大脸猫

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: I' l1 u+ g0 N/ d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
- K% W# @' A+ R4 N9 P' S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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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)& b1 D& l; F( b; e% Q

& X& ]! f. ^# T% q7 Z- f: q1 \$ G& HTF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:
) |5 x9 v# \9 V# ~* b6 X8 v" o      160 casualties reported
% r5 @5 d2 i7 N) S         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
3 m% P5 X9 D& D1 [/ L         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% S- B( `& U4 q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 l" p: M. P; R+ O" A5 p! O
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42* x9 X5 R9 ^6 b/ a$ l
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
$ r) K  X' z& ^/ l# C& H0 ^! U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
5 [9 Q$ Q, D4 z' Q% TCV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
. [  h; j# V6 |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8 L5 q  l& R3 J
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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7 `9 D/ E& [; z
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，未能实施莫港登陆7 t# j2 h1 F7 h

' w, ]4 M% C- R7 P: ~  G7 |夜间第一场水面战，重巡青叶号重创，轻巡龙田号大火) y  u; t6 D  r8 Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards0 Q5 J, q6 |" q% x, @5 d
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Japanese Ships5 ~! l: b+ q8 h$ ~2 C$ Y
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 N8 J" X$ z* l- Y) S% }
      CA Kinugasa1 y& G/ X3 o, f
      CA Furutaka
4 T& Y- N; H* {# c      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire: N& A. b, I8 k  `
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire
  T* R4 e, e( o      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires" K8 ~  }7 w# g9 E* [: w
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire! L& a5 s+ x2 o; T$ i
      DD Mutsuki
) c5 T' |# |1 s/ Q      DD Yayoi$ \; m/ w$ ?3 g- H3 X% L& V

/ ?0 z2 P1 f3 [. `Allied Ships! ?/ X2 `6 c1 C# v
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
/ l# q- v4 t0 E+ b" k7 G8 \      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
7 Z- M9 F2 S7 @1 X: s      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire- i4 A- V2 V0 X9 K# {0 R
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3# f, h  t& ^* f* p$ E+ G" \/ \7 q
      DD Sims
' q1 ?/ j7 R4 z      DD Dewey
. e9 x6 M& B) k# D/ u  }      DD Worden% I# o5 D2 e5 t" [
      DD Aylwin7 H0 G/ v. m# \
      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, e  B% d0 {4 k' ~( C; ?9 I
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Japanese Ships; {+ r+ ~  S3 V1 N; M
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage5 r/ t" G8 p) g" v- M, T" R
      xAK Sinsei Maru
  i, |3 g4 v  S1 H) G- T7 R      xAK Canberra Maru0 C% R& a- Z/ w
      E Asanagi2 ]) l% z6 ]5 ~/ I3 u
      E Oite
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8 K6 g, Q4 O& i+ @! h- ^Allied Ships
5 x% m) y. ~7 l& ]" H  T2 C  V      SS S-44
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Japanese ground losses:# J! Z( I8 b( k* Y5 R2 x
      9 casualties reported
( _: Q1 L4 ?1 m  S$ n; F) b& z; [         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* k& K6 r# \3 z6 e: s/ |: X, T! ?, B         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 i$ o; y1 t9 K# b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 L9 W9 |& |" V7 c

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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1338 l8 t% y- V5 _+ Z0 k

0 O$ R* c2 Z( Z1 VJapanese Ships& |+ f# R! h- [9 R8 M4 V* P
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage! O: a3 B1 }. _" d9 h4 K1 H

& L4 ]+ `1 b! o0 I5 L: G' rAllied Ships
7 m, G7 I) E; ^/ h      SS S-44
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7 B$ a3 u' i0 l  V" mJapanese ground losses:" w4 D, s; n* |4 h4 K# `  G8 U
      36 casualties reported: j( P, u7 A' j0 H( q% e
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
& d0 g6 A# D9 V         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled4 b; a8 k/ I% s9 j" O+ v
         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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$ ]* e: w1 @% l0 VDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships! i7 C, v1 }5 r- M
      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3+ x+ A% I9 F& L0 Z) Y( h8 J) P  W8 f& S
      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire6 U6 f+ [1 {$ F# r: \
      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire, J* A/ [( w( H+ d
      CL Tenryu1 p# h$ V2 |% g+ K
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
, N7 @# @$ m5 G      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
$ J( P: p4 R) i/ }1 W7 Q* i      CA Chester, Shell hits 30 j! r; y3 ~: B8 \8 ?1 E+ U, R
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
5 z  Z' K' h1 F1 Y2 t      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3' z  e0 r* H; Z" k& K* u( ^
      DD Anderson5 A/ e  F$ ^; P  n7 T+ x- i
      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
. D$ c* f5 S; J+ t, z% ~      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
% d2 \' d7 D7 g; |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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4 o) a& M9 x; D3 o# `( d% ORaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! Q( t" c; o' n$ ?  nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& V0 @9 u, l2 F. f2 k. U2 V' n; m" {      A6M2 Zero x 4" G" b$ o/ U5 e

) b' r3 k9 D' c- `8 }/ X) c6 J$ UAllied aircraft4 P4 u' G# H0 P) t2 ^
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16! G" Q- E3 U$ I: {7 v# I/ d# S7 r; _
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses- _' H/ {* t( B3 `& e+ F( C% q' i# e
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Allied aircraft losses
0 n  v2 e. {! Y$ [% Y4 |  j7 b$ J      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships  c0 L2 D' l* w! m+ v" ^! f$ K+ ?
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
( Y+ W5 U+ `: @# H4 m- U      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires: B9 j# P9 n) H. u
      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1333 p0 C* r4 U2 X# G* S
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ r3 I" R) K. V0 e& u9 S+ f

5 Q  _! r) C$ x* ^, z, K' l5 sRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% m3 W8 e3 l4 G" @' R2 ]4 w
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 m( k4 ]9 o: ?. X' o      A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft$ p4 m/ X8 y1 I3 J, a
      P-40E Warhawk x 1
, H4 Z! ?4 q$ y6 c/ Y+ `+ N5 @/ l' P* {) H      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
5 t: ^) k0 g* y! |0 p% W- f      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses7 W' i* F6 N) D$ u7 d( h* D

: o0 Z, _6 q) n, U' {7 M. LAllied aircraft losses# S  x; K) y- i# T8 u
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
/ C/ B5 M- f. c7 W4 ?      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged  N& o: P0 W+ m

1 C, Z% V) {; G3 i0 SJapanese Ships8 h3 b4 K6 o9 H4 C( _
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' i; @/ e( ^  Q8 N, N
      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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' h+ j9 L- S; i: |+ Z5 U7 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
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5 q- Z' x( @8 N; fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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+ M) M# ^& x7 r) `8 D5 @; A( z0 PWeather in hex: Overcast8 ]! M, x( U$ f, N) j
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
7 r: Y( ^, u" [% {& p) i) \* aEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& W5 ~( r( `+ k8 e' C5 s. m
      A6M2 Zero x 26
0 R. O: x5 ]$ l6 o4 B% \0 a      B5N1 Kate x 3  l1 H4 |5 K& Z3 X% m- O1 V
      B5N2 Kate x 12/ }* x, j0 b  g4 P
      D3A1 Val x 29
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Allied aircraft6 i& I$ j7 A$ D& x
      P-40E Warhawk x 19
, V1 w" \* l& K5 I" f7 I( I, O# r; B      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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) I* o3 N, L  ZJapanese aircraft losses
4 O0 b0 i6 _: U& `; [      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
7 A  `' k, K; b' w: @      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
% W& s7 w7 _' V5 e      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
  l/ C, v; \4 w5 s# n9 J( ~  p      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged; b9 b5 n+ X  |3 e
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses; r, y( Y  T/ H4 J( ~) X7 ?: q

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. t4 R) w% k2 e' v      CA Australia
9 D% ?' L6 Z  [) j1 v/ {9 D8 }      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire. w, {+ j$ g) C% \3 G- J
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
4 ^$ Y$ ]4 d. f* h) n5 b% |4 l      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire8 k* n1 J- p- ~
      DD Worden2 {7 p3 d$ R% w3 v; b" I! H+ D
      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( N0 u4 q& K5 Y3 N: T: j
大战结束后，双方都在调整部署4 M+ A) X* L) W' h  \
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
. i; `+ B; m" a$ h! g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7 x0 Q, J2 o" H+ X8 b8 V
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6 v# M2 c3 ?% n0 x# Y1 d
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6 O% u5 t) v4 ], a" }Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133: i5 R/ t( W5 B7 t  ^

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      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage. m3 L0 K3 D. J
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      SS S-47
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) t+ _; ]1 t7 q9 F. T+ ]4 RAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 W' i4 U" a  j+ Y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes8 Q% J5 v5 {( S$ D

% V; z6 }0 H8 H$ @( P  G% i; BJapanese aircraft
7 T  g: ]+ Q6 `+ H3 W2 h; w& Q      A6M2 Zero x 23
/ M  K- E( a: ^1 |! s- ]& W      B5N1 Kate x 2
* O0 @; j. {% U, A      B5N2 Kate x 126 J: v6 `' A. \! l
      D3A1 Val x 12( Q* l: O% P. V) T% T7 U

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      P-40E Warhawk x 102 S! E( S- o: e7 A3 }$ j/ H
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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$ A3 |" @/ Y5 G4 P$ m3 q9 jJapanese aircraft losses5 V! |1 Y; Y: g
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
9 L4 d) E7 i& x& s      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
$ `1 O$ F% }1 R      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
; T+ D/ }* E( p( y, G& O9 o      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed5 x* y5 F9 \+ q' t/ N0 f
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ S3 W$ `$ A; _' z/ dAllied aircraft losses
: B8 [2 k5 c0 P4 b      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged1 B* k! C9 g9 W* x  t
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground8 U4 P0 F2 F9 Y' l8 L
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
* Q5 Z# s- C8 h* y6 m" D      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
# c0 m* Y, L! w3 n" {) o+ L" q7 i      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
% l; t* F& H! W9 ^: \$ J      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
3 q1 x9 {0 ~: ^) u- i2 W      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground; n1 G6 V; G! A9 h5 x1 m& n

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Allied ground losses:
0 r# W" _' v( N% l3 l      4 casualties reported  s* X0 K6 \4 h& P3 W. c* z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: ~' N' f: o1 y3 a) L! {         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 H2 ~+ O6 n9 O% o: m         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 1
7 }) K1 [' \( s2 ?Airbase supply hits 2: \' B* e# p+ A3 C/ j* B
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
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3 ~5 Q' w2 D5 ~9 I8 w! d0 C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! k! |% q3 L3 Q

& i8 e( @1 O" n, }6 P+ qJapanese Ships
4 A$ u# X0 ?# F1 p, I7 z! Z3 L      CM Tsugaru
, t8 K  W% s2 E! U0 M. l9 C- I      DD Yayoi; T6 V/ l" f9 a  C$ u9 Y
      E Oite. m! y$ |' R5 ]# D6 c" l
      E Asanagi8 k5 ?1 M1 i& e) M! v# \
      DMS W.20
# \0 t$ c$ A# d( k( R/ S  k      xAKL Hagoromo Maru1 D; S. d& l  A; r0 U- L" B
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
/ `& }: G2 s/ _: u! Z      xAK Canberra Maru
% C! A$ ?5 ]7 Q  B# D      xAK Kansai Maru/ ]( I7 H* r. b7 ]
      xAK Kagu Maru* |1 N: }  ~% M. \
      xAK Asakaze Maru4 D( U3 p% R* @, ?* w, o% \8 {
      xAK Sinsei Maru
9 t$ q5 i5 e% k1 T$ Q4 I# s      xAK Ikushima Maru8 F, u6 |3 I1 t0 l# Q( T( l! u, N
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2
$ h' S. x, ?, S& z      xAK Aso Maru
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- X: N$ ~* ^$ U, N! T4 ~; m: M0 eAllied Ships2 E3 S. G# O* |/ m2 x, `; }
      CA Chicago,  heavy damage! X$ ?: s( `2 z) \5 l4 C$ f
  y6 C) ?' x& G- 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1 q" ^( ?% M  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
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131- `$ F) k+ |! }' S5 z

' Z' l5 Y; z9 k4 q/ R5 k. G' W* |Japanese Ships
, m6 a3 P: @% f      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. a! W( Z, X8 {1 [$ i9 h' o# y( y1 ^+ o
' U7 ~+ t8 p& {Allied Ships8 D: @9 h: U0 {2 D( R# e
      SS S-475 l8 e# c2 h$ L5 D
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  T/ L" {" Q0 J$ `! @1 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards4 X. d/ @, C4 E& p3 O0 ]

; F1 C  A. Q& J# D" QJapanese Ships2 {4 o  `. @6 f# d# q+ x  ]
      CA Myoko; i) C. n  @+ ?9 @  z3 c
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ ?4 x, `! g6 e  z$ G1 u
      DD Akebono
! ?. d% g8 k$ r, e      DD Sazanami
9 G% C3 U8 ?/ ?5 d; `2 N8 O      DD Ushio( }4 H( P* ~* Y) W5 b* e
* x+ E( K7 V- y
Allied Ships" q" P6 C% [' P( `
      CA Chester, Shell hits 1
) I% b: C9 B2 f' y( y5 d      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
& @+ o; J& R* y7 X: D! X  u: @, W, y      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4' d+ N7 P8 \' b
      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire: o/ q5 i( Z8 \( Z
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9 W3 _- r* q, V6 w. w  h  v; gNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards, a8 l1 d& r/ z+ J8 W

) a5 b/ [! F/ U5 y" r# YAllied aircraft$ o/ `. d4 p' j( M! t
      no flights
9 A  f; Z0 J! l% s( l9 x$ O6 G, Y! t0 P! p9 G$ ~$ i) [
Allied aircraft losses
! i& ^$ l3 }( s      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed5 Q9 b0 s( ~2 z5 A% e% L3 O: y6 z% z& @) M
" G, q) n. F: n' O( O$ _# ~
Japanese Ships
) O" e' v* J& R* }+ Y# l      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 [* i- ]4 y2 V# E$ o7 |
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
( u3 r) K) E. W8 p* w4 I0 k6 H      DD Sazanami* D; [; @# p7 H4 |" U
# B: }: w, k. [5 H' Q1 C
Allied Ships
/ N* p1 r4 O6 `2 r9 U3 z      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 b1 L- o+ ~6 i- }8 b' ?( r5 J      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1, u5 N: i( j2 E+ L5 m
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
$ L, i& {2 `+ `, c& D6 U* `1 u7 c      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
$ S3 M6 I: P- |' J( X- o$ X      DD Anderson
: M- R; Y6 B1 L- C% k& }, x0 M8 N      DD Perkins
7 y$ I! D- w/ i3 d6 I      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire
5 H9 S8 S- z/ \9 K, e. n      DD Worden
) l% w& _/ N  t& ^* n0 W0 w, |* k      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ M6 I! b9 I, F0 H      DD Whipple
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards4 c0 a4 U  \8 K9 J- u
8 A$ ~) s7 i' Y) R0 D+ q7 M; u
Japanese aircraft/ z4 N6 u6 Q- B
      no flights
: L+ C; R0 E! \& \  \6 ?7 X" H, l: P  F8 P+ Z4 ?4 P& U
Japanese aircraft losses$ a$ v) J" |3 N
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed, z& ^1 I5 `3 x; \0 y
: ~9 i: @: E) H+ Z& G7 u' X
Japanese Ships
8 C4 ~# _( D: L      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
7 s' O- Y8 w/ x* F. _9 U      DD Ushio
  Y5 U( O; r$ @- [6 E8 d
1 l5 t1 R) R! L$ eAllied Ships0 z' O1 L6 F  B" A/ [: g
      CA Minneapolis
8 e% u; z. I7 E) I2 B& u% x      CA Australia, Shell hits 1/ {' n" ?+ j' I7 [
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1& K8 d3 s0 p+ W1 N
      DD Anderson
9 w  Q" b6 ^1 y6 w      DD Perkins. a& q% N& T7 H
      DD Dewey) k# T# t! S* _5 L0 N) ]% G2 c
      DD Worden
, x" q, W/ F$ J2 n  m9 O8 G$ U      DD Whipple
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5 V4 N  p. P0 l: p% YNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
$ V" d$ ]4 }! {7 s  M- T3 z6 ^4 P) t: L( x
Japanese Ships0 @) c, p4 C$ Z, S. m. T+ g* b7 S
      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 J" f- Y( O& Y$ B$ L
5 G2 \2 {  B/ ?( r+ ~6 Q6 zAllied Ships
9 J' ]; }+ i/ |1 P      CA Minneapolis
& W% _$ B9 C# I* x1 K* b+ q      CA Australia
0 h7 Z! Y- `; u2 @3 w      DD Sims& d& o. F9 L( d0 |: H
      DD Anderson# }$ ~$ C; v& I& t) _# |* M2 t( y
      DD Perkins
! z& i9 |  X4 t1 U0 F1 z- v      DD Dewey" u$ {9 `9 M& X5 N% R
      DD Worden! K, M/ }8 U& b# |
      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
2 b6 D' Q, ^( C# `% W* S* p. @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' O% ?4 e7 P* }. l" F: z, v) x
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Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144  y  \: ^" [* j$ ?- h

# Y6 }) X7 Y$ ?/ `' Q2 \Japanese Ships
& U8 b# x% k5 K4 E" t, _      SS I-27) o) O' |& A  x* b' S8 Q. \

; ~: S; x* |" o0 w! H: `$ a( VAllied Ships2 ]- `/ t  f3 z9 E
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage, }; H0 L2 Y! m& d4 `, c
      DD Hammann
  i5 v5 Y$ `0 u1 F& H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$ q, n& D- D& Q( e
Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130" G3 a% x1 S, R/ x9 A$ W- j, H; Y
% `" P: P  C3 Z1 J5 g' v: F
Japanese Ships+ T1 g3 ~2 k  Y" @( ^* ]- H
      SS I-21! {" A1 s5 x1 N/ q
$ f: Q9 \3 A1 W
Allied Ships
5 m- C2 q/ y3 e      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage( N* ^" t- R, A( t
      DD Morris  h5 F: M1 j! l
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" J6 d  m& m8 G. r5 B$ @4 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1308 I& ^: V( ?4 r% u5 t: }* T1 p& c
) G- g: }# b  n+ @
Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 ~, J% b4 k0 w$ y# a( R4 c7 U
1 j, m& y3 r0 @( ^
Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ }0 A% p3 {* j( kEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
. r! [1 F6 s+ s, A. E( A( x0 X/ x8 m3 I5 Q7 J- K& s  K4 \7 s3 q/ B
Japanese aircraft
- u# U2 [6 _" G4 a# V+ r      A6M2 Zero x 21( r9 z$ o+ C' g7 C  a
      B5N2 Kate x 119 G/ R) {& ^/ `0 {
      D3A1 Val x 17
% p/ ^" L, n% a( Q& M. ]
" B: h4 [4 H5 p7 x  _) c) K8 aAllied aircraft7 \; A* `# o) d( v8 D4 K1 K
      P-40E Warhawk x 8
9 V* k/ Y7 j' f      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
) J% Q9 c5 I, b% P
( O- J& ]5 M4 uJapanese aircraft losses
  e5 k5 B: i  m# Q9 T4 h      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
( n/ A5 m9 w) r      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
* c2 r* ^$ F' f/ _9 E4 c      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
; \. d; o& H- w8 c8 u) U0 j8 h  k      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged. t* D2 _/ D& B
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" ]% f' R1 Y6 `  H; v% A* v6 C5 [& G. C
0 p/ X5 |& a1 L, q
Allied aircraft losses
3 @- X, ]" ]- i4 C% z! {3 R      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
; c# @* f! C$ \* [      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. l5 {& k  A  P$ _& d! ]! u" p
) A( A, U4 j1 M3 [/ G
Allied Ships6 I- P; F4 `% D6 j0 X
      CA Minneapolis* a8 b2 T* v  ?* y5 j, ^: Q
      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage
% Y; b. |/ d* D" {      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage4 \" Y+ E$ G* I. w' P7 H
      DD Anderson
; |' f1 c0 R) s* }* T9 O7 a      CA Australia
  n$ x, S% P, M  k--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 ]& h5 {% ?( K; k1 o% Y& m
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
& Q: C( z! l, J5 Z) _" x+ A
; t% d. ~& o* z) GWeather in hex: Light cloud
9 g$ P  ]+ F) x( J4 q; F4 B) e9 t$ a1 s
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 e8 I2 @1 s: a' q7 x% o; CEstimated time to target is 16 minutes2 `! h' |8 [; O
! Q+ \; a% O# h% U9 Q
Japanese aircraft
5 K7 M' t& T: x7 W. k, U7 b% u3 Z      A5M4 Claude x 4
" A4 O' j+ n" y7 P' v      G3M2 Nell x 18. i* a5 U" _- L& g' n, \" y& ?
      H8K1 Emily x 10
) {4 n- y& A$ J- x8 h, I3 M6 _. R# N7 Y1 @( E0 F1 w- @& G1 r1 w7 x, D
Japanese aircraft losses0 `4 M# x, [4 V
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak, x" U( r: @3 o
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged
3 R4 @" X9 ]6 z6 K# @/ C! ?# c( ?5 A7 q3 `7 U' A
Allied Ships$ H4 U. i. g- ]9 @# B
      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage4 b, D& \/ w  w" }0 H+ J" Q- C
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1% Z) z6 U; u1 v* i) {
      DD Whipple
- D  w4 t8 b7 n& f1 Q' z% v--------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Y6 B! ~) Z4 C% Z" X
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
! q$ `, D9 t2 c( j/ F
, d5 S. N3 I; K3 Q$ GWeather in hex: Light cloud
6 q/ Q1 I5 h6 Z, t4 |* V
1 g( [8 z+ s3 i9 x7 A0 |( c, ARaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.9 B4 z3 f3 `0 C1 a" @  \
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
" V7 m9 z0 P8 j$ o+ Z5 ]" V# Q5 H' @$ k6 I0 X5 H
Japanese aircraft8 z; X& E/ |) W4 Q
      A5M4 Claude x 4
% X+ s2 ^: }7 H1 @% O; M      H6K4 Mavis x 6- T8 x; u! c. M- g
+ U7 J; `: e) }) S; `; x! C' [2 N
Japanese aircraft losses
9 j6 n6 H, J$ |5 y( O8 o      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged# c8 d# Y# P1 Y! q
* Z$ z6 q1 r' X$ W' A
Allied Ships7 F8 l( V2 @2 O0 y* ^! u# A" e8 p
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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9 {* D% Y; L8 p. ?  gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
$ @$ w; r& [' z  T1 m5 i
( _( B* h% ?1 w( z" _5 Q8 W1 W2 o1 {Weather in hex: Light cloud
, P2 C1 T- d# u, q: b( D. W4 K" Z& n9 E' P+ L% e
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 |* ~+ f+ Q) \1 ]6 K) l
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# z2 m" y" r" j8 M2 Z0 @# T- l
) X9 \% ?' I+ s' w: P# s
Japanese aircraft  E0 S5 Q/ t+ _. D1 l4 p% t
      A5M4 Claude x 45 h" q( ?6 o+ ]2 k1 ]/ \6 J) J
      G4M1 Betty x 12$ R' I; [, }. {
, V$ F+ c' N( P
Allied aircraft. O' A' T9 t2 Q7 P- p
      no flights- y- ]" Q5 i9 c9 Q4 I; R

* _' m7 p9 L" `No Japanese losses8 x8 i! t) Y/ [+ P$ E) W
  s! R; m7 a6 h1 N: O& Q, ?4 {
Allied aircraft losses
* ?5 b8 B2 P8 L6 f# ~5 e6 j      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed7 K/ k2 W. J5 K0 Y
/ i8 G* u" G& _' r" ^: y4 O& Y4 @
Allied Ships- w9 p, s0 I  e9 A
      CL Hobart# e& @% z9 D/ \- d% n# C; P
      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
! o5 V" L* l8 T) H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 9 X4 p5 X6 F' H+ ?$ K) q" j
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
  }% Y9 U9 s6 y3 {4 R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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  Q7 j! d6 j/ q. U8 Y$ kAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)" s( Q: e2 s; F* V. v8 T( Q! P4 H
0 f* n4 X* K' [* K6 O, ^: t+ e5 j
Weather in hex: Light cloud
; w3 `+ S# d. m2 s% _0 Y" ?4 @
8 y) Y% Q/ I! j! Z& N% N' I+ o6 V+ ?Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% V) m1 y. b2 g- K; H: o
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
' {! @- A0 ]- x* L& w: G9 ?7 i' _- C0 ?7 R9 J" y. x
Japanese aircraft
0 L: D& j& i" l' [3 n& @9 w- D      A5M4 Claude x 4& D- H' Y6 i1 p& L
      A6M2 Zero x 22
: C4 y" H( q2 m" O1 ^      G3M2 Nell x 173 J+ P# c  [0 m  f

/ x7 |0 x: ^, f# }6 xAllied aircraft
# ~0 F2 A( I' a/ `  A      P-40E Warhawk x 6  w. X* z" j  }
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6" R3 k% ?1 \5 X: `* v1 w- K
+ }) E$ @! A- h7 Q# s  @1 ]5 z
Japanese aircraft losses
9 `8 ^1 a: w6 N5 n      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
) c/ H9 Q0 k1 h. ~3 f      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ R: M& s9 {% h( p; e' X! @
) ~; i. v7 y: V. Z5 S/ ]
Allied aircraft losses5 K; O$ {9 K# k! d$ [: j4 q; k
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ u& P9 f0 {) D; R/ `
6 Y* E8 ~+ v3 [6 y

* @- Q$ x6 t1 MAllied ground losses:
( l; a- `1 w, T+ S1 ^1 W; m      21 casualties reported, U' E  ]8 W* ]7 ?+ E9 V
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 Z3 f+ y2 O2 l" W! |         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# N0 `/ T0 l$ R9 ]         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
, \& q/ L& |$ p% j# J$ k  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。。。。
9 `& e+ O- v0 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$ T$ y) M) g& {5 J6 K% `) h
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, q: c4 e7 _0 j4 u6 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards! S4 h5 k0 g, C+ b8 l- y

. b' u# e3 m# m, CJapanese Ships0 e* D  V9 j! f  d# |5 y3 F" ]
      CA Haguro
  B) o5 Z. _& b+ n$ H      DD Shiratsuyu
7 h) u# L" B2 u4 Z# e) e# q8 I9 u      DD Shigure
0 H0 }# W+ z$ E( J: }7 i      DD Yugure( S. \, D( F1 v" {. H9 d: t8 {
      DD Ariake
$ O8 V7 e2 i6 O      DD Akebono) L/ ~  v" j7 [
      DD Sazanami5 ~) m+ T* z/ |2 v' a
      DD Ushio
& ~+ M. W9 l7 d- C+ M( w7 E) a# i+ a      DD Yayoi9 }) _! k: d2 t6 K) c$ i& B) Q

; r, u2 e  T- s5 C6 t# SAllied Ships
7 g" I8 e$ c; Y      CA Australia. T+ |% t. W7 N
      CL Hobart+ e& n  H+ C: J2 Q
      DD Sims
: R% z  A. D. d. a% Z7 _* X% `$ t3 W      DD Anderson
7 F7 J; Z7 G. l) k- ^3 h9 A- `$ v( p      DD Perkins3 [/ r- b" Z2 [: _' H- S% B
      DD Dewey
8 r% `! U. V8 P( X5 Z9 e      DD Worden
4 b' t1 O; j7 v0 D+ E! K      DD Whipple9 A& t% M( S( a0 }) g+ N

- Z6 ~, J  o$ c0 e0 ?  a猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会 2 ?8 G% A6 M$ u5 s5 g1 b
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards, V- X! A* o2 |

- H& w' k+ M+ Y) T6 W# AJapanese aircraft
, t7 o) y/ L& b8 o      no flights/ S4 ?6 C+ o$ ~9 V1 S& i5 y

0 b) }* G( n5 v# y' |) VJapanese aircraft losses8 K& \5 b- |. k$ c8 e& d
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed* @/ n+ J6 H; k. {1 ^# ~
$ v5 x! a4 W1 |( R# Y- h6 {- E. |
Japanese Ships
9 r1 a- ~. l* j8 Q: j6 w4 L. a      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' M; G, z7 S3 N* I% u7 O) Q$ U# L
      E Oite  t  z4 \8 E7 B$ y& K2 F" o
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 f  v- J/ W% ?
      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
, V8 Y" V6 D1 r+ t# ~- e% R$ B      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires  ~9 i( }0 R/ H$ g9 \+ W
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk1 y$ d- J. G/ [- ]2 _
      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 n  G% [% B& [" m: p, _      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 Y4 S( q$ i  F8 L0 }4 t" ^
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ X4 q: w% w: @) c' D      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
' U% G2 X2 }' R+ [% T: @      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 b: S( h: ]* X& t
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
7 F8 v% V) u- K: r: s% v1 P      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 v2 D) o! V7 K0 R      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! o, K) q0 \/ k0 F; D8 Z& Y4 {
- @3 i0 h1 O+ D: g* R7 Y% c1 c4 {
Allied Ships% E+ I$ m; f0 r  D5 u; |6 h4 S6 a
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
$ W! B/ x& I1 o& y; e9 P! W      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
" f) r; C. v* L! o# r      DD Sims
* y1 U: E- d2 k; z      DD Anderson3 P/ ~& o; A8 j$ E" ?3 z' h# `
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 26 b6 x, T9 v3 F. o8 |# s2 ~+ H, H
      DD Dewey. n" i( F5 L) d
      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
- z  N! P, O5 C- Y( q% Z      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2
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: ?1 c7 P- e4 s4 O/ h1 DJapanese ground losses:! S2 x- @7 @( H8 V  r  m
      3411 casualties reported
/ o. V6 _7 e# a) }  \, I* F         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled
) b* ?" u9 A' ?; g4 w$ S( ]* _         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled
1 o( |! [5 u' W! G. p5 F         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 }$ D0 d! O1 w0 _" f. k0 Z      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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0 j0 X2 w# F$ J9 ^" }Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, c5 {6 n4 ], Q3 [/ R$ w- wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ @( H& {* M; K6 a; d
      Wirraway x 6
" X  Q+ B& [& s/ L6 q/ n9 O      P-40E Warhawk x 4! t" J& r* w: @: H6 a4 l

& S7 Y# O! e) q1 P# vNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships% Q( e1 J& z. B$ x6 c" @6 O/ H
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! S, d8 {4 y3 A. `& {" h
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
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         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
5 W& j% J1 m! x( q. n6 c0 e+ B( t         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ v( t, m8 `9 C. C# q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 G* @3 Q: y$ o+ O9 z9 v( N' @
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130, f$ U* C. \" S

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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! A( L! @: N; }3 G& x5 wEstimated time to target is 9 minutes- u0 \) I. A/ C' U
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Allied aircraft" Q1 x* V- u! s2 f- A
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2' f9 {. ^+ }2 z* _
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
3 p) q' ?- k" Y7 {* q      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 K/ H5 Y0 t4 f* P

6 Q" U; k  }! k# X/ W0 o. w* fJapanese ground losses:
$ h& m* K9 w7 w9 C. R      188 casualties reported
9 p" g8 N- a& m- ^9 Y3 i# y" F         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled- e6 W% Z! @$ ~2 m
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled* c* z' C& g4 z+ S" O. g9 O: _" f
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; q8 h0 y# B- C6 U+ D. Z! d+ I) U      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 N. g8 V* ~  S$ ^  a
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Estimated time to target is 8 minutes1 a/ }* L. q0 [, Z

6 R8 V1 j) y2 G2 W8 z3 PJapanese aircraft2 e( L+ @% U/ s
      A6M2 Zero x 17
2 _, E& y1 U& E/ }      G4M1 Betty x 252 D( a2 V. V0 n, r1 C

7 q9 H* P+ L! I  Z/ m" O* X6 R9 zAllied aircraft
: {8 ~: ~6 Y  E" C5 d  b6 }( e      P-40E Warhawk x 3
! s$ Z% _* R' \; O1 i' D      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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" @% {$ }0 c$ t+ P1 d' ~) lJapanese aircraft losses/ ^' N: g7 R; b  [" B
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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5 _, {6 E# ]! ^1 S# P! jAllied aircraft losses9 u% m8 v$ k3 e/ z  C
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed  H. `+ j  l2 p9 O8 E' M- ^! j
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Allied Ships
' m' Z, A- e6 Z4 H& f      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage