大脸猫

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: n2 U3 T' g' {6 a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
% h9 M* S/ T& E  \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$ n" K# ^2 m- `. j# }
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1 S' c) k# d7 K# Y  l9 a4 |! gAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)+ |2 |4 ^7 N. P1 {

# V& W8 h: C: a' |( l5 z& k9 UTF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133- L) Q) |: F# f4 }+ E* d

. r8 p% t0 s) `( xJapanese ground losses:
) B* a2 N. _) C. `  h( k2 F      160 casualties reported
6 V5 _3 J8 E) k5 {         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
0 }2 u3 k) L4 t5 |6 V         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 g+ T, f8 G* }! r5 K         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( l. I+ X6 [! d) e      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 425 Y) E+ z( @. C9 M1 c9 B) C0 X, @1 c
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/ q( x9 ^9 Y: i8 G1 S
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) J5 `6 \8 C- y9 M4 k# N# s
CV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
; k/ v0 C; x, i. t1 A2 G" |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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于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开; ^: o) l+ w) A, Y( L8 [( H5 e8 E
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，未能实施莫港登陆1 K  z+ w" k- t6 G6 K2 T
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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$ Y  y) |6 K4 S+ q/ @) r1 H2 M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards' W5 v9 c  v6 @* Y* q! S- n

9 Y1 S" f2 k3 ~/ e; T- o" {Japanese Ships
, w1 M# y8 D" G% b, ]( N( _  v$ g      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 ~' w% [) s, T1 f1 @
      CA Kinugasa: Y+ ]/ k8 Z$ G  V
      CA Furutaka
4 e5 l+ Z% o. n% l      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire( d0 }* L" C" P% D1 F
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire' ]( N/ K$ `* q& ^- V- w
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
4 u) a8 S: _& P" V      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire! e. }$ X$ l- \" A& u* D' k! n
      DD Mutsuki: Z7 F+ U7 k4 b
      DD Yayoi
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* B3 r. Y( w4 e$ e" c  yAllied Ships
4 L6 z, D; L2 W& \1 W      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 11 H/ t9 u; I; G. \1 ?" ]% y0 _2 N
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
" A' l! t1 U0 h9 m' o      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire
/ u. v4 l7 v# `% h# m      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3
3 Q/ ]4 I2 }; d4 Y' I  n5 z      DD Sims
' L; t! L1 a. F! l      DD Dewey
" T6 {5 O5 y8 O! C3 e/ X& C1 \5 _! Q      DD Worden
$ ~) a, \4 P: _% y4 K3 c0 w      DD Aylwin- X% ]4 P* s3 {+ {
      DD Whipple
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7 y. p3 X: u+ W8 [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
& D# W7 P* e5 ]$ E7 g9 \3 U      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
6 E) T$ v1 k4 g7 t8 p" p( }0 s' V      xAK Sinsei Maru
5 x6 a3 M$ m. J( ]7 |( [( a      xAK Canberra Maru
" m" b" T- f5 w) \      E Asanagi1 [( C$ U& v( Q' o% _9 x
      E Oite
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% S( b. S+ m+ E& S% ZAllied Ships4 ?$ p4 j& G, c
      SS S-44
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Japanese ground losses:7 W' w7 f1 z+ x# t4 }
      9 casualties reported4 k  ~1 z! G& k. b/ v& @
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: ]& G6 @% d) i# ]: R         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* R% x  Q; N2 p% {
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 B/ f% `5 p* i+ ]3 L3 g- D8 M5 [
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: a7 ~% v& [5 P/ j) ~# e* B% kSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
6 [& X3 T' n5 r+ e: `8 @      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage$ V) P- h7 |+ q4 \7 [* R
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Allied Ships' o) K8 b' D; M) Q1 X% G
      SS S-44
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Japanese ground losses:9 D& M6 a( W& _8 l
      36 casualties reported" w2 Z5 i- c- A$ e. P
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled' O' G) X  J8 N( u
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 ^/ V' t, n6 P- M         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
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+ C4 k1 g5 _' W8 n! f' ~2 SDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards
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7 ?) q3 W, k+ o4 rJapanese Ships
# R4 x4 _3 j4 |& ]1 E      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
6 u+ W0 i7 h1 }8 ~* L- n! d, i      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
1 d# a4 I+ {; y      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire8 R, k7 i- Y) I( ]: q
      CL Tenryu7 i$ h' w. Q, }( g
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires; _2 f! s) I9 |. n! m! R4 o$ @5 e
      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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2 P( Q% c0 _# T, ~Allied Ships: J  m6 T: u7 O3 G' Y1 D3 l( U
      CA Chester, Shell hits 30 p" s9 ~+ }" `/ M
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
3 x) B6 d( ^8 F  l9 A      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
7 p5 Y; F% `% C1 q1 m- {% H      DD Anderson) P( B0 h; Q8 f6 ]
      DD Morris, Shell hits 20 o$ A2 w/ w8 P/ W+ {
      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* f3 Y& l% b" R1 I1 F' 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
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) E- o- R- _- d+ T' WEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 v* c. U7 M: `: NJapanese aircraft
" D* L, v9 b& ~      A6M2 Zero x 4
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Allied aircraft/ B+ N& \" R0 Q
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
* G% e6 d* ^, i9 m      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses  v% y" ?- Q$ i9 w8 i. y& ]* b
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Allied aircraft losses
+ d$ o. ~# f- \( _9 u& F! _! f      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged7 g" j% ]: T4 a2 ~8 k# P; ?
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Japanese Ships  Z. R6 U9 ^6 C' d( V3 p! R
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
, s3 r% d: ^. D- M      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
# n$ u5 n) l! j! k6 f# x      CA Furutaka,  on fire/ m7 _. j# k7 V2 z- k
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  e  x/ j- W3 |3 n. @/ bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 g( S2 j3 J  P0 V+ A- ^Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; t" w" r$ J" w5 P/ Y6 KEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ [0 T) V/ I5 `3 X
      A6M2 Zero x 19
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3 c1 k4 M5 V' qAllied aircraft2 r* e; W4 E( f% j3 j0 f4 x
      P-40E Warhawk x 1
3 ^7 ]* ]# ]. W+ N" }! Y- N      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9, U  }0 ^$ {0 d4 u8 R# m
      TBD-1 Devastator x 20 z) R; c% n7 H# J: a  C% G5 f

& P9 c" }5 R% D: \No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 i6 W( S6 e0 j& Y9 q4 l" k$ e8 o+ t
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed2 `' p; R5 K) g& Q" z. Z# F
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 x) n  S' m' L      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: W0 u& @% X# m. o6 o2 {& B      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0 V8 y/ B- U; ]3 Q/ u
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1 T4 e( |7 s  a4 ]# a- R7 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# s5 s- x+ `& n/ l( \! z
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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! u' r- G" u. bRaid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! Y0 A& N" F9 b/ s% P, ~! z2 u
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes; s  N, G! ^" o/ X. R8 _

; j" o  d' b2 EJapanese aircraft3 P7 }6 n* M' C( E, A
      A6M2 Zero x 26
# \. E& s) g; d0 Q9 x      B5N1 Kate x 3% P6 o: D/ z+ K$ }- ]) `
      B5N2 Kate x 12+ @: X7 {8 E7 Y
      D3A1 Val x 29- u( T2 n  T$ Z# l- s

% G  k5 P0 W/ Z) P" |; D2 `Allied aircraft( l" h0 O1 @# {, l
      P-40E Warhawk x 19
/ C# ~% z/ [1 d! l9 \# ^- K3 Q      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6. K& `% Z% R0 X5 A3 D, [) A
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 U3 q  R% H  c0 [( O( |      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed: b+ ~. F8 e+ K( o1 ~; G5 a2 w  u
      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
: B/ R3 \7 L& w2 K4 p6 W5 V      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
2 J& {6 Q  N7 W5 R      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged/ M5 I( x. u: O9 w$ ?) \
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 J7 d2 f5 x2 W6 J# V9 ~5 K4 Y

& q. K! w0 N: q& ]# q7 s5 LNo Allied losses& @& n# \, n# |9 g3 [) D8 X

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- ?3 C8 m5 ?0 I+ L6 [# @- {      CA Australia+ I8 v8 N/ y/ s* D
      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
0 n0 Y) R, P! q      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
& X$ f& s  B% W& u+ M& k: Y& B0 c      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
, \# U/ t7 H2 N! T( n$ n# D0 z      DD Worden
5 t; N1 Z! A/ B% d6 y$ v      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
' h) t9 V! x) F4 Q3 O7 t大战结束后，双方都在调整部署9 `: A- d% Y. 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4 {. E; X; e" G+ g0 z
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
- l1 E, D: a3 Y; m8 a3 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7 Q( p7 r6 |+ M, u8 Q
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5 G2 |5 A) R& V: j0 ~$ d0 j) `Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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: R) J8 S# d* ]6 y% d      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage( ]+ F6 i2 s" n- F3 W& ^4 E
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Allied Ships
9 h$ N% e$ e3 \3 G1 U      SS S-47
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: B* X7 G) E  k' @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ X3 R% t, ?, H

2 _  n& ?" q& Q4 K1 N5 G2 T9 [Japanese aircraft9 F6 r5 r! M1 s7 u
      A6M2 Zero x 237 }; H! v2 M$ c9 F2 h3 C# d
      B5N1 Kate x 2. T  e5 a$ d/ D2 R' ~3 h
      B5N2 Kate x 12
9 ]: }( J8 k) z. x6 f! k      D3A1 Val x 12
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+ f! m$ {4 |* Y0 Q) N' W) WAllied aircraft* s& Q0 j$ n( v7 `+ {
      P-40E Warhawk x 10
; b2 G" Q1 [- m9 e: K; x) w      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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* ~# V; b8 v* V- w; r: XJapanese aircraft losses. O( \2 E* k* E6 H2 Z1 R6 P7 ]
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
) m. D% J1 Z6 W. r5 A      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak' h2 P  X6 N& B0 z0 ^6 \
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, Z6 J: L4 t" ?" D7 b
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed% K9 J$ p& i  q- E$ D4 @6 `
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses! G5 p- `  V% E/ U9 N3 P
      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged4 F) q9 l: h6 Z$ \3 X0 C9 ^
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
* M" e( Y* ~! y      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 p  Z% G1 |$ x8 W; D3 N" `      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground* Z4 M* l9 K, g1 @) G3 }; O
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground5 ~' _" Y6 w) n) i1 m6 Y9 q
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
! f5 X+ l1 [, k- p1 a      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
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Allied ground losses:$ C% o/ H8 p" \
      4 casualties reported
$ @" }* b6 H! I# I3 F! z, _         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 ?1 ~3 `6 g' W2 F; m) A# k2 U* u         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" T. f) L( Y% e( H
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 1
! d5 d: o4 r# h/ F' T$ rAirbase supply hits 2
0 |# Y& y* C' k& T' j. m+ z) SRunway 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
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9 x' N5 O* E1 N/ k/ O0 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards+ u# A  b' {. D0 \4 W1 u! y( K

. z( T* l/ G, n& u: cJapanese Ships
7 v( p8 A% U# L1 R! \% H      CM Tsugaru
, w6 h' k3 R3 [' f2 D      DD Yayoi* V4 j# |! K' p! N
      E Oite" B( Y1 r2 D. R# n+ Z1 m9 o+ }
      E Asanagi7 _3 w* R1 [5 O( L6 ]# o
      DMS W.206 I% X2 f" p4 u4 p" o
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru1 `4 g# O7 H  M- j- ]8 j
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #27 Z, M6 w5 N2 r
      xAK Canberra Maru2 M$ a- `+ @: x( A" j4 X
      xAK Kansai Maru
. N6 Z& M6 D+ f. |      xAK Kagu Maru' F0 ^3 H) l5 r) m" t/ g' Y
      xAK Asakaze Maru
) E9 f! g8 u: s2 e) U! _+ M% \      xAK Sinsei Maru" a/ j( C# a% Y, d) q3 v" X# w
      xAK Ikushima Maru7 b# r8 \: ^1 M$ t; x" `
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2! g/ H* ~3 D0 w" a6 C- T
      xAK Aso Maru
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Allied Ships
1 ^2 D7 }! p6 e+ g8 R      CA Chicago,  heavy damage. b& N7 k0 Z' n! O' G- U

9 N9 o) I* h# r: {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
# I7 a: ^  E# E& x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 a3 W" K6 `7 @8 z- z  I
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. q: w1 }0 e) v9 ESubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131$ r5 F0 X& t. w- V5 g
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Japanese Ships
2 g, K* w2 F) a" G) z4 z      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage+ C0 u& i3 E4 B$ X$ H1 B

) N  y, J/ j: `- l! uAllied Ships' a8 a: b0 ?9 y* {4 n2 s
      SS S-47
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards# o+ }2 o2 X3 S# w; T& k

/ G  U9 d2 E1 R9 I0 q3 VJapanese Ships
' H! K& |! e; E& V, C9 E+ H      CA Myoko
. `4 x+ O8 c% _, G  V1 W$ ]      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) p- d) H5 b+ M
      DD Akebono
0 N0 [1 h6 l( C, q      DD Sazanami
/ w: u# O4 @* r, I/ y      DD Ushio
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! a+ r. W; R# z# K2 SAllied Ships
  h6 G, V8 w! f      CA Chester, Shell hits 1% ~8 `) X: z) A" P# Q/ D5 o
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) x% A5 i% h' T/ u! u( u
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4' ]( [" Y" _* d, |7 ^
      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire4 G$ H( r4 q. t7 O% K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
- x1 E: ?0 z1 C) Q4 S/ h7 _2 l& t2 Y; E( J' u9 C: P0 B7 Q) c! V2 F6 g
Allied aircraft
. b' j( p+ }7 o- }1 D2 L      no flights7 ?; `% G8 W% T' d
8 d2 N/ ~  Z( T; ]' c
Allied aircraft losses
+ v& V, Q/ \, S* s      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed! e5 d" X; T3 r& r4 k
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Japanese Ships
9 G, e* _/ }$ S1 K8 r7 H" E4 `      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& ]! z* S# X3 Z; \+ j$ A
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 16 u2 j" m6 a4 X2 M$ ^) C4 u7 u
      DD Sazanami
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/ ?6 z4 e. G% Z# E0 M4 DAllied Ships
/ ]$ p4 d% Q9 J5 U      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  h  t* x$ O( E- h      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
( i$ Q0 X3 p' q+ V$ B3 O+ |) L, A      CA Australia, Shell hits 2; G4 C% o, R  f9 ]
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
! M9 s9 Q/ _. v0 s$ I! N      DD Anderson
1 U; ?$ x( E, z+ `* P      DD Perkins
& ]* \- d( u1 N1 G      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire
3 V2 ~8 q! H+ ^6 J      DD Worden
" y8 ^1 \# Y7 m( ^. [, }) h7 k+ D4 P      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' h, _! e; U; ?9 J! s* M      DD Whipple
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
5 Z8 ?) Q3 Y% \3 c- O% [! d+ Y- _9 E
Japanese aircraft
% u: y% n9 i/ p( N6 [5 U3 q( Z      no flights
1 ^( P/ ?, D( G9 W8 E1 m7 i. q, b3 L/ |: \: X+ a  O
Japanese aircraft losses' C3 V. `- b/ s1 c! k6 b
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
; n9 u- Z2 N9 p
1 i6 U$ Q2 I- k2 C0 BJapanese Ships1 b" ~- U8 E4 \( N' y
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
( Y9 x+ \- C( ^5 P# X0 S# h      DD Ushio
1 X) R5 {: E: q, {, `( h$ u
7 J; H) P" Y! E  d) Y5 ^Allied Ships
& w1 x  R( \( `+ Z$ t, `0 a      CA Minneapolis4 N. \! `9 g7 S. f- P% g6 N: r3 `
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1! r& N3 P9 V6 P% Q3 O
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1+ n. t5 K4 }" `/ l0 v9 M" h
      DD Anderson3 U( H4 A. k& v5 L4 j, P
      DD Perkins
3 V* i2 T5 M# k4 q      DD Dewey) v4 e4 m- @( g' M4 c
      DD Worden" d4 e$ M7 _- L$ `: f
      DD Whipple
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
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! X0 K/ u4 ~! X0 R) q. [! j& jJapanese Ships
2 m2 A  W  X+ g$ v: X      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk9 v1 M0 C: d$ ^% P0 v8 L

5 H  |, Z( n3 F) rAllied Ships
3 i7 }7 R, y3 t3 R  g( p      CA Minneapolis  [2 i5 c: k* q( M
      CA Australia6 h1 y& y( ?0 R9 \. G8 S
      DD Sims0 U) S! J8 R# b( E
      DD Anderson
7 d1 P4 I) A0 v      DD Perkins* }7 c6 J1 A9 D. V3 X0 m* K- e- F
      DD Dewey1 G; y$ y' h" U3 ]3 u0 Y$ d2 F; v. M  B
      DD Worden
1 f) |& N+ E8 _  m+ G& G6 v- y      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# k4 u4 t1 ]9 B8 W
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: H  l- [- O8 F4 r
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* p2 H9 c8 a  A+ X4 v7 l3 _  TSub attack near Townsville  at 92,144
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# Z4 ?4 D+ g) [1 w) lJapanese Ships
( [& {1 E4 X  h8 w% j: O      SS I-273 L$ @/ d1 `6 c. @4 ~
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Allied Ships0 i% y6 K( E9 Z7 |; c: z' O
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage. j/ n1 R4 @- ]1 B5 L3 G
      DD Hammann
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* u& d% {. T. q! \% H: ]0 ]Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130
5 f% Q3 M2 ]5 R$ p, c( k4 }+ V! n6 R8 @6 ]% o* o
Japanese Ships
8 k# n0 q% Z7 d' ]/ A      SS I-21% B' y, ^4 ^3 r3 V( Q* m

' g$ \$ c/ [% i4 B8 ?Allied Ships
6 v! t- z# ]7 B! f' i      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
) q6 H) j6 @0 G0 [; {      DD Morris. k9 K' p- _# h3 p8 `- K7 v
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, b* _& X9 @$ z: wMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
& D0 U6 L2 x$ G3 T: L8 J4 i4 ~% i: s  w3 A  |. G# l9 i. w7 z% b
Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* y0 ?* a) t- R& _Estimated time to target is 30 minutes* C0 S  J0 i0 Q3 M1 m

* L) f% ]1 j+ T9 T9 Y& z5 C  G8 `  |0 G& `Japanese aircraft
/ {6 g0 W0 N8 }      A6M2 Zero x 21
5 Q  ~  p7 c2 k: @+ q      B5N2 Kate x 112 Z. V1 B" @& Y# @( |7 H
      D3A1 Val x 17) _, h. W5 v- H7 M6 X- \

4 m6 E' B. F* OAllied aircraft
; W/ a( u$ F$ J, m% l& j$ _: I      P-40E Warhawk x 84 m& J3 E1 k3 i
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4  b$ ?5 }  F/ C$ ?& k" T
+ d$ J$ ~7 W2 `+ y# G) N
Japanese aircraft losses
% {8 X3 d- ^) m* ^6 ]8 N      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 D0 ]" t  r8 ?0 Z6 r' Y' s
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
1 U% U7 P( R& o1 D. Y7 C' J) a' `8 g      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak* J9 w& g4 L: \$ m/ k2 V6 c0 w
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
6 }3 m1 B# x: Y9 @5 z      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
" ?  Z* \  |. d8 g- Q! _# m; m: d3 s4 `
Allied aircraft losses
1 s1 f5 p- w% Y  d+ b- w      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
2 F; s) H6 ]5 m8 D% a: J9 k5 d      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 D: f% r# Y! z$ e% M
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Allied Ships* ]" d4 ^9 s8 B7 R, ]
      CA Minneapolis3 z, }7 b' P( w: U& w% d$ q
      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage
0 A4 k# x% v( X  {4 S& \& i      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage3 w. @1 k8 H! z& q/ h7 R
      DD Anderson
- w/ M. x  J' `2 r0 G6 t1 u2 Z* k: g      CA Australia
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130; e2 d! I1 |" E: v$ N
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
. U0 y( q! b+ \, @5 D3 C6 {4 x" }& a" A( n: j" [6 R4 F% f) k' f
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 e3 f3 C3 v( L- k
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes; G% g! W. t" r) B; }/ F
2 _" u/ g7 ?" Q! ]3 _
Japanese aircraft! D- Y0 y' o# C: o/ v
      A5M4 Claude x 4* [+ t0 D! n8 K0 U% S. q% d* I
      G3M2 Nell x 185 K% _+ X- g' A7 W' g
      H8K1 Emily x 10
- u0 x% d7 n% K6 h, A* N# ?/ }- u! A) x+ D- ]- _2 P% v* C- S* o1 v5 v/ C
Japanese aircraft losses* \+ t. E' q: ]& c$ w" q
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak1 u8 \# k  Z: R/ |. o+ ]
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged
2 f/ c" O$ M2 P+ K* {2 c8 N) Z# T: W  [* [
Allied Ships
# J2 u. Z4 g+ w0 z5 p! X: }      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage# O- B+ l; {0 w' [$ e
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1: d. C6 k( J: l+ l( A, [, V/ x" S
      DD Whipple
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$ D5 z9 m/ \5 P' c# x5 i$ }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130; O5 I2 \. A. ~2 W

9 h" R3 M, U, V! B9 LWeather in hex: Light cloud( K; a5 Y) @1 {/ d& b! M* k
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
( y& |$ o9 @/ V& vEstimated time to target is 36 minutes; F/ v  U$ V( Z0 g% }5 `) P* h
. K9 s* v! }/ @6 T# l
Japanese aircraft& m8 A  k) F$ O0 Y0 l- ?
      A5M4 Claude x 4' h& }5 J) ^" P4 s( t* f9 d
      H6K4 Mavis x 6+ v/ N8 f) o: x. ?% y, |
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Japanese aircraft losses7 J' z! S8 Q5 Q
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
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1 q9 `" k- J, ~( tAllied Ships# s* e9 I) t7 q3 p- b, _
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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% a- j$ e6 O2 L5 i: n  {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
+ d- G2 C( [) D$ v% @# [6 ^" R  t5 ^6 E! W3 d+ R
Weather in hex: Light cloud# Y' Z% e% }3 j# D  Q4 s" ~, Y/ w: ~
- ~8 w4 Q) \+ P# {/ y
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: {4 A  v2 W+ X0 e( e, d% zEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
1 R4 w- u# s$ N; L, z) N1 ^6 z; l# R& w8 O6 }+ Y0 Y' ]7 {
Japanese aircraft* y4 ~: C" g! z) i1 C8 c, q
      A5M4 Claude x 4
- x2 m* x( G* ?7 r      G4M1 Betty x 12
0 Q$ u, N# i, h) h2 r; E7 J" j. `* r
Allied aircraft
/ D* ^( X' G# U& k% G      no flights
% v& u  z" h( C2 {$ }- T) L) F
3 B* s2 ?8 v$ z1 K( @6 E: o: f6 M+ ]No Japanese losses2 b( R) \. \/ i4 x+ K

9 m1 a+ G  s; `/ A; LAllied aircraft losses: y# I0 e( R4 t% t; J9 `& S
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed: g0 c9 b; A" k- w; W
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Allied Ships5 a9 L$ {, H: T6 K  g
      CL Hobart* G- b) i& A# m8 a' _) q
      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
- `: m/ [& L* [3 f7 W6 U& z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
2 H9 O6 @  O0 J: w' `/ Y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  O( X! b% x/ D1 Q
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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2 M) L1 l' {7 dAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)" I% l/ s: ~3 `2 K% T

7 M& g. C7 U$ d$ PWeather in hex: Light cloud
7 G- q" s9 m8 S" y, r4 ]# w& O. w+ D! z8 I
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, r/ A/ h% e* x4 PEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 T: U" y8 l1 R( I. m      A5M4 Claude x 4
. S5 H" y( q( l+ d( g4 D% |      A6M2 Zero x 22
6 K$ n/ z$ Z6 }$ L) f. i3 Q      G3M2 Nell x 17: V1 W  Y1 j1 w  J$ o' p$ D& B: d; Z7 B
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Allied aircraft' q# {/ U* n! ~6 H$ P9 ~" q
      P-40E Warhawk x 6
- R) Z9 Y) s; J4 S# l5 `; W      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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0 u6 J3 B' |, i: y, P1 W1 BJapanese aircraft losses  V4 r2 y9 q) r/ Q
      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
  R: ~$ C0 {4 ]4 X) U! B      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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* A, g4 b5 _' }Allied aircraft losses
& d6 b& F( o- Z/ G. M* [9 h      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
) {9 I6 h( S" ]- z. c/ V. i+ j+ h      21 casualties reported
" I. N- n4 S5 b# m2 P6 {         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 i! j' Y5 X/ D7 X) u) E- q5 |         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 [2 B0 W  a, O! S2 o8 ]6 _0 R0 v+ b         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
+ x1 X/ J/ U$ T2 }% u4 A4 H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。。。。
( H+ e) E- w: U9 a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9 b3 @9 \1 C) }. K, H2 @; o/ W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
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; ?# o* m7 h$ U. a6 t+ @9 p5 |2 ?+ c$ c6 EJapanese Ships
% @4 H" Q# b8 V7 p1 E1 v2 a      CA Haguro
3 i4 X* e# N# R  g; [6 W1 x      DD Shiratsuyu
& t2 Y* W* T1 c9 P+ ~      DD Shigure
9 J' w. M. h$ G6 A# B      DD Yugure! H  ?) k: Q2 E& ?& H
      DD Ariake4 \+ }" X; C9 I7 m  R$ W/ d
      DD Akebono9 g5 u2 L1 P6 A5 O9 r
      DD Sazanami9 s  c* p* N8 o- @" O- K
      DD Ushio
* F! @/ K6 x$ r9 w- H( a5 _      DD Yayoi
, ^$ t: i, d# _
# i! K/ Z; U7 h- [% e& v' j7 Z* yAllied Ships
/ g; Q. R3 T$ i5 G# |      CA Australia, i* N8 [7 r8 e" E9 o
      CL Hobart
. O( l' u. v" j/ w" w0 G5 W  b: v2 H+ ~      DD Sims7 P$ L" T0 t' E) d  E% M  f2 S! ^+ A
      DD Anderson
8 i) g1 T0 G# A# X      DD Perkins, g2 B+ B* T5 ?' g6 J" j  e
      DD Dewey
' m: H( Y) l+ X1 `$ F4 T  A      DD Worden
' v: ?4 D' `! I. |5 E      DD Whipple% E( K! ~) t, j6 ]+ N* o: q
! q) J- H3 P9 r  S# n
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" P) |# d$ _8 X+ J- i2 A

& q! I7 Z2 {% E1 n/ y- hJapanese aircraft: Z, C, V2 W% T$ ^" s. n
      no flights
# I  W! C! P' s8 j1 G, r4 S/ L4 S% o! ~) a- R
Japanese aircraft losses+ y* z5 f; E$ m, w3 i
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed# }0 Z: Z* l% f1 i' h
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Japanese Ships
) h) H* Q8 ~/ O: \" E      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) D3 O1 Y( H" ?      E Oite6 D; [/ t* y) S
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" m. S- \% B5 o. c      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk$ ~9 _) b' y# j3 M4 t- k
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires( i/ H5 t6 h! l! a6 `3 d! W5 B; V4 D
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
5 B" A  [* x6 ]3 V& k      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# x# P. M: F, e0 S
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 J, J" W: ?+ U      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# i, Z* g. |, d1 G! |
      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk: k2 S2 j) \# Q/ W
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
1 o$ B8 z8 g1 g+ e1 a9 U4 I4 o9 _      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires/ V' X$ V) l: v1 c! _  B6 s
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage7 C! J3 U+ K' R% Z! g
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  X, Y" p9 j  T7 [! Q$ \; I

% T, {2 i% U( sAllied Ships4 @, B) w4 T) L% @. R! A0 d* t
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
! @2 I1 N! i) i$ ~2 w7 ]% Q* c4 W5 ^      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
' l$ R  ]. I( e      DD Sims
! |% B; N8 i- \! e8 A9 m, ?, |      DD Anderson
. V3 I+ l3 I- j6 U1 _      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
) |2 u4 j: B( n0 g6 v$ y" Y      DD Dewey% Q9 q3 E/ \# S$ z9 ~6 E
      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
- A1 {- m2 R* l) ^5 }# F. x      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2# Z- o2 j+ [6 T% k
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Japanese ground losses:
+ O9 O: a* ?6 |8 b2 x5 k  d      3411 casualties reported* Z* d0 g7 J' @# L6 c
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled
) Q; e$ x9 \% `( G         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled
6 V  y" S, @8 f1 W6 X* t         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 B5 F6 ]1 @1 g- o. @5 o5 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  O! y8 i* K( o- V
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$ U  s& H/ S! O, c& MMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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; S4 k: h( d% nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& W+ W0 m# m; t1 V% v
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; n! m! b4 [' U: r, `  R: `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
  c; V* p3 ]8 B" h      Wirraway x 6
" z2 Q$ d. N, h. H+ [, K, s      P-40E Warhawk x 4- C7 r" N0 l# k. N
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No Allied losses1 P/ [* S, ]0 E, Q1 C
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Japanese Ships) `& j8 @/ K7 ]+ f# z" J
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
/ \- \9 L8 W1 f. e9 e      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk
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4 s5 R* s, L  m9 e  q3 _Japanese ground losses:4 o+ v: I; h9 u: b  H6 C7 h6 M8 t
      131 casualties reported) q" q; }! \" b0 E- e; a1 m# z
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
' P" S. M, b2 X4 L( P; Y  v         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled! ]9 ~0 e( L2 Y  {6 `2 b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. S) x2 c6 D% Y* Z4 s3 N/ F/ ^2 h- d
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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( ^$ Z5 B; Y' C) x. }2 ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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& \, n$ U# p! S, X: w0 fWeather in hex: Partial cloud1 l$ l6 J7 f7 w8 d) w0 j) V

# I: o5 ?4 o# y: J* |# M2 u3 e1 O& ERaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) A) c1 i% c; Q  v# AEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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7 k$ ^, ~7 F( U' w1 kAllied aircraft5 k( m' o5 E7 E. a
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2$ I9 I: b8 }& A
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships0 P! O; O1 ?( E& v
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 l! W+ P# _/ j6 D$ Z( g

( B3 e3 U  h9 R( S, oJapanese ground losses:
! }0 n3 X$ L! o: I( ?2 ?" W      188 casualties reported7 Q5 p  q2 `( R* k0 ^7 c
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled
" v9 o/ P7 v: B0 L+ Q         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled8 e) O. ^$ _) z
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ b/ k/ _0 ]* c6 F& V4 p      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + Y! w- \0 \5 [8 l

4 F5 a( c/ A  g$ D' O. ~+ ?5 LWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 W' }7 H# H1 y$ C+ eRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 I* b. }: J4 v7 v. X
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes( [% Z1 H4 a/ _0 f
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Japanese aircraft$ p  E3 s6 ^  f+ g4 h4 D: r  E
      A6M2 Zero x 17: k  p- ]/ s5 u/ ?, v; W
      G4M1 Betty x 25
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) `! U3 W( K6 ~/ V7 p6 q5 t2 `5 \4 lAllied aircraft. B3 Y( ?& M$ e/ q$ e
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
3 f% X+ l5 e. \- k9 |' N$ b      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
' C$ J  r, x6 D. q      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged& Z6 t4 u1 B4 Y9 X# g

" n: J5 Q5 F2 w8 p2 x. @* f) _Allied aircraft losses9 n, d2 ^7 \8 G& d* a
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships* e' Z& [/ M- @' c7 }! i" O2 C
      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage