AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 424 M' {8 k) \" u- G5 ?- 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
. E# K- m% c* D3 e; @( [9 F/ Z+ }- G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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: K% f' i$ X2 l; X! R CA Chokai
+ d! E% M) X/ F" L: M9 _ CA Aoba
1 ], v4 v! d9 l3 ~5 [0 H; S CA Kinugasa
/ `, X$ { H# ^4 ~! w9 D( Y CA Furutaka: u4 y( G+ y9 U. B# }& U
CA Kako7 A$ e7 q1 q0 y7 ]! v8 g; N# M4 Q
CL Tenryu; F# k# D+ u: v3 J
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
/ ?/ t3 ^$ H% f) J' [ DD Mutsuki- @1 a- U3 B$ Y2 i6 h8 n. H2 k
DD Yayoi3 M* _; a5 b; G
DD Uzuki
% W7 l1 w, a9 D: \- I8 |! F DD Mochizuki
1 C: }$ L, X, u/ J: t- S DD Hakaze
* t* \! Q( ]9 X! C p4 k DD Akikaze
7 N% j; C* U- ~, _- b5 o6 b. K4 g: J DD Tachikaze
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/ t* R, E3 a1 ]" rAllied Ships2 _& t8 V" J5 i3 E$ k/ [
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ @! J3 C1 z) y2 @
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ G( r M( ?, u
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, t$ G& Y6 I: d! t+ S+ V3 c( A xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 U: `/ i; _5 h" P% F2 d xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% m; L8 q4 F0 R! u
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ l* O! @" c9 i/ l% @" ]* P/ d& | xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:$ o8 B1 v4 ^6 H5 Z
4647 casualties reported! }) w% h- X2 f
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
6 N8 H r1 Y) w- U5 u2 y Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
" f1 a6 f2 R3 F; i- y( _ Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled. o) `4 |3 V1 \" U
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled); \8 {6 |# H* l9 i- v
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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1 R% i" W: `8 _4 z" Y$ N2 LJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!6 h! h+ E' O8 Z- l
Allied TF begins to get underway
9 E, ?7 P! ]! m/ O, n0 A8 AReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight3 |$ P- h: S6 U4 `8 [
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
, r9 Q+ ? v8 r. m+ z0 x' HRange closes to 10,000 yards...
* I( u* G4 d+ g6 a- Q# oRange closes to 9,000 yards...
0 W4 b8 C! T" J3 |5 \9 ]' DRange closes to 8,000 yards...4 b1 L" I" v# u- K
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
) f% S, ?: R. p$ c2 w8 c. v% qRange closes to 6,000 yards...
$ L5 u4 J6 M2 {- d) v! N* Q8 @0 BRange closes to 5,000 yards...( I6 q G8 k3 ?) O. ] u( c
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards+ L3 [. O3 k9 N9 X+ c
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
- g- b, k2 i+ c' L7 S+ y" T8 NAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
3 A8 O$ V7 k$ zCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards; B) o, N1 R) l5 X5 N& E
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards+ z9 I. S+ A. z: r$ ^
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards! X- K, W% ], x1 s( q9 J* r: h
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
( d$ T3 N. w# r8 {" J6 Q. qRange increases to 6,000 yards
3 E* n$ s: J& M( ^7 J+ y7 ^9 hDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
. Q# }0 r9 j: r! z/ D# k( jCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
. h( U, w, k$ o7 _CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards, K+ y3 g. V3 J
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards) V. J, p, E6 @: n
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards+ z+ q6 M9 G8 D
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards3 P/ X) O) r B9 C1 g1 C
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards( s- }& Y' ~1 s( Y
Range closes to 3,000 yards
+ ^/ ?6 i7 ^# o9 f7 ~' `CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards7 |/ j3 h% u, i& U
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
; o! H; M, l, ^4 ^Massive explosion on PC Warrego
$ v% e7 k# z- h4 a$ [/ |) s9 rPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards% S9 r# \: @- n
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards! K6 i- w( E/ ]1 F$ K
Range closes to 2,000 yards
& E g4 f7 {8 exAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards# s& o* O: t2 j9 e
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards4 J! W3 K( f' o& s8 s! _3 Y
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards; N1 W( u: B5 V. d" {
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Severe storms9 _3 e! F& d J& U
$ M4 Q! d; g3 W9 uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% a) i# h! C* w- x3 T" k0 a# tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft \1 Z2 U; T' I
G4M1 Betty x 428 J4 A/ J8 g; }( b9 p
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Japanese aircraft losses
& P* W) w9 s$ {' n0 j G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships
; I1 i8 x9 E0 H' \9 N. I AM Bowen, m4 b4 ]% H9 j( J, K7 p. Y5 J O0 T
xAK Mundalla
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DD Monaghan
' X5 t' Z5 N* c5 e1 P- @0 d xAP Cremer5 C7 {: T) E" ]- K) s8 J
xAP Idomeneus
. P) _" p3 r8 Q+ \0 M5 z' h+ C5 p xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1/ v8 w" e$ m$ q6 T
1 X+ o/ K& K, w$ _# vAllied ground losses:5 ~+ w1 D1 z+ z+ Q& Q" a/ i" X. X) d
16 casualties reported
$ i: h Z/ A7 ]" p: D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) H4 j2 E& d$ ^: I, i4 U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- }+ D& |' V% C1 t9 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ ?4 A# g# z$ o4 n# Q- x+ w+ D/ C
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 O/ N8 L- @. D4 I- F) X# Q 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( e5 C+ M- d' _/ N$ p1 c! b Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp4 f7 w; X1 h' u' f6 N- P) R) m& V3 _
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( L* N* K7 ~( Y, ~4 f. f' x Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
) {! K# t# z2 e" R1 ^, I0 x* I/ N/ [ 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
5 Y- R9 u, _+ r4 X$ j& x0 z6 g Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb% D% d4 L" F3 y
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 j1 a7 i9 I- {: h- B Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp, S( L+ ^* j! w, {- d
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% l/ v* p* ?" \( ]" sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 v D( M+ G, w3 M) \3 u9 cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% @) O2 u; ?( F; S+ L* JJapanese aircraft
+ a8 t' D: q! ` p% g G4M1 Betty x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses( H$ j/ D! U# \8 G. s; B% B: P
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
" f" T" l4 b2 i7 Y. c5 k9 k. c9 J xAP Cremer
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DD Monaghan2 V/ [7 g) T+ c8 D4 B- P( K! H
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; |' B$ Q. o- k- D
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 g/ R @7 O/ [3 x/ l5 ~! J 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet& E5 e, U! E* j# R
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp2 Z" l1 R4 L3 j0 C3 |5 S
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
V! Z+ v5 A9 } Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp6 p* l5 p6 E$ f0 l7 a% P: W- y
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet' X0 ~, h& f; ~ @- o% q }
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# F9 z, e3 s2 t3 g7 {
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: G/ y. y; u9 w# z( I 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 |