AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42. t _# i Q% s7 T x$ Q
6 h+ N$ K6 I0 `- M# wMO攻略船队在第八舰队的掩护下杀入莫港滩头,遭遇预料之中的盟军水面舰队拦截,双方爆发大规模水面夜战,当场击沉盟军巡洋舰3艘,自身仅数艘起火2 o0 @9 A1 {% u3 T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft losses
! B2 n* P) h5 t* b* _. c Seagull V: 1 destroyed& I" O+ R; M+ k2 S6 W5 ]; u( F
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 4, on fire" }) b8 t Y. z: I1 Q
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2, on fire
, L! W6 R1 i* p CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4, on fire4 ?; [4 M- \! H* t- Q8 I: W
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
' E: d% v2 o- m; ^ CA Kako, Shell hits 1! Y, B7 ]6 b3 S3 m8 s/ G
CL Tenryu
A8 J9 r3 R5 }5 S @ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
5 |7 w; b! h6 D2 o, z7 s8 ~' C DD Shiratsuyu* y( q: v# w( {) C& j4 G- D4 K
DD Shigure, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ w/ K# i- Y* b7 |" @! `3 x: P; h DD Ariake, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships9 `+ M) b# L! g# N0 Z+ M
CA Portland, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
% _- k/ R+ |4 B CA Astoria, Shell hits 4
: n7 q/ F$ F' ] CA Australia, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ^9 ~1 c3 r6 B; T1 [
CL Hobart, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 Q& `' e* L4 B5 c1 R4 @
DD Anderson, u" J" M' m/ h! D+ {1 k1 `8 p
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1. \: s! K# c# ]2 B- F# }: b' J
DD Morris, Shell hits 2, on fire
# y; k! r7 C& z3 @, ]6 c DD Whipple, Shell hits 1, on fire
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随后日军的另一支炮击编队开始猛轰莫港机场,当场炸烂数十架盟军各种飞机,但是由于火力不够猛烈,而未能压制住机场1 y- D; f( k: k
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!2 ]5 L5 J- a; y/ H7 x% D
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses4 B8 ~( u! f' V9 ?1 P5 o
A-20A Havoc: 3 damaged) U& W" m5 [0 `- C; z; e( _ V* Y
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground' @! D }4 d- g2 w; C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
- C# w3 u: }( [ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
2 N3 b% j2 g- a& X$ Q; Q B-25B Mitchell: 1 damaged
# l/ u f" K9 o ?) E Catalina I: 2 damaged
4 y x& I% l) R6 s1 p9 q! P P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged( t$ Z: z7 M# d+ v* {7 A+ F! M
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged" N: X; o v7 Z9 }
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Japanese Ships
2 z& Y4 C o9 e: v CA Haguro6 ~4 q' f& x) Y0 u2 Q, k1 I( o4 N
CL Yubari
$ U5 f" s" _# f% v DD Yayoi
0 [/ ? K/ ^) ?+ K" Y DD Mutsuki
. F7 h6 d$ D5 k5 @6 N E Asanagi
2 o/ }* Y: c0 x$ K6 [3 f$ L E Oite
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Allied ground losses:* q P2 ^1 M* O. C Y
11 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( k7 U( p9 }2 I5 s @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
5 M, z2 D" v2 j6 L M5 |Runway hits 13
: f5 x: t4 w: V2 }; I' wPort fuel hits 2
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h" U6 {- a" S: |7 ~+ A7 o9 i, X) r接着,MO攻略船队开始冲滩登陆,没有遇到激烈抵抗,登陆成功
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Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)
: [/ p! m. H: e! JDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 @: h+ A6 X' y, Y9 U0 R9 v2 _4 ~
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Japanese Ships, p j, @' R" y! j) Z+ [, [6 a
xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
( `! d8 W3 F I& q! \ AV Kamikawa Maru
8 P- \, a0 Q" @" S CM Okinoshima& u' x( \5 g8 H3 O4 \
PB Tama Maru #8
" d+ y- z7 m* y PB Nikkai Maru
2 u$ h0 B- \, s APD Yuzuki
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' X0 X4 N0 @7 v8 V0 U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 u4 E+ `; f# ]' S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 o# n, o- E8 ~4 ~7 r3 G6 D% H' {
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}, p( j6 O6 K* OAmphibious Assault at Port Moresby (98,130)
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 98,130/ u& V* Z' Y5 f7 s
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Japanese ground losses:
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2 {0 B: d9 W8 l2 @2 f( U1 d, Z4 g Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
) E: ?9 D0 H6 J0 A+ g9 { Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled/ I& y2 |1 C' O3 ~" z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" _$ ^' S/ L ^: a/ C0 t; A5 t
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5 \3 c+ t5 Z6 Q+ R# j+ E2 f+ hInvasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130)! r/ g' G- R3 K( A+ K
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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Japanese Ships8 N5 S+ @2 u" ~/ }' x- g8 Y" g- h
xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ~, M1 S# U. N8 c/ z) Z- p AV Kamikawa Maru
( M8 }6 x- D$ H: B( W7 m6 I PB Nikkai Maru( l7 Z* j( \$ E& q
CM Okinoshima9 w5 g: S' w. C0 D6 [: e
xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: n! ^& r m2 I. V; C2 |2 c* c PB Tama Maru #8' Y' d3 ?$ I) O( J
APD Yuzuki. g$ h7 k& g. m) f7 M% V' N# D
DD Yugure# U9 P8 k6 r. y6 T" e0 D) i, ]
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Japanese ground losses:8 L0 U5 n& K0 g; r! v2 a( x
31 casualties reported' U& W' F N: O+ g" I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% N! [1 O U9 C3 T( c' |2 U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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