盟军的水面舰队超水平发挥,不但将日军引以为傲的夜战精英水雷战队击溃,而且成功地将日军的莫港登陆船团重创,甚至水面舰队还抓住了日军的KB,而更重要的是盟军以极小的代价成功阻止了日军对莫港的第一次登陆企图,仅仅依靠的是没有空中掩护的水面舰队! K+ @( ]) ^( A# V3 W( Q, f; J8 j
当然,日军的登陆编队和掩护的水面舰队的编队构成存在很大的问题,导致了登陆失败,也是其中一个因素
2 Q$ W5 }) `' n当然,大统领之前曾经对于珊瑚海剧本的登陆与抗登陆进行过不下20次的模拟演练,从而掌握了第一手各种战术部署导致可能出现的各种情况的精确资料也有很大的关系。
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* h% V' O% m$ O- a+ O, bAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 09, 42
3 N S- u1 @1 _) h+ R" v盟军水面舰队意外抓住了日军KB,但是KB运气不错逃掉了,只是捷克佬居然将KB冲到莫港滩头来掩护登陆,不得不让人觉得其两栖登陆的战术水平还有待改进
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards+ M; k' g0 x3 j$ K7 L/ l
( S) U9 @7 b4 M$ [# l1 U: zJapanese Ships
" U: j) @; w2 I6 G9 f- s" i+ M CV Shokaku
3 A* b) k. i7 S% Q- ? CV Zuikaku
) p* q9 k+ P0 Q- _/ O/ L& O CVL Shoho1 K4 \; A- s( Z: A
DD Yugure
$ |% j& x6 C$ D7 o& u+ L" } DD Ariake
& h z. [( l( J DD Akebono+ t* W" T# _% r4 ^
DD Sazanami1 \$ f& i# w, l n2 ]
DD Ushio
8 K% O. t |3 Y- E6 ^3 Z DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
. i [, a* K5 ?9 a9 A: o4 ? DD Yayoi, Shell hits 1
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. D) v* k& b6 b! {1 nAllied Ships
0 W: l: S; q, k1 E) t CA Portland
. X0 f, o% W1 F+ l CA Chester5 h d8 ~0 z# B
CA New Orleans/ P% l0 Z( `: J: b7 y
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2( c- ]" J N0 W
CA Australia, N4 p9 v& d$ Q, v
CL Hobart
- a) v% u, B' U0 u/ ?4 ?, l L5 |) _ DD Sims
1 Q Y) `9 o+ S1 O. q9 X2 @ DD Anderson
% d) s8 B2 y: I" h$ m: S DD Hammann
$ H1 D+ e: H- C: e5 U: R DD Morris4 {+ p2 B }" x3 H9 u% R% y$ b0 |
DD Perkins6 b3 W- {) Y, p
DD Phelps0 m9 T" K, n4 K* p
DD Dewey2 a u$ V) \) F* \" S7 b
DD Worden
V" M/ Q6 Z7 ?' o7 \ DD Aylwin6 D9 \5 O3 ?# v7 I% a
DD Whipple
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! _: Q+ ?! l8 C- g7 W盟军的水面拦截舰队与日军的登陆护航舰队如期遭遇,盟军占有数量优势,结果日军被重创2艘CA,被击沉1艘CA,而盟军仅有1艘CA中创,这场水面战以盟军的全面胜利而结束,日军护航舰队被击退,从而导致了后面日军登陆舰队的悲剧
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# p4 H* c; j8 E& A( sNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft/ _1 ~0 e3 e9 U9 Y
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses% M. |, J9 I8 Q6 u5 e+ d, X
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed# W3 \7 A0 ^) B8 k N3 K; W
3 l) w" g4 A' ?' W& I. YJapanese Ships
3 r& L) D* g' r3 h+ Y CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 58, and is sunk
% }3 w( I! o0 O CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
. V4 @9 P7 ~7 Q5 H: K) D CA Kako, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ L) X4 I5 d1 G% b& {/ ^ CL Tenryu
; }% q- X" v# B7 G Z& n% T1 i CL Yubari, Shell hits 1" b3 A& }6 T. A" n+ J
E Oite
: j% H3 G; y+ s- m( b3 G0 j# \* w DMS W.20, Shell hits 1
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7 x1 }4 P y! D( H5 n- ?Allied Ships
+ t5 R9 V- K5 M2 k CA Portland, Shell hits 1, on fire* `( O0 @; p V9 [, I
CA Chester$ R4 @* e; F) c9 ?
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
P# Y1 M& j- G CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 11, heavy fires- {- P$ R( E! U8 N) L. q
CA Australia, Shell hits 1
; E4 z; r# n2 f) K! n# v; ~ V CL Hobart2 a- g7 g1 t& o% p+ [/ K( e
DD Sims
. m! w1 ? J8 y/ h3 g5 f; l DD Anderson, }9 T) m, k1 U5 r/ h) e9 j! A/ C
DD Hammann6 C5 X0 F+ Q2 q6 l; L% _: o( o
DD Morris4 m- c) h% K7 y
DD Perkins
* H- B6 b1 \' ]& U* ~ DD Phelps) Q7 S% @! u4 R/ {5 l. u
DD Dewey
9 \- G/ F3 @0 P DD Worden0 ]) Y! p: |/ M) i
DD Aylwin3 {9 M$ g$ o" r7 L4 O" g' z0 Z
DD Whipple) n. V" m+ `0 [
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日军登陆船队毫无悬念地被痛宰,而日军居然将CA和CL编入了登陆船队,结果自然是无法发挥正常的战术水平而被盟军水面舰队击破
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards
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' \3 ~0 Q7 x. FJapanese Ships* w2 G+ ? e; c
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 X% v# i) x5 y* S CA Haguro, Shell hits 47, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 O$ Z. z1 p3 f5 i2 S x5 f CA Aoba, Shell hits 5
/ c/ y# ^! Z. V+ r CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 28, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 A6 w, k# f3 k) ? CL Tatsuta! m0 b- H# s0 Q* L
DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 3, on fire: o( f- M; O7 Z4 a* a; X
DD Shigure
H2 i4 d8 a t+ O E Asanagi/ r3 \* u, z& W1 |" N4 {" B; G
PB Nikkai Maru
7 G% h' B- c/ B/ m: H; q AO Toho Maru
7 O; H/ `/ }" R3 q, G xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires- x0 f5 Q: a# k+ j
xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
3 p h+ n9 O0 H( ~' n3 M h" W4 I xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire. | @6 N% f( g4 `& E
xAK Tatumiya Maru
2 v0 i4 ?8 ?/ @7 u! x xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage, N9 n' k. f8 O% ]; p( u
xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage/ h" F2 E; f( U" i6 [- k0 I. H
xAK Chicago Maru, Shell hits 2+ i9 N8 ~* H6 i
xAK Ikushima Maru
6 y; L0 Z# F: y3 V xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, h) \( w5 U& c8 P/ P3 E; R
xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage3 r4 N( r, n Z8 h8 L# f
+ K7 C! N- J4 q1 u& j! U4 XAllied Ships
5 m+ Q4 V' H0 o! I2 p CA Chester
( q3 y3 Z, v: D; {: x CA New Orleans, Shell hits 2! f- A% {+ j }* D( I" Q; f
CA Australia; m% j; A+ L7 v
CL Hobart
) I, E1 W4 m8 i: k' l2 r DD Sims
* H0 K5 W3 L3 m( R! O DD Anderson1 V* ^6 ]; j2 E' M# } X$ J
DD Hammann3 j6 r) q2 k$ v. G9 B
DD Morris3 M! E. g* h/ i0 D2 G6 v
DD Perkins$ a! X# O# @! z+ y# y, e+ L! k6 l
DD Phelps, Shell hits 4, on fire3 G8 @/ r* D4 H/ y% j: P1 ^
DD Dewey
( _3 M% x; o2 }# H* P) _: S DD Worden, Shell hits 1
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Japanese ground losses:
+ D* J' g$ A- |6 z3 a5 M 1732 casualties reported
3 k; Z" {9 e% o1 u3 S Squads: 12 destroyed, 56 disabled
/ g4 }! {( H$ u+ m) }, ^ Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 76 disabled8 t, T" m0 L, ~% Y! Q
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
; y, M! ~( m2 y5 B7 l; V4 |! a Guns lost 36 (6 destroyed, 30 disabled)
q9 l6 @; L6 c% x6 @; c% F& A" \ Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)& [! z" D0 R, a- N( i( t
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盟军水面舰队对日军的登陆船队穷追猛打,日军登陆部队大部喂鱼,可以预见日军的登陆能力就此完结
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! B$ Z3 X3 V8 O5 C( PNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards& t% L, i3 x+ ^8 s! {
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no flights
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8 v& {8 Z+ O' S6 x+ l3 P0 Y! UJapanese aircraft losses/ F+ g# l) k! K3 ^% P, o: W
F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed
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0 z: [, e+ g c" ]. a u) s* O# ^Japanese Ships
+ `1 x; |9 n5 q0 g' p" r; y. F CA Myoko, heavy fires
+ t( O2 u0 W8 w/ A- Y CA Haguro, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
* z- h% W- ~5 k" ]- h2 p" p CA Aoba
8 B, v" I( N1 ^+ j0 R7 C CM Tsugaru, heavy fires, heavy damage" H6 g o5 c! k, E: ^
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1! A* l5 t4 T% I
DD Shiratsuyu, on fire
+ ~9 ]( `% }) i! J DD Shigure, Shell hits 3, on fire
8 P1 c! M* N* w8 D" q9 U E Asanagi
, O* n6 f+ t$ C+ Y# ` PB Nikkai Maru( K9 w- \, I5 c. t( [! |0 K
AO Toho Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires% F/ f* f% T, i
xAK Kansai Maru, heavy fires
( J" V! `7 o, q$ c9 E: W xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
1 g y2 S. r6 ^2 y xAK Tatumiya Maru+ ]% r3 D" X! s: ~( a8 f
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 C }* [9 K: R# E6 b: \, n' p8 y# i xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 Z. m7 v1 F. J6 N8 B
xAK Chicago Maru, on fire
: T6 `) \1 k# G- x2 V3 C- C xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire; r; A! A9 U9 F& d8 f9 N( U7 u
xAK Kasuga Maru #2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 o9 ]. C" S( @. R6 B' w" ~0 h4 J xAK Aso Maru, and is sunk
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CA Chester) b: L/ d! c1 ?
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 3. }& W* d# u/ g
CA Australia, Shell hits 19 i3 B& r$ g8 t7 ]& y2 n. C- X
CL Hobart" T" h7 Y2 M. N0 I) u; A
DD Sims' ?# ?- m5 h$ G* `* H1 U) L
DD Anderson
& y: O6 [8 F% A N4 P7 A1 m/ K$ o DD Hammann, Shell hits 2, on fire
, b# x$ J' r+ P. X3 `' A0 P DD Morris/ P0 `2 P- k" |7 o; F
DD Perkins" y# B) q+ b6 M4 x/ \! {1 p& D
DD Phelps, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:9 i" k3 V! Z1 c) f y# r* J
2693 casualties reported
- A7 o3 t& Y: ]/ k' D3 q Squads: 65 destroyed, 65 disabled, x4 P, ]( A$ k% O( t- x. y
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 51 disabled
$ A T) H6 Y0 n Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled. h7 B7 i3 I6 `& b
Guns lost 52 (28 destroyed, 24 disabled)
! [. K+ N4 k$ C Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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/ e4 O. f: J5 S9 y天亮后,盟军水面舰队仍然勇猛异常,驶出莫港,追杀逃窜中的日军水面舰队和运输船队
+ o/ k8 p/ b$ g: [& @' Q而日军的KB的舰载机则设置了上午对地,下午对海,结果显然战果甚微( Q6 j( Q2 Z9 t6 s' G+ G8 M! D; G
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Overcast: c. G/ m5 |0 Q: j& P0 Z4 i& i
: r0 S. q: O7 N2 p2 L6 [1 j( E$ @Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 k7 \5 {! c6 s/ _4 A) NEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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A5M4 Claude x 1
& U |' B/ e. o6 J9 C' N A6M2 Zero x 423 v% b2 u$ r1 Y7 @2 ? @' F
B5N2 Kate x 33
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No Japanese losses
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' Y/ P4 L1 T9 Z" c( N. qAllied ground losses:
0 T- }. ~- I/ v ~+ C 19 casualties reported
, c: o4 b4 y' _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, M% ~# ^9 k2 h' [& t9 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; J+ r b6 q8 l9 J3 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ ^' y9 V5 R* jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,131
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3 w% S9 v5 Z; s/ W i; qWeather in hex: Severe storms$ |' T1 I' u, U8 {8 D9 T* K7 H
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Raid detected at 101 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
% k# b/ u5 g4 hEstimated time to target is 37 minutes7 C, H9 G& ]) U+ ?" w* {7 R
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Japanese aircraft7 c4 _& m+ R0 }; v
A5M4 Claude x 1
2 @% Z0 _; x, D/ T A6M2 Zero x 42
M% c1 ]9 E3 \7 g: c B5N1 Kate x 63 G* i% L8 p y7 d; v2 x; Y! f0 V
D3A1 Val x 322 {/ P( ~ `, ^' J8 K* T
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Japanese aircraft losses
" N N; I9 O. b. ^- I+ l( ?+ D) t D3A1 Val: 5 damaged
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CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire" N9 P& D' |6 ~* K d U
CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1
; l* c1 v& o' l CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 4, on fire( E) N) P4 M5 m4 p
CA Australia% m+ h* V- E+ J- j5 l0 {
DD Morris6 D+ n5 b0 i; S; h
) L/ p" Y4 i* z4 E1 V, s至此,第一次莫港登陆与抗登陆较量以盟军的全面胜出而结束,面对日军仍然具有的空中优势,后面几回合盟军的任务和危险仍然巨大,如何才能逃出生天并守住莫港,且待大统领细细思考 |