5月10日,连场海空大战爆发。
2 N* O/ v: G3 }4 i' N/ P3 E0 ]首先是想要混入凯姆斯港内的水面舰队遭遇雷场。
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TF 5 encounters mine field at Cairns (47,100)# T$ N$ P6 \2 W& w( D/ C6 g4 {
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B% w4 p; E9 `- i# GDD Yudachi, Mine hits 1, on fire) `2 X" b: ?/ ~: H4 u) G: ~6 ?( T6 B
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 53,910 x# ], F# ]3 D! c( w
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Japanese Ships$ A( V: y0 F6 J" S( }1 g- u8 I
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
2 V# E' {% G8 z9 ^1 \2 yCL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5' H3 h# ?$ L" o8 G
CL Yubari, Shell hits 2, on fire2 S, z9 W" u$ x; H/ s% f0 ~/ S
DD Mutsuki
0 X/ T; y) e8 w8 w$ k! uDD Yayoi, Shell hits 1, on fire" i) ~& g: y; e( p' W% B
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
. Y' i1 N( ^; R* `DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 19 \0 ?! b, ?' j) A
DD Oite/ J- z/ n k* {, }. C) a. q h
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 4, on fire
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Allied Ships7 w' ?1 a4 M6 w4 F" n' [/ E4 N
CA Chicago, Shell hits 33 G: b; G% g( C% Q
CA Australia, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- X7 c$ Z6 n; b
CL Hobart, Shell hits 6. j. }- K6 o: U# W/ u
DD Walke, Shell hits 38 C+ P) Z' P, e s) m
DD Farragut, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 53,91
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Japanese Ships$ {4 I$ f% F3 Q# E! h% ^; Z b, n1 t
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
( {" h3 X# O/ b, l1 U$ w/ |4 R: uCL Tatsuta, Shell hits 21 ?5 T! M5 E6 e0 ]3 Q
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ X+ |) p. E& ]) j4 {$ g* Y7 IDD Mutsuki, Shell hits 1
* ~' O, K, ]2 ?DD Yayoi, Shell hits 10, on fire
; }7 l2 z: r/ D* O% ?DD Mochizuki
. r' x2 K+ H C7 ODD Oite
. I! s4 |+ }7 ?- ?( q+ mDD Asanagi, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships7 Q$ N, h- O% n, V6 s$ w b/ b- I" g
CA Chicago& \, @! C9 d2 q# g9 h) b
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, on fire+ Y D* u7 z! P1 A9 l
CL Hobart, Shell hits 49 y% r, U/ N4 {, {" _! D; a
DD Walke, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
. m; d# N! \- B( T7 _ K/ Y天亮之后,5航战进行了最后一次努力 4 c( l. r. j7 U. R: A1 c4 V
依然没法一举击沉york。 $ Z: a; X: z* l! ]* A5 M4 x9 ~7 o
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, C9 V! \, H, }6 L) }5 Q. u9 LDay Air attack on Cairns , at 47,100
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Japanese aircraft+ \& y4 ] c9 ~: _* Q
A6M2 Zero x 32/ p' R: q' F4 k6 n: L
D3A Val x 44! @, W9 s4 ~; R3 o+ a+ F
B5N Kate x 35, s, r; k1 m& D2 r0 q7 U
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* j- m' ~- g0 V( z+ f( ?3 GKittyhawk I x 7
0 s8 X/ O2 k9 c' p- S: Q0 x- S0 DP-40E Warhawk x 21
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed2 N0 s6 N; s. a& G: [: d
D3A Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged4 l3 ?+ J5 A4 k
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed
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- F: V5 L* z( m- p/ Y ?Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged6 B9 Z5 R$ Q. q& t/ B
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged' F/ Q% f4 X }8 C$ m; e
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CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage: [/ i; e3 H' U9 r: x% v9 Y: M
没有了零式空优加成,面对P40E只能打出1:1。
, h( \$ y2 g; X7 o# d( p K f( \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。
) j, u! }* E6 D5 k! c% H获得击伤AP两条,MSW一条的不错战绩。: E- w" B3 r% r# Y
随后,凯姆斯港内的美军水面舰只居然冲出珊瑚礁群,
0 d6 Y8 w6 E$ ~" {; C9 W杀进航母舰群,吓得山口全速退出战场。
+ X( X9 B: c+ A. W0 q双方只在24000码处互射一阵礼花。
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Day Time Surface Combat at 50,100
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CV Shokaku7 R" C2 M- X; l' h/ U8 ?+ _' F7 }3 `
CV Zuikaku
1 z2 T/ Y. e% d4 P% qCVL Shoho, [5 N* F; b% _
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
8 h V4 O" H" w( T: X5 \5 XCA Haguro
9 I5 ~# H1 ^3 x" mCA Furutaka+ \& K$ V" ?7 k3 _
DD Samidare- r5 |/ ]9 M- y _( m
DD Ariake
2 c5 F! m, N( p0 H9 e1 rDD Akebono
, r7 c% H0 v7 E& t7 P6 E3 D& R# MDD Sazanami$ |: R5 D" B7 l
DD Ushio
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Allied Ships
+ U% M* z6 g5 V7 Y1 i( h& ]8 iCA Portland, Shell hits 1
8 L6 s3 |; a0 N5 n# r& ]CA Chester, Shell hits 1
, H7 D) q8 f6 ^6 ACA New Orleans
8 x9 g* ^2 J' h1 y' [CA Astoria
+ W. M5 y3 T$ \* A+ O, g3 i1 QCA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
" O: W1 Y$ Y7 d0 y8 Z6 i/ d. p# aDD Russell
6 w9 B- u" w7 |( GDD Phelps
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DD Monaghan
3 q/ J2 D- g8 W! Z8 QDD Aylwin |