AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
4 P4 R: ?" W8 N0 h0 U; j! @1 k+ h8 ]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 l0 P, y+ O7 _" {" }& Q4 V
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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1 C+ d% s: T& X% L" sNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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+ ]( A9 J$ P4 e- ~& nJapanese Ships2 O8 a8 q7 T( E* q8 {0 y
CA Chokai; J# N6 T H8 q- f4 ^( k$ D4 Y
CA Aoba
! T' g6 U& L$ y9 j p CA Kinugasa. d8 h3 v+ R7 _' N; v" P. ?4 }
CA Furutaka& |5 P4 x3 m m
CA Kako. I1 R/ A; d/ s% w) ]
CL Tenryu
4 }* ?5 h. D; ^3 a' O9 k CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1! I r, ?5 T; M5 i; Y8 @( w
DD Mutsuki
7 v. q" S; V2 b t8 F( ^6 f3 E. _ DD Yayoi
+ F: F, q( b. Y- C7 T0 m DD Uzuki3 w/ |2 s- C3 h
DD Mochizuki
+ k0 A! q" g$ Y' a* ^7 M DD Hakaze
; J M- y3 K) h/ [- i; F DD Akikaze' D$ s- D( M& m
DD Tachikaze
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, j f2 M" P6 iAllied Ships8 Z$ s" \8 E* ~ ~$ M$ P
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' H9 ~6 N, | {
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ c/ B% [, B: |* `6 @& ]* U2 N8 m
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; P r# A9 [9 S, p s$ B: x xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 A1 [' y g; r' y* u
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- X6 q& h% |3 w+ a
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& I2 Y. ?4 b& v& z) n4 c xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
& t( j* R% F% `% t6 U, f/ u- V 4647 casualties reported7 _5 ^2 b. J* W4 J& t6 ?
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled* k2 U$ s; T. H4 |( c; q
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
- T* F) f% R& x& A, p+ { Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled& @( v5 C) |& V ^2 J( h
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)5 B" J4 `( `7 Q0 n' k; W! f i6 t
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)( Q \) a. B4 d* i, U, A4 C2 \
/ h6 O$ u! G2 K T+ b5 L8 |Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!* }' }- n C8 K, I% j
Allied TF begins to get underway
# _3 z& ^% k( @& g5 rReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
. ?1 ^) v$ Y# }% i' IMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
, _2 t$ }" W2 _# V% DRange closes to 10,000 yards...: u3 v$ x4 P" |4 L
Range closes to 9,000 yards...2 w' |/ Y1 F* K. Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* _+ A* O" f8 E+ c$ s3 `, `Range closes to 7,000 yards...
, T' W. v' a" E ]) y- DRange closes to 6,000 yards...
& a6 A0 \0 r n3 JRange closes to 5,000 yards...
/ |0 r& T: N3 k) x# k+ Z; {CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
2 {3 B l; v) F1 G! a& h, ^CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
: W$ T; v* Z' Q% f B3 |. E- r! b7 l' UAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards$ b, }5 x! ~* _/ ^) @! x% ^& B
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
/ n. m. C5 L2 e+ P8 L9 R. NCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards1 b2 u& x. q% W2 x/ j, W9 A/ g
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards7 O0 a2 q% D; A1 v+ I$ F
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
4 x) P/ ?4 ]! ?( s% o" z, u! b3 CRange increases to 6,000 yards
2 G+ a% d% o" V6 ADD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
! E! S* O4 L* S7 VCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards0 J( P/ m6 X i, O0 a, U' B
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards! M, ~, j+ ]# i- ~# {
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
- T- W. {* x% yCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
9 i8 b7 {# Z/ J$ j; exAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards) {9 g, `) |+ D" C9 x& Q4 ?
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
! x6 N. r9 \( [, IRange closes to 3,000 yards
/ H# s! i3 k6 ]" LCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards( M5 S2 g" F8 T, U0 p4 P
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
$ \, |2 c* |) \% o7 I3 wMassive explosion on PC Warrego
- U& G" A' x ~, ^- t U5 [2 r0 ]PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
5 A" g. g g; D; a, h7 |; g3 wxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards% [2 l9 f% c' {, k( E J$ |/ A3 ?7 F* X
Range closes to 2,000 yards# }9 z" ]0 d' B: W
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
/ H& `. H' K6 }3 W5 B1 k. |' \/ \xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
7 m8 n; y9 P# v9 C! rxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
" Y; @; U7 r) J1 _: I: v' b8 nCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...! X1 X, U: B( ?, o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1301 f, x4 B" h9 x- K
: T4 [ P3 b' J1 pWeather in hex: Severe storms4 l. w5 _8 c# D. a% V
+ \0 G) A. K9 A6 y0 s5 f+ NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 j9 Y8 m ~6 P5 {! d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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! v5 _( y5 r7 F; F& w9 M' tJapanese aircraft
5 O! d) `4 h8 N3 c& s! q2 |2 M, N0 f G4M1 Betty x 42
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Japanese aircraft losses
* `3 z, f$ \2 ]3 N0 S, G G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships
- B4 e+ }: C2 M AM Bowen
( a1 T9 D+ W) D4 b1 r xAK Mundalla
. J5 e V% c0 E5 @% y( ^ DD Aylwin" z1 X9 Z2 R4 T/ C9 z
DD Monaghan- z2 v! q; |5 A* X. W1 h* `
xAP Cremer0 G j7 q* W5 o
xAP Idomeneus3 D+ R$ n+ r# g+ i4 `6 c) L
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
+ b% Y- j: k. [ 16 casualties reported
. u1 F. ^0 ~4 ]/ |5 `' l4 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; c w" B* l* A6 H \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 H$ Q( [/ l5 k5 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" O( Q0 r; b4 T) w, q$ V8 D2 o. Y3 C7 p
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Aircraft Attacking:/ A) [# o1 F6 p
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 ~, v3 n! t& Y" o2 p* Q Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
4 J- f, x, y% ]7 p 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 v. T2 v1 @1 G, E
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
. P% }, i% c* X 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
) V$ d) a( h4 \5 T Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
# O3 E* }% Y0 \& f% E) `( [ 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; x( }" C% h' w2 O* R. _ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp/ G& j8 e& p }9 A+ B( m+ ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130! o9 v+ p& n, v; G1 O* a% [
3 ^+ B6 ]. C, K `Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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! w" c; i( b0 M6 |* a! cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 w( g+ d$ f/ g4 }" n1 Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ l, n: V8 V; K6 @
G4M1 Betty x 34& ?+ X0 o2 w' ?* G
2 J ~ s7 K- kJapanese aircraft losses. `8 H# K$ h( H
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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7 b/ b+ j; Y* ]' xAllied Ships
7 ^6 z& m( R) E# c. L0 r xAP Cremer" ~; W- d6 V$ u1 F% X8 ^2 H( r/ m$ {0 X
DD Aylwin7 ?* P8 a& S' s7 I: e+ D
DD Monaghan9 r% R% v7 H9 a0 C5 \
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ D' h7 l3 v2 U: D m
* m4 ^/ H! y6 {: ZAircraft Attacking:
6 Q% s' {5 \% n$ U 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: p; D- ~& n. h l Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp8 m7 H1 H: u1 p8 w/ N7 f
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet: W. b8 T$ z/ C# t0 U# M$ I) A
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp8 b. j. R, N$ e5 g9 g6 \+ u& T- N
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet6 v* p2 v& s! }9 e% B6 t
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb" d4 \6 ^% n6 r/ M$ c+ u8 X
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet( o" j( ^* I( p2 e9 J* E0 ?
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
m) Q4 h; p% K9 {8 f! O5 U 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet4 e; e5 Z4 \$ x+ o: z* Z$ A, j
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |