5月10日,连场海空大战爆发。
( L' M& d' Z( M. x首先是想要混入凯姆斯港内的水面舰队遭遇雷场。( C# T3 a* Z9 G i% Y$ |: w
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TF 5 encounters mine field at Cairns (47,100)
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Japanese Ships9 d; E+ j' Q k- |$ Q6 Y ?
DD Yudachi, Mine hits 1, on fire
0 p O9 B m! N) i+ {& }- ^! ^接着是在莫港夜间水面双方激战,当场各沉一条DD。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 53,91
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CL Tenryu, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
- u" H- G: m! P9 D# hCL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5- Q& Z$ b9 z0 h& u2 a
CL Yubari, Shell hits 2, on fire( }2 Y6 j7 G: {! S3 z; h
DD Mutsuki) p$ B; G n% _ f+ K6 c3 V" O* K) [
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 1, on fire
. G; ]/ c$ k+ H: S7 V; L% Y! FDD Uzuki, Shell hits 10, and is sunk) |9 w8 @- d6 `+ S5 [. k
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1* I) k ~. \% N
DD Oite; c9 b2 t$ J, R6 i6 M+ p
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 4, on fire
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Allied Ships0 [. V; D1 a6 B, W: u( i! q
CA Chicago, Shell hits 3
+ R- h9 T7 ^- ^/ ^: F# F% S; wCA Australia, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: M/ {% F5 ` Q: T$ `CL Hobart, Shell hits 6& I9 Q$ a, \/ B7 b4 N% H
DD Walke, Shell hits 31 ^8 }& Z% G. Q* ^
DD Farragut, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 ~6 v' V" j" F" ^/ L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 53,916 P8 W: [" Q! ]7 B9 Q: S8 C5 f
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CL Tenryu, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, J& w, M8 d8 F0 l: L, N: MCL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2
+ ]! q: x8 w) F; t9 k. LCL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
' f, L8 C( M' q' X% |DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 12 q: Y; D) Y( T
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 10, on fire5 r: s; A, L: Q) K
DD Mochizuki5 _6 B @# K; v6 C* F
DD Oite8 J- }) s4 S/ l0 `; ~
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 1, on fire, O/ Y, @- H# n: j
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CA Chicago
9 n; [# j) r$ j* }6 m4 TCA Australia, Shell hits 5, on fire
: E& n% g3 P; @. d& x6 r/ @& e7 wCL Hobart, Shell hits 4
# |0 |" L l& V# M( K7 J" A- zDD Walke, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
) x' a& B" P+ X6 D1 s天亮之后,5航战进行了最后一次努力
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Day Air attack on Cairns , at 47,100; }( D2 Q0 }$ v8 J! o1 ~
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N Kate x 35
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. E! q7 O0 l8 x4 a. s$ @5 q1 VKittyhawk I x 76 _! Z7 i1 M' x! F. R9 d
P-40E Warhawk x 21
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
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B5N Kate: 4 destroyed. W, c2 ^( d' e4 F* f* u7 S
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Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged; N* s. N2 @/ \$ D: D P/ u7 u
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged0 | t0 U9 _ _- C8 N
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CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage1 J, F Z1 ^! Y0 r$ f+ K: f' I
没有了零式空优加成,面对P40E只能打出1:1。
2 ]8 x0 p' [6 i+ d5 @1 R, ^0 _0 S随后,莫港的航空队对在吉利吉利卸载多日的运输船队,发动了多轮空袭。
% ^9 Y3 M# _' E( b" ?& j0 o获得击伤AP两条,MSW一条的不错战绩。
3 }! I% a, e# \( Y4 d" Q8 |随后,凯姆斯港内的美军水面舰只居然冲出珊瑚礁群,, |5 f( `. C* s8 z" M" M! Y- _
杀进航母舰群,吓得山口全速退出战场。
/ S2 b \! b! i" M& V( y E: u3 t双方只在24000码处互射一阵礼花。 : e9 K7 C- c4 Y4 v; F0 `. P, d
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2 ~- f& N" D! t3 U* r0 [+ V, y* i2 MDay Time Surface Combat at 50,100( j/ p0 o! `5 F/ F% ^& Z
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CV Zuikaku. u' I" G2 \. V0 v, i" q& Y. x( i! U$ v
CVL Shoho& E1 @4 ~. b9 _ L% _3 ?; l
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
7 E* ?, i* i8 w( ?CA Haguro
9 L+ h# W( Y" {0 e/ o4 K- dCA Furutaka6 M7 j- ? G" p( w9 b$ |, I. Q- K) ~" S
DD Samidare3 Q3 O4 @# J0 J4 f8 O
DD Ariake
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DD Sazanami
' r; e2 G4 J# O7 a; UDD Ushio
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Allied Ships
( q& P( E c( Q7 T9 O# G' d" uCA Portland, Shell hits 14 U* t/ j d2 A" k& y
CA Chester, Shell hits 1( e# P& v5 c" q& J5 K0 Y
CA New Orleans
9 D2 K7 r4 a3 D/ {; h2 wCA Astoria9 H1 [7 {) S5 t4 _: a
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
* ]6 z( x- z$ y1 \3 W$ a- [1 l7 g8 nDD Russell
- ^& h( S x% N5 [) yDD Phelps; q* A5 E: g; ~/ i
DD Dewey
8 w# [6 n3 O* O2 d' N* iDD Monaghan
" v; J: p; l7 R1 P% DDD Aylwin |