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
% W- ]& _2 w2 ^7 E: F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* t4 q; l1 C; p& m5 u( T
$ }0 K8 @% C `$ E, n9 K' [AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 14, 420 b0 u+ I5 J" h8 H
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: _+ m2 M/ a5 i2 u/ U5 ~0 Z) D4 YPre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)9 ]: f5 p& d7 ~7 u6 |5 g$ a
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force+ X& |$ V( E# T- a
1 l& [) N8 ]5 W/ V& x# p, P# @9 b60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 o5 y+ {) }9 C- J, k6 y" `+ W
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DD Shiratsuyu
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' y: H- }! w4 r: l" f" i4 KJapanese ground losses: h3 S8 F5 t v6 |+ X
43 casualties reported
6 p9 J# w& _5 g Q+ g Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
& a/ ?8 A% `% V8 j& S. H* O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 G5 ~ X# @3 k8 S R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" d" P$ Y% i* o5 Q: @Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards# o5 n$ Y$ i, z+ c' {: s" U
6 g* s% w- h+ P; p Y) z* DJapanese Ships# T% W5 I$ L! u; q( k
DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships4 O/ y: _ b# H' x
DD Anderson$ z, t& L% p; w2 s( a4 l
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$ C+ _" v- k( a; N; w# t pGround combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
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Allied Bombardment attack. U$ x6 v% u2 Q* S; ]
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Attacking force 1691 troops, 28 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1086 D) B# l$ i0 w: @7 n* G
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Defending force 711 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 293 g; {4 Y# {* z* {
7 }6 ~$ P. j+ A7 h$ z5 cAssaulting units:' ? Z# P% D: c
49th Australian Battalion% S5 G, u( N2 f( V1 Q) O# J
Port Moresby Brigade& s2 N# X; u/ p
15th RAAF Base Force1 U; ?& X3 J- c T* m
V US Bomber Cmnd
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Defending units:* g" Q1 v0 \. m3 s# k; Q
Kure 3rd SNLF /20 S& S5 L; e0 A+ z2 a# ?8 l. q
144th Infantry Rgt /2 |