AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42
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- `5 `1 c7 ~# A! F4 w0 g7 ^4 aNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ ], w9 I; a2 @" \. K: v BB Kongo
. h$ C" S& J0 h# j% e CA Mikuma$ o' `3 u3 ? R$ W$ K0 K9 _
CA Kumano
3 m1 P. b0 a1 ~3 r CA Furutaka' B3 C+ |6 o: j) Q. X% i
DD Akatsuki
2 C9 s8 [, W1 \$ d) F: j3 g xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2% ^) B' ^% {0 N
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
8 Y9 L% p* W" P! e% |7 T0 p7 l xAK Kuraido Maru
/ F4 K* Y/ d; q xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 13 `: ?; b' ?+ y4 I$ g! s( E0 ?
xAK Mansei Maru6 U5 E3 q3 _4 D' @' D+ f, F
xAK Morioka Maru
1 f9 Z# D7 x9 ]* s5 h2 {# ] xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
1 \( m" Q3 h4 T* }& Y xAK Oigawa Maru; k; N; F3 ~2 o% d: N% c V0 r
xAK Reiyo Maru
7 ^/ t# `2 |" [, @4 N4 L xAK Samarang Maru7 o V% P: t$ C$ k, m+ w: A
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2
, N6 ^9 ?9 u! q! x xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1* E* W" ^) e0 {8 i( \
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2" y* E' N7 d# G$ B+ G
xAK Tokusima Maru4 o8 k$ n8 S# ]8 Y+ N4 }
xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2
4 s. S- w; H& I) c* v" D2 d! y xAK Unkai Maru #6- M/ a. L+ H/ _; _) l
xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6+ M, S, M; ^; T; {( c4 x
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Allied Ships5 h3 L) _, G! e( W4 g' x
PT-80) e6 m' _! ?, `! A3 E8 I
PT-81
( a' ?* }, V! W+ u2 T. N' }" i PT-82
4 z1 h% }; c; u; r' z' B PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
$ k( I7 f/ k" F8 p3 f( _ PT-844 L6 z6 O: u' S6 i$ |, F1 y
PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 `) M0 E$ p4 b2 C) z
PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 \: s, O, p+ _
PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: i+ e; W# n- f2 L; d2 E
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Japanese ground losses:
7 {# x& N2 S9 N6 o2 E$ w 6 casualties reported+ N% d$ ]9 [8 U3 K, a1 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 Q' ?5 v! |( H6 p4 i5 n8 @/ y t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 ^% {# |. x. h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 M* M: n+ j5 F$ _/ cTF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)
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BB Kongo, Mine hits 2
( P) Y) S! J' y DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses: W) G. l" Y) ~, s, H& p
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed& s; `0 g+ V |- p& J! a9 y
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Japanese Ships
8 Y( J. T# x* w0 e% s/ p- S( w BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 ? V: o# Y7 I2 v) w
CA Mikuma: Q+ a( l: U: g
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
$ t8 |; C! w; ` CA Furutaka, Shell hits 22 _! g- L9 N* J8 q) X
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk, w' T5 x1 L2 P6 v0 b6 S. O
xAK Nanko Maru+ |) s. `4 F, Z' a' k9 G4 {4 `
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
- c( p+ }! G4 V xAK Kuraido Maru
: L N3 H& {% g- T/ s/ S. S+ d% U: ^ xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire& }/ Y% W- O" Q) E$ p% m
xAK Mansei Maru
$ J; n$ |( V" M" N! }) G5 C$ t' O xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
" b7 P U0 q+ [4 Z/ \ xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3
& D: t3 X/ l/ v7 c2 } xAK Oigawa Maru
1 c, r# C0 j# f. e8 I xAK Reiyo Maru+ p) _$ z" u0 ^: U" c! I
xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2. }8 { b2 W* {# P
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1! |/ h8 Q) [9 r
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru- c2 S A$ o' V) U% d$ X# C
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4- A; r+ k) N) Y3 E
xAK Tokusima Maru
. F; E8 q) \$ R/ C0 W1 ] xAK Uji Maru
4 B' {" _) I2 S6 N. e xAK Unkai Maru #64 Z# `- l' Z' \" O; ^/ G
xAK Yubari Maru3 Q3 S! D- A1 |& j' N
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Allied Ships
0 G7 `! g8 m) E CA Houston, Shell hits 1
, r9 X9 H. g% \8 N. T CA Canberra
5 @$ ]8 A' B3 C7 u: Y E CL Leander
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DD Barker, Shell hits 1
9 O% Q0 E3 g; K) l2 E& a# i DD Bulmer
5 P6 ^( c9 Z: h) [ Y DD Edsall, s% ~: t; l' O4 {8 Y. [
DD Stuart
4 \* A$ h8 |7 ]5 B6 {- @! | DD Stronghold1 {" I) J( }3 K7 y& ?' {. F4 S7 |
DD Tenedos, L1 L3 _3 b# ~% i+ @
DD Thanet
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DD Le Triomphant
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Japanese ground losses:5 M( ]7 {$ T$ N( z4 w+ g$ F) w
64 casualties reported% t0 o2 C w/ Q8 M9 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |