AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
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# {+ c$ l. Y' y- B" Q, ]8 HMO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3 B8 p8 a1 D1 i" w2 q
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$ Y3 H1 q; |0 A, X+ DNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft4 w# x" p5 {1 t) d u' S
no flights7 G) T" u6 t7 A3 }* ^% F- ^! B. _
0 P; e5 B5 N1 lAllied aircraft losses
8 [/ m4 \! `/ A' Y# Y Seagull V: 1 destroyed
' a1 x# \1 D! B% u SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed: {& Y1 C+ f& T- q. h% w# d
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Japanese Ships+ q) Z$ o% s" e d
CA Myoko, Shell hits 4, on fire1 ?6 l9 S2 {, _) {+ r/ A. u" O
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2, on fire
# E: u: @7 {$ z/ g" R CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4, on fire
( c7 K4 C$ f) c2 p) q, ] CA Furutaka, Shell hits 12 N$ ~9 X5 c3 i" s. p& o
CA Kako, Shell hits 1, c% H! e1 S6 m9 T: h/ e8 W& _8 X
CL Tenryu
) \$ a* m+ R$ p$ l( k K ~! ? CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, heavy fires6 L- _6 r; L% K5 K8 k
DD Shiratsuyu* @/ _: f* G) s, ?. r
DD Shigure, Shell hits 3, on fire4 U, o5 k+ u0 W. \1 _' Z
DD Ariake, Shell hits 2, on fire( j6 M% p: F; P9 ]1 V! w
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4 k/ a. k$ w0 } CA Portland, Shell hits 19, and is sunk7 N, z* K8 f9 h0 q9 R, r7 ]
CA Astoria, Shell hits 4
9 n* g" T8 O# l CA Australia, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( M& p0 i% A. f, w1 i4 n/ b, E7 {
CL Hobart, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' Y9 S- r. |5 `$ Q6 q0 P1 W/ W% {
DD Anderson6 @$ a3 [7 R/ a6 D
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1$ K. T9 ?, i* V. s+ [& w2 b3 F2 N
DD Morris, Shell hits 2, on fire9 v2 u, [+ G( b3 l. T8 E7 j7 H
DD Whipple, Shell hits 1, on fire
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- z( P; @7 m+ u/ X! [' {: F& U: D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& x/ Q0 i' V4 C/ h/ c
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!9 z$ \! `" | {$ {1 y
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Allied aircraft losses
9 Z/ ?% a$ Z. M. l1 r A-20A Havoc: 3 damaged+ _+ V1 W% I* J4 y6 ~% }6 d
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground- l+ [- J6 c( B+ @
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
: ?1 ~( J* Z/ R# O! y F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground4 J1 Q- m$ o3 e4 Y1 z) z
B-25B Mitchell: 1 damaged9 A- f2 k( }- y9 Q2 K
Catalina I: 2 damaged
$ r0 h1 R5 U& V P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged
6 P8 m2 q$ M ]' r' D( K B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged
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CA Haguro0 P( M) w8 n, K& K
CL Yubari3 \- B: s0 E% C3 q+ q( x
DD Yayoi! S; S7 T( v! Z/ v' L
DD Mutsuki
0 w0 B3 h7 m" o E Asanagi2 E0 k4 p8 @5 Q9 f) T6 }/ c) }
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% }5 w8 c9 X% O0 X/ gAllied ground losses:0 E5 o* Q, f! c& B- i0 b( P
11 casualties reported
+ I3 h* M w- Q2 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ d$ ^* P, z: E9 @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; q% z+ B D) b% C8 x7 E. ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Y% V/ y9 m; nAirbase hits 23 P9 F& _- ~' R6 t9 m1 G* [+ M
Runway hits 13- x2 Y+ }& o# Y% w I0 n
Port fuel hits 2, S& s3 C& {4 s x
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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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/ ]& x5 N# T( a: }Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)
# |9 X# ?$ f4 m$ v" J0 rDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force2 [0 \. k" W8 K% T8 m/ z5 y
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55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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. p# w6 F4 N' L# I, pJapanese Ships7 K# B! Q) F! n% C4 s6 f* D7 i
xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
7 h6 F! n' S: w1 d" b AV Kamikawa Maru
3 G/ w& E1 q: n% s. Z! s CM Okinoshima
: v. y' |2 ?& g7 _$ H PB Tama Maru #8
4 C' J7 T! q) [4 Z0 i ^ PB Nikkai Maru
1 T0 f4 S; Z7 z APD Yuzuki
: t8 o5 T& g8 H1 e' o% Y, u DD Yugure) b" } |$ z! p0 P Z: l3 c, o7 `0 O5 o
xAK Kagu Maru# H# ]1 J6 Q3 k2 j! ~8 C& j D! u
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Japanese ground losses:' K* N. D1 O* v0 {5 \
67 casualties reported
+ R& X' K+ Q! X: H d Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 V/ u& U' N F& c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: G: v% h- ~" `( H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 k* T u7 X0 z! B* b/ uAmphibious Assault at Port Moresby (98,130)& i' X# A( y- n! d' P% z3 S* u
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 98,130
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Japanese ground losses:. N8 V6 d; @8 G+ L0 r3 d$ S
152 casualties reported% a& s% Z; U& x7 N8 H; ]7 @
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130)
* \1 U( M/ J+ Q( z4 NDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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9 G! n. f( A. W z7 ^Japanese Ships5 W- c5 t! ?4 a: m( J2 \
xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 g! D: G m* }( m- N
AV Kamikawa Maru
( C2 D9 F G/ ]7 @: N PB Nikkai Maru5 K7 F8 `7 x m! s/ i
CM Okinoshima; s' w2 Z. ~! k/ v
xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 H( n& e) y0 t7 w! ?/ ~
PB Tama Maru #8
( A8 D3 ]- B; x5 W5 g APD Yuzuki
& }/ R+ D. `- m* u- B DD Yugure
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Japanese ground losses: h( ^) m/ u, V
31 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 `, o& J, S9 h5 v9 E# c3 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |