AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
" _" i. E/ g. b% s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# c( I; K/ r$ r g: P. v9 K
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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& V1 b4 h/ g, @. F+ F0 U( d& _/ WNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards5 |3 L" i& V% f0 B- g! C& B: I V
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Japanese Ships& B2 R1 M+ j. ~& x- A* P
CA Chokai
: X. @# q" A& w CA Aoba- D! }# z' o/ j4 R
CA Kinugasa
: F8 s1 ?" w# ] CA Furutaka+ q9 T5 o. I, z2 h/ T2 i
CA Kako
& L; p, }: ~0 ` CL Tenryu
' a: i1 F$ q. T% D& U9 ? CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
- d, u# X7 l% L b1 g: @) u DD Mutsuki
3 l3 @8 D1 P2 W9 g! c o. s DD Yayoi
6 h. J/ |7 P4 U% ~$ m+ g DD Uzuki- g' [# V, Q+ p5 B5 K
DD Mochizuki3 c1 f* M+ v8 e
DD Hakaze: B% l. {! k( D# x
DD Akikaze
7 ]+ ~5 T2 y" y/ B5 B6 \# K; ? DD Tachikaze% @% z* b1 F" ?1 [& X
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Allied Ships
! ^3 R' S% r8 F! ^! [$ u/ t PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, F- |% P& D/ C* W }* d
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
e9 `/ i2 s4 m; l: ^! U, N xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 o6 J5 w3 k( F2 k3 T% d; H% f xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 U8 U. b) ~$ v
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 D$ E' f4 e R( e( k( D( n% b
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. ~4 Z9 f( o, F1 Y; @# I xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 d/ L5 F" E4 i8 p6 L2 d1 F4 f8 B
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Allied ground losses:" V8 k A* e8 T4 B( H
4647 casualties reported6 y8 d5 _, K, ~% w% u" T' ]" K
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
- g, ?4 V% v: k0 k! W q Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
0 @' x- T2 W4 |/ f Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 _" G2 d* l/ y5 m/ n Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)" K! F* X7 o$ o9 q7 M0 z1 [$ ?7 g1 J
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)1 E; O) y' Z/ v% q
- m/ @! B7 o7 qJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!* Q- L0 {5 f9 t) g, q# T" [
Allied TF begins to get underway
@% i3 N% _4 T" ~6 eReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight. C. l. g' R+ ?# j- l$ _5 {* F: T
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards; \4 i2 y" T1 }- `) w2 }
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
% ]/ T1 N% h& j9 U( _Range closes to 9,000 yards...
4 L. C# S( B+ \& c" u$ dRange closes to 8,000 yards...8 K! M6 f! i- C7 |" l6 e" d
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
1 V1 V$ {8 L6 u" p& zRange closes to 6,000 yards...2 r; ^1 f6 D% y5 `
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
" _' ]& A/ Y# f9 R7 xCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
) G6 O, u& `: ^- w3 r* [' c fCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards: q2 z- q/ S2 R
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards1 t# R6 E/ F- Z2 X8 ^
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards$ n4 e9 g' d3 i& f. x( r
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards: G0 Q. Y+ S% b" ]& _
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
$ O7 M) r9 V# M# O) T' A$ zDD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
- f' b9 G8 N7 I( VRange increases to 6,000 yards
+ W7 ~8 }5 F1 w# o" q/ q, KDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
! O9 R$ d3 I8 C; r2 mCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards7 q0 d. a: ~: K2 _: _3 @
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards6 R, }% t# W$ R5 c
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards, i5 |! [/ e \8 \7 D& X
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards& S9 g. a4 a$ S8 Q' t! L
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
# G# [/ V! b/ h5 R, `$ T; wCL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
& H. V$ `# R5 E- b4 GRange closes to 3,000 yards; D; t) n; J W% q( D( s0 x
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards+ M- } M" W k
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards$ f2 P( D8 t( ^9 P! @. d! A
Massive explosion on PC Warrego
) o) A( C% U( P% u3 K! v0 f* G3 \PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards/ g9 b( x& i, _/ ]( E
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards ?% p( K2 k; m8 A" \; A. y
Range closes to 2,000 yards
7 e4 S# C) q# a9 CxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
2 x, g! y8 r+ N. [$ uxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards/ b3 A8 e1 ?8 z( Q) w/ o4 M4 [% u
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
9 M, c6 B7 {* `& J1 W# F/ Y7 }Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...4 Y* U* ?' g& ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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2 r" H. z4 G' | a2 O) u! ^Weather in hex: Severe storms
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0 U" n$ R. z# R, z* a) ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% [# @: [& n. R! M0 d- o5 @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- B x- L. U7 k3 Z G4M1 Betty x 42
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( F# |% P+ m* e n( PJapanese aircraft losses
! Q2 x* v9 B( X6 v& h" l: [ G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged: A; ~; B5 E) g9 z$ r9 a
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Allied Ships; }9 m/ b& K6 E% d
AM Bowen
* p$ M0 l9 ~* s" s5 d7 l' p( c xAK Mundalla
4 N! j% |. P) g- g DD Aylwin# W4 Y9 [9 r& y2 M
DD Monaghan
- n1 x' f+ K, @ xAP Cremer6 u0 ~1 C$ K D2 n2 M
xAP Idomeneus6 q& t1 F6 [) u% _! Q/ r+ t
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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. m: s9 r3 t+ KAllied ground losses:
! I* D' Z' u! B* z& p, u 16 casualties reported
+ j# h& V* _$ X8 _' y1 i. u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( f# [ V+ k+ x# S4 U- S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( H4 |! J5 n" g/ {- k5 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 f8 R* H+ v0 IAircraft Attacking:
( C9 `* f1 b7 x. o# D' n9 D 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ u# n, o4 d1 u) Y% Z7 r Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp; d x3 t; c3 c! v
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 c3 ^1 K u5 m& A Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
: X$ b' }' S. Q3 c0 Y4 n 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet! W+ V# ^* H9 b# J& V$ M. v6 [& K
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
, y& {; v& ^2 ^, Z6 U' h 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet, A" c: H/ L% ]' p. B, D
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130; l5 d2 P& y3 T+ A% P0 s/ T+ s
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" X" Y1 r$ _! J) o: y3 LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 Z* ~* r! m% o' m* C9 ~+ Z+ [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 34
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6 u/ l. B9 }7 AJapanese aircraft losses
% a1 v0 c) r9 C G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships) E9 o) h: m( {
xAP Cremer
; N! I5 n2 Y# t1 j/ X. o$ K DD Aylwin
7 {8 T; l* q A. U$ V DD Monaghan
3 Q1 T$ C, ~6 ^ C1 j+ l' B" f xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 B0 E9 K7 w& R 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet! o) i) p( ^5 ^9 k
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp+ L f3 p- S( \% X# {2 ?, J! d9 A: t& N
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet) ` G3 N4 K" L. S- M
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
6 ^ A0 _9 x1 j7 w3 g 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
! n8 v! }9 P+ U1 `9 ?0 X Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 N6 Z) P# |+ M. q& j 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet- |3 ~ ^7 |0 ~3 L/ J! h
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
0 g" f; |" S+ {1 ]: \ 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
I q8 J3 c0 B/ c Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |