大脸猫

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: b. U+ ?6 |2 g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# j+ M1 r8 u3 B+ }/ U
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0 A( Q' h2 d# C4 w
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)6 T$ q6 H$ a0 p% t# ]4 E
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1339 o' d% Z1 @5 I9 V
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Japanese ground losses:
. I3 G( |) z. w" s      160 casualties reported
) R  j1 v1 A8 {% F( C1 w+ X         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 i; p: a/ [, e0 x/ i8 q: [) C         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 D0 a8 t$ {- h
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, P6 O( P. s3 R9 U, r  l) m
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42) p' V, E; b  z% Y& \+ L) N
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* y* L9 p# D3 M
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- l- |( |3 n! ?
CV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援5 x* {+ t5 m9 Q# p% M9 h( q3 }
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/ |# y7 t4 ^. ~% M2 W
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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
& C+ a+ H4 G" b% T' d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, v% c! E; |9 @3 P" J) {5 c0 p0 C
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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 Yards
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Japanese Ships% @& ^! W# b, m
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 {. j, n! p* F& _7 z$ P0 i
      CA Kinugasa
; m1 t" g6 h6 C) M, A4 \% J5 E      CA Furutaka
2 B6 r9 I. M- R. w      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire# Z: ~* a3 m# t: `3 J  a% B6 a
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire; c" u6 }% G7 D# I. ~2 r2 A" k
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires1 s0 i3 |$ m% f5 Z+ m* ~' z
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire/ b$ W! e3 b$ `3 c! G9 w; l; h+ _8 u
      DD Mutsuki  ^: _; e$ _/ V9 r; j/ K7 [
      DD Yayoi
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" |+ y" x, f4 W2 QAllied Ships
3 F. [: y( W$ n# a      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
' @0 C2 x1 B: R2 u9 a3 `: @2 _      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 23 U# }7 K- }) x2 j
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire# u  S) K6 O  g! _
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3) b- K) d, D  Y+ R6 C, r
      DD Sims4 N& i+ U% R- I. X9 R  A$ W6 H
      DD Dewey* |- ^  a, \* [# T3 A
      DD Worden
( f2 [& I$ l6 r' {! g4 h6 I  _5 F      DD Aylwin
) [' ^- d) k# i6 G      DD Whipple+ ^) `9 F8 k9 e( _6 B) z

& M6 e& {& p$ D+ p* m5 I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
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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Japanese Ships0 K, t. y" B/ X* p$ S
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage% ^5 D& F6 i, h' j' e
      xAK Sinsei Maru
' l/ F6 @6 d; d' u# g      xAK Canberra Maru1 r. K1 V& a- u: t7 y# i1 N% @; T1 d
      E Asanagi
" T" \. T8 q% s, F0 }; D2 s& ~      E Oite
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Allied Ships
# {1 X/ v+ L% [# I4 r( C      SS S-440 a3 C3 B7 ~5 n& i

& u9 Y1 K8 ?" s+ O8 fJapanese ground losses:" ^2 f5 o! e/ K4 ?; B  @
      9 casualties reported3 v) t  o! U) I
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, [& k: |+ v2 O' M, q! l
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; ~3 w2 E. i$ `; p2 D' o" |, r  u         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: F8 [& y8 P- A/ x4 u' C

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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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; g% o; P' |& O' XJapanese Ships
3 G  J6 U0 {5 U. W- v$ M8 Q; ]7 v      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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      SS S-440 V# e) O" D8 j, y: F6 ?, i1 X3 K$ l

. W" Q+ U6 y, d2 qJapanese ground losses:: ~  @$ Z+ n+ e# H
      36 casualties reported2 J- U- ]* C. r; B) I
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled/ e7 p; @5 C7 u  {" R" r' c4 h
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 ?0 h4 R: f: {/ s9 O+ g8 {3 z: h         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 & G2 ~% X1 n' G# O
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: u" E' G  O3 ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards8 N! b% S" i- R+ M

: @# }# l5 ~9 z, D# q3 eJapanese Ships  m8 G5 [. [$ h) O$ T( ]
      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
3 v- k# w% f: [. F      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
# p2 k5 l) m- g* z/ b1 u4 X      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire8 O/ e: w' \! _# U. B# h
      CL Tenryu
3 u7 f1 X9 A+ `! f6 s6 d$ f8 g      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires" |8 E: b# _2 z8 |2 g+ @
      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, w& ~6 f. H. N/ ]( D  J" s

0 T% x$ d* a- }1 \  A3 cAllied Ships
( ?6 G$ }8 L/ ~# l0 L      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
( |# O( C* n% m+ j3 T; n      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage+ O. U' O+ ]" t+ T2 O6 T* g& d
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3* v: s# R+ @/ I- r* j
      DD Anderson6 k+ g% U3 T4 s' j5 x
      DD Morris, Shell hits 2, b+ i6 ~$ k# E8 }$ a9 s% ]* f
      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
! x# X- i$ Z9 F* y9 }3 W; l) r重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创/ B) x1 l5 m- @- d
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5 ]' F) D  z: F5 H- |( c& YMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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9 |0 r. u5 G# wWeather in hex: Thunderstorms3 S) r; z8 f" S  O% q+ G+ K2 t

/ D3 T# @2 \3 k! ORaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( [; i) ?6 `3 M- S) XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ h9 W7 d  x1 R3 d: `
      A6M2 Zero x 46 x3 ?3 _3 B3 q1 F9 S& S

; v  l$ Z" X- w) HAllied aircraft  q8 f, _2 I+ \  o0 a5 x
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
% K+ m6 c' f+ o  j      TBD-1 Devastator x 2( H3 u9 F, W5 p6 l" z2 g; ~

: b% R6 {8 `6 m# ~No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses; w5 a4 w) G6 R1 T4 M4 K1 x9 S; |) d8 z
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged/ k  A0 m3 q/ `1 F! e) G
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Japanese Ships0 ~% H0 n' p2 y$ |& a" S
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires) B- C- ?& ?. N+ y, d5 h) a6 x
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
/ ?! d2 I9 G7 t- v7 Y1 ?3 ?      CA Furutaka,  on fire- T$ ?. d/ C9 z! b+ H
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8 I9 j& q# K2 {! D0 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133! }; {0 {& J; C0 l. K5 o# @

4 o# r- e, X. N3 ~Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) x0 ^2 ~4 C; JRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ _9 Z/ n0 l' D  G+ R4 H7 L7 pEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 B4 ?- P$ o# I" A
      A6M2 Zero x 19
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" i* @, Q  ]8 x# ]0 mAllied aircraft
2 m8 m7 Y9 P- _5 V$ }% U/ x) R      P-40E Warhawk x 1' B( N9 V0 S" ?# f
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
9 ~1 ^/ k; Z& H      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses: B) l3 N' a  A1 F  `9 w) y
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed) T5 A' u& u: |! f1 O( ^
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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& [9 G% @  r1 M+ ^2 Y" s$ m4 y0 q* PJapanese Ships
6 q  H0 z5 O2 f$ l3 j      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- |$ @2 J* c% B4 k  u      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire, V/ {* @* g1 A1 K: j9 @
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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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( n* |4 u) a' L4 X' c+ ]& H1 C/ jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1303 P, \! L4 U$ [/ {( k

3 }. d7 t, z; ]2 @, @6 [& HWeather in hex: Overcast
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$ w8 \9 H6 y  N$ M) rRaid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- L9 g- }4 H6 z  G* H' ]
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes+ N1 }0 R) B# t- @9 u+ m: D( L9 |% |
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Japanese aircraft
% g( H9 [  P) s8 i+ d      A6M2 Zero x 26
* Q  c+ v4 h: B      B5N1 Kate x 3% W( S. ]$ N/ P- z
      B5N2 Kate x 127 R" g, i( J& y* H5 y
      D3A1 Val x 29: O9 o- Q9 T' ?
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Allied aircraft
4 \2 a2 S+ y" a: L2 U% o9 j+ s4 j$ z# U      P-40E Warhawk x 19
2 _$ D- ^1 A% d+ W      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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/ |4 N2 n/ f8 G! {2 {+ f$ N" dJapanese aircraft losses
2 ]& G* |) Y  M' Y$ b# C/ s' y) z      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed' Y  x! V5 }- i" b5 X6 n
      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
% I4 L% H$ }7 d      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
' W8 T0 X/ P4 R3 X9 ]      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged# T" H8 z8 V# E8 @: {$ ^  ?
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses" v4 g  l4 `/ C4 i: T2 C) O1 x/ E/ g
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Allied Ships
+ z* M1 l% O* [6 n2 z0 ~$ R" g      CA Australia
5 o7 ], A% X7 H6 ^. w: }) L2 k      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
, j' G" c' j8 D0 E3 S      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
' b4 F, B4 y$ v, p& q, c      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
6 ~) q# D' m, T/ v: d; Y      DD Worden
- d7 I1 V% q! |+ [$ ~+ A% y      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
0 Y5 b3 u0 i. N0 j大战结束后，双方都在调整部署3 ]: t! }2 k' q# |6 q9 n: ~% V
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& `5 {% v# t; U1 R/ Q
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( _" L/ F0 A: g% w: P
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4 Z% `0 o1 U  i" f7 |; Z
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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Japanese Ships9 j. k7 H' [. W% ~5 D
      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
9 q& y+ h% E2 f6 u      SS S-47
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3 e$ [* v1 s6 uAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , w' M  E. h: m6 F
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 k- y5 G4 t+ i4 F9 [9 _; ~' ^  o: CRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; v: V6 O/ Y7 R8 }5 f' ^! c% e
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes; i1 U  M% z( i5 J
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Japanese aircraft7 C5 }# C! {- S' ^" L* o' Q% \
      A6M2 Zero x 23( r% Y8 J/ H' q: `3 B5 [! x
      B5N1 Kate x 22 [* h' N8 l2 W. |6 D$ a, N
      B5N2 Kate x 12
6 K' y7 A" v" R, R* B  u      D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft
3 z7 U; {$ M1 x" ?0 R5 Q% S      P-40E Warhawk x 10
% i' F( x( f- l2 [$ E7 S8 A      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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1 a( f. d; s1 {% `! k' XJapanese aircraft losses0 d3 Y! a; y5 Z$ e- f
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
+ N$ ^4 [( `7 n! |0 V4 ]      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak! V0 o" _. }1 n2 m
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
. y8 B5 S$ o+ A8 Y7 c( t      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed( c* `" s8 H1 e* [
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses7 r5 p$ w6 A7 ?) n. x) R3 k+ @0 H
      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
& |) E5 l1 R7 D+ J4 F, r; X      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground4 h9 q0 y- R. ~" ?8 t/ ^
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged8 }/ y2 P7 c% Y' a
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
% b7 p5 ?: Q8 @, E      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground: ~$ q" n# p! D* B1 I
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
& O# [! x  R3 l! ?3 N      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
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1 V, D6 u2 r5 `# n  FAllied ground losses:
4 M( Z& S9 v3 a# i( Q/ D0 d8 K. F      4 casualties reported
/ x4 l! A0 x  V1 a         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: F5 D+ L& X2 ]1 l6 u         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* J& ?- d. g4 f$ z- V) m         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# u& `: y8 M8 y5 X* M: KAirbase hits 12 |. }( y0 q6 |+ I) m: L
Airbase supply hits 2
" A/ E8 A& V+ y& S/ p2 }4 gRunway 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! v2 W) M, w/ j  h
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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2 S4 |; P/ Q9 O  o" b
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3 ~$ e! \! P. |% ]9 i# v" d) j' ENight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards9 N" ~# d- |$ S: L7 E

% g$ r" c7 B* D: @0 bJapanese Ships
! o0 n& n5 i! w/ A& E' S3 I/ ~. ~, }      CM Tsugaru% p4 V& i9 N9 A: V
      DD Yayoi
( q9 I7 Q% d6 E6 @$ c3 w      E Oite- I+ U: v* n4 ?0 F8 |
      E Asanagi) M( G5 m/ l3 x9 J" U2 p8 ~- v" S
      DMS W.20
0 A1 V1 }5 v2 @( K! ^% B      xAKL Hagoromo Maru9 Y0 r% x# O6 m8 x: t
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
- e: ^) O- M/ F* t+ T9 A      xAK Canberra Maru
- f" X7 i2 _- T1 P' W" V6 b# _9 k7 r      xAK Kansai Maru
, F' W  \9 P3 B: R! G      xAK Kagu Maru2 P" Z, V6 S6 H1 `$ @  Z4 G, ?, E# ~
      xAK Asakaze Maru
8 O, a) s$ G8 w' j      xAK Sinsei Maru
0 A) z1 k4 e% s5 ?: ~% N3 Y      xAK Ikushima Maru
) p, I3 A/ h4 E$ y( v/ `8 i      xAK Kasuga Maru #27 X; @7 X3 m* F. x
      xAK Aso Maru. |: A6 K5 L' \: g, E: z

9 Y3 @8 Z& ^& D7 AAllied Ships
6 K' d2 H3 m) y# b! N4 m6 V      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
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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! o, r& F2 Q/ l3 E! l8 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
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,1317 i" M2 e) D7 J
+ A0 S; A; c2 J
Japanese Ships
1 `" ~6 H$ m& M- G+ o      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ s7 s  r3 g+ z% n' g
$ t& T5 F) _4 V# {+ I% @
Allied Ships
1 X' c6 _3 z: Z" N$ q# c      SS S-47
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards6 X4 j- h* H( e# n, r# s4 r
5 z6 [0 V, @* _; J0 _
Japanese Ships
& L8 w# r8 o8 [) K# G' H, @      CA Myoko3 P& z8 i/ r# {1 p
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 ^( {8 D) T5 W/ d; x0 |) u1 b
      DD Akebono. p! Z/ Z7 s$ h' |1 ^9 u! V% R& n
      DD Sazanami; W, I9 J  R, l6 a+ l9 O
      DD Ushio
2 }" I8 `, V1 [3 @
3 l7 F3 t# u- Z" sAllied Ships! p, U8 U2 }1 y5 F, R# [
      CA Chester, Shell hits 19 k' ?( P. ~' Z2 I5 g
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
& Y: E* p& @/ f% R      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
" t- F+ h- _0 h5 B8 v5 v  m, x; I      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire8 p4 Q' X: L' U) }3 O9 b- ]
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9 y/ j4 ~4 c4 MNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
& s" c6 W/ w, Z+ C4 B2 n
  E8 X1 d# O  v" @; @2 DAllied aircraft% g$ R$ E2 ~5 J
      no flights
9 ^" t& H+ n) R- E" o' N, k6 D
$ e) e  K: ^. B9 W/ j6 @Allied aircraft losses! y3 I% }5 j# {% m6 s0 T
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
; C6 g  }6 E' S4 @2 g2 E0 A& X
* {  X! w/ x% j+ M# W5 j) }; h/ n, {Japanese Ships
7 t5 j2 a! h  k4 W      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' v1 V5 Z8 _# V# M& ^6 X7 `
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1! |9 q4 r0 g( K
      DD Sazanami2 \0 O6 n% Y( ^5 |) }1 k( }  U

# F& Y5 c' s8 r2 u5 I8 `Allied Ships
# s. t9 d* D8 l      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) A$ \, `% G$ p7 |* P3 p; @      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
8 j8 z, M4 k2 A* `7 u5 P0 D      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
+ b9 Z: g! B8 p6 P      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
! B% s  W& d; P7 Q0 I/ a, i% x% Z! {      DD Anderson) \! W5 B9 ~; u% }' S$ O/ Q0 T6 e- ?
      DD Perkins
* z: N5 v5 B5 {! Y  P% [      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire4 ?1 J! I% c& n
      DD Worden
! S% a  t5 g$ a0 h' l      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ J$ b8 K) N9 \! v) _* Q- b      DD Whipple
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" H$ R1 v1 G. o5 R) S, \Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
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" _" v0 V" F) N, VJapanese aircraft* c1 O9 j" g, x* j" ]
      no flights! |5 T" j0 Y2 y: N: B
& B& E# C$ e! g/ N/ x  J- w, u9 t
Japanese aircraft losses& w! z+ r' t. K! `) i. T6 S2 [
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
2 J; @: ?, v, v* W  n* ]# o* }
3 ~9 T$ |+ f7 D/ f- q1 cJapanese Ships8 ?$ N8 i2 G3 C* q9 h
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk+ ]" k1 m1 n$ R4 c) ~; ]$ T/ l+ K
      DD Ushio
3 b4 u/ t+ e$ e  i& L' z# @* H
- b8 V% W7 o; x# WAllied Ships
9 ^( R4 B3 S3 A$ z      CA Minneapolis
* s% U+ p5 [$ e. B9 c& Y; }5 Q! F      CA Australia, Shell hits 17 K# H5 ~! h3 L$ F1 l" V
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
9 Z: c& x7 s1 N: H0 H7 s" \      DD Anderson
5 j& K! N$ W/ M      DD Perkins4 l1 o# A! e- D( o- U
      DD Dewey7 n* h% Q9 j% ]( |( X
      DD Worden
& o2 a. s2 p8 K4 V5 D0 P8 M1 T* v9 [      DD Whipple8 b. U' V* p0 w1 ~& `0 u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards  N! M, a7 [) L' \9 G2 M7 v9 @1 U
, y; l/ T3 r- _. a
Japanese Ships; f5 a7 B: ?" S. y
      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk; g8 i4 M: D5 ]& X. g8 y8 W6 d

/ t2 T1 Q- n4 b+ P$ z& C7 wAllied Ships, L3 X" ^1 J4 F
      CA Minneapolis! s7 Z& b2 h1 {$ L+ a
      CA Australia
, B* ]1 Q! V" V5 ~" N  E      DD Sims
) ]' U8 \) g3 W* K: f# U- t/ F      DD Anderson
( F8 \# w8 C/ e4 \& d      DD Perkins5 K' q6 t9 Y  P7 `! V
      DD Dewey/ |; y5 J5 o1 i, J+ W9 @3 V  d
      DD Worden
2 w: G8 A  n% L3 G; c      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
3 ]& y$ h# W4 w- S/ w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  c. X+ h# S: C; }7 T6 W
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Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144$ l  }. V8 R, `9 [7 y. a" n3 O4 ^
4 v: o' t5 _' `6 c/ u
Japanese Ships
$ X$ I8 a& M" ]$ Z      SS I-27- D, U5 D" Y3 c: q9 x, o- y6 _

& V5 d( D  h# D5 u; ]Allied Ships7 p" U  X1 r7 g$ S! Y3 X
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
' o' u' Y& c6 s) b/ k+ x8 b" `      DD Hammann# {( s; E+ W2 U/ y4 s5 q
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9 P/ |2 K! L, z, B# l8 ^- ^Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130% s/ R! w# g% C" o

) M3 Q- Z# |1 k5 ^/ a; W- S7 `9 }Japanese Ships, q) b) _( \8 c8 o/ I, D9 H6 q
      SS I-215 _: J! z2 k- D
6 Q% {% e- q& H% i  v: o2 F
Allied Ships  \) g! [3 v3 N- A+ P+ v& x
      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage- h) v0 u. S! g8 g/ s# t% {
      DD Morris
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1307 E, G2 e3 o: z. W+ n
" y' ]2 G4 s) h, _4 y
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
6 n8 M" G% e6 |5 t
2 w3 y# C2 f3 L- \Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ I  H  Y  F3 Q* S
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 O6 w: T, C' b: M; w4 E3 ]8 R0 h8 v

" X. M" {/ ]$ M% bJapanese aircraft
+ i+ n5 _3 @9 i3 V' R      A6M2 Zero x 21. n9 X8 n! F  u0 L/ F8 y
      B5N2 Kate x 11/ H7 T9 R( R) ?. H9 J# w( q
      D3A1 Val x 17
0 ~" l) |4 f# z$ i, u" K' R) I  w- F: v: V0 V8 ?
Allied aircraft
5 s9 n0 Y3 Q; ?' A4 {      P-40E Warhawk x 8$ G) e: j; n% {9 x$ @. B
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
0 c. T3 {& N& m4 u# |8 ]( o! s1 E( `' b, ]* B  k. X, k4 o
Japanese aircraft losses
* C& K  d9 x; e- v% Z4 x+ W) A      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' X% ]. }3 S6 E  s8 J3 n1 X
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged# T0 T" u4 s+ z! _, d" z- }+ Y4 c
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak; c2 y' m6 X" K- {1 @
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
: g$ ~; I0 i7 s/ m      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# q4 Z8 K/ x# o" j, h
( E4 c7 \9 b4 ~7 w  `* B0 \
Allied aircraft losses: ]( j# k! W& @9 _
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed6 r/ W  w/ _' A3 P: B7 j% P
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
8 r: W2 Z0 [8 ^  n3 b$ ^/ T" Z* V7 s( t- P% b7 p6 h$ V
Allied Ships1 T7 _. p0 {5 A% M
      CA Minneapolis
' v6 c5 M( Y/ o: m      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage
* ~& V5 Q4 z! M) ~4 y: z- f      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage1 Q. z0 g' ~, j0 m5 R
      DD Anderson  H" J( p5 B" a; q5 I* F9 B
      CA Australia! I4 g( t7 u! F  j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- d) R8 h2 N, k# Q' d. _8 _

7 B9 S: A/ w6 W- c( [Weather in hex: Light cloud
( c- j) V7 B# r% f! V# p8 Z3 i
9 w  G  _" x$ C5 |- R9 lRaid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 U8 z" T) i5 C( oEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
6 c, m3 c) L! `, O# o8 X  M: ~6 y4 n4 ~( c7 a# B. y
Japanese aircraft
9 I( H- u( M5 h- `: l% q      A5M4 Claude x 4
! I! k  X4 p9 }" _0 ^  g      G3M2 Nell x 18" `$ N5 K0 c* V8 ~% M1 I$ I% `$ B
      H8K1 Emily x 10
! B9 w% U# ?  W- }3 y0 v$ H& w& V. x1 h6 A; t: y& V
Japanese aircraft losses
3 q. {! U$ h, k$ _7 V      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
  m4 K% y9 `3 [1 `$ B/ g" w      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged/ O. y& N0 j% s5 Q; t) d3 G
) Y6 X3 A( ]3 \6 q. F- h
Allied Ships; Z" s) }7 ]1 l- j* f
      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage- _6 c7 j1 H( g0 S5 R) `
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1% V' g+ l7 L) b* a0 ^
      DD Whipple
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
2 A  E, G2 E5 s
' t4 t1 n' j7 XRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
  {& w) Z7 b. ?1 E1 H5 x, ZEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ c( R! y( p6 i! }/ P/ K) U      A5M4 Claude x 4! M9 G$ q5 [9 ^6 x* B7 E9 Q
      H6K4 Mavis x 60 m7 @2 U+ J$ _/ n! Z& w
* U7 f* w7 }& N" N% `% k7 Z, k  A
Japanese aircraft losses7 Q/ B% }. ^; Y5 E* w" u
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
6 K- }6 K& N& _% U1 M' y) I. U
* n- D6 q1 Y/ z3 s4 X5 T, `Allied Ships0 C) r; V! d( y  J! S, @, I
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ F+ m3 N0 n# \) ?( X9 x3 b
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+ w' k  K" z& u7 Y( V/ r/ a- E& XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 ~  h7 I6 J" |9 I5 ~
% l5 T7 D# a& L0 R- d# x0 ?) t6 ?
Weather in hex: Light cloud
) G1 S% f; b1 u7 D% p# o& X
3 E. P, m) p2 F  f/ oRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
; b  }* d" F: a- T+ O5 d2 EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
, ]5 Y. E* d! \9 s9 f
  R, Z) H" c0 N1 {Japanese aircraft
: G# K* c( A5 q  Y. y      A5M4 Claude x 4
; g5 O; i5 a# q      G4M1 Betty x 12
% J2 _& A0 E/ r
( j- J1 V4 ]/ F. Z  g; }" X3 dAllied aircraft
! i4 U9 Q) h3 b" \! z( p* M      no flights
* O: D7 s$ [7 [0 B6 j5 E- P( ^- `
0 ]$ g6 ^; E, w2 RNo Japanese losses
% R+ K7 A$ k$ @, j% i( q$ }* P* b. B" p  k% U9 N0 u
Allied aircraft losses
( B" ~. S7 Z, u7 i      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
! _+ i+ l4 f+ N( H5 m- i9 V
& c2 J$ r* m% G! w) p4 `Allied Ships% q# p6 `6 z( b, }0 E" X
      CL Hobart! f: D4 y: q; x1 n
      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
) V1 S: }8 k( w- C8 S, p+ r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
7 `: F; ~1 ^0 w: R8 Q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
: ?( M& ?  v1 L8 P1 P4 o& S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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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby), R2 N2 t5 i$ u6 h2 `( b
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Weather in hex: Light cloud8 W. z' w' ^" y4 V

4 ^' o+ I7 P; S% Q5 g* W1 D4 ORaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; R7 y/ o1 s' O3 r3 [2 C3 ?
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 n2 X8 p( t" [
1 [+ b0 X, N  e4 W2 Q1 U: v, N
Japanese aircraft
8 X5 O* E2 h- I" \; S( U! p# D      A5M4 Claude x 4, u, n0 x) `0 B6 Y3 p- r( ^4 ]
      A6M2 Zero x 22: W6 h2 l9 P! {" |& n4 [5 ~
      G3M2 Nell x 17
' ?2 d8 ~" s6 ]1 t, V: P9 r
5 ^6 d% S1 z( b0 ]- n" F$ m3 @/ oAllied aircraft
2 |6 \* Z% M8 \' C6 M) b      P-40E Warhawk x 6+ d" O8 T' H, X# v! C  O+ o' l$ q
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 63 z5 a' z' T  ]9 q
7 X5 \& I4 x: T
Japanese aircraft losses
% [7 r2 b( O/ h+ j  D2 l      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed. w* Z. ~  F2 I& K3 G
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 _% b7 @5 e' S3 a
& y" i5 P" ^0 }  OAllied aircraft losses
' r0 h" O0 r# p' ^      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
  ~* M. o2 O% s4 W" R$ t# [' c! A9 C* B" f, J
6 S( R3 V9 f1 Z% d( N  Q6 P
Allied ground losses:
* t/ L6 F! m, ^5 E0 a" b      21 casualties reported3 F" S, T% z& o' O
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled  l; l/ L, o% |/ Y2 }4 \  M
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: [7 }* w  q! y; y2 L5 y  i         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 425 l* d- \) a' I" `) S# ^
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。。。。
5 j  V4 C. \! E) d+ U3 n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% f3 ~. q5 _1 F, C6 U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards0 e! \" C7 P6 L) b5 U% ]; e8 y! K

- l9 W& K) d- W9 F5 r& mJapanese Ships- e' x3 P& l5 ]. m3 E
      CA Haguro
. ^; f. q9 L( M3 ~+ n* ]      DD Shiratsuyu
  s5 U5 m7 |! y8 x- \' _9 G      DD Shigure- c8 U9 y( r6 Y0 Z2 I
      DD Yugure; M/ ^* {+ ]3 t: y; X2 \1 k4 f1 N7 e
      DD Ariake
; L, G1 ~9 j* t      DD Akebono. f  h5 @/ e% ?6 j
      DD Sazanami$ z; d& J! t: E6 D
      DD Ushio
7 S( }# q5 U0 D9 L' x      DD Yayoi
+ `& f- w- m' y
: o( m/ j( C0 {% y! m6 vAllied Ships- L4 V6 J; s5 @, i# |( u6 o2 A
      CA Australia
( k- U0 E- P! C, [, L/ o; n2 M0 [      CL Hobart/ D6 F, l( R9 X* O) N2 H
      DD Sims8 N: s, M- N/ d, O& q5 k, J
      DD Anderson
) Z5 J8 _# }. }3 N4 a      DD Perkins
- q' z% @1 c6 Q/ L4 ?, L      DD Dewey
) k# D* n- b, |( k      DD Worden
, h2 S# u7 v( Y* y      DD Whipple
0 A6 }( T2 ^+ x# [- e0 B$ w1 w' B. H9 k4 R# m8 G
猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会 " `' `4 I  J! U! P7 [. o: M
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards" l8 E4 ]6 p. }5 b# J& r1 z

8 w; y3 k4 t2 K7 P6 oJapanese aircraft8 J; U' h6 ?- A* O/ G( K" B
      no flights
+ s! J2 u7 k6 y9 n! v" j7 S2 G. O1 i0 h- C
Japanese aircraft losses
, G, a, U/ P* S; w: l      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed4 e" W& s$ w9 |5 A! N1 X

" D( r$ C8 _% X  r% w3 ]0 t1 iJapanese Ships
& w! b1 W5 e8 N8 J& D* S      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) R4 U9 R3 T$ J0 T6 F  x0 v
      E Oite+ C6 t/ q7 V, H0 R
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
1 i6 |, \6 K# @. o7 K) Y. [9 A      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
9 Q5 Z4 M6 M  q, f      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires- j$ s. u2 S, h* A0 `. z. d, g7 m
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk2 r( n" u& n5 e; k, P
      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& L/ q4 H  S+ u+ ~: b
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( q+ P5 _' K1 u      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ m) }( p- `8 w4 T" Y0 _
      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
' j8 R3 {$ d: l& K+ z: y: c      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 Q, F( v$ Z9 L- e
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires7 ~& A$ |( L7 v3 J* [$ i  s* p5 M
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% D4 _: U. n$ o' w% \- m, Q  U$ T
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& n( F7 J! [" p/ P
8 k& K& y$ M: n: h/ y
Allied Ships8 w8 B( i# f2 m
      CA Australia, Shell hits 12 I- p2 c3 h* j% |& o# Q
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 46 h! f1 ~! j% j4 z3 J4 R
      DD Sims  Y! `: w5 J% y
      DD Anderson
5 `  p" {1 l7 i* l3 v3 ~9 m      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
. x( a3 A8 |$ B      DD Dewey
+ E; j% l$ M5 ?7 I      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
4 J0 F% Z, u6 O9 R! ?      DD Whipple, Shell hits 27 v. y1 N4 T3 R' C) \

" b$ @0 l$ _; k% XJapanese ground losses:
: S$ l, L* ?& {# |7 o      3411 casualties reported: c( s, Q0 ?: }) Z" H2 z
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled! F) Q+ V" N1 e! |; }* B
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled. |/ I6 J  W& s
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled2 }* N3 e- p6 Z6 I8 H& N/ t4 O3 I# U
      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 98,130
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1 p4 C  Q; E0 q9 a& Q. fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 z  Q* w' F! I5 q5 Z& z/ S1 fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, o! p  I6 ?3 D9 O! O! W* f- `: O: K, u

- ?) @2 n/ i: N6 e9 x5 |7 v2 AAllied aircraft
3 Y" Z8 W. I" c) C" d& X; Z4 r      Wirraway x 6
5 [# j% ^5 _5 C( b& T0 A      P-40E Warhawk x 48 G2 @' ]; d, d5 f

6 E  Q0 e; X. V7 o9 D9 c9 U9 ]No Allied losses; U$ P( s  l( e. d
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Japanese Ships, ~" I; g/ M6 a
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" h3 I( i* p, @  ?* o
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk- B& w7 k: z# o- S# X" p' e# v

! n6 q& c8 D, `1 v  S; e% R6 h, H2 EJapanese ground losses:9 j/ |) P- B' M
      131 casualties reported
6 E9 ]8 ~4 g. T  A; w3 g- C2 |' c         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
- k) ^) O9 i9 K5 {% w. \         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
) i) O' E9 h& p( F5 }* n/ w         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 W& Z# l/ k- e
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled); b  M* Q- j1 h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130/ z& e! h. H# M) I) d  M2 u
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 b3 k/ k4 c/ W' nRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 ~% F3 P% W3 D" \$ G( R6 \6 mEstimated time to target is 9 minutes+ i; C' ~6 D' c. W- A, c
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Allied aircraft5 t. J$ q# e# o" W. ^
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2- T4 Z9 z' S) R
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No Allied losses5 i! P2 ?* }: n2 \

! b5 q, Q! f) J' R) |5 A5 `Japanese Ships) k- p; ]. v/ T5 u2 [* l6 u! t
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:( X5 F' H& N9 D  h+ K) ]  A! B
      188 casualties reported
6 ?% g- [/ a! A3 t         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled( h$ W1 Z5 j/ N% {$ c
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled  J' p& c* M* [4 `
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* y: X( l8 O9 s6 s
      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)' O# ]2 K/ W- Y3 p4 U% m
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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+ j" b1 b7 N0 B, Z+ w6 dWeather in hex: Partial cloud+ h9 m, |+ p: y
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ g- v1 g# M  L
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes; [* n+ K4 [1 W8 ]; Y

6 Z0 H# P4 l6 p5 p1 W, `8 RJapanese aircraft
" t+ C- ~# \4 i+ H" [3 B      A6M2 Zero x 17
, u9 g7 c- f: I" K: k, r" o! g' n      G4M1 Betty x 25
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Allied aircraft7 i' }( Q: [% l- q4 @4 V/ c, |
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
6 F% V5 Q  ?5 x0 d& X: N      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 _+ V7 `6 x0 z& I      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged7 _+ V. F) X  b& M7 I; s& ^
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Allied aircraft losses8 D5 Q! W; V* N2 b
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
, \& f& C. w4 Z* M1 o      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage