AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42+ j$ K" o6 a2 _+ M9 |6 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7 o2 g3 r# X3 e; E3 |' q# G2 N9 @* q
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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! U' M; L/ w& X. W# B+ T4 QNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards+ w3 j" {% o& f4 d
5 Y& u5 o0 i6 ]5 @9 R) p; jJapanese Ships* o6 I- ]) f" m
CA Chokai" s: C1 Y7 x$ m& U. }- M4 C
CA Aoba
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CA Furutaka; D4 D. J5 G0 o, {* z
CA Kako
( i( J5 w X: f; u. O; z, q' } CL Tenryu- B' m' L0 g" L) p, i: ?1 ^ `4 k
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
, @3 K+ M% P; S% a+ E( h DD Mutsuki
" l& g$ T. i: z: b t7 B DD Yayoi
. D9 Y6 z" m1 g' B& Q DD Uzuki
4 e3 x) s& U; F6 s- a0 M DD Mochizuki+ Z) i8 R; B* P( y: Y9 K( J
DD Hakaze
# r4 ?: |1 V8 _1 L, E DD Akikaze& J1 Q+ e# Q9 G. S6 V
DD Tachikaze
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Allied Ships9 [2 u- m2 V9 |
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 U. g- U$ m5 v" u8 _6 B* b AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! C4 ?* s, R! B$ s# R
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; r5 Z* M! ~5 |5 W
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 ?$ l' _; L! \) y( L% z8 H
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" p) b' e2 V1 L% c5 ^
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 j- r6 ]1 V7 Q/ W
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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# l# n8 t- r+ Z3 `, DAllied ground losses:# k0 D6 t8 } F- A; X! Z# _8 U0 [3 P
4647 casualties reported( i/ C' w! ^! E, u9 Q
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
/ }9 V) R# H2 O9 B) s4 b Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled7 l/ m. p7 |, V p
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
& t ?( R! S% s: v0 i# x- F1 X Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled): a) R3 M: ] Y* W. Y4 s9 v
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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" D: W3 T) c8 o; GJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!' y3 w4 Y, k# L
Allied TF begins to get underway
J' n; v- o, ^% {% tReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight' r$ M7 A$ @9 t" D/ H0 D
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
- m# K6 [5 f' n- _Range closes to 10,000 yards...
. g x1 y( n7 h2 mRange closes to 9,000 yards...
7 S) O7 n- T/ ]7 ~: P2 h7 W5 f( uRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* y; Z& E9 x; {4 V# LRange closes to 7,000 yards...
( Q8 s4 `# Z1 B! T* P: wRange closes to 6,000 yards...
X1 G6 B. F8 d$ tRange closes to 5,000 yards...3 `; a" y$ Y' A# |7 `
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards, v% w1 F/ z# }/ P4 P
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
$ B: I4 }1 }, r r# |' YAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
1 p5 ]) h2 ]) N& f: w- X& }' n" sCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards
7 M7 L$ j: c3 k$ sCA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards; {1 j5 {+ y$ I& L2 G
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards, n6 x) _9 s& C" K. a8 t# J K
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
* c; S1 W+ H# B6 L4 `Range increases to 6,000 yards
3 j% R& w4 Z8 h6 F3 r5 vDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
, J# C2 [1 D( m* S' ~CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards8 o' w3 E& M0 i- g
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards' q* x# g, m' x( i
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards5 |5 W* t/ U2 P1 |
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards+ ~% I$ P1 `1 k
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards# s/ f* y: f, R a/ Y1 ~
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
5 h' F; q" z G; p% QRange closes to 3,000 yards
0 l1 `# H y5 b- g6 I1 ] kCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards; x2 ]: ^! j" F6 R
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
& M8 E# N; h5 _Massive explosion on PC Warrego
7 y* L! l! E7 |3 m5 R/ {! KPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
' ~! H. h& ]9 z& I$ i1 }2 XxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
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xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards/ q6 q5 L* |' J' f( ]% [- }/ h8 h
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards0 [. w" y: J8 e" k
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
& M3 {" _' C' F: ?' WCombat 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 storms) M4 m2 T% F/ m8 l2 W
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' ^$ l C& K9 y5 G& AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! h* c' L4 E) Z: _$ n
% S9 R+ z' r; P2 W$ U$ t( HJapanese aircraft
; k8 U4 S0 X0 h* _ G4M1 Betty x 42, @( _& f. b; O2 k- N5 Q% M8 n0 X
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 j. _6 v$ B6 H% U ^' }; v G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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Allied Ships o6 V3 s1 p: ^ o, R6 X
AM Bowen
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DD Aylwin( L @% |4 a; F, X
DD Monaghan% z; l8 k0 ^& j9 b
xAP Cremer
* ?- K Z! X8 t5 n xAP Idomeneus! U, \5 }$ w: y- I
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1# \% _& v$ Q9 h0 y
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 s6 O: R" X& A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; m* k5 p0 ]- T5 Y( `" V6 {2 t" L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 r: y; r: B* ` H5 h1 _: F
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Aircraft Attacking:2 p& P- L7 m3 h! q0 N# U
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet) H1 }7 _2 w2 J! ~0 `( C
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
+ |. A4 u. I; S+ Q- S 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. X6 C: I& v5 f9 z5 Z Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp9 E& u, u5 I$ V
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet$ C/ _% a, n* X8 D. q) x6 t/ \
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# |; ~3 O1 T# v
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 m3 u' U4 Z8 S+ X8 K Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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7 B; g8 W& [( r& e7 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1300 Q4 k7 t/ U! ^- R
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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; K5 w$ l" n2 L; R4 A$ Y- {Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
) O! o' L* [3 h* t4 [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# @4 J5 g& A* l B
: ?6 g5 V: V) i& tJapanese aircraft
* T, x0 k& Q( Q% \3 A; L6 _ G4M1 Betty x 34
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3 T S* N6 D; y1 E, s1 _Japanese aircraft losses' U( s6 v/ ]/ @
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
& v, h. z! K! ^4 t% O xAP Cremer
& ^( D" O% v( E y4 c+ _ DD Aylwin
4 T/ d6 ]( c% S4 V/ z f DD Monaghan, Y: \( P4 |; B+ E. g
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 w( f9 d! F+ ]7 W: q" ~' f5 X
" @9 f/ F$ _1 r# L" v: \Aircraft Attacking:
* N/ X5 W( ^" K 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 v( }) N. N2 V/ c Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
% y: X# W' F/ f: O2 o1 s/ z 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) [. U* @1 d+ j6 x- j2 ^ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
* r4 H: K4 n5 a; H# d" Q9 m4 C 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet( o6 W6 K: W. ]- u( z
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- v# ?; k1 [/ _ 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 {" L7 T: Z! i
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp* _7 I4 z% l& ?1 W: b
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet E! ?: Z# e: @ _4 f7 l5 d/ Y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |