AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42: {$ x4 z* \( ]- q9 F0 `
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
5 `+ p/ c2 I$ u) a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
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8 x; B4 X+ ]; |1 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards5 [5 i! v1 A& P3 y' P
8 r1 K# ]6 ~# P+ bJapanese Ships3 }) D7 p9 x- o& |
CA Chokai- O8 `; n, S, j/ K% y8 i
CA Aoba
4 N! }! z. Q8 K2 X" N$ c7 V CA Kinugasa
/ C1 R, S) t7 a. C1 k CA Furutaka
4 B8 [- s! h& O5 [, O- B& V CA Kako
# \, t2 E5 q% B: S CL Tenryu- B. R( ^( s4 l" }. `. x
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
8 v8 L c7 Y- `. E, N DD Mutsuki
( B% G8 u1 q* z4 R% }: N DD Yayoi
0 d& ?9 w0 a: F% \ DD Uzuki/ A" k) \( M" R- k9 o
DD Mochizuki* `/ Q0 j2 @# i; v! J3 M
DD Hakaze) Z# A2 ?9 B6 _
DD Akikaze
1 q0 ~* h6 v [. G DD Tachikaze& O- E$ i a& [3 l7 |
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Allied Ships. _4 g7 ~; g, g% s1 W
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' w' ^/ f1 C- X2 T0 Z. S AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 x! U) o% t- ^* w# n xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 e8 G U8 {. k/ o- k9 W2 o- a
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# H1 e& n, b% g8 B/ s) d$ T, h xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, z! y5 {! @" z, l2 r7 `
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* f6 F, n! B; [! ?: q
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
% ?- p, Z1 K# V 4647 casualties reported
+ H" C% B3 w; T2 b& D Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled7 d, m* t6 t, l
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled! V! g+ Z2 h( Q3 p: ?+ v4 ]/ `
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ k% U$ F# u4 ?1 w Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)( E) i8 A8 W3 f. {2 ?! _ f
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)0 i" o- y& ]8 G) m* u/ I6 \
/ J% W' m7 V7 z( J$ G4 p! UJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
/ A# t. P3 ]: M+ S& ]( XAllied TF begins to get underway
' J3 W4 J, Q2 s: c# LReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight8 r( N _# A9 F1 j% ^( B' B
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards+ ~" E( |* h9 C% V. v6 T' G
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
: a- a, t$ E( l+ D% Q5 q% w1 hRange closes to 9,000 yards..." k3 ` s, }8 R/ g( W7 m% L1 y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' v) j% W3 L7 {/ E
Range closes to 7,000 yards.../ ^6 ]# s* _6 A8 f' b7 C z
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
' z" [9 U h. R* QRange closes to 5,000 yards...2 h$ l+ ^) L0 r: |4 h" D5 O$ Y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards- f, c, d! O- v% {1 w
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
1 f5 l- H9 C: v1 dAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
+ ^7 y( Z1 H. [6 y7 uCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
9 E3 o: x5 [ ^3 h% H, J8 b9 LCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
0 J7 ]. N/ I8 A1 w! G+ w6 j! r8 IDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards, i2 ^' F+ f9 W6 ~" ~0 n
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
3 g, n0 l. @' URange increases to 6,000 yards5 A/ V' K9 [9 B0 v5 ~! c
DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
; c, g8 I1 I' O) T, hCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
4 ^; _' I7 U5 f# U# @9 ?/ N1 gCA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards5 A1 d, m* j) J* [ I
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
. r) T# `4 }$ S/ t& K6 T2 TCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards2 V0 [0 N; ?/ Q; P% U8 G
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
* K$ r( e/ n( U9 R/ B# K9 J6 p4 ZCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards/ q+ s8 {* y1 r+ K& p
Range closes to 3,000 yards
! z: j" O# j* mCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards. w! E* g0 T1 _) P, l/ M% {
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards1 r8 n5 @5 o' i. t: U! z; v7 q
Massive explosion on PC Warrego
* L; l0 O( k- Y; jPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards0 c. |% x1 a2 }* w6 _0 ^
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
2 T+ H( [' y1 o7 [; _4 Z1 J! I+ RRange closes to 2,000 yards. V4 x0 t- \ u+ F$ c* o
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards" n& ?1 a" p6 {& {" B# W6 d
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
9 B2 U& g9 k( ~( |- _xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards8 i5 P) Q4 Q: a
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...0 [& s' |1 j1 k6 e' B. F; e! T1 }
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: W# O; {! U. O' ?% \- O! mMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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. `; ^, T% \- T3 iWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) U8 o( D. o r% {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' t# [' w+ q% v e0 v G4M1 Betty x 42# k& T+ y! b z% |' O2 [
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Japanese aircraft losses. \5 ~; T2 }1 S
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships; R& I: w5 J/ g; N( J, v. g u8 o+ f
AM Bowen
( ~+ [: v/ ]* r- M2 k3 V! [ xAK Mundalla
9 [- l& k& R' O: s4 o% h DD Aylwin) e' W$ u% ^( s b, V6 _
DD Monaghan
0 Y+ u% O6 Y# ~: v xAP Cremer. c, q% w" j( K p. @( q
xAP Idomeneus3 W0 D' w+ E0 A* q) f3 S/ }3 C
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
5 ^& |& `' T c) X2 c# H3 w3 S3 C 16 casualties reported
5 ?( Q4 G0 b7 p, G2 ^2 J+ @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& Q% f1 a7 P# {. p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 n2 V2 s# `5 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 g4 \% k; ` |8 Y6 ]
V/ H7 O6 y) pAircraft Attacking:
( `. Z+ J" j+ `4 F0 x 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 L+ i( o, b# }. D/ B
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
6 r1 t. [, J T' _ 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( I! Z6 C6 S6 o9 c$ P8 p Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp. J) }8 v! F0 k3 D/ @$ C
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet# ~1 s. G7 K i( H$ n
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. Z6 O9 O/ Y& T$ O+ l4 `( G w
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ I# B: s7 \' Y: i0 a& e+ ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp; y# U' m! z1 Q ^
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, |: ], Q% Q; Q% Y8 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 B# @3 x% @! z) p- N3 ?% _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 |/ |; n, [/ @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 e; U9 N# J5 }" z* }1 I$ _+ n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 h' i$ K) q, |; s8 U8 y G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged" `7 l4 b5 @9 C# N0 Q$ Q5 c* U# J
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Allied Ships2 ]0 r/ `0 r$ S
xAP Cremer, g! e0 a5 i3 y
DD Aylwin
0 W- F9 s9 C3 L* g* ?# N DD Monaghan0 F0 {0 M2 u {* @9 D- m3 h+ C
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 O; m+ X: V9 V, z+ C. k
0 S% S4 K4 O) oAircraft Attacking:
' ^; v4 g' e% c$ q) b9 t 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet; h7 G( g9 Z y' J& k' f& h
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
0 u" d0 R4 B0 W 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 ~9 }- {6 `, |( A0 U, z
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
: x/ ?& N: r7 k7 i( H 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet l4 P+ o/ X' \- l" v1 n. b
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- o, |2 Y" l+ i6 X- n
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet. i7 Z: }% d4 y( S
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |