AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
) i& i4 N; a3 z) H, N: ^9 q9 y7 e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6 f% v# _5 V! w: h4 c
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$ u9 N+ a& f: s8 `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards2 W0 O' \. P" ^! z8 p0 g
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7 Z3 A' M( }- m2 e1 ~0 f. I CA Chokai8 U3 R5 D& k% ^: i" R/ E
CA Aoba4 U! {# m2 {7 g
CA Kinugasa
6 x$ j# i* p! X5 T4 Y& G" r CA Furutaka' [' t4 g* P. @% l9 u
CA Kako
. S) y. [3 @) w) f) J; v4 m CL Tenryu
$ n" z" C6 `% F3 y, o% g/ { CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 19 V) G5 D; m! d! z4 C
DD Mutsuki
& [3 D2 j9 a' T8 o7 M# q DD Yayoi% y& F) i! q O4 j) l
DD Uzuki3 c9 P8 t9 ?3 \2 C3 w& v; `/ q- F
DD Mochizuki& U b/ B9 R/ L! A n! V
DD Hakaze
) ~! D- t0 v1 N$ @- s& _8 t W DD Akikaze
, H% r7 C2 A8 e, P DD Tachikaze3 ^, F1 a2 B# E' {: K
2 a1 @. [2 L$ a N$ o3 B& ?' qAllied Ships" q X+ _# K" `& `1 f$ F
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& }% ]8 n1 l f: w. s0 N- j$ S
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 X+ s" O# u& ^$ q% {$ L8 @! e, [ xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 N- t6 \/ b& @% {" g" A
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 b3 H) G) m# o' T, ^- O5 ~
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! Z: x( t5 g% g
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 A; v$ v1 j5 o: y& K( x$ t xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
7 `' } m# E, y: N+ _0 T 4647 casualties reported# W6 ^( X6 E' s7 Q, }' ^ H
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled. o2 v9 {0 F7 _) v+ y" u; d! X4 m; O
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
' e5 {8 |. r* ]( p; Q5 B$ x K Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
" A% o1 S: ^) r; g+ H* r Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
1 w$ E3 F: K$ Q ~: n! K Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)& O4 l+ j$ D9 o: }& L
6 d6 n+ V4 c# N2 l7 e( jJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!1 a& j+ S& \6 T* A
Allied TF begins to get underway
1 h( f$ h3 k: g8 t4 {, F7 cReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
% i: }3 i5 x+ u" GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
6 V6 K( O! E7 I% s; s# b ?. WRange closes to 10,000 yards...! z/ e4 n* {' b4 M- x9 U, Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards.../ A0 J# P0 E# n, l
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
; A1 \5 X4 L. r; NRange closes to 7,000 yards.... N& x$ J. V$ C& t
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
0 H; `. t6 Z+ gRange closes to 5,000 yards...* F3 A& I F3 }9 P
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards- f! z# C, G! M0 e, G3 H: W+ H
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards* }. E/ p8 s# ^0 j7 h
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
( F- {0 b" G. x0 _CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards1 n% \& x2 U: _5 B1 \
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards+ K. b% v" l: n6 d7 z
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
( g# k, @6 h3 K: G% T k1 e9 SDD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
( M# o. P7 a+ B4 w/ N/ Q* LRange increases to 6,000 yards
/ h, C ^& w2 ?/ M) Q1 ~. j# VDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 % [9 u, j# u6 b {
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
8 G' A, H9 h! R4 H1 D9 zCA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
7 b9 c: i" }3 m: @. A5 vxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
+ |( O) A; ^) jCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
" t. ^4 ?& H' `5 FxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards% H) C. J3 O3 k# B8 y' r8 g s5 c
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards: t }/ @& F+ q. q' p
Range closes to 3,000 yards3 J# y# P9 V5 Z: o* _5 `
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
; Y# \+ D v; y. v7 A' C9 S2 I6 YCA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards& K% F4 x2 t& [
Massive explosion on PC Warrego
4 K2 ]4 s( r6 iPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
& M. C6 N" _% o& E1 S& _xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
% v2 K/ t9 @/ m1 R3 V5 ^' o% MRange closes to 2,000 yards
5 @# x+ T# ? `5 s+ j& b7 |5 zxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards$ B* V7 g7 c- ^$ u
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards* t4 L+ M5 {8 D4 s; u) G
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
( q4 w. r4 _% |/ Q3 W1 JCombat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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8 v/ b0 P' T& GMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Severe storms& X7 f a" k( G0 N- j
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& w' G+ U6 P( o( wEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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+ ]4 K1 }0 g+ T' V! W0 P' {Japanese aircraft
5 P# q! v: J9 T4 L# U G4M1 Betty x 42
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Japanese aircraft losses
) Z6 T# Y: F: ?2 | G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged
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& M; E" Y- K5 o! PAllied Ships
+ C% D3 U: t& m: Q AM Bowen
& f1 g1 r2 B) u/ q; C8 F xAK Mundalla
5 b9 ]0 A. i8 @( {" z% _- N7 | DD Aylwin2 Y) M7 L% F% `9 ]( p! w) D, P
DD Monaghan
4 {- S) b4 }% u |/ H3 a u xAP Cremer
9 y3 X9 `. p% ~ xAP Idomeneus
& p, g' @/ d5 ? `# e+ ] xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 15 u0 ?- O7 `9 f7 u
" b* W2 J H, u9 N3 pAllied ground losses:
8 _/ ?: P# x/ r/ N9 w5 s" F! C 16 casualties reported
2 w4 @; H$ K; U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- f/ Q0 q$ z) I- V4 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 o) S$ h$ M) \7 {1 R& H; o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 M& y0 k6 p' _# T u3 a
b: F6 ~# O; t. X6 h8 SAircraft Attacking:
5 Z2 a( h1 g' ]5 n4 r 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 `1 u8 `) `' i Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
; `# i/ `; l1 l 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 w/ [$ ^. y; F# i2 z
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp! g5 K( \3 \+ x# f# d
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet" P$ Z7 C# h% m' e
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; B; |6 |0 X- e( O+ j% k, l
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet- V, z3 [ z1 B
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp, a$ g. R( }7 t2 g8 H) Q+ C
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1 m8 B5 G# C( s/ H* nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' f' \- v' R& b! ~6 q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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1 O; I6 T; L2 U$ B. B0 yJapanese aircraft# P. V- T1 o, ~" y' t
G4M1 Betty x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses" @3 f; @; n+ O
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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9 |5 z% m- ]. Z9 z& ?Allied Ships/ X- x9 j& S$ ?: c
xAP Cremer/ x( m- U; ?( z) p4 R. f4 q
DD Aylwin, S" h: \& \( C
DD Monaghan
' v: w8 q6 \/ Y. O xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking: J4 U3 [2 H! Y. x" _; a
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 ~# p' B, i4 j. _- `* \- `: G
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
/ ^& \( ? l5 }: C4 L 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
( C8 \/ @$ ^" R& D; F9 ^" [ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 w# V: v1 f* ^ U9 E' a5 H 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 R. f1 R3 a# S4 f6 R P Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
+ A, |8 p: o% R; m$ A 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
9 e- w6 ~9 D1 X Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |