: M! T3 o% ~( m& Q1 GJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
' z' K4 u2 \1 ]. iAllied TF begins to get underway# S A. v: Y8 x. T/ m
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
, [( Y# o2 `- V: V1 }4 y: ^Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
/ l. e6 [# U4 Q% H+ { IRange closes to 10,000 yards...
& k: |' H/ j1 a: Z7 q! aRange closes to 9,000 yards...
) W z3 W- _5 P- P/ L, r* m2 HRange closes to 8,000 yards...
5 ]9 h' r2 j2 h. XRange closes to 7,000 yards...
8 u7 Z F8 K- N1 v. F+ ERange closes to 6,000 yards...3 {2 I4 n% I2 S! O. K
Range closes to 5,000 yards...6 D. W5 `" r& Z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
' F6 \" l+ _! \8 H5 d# MCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
* U+ l+ w0 o" z* ~9 FAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards0 A6 O+ t# `+ y
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
' ?4 Z0 b5 \- P5 ^( F6 ?CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards2 h2 F: x5 b5 Z* m
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
7 g' h7 W9 |2 Q; i* ZDD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
( w0 J* J; ^' Q) H C! S8 e1 IRange increases to 6,000 yards
5 J$ d( _; _, b; O" pDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 ) i7 U [: r5 r t9 }% `4 y" o* x! I
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards1 k/ l7 A9 F% z9 d8 M5 d- S
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
# u7 L" k' v. I% |' yxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
) n4 w) p7 A; T( i. ?7 PCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards, [8 ], ?! J4 G& }: J% e: {! \
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards( _! [* Q& y' H# Z$ j% P
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
l; X i* Y( o5 u# yRange closes to 3,000 yards/ [) P% Q s3 O( f- P% q! H. D
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards: z4 H& g! x1 O3 z
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
. P! Q# @/ V: KMassive explosion on PC Warrego
( z; _* u" d0 \2 V. dPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards; b( v+ y% R- f# z, D4 B ?: R* u$ v
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
+ b" v* W6 ~0 i0 l4 F% rRange closes to 2,000 yards7 C+ \: D8 M J F
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards) D2 W# }/ T. T& x$ m6 d
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards* a3 i6 J+ b- N1 P
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
8 ~' @3 q; z. a: R6 f! ?' ?: _/ q) wCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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5 O- K% q' R- ^; Q' Q# m9 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130" I; u( \, l% f* }5 P4 e+ }# ?
& b* T+ z) B5 Z% N' xWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( q! s4 s4 q' d% u8 Q8 sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 t" I3 B6 J( j* ~6 g
6 e$ v4 G( S1 q. v6 k b' s3 uJapanese aircraft
/ ^% A. T7 c) y7 M+ r G4M1 Betty x 42
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; Z s, s0 O/ O6 P+ Y2 w& F( C( GJapanese aircraft losses/ F7 `+ z% @( e$ C, L( P; Q8 v/ P0 K
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships
' c+ B' b" x& f7 Y AM Bowen
) O; z7 M) V' ~" L& v- k% I xAK Mundalla- A2 c! p) k7 H! ~4 x4 M; f% c
DD Aylwin
" q1 g. K, l/ l DD Monaghan
# F9 v: k c# D- s+ g, x% v! i xAP Cremer
5 Z# f& i/ l: Z4 k- r- n7 F xAP Idomeneus
. \( F5 J5 {2 O xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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0 N0 D$ I1 I$ x9 kAllied ground losses:
* j/ L' i7 E6 Q3 M6 b+ M 16 casualties reported
0 ~0 |" l- b& P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) {3 D [4 N# P4 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 `2 ?, N8 x t3 {3 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Aircraft Attacking:
' ^7 R w; `! G/ Z ^8 H 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# {: u' V4 u" i8 ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp! h9 v, r, [: ~# S7 K7 [
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 n/ H' P$ L! X# S Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
1 {$ ]4 j) @7 N 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
. u) c) d" f: i1 X6 B. C Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
, k3 }4 P, P! r2 G' j, L, Z 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: C8 [. H9 D; z) O$ T0 N Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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* v* {& C' _5 p3 L% U- u% ~# tWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. ]. z7 S4 f8 p
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. Q$ F9 u- k, k0 F5 X3 j$ E
G4M1 Betty x 34
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged! a: \4 H, C& u3 m5 b. ^+ ?# `
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Allied Ships
' u& A$ W% R( b) g& V xAP Cremer9 D. ^3 }6 s9 t5 p+ I0 i+ {8 F
DD Aylwin7 l' T8 `; f9 Z/ `, v
DD Monaghan
: q) t/ Q! ~; O( _- e2 z" \; M xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% R5 b" G7 P( @6 W8 `
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Aircraft Attacking:" Z! Z. q/ H* ^# H- w
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% H0 }' p+ w% |+ n3 t Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp, a3 ]/ U2 a6 B0 |5 R
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 ~; E: U- D+ \* d4 r* L- T
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp; x0 |/ k1 \4 S R2 W8 i h* I
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet5 T' P5 n' F' ~ X+ \" ^
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
. V4 y" F# l, w- D( ?: i* y 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ d" P; t$ k6 v" ]9 S; r/ v/ E D% w Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp; V) u# r' W+ U5 ^/ W* I3 j
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet- E+ e0 v0 N$ w ?2 m" t5 r) E
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |