日军最后一天登陆成功,盟军只剩最后一条DD拦截登陆,战斗至最后一刻4 o M N7 F6 P1 H* H1 ]
不过虽然日军上陆成功,但是战斗力只剩29,即使再来一个回合,也无法攻下莫港了& [2 p' w" ? N; ]0 I, S, N- e
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 14, 429 F2 Y" |8 H. H: L' i- E
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Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)
" f7 B4 z/ U) V' ?, \6 ?7 |Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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4 e7 E* K% Z+ D+ U' n5 Y7 L7 ?: o60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships7 r& U5 X4 k( G! e2 [
DD Shiratsuyu
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* i% R+ y( b2 b8 YJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% \6 y. E: H! I" L" J) b
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3 P' F& ~. l8 u- S. w ?Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships. `; T4 j. K$ n d, l( v
DD Anderson; ~: E! G, O, l" I4 G
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)' t" B& r* m c Y8 }9 g' x9 L
$ _; \7 Y) [* j1 I! u. eAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1691 troops, 28 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
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Defending force 711 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29% L' [. r& r$ [+ f; }0 K6 e
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Assaulting units:6 H4 r1 ?" g- x: h
49th Australian Battalion
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15th RAAF Base Force
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144th Infantry Rgt /2 |