大脸猫

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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4 F, t: \* ?0 j& g6 W
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6 K" U% [" A1 ?/ w
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)& d) N. J* g( {* i7 D5 s
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1338 {" I. z. Z1 t
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4 o; k/ A) L( t9 g; H      160 casualties reported
+ Z1 F" o* G4 ^0 |4 D! |4 Y         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
; _# a# M9 m- @4 o+ A         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* X' [" A5 W# T7 ?; F% D
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) D4 |; Z: r+ L; {$ `' d# l7 Y      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 426 M9 ]7 W9 j) ]* h9 ^4 A2 b2 Z
CV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8 g- ]( l' z5 l; O3 q8 Y
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7 J1 I$ i' }# g" J, o. L* I" A! y
CV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援9 d% o, r. u. S
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. l/ M1 y, v9 W0 E
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于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开9 ^' T- ]& |' F
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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2 w  ?# c# c6 d7 J; x+ KNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
' F7 z+ J. n/ q+ O7 R      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
0 l, H3 b; p3 [8 {. i; M1 K; {( v      CA Kinugasa
2 i, l+ R4 H8 B# x8 b1 ?6 y) Y      CA Furutaka
! ]7 F9 G  f  [3 |9 \5 B2 t8 y0 v) `      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire6 v! a! h/ U! o' y' f
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire+ ~% A  y9 L' T1 i$ i( y
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
% P' D/ V; {/ p+ O0 a9 ~& b% O5 P      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire( D. W6 Z* v2 S+ _. w
      DD Mutsuki+ P/ R5 {9 a0 [& J1 }6 v; L% |
      DD Yayoi
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Allied Ships
: ]4 ~' R( L$ s. M3 B: Q, t      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
4 v4 ?7 p7 m5 |/ w2 j8 _+ V      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 25 i- p6 w* N$ S7 ~1 _  o
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire9 s# B" }  R1 H, M
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3# Y- y8 x8 k5 \% e
      DD Sims# U7 I# u8 P; H, }% b  p
      DD Dewey
$ C9 W3 n  o8 G$ e/ r      DD Worden& ?3 ^% t/ i# E9 r1 }  M% `
      DD Aylwin3 }* {4 ]% h  v9 P3 f
      DD Whipple
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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7 I4 W- q/ ~2 w6 A0 y
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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Japanese Ships2 j4 o+ t: u9 k
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage' ?, a8 a( W; g( m# V+ q
      xAK Sinsei Maru, \3 A/ J& b- n6 `
      xAK Canberra Maru
7 n$ D% j0 v8 h      E Asanagi
2 c1 ^6 f- h4 D+ d$ g/ \& o      E Oite! K: f0 \) B7 [/ o8 A

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2 T( G2 M$ v% K5 f' p  M! t      SS S-44
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      9 casualties reported
! R3 p0 u% l6 e! z( _5 i  K         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 ?9 o3 X; V* b6 h# `2 _7 T& F0 oSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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+ O* ]1 z4 }0 f/ p0 r      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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      36 casualties reported# _# g% D) ~6 a0 z/ E4 [
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled% {3 H) r# n, r
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled* X; y' y/ }( v- C) q3 x5 z$ r
         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 ! ?" ^; ?' h) z  x. y
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards/ d$ p8 L9 A" o0 ~/ d! `

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7 {2 I, ^3 V: z      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
0 R! x' b  r; Z      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
3 u3 W# [1 R% D, |. i      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire
' T% t2 `9 ?/ J9 w      CL Tenryu
# C1 v. |$ `2 h  `3 W* R) O8 H      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires* Z4 q" i2 c+ J. Z+ L. _* \! ^
      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
) w+ a! t7 A, v' o3 ?      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
, G- q% E1 U" k) m, Z, `4 |3 w      CA Astoria, Shell hits 33 h; S- ]  ?" a) G; i; w
      DD Anderson5 P. F, ?* R: X5 D) M
      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
' D8 r# Z  B4 _      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
0 h9 _1 |+ n* _重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创
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2 I5 A8 ^! p6 W9 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ v3 E+ `% I# d6 ]. c1 H

1 |" U. f2 A& QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! R' O! v5 d% D: x6 H; kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 m. ?) q, z. `5 }: M0 I      A6M2 Zero x 4
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# }, ?2 ^' L0 UAllied aircraft
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      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
7 O# F* M, Q8 H5 b& x9 [; k      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
9 i  u/ s* Z8 b" i4 z7 n      CA Furutaka,  on fire4 y# W) l! }% x9 |( Y/ r. R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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1 d0 W6 z7 j( j* C# d" I4 X" J0 vRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& f% t/ s5 Y( E7 `3 |0 FEstimated time to target is 5 minutes" E' L; ]! }/ [, T! q7 d9 {

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      A6M2 Zero x 19+ _; k' h  _0 W4 g. {2 t5 I3 ~$ a1 K

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7 q1 p" J0 D% c8 J% a      P-40E Warhawk x 1
7 T1 t' W2 Y& y: }/ I6 |! X      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
5 O* h0 g( M/ x# i      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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3 @9 `+ i" d2 F' J& B2 z7 ~No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 Q; W$ H& l) Y' u9 h5 r
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
+ }# F- j4 b( C  c      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
# r5 v% ]3 i  `7 f' O6 n" o# H      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( U# R4 ]* T2 N  L- t  Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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+ W0 U  t7 E3 f) E# M4 I0 A$ \7 _- ?% ?Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 E0 y0 D7 D& \) Y' X# b$ s
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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9 P4 g8 c% G- i' c7 m3 L, m      A6M2 Zero x 26
$ M, S2 B' X' v3 u      B5N1 Kate x 3, d) S( G& f: X% m. X7 j/ P
      B5N2 Kate x 12- F4 ?7 \) l1 j* G) k2 {6 r3 E; p
      D3A1 Val x 29
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Allied aircraft3 I7 n* W/ z! M7 e
      P-40E Warhawk x 19$ ^! p+ t& I, R9 J0 N8 q
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6* K0 z5 u5 k# W
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2 J2 U/ N, o3 Z& P, q  S' y+ O      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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0 {; q! x& C( U6 a' [, e4 f& \      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged, H& Y. b5 F$ ?9 H
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged1 n  q6 J- ?8 m" b: V, w6 H3 D
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; ]# `# d9 t/ b
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      CA Australia4 t7 S9 P# E( X) I2 U) S6 L
      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
, I4 t% b9 t6 O8 v* @! c      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
# J6 E" D0 ]6 I; }* u% U9 d! h      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire1 |2 f7 x, A( z6 V3 g) \
      DD Worden8 ]7 H6 V9 z  q5 ]; p
      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: S# H( J9 r; Z1 r" x
大战结束后，双方都在调整部署
0 e, z  i: f; P% y5 J) q, W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
" Y5 P: s0 o9 z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; B9 m/ ]+ _, J9 Y
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. I* m# n3 r# g7 z4 B
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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# L) q# @2 u4 t) L! n' m% w5 E/ P      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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      SS S-47
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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3 A& _5 S. o: ]8 M* TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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      B5N1 Kate x 2  m0 b+ T) _! w& O! E9 g( M, |
      B5N2 Kate x 12
' e; u! |7 ^: P1 f/ F2 ~( _' N      D3A1 Val x 12
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      P-40E Warhawk x 10
0 {- h# b) b7 g3 [8 \  W1 o$ D- s8 k      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10. e3 t( t- e* q& U. D

5 K2 `5 {( f" {5 ~/ J$ [( rJapanese aircraft losses
7 ]% V8 I0 |* c8 X, U' m6 d      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
; v1 j  e- Z; y      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
+ c) z' g/ B0 y5 }! e      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
6 _2 Z, n/ R1 G# y; P9 u: G: H$ Q      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed0 G; N8 J. x* p* Q! g8 L1 P
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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' F8 D( V$ n, U  g      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
9 X, F8 u5 [( t2 i- V      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground/ ~) ?1 u) S; Y  J1 i6 l0 `
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged: Z' s# c; d$ a9 b; U2 @5 {  h
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground7 T9 |) F0 C$ {8 h, G8 _1 ~5 m
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground1 N* Y2 E7 m; v6 f
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
* X! V* y" n* N9 O7 [      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
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      4 casualties reported& m# ?+ r, e8 X
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# D$ ]  U5 L( x7 F( d- O
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% s+ i: H+ A# C1 r$ G$ l         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 V  J' P8 F2 f4 Y% F4 @  d2 sAirbase hits 14 B  \# H9 Y; _0 u2 s% q: s
Airbase supply hits 2
( h" U# i3 y' BRunway 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; q; d8 a- J4 e1 L. O' u0 M9 o

/ z* j' f. F5 X6 V2 Y, [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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards' l2 @2 N* C: q$ T6 I, K- @

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      CM Tsugaru
' y2 _2 E$ E9 Q: W. v% u3 ]0 Y; s      DD Yayoi/ `, C, P# ^1 |' V* L
      E Oite
$ @: ]3 x3 V8 I      E Asanagi1 l4 z1 n8 d5 `1 P: V4 d' M. g
      DMS W.203 ]2 D* W  B. ~1 O- }( l
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru  [3 t, C- {& T, q5 r$ x- A
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #24 O7 \/ `5 t( K4 X7 W
      xAK Canberra Maru7 r# y5 _( `: m: P9 e0 v, v4 a* d" E
      xAK Kansai Maru7 R' k1 w% L- n: z
      xAK Kagu Maru
# {- M% @+ I# {9 s8 H( e* x( {      xAK Asakaze Maru7 K0 o( c4 ^8 Q
      xAK Sinsei Maru
; T9 ]1 q. ]. g. D* {3 A" I# x, p2 B      xAK Ikushima Maru
, O7 [1 a2 |4 J$ L! z0 B4 U& z$ ^      xAK Kasuga Maru #2
$ s% W6 z: b' }: y, O      xAK Aso Maru
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Allied Ships" `: W0 d& y& Z1 @$ L( E4 H
      CA Chicago,  heavy damage* d3 M7 O0 M4 {1 Y3 q0 Z3 \

% j4 ^1 t0 l* n! l6 i# D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7 b* w$ i5 v9 X
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) \, R5 R5 U4 a+ z% g, K
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6 i1 h$ _  p2 i  ]2 A4 tSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
7 B( l9 h! Y1 a% [, [: p5 a' C6 Q( e1 k
Japanese Ships9 I# j$ `8 c" n) A$ _/ T; `
      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# O2 X( Z* {: P

% `4 p; ~# I) Y! EAllied Ships
/ e$ [3 o( v  s" T, ~      SS S-47
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) i. S1 E3 f5 P' uNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards. i7 h. ]$ g- E- g

9 s4 {9 M, C. L( R* DJapanese Ships
% i# S  g; M2 c9 s      CA Myoko
: A. J4 ~" j! B$ t      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! r/ K& F+ @$ j- y      DD Akebono. I* D' I) E1 V# c
      DD Sazanami5 ^3 W1 y2 x) v7 l6 j1 l6 i% c
      DD Ushio
8 J5 `; u0 x  z$ K+ j" Y5 o, e5 O# m+ S& W4 E- M6 v9 U
Allied Ships9 n& a6 B% E  S+ k
      CA Chester, Shell hits 17 q, Q+ R4 s4 e+ W7 z
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 `7 j6 `  l/ U0 _0 h+ j9 Y4 V
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4) r' ^6 _/ b7 |9 P) l
      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
4 N  u- k* \) v$ o0 Z- H, r--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 A  Y) h0 R# d4 U+ W. r
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards$ F& D( |# P! q
4 G5 _/ W. \* c
Allied aircraft  j6 y8 s3 |( [
      no flights
5 M6 Q! \+ ~% G; n* X6 r4 V7 m6 F, X6 g, }
Allied aircraft losses
; Y* w7 z* f$ s3 c/ n& Z      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
8 [" Y0 L8 R  r" x# k# w
4 Z2 ^) u# S) x3 h$ e% q% R- lJapanese Ships
' @3 E6 Q  l, a5 g* o0 A+ f+ |& i      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
1 B; P+ f, r; a; b& o      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
+ z+ s9 g! _: O, M2 D      DD Sazanami
) z+ b6 g3 S( ~6 R& x/ q  q/ \. U5 r) ~+ W
Allied Ships; O. T) L/ k% y$ S2 V
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- m% b* T& Y( L      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 18 j, G* `8 R, @# z3 y
      CA Australia, Shell hits 29 y6 A! R4 t$ c$ A# D2 E4 ^2 s
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1; R/ m: K! v9 g3 Z; b7 S
      DD Anderson
( ], z7 O& Z' v- G      DD Perkins, L5 U& Z8 C! d
      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire0 h' [% \8 ]6 v& l
      DD Worden  w8 I( W- {  f' G5 ^3 i
      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 q& T/ Y( M. c. A% [      DD Whipple7 t5 o! y$ O" |" }$ x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
7 g5 f/ q! e0 I3 O' P) d" `. z0 p. M4 S' ?, C
Japanese aircraft
7 J6 E9 E8 Q4 ~8 ]4 }7 ~      no flights! t# \, ^* j6 }  Q

4 F' L6 u8 c1 WJapanese aircraft losses
; d( B9 u6 l- g+ q$ x# l/ H+ z: x      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed$ ~, _& ]8 y& v5 F

, O5 ?  ~( g) n  u6 u6 m) cJapanese Ships/ V, s0 r* x+ X! Q( k& H9 o
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
. l5 X. k/ K* @6 [$ a      DD Ushio% Z; Q% k3 M. T0 D
% D  D: ]/ q% v4 X' W' Z6 B' i
Allied Ships
5 ^% J, A3 v2 y. {" ~      CA Minneapolis* d$ ], o$ B/ K, }" I
      CA Australia, Shell hits 19 ?9 w0 _3 e+ L8 U7 E- F
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
7 {! e. [- c, x  f; |      DD Anderson
" {4 f$ A' y+ {! W8 ~0 \+ p      DD Perkins+ X, C; W# i$ Y* J$ Q
      DD Dewey& c7 `6 I( U( L+ F4 V3 L6 p3 S
      DD Worden
5 F# [- }* e  j0 G1 U9 @+ ?- y2 b      DD Whipple. e/ v4 G  ~8 G' Y0 }
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. i+ {' L( U6 u% c2 H5 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards0 l( t3 z0 V8 i+ h3 P

% q! _3 g, E9 i- J! zJapanese Ships
' X# n! y% n/ c* R      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
$ E- A2 B* {$ R1 Z% t
" d2 x& R) k7 C  c) T4 O1 ^8 vAllied Ships4 o3 U* R- L! U" k
      CA Minneapolis& f8 `/ T, U5 i0 b( t0 }: r
      CA Australia! L+ j4 O! J9 ]( S
      DD Sims
: p+ o. W% F: n: y; f7 Q# G      DD Anderson
" S; E- y  B6 R8 I      DD Perkins1 o8 b; M( G2 D% R
      DD Dewey' q. H, l7 i6 v( h
      DD Worden5 q* v$ G, M3 \, m6 M1 `7 n
      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
* `6 `7 B- u0 O7 {; I. `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: P! @, s- B# ?0 E! J; h8 {
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1 A7 S0 i) |# S+ B3 s# kSub attack near Townsville  at 92,144
$ ^9 b( U# k0 y9 q: n
* ], S* |/ F5 W1 a/ H4 JJapanese Ships
3 }; J# ?8 p4 r' v6 j7 @5 o  j( _      SS I-27& \+ g2 }- {4 L$ ~/ B; C8 ~

% b" \5 h7 I& ?; nAllied Ships
* y) N) w2 v7 p$ u: k! O0 e& ?      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
& ^  |  m# ~! n5 z/ _      DD Hammann7 A1 [0 @- e* |: k
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130; a" |4 U$ }+ S. p# \6 r) o

( L. y% W& g% T: a, xJapanese Ships
* h$ R& t; d# S+ R      SS I-213 Z' Q* m, G# u: a

6 k0 u( i3 Y$ DAllied Ships& \# I# v! K! i0 m4 x, W9 |- o0 K9 w
      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage& Y' E- c, }+ T& N0 L" v
      DD Morris$ m7 r) r3 h/ C% d1 r8 h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
0 V( v3 R- j) Y0 p  F5 P; A, X( A: z; C
Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 m; e. Y- p( l- c5 u; J
5 B& v9 h  y9 B) T
Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 x+ n  T# t# [  PEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
( H, r; n2 _6 b7 z9 N
' J, B* P! M- r) r4 mJapanese aircraft
* u9 o$ X# ]1 i2 X9 `, T, @      A6M2 Zero x 21
. ~( O: Y; R5 v0 C4 E      B5N2 Kate x 11
/ c- F. z* B8 B  ], F- J, I      D3A1 Val x 17) @! |1 i% ~. q
1 I& ?6 ]$ c( A$ R
Allied aircraft
5 J# u3 O, J. g' J' N      P-40E Warhawk x 8! Z, v: \3 Y9 N; z
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
$ j1 C' E4 _9 E" Q$ `# p2 n' ]
9 t: G5 |2 Q4 sJapanese aircraft losses
7 T* P! G$ u9 ]9 |' B8 }9 e. |      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 h4 c2 A- L  ~* f; x
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged5 L8 O: y1 a" b9 E9 M
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% M4 x! v0 Q' o3 A
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
; \; a/ f+ O1 ?  o2 M      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak, Z: k3 C: l, o' h2 t& M  r
" u. [% O" Z0 R3 ]
Allied aircraft losses
) W# ^. [/ e$ U7 S9 y. r" \      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed# @1 A9 S' X9 u8 @, o# Z5 }
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 u$ k, d: j! }2 |
! h6 a  Q6 T0 E+ B* m* `Allied Ships* m! A. }% F, X8 G/ i: ^
      CA Minneapolis
" M, A5 L4 _4 l      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage
7 ]4 y( ^7 L( U; v" ^5 d      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage3 I' E6 @9 k* h7 E8 E6 k
      DD Anderson
  E6 p. L9 y0 Q5 U' e      CA Australia% Q  c% Y+ l: j* k
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. F+ x6 E2 C1 }! f! DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
' K8 a7 x# _. Y9 M3 f+ S6 z
& B6 I8 ^1 Q9 gWeather in hex: Light cloud, E+ u/ ?, Q8 S7 n! f. j0 a
; Y4 b7 R2 u  y- {8 X6 }
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% N. t% l. k) X6 X0 J9 p
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes, y9 m1 U; G* M$ L

. Q! @: e- M4 K: a' MJapanese aircraft
; O, }' ]4 ]  B) z7 I9 N, \      A5M4 Claude x 4( e4 \+ w, a1 e$ k
      G3M2 Nell x 18, V$ w# k, O2 T3 ^7 Q" A+ W
      H8K1 Emily x 10' ?( v% ~: m* d% |7 A9 S
; `) I8 m8 {7 R$ d- `1 e- f1 D6 w" R
Japanese aircraft losses
3 K- F% `$ Q: j0 L0 E+ Y5 k      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak, s" R1 ~4 s. i2 }
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged, |# j. V) l  K9 m) K- B

3 ?4 |: j* ^) C/ G) jAllied Ships
+ G% }2 ]) O0 m% m- z# q      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
- q! x9 P: F$ i      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1
. r7 _9 M  J$ l7 R1 q* C      DD Whipple5 y& J: P; U$ w# M$ t3 }/ E
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* W* B( v( M, f- q* Z, H) CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
8 M5 B# N# Q+ Z* m
: ?5 E% F, K1 b4 C2 R' t6 ~Weather in hex: Light cloud
9 f& B% q" l( `1 k+ @$ t9 m$ u8 A6 ], l  J$ k0 h* @  A
Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 y9 x, T1 A! ]* s. p# D1 D1 v
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
1 W; k9 F5 d8 J, G' E) P; o- `5 N# i! C- e* t4 t
Japanese aircraft! D$ D! f: a9 X2 Q
      A5M4 Claude x 48 d/ k& L3 h8 Y5 Z' o
      H6K4 Mavis x 6. G) s9 P! L& A( }2 k

) ]4 j+ c$ V. a7 LJapanese aircraft losses; N6 w4 s5 t4 Z) T! }/ t# n$ D$ n
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
+ ?$ _+ q1 P6 r% n
3 K  R0 u0 u, l! \) TAllied Ships
) u, q/ U9 s' C+ E( Z) {      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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8 \3 q$ E, @- U/ B5 J! d% \  cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& k) L0 |; ^7 k

- g4 ~, \& u0 Z- H5 k$ e. u8 v6 xWeather in hex: Light cloud" h+ s2 g7 j* t2 _
' i  P6 }, [& q
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 W; S% a, D8 j' j+ G, R
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
1 C$ l9 f6 [% `8 w. v) s1 Z  [
" }! T& |3 Y9 @- xJapanese aircraft
+ d4 W6 ^. _9 H  i- G' S/ W+ r5 G2 L      A5M4 Claude x 4# c% C) y4 h  G* c2 P) H
      G4M1 Betty x 12
7 d0 R  Y) t7 X8 S+ b3 ?
2 d) W( Z+ K8 Y: r8 U; R$ DAllied aircraft# `6 G, e6 j3 I( g
      no flights
$ R4 G% L: q# C5 |$ m, ?& O' Y" s6 E
No Japanese losses
7 V! c, X) T' n( n: p, p
: p4 [: I3 q* S  F9 C! K4 a) FAllied aircraft losses: J. I9 T( ^9 `
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
2 J0 c  }& G: J4 R" Y: A! m. H% A) j
Allied Ships
. }9 Q* B+ J' ?& q) Z- G7 e      CL Hobart
, S$ }3 l$ I3 z7 @' e" C) @/ ^      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
! j/ l* r& z, q- Q3 v+ E% |; z" g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
0 j+ a! d2 x) G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
3 m  s! U4 G# b9 x, b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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, ]# S% n$ q& X. \1 g) W/ V: yAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
8 j" q/ H% [9 d6 t9 Z1 G( `6 Z
( L4 U3 ^) x" v# ^+ {Weather in hex: Light cloud: b. N1 q' n2 X+ a
! L. [: c- a& r6 e6 _
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& J0 U0 U( a: x" Y: x; ?. qEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
* b- E* R2 N( Z. U5 E6 y
' L& _, `0 S) f1 @" x/ {Japanese aircraft* ]* u: N1 p; ~; G! `& g
      A5M4 Claude x 4: {# V& d5 @7 h; O0 S: l
      A6M2 Zero x 22- q. [: J" Z$ n
      G3M2 Nell x 17
3 a: Z- i) @* j6 J, ^+ m
. U$ [) L% Z" I4 b5 F, ^  yAllied aircraft, P, Y$ Y$ V  R) j( R3 Q+ H
      P-40E Warhawk x 6
$ B( d3 Q9 f7 z; C+ ?( U; A1 u; G      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
' E' c! X: Y5 G0 O- j. U. Z4 {* i: S4 ]3 e* Y/ Y' e) X2 u/ |
Japanese aircraft losses
: v4 b: r, d/ ~% ~      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed( A$ k  W+ e3 B2 M( A" S) v
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' D2 X3 t% ^2 y6 l: V- o

: r- Y! I+ h( n( ?3 f* UAllied aircraft losses
" ~$ A8 v% V# c1 @- W0 ]      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
/ r5 C7 d/ G- }* P5 l  Y; U, V' M, D& C0 |( {* x
( H' k, i0 N) ]# t. D/ [
Allied ground losses:% z' b- b2 ^+ t) ?" P1 g
      21 casualties reported
7 `! B7 ]7 P% n, X/ u         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ a1 T. n2 O! K) D: ?" U         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& w# {/ [  k! Y2 \9 F: z  h0 m
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 429 ^4 H, {& p* F- Z
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 @" J( o1 w. l! l
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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
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3 u  Z( J+ w7 `0 L6 LJapanese Ships1 n8 a) z' H5 D7 ], M" d  V+ X
      CA Haguro
) ~5 q+ ~* \, S* {. P/ w0 R      DD Shiratsuyu
5 F8 J% W) Y( F) l( V" L      DD Shigure/ ^0 ?7 p  E* j0 u" i
      DD Yugure) t1 E- r$ h: y" n2 l# x  H5 k; h4 U
      DD Ariake" G  X* ], u! R$ m9 ]
      DD Akebono& g! }3 @, v4 j, Y& ]
      DD Sazanami
# O/ ~- d5 W) V. A( W) E( |( Y, S4 Y      DD Ushio" g" E: e. \% M' s  T
      DD Yayoi
  }6 P. g; w: F
  b$ N: Q0 w, _$ ZAllied Ships
( C  e: M) s9 e( B! R      CA Australia
( q- h8 u8 \9 l9 A$ w$ B9 y      CL Hobart" I; \$ L6 O6 \, L; _6 N! t- q( h) H; H
      DD Sims
3 w5 w. q' P! F% ]4 n) i. X      DD Anderson
& C1 k+ Y* ]' T3 N4 a      DD Perkins
9 X$ ~  Q* o% ?! a! ]/ v      DD Dewey
( W# I9 [- k8 v- ~      DD Worden
9 S% t: B* C3 M. b' y* K  d1 C      DD Whipple  @5 P8 P- |8 Q/ n+ O, R+ M

3 W( O. p' K1 D; i$ z# l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, p1 m: t" ~, a& f) }" @) q! z. ]
- N6 o. J4 p1 m) |6 s( b# y/ A6 b
Japanese aircraft( o8 W3 S5 Z+ [3 W( O
      no flights! {3 A9 q. [% e  ~# @

, [, b) y$ s1 d. d3 A; zJapanese aircraft losses3 u( e7 q3 A: B, }7 g
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
1 d. t3 ^5 t2 x8 c9 d0 [, M5 m+ I4 k9 h, J' m, j8 g
Japanese Ships' [5 q- b% t; ]
      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% K+ j$ z8 r) b7 Y* Z3 C; T
      E Oite' k- V4 j1 ~$ b# i  A8 K7 m7 c5 w
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ R+ G' w) c  m, @% }9 [
      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk  K2 S; _! P) R# W
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires/ m( j+ ]% ?7 b9 Q3 E* `
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk5 `+ j# o6 X" x
      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- K/ S  o! X' p) P; Z8 q# G( S
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 ?/ o) d0 x, r9 G9 u! r9 ~
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- Q( N/ ^" a; m$ I, b$ j
      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
& \+ [- {: u* k2 C' g( ~$ v2 w      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
) Q5 }' t- D( i( @0 R2 A! S0 p      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
. v% Y1 D' l, x8 }5 u& a      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 R8 L0 B7 [4 v' \( g      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
6 F3 e! ^- R5 g5 p* p" S
1 j; D1 e. U0 A8 S& T/ d, I8 lAllied Ships8 j6 [; [3 c8 Y+ D
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1  k4 Z; V! e/ O' t
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
: W/ a" x% K- f6 Z$ @: u$ c      DD Sims2 C4 c6 e# }$ M2 y' Z
      DD Anderson
: N, Z: u$ }% _- V3 S1 b- C      DD Perkins, Shell hits 23 q( B8 g& D$ g) O: S( O
      DD Dewey9 L. o( G, j1 C& |$ \& u1 B! }* K
      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
# k& [, x$ d8 l( C8 d      DD Whipple, Shell hits 20 Z  }- r. c4 m- B

7 X, O) ]( N7 lJapanese ground losses:. u/ U; G! y2 q% T
      3411 casualties reported1 N( s, U* y4 l8 \7 r5 K
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled
+ H) X( p0 x% \4 a' Y$ a* N         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled7 a" B; O; \- m& C& Y; ^
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 S+ T; \9 G( q3 K/ 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9 m( y. Q! b5 K- f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130' z* K& q1 P7 g6 R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud  `4 V  O1 _; b  v3 \+ v
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 {6 q  c% ^9 C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: \- x  Z; l" h- }  R5 |* B6 z      Wirraway x 6
6 c; a, [' \! ~: v) a      P-40E Warhawk x 4
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No Allied losses: l4 x8 V( N( t& ]4 _
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Japanese Ships
! z; ]3 {3 z5 _0 R. M9 u- `8 Z9 a6 r      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 P' k) k# C4 K1 G% V
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:4 |( m( o& n: y4 }. s& A
      131 casualties reported. a' M: N* X7 k* |! _8 e0 ]
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 x* @' j) b+ J) z; B% n0 e         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled" ~8 `5 g0 n% Y) w2 @  M
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ q4 p4 i" v7 b( Y; @# B: T      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130( O) {& g  K7 d% p5 D0 g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ S( I7 ?& V6 D! B' F* B
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.  Y  S$ Q8 i" }- S; d" e
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
8 z6 n5 Z; U3 E1 h3 ?+ c      TBD-1 Devastator x 2! v7 Q/ p4 X. N1 H+ w. r* A- ^; k6 _2 r

4 ^$ ]/ u" M  k/ j# Q7 s6 i: ~No Allied losses+ i/ a( k: c$ D8 |+ \; b- P

4 ~7 O" E. x. p' h+ g2 U. }Japanese Ships
) r4 ~2 S3 ~; d" S# E" T7 u5 \1 W      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:/ ~6 K1 f/ u) x+ B
      188 casualties reported6 r/ Q: _9 s- N/ u. v
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled/ m! h3 F- q5 L' f, x" E, Y. [9 A8 x
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
% g8 J* P  l% }* g         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 J& o! F4 r: U: Q8 Y$ p. g- {
      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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9 Q7 Z; J% C; g+ x7 IAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 v! o) B2 u3 j$ ]( ~) J
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 W8 |3 g' Q: G- @3 I5 P- ], TEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 o& l9 R2 C* D, ~' K8 b& P8 V% x: \
      A6M2 Zero x 17
! y) I! Y4 x  Q6 O      G4M1 Betty x 25, i* K+ s+ c4 Z  l8 ?6 b! Q

0 U2 _# p$ M; k7 tAllied aircraft; H/ K3 }$ A0 E/ g! \* R
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
8 O/ d, L5 C) {4 A0 f      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
' m1 d7 W. K( A      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses6 E0 J  Y! T, m9 ?0 H' h, {) c
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
- J7 ?. A- S5 `" L( R      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage