大脸猫

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% s5 `8 N. c' U3 ^6 ]. _. ^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% v  ?/ ]8 Z$ `* H0 E) l
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
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" N3 @- L1 p: M5 oAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)! W, J: U% H( p; G
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1333 W& x, e0 p( Z/ a, U8 H

( C; ]: p% V: [9 r8 y3 e) `Japanese ground losses:+ R; I" b; ^1 L7 c9 j
      160 casualties reported
& k7 F$ Z& e! q4 [5 \         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
. k, h9 x5 ]8 c+ b5 _) ~2 }         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 M) a; U4 M9 H  G
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 A6 @) {8 W$ m, ^7 \( R+ `
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
/ R8 @- J+ [! c( V! VCV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
# @4 I7 J, P4 Q& u" ]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
" h$ h6 c4 u: h5 zCV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援/ s1 u6 e$ K5 ~, A! |- E- D! G
CV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
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5 d9 U* N0 k  t  V- f! `0 w于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开. |, K  B$ _2 q% f$ j
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
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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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards5 f& D8 t4 Y7 P2 X0 c8 L. }% G- ~

7 N2 u4 _, _. _& C- X' BJapanese Ships
: B" g% @) a, \, G1 G. f/ q      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) F6 j+ V0 Q+ v' k* ~0 i
      CA Kinugasa
9 K8 {) P7 A# H0 a8 U      CA Furutaka
3 `" F- R0 A; m  ?      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire
' F1 d/ q. K, b; B5 F+ H( U) ?      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire
* h- S4 J. z9 k5 h3 a' q; U      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
6 P1 |& `1 H. u* B% i0 ~7 B/ l      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
3 R5 I, y3 g5 O+ W: L' z      DD Mutsuki- i5 [6 {2 N# \- n' }) Q4 u
      DD Yayoi3 j) V7 ?  |4 o+ s: d

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  L* F: _4 N  ?      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 12 s2 v% i2 n: Y$ }
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 24 a  x& \8 E  v# Y2 ?
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire4 _* }0 F4 x: y6 e0 D, F( u  h  K
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3
7 _- v2 }! t% n2 [& R& _      DD Sims  u) A  C& ^9 A4 Z
      DD Dewey
1 U0 |1 F0 o1 b2 j) c$ z: H6 A      DD Worden
' W  J# x: C$ H- j      DD Aylwin4 O9 E  p+ W7 ?+ T
      DD Whipple+ b9 {$ v* J8 o4 ~
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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. M2 z! V  _  G  x8 m
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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0 w3 T+ s% E3 i7 v$ W- B6 A      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
' j+ E! S! b% O" D      xAK Sinsei Maru7 I  {4 Z6 i0 V; J
      xAK Canberra Maru
: O2 P8 p: e+ d* W      E Asanagi, m% S+ T- B, }. i( g
      E Oite  P% o1 ?0 W. L5 c6 O+ w& R

3 G3 \/ z8 w4 s4 QAllied Ships) K) F' z0 n- F# O6 k8 W) J
      SS S-441 b. M! [& ]% b

3 k. l* W) t( t& L* v2 |$ uJapanese ground losses:  `7 @, f0 E9 P4 f
      9 casualties reported7 Q5 u% Q  K% }1 s; p
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) C4 N9 f! G& H+ d/ a' n3 l
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! T. O( J! L7 H3 Z. ?( C
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 D5 \( `0 O$ m$ D/ p' O+ \Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133: g* f/ }& W* C! H: [

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      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage% }2 U- j# t# n8 A5 G  o" d
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! S7 J2 D: n4 Y1 p      SS S-44
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0 ?, V9 }, n/ d" F  U* D* O      36 casualties reported
) _( X5 P/ l5 u         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled* {! t! k1 H( o5 `9 i
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled% u9 Z) {: e) X5 v1 ]  F
         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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards! S+ S4 S7 f6 @) P2 e4 @" B
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      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3' W- N% K/ }4 Z0 }# H8 Y
      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
5 Q$ Y2 k- @6 ?0 x' [5 o      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire
" n4 L3 H, r1 B3 A3 O      CL Tenryu
8 s; ?1 q* F1 q" @      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
; U: I- G1 R3 T: _- j9 o2 S      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  m- u6 }$ q* F; @3 n0 ]
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Allied Ships5 o8 p; p9 G: u. y1 ?# ]' F' @+ f
      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
* P5 E2 d2 Y( I; i, }  O      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage9 z. m; r  s/ u& W9 c# L  p$ s
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3" \/ y- A0 u" z! c' h
      DD Anderson5 u9 g8 Q: C- o8 ^% n0 q. v! m7 g
      DD Morris, Shell hits 2" V( Q7 f8 A2 r. G
      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1 i3 M- `  H; u$ P
重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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7 d' R5 f2 R/ e8 J$ |; L$ [* l9 ~Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ Z- B! d1 h2 Q" f7 M" IEstimated time to target is 7 minutes/ X4 g( i" A. T: o# N: I3 V# M
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Japanese aircraft2 V4 K6 L7 s) ~0 @
      A6M2 Zero x 4
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Allied aircraft
( F$ m9 c! m' E4 q      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16/ _: o/ y$ ~1 W% @$ j# Z
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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7 B; v3 k1 G4 {+ N$ [No Japanese losses. R1 S- ]) Q4 H# U2 x

. g1 b6 U1 ?  i3 `/ bAllied aircraft losses
7 x/ l) X1 @# n) ]      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged; e& r& w$ L9 E+ K2 `! P2 j

5 R. K* O( [5 m1 xJapanese Ships
/ E$ U5 X/ S( w. N& @0 F8 _/ T4 q0 |      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires1 n4 J' W$ U' P4 l8 |
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
. C2 j0 q2 t2 K      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133- D) ]& Y3 \' v4 e1 U

) c/ l2 j, ]2 Z$ G1 lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( ]1 N4 g3 o1 ~0 {1 u4 }Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. i% G4 S- i  H. M4 i2 r9 U8 s- _Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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& ]& F1 b9 ^  y, ^$ f$ s. U8 m4 QJapanese aircraft
! x/ K6 x5 x& S, v! F1 p      A6M2 Zero x 19
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+ |( l' y' m8 y# `- z7 J      P-40E Warhawk x 14 S" m" U$ f' ~5 G1 Y7 j2 U; k4 G
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
9 K2 s$ e0 ]( M$ D; W; Y      TBD-1 Devastator x 2/ w7 o9 j* g$ I( I
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
9 \9 M7 ~8 B; V7 H      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
2 ^" R5 O, A) K! z      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged$ W: B! ]( D) K
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$ u" ?: T+ Y* `0 V9 d0 g( n      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( [* {8 C' @. I2 Y5 U      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4 @) X3 N& ?* e& k% n! B8 V0 A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1307 X- b; i" P# w! b; R5 \8 t

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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 m" c3 h7 C8 l" dEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: h" ?% t9 Q/ F8 V$ `' ~1 Q% [
      A6M2 Zero x 266 L7 w( [  G! K8 F! W: @
      B5N1 Kate x 3! B8 d* [' _0 a2 R1 F5 o
      B5N2 Kate x 12
# v, J& a6 B. W      D3A1 Val x 29# x, f% z& G9 l+ T/ C- a! J
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( Z6 z: l$ `0 I9 t% \( ^2 `      P-40E Warhawk x 19- ~& g8 v# k* L
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 67 `# W8 Y" v, T0 L5 f& K# y

; M- Q9 i+ E9 LJapanese aircraft losses' f6 i0 H+ K8 R* I( x
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed! K+ ^: C2 v. m  o' E% T
      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged) V( `  y, I0 M" Z- @& g4 X( n# w' E
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged. m' v; ]' E' c" K9 s  S* P. Y/ v
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged/ b, W) P4 g6 o6 ]$ v
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses
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      CA Australia
, _+ A2 A' p6 Q% V; k      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire, t+ M6 C6 ?, A3 A+ T
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage% A4 G' }* n. `0 H7 ^5 g: _1 ]( J
      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire* X6 W( v! m, G1 t; _$ U
      DD Worden
/ U2 K; q9 d! s4 p7 Q8 `' s# C# `      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
: u. e; o" z7 s, l6 R: r/ |大战结束后，双方都在调整部署
; y# e/ p- J2 B/ \. S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
' L7 @) y, ~* Y* k# k4 A- ]9 [& f! J' d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
) B3 m: H/ V# D1 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
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage' h9 c) n; v8 o( |
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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# |' T4 S7 i' Z' m, i) U; hRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 k" }% L  o" V' v. h( I6 u+ m: |
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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: k2 e0 t; m) fJapanese aircraft
" X3 |! N5 l+ d4 T1 p9 |      A6M2 Zero x 23$ C5 }. I( p# J/ M
      B5N1 Kate x 2" O- n( @9 n& Z' w0 ]5 k
      B5N2 Kate x 12
: r8 E* a9 C' G4 e7 ]2 ^5 G3 b  r      D3A1 Val x 12
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* ~, m0 o( j; `Allied aircraft
6 l- g+ G: n. R" }  T$ v  g3 S# V      P-40E Warhawk x 10: b! L, s" h. |1 `9 L# W4 w
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
. @  q0 p3 H* J) v      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 ]6 g% L* j; `/ b
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak& _0 _" O, z9 D: G
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
: S9 ^" p2 |, O  u2 c. ~3 ^9 S      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
1 X- \, C- W4 _! }2 E- [      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. l/ n" ~  V& a5 |4 C$ }7 K) O

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      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged0 p& n; ^2 Q7 w; j0 a% e* ^# @2 P
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
) r" n5 M' W: f7 P      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 B& p$ G) x/ ^/ p" n' z      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground5 K5 O8 P  c( d9 ?: ]
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground$ d- j6 s! J% V/ B+ G% y% Y* [
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
) l0 w$ Y8 j7 q4 Y      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
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Allied ground losses:, H8 y. k! O8 v4 z1 U6 x. U
      4 casualties reported) A+ {+ S: {, Z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. p7 w( O5 l& }. n
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 p7 ^5 L; A' V1 [8 D9 t
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! L+ ~+ b# Q: j2 ?* s# q, ~5 [Airbase hits 1
$ ]. x) K" Q0 ?9 a- J9 xAirbase supply hits 2
1 b+ o  s& F; l, mRunway 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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards# E$ N: y, Y, U4 F: Z% w; b' K

$ ]1 z! m* h! e7 \! C- wJapanese Ships2 K+ V) W# v) @
      CM Tsugaru
" I4 ?! I1 l' I$ @$ |7 r, u; Z      DD Yayoi
# C! T0 F, c5 W( T; U+ O) M$ r  u      E Oite
- y) j+ G1 x# m1 ^: y( h7 a      E Asanagi
: p3 s. O) e0 H2 O: y" y# u      DMS W.209 u! C9 D3 [- I( h0 A3 r$ k+ x
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
' o3 z" S8 J7 e% i8 C0 j      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2! |# n1 F4 w/ V7 y. z% W, d  k
      xAK Canberra Maru
6 ]" {/ o4 k8 l2 V' Q9 O* Z# o3 {. i      xAK Kansai Maru
+ {/ X3 U! Z  W( Z9 R- u1 J5 M      xAK Kagu Maru. D$ a9 i$ C; ?; `3 }
      xAK Asakaze Maru$ n' d/ ?  n7 G$ G
      xAK Sinsei Maru
' V4 A5 j0 u$ }" u' Q1 e      xAK Ikushima Maru
/ K- l) u1 a# x      xAK Kasuga Maru #2% C# [* A% y- |+ E
      xAK Aso Maru
( V* X' h$ Y  i8 y. o4 B: T& r
# K6 R6 z1 W4 M5 T$ K/ H- sAllied Ships
" Y# [! ?; h# P. |7 w( j9 L      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
$ ]3 v* r; l" O9 \* y6 A
) l. I- E6 x. Y% S) X$ ^. k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
& K% u( F( |. u  O: h7 q/ C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
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# C; n: C* _+ @+ F: l. ?, s' rSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
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Japanese Ships
3 a0 \+ q) }) ^* b% j0 t      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 z! K2 G. }6 X! z3 ]- Z# O3 C

! B* w' e8 b- `' EAllied Ships' T( q. B  z6 V! {
      SS S-47- M* b4 M# q6 Y  d6 J& O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards
4 D4 ~; s- q5 ~6 C+ y5 o* y
- m/ f0 \8 y5 E. ~$ wJapanese Ships# I! n9 x' d$ I0 Y6 D' o; v) V+ f
      CA Myoko
8 C; ]+ X1 G5 G+ }      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
# e: V$ W! n$ A* u2 X) `      DD Akebono
: j+ L- O7 V0 s8 }      DD Sazanami
' ^" {0 }+ b3 L# \      DD Ushio
5 L, {! a: {  J3 f; X$ i
5 Z3 C" G8 i& qAllied Ships
. [7 ^  \' e4 t$ D4 B      CA Chester, Shell hits 1# L! |& P& K* q: \1 m* v$ K2 K
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* m4 j. M# I0 m: d
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4- W( x/ s, j$ l- W, I
      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire# Q8 F8 D* N# ?! m/ J
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7 U9 i! ]6 z( k. W# x# E+ V/ FNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
. Y: `6 ]8 G7 t2 a' d
2 ^0 Z/ g1 y  s& t1 Y: l+ r! m  [2 bAllied aircraft+ K/ q$ Q+ B9 J/ o' t3 {4 O
      no flights
3 R! E7 R& b7 h2 F7 f' l0 n7 l$ V6 v7 A+ Z! K9 t8 O
Allied aircraft losses
3 v* m9 U( K* @6 |4 B2 k# }: Q      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
6 R4 t1 T" A. \9 Q- w
3 c$ n9 I5 r5 N" J- RJapanese Ships
7 z; ?, z% P8 q6 ]4 Z- H      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. w" ~" i6 W7 T      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1! V5 F8 Z  x+ e* v: z4 \! n  @
      DD Sazanami
% y. Q4 Y+ ~% L4 y! z( u5 t
/ V2 D+ Z/ b  W# K7 M6 s' j8 c1 N; uAllied Ships
6 y8 a8 l0 L$ k      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' N3 t& i# r/ V6 x% v6 R5 r5 k
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
" D7 R& F( r( g) o      CA Australia, Shell hits 2- i( q2 l. b4 W" H% h
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
* T! O# H7 _* |      DD Anderson% M9 w; s3 l( Y) \! z7 B# l
      DD Perkins2 ?+ n4 ]  h4 e' k$ {( v
      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire
" y! q8 L7 |" V% a7 x      DD Worden
1 \+ p/ u$ x2 Z  n" u. i" Q- f      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 P% [3 M, ^9 h
      DD Whipple
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3 E  Q$ g# Z0 q& C9 C$ E) FNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
/ d: m' h1 A8 _) X
8 D, d. Y* b6 n9 \( [Japanese aircraft8 L: W+ X, H# i' ?2 b. w' R7 k
      no flights: G% ]4 y$ r/ g

3 U! K, \& z9 H; K1 PJapanese aircraft losses
: M; D5 M& I/ T) ^$ U: z& p" J5 v      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed* W4 R0 T: V' b, z

, d/ }/ Z, W7 [7 f4 D# c  HJapanese Ships
8 {$ S, {! J" U- T6 a+ `      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
9 v& y# w: E* U  O+ S7 t* N      DD Ushio
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$ \, c# K8 h7 w. P6 I2 [Allied Ships* ]5 e  A! Q- M( E9 F$ v# d
      CA Minneapolis
$ ?/ O" V- [# Z      CA Australia, Shell hits 1% D& y2 o$ f7 D7 b1 g5 f+ D
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
3 Y$ e' l" @1 k/ K( n      DD Anderson
, ]6 F' d' O; u, D4 M. B' A, H, {      DD Perkins
) C( ^7 f  [* k      DD Dewey
/ J3 P- J1 i$ b/ r8 \4 y      DD Worden: C; e* `- V% i$ v! M& ]4 z
      DD Whipple
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9 o( Q' j+ {: w( f% aNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards6 s$ w* h6 \8 W: ]6 c, ?9 _

0 h- Q$ D# f( _6 H# G0 AJapanese Ships
% P8 D! [$ z+ V% r0 q      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk, M7 R4 t2 L& m: v% w
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Allied Ships" E: c3 w: W2 ^
      CA Minneapolis# X9 z+ B0 F  k7 r8 `* p
      CA Australia  m* w, o- B% k
      DD Sims' d  q' A% ]. Q8 f5 ]
      DD Anderson6 f! j. G- @, E! Q
      DD Perkins
7 _* M% P5 S4 }& ^      DD Dewey% v2 M# V( u$ y2 I
      DD Worden
: s6 b1 _" M1 W      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
- i5 I; E5 I; d$ H$ 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4 Y. d; f  H+ D2 O2 c' y7 k
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Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144. z, ]1 @) a, u9 J9 q

) L! S: y* e- n: {) dJapanese Ships
$ T; P8 D$ n3 L. ?      SS I-27$ Y9 V3 {8 Q; L7 U6 ^" n9 M" v7 K

! X5 H. u9 k% f$ x4 [( FAllied Ships
3 D6 z5 O+ `* B      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage. K) R8 r9 D. ^( ^7 W
      DD Hammann
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1306 s  O  }6 x: c: I: ]

8 ]! `8 D, p& g  wJapanese Ships
1 Y/ ], A) O0 Q      SS I-210 S! x3 o' I4 ]  B

) m+ Y/ p- G# u$ v& _Allied Ships
  \1 D& E% O* O% X# V9 u4 h      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage, v7 {! W+ G9 L8 r
      DD Morris
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1301 e4 a7 I% G" T/ y! E9 w0 L1 ^+ C+ B
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& k! ~+ Q) T. N' Z

: X  h( t* X, N, p* ZRaid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! N. e3 B# `1 M# H& M7 z$ z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 G6 q8 M' ]* r7 K
      A6M2 Zero x 21
9 S+ p/ v- q4 K- e9 v      B5N2 Kate x 11
2 S, `. Q2 l% f  e7 X      D3A1 Val x 17; t2 |2 Z9 j% w. E
( j6 _: p5 F- n. k# D" E9 m
Allied aircraft
" ~; L8 @" r. X- @% ?7 |- B$ k% B      P-40E Warhawk x 8
4 E3 y* ?4 ~0 C2 a      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
5 W; d7 m3 K. k. ]1 D; z& A/ U; |( ]
Japanese aircraft losses. ]' c* G8 D% h- Y" [
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
0 T( p- P7 g- a- u8 n! f      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
1 P3 h7 j$ r' T* Z( |  \- L      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
5 Y! I% W2 z. @( L8 j1 O      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged& Y9 Z- B1 \+ R# A& D  X3 c
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
3 Y- k! r, |" J1 W& J# z: v/ ^- n$ V
Allied aircraft losses  ~# y% C) n; x& g$ Z& z
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
5 n: X3 ?6 O* R+ I: F      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 E, i) Z5 ], B# s: [5 q
1 \9 C  U' T7 a2 T0 n  @2 b+ |
Allied Ships
' E+ h* \! h4 C7 E+ T  C5 T      CA Minneapolis
; J* N4 _3 Y/ o+ W- A2 W5 `+ ~      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage. u. B' {  w+ O) K7 x% q
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage' n- u7 L8 \$ y$ V% \* m% N
      DD Anderson' p7 K' y2 D; A# W
      CA Australia
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 x: b. C7 Q  l8 P6 Q* J! ~0 BEstimated time to target is 16 minutes5 T( L2 L, }( y! s, t4 B! ?
' g0 p. }/ ^, G. Y0 h& o; L6 l
Japanese aircraft
  m8 S% n2 C0 V( S& I8 d# o8 l6 U      A5M4 Claude x 4
6 k; d' i0 E+ l2 Q' q# s* W$ n' ~      G3M2 Nell x 18
( N( }5 E2 [( q+ f      H8K1 Emily x 10* H$ j% Q# I$ F0 O  g
. [  [- G4 `+ i' Y
Japanese aircraft losses
! `% F4 V; q' _" s7 S* K      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
+ D7 N6 g+ @3 Q+ V      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged5 K7 \7 `$ R& G9 e6 c/ y/ l

9 ]  S; [6 v; A6 R. D4 A- ^8 AAllied Ships
* n# g4 X4 x; ~3 N2 V1 b3 G      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
5 I2 e# b  F6 M0 H      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1* C8 V9 M: f0 g! X  ~. ]
      DD Whipple/ r& h. J, j+ s/ l3 l3 ?5 x% y
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* N& [, ]* z- h. c1 I& SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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0 k6 {7 H9 k5 H# }! hRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.2 j/ u, Y' y- i7 ^, ]- ]( i
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, s  _2 }9 i0 Q; ?$ }/ n
      A5M4 Claude x 4
4 k9 V9 F6 m$ D" ]# o      H6K4 Mavis x 6& T7 S& `/ \! J! D" J
3 ?! R! o% r; V. X. j1 u! x
Japanese aircraft losses( J0 ^2 b4 p9 H* Q  p# m% C2 M
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships1 _6 f$ }8 h+ d8 M
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& r+ F: B; g; v4 [$ j9 s% G: t" N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130: g/ S: f+ l7 C" @
" g3 {! G; T/ q4 F4 L! d( v
Weather in hex: Light cloud4 {% j. ~! [8 e7 ^& ?5 ^5 n

% N# l5 o% n  z. |' \5 r! {Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet." a3 ~) S: z, a8 w8 k$ k
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. _6 n, J4 ^+ @8 @, X: y. e5 u
  ~) t3 R+ o+ k% H- X2 U
Japanese aircraft7 w3 `' a* x* N7 u2 u0 n2 m; d4 `' I
      A5M4 Claude x 4
* g1 @# l' L3 z; O5 {- T6 Z! w- ?      G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft+ P+ k2 x; S. c  N) G) K! p
      no flights
2 \! O) z) d/ X0 V
! C! M* i. T  E& D$ s0 d0 t. cNo Japanese losses
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2 A. r) e2 i0 `. B# ~7 ZAllied aircraft losses* B$ d. I: Z3 C- d  P" ?8 P6 \
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships, V, x; z0 G% @$ l( F+ N8 N" I
      CL Hobart2 ]* g1 H8 f) `! G$ s
      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
' h3 u/ s/ }" V) V& ?: Y3 t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
* z& j/ B% J  ^- Z/ I6 k4 h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6 q1 n& b& G) p, A7 ]
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8 j1 k# S- N- A! y6 Z$ B5 R2 u
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9 h& R4 K3 g% ]7 M( [Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ n& S) J/ F/ e" nEstimated time to target is 12 minutes: ~; p0 _% M' L# p" W0 S8 g2 w

  ~9 x$ o/ _# I" v7 [Japanese aircraft
, i) ?9 D# E8 p* l6 L/ M      A5M4 Claude x 44 H/ p- N3 O0 r; V9 e
      A6M2 Zero x 22
' n; ]& W. f9 e( Z* y6 r      G3M2 Nell x 178 @7 ~+ ^  w  [8 A+ x4 y
2 N& V" S6 A7 c. P1 A
Allied aircraft
& n+ p8 Y+ l  t$ H+ |      P-40E Warhawk x 6
" b$ @. Z) O! p8 t, B# D      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6" P6 A5 L7 E: X

$ D5 }5 b& ^. |( B# E/ }Japanese aircraft losses
3 `0 T- ~, _. M) \      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
3 H3 e, F9 o" x' U  |* C      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
9 a2 f3 y- i" J3 R& z* D$ n) n1 q
Allied aircraft losses
7 Q# c; z6 Y! T2 c, K" Y+ z      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! i3 ]) p& F7 _& z/ ~4 B/ W/ F8 y$ u

* g1 p4 {9 Y) g6 S( a: a( w$ v, _
Allied ground losses:
  y9 h+ @& F6 X- d8 A      21 casualties reported4 X7 z* a" E- P; y$ ], {
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. {! j2 l% {9 M; V: d7 B* C         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 {8 E0 ]1 c8 t% p; [4 v0 V
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
1 I/ n: H- B5 B# P+ B2 Y$ N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。。。。
6 u" S' S$ ^8 ~9 h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
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1 C" Q1 ]2 v# _0 b7 B5 X5 a. R8 SNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
1 |/ W1 @' u% m* M
! u+ g( e( f6 R" rJapanese Ships7 u# A$ T" B8 S. E* L" J" S
      CA Haguro
. M+ s# b9 F2 n' a1 S5 }- |      DD Shiratsuyu6 c6 Q% ^( e9 k4 b: \( K: Z$ N8 X
      DD Shigure
0 M1 C' U0 ~; `' Y! B  Y      DD Yugure
- C4 J7 l/ P9 X8 d) Y3 w      DD Ariake& c/ V) _+ y! @8 f, T% \% D% m
      DD Akebono: P( N# v! g+ r1 `5 V% p! e
      DD Sazanami+ K' B: Q  }/ @0 h3 f- S; i
      DD Ushio# Z1 q2 ^7 M' l6 T
      DD Yayoi0 b# q4 `1 [7 R
' ~8 z; H: R8 n. p0 C7 |
Allied Ships8 ]+ [% N/ j7 D3 V( J
      CA Australia5 X9 i: q+ s& ^
      CL Hobart
4 L% U% X5 |( A& E' z: z! d1 C. p      DD Sims, z" y4 y; ^7 H" N) q: e
      DD Anderson  h4 P7 X8 b5 R3 t
      DD Perkins
8 E5 M/ O. ^' L1 F9 D      DD Dewey# d4 e6 Y: K) J5 U( ~: k9 f3 S$ g4 D
      DD Worden: v/ |. H+ T) P, Y8 i
      DD Whipple
* f* T8 |* U5 ?# ~' e! Z& t7 M
  a2 D* f, N8 _猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards/ o1 \2 S8 ?8 T

" x+ y% i- o; b3 J, T, j' rJapanese aircraft) ^( i; B% ~! L
      no flights( V1 H; t. [+ _/ l# a

$ a1 {. i' M2 n6 a0 E5 @' M+ qJapanese aircraft losses
9 s! ]) C2 k; n9 b* P5 z# x      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
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# L" r8 \+ q* f7 O: L; w% sJapanese Ships6 i' c2 j; C4 Z
      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  R# [1 t; R! n: R      E Oite* C! @3 \$ Y! i! a# y
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* D4 H# j! M9 M5 ~. s7 s  O      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk4 O& Q  _2 @% ~4 a9 a+ o( n" c( u- F
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires9 K7 Q! r& b3 d3 \5 L0 _; n$ n
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
; t5 q1 Q1 N. y. Q1 Z* P7 M4 }4 o      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- t/ p$ d  s6 X' Q( E5 N
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 J+ f3 v, X: V5 N% U3 ]. D8 D  [! d9 k
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ q- U/ z) z* x4 i      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk* ~! \6 @% h1 t  ?+ P
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage7 R8 T- X* g  r! L/ o
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires2 z5 R" i# `8 u0 x0 h0 |( m7 @: o
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* K5 w# G4 w. f
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: g+ \9 y1 O5 G. z- E

% W* o; k+ _. G) D8 \( A( yAllied Ships
) D, O4 ?' e* K5 V& ]3 X* e9 e) y      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
8 N4 x* J, v. D5 l; N8 T6 \: e- J      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
" G2 b0 C! |" ]9 n      DD Sims
1 @: B& _* G7 u; W: q: F2 E      DD Anderson$ j' l* c# m3 ?0 J, m, d
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
2 C4 a( D5 L) d$ Y      DD Dewey6 E5 L+ ~1 f8 O0 p" f3 R' d# c
      DD Worden, Shell hits 1- W2 y" i  T( e+ K2 y4 g8 R& U2 `
      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2
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3 y) M' }+ I4 e6 JJapanese ground losses:/ ?0 |1 \" d# A% A3 C- u
      3411 casualties reported
" G1 g* w2 \) A' E, G0 M/ l- v: R, f         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled6 s$ q7 Q1 V2 `3 ^& f; B# Y( \! E
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled4 j1 d8 H1 C1 h* G8 i/ W* O
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
* ]  x' j8 I; w, C: p/ Y8 w& n3 Z7 b3 S      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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+ C& ]& s% R  B9 \9 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& c7 C7 h! f9 o2 E3 w2 c7 A9 h

" H, @4 Y# _& ~( ZRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 o" y- h" h5 k: G2 K; p/ R8 Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft' o' N) e3 A6 ~1 T, k0 |% _8 d
      Wirraway x 6
# m0 u/ B/ I& _5 q  M: d      P-40E Warhawk x 4
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No Allied losses
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# m; c+ g! O8 ^% R: wJapanese Ships
0 |5 @$ M4 P" h8 S6 ~' [      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& q9 P/ ?4 U  A4 d0 k
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:1 p, Z6 U+ y" x& l1 o: z: @
      131 casualties reported7 _3 z: w1 }& b( J
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
& k# J3 P2 t9 C5 ]. w         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
# M% W# `7 S9 x1 w         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' J+ A) V; s# I* P& W3 F) y( C      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 v- g/ Q1 s/ ?7 Y: j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 X8 X; n7 A2 |* R- y' @0 z# n
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 ^: W! z% j' r6 h& d      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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$ F' D. F9 D# vNo Allied losses
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5 V2 V0 p; {3 c* M6 ?+ F5 hJapanese Ships
. z+ Q4 Q  h  Z3 b      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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7 C" E* e# n" r, H  JJapanese ground losses:
4 F' M; ]) g) @  b      188 casualties reported; c' Y& S9 E: ~
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 R9 ^. E+ W% h6 K$ [0 a         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 Y' q8 ]9 _. J3 T. V; h' @; p         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 I6 Z; r. ~; w) \$ v( R# k+ A" g      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)" e4 J3 h% d) `, v# {. v) @- y2 n
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  ^' N* r! H- ~* T2 U- B- [; q7 kAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 T& ?( {) B8 |) X, I- iWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% y9 T3 ?( y6 T' Q3 _( gEstimated time to target is 8 minutes. I( G  y3 S' t5 H! w
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Japanese aircraft$ z/ ^& w3 R( B7 T
      A6M2 Zero x 17& V" }* |/ u1 p4 B7 `0 R
      G4M1 Betty x 257 H" K3 ~3 v2 n  w( a

; r, T1 z( }4 O5 n$ `* mAllied aircraft6 Q7 Z0 g' H( G, B9 F1 D% f4 |
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
' s: K6 i6 T7 n3 d, ?. K$ x      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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$ |' O3 O' B! l$ oJapanese aircraft losses/ L) L% X/ G$ @- X+ k* Z, B
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged, K! F  K1 ~) O% ~
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Allied aircraft losses  K8 [/ n2 e9 A( c& B  i1 h* `
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, b( n) f+ |. U! w) u( Q
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Allied Ships0 ^; e( g+ [+ [0 R: z5 p* ?0 g
      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage