AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
+ J$ M- \4 G6 ^. ~/ S, b# D9 k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
^% M8 O5 d9 [, H" q; j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3 N) w0 x7 m8 f# O8 ?& K, l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards; G6 o' R8 o7 I% F; F
7 S4 {' {8 r0 \# x TJapanese Ships
?9 M1 u; w+ s9 Z6 y! ` CA Chokai p" {2 a+ t4 m! [( d8 x1 t
CA Aoba8 M& O) h8 y& d% z, J( L
CA Kinugasa
, p2 C8 Z- _% P$ y/ V9 o CA Furutaka6 D: E5 Y& p5 q( _; `
CA Kako; z1 k! h. [2 v5 B& G8 N
CL Tenryu3 O- ~9 T% t/ f) L
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
' l# Q+ f' @% Q8 K DD Mutsuki5 r u3 }; t& c: [8 v
DD Yayoi6 Y* }/ x# b2 ]) R1 |
DD Uzuki
7 v% P9 t& T" }6 y/ k. W DD Mochizuki2 R. E6 P, l- P, d9 @
DD Hakaze
6 R* u" h6 K/ f" S$ d' _8 x DD Akikaze$ M+ A# l+ f7 _3 G' J, I- \: p- e
DD Tachikaze
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Allied Ships0 r! Z. n4 L+ ?4 \: W
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% s+ Y# n6 i m$ C' p* g AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. F( v& J8 b* E, U/ C. C. H$ C
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: o$ E g5 a3 E3 Z8 X& n! J5 p xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk \+ Y! Y2 ]1 Q3 C3 s- y
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 {! Q, z& o. Y3 s
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 I- Q# Y4 j. S7 D xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:& Z4 U2 s3 h' L; I
4647 casualties reported
. p) N3 h- K, y! b) o& E0 X2 p Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled; j9 z" H; \3 Z# t8 k% ?1 J9 t
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
1 O3 D1 } ?( y/ ^ Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled% L! @( `% m0 b. ]1 c$ O
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled). Y: g3 V3 Q. N$ l6 W/ ~* i& a
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
" d* ]5 i; W/ a# r9 GAllied TF begins to get underway7 N/ R# Z$ a4 z
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight: X: g" ^- Y; U# I2 F/ m
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
7 [2 ` f3 m8 t& |, b* IRange closes to 10,000 yards...( l% M7 X8 f5 F, k& Y) k$ R
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
+ d q; B2 J2 z( |+ {: C* G& H% C; V6 NRange closes to 8,000 yards...; c9 b6 Y5 o+ v+ N: ]
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 ~- _+ m, W% v1 i8 F- P- nRange closes to 6,000 yards... E0 Z& s+ h0 m. n1 s
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
. T' o: w* Y4 ]( v1 q( l. ]CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
& W3 o4 f. G3 C. [% ZCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
( f* ]2 C& b( e4 P+ W, P fAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
8 `0 A' l+ W$ G; D0 _CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
, I: W0 i3 B# R$ c( e/ c* wCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
# _. p3 F7 ^$ L; w' eDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
2 D# t' L4 \/ n6 a- dDD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
: x( P. E$ r9 }; ~6 wRange increases to 6,000 yards
( l. a1 m0 c! m5 {' c+ Y+ nDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 l/ b$ n' Y6 I/ j, T
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
2 O; Q. f" `" |, ^, |4 {CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
! n+ W1 B j! c7 _xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
: D0 D9 T2 d: a( W3 k0 O) @8 ?% v7 eCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
4 F- Z0 | K( M1 ^# e3 gxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
7 r' ]8 s& T: BCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
n; ~ }: ]+ Z e5 m1 aRange closes to 3,000 yards k; h5 S; q' y
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
8 [, G; i# D% _* lCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
& {3 F7 j3 e5 f* }1 Q! yMassive explosion on PC Warrego
& L. v5 K4 v: yPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards4 Q0 W& ]4 b) l% @
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards$ N9 p$ ~5 B: S& z( P
Range closes to 2,000 yards8 W4 m& Q$ t* f% {# X
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
( P& r/ J( M# D8 @0 Z: y% axAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
9 m4 T1 x4 J# R, R1 M2 t8 {+ I$ uxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
) B/ F, {+ P$ y' e7 u; vCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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+ k2 u6 F# P" t0 l) R. N% {Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1308 E. F2 \1 b7 M9 P) d# Q$ `
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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8 Q- G) ~8 u' N% p) ?! d) [Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" h' M4 H, b3 Q: M" y0 J/ nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# ~/ ?2 o; f6 v6 V0 K& g7 h G4M1 Betty x 42
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& l) A6 ]0 _# B6 e/ KJapanese aircraft losses7 U" f6 f* d5 h2 `/ a% y
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged* J4 d: q+ l+ K, j
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Allied Ships8 o N$ G, m. E# \1 S
AM Bowen( i& m/ n5 N- ^+ |( s/ d
xAK Mundalla: s7 a, k: c- F/ y
DD Aylwin
3 j$ l/ f6 M: ? DD Monaghan
+ s- t( s% M2 k4 P, n/ L xAP Cremer/ z+ k4 @! A' u/ X) {; b8 t
xAP Idomeneus% Y; H$ b% x# }4 | p' v! G1 j M
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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" R7 l, z# [$ l. Y/ d- o: YAllied ground losses:
6 _" N0 g. c9 ~5 d 16 casualties reported
# c3 e; E, c9 ~' |) s& [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 \* g4 a# m/ ?' O' c% i ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
- l8 I% L, V" t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; t7 c. l1 W @) k
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Aircraft Attacking:4 N, o! O1 c! T
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ a" V: e% t, W- T+ M7 n! A
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp1 ]7 a0 N3 G* g* D3 z8 t' y
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet' d' \* _3 z; t$ Y. b
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
9 T& y$ t1 C8 n2 D 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
2 @, m% B4 y2 c* j# p Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. T$ V3 W5 M$ @# J& f* k
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, d/ U0 e+ ?3 E% X Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1300 D, b C+ `1 f: R1 x
5 L% u( i! G+ e' C% ZWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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. O0 m- X b: K. G! T) l5 n' D6 @* ]Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( S, X. w- H) n; ]+ o5 f% w0 j- HEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% z' v9 |1 Y- g9 v& r0 z3 H
G4M1 Betty x 34* \9 ]: i/ v3 D
2 P) B/ U! Y5 r+ ~Japanese aircraft losses
; j+ P7 |8 L( U G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged a c- ?% d4 i& R! V
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Allied Ships0 Z; m5 U; l& [8 d& F5 X) R5 d
xAP Cremer8 M( D$ W( R5 X4 Y$ v1 }
DD Aylwin
. G7 D' w) n& `: C# a. C DD Monaghan
[( N: c- x4 d T4 g1 Y$ k0 c9 F6 d xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 |8 N4 w! r5 G1 g
g+ f( a2 u6 D5 e4 t5 q4 v! {% vAircraft Attacking:/ f O# D- }- k0 L" p- `
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& L8 a8 v- k% e1 v* m# F2 v* I* c; R# | Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
" _. K$ u, s0 B7 g6 ?: \/ W 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 ~- T% ]: p+ M Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
6 A u' F- z/ h d 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet, P9 I1 F* g5 `3 Z4 b5 T5 F2 l m# E2 O
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
! ]9 p6 W. s5 b5 R y- j 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 N$ y: S4 [# R. z
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
1 M8 j9 \5 Y2 m W5 q! T 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet& ]/ c! n8 w' k8 g$ ^
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |