日军最后一天登陆成功,盟军只剩最后一条DD拦截登陆,战斗至最后一刻
3 ?$ }* Q( r9 r5 n) s不过虽然日军上陆成功,但是战斗力只剩29,即使再来一个回合,也无法攻下莫港了
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; O- `* j/ Y; n" r; D, VAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 14, 42
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Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! K3 b9 i+ G9 G. `) B; [+ J
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Japanese Ships7 R! ^$ ?& c- j& _. `0 ~1 U7 k9 |
DD Shiratsuyu, L1 k% Z: }8 o. n
& j8 s. f/ a# T% @Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled% c( @- S8 f Z- B6 ~4 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& n9 M7 K+ b: w% n, @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) ]+ X$ O/ w7 \( t" aDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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6 ]+ S7 E/ @, a2 mJapanese Ships
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Allied Ships6 f& R. m' i; L2 i; n L$ P7 F1 H" M
DD Anderson
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. D( A9 F3 \. xGround combat at Port Moresby (98,130)2 j! R# V" \6 Z8 C8 J1 v+ U2 C
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1691 troops, 28 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 108% M6 C' u1 t' a9 y) |1 u
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Defending force 711 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 297 F7 ~. A5 L$ U8 \+ D
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Assaulting units:& V) I6 u R' v* f0 n) J' k8 D1 b
49th Australian Battalion
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V US Bomber Cmnd
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Defending units:
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144th Infantry Rgt /2 |