AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
( Z0 t9 c/ e9 D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
( f. W$ B# o/ l, I0 U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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2 {) f2 q& Q2 W' D( YNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ d& A% v' h* n CA Chokai
4 ]- j3 r0 c' [% T0 i1 U1 H7 y CA Aoba
: b/ R7 @) q m2 K; M# U! e2 M CA Kinugasa- o* W/ B8 o) X- a) U
CA Furutaka+ ]' G0 h- c5 I; ]8 e
CA Kako9 h5 l0 V9 [" V$ w* W
CL Tenryu
" m& [- O9 I, @4 ~" W) x8 m8 `4 } CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
) @1 K+ M2 h2 ^" L4 K) \& X DD Mutsuki
5 T4 |8 X2 H$ G# L' z- | DD Yayoi; Z( m, K& m4 r, R9 C( W
DD Uzuki
! o! h$ i0 \" Z DD Mochizuki9 m+ X" c) P/ X9 j( k0 T. U6 \% w
DD Hakaze
/ W5 v+ u8 Y, a J: \$ N; S8 E DD Akikaze
5 L6 M' ?2 z! | DD Tachikaze
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, L( b8 }) f- Q; d4 IAllied Ships. M5 g9 j( C& N* g" U
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& Y1 T5 ~" W+ u
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% c$ f9 U$ H3 h" {8 D, n: S
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' v& P* {2 a. u9 G- l
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- F. m |! C) \" Z) h
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) f& J/ S8 q% T5 v, ?: Q xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 c- W7 m8 d/ t1 z+ F xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* h) Z( Y& O6 M+ [7 l5 c3 b0 h0 Y
5 x- M& M7 j/ HAllied ground losses:2 ?* O* V0 }" L3 Z( y$ S$ r( \$ r% I
4647 casualties reported
& G& b; F# Q$ z/ i8 r Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
. A0 E0 s) l' Y* S9 T Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled$ ~0 ], @+ U8 ]. ?
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled0 y1 N. {. `; y" X1 ~- T Z4 { }
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)+ o6 ~+ R' A" X V
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled); M% U' |8 T/ D3 f
h( S3 W% k' q& q7 `4 Z8 r) H: [Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!- x: y8 T8 f) v2 M+ y$ v
Allied TF begins to get underway( R' |( J8 O0 Q
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
5 _/ p3 v2 r/ ?0 m. t6 pMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards
$ p4 h: ?& ?- R) |3 l% s1 DRange closes to 10,000 yards...
. `; h. e& C7 Y5 I" sRange closes to 9,000 yards...) p4 t4 h% J$ V+ y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* f4 S6 s6 d6 H! e/ QRange closes to 7,000 yards...
( N. F- {. a4 Z# ?3 X# CRange closes to 6,000 yards...! K' K p' \9 o" \
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
$ g, ~) i; C f0 X# SCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards( t- d+ W- K$ ]" B
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards( [% c) i( C5 l( Q
AM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards
5 G! w; d7 ^5 PCA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards. Z0 s v7 n* }$ L
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards+ \* k! C8 H+ r: W
DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
( \- ~+ Q7 a1 ?8 X+ L/ m0 T6 ~6 f& i0 EDD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards
; r/ V4 `) M" m' K( V9 `5 }8 bRange increases to 6,000 yards
; M$ m k" F* Y: r/ w: ^DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133
* T4 O: M: R1 y0 s, r; CCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards7 ?1 e2 i" X, v+ ?) h
CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards9 Z5 M5 Y( B- L1 l1 t0 l2 V' u
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
. p3 ^1 e6 @) ~" B, E4 rCA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
2 U, i7 Z# s! F2 kxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards6 t: `5 C5 ^- j) e9 N- H* @
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards/ M# M+ _( e) o
Range closes to 3,000 yards! D) {1 n7 `. B( a
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards q+ k; k2 r) G- f
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards6 h$ ^* s2 @: ?7 C! O+ I
Massive explosion on PC Warrego5 J. K0 t; v5 N$ {; E T9 m
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
; c; I6 x* F! ~0 YxAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
+ U4 u+ a) l$ N0 E# ZRange closes to 2,000 yards3 _; T" U% ]0 c5 u# Q6 P
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
6 p8 {. K1 Z; p& d3 { DxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards" ?: Z* `% i8 p, n7 A, [
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards$ F9 S ]/ d& Q' C# v
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...: C5 y% s" e! s9 X9 k1 t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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1 e5 N, K& v: w$ k1 BWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( ]5 M; g# z2 Y. w: Y, D% qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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; J! Q: z2 H1 vJapanese aircraft6 k5 x3 Z: M7 ^
G4M1 Betty x 42
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G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged! A. Z" L$ M* \1 D0 D
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AM Bowen
7 m/ ~3 I' M4 N9 M1 Q, m2 J xAK Mundalla
- {9 C, u( W1 X' K% C# W DD Aylwin
4 T; | D3 ~' L2 ^: ]! B( t DD Monaghan) n; B1 ]: Z0 v/ J
xAP Cremer3 A- m. V5 @; v; y9 B/ |& e9 M
xAP Idomeneus
- v% n* s H9 M; C/ i xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 17 W! J: d. Y. K8 l- F. u
8 M3 b( x3 ?8 q" O& v, OAllied ground losses:
% p) q% w* L8 j7 h3 H* t5 M 16 casualties reported; f4 i+ f5 \* ^8 w5 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( K# P4 R) g; q2 Y9 u7 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( r; E* ]3 b# D/ g7 A/ L- E# e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- \4 C( z6 H) q% _4 m" S# Q" E* N0 }( {
* y% G5 Q ]; }/ O5 `% QAircraft Attacking:) Z6 c* |! C" e* }7 S/ w; e( u
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet& K7 K v6 q5 V8 d% _
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp3 |# m. L+ t( w, f: |4 `5 [
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet& U& R$ h9 w j x% T: z6 i6 s% G
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
) N3 P. S8 x( I4 `: k& v 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet$ W4 `* w& e( l5 H1 f: Y7 z/ g
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
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/ ^$ @* i9 A0 u: R3 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 t& i* ^3 x, C
' ^* S- L6 r$ @! j b5 RRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 s! A9 ^1 B% U# _1 R! `+ i, c/ Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' h: o/ r+ B& a% l$ x. }7 N* z
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses4 A+ U* P3 `# j7 @
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
) R+ B/ Z- ^: O4 z xAP Cremer
7 ]3 }5 }/ x H/ J2 t DD Aylwin
" A$ O; q9 l$ @! G" u1 W$ r: k DD Monaghan3 v( X/ f( t" _) H T2 E; M/ E
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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# K5 D- T0 {$ l l3 C& W7 b; j9 P7 KAircraft Attacking:
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( O2 I4 @- g G! ?. o& K Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp; \3 q4 g5 z+ i$ j
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet& ?: Z9 C# H- M- B/ e
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp: m$ d. w+ z$ c
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
% R0 \# t( H2 D( y Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
O1 G& n. G- I/ |" F 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 G, \$ R" T6 e5 Q Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp: J6 X, n9 c6 S/ a0 U- l5 Z; i3 o
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet- \3 C1 X- C4 K: n" j. J
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |