大脸猫

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  T$ o* D+ G3 [# f% l牛牛把两个TF放在两个格 有效地分散了KB的攻击 而我的失误是让97去攻击机场了 损失了6架 疲劳也上了10 所以表现不好 加上CA吸引火力 只命中CV1雷 下午那一波效果更差

kevin_hx

CV决战当天，乘着双方海空如火如荼的激战，一队日军悄悄登陆米龙湾
/ G5 p( D) {6 C事后据大猫天蝗交待，这只部队是因为XAK即将沉没，只好抢滩登陆自救- K$ F+ O( L; y* r7 O
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* R4 O% t4 S/ v! \% A: jAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133# @& k$ p& C: W: a2 ^

0 s# u$ S- ]4 E7 V8 w  YJapanese ground losses:1 a  b- w+ w/ Z- l1 L7 X
      160 casualties reported, G( Q+ `9 ?) U) T/ \! z7 }
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
: f4 k+ o/ N4 F2 c: _         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 k- G8 d9 z) }; w! A# x         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 B# ^( ^1 j1 Q( A( o6 M      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
& _+ U3 O/ f8 j+ Q6 JCV决战已暂告一段落，盟军58丧失了在海上制约KB的能力，而日军的登陆船队已经出现在莫港外海，日军的登陆迫在眉睫# Y* B  G8 z" C# l
盟军断然采取破釜沉舟的战术，拼个鱼死网破也要破坏日军的登陆行动
' R6 `5 |! [) CCV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
% h) z% u7 L8 m2 J5 p. j3 Y/ OCV编队分离出重巡编队，杀入莫港近海，阻止日军炮击莫港机场7 U  G" H- d# H. u* `5 `

# M: g& u* a# ^+ b/ @于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开( ~" p) c( n" B1 L
令人庆幸的是，日军第8舰队表现拙劣，在于盟军水面舰队夜战中败北，日军当天的登陆船队惨遭SS蹂躏，并被盟军舰队迫退，未能实施莫港登陆  C  C. q$ ]% R% a9 X- M
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夜间第一场水面战，重巡青叶号重创，轻巡龙田号大火7 ^1 K6 o6 Q' }3 A# B
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/ f- H: o9 w- ?' g; ONight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
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- T8 ^* {0 O+ o* @Japanese Ships
) m- e6 }" \4 Z8 p2 Q( {2 k      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
6 d. M8 f1 h9 o2 a      CA Kinugasa
7 p7 F8 i# `7 d      CA Furutaka
( n4 s/ p* X3 r1 @2 ?& Q1 O      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire( w  u3 M* S8 ~
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire4 V2 V- S* s0 O: u' p4 b
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires$ e- j' o9 g4 t' [$ H4 u
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
8 [9 p) |* Q0 l+ _      DD Mutsuki
2 I$ H" m' X9 g( w1 K) Q- t      DD Yayoi) n! J9 F2 h9 |$ ~2 @
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Allied Ships  y& k$ m( Y9 r3 q$ e: Z
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Q  }. [' x2 y
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2  _2 Z3 b$ x. D2 R
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire
; {, {9 J3 v7 r      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3
' V! e0 D  J7 t: T9 ?      DD Sims& \2 T! Q* K2 b. h. g- ]( u: k
      DD Dewey7 j, o, h8 p# B, A- c
      DD Worden
3 h6 S# k" @- D9 ~      DD Aylwin2 e/ n9 A% N1 ^' i
      DD Whipple* o5 A" l. d' w( g" `
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随后莫港潜伏的盟军SS再次大发神威，日军登陆船队惨遭蹂躏0 u: f5 F) y( z& ^
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* c& ~2 G/ i, wSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133! V* V3 Z9 ]9 t2 U' q3 Q, T9 H' @
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Japanese Ships6 b2 }5 M+ I: \
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
, \: i  u2 {" O- R; N! w" ?6 w. W      xAK Sinsei Maru5 x- v4 o: A( T
      xAK Canberra Maru
" b9 ~0 D2 W/ P1 N( \) X3 k# {      E Asanagi% V& n1 _1 u$ e+ g
      E Oite
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Allied Ships: p* F- {+ J9 q" a. f# }# t  n( U2 X, ?! V
      SS S-44: m/ ]- t0 j2 E' d6 j1 ?: N4 Y
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Japanese ground losses:9 F1 K% k" u+ H- }9 K! n1 a! v3 t
      9 casualties reported: Z( G1 e& X8 o: h, ^
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* E/ @5 ~4 K2 [+ V: y         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' M( P: Y4 X: O* D6 @- N0 O, b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! I5 a# T- |- ~) ?
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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0 p/ f. h  u& _Japanese Ships
: s! H" O9 \$ \" x% K7 b( ^8 b      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage" d: g( W, d  I0 q" ~

4 B& ^' z8 f6 g$ b7 c. |: w# f3 DAllied Ships. r+ O; Z. I. R5 p0 Q8 l
      SS S-44+ o- G* y8 F% i: O
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Japanese ground losses:, }+ J0 L+ d! \3 M6 s2 \! ~8 _/ E, ^
      36 casualties reported
+ c- K/ P9 |: P  u, H7 M* {& W         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled8 b4 B. _5 c' W/ Y% i& \
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled/ N1 [' [+ V* K% G3 [0 {
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

天亮后，盟军第2队水面舰队追上了溃败的第8舰队，日轻巡夕张号爆火，美重巡芝加哥号重创
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/ X( y! |* A0 D8 i- h+ _Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards
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+ M4 g0 q5 T) ~' UJapanese Ships
5 `5 U$ T( f/ y4 r% v$ e      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
& M9 ^9 C2 H7 P5 g0 c      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
) r* c: ?- f+ l/ e( g      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire
6 G3 C& L: }0 j  ^6 s. K! c6 a! e      CL Tenryu! M* ?8 c. s/ o9 k! c8 _
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
+ c! [( F* X: {5 w5 q  J- K2 d      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: N: @+ e- }6 ]2 e; L! C2 D8 i
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Allied Ships* x4 |9 a5 h) v
      CA Chester, Shell hits 3% v# S) i5 P/ G% G8 s( F
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
, ]( T2 Z, P( @1 V9 r6 B% Y      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
# n% c, O0 d8 `7 b7 q      DD Anderson
0 @! b; G1 s) F3 I6 |1 L( |; r/ ~      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
4 j( o: E/ m$ m4 Q* S      DD Perkins

kevin_hx

随后，莫港航空队和KB舰载机对双方的水面舰队大打出手- |* b# U1 b5 n/ a- ^8 \' z" W% U
重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创5 Y) r8 `' n0 N7 f1 g0 g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1333 m, @! \( ~9 N' a6 ~, u

; h" W% g& X; h  a4 w: C4 R+ RWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. `: ?8 a0 D, }4 |1 PEstimated time to target is 7 minutes$ {; l5 W- l; S9 I; k7 `$ X
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Japanese aircraft# }% [- B& V& [! J5 I* @- P2 T
      A6M2 Zero x 4: Z  W3 ?+ I8 }! M

9 V; c& Y: o7 r$ SAllied aircraft; y% j3 S- E8 S' @+ T
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
+ d9 m1 J% |' ?5 V% o: T      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
  z$ [  r! j0 D* d7 z      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged: b( W$ V+ ?  V6 `% K7 D2 I
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Japanese Ships! Y5 \! q, W  ^/ b% R( B
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires+ S, z- Q" n, P" W1 B' X9 {
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires0 s+ C; H# @& U1 {# g2 S
      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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- f5 W" J" b( f! F5 `. d1 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1337 _+ A- w! q2 i. C

0 t# N, d; T9 {( ~* k3 iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' ]( F9 L) J% K1 g( F7 n

- ]5 @2 ?& ]* S* r( c! b+ wRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ R. @' D; F  M$ {
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes$ n; ?" h1 a, t, Q# n

+ Z! h- F) _+ K' BJapanese aircraft
1 V4 f$ c  z. }4 v* ]+ j5 ^* d      A6M2 Zero x 19+ o! z) ^  _/ }
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Allied aircraft
9 _) @! P  N. }7 C      P-40E Warhawk x 1
/ W7 s3 J, z5 H2 `+ e2 C      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9- v9 @  A4 S- H
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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- U9 b+ w+ l6 u! ^) k" K; HNo Japanese losses9 s( L, F/ o9 M# L; V
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Allied aircraft losses
( ?7 ~3 f6 q* b; i* x( [8 Z      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed& p1 d5 V  _" W7 P
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged% Z/ n: j3 @+ ]- e5 P* l
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Japanese Ships
* D" x' @8 R2 r) {) h: N( e      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
0 D) W4 d' p% x      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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盟军舰队防空火力强大，KB建树不大，仅受创的芝加哥号再次重创
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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2 j0 [& V5 `2 n$ x9 [: j+ _# b- lWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: j. q: v7 W0 nEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 m7 Y; Q0 a8 f$ ~; x8 H
      A6M2 Zero x 266 \) J8 q# x( k* E2 L, N
      B5N1 Kate x 3
* H# h& U4 \1 h, s1 H8 W      B5N2 Kate x 12
+ r7 q$ k% U, Q0 Q5 `0 N      D3A1 Val x 29: E. e+ {: E- K7 P: g1 `8 i' b

% d# o( V6 Q' `" l# J* `7 N9 L8 z2 A. WAllied aircraft
" V- n4 p- b( Z0 W% }0 ]      P-40E Warhawk x 19
! D  K* r% B5 w3 `3 i& n4 d      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6* c/ Y+ T/ T" U5 q5 P
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Japanese aircraft losses
* X  N0 b+ v9 h; D+ I5 t+ y" i      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
: @" D( o, h- P! U) g) I      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged+ r. k% \6 V# M" J) M
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
8 z7 A; ^0 r5 o/ C' v1 j3 Q      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged
# W( z- |" h( l' h4 d- G# s2 Y      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses
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8 L2 X/ T! \& P- B5 Q+ lAllied Ships; X7 \. H) b' v
      CA Australia
  u. F. D) P9 i; d0 E      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire! i% T- T1 s1 _6 W9 ~! f
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage+ M4 @: i- N3 E) g
      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
/ m" i" |6 C6 L: m# P( q      DD Worden5 Y% b" R; o/ h' l
      CA Astoria

红叶

大脸猫水面舰队没开全速？自动反应范围太小？不过算是保护了登陆船队，KB还有多少进攻力量？

kevin_hx

据大猫天蝗供认，水面舰队是准备去炮击莫港的，结果遭遇盟军水面舰队后，由于指挥官好战度不高，没将任务改为水面战模式，所以被盟军爆头

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 09, 42
3 ?+ M  K- Y+ x0 Z8 ?大战结束后，双方都在调整部署0 s' J% I1 Z/ b5 H% N
大统领预估天蝗必然会轰炸机场，并撤出水面舰队汇合登陆船队，然后再继续扑上，但不会立即行动，需要至少1-2回合的调整，于是大统领果断地将水面舰队解散在港口规避空袭，并出动莫港航空队和潜艇，沿途捡漏/ Y% W+ Y8 o6 i
一天的战事，大多是潜艇攻击与反潜作战，盟军陆基零零零散散的空袭则毫无作为
$ v3 N  N3 Y* S/ ]不出大统领所料，恼羞成怒的天蝗果然出动KB大举空袭莫港机场，损失舰载机若干后炸毁盟军飞机若干' K$ ~9 I2 b# H7 R2 @5 T
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% j  _! f4 ~0 U! V0 S! Y2 eSubmarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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  S; Q4 `1 v' J7 L! UJapanese Ships: w4 i- i2 b. P, J5 h- g- p
      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage/ ^8 L5 M# u( V8 E
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      SS S-47  g2 ^0 g8 T7 }0 q6 h
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; B, Q" B( c* ?Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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) |9 e9 M# r! O6 K5 @! HWeather in hex: Partial cloud* f5 h; M, t7 j% c/ u" B' s; j

$ }1 E, l+ |* @9 g: \5 p9 {Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ Z$ Z2 W" p# v# A3 Z, v& r
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- ?3 w( B9 u6 e& x* w7 K      A6M2 Zero x 23
% y4 a  O' w) A. E7 C      B5N1 Kate x 2
6 v) g: _" @; Q/ P4 E      B5N2 Kate x 12; E0 _) q9 {+ Z
      D3A1 Val x 124 x& m; t% V7 K3 _1 I' D

9 U  W6 R. {' d: c' _* w. S3 E) yAllied aircraft1 w1 W. ^+ B' ^1 R
      P-40E Warhawk x 10& C2 |* }' T8 J& K7 ~' h
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses0 B5 \+ e9 e6 d5 ^! i+ b1 q
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
. F, N  }" A3 `- W      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
2 o5 P( B! |0 n- e      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged7 y1 R; }; J8 u4 _* E5 _
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
! f+ p: P  F$ e4 m/ x) D8 q      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" c' W5 ]* n; q  x$ K5 _

; t8 u5 Z6 H& U" fAllied aircraft losses
$ S! P* ?! M  F  G      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
, Y" n7 K9 \4 M% Z; I' q5 ~$ p      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
: R& O( Z" O2 h  C7 U' [      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
( I% C2 r5 p& L' j. v$ H      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground" j" c# f6 w3 _9 m* u
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground6 C" P; l  t) N* S- r( Z
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
" c  U, e& y9 @1 h+ `6 d      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground! C* V2 |$ H6 z: S& g% I! ^
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Allied ground losses:7 B8 U3 M1 S# M) g
      4 casualties reported
! g/ n3 ?. l, `* Q+ I. c0 Z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& W4 J: Q  I( U. E  @5 F" ?% ]
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( @( C. S7 W( y7 O# {         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" ^( Q" M" M* i8 C
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Airbase hits 18 X$ i7 c' n4 I( }1 Z" ]9 x* ?3 {
Airbase supply hits 2
- f8 B( c+ c( f5 \; C, ^Runway hits 18

kevin_hx

莫港的地面部队，一开局就已经开了自动补充，目前已经超过100战力

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 10, 42
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* u6 I# }% X! Q+ o9 Q重创的CA芝加哥号单舰将日军莫港登陆船队逼退，日军登陆的企图再次破产% k, g" p* Q5 w/ x2 [( Q
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/ _8 @* J. `* d! J8 L1 Y4 QNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards$ ]2 e7 L; E. ^8 l
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Japanese Ships
5 f0 P2 H. n" J9 s8 z8 ]% v2 q      CM Tsugaru. `2 H0 R: e9 f" M9 x" S
      DD Yayoi
: i9 o" K, J/ }. s. V1 |% a" D      E Oite
* w. z+ b; ^0 d      E Asanagi% l  S1 f: \8 c" u% g+ D
      DMS W.20
$ G" p+ i1 W0 u% x      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
" e1 p0 M. L% g      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
1 |7 k: ?& d* Z+ s$ ~  W      xAK Canberra Maru
% r( F+ ]6 O: i) Y  d9 w5 g( H      xAK Kansai Maru9 J" d+ d& l( V  _# @8 b, B) `
      xAK Kagu Maru4 X; Z$ b& i3 _# [) P+ U& o. K  q
      xAK Asakaze Maru
  u/ A; _6 A# o9 m$ z" f  y      xAK Sinsei Maru# a$ _4 `- T3 f/ D0 Z$ ?7 @
      xAK Ikushima Maru
& |  z% T: ?; Y      xAK Kasuga Maru #23 Y; e6 i- }$ z; B
      xAK Aso Maru8 q/ D2 j' G. [; e% j8 r; D4 v
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Allied Ships
0 X  E' I6 Q: Z      CA Chicago,  heavy damage. I# a6 V5 z' a$ \) W. n8 j, @
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随后盟军的水面舰队和潜艇联合出击与日军护航舰队混战数场，各有胜负/ p: M& m0 }; i" B8 p8 N' l
击沉日军重巡加古号、妙高号、轻巡夕张号，损失切斯特号、阿斯托利亚号、新奥尔良号( A! @" I; y' F, ~( v
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9 X. _7 H$ |  q! b* \Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
$ q  f2 i/ V0 @3 o$ I* l
* f  I  D3 Q$ d+ @8 l5 \2 bJapanese Ships
' d) T2 ~4 h+ X* i, t" t/ I0 s6 L      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- b- }. x; ^* R; H2 M( i. B
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Allied Ships
) v: n" ~$ P* j6 T7 \7 m+ r      SS S-47
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards: e% P0 U# t3 t; g4 R. [
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Japanese Ships- g% ^9 u/ J+ @
      CA Myoko6 E) Y1 E" i: l2 ]
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  l& u' N, j) t% T6 p
      DD Akebono+ \; Q& Y; s  j2 o. B  D. B" F
      DD Sazanami
2 \7 V7 }) l# t% g6 n1 T7 K0 _      DD Ushio; q2 @2 S* X3 o' _$ T! F% ~6 t

  o  f1 ?2 W$ M/ QAllied Ships
. p/ e$ w8 d: L      CA Chester, Shell hits 11 I+ [, c& H2 z+ t& P' [
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! O  h. e0 j4 c1 Q
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4& E+ X4 \. O4 ~; M
      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards: t  U; W6 `4 c# M. r

/ o. T+ D' x3 [5 f/ h1 p1 yAllied aircraft/ k# C% o; i; F8 i9 `$ @
      no flights
" U+ s. g/ _& ]9 o. }7 U) c6 @
4 t+ C( n" u# f1 s! NAllied aircraft losses9 ^' q2 I* T5 G& P3 a, y
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed3 F. t6 y& R: K% d6 H- X5 x

& R8 ]$ `1 m* h% t) x, \9 kJapanese Ships
, A; u  T/ {5 l; A1 |  ~+ f      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 q/ W- `6 q3 m5 l5 x
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
0 H: }7 F, S6 {7 W      DD Sazanami0 Z4 {# J3 c8 l  t, c+ }$ E5 |3 E
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Allied Ships
+ t% J/ b4 T# N, b      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ z  S. h5 q) o2 @% b      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
/ w8 L* x7 b5 o- R' r" K      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
# l7 Z2 _: a' k8 F6 ~      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
, B2 D& `) J% W$ v" x      DD Anderson- g% M$ b+ _. m# t; k# _, `5 N
      DD Perkins% u. Q0 B8 n; ]6 t
      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire
, X5 J0 A" k! q* Y7 `# F2 G. B      DD Worden
/ l( S+ z) k% q9 t      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 U3 J; O8 q/ R
      DD Whipple
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
4 M+ x: Y1 y8 G* n8 G0 V5 f+ d7 y  G0 O" K2 Y% w- H& g
Japanese aircraft3 q/ U  c! \- T( j5 |( o
      no flights
/ ]! |* r6 Y; I: _  T$ q9 a& {) S
Japanese aircraft losses9 C7 R2 |. v8 y6 _& O( f9 r* q
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed5 e  Q3 o, r0 a2 f0 ^0 w' G3 H' o1 t

8 B2 I0 C. M0 R7 x# iJapanese Ships" v- U: |2 q) G
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk( _) L) }1 Y: N2 a1 A, P
      DD Ushio9 R  W! ?& e- B- f& C

8 L1 c/ m2 o! z) tAllied Ships3 s" t& k8 m7 E( K! u) n8 ]
      CA Minneapolis* e! z, c( Y$ |9 Y) E  O# O
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
$ @# I  b  r7 K+ ^4 g0 b      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
6 {$ s! ]; s- B& Q& D      DD Anderson  F$ n$ F( K! o( I* [8 P
      DD Perkins% w5 {8 V7 M( q6 }
      DD Dewey
9 t. G: K. n' C* v/ G2 |1 D$ c' v      DD Worden4 s# Z$ b8 r% r3 a5 M/ u, K1 S
      DD Whipple6 Y: M9 V% ^. C/ o' A! B
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& p; ^' x8 {" Z; W. @Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
9 \1 }: c% W3 t
, I- Z) N+ C5 @$ p! ZJapanese Ships
: B% |+ T  ?# `" r8 G* C" I0 Z      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
7 x$ T$ ~( d) e* B9 @1 ~" O) n; H; R1 R
Allied Ships
8 D& L2 a  O* D9 ^9 p& b      CA Minneapolis
$ o0 o! |2 ^7 @( G5 a5 M      CA Australia/ e$ J. g! o$ e; ?& a
      DD Sims: H) P! t# w' u# j; u5 p, w
      DD Anderson2 h- l5 I7 w; k7 i" _7 }0 A5 V
      DD Perkins# c1 k5 p$ @  I
      DD Dewey( T  |* g; b" t/ c3 a
      DD Worden
% X/ s% T) f$ x& @7 q      DD Whipple

kevin_hx

天亮后，日军KB和陆攻疯狂反扑，丧心病狂的大猫天蝗甚至将大艇也对海攻击，盟军多艘战舰不幸或重创或沉没! X4 ?/ G( J: l
中创的CV约克镇号撤离途中在澳洲东海岸不幸遭到潜艇暗算，中雷重创- S/ _" w. N4 [) x" a  C5 \; X
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: x/ d9 S/ c8 C- r' z6 _Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144( W' C9 C$ j% U" O: F
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Japanese Ships) U9 O, i4 F, p7 {- H# F
      SS I-27
7 q6 N  m% A2 O  u
. o7 V- C% ]' o# |# A7 g" f5 lAllied Ships' H8 \. f- S" L$ c7 q
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
: C* o1 f3 g/ l7 {, K4 a- R& o$ \      DD Hammann9 K( h- G# _$ W) E
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  m/ a  Z4 B* C1 fSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130
! j3 i8 {7 N1 p3 @7 y  E
( o4 i9 C: X2 \. s% h8 EJapanese Ships5 h( r) X; S3 [8 u" T. u9 z
      SS I-21
1 C8 E" v5 {; M; D. M
7 B/ F# A8 V3 J( eAllied Ships8 i6 s1 g; E) E- f' h
      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
0 t) a1 W+ B& i# q% D' u      DD Morris' c7 p& {% Q; `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130; d, j0 Z4 M& m; a) D0 Y

3 S5 u. k( s$ b6 n1 |6 lWeather in hex: Heavy rain
0 @5 h0 o+ m" Z( I' g7 Z$ \% v# q& t# D; v% L1 T' Y$ o
Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( p& E7 V$ c. D
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes% T5 q' V3 j) a& n$ p7 l( B

! R8 y8 x/ v8 {) h* X+ wJapanese aircraft
( \% T2 r3 A7 p      A6M2 Zero x 21$ v" x2 }$ J. _3 ~  T6 d- n7 r1 Q0 r
      B5N2 Kate x 11
" `0 N+ A( h1 Z& ~* T) n      D3A1 Val x 174 @% p* ^4 X3 g% u

, @7 J! g% r0 X0 S; \6 C% HAllied aircraft
4 j, e* z# ]6 {7 y* w$ j0 M' t      P-40E Warhawk x 8) _* T! `2 R+ H0 E8 Y7 C% J
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 47 d. r' h  y( r

) F/ S* o" `7 b) \# [- ~5 B# l1 bJapanese aircraft losses
" J: c3 B$ G: k( g3 ~      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 B4 ~- d( B3 q2 e/ l6 d
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged& n7 `8 a- q) S& X+ a
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
/ N* x  r. H: V7 g      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged: v0 l& C) M7 `; S' a
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 H( m* n- d4 n0 X3 p& j

/ e9 C) {) @9 H1 W1 ?' N  CAllied aircraft losses
, s8 j& r/ N. L3 F4 v      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed" v& a/ C% x$ u' Y
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ u4 a0 [# F8 a- c- N. A% D1 Q! z3 x- n$ ]9 ?9 M. n$ Q
Allied Ships- s) ?* s5 \4 X% b
      CA Minneapolis
# Z! f/ d+ n& I8 Y      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage3 n; e- T- K' Y6 z$ l9 I. h9 W5 z
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
/ z$ r' ?: N, O8 Y  t      DD Anderson
! v0 f4 i7 h; d! g4 _" ^/ B      CA Australia4 }' J9 s' U) _8 m# g1 H' Z# ]* R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
7 |7 x* f7 b* z, f! z6 K# m. ]
/ z( H+ m( H% }( M# h- O$ kWeather in hex: Light cloud1 K! |: [  l; l8 r
: n+ ]. y% ]/ `! w, A1 F% h  n
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" }5 v1 G* }; {7 p: Q9 t: C9 REstimated time to target is 16 minutes
, i9 E0 d! Q) N, x& G
; Z8 p6 D1 U2 ^* M) A! N$ kJapanese aircraft
7 w$ \$ f+ v3 I# o; B- V! O      A5M4 Claude x 4
4 r. g3 C* F# K- U3 m2 }      G3M2 Nell x 18
" g8 a, M4 C1 s& ?" j# l9 h      H8K1 Emily x 10
$ _; F4 U* N: f3 b' s3 f0 X
$ F1 e$ _2 \# m# x9 ~$ LJapanese aircraft losses
$ W! {% ~# t: X: _# v      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak  N. }* W& m4 d" A9 c0 y
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged
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/ ~6 n( H" u- m, u' MAllied Ships3 g) V" K4 v9 d/ H9 O" N6 i
      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage$ x5 R/ q! n5 q) D2 d
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 10 u0 n2 t- V; a# \
      DD Whipple
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- y. f8 O- O5 q& n6 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 @; J$ }9 _3 B# Q) S. y1 F- G

- g2 D" V9 [' c4 r- A' J3 rWeather in hex: Light cloud  v: P) D- l' u; E
2 x5 w, W4 n* l+ B: f" }4 M* t5 @
Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 ^9 e" U6 q) ?# L& m% ?Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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0 e: J  m$ X- ?& m+ n7 LJapanese aircraft
' ]+ b# O+ R" [% H7 V$ [$ q      A5M4 Claude x 4
6 M+ W' }# G9 t/ p  K      H6K4 Mavis x 6
+ h! [# ]4 h, h: I$ n- k& \) v# g3 `4 K6 W0 t# G* b( Y; J
Japanese aircraft losses+ z7 w; y9 e( Z' l5 y; u
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged3 ?  I! u0 B, t: R5 k
2 L: g3 ?, s; j: U- s
Allied Ships
4 G; p# w0 m  ]3 x7 O2 B; m      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& @, P) s( m% p% c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1309 `- R1 Y% N2 D5 U: {& p+ F

$ i4 r6 k% j. s% q0 o5 P% v1 UWeather in hex: Light cloud
. E) s6 e# a# {6 E$ H8 b+ \% @( O6 K$ i) u
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. v% v2 a& U8 R% y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# u0 K: \$ o  [

8 B: X! j% d' W8 B" JJapanese aircraft, K" d( a5 s( \  L
      A5M4 Claude x 4$ A8 d" q' s) c7 Z8 A3 r' ]  r! [( d
      G4M1 Betty x 12) Y$ J' D' V: P7 l7 g+ @4 L0 E

* i& ^: [5 |* o: ]/ UAllied aircraft
. p# L$ ]7 P/ X( n# M9 {8 W2 `4 D      no flights
4 \& S6 `+ J* P
0 w- B7 J, d* S* eNo Japanese losses
7 r* e* I, ^! O* N3 ~( N# ^  W; i) X* O! e
Allied aircraft losses9 |' R, Z( s' e% h1 M
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
' U; D7 N8 B/ ]+ m- w& X5 O+ K# k  x7 O9 L: U
Allied Ships
, i1 K+ m* E5 O      CL Hobart( G# f3 a4 x. x  y# a+ l
      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

hongqi315

大猫又被瓜牛吃了。。

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
) c* t/ G& Q9 w- M% M( I第二次登陆失败后，猫天蝗恼羞成怒，KB对莫港大肆空袭，企图瘫痪莫港机场 , O1 h: O0 a! g5 M# B$ T+ F& j
同时登陆船队重新在海上漂浮，等待时机，等待护航舰队重整旗鼓
- U" D3 `& Z5 D5 i- h而盟军的陆基零零星星地出击，毫无建树，遂要求对海6000英尺，以期获得斩获
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! a6 f  u% C0 G! ?2 u# F6 E8 g0 YAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)* L. y# I# L7 Q
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 |5 Z4 V$ R/ O, H4 K8 w1 z+ v2 d9 S1 w( p
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., ~$ z6 Z! E3 F- |+ ~
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
: b8 h' ~4 [% _! _& {! q  s. ]- u
4 I/ @3 s8 N' rJapanese aircraft
! o" g8 H+ n3 u6 F& w7 N      A5M4 Claude x 4
8 h8 j' D2 g( U9 v8 r1 |$ f      A6M2 Zero x 22  F% I0 p7 Y) L2 R, k6 M+ w  K' u
      G3M2 Nell x 17, L0 \6 J) ^- S+ j' `
7 e  L- }: d5 _9 [# g
Allied aircraft
* V* D5 J. M3 x8 H# J) n      P-40E Warhawk x 6
2 C3 V* r) m; }6 G      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
3 G) }) J& J* |% I' K% z( n5 c4 D
Japanese aircraft losses
0 V  K# F2 d. ?$ ^      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed- p5 Z, h3 ^! p( c8 r
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
& N9 S, ^7 v4 L9 a- X
1 i) V. W% |+ Q* R' O* q9 LAllied aircraft losses: z# D0 \6 a7 v3 m5 D( L1 [
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
( S. M  R/ J3 q" I, c  W: x' M
9 V  Z  H) s( _: d" h4 n. ?8 r( Q; t
Allied ground losses:
+ a3 v' w. T' A" x) u+ ~3 i( V8 A      21 casualties reported5 i5 K; @; y# m. |, I9 J; S
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 t6 V. C9 A6 f
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* n" t% l, L  \+ L         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42) V$ r- b, p/ T( i3 k# }1 A) K
剧本所剩时间不多了，猫天蝗决定发起决死登陆在重巡羽黑的护航下，登陆船队第3次对莫港发起冲滩，但是。。。。. Y9 v* N: Q$ l9 B
当天夜里月光暗淡，可见度极低，羽黑编队与盟军水面舰队仅仅打了一个照面就匆匆擦肩而过，结果登陆船队惨遭屠戮* K+ l% j6 ^( T9 [: w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
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) @) ]8 j0 _4 A# @. cJapanese Ships
$ D- r4 s' l# s1 _' M      CA Haguro- H, ^0 v1 M& z9 i: r$ x3 V, Y. j8 v  S
      DD Shiratsuyu" {  ~- i2 K4 A$ E1 C
      DD Shigure
' F: s- n$ Z. C/ A      DD Yugure& F/ M% x/ Z9 a* ~0 M' B
      DD Ariake
( K3 I/ w! U9 U      DD Akebono$ a; k) O4 K! D5 N- x% s; z
      DD Sazanami
# y$ v- C6 N8 \) `  e      DD Ushio
: I0 J9 D8 [0 N5 b; @7 H      DD Yayoi
5 X5 B" p. `& }: P: h- V3 |) `: C1 c. X- H7 i/ g3 v
Allied Ships3 m9 y- b3 y9 I* y; `) ?, b
      CA Australia9 B4 Q9 a) |8 @
      CL Hobart6 ]! Y9 f1 ~2 Z& v$ ~. [1 D( t
      DD Sims
) ^7 _* r  P- t8 \      DD Anderson3 d6 l- t7 z; D. K
      DD Perkins( F# X; K% X* `7 P$ _
      DD Dewey, t' B# N- K' D- E! b7 p
      DD Worden+ K* ?% ^+ e8 z* s3 H; V, [- S
      DD Whipple, k$ w+ Y3 w( F0 w$ w5 U- s/ e
2 Z. q2 l6 }! n" a  i
猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会 , H& b8 Y* [6 z1 l0 W- B' I' k
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards
! ^# N$ ], U7 u" P& }% c9 [4 y/ c5 S1 K, t+ @  k+ z
Japanese aircraft  h% o5 B) v; }& z
      no flights8 _6 t% g- l, M. P. W3 X1 A8 K
9 p4 F& B- Q, |
Japanese aircraft losses6 `/ |  n6 s4 X3 K+ Q
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed. s& v: z* C$ E0 j" u3 L, |

8 z1 p$ y7 d: J/ t0 S/ \4 @- xJapanese Ships
7 u, S9 K, ^/ G/ [1 S3 T      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( @: _  l- |) g: d
      E Oite) z! B( G- S( L  P5 e2 y5 g$ s( b
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ k- }4 W9 V3 l3 x! x! e2 }6 S; R# C      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
2 a; q/ ^$ ]( }8 d      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires; @3 Z, W  L; Z) K% z& E
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
# V# |+ {  u1 u8 z2 m4 E      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage+ S4 D  N4 [0 n3 ]  H
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* J! g# k  U5 o+ l* V' p0 _7 z
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: n& Z/ s& p. S
      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
" n! V6 [2 l: k, S2 v      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: j8 q' j+ t/ J+ N0 Z  B* T0 _, N% R      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
$ r# Y/ t& X% w+ W8 T+ s- g: v      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* Y/ \$ E6 L8 C4 k7 i& S5 w      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ z( H' U/ ]/ C2 v$ h/ J
) r+ U  x7 g0 G, }) w+ J/ lAllied Ships
! {% t& X. w" Z' \      CA Australia, Shell hits 16 i: ]3 T1 Q& i- J: Y
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
; G: _) S8 Z1 l2 ~" g      DD Sims
7 \5 o5 `, N' q: C      DD Anderson) u- n$ c+ |* ]# Q% a
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2  ?4 v9 h) \' T
      DD Dewey
1 Z, b0 U* v; ^$ h- t! c      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
. t, J1 F  Z4 ~7 f0 S) v      DD Whipple, Shell hits 24 c" V6 e5 P/ l  O
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Japanese ground losses:
0 q& N: L5 u+ u; g$ m) H9 M8 N- ?* S      3411 casualties reported
- ^& v2 I& X2 B0 z9 j         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled
# b- x" r1 \6 K( r         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled: a3 B  V1 v, ~" T3 p- a( }
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ O9 ]6 S/ N" K: ^" F/ e! p6 H      Guns lost 47 (12 destroyed, 35 disabled)

kevin_hx

天亮后双方飞机互相捡漏，但是已经影响不了大局
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 m. [% [  z" o& S6 R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" d# I8 g2 v, g& K. V8 ]) U

1 c3 ~5 Y+ H5 GRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ x9 w0 s7 H  s/ L2 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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* F$ ^7 B3 Y" }8 jAllied aircraft
) n+ j. L2 E. S9 [      Wirraway x 6
8 ?9 n: P6 z" ]' T, w6 u      P-40E Warhawk x 4
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No Allied losses4 L. ~+ y0 D* V! A8 b$ }- U/ }

. y4 p5 W* r% F3 a) E' w+ yJapanese Ships9 J) G2 J8 `& @
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- d, b+ _8 D7 h$ X4 `$ n7 @0 o; v
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk
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" t) T( \9 T# O) tJapanese ground losses:
" G0 i- _! Y2 s+ G. ~) z      131 casualties reported6 q# X" B- U; Z0 {
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
7 k: h; R' r% ]         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
- m% x) B) H. M0 L         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 o( _- j: a/ K: \& c      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled), G. K$ ]$ Y: U- ?  a% Q

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) Y3 P6 b2 v7 Q0 _* R
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 p; Y( i3 e$ J( o+ |Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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' u4 y% G/ Z8 j- AAllied aircraft
. \' O" `( w6 ]9 \( K      TBD-1 Devastator x 28 Z1 I) j: `% j9 |( h

+ ~$ U& _  _  G1 @, G- K6 v6 z: kNo Allied losses" `; ~# y* Z3 v: f4 u

6 O  \& L. j, [6 E! Q$ _8 d2 q( X% oJapanese Ships
  H; r$ g- K/ Q% k6 }9 F      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:+ Q( Y8 v$ O0 ~; O  ~6 _- @5 G
      188 casualties reported1 B9 `2 C* _$ O: t
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled. }& r5 `+ r& x# s0 W
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled( b3 p  t* X$ A% ?9 Z# |. @! B. n
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 |5 A" A0 T/ B; d% |; {% H  c      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; y' X4 \# n- a$ z7 a! F3 r

) R! z1 G/ ?. e; T9 kRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! ]5 N, }2 o/ L6 KEstimated time to target is 8 minutes9 T9 j, R& \2 G& e# Q
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Japanese aircraft3 d6 o, b! ^4 z$ m  X" k5 h
      A6M2 Zero x 17
  r3 M$ }9 [& |# l1 U$ v      G4M1 Betty x 25
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Allied aircraft
; P  f" U- z7 H- E5 v; n" x; U      P-40E Warhawk x 31 K* K1 M  d2 `' Y3 K7 g2 E
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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  `! P- c9 u0 v$ AJapanese aircraft losses3 V$ _4 `; |0 c- ~
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged8 h& }  }  z) \! I$ |$ \- H
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
) p0 W; q" `% g      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage