AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42
$ l9 Y5 ?4 o. Z) d" e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
" s6 g5 p: n+ X2 r' c& P; q. g% T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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 5,000 Yards
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" V. Y6 B/ P+ j2 \Japanese Ships
5 d' G ^& H: f: P8 P! Y CA Chokai' s. n# p& e- `+ \
CA Aoba$ o3 s1 J5 A9 G. |4 y
CA Kinugasa6 V% J; L; u& b8 m, W4 R8 {
CA Furutaka0 d5 @6 p' m9 t+ e; ~/ S$ R x
CA Kako V9 @3 f* a7 ?) h* L
CL Tenryu ~+ J2 Y4 S& Z& P; \1 [ [6 T6 K
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 10 ~" a' L$ P/ l) S) {8 h
DD Mutsuki+ a( x' m/ R6 Z' `/ ?$ ^
DD Yayoi5 m6 |' k) g+ n1 s" R/ f
DD Uzuki
2 S! ~, \! v0 |' V4 y DD Mochizuki. y- r. e- z- h5 Y8 y) V# b6 N( S
DD Hakaze
5 _* D; K: [$ h4 v7 e) B$ r' w! Y DD Akikaze6 v9 m' }, c: x5 ?) P, D
DD Tachikaze
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PC Warrego, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) b" q7 K+ }6 v9 w
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) E {) k. @8 s xAK Bantam, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 M$ N9 `4 I/ F, T4 f3 B6 u+ G
xAP Bontekoe, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
W3 N* H" }2 A8 S1 n xAK Liran, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 s3 B0 R5 ^& f$ n V xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 N9 s% U! j2 N2 a" G2 W xAP Mildura, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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2 F! q: H( X6 ^& `% E: y" eAllied ground losses:' q% B; ~& k* y
4647 casualties reported4 b' k& V6 `) E* B, N, b( ^: B0 X
Squads: 39 destroyed, 51 disabled
, a( I7 q# O3 U- o! t3 f Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 215 disabled& U1 Y2 y5 B' }: X/ ~1 h
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 _' K( ^7 Q! ^+ o% p% h8 ` Guns lost 119 (99 destroyed, 20 disabled)! ]' k2 S9 ~. q; m* k8 }+ s
Vehicles lost 76 (65 destroyed, 11 disabled): Q$ K$ M6 k0 j
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
+ `! j$ A: `+ G* uAllied TF begins to get underway
! ?! x) p4 n6 `% o0 V, n, i- `Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
" f) k; x, P/ A4 ]0 e B2 KMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards5 R& j J. X1 R. D3 f# b4 Z' F6 p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
3 {/ O6 m4 z4 E5 U& eRange closes to 9,000 yards...
$ r0 |0 A+ X+ C& c- M& KRange closes to 8,000 yards...
$ f# D- P5 \9 t# u b- uRange closes to 7,000 yards...1 y. ^; \( H3 _! q/ [/ x
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
9 k/ @5 i9 C6 K) E; |) WRange closes to 5,000 yards...; M* p( y7 @$ ?, i/ C
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards2 E6 T s1 H1 K- l; b
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
. \4 n5 R' b6 a1 v) ^+ UAM Ballarat sunk by CA Kako at 5,000 yards1 c( ^9 p9 L/ @0 t
CA Chokai engages xAP Ormiston at 5,000 yards6 d. |* o8 M3 s) U) @1 Z* w- Z3 y
CA Chokai engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards
9 y6 P1 S+ L( U9 e, \6 _DD Tachikaze engages xAK Liran at 5,000 yards4 L, _# g( y. R j6 }: x: x- L7 y
DD Mutsuki engages xAP Mildura at 5,000 yards' U8 m( k8 A0 n$ v& U6 i
Range increases to 6,000 yards
6 }3 R# c9 ?# [0 b1 i* a. }DD Yayoi collides with CL Tenryu at 101 , 133 $ w' j1 @/ M/ ?' P& f+ t
CA Kako engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
& P1 M* {* L# m( {CA Furutaka engages xAP Mildura at 6,000 yards
: a- [: z" H4 ?- AxAP Ormiston sunk by CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
6 s8 S; y- X# \0 ACA Aoba engages xAP Bontekoe at 6,000 yards* a7 ~$ s- e, \8 N$ [
xAK Liran sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards: p1 n+ P! L4 e1 _! ]/ @
CL Tatsuta engages PC Warrego at 6,000 yards
4 m$ [8 l+ J, |9 }4 ARange closes to 3,000 yards
/ k+ t: t' k- O% LCA Kako engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards
1 j1 ]& y- J2 G4 k% \CA Furutaka engages PC Warrego at 3,000 yards. M3 D1 H, a7 o0 Q! B
Massive explosion on PC Warrego5 G3 L$ I' |2 B
PC Warrego sunk by CA Kinugasa at 3,000 yards" S8 T% P% O3 K( l' W* p& E
xAP Mildura sunk by DD Akikaze at 3,000 yards
% R% j& l, G& s2 O$ pRange closes to 2,000 yards' j5 y* i- Y+ I' R
xAP Bontekoe sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
! Q( f) {' l5 d8 y$ ^: AxAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards4 w& b; Y) Y. K2 n5 n8 l' f* |$ P( {
xAK Bantam sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards& _: p( R! t4 Q' q6 H* ?# D7 a1 q
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...% F; q4 h4 [1 ?* N/ Y! p
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0 m# R' Q/ A) K4 z2 e' ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130/ Y1 H6 ]7 X c3 T$ A
2 R' ]% l5 p) O! K# w& o: A, p* ^Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 T/ }& [- G& Z7 _' W. ^5 FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( H1 i9 r5 |3 t- Y9 r+ K! q7 t G4M1 Betty x 42
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 H' C+ Q, g+ j. m' c( J G4M1 Betty: 16 damaged5 B! Y! Q( s7 D; I9 T: Z5 H
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Allied Ships
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xAK Mundalla7 J" `' U/ W8 S& d- r
DD Aylwin
5 H1 k8 T: j) l, A) T- G DD Monaghan) Z; k! |% f0 A# l
xAP Cremer
. K/ a& b1 `6 c8 v! ] xAP Idomeneus
+ m2 T; S+ o& r xAP Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
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9 F7 d: A1 t7 ?5 W/ y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ D; o) |# a; a3 B. Y" W6 T2 {. q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" v' q7 M, W4 A! S: F- }6 L. h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 _ Z1 P7 e1 k. g9 k
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 `: {, u+ _5 ?: Y W 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x$ b: }0 R3 p Y7 U% x% [) z6 g Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
! Q. c1 M* a2 M V5 k 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 \( z: b6 j, U( Q8 M6 }1 N3 U Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
. Q% a7 A4 L' }6 ^ 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet9 S3 w' a6 Y! E( h I" z F
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 [9 F2 O" D) ^ 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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" Y$ C' f' k/ G" ^/ c X6 C3 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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' I: v I) D; F& cWeather in hex: Heavy rain, }) |. h4 b& c
' `* J5 `6 x1 L% y8 R& K& ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 H" t1 m' \) A1 J: }/ O* W) _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 {, m) A9 D D6 j
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Japanese aircraft
) x( w8 j% u/ c, a! K" T3 k G4M1 Betty x 34- I+ M. |5 O+ @5 D$ k2 j) ^; ~
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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7 l9 u$ }7 J* ~% Z3 q B' K6 j* q- XAllied Ships, S* M# @1 g5 s1 e- H
xAP Cremer
" o9 a3 `6 V2 M! i DD Aylwin/ Y/ R9 z+ o* y- H9 i2 I
DD Monaghan
( V) u# l% @4 M! } xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: {2 I! [+ [0 }' ]8 Z
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Aircraft Attacking:4 r2 z* h' S2 e# _
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet* o+ o9 ~$ ~- T; `0 u: T
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
& ^2 ?' f2 r2 d: z% w1 O 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 |& ^" Q, P2 T' U( t
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
( Y: {& X; i4 S( X- S 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet7 x9 C3 S% m' j W2 [& n
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 [) A/ {. o0 r" O/ B: N+ | 5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ M- A4 r# J# z: N Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp( y2 h; ^) g9 E% F* `
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet# s) Z6 V) ]( C+ z
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |