5月10日,连场海空大战爆发。
: M/ N9 o h; ?8 m! p% E/ q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)% E0 D8 h1 O2 ^( @1 v* l
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DD Yudachi, Mine hits 1, on fire
1 m @( H2 |* a4 s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 N; N# W0 V- A( c: V5 \3 b
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CL Tenryu, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage0 h5 [9 P) E9 ^; B! n0 ]
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5$ m4 r/ x& M" d9 g
CL Yubari, Shell hits 2, on fire
) U! Z ^) ^6 O0 w0 ADD Mutsuki
- K3 R$ @4 s! s, [( O- U! V; ^DD Yayoi, Shell hits 1, on fire
; D8 R! J0 f0 N5 ^DD Uzuki, Shell hits 10, and is sunk1 r" a" K* \( B5 M5 O- \) d. ~
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1
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DD Asanagi, Shell hits 4, on fire
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! K* z$ U. K1 T9 a- yAllied Ships
+ s3 ? c% R9 w2 ^5 }CA Chicago, Shell hits 3
) ^0 n$ U. e1 ~+ R+ TCA Australia, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; }: ~1 o4 v# _3 X; c1 C' _CL Hobart, Shell hits 6
8 f/ l/ B1 P1 KDD Walke, Shell hits 3- Y1 G$ ~, |; F8 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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CL Tenryu, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage) L6 x9 ?4 a7 q* g% F
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2$ w3 e1 W8 m) Q6 _' O1 ^) I3 G
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
v- }% \" X, v7 \7 vDD Mutsuki, Shell hits 17 ~( T- Y# b( |+ ^8 S$ ^8 y' I
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 10, on fire
: u. z: j8 {* ~$ GDD Mochizuki% Q( C% S' f: n( `1 d9 {( q
DD Oite
3 j# c' K9 x/ @DD Asanagi, Shell hits 1, on fire- p3 o- x9 G! i0 U5 ~% w5 `
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CA Chicago3 D4 t5 d% y& Y$ h9 A
CA Australia, Shell hits 5, on fire% Q: p& f% ^* j
CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
* ?- z) [2 g) N1 s6 `/ r1 \4 C* J$ lDD Walke, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage6 g& Y' q) F! X- i! K4 k( G" X
天亮之后,5航战进行了最后一次努力
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. e, Y5 h2 [2 _+ E8 v( j2 r# S% WDay Air attack on Cairns , at 47,100: D+ i2 \( y/ v
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Japanese aircraft
/ a# T, ?) A2 ?# q# YA6M2 Zero x 32
- Q0 F+ j" }4 m/ P* J; Z7 P1 Y6 ND3A Val x 44" O/ e( u# C1 h2 }+ T
B5N Kate x 35
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Allied aircraft
/ z, f2 |. X4 }" M- K. qKittyhawk I x 7
+ q! ]( [, g8 _. A' Q2 BP-40E Warhawk x 21* P3 {, M( q {" O" W
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed3 N: h& }: x; L% K, K, g9 S
D3A Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged8 B: {5 L9 B7 i9 Z1 A0 ]
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed- P' w {. Q" p' B2 P
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8 b; t( B- Q5 Z& z n* pKittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged$ r+ Q+ y& S7 Q0 Q4 M8 M' S
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage; W& U) u8 s. E' U. f) K/ d
没有了零式空优加成,面对P40E只能打出1:1。 9 h# K" a/ o2 S1 w& j9 n' E* l4 M
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。
% F, q! h. c6 `7 E% X获得击伤AP两条,MSW一条的不错战绩。9 O$ A4 [ w) D$ }0 T" G, e& Z8 |
随后,凯姆斯港内的美军水面舰只居然冲出珊瑚礁群,' l5 D0 S+ l7 @2 f" F
杀进航母舰群,吓得山口全速退出战场。
" k' F% L N/ R! e2 Q双方只在24000码处互射一阵礼花。
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! u. \. Q5 E$ W6 ^. ?' SDay Time Surface Combat at 50,100* v* m9 n% [# J4 `" s- ~
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: }/ }# X/ N" g4 N$ t9 F# KCV Shokaku4 }5 x- _7 d- Z
CV Zuikaku
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
& `2 ]( ~4 S9 b+ t* Y# ~CA Haguro6 V) l' ~" y" k2 D% X0 P( k& g
CA Furutaka9 ~1 Q1 N9 ]/ N7 q. e
DD Samidare
3 _3 d" W- f& V0 \ S% XDD Ariake
4 ^( }& ]& ?" ?3 H! e" m1 A2 G& VDD Akebono; P8 M, X X3 h$ A ^4 E
DD Sazanami. c, K) y, k8 b8 {% f
DD Ushio
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Allied Ships
( N7 q5 G% O4 c, w2 {# }CA Portland, Shell hits 1
6 H# ^+ [: z3 c9 xCA Chester, Shell hits 1
6 L8 o0 |5 g v# Q( r3 {& L% xCA New Orleans
0 C3 L3 [- ~3 x7 W7 O+ dCA Astoria+ h0 }; ^. J3 h2 V+ d5 o
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1( Q2 J4 V G) |& j1 V4 C
DD Russell
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DD Dewey
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+ J! _5 c' |1 {; S# Q3 w: u8 o+ tDD Aylwin |