大脸猫

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1 {" L, y5 U, B+ O0 h1 r, E5 `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
1 n- o( F/ P8 u0 X, b; K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7 W6 }) L" q0 q; I7 l( c: E( e
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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8 v+ \- U- S' \% b/ q6 D0 N( c# XTF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133+ U. n( O6 T3 }8 T+ o  V# g
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Japanese ground losses:: ^/ s  [  ^" S0 P2 E. M
      160 casualties reported
- K% ~& h6 D* [1 a  v         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
0 J6 m' J( J  j. b+ s. U" N         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. ^& R6 p) a' t9 P         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* g4 b8 g/ h, R' ?' X6 V! s. e5 U      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
' A) m5 V4 S; O+ F- y  _/ f/ VCV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
% ?; g% W4 e  b! R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# K0 N4 z, d' t' m% t
CV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
3 D6 C) @% v- H3 |. ~  ^1 yCV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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% H% f5 B# l6 ]) w于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开
3 w: h5 c  J7 d; X- B0 y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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' S: v7 e7 U; y3 _夜间第一场水面战，重巡青叶号重创，轻巡龙田号大火! }  X$ I9 ?0 {
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4 }% ~0 ?6 i  J; ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards4 T) ]4 @' S+ C- m5 i
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Japanese Ships
/ f. M( R5 W1 O. x; P8 Z$ e  c8 q! l      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) B8 g+ N- b! A& J0 {5 y
      CA Kinugasa
* \+ D" Y6 W; f1 k- P1 D3 H+ B# x* g      CA Furutaka
7 e& b6 D, V6 D% y  {$ ]      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire
( G0 C8 o/ o4 l$ P" e- o- g      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire
4 j  S3 E* _, `* H4 A! y; I3 h& l      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
% C' p$ }; s5 `# n* K  ^9 N* n' ?      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire3 i% X9 M; s. P0 }" ], ~  j: ~
      DD Mutsuki
- ^, a3 J: @: R0 c7 T) l5 W      DD Yayoi, a: a2 g4 m! N- |, ^+ B( G& b

9 ^+ p1 b* Y; v* G) ^Allied Ships
/ d' u+ p4 I7 w1 S+ y3 ~! Y" p      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1/ ~+ u" z- p% [& q. \8 o: h% Z
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2! X# `4 F& `8 i& B1 O
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire7 P9 s1 v6 C& D. f- Z
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3
4 {; Y' x, x/ W' c+ N$ Z1 l5 C/ b* x      DD Sims8 X' V( O% G$ A8 a
      DD Dewey
& N  M8 C, O+ j) @  T4 p      DD Worden
) r/ C" y' u+ }) P; a0 a7 H      DD Aylwin" p6 d2 G! ~, W' I7 P
      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+ ^9 j1 v" }* [
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' g% t( M% I6 I/ L" aSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133) {/ v% r2 y$ q* [/ T
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      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
5 y$ w1 V) ?8 Y5 |6 e5 V      xAK Sinsei Maru
. P5 {0 @4 a+ N0 {      xAK Canberra Maru, k" r9 `# v, O+ m8 x9 l
      E Asanagi
' F: X; O! ?  e) u3 v) r9 N  m      E Oite3 M6 F4 l# V5 o1 R& a1 S0 k

9 _% d, L4 u8 j4 wAllied Ships. [$ D6 Y  I! d0 J4 P: u/ |. k7 q$ `
      SS S-44+ @% ~. b$ e' s6 O5 E
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Japanese ground losses:
/ ~7 K& D3 j  W0 f      9 casualties reported
5 y. Z# p+ {4 A5 n         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 Y( r; |( f! `+ [$ S* R, Y! t
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& g. H' G' ]  j
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 d6 l0 p' U: v7 M& F5 v

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# H' {! o: b6 j* V% M+ d; s7 mSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133# ^* m4 o' y( A; \0 R$ z" z* f
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7 I& v9 b' v+ s& l  t5 c4 n) ~& V      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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: Y6 u. P5 O# A, L7 {  s      SS S-449 O. M* O0 J4 O3 [
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Japanese ground losses:
! C. S. Y# D: _" l- W4 S7 W      36 casualties reported
9 [$ u1 j- j& o$ d6 \$ Q         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
( T, L$ X# l, G' \% f# t  t         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ Z. D/ F( e* D         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 7 u8 t4 e% l& |  a: e( x! `
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards
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      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 39 O$ p  z" ~, p9 Z* |
      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire3 D- W& N( j8 {: n% `: N+ I5 J' U% A
      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire/ h5 s5 F( J+ T6 O0 |: e
      CL Tenryu0 U, ^, g! N6 v6 x
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires, G3 ?+ C8 \; P. Y: ^
      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; R$ ^) \$ p4 U) H- q& ^6 H

; @& H7 X: l' `0 ]' c. f. O) }Allied Ships
6 W% b6 b* t+ }0 l      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
, A" D  U) U  e0 O/ H      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
& c4 l5 {4 n4 {4 j: K! j      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
* e' P) ^( y; F$ v5 i      DD Anderson3 d8 V! o& f% A% P6 O; ]
      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
2 w$ D+ q/ r) P  Q- m( L! O5 x      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
1 S  J) c8 ~0 O+ P重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创1 R% d- h2 n* P3 y& }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1336 e& v, K- P- X: z

3 E; Y! G- T: y4 E3 K- rWeather in hex: Thunderstorms# i) q1 A7 o  T! T! J9 ]/ u1 P
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( |; H: J; L) B4 J8 |4 X- P% r
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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$ S  s1 G+ }8 v- d. WJapanese aircraft
* v: ~) v& E% F0 v, R      A6M2 Zero x 4" [; M! `8 p8 T0 @6 E$ u
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Allied aircraft
$ |; ~) q  ~$ K4 M5 u: x      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
/ j3 W) ?/ i4 h$ b& h0 i3 k      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses+ M/ r: U% [2 f) q- g7 C; L

& w6 `  R4 G. K4 {6 A% L) G' I! MAllied aircraft losses9 ~: [" q' D) p
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged4 F& p5 g+ c2 }. A; d1 Q5 ]3 U
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: _/ n1 w6 [7 q3 R1 l0 [      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
5 X& G9 X5 w% V9 d( V' i3 h      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
9 c# l- f( {! r# o6 |      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133% `8 y1 q, S, E  Y+ J. c

+ k" n5 l; {' U' _& R. hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# ~8 m/ g% o  }! Q5 b, ^; ?Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 k5 k. E( f' r
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes9 X4 I8 D( D" t( Z+ X( T& ]' X0 K$ @' K, [

5 S' L4 m% J3 n- a- {! SJapanese aircraft
! l- ^* k7 b1 J      A6M2 Zero x 19! J8 j! G6 W  _$ E

: L9 U& Y( o. ]" y4 C; e6 q/ H: {: bAllied aircraft# X; D) l3 B) J
      P-40E Warhawk x 11 s5 r6 z! ]# l. p2 e" C8 a
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
" s' v* R( V$ v; j+ k8 i, V' _: W      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 Y5 w6 \$ {$ h. K' n4 K& I      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed$ K# c  D/ I8 Q# G6 W9 ~2 b( |
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged, [8 U8 m, k1 P- k# t9 ^, \8 M

9 I5 X6 e) c6 `7 VJapanese Ships
& X/ a. k3 I* m      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
1 I6 K+ \9 D1 v$ p. C- X      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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) l( ]$ K! x+ }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+ N- w, `0 `4 b
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+ Q# y, Y4 M, r" j' C8 F# TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast, @- f/ m( E$ }: O4 Q. z1 I
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( Q+ ?2 W  b+ `) DEstimated time to target is 42 minutes& @4 I9 K6 ]4 a
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Japanese aircraft
; N" Q+ H; L$ y% C& ?& z7 Z      A6M2 Zero x 26
; s: ^$ D; ]: u0 F4 d, l) T      B5N1 Kate x 3: }% E2 F# x# g% c
      B5N2 Kate x 12
0 W/ T  ?$ l$ R3 C+ I  [! Y      D3A1 Val x 29
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% j8 t4 k2 c5 [# c8 K2 @' j5 F0 AAllied aircraft% i# X( l; B" m# e3 ?/ x' s
      P-40E Warhawk x 19
- C8 v4 K6 d& U( [; ~      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses  w2 _( Z4 {) T1 k% v' ]" P
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
3 f) w$ P; z$ _      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged9 O6 r! n, s) U2 d0 k5 Y0 M* C
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
$ Y5 t' p- l% V" G( }6 [" p      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged
& j! t  x8 n, w. J/ Z      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 }: S9 F- u+ z7 r4 Z

/ i2 A3 l; W/ ?& C( X/ N8 Y6 f- u7 UNo Allied losses9 e3 |( a. u8 y) t8 ]
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7 O% p# U$ ~4 T4 T      CA Australia
: T% n4 K, q" X  `6 e/ D4 V; a      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
/ |+ W) ~; j9 I0 W) a7 X3 t0 s! Z4 ?" F      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage! Y3 g! Z) D6 ~3 N1 |; a3 a
      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire4 z# r4 d( \% I/ i5 c' j" v- q
      DD Worden. Q; W9 |8 Z- ?9 \  K* G
      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+ C: X" i* }* s. l1 P: _$ [) P8 U" S
大战结束后，双方都在调整部署# {# v4 i4 H1 R' I( }
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
" A# j8 P# N7 A- ~6 A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
9 C" W2 p9 Q: C+ F, c$ Q9 p, j4 [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: X6 [, s! y* m" v" {/ ~
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/ s# z8 A  ]/ a8 T" }' N' t; mSubmarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133) P$ n: n) v) _4 p+ I
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1 _5 r! ]7 W0 E3 B3 o- `7 [      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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      SS S-47' M1 v7 H. z; Z/ y$ @+ o3 j2 `/ T* z; u& k
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % F# a* K( J" d) D. S7 A3 b) V5 m

, L, v* B' r/ C- ?" ^# F+ J" \4 |Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 v- j9 ]% k! @$ }; X8 gRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) m9 o, z/ C# q: l6 [  d% |9 LEstimated time to target is 15 minutes3 z8 G; W5 B1 `( Z

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      A6M2 Zero x 23. X8 P0 w( O) J* O( P. X
      B5N1 Kate x 2
" ?6 i4 O. h: h) b% T      B5N2 Kate x 124 ~) H3 P9 K; `# ?5 [4 Z7 q
      D3A1 Val x 12& S- H% e- F: A( ~6 ]2 z

1 H/ o0 `; S6 a6 M; r9 OAllied aircraft
4 A" a9 W( h, s& p9 V4 N2 Q! Q/ u      P-40E Warhawk x 10  Q& r% `6 _4 ~6 |0 s' p7 V$ d
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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! E  p2 p5 A  JJapanese aircraft losses
. m( N/ `+ y* L      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
! C) ]# T: |' o2 A& ^      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak1 T9 ]# A# t# n/ r
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged# L5 L# R3 M, ^# J( }. T
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
$ v% A+ S5 m' ]! j. H* t' }      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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  J+ U! p, D5 g" o$ XAllied aircraft losses! {. F; R9 }/ K
      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged4 |- P' A! E0 z$ `
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground- P9 b" |( X% V& Q
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
) O1 i( ~5 \1 s% q& l8 R      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
# S! A8 A, d" q! K4 H4 D# z      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground  i& d  v0 u, M% \1 Q9 ?4 \' {
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
' ~2 ]' @1 y7 ?& a; X, o$ @      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
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Allied ground losses:
6 H  J5 N3 w) c1 z6 ^      4 casualties reported
! O% L1 }5 \' f! s         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& T+ B3 b% u/ R1 r; p( |
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ u. O) ?9 \- z7 \+ ~         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* b9 K  E8 \3 |; E% @9 t& T+ L

+ x! X9 s" M8 n- C/ r$ i& |/ tAirbase hits 16 ~  ]* _' R* Q( m, @, I
Airbase supply hits 2
; w4 x- B& D" ]& P6 X4 E6 y# aRunway 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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( A7 e8 N9 R5 b+ ~2 w3 x* E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
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Japanese Ships4 i$ B; k. x9 G! a; s. {! V  [
      CM Tsugaru9 b, j8 S) _: \5 x$ e" c) }+ a9 Z
      DD Yayoi
  _( v. {7 Y( O# |; T: M+ p      E Oite/ o7 }* J3 K4 U3 r" P/ ]6 f4 p) x
      E Asanagi5 `9 h& ^& O2 b4 Z: k
      DMS W.20
' C* R6 C+ y: `2 @: V0 V      xAKL Hagoromo Maru2 G" h& Q: v% _2 {& `; c
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2) t# @# v- f+ @1 ~* z7 C3 x& F4 Y+ k
      xAK Canberra Maru
1 S, C' G8 z; ]/ Y! N0 Q      xAK Kansai Maru' `3 J8 v4 l% F/ R' K# ~( l" _
      xAK Kagu Maru
/ M1 e& a) \( K: S# g2 ~      xAK Asakaze Maru
# A7 j, k& I; Z3 T  R1 ?: ~      xAK Sinsei Maru# \0 g9 ^8 k6 t+ I6 c: _, L
      xAK Ikushima Maru. B- m& K6 b0 c: g( a
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2+ a3 U8 J2 O$ k7 B
      xAK Aso Maru( h# T3 J  J; a2 R

$ Q/ N* E* U$ o  j' I. G% D6 X) ^Allied Ships  F. j& E# `7 \4 q
      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
; c2 v- T! c  f+ H, f9 J, i" b9 h  l6 P: r: q+ d, 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
$ X& `( A% N7 C) f* d, E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 97,131. i% o" z, v( s" M

- E, s  L8 F! }3 {Japanese Ships
2 J% J; `" {; C" ~. _      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- l% ]1 u6 N5 p; G* a
# {' @  e7 _6 V  \  b9 T' o, ]. Q& |Allied Ships
( D1 A) L8 p& p/ j9 M' N      SS S-47. B; Y. s4 H+ r: A4 i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards
, j3 z) y. N1 L+ B1 [
: |/ M( Y, u7 i6 n# [Japanese Ships
( `3 y; p" G0 N8 J0 ]- ]      CA Myoko
" h* {; Q! u; O4 k' ~6 m, b* z9 \      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage7 i- Q4 q; X$ C$ G  S
      DD Akebono3 D9 k/ N% t, G/ N: E5 x; T! `2 r* c. {
      DD Sazanami
* N; L! D$ ]/ Y' e, t& n      DD Ushio+ O' r) d  N, S

( x7 M4 U  k2 c  o1 I2 hAllied Ships
( W. p% Y5 ~  ]6 q1 \6 C, J      CA Chester, Shell hits 1
2 |7 @) O. _4 _1 D6 n! @* ?0 M      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& q3 ?; n$ x* e9 w/ l8 N. s8 A' _
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
# I. g6 Z- ?- L" |2 G      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
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1 K& x) w8 w" l$ }) s! ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards7 o; n1 ]4 a0 M1 r( {* {7 p: W9 I
% _, n* T8 A* F- X- X
Allied aircraft
& S2 M' g% E( E& g7 U      no flights, C3 F# C0 U0 e. a( M9 n
5 h" S. [1 ?1 B0 w1 S
Allied aircraft losses
2 ~8 _/ r2 {: k  G+ G      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
* l! |! R7 f) D9 D2 ]7 }1 V: b. H1 |4 k6 ^7 L+ `- n+ }
Japanese Ships
" {' q/ O1 J% Y( q      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage+ z4 V! ~/ K% e% c9 x- j
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 10 {' ?, a9 ?) {. X1 S1 j& |
      DD Sazanami# ~% X0 e3 N/ M% E
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Allied Ships
- M6 L4 v2 I( s) t( m; g6 m# r      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( s! J* b7 |5 l      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 17 h- e4 \/ H' U, a
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
6 |( f' q/ e8 r6 _: _6 _8 Q" ~      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
* }0 D7 q' h! [" C      DD Anderson: s; Q: v" f; m* T. y+ E
      DD Perkins
2 Q1 d) ^7 g# @0 r( b      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire
  A& J; e1 o9 S      DD Worden
- J2 ?- S- K- f6 z" a6 ~# R      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" Q1 L: D. c( u! A" O+ l1 r8 R
      DD Whipple( x0 z$ t; g( }) Q% j; V
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/ n: I# g! z+ |% I6 K' fNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards+ O6 m, W, \5 ]" ^' Y, W) U

; |3 R; j5 ^; S: y7 ]7 XJapanese aircraft
/ N, |" Z0 {% F- F7 z      no flights
+ }" H5 t- V1 o/ W1 I& T- v5 f8 _; X2 g9 E/ X# F, w% T
Japanese aircraft losses0 x# y$ e8 k( r7 Z7 @* m! D2 {# O: S0 y
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
+ Z4 i2 [4 d% Y2 A$ Z  `
5 X4 G  D% n: M5 \4 Z" ZJapanese Ships8 F" M0 o: f: g+ A
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk# ^( I! R- V, A! o' n
      DD Ushio
  j9 E5 i( L5 J2 v! t
8 P' B' C  @+ A: d. WAllied Ships
( _& v; S0 t) x: B2 N2 z: ~9 D  t      CA Minneapolis
8 Z( T! @$ p9 B3 C1 ^& z      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
* o4 ?/ E1 z  C6 B8 {: o; |& f! S  f      DD Sims, Shell hits 1! O3 b# m1 u- X! q
      DD Anderson
3 o! T- D# h; T1 O      DD Perkins) N; W" T/ R" k3 b
      DD Dewey
; L( G, e# n- E$ Y1 j; Y, t      DD Worden' d2 N8 w- P8 h1 K% t1 ?  r
      DD Whipple
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards6 y/ [$ M( N3 z
0 E4 h! N) l( g7 [5 U
Japanese Ships
5 O/ F& T  b% }( R2 ]  J      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk' ]) P4 b, k# J
2 L  @  j0 K4 {/ E' S  j
Allied Ships
& W8 }/ w+ D$ Q) `2 X& Z      CA Minneapolis
# X* V8 W* F. q; v; e, ]6 I      CA Australia
. g0 q8 c! ~1 c8 N      DD Sims* [+ `8 H% a$ z1 {
      DD Anderson
" u/ V/ M* x" r6 [  Y' K" X      DD Perkins
- x4 s4 [+ l% m  |      DD Dewey+ Y. K3 E9 b  p, I, U
      DD Worden& p3 }2 G% X: E
      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+ J0 n% p  s* r
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/ l9 d) H$ t- n; f7 }
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6 l1 Y6 e/ _. T7 j: |Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144
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Japanese Ships3 f! R& Y# C  Z" r( y
      SS I-270 B0 j3 g/ t( \( l, M( n& F

' ^7 z, X  S5 m$ ]/ r# F! PAllied Ships
$ }+ F2 `' n  k% r      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage) _( L) u4 e9 `1 y5 K% |
      DD Hammann
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) h3 q' Z. V& P+ B4 V6 C" z' V' p2 sSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130
1 y* }+ M1 L+ M
) ~$ q$ X1 a& c) _) I- c( IJapanese Ships( F, F0 Q& n: T* C
      SS I-21
' K0 z6 h  \0 x6 o* q3 X: b" @7 r+ @+ M2 Q4 C' k8 y, v
Allied Ships
. |& H' x6 n- d      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage% [6 C1 _" j1 V7 M# z" ~$ ^, Y
      DD Morris
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( e% ~. S: J* T( p- oMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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" W1 v! L) [5 eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
: b; t6 @1 \, E# r3 h, Y# Y
8 x, j; {$ Y6 Z/ K  n, zRaid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 J* `% b% S/ q/ ^
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
& [4 `8 @6 g* E7 C! e! `* R3 T) }8 t# C9 j0 z
Japanese aircraft% Z! t" @; E8 |% z  i4 O# R( t
      A6M2 Zero x 21
# t2 t' Q6 |: v      B5N2 Kate x 116 l/ H, u% `- `8 t0 w
      D3A1 Val x 174 C9 U: H0 r* t% _9 H# c* F4 T) b
8 Y1 C8 B- p0 i
Allied aircraft1 ^. l6 L. T1 b. B- m' E6 \& p
      P-40E Warhawk x 8& e& V. ~; {, Q/ {6 z1 b% V0 B, `) E+ M
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4/ k% E. W4 y& Y/ t5 e, A
; E! W2 h4 K. f1 z- X) l* B' G
Japanese aircraft losses# S) Z+ X) a) D7 z) m
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% Y" }' e& |# m0 \. b' i
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
8 h5 m6 v" s: w( ^% z$ Q7 e      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak! O& G" }0 ]- E4 E0 q9 u
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
. J: v# {/ L1 K9 D      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
6 T5 S. {7 X3 e5 J7 N& m3 g% Y: l( V
Allied aircraft losses( g* q3 S- n& L
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
  Y4 |$ i) R  O* E+ v$ _      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) ?0 R/ T2 D& ?) K; ^4 o3 [( O' |
9 I& }& u7 [/ `0 K1 U
Allied Ships
" |' c0 @, ?8 t      CA Minneapolis
! y5 ?; R: g2 k5 y+ I& s- z      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage. w9 _( Z% e7 Q+ @% ^4 P
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
6 h1 k1 c* k4 D7 r% f3 q. e      DD Anderson
6 H1 R$ v# B7 }) z      CA Australia
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130: y4 P4 o9 `# ?; X& _
0 W' }" M3 L1 [; F: }# B$ [
Weather in hex: Light cloud% ?/ u. g/ S) o
" L9 W+ k  y$ v4 P
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. J' I  o8 H7 X
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
" d6 y# s0 u) }; k* Q$ T9 f! k( s) o$ P1 ^' a  k& ^
Japanese aircraft; K9 B3 K4 l' ]
      A5M4 Claude x 4
! K6 ]2 h7 Y8 N! L! t4 Z$ b- ^/ R! V  s      G3M2 Nell x 18
/ T7 S6 \1 M& Q# h5 Y      H8K1 Emily x 10  o5 m; D/ Y8 S5 B  A

7 @# S3 X7 h. P9 Q1 n! R& KJapanese aircraft losses
4 q/ d+ n$ g* ^; K" l      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
' q. ~$ z8 N1 X& K" A: k! E( q  a      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged
6 ?) ?9 n# D! J  c, N( U$ Z# y, M1 ?9 e
Allied Ships
$ K: H- K8 Z/ l) y      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage; \3 l8 l  u4 r
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1; B% k% u' I# x0 c' y+ [4 N5 b
      DD Whipple' c9 b8 X0 U5 z) W  S  K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
4 n  d# h$ [: b4 Q3 e% K1 J" t& {6 N8 f' |3 `1 q/ S; }6 m
Weather in hex: Light cloud7 v% \' h; u, F& _& O
6 F, `" W6 I  n8 o, C
Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.) _3 x5 j) d4 |$ [( H: v- D& Z
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
7 z. Y* i3 e3 [+ D3 x+ E  E3 }5 a+ M% l/ ^
Japanese aircraft
/ C0 Q" z+ k0 K1 H1 m" E" N% ?      A5M4 Claude x 4- M- _# J1 _5 k: D; x
      H6K4 Mavis x 6; k  R; U. P/ L& c

. n3 v* o( e+ tJapanese aircraft losses/ V( `3 h/ H# X. d3 [: F  z
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
  @" A' P# M6 {" ^
! p3 @. t( X7 Z) J" ~( ZAllied Ships. i% ^. k; n; o" L5 y% _
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; l$ I6 h: y' s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
: _* F8 G# N3 @- N( ~4 d! z7 \3 u& `8 ^1 R# j0 V2 R( M
Weather in hex: Light cloud# [1 S2 V8 X# v/ X9 l/ j! w

0 t# U  ?% a2 ]  m. ^8 ~Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: @/ {, W; X/ y! o: kEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
% S/ z8 a8 q, t, B! F! r5 _
" p; Z: q4 h8 o( r1 U5 Y; \8 N7 MJapanese aircraft
! ^$ `+ b! ?" U: J5 u7 v      A5M4 Claude x 46 w$ M5 ^0 ~9 D  `
      G4M1 Betty x 120 I3 t' Z5 c" b: \% V$ U' c. g

+ S0 l  i. R+ c' K! [Allied aircraft! x& I5 L' m; K( w- \! P1 D0 Z
      no flights6 o5 s2 M8 d% t* A, x/ h

8 S, i! |% O. K0 cNo Japanese losses4 G* a9 d& ^1 C
# i" _2 u. ^) ?1 L: O1 |, U4 [" u
Allied aircraft losses
" s3 o; J- W' o6 C  S  z/ M      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
5 h! ]% _) M% z% P
$ c4 k8 O$ @: L4 G6 z# C4 P, ]* D9 PAllied Ships; R: Y* i' Q5 e  z/ j
      CL Hobart
2 n2 |" v0 C- `: J# \5 w5 o9 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; `  u8 g! k2 t
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 7 V0 b- M9 h9 i# m# 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
1 Q. J8 c0 O1 [6 x: _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
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
8 z0 y7 N3 g' L. {2 f
4 u6 Z9 Q) [9 n4 S0 a0 jWeather in hex: Light cloud
$ {7 @* V! v/ m# [; D. p
; C7 `" {6 K6 e$ lRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." {! ^8 R$ @  v
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
% x# ^8 ?# _+ O8 t0 I$ k3 X
9 ?" N" ^8 p! l8 F& f4 AJapanese aircraft
, J) ?/ ~$ y/ m# D5 f. y) K3 E  e3 a      A5M4 Claude x 4
& K5 P4 O7 t+ w- Y4 F+ d      A6M2 Zero x 22
& Q+ @" q; i2 e1 G      G3M2 Nell x 17
, G9 _# Y  E7 |, d0 o6 a. i9 r
6 A# @% w% a+ O& OAllied aircraft8 W$ w. @* I* H$ [' z
      P-40E Warhawk x 6
9 I; Q) J) M5 t6 f; h6 m' t# u      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
" B! {6 r7 S+ i$ I: E# c) o6 Q/ }" I
Japanese aircraft losses
( y* c+ l6 \. p# U- H/ l      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
* [8 m3 G/ f- _0 Q- d3 g  M& G      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' P" D& c4 Q. F" h# z" l

# F; U+ E% u" d6 n" B' z# Q0 @Allied aircraft losses
! Z" Q, s  q: ^. g" }# N      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 S9 X: w' D/ r  Y, D
" I" Q9 p) y+ u( A& \

7 n1 F' A. r  c% t5 I+ X3 Y- H8 TAllied ground losses:4 _) s$ P" E9 R! N) O/ `
      21 casualties reported' f; G/ B7 e% h" u+ E8 ]! \
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled  c- L% ?# B! f  D' m. Y% |2 s
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: D3 B6 q( B6 n/ t* n
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
9 O9 m, W* O! {3 B5 M7 N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。。。。/ i) X# M+ l. o
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: q) M/ A/ H6 Q  c0 q; P
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9 \& Q) x3 _3 p  h$ L2 {Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
7 c9 h7 a; L2 z9 O. L, I6 `! P( u- r& q
8 K& y! y6 f  r0 i) X" R- JJapanese Ships
1 I/ A- E+ \9 L( A  B* C* H* U      CA Haguro8 H  Q. M/ J  m! h2 b
      DD Shiratsuyu
4 s, @" h2 c" m4 I      DD Shigure
6 b$ [" H! v! _" l* I" }      DD Yugure
" n7 o* M( [0 p      DD Ariake
9 V. U! I6 W* n8 C( a1 c+ ?5 ]' i      DD Akebono$ R6 V- }% v( V) P
      DD Sazanami
+ m$ m- y+ w, T# B" I  K3 ^% O1 ]7 w      DD Ushio
+ X$ m  z: h% m      DD Yayoi/ M7 ^: Q0 |3 C* S
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Allied Ships! o0 @1 Q. X$ H4 H$ C) ~/ ?
      CA Australia' t1 T% U  @( P, p: W
      CL Hobart
  Y4 E' a* z3 E0 i( \+ f8 @2 `$ X      DD Sims" H$ j/ Y" r) O: B: ^4 ]
      DD Anderson3 N; w* c2 R; X" k5 X5 j
      DD Perkins1 S4 n7 e0 W' t. ^
      DD Dewey
3 C0 k: f( z  Q, w! x      DD Worden, T) d' d# F8 r0 c
      DD Whipple
. x5 t" {+ R5 }6 z$ _0 H0 i; `  x4 H6 @0 V
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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards+ Z( s- \$ i! R5 U; O! _+ c
* a3 O, v. ^0 v5 J
Japanese aircraft
. f* M1 G$ Z( |4 q6 h8 I      no flights
2 ]9 q" z+ C# ?7 @% ?* S: I7 f. n3 H; T" B2 j; E
Japanese aircraft losses
/ D# ^) d* ^0 e$ @$ S, {; Y  p4 ?      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed, Z! b  s7 o% |( G# c; L
  o  _- {! B% a* U3 _3 V
Japanese Ships
8 Z. C# X7 F  d; l. Y% j9 p      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 R" {, [+ K8 Q5 l, Q2 k9 k      E Oite
) u7 f+ T* v/ }% G" I/ |2 E7 r      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, ]2 C! D" H4 \& o$ z, x, y      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk* J( X: C' N4 h& u) _6 Z" n$ Q
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
& y$ X' j: [6 C+ k      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
8 k5 x2 l6 Y  V, O. [      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 T5 X' }5 Y2 U0 w0 t
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: W( u9 v7 Z; c9 L! J% @
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) Z$ F0 }* w. g1 q
      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk0 ?& y9 E, ^$ ]' T. D: ]
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  d5 o  _% X$ X: x* q0 d      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
, e% q" [# I# |9 W5 J9 N5 Q      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage( h7 v: L3 n3 N& X; g3 M% G
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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2 {( H( p! s1 J6 r2 l" M      CA Australia, Shell hits 1; A; i3 G/ G& e2 q
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
0 M) T5 M4 G/ _! T" T$ ^' n      DD Sims7 c! x8 D0 f& r; N
      DD Anderson, ~5 ?$ n% i  z, d# E* |0 x
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2, K! ~' U+ R) z$ q" d8 C
      DD Dewey% c: D; k& ]9 U1 x- x
      DD Worden, Shell hits 1* h( Q% d8 Q: h6 ^( c; ]
      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2
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' n9 f2 f7 N- u4 X$ ]$ vJapanese ground losses:& h  D0 f8 C# Z/ C( d4 T7 v
      3411 casualties reported
* B4 [, a7 ^5 h         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled, q: v; K2 d$ r) T; J: [$ g$ n3 ]
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled4 n7 g9 M& _3 t* [, x3 q+ r( v9 L
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
( k* i9 S: s3 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
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 w' Q: {" n+ _- s! Q5 @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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2 q6 e5 i- V! k, t) eAllied aircraft
  |# B- C- r( x8 \- c. ~. U7 I      Wirraway x 6% w; ^4 d  h/ \: t& [
      P-40E Warhawk x 48 F7 ?  K; D9 Y) Y
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No Allied losses
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* f1 t, A. f4 [Japanese Ships
$ h: C* O" Y5 k  r/ G+ K* N6 O0 p      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' j% k/ o5 y7 J, u5 p$ |3 n
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk! e* c" O1 ^# e( p/ S9 s' x
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Japanese ground losses:
, h0 ~# m$ \/ v3 B/ g      131 casualties reported
* H8 `* [& e4 z) m! c* B* E         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
; K, t/ Y; @# Y; k1 l         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 s; w) N, @4 k# ~         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# x; j& n- c& t3 C2 [
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130% j7 O+ N, b8 T* _" f2 |9 e  _6 M) d
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* k8 q' C( h( NEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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5 q4 Q; j) v6 ?/ _  K+ X0 `Allied aircraft% Y4 B: p4 v. h' r1 T) \/ h- _
      TBD-1 Devastator x 25 Y: g+ s; T" l8 J! j* X

2 L5 L: d0 Z% W# zNo Allied losses$ U3 W# A$ A2 W: }8 @+ A
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Japanese Ships8 h/ S& Y) u1 R; `
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* G8 |7 Y  ^, }+ |
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Japanese ground losses:
+ \% }9 q5 Y+ m7 n9 L! W- q      188 casualties reported
( L3 D; A/ m: {8 w  k' l) G         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled# e7 y" U1 g7 b, ~, T" ]
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled% q/ W- j# ]" m6 |
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 p0 G1 y- M5 X5 |8 z      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)) A% U& p( o) J( m" E& r& h, R
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5 g6 A$ p; i" N. K  t/ kAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( [$ M% k- V& @0 h6 h9 e

; a" m1 z5 }3 o; A. iWeather in hex: Partial cloud" o3 c, a: s2 Y3 I, q
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft: a9 S7 L3 g9 }9 K  r% O
      A6M2 Zero x 17
0 N* Z* F% R5 B  }      G4M1 Betty x 25
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Allied aircraft# k, d, B5 o$ e
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
$ w8 j. I5 b% |% l) B9 z. _7 V7 t      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10 v  l" @! q& l: I

$ m6 Z# S  _+ F4 j( b- X# {Japanese aircraft losses
5 q( [" p& V) _/ X      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged6 y% {. o; u0 U7 ~

  V+ k9 Q- J* U+ z% ?( wAllied aircraft losses% e5 L/ ^7 g3 r. m2 Y
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage