大脸猫

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9 E6 ]0 X( q! a: l3 ]: K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
/ K( i7 M7 G3 z# D7 u! \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2 d( h2 ?3 t3 V, R
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)- h3 G2 ^, y% h& v6 u2 X; s2 h0 }) v

4 s& D% T) F! x- ^8 h+ k: \TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:
3 l! z2 V# K: P8 k# ^      160 casualties reported: g: w( `3 Q$ y" r! c
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
, O1 U) n- s& k! E4 ~( _1 j         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 G9 \& `5 ^) w2 M7 o+ S
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. X0 C0 v6 H! L# t0 W      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42' I4 v; Y" w/ [" x" o
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
$ f/ V( w. t, X# p! [" z1 {- ^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
  w2 ?/ R, y( t/ e5 e2 ICV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
! [$ M5 B. v) y3 nCV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7 ]* G- o  R2 t2 o; Z
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于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开& `2 A9 Q1 _% I+ L: V
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& c" ?; Y6 ~+ ~# _8 E
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships# }/ Q3 `" v. M5 u* J9 {5 _
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: Y+ k% J) t8 O) m' X3 s+ p' K      CA Kinugasa
: T2 l( J/ z  p0 `% {      CA Furutaka1 A6 C& h; Z! x
      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire* O# [0 R$ O3 k
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire
& g: a& B9 C8 u$ r" n      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
- U3 `. @, c! m$ B1 C; }- o1 e$ W      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire; s' N4 h! d4 z6 w* u2 ], }
      DD Mutsuki
# U6 c# S  h/ g* I! D      DD Yayoi$ _0 Y. q0 S% ]% N
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Allied Ships
: |6 `; F) S# u+ f2 f2 j      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 16 q) ?: J* X& n6 h4 g. I  y8 S
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
- P; F3 Y; e1 j( z* `5 w3 f* [      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire
+ u5 \& |% G. p( k+ S6 _" `      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3
( k: P" j+ V; [2 [' Y1 `      DD Sims4 B; z. Q& D4 U' X+ `7 n4 ~" c1 y+ l
      DD Dewey
  v' y; Z# z3 B! R* g      DD Worden
- @& H! Z4 n% r" W      DD Aylwin
: S3 L/ V) `* f      DD Whipple& n4 V- X! {9 i" r

5 b# o9 Y) n, e5 x# k; b3 q4 m: ?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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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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0 c0 p' _8 `6 e9 ^! `4 kJapanese Ships
4 M$ i( K# Y3 g      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
% i1 y5 r% V- |( i      xAK Sinsei Maru
5 N  s$ _+ d7 A) X& p5 {, h      xAK Canberra Maru
% u: X/ {, Z( e5 G$ F8 O# @0 z      E Asanagi5 Z8 E$ @$ z$ N! X
      E Oite! M2 y! Y" d- G

5 {. z* c3 a, Q: iAllied Ships
' |6 u* u/ E- M8 d1 ~4 D/ z      SS S-44
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1 |/ [- b7 k$ m# EJapanese ground losses:* H& w' Y) E! \9 I" |, H
      9 casualties reported8 w5 x' r/ n( Q' s3 w
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 k$ u  G4 A% I. E/ g
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. f6 K5 _2 g$ y/ e5 H9 A, q' {$ Q8 t         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( \$ S  F" h5 J" q  B+ A' y

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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1334 {2 j% d2 b: b3 P7 H9 L& V! Z

7 F: ?% m$ n) SJapanese Ships
! W: E3 c, i- X' }( [      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships. q* b. C7 ~" X% ~5 [( q
      SS S-44
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( @, n" s, C' Q3 W9 HJapanese ground losses:& i+ j; I3 |% I' M5 O
      36 casualties reported6 d! k5 q3 h& H* |1 F& `
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled7 T; S# z7 A' P
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ S, A7 f5 M: `+ K, o& y3 e) U         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 - }. }6 ~" U' ?* b4 G( s' p
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards$ @: O  J! ]0 N! q. V
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Japanese Ships
) ]) S* Q$ k: }6 V# o      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
5 H- ?0 q$ Q, X4 m: S5 Y      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
# \  U$ ^; P7 }" A' b  ]: O! v8 z      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire6 @4 p7 p) v4 X% w/ R5 ]
      CL Tenryu
+ m) _5 f3 ^: ]9 F% n  k      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
% D1 w4 i6 T0 ~. P. B      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 }& q5 @% Z0 `. j

% g, F2 J1 _% O- DAllied Ships
% J" v3 ]; s7 I8 n6 O4 e# k' a      CA Chester, Shell hits 3# _# i! F- V3 ?6 b, g( x$ p
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage' [/ Y& U, Z7 Z- n' b. n2 p5 c
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 32 \5 c; H7 Q) |0 s) D1 S
      DD Anderson
6 J; Q% {: L# K4 k2 l" o      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
( S/ u" {: \+ x1 h& b* K8 ?      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
* V5 \1 W" S) F1 H1 Q/ F- u4 w; {重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创
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) b" \8 y* `' ~" _' K, \: f) hMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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# K, |, E- @$ G/ Q" n/ eWeather in hex: Thunderstorms. l+ t* ]% B4 ?9 X- u8 B* }8 k( M  p$ l" ?

% ^. o3 ~0 P; o! g7 r: cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) s& A+ I8 u8 d: V, W9 K# }: p& X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. q' \$ R5 c# D3 B8 F; E8 C; w9 n      A6M2 Zero x 4
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8 h. I8 y4 d$ t/ C$ Y, E/ eAllied aircraft
/ r1 v% U4 ]& T- l      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
, i- e1 y) q! e  J+ Z" o      TBD-1 Devastator x 27 a0 q" l3 r* j! K
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No Japanese losses. H# ^3 h+ z4 J
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Allied aircraft losses$ W9 U; g4 [. f
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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6 a6 L: I- m0 X0 `      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
' a8 \5 D8 h) q3 X      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
4 n) _6 h# Z3 g" _+ D/ i      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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. c% o& m7 v8 u0 a, ~) JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133' K) u5 f% B6 n7 _* Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud  e8 A+ A9 [7 {/ j3 j) n
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 Z. o" y/ x7 Q# m8 ?. b. n6 c) B
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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/ [) ~# N& r+ r4 Z$ f6 s2 ~Japanese aircraft* h! i) v! Y! O  N, k" K
      A6M2 Zero x 19% W" v% C5 a* S
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Allied aircraft
2 Z+ N  ?; F1 r- {2 S      P-40E Warhawk x 1
1 f# l+ R7 F' l      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9- K& T! U) }! e% L
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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; C8 I9 N) c" i* [# e0 f/ i) PNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
* f8 p3 e4 x1 j  ^# A: j      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, ?8 V8 m2 O: W0 U5 r# A9 l' ~
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! l5 |& i9 h: @2 M0 }: W7 S9 x      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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! j$ r$ F% k+ T: D) S* c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
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" W. A, f. R- |0 k# m" tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- u; v8 q) h+ ^/ o: h( E

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9 f" E4 Q" ?4 a& s. y5 f" wRaid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 _4 p4 x( z- ?' x) |4 \0 zEstimated time to target is 42 minutes! l8 O  \9 ^' o- y4 @4 M
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Japanese aircraft
1 B& f3 m3 E) ]: \: u+ S      A6M2 Zero x 26+ B2 d) Y4 v5 `' {- _
      B5N1 Kate x 31 P4 B* v2 G: o  U' O  T5 D, g
      B5N2 Kate x 12% f4 {) Q$ T  O4 l) V+ o' M
      D3A1 Val x 294 s. o& m0 T5 G1 n5 V' Y1 U

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      P-40E Warhawk x 19
7 H" X! n8 E( ^7 r      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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% x9 |4 _' Y2 z8 X8 A" Y9 l2 r0 g: cJapanese aircraft losses$ t! G5 Z# f6 K* t7 o
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed6 w, L) }  `: S$ o9 f0 w
      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
. x/ D$ |% y$ H0 h7 u+ z      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged; C: J$ L! y) B4 E
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged2 f- n) ?( c+ m' `3 g; n
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak$ h2 l' ]; T, L* B
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2 b2 h! D7 r* T) s' j' r) _  f! Z% m      CA Australia
7 Y8 f3 K( {1 H" @& k8 C6 k5 a      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire1 A; `+ W- d/ f! V5 U, M6 y
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
  T' U2 j& _. t- H' L9 p. D& Z      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire( x5 p8 [2 a" J4 L4 t$ A; Y. N* y
      DD Worden
3 Z" w" b, C: p      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+ r' s) j& U/ d" N7 l" s
大战结束后，双方都在调整部署1 d( p! X: T: G
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
) K6 L' f1 t+ w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1 Z! \2 L7 K  F/ H/ G% N( w
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
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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9 z& g1 x$ z7 I3 c: {0 h      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage* G+ f1 k$ J9 x- K3 c

% O% Q0 B' P! aAllied Ships7 j  R* [4 x0 q0 I% Y. d' Z
      SS S-47' k' [- i/ K) Z3 r; J- P+ ?

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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , e  d5 f5 f5 e
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ ]  f; l; I0 h% Y1 C6 p
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 M5 ?9 F" s. L& ~7 |! sEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 p. s: H5 ~" v) c" u- u) Q
      A6M2 Zero x 23
# T9 }9 @6 y5 E7 Y+ T      B5N1 Kate x 2
. o, ]2 Q* Z0 R, ^# s4 V      B5N2 Kate x 12
& f( O4 i# z7 \( }% `      D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft% g! {* z; Z2 j' x
      P-40E Warhawk x 104 A/ h# l; r; F
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses3 n3 g# E' }7 k& S  s" t$ \
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ d6 l6 j! B6 H
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: u* g6 W7 `" [/ z
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged8 n+ d& L, d- Q3 M4 m
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
. {6 b8 f9 x' b4 A) Z8 H/ t, y      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
4 L# k+ F0 y& k$ U8 z+ r      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
8 f& v! t( P6 _7 M+ o      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
8 _% {4 h9 P- i1 ^: s3 s      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged# o! H8 u2 q( `* P! T. D/ Q5 [
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
# b. L4 f; D8 o, m      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
& T1 x1 ?; Q# \: d3 G      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
+ d, n" G/ N0 T* l) h      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
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* E. I- J, `2 x) K% K" DAllied ground losses:
+ z+ @3 H/ n7 {" }! ^7 m4 j      4 casualties reported
' i/ V. Y, `1 j9 m- B         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% i- g% M& Y( H8 N4 D
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 W* n5 I. W$ i3 E         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" o  D. _- o. z8 Y! C: J/ A) a% cAirbase hits 18 f4 D1 K+ j( }3 q8 `2 h3 `
Airbase supply hits 2+ a# ?2 s1 K1 ]7 I- z& J  _. 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, 42
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; O5 x  v7 `$ H- f- I# j$ a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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards+ m" y! e* _+ h2 g5 ?, m1 S

. I. Y1 L+ n2 m6 [, a3 O0 bJapanese Ships
6 t% n4 G( n* F      CM Tsugaru+ I) S; i  b* N' ^/ s
      DD Yayoi
, P! g0 s, x4 E! M0 T      E Oite* Q; l% c. I4 U0 N
      E Asanagi9 R) d* \" d6 U  e; `5 a+ q% p
      DMS W.20
6 G: T* k4 Z0 N/ L9 o. V0 o& ]      xAKL Hagoromo Maru) e. z6 x! q9 L: G0 f5 m
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2" {# u2 ^+ ]2 s
      xAK Canberra Maru- g0 \' d  `/ S5 U$ D
      xAK Kansai Maru
( t6 V4 ]1 z7 K7 ]& w) q7 v5 m$ I      xAK Kagu Maru9 [5 \3 X/ t. p2 F+ k# F
      xAK Asakaze Maru
; k; ?. Y+ g# l& ~      xAK Sinsei Maru/ w# a, S% y7 D' H2 t
      xAK Ikushima Maru
5 y9 J2 W1 U! l, }+ S0 H9 F7 q. i+ {+ C      xAK Kasuga Maru #2& F) f; a- O  V& }+ U% u) z9 K
      xAK Aso Maru8 X) H3 i3 O* L6 C# |

4 k. X' M( m) O* A8 mAllied Ships
4 l9 n' M2 S$ p- \  d0 |' n      CA Chicago,  heavy damage: C* j- W0 b# V( y0 l" I: ]: }3 L0 ~

& u5 l# t: v7 p6 V1 ]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9 t8 [0 c/ j2 M) m' A
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3 a& D5 c; N1 i- Z, g
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
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) W1 W! K- d0 f  c  m) o: ?Japanese Ships1 n* |0 w' U# Z( ?8 A6 {. L$ J
      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( }8 F9 J6 g5 K
6 O+ b; c! v& EAllied Ships9 Y- w- b  z' J
      SS S-47
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% }. u  Y' N2 |  k3 E' @Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards
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+ J, }7 j7 @( E9 s! z* p* g  JJapanese Ships! E. A# o/ h/ u' P, t  T
      CA Myoko
: g+ E1 ?0 ~) P. o: N0 v1 o: ^: j      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! A! O) j6 Q# l. V' n5 s
      DD Akebono& L6 F; l( V6 _& z; z
      DD Sazanami6 M- p' n( m) X9 B
      DD Ushio; Q4 G" a/ v5 E" w

, k  a4 n) j# |+ j# m0 B  q( I: N4 KAllied Ships
4 W2 D. x% D* e* v2 S      CA Chester, Shell hits 16 r5 a! h( R/ i/ a4 l, c% l4 B& W
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' I( i* l: P, v1 [1 z8 j
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
, [) D, H/ M! n; k. H      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
6 z' J; r- n! c3 U
1 T: |0 [8 a" lAllied aircraft$ l7 D1 ?) U" W6 u& z3 U* N& l
      no flights
6 E* E- Q& }2 r
1 P  e9 y& |5 r# E2 {$ AAllied aircraft losses
; A7 E/ B( L& A; |      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed& J- t4 Q6 s6 S* W
1 U( F% H  ~9 C* Q: A. A! D
Japanese Ships
1 W& v6 u9 [. h0 t! J      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage6 ~4 f$ c" R& P% l
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
' s! f0 [" M0 h3 v" E* `, c      DD Sazanami
5 S5 M# [% V3 j+ M* t: m$ e8 e* e! F& c) e
Allied Ships. F* m+ |. v, S" \3 c- ]" V% S; C4 K
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ v8 y: o( Y0 i/ t0 M  ]
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1# v8 f2 m. |% q4 @# d
      CA Australia, Shell hits 22 r: w% \* Z8 S
      DD Sims, Shell hits 14 I+ K  m0 B4 x  |. [1 V
      DD Anderson
' S5 K7 n  b, l% t      DD Perkins
5 K4 o) p1 V, s1 q8 ?) b      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire, Q& }( a' M0 k
      DD Worden
% c' F8 s* n" u! m6 w2 r. M      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. L# F( L$ O0 B6 D& [      DD Whipple, ]+ `( }/ c3 c, F) @
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8 U0 W, `3 B# hNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
; i: V% W8 t9 U: y3 q2 W  v# A  R0 f4 i  N) V
Japanese aircraft6 e: K( d, l8 B& A  }
      no flights
5 W# R8 M, d% j7 y9 w& J3 @+ ?# M5 ^/ H) `  b' B
Japanese aircraft losses
1 Z% R* [  w; G      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed4 d# T+ u9 T$ z6 q
) u8 W3 m7 N4 P6 L6 r
Japanese Ships! @5 i# R8 F9 d+ b4 J2 A
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk8 X5 k- U5 I2 T
      DD Ushio
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Allied Ships
7 `: d) |  I8 ?6 r6 |, |0 C      CA Minneapolis. `+ S$ E% f5 D6 Y7 l# W7 d- |
      CA Australia, Shell hits 15 K1 k6 u8 n1 V. d
      DD Sims, Shell hits 13 B4 G; U2 a/ J  {# K1 f/ p9 `
      DD Anderson0 J. t) y" e2 V3 j9 ^
      DD Perkins" ^0 N% y) H* _
      DD Dewey: f; Z3 O# t! O- j# i1 g+ V, u
      DD Worden7 L: M+ s. h0 K3 q; p
      DD Whipple+ z' \% g. y0 ]7 g. K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards" \: @; t# Y* O! {: L$ M6 o0 |
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Japanese Ships
+ c5 \( Y4 r. s4 V, Q9 g" D- w      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk/ v& d9 n( i% g0 q
3 N" v  ^8 A' U% g* q; c
Allied Ships; {' D/ G. X6 f) {" p4 q$ Q/ j
      CA Minneapolis
% U" d0 x! E. J# o  O( C3 z      CA Australia, w" V! ^3 R, K& {: Y
      DD Sims- O4 S2 ?" G/ e1 V9 b/ r3 f) P% ]; n
      DD Anderson+ _. o7 \! ?  V2 m4 ?  U
      DD Perkins- Q# N" Y; O! q# Z. O% u5 B
      DD Dewey8 O" p# [/ t; w& e* I) y
      DD Worden  t/ t6 A6 |* k; M: }5 E+ Y
      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
; @. N3 K$ q: a# `* J# p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
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' _7 f0 x. _7 ~- ~! w+ E5 m) O  ~) USub attack near Townsville  at 92,1441 D2 @2 X" U/ U. Y2 Z

; M$ N0 \# |) d3 h1 BJapanese Ships
$ P; Q. c0 B  V9 V4 a      SS I-27
2 K* m" _, h' q5 d+ S1 v  I1 L9 q) B
4 y& X& X" D9 c: [6 ~" J5 t8 nAllied Ships8 e: F, A# {* @
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
: B* g8 Y' J4 e# A8 D      DD Hammann
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130* |6 D) y/ x, f( M5 V
1 _9 ?. [6 w$ ]8 `0 C
Japanese Ships! ~; n3 W$ e$ x5 R* z) v3 v: \* ^
      SS I-21
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Allied Ships
9 u  ~" I+ t- k$ t: z: T" F      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage0 @9 |+ x/ q! u; [5 P4 Y" k
      DD Morris
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& \$ P+ y& v: ?5 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1305 P3 M! P; \% K+ n; g3 X: d

9 D  h5 n" D4 p) w" U3 m: O5 pWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* f; U& I, g1 n8 _4 ~Estimated time to target is 30 minutes& o8 [( `5 B7 M

' L; a: J$ T# a" g  d" SJapanese aircraft: T% `9 c+ `4 Q5 L; n3 u
      A6M2 Zero x 21
, M5 `2 G7 l, o; P2 ]# Z  Q      B5N2 Kate x 11
1 y! c5 [2 b+ {  L2 A- ^      D3A1 Val x 17
; o4 \6 T9 x, n4 h9 c
0 G6 F$ c& O' X* |& aAllied aircraft4 D; Y* j9 o& K' f! K; y
      P-40E Warhawk x 8
2 D8 `" G0 n( e& t/ K      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
8 l+ ]8 l, b  d, T
/ q4 }6 A: ?" K2 @, NJapanese aircraft losses4 `4 C: f' l8 F% ~/ M) Z
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed  a2 D& \  r7 ~/ k
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged+ V3 J4 {$ c! k! @! ~
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak) {! |3 x) _5 S/ w# P. V
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
1 ]( P) E0 v( w  y3 d5 o      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
/ L6 c; x) x  W2 B' ?3 }' P  F8 i$ ^0 l; z1 y! T
Allied aircraft losses
% A) m! a6 E0 ^7 `( |4 ?3 B      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed' ]# G% o2 o6 `  X
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 t% i" o# |- F0 q& V* R
1 G4 `! [+ D. r( R' N# P
Allied Ships
  x+ H6 J3 Y6 g! A5 O8 Y, i7 e. o$ I" p      CA Minneapolis
# ?# T, j9 T8 O. V7 E& k      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage
  \; i9 v6 o5 z( U      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
3 A7 ]2 D% k# H3 q0 I1 B      DD Anderson
- z8 b$ w# R8 \! j* ?. w6 V      CA Australia9 h! r+ ~. Q; Z
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  I# }% Q; [. U# g& e5 n- OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130, m& P% T3 V5 Z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud, U) S$ E, C' U. C# Y

, ?8 W0 N& U+ Z) f1 ?Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 F* {& g  K" u( I. \Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
4 X- _$ A5 Q! L: u, `: F
( s% f. }8 B2 A& J) D5 P' YJapanese aircraft1 N: h. z/ R. c
      A5M4 Claude x 4
3 m' h- T- q( o$ u      G3M2 Nell x 18
7 r- k. X+ G4 r# _' N, ]      H8K1 Emily x 103 P% I& p% C+ X7 W  w9 w
- z  b. C& ?' v6 D1 ]. Q: h: w
Japanese aircraft losses
  K# L7 f# W5 V% f% ^* ]2 {      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak# }2 [8 b. n7 _6 H! F: S3 F
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged
2 A4 ~5 y7 V& u6 H  P, M2 `" a# M0 N7 _
- C* q3 a7 A9 Z' `( p8 d7 z" cAllied Ships' z$ P% P9 k  V. O
      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
) Y: l- R5 w8 K4 Z( |7 G- i  p      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1
  X  x+ q" s8 D2 `8 H( p4 l$ \      DD Whipple" X, l# f* b1 c3 V; d9 @1 m/ Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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# {/ M- C$ ^6 U+ e* e% k, m5 eWeather in hex: Light cloud
4 |2 [1 B0 s+ w: F
! J3 \; s" n: s; L; t0 J, dRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
0 d; q/ j5 R# B# AEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
5 `3 P$ l# a  R  H+ `# ^* ~, H2 e2 S) v- I! ?' b
Japanese aircraft0 D; C8 x& K0 C* r3 {
      A5M4 Claude x 4
& T% \3 [5 T- z* @7 B& t" e      H6K4 Mavis x 6
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3 q" g3 j$ W" Q6 |; m# i3 IJapanese aircraft losses
% O7 B4 |/ u, p1 t' B      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged/ L, }/ \! k; D) ~+ _* t

  n5 Z8 Q& j7 m3 B* o4 wAllied Ships
4 p: U! K: F  ^8 E! B# J      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 R% j- @, W8 U* C! J( ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1308 ?* F& e. |% M& }
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Weather in hex: Light cloud6 U" K4 W; L. _, p* g

" ?" |% f- ^( ^6 v8 ]Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ m! O; m  O8 G3 d+ F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes- t1 s5 e! p) Y1 ]& C. g

0 Q3 t7 F, k9 ?& |Japanese aircraft3 `) O7 O- G% E6 H# m
      A5M4 Claude x 4
, {4 C4 h1 ?- r, Q" U7 n      G4M1 Betty x 122 {  ^& T/ }+ R3 e- f+ a1 r

5 f9 [3 x- @0 B! FAllied aircraft9 g1 z3 P$ r4 k3 D  K4 e
      no flights  x- Z5 N3 F6 a+ T  Q
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No Japanese losses
5 x; M$ O% [: @6 {& I; Z; \' j+ L/ D" P, t  L5 I& `8 c  @6 L8 n, D; n- {
Allied aircraft losses# ?3 s$ S8 ]9 o: U5 @
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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0 ^! B3 T; A! t. R; T% ^" kAllied Ships
6 {, E! o) J6 T      CL Hobart
0 t8 T: x2 L# ?' S$ }3 o  h, Y      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+ c: |1 h5 m- s8 N
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
9 S& M* p1 Z- S4 j, t: U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
  P8 \1 w! T; A9 K- ~; j$ ]$ }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  g: @* P  C* r$ {% ~9 H4 R* ]8 H
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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- Y* @5 ^5 ?" r/ G' {" ]( h' v" j+ aWeather in hex: Light cloud2 a7 {6 @9 `4 J6 e6 X' f5 k" G

; n6 M# R  y# I0 ~5 X" _: P/ qRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: d' _. u6 u  v- k' x$ wEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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, t+ J- `6 r4 b6 ^Japanese aircraft
& E# o/ \) ]1 L+ k      A5M4 Claude x 4. Z' l" U, ~6 Q
      A6M2 Zero x 22
% K  d' Z4 f. r      G3M2 Nell x 17
2 ]! N" f' f" K1 s* x' T% T. O  F: O. Q( X- J8 C+ m8 k
Allied aircraft
& ^, B! e6 S3 P4 H4 E# M      P-40E Warhawk x 64 D. S9 Z6 D% e6 `/ m1 m. n
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
6 m+ B; F( |/ h1 V8 M3 ?6 K2 s6 g( t4 n4 f
Japanese aircraft losses
+ e6 p$ t' w& J# H      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed, U- \6 P1 a. S* e3 `" k  r2 ^
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 ~/ S2 H1 ?/ X6 I# O2 Y+ \. s

, S; C3 \6 R* \6 C( Y3 N' z' [: BAllied aircraft losses
/ k* J# e4 V2 |' N/ u/ f& l9 g# O      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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+ [6 U1 {! D  U0 ]Allied ground losses:
3 k: u7 H1 \. p) w* O& z      21 casualties reported/ _& ~2 D  L( Z3 Y, \2 [7 J
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 b1 y( @4 w: n! B  o) b% N: N" q4 {         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& s$ s$ G* I& w7 ^9 v( B8 c         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
3 j/ j+ `0 y7 _2 u# N" P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。。。。
& B2 l1 ^& k; h5 k. r! v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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3 S; a/ T6 z  ~# F' N# N" `Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
7 c# i# U" a8 U. {. |5 q) k      CA Haguro; X2 s, z4 ^8 E8 B
      DD Shiratsuyu: f. V. a! d# S/ w6 z; ?
      DD Shigure$ Y: G1 K# t4 g4 s7 D7 q- }3 z$ m# d
      DD Yugure
& m5 K% W8 p5 J# ]+ z# r; P      DD Ariake# i' S( [' _$ _4 I* l5 t/ T
      DD Akebono! }+ O: a) [' N# C. B& l. e
      DD Sazanami
7 y5 q) x. L1 `      DD Ushio1 u6 e5 }( T0 O  }" b" Y
      DD Yayoi) @8 D8 s/ N5 ^9 r: k- r1 w

( v+ C5 D2 g0 N! ~Allied Ships
3 M: p* U6 H4 o$ \# q1 m      CA Australia6 k" ?- G$ g5 l. {$ K
      CL Hobart
3 N2 Z. s. @  Y. v, s* e6 M      DD Sims6 q; t  P1 J& ~) z: L: @) h% R
      DD Anderson
7 [8 R+ O; q# L$ n& I5 e) j% x' o      DD Perkins
( ^% u0 @: |: [      DD Dewey) X  ^) z, g0 E' |  N8 w
      DD Worden3 E4 I9 j* \8 o# [' N
      DD Whipple: D% A0 n1 v1 A: ~$ I# v3 |

( L6 u5 ^' V0 H& D( @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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. w6 ~# S2 S( c. f! |" h" s8 pDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards8 j# F3 Y" J& s) R* i9 N4 {+ S  [9 Z
# o  u! x# i* Y( ~$ V& T0 G5 T
Japanese aircraft
! m' t$ _! I3 m6 Z3 @      no flights3 ~2 Z# J3 f- X+ V# q) J: {. U/ u# _

* Y. j0 P# r% E; q5 zJapanese aircraft losses# e  {1 U: ~5 F) P+ P8 `9 R
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
1 \3 w+ Q: M7 }5 `$ ~      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: @& c- v  @- L      E Oite! F8 s" i# y! W% r1 s  \
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage+ B3 F' [9 X+ v+ N" K9 _6 O1 v
      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
, d0 P2 [5 ]& N( Q& D. p# U      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
9 J9 P/ Q4 ?# k& {# H      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk  j* p; V6 C! C& s: w6 D5 l9 T
      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 Y2 H$ u: c7 w% h      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  b/ H# k% t2 H2 N  U      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage7 v! R: t& f& k( P- }; Y0 O
      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk0 {3 S# d9 ^& @  I6 u' r6 i) Q3 n
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 [- M" d1 h' S( p+ K/ B
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires. U- F' f$ v. g
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ r: d0 M5 s5 ?      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
3 b7 H3 x) F$ g7 i
$ k# X( k- @9 w8 x0 I) xAllied Ships3 h1 D' I$ R% Y0 x; H
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
5 V& F. s5 {" @' D6 H* s: o      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
9 H+ u8 i" g/ o" w5 F) e0 o      DD Sims
+ g3 [$ N, [# T; I, a      DD Anderson5 b! F$ W( m, m5 I0 m9 p% f4 ?& \
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2) }! Y2 Z! ?* H/ a; [+ n; }! {' R, Q
      DD Dewey& |) K6 |2 u2 e/ B& F
      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
$ ~- {$ p9 o: q* o3 h/ M      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2
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8 G, g6 b  m2 c, P3 [Japanese ground losses:! x( }* K" I8 k* Y8 J
      3411 casualties reported
6 ]8 `: w9 h+ L7 R         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled4 S. p! G% X2 c+ d9 J8 e
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled
: I8 D9 `- K" G, G( p; L         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
  s) J* m& g7 k! p7 z# K6 m      Guns lost 47 (12 destroyed, 35 disabled)

kevin_hx

天亮后双方飞机互相捡漏，但是已经影响不了大局
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" T' s# s6 F- Z1 y; r( zMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& T! m9 A! c( r& P

% `# n# G# u, e* ^! NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 ], q# w- b' g& b) N) y& E
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., a% s4 N: [+ ^9 J( Z8 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% @7 F5 m& I3 L1 v# A$ T

/ Z8 r8 Q! P% H7 I  S' Q9 _& F& CAllied aircraft; Q& V  l: e! J
      Wirraway x 6
  @! ?* k7 f, x* i: u* R) t3 M0 w      P-40E Warhawk x 4
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& r' C1 I2 p! _$ ^! ?No Allied losses/ x( L$ n3 z2 {! z0 q

$ Z# B2 \4 H( @. h  H* AJapanese Ships5 E4 `2 J, P# W4 v* ^4 n
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
7 a: w+ S* Z- `      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:" A- j8 P( A, c
      131 casualties reported6 R4 G" E- t& v' {
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled" x, Z3 h, Q; \& h5 i
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
. n- y$ q, f$ W7 E# f         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ O1 k3 f1 D: F) D, ?8 F
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)& D# s; h% }0 A# S) S5 e4 X" T  _
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5 R  o# v% e( ~, o6 A! [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130) F+ t% z' u% ]$ a+ M1 v! z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" f# r" P1 y' p6 p* W( n' RRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ Z& E+ Y/ i" F$ K' q6 K7 V* @. t
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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, i4 I' _" M1 H0 h! s( E3 aAllied aircraft- `/ _7 ?2 W  r, w% ]3 z
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2$ L. R+ H* q- ]
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No Allied losses
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9 d- Y1 _  e/ d, E# s/ D0 g$ PJapanese Ships6 [5 h. x1 ]  X4 J
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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# e$ k# s% C2 \& XJapanese ground losses:7 F& R: W2 U, S. E$ Z
      188 casualties reported
4 Y/ ^4 z* c  y0 V  }1 E) J  g         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 O7 N0 V6 k! `% Z0 ]         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled: ]" ^2 {0 z0 J6 D/ R* q+ i
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ X! p5 x5 R6 ?' _9 q: C      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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! v& l7 d  t  d" H. ^Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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5 G: Q* y, V8 k; R/ r2 O1 M+ ^; vRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! n& C; s5 d, y
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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& `4 ~! V/ H0 \# h2 N3 Z9 c      G4M1 Betty x 25
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Allied aircraft
' j- W# T6 ?! Y* F$ N% C1 \      P-40E Warhawk x 3
2 K! p1 G- q1 {  T      F4F-3 Wildcat x 11 }. ?& R9 Y4 M

  L7 x3 W7 E2 V6 ]Japanese aircraft losses
5 E# b. U" Q: \7 [) ?      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged& w1 |% e& w8 j# t

+ q6 j/ E' B9 o4 |( ]Allied aircraft losses, e. N" v9 N4 A
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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# H" R, w% t6 ]  e      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage