Daylight brought some deadly attacks from the rested KB...
YORKTOWN and a CVE reported sunk. But there are still so many allied ships to hunt out there....!!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/17/42
Weather: Overcast
Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
CA Kako
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
DD Akitsuki
DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 3
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kikuzuki
Allied Ships
DD Morris
DD Benham
DD Ellet
DD Lang, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Stack
DD Sterett
DD McCall, Shell hits 1
DD Maury
DD Mahan
DD Cummings
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
CA Kumano, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 4
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
DD Akitsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Fanning, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tucker, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Porter
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Farragut, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Dewey, Shell hits 1
DD Hull, Shell hits 1
DD MacDonough, Shell hits 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 4
CA Kumano, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Akitsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Yuzuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Stockton, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Sims, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hughes, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Anderson, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Hammann
DD Mustin, Shell hits 3
DD O'Brien, Shell hits 1
DD Walke, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano, on fire
CA Furutaka
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 2
CL Tatsuta, heavy damage
DD Akitsuki, on fire
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kikuzuki, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Gwin, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 2
DD Duncan
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 3
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 4
CL Tatsuta, heavy damage
DD Akitsuki, on fire
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Russell, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Wilson, Shell hits 13, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano, on fire
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta, heavy damage
DD Akitsuki, on fire
DD Mochizuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kikuzuki, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Mugford, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2
CA Kumano, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 5, on fire
CA Kako, Shell hits 2
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akitsuki, on fire
DD Mochizuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kikuzuki, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL St. Louis, Shell hits 57, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 27,69
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 3
CA Aoba, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Kinugasa
CL Natori
CL Yura
CL Kinu
DD Yugumo
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Kazegumo
DD Kagero
DD Natsugumo
DD Yamagumo
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
CL Helena, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 13
P-38G Lightning x 46
B-26B Marauder x 65
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIC x 1 destroyed
Beaufighter VIC x 2 damaged
P-38G Lightning x 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 2 damaged
1LT D. Campbell of 36th FS is credited with kill number 2
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 13
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 36
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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 16
B-25D Mitchell x 12
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson x 1 damaged
B-25D Mitchell x 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 11
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 12
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Air attack on TF at 27,67
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
A6M3 Zero x 5
D3A Val x 61
B5N Kate x 27
F1M2 Pete x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 2 destroyed
D3A Val x 6 damaged
B5N Kate x 6 destroyed
B5N Kate x 10 damaged
F1M2 Pete x 3 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CVE Chenango, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Quincy, Bomb hits 11, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 27,67
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3 Zero x 4
B5N Kate x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 2 destroyed
B5N Kate x 13 damaged
Allied Ships
CVE Chenango, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wilkes
DD Bache
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 27,67
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 5
E13A1 Jake x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Quincy, on fire
CV Enterprise, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on Wau , at 8,35
Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 4
Ki-48 Lily x 21
no losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Ki-48 Lily at 6000 feet
18 x Ki-48 Lily at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 27,69
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 9
A-20B Havoc x 6
Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston x 6 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed
A-20B Havoc x 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, on fire
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4
CL Yura, Shell hits 4
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Air attack on TF at 28,68
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
A6M3 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 30
B5N Kate x 9
F1M2 Pete x 10
E13A1 Jake x 5
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 5 damaged
B5N Kate x 4 destroyed
B5N Kate x 4 damaged
F1M2 Pete x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
LTJG H.Kawasaki of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2
Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1
CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 5, on fire
CA Chester
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 3
CA Louisville
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 4
DD Patterson, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 28,68
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
A6M3 Zero x 10
D3A Val x 22
B5N Kate x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 9 damaged
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 8 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Patterson, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1
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