大脸猫

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. p6 d( _, m$ q" y/ k! Q8 i牛牛把两个TF放在两个格 有效地分散了KB的攻击 而我的失误是让97去攻击机场了 损失了6架 疲劳也上了10 所以表现不好 加上CA吸引火力 只命中CV1雷 下午那一波效果更差

kevin_hx

CV决战当天，乘着双方海空如火如荼的激战，一队日军悄悄登陆米龙湾
% {" P  J* z0 B$ [事后据大猫天蝗交待，这只部队是因为XAK即将沉没，只好抢滩登陆自救
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)' Y4 a$ f1 d$ v% Y

, I  i, w4 e* j) g2 yTF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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( A& j9 B: r: C! cJapanese ground losses:7 b* V& A) R% V( {+ m8 t# J
      160 casualties reported
$ k: q' m2 D* `         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
, w, Q3 h9 G% I9 x" m! |. {         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ a$ G) M% k. N7 U& J% f         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 V8 z9 v& I3 z      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 429 x: C( q' P6 D1 T3 a! S
CV决战已暂告一段落，盟军58丧失了在海上制约KB的能力，而日军的登陆船队已经出现在莫港外海，日军的登陆迫在眉睫
& c7 t6 t1 w9 w, D2 P% Q( Y盟军断然采取破釜沉舟的战术，拼个鱼死网破也要破坏日军的登陆行动% x3 p) Z4 m% P& X
CV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
. j: C1 v7 p: G9 cCV编队分离出重巡编队，杀入莫港近海，阻止日军炮击莫港机场
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: T/ b+ ^# T1 J5 y于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开
7 G; X; }% P0 {8 W+ h* Q) ]8 a令人庆幸的是，日军第8舰队表现拙劣，在于盟军水面舰队夜战中败北，日军当天的登陆船队惨遭SS蹂躏，并被盟军舰队迫退，未能实施莫港登陆
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夜间第一场水面战，重巡青叶号重创，轻巡龙田号大火% y! W8 ]& c% X+ A7 Z: L
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4 k) Z" h. M! U0 p9 z) _Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards# X4 G- l" W! s' S4 a' g3 u% L7 R
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Japanese Ships, I' x* j* M1 R
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 I  c% A0 U6 M9 M
      CA Kinugasa
+ \$ Y4 p* _: l: A. I# {* H      CA Furutaka
% [% |( C' j3 y. W) B5 N      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire, q3 W) k' @; |6 i9 L1 e( {) @
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire8 z: o2 v% i: S; e
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires! U& W* [# f; T# J6 a
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
( y  y7 K1 m1 O3 c) ]      DD Mutsuki, _" L) y3 P- I* E' n9 A2 P
      DD Yayoi2 e6 D/ V0 Y/ e3 p9 C4 f

( ]5 X6 J- E5 G7 Q( \* m: XAllied Ships
5 ?+ Z: ?1 }4 t) L5 v      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
& l2 J  F% R7 R1 S6 y      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
  ^; R4 ?8 p+ a, s8 `) H      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire3 \# S  L0 M- N2 {" B
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 31 c( r( X- o' P& R
      DD Sims
) M& _8 X6 t, D      DD Dewey
* D5 ^- H' K8 y& y      DD Worden# o/ ~% `: a0 y, T; o( I0 r
      DD Aylwin! ]: @: a+ k% b( x8 C* u; d
      DD Whipple8 j- `  x4 K2 e  g' i% S
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随后莫港潜伏的盟军SS再次大发神威，日军登陆船队惨遭蹂躏
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1 p! R9 d! Z% D3 jSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133. c, z* ^1 u$ [1 g: e- e" \
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Japanese Ships; V. G0 a5 _( r0 v( l; V
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage0 x$ b* u! D+ b! k& J6 q6 x
      xAK Sinsei Maru
$ _( B1 ~% w, L# U, k      xAK Canberra Maru0 ?* `$ F; ?  D; Z/ X- a
      E Asanagi1 E8 O, ]0 u0 G( J0 Q9 g8 j
      E Oite
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' Y, Y( M. ^9 G( K6 `0 ]Allied Ships
* {# I5 Z+ }$ J3 t      SS S-44
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; m; ?- H* g1 E- C5 @% kJapanese ground losses:
$ o; t( f; j% C! i' V" j; I* `. h      9 casualties reported
1 A' J- t; T% V, P7 E3 @/ y1 R; m1 e         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 e9 o2 D. b0 |3 J/ Z
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 s% D: L1 b; R% W5 y         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133$ @* J) T& w7 y" S% O, u
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      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
( j$ _8 p9 K; e0 ~      SS S-44
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Japanese ground losses:
1 @# Y* m# \/ x, I      36 casualties reported1 F! L) @3 s. b' a
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled& H& ?1 f% y9 h0 M! b) Z* l5 T
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled2 [1 N  {) o8 n1 D. R, z
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

天亮后，盟军第2队水面舰队追上了溃败的第8舰队，日轻巡夕张号爆火，美重巡芝加哥号重创
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards8 L- u* h+ T8 ~$ o
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Japanese Ships
6 s6 E) N$ K" C& B      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3$ W8 T8 D& p( x; d, D( j/ p) ]/ k  y
      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire) M% Y: n8 F8 }5 z" s
      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire% U5 s2 S  i% w' W
      CL Tenryu, ^4 U$ \, z3 B5 }: J$ X- x
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
3 o* X6 d7 r; O% n8 c) Z* `; h$ m" E      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- Z! h* L& ~" V5 w- Y8 T

! W4 W1 v) q' M1 Z: `! q& wAllied Ships( b" |1 |2 y2 W$ ?' G0 M
      CA Chester, Shell hits 32 M! b8 [$ o! }  A
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
! j) E/ v3 V. ~' V1 C      CA Astoria, Shell hits 34 ^; ]. z' m' i3 [) R# i
      DD Anderson# A: P4 D, k, n
      DD Morris, Shell hits 2( M& C" z1 O1 p! l4 Z! {7 n, v$ R
      DD Perkins

kevin_hx

随后，莫港航空队和KB舰载机对双方的水面舰队大打出手
1 L$ l; }! Q, n& a重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创6 _- \0 K. V1 u# O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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) C6 B) }" {8 X* G3 t. ^Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; t* W' I4 ~6 a7 q% [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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) P7 X" U( S" T7 j2 Y$ V' }Japanese aircraft0 |# i) B) T5 j# ]  J- |
      A6M2 Zero x 4/ u8 d) {/ D  U( A: O6 P  w

7 V2 z  C' l$ o1 |4 E2 ZAllied aircraft
2 C% h* ^/ j0 z0 b  `      SBD-3 Dauntless x 164 Q7 @# y0 f9 a
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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: m' g$ u1 X( y5 Z6 P  ]0 Z; HNo Japanese losses) |+ n5 B! B/ ]& z1 }% v9 k

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7 ^( }7 H& O5 P- c  t      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged5 M+ z* o" r0 h+ I4 z+ b6 e

2 C! n4 P/ t' l& W( F% y8 `Japanese Ships- e2 i7 {! g# W- d0 r" j' m1 d- }
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires6 Y7 u. d! z& f3 y1 |
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires  Q  V4 B8 i5 d% |2 T
      CA Furutaka,  on fire& x+ U( f, P7 y4 d7 A! h
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6 o# C9 ~6 D& F$ ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1332 w  H& s- z5 R1 e
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 C1 u2 K9 J( _2 g# i
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 t1 f' g6 ^' q1 K* Q/ N' KEstimated time to target is 5 minutes. [3 o0 `; M. }* b% s

* \. D  H' C" xJapanese aircraft$ \% E* h' V4 [! P
      A6M2 Zero x 19
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6 Z! i3 l* o0 p5 HAllied aircraft7 Q0 I; O7 [& `2 {2 ]
      P-40E Warhawk x 11 p! x: n! q- d
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9% O1 ^7 _+ e/ }* l% X7 i
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses
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) p" r3 a% E: I  ?: HAllied aircraft losses
: c% M6 y& @- w* p( ~1 L; n: t      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
3 F6 {& f2 ^, V- |+ r3 D+ Y4 a' E      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
3 n& N. G4 d( o3 I- |$ z5 g' v      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire" b- Y) Q! y6 Q: s4 z# i3 {# r$ G9 l: ?
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盟军舰队防空火力强大，KB建树不大，仅受创的芝加哥号再次重创, ?/ V& T5 p0 N* l% j  L# d" Q; k/ d! j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130! L  G1 u) d  w0 ]1 Z  r4 ^

) v7 Z& @' \1 D% T) T! zWeather in hex: Overcast8 F+ e7 O, x/ ~% }# R7 |4 H- A
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! X8 V5 ?# j, b0 m! a
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes2 e' T+ F3 A  A- y2 ]9 e' C. d' N

" r; V: z2 K' k9 z. `% \$ j- GJapanese aircraft
. v: D, G( _' a' ^3 s5 l* R      A6M2 Zero x 262 y) W* Y  k. x8 @' u- N2 v
      B5N1 Kate x 3
# S2 p* K* v+ e# G) x      B5N2 Kate x 12
' D/ w0 y+ ?! O  {, U  H9 d0 `/ d      D3A1 Val x 29, U) q2 P5 K) A2 I

: k+ v7 Z5 F5 m+ H/ m0 m" SAllied aircraft
6 [: A6 ^+ w( s( [2 m6 Q9 |      P-40E Warhawk x 19
$ j1 s0 H. y; e9 X7 B      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses5 v# n$ F; z  f1 w
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed+ F/ E7 v& Q. G) j' E
      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
0 P2 i4 k, x) I" M. m9 G+ y      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged& ?# F" p; f, [( B# b& N
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged
! k5 `5 Q2 L. a5 c/ s      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ Y5 S5 ?8 C2 N5 ENo Allied losses: c2 {2 n1 v, V. Z& Q  o+ U
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      CA Australia: g" @# T; t6 _# |: U: u' {: p5 W$ Q: f
      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire' N7 b! ], U, b: n
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
4 N5 A- X: t8 B% R% ~9 d      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire; j2 R- g+ l" J* J/ \
      DD Worden
# l6 w2 R+ ~$ \7 E' k) f6 f      CA Astoria

红叶

大脸猫水面舰队没开全速？自动反应范围太小？不过算是保护了登陆船队，KB还有多少进攻力量？

kevin_hx

据大猫天蝗供认，水面舰队是准备去炮击莫港的，结果遭遇盟军水面舰队后，由于指挥官好战度不高，没将任务改为水面战模式，所以被盟军爆头

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 09, 42: l( y) A- O) B# r
大战结束后，双方都在调整部署
# W+ V  N9 P) `$ x$ j2 D) W4 @大统领预估天蝗必然会轰炸机场，并撤出水面舰队汇合登陆船队，然后再继续扑上，但不会立即行动，需要至少1-2回合的调整，于是大统领果断地将水面舰队解散在港口规避空袭，并出动莫港航空队和潜艇，沿途捡漏1 X+ u- B/ Q# Y( [! I
一天的战事，大多是潜艇攻击与反潜作战，盟军陆基零零零散散的空袭则毫无作为: v  o5 B* O1 W/ I0 z
不出大统领所料，恼羞成怒的天蝗果然出动KB大举空袭莫港机场，损失舰载机若干后炸毁盟军飞机若干2 D$ i% q7 C. D, ]
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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9 {$ X/ e. w  ZJapanese Ships7 ^% ^" K, t+ J! e8 v
      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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8 Z% I" C2 i2 G! [6 G" @  Z( I# p) SAllied Ships
- K% l- }$ w7 j) |& {      SS S-47
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * U" Q0 @- c3 x$ c

3 M( L0 O: D  p- D( a9 `Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 O  [1 |9 _. x7 d6 fRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
; O  g, L# r8 oEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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7 t8 N0 q( T9 {' e+ M2 `! [9 K      A6M2 Zero x 23
9 Q4 u# c* O5 R+ q      B5N1 Kate x 23 _" p) f. N) R+ K" C$ [
      B5N2 Kate x 12
, H0 {3 k5 U* y. `  `" M" M      D3A1 Val x 12
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% f+ s  d- O- sAllied aircraft
/ T: G9 V. a! x      P-40E Warhawk x 100 k+ Q! |( Z' B, Z+ U6 ~( b2 M
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 103 E' y5 P, _! m# b

  p& G- b7 v' B2 h- aJapanese aircraft losses
+ G: o# T6 d9 E" t      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
) l' s4 _$ i6 N" L0 Y5 W; ]      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak! @- t& {0 K. u7 s+ b
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
& j$ P" ^/ @# [: `      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
4 l& w# v8 G. J$ v, A      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak4 N8 q9 c2 t% B! Y2 Z4 N
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' h7 ^- f9 l$ \9 s, ?      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
) J2 m3 G; a; H4 n2 |1 V; \( g  {      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground# d5 d! ?/ N. [$ @' Z- V
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
# Z' M4 i  v8 }7 m% g) E      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground! ^' ]. e5 k5 q  }$ o
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground: X% F8 u; p1 G2 b
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground- y7 I4 l  ~9 O0 x% h! ~- r
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
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$ g3 e: b! Z6 }. h0 ~9 kAllied ground losses:
* D4 y6 J4 x0 `/ N4 [  ^      4 casualties reported) D( \/ m# ?% d2 o* R7 ^. o
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 b, Q/ Z$ l" B1 B) T0 Y% [
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 S0 l" E& x+ m) E
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 ]0 S1 Z8 P6 L' u, g/ K
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Airbase hits 1
3 o  k: U3 b; t! o5 u" S6 F1 uAirbase supply hits 2# x9 M; j, e7 S5 k
Runway hits 18

kevin_hx

莫港的地面部队，一开局就已经开了自动补充，目前已经超过100战力

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 10, 425 v- s9 E4 k7 `2 w, u. B- X
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重创的CA芝加哥号单舰将日军莫港登陆船队逼退，日军登陆的企图再次破产
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, J# `7 m- F7 i% u& }Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships" d( c5 z4 T  ]: J6 [
      CM Tsugaru; k$ P0 y: e$ f- v- [( Z& U- _. r4 b
      DD Yayoi
9 f1 D; i4 F* `      E Oite! Y; X$ k& j4 g! Q
      E Asanagi
1 S5 z4 k& p. i6 J0 e+ M      DMS W.209 Y  d- S- N  [  j- H: c4 H9 s
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
+ _2 f/ S7 Z" r* @- k: N      xAKL Noshiro Maru #29 r% O1 I4 K; f* v' M( m6 Q( z+ E
      xAK Canberra Maru
' L8 Y5 H$ a6 C/ g      xAK Kansai Maru, @" y: K7 j8 X  W
      xAK Kagu Maru: N5 d! s% x% s. m7 n
      xAK Asakaze Maru. S  J) g. `+ C! s5 d) I
      xAK Sinsei Maru
# ~3 D3 w/ M& V. q      xAK Ikushima Maru* Y: e7 v- p! W3 ?! Z: k
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2& D7 V- Y; a8 o4 e' d; K/ O" G. L
      xAK Aso Maru
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Allied Ships0 s0 k- _2 Y+ M# L  ]- r" ]
      CA Chicago,  heavy damage- w& ^& ?) C2 [2 l& T0 q
  r  P, p1 l: s' B5 l" \% L% }. k
随后盟军的水面舰队和潜艇联合出击与日军护航舰队混战数场，各有胜负% M7 q. T+ a3 I% j! i4 X; ~
击沉日军重巡加古号、妙高号、轻巡夕张号，损失切斯特号、阿斯托利亚号、新奥尔良号' H: E  Y, I  R% |) v( N
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131- G; m$ `) m- [6 N4 y7 k5 M" U" i
2 Y0 w# Q( P" f0 z; b
Japanese Ships1 ]0 h, Q# k, ?1 Q1 {  o# ^8 g
      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ c/ d0 o, ~" G0 W9 e$ m/ v; c" z- A: ~% l. b; u! U
Allied Ships
, u+ n$ ^0 l; x& q# u      SS S-47* o5 r+ u3 m/ d7 D% N1 L1 t: w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards) H+ S7 h9 a: ~* m
7 ~+ M3 _' ^( n! I2 v# U/ K' T3 j
Japanese Ships
! `/ A' C; }" }8 `  T5 i: d8 N4 f      CA Myoko) V% q  @4 q2 m( M1 E9 c
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ p* Z4 f, |$ t( C+ w      DD Akebono9 W( H" }% R7 \& L1 y2 d& H0 `$ ]
      DD Sazanami
" E- @3 [/ y6 @5 H/ J4 t      DD Ushio6 |) N& v! V- c" n- X
% D" E7 q7 b7 s" M( Z0 B
Allied Ships
! Q8 G1 r6 E$ n: E$ e: w      CA Chester, Shell hits 1
5 w- N2 l/ p! l9 _& L      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 i1 S; V6 C. O2 O      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4& o% @) Y: l6 \! U- U! m- I
      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
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. m8 W  I: s% @- J8 }  h' R+ W8 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards; H8 v3 V; T4 x. Y0 C
8 E! G% U0 h  \
Allied aircraft
- L# r4 t2 |  g% j      no flights; G; k4 f$ M( x  R4 i
  j. [+ m) a  F& u& ?  l# \
Allied aircraft losses
7 M3 U6 v( Y0 T      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
' ~7 H" H& k/ |2 w3 K; ^+ H. M7 g! m& c8 A0 Y' J
Japanese Ships! O3 X$ J# m1 P  z" K, }
      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
; W9 O1 G6 g$ Y, Y# ?/ S5 q8 d      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
5 c7 [3 u5 h: D0 ^6 z3 m3 J- f1 K8 }      DD Sazanami
; k/ ]- r9 Q: W" s: h! @  S3 l: f4 X/ h' A# ?8 A0 ?  [0 c
Allied Ships
% g$ P1 ?9 o, {7 c      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# Q/ K- p9 f7 W' i
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1. g& A, [+ s7 p8 M6 d
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
8 D/ n) G3 h( R- b6 J+ A      DD Sims, Shell hits 1) |6 `4 D2 g% R. H! Q  L6 }3 D
      DD Anderson: m" N5 V% v( m" n' |
      DD Perkins5 m) r& i, l' j
      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire
5 U( b- V3 a$ `9 W0 T+ q      DD Worden
: s" r, }; s/ \- m- a0 R$ [8 `      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ v9 N* s8 ]# W  N8 Z" p; o$ \: ~
      DD Whipple
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards5 B( G! A+ G1 K. W0 I. A
% L% U2 w; [9 N
Japanese aircraft  i8 \3 I6 ^0 Y% Z) M* B+ W2 P
      no flights
! W) K2 o; }: r  a( H1 z; b$ `" W
8 [2 N/ v2 d, T9 n3 N$ {( I$ k* N! f% O2 vJapanese aircraft losses
- [3 m  b% y- k+ g% O      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
8 f6 n9 e2 i( _1 _: D% ?2 n/ @& U4 @: j
Japanese Ships
3 ^( G( c& g$ W" K      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
, R7 Z3 `/ g8 v! Z      DD Ushio* e  J" k8 H, s4 n. C, x

( ^2 G$ `7 m5 O: ^0 N8 GAllied Ships8 }! p5 B: L: A2 D) K( b4 C
      CA Minneapolis8 c( _- T  [9 d
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1& C! [& F- h" ^8 X
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
, p& J5 F7 y( [) ?3 B      DD Anderson
  Y- U, @# q" M; Q$ _7 J4 `      DD Perkins8 l# T1 ]* `5 A" x6 j8 c0 ?5 G+ ?
      DD Dewey" f  w- f4 v( k! G0 {8 P
      DD Worden" Z3 t, A! h0 G" N' j& `# E7 `$ W
      DD Whipple
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards* Z  R8 S( `/ q8 p0 ]% f* n3 _0 H

8 i' g8 n) d  v. ^: YJapanese Ships
7 D! P& ?6 B) U, v! t      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk, o4 c( n" p, B+ Q# U" `

; B/ K/ Y' ]7 {- W3 e" SAllied Ships
6 N& z( G0 g/ h  q      CA Minneapolis8 q- G3 |4 Y) l% e3 {
      CA Australia- @1 M/ h. _8 y2 O: |. E) z' f
      DD Sims  P! P: C  M) v# K$ h
      DD Anderson
; |: j/ n) P# k" E) S! k1 b9 v; N( U& z      DD Perkins
+ g) K6 l6 n1 L      DD Dewey, Q4 j/ s8 w, B& b: W: @; a
      DD Worden
) W, R) i" D: _      DD Whipple

kevin_hx

天亮后，日军KB和陆攻疯狂反扑，丧心病狂的大猫天蝗甚至将大艇也对海攻击，盟军多艘战舰不幸或重创或沉没
- X0 K( j6 R4 @( V6 x$ G/ G- a6 m中创的CV约克镇号撤离途中在澳洲东海岸不幸遭到潜艇暗算，中雷重创; I; {: K! F$ T0 z9 l9 D* }
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' D% t# s4 k- B7 {: z" cSub attack near Townsville  at 92,144
# z7 V1 x1 W: g# ~$ w
" m# i' f1 o/ Z) Z+ SJapanese Ships
0 P- y+ F! Q- F( x/ I      SS I-27, e8 L9 u" T5 Y( i

3 |) z' k' S& g. P! qAllied Ships- V9 M6 F8 y$ P" t# H0 u. H% _
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage, ~. C2 [/ o& y
      DD Hammann. |8 \0 p$ E+ _* b* C2 T
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130
. Q) j. x6 y! ?" r9 j  e% E" r/ q, ^& {# L
Japanese Ships
7 @: |3 l* g7 O- r" c* c      SS I-21
2 t: m! O  `7 Q* d
+ f3 `, q7 ?* @) R+ }' CAllied Ships
+ T/ B8 W; F8 x- D& z, w9 ~) Z7 c      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
& j5 Y5 D& Z4 v& A      DD Morris
8 ]2 C, O$ S1 T3 J/ Q% a) T9 Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$ `8 ~9 L* @. g( |# @" T
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
! R/ p' M9 P0 X+ z. A  l9 @, x" i( m3 e4 m
3 p, X/ l. A( i6 OWeather in hex: Heavy rain) d! y+ g2 y1 B, \. _7 O' F
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Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 N6 [- ?8 b1 ~; ~6 [6 w
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 O. Z: ~; u4 Z8 i6 f# |0 m6 R

3 s' B! j& }% h; {Japanese aircraft) A0 |, ?7 L) u
      A6M2 Zero x 21
  A8 g, o9 ~, r$ ?6 c) g) `      B5N2 Kate x 11! K9 T: _( W  f2 P* w
      D3A1 Val x 17
) {' o6 H7 s* i  c" Y; [3 d
. x! r1 L6 O5 _# a5 JAllied aircraft3 B9 {$ u) K# t7 w
      P-40E Warhawk x 8' V: h- \9 j& X7 t" H3 g
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 40 ^1 o0 j) @9 C
5 w/ r) G% O  U) b2 T# ]6 p
Japanese aircraft losses9 I1 f; \. u8 v1 j8 _5 a% w1 N. E
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed2 @# n. |! ^0 c) U2 q( z9 ^8 a
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged8 Z* d" \5 c6 W# G  O6 N0 ~' H
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: q1 q+ w" `8 b$ M* Q3 A, g" F
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
* T) r* E" F9 c& m" |      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
0 L' A3 f. c5 I! S+ o8 c
* ?3 }; V1 |9 s9 ]# A1 [Allied aircraft losses
& {" y6 \- W+ a3 ^9 Y# v( X9 U      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed  c) S/ e+ |, Y- t* K/ p
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. b  [1 I6 N9 {7 H

) \3 Z# N+ l* I1 U1 _: vAllied Ships7 X- _0 Q( c/ S# a
      CA Minneapolis
9 z2 S7 M$ @" Q, ]  N      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage
7 }$ U) H- ^- y  |9 A& ]1 d1 T* r      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
2 Z5 `/ t, p  ?! {) v      DD Anderson
7 f2 A/ ?* _! _! z      CA Australia
0 a6 v2 R( u( C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& G& z+ n/ Q: ]" BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
1 _2 s8 b0 O5 g
& ]9 X) ^' k4 K: dWeather in hex: Light cloud7 U5 N0 Q; {  r8 K

8 \( S% m8 P" O$ RRaid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 D0 M0 u& }2 Y( R) U
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes6 C0 |# ?4 }: t1 ?6 \& c2 {0 W
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Japanese aircraft
4 I& h2 F; l' j# r4 z& z1 q      A5M4 Claude x 46 |" v1 `. ]; U3 h: I+ H
      G3M2 Nell x 18" j9 ]7 _# V/ f
      H8K1 Emily x 10
$ Z# D* N+ B/ S& p0 C' ]- D
8 A0 w* u( g/ A) LJapanese aircraft losses
7 O4 ^4 J  a2 {" }% X- q+ K+ E. ^# O      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
, Y$ n9 q, R6 q      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged
  N. C$ N& M, I8 ^: ^$ ?7 D9 y( h7 s9 J7 |0 D+ j3 n2 o% U' o
Allied Ships
* `! W% Y0 b! n5 c- r$ U+ P      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage. R; [  q6 R) T( x8 L) A0 M
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1  |! B, V/ x* ^- M: X% V+ N
      DD Whipple
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( s( z* G$ c+ w* i& L6 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1300 |5 b; W+ C0 k
4 }' V; P: @" J
Weather in hex: Light cloud
6 K# N2 q* z$ h4 V; D
* h2 ~+ t3 W2 v. l& X: b% oRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 C  R) I2 W0 L0 }; AEstimated time to target is 36 minutes- ?& p( r0 [& z( T1 U. I

. r0 X( i% {+ B. z+ m) c2 eJapanese aircraft( ^# K! {3 X( v
      A5M4 Claude x 4
  K/ y/ q; l, l8 a      H6K4 Mavis x 6
: `- O6 v8 |" b5 O* _* ^
" T3 k* d) Y9 E6 [# ~0 uJapanese aircraft losses
4 V7 C4 M9 X! J4 [7 T      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
& T% ?% w: o- \1 X
1 O; m, q( j+ z( YAllied Ships# N& r4 H; U4 b( A
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! h1 K8 s: o) A: m9 P% f
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! @6 ^1 u5 i% N, u  O! o. dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 Y. t% R% j7 L0 M' D

& g# Q5 x1 L  w) u  X5 ~- K8 `8 D8 C* sWeather in hex: Light cloud
% F% L/ w" ~$ x
: c4 E( K: A, N! q% NRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* Y$ T+ m4 C  v% P* p0 m
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes$ j% _/ X# p6 O% J+ G
  ?8 R( C+ d2 `9 g5 M7 E4 L& B/ x
Japanese aircraft
; S, _" k  }% {0 q! m( t* u      A5M4 Claude x 4, U* A8 N# e: u* t0 {7 e
      G4M1 Betty x 12
: N0 X1 S& u2 Z* y- L: B8 q( P
& L! {" J8 \! X" tAllied aircraft$ z9 {3 @( q0 b0 k
      no flights0 E# A3 x) s9 P7 r  g+ E% b
4 B; D; t# S+ U% }" C8 \; N1 k
No Japanese losses
5 y# C2 C. b0 W; R. I8 |. G+ c0 g0 I- M7 y
Allied aircraft losses
% x0 B  a; Y& A) {4 H      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed4 x! c( d6 I. L( f  u
" V7 g  w! I7 U1 a
Allied Ships
) T' G+ W" M8 D0 K      CL Hobart
9 P# n1 [( F; F0 F; U& {# H6 c      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

hongqi315

大猫又被瓜牛吃了。。

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42! o" j6 M/ U( V" ^2 U
第二次登陆失败后，猫天蝗恼羞成怒，KB对莫港大肆空袭，企图瘫痪莫港机场 2 H0 Y! H% [4 U. |& W. P
同时登陆船队重新在海上漂浮，等待时机，等待护航舰队重整旗鼓
0 u0 z* K/ s3 m而盟军的陆基零零星星地出击，毫无建树，遂要求对海6000英尺，以期获得斩获* @/ j. |7 u! Z' ~0 ~; V4 ]4 t  j
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
% w/ x, p/ D: x/ w- p3 Y! {; \5 j8 T& T) n) C2 ^& L
Weather in hex: Light cloud  ~) i4 y( h* J0 \
3 a' n6 n. S: E7 ^6 r& T
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 ?" Z8 t' r7 G
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
- e7 o5 h. h9 N- _5 ~' j9 u3 q. X6 }# k4 A; z- d7 q
Japanese aircraft; I  `; j! F6 v5 |/ x  o0 r
      A5M4 Claude x 49 c. m' Z7 S* q5 j
      A6M2 Zero x 22% n. J& R: f; i% k, D9 m" p8 L
      G3M2 Nell x 17
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* @# `) L6 \7 SAllied aircraft+ U% R% z1 H. h" G2 ?
      P-40E Warhawk x 6- `# y$ w* l9 m% [+ s8 }6 G
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
' n8 @- \7 }1 [' X% I8 x1 e3 ^  C7 j: R4 M
Japanese aircraft losses% r- K. u) ^* d# v2 n- L" V
      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
) ?, i0 W* N! [& |' \" s      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 e7 u) F% v6 T
  c7 x, i0 ?  r- q
Allied aircraft losses- ^) q8 {- a& |2 L; }" T
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
7 p: ?+ H! K' y% Y8 F$ h+ E9 ]! d
# U$ C/ \1 s8 s% t) ~. N
Allied ground losses:
+ F5 B$ Y: \( i4 g+ |% A* B      21 casualties reported$ a0 O, @9 \/ N( \( l) @* s
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 h3 {) c. C- |/ e  a$ ?         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 c; \1 u/ E9 J' `4 U8 m, f) V3 h
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
+ `& G" @- b) H9 d/ B& x% c剧本所剩时间不多了，猫天蝗决定发起决死登陆在重巡羽黑的护航下，登陆船队第3次对莫港发起冲滩，但是。。。。
$ q( z% e" T. a8 w; t1 @# [当天夜里月光暗淡，可见度极低，羽黑编队与盟军水面舰队仅仅打了一个照面就匆匆擦肩而过，结果登陆船队惨遭屠戮
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
$ ?; ?/ D4 y2 }( x' _$ ?/ N4 S/ d# K( B7 R" o* S5 s0 B" X
Japanese Ships
1 P  T; B) v- x. q      CA Haguro. {, A! D1 V; k$ U3 \0 m! b- m0 U
      DD Shiratsuyu, n$ b5 M  U4 w& Q
      DD Shigure
# }# ^: n- u$ B0 q# t      DD Yugure& ?( _; B7 u% B6 K* G4 ~: F/ `
      DD Ariake
# d; S0 P' y9 W) n3 @% B      DD Akebono! F$ [7 w: e; @7 D: [) N/ b
      DD Sazanami
& O1 f- O  `- h5 W5 V3 b) r      DD Ushio
9 z" C2 q# m3 d; N2 z# r      DD Yayoi
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. L5 Q3 F4 @3 q6 dAllied Ships  J7 n* J, \) Y* y$ G, X/ o
      CA Australia
0 d7 A# b0 T& ~9 x      CL Hobart
3 b1 G# S( ?7 o$ p9 N5 E      DD Sims: p% z+ ^* {6 t4 P- V" X7 m  L
      DD Anderson
; n! P- O  I8 ~      DD Perkins
9 W/ F! B2 Y1 U% J9 K      DD Dewey
4 t& A; M! i6 i2 I/ k/ e- @( d# P      DD Worden
! r6 o# D6 t$ u9 o; @' q  K8 X2 n# K      DD Whipple
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猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会
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# l/ `* U- [2 j- W8 aDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards3 |/ x9 ]! E- S

  L! \+ g* x4 k/ `Japanese aircraft
) r0 L5 ~& f" ^5 [/ G2 p      no flights
  r# R4 W& v6 b+ C  p! N1 N
. p) I) d5 F; n; }6 n( V# `( _Japanese aircraft losses
, ?1 i% G. `$ n      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed( O8 a$ L( @) B  q  I9 r6 |

/ p. T2 X! n0 N8 r4 E2 uJapanese Ships
2 W6 M8 b; v2 z( ~% e      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 t& B2 ~/ R  k2 K
      E Oite
5 G3 s, s- X! m3 C: R      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 a5 m) V2 {! i- [: B6 z( p" X- q0 E      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk' r' Y7 c# G6 F3 ~
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires. X+ H: E- u) w* H' I5 w' {9 F
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
) {0 N# o: V# S6 U! [      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ n* a5 T4 S6 s9 ]6 [( J4 v$ T# k
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ F  E. e7 F# X4 o. d
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
0 d1 n/ y% \8 x: x  v8 D      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
- t$ G/ E7 e/ v      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
3 H& ]; o% h( U5 K& d      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
- E3 S$ {% o" c7 }      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 }- L  C# o9 T! F' ?
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
, N' t7 l) f3 b* f/ M      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
9 J% ?  j" k- m. g$ R, L/ l      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
/ }" [2 L9 w( C8 V' E      DD Sims3 x; ~5 U9 r, D
      DD Anderson
  V! \/ I7 }: I6 W      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
, ]& W& h2 I1 V! f. M+ f9 F      DD Dewey& {9 L- r* n' v  Q6 Q
      DD Worden, Shell hits 18 E, o3 p/ J$ b
      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2$ u# B1 d* I3 q4 |$ h' G0 I( B
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Japanese ground losses:
; t" j# m- e, _" c8 _      3411 casualties reported# P0 [: V' ^' C
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled- t- c; B2 Y, C- l/ q" i
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled
$ p, {/ q2 o8 d+ i         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 a* P/ `  P# x2 E) H, ?5 P      Guns lost 47 (12 destroyed, 35 disabled)

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天亮后双方飞机互相捡漏，但是已经影响不了大局( @: h9 v6 N; {# L" {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 V2 m, n. n: [; T

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. R) a6 [) {* T. O' }$ e# l/ o. J7 GRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! c) n  K6 ^1 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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! Y) g, w( m8 u; |; l) YAllied aircraft
* H0 s( `! L" q8 c      Wirraway x 63 `1 C% Z8 `1 n" w$ h
      P-40E Warhawk x 4
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4 u7 W% D" }# ]2 U, [4 @% |) Y! o( yNo Allied losses0 f: J9 I0 N1 E7 ]7 H
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Japanese Ships5 {' h3 n. v0 t
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 W, E. g; ~9 u% `
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk: z( L+ s: ]  ]8 ^) b# C
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Japanese ground losses:# e8 D7 [3 Q1 C" g/ z0 K' @
      131 casualties reported
9 m! g$ Q8 E# X. |% M) c( ~         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
# @0 X; \( ^' M, T* t         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ~% R" [( [  g& H
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* E5 g$ K  N. {2 Q' q& C# P( `      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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+ q7 r% x$ o. NWeather in hex: Partial cloud$ C3 @# ]+ b$ n9 N8 X9 l
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 ]6 K% O* s% w0 o0 {
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes* g# e  v' Q0 _. U8 T0 d

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Allied aircraft  {) k  u6 z$ Z  J+ G1 K
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2- v! L8 I9 e* P* k

: i: `2 b4 N: C; C" G# D$ ENo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships6 F6 P0 v* C! V9 ^
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 I  @& h" t# h/ Q

) `! o+ d! c( x; W9 |Japanese ground losses:. n% n+ s4 h& P2 I, b
      188 casualties reported2 k8 O6 Y0 ~/ l# b
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 Q, ^) ^- z7 Y" ~) J1 n( o         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
- I" H2 g* Q* q3 f' P/ W0 U         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 E4 H* a% ^" W5 Z      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 e  n/ K: i. p: a- j" {9 q; ^
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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) J; b4 b! m) g6 U  ERaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( D' u) C; V1 s! c; w' t9 EEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
  F' Z3 M8 H7 z2 u. b+ U( z      A6M2 Zero x 171 T0 l& {+ G) s8 b( i
      G4M1 Betty x 25
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Allied aircraft1 ?8 I4 b8 l# s+ t; ]
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
. M2 A* o) o* u- H% D      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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- O7 J3 V, |& v' A1 lJapanese aircraft losses* j: v& F" R4 G# Y1 o! P6 N3 h8 t
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses) Y" w" b; x1 D( |' d
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, r8 N4 `! a. q# j
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Allied Ships
* i. Y0 V2 e2 ~      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage