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+ ]1 h0 ~+ A' W4 T' M# C
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7 {+ |) ~& o, @, t; ?5 y' B5 m
$ ]; Y- m. }3 c( ^ i; B$ sAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 14, 42
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Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)' \* g8 Q0 {; r) n
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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5 i/ _6 U$ {4 [* V# ?* f3 o: H' @: |$ t7 PJapanese Ships
+ Q* |: m4 ^5 r, e, I: f8 t DD Shiratsuyu* S5 z- x' u+ x; C' t
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Japanese ground losses:5 `7 p" D8 y$ @7 M* M& B
43 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 ]9 I s4 E. x4 z3 U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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7 b2 E/ S' [1 o4 B# u, sJapanese Ships
3 \+ p8 Z' o3 t+ p1 J1 }9 U) i DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)5 m& K6 K2 s& V+ J( W
. d L3 Q& x( y2 q$ q# W5 JAllied Bombardment attack; Y% ^! c0 c. B( x+ g( i& m
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Attacking force 1691 troops, 28 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 108; Z5 _# ~3 h0 u8 r9 u N) H
: X7 N1 A; T, h* P GDefending force 711 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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Assaulting units:
0 G/ c* ~: w( `7 p W 49th Australian Battalion
9 R/ N( ?3 Z( @1 @! W9 d' t9 t: F Port Moresby Brigade
: T( i: x3 p- { b 15th RAAF Base Force4 B9 o: p$ N' U
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0 i6 D+ o5 B, n+ VDefending units:
! n7 X% U% ]5 v4 L Kure 3rd SNLF /2
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