大脸猫

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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
4 `- {0 r5 u. p5 e0 `1 }- G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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. `1 S$ c6 i  @7 w' p) h4 xAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)2 d, q  {$ j; A2 C3 `' w& X

4 S5 s( p' _+ W( P0 u7 M1 gTF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133& F% |3 I( H; d: E( x+ b% {' v
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Japanese ground losses:
5 m0 j. x' z* |. R, q% D& M. M/ B; B      160 casualties reported
  g  V( \& n$ [. V  `% Y& ?         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled4 H/ A# {' {' N% T6 l7 T
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: R( b1 g% R9 X" C( ]8 U( H$ t
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  r$ H9 g- i, m5 ?  \      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
8 }) ^; D! y3 k: d" u' BCV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
4 a- }, j' T& ~3 {8 E# E7 X5 c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
3 N& m3 Z! A* x2 KCV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
$ T2 i$ M# e" @" ICV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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于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开" j) W) @2 v7 `+ U
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，未能实施莫港登陆2 I$ O+ K; n8 @
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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) J% h+ U/ C/ e8 d* r
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! K9 V" i/ W( {' b* ?+ m2 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships& {, P2 b* ]$ ^4 a/ N( u; D4 D5 \
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ E( [6 `- k! R3 M6 {7 P      CA Kinugasa5 w" H+ c4 d% [2 @! T. P: C
      CA Furutaka3 |+ v9 x! s# ^$ L+ x
      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire
+ T+ U4 h" W- X" \7 y: H% u      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire( \" N2 P* D7 ?$ Q1 H8 s
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
2 }. b$ o( `& L; I5 s      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
5 o- a6 w3 i! ^7 s      DD Mutsuki
4 K. g" p( h$ z9 ]      DD Yayoi" K! P. _. Y' B  y; f1 \
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Allied Ships
9 J( _0 S: _" I( ^# T+ U      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
6 K) o; z, L% o6 S      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
* u* L1 r# }6 O      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire
0 L+ {' j5 P  Y/ p0 G      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3' x% A; X! m4 l
      DD Sims. s2 j) Q- J/ S1 o1 }
      DD Dewey
4 u4 ?0 e6 d9 S& X0 y; t      DD Worden) j" ^  ?' X* Q( B
      DD Aylwin* m3 \5 f2 b, U, B
      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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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
* r/ Y' u- J3 U6 H4 J      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
) o  h& n2 T2 S* j. d+ H) z. s      xAK Sinsei Maru
( ?' P  V5 b" r- g      xAK Canberra Maru
! ]- s, r$ A" n2 }9 M  b4 Z      E Asanagi
4 A# S* Q# K+ i/ b      E Oite% h/ J8 G) h- {- o8 m. [
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Allied Ships8 V0 @! B! S/ {
      SS S-44
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Japanese ground losses:/ o8 `2 j- k2 j6 F" s/ G5 y
      9 casualties reported
$ X3 F$ w- D3 c4 |4 d3 Y         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 r4 G' v$ V! R) S4 ?& }# e
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" {3 D& F0 ]: ]5 t8 E0 W* q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' A4 l! X" @2 I) p) o& \
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
% b  G" ^' M8 U& {0 S  T1 D; W& k      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage, a! }9 L# b2 i% J3 B( ?' ^

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7 I% N$ L8 b4 M; X. N      SS S-44
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Japanese ground losses:
  \6 D8 ~/ V' R7 G  \/ n8 m      36 casualties reported
. U6 m- f4 b9 V         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled0 E8 Z/ ~5 Q, h" t/ Z7 v' }  {
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
; s" ]8 j8 a$ F         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 % H0 ^" Z; L6 O" y. U/ u4 p
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' t6 I# L$ Z( M8 Z" J; O7 }! kDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards  z- w7 e2 n, U% w, e* p7 [

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      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 36 E' W6 L/ k1 k6 S* A! m4 Z' ]: W) D
      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire; B) E/ @2 u1 i# t# I
      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire
0 G/ a$ A; V: z/ T# S" h: p( f5 m      CL Tenryu$ H4 S5 Q' `$ s* R0 _6 B" O
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
- i! y# s) x: L' P      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships* D5 |5 W: E; e$ p: B! a0 R) ]
      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
8 g" A) `$ r* b$ I! W; @4 c      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage9 u$ W" |; X9 D* Z. P
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 32 j/ z6 K% J$ l# y/ M% Y" K
      DD Anderson
; t/ o" g% e" t$ O      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
* l4 S0 l- @- Y      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6 X' _+ j& R1 y1 U7 J+ j0 r
重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133! b2 G7 o9 V: L2 z
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms7 ?  f7 D, b3 ]; ]) m5 ]
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# ~) W! e1 [1 |+ ]2 U
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% i: ~) ]9 M# w! t8 A8 K% R

4 Q7 f7 i; R6 s# A4 a. G" S6 |5 yJapanese aircraft
' x5 g+ N2 G8 W# k+ x! j3 z( D      A6M2 Zero x 4
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8 a% F& t. L5 c9 m4 V1 uAllied aircraft8 h  G! \3 O) ~4 r! F
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16) ~' f' O  ^3 \* c, _
      TBD-1 Devastator x 25 {# r( Y, Z7 f0 K1 c) ]

( \" T$ \, y; \+ k( Q" eNo Japanese losses2 L8 n& _$ X* }/ v
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- |$ v+ Q2 o+ q' S      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged! O; Q* o) h' \% d. O# z. z* `* M% L" ?

6 S+ }% e# @, w4 W" t4 _Japanese Ships
) X8 o4 U7 j% N! L( M5 S      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires1 C& T; _0 E. n, w
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
0 K4 u) h* v6 ^      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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2 X1 T- ]! Q( B/ E$ v+ Y3 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1333 S" i9 \4 W4 v* q. S9 L2 i
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, b6 h0 C* K1 o" H" ]# W: b: E
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.  Z6 a* j' S. A( r$ G* Q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes3 U' K( @$ E: j* X" n+ W
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Japanese aircraft
; v: c7 r3 F6 x1 b* j      A6M2 Zero x 19
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      P-40E Warhawk x 1
; D+ \' S) e! ]+ {8 E* _: `      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
; q) \# n. Z( Y( k      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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Allied aircraft losses
) J/ j* Y" l' h$ }7 d- A- x      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
4 q# R4 l2 `) }: O  e! N# S1 {      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged8 S" `/ x8 L% M% m

3 D" i' }- ]3 f3 J% l$ H! dJapanese Ships4 y8 D: w' A' U3 N: F
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 }7 t8 D* y7 H3 N$ T7 F      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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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1 }5 Z1 A- O0 d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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# m( w2 @& C3 ^5 i! z* wRaid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# ]9 Q! @; B, O7 n. c
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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      A6M2 Zero x 26
- Z$ H" I9 [! o: U0 q0 I      B5N1 Kate x 3$ |& S4 l. k" c& p8 A
      B5N2 Kate x 12
) @! v6 d. a+ X" D( f1 _* e" \      D3A1 Val x 29
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Allied aircraft! K% S" T: @; c! E
      P-40E Warhawk x 195 f& U' w. E3 f: r7 X& d5 z
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ b0 r4 z! @/ z  g      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
  Q; q2 o1 @9 _3 i4 B      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged% f% c4 A+ |/ Y' b, w
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged+ b; |2 i0 D+ h) R
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged
) D& H5 Q) i3 D7 k0 n" b: o  i      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses, D2 s( R& z) L0 |8 B; [

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5 ]0 r8 K. N. O: {      CA Australia
8 v& U1 m7 d5 l+ V      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
3 `+ m5 y6 U) m" I1 E      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
' p7 j) t" d8 g7 M' ?' [5 P      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire- v7 \6 |" v* c! T" X1 O
      DD Worden% o7 M  |% k% d7 L7 v0 b
      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
6 Y( [6 F# a5 y大战结束后，双方都在调整部署
7 s: [, x' z- n6 h- t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
  Q3 q/ r# s4 ]% |, F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
& J1 o( T) Y, ]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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      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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      SS S-47
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/ J6 B  m) H$ O4 K6 |Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; b8 X+ a- t: k% }7 O# w; d
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4 g5 I. H& b& r  }- f& L1 CRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., q1 b) H$ W( q, N
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, [- S& F* L) {" O/ Y& A
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0 R0 A6 e3 d8 o1 o      A6M2 Zero x 234 \% E" u2 M: |9 I; y
      B5N1 Kate x 25 H1 D0 X( Q5 ^# U
      B5N2 Kate x 12
7 d2 Y( \' A, y0 h9 q. k) y      D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft' r" T4 A9 R& ^
      P-40E Warhawk x 109 Z7 r4 w2 U) C% N, c
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ y$ ?$ U1 S8 I" ?0 K, I. ?- G      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
; C7 W! G9 j0 ~3 `: t0 S2 ~0 e$ V0 k  }      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak( ?' {: J9 ^; b: p4 F( c" h
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
, j0 g  F5 h+ \& u0 t; m      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
% s- n. x8 V! I      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses1 s4 e1 i5 h: E& a  _
      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged7 D  K- X. E+ H# h
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground* P0 c. r" W: |: o* g; u2 C1 ~4 h
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
: ?- q1 ?$ ?1 V( [3 ]3 K5 K      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground! i8 R- \) B* D! c
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground* X) F/ q6 b: v9 \& H, c' N
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
) ?8 A# W% `% x! f- u; G, Z; U      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
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2 J% V7 P( M0 b  X  @Allied ground losses:
2 ]9 F8 B  c- M' B# Z) E& O      4 casualties reported
. q" R* ?8 q2 f: b; z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 c2 |: V7 |, E" D/ B; l
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* O' G+ p+ w3 T7 b         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 s- t0 [2 w/ f
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Airbase hits 15 p7 h6 `! {& t8 C! j& e$ y- ?
Airbase supply hits 2
& u$ _  `# E' T+ N, {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/ d3 D6 H* k9 d* W1 H$ F% r
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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0 H  s$ U% L$ K! w& @
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5 l; E' ^. h: j! bNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships# D+ Y6 A+ n1 d/ z, f
      CM Tsugaru
( Q- P, b3 ?/ }1 Q7 c; I' l. }      DD Yayoi$ Z9 V6 N/ s/ t9 G
      E Oite
0 Y* K4 V) I* P      E Asanagi
: V3 |# u, E! w- x. X* X1 P, a      DMS W.204 ?) C7 O# e& _. ^
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
. m5 B! e' v. e: l      xAKL Noshiro Maru #27 W& q* c6 N7 l6 J2 E# I
      xAK Canberra Maru
: d! X* j1 a* [8 }5 p' a0 q  n      xAK Kansai Maru6 ~# a! c5 ^  S* n
      xAK Kagu Maru
5 b& }6 ]: K# F+ v" z, o( N      xAK Asakaze Maru
+ g9 U) {' _! y" F& [      xAK Sinsei Maru3 }/ h  }( _4 G
      xAK Ikushima Maru4 x7 I6 |5 V! O: \# B) O$ v  V/ ?
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2! |' n/ U4 f1 G; {1 e! s8 T* U$ c
      xAK Aso Maru
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Allied Ships6 k* }' f; j6 X' T5 M# m- m1 ^7 V4 k
      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
+ w4 V( G9 a' Q/ b% ?% ~8 Y6 G' }, N% ?+ z  \
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) \& `0 p4 I1 g+ q+ u
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
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,1319 s$ `! q6 a  O
# k: y% y- D) _
Japanese Ships3 Z7 s% s* R" E+ s
      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage6 {0 Y, J- U; L- @( S" l4 n

" c2 |( m) G  T0 BAllied Ships
0 H5 y% J2 _0 p! J& g. d: I5 h      SS S-47
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 q2 H5 `. r$ k/ Y
      CA Myoko- b5 H/ I) l5 R
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
5 e! |6 {  o6 O# v      DD Akebono
" a3 v! B* `$ l      DD Sazanami
# U. E' [' {, T+ s$ N6 g- R      DD Ushio! y1 |) [4 r* P; U
! u' R6 w9 H( u$ A+ h
Allied Ships  I: G, |& V* h7 w$ G  [! L% G9 ?
      CA Chester, Shell hits 1
8 e9 V8 x8 a! [: Q/ I) B1 d" t  H      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 @5 j0 N% i6 Q. ]! s
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
$ h4 ]. w$ Q3 {9 Z# d2 p" f      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
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, b5 V. q7 V+ |Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
4 a' i  A2 y( M4 i
2 p4 [$ O- j/ z3 Q2 [Allied aircraft
% E7 S4 y0 X5 e5 U3 |* j      no flights
1 T, d% x3 r1 S- o* S! r
4 N, S1 Z" s3 W! t" NAllied aircraft losses4 [: i. v" f. o
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed8 @& k; ^8 J% j$ ^1 l

# A9 o4 V2 J, }. O( ?* ]! t) D% |* s1 D0 ZJapanese Ships% L# j/ f' b, F% L7 W
      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 B) _3 s' K" W/ n0 p' N! b4 p
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
2 E2 n3 x, I1 @: ]0 e; U      DD Sazanami$ _$ J/ ~/ J( h2 H& }7 A
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Allied Ships& X% j) @- z' [2 s6 L
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ C; v1 I3 q$ v* F
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
) \' f) S1 G3 y3 `: d6 U9 Z2 W      CA Australia, Shell hits 2" n6 f; h9 _9 H
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
8 ]+ _/ |  w' E9 ^      DD Anderson
9 v7 W: f# s- i# A  l2 E) b1 B7 Q3 f      DD Perkins
! \, K$ A  V, D. E0 W  {& _9 {7 s      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire7 e- B) P7 c5 O' G8 p7 `( ?
      DD Worden1 v; N, A. N- a1 H% x
      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" a; k9 {& @' D8 |* Q! T+ ~      DD Whipple1 d+ C, I% f6 h  @( q( [
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' j$ r/ V, k" j! E9 v- YNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
+ ]* E) ?8 F  C5 G/ t5 ?$ W4 {. L# d0 D: U" ?. A6 v9 ?
Japanese aircraft
: Z0 D  x5 T" W5 H# K      no flights! F! G! x; W, H9 |' h3 I+ [

- I6 |2 G( E3 b) Z! v/ [7 x: wJapanese aircraft losses
, k* U8 [; U4 W      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
* T6 [% R& n4 P" O! ~# K6 h/ t$ a
7 J0 V1 T% ^- r6 I, @5 q: RJapanese Ships
: y) t+ x0 p8 A( s% i$ t" I# A      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
" X5 m8 ]% q. H: W3 p% d3 Y% x      DD Ushio
& }# x9 f3 Y! T) C1 D4 x, N9 t  }1 z/ a" k) \' ?+ T
Allied Ships
# c. |8 ^& U; H, q6 f      CA Minneapolis  y+ |2 L+ h4 @" V& w! r
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1, Q, F  R$ E. D9 e$ l3 ]
      DD Sims, Shell hits 18 s6 Z4 i5 _/ A, B$ x
      DD Anderson
& M% I6 K/ G9 N* Q      DD Perkins1 `/ g  I& `' S: Q; C; c
      DD Dewey4 p7 i' P$ @2 M  u, I
      DD Worden
3 ~5 O% P7 K0 G5 }0 V6 B9 d      DD Whipple2 }0 [. r& l" T! P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
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( I: H. ]4 h1 U) T+ WJapanese Ships: u- N3 e8 ?" i. Q4 r
      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk5 `9 R. ^* I! F1 t( [
5 b: x+ m' m! n5 h
Allied Ships% M: `8 \' z( \# a* A7 F/ Y
      CA Minneapolis9 R0 |) h' w: a2 e* ~
      CA Australia
* q. i) a  h. a7 }  ]      DD Sims
. E+ L4 v2 @" Z% ?) x      DD Anderson
! z# ~+ B/ f: u3 F      DD Perkins( y2 X& ]& F" h1 J  A% H: D
      DD Dewey% [6 V+ m2 e/ j8 j! i( s2 y) b. o
      DD Worden+ Z. W; ^+ U" ^1 @
      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4 x0 B3 O2 `. _  q
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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- q3 B7 X' E5 R' }8 c) a# Y) e$ NSub attack near Townsville  at 92,144
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Japanese Ships
3 L$ V7 ]4 f; `. \; ~7 q      SS I-27
* J  n1 K7 @2 ]+ ]5 {2 w* w( y3 P3 \/ ]) A; ?7 H
Allied Ships
! V" |( ]! Q8 V) H/ l. ^      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
, C* c( h/ i2 L      DD Hammann# @$ H* K3 D$ P1 V. L& {( M
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) M- O/ B8 {9 E9 Q) L$ TSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130
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2 |* s4 x% Q! B& k# HJapanese Ships
; u; Z7 p# s5 j( \  \: I! z      SS I-21" n3 B5 X* m4 C& p) i. a  K- O

0 ?: A, w4 s) M, eAllied Ships# z" o. Y, k3 K0 W8 ~
      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
* y8 q( w8 \$ ?" y. r* x2 f* _      DD Morris1 C8 I$ n" B; F/ W
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2 v/ f4 C# Q) j. z8 N2 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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  N8 z  C% ^- _; jRaid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ U7 n& A) l( y% t# _- ?Estimated time to target is 30 minutes: O4 }" I  m8 b) L4 r) V' R
5 g0 Q% W8 z% r8 S
Japanese aircraft
, D( b" r6 O, Z1 ?      A6M2 Zero x 21
5 k( @7 r/ j! r9 ?" q      B5N2 Kate x 113 a  @. `! w8 Y% m( f; L
      D3A1 Val x 177 l9 Y5 f8 ^% O( p
- H9 T% F( C, r
Allied aircraft2 s- z9 S( O7 o" ~0 ]
      P-40E Warhawk x 8
2 p2 h! \! ?( j- L% @3 A      F4F-3 Wildcat x 46 X9 H3 L7 C8 u% @" ]
! X- b5 E5 N+ U! v( A  o
Japanese aircraft losses
: o) C' b3 ~- ~- ?( Q) }# B      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
6 s0 ?( u% u7 p3 W  X      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
$ c( [' z% c3 M4 g! Z      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
# F0 Y) X3 D  H& c- u1 [6 @      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
6 W: G' o0 Q8 g5 n: j      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 \+ _7 C6 T' A4 i

7 s6 g1 y4 h0 j1 g6 \6 L: l! lAllied aircraft losses
* d/ {/ E0 M9 b( v% ^& N      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
$ w! {9 Y6 d- Y$ l* u* w0 H      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed  z0 e7 o0 \2 {0 R6 c: w& g& {2 ~

. `* r- A5 j3 o+ SAllied Ships
. O* _# i( ]& }: d2 V# s" V      CA Minneapolis
* E- _: j7 Q2 F) `      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage1 j5 P" B8 V2 v* ?7 v' h) o
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
5 z6 ]+ ?) v2 O7 }2 C4 |& s      DD Anderson
* x% u5 v9 w) H% }! z      CA Australia9 g3 b) P$ S" g; o/ W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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# l, C$ N  |% H) Q6 C- k, {Weather in hex: Light cloud% K: [" l' g0 o1 e8 z3 r- R3 V
1 k7 A2 y, ?5 @% i
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* j; x- f  }( ~  HEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
: h4 b( i% C* J1 l2 S% B. a) N: O1 J3 `6 Q  d' G1 c+ N: N
Japanese aircraft
# v# x2 w, ]3 h6 Z3 C  i) p      A5M4 Claude x 4
3 d# X2 {- G) J5 N" z0 p      G3M2 Nell x 180 \. m* V' E( Y9 O1 A6 |. Z  s& {
      H8K1 Emily x 10
6 F+ F7 `/ a1 x6 M6 `8 q# D- u
) g! ^" t4 ]. }' E4 ~! wJapanese aircraft losses
/ ?. m% O# c7 Y: t" J      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak9 z9 C5 _3 [+ {1 X
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged7 i, f2 ?- ]' I/ {* j, Y! G
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Allied Ships
! o( H4 [, o1 ~, v$ k      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
: ?6 T' b, ~, j8 X6 I7 v$ d( B      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1; H  x( L6 |+ b- ~
      DD Whipple
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6 }# j7 ]& [6 I9 l6 P9 N# M( CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
8 j$ |3 i9 i( B  q) |) y( i, W
1 T2 D. l; E* ]: l4 UWeather in hex: Light cloud
  s7 L3 O) G% @/ u4 Q
+ {5 A* [- O- n  X4 ]Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 I: }7 R# F5 v1 zEstimated time to target is 36 minutes- Z  G8 \* h; d4 }4 \
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Japanese aircraft
. o  w; u: t) b7 {      A5M4 Claude x 49 C" K9 }/ Z) o* V4 g$ j: n* u! h0 @
      H6K4 Mavis x 6
) y  M1 |5 k* t' O- i3 c' o8 k; m5 G1 I; \3 K- U4 i+ P
Japanese aircraft losses
% \/ C/ i& b3 w9 F1 T; X/ y: G0 y/ ^      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
5 G1 P7 h* p' z4 F7 v% J2 a2 z7 [' p; _# {+ K* p: o2 {
Allied Ships. W, ]. x( T; u: }% z. j0 e- P) ^
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 A: d/ F1 u/ c8 P! N; f
* R- _7 ^$ {$ t# T, {+ A
Weather in hex: Light cloud, s' A3 b- l' W! k6 K" d7 I4 c& Z
& T, \7 D+ S( i9 g2 t
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 }  F" [- a5 ]  \5 }& S; _$ nEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
& J7 j: Z2 A7 _  k" C: w: S* e
* Z- B4 c2 e0 Z# F5 p3 @Japanese aircraft  ?+ }$ y) f; w
      A5M4 Claude x 4# c2 `$ b2 P8 I$ S6 K
      G4M1 Betty x 12$ Y+ l0 ^5 ^- R. U! T
: X2 k# i' N4 B& |  j
Allied aircraft( _( J( ?3 ^# B2 U# B* T+ ~
      no flights
4 r. J; x( R6 f
3 C0 e! [  I# ?No Japanese losses0 S" b" E6 D+ K& H

4 e7 g' c1 l* K) _  m, \/ f& Q  UAllied aircraft losses1 D/ e) N- G0 Y/ `6 h" m2 B
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
  I8 Q  U9 R: Z2 Z2 |) H
' h. m* Y# f  @. F: QAllied Ships1 _* ^! V) {, g, B4 \0 z4 R- Q
      CL Hobart
, X" }, C( N) k/ k      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
1 L1 c# J: `: w8 v" T6 X; U( ]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 * q, A: _; ^2 {5 n- d' F
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- o2 r; x0 x+ o
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& ]0 o! p4 x. C( P' _
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8 l! N/ |& ~# }' C8 BAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud1 y$ `/ n  b' Q  r7 l: i. @# s# O; s1 s

% _$ N8 U$ {5 P3 u3 U  [Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
  A, ^% k0 c8 m" @& uEstimated time to target is 12 minutes6 A8 ^' p! X4 l& W  x
0 H- E8 B) j; F" X
Japanese aircraft3 D* e  }) `5 p) Z
      A5M4 Claude x 4* @# X2 l, o! Z/ w
      A6M2 Zero x 22' C9 D) F1 ?7 Z
      G3M2 Nell x 174 L' W& J+ t$ Y% M8 ~
( {3 c$ X( J6 N: E; ]- `
Allied aircraft0 m% [2 h) X8 h, q1 [2 q
      P-40E Warhawk x 6
! t2 V. l( U: }; E- W, `      F4F-3 Wildcat x 66 E  ~$ F( P8 S( y$ v7 k* P- E

& ~0 l! O. [8 R- J) VJapanese aircraft losses
; {$ e/ P0 d( ?! s. S& f      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed& @, r' e7 u6 c: X! K8 m
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
* g. g. G  p* m+ ]! \4 U5 h3 \% U$ h# R, h5 f
Allied aircraft losses
( @1 z, {+ ]/ M9 y$ t4 i      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 D. p6 W2 @' T7 A* l, m  V, v
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5 |( Y% B$ U* U' l2 B. s6 N$ yAllied ground losses:
# G7 u# P' T" P( f: R      21 casualties reported3 ]; c" Q2 i6 N+ G8 i& L# g4 b( c
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; q3 {  W0 H% G         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 M! }  q: N# |' X2 S/ J9 b* B+ Y0 U         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
% B; f4 D' i: K' ~# ~$ _% [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。。。。+ D7 [* X6 v" r8 G* I( d
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4 h1 b& Z8 L' [6 ]
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% A; i7 j- B1 e3 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards; ?4 o* C! q1 f; [/ I! }
2 S& P" @* T9 `# x
Japanese Ships# S" a8 a7 Z. {. m
      CA Haguro9 Q1 B! l! |" A3 Z; X
      DD Shiratsuyu
  L7 R$ H- J9 M6 w) [+ J9 b      DD Shigure8 J% K! ?9 h/ Z
      DD Yugure/ i6 d; r; R, i5 F8 g
      DD Ariake
/ H+ U; D/ R3 _      DD Akebono
0 ?  m/ j7 r% z      DD Sazanami. n: q; J2 o( M8 k3 H8 W0 h* k
      DD Ushio$ _5 y0 c7 {; S( ?2 |+ N7 h/ `
      DD Yayoi. q% f) w* L' }: T5 P$ @9 m
8 m+ D- z! X$ _$ \( N; H0 u, ^
Allied Ships: n. X/ A# o0 C8 y
      CA Australia
4 g: s" a/ m' E: D( `0 L      CL Hobart, K7 U* X+ O2 o4 J: |& b: ]0 M1 g
      DD Sims
( H- o3 V9 O( `, u      DD Anderson8 c. X5 n, q0 Q0 f5 e. o2 G
      DD Perkins
) Z( O0 S6 G7 t      DD Dewey5 o, y  b" Z0 Z2 G( S
      DD Worden
' T: t7 i5 M* |$ x      DD Whipple% Z) Z+ w7 v# u; s: b
9 ]& y1 ~: \) ?2 F3 c! r, M6 l! t0 C4 \
猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会 5 a* u6 P- ^# E* L+ O
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards
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# C* k) m' d' c; sJapanese aircraft
" K: f. `1 `( r2 \      no flights" Q4 ]$ e! F$ S5 |% g

: x4 J1 O- n, t: w7 m. _Japanese aircraft losses
# J' s# |1 J# t! m7 j; e9 `! _6 v7 r      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed, R9 z2 k; h* a7 r" q

+ I6 s  V$ j+ b! K7 B8 A" R. uJapanese Ships
1 @3 e# ^" O8 O# S7 f+ H0 K4 w      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. \* [8 x: g7 C' x
      E Oite
& o: N" G9 [& v; o( Q6 d      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 W  q2 V" J& \. e6 N
      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk6 y; {$ m% I+ w, d& X( q
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
% k+ v' d9 h' W; S      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
, ?! q( ~4 z6 ]/ R0 Y      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 R/ Q; \* f6 Q" d  s  `4 _, B6 u      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. C1 ]* L7 Q8 S6 L4 q
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, p- n7 d/ @, m' ~      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk3 F* \+ n) d' b: O; [  r3 c+ ~
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. Y* Q- Y: Z! s1 \      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires5 N' K4 O" U  u) k# }2 D- l
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# Y+ c5 o: m% J* g' N( F5 d" K
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ |! T$ Z' |! C
7 E3 g4 w- l# r: ~, YAllied Ships
$ `$ F% h; @, a1 L* F! i+ z* y      CA Australia, Shell hits 1' |9 b* m" o$ X+ m  O# {2 y( m% {
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4: v4 `) Z4 V  O  [
      DD Sims
: k8 X( E, H8 Y2 O      DD Anderson) {2 t& p" W7 x8 ]9 V! T, J5 d
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
  c) x: e: P& K# J      DD Dewey
8 g2 b3 ?" c) l; L& Q      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
3 P  ?, y' x& ?7 W$ ]      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2
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5 V* A- h& t$ kJapanese ground losses:: m6 S0 b- J8 _  y# c
      3411 casualties reported
8 k, l* @) ^; R# _         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled7 f$ z1 X4 V4 h( |3 \; _$ g# {
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled
( _0 p: `4 l9 u9 ]# R# q         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled( M7 Z3 X3 ]; w0 N  B5 v
      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
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" d" s0 K* ~* ]! D7 bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& o$ ?0 Q  O6 D* q4 E7 b7 s: A5 F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 `6 F& h" _- K/ j1 `7 V
      Wirraway x 6* v; i5 U/ d3 q9 c7 T2 o, O* O# K
      P-40E Warhawk x 4
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No Allied losses
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' N8 \$ j$ d" ^$ G) m' e, FJapanese Ships# h/ [! q  ]! ]; B- |8 K, Q$ z
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: A% J4 N4 ]5 G# m& C! W; _
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk/ g+ o4 b* f7 K; R% H

; i: u% a2 s0 z3 _9 I5 xJapanese ground losses:
, X2 ]% S! K' C* O+ e      131 casualties reported
3 b: j) z2 y! I3 g4 V         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled3 M' E4 ~1 A$ _1 o
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 z: b- h7 s( x* F1 o( U         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ o  i' R4 b* m3 j7 z
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)! @, N9 @! A' U# v" b/ M

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" R7 D) n  i9 a% J4 N- J: tRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., ], A7 _1 ]; {1 n& @+ c( W0 |' u* K
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes6 Q, G1 g5 g9 o1 G

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Allied aircraft0 ^2 m& K$ ]8 T0 F9 [5 m
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2& ]9 Z6 H. v# |) M3 b/ K

( v; ~$ E0 Z0 c9 BNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships( R3 e  n' B( x$ ^" w8 x
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:
1 [5 m" o; C* Y7 a      188 casualties reported
( i- h( t2 U* u* n* \# q. G         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled6 h$ |  w4 ^. E
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
* Y; g4 W  P$ C( E- z         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 V4 J/ F8 |+ e- A
      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)& s$ X( U4 D5 l  Q" t4 h( S
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 Q$ L; `# z5 k! ^7 U

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+ {, |4 m8 a2 D# }Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 a  d7 ?, k7 G4 `1 U/ x
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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      A6M2 Zero x 17
- ]: I3 f1 g" ]1 C! z6 |      G4M1 Betty x 25
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      P-40E Warhawk x 35 I! C# B6 i7 Z3 k, b' e" e
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses* e9 ~* `! z5 Y- [( D4 P
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses9 @6 q  n: m2 _: j( q# o) n
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed! q1 B' I* x7 X) Z3 `, T! d

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* T+ l1 X6 i* {      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage