大脸猫

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7 V* N$ c+ w  v' ^; {7 V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 A5 Z! B* E8 p8 q/ z/ N' d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" C( x5 b) B: j3 c; e
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  H7 ^5 L( V' B7 R' \Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)) @' T/ a, j6 x
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:
7 \1 }! G+ ~% \      160 casualties reported; _/ N8 j  n% Q6 M! j
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled6 \( N* M+ V( o- Z; q: @1 C
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) t2 T) q. v( X' Z, ]4 n+ U
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- Q1 e6 ?8 G4 f
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
6 k; g/ ?: }) H: _' p- W4 j) _( rCV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
" v: n  I# |" u9 T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
* r1 B5 m7 P# W/ l* ICV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
4 q, B! e# {; \: W. G. N$ v0 @0 qCV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+ S3 ]; [/ v% T( m
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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
! g' V+ k; p) C6 W, H& K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，未能实施莫港登陆1 U' V& W: o8 g7 ]* K: I0 D- [7 G* h
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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, _- M; ~- w; G! i; z  E* N- Z

  v4 C: P- M+ d3 [& wJapanese Ships
* T0 E1 H  L0 D7 O% ?, e: i      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: B, r# ~  Q  H      CA Kinugasa# l) W  ~* ^! x: H2 l) `) p
      CA Furutaka* }, y" `, |/ e# l
      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire1 b/ ^. |! j9 q0 ?& n
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire, y: U8 w$ e4 W3 L' P0 A
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
! C! u) E2 N. c/ s      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire& }% l, y6 z- U
      DD Mutsuki
& d2 k# A# R0 u      DD Yayoi' c1 _) J7 ]3 H( D& {
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Allied Ships) t8 \: k2 i9 j4 j5 g0 n5 @
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
3 B4 v7 d' |' g      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 29 ?$ D6 i. V1 {) E
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire
5 Q4 q2 F; `& g9 i2 K; Y      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3) t, C9 r( X: n& b# p
      DD Sims
4 ^3 V' R2 Q6 G+ K" p3 M      DD Dewey
! _! l: S( U+ S* b      DD Worden: x* A4 y3 T# l
      DD Aylwin
8 \! j5 r  x6 J7 L' S$ ^% {      DD Whipple7 v7 [+ C( O$ h( Z2 ]# v& Y& y- f: m

' q% ^6 \" [: M! c9 |+ }7 s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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1 Z  h7 D0 T; h1 U+ P' USub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133& v; S) Z2 `4 t! F6 g8 ~

* m+ q2 k3 m8 i) dJapanese Ships
0 }) R) s0 P3 @2 {) {9 H      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
& N2 a& Q% K- ^7 @0 S      xAK Sinsei Maru  G) g  ^9 X/ ?; M* g
      xAK Canberra Maru, p/ X% I: Y# t; {3 F0 ~
      E Asanagi
' E" c! J: {' n. P8 x) {      E Oite2 X2 |, H  T" S- E) {
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Allied Ships! R4 y3 c. _! o. q* |0 [
      SS S-44
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8 H: L8 u' S, m4 c1 @! |Japanese ground losses:9 U3 P0 M; i! i2 j1 |
      9 casualties reported
  Y7 M) ^2 T& H2 t. G# q+ L         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; K, v( w, B; I         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& E" [' Y7 Z' T0 N         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 g/ P4 a1 e7 S+ h9 z; J/ n

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* e8 ^+ ^. y8 n  W, W: \) N6 WSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
$ b4 N' m( f- l/ b8 s5 E      SS S-44; ?- @4 u  N7 E! |. T
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Japanese ground losses:
; v: M, w7 u. ^6 h1 E) W      36 casualties reported
. z1 {) ~7 i0 O& v1 M% \         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled5 [7 H, o2 W' D* \7 |' Z  F
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
( o7 ]4 E6 L) c7 ~/ b9 c, D         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 Yards2 n+ w4 d) t" Q1 W
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Japanese Ships
8 x& e6 g* T& x( s% U) G      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3! G1 O. r0 d; H$ g$ d  q* P. K  ~
      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire; l6 M) Q3 ], s9 x- d
      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire- u( L) j0 Y+ @1 A9 e9 V
      CL Tenryu0 O; g$ U2 A* J0 g) U
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires9 y+ H# a/ g* T/ X0 p3 p
      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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2 O  [; ?" r6 kAllied Ships* y% ]3 ^8 V8 H1 O+ E9 a
      CA Chester, Shell hits 3# |# K2 b0 ~& p+ n8 f1 t9 K
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage. m# E' ^9 g- U3 j7 T2 Q
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
/ k5 M3 n  s5 x% \% I, d' Y      DD Anderson; B9 }. Z: @2 Y$ x" U* W/ L* N
      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
. ?7 ^+ b  X$ a; F% Q! m! e      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 R5 m8 i/ @( m: K9 c
重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创
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4 f  h  `. r! v: O4 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1336 o6 t4 S6 K8 M. T; x7 R
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms, C+ p7 `- d  j/ d0 a) \5 x( z

: a+ i5 m6 B) M% k- mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 D/ Q- R; v$ a9 m  s1 f; TEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! q$ H. V: Q% ]% C/ {; }      A6M2 Zero x 4
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: F( H+ Z* s0 bAllied aircraft
+ E: m- b: o/ K      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
  P  X; x0 d* y* ?      TBD-1 Devastator x 2( g7 ?& c! }4 G( B' ^  }  e' o

) J2 h; p* e1 f3 q0 CNo Japanese losses: j2 l4 C; ?: N- ~1 a4 C7 a. Q

( ]; ?+ x' m6 i' RAllied aircraft losses
# d, A  ^! h3 W& t5 {& g6 i7 @  w      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged6 H3 w' S: W) [) {  K1 b! `& o
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Japanese Ships4 ^/ s7 B2 R  B; n  U
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires0 f9 i0 |( g9 o. g+ m' H; |
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
) ]0 J' Y7 n  r  G+ q! e7 M; r      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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6 b7 Q! ^: p2 |4 j' \% X$ kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; S+ W6 W- L" ?0 |Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' B; E! d; q& B. M, h5 Q3 C
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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      A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
, O2 h" T1 r& E- i, E      P-40E Warhawk x 1
2 ^+ S4 ?; N3 A( H/ W# R; ?      SBD-3 Dauntless x 90 c& d; H; p3 N3 }5 _- w
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2' |5 s" L' J4 i% G4 o& M. z/ t
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
. X: G) s; R6 b1 H; g& h      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed" I% E- N5 Y  ^$ \  u, h, g
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged0 I4 R3 ~0 q1 J- r

2 e8 B! z* \0 vJapanese Ships
! ^' ?5 K; x' m5 _% ]      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ K: D6 [. I8 K. N8 ^* P      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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9 s6 B7 u* y* W  P4 A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6 H, ^8 t' A- @6 o' J9 s$ d
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( x3 Q& T8 ^0 D! i' a1 C" AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# V3 n- Q9 F% Y; Q$ v7 d4 ~$ @4 _6 l

( ^: m1 ^( ^1 {* g! L+ kWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( _6 A( Z! p: V& A5 k
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes6 L3 p) }( b5 B: {% q4 p

+ M: e# g, o5 O, \- xJapanese aircraft$ L3 R  }0 v$ |& n( I9 i
      A6M2 Zero x 26
  L) u' t# N& I7 S# ?      B5N1 Kate x 3& \/ }$ z. d1 x* e
      B5N2 Kate x 12
' Q8 _% o8 S6 f2 M' h      D3A1 Val x 29
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Allied aircraft
+ q3 p3 h3 c3 s% N      P-40E Warhawk x 19) K, ^" _3 i/ U# r. D7 ]% f
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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" i- G" C1 N) v+ V- F6 k6 bJapanese aircraft losses
# i+ }6 U& k6 m- I      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
( n0 o! D& P: O( u4 N$ S      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged7 e4 b' L( h) d* c, @# [
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
0 `( c/ @' @0 U7 y" c      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged3 ?( O! j& t# G6 C3 {0 J- G
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 K) M7 u8 }5 @! M( D5 y1 ?, o

/ b; B: f, }) M: @  J7 b" Y1 sNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships, N# J; Q! l1 D  d8 n. y
      CA Australia
  a, D; _' U7 R) P$ @/ f: f- ]      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire8 Y* B+ X! s( R, T9 @8 u4 Z
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage( Z$ M; J" l6 e' v; |) A
      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire( t! z2 t4 ?( k  O4 B# @. n/ N$ O
      DD Worden
5 Y0 p& n. w1 {7 G! {1 _) g* n7 D      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
4 Q! C. ^- L' `大战结束后，双方都在调整部署( q7 G" j. _8 A; J3 ^: `
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
' t$ X- j9 q- P3 n  l. z' V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' d4 u$ d7 h$ p- M& ~( E
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+ W" ]0 v/ U$ y) b) `
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133* h9 b9 K6 N9 w1 l
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Japanese Ships
. W8 j8 j3 g1 A+ J% @      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage2 ?9 J: b# f' v0 H9 u9 c
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Allied Ships
0 ]9 G" q8 ^+ B- S1 O      SS S-47
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 q- e# U% o* L+ W$ t

  v% y$ H5 D! a! gWeather in hex: Partial cloud: \( a; ?$ M# p5 `: E( H
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 C3 g8 e) [% Q) R9 `' v9 PEstimated time to target is 15 minutes- @) a) b. P; K/ \
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Japanese aircraft
# s- k% W7 l( g8 n1 z      A6M2 Zero x 23
' b, c  n3 d, h      B5N1 Kate x 2# n  J+ O. G+ s% K% H; Y0 b# ?: B& s0 Z
      B5N2 Kate x 12/ I" X5 A7 Z3 S( h- s
      D3A1 Val x 12
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7 d+ h: k) x" x1 w) a/ \Allied aircraft
" e! J: g9 d$ U      P-40E Warhawk x 10  f  k  B  j3 N* v8 k
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10% h8 R7 ^7 Y3 C7 c  C2 {, z
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Japanese aircraft losses5 ?  d1 a( @8 w* F  |+ o
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
/ K) J* Y+ Q9 U% K; m9 v% W. H      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
, O- j- _7 V2 C0 f      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged3 x, L$ F4 M0 Y; f
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
( v: s" n( y9 b- W+ k' B  t      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# y! ^1 |3 H- P* `& B* p! ]

2 V. _- b3 Y6 ]- v# bAllied aircraft losses
" ^$ P' K7 [! g      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
2 g0 x% j1 [$ ]- c3 ^      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground* B! x+ n8 L6 K* ?
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged" }# \4 x' w0 b: n* q( H- ]/ D
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
( m# x) \  ^$ n0 U/ l# v& C      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground5 @6 T* T* x- F6 i  H: F
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
  Z' f+ F) D8 N6 H7 R: S5 B7 i* `! c. v      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground7 p; K/ D+ X' Z

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      4 casualties reported* `/ I7 U/ W0 v+ e8 @% w
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  j' P6 I% ]  P' T
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- o, y$ I" x% a/ c5 n8 [! D8 E         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 1
/ @" ^$ K0 ]8 B. m- EAirbase supply hits 2) ~% a3 b3 l0 v0 |; L  X- c2 f
Runway hits 18

kevin_hx

莫港的地面部队，一开局就已经开了自动补充，目前已经超过100战力

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 10, 42
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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! B$ e3 m+ d3 E& W
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5 W1 z3 k  |- @6 u& K; [" p8 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards: T$ A8 a% t+ [& p
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Japanese Ships# {. Y# D$ }+ W* N; I% n% t2 j
      CM Tsugaru
, T7 ?% n# b1 e- |7 R) p3 J5 a      DD Yayoi; b  U; c* }$ g8 B
      E Oite
1 Q0 f/ C5 r+ H) N- R1 j      E Asanagi; j/ _: q; p7 g' J7 A) f8 R
      DMS W.20, d6 q1 n+ i7 a! ~. d) h
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
8 L7 a* O# p4 o8 b: j( h      xAKL Noshiro Maru #29 v9 p2 z; i/ ~
      xAK Canberra Maru9 s/ w0 x( |6 q0 W2 k
      xAK Kansai Maru
$ W: E$ z+ @) j1 O      xAK Kagu Maru
. Z2 p$ F, t' M% A) ?2 c$ Q2 A      xAK Asakaze Maru
, |6 f: d; l3 m5 z, G" F( S# z      xAK Sinsei Maru5 {! ~2 w8 h/ A% u5 ]0 _
      xAK Ikushima Maru
) u5 H7 y+ B3 M  Q4 ~  o      xAK Kasuga Maru #2& \- H3 t# s3 u: i" O# Q, z+ C$ A. K
      xAK Aso Maru: `# u7 R4 Y+ [3 R$ `- l' y

. z* g: l0 r' u8 ]Allied Ships2 Z2 S2 t# U& n* E7 b/ \
      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
. s4 C! ~: e2 l) v9 C8 |8 x  k) x1 s( l% Y* g
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
" f/ H6 z# J! @# M7 D8 b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, `. `, W# `. d& ]7 m
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% e3 V: h9 H: @+ a3 u3 \( D2 pSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
9 D! m7 _% v/ O: W5 V* N- e2 u9 k0 B9 P/ q0 c) l4 ?
Japanese Ships
+ W* l( [; |. N/ e0 B5 j2 y      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage6 ^) m6 a. o  H
9 v6 v9 M6 c& z) P( ?5 b  C
Allied Ships
; T9 a, _, D. A) l! A7 w. v: |      SS S-47$ h7 i4 k5 {9 i2 ^
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5 W, `% `+ ]/ J# c9 @" KNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards
1 _) z# @% n- U4 l# J# b7 p
9 v3 ~7 D! s9 `Japanese Ships
* b3 R( M- I5 G- j8 Q7 Q/ ~9 {      CA Myoko$ [7 J5 v: ]) ~' s$ @6 H" \9 D
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 ]6 z2 A" f: T5 v5 c% O9 U( ?
      DD Akebono3 U8 A# Q3 b+ w' s1 u* z* c
      DD Sazanami' u) E8 X2 _* n0 c
      DD Ushio( X8 }8 I; @* u! w  P- }
1 K6 B3 B) v; q- U3 H
Allied Ships! T, f1 D  f5 Q$ W2 Y
      CA Chester, Shell hits 14 S- O- U6 C3 B& O
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% |  t, O( k4 X1 r. v      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
% m6 I  H. e4 `, I: r/ j7 K5 I, R$ W      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
# V5 R, L8 |' |# U6 h3 w5 T--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 w3 Z( v+ F. \) c+ S
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
" ^# e1 h+ w. ]7 V: I6 [( R6 g( U1 n) [" T6 Z6 a
Allied aircraft& Y' y+ f, _4 r: C
      no flights
4 q& }% F- r) b6 ^+ J3 M  m. t& |% \* U# d& B% q
Allied aircraft losses( A! _- |; F# d/ X4 Z
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
+ u# ~" g) G- G
: e# h$ S0 w; n- sJapanese Ships8 c( \% x4 O% ?; i' q" {8 X
      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
6 ^& i2 B# I' m  @* z1 Z) ?      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1$ {0 s' s2 a7 r: |, x" G
      DD Sazanami% X. q3 L( B. d1 o. C# K

5 j) V, P8 C' D- a' kAllied Ships* l0 C, h1 ]& h8 j1 T
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 E+ L$ l% x( y7 Z, I
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
8 B/ v' z2 s8 y! b' N      CA Australia, Shell hits 22 P6 K9 b7 Z* t3 N' h
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1$ i! C& e8 v" }/ ~
      DD Anderson. i0 B% z7 K  q! E1 k% j
      DD Perkins
  _" p3 y/ V% g0 y, {& _3 L4 X      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire/ i% X. ?( K7 e2 q
      DD Worden1 h% i! J) d( R$ S7 N4 m
      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ P9 e, `4 A( t& d5 t' m2 X
      DD Whipple+ p; e! u0 A0 w6 y/ h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
, h0 n2 A: \- l0 y  W: k& t& z4 ~
5 e) s, b+ \/ G5 e  WJapanese aircraft* |: f+ C3 k1 M9 [0 C
      no flights3 l2 V1 _* U( f8 w8 ~  z6 Z0 j
( {7 A" I6 {- Z! g7 V6 Y5 K$ U
Japanese aircraft losses6 b7 J$ ~; L; r) `
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed* M& b% R* q+ r
. ^, |- J& U9 c
Japanese Ships/ x8 l0 D  c; @- ]4 ^5 b& n
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
2 T& e6 |3 Z, d/ ]' J& q  H/ u) `      DD Ushio
& b* t. e" ~& ], P& Z/ R
" S1 V1 K+ }: ]# i' OAllied Ships
/ Q# O" p6 E( f" \( o: r      CA Minneapolis+ p. l$ A% a, x1 Q
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1# g0 `! ~9 ]! d9 H8 n* q! {3 z7 x
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
2 c. i6 W: t' t      DD Anderson' O  k4 c' T/ T% Y2 l+ ~. {4 s
      DD Perkins
! I8 G/ S$ C6 b; n& g      DD Dewey* ]/ b7 E8 h! Y- z1 `
      DD Worden/ F% b9 s5 J+ Q$ {. c" ~: {; M/ m
      DD Whipple& Z5 b1 H& z+ P  t
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7 w) E7 ]$ v- B$ bNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards3 v0 C9 k2 M7 r
/ ~% d+ ]6 k2 t. o
Japanese Ships
0 b. T6 |, P, Z( m2 l! ^! k6 O      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk; L& I# ?/ r% S' K

, m! r. _$ k' [  ?( ^3 kAllied Ships# M' O* Q% C6 ]; A. Z5 w& y
      CA Minneapolis
3 T* \* h' v$ w$ a: I7 H8 K      CA Australia8 k/ A! p2 U$ |/ d
      DD Sims
2 d! @! B/ c; Q, [$ m      DD Anderson
' ~% h' \* y. n' s7 ^' R& c5 D# G# A      DD Perkins: B1 O6 G. e" d1 ]
      DD Dewey
3 W2 d$ A# D, y, {' i      DD Worden
* J6 h2 L; @. `      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
! }7 n" D4 o5 d" H7 R8 w7 U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
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; ]" _5 n# J& n) @# F* B$ }Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144& @4 G( v! j8 F
2 q' v7 Q% U, F# D0 z6 b, {
Japanese Ships
; ^9 d  y, w8 c- \      SS I-27
% h' C& [  m4 @7 |2 D# q/ \* c1 u$ \2 {7 f, u3 I
Allied Ships+ ~" n  v. g. E
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage3 z% A; ?5 Y% j  `* z
      DD Hammann: l  q# D& D( f2 U/ N0 ]
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6 W: P1 j5 h1 R/ V6 KSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130
' o0 E7 S& n+ X9 R0 j/ R) p3 f! |) D! V. }( q( j( [& O
Japanese Ships* `/ W! o* Q4 a' |: F% L
      SS I-21
' N5 X4 e* q2 c# M
. c; o: G% [, q4 n/ `Allied Ships
1 U; C0 X6 l% u' T, H1 E5 J      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage! v( L1 _6 ]: C( J7 k
      DD Morris
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# x/ m" G  }# w+ uMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130" [/ n5 X- J7 i2 s: ~

8 q+ X2 A* H# r' Y* kWeather in hex: Heavy rain$ S; A! k5 ~. [) h- p& t
0 l- L; w& L- b: `3 u( U6 W0 S" [
Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 `: i* E+ d4 }
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 y3 `" I$ P9 x4 F4 M; j$ V9 S

) B( s; X, C! k! d- H( SJapanese aircraft0 {: Y. e; i9 O: r# B/ m# r: O
      A6M2 Zero x 21
+ }" q* g+ X1 }8 C% k% E, ]      B5N2 Kate x 111 O8 S" s5 Z6 O6 X" U/ ?
      D3A1 Val x 17
6 _4 Q. {7 S2 z3 z0 Z( c1 @' t: ]  O, a2 i" x
Allied aircraft
. b7 R* R/ f+ H      P-40E Warhawk x 8
' \7 T. ~  M, @      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
8 F' s3 V' m% M$ w, r/ v1 C
" n, x' N; t4 ZJapanese aircraft losses% f3 H% d& x2 Q# ^
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
! M' F& l8 o  F9 S& V, D      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
+ |2 g. E3 C1 u) k% ?2 z      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
5 I1 @/ r; E) U8 n2 O      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged# v5 u8 L5 `5 D* T7 `
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- S/ n* ]7 k9 d+ H! W$ s
) O9 L7 m9 U5 L# Z$ g' \( Q
Allied aircraft losses
! z3 Z2 \% D) \2 `* r; u: x$ q      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
' d6 X+ P; `/ S# S- }" W4 T) F      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 u8 P- @% Z1 J  s

0 n* H9 [, p& h: |; e( r5 y( sAllied Ships. A$ ^. L5 e' z' e+ f, G/ b
      CA Minneapolis2 M1 B5 f+ e1 w) R0 b5 R
      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage
+ E. P* @' d9 L7 q      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
. f/ V+ i2 F# \& l3 ]- ^4 c      DD Anderson3 u* R# \# b: o* _
      CA Australia' Y' X5 Y) L0 q6 o0 y4 T, _" i3 ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1301 T& ^  S9 R3 Q# w4 J4 z' P

4 Z3 p! v9 K: V* r* Q  O' WWeather in hex: Light cloud/ z8 m% N8 w1 A" i  O
  _& B* s' w! B
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! l7 K$ A/ u" `6 @Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
6 j8 U8 @, O1 C) Q! Z% F$ r- Z+ _) q* a2 t, i
Japanese aircraft
+ K5 e- U1 y7 U      A5M4 Claude x 44 Q/ V# D: E* q
      G3M2 Nell x 189 r- [( G  X5 A+ Y* {
      H8K1 Emily x 10, \" K1 @' I, O
1 _* |4 {6 Z. j$ {$ B
Japanese aircraft losses
( z; e3 N0 g3 [; K4 q- |: t; }      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak- e: s5 B1 }$ X' v( D' @
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged
/ r7 x/ O: f0 K9 J
$ q* @* C# ?& ?/ G4 Y+ D- oAllied Ships
* j0 L8 z+ G: @0 G' s: `      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
6 @' X! S( y  C  z      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1
& i  f& e8 h9 j9 i      DD Whipple/ c9 s/ Y. }, M4 x* O) A) S
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+ ^/ Q7 U7 D) G0 {# KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
& z/ `. D) f8 q) A" N
/ g  _0 h8 u9 ^. H( ?4 Q1 qWeather in hex: Light cloud! k# v% X# \* e, {+ F

+ z4 j2 M; L9 r' B3 h9 qRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
6 |. a( v6 p: lEstimated time to target is 36 minutes6 y; [( }9 h8 [  l

+ ~# J; x9 [. F( j" E8 [% DJapanese aircraft
5 O, G, e* e+ L6 y  s! a      A5M4 Claude x 4
* E* o* v, _' Y8 g8 C6 y! ^5 w      H6K4 Mavis x 6) P" S; {' D, O7 q6 Y. `

  H, e! B' t0 R9 JJapanese aircraft losses% T: z. I' o  y  {, Z! K6 m8 ^
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
3 \6 E0 _/ f1 U% C, B7 d7 h) l
8 D. H+ h: q- `' J, n. IAllied Ships* ?" R) O# P" [, L- Q8 |- [
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ q8 g, A4 e0 k# s- V! L8 O; a; l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
% N$ D3 z- }& [9 Z/ E
" y% j- c: A% o+ B' o2 ~1 @. W8 NWeather in hex: Light cloud
, E2 F' K4 z4 O- V
: H4 Y/ K  R0 N* j! ~; J8 xRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% \5 v& a8 z2 ?% Y' H0 R
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# s1 n; Z- e. ]/ c/ X

$ H$ K7 P7 Z7 S$ c1 @7 OJapanese aircraft
* W  F1 T- K3 p* T  e. B+ D      A5M4 Claude x 4
! U# P( |5 q  ~      G4M1 Betty x 12
8 N4 j3 ]8 H# U! b8 x
3 |+ f( ]) I1 x% l% [Allied aircraft
  ]8 I5 L6 p. B1 x$ }5 J      no flights9 X+ r6 A# a& \  V
# K& V# d7 W. X
No Japanese losses
2 R+ V# w/ @; A+ F; r- U' B
! D3 P: H$ ]5 c. a4 _- G% }' NAllied aircraft losses# S& Q+ Z9 X& Y: U0 U4 l
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
7 e% F% I1 Q  W  c$ N
' v* ]5 j; c" R8 @& m8 GAllied Ships4 N5 V7 s, f1 K' T
      CL Hobart
, g/ e" f' @" n( H" ]      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
* x  R- B9 J, W  i* J1 I第二次登陆失败后，猫天蝗恼羞成怒，KB对莫港大肆空袭，企图瘫痪莫港机场 & Z5 B+ l1 ^; V* `# L0 K& v
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! A) F) |# f5 A+ _
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# J, a0 g& M( V/ t
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* A  L: F/ y) qAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)% u7 ~$ m, q. f0 q* l

9 y3 ~4 f0 S0 y+ X5 wWeather in hex: Light cloud9 z+ [, e& Z8 s% Y+ x0 u; O

% o. L- V7 U8 {% p- h2 \! uRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 e+ ~' Z: r  q3 i2 I0 c* ]( v
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% S" k7 F  [5 n4 ?# z& x
! l# L9 ~! Q- y
Japanese aircraft
6 k' A+ d& A0 G      A5M4 Claude x 45 S6 J0 t! ?4 U6 o$ A
      A6M2 Zero x 22
2 x, f, a5 b) q+ Y2 f      G3M2 Nell x 17
; `2 u6 N8 U' t, N0 ~5 [' [0 {& E7 j7 b) z% t; s, c/ v+ o* b
Allied aircraft
9 n. l8 t4 J9 _7 J      P-40E Warhawk x 6
) \8 y( f( I) C! z      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
' B* B6 b# G1 z1 a; z; G, L' L8 z* B  I! ~! w' G2 }
Japanese aircraft losses- [* Q( |( Z2 a' N
      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed# P' p0 _7 }# c0 o6 i
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed2 y* O  ?! v: \5 C

; h2 M; u$ j: t* T$ F8 uAllied aircraft losses6 j2 B$ q/ z9 z% F+ R( {! E% |- M; S
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 H. g( ?7 G- x! y

( l$ R2 E7 H8 |6 G. b7 E: Y8 {7 I
Allied ground losses:
- }  A( o% k+ l3 r      21 casualties reported
7 b1 I& C1 E7 X* L% G9 f         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- P  }  W: T2 D! g
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 V9 Q/ B2 c6 N5 Y* _         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42# [/ \, M! R2 K
剧本所剩时间不多了，猫天蝗决定发起决死登陆在重巡羽黑的护航下，登陆船队第3次对莫港发起冲滩，但是。。。。
5 x& \2 {: _9 T% i8 Y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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- Y0 J. H0 G& l( k7 a* SNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards* [, O$ b3 e2 r
% }) d1 ^6 Y+ N
Japanese Ships: i3 f% f% F. d
      CA Haguro
- @4 C; G, C$ r4 a. K6 v! p$ p! p% _) d      DD Shiratsuyu
8 T! [6 j$ u! b# b      DD Shigure0 z- g6 l! C" P  L
      DD Yugure
& L& e/ n. H. E2 y8 X      DD Ariake, j3 i. x2 M- f
      DD Akebono
* x. B( w5 v: P! l9 B& @( J3 L      DD Sazanami
* l2 a- E0 s; |3 Z      DD Ushio3 J8 x+ t* U" j
      DD Yayoi
$ Y8 `, Y4 P, Z5 F# r' L+ `0 ~; N. \. O+ {
Allied Ships
- y* M& L6 o& q# g      CA Australia1 o, B% [2 r4 n9 {  C& a3 a+ d2 m
      CL Hobart
3 r" Q/ @6 h$ }% H8 [) S( I      DD Sims7 [: u5 L- s, e$ X: ^" T
      DD Anderson
% P( R5 v- N8 T& [! t) H      DD Perkins
4 r$ Q) {, r; w; |* x      DD Dewey
( A; W: Q7 `3 N+ V8 {3 J+ J      DD Worden# i# G, B/ {4 a6 E  P
      DD Whipple. u- I" V) A7 T2 z4 e
2 \- h" X) M. A
猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会 1 G# V! i/ M2 r4 F$ h  s7 y# ~+ d
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- n" {! f( V6 x' z; a' @Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards: \# j7 F7 H; x6 e$ [9 Z# z6 n; q/ H

3 S8 G' q0 I- x$ vJapanese aircraft+ |, B5 z9 B/ B$ ]
      no flights8 U$ u. O! ?" l8 I; y

. m! |8 I# f2 w) d, l. R  m. E' t( EJapanese aircraft losses: H5 }7 W, u( W, b
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed5 R/ C# }& L% j: [( s* q3 o
. x; D+ Y3 S0 R
Japanese Ships) B2 n4 D5 C( F! {, t5 e. l
      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* m6 F6 t- J* B7 x; ~/ I+ f
      E Oite( Y# R& t: \" v0 ~; f- B5 X
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; @+ W) L) {: Q; J/ k
      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk; E% @4 [- `0 _2 G- l
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
& q2 s/ g! H# D+ j" Z) H      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
2 s, J; ]7 F1 M2 S$ R7 k      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; P) X* h2 j3 ]3 J* E* [+ i/ {
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 q1 u2 `: X1 V
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
) |& y4 u8 T: H& [      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
& k# }! [' x5 I7 N) U1 r0 v      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: d" F4 B8 x% v( T7 ]
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires( D( E  a  G* M; r9 S# B
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
7 T: y' d& A( {) P) ~      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ _' l# V5 U" Z2 i
9 C+ H( Z  q7 y; R/ ]Allied Ships% o5 N6 i$ D, d$ Q; A4 {8 [5 `6 i
      CA Australia, Shell hits 11 a( u0 ]0 |4 e2 p& O6 M  z7 N
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 44 t5 w- ]0 W4 x# S3 V; f* v3 A
      DD Sims9 V/ d9 n1 }6 c& s, l$ C6 M
      DD Anderson
5 C5 e8 R5 p  T, H5 Y$ h      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
( |2 X" c* [& k7 o. ]7 R3 O      DD Dewey
  \: _2 E, o. l' G' b      DD Worden, Shell hits 14 |7 D6 A, {; Z# U! l) _% Q- n6 C- ~
      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2: k$ j1 b# ?4 A4 r

2 s2 U7 M: r7 }8 L1 a8 AJapanese ground losses:
! D& Y  F7 H) ^& V. G      3411 casualties reported
) f( W! J7 i2 L6 d         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled
; v  J3 H- G3 |# T: [6 C         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled: g9 y5 M: p9 P/ d6 f  v7 _# \
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 M5 X) ^. V  |* ~  [      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; _& X- I0 x4 N( Y3 Y- ^9 R$ `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud  ]. m# }( A; A
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) a* d" K$ t8 B( }# V6 eEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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5 m6 o3 `7 a# O& m! q) VAllied aircraft  W$ F: @: N' d5 w9 |2 u
      Wirraway x 68 Q6 l" |) d% D/ A& o, i6 }
      P-40E Warhawk x 4
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No Allied losses% j$ V4 R* ^/ E% E+ Y: N* P$ w
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Japanese Ships6 D, X* \" Y3 G7 U2 S4 T
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- H" t( V# S* k% B
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
+ q4 i8 Q6 F" d! R7 j9 W' d      131 casualties reported7 r: g9 B2 u1 B9 J- I2 m' k
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled3 \$ i, w2 E6 r5 r
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled1 }( Q! G6 x4 X1 ^
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 f; g: C4 M+ @) s4 v, I8 @+ @) ]% P      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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+ u: o5 p" o8 ~8 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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( q0 |) ?- ]8 x" m0 |* Q% {3 B0 tWeather in hex: Partial cloud( F: b8 t, e. X* h+ G

- d" o. }3 h/ ?' jRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 @' e. [; Y, g2 i- k0 n2 @' o
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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! ~) p9 M# l6 J1 Y# CNo Allied losses, F2 [, _) c8 O" L2 q% ?9 ^  B
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Japanese Ships' `/ {# p% U1 {
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: @1 R/ O( ?9 H! R4 \: g  ?

! m; ?/ I+ r/ u$ f2 FJapanese ground losses:2 x" d' U# d6 J- X3 M' J
      188 casualties reported
( a3 A6 }  D, y2 U/ q/ Q  J, }! z         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled; q* V" _( L$ z* ]
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
  p) ^$ U6 V6 _# D' I! ^1 u3 s         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" A' E* m2 Q1 Q* o2 }7 n3 v      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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4 p1 _  P& d% g( tAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 r" q( `$ P, y0 U( ?$ g9 K+ x

# Z3 I- S; t7 j* E+ M$ N- cWeather in hex: Partial cloud, d7 q9 N% h: t" f
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., F5 T8 o4 Z+ p  w
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes5 Q% _/ v  @2 X. i
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Japanese aircraft! m: N( ?9 c4 e4 S; @
      A6M2 Zero x 170 A& x& @4 \2 {" n& }$ ~
      G4M1 Betty x 25. ~6 F* z5 g, h3 k1 Z: V% N

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      P-40E Warhawk x 35 o4 M+ x9 \! T4 o3 f  l
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
, Y( z! p* C1 d& f      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses3 z8 V) ~7 |  @
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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/ F0 E6 W  n4 l- j/ O2 K; Y1 G% ~      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage