AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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南太战场,澳洲水面舰队突袭特瑞布港口,与日军快速运输舰队遭遇,然而盟军拙劣的夜战水平使得损失1艘DD受创1艘CL,却未对日军舰队造成实质性伤害;天亮后,腊包尔飞来的裸奔陆攻空袭退回莫港直掩圈的澳洲水面舰队,在被击落数十架后,仅3架突防,但恐怖的日军妖人仍然命中CL一雷;事后从战报统计中发现,日军陆航损失陆攻50架
8 R5 |3 }# a' n7 V+ p大陆战场,国军第60军一部在云贵高原野地拦截了派遣军企图迂回贵阳的第11战车联队
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/ }5 b) w7 M6 }" J, `, BNight Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards3 Y7 Q( q# @# G- M0 N
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Japanese Ships; b* r, B4 Z, ^' {+ Y
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
, R1 q, n6 @! G" \+ v0 ^ _; F: w0 _2 m CM Tokiwa
* E. n, R! F2 J/ N" T CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire7 X+ ~/ ^+ }% s6 {+ d
CL Noshiro
2 ?2 B# m Y3 P, B3 B* ? CL Abukuma
- a8 {; F6 _! N, C* _( W4 L CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire7 g: v: I H. m+ a. A
DD Urakaze
( K) j# S6 ^6 k" ]4 @3 M4 g) u DD Hamakaze
) n8 S; }' N( k* B DD Hatakaze
; y8 M: S# o/ ~6 s DD Yunagi% A+ t1 Z `! D1 S0 L% _9 \) M
DMS W-9: M* v$ F E, q7 a" q* |# h! c& E
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Allied Ships
8 q2 ~( `, x1 x% d7 f8 q" U# Z" U CA Louisville
5 h1 H+ {& h9 Z2 _2 | CA Pensacola
7 K( ^# B. d \ ]( q CA Australia, Shell hits 2
7 Y: ?# H# C$ I% I CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
1 z; Z3 o' G$ f+ a5 M" o CL Leander, Shell hits 1, ?: K. i& A, w
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
2 D* D# E! V f CL Perth
; |% o% G% `8 X4 n5 n2 Z3 c3 T CL Concord
$ C, g) Q2 J5 g+ L, E DD Stuart6 A5 {' i& `* m5 \. x# w
DD Voyager
9 A5 I4 y+ X) j# I* Q- k DD Van Ghent1 x/ E4 P- l2 v, p, g. D& x
DD Thracian( Y7 u- b$ n3 z
DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; [+ b4 ~5 V# |& t/ {2 }' C
DD Kilty
& w l; v3 w8 F- ` DD La Triomphant
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky f0 X1 M& {1 z% O' i3 d
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Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 Z) k3 U$ S2 _0 b) Y W7 O
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes: f( G3 f9 p f( D
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Japanese aircraft
+ {+ ?0 ?& y1 s6 p* w, X% e Y; D G4M1 Betty x 33
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Allied aircraft# H: H/ q8 {! e+ S, w
Kittyhawk IA x 164 g2 Z& g) R; I% n8 }, M
P-40B Warhawk x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 @9 U+ H7 k4 `- |2 R G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed: A5 r; s/ _ ^. p' k% ^' _
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No Allied losses+ p4 g0 x% S; y% D( l* a- n
+ F# \, B* P! h# ~- UAllied Ships
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CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage |