AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards0 G) j0 g6 \4 ?! P& j( K2 A 
  
6 p0 S) h+ ^% |" ~: mJapanese Ships 
3 k0 ^, `$ A3 s9 J' i1 _5 {1 E, f      BB Kongo 
2 R" l- U  n& m/ A& X8 H7 E6 P. s8 _      CA Mikuma& ]8 |2 R$ I3 v- H% {! A7 F 
      CA Kumano 
, X) ?5 i+ j5 M5 S      CA Furutaka7 p1 k# `4 b  a$ L: |) g1 u, O 
      DD Akatsuki0 e. R0 _  `' J$ U+ A 
      xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2 
: C/ |4 w- K7 q3 x* V4 w      xAK Kotobuki Maru #5 
- J$ }: _% R; J. N7 M: E' b      xAK Kuraido Maru 
  D) Y: P. c5 f+ p      xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1 
/ d- I) N" |9 H4 |0 [      xAK Mansei Maru 
" l9 r6 r8 T% O. ]8 Z$ w, G6 [      xAK Morioka Maru 
' I* i; }8 k6 w2 b; I8 w      xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 44 m1 G8 x6 c/ [: n9 H3 t 
      xAK Oigawa Maru 
# m2 Y8 J. `; Y. D& D& a% b; U  `      xAK Reiyo Maru/ U) q! L$ E" x( B+ Z, n8 F! Z 
      xAK Samarang Maru 
9 i2 {6 X5 Y: \! g6 ~4 h1 Z7 a      xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2& U% }# j2 _3 d5 U- U0 f# v 
      xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1, I6 H* J3 Y; q8 ] 
      xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2 
" i" |7 C, p! V9 b' Q1 T      xAK Tokusima Maru 
3 x% G6 _6 I) P! v6 _9 i      xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 23 z- P% F8 l$ z" _1 v. { 
      xAK Unkai Maru #6 
& i- K4 j  i, b3 n      xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6/ n; d4 S: v9 R6 Q, k# @* B# T 
  
0 p8 S" s- k  W* `2 g( g/ OAllied Ships! {9 S9 o' o" |; C. P" y% I 
      PT-80/ M# ?! O: n. ?. R 
      PT-81) P- J/ Z- N4 j8 _' Q( Q 
      PT-82 
# w( w0 a  y3 {/ N7 u/ e      PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk2 _; g. s1 p- ^: k 
      PT-84* s9 a9 \4 K( Q, Z5 W2 U* X 
      PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; T" u# |4 Q( n- M' `9 l 
      PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 
9 i3 q4 r! a3 H5 ?& ?+ ?% O4 d      PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 
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# ^* g' i8 ~  |4 n$ iJapanese ground losses: 
) e; |& W3 t" Q7 g. t; x      6 casualties reported" m2 I, G% `3 O 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
$ D0 q7 n) O8 J( o0 |7 W% J         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
1 X  u, n: w/ S1 b: q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 x$ r( E. k) x. L' u+ X 
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& k7 i6 e: f9 E9 r" a1 S. K# YTF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130) 
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      BB Kongo, Mine hits 28 L7 E: g+ J% m6 x2 i 
      DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1,  on fire, E% U9 h8 z1 I! a% }  N6 \* A+ X 
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* B# D+ D. B8 n; A0 E6 S8 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards 
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Japanese aircraft8 S5 E* A1 G1 L 
      no flights 
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Japanese aircraft losses& o' e5 u4 w6 A7 |9 L 
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed 
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Japanese Ships 
* o1 L) x9 X/ ?7 C, q2 T' a" Q" p( X      BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 Z" G- D' I- S7 Y 
      CA Mikuma+ b  g- S+ S  H5 Y% X. K 
      CA Kumano, Shell hits 1. }' [+ D+ n' y  c5 f  |7 a 
      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 20 ^( m$ ~* b( A 
      DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk 
' y' l8 }3 _6 w3 ~      xAK Nanko Maru  A* E" l; Y  q* l 
      xAK Kotobuki Maru #5 
  `) o+ Q4 s1 T4 W      xAK Kuraido Maru 
) E) ]: o; P& W  Y! N8 ]      xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3,  on fire 
( r" ~1 ?! J' x: g/ i: p      xAK Mansei Maru 
* Q( H2 z) a; _; Z& e: C      xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1,  on fire5 h& ~) H* g$ l$ e 
      xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3 
5 {# r" R. z0 i6 i      xAK Oigawa Maru6 t% p% i" a" p/ s5 w( }, X1 b( a 
      xAK Reiyo Maru$ t7 o' S4 A" n3 ]) V 
      xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2. _6 z* y: A' `4 U. Q: T: Z 
      xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1 
/ {* T% u5 \9 U. \      xAK Sumiyoshi Maru 
. s9 F' y. l% l# R9 P6 X      xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4: N1 u6 [6 A! i5 Z2 K 
      xAK Tokusima Maru 
  P0 f5 ^# W  n6 f0 I      xAK Uji Maru/ \/ s. b8 }- S; w. D& q 
      xAK Unkai Maru #6 
8 U3 Q$ t% |8 R2 L( F8 ]- ^      xAK Yubari Maru- _# y( w/ M3 p/ }& ]! [) s 
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Allied Ships 
2 e8 ^' h! s& h/ L$ b5 ?+ M      CA Houston, Shell hits 19 R9 A5 s7 v; X9 s: p2 y 
      CA Canberra+ Z  j9 S) H1 Z$ h4 f$ [6 M 
      CL Leander/ T! p7 i/ i' s. [% v3 R 
      CL Perth 
0 q+ h. \* w* g      DD Barker, Shell hits 1 
9 a+ g/ ~+ s9 K* i  C8 V      DD Bulmer6 V5 w. r3 B0 d& O- ~ 
      DD Edsall" h9 I7 Z/ x+ _- ^7 a4 @4 [ 
      DD Stuart 
* W7 l8 t* o/ B. A      DD Stronghold! e6 l, j! M5 C' p 
      DD Tenedos  R6 [% J2 c+ X6 i9 H1 C4 Z 
      DD Thanet 
+ u  ^. x" [: r6 J% [' ?6 c      DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
% j9 f0 d$ V( }! A      DD Le Triomphant 
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Japanese ground losses: 
9 m/ N5 a/ p+ h# Y      64 casualties reported, }7 e( d/ W' w9 L 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
) M' o2 c6 a2 t         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled) T* C- u2 G" T 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |