AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
8 B, g, x1 K" U/ D& [3 Z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 z, D$ u2 o3 i# n7 [3 b
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) v) E7 Y U A( r6 q2 h1 N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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CA Chokai
+ z) u5 z8 K, G; I- P0 G CA Aoba$ _' Q6 @# [- x" P+ s
CA Kinugasa
R$ Z" Y& e& J' x' u% v# @" P CA Furutaka
* s# @) u1 G, F CA Kako4 |6 `2 \% T+ M
CL Tenryu! N L7 W1 {4 H8 z
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
+ y3 C k; s! T: D5 c; R; E+ i/ D DD Mutsuki
# P0 @2 i$ {* a1 K DD Yayoi. [/ P) M# |* R. J
DD Uzuki
- b6 h; O+ S \+ P6 z+ q DD Mochizuki
' H0 f' R2 B0 u2 F DD Hakaze
3 z. U* y+ \* R( l DD Akikaze
0 l" ~5 b+ W% P' |% N& p0 c DD Tachikaze4 H, a% U# a( d% s4 D1 Z+ u
) Q- O9 X, ~8 @- n: x' j6 kAllied Ships
5 `5 t V/ J- m% K, e PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 x# o! Q1 C% S; q" h$ X: w$ T
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ e. ^8 `7 i) O1 {0 r- j xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 P, [$ e3 T* ^; V7 e$ f
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" J Z7 S1 c2 H3 c- |4 ?9 J xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, T& [) _, W& [' N% @
xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ V& P5 P3 @4 [' U$ V3 V z' G6 R- V1 |
xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 b" O" u2 s7 s/ Q8 r X
* ]% m4 s6 [5 p: {" v4 KAllied ground losses:9 q" _4 H, w* j3 v6 J" P
4647 casualties reported
4 v3 e. E! i/ a; a3 E, e# o Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
! g8 r8 r1 o5 H& h. s# ?) ] Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled
: q' }2 k1 W1 s7 Z Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
, Q% i: }% O8 M) _( D" A' } Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
, I$ [( b6 G- c4 q Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!7 D$ y, b# Q, P
Allied TF begins to get underway
* C" N5 k. r8 w7 SReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight% `+ P9 M7 ?5 E2 i- D
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards# b6 G; Q( p/ I5 s" n* b
Range closes to 10,000 yards...2 ` r% J) l; k/ s7 Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...9 D/ ]1 X) j' v" J9 `, C1 X% r- t; S
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
8 E- a0 U/ |; g' u, l; e5 I5 ^6 q4 {. BRange closes to 7,000 yards...: {/ p. \" F+ Y, F* g
Range closes to 6,000 yards...+ d- U* p% G7 I$ k8 e" [
Range closes to 5,000 yards... ~! @) q) m7 I3 ^
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards0 G2 S4 f# r" ]& v
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards, }5 u+ P9 V b) z) V% |
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
8 d5 u& T! C; \3 xCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards. G2 }6 d: o' |; \2 m {
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards* Y9 j4 X0 e* V' H, t" u
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
1 B' i& _9 p0 P+ c' q4 ]/ J {DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards s5 V& ?( N9 S* V6 U0 O
Range increases to 6,000 yards
5 `9 n7 D, t! x$ g! Y# y- @DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 ( i* z$ X+ z1 [1 ^5 }
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards6 W* Z3 O+ J- S1 w# x( c
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
. ?/ p# a7 j7 R$ x3 qxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards8 ]& w) ]; P8 ]; [( D! k+ [
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards, Z" y& {. T2 |, B+ L
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards7 ~: O% o* {8 |/ V" }, ~
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards" s: m! `- N) V( }# a/ M/ F, B% h
Range closes to 3,000 yards9 S. H: n: x7 k1 H
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards F) H) l( C1 j+ Q
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards- Z" x# ^( C9 `3 A; H! ^, d/ \
Massive explosion on PC Warrego
& \6 C" c* k/ A4 x3 }8 TPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards9 r" v& j* k' ?$ ~. p# k' W4 F7 Q
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
0 ~, m( \1 C# b7 P8 I6 _! U7 o* \Range closes to 2,000 yards& e4 @1 {5 s; q' N1 j: [2 |
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards" l5 e- G1 X1 n3 l+ M
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards# Z w2 z. E- E' q" w/ R
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards# c6 h D3 k( F& ]0 Q$ _
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...% N. S P5 h( J. D
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5 C. ~2 A" M. t$ o) gMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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8 \" D- S" e- j* ~+ H& ~* tRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! L# l) Q. F$ G2 A$ a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' |% W. A# j6 c o+ K7 j! S4 |
$ i7 ?8 y4 a5 \0 Y8 uJapanese aircraft
5 h( U k0 o- B* R G4M1 Betty x 42
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/ p4 G3 m+ \# x/ o" U# dJapanese aircraft losses k* `' u" E9 m I- @
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged4 b8 a8 c7 x, P0 p2 }
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Allied Ships
7 x3 i$ A: [: [ AM Bowen
6 M! R; L. w% \2 f8 E; y5 G xAK Mundalla' }7 {. L; n1 p+ f! [- I4 N
DD Aylwin
* ^6 f8 D4 T" Q DD Monaghan( I) }) N4 i4 ?% C5 I
xAP Cremer
, r0 n( I4 K0 d xAP Idomeneus0 ^% r# p0 r% @
xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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% ^+ f( f+ n( h: p* |8 |Allied ground losses:) Y9 v; a; W1 h7 w. G+ |
16 casualties reported3 q3 m! l& J1 M1 j* `3 ?& f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- ~- j, T& k; t5 T+ x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 v- N; B4 x5 r/ _1 ?- [; ~/ U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. f0 c0 [1 P4 A) N& x( hAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
8 b6 E" h2 n0 I. L- z T3 O 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet% u. k* F0 B) b2 V2 E& K' R
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
+ `. g3 j) R5 x 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet I. @: Y! l2 x4 u9 _
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 C: E4 B. o/ O' P5 p3 S
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
r' X3 t- ~6 V" o5 B Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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+ k& E4 Y d j1 h; p7 ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" S, J3 S# Y0 u0 EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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6 m8 N8 C$ Y' r3 _- ?+ [Japanese aircraft2 e0 x" S, E2 m. j) V2 {
G4M1 Betty x 34. k3 T$ K3 U. c0 m( }
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9 {. M: r8 a2 f8 f0 K6 Q, O G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
1 z _8 z$ L! Y3 j. D xAP Cremer" ~' H+ [7 L1 y4 o3 N* T' u# ^) l! c8 W
DD Aylwin8 ~* K9 {3 z4 V& t" C# p; t9 A
DD Monaghan
" C: I5 S2 _- X$ Z2 p$ [/ `- N( q+ s xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 M* s% b2 {+ d8 t2 d) y7 }/ d 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, L; ^ [9 D4 Q" T u Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
# x3 z, @$ i5 y7 J0 m* Q+ p2 X, S 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: R" }) ?8 I; a/ n Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
N1 n4 U* X2 j2 M7 L8 O5 A 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
) K9 b7 \, O) P: l Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 S" }+ H: b! B) m5 K: L+ E! b4 P( `
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 ?4 E8 T% y% `9 ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |