AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 420 P# y+ N9 [9 _& a1 B+ Q! R 
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日军大摇大摆地执行MO计划,盟军PT编队首先拦截,接着从星期四岛赶来的盟军舰队随后跟上,将日军的运输船队痛扁,并击沉金刚号战列舰,获得开战以来最大战果。5 L9 }) _' I/ U+ S2 t$ g3 N' U 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards7 e! ?) l. r) }9 u; r 
  
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6 r7 y, Y' T: t6 w  i& e8 H6 ]# _      BB Kongo: ~# f. K/ F* a4 c3 { 
      CA Mikuma" J3 r$ p' t- U" V 
      CA Kumano 
/ o! p  u1 W, H, b7 Z      CA Furutaka 
" y& ?- o- @, t/ G, K      DD Akatsuki- Y$ ]# ?1 ^2 Q 
      xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2% {$ O) h3 A2 g% z' D+ O" t 
      xAK Kotobuki Maru #5 
6 U4 C' y8 a# N      xAK Kuraido Maru 
) L% R- S' Y4 w* G6 L" j      xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 16 ], s, x7 Z: i3 W 
      xAK Mansei Maru! M& \" Y- J6 ]7 ?5 A0 m. X( L 
      xAK Morioka Maru$ B& M1 q/ ^& z  E. ?5 W 
      xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4) q4 G4 a  c5 Q, |5 p$ x+ G3 @ 
      xAK Oigawa Maru 
" r# g; A8 O2 l. A      xAK Reiyo Maru 
( o, u/ W! |" E4 [      xAK Samarang Maru 
9 T* B) c+ j# A. q      xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2; }" a0 z! c4 t$ _" { 
      xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1. ^4 L$ g( S' V4 `+ i% [* h; e 
      xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 21 z" {0 k- ^$ W7 ~, P* \. w 
      xAK Tokusima Maru 
6 D3 @; P+ S/ H6 f9 y      xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2 
6 G, A, t. R) u! K      xAK Unkai Maru #6$ X# H5 G9 W2 \- h$ M- t/ p9 }0 P 
      xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 66 n5 }  h3 F: ^6 m( J- d* o% B 
  
1 O- y  D% j( o: g' o% ~* uAllied Ships1 c( ?% T- K3 m5 X0 O5 n* {+ ^ 
      PT-80 
& M$ R/ b& j, R4 @) P0 E      PT-81 
" y4 f  G! A8 X, O      PT-82. V# U6 h' Z8 g2 O 
      PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk 
$ N+ E: Z! I6 d8 ?# T      PT-84 
) n9 X9 v' _# d4 V2 \) {      PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, e- @$ o3 V: j( n# O6 k( L: Q 
      PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( _. E, P' w# r 
      PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 Y4 T: [6 n0 T) g, y1 F 
  
: b1 d' J4 P, I. t5 ?2 Z3 W( U! kJapanese ground losses:4 _! C1 ~! S4 z8 {# x) }4 |2 f; z8 r 
      6 casualties reported5 F; e; r: a. l- C" w7 ]5 i 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
$ l/ c+ m4 b6 }( Y' H         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
& D  s8 h  |% }7 O         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& P; q* ~& F# [5 S% n1 N 
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TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130) 
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1 f) E" N+ a. [6 ZJapanese Ships 
' Q$ ^( t9 x) e0 L, P$ G' _      BB Kongo, Mine hits 2# H: n& q# }5 ^ 
      DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1,  on fire 
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% i; m2 d( f- M5 Y# g! j" sNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards$ {) B/ [8 q$ `, Z 
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Japanese aircraft 
5 E5 W+ q2 I3 v! h! W  w% k3 }      no flights9 L% {3 y3 ~) _) R3 ^9 M  d) f 
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      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed 
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      BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 D5 M9 W  u, R$ ]8 V; a 
      CA Mikuma 
5 V& w8 {( ]- j( j! w  W      CA Kumano, Shell hits 1 
7 Z, T7 M$ y: p! N      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2 
/ z5 |) `& N3 P  k3 b' z      DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk5 }7 |6 ]5 O6 W) |3 ?' ^ 
      xAK Nanko Maru- N2 U9 j! P- \  N7 S# `$ \ 
      xAK Kotobuki Maru #5- B& B) P6 h3 h9 o' T 
      xAK Kuraido Maru 
/ c! P; B  T+ E      xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3,  on fire3 j) V* P' Q' P% ?) n( k+ E 
      xAK Mansei Maru% Y. D) N" A; G, b4 M% P( q: p0 i 
      xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1,  on fire/ x7 l1 Z  ?* e" z& I) M! M3 t1 t 
      xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 39 ?5 g! [2 \+ [4 S1 E) s9 L' ? 
      xAK Oigawa Maru/ g% D% I' J" r! J9 X 
      xAK Reiyo Maru 
6 E! V! g- r3 J' F% B4 y      xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2 
( v( |/ |* R6 c6 Z0 C( f      xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1 
- ?* U3 i8 o: E. k      xAK Sumiyoshi Maru 
; p3 k/ v5 F+ z( W1 h+ v+ K      xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4 
) |1 ~, p9 X9 B# q8 [7 ?/ w+ W      xAK Tokusima Maru 
( g+ \6 I( c8 r% J      xAK Uji Maru 
  N3 U8 \9 H0 E3 C: x      xAK Unkai Maru #6, w( z2 C# l5 n( i6 H+ r( k( _ 
      xAK Yubari Maru 
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Allied Ships 
) X6 B& {# |) S! S9 o1 [      CA Houston, Shell hits 1% }! s3 h, m4 R# ? 
      CA Canberra- j. A" h3 n8 j 
      CL Leander 
5 a3 b0 t9 m  L$ Q8 y( q" X$ s      CL Perth, r1 L6 p; P+ \5 ]  `5 U. } 
      DD Barker, Shell hits 1 
+ d7 F; L9 H. |9 O' l; W8 N      DD Bulmer 
. w# B$ V. i/ _7 {, ~      DD Edsall 
4 ?) p( b5 G. }! X' `9 z5 l      DD Stuart 
( f1 q! I( V# S' r      DD Stronghold 
2 Y4 n* u7 {0 D6 b      DD Tenedos4 W4 e6 {( Q* @3 W9 F 
      DD Thanet9 F0 N3 ]( B) Z7 g6 G1 ^: A" } 
      DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
) U+ p5 q5 j7 T      DD Le Triomphant* s& a$ o4 i# u, w) u 
  
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      64 casualties reported 
# c  G7 F+ b. u6 Q' ]  j         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# w: A" _' k" s, J7 D6 g6 P 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled  L# p4 G7 r: s, U4 R 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |