AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42- w" A/ \. ~$ H$ l- s
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MO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1 l0 Y& O8 J! k$ j' t+ n2 p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards3 T$ M1 J1 c- ?2 _
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no flights/ t2 o- a& d6 k$ {, K
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Allied aircraft losses$ b# x' N d; w
Seagull V: 1 destroyed
: l$ K# f6 S; U3 Q' D o' R SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
: d$ B+ o1 A4 `; A CA Myoko, Shell hits 4, on fire2 U( A8 T: Y) w6 K v1 o7 Q1 }
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2, on fire8 n+ x& H, Z9 J) l% C
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4, on fire: _, W1 x+ k& e
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
u, M( j/ d/ I8 e. J0 A CA Kako, Shell hits 17 U7 Y$ U/ u. }/ s6 j
CL Tenryu
/ ]+ w& P& b( Y# z% T; Q, | CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, heavy fires' S9 e) Q4 t" g1 N w7 T
DD Shiratsuyu
7 @# W L! v1 i3 ] DD Shigure, Shell hits 3, on fire3 a9 s! T0 W v+ _8 X+ c" f
DD Ariake, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships
; I- h4 K) h6 T CA Portland, Shell hits 19, and is sunk' n d+ y# T8 U( Z1 ?1 Y
CA Astoria, Shell hits 4
9 m5 G* j/ J; i. f9 t, e3 N9 M CA Australia, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, C' `: t" m! S7 |) e# R* \. ?
CL Hobart, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 i! v8 E0 \6 b* `+ Y DD Anderson4 h" ]. O* {6 J" Q! g/ Z8 G6 }
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1
* f1 @6 M6 i: d6 W$ c DD Morris, Shell hits 2, on fire
* v* P8 y+ n9 T, v* T DD Whipple, Shell hits 1, on fire8 s, l& r, [! V
! z1 U" D7 k" s) w0 t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
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!/ H1 B6 N" u9 X# h2 ^+ I
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" n. l9 z. e4 n5 s4 k/ fAllied aircraft losses% Y$ p2 R0 z) U$ k( n& M( K8 D6 `
A-20A Havoc: 3 damaged
, L8 y" j# L4 l f% f4 ~$ o6 x A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground5 j5 ]- K9 f$ a# S0 e& i
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
% x1 w9 S& U `: _# A+ g, o F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground/ }- N9 k, f0 v) q5 Q: `. t
B-25B Mitchell: 1 damaged8 q# k' ~% u" `5 U: X
Catalina I: 2 damaged6 @2 d2 G* ]1 d9 G
P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged+ o* S2 j. L+ X" P+ J
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged. V6 |8 O* u/ a( o' Y6 W7 s0 b7 A
$ `' p' p" C2 d4 b4 OJapanese Ships: z/ E+ w+ R: q
CA Haguro$ x4 _1 w4 D, Z6 z: _" {6 E
CL Yubari
0 w- P. b) H, w( r3 c DD Yayoi q/ e' d3 {2 w
DD Mutsuki
! [: w/ D$ Y/ Z) O! o' {* r E Asanagi
$ l3 B& {! [& R$ {& o E Oite
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Allied ground losses:* B0 y: r% _" ^/ R! N+ [; u, C
11 casualties reported
" N& |& `5 g0 S Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 ?2 d% M! z- R# G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' t* {2 H! K) s- W; Q) u, g/ a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 s4 _ w6 {/ D4 X; ?6 @4 KAirbase hits 2' ]. {- ^7 U8 @: x _( \2 C7 H
Runway hits 13/ }/ O" a" N$ @! y4 w; G0 B
Port fuel hits 2' P9 ]# A4 Z6 k
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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 ; M. d* T1 g! w' _2 M& x
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- X$ g1 I! l [4 BPre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130), A ^) l; X4 x' e; {
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force4 d$ p$ l, t& M0 P0 L q
& j! q! e. z! T' z6 l6 B55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' U1 v4 a$ F6 y
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Japanese Ships
/ T* p* h% B5 X1 c c8 q# y$ ^ xAKL Noshiro Maru #2; U6 {( D Q7 X5 V- b6 L; f
AV Kamikawa Maru
% t% I# |* M" T CM Okinoshima: [5 ^; F. M& J& n# n' E' E
PB Tama Maru #8+ j+ K7 X: t: ^4 i( P
PB Nikkai Maru0 f3 ?1 z; n1 G) B' f
APD Yuzuki
7 ^3 B* \" J7 v' ^) O2 h DD Yugure5 x9 `. o6 v- o: O, _
xAK Kagu Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
A t( o9 e/ x8 w- c6 c8 h, w+ { 67 casualties reported
0 y4 m/ f. ], `, r Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ l3 f7 ^8 {- C* v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 `4 `" q& C( q4 [1 c' M4 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 ^; e Q: a+ I/ o bAmphibious Assault at Port Moresby (98,130)+ v; v6 q) t0 J( @" z% L3 ^. n) E
% _1 x6 e9 Q8 TTF 7 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 98,130, ?) H: t' p# u8 E
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Japanese ground losses:
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5 j, N, y w _- p/ t! d Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled" a6 h. N" T2 u$ ]+ n
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
! |& y0 M* ^$ X! B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" O3 S# O1 _9 ]% _9 \* {3 s) L% KInvasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130)$ [$ n+ _ b' X0 \& B
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force6 s! F# a1 s B/ e+ i( U
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30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% p- ], c! I' o- s6 L8 s
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Japanese Ships
V1 s) ~2 N0 Q! g: M xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, @2 W7 L& u7 s) R' F- y) Y: j; J0 s( T AV Kamikawa Maru
! k3 M$ ~4 r6 |9 y# _ PB Nikkai Maru
6 {0 G1 k. l8 g8 {; r1 v- G CM Okinoshima
3 f) ]8 }3 s# C: M xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage X6 I( q' Q0 B
PB Tama Maru #8! A3 p1 d1 x& s4 X0 G3 g; d0 s7 U7 A
APD Yuzuki
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Japanese ground losses:7 J# L* b0 P& t7 C) U
31 casualties reported
8 I" U+ V9 x g; o( N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" A" C8 E) a7 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 @: g! y5 W9 _1 Z1 ~/ L) _8 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |