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
; I' X& E5 ^* o9 B6 y+ v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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8 y2 ]0 ]+ F' }5 I( t/ iAFTER 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.
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DD Shiratsuyu
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Japanese ground losses:
# ]2 v* Z1 [5 I7 C 43 casualties reported
" T' U& k" h5 ?+ f$ K' f Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
& V/ d7 h& [' D8 _6 E' t1 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ ]4 b* o( ^, p* ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% k+ z4 o" v8 P7 L' F$ @) w
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards4 r7 f0 O, m3 k: b8 R! O6 D
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DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 2, on fire
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7 u$ g+ C; u$ P) kAllied Ships
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/ X1 X7 H8 b3 N0 ~2 nGround combat at Port Moresby (98,130)- f( _, |9 g; p. s& k. z
; z2 `3 x, H: A% G, l. ~- ]Allied Bombardment attack( n n2 L) i* N/ g- c
# H! Z1 b p/ I6 r- ~* Y7 YAttacking force 1691 troops, 28 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
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5 S* D, M5 S. J; L3 nDefending force 711 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29 A0 @8 `/ ?8 W
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49th Australian Battalion3 C+ ^; n+ {, y: k- [" N# C
Port Moresby Brigade
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Kure 3rd SNLF /21 ^8 \7 J7 e' e4 R) l
144th Infantry Rgt /2 |