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$ m! g, u& b% O& c
事后据大猫天蝗交待，这只部队是因为XAK即将沉没，只好抢滩登陆自救
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)2 I, [" t  k% g$ B( [" K& W
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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" C2 C' k3 p% U7 a$ {9 F5 W: mJapanese ground losses:  z  I  \  m+ ]6 c4 Q/ ]7 L
      160 casualties reported
( b1 }. q& C' b8 p% M1 @% L         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled& y* L1 i6 x1 B4 Y) A) a
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 O$ S4 e# {9 k" l, z
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ ^) Z6 j2 G% D) n* g0 ^4 q
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 426 Q3 F2 A# @7 V% w
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; |+ x# i* J# w7 n2 D% 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
; w+ O7 ^7 `- d' X/ n: RCV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
! }6 v& e. A) W  T5 o! l/ F- eCV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" }% j0 q, Q1 @3 Q% V7 f3 Z
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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  V, V' S7 R) Q) Z0 j" b& |
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，未能实施莫港登陆0 o  t; o* z3 u! E; r/ y  C4 ^

, }# X/ Y# ]' O$ i% z夜间第一场水面战，重巡青叶号重创，轻巡龙田号大火) u" w5 O* ?' \) T9 ?) w
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2 I& |5 g' u, x  w2 PNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards9 V: j. _8 ^; q# p7 s2 J

- L( }8 l! e$ [2 Z! oJapanese Ships) {5 U! p$ D& Y
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ ~: H7 @4 D, G      CA Kinugasa/ L5 V" c" C6 R& v+ l
      CA Furutaka: s7 N6 b# {  s) i; w
      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire$ C4 s6 U# K/ q: e
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire
& m+ m( y7 K1 k      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
/ W( u3 \8 v7 K7 i5 n- O; q      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
7 u" x3 k- D, y      DD Mutsuki
* \3 L& K( R( \1 x/ X      DD Yayoi
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Allied Ships- I- d2 [. w8 i  F
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1/ P6 U$ B5 C1 \7 @
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2  i2 v3 \  I% z( z$ j
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire2 P3 }! G* ^' S) w
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3
4 q( v; D& h. V, g3 n      DD Sims, {6 H9 V8 L7 a- g7 a
      DD Dewey: K( J+ n: K5 x- I% e; [
      DD Worden8 L  L% C4 T; \& w- }% m
      DD Aylwin  t( R5 p% q5 \8 }
      DD Whipple
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& d; Q/ {; {$ e' h; 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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4 e; [" p$ ~& H$ `7 Y; d      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
2 s8 r4 H/ Q8 m! I      xAK Sinsei Maru/ K* F! ^. C; N  K
      xAK Canberra Maru
" B, \! z8 t' U* Q9 c" W8 w/ R* ?      E Asanagi
" e7 i% D5 X: \  N      E Oite* `! Z3 }: O; r6 L& Y

7 c6 m6 K2 Z6 M1 J/ Z: \3 eAllied Ships
3 n7 z2 G1 _- w* m; j4 s: `& N      SS S-44
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Japanese ground losses:
- k$ C6 I; [/ H" I      9 casualties reported
, c6 M: I8 c) f5 g' u( c$ Z& ]! ]         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. f$ e$ k' q2 X7 `- P3 ^, F
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- ]& p9 }  C0 B2 B2 E( T
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 I1 e' {+ \. X( [' j0 [

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: J8 y. H& `; bSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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+ B: d  _3 x) @8 ?: R6 x, j      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships0 l3 e/ t2 @8 i  b% S9 R
      SS S-446 u: T; Z2 O1 l4 l) U; T
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Japanese ground losses:7 O7 ?, e. K  S$ M2 ^" i. a
      36 casualties reported
* }, _  f1 R8 ?         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled: z7 Z/ `6 u5 W. E+ H
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ V# j9 f, \5 G7 l         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

天亮后，盟军第2队水面舰队追上了溃败的第8舰队，日轻巡夕张号爆火，美重巡芝加哥号重创
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards( x/ \9 E/ |: E. l0 A" \9 A$ e

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# A4 m' W7 [. s1 y" B, h      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
- W( M) b9 c. A3 s$ I* @0 ]' q      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire9 y* v) F1 C3 i6 i5 L
      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire
9 W) f0 b9 s" q      CL Tenryu
2 c+ z* h, K$ J9 E6 E4 u- k$ U) C9 I      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires* m8 R; b! m; F: k" J/ {
      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
8 y+ Q) Q5 _/ B1 }5 l' y, \      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
/ F' Y! w$ D5 h4 n' M      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
8 z3 b. i2 m+ c$ R9 T; C* b; L      DD Anderson
2 I  X& ?5 W( @+ ~3 U: u# B; k, g      DD Morris, Shell hits 23 H( A6 ^# O) K6 y7 m6 i4 r: u( a5 e! s
      DD Perkins

kevin_hx

随后，莫港航空队和KB舰载机对双方的水面舰队大打出手
! x3 ^; |# ]0 v重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创
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" q* h$ s6 }/ [% ?$ O  U/ zMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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( d; B! h+ C% E' x) H$ |4 mWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 s9 }( |2 H1 G' F* V1 W1 {0 `) w$ d3 uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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      A6M2 Zero x 4$ g# v, g8 M3 e! x3 N# @  b. [

0 r/ {$ p( t1 p7 p: M) o. CAllied aircraft
4 k0 ^& x; J$ L6 L* C9 p1 H      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
, h% d/ ?9 t  I; m1 C      TBD-1 Devastator x 2  `* A2 Q5 R( q

$ Z! o0 f) C& b! x7 x8 kNo Japanese losses8 T7 N1 e' {' j7 ?2 x/ G

0 d2 J( p) _5 ^* \* zAllied aircraft losses
6 F; |; X2 g, f, |- z; p      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ G% {" R6 Y- ^# ~      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires! z" Y3 }% M( j  Y
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
: T8 l  F# m6 C3 p% {      CA Furutaka,  on fire# T3 {5 u$ x" n) W5 s$ l# x+ k
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8 m% ~" z7 N# I9 o0 w) NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133; T7 F  c' ~: _# \  H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ Q( D6 n. H) T% \! ~6 S3 W( z8 ?

! M0 A" I, u' I. B$ N/ Z1 jRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. p0 F  K2 G2 \$ W3 b  {
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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      A6M2 Zero x 199 S8 y" h9 Y$ ~5 N* v' O' R

3 a+ v9 K' i" R% |: oAllied aircraft
- ?1 _+ v8 X3 J' v. [      P-40E Warhawk x 1
& X, H2 _2 [3 B2 _. k      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
9 R2 ?  s% i% W; |% J: L8 L: d      TBD-1 Devastator x 26 Q0 j* l4 J8 d9 t+ d% A- O% H
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No Japanese losses6 q* Z8 m: g5 _3 v

$ K6 c% i% \  s- Z. fAllied aircraft losses3 i6 _, g, R) g
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
9 s9 N- }. M' h5 Q- C) I0 [      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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" `: j& a& c9 [% h% pJapanese Ships. F. s2 C- ?+ X* ^  S& v3 D& `
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% L% g' f9 N/ ]* a3 S0 t* Y- M# J      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire& s/ J+ R$ ~5 l$ |
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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. I* V: \3 D1 {
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# ~+ V9 ~* G/ U' g* |* gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ h( f, J0 b8 f* H5 T1 @
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes, l* V& l+ V! W; e% }2 {

7 `1 }4 m8 B5 lJapanese aircraft
6 X/ x5 f* O$ Q3 B      A6M2 Zero x 26. W/ C+ K4 Z9 U) l
      B5N1 Kate x 3
$ b$ ~5 T) W4 @% t' g2 V$ ~      B5N2 Kate x 12/ q; {  ]& o, d5 b- y# y
      D3A1 Val x 29
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Allied aircraft% _) l9 x. I) u0 ]* L' m: l$ c
      P-40E Warhawk x 194 a1 s0 x8 c9 c- F6 Q0 M- `
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
* u9 U5 s. H' ^' P* o- H      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
$ R. W5 m& |7 q      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged  L9 q; k! k: K. B: t* x% g0 r6 M
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged7 E& ]) [, Z6 ], K- Z
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged
2 [/ r4 L" s5 [0 S& y( F4 k      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 I, Q! I1 K9 |+ R( N/ ]      CA Australia
( X8 W  [4 g2 E, n/ x# `      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
; Q7 c. H0 Y! I, H* v      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
  R. [' e6 L8 E, F      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
3 ^6 Z* z9 E& Z" M. l      DD Worden
2 E1 t* r0 ~+ I. m8 ]. N9 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
8 z: S/ B; y* G大战结束后，双方都在调整部署3 [7 ]  e. R" q" c
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( C5 z) Q8 Q. D' [
一天的战事，大多是潜艇攻击与反潜作战，盟军陆基零零零散散的空袭则毫无作为9 q6 P- a  {% I, l, T
不出大统领所料，恼羞成怒的天蝗果然出动KB大举空袭莫港机场，损失舰载机若干后炸毁盟军飞机若干
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133; Y. s: c8 |# C- n5 `9 S; g

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; v# g+ `7 p/ I, t9 P* J      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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5 \0 y  T8 o1 G6 y& q      SS S-47
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; H  K: P2 v* ]+ ^0 h) iAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" g9 Z! j; y* F% ?, w% XRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- y& K2 G3 G, e- K# D2 xEstimated time to target is 15 minutes) {" ^) v# Q& l% E- ~2 a+ X

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      A6M2 Zero x 23
: i, M: l: O) j9 n& J( ?      B5N1 Kate x 2* z5 d  V* z7 p4 V
      B5N2 Kate x 12. B" u4 g6 _2 D; g8 m1 [5 v
      D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft9 K5 y5 i; p! q" e  D
      P-40E Warhawk x 10
) S9 ]' Q# N2 `5 V6 X% n      F4F-3 Wildcat x 101 M8 ^4 o2 P3 _, w  S

& M0 a4 ^1 p4 t9 E& V" o- X% uJapanese aircraft losses$ h. t1 G5 [% R, N- P* ^. Q
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
9 h' u9 T, F  {" P0 G      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak8 h0 O5 R/ @' p  _$ Y/ E6 c
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged8 P; ?8 E! [' d5 u( A
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, d  R& }& a4 X8 y3 h1 h
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak( m# {* a( {  q6 Z& H- ?

+ u% S. Z% \: t( p- \0 i8 ?Allied aircraft losses: ?9 h4 h0 j" s# E* P
      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
6 D( v, y7 G: A      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
" b% v, _' ]; O  B/ M+ s. d: I      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 t* m+ p- \2 W; F/ F      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground' U, x2 Q% I0 }, s2 p0 X- E7 }/ j5 f
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
8 @0 I) V* l6 C7 T      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground# j. o, b( `7 J4 ?9 F$ D9 q
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground  n- ^% X% n# Z. r+ G8 H
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  y# a8 J; j# l) a3 |4 ^' c) yAllied ground losses:
" O, f5 G9 {6 g' n) m; N% ^      4 casualties reported
" J- Z; U. H! N         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ A$ F& K+ Z' g4 J         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! x4 d$ O2 W/ }  W. E+ c8 k         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ Z" u! V9 b5 `1 r2 v* PAirbase hits 1# q( X' s! F* @* X3 x
Airbase supply hits 2
) |$ e/ U+ U+ ~8 ]1 T* jRunway 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, 429 b. s  j4 l& ]* x5 e
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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5 l" p# h! j5 Y( m7 Y/ ?$ ]$ B0 j
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" ]: {7 Y( a5 \6 V3 j. W8 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards
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      CM Tsugaru: h: f% k7 c2 J) ^% J
      DD Yayoi
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      E Asanagi8 a, V  j* I# E2 C
      DMS W.20
- p4 _& D0 S# v8 H2 e. w. s& |      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
, O, p8 c# e: ~+ J. T1 v* Y% i      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
0 h, b( x- q! g% G8 Z2 e, o      xAK Canberra Maru
/ S0 [; V1 Z, N" U/ U  _      xAK Kansai Maru$ j/ ~* z5 r& h. s3 x* G
      xAK Kagu Maru; D( \' Q5 v5 s2 i7 D
      xAK Asakaze Maru
1 C' P1 Z+ [& V, K: r; s      xAK Sinsei Maru+ {# q$ @* _2 J( \3 \
      xAK Ikushima Maru; y4 q! S% T1 `! h
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2
- j3 t0 V5 }. L% G0 }      xAK Aso Maru# s' `: E; f( W- b) r" a9 ]$ M
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Allied Ships" |  `6 e. Q+ y% V
      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
9 |& _9 r* v0 d" M8 W/ H& r8 j% g; W8 N- C$ _6 }  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' ]# o1 C: A) g
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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5 d+ i6 |* u% B* E8 ~8 ySubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
9 C% O& Z* ]% g+ G" u; X0 V
2 J% n9 P: T6 O5 hJapanese Ships; l* z$ X$ o0 W' Z+ p) H
      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; A5 ?% y* i- e' k- F! T. ^7 i- F

+ F/ o% W4 G. e( G0 uAllied Ships; R- E9 ^! w; {; ~
      SS S-47
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards& u6 G8 s2 h# G. U/ H3 H

5 v' A: T5 l% T5 n5 t1 P  jJapanese Ships- U4 I3 M* s2 g
      CA Myoko6 J5 t& K8 c" C6 m
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 J. U4 M1 [; h# P      DD Akebono' X4 k( w+ q* Z6 ~+ v+ T
      DD Sazanami
7 ]0 h) l* K( q" c7 P* R      DD Ushio1 P  R- ?$ }1 S, ^/ _
2 O7 S' a' G& r" x* ~
Allied Ships
- ~$ C* A3 r( ^      CA Chester, Shell hits 18 Y4 j) p) E! y) w2 l4 t7 Y; B
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" w7 z' n  r' a% F9 A& s/ S" F: A      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
! z( K* R) T( J      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire, n: y6 b. u& `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards* [% l) i+ u( Z4 x+ {4 V
5 ^  ]) a6 t3 k: M) ~' p
Allied aircraft- s6 t7 N4 T0 U7 v
      no flights. K. C" _' Z9 I% g

2 i7 x  d9 S# e1 |6 y1 K5 ZAllied aircraft losses
1 E1 k$ E4 d5 |4 Q6 `$ j) a" e6 O      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed2 L4 f" F0 I& T: C

/ v  M7 Q" v1 z  fJapanese Ships
" b4 r( H( y4 K, p7 Q6 X      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 b; `7 B7 l# m4 k: ?0 E
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
4 I. q5 S- X2 J      DD Sazanami
" Q9 T9 N( O' r7 Y/ [% s0 U6 b; ]# [8 E5 `  u+ Z2 W+ j. O
Allied Ships
" r' R+ \4 p2 d. z! _2 J3 W      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( n# \4 m/ T5 Y* ]& ?/ D      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1+ @: {& g1 K. F2 k
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2( k/ q9 w5 B: t
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
- @& M8 d: ^6 \      DD Anderson2 ~& j8 Y% i" H- p4 ~. Z) B6 {
      DD Perkins$ G, }! S2 ?% t% m/ _
      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire
3 q+ o4 ^' r$ Q0 j( @      DD Worden' L9 f9 N+ v9 \% |
      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ g: d. t* w" K. W8 O$ s      DD Whipple8 p; S9 l3 _, @  f8 W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
5 t1 [$ A: r- }) h1 P- U, X. d4 V1 P- C' w, M
Japanese aircraft
9 d  J: t  n6 Z! T7 K      no flights. L  }% u0 x) _' x
: J* V  U1 j0 S
Japanese aircraft losses
- G0 q8 c" r8 P+ @3 Z+ A8 @( R$ |9 o      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
3 F3 X5 h* ]+ |1 @4 d- k" V' A% w7 [! X# }# Y& D
Japanese Ships
+ T7 ~  e) x' ^      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
, f. j- ^, N2 X4 D5 g+ K$ w      DD Ushio
- Y# h, F4 ]  P4 C
# ]' j5 O. F6 O6 T/ xAllied Ships
; }7 |4 f8 W, A4 c1 ~) w+ s      CA Minneapolis/ A/ y, N4 z/ D$ G$ K& l5 e
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
  @0 s3 r) a' k3 I, i      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
$ M9 u- n$ X& e: D      DD Anderson
, L2 |% i6 p4 @/ [- E0 m' O+ K& E      DD Perkins7 J- m; L+ R+ f  {: ^: q4 d: q8 v
      DD Dewey
2 U* A) V* W( x, |9 J      DD Worden
3 F7 |6 w0 A. }! t& p0 o      DD Whipple% E! Q2 U0 y# x# A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards( M0 ~* Z. [- S
; O' U8 Y1 h) v; \% o- Q
Japanese Ships9 a$ V7 \( }6 h8 B* D
      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
0 ]9 H. V9 d$ }" J* Q, }% H$ ~: f- l$ `
Allied Ships
# o/ {8 u% Z3 X' D6 q& F: m      CA Minneapolis* c; [! o) ?8 C7 n) m7 }4 P7 ]
      CA Australia
1 L3 d/ ~0 d& t* I9 @      DD Sims' G6 C9 |& y% A4 I$ f% z( p1 g
      DD Anderson: s1 L8 P3 z$ }& V5 R5 O( w1 l
      DD Perkins! O  j; h1 F/ B" m- O/ p' h8 O
      DD Dewey
( C* D2 Q. D- v# U% u- \: e+ C      DD Worden
0 N) _* K9 V, r0 x; T% d      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
+ \" ]" z- P: I: G! z3 {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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# |; k( a. w: B, i, QSub attack near Townsville  at 92,1448 G8 }0 {% J) B+ X

9 V7 p' o; R+ _  d; W8 B0 t% y) KJapanese Ships
7 p9 _) B' R5 g5 R& ~* h      SS I-27: u5 G3 {2 P8 D5 N9 ?& E

. M( E) t4 o) T/ j9 [Allied Ships$ n7 G( b# a" ?, d. ^. H1 v
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
  v8 u( f# O: }, a      DD Hammann; }- k% r/ Q2 O  m3 r  T7 L* N' U
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1 p% H2 v! @- C0 x- x6 S; ]: B) }Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1300 N% B# P+ t/ P! L: y6 ?

" [$ X6 k. C# T: K, J6 ^6 yJapanese Ships
8 J1 ~) v2 Y( J      SS I-21. }& p2 |- x3 }

  ]& B2 _. G8 E2 N0 x( D- j. }" FAllied Ships
4 k/ d7 V4 t& J& K# [' Z2 e0 b8 y      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 T, s2 p) F5 k5 O' G4 N
      DD Morris
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  w% e) ?  F: _) ~, LMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130! M- P8 J/ y7 {/ T
7 P! r' T: z# E" Q+ H6 R7 y  j
Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ M: f& y4 C$ i3 J; G( M

2 c9 |0 H# e6 zRaid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. g# d* ~* l* w; b
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes0 |' u. j: Z; ]" Q" ]

4 Q  G0 E' F& V; J# @4 sJapanese aircraft  ^$ q  x. b8 L5 X( [8 p
      A6M2 Zero x 21
; ?! [9 s$ W: A; Y& T/ y      B5N2 Kate x 118 P1 U# y3 q0 W4 d3 N7 G$ l
      D3A1 Val x 17
5 z2 }' ~0 E% }3 e/ H+ o. i5 D7 [  w1 p! L3 i* t
Allied aircraft
; t6 Z, f+ I% ?: k/ u      P-40E Warhawk x 8
( L) s! E' V2 `" N1 m0 T      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
/ \! m5 T# l3 H) @5 A% n" [" e* I" P& K% i
Japanese aircraft losses
3 Z1 V' M$ J8 n$ w      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 a! M0 l* u$ q/ F  C* Q
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged+ D3 q* P+ g' p5 L, o
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak5 z7 u: k5 z) U( e7 b+ a
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged- \" {" g' c# T, j, X" \6 Y
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 U3 K/ h; M' D8 r" x% A
0 H0 t7 o3 v0 f1 @) e: O' H
Allied aircraft losses/ i# y  r$ T6 q( c% J2 x
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed8 |( R) ~7 x% t& {2 y/ j
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 @$ A- @( x4 E" `, l

8 e& ]1 E, U3 x7 }9 cAllied Ships
, k( m4 W+ J$ Z& v* g7 D, j      CA Minneapolis
3 g& L6 b& v$ W7 i8 g; ~      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage$ c- Q: L+ Z- X
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
% C3 F+ r1 V' g0 b" w      DD Anderson' v' P6 B9 U8 H2 O
      CA Australia
! z7 x2 \' j, v! H" ]3 G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 l+ a5 X. ?- rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130% d0 K' W. c0 q, V9 {2 R5 x; P' T! @

5 I8 W. G+ k8 l) s$ H, \: JWeather in hex: Light cloud
5 T8 v9 v8 ]/ N# o7 ~& O1 U
* }& j* e5 a$ @; L$ l! |Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; C% a7 ?0 g* f7 U" p
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
' h& k' f* \2 y( ]' [
" H7 J0 J' O1 t4 }Japanese aircraft: V; V% p8 q* ]3 D$ g! i% y& s7 m
      A5M4 Claude x 4
' k8 L5 \  J( |  x1 f      G3M2 Nell x 185 G1 Y0 E& }" u3 X
      H8K1 Emily x 10
$ l2 N0 Q$ j6 X; f+ \
( c0 M8 }6 d; `/ x% L* _1 qJapanese aircraft losses0 t3 }* n* b& O. t; R
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
# I- t* L( [" S0 c- K$ g6 ]5 e      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged7 y1 i4 O9 v+ e+ x. o- |/ ?: @
6 Q4 I. t1 s: q- V* m
Allied Ships
1 _0 k$ Q% K% B. k3 o+ a      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
: ?2 Q) X8 K! m8 b3 M      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1& W5 P) U1 h; d; s4 e
      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
, S6 m/ ~" `# L9 f; s/ e
5 C8 k6 ?- J8 J  s- \/ _Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.2 j% \; c1 |8 A, o; G
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes' W. q* q3 J0 }$ N/ B! O
9 U6 P4 J. \: z4 T+ w, j# p* ^
Japanese aircraft9 ]: S: Q# l9 H: a( l5 a$ v. {" ]
      A5M4 Claude x 4
* s4 Z. H2 C1 T7 o# s- j      H6K4 Mavis x 6: X$ ^: H* d& X& I4 i
. D' f2 D4 Y9 d9 K& S$ I
Japanese aircraft losses0 |6 T+ o$ {) y" u9 F
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
$ L; J4 e5 }5 t4 a: I6 z4 r8 c
5 m: X) [- ?- z: R6 k& QAllied Ships8 g- N. q8 S+ n( f6 a) k/ o
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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; l1 f/ t/ X5 Q: LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
3 J. T$ d+ ^! F$ \5 h, \/ D% Q/ C5 j9 v2 O
Weather in hex: Light cloud8 |% l+ \+ U" }6 ~# M' j

+ f/ c; @& j: S) O0 PRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( q: C9 l- ?# g4 y* w3 D/ {5 }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes& W, R% B* o4 Q

$ s. B) R5 Y0 R% jJapanese aircraft
6 T# k) A5 N+ I3 N, H      A5M4 Claude x 4+ \- g+ z( P; q7 I- p
      G4M1 Betty x 12* y$ v0 g: M2 L  G. g& H( d
; x( f. A3 o: |
Allied aircraft2 G- ]4 {8 X% m3 Q
      no flights* j2 u3 W1 b5 L4 w1 }2 Q
' B5 n. ?. I7 N" r! p
No Japanese losses
9 ?( i& ?4 ~9 G" t
- B4 O: @) I% H! J5 C+ J0 ?* v) s0 OAllied aircraft losses
% w! J" d5 n- [9 d, U      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed; G# X+ U- `0 Q& ^! t( M$ c

( p4 l$ Q& E* s, l- ]: DAllied Ships
1 \4 v2 C" L# j+ D" S, V      CL Hobart
( H( T8 x. H/ S0 |      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
! H5 O. J6 W" k% l6 O/ R2 B4 y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 9 L  `* [/ Q4 F4 P7 S1 Z
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
! s' Q( Y+ h6 C9 r& X" c$ K% h+ c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0 L  ^6 b  c4 s4 m1 D
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)& M. z  h5 R5 x4 {

- I) g* I5 ~2 I& R/ j/ NWeather in hex: Light cloud8 [* K4 N' a; X% m" ]5 l% Z

: a5 Z- J: V8 F8 oRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 A" P- i7 H) p4 ]8 T1 z8 z0 U5 VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
$ ]! t" ?. T; R4 l
" B" {; y( `' P# K: @8 Q# tJapanese aircraft
4 U; ^% n+ u/ ^# o  ]      A5M4 Claude x 4
; j' c" A  z8 v' C+ S- A      A6M2 Zero x 22
- T* Q6 d* g/ B6 Z- b; i      G3M2 Nell x 17
3 n- n) y' X+ L4 Q! k" [& d7 W8 G$ U6 u. x2 Z7 Q( R- x
Allied aircraft' e4 n5 V9 S. V) R7 J
      P-40E Warhawk x 6
4 T  q5 e6 A3 E- F6 ^      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6+ B+ H8 y# M# s- U9 h
. |: p1 ?  y+ }) N: ^: ^' f
Japanese aircraft losses9 c: `8 r2 s% |% {
      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed5 P, f; e; J+ N) B( Y5 `
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 h3 l  ~9 ^/ }
+ ?" f" A: ~  |4 _3 S* S5 J* a3 {8 u
Allied aircraft losses
) c& ]" s8 o& t      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 w5 }: o) J6 R0 N# s9 f: ~  I+ q/ `: l
6 ]$ z4 ]1 O$ T4 k/ f9 e! F# h$ x( s6 H
Allied ground losses:, P3 F& C0 [" p% w
      21 casualties reported/ }1 g1 k- X. w6 c
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' s" Q8 Y( `* X% u4 n
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) [4 @5 B4 a7 r3 i5 O5 w+ }, o5 U# ^         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42, E" Z9 _: V0 e4 E
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。。。。
, z+ }: |. ^3 W+ L, i. I. G: `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- j! J6 n: [" }0 c6 |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards. e# Q; I4 _2 W9 V  ^1 v2 N
1 w5 @' @1 b! R* e# t  v1 J
Japanese Ships
+ M1 I! I4 R4 `2 p1 b      CA Haguro
- z9 U) @3 B6 T      DD Shiratsuyu' }5 L1 T8 t. f2 \" _
      DD Shigure0 X7 s: L+ }$ d
      DD Yugure
0 \+ P! G/ D0 l! d+ v4 g; N      DD Ariake
# p1 P4 }! b4 X      DD Akebono
7 K9 i/ V0 B- d. u      DD Sazanami
& c, {% q0 g0 k      DD Ushio
5 H( W4 `: k0 y  A+ z      DD Yayoi
' B& R  s/ N* \, k* f9 T0 ?& F! k# i
7 Z/ f  c; P. A6 o  sAllied Ships, I7 W: L2 K- W) O  n
      CA Australia
, c' v3 L0 b( F/ a  S- i      CL Hobart: ^7 V# I2 @" a2 X. T* G
      DD Sims
7 U# L, K6 D+ s      DD Anderson7 \& e4 K/ Z/ J# E' r6 X, ^
      DD Perkins
' z# ?$ p0 i8 M& b5 \: Y      DD Dewey8 _  f& j* v& `4 K- x' @3 m- |
      DD Worden& V( J  L) D: A0 U8 T( ]0 M. E
      DD Whipple
1 f. l, c/ y- B! J. V! V5 u' p+ N9 |( A- y, T" j4 G
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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- |; ]% v1 X. x4 v* R5 s, QDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards' S+ u) I4 Z& e, f6 \

) W( t+ c$ N# x  [5 J8 J) `% y  bJapanese aircraft! f. ?( \  f: M0 j7 b
      no flights
4 C: x- ~/ ^& k% V- M3 Y
8 H! k( a# N$ `Japanese aircraft losses
6 Y! g& c& t/ q      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed* c, w% y9 u* o; V/ H# s
1 e8 V0 q/ k) L  X4 o
Japanese Ships. E7 {- e4 h- O$ d
      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" ~* F8 m3 A- |0 o0 _      E Oite
9 K! L  z0 w. o& h6 o- q2 q      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; }$ ^; T& A1 c9 o$ Q0 C
      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk: o2 w1 Y2 B3 h. N
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
, {4 H$ k1 l4 ]9 N. q8 y5 v% I      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
% c1 F/ f6 r1 _: q* i      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- D/ P( A5 M3 b* U! b- s, i2 S      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* ~7 P, u' |# U- l8 J% L
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
' U; t; X; d6 s' b! j- Y      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
; O) A0 e& i5 W% }7 }5 t0 ~$ k      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 V' b' j0 L$ L1 \; a; l      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires3 y, W5 B+ t4 E1 C0 K
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- C# G3 G/ U6 ^' `% T+ m  c1 }
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. I' N: U( C( f3 C
) c3 q- e2 @# W7 Q$ z
Allied Ships
, e$ G, z# d; a& w      CA Australia, Shell hits 16 j- v) K6 ~' l/ f" k/ L% `
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
6 Y4 L- E, w! a# Y9 V      DD Sims# X, ~' M, z* w3 s# F
      DD Anderson  S$ _/ l) Z8 v! P! I+ G
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
4 d8 h; A% z$ h* n; Z0 H0 _      DD Dewey
& O  e8 v! }( @, |      DD Worden, Shell hits 1( |2 A+ U$ A% S: R
      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2
; ~; \# z! R/ J0 k; t' o7 |$ [  K$ m  ?1 y
Japanese ground losses:& p) F* h* Y0 a* P
      3411 casualties reported2 y+ }7 c" j8 y
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled
/ R5 l1 u3 F9 M7 V/ v( x$ `         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled) h7 @9 c- c: H" O% f* g
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled7 r7 a7 m! Q- I3 [
      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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! T! }, A4 J! N' F$ pMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ r9 P9 [1 _  j& c; F0 I
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- }' ]1 u6 l( R% ]

6 C0 D6 ^9 m+ o2 I8 jRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- X3 a) V) a9 e. p' ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 M- j% ?) M/ n6 K/ T+ y
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Allied aircraft& O2 H2 a7 f( B) o, }
      Wirraway x 6
+ f$ X' D7 ]) M, H1 c      P-40E Warhawk x 49 V# ~0 e" s8 L9 w* E

& s$ _* W7 X" D% d1 G% vNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
9 k* k% R  q  d# u5 L      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
3 |2 ^) b5 n0 b8 l8 E4 b      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk, a( W  b1 `/ F8 w, {+ h

1 z! E+ `* H8 e, y1 i/ qJapanese ground losses:$ E# N4 z3 N; k3 v! d/ D3 {& q( g
      131 casualties reported
  C% r7 s# Y/ n( J. `         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled9 `0 r5 v) R0 S) O( {
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled, r2 l! Z% X" H2 |" ]4 a. z% B
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 R9 o7 [/ a& [) b
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)  T0 c+ B% j9 A  Q. f7 y0 C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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$ @$ o9 ?8 I' |# ?+ V' k9 uWeather in hex: Partial cloud& ~* j! j6 y0 G1 s3 [+ j

9 s$ {7 z7 i: V5 F& mRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ g5 G; `7 p7 W* D  m1 s& wEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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6 e, Y8 W- I7 G( PAllied aircraft
( p. k5 i8 N6 k- ?+ V) M* L, Z      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
4 O3 Q" w) N8 c8 R; e. M2 |" s( z      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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/ {" m* ]) G& [  |- h2 \- E: vJapanese ground losses:/ c' T9 _) J8 x0 l
      188 casualties reported* v1 _  |' I4 w+ [
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled
! i( V5 _( W7 l& _         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
% Z% n- e1 y9 L5 b5 {# `+ D6 {         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 Y6 ?9 P) \0 X, n
      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 [% ~; ?4 l2 g' y# ^' C
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 a& F. B+ [, F. l, k; S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 l* U, U' ]. x+ O) i# Z. PRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." g/ K) {% m: W' v2 {8 a, y  ?
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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3 ^, x9 ^! I* q0 lJapanese aircraft! M( i; d' I0 G7 K
      A6M2 Zero x 17+ T9 W" y' E! Z4 E8 O3 @
      G4M1 Betty x 25
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Allied aircraft
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/ v! k! d8 X6 g( f& _8 \      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1! q% D* Z( d1 l% p

% e+ ~) F& X/ x3 n8 u4 i  jJapanese aircraft losses, s3 R- C  Z( U3 K7 |1 |1 C& a  I
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' t" ]4 L9 x$ H- T  F      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. V$ c2 \: L7 k: @  @& P, ^      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage