AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
/ |, d- _. Q% d7 z5 H% M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
5 r3 _; Y) l' r5 v& ?2 K! v$ M. p) O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4 w% ]' M! W8 v, O1 s
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& M& s- P6 c* T) i5 b" \Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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4 b& |7 ^, ^2 D6 ^2 AJapanese Ships
$ E2 s" b4 `* C5 R3 |0 A" B CA Chokai a6 G d8 Q0 F+ ^% A* V
CA Aoba# O3 C/ j- M: ]* Q
CA Kinugasa
7 q) ]9 f' e! b CA Furutaka( u( E0 ?% i, v) ~
CA Kako
9 s$ x8 F: ^4 D" Y8 b1 F. o$ J @ CL Tenryu& n1 Z/ [% T( \. L3 c b. N0 p6 O- L
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 16 `$ ?# t [( q& U- w
DD Mutsuki) Q+ o& F8 x2 u& }1 E9 P& I
DD Yayoi
2 s6 C0 ?% R4 R( z* ?% Y$ m* x$ d1 X DD Uzuki" T! e6 Q7 F" z
DD Mochizuki9 B% y7 m/ {' F6 L5 V/ f- }" a
DD Hakaze; j* D8 ^/ n; S/ h. F
DD Akikaze
, {8 n0 G0 n% G/ a$ h DD Tachikaze
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: i r6 y _# O2 k! J" \* _6 gAllied Ships1 }' L6 d. A: p" H$ B7 n9 N* G
PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' W/ k# z$ ] n$ T! a
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* |' F9 U2 T! g
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 _( j- d8 y& q; r3 u! n
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 w/ s: p4 k7 \0 r0 U. \! v# p( w
xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% I& S" x. |" f& N/ j6 S" | xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, Y6 b: }- q7 E& t _% h xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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8 t/ Y" _; a6 qAllied ground losses:9 r9 O6 ^9 `2 N% s9 P. k {5 [
4647 casualties reported& V- \8 t1 ]: s$ T$ V
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled" ?, |" _* q/ _- x! g
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled" S! V# G: B9 l7 s! O
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled$ J4 J7 O3 }; @+ a2 p! V
Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)
% t; D3 x9 z Z8 u Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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+ U8 [( V; G9 D3 i# A9 }Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! v" D; O7 N+ i0 N0 H0 `Allied TF begins to get underway' H: C& D0 q m' Q& [( H1 n
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight; L; p8 i( e- ~: ^! _
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards* T" w9 H$ I+ s, ~6 B
Range closes to 10,000 yards...0 A) S$ p1 _5 R4 O" P
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
. e- p5 R, g( b& A% z8 j+ sRange closes to 8,000 yards...
& u9 E: ^( ?5 SRange closes to 7,000 yards...5 H5 O; m6 c5 s# p/ u, `( ~
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
7 ?2 H5 h! E: ]* \; e2 [4 D5 aRange closes to 5,000 yards...
) Y$ q6 U! ~3 s$ r% h3 i: K2 lCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards0 V# w/ |# m) S5 v; a1 ^* ]1 }
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
6 J8 I! P. w6 tAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards) a1 C3 K1 X* J W' |
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards% e* ` D/ N0 w* \1 e9 x( h& t
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
9 H% Q) d# ^$ G- [8 L; t7 iDD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
% q9 O: L& J' v5 N" \DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards! \( B; }& a) T. w6 R
Range increases to 6,000 yards
9 u- ]1 ?8 P7 K6 t6 h0 CDD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 ( d+ X' l$ b2 W5 @3 L' i3 a
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
. n" R }5 c0 d0 L9 ~CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards" e9 U! v$ O1 N4 f' X5 x' `
xAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards( [* f1 L$ Z# h) ^, h% f2 s! X j
CA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards
/ u& @2 v$ v9 ?# UxAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
9 v6 F, b7 r" D# ^CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
8 Z6 q: f& x! D3 X9 b# i. s+ gRange closes to 3,000 yards# g4 c& S" I6 D% Y
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards, C5 x. p$ ^/ B# o
CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
1 t: k$ h* C. W3 x9 I& M4 vMassive explosion on PC Warrego
! W) c2 b; F% u: n" N- LPC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards
# s4 x: {& ?1 R4 b: @xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards, q0 c9 b3 {% M% A, t; o' g- G
Range closes to 2,000 yards
! Q$ v$ X9 [, DxAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards4 k" h/ m, ~. c- K0 O+ D5 O
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
2 D' q1 G. N$ i3 PxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards! ?( [ D/ ^' t
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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+ N& D7 e. D. W) \9 A# w" b4 H1 @$ k$ OMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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6 p: P- N# D+ y- @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 j; S7 I; m* d5 t* FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes, {5 t9 @: s9 L$ n* h& y
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Japanese aircraft
6 Y& q2 g% P$ R2 X G4M1 Betty x 42% I' j' f* l& L8 C; W
! J& ]2 S! B( `8 DJapanese aircraft losses4 ^5 J% C9 i2 V1 x8 _7 L- Y
G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged; F8 ^# x5 E |4 }
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Allied Ships
! [5 y$ ]0 N0 U/ y, Z( G4 p' I1 {) z+ @/ D AM Bowen; x, t3 F. z; {& ~" L2 c9 o
xAK Mundalla
' s% A8 v9 F" x0 w2 i5 } DD Aylwin
0 \3 l3 V) C3 W/ {: E# w8 ^ DD Monaghan5 ?/ [! F: C( j1 J2 x
xAP Cremer b. [" @3 w L& v% P
xAP Idomeneus
2 @0 D, @- ^5 I4 }0 \- N xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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8 [2 Z9 V! O" n y% O' @Allied ground losses:
: O1 S3 }) ]( O8 h* S x% R7 Z 16 casualties reported
7 L. d/ T {, u3 ^ x7 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled X8 Y" [8 \* a1 k+ w, g* S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled v9 c! @! g/ @$ H( A" e9 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 o- b" a% M- c8 mAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp8 t x% K, s& j; j" y
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 n) H J; K& q. Z Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
& |0 I6 d( v( A9 c 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet# V! z$ U0 K% ]* i# e/ O
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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9 Q7 ~7 U9 ^4 m+ @! ^+ w; _ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp! q% y6 ^: o# r! J* w# A3 L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# g7 l1 \; x- G
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" i: \. v$ x! I" d. X1 X4 ]( @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes+ w1 S; d9 i9 v2 C8 h% A
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Japanese aircraft1 e5 d9 `( w5 R9 J; ^8 B) v
G4M1 Betty x 340 d$ Z1 r1 O! K: t
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0 ~% j% V, U' I( V0 I8 E G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged6 m0 L5 }8 \( ~" P% z1 N
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Allied Ships; P, Y. R9 N4 b4 x; h+ r4 R
xAP Cremer
/ s& E3 x5 J* P& C% M1 {8 i DD Aylwin
* z" @& [6 _6 ]% I+ n DD Monaghan
" }9 k' ^1 t' T+ @0 ?- `6 q6 ^: r xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 w$ {& f3 X q& ]3 [7 T- Q
! r# m$ Y. [- g& BAircraft Attacking:
. j) Y5 R% X8 W2 |* ~% s( \. K 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 [( N/ U% R$ \/ u Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp7 E5 r' U; \; e/ r5 d: c
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet' n' b$ L' ^. R- q
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
( M! u: k$ v3 l! L& m8 s 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
; J& D; _' b$ d# H6 O0 @ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 I7 Y7 F/ t1 v; A1 i. S
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 A1 B& A. _! M3 O Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
$ l7 U) r+ F Q7 z 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet9 r) f- u% ]- m7 M) P
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |