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/ a: H8 ~9 P. B8 t  W. D) s+ {
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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/ v, F/ u8 F+ r  H0 I9 ^Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133), t4 F3 H- A& N  N0 l) F
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133. p4 B8 ~1 _. w$ Q; e9 V; p7 c

" E* b! H# ?+ |- y7 a! \Japanese ground losses:
  D! S4 o9 p2 z+ M0 C      160 casualties reported' g7 ?! I' H0 I' D& n9 @
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled0 z( P& y! |- _( h" k" m0 q2 ?
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( P- ~5 i% |8 B1 h* i* P         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) k# C: j% W$ w  K; z4 [      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
9 h3 W4 C' A/ u9 GCV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
/ ~7 b, N( F( L# j! 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
( c$ z$ J1 X4 o6 t% n5 N4 \% PCV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
- G% E' F: A( W0 X* cCV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4 q% V" V* }; Z0 y
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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
' n' F& R3 ~  z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, A5 U1 R- J1 ]  ~( n
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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" f+ h& p- Z) U. ]4 j
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- y! F4 `2 S+ N7 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
! i. O. a9 W  p# h! I      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: o0 Z: j; ?/ l, Y4 K8 ^
      CA Kinugasa7 D  F! O5 [4 d/ A( n/ Y
      CA Furutaka( F3 S3 i3 D7 U  k
      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire
  |& y/ \, m( e8 f      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire- t* W0 W9 @% u- F& W
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires4 r2 z( S& x" o) j: a
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
) r" v% z. ^; P0 Q      DD Mutsuki- H( r0 F% W0 d" ^( t; C/ r
      DD Yayoi7 f2 @  l: u9 N* J4 H. T

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2 ^0 X" o: ]4 v& u3 o      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 14 q# N) Y4 I5 F, w
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
( t+ x) R& _0 A3 h4 x      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire
) _& x3 c7 f0 v+ U& ~1 H; D  c      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3
6 a3 S/ b0 `& g+ X4 m. M* S      DD Sims. s" j1 U3 X# ]0 A
      DD Dewey
" ]" V; ~, u8 Y, k; d. y      DD Worden
) Z/ p0 }) b6 U* `7 G6 x% T      DD Aylwin4 u& S; ^% R1 q- y7 m' X4 y
      DD Whipple1 a* K; U2 G/ C' |0 U
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随后莫港潜伏的盟军SS再次大发神威，日军登陆船队惨遭蹂躏; T$ Q; ~- d) g2 P
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# H5 z1 Z, r" M2 |/ @% z6 s/ qSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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Japanese Ships1 J& ?  P9 [/ j2 N) k5 F9 ^: c) B
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 w9 ]0 x+ s& {: b1 H" D
      xAK Sinsei Maru
- ?2 }, d, n( Z! [1 Z      xAK Canberra Maru
  \( u4 [& N' a% |      E Asanagi
1 x, o3 q$ t) Z/ i' N      E Oite
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+ f/ M* ~# j, u$ ~; @: m      SS S-44- C' z# `' S/ z: V0 U
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Japanese ground losses:. X; S2 U7 m7 L- f, L! E
      9 casualties reported7 U) O9 ~8 t1 A1 u$ e
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# X8 b0 v! _3 ?* M3 W. v
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& v$ f" g; H7 [9 k+ I
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; }* o( K6 Q2 ^7 j" OSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1334 @7 x, X" U! l6 R8 D
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Japanese Ships1 S' b  ^. w% R9 u
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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      SS S-44$ A7 w3 e6 f+ P* D6 L5 |7 i6 j+ _4 b
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Japanese ground losses:
8 D8 l. j9 P7 k3 w" c      36 casualties reported
% M8 ]7 n4 K- q! P$ X& k+ ^         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled* h4 d& T  f4 ]6 j; P4 j
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled, \- s  V4 {5 [
         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 ) l0 W2 j4 I* W1 q1 k8 s
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards" d/ D' [* p0 ~2 [$ m+ B8 ]
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Japanese Ships
, \' \5 {7 D. |" R2 I      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
+ }. m0 y5 p" n, n4 y      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
  \1 {: v9 H6 n$ [6 e      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire& D* e* `9 K6 [! B! d
      CL Tenryu2 s9 z  ^0 [* V* |! T% f
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
- ]& W. l9 b% c2 I* Q( D      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% ^0 Z0 a  l" Y" N5 t& ?, h) S

: S* F! O: H% I8 }8 A/ T: x& yAllied Ships
5 z' I9 g" F2 E- B% t, Y/ a      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
: c2 w+ T% X  {2 r      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage" V4 M; y2 S8 u6 x9 T
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
8 A! v! W, ~  _4 O! [$ u( p      DD Anderson
! r, x$ x  t5 M      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
6 o% m4 b! ~1 s: [+ X1 ~( d      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( w% H: V% z4 v4 X5 _4 t2 C
重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创- `4 l$ m+ J) D' u) z$ C; h. S; I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1331 d+ `9 U& ?! K: _( a* f

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. S' s3 v) f. H% `) C1 zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 I  g9 _6 F2 p; {8 |+ y2 m# F. |# y( kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes9 h  l: ]1 ~& ^( R! W1 x0 x5 h5 }9 _
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Japanese aircraft2 z! z8 H  g! U" e( [) Q- k& a. e) y
      A6M2 Zero x 4+ @1 z/ U; _9 a: p
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Allied aircraft
7 X3 S2 L/ m* q$ B' i      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
( {# A8 ]& N: `1 H      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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0 i$ M* g, u4 @. j( X  PNo Japanese losses
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9 q7 r' q. J9 s7 ^Allied aircraft losses
* ?! S7 V+ k4 E9 S& `+ |- @( a      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged" e5 f9 g$ z0 L3 \0 j6 H* J1 p
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Japanese Ships
$ f# @  V( }3 Y. c! B      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
" U5 Q) z; A+ b3 v      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
1 y8 M. |- O* |8 |  ^2 F      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133  o' y% F  A- g( ^5 m
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 [) F* K  Q/ v4 Z# z9 `
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% \% w1 |9 G2 l6 k* l9 z. i
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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      A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft$ ?* `( M9 s! B
      P-40E Warhawk x 1
8 d+ V' F' y/ L) m" a: f      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
0 S1 B0 e7 l7 E5 D" J/ g      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses% `2 ]: }$ R& Y: ~5 S. q7 {. v* H
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Allied aircraft losses5 v7 t, m: U( d. W& s" o1 g) g+ F
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed! |/ k9 O% r  w. J
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged+ b6 E  h: m$ J; v3 E% M$ F( i

4 d+ b$ m6 \, m" ?( w9 MJapanese Ships# H- W. q& r9 \3 W4 Y3 ?
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ ]8 @7 ~  m! r' W      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire5 l% B6 C6 W6 e4 X
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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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- V9 z( l( w2 q7 w* ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1305 W1 q2 f. P4 b/ B4 ~2 I" n* l- I

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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% }6 ^3 g2 G5 U! z& W
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, l1 E( w7 E4 F% G9 n. M
      A6M2 Zero x 26
$ h# I+ E$ E6 c8 z      B5N1 Kate x 3; {# B0 ]4 v+ T: v8 ?3 F% C
      B5N2 Kate x 12* C) B% S/ F6 Z& a8 C
      D3A1 Val x 29
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Allied aircraft
" P. O( h) l" v6 Y* ]      P-40E Warhawk x 19
! w$ t0 `6 i2 b( P      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6: J( ?! [; H' ?5 y& F3 \/ M' i& ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
% X' G+ ^! T1 W- P* ^      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed+ ~" ]9 ]5 X! V/ F! P6 h7 N/ u
      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged$ q4 b- B- E( U+ w8 i7 v' m# o
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
! O! o0 V' a3 L" Y      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged. j3 U0 u/ L, ?, V+ g
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses
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! f7 ?# ~, D; L" K! s8 q      CA Australia5 s! q4 U8 t% L. U4 J; P: O
      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire1 c0 L" T: r' m4 r+ U1 E
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
/ L- p, q5 f* r! g" B( _      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire! K% W% t. i# d; P# T3 n# N2 m3 n
      DD Worden* Q# i$ u! |1 O; D5 p3 D" U9 H
      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
6 o% j! U9 W! @- C8 G6 U7 G大战结束后，双方都在调整部署# i7 u6 T7 i0 ~
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
7 i3 ?7 }# F( r7 O0 ~1 b2 S" P. j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
; e0 X$ `" c" M8 H6 v/ J) 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
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133: ^9 ]1 v$ }) j# \8 i+ o8 z
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Japanese Ships" Z( |9 D3 Y) L, v4 O5 v$ B
      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage, y/ h: O! S- C1 Y' u. R' N- O

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7 P% ^# M7 I! t      SS S-47
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' X3 |' r" I. P2 @( x' E. N5 y! xAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 W2 _0 G6 ?& r, ^Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 q; B  H( z' b! R1 Y) OEstimated time to target is 15 minutes; ?" }8 N. S- X; E" ?6 V
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+ {1 }  T3 }. N      A6M2 Zero x 231 v2 c! h$ X5 O( d6 l3 i
      B5N1 Kate x 22 t$ B9 X4 G) x7 E' g
      B5N2 Kate x 12
3 s  F% L2 T& j. z& j6 K      D3A1 Val x 12
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' z  ~" L% B+ C7 \Allied aircraft
8 |* T& ]  g( b& ?      P-40E Warhawk x 10
$ w, q' X: y- R# Q      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10- @" R! r+ L9 J3 l1 }" o6 m
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Japanese aircraft losses+ F9 E% ~% n' e6 Y7 S: O3 C# e# K: |
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
. W+ A3 K3 y2 k2 B      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak, A% G' |% L1 V+ N
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged3 m3 l9 R- U7 w& _5 m
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
( Z  {4 t- I2 j6 w" S/ p      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak4 q6 s6 F0 r( z% Q! B( o2 S3 Q

0 m9 o1 Q# S" P0 DAllied aircraft losses; c6 Q1 R" b8 T2 ~# E
      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged1 t$ s' B  b# y
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground; f$ g4 [9 n+ t' r+ f
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 o( @2 S# X3 g$ V+ T      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground  W0 {2 J, ?+ R
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground- t0 K: X% `; N$ R3 _( S
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
  j7 Y& w0 y$ L, S0 n8 V2 q. q/ i      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground# H, k  e0 s4 i* j. }% O

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Allied ground losses:
$ p9 N$ D/ \$ L0 {: V, `6 A) t- D      4 casualties reported
$ x; W7 ?; a6 Z' b: n  X7 g; g         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 z3 {/ L; h1 E         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) b1 o  N) D) E+ o! Z         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 t/ k2 k( R7 SAirbase hits 1
% p* d4 c; K- V- gAirbase supply hits 28 G( K' I$ U1 B; ^4 l% N* ^
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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/ b4 N8 R/ H8 L* ]" o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 v: o  o8 f7 l+ m- }6 a: h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards
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6 @7 g) n# |7 X( z+ V      CM Tsugaru
5 P6 W& D4 x1 Y* A5 \( J      DD Yayoi% a# M& @. T- @
      E Oite
$ G4 S! i& ]; s: Z% ~      E Asanagi
7 x% z! |& i: P. N8 C+ j      DMS W.203 E( c9 Z9 e4 {0 p* Q2 a7 P. q) F6 D8 z
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru+ t% x) W5 l, m0 [2 \% G
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2: b# D& r1 h$ h% h. b& K
      xAK Canberra Maru
9 q1 P( y1 T/ h8 r" r: m8 y/ j      xAK Kansai Maru
- D! ]+ z. |) `# J* j      xAK Kagu Maru! d: j7 C: n( B6 ?. y
      xAK Asakaze Maru; r9 d8 U! E1 {5 g1 |
      xAK Sinsei Maru2 N4 ~2 }2 V+ m3 ]& Z( [
      xAK Ikushima Maru
1 q. T+ F% s( j" k5 S8 \      xAK Kasuga Maru #2& H/ U9 r1 v8 ]5 s$ I- K
      xAK Aso Maru$ P) R( @6 H* p$ c" P- \' k7 F' c
& e' m' @6 V5 Y6 b8 g9 c/ r7 c) G
Allied Ships$ u" B5 k) {9 C
      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
, D# a2 e. A7 X' i+ a6 K
9 J, d  s* j: B: t0 {. \) f7 L0 e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
9 |! y  Z; T3 ~: Z  C6 m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
" H$ {2 Y% r7 |% W# ?* Y: S--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 n/ c; N$ [& D; iSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
( X( r8 L6 f* h. ?# P: J+ a- N
; Y) @$ e/ B# e4 X4 I6 H5 O% {6 v4 mJapanese Ships( i# A. i8 V, z7 ^
      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& \7 g; p2 o/ e& x4 e

& A" r3 [; C9 l9 M0 h9 p3 ~Allied Ships( |$ q) Z- J/ Y8 F
      SS S-47
1 y2 t. p2 s5 q, m# p  S--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 z2 t. H3 H! x- m' b$ i1 w
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards
" L) \" K, T% I  t% ^- U7 R! x/ S7 P) W6 d
Japanese Ships
2 \  V. D' U4 A! N      CA Myoko
- T1 T6 \9 G. @3 p1 X2 J8 f- @      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; C5 d8 {$ y0 I7 h% w* n
      DD Akebono! [! J" E0 n4 B4 }, g
      DD Sazanami+ q4 R9 H. J. E! t, R
      DD Ushio8 k+ B& O: {, f) g' R

1 i1 u) y3 b# n+ XAllied Ships
3 ]. d& H8 |7 c2 {. |/ U      CA Chester, Shell hits 1: k& a# `7 R/ b  ~  a8 V
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: n2 C2 ^" m4 j      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
$ @1 q4 y3 R. p5 m' ^5 m      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
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2 s9 c% }$ ~1 K9 u& c2 J$ h2 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
( w( {1 h9 P  ]& E! ^/ n) E& w4 T% L# g/ E0 Z6 ]! o6 x( D7 F7 M0 M
Allied aircraft
4 v$ E+ C$ h2 e      no flights. [: C: Z( m$ v: T, n1 i
& Z' }# O! Z2 v  W7 O
Allied aircraft losses
3 I0 n/ Q3 z! Z      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
; x' Z: H1 f- ]6 B4 H
' `( R- T6 l' H6 P& bJapanese Ships
% N8 E6 A. V& H4 o      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ r, s7 h: _# B- n  |
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 12 ]3 N5 |* ]2 m5 |% x$ Y
      DD Sazanami+ J' \0 P4 U) _% D
2 Y2 a7 X7 B; k8 R" ]3 [/ P( q3 B& v
Allied Ships
8 e  H9 W' ?  X+ N+ M2 [& i      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% S7 w6 D; g" F6 N, t) Z/ C
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
+ k! x) @9 |5 u: K+ A/ c$ t      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
+ C4 g& X7 H8 {" `      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
$ x8 ^% c8 T( N' [8 J$ t' a( [      DD Anderson
& P) D& X9 P/ v: @- B( w- N      DD Perkins
0 s9 c) R( L  K/ G      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire' c: V1 O) s. I+ e# E" f8 @
      DD Worden
" Z  x. S# x8 U. q      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% f. C# ]0 \6 h      DD Whipple
, x! P7 Z& M: H8 C$ T# T( Q--------------------------------------------------------------------------------( u% ~! b/ h/ T: o+ E$ `
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards% P4 w# ~8 j, y4 I
) d7 E' P$ E6 R, ~! ?
Japanese aircraft; E6 a& P4 b, ?8 ^/ o6 G% t
      no flights) J' i4 O$ X* C- w- J3 s
0 N- J% Y% p, T& M& f" R
Japanese aircraft losses; V$ b8 a9 j. s0 B" r
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
* s; }+ m( S% s6 J$ @$ N& l4 W0 w: S2 r: f) Q/ M
Japanese Ships1 E' A- H7 g6 r( ]8 }
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
/ a9 L* a0 l" G1 Y) _$ i  u      DD Ushio8 _7 u3 D9 z1 n0 r( [# N" G

& J7 k# m, E! d" dAllied Ships
9 e" X0 o  O% n& s9 T: x* E      CA Minneapolis9 P. M# b: d1 S4 z
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
. D+ Z4 w% z( p5 o* ]9 p      DD Sims, Shell hits 1( V/ z8 C1 m- `+ _- L. v
      DD Anderson
! I% B1 A+ x# K* p7 Z# B9 Y      DD Perkins
/ z$ X- C; H  i$ ~$ f; k7 ], S      DD Dewey
8 n0 Y3 Y! t3 n2 Y6 T# ^3 t      DD Worden" K8 ~  A  ^2 j# r# j9 N
      DD Whipple
3 V* I% G. A) R1 S$ H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ^# A, Q4 k) T4 \- h' V# `  ONight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards& ~" j- W7 ]; a) @+ n( g$ |
  s5 ^- m: a* ~8 }1 s* C5 S+ y4 ?0 q" `7 t* j
Japanese Ships
* }* ?$ ?: M1 v      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk/ c3 ~; h/ w' f# y/ `9 g6 }, L% E1 Z

* M9 x% \1 f8 x; e8 |: fAllied Ships
: b7 e( X# e4 n2 F      CA Minneapolis
, l6 t# [2 \- J      CA Australia- L  \! F3 n$ \8 w+ ^! n8 y
      DD Sims
, W/ v- D0 `3 V5 E9 Q! T$ \* e$ m      DD Anderson+ a9 j5 l0 h" o
      DD Perkins
" w# W0 O& a8 t, v      DD Dewey
. o* V8 z! {: b* t8 k% v5 q      DD Worden# ~, c; B' R2 I: X) {( r( O. [- F
      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
+ f# V/ w8 `* g' X- E/ }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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Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144: h4 A0 j: A, G  J& P% H# }) t
1 i: J7 t* v8 i' C% }* }3 b6 C; z
Japanese Ships" G0 F% }9 p( F2 b) K
      SS I-27
) J6 p2 r  c) |* q9 f* R9 W5 a+ t
Allied Ships; p; v6 r6 _7 V) z, O# u4 _4 Q
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage4 }! y( W7 j' w( _$ O
      DD Hammann
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. N5 |# p' U2 E& W0 u* b  z/ YSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1307 q$ _8 k/ S! i, w: h

* w: J5 c' u4 d* u# ?Japanese Ships7 s3 B, ~' Z9 U% u
      SS I-219 u6 c2 _5 x- N. T

) z7 v/ J: f; t; hAllied Ships0 x; _$ g) Z! b4 }# I
      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage1 b! o. V8 o  ~, S; h7 k9 B
      DD Morris9 i2 e' f1 o- V* I( J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130, H0 t" s5 @# G  m# E& u
* f0 b4 n& Y# r7 P* a
Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 ^3 ^! E( n2 l" J9 l

+ K6 y- z; O: }Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 Q  B1 S% M% }
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
+ X# I) a( ]! [8 I7 k% n. t. X- C! ^. {
Japanese aircraft, R) W5 b% V- E) W
      A6M2 Zero x 212 i6 P4 Z6 C, W1 }* g
      B5N2 Kate x 11
0 {; ?+ d  N$ e2 ]$ i0 g$ x) d" v      D3A1 Val x 17. a2 d# Y/ Y& ~0 A+ F% X0 ^

5 ^: `- x, p  f( w) zAllied aircraft; U6 h: a: X7 T/ q% j0 _
      P-40E Warhawk x 8
( N+ t0 H5 P$ F1 h      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4$ F( b" w4 T, D0 L$ l9 R' M$ K

. |* e9 n, L3 BJapanese aircraft losses
% Y& U- {6 C) B  C, R1 K" N$ }      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, r- c. o, A  s2 v
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged9 y/ n3 P& |, k9 ~2 z
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
  r% f% J1 A# m* O/ V9 `( i      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged/ ?; C7 e& u4 K" f+ m/ D
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" h9 G/ k8 p2 O# t

* K% R$ M5 e1 T- LAllied aircraft losses
  s9 p, H4 g1 ]# T) h2 J      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
. l% W2 l/ v4 L7 t3 U      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ q: t$ ^& P9 H9 J
8 |8 ~' d' [% V' N: J0 KAllied Ships
7 P6 r6 m! {  ?      CA Minneapolis
1 V8 p, D( R0 m3 ?7 f      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage6 ]0 L4 D7 c+ w: @9 S
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage9 V; z9 L9 i) \: I
      DD Anderson
$ y! f! l( o) T      CA Australia) W1 G* P: v2 f/ C  Y# _) O
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7 D8 c  E/ [+ k2 G4 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& j: G$ Q1 \+ A5 _& |! B. {6 ^7 k+ t
( z/ y% Z0 E! M+ B# f0 U& j$ D& K1 p. \
Weather in hex: Light cloud
- e- Q: `$ t* J. W( V: i
7 A" o/ X$ i. m) KRaid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* X: A2 [! Z% \# p) V
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
  Q0 n3 D. u6 j) |9 j
5 Q; c  F4 q, v* O  yJapanese aircraft
6 X' X% [8 k/ [5 ]/ O) @! J      A5M4 Claude x 4
$ Z' Q! v/ g; l1 y5 e) p# j: z      G3M2 Nell x 18
5 Y8 D% Q8 ~9 [      H8K1 Emily x 10- F' v- _. ?7 b+ o8 `

6 x* c: V+ c- u1 W7 d- c* hJapanese aircraft losses9 W0 V( ?  A! L% q
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak' z, n) ?4 x# F+ _- Z3 l2 A
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged: ~7 N/ V( x9 q
+ [# S& x9 _7 V! r' W# N
Allied Ships
7 s6 ~2 e9 E, F( a; a      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
( N9 U* ]' O* S1 A( J/ X      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1; g2 {% g  K& _; ?
      DD Whipple
1 Z2 }3 O& U) c' g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! q" v% B) b' m% RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- u% }9 Z# D* K; t9 L7 B

& h+ [+ ~8 @, r+ l1 XWeather in hex: Light cloud
- D8 g0 c# q1 i0 D7 U
" [1 i+ n. w  LRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! x$ b5 y0 @; e! `
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
0 t# y8 v2 H% e3 \3 M: m; a* S( A# p1 l; N% y# u
Japanese aircraft
+ ~# f$ f9 ?+ h2 l. L      A5M4 Claude x 4
; ^; T2 S0 a5 T      H6K4 Mavis x 6
: d; t+ l' P( M( x
" d# l/ o, A% \6 x! lJapanese aircraft losses4 V8 L* H% E' s1 R* L
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged: C- n  g* \- k/ K4 E  x

/ `! _! g( z$ e0 ^, d) m2 bAllied Ships
7 s/ x3 L2 Y* J5 j# I3 b% G/ w      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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0 O; n; T# Q' Q/ ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
6 z* ~0 y, s( v# G# o& s8 o; I
& U8 z. u0 k/ Z9 K6 H( N9 rWeather in hex: Light cloud
% u, b& Z1 r& d! y- N% d* e/ s- m# K, \& j+ O+ R8 D7 G/ ?( J+ [& B
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 T" H8 M- v0 u; U
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes3 v* ?0 L7 p+ @* u2 _1 T

$ U7 g3 r' ]' M2 ?" q% J% yJapanese aircraft
. E; n! `. M. g+ R% W      A5M4 Claude x 4) P2 Q8 K* @1 w9 w  o
      G4M1 Betty x 12  L6 |2 v; ^7 f% z" z/ B
" `& o- M8 c, j4 Y$ n
Allied aircraft. O+ z: c6 h% H2 u* y
      no flights
% d# n0 W5 C0 O5 A3 D+ s" r( A8 }: {' _' }1 O. _/ m0 ?
No Japanese losses
+ J! p% c! p) Y; }4 p4 h
% p; y+ e" {  F5 x& mAllied aircraft losses# I) z1 v9 Q$ o, p" a# h  [/ d: [7 Y( V
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed8 X. f. N1 ~" z* c1 g
& L5 \; D& ]8 f7 i0 F$ t
Allied Ships9 x9 {% k, Y( q" b+ |; z
      CL Hobart
2 M8 i- o$ j) _- z( G      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
; O- c. w- h- v* R3 Q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 ) ]$ i- n, i; A) j6 E
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% i/ L3 q: l- U/ _
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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; [( k6 v# g1 GAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby): o- B8 M1 T: @% ^

4 |5 ]: Y' h( G8 A: T, QWeather in hex: Light cloud
; y1 x- @: d1 w, ^9 |4 N# |3 Y! |3 e, x) r$ K6 D/ G
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! p! |3 B0 `; n- }) F( N
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes& R& ~  W; K7 P# p; q
# T( s0 O- B- t. t
Japanese aircraft
+ a  R) w, G6 f. Q( T* h; w6 c      A5M4 Claude x 4' A! v& Y8 h$ o& M8 a
      A6M2 Zero x 226 b5 l6 s( J3 g8 n: {; P
      G3M2 Nell x 17, y* f' x1 |; Q' j

, k. U3 U3 u  V/ D' h) HAllied aircraft% N+ s" n! t4 y6 z: ?
      P-40E Warhawk x 6( L4 n: D  B2 D2 L/ W: o( F
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
5 f2 ~6 ?5 S* J: a, C" J
2 X$ z/ |0 r1 n' g7 zJapanese aircraft losses
9 k  i# i. L8 Z4 @      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
# X7 @; z1 |" H      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- |% H! k' h8 w: s
* o9 I; h. I* g& C5 [9 K2 S/ r
Allied aircraft losses
. f2 Z2 P, _0 N. L& _' `      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 O* d0 j- W3 n

" J" E! K  ]( [8 `, f( e  \
& q/ e5 O! G/ o. `8 _$ MAllied ground losses:
& Z, D* V1 k. g4 ]      21 casualties reported( L% D( T' f( r$ O% [
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ o1 {) Q) R$ U) b* T8 G2 z         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) G* f) O- v8 K) T5 B3 x9 C) u
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
# V- Z% K0 p  M, M" U+ 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。。。。
. z7 T' D( i9 X; X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; t  V5 w8 e: M3 o" q1 C; }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards* Z$ _: V- m# D& U9 P

" D5 X$ C: L4 h$ @Japanese Ships! V, q2 y+ K1 O1 i& I. n! q
      CA Haguro! b  Z$ R1 S7 e
      DD Shiratsuyu
$ [& r9 Y  R  Z! ~      DD Shigure
" e( Y8 k+ T+ }5 {      DD Yugure
. |  e/ {" M" w* c8 k      DD Ariake
6 J6 O2 f- N: ?  Y) d5 D& g8 k* l9 H      DD Akebono
( s, t' ]& |# J$ `6 X      DD Sazanami1 p+ M/ t8 L- p4 y& A
      DD Ushio
' w6 Q0 O; F3 L5 \! }6 e( R; V      DD Yayoi
$ {  R+ v6 p: W  i7 q' V5 p* G3 ^* |6 b
Allied Ships
6 V  |. S" `* O/ S2 |! r  @      CA Australia
2 ]+ K, h1 y. Z* V      CL Hobart1 }1 O2 X: ~' z
      DD Sims
" p7 |# m0 j& S# y2 o9 }! _9 c( Z      DD Anderson
4 N3 m* m+ H2 [: k      DD Perkins- h1 l4 P/ _4 L7 Y+ i/ n  {" c
      DD Dewey5 v- J3 e, s5 H  k( p4 [, z
      DD Worden
2 ^; Z- r) b! z. i& ^2 ]8 x' ~1 d. a      DD Whipple
  }/ H. u% Q* p' S( u, @& J% \+ ^( z5 N/ S3 Y; U
猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会 / s" m  E% O2 I' P8 b
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, n5 E% N3 v! f* o+ W- `1 i0 CDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards
9 a. z  a' {2 x* h5 H
- ^: {0 |4 i9 h, e6 u: t; i2 xJapanese aircraft
8 h& |" p0 Y% A0 @      no flights0 m2 ?7 r" d8 u( |
5 t: F! g5 m' h/ M
Japanese aircraft losses
9 F+ ^) D3 m% t/ l9 \      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed; i5 _* r/ i, a- ?) M3 E5 N4 w
' h* a5 U* Q' R9 N0 |/ O+ d
Japanese Ships$ L9 M7 s1 l( g' ^! `5 |) H
      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. J" g1 u6 |* p$ [2 ?: z+ x; U. \
      E Oite' z/ u$ Y6 p. c+ H
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ h( `" \( x7 O) s. o1 V      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk' g) g0 i: B4 d+ e9 Q7 X6 _, q% Q9 E
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
5 ^& m" o+ P/ c$ u; ?% {0 q/ j      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
( P$ q& {9 V- g- t5 h* E3 q      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 w: o( X8 ^; |
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
& p) v- a" S0 Y5 \4 B, `      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 X4 b- b8 ^" d  s      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
, m2 r9 E- T% a' h! j      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; I4 }( d! U+ Z1 C$ D
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires6 ?+ ~( ~) K. y4 B+ ^. j
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# F) l9 ^/ N* G% e+ i9 l  E# r& T: r
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; h& x' e8 u8 K# G  I" D

1 M3 C5 x0 D; @, GAllied Ships
+ {1 o2 B- v: o$ u! m      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
. I- I1 j2 Q6 E" V4 ^* ]      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4) R) [# I- H1 L5 P
      DD Sims
' t; K& b: z0 O; Z7 `/ l      DD Anderson/ S  |; q$ T: C; e4 ^" ]/ g
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 29 U; V, J6 m! w' U+ f; v# S
      DD Dewey
# k3 J9 i% g0 V' r: C, h& ~      DD Worden, Shell hits 1! }9 N6 O  F# X2 B# x2 [
      DD Whipple, Shell hits 24 G+ ^; {* {( Z4 b6 `# e

' {2 n+ y* x; _+ y2 CJapanese ground losses:
4 B) `$ F( ?; _: g      3411 casualties reported5 s$ W" I  ]2 ]4 h8 o0 l
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled9 Y$ x1 A' d, ^5 _
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled/ Y: _9 m& T5 w* V! T  v; b) h7 T
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled9 a6 k' R# \6 ]4 B5 U5 \
      Guns lost 47 (12 destroyed, 35 disabled)

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130. ~4 X3 K, k3 e8 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( o; v8 p& Q7 D2 |
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 ~1 z. i/ u2 p: i3 QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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3 I' m* r& u3 t0 iAllied aircraft  u$ Y9 u" W7 K
      Wirraway x 6
8 b0 \( j9 V( g1 w* ?* t9 c" v      P-40E Warhawk x 4' ]. n2 d1 O/ n3 W+ E/ A
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No Allied losses. A. m. v0 c6 q) o; k# |3 A

; ~3 ]" Z7 |+ v. O) Q; r6 T5 Z! ]Japanese Ships# c/ d$ W2 |# p( A. Y2 Z7 u
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" q2 C  S# d6 r$ M* C- M
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk" A; n: Y3 V, L, \+ r
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Japanese ground losses:
5 ~- o5 ]& b+ D0 `      131 casualties reported
2 q9 u+ O* G; H3 ^$ [3 x* M         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled& C! r9 d7 l: q' S' ~
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled% {1 v5 ~, }0 Q. [, I& M
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* q- I8 q3 A" J7 R
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)8 b% c7 y5 X3 Z1 H& z4 ]

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130) g, m) W+ Q  Q/ u: ?' u% L2 z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( Y7 s* K9 o5 w5 D1 E- k! t1 ~

* b3 i; T3 C( u: N8 L1 ORaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 e- r. {, L: ]0 A- W
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 X' w3 [4 a+ z  b  {
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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) x6 V) t1 G$ I) uNo Allied losses
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9 C7 n" [' c# X! mJapanese Ships5 p" ~- x4 X7 {" l" R7 H5 a
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 K7 e6 P" p# n! m- z

0 Z! y; W) r3 b8 p. KJapanese ground losses:) Q, Z8 p0 F9 i9 `% g
      188 casualties reported; f9 \# E( C" m
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled& ~0 G0 Z' k% W' G  U9 ]) g$ D( _
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled5 J$ Z4 U! E( M, }+ F
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 E$ c- U/ G0 n0 J
      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)' c2 p) f2 h1 t2 O
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: w8 i4 z/ h8 pAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! j. r$ q1 O: K- ]9 _( P7 m2 x3 o

+ h% R  o  l, ^( s  eRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: Z3 c9 K& r. {1 LEstimated time to target is 8 minutes# O% y2 B, K/ Q) j

+ ]4 Z9 L6 ]% L' `/ x. N0 tJapanese aircraft
- ~4 ^, E# `: `      A6M2 Zero x 17
9 t0 N- H' Q8 g, c& P      G4M1 Betty x 25
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Allied aircraft
$ Y& d) B1 M) s3 ]& M. g      P-40E Warhawk x 3
% b5 Z: ^  d3 Z      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses# \1 d' Y& D5 \" ]2 R
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
6 ~3 m+ R7 a5 A6 X* Y, M      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed2 I' v' O2 i4 ~6 R
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Allied Ships
- b: x( d2 j$ `8 g, ]* b      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage