大脸猫

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9 P3 K% s: U" _1 d% M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
7 w. b$ A9 [. P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)# P7 N, Y4 s* C) h: P: y: \

  O- A( k0 F9 D: m# CTF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:0 `" }9 B* L4 y% [& q
      160 casualties reported
$ }* B4 y7 Y5 |# ^2 @% d( Y         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 q, H. ~% {7 f1 Z. I         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& b7 i) ?8 l1 I4 t3 \1 h$ J
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 o2 R# b$ I  ]+ ^$ b8 U, \      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42* Q/ a" n' o6 ?$ Z4 p6 B
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  t/ }) L) I. d0 X- a3 K
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# O' V* h4 k: ^* i9 d
CV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援6 U/ w+ d/ q  N
CV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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4 r, m9 T3 }/ \  D4 h于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开
0 P7 U% U' J: y( B/ C, B# M3 C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4 i' g# X5 d9 w& G5 Z! A, Q+ y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
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9 W: `6 A6 m( I7 t# BJapanese Ships1 O) q$ D5 J: e& O+ ?9 _
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" M3 w# E- ]. q6 V5 k5 h. i
      CA Kinugasa
, q% A2 f7 b0 ?; U, I/ }" i  G, E      CA Furutaka
" p- q; L( q0 N' Y) E) d2 m      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire- R2 j% _  ^9 Y4 L
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire2 ?1 j; [; }: ^
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires3 Q" d4 C) l+ `# w0 O
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
& p+ U/ ^4 s% C; n      DD Mutsuki
9 l# ?! d$ p( i      DD Yayoi
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# D% d$ t- p$ O# l' C5 X! l* \      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
) s4 M3 f; |6 `# O' N1 Q      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2: q0 k$ N' J3 t" i
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire
& k" P6 o, r0 P      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3: |+ I" i$ i/ w% f) Z5 ^6 h) r$ x
      DD Sims
/ R, Z" Z+ c) i4 q% V      DD Dewey
6 q' h& N& i. K, y1 @0 ^      DD Worden
5 z& L! u: M  m1 w: i, X      DD Aylwin
' M, P2 q3 Y9 a& a1 L      DD Whipple
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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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# Q2 i: M) T7 Q7 J8 D7 U% jSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133" p2 H2 ~4 S" k# @; v0 B
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Japanese Ships
# j" H! q3 H/ C# t% `      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
! X& I5 T' @7 g4 i2 D2 q3 I      xAK Sinsei Maru
! p* B4 T5 q- I  J6 H, t6 F      xAK Canberra Maru3 O2 Y8 r/ h: z3 k2 [, Q# [
      E Asanagi
0 b: H1 J5 n) V' W8 _; T% q. C& G      E Oite' M9 H( R& N# Q
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Allied Ships& ~9 t) d/ C% V/ p8 E
      SS S-44' H) `' C% s' F! H* @) c9 h2 m

- l4 p% r4 k( r% z9 h3 {3 yJapanese ground losses:+ S7 a0 t2 _' M. L5 u
      9 casualties reported1 n- J( i! u( v0 _5 w8 x' `
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 Q* ~! C' P2 N6 M7 p$ s0 v         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ h  R* ]; v) @, p; M
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% f6 w( P/ Y; c8 r$ N; C1 sSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1330 ]" B& C/ u, G6 U1 e$ D0 N2 r. ^
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Japanese Ships
; c- O' k/ M6 h; o      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships/ K! P+ n- t1 W8 |% i
      SS S-44
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+ ~1 C* b: G8 s9 U1 AJapanese ground losses:& T% B% V/ c, z8 f' Y
      36 casualties reported
2 U+ E8 J# i# T; j2 M         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled. Z, Q, e/ x& y" c) U* U+ G( q. V
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
) `0 Q- g5 f2 D! ~5 c         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 8 {* z4 b: n! `# ^; P1 u9 k
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& t0 S& o( {! B2 o# s5 I) oDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships1 Q) X$ X4 k7 }4 k$ |. H
      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
- T5 X0 r9 o3 B( Y7 L5 ~      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
5 Q$ z8 Q3 A! u( l6 O# o9 L1 y8 L      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire
- ^# O" h% X# o7 l: c( q% k      CL Tenryu
/ k, _7 ~: a3 v% }      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
2 D$ W0 _# R8 D% g+ R- W1 {      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
# C* B0 U) C: \" U      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
& D+ _8 [4 e1 p* q; W      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage8 s9 |' {7 R: ~2 X- p
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3  x8 g' ^! t7 A5 M' B
      DD Anderson$ P2 K- [8 M! q  [! W
      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
: x" E$ `! W/ y2 |6 ?      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
) q7 b; U8 p1 D7 ]& s/ X: e重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创4 Z3 t4 p+ R4 x# }
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- k0 H" c' U4 T8 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms, ^) \. {9 a2 J) z# m
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ {, O6 v9 Z5 ?1 S3 `9 o0 VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" b7 g) w/ n  o      A6M2 Zero x 4
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Allied aircraft/ q4 ?5 K2 `  l2 u6 B
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 162 w) E( R; y8 U
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses$ E0 B' i2 B7 n! y) g
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Allied aircraft losses" a% ^; l' O% O- i; z
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships# F+ ?& E2 \6 s" t7 ~; {( P
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
6 C8 j& F9 P8 I; p% {( R( L      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires$ V. r2 ?2 T9 S/ V; s/ a, i
      CA Furutaka,  on fire! ^' s/ s& Y2 C( S% M, s. x4 f
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) M- c9 B# \5 B9 _$ ^( J0 H. F7 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 y6 z( k3 n4 b! ~2 Z- a9 Y2 {8 N

; a" L" W* C, j1 M: ORaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: \, C% y( p1 }. h) S0 ]Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' w7 t$ K& @5 @. s+ f3 ]3 i% W      A6M2 Zero x 19- ^6 z+ _( e" F; h

* E% @0 v% |  P4 v  j* [( b3 d0 zAllied aircraft+ Q. d& `. n- o0 _4 @3 V4 K. e
      P-40E Warhawk x 1" N, ?- V* D6 [' P0 h- {
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
6 T6 C& V. W, W      TBD-1 Devastator x 24 b1 y! S9 y; O/ D
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No Japanese losses
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      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed$ p% g. P' p- b6 M! u! R
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: N0 N8 F' K% e+ h6 @1 u# k
      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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/ b3 i; |9 W8 E2 ~6 {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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- L( h, y, w" _* T
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Weather in hex: Overcast- F& @2 T& Y- _) E  |  b1 T' T- G
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% _4 ^& ]  m4 @9 gEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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8 f% z( Q. Y- i9 ]! O, p- NJapanese aircraft
. `, p0 Y# X! t( t5 c* f) M      A6M2 Zero x 26
" q7 m* k7 o; p; x) T/ K$ V* ]      B5N1 Kate x 31 {: \5 T: l8 J: @& \; V; ]+ j% n
      B5N2 Kate x 12
# ^* e5 d+ }5 H0 m7 ]      D3A1 Val x 290 T( G$ }6 I0 \

% v3 W+ ?0 T( Y# K7 IAllied aircraft
, l; V7 o- c1 d      P-40E Warhawk x 19, v+ u+ p9 H% S, h' t* b5 r- W
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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6 c9 ]3 t  M' }$ E0 k3 JJapanese aircraft losses
9 ?( l6 `+ B; Z1 z( n5 N1 l; ^      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed/ S/ C1 A2 P+ `) S/ G8 h6 H: j
      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged2 K/ c; m2 N0 y3 Z  @; @% ^0 F
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged0 Z8 H6 m8 q( L
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged
/ N: u& N! o* j      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak' A5 E8 `6 Q, }7 @1 j( X; m

, K$ i$ S9 A3 C. F% M- K6 yNo Allied losses  ^5 [0 L. O$ N( Y

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- z5 E# K0 s7 Y$ ~- [, h, e9 x1 j      CA Australia
5 ~& [( X# F0 L      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
( H6 W5 T2 u' S+ h      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
) Y0 A+ G4 m$ M9 l  n9 m8 U9 |0 `3 c      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire( {+ [+ k- Z9 b) Q: V# u  o
      DD Worden4 N7 q& W8 R4 R, Q  ?* e, s3 k: D
      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
$ V2 c5 n- k+ j; P& n" B# o大战结束后，双方都在调整部署
; g: a/ l9 F2 x) K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0 |" Y: G! d- P6 ?
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
4 H6 r  l+ r9 [* R; n$ F  H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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5 W# X0 R) K  @% \: v/ P' DSubmarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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Japanese Ships% h) O4 I  {$ ^. J, D( q0 G( @3 a
      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
( F4 \/ P3 x- `/ k      SS S-47
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9 t0 b! F" {- H! |( c" f7 b" UAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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2 B- b( e) K) T' cWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 M; H. z) B9 \. P; QRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% x* P3 ^9 H' Q8 t
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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& {: U: a( i0 y( t8 m5 E& u; [Japanese aircraft' b% v7 c: Y* f8 X- C
      A6M2 Zero x 23. C- x$ r( @* l- J+ L
      B5N1 Kate x 2! j3 `! C) _5 Z
      B5N2 Kate x 12% S' l. S8 S0 f# p# K. ]; i
      D3A1 Val x 12
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1 e- r0 l3 ^2 y* [Allied aircraft
! a! U& {* z! c" m2 l# l; i' L      P-40E Warhawk x 10% H5 C! H- ^2 J& p0 ?5 W+ O
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 J, Y6 j- Q& y# C1 R) ~- Y4 o4 k- y$ b      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
) G) v0 u: \. t, T/ t7 V5 C& Z      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak- S- |9 l  M" B, @
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 x2 K% [3 z1 K: |* X) `      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
1 F: V" a" d+ S( {& K      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" a. {/ U) q  x# x9 {

% g+ o: p  x2 o% a$ L- J! p1 rAllied aircraft losses$ V! ^' ?( u5 o, Q) p2 X: d, @+ ~2 }
      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
9 @- E9 _& h4 G: X4 U6 B8 q7 R      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
( X; \9 o$ A! E8 P      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
% b7 o0 s" Y/ T5 H" M      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground/ ~: i, D  o/ z: H
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
' I. k8 f( L3 f4 X+ D( u      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground; F8 Z" v" R4 [+ P
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
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Allied ground losses:& X6 a( b0 T, z9 U/ `; u2 [1 a
      4 casualties reported
) f$ W& ]0 i4 V8 ~9 t7 _* c( }         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% z" T2 v- }5 {& S0 e
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 M  t0 K' r. e# B
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 W5 k, k" x! _$ J* W2 IAirbase hits 1  n& E  i/ U6 {( I
Airbase supply hits 2
, |5 O, o% T; _' r4 B7 K0 V: GRunway 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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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  c  H% d2 W4 a; n8 k" D. I. q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards
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) U% j* T2 `% Z( O! p5 wJapanese Ships
2 T/ T1 T7 @% c      CM Tsugaru
+ q  W0 _$ x: ?+ G( ~      DD Yayoi. J: _- k: S) ]' R
      E Oite! j5 Q' ?2 K" B8 q4 J
      E Asanagi
4 i; g# N( R; b      DMS W.20+ T  Q6 p1 @1 a
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru- u% R0 y4 e) ?' z+ r
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
* u4 r" z  b: F; |$ y  e      xAK Canberra Maru/ \+ x  @5 X8 _. o7 X
      xAK Kansai Maru
  f# Q# M/ [3 m  Q1 C! y8 K" f, ]      xAK Kagu Maru
4 A& c3 G% C7 j      xAK Asakaze Maru
3 Z" w: }' `+ R4 f4 l      xAK Sinsei Maru2 g" c9 X( |# d, _3 d1 j
      xAK Ikushima Maru
4 P: f& {' g4 j8 K3 A$ s      xAK Kasuga Maru #2
  v& Q" D! `( P7 I$ y      xAK Aso Maru) u+ H  o" t3 F, K

' e( g7 i8 c6 @# ^; D3 [8 A  K1 T0 aAllied Ships
3 a6 s7 j9 J, `      CA Chicago,  heavy damage8 E6 y7 Z' O! c' U
( o8 M8 b+ [+ g; D! J
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
3 p8 S3 h1 Y1 _4 m: w, T: p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5 @- ]' b; O9 [6 B1 \- C
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1 V4 p: E- U, l# b* J% r( s( aSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
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+ l- f+ ~! }1 E, a+ |0 u8 b3 S# dJapanese Ships
/ H3 O3 Q, Z0 G5 K/ ^* X      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- j0 z8 E% G6 |8 O! ]

! j  |- Z1 R7 _# S6 m$ q  u' ?# YAllied Ships
* e7 Q4 c& f' z4 [      SS S-47
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% _% S1 y+ Y  `/ A7 G5 N" s5 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards
4 S6 Y: B; q- a' T1 f, d4 l8 O* J; p. {9 ~
Japanese Ships
# {  Z" c- q5 i: }1 m# d4 b: \# f6 W      CA Myoko
' c+ }4 `1 |1 M" v% Y: t      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" V# f5 C+ P# {) G      DD Akebono0 `  U7 P$ j- w+ i4 Q$ r
      DD Sazanami1 O! U0 B" r3 c# k
      DD Ushio
# g  U/ K: x- g* _  U; z+ w7 s
9 C: c2 G: z- e- J3 y  YAllied Ships
6 u1 o* H2 b% s, I# ^2 p3 j      CA Chester, Shell hits 1
" o1 W# H/ N4 U% W) R8 u      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 {! O7 M% c7 J. M: X# d& Q. L      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
% B" `- r; H5 r: G( \( u8 h      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire$ r# A7 g  E- i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards- c, y4 R9 \/ h6 r

& X5 {6 i+ g, i8 j4 v" h% R! |Allied aircraft
3 D; _# A* O1 P: Y8 f      no flights
# R- @6 Y$ T! Y' D) f: \2 ?' x  r; j, H
Allied aircraft losses+ N# ~: S! ]8 _7 D- _% h
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed5 f3 [8 n& B4 R
* K# X- f5 ?4 b2 Y
Japanese Ships5 u6 O2 d0 b5 U- t) t1 k
      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 q- t! ^3 Z, I) \
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1& C6 x( @) Y$ l2 R
      DD Sazanami# A. }+ C6 a0 |* b

$ |3 D2 `2 u& M) c0 [1 C# eAllied Ships8 L8 i% l6 I2 `2 v$ g
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ M) P$ s6 t# a: i  I      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
" F1 k1 y: X5 P) E, R      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
' P2 Q2 P7 r6 W! X, k% o) n7 k      DD Sims, Shell hits 17 x3 I2 S- L: h9 e
      DD Anderson
. R7 F# _- `/ s) f# M- H/ q4 S      DD Perkins: g) G! E" f0 w0 e
      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire& Y: k  H$ p4 m" w3 A, q
      DD Worden
0 l: N6 W+ L' s6 N, V      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 t) S% ^1 u+ r' Q: l* M      DD Whipple  T! i1 N& ~+ G( s7 c3 w: o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
8 C  {$ l' q  g! r3 s
: W$ p% d- ?4 w7 K( E: g4 }Japanese aircraft
+ y/ m) Q0 S* D# J) b9 o      no flights
" E/ e, p, ]5 p5 U! C5 ^- Q; C( J8 T) R! P1 I1 J
Japanese aircraft losses4 I4 @9 w; T1 B/ p% k7 l
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed$ G3 ?. [# B2 Z2 A1 M: n* Y# z* J+ x

" q; J3 F2 R/ m, \# [$ z8 Y- A( K1 {4 _Japanese Ships2 |4 [" a$ V: t, |: l: m* A# m
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk7 l/ u# h' x' z0 M0 j% F# I
      DD Ushio
# e# R/ S7 V6 M4 N/ X- v3 r4 |* e2 ]8 V, i8 G- o( v9 S7 K
Allied Ships
, A: }! T6 r2 w( s4 K3 Y; f      CA Minneapolis) Y( V) I+ v6 i8 p% @7 H/ [
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1+ \2 q/ z$ k5 P% L! B. s: O6 v
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1  j6 ^( R2 w( P
      DD Anderson
  h' R+ I4 m9 ]. N, C. v. j6 C      DD Perkins+ q8 L% R8 U' ~1 a  E& ?% d/ X
      DD Dewey
) E; B( i) ^) [% k# a      DD Worden
: ]% @* E0 Y/ r0 N( n$ Y      DD Whipple
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5 }* q4 y5 V* W. A" _7 b+ CNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards6 K) Z3 A2 e7 y- n
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Japanese Ships  v( s" i( R+ b/ n. C
      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk% H$ v# w5 ~  k. F# {, Y; c5 y

, j/ [- ~  w1 F- vAllied Ships
, i5 E; L1 Z3 _; N      CA Minneapolis
& |6 M# ^, m* s2 A6 A* L1 O! ~      CA Australia; ~  t9 y; i6 f% b$ y" I' F
      DD Sims3 _; i: e, T1 e; f- i
      DD Anderson
' F% i0 U1 [: ^' N7 C  j      DD Perkins
* g: @% Z- ?. n' H      DD Dewey
4 {( ^9 b" E. J4 ?( _5 ]9 y      DD Worden: \! i  I: x! b) a& L: I* Z7 l1 z4 h
      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" d0 h- v( f, C' K
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" T1 W7 ?+ O, D5 p6 K+ {( C" J
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6 V8 [; Z) @! m/ {( P2 X! X9 LSub attack near Townsville  at 92,1449 Z% I, ?+ H; V% H3 `; o3 m  o
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Japanese Ships/ E; o1 P; g" z
      SS I-27
. l7 Y' V/ b6 C, ?$ B6 t2 v
5 i+ ]$ w8 `3 e3 V1 M$ h/ V% UAllied Ships
( Y3 u1 T& p! i: c$ b# j! R' G      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage4 ^- k, S. B7 h) D0 m
      DD Hammann
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2 i3 Y# g( d5 Y8 J! jSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130
1 {, A* C& ]. b. l; J4 `$ r( t4 p9 V$ J9 a/ a) d* l0 j
Japanese Ships/ o3 ~4 D% F# u9 K0 u/ Z- G
      SS I-21, Q( P" `' S& N7 ^
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Allied Ships
0 P% `6 D: o$ t/ [& A      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
( L4 F$ W) k2 v/ w* m# {# t: e      DD Morris9 C' p2 Q& l' @% |* _9 g
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3 n3 Z  b" K7 D( S8 h# JMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
4 c) q) ^2 E; h2 a% h
0 g  J2 ?/ o. V' N2 fWeather in hex: Heavy rain7 s1 J* n2 \3 S+ Q# m; T! J
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Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 t* o" g9 @; N; O. @- P, AEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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1 T; i% E7 ~+ D- }- d; w- }+ D. F9 ZJapanese aircraft1 m* L. L( F8 ]2 z) Q4 n
      A6M2 Zero x 21
* `3 z) Y* U& t1 _4 C, p6 K      B5N2 Kate x 11, i$ B- O( X- ]* {  V/ k5 P
      D3A1 Val x 17& a# W6 d0 m( J

$ t# F  Z# `% \/ ?/ N$ E! tAllied aircraft
" T. ^1 V" Z6 r8 V/ S% A7 Z3 G      P-40E Warhawk x 8
" ^2 G, R. b9 x      F4F-3 Wildcat x 44 s) |4 w( @! v0 i  G- m7 Z: e, ~
8 ?. o# I: ?1 n5 C' ^+ b
Japanese aircraft losses- I) Z) g2 ?1 z( v* Z
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 `+ O/ v# N8 [: A6 G
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged9 v! M1 F% Q4 l
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak# x1 R& k) n8 U" N2 J& ^
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
: O3 t% d! ^4 d2 K4 J      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
2 o* u5 R5 z$ w( a# N- r
& g6 B( j3 r9 L+ _" ]Allied aircraft losses
" J7 x+ ~7 `5 x5 ~      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed/ p" i/ l% j) w! p8 z9 X
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
) S, f' U$ t# q; C. |7 _2 ?+ c- B+ X) }2 F: v2 L
Allied Ships
6 k1 P: G: c2 [7 e1 ~2 h      CA Minneapolis
3 }+ |6 a8 x3 m! l      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage/ g/ E/ t9 f% w7 [
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage1 B+ G% ]9 v$ q- g; p  U
      DD Anderson$ ~9 j/ S. B2 }# S" v) [. l
      CA Australia: z6 {2 R6 U6 ^6 S' N6 S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1301 F  R) X8 S& w' T' `$ G: g; w1 E
7 F3 K1 H, f+ s1 p( F4 b
Weather in hex: Light cloud
* \: Q; w8 D$ Q2 c3 j) g
2 |' E# O0 E$ ARaid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 u$ p, H" o. U) _2 Q) k
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes% h- G  S, v8 s3 w
# l( N' D1 @! H  X& R) G9 r* }
Japanese aircraft
% _3 R+ \" ~" n) K* T8 V      A5M4 Claude x 4
* h) v0 m( U1 d% {5 h) @4 S; {      G3M2 Nell x 18- g! r+ `, S' w1 {. s, k8 f
      H8K1 Emily x 10$ e4 [) J. g" D, T0 S1 b

1 t3 o% K7 f9 q8 f8 Q) sJapanese aircraft losses5 U# v. j! I/ r' @7 L- [
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
/ [/ V" }1 w- a$ M      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged# }  _* k& Q4 Y8 g3 |+ C
, Y" u. y7 K- P1 U; K! T8 G
Allied Ships
  j; l8 d0 z+ ~# A5 M% Y( |2 ~9 I2 c      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage, Z2 R( J, U  I+ ~4 i
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1
) y) a& X% S. z  S9 j      DD Whipple
5 F  m3 v6 e; N, B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 p5 h* k7 q+ V  ^' `- K
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1304 o+ @8 j8 e  n

& `  r. b8 r( iWeather in hex: Light cloud$ h. `3 t0 s3 `. |7 `& B3 @# G/ u; m

, {! a! h4 R) o* E) e4 s% P+ d: p- z) qRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.8 w+ d8 a* L' L' V* o
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
$ o7 g+ o1 o# M* @# C
: q- R( P2 _/ o2 nJapanese aircraft& Z% [! ^6 H' M% w, v7 F0 K- D
      A5M4 Claude x 4& h4 }/ u; C5 s
      H6K4 Mavis x 6' B! J  r6 Z$ |# ^; i- o2 M- z

: F# a# A# ?$ S/ x! C" ^/ g* AJapanese aircraft losses
* F( b* o5 }! V2 F, [! H, p      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
% o3 u% X- p1 M9 ^3 X. }% X# _* h- _9 u
Allied Ships
& P* E$ V* n6 y      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- z  ^$ u0 U% }; w# U$ K* o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
( h# y6 ~$ V, l5 g/ u; g, w! h
7 _  e5 l4 Y9 K; nWeather in hex: Light cloud
6 o5 |0 T/ U9 f/ l" {0 N9 e, f$ j8 h8 s' J
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 h5 x+ v( J1 J- `- g2 I: g, QEstimated time to target is 12 minutes2 L+ A2 Y% K4 ^9 I
1 R/ R/ U" U- v+ V6 ], h
Japanese aircraft
2 r3 y+ |" S8 [  \      A5M4 Claude x 4. |/ j, |* D, s. g# J8 Z
      G4M1 Betty x 12* y# y0 r2 }+ D' b! j! |5 ^' u$ @
# |, L; L! r- \* ^8 F7 O/ m7 |& U
Allied aircraft6 ]; k# R" `; r# `
      no flights
9 y0 b6 U8 Z( D. t
+ y- |, I6 t* b- z) `0 x2 t- NNo Japanese losses
2 z* j0 x/ H, }2 i  M) S0 D- \! q$ s$ n" c7 M, Y/ S) A8 E  w
Allied aircraft losses6 j9 L" w4 k9 x$ m
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed6 A0 ~' }7 A7 ^4 X7 g
- j  ~$ c0 @. p+ r$ O- f9 A- G
Allied Ships
- {* e/ Y4 o# [( i; Y# y: T! e      CL Hobart
7 p" U: f. ~( M, n      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( e# K8 ~/ n" g) I% H4 w
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 8 }- z/ o, s; s; x+ k1 T+ a
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2 R5 i. p: R) S9 p+ S  l; F
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4 G0 u; K( {/ L- X, Q- }# H
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- t' S  i% [/ b" g" |) YAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud7 B0 }$ s& U& }# d' q  n7 u1 b6 [

. j3 R( w0 n7 {) f) C/ CRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% c3 {4 C: [4 OEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, B) O- `4 v- R) }* I) q/ X
& ~, D0 e" f  C$ T* [: N" o$ w
Japanese aircraft
( L2 S- u  }. ]/ r      A5M4 Claude x 4) R' W- g. }' A4 Z) g# ~( h
      A6M2 Zero x 22
; C7 z3 [7 v$ B. K- Q6 I9 E" G      G3M2 Nell x 17( n2 o9 C, c0 Q' I1 l3 u

; s6 y& M% T6 [- RAllied aircraft& J7 m' q5 P4 v* y
      P-40E Warhawk x 69 |0 Q" m9 C6 m3 m
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
: l/ h, M9 s  N$ ?' E. X$ C. Z' P! Y) B( V+ J( F0 T# d* ^3 w
Japanese aircraft losses' @: t7 z  j2 W$ s* S$ b6 i
      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
* {# y8 [& c: E      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 u0 w% G6 _. G/ @0 g$ p! D2 p
/ T1 e& j4 R" |1 BAllied aircraft losses
( a) }' b1 @6 ~/ _' X: P1 Z. `      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:7 z. o4 Y. U0 s" l, m! h$ J
      21 casualties reported/ d) ?2 v# k8 u6 c
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 `3 q: F+ K; N/ [
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* d/ t9 m* V1 J3 s& k( m
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
1 O/ E; P$ P" S0 w- t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。。。。
/ z+ i# T" @) v7 {* s# Q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& T0 y' {/ x  s$ h7 b+ |, v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
- s) V- S( F# M0 ~& ^* L+ d# F
+ k- Y/ i# c- G( S, C% o: JJapanese Ships2 o6 s/ V" G5 S  t0 _
      CA Haguro
* G7 c) y  A" h- z      DD Shiratsuyu! p( h# c9 k6 D+ C  r
      DD Shigure
7 i8 P1 [6 A  |      DD Yugure' n# N4 x; E; X. ^9 {+ w* Y
      DD Ariake
/ {% u5 T) a7 E. \8 C      DD Akebono
: L7 P0 s" s) K+ p: {      DD Sazanami5 U% ^" c0 Y. B: v4 M
      DD Ushio
( t: s( k, A% t8 F! H      DD Yayoi; S  n& ^# W  d- n# h' g7 M2 C
; u) t$ V% A4 O7 E& O( r
Allied Ships
! l# x: j8 J9 v" N  v      CA Australia
) p: L8 J* w1 t5 K8 E0 L      CL Hobart1 m1 W0 J$ {( `
      DD Sims/ d. G% O( h3 I9 O% N
      DD Anderson3 C* O! X6 P$ t$ \
      DD Perkins) f' J. |+ _% I# l1 k2 v
      DD Dewey
+ ~* g- L, H8 O7 _) j      DD Worden
9 y2 q( s/ _  O3 r      DD Whipple4 V- f; y2 D( q5 h# P4 q

4 q6 O7 X3 p: c% H8 F- M猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会
7 O5 `$ q3 H* |8 v- g! S! X--------------------------------------------------------------------------------* u; g0 }' t* ]; `& m
Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards
7 f1 q2 ^9 J" q/ s, Q6 t  b( u2 C9 Z: j; V' D! f
Japanese aircraft6 t' d. w2 \, \
      no flights
4 W6 l# g: m2 m  T- y, q! Q
' q" f  b  x: i6 S, G: aJapanese aircraft losses& n/ u. R: {/ N" W6 K
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
, z. N5 w7 ]* u9 D; c- r      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: G4 [! {6 ]; h& u: g1 e
      E Oite! T5 B; j$ z1 |& S8 [/ s4 {* J* g
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% J; [$ ?& @, H3 Q! C      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
, ^# N6 }2 W& [      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires* O0 J+ [0 T! l* G0 J; n5 M! F
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk5 u9 q4 _7 E# N/ ^% `7 O
      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. C1 w' j- t  ~$ c7 G      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* K2 l6 I6 P0 [6 X7 B      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* c6 S1 U3 A* G
      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk2 d& p  ], q. j( g/ v5 U" ?8 Z
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 v  ?, u) Z* s; K+ S0 I
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
2 t/ q, e( t! `1 [4 U7 l      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! ^( h6 t2 @. n8 C- B! @+ W  g
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" M9 f# d4 j9 P* U, c2 r/ r$ f- f& k
( x1 y+ f. g! Z( s7 w' |2 NAllied Ships( a4 h4 T: p7 @9 I4 H
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
% |8 a0 L0 W' {8 z  h* E; H      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4) m2 c+ u3 K  W( |& m+ A
      DD Sims6 a6 D) }9 }: o6 _/ K, g' d" U+ \
      DD Anderson& L; A" r7 _5 f7 n8 w6 d6 F& G
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 22 ?* O. _9 V- X8 K& A/ m" o
      DD Dewey1 m/ b; j; M0 h/ ~
      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
7 w$ h& z7 R( i% y      DD Whipple, Shell hits 25 H# z! l# C/ u- O( I: E: ^

/ r$ a& g( G7 XJapanese ground losses:5 n/ Q* W+ N7 ?' {& W0 Q& \
      3411 casualties reported
5 c: J( A  f8 P# G# Q. }         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled
# Y5 V. P8 J) x/ }0 U         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled
4 W$ C8 K/ C( d         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 b; i  F/ o$ u- u/ B1 v$ h# T      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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# M: @4 l+ n' @

6 \8 g# @2 }, ~" XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 o2 W0 u- K4 T2 h6 b# x
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% V) Y& G7 R8 I2 ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# k- E, G& c3 P# V% ^% ]

& [' y2 A( q# X2 ^& TAllied aircraft
: K- z: o, O& V) P6 H. `% [1 [      Wirraway x 6) i/ Z5 T0 F& K' Z' ]- t
      P-40E Warhawk x 4
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& k, e2 [& A8 K$ bNo Allied losses
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5 h4 p4 }! _- Z  y6 [Japanese Ships- }9 e; R) @( d* L. |
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ {. |* Z5 Z8 S# g
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk* C% s0 n2 G4 x2 J  _& b/ v
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Japanese ground losses:5 m- K5 f/ h; E3 L( F4 b( A0 z
      131 casualties reported
$ ]/ u: j$ T5 d         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
! n; U6 o( F( _3 q         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
" n% {* k$ a( J  u. n$ ?+ f8 i( p         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 ?' @5 B( ^% l; r5 n# s# k9 n      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130! y6 B! ?% v) {% ]! N

8 a5 G' V- ^4 I6 e3 bWeather in hex: Partial cloud3 `, T( \7 ^$ B. L4 X7 e
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# `8 T' b* d' {% {3 |Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 u1 b4 T) _: C9 P) O9 m      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
  S1 U8 C: F( K! q: ]
1 d5 |' n9 `, k* hNo Allied losses% N2 u, J' @9 P$ c8 j
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Japanese Ships
3 ^8 a' B# Q3 `) f. n4 s# _      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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" S8 B2 M1 m  H$ ]# A' YJapanese ground losses:
7 p; q9 e% Y7 k/ h9 C6 ]9 ^      188 casualties reported
* F, \/ f9 g1 H& @, r         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled
% n* L5 W- Z; H         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ H. n) ~; N' ?5 j4 H& ?         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) s0 B  H3 W" q7 ?' }$ D- C      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)  v" M5 {( q# k& [
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7 @& [" d1 A- D4 Q1 I3 YAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 l6 _$ j  _+ P4 m7 G% C8 @& U
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) M) V7 v7 L0 S

& ~7 M/ o$ V) A: v, J" K( `Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# }4 F- c8 a& a. p8 X" PEstimated time to target is 8 minutes9 r; P% J8 U* L( K. [1 Y) }

9 A& z9 J: k1 p0 eJapanese aircraft
% R4 `' s; b) |      A6M2 Zero x 17
1 p) y2 B# B- H$ n7 C9 k4 n      G4M1 Betty x 25
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Allied aircraft. G( c9 E# Q; w% k% E0 d
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
& m0 D/ b8 r/ j1 f9 d3 H8 V      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
! t1 h7 T$ i1 m) t8 ~. J  G+ z& C# O0 j! r2 e7 Y  U& V; F* w/ s" E+ }
Japanese aircraft losses) H: R7 S4 B3 U# v
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
* i; H4 B' o1 }6 }
5 r1 U- }( Q: ]2 iAllied aircraft losses
  |& f/ D( I3 V! v% @      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed! C9 c7 }6 u! i
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Allied Ships
3 \, ^* D* L( `% U, j( }$ \      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage