大脸猫

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/ B) ]* i/ T- y! H+ L6 h! x1 V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' \& D+ g, y" b
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)
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:
4 X0 s7 `% W5 C& X  f      160 casualties reported$ |3 g. I9 W- z
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
+ k& f* B7 _; C$ ^% A8 C) e         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 z4 E. J0 }4 Q5 u5 f
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 r: n- `8 M( x+ W0 a+ h      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
$ J$ K0 O! }& o" Y; e" Z# FCV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1 X. H9 M4 w1 P, C1 A: ]- 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8 ?' S* C; Z! Q# }% ~6 f  \% B
CV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
. r' m1 e1 ]5 T2 A' q( gCV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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* W( ^; T& p, U7 ~7 A9 _, q于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开+ I# A- d  M- i: O; T# _
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，未能实施莫港登陆8 u. x  M$ C* a3 z1 w  m  ]% N

& {( \& k: e, j/ h% k夜间第一场水面战，重巡青叶号重创，轻巡龙田号大火
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0 @& N* R7 |- B; o9 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards8 I- b0 i- \0 i) m/ G
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Japanese Ships
  _. ^! N; H" w# m      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! g; m( G  M! E! k3 o' q" P
      CA Kinugasa
! K. T" Q0 W3 }/ r/ \      CA Furutaka8 n+ l0 H3 C3 H: O
      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire- v$ F' i1 z/ O7 {5 D1 i
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire
; w/ d% X6 k# N' y- i  z      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires! t9 a( r. y  i3 r- B
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
; y5 f" c5 ~; v1 F& A; X  W      DD Mutsuki
  Q- m7 j0 K- I& S0 S; {0 \      DD Yayoi
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9 z5 e4 V- F, j  p% D* gAllied Ships
6 `( V+ P8 {/ w& f  \% ?/ T      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
& i/ B6 B2 m; X9 L5 V      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
$ \2 m7 ?3 {6 O( x2 W. v4 r      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire( D  X( r0 c( Y' a3 S
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3% l: e3 |& }0 m
      DD Sims* y, s- c: U+ {, C* i+ T3 B
      DD Dewey0 t4 A  `' A* W7 e7 \
      DD Worden
) a% y4 {+ l5 ^+ m: M7 K      DD Aylwin
, U7 {0 j7 |! t9 d( X" L      DD Whipple; a# G6 [! x4 a) V8 Y9 Q! p

) d" y! m; w3 E$ L7 r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" q/ M! b4 [/ J6 H
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, J' b! [  E% g+ V  n! HSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133# V) _& G+ w  L# X

1 w8 g( r8 s" h* V7 S- v: mJapanese Ships
/ |2 V  G- E0 O      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage5 w: {* w# v& n# B( V
      xAK Sinsei Maru' ~" x, l# j! @2 q: ~  @. v
      xAK Canberra Maru
$ M: R( v1 q+ H# r" R6 B6 J& E      E Asanagi) U* H6 t4 f7 l& K
      E Oite& ]: o! b3 Z+ v: Y, k  Z$ J/ r. f

& Y% K. }* H, x, J% r, z* |Allied Ships4 M/ K* [) c1 e: D" I( @/ ?
      SS S-44! X, p1 D, g* X3 C2 m6 a
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Japanese ground losses:
' h' d4 u% t6 t- Q& N& |$ z      9 casualties reported- ~) G& E2 O6 _) W
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. o2 l" Q( @0 I
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; y, e3 o8 _1 k         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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Japanese Ships! f7 c  e# g: C4 w/ I
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships5 y/ x. Q. \! ~. |
      SS S-44* ^, m4 l" E% `. D$ Q" L; ~; `" `
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Japanese ground losses:
# q7 J0 _6 \! U2 D- M      36 casualties reported3 @7 R2 @$ q, H5 T, V7 @
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ s* C: E1 k" f" w8 y         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
" n# S8 h* N: \         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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' [7 C( R4 L" _0 C+ a: Y" hDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards+ {1 V, F* \4 a
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Japanese Ships5 n5 V( W4 O9 g/ J
      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
2 h: O; y; s7 E% q1 i% A+ |      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
% ?4 @0 G- i7 p2 d4 w; \, J+ g3 z" e      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire& E7 d! w. ]5 j, @
      CL Tenryu
% k7 o0 F$ {  R" ?7 v% ]  T! Q      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires( ]1 R$ d% M! N0 O' c2 i# r( F% Z
      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& y' U+ |3 n2 E, D0 q6 U, X  Z1 J

. e' o0 j) J0 I8 O6 ^Allied Ships; ?. ?! p5 k9 x3 `
      CA Chester, Shell hits 3% o$ L7 z4 F# u) x- T; k3 `
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage8 e& d" w/ u$ l( E2 a" x" L/ O
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
1 [5 f+ z; a& L8 w& `+ x1 T. `      DD Anderson4 p' u# D, Q6 E- D9 X' @7 {! k
      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
7 Y1 V% n, H5 U- V0 K6 ?4 T      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- e3 K( K) B/ {% @, _
重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创8 [& p- W* c3 e; E1 e! N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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/ s$ V0 v- `; M9 d6 H1 U1 k  i$ tWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* l# ]9 U. V1 o. U6 F  E( K* M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* q& {9 _& m8 Z, h4 }
      A6M2 Zero x 4
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Allied aircraft9 H1 o- e& u+ x
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
' j' W  A+ A  i; ]/ d' e      TBD-1 Devastator x 29 e% e: ]. d6 Q) p5 V% }
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No Japanese losses3 }  m; ?1 c! C, Y5 S; @  c- ?
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Allied aircraft losses
3 M3 K% Z$ Y" M      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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6 E8 F' e$ a/ a" D8 b7 Z% oJapanese Ships2 o+ E3 A# e% O" [7 v
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires( Z( t- E( c' R/ k. \
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires7 d$ h6 I( U; {
      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133' z; B5 Z7 F* Q: u. ~* [
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 I7 m( V! f9 C. ^+ p8 ]Estimated time to target is 5 minutes! T% D/ d# q4 v: d9 V

0 {2 |) }, a6 ^" x! {7 eJapanese aircraft: T3 v$ J9 l3 x# v4 k  L) v
      A6M2 Zero x 19
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2 T, v# w5 K0 e0 z  oAllied aircraft
5 S. `3 @; _7 U0 c! x3 W: v      P-40E Warhawk x 1  V4 w  X) A8 @
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 92 Y/ H/ w* R: T9 [! M+ a' N1 a
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses
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& ^7 Q) b6 }$ Q+ CAllied aircraft losses) W. V! N" Y- r
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
3 J) S# H' L/ {- `: _      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships& z: M( ^8 H6 `  A0 r3 n1 D; E
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 C3 B% N: N2 v8 y6 ^      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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. f' C, R  M- d$ g5 u: U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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.  M6 a% d+ v* q4 R" F& e2 M* T
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 S$ @& M6 s, K' E( W! d% d$ J2 W
      A6M2 Zero x 266 v3 z2 e6 j2 P4 u% q# e% T+ d3 [. E
      B5N1 Kate x 3
4 }: g" w: E: F2 @8 |6 k7 w  Y      B5N2 Kate x 12/ Y- V: L9 e0 S, ?( H3 k) |; n
      D3A1 Val x 29
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4 Q1 T: n' g' ]Allied aircraft
8 U6 W1 _2 r/ ^, {* p( N1 s2 L      P-40E Warhawk x 19) H  W- w8 \0 f; c# {6 d
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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5 j) m6 K  \9 U, ^4 z$ ]Japanese aircraft losses1 Z6 S& T$ q$ R8 Q1 M
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
0 ~/ k- B7 `2 }8 g; B1 N      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged, g3 j( T7 Y7 e' {
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged0 ^# i% S3 U# k; [7 U
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged: o9 ~) h% o/ v- ^
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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. Z" v3 r3 E# P- \$ i" RNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships' [  m3 R8 G/ n1 n
      CA Australia$ N! J$ C- M, F/ _
      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
$ k. w1 x" n5 c1 |      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
9 r9 t3 S2 u3 b. D      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
# i5 ^& C- \- `3 N) O      DD Worden. T: W$ F" Z7 X
      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
( f. s7 s% B) _- s* ~0 F大战结束后，双方都在调整部署
) V% L0 k" g0 J& s; e7 |3 L$ M; D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
- H5 e' _5 D) f; m6 ^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 [8 O, @  Y8 h5 {: U不出大统领所料，恼羞成怒的天蝗果然出动KB大举空袭莫港机场，损失舰载机若干后炸毁盟军飞机若干
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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9 x: V7 i( _1 k( d& h4 zJapanese Ships
* }0 M# s2 K" [      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage3 j  x: _& q6 f0 \. S

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2 [/ P( C9 X* R2 E      SS S-47/ K6 Q8 H& t% ?1 A$ x) G
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: |- m7 s/ L0 A/ H7 K, WAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # U7 s6 b3 \, z2 }; h8 o
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. y9 Q5 f- e$ X! X, q
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
; u# H- z8 y- n. p" W- C6 S+ h, EEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 q3 o2 f, H- a0 W9 Z. T
      A6M2 Zero x 23
! F1 [( q) T' o/ e      B5N1 Kate x 2
8 l3 E$ }" |. i) _  }+ x/ x- R      B5N2 Kate x 12+ P- ?& r  `% B. i% v, {* ^
      D3A1 Val x 12
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0 T! u7 r3 H1 ~7 IAllied aircraft
: N) b/ @' w6 D: w9 C+ }      P-40E Warhawk x 10+ d/ `/ K2 m; A, v. W
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10( D! D( L$ ^( X
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Japanese aircraft losses
. X9 l* J- o% B$ P- d      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ J8 O- O/ Q5 i, E
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% |" N6 c) h. |: \* `, r3 A
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged' F) x3 t* n( `4 y$ [
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed1 d8 r  s3 n- i! G
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak6 L/ ?' a  o! C& T
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Allied aircraft losses7 r  v) b. T! c* q% a8 K: h
      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
- I% M2 x% }- l$ g& p* G$ ?      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
/ G# ]" z) X, I; z5 u* g      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged6 c3 c1 X7 {8 |4 x- x" ~4 N
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground0 Q7 G1 k% L0 X) A+ [6 [
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
. X! A  S( G1 Z0 }9 }      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground6 e& _6 K% @9 U
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground4 K! G* j8 e6 {$ h9 m2 H

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Allied ground losses:
0 N  A0 Y- C' R$ N2 B$ X      4 casualties reported
! L  X% ~: w( b# T5 z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ Q  G! m# E  z! h1 W# z
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ b6 N' o' d" B* ?5 @# o3 a
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 11 [0 r0 Q' v2 F/ f; }
Airbase supply hits 2
9 z9 V8 ?, b$ E; o. d) z; H5 `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. x& U/ [8 N& h- p
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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! j8 d* }, j; S9 u% Q. v* ]- }
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% V$ p+ E! `, A1 t3 m' v* GNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
) O1 \  r2 `1 v2 d      CM Tsugaru1 \, m9 I* Q0 u
      DD Yayoi* F: @/ _2 t3 A% K3 c( ]; |4 L
      E Oite
; S& r1 L& v1 A) Z5 s      E Asanagi
1 |, E2 o2 ^; E4 T! A      DMS W.20( s" J7 p0 e" D/ q6 S) A7 T
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
9 p& f' V; @! A4 s      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
/ G: G. ]3 z+ s      xAK Canberra Maru! t9 d" N3 J0 _
      xAK Kansai Maru
  ~1 `3 c" z8 s, ?+ ~8 l7 d5 X      xAK Kagu Maru
* j7 S; m0 K' i! @2 |      xAK Asakaze Maru! P. K2 G0 S5 Z* `7 n8 d
      xAK Sinsei Maru
3 k% f2 a. {; Y% f      xAK Ikushima Maru# |- t0 X# U2 y# t
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2# m, j5 @& v9 Q9 {" T
      xAK Aso Maru
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7 d$ ?$ R; b, i0 z- kAllied Ships
* w: b3 V& `2 ]9 @) M; `      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
1 @, M8 v8 E! j% y/ M) [# _: b8 i) A9 J  F2 T$ W/ @
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
7 u: a1 l0 [) P2 s" e) r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7 C( o. |, w- P! A2 c
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
6 k( v7 Q& J; X
$ J/ Y8 l+ J4 r9 A! m$ `Japanese Ships
$ N* i- P- I  a8 f  s) B: O: M$ [+ u# ]      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 H0 @5 q  ]& _" A* T! N
+ p2 U1 ~9 J6 h- iAllied Ships
0 W: y' q$ H9 J      SS S-472 L" ]5 p, U8 |' i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards3 k- G$ r+ n& r' p2 ?

( X3 @  h8 Q+ T: X8 T2 QJapanese Ships8 x, b  M3 \! M, ^; L+ h
      CA Myoko  K9 [' d- ^3 E
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ K5 U- _* \! R8 `$ u4 ?! i4 h
      DD Akebono1 U- e/ A% _) o. [  C& F
      DD Sazanami0 m; {; E$ v1 M- {0 e- ?
      DD Ushio
8 _& X, b2 f: Q
2 C" T9 f! H& LAllied Ships
0 N5 }. Z/ x4 n) B: F      CA Chester, Shell hits 16 O) M/ h; H9 Z& M
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* V4 Q3 m( `, e; f; s/ X' `& b      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4! h. H1 q( d$ g7 j" K( F- O
      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire0 z/ [8 `7 ?& x* R$ ]
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( P! x0 n+ T* U/ Y! u/ xNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards( d3 A4 q5 T5 ^$ y
& j0 X- l4 b9 _. J$ a
Allied aircraft
, n6 a( {9 ?: O( c6 @* i      no flights
9 {* \0 E' ~, e7 a- Y8 q: Q; L# w; n0 J1 o4 @2 k1 H# K% h) A& G, A
Allied aircraft losses. y, G  ]: N# [" w3 X
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
( I; K1 ?( n6 |4 w7 s0 w0 F
! U/ g1 ?  ^1 U& d7 X# `Japanese Ships
9 Y/ C! q7 @; w) f      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% [. a( ?8 F# S. }; l6 w7 w* u7 e
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
9 C% L' z6 @4 U) D! W5 O      DD Sazanami8 N  a3 C7 J1 z" ?  |1 a
; [/ j+ p( c0 w
Allied Ships$ z5 v# \+ V/ f( L" A/ S
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk  @4 |* N9 n: ?3 W! ~! ]
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 16 y" }3 M2 L, y$ a  g
      CA Australia, Shell hits 23 |0 f( k. a( ]
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1! f$ ~7 g5 ^0 X( Z& W1 v$ l5 T
      DD Anderson
7 y/ v  Y& ~, A      DD Perkins
" v6 M; H* U/ O. x' [$ @      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire( k0 l2 v( h. }  m
      DD Worden
, ?7 A; u' B2 G. q1 ^: q      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: E2 X4 C1 {7 Z: y9 H      DD Whipple
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards9 J% }3 ]6 b# D! e' w) \/ c
/ o/ Y  \( ?9 {0 d: _  z  o! O
Japanese aircraft- @8 u4 |6 O7 P1 p
      no flights
* o- K1 o' ?: \( v4 t% T# b0 B8 F
: g4 c% E- b3 e4 s" R& q) mJapanese aircraft losses
& `2 ^( p2 h2 ^8 i! A      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
; |. t0 ^0 q2 w9 [5 h. |' x: k
$ W: G# i4 Y2 [1 {Japanese Ships
: R$ x9 O$ r4 i. D- c      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk! O* z0 F  `# J2 E9 J9 \8 g
      DD Ushio
7 ^9 N* o4 I$ U5 i* X
' w# ]% q" Q! r* a: \Allied Ships
9 B( N8 L9 G. ^5 k      CA Minneapolis
  M' C8 d- J3 _% t: d/ J$ l      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
# \: p; l8 L; C% A! ~2 A# R5 Z      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
! W1 \% _# e& z" Q& z2 B      DD Anderson
# m2 x' N2 H- T! y7 `$ l% @      DD Perkins0 t" o+ s% n- N( l
      DD Dewey9 ^+ `0 P+ _  ^& Y
      DD Worden/ Y; i3 S( a* ^# Q% d; S
      DD Whipple) X4 R; {; B1 Y) v6 G. P( G
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& @( v+ J& ^5 y8 @' I4 N+ ]0 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards# n" x1 i: Y" R; b
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Japanese Ships
6 n3 T, g" F  d' r, v) _3 h/ n      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk. G2 q4 W" m( h9 W( t) c
0 N3 e4 J. H2 _& E
Allied Ships
! \  K# e& |) `      CA Minneapolis  ?/ D% n- t" g" a! ?) \" \
      CA Australia
* F: V) E# Q6 u* Q      DD Sims
9 n/ m/ Y! e$ E! ]      DD Anderson
" x" S* b1 C4 ~/ B9 Y      DD Perkins& u0 j# G  z$ [/ |: Y. N0 D
      DD Dewey: }' c6 k% Y: r5 Y  b) e& G- i9 `( L
      DD Worden
# E( F, I' p  y7 T      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8 K% B2 I- V6 \1 k- I0 i- f; 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
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Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144
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) C( e5 [' {' W& k' I$ y2 W. gJapanese Ships0 p! C. O6 T/ D* T% j/ r" f
      SS I-27
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Allied Ships* n: y* ?2 N, ~7 Y4 y& V9 H
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage  z" {9 e- f! }0 n) x
      DD Hammann  G$ @/ \9 G/ s% ~% p
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0 ~3 z$ q; q/ p, U7 v' JSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130& L  d$ M4 F6 E9 V8 d5 K7 K

0 H8 X2 N0 f$ u1 g# YJapanese Ships
( l+ W; s9 Z- ?      SS I-21
" ]( p- p8 u- f$ r' k
) i% o5 m0 T. s. e0 Q0 M; FAllied Ships
' V, H. j; y3 @1 E      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
( }: w- w, t3 G$ m1 x      DD Morris
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% g6 y& ?0 W/ T' X% aMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
+ B6 ]' a: h, t9 m8 P/ J) ]3 [6 C2 R) j7 W) q
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
0 e  I+ j& p' \. x# h+ i9 i( v
+ x( `+ z2 ]. l9 h& z6 S3 F& WRaid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( g) |5 _" a1 O& \( cEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
) {- @; o1 B: D+ C: W( \7 {3 f% f# S+ |% x, H  ^2 `6 H) G
Japanese aircraft1 `8 }$ U6 C1 M0 x4 u, Z: C& v( I
      A6M2 Zero x 21
8 V( K& m  W! I% ^      B5N2 Kate x 116 \7 V6 U# P9 {# N! A0 G" S8 @
      D3A1 Val x 17
/ y+ w; c4 C, z) B# Q3 }1 ^0 P8 I+ b: k/ d- a4 k) O0 n
Allied aircraft
! y) s2 g% u/ V( w      P-40E Warhawk x 8
2 d2 E' b  g- c3 Y: A! r      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
" Z; t8 U* o3 U+ k& j/ _
1 V" h8 b* X3 yJapanese aircraft losses
" o' @* J) O- {( M  e0 i9 R      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
  k/ B( ]( \: l' J      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged5 q6 @8 N( @/ D  I2 C# M7 S3 [
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
7 W0 T) k/ Q. u4 p      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
$ R9 l3 C% M, m* A" i0 F      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
. [* h* z5 |0 A, H" ]
4 p* b+ @( _. A) \% H9 t& HAllied aircraft losses, A( m6 y  y1 o* g( [1 Y
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
: C0 _$ x* J7 o' v8 Z      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
) Y0 m, t3 a. P/ d# s0 ^0 X
+ V' m+ j$ b) R6 m  S( @Allied Ships
* D( N3 h# G' [      CA Minneapolis
) u0 F# m+ G' g      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage2 j& Z6 s3 a4 u
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
# t* J+ W/ G% f7 |4 M: ^      DD Anderson) w6 q+ W5 K7 r; Z! A
      CA Australia
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% _6 {0 k' V$ |) l+ W% n! _  a, bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
( j+ ^* {$ h) ?
& |( _  w4 @6 a4 YWeather in hex: Light cloud4 U5 ?& L; u6 O+ [$ p9 I
# @1 T5 X! @1 R# G6 ^! K- Z' W; p
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# @$ E1 [  e: M# @' v/ f1 P
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
+ [+ O' A: X" f2 Q# l
: _1 Q; M3 b6 ^, }# j9 qJapanese aircraft- A) w/ I; R5 o7 [
      A5M4 Claude x 4
  W3 K' U7 k+ k& e! k1 H0 ?6 h; V      G3M2 Nell x 18
) t' J$ M' v. Q' d6 A* [      H8K1 Emily x 10% @1 s8 l* U0 U3 ]' j. U) L6 k+ V

4 M+ [" N4 E$ S- _8 J% zJapanese aircraft losses& N: i% L6 n8 M# w
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
! k* T; A1 _+ H, Y2 f: M      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged7 t8 ^; U8 [# _( O' e3 h4 F

. D) S$ _, {% J% x# gAllied Ships
8 X# p0 k# Y5 G1 m) @7 H      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
: Z) n* |# Q' a3 E" {, Y% p      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1* X6 i0 r, {2 T
      DD Whipple% d) r- x( ?3 T+ H
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# q- C/ i7 Y6 y" ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
# o3 @( G0 I# J! q2 U, `
& ]& [* f' X( v/ \9 xWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
. w) B. L% O3 `, m) uEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
0 {3 {+ U: X8 O/ B
" K1 L4 D8 H$ z# Z. p7 @Japanese aircraft
7 i" ]; O! x" i      A5M4 Claude x 4
" V8 j) j9 Q7 C' N( C  T      H6K4 Mavis x 6- a* D8 Y, b' P; p7 a4 R$ j* _

& z( ?% w1 S% ^! Z% h) D) qJapanese aircraft losses0 C% [' J, G- k2 a( [6 S5 [
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged3 @* E2 y! _& H/ ^# Z& w

2 p" ~/ Y- S( E1 c1 zAllied Ships
) w, V2 y. D5 ^' h2 p) a      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" W, t1 c- j/ n4 d' m# o4 G+ P; Q+ e! {
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, y1 ~; z- U1 `" ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
5 H+ h4 Y! D' y$ t
- N4 F* [% [$ c8 V" J3 C- pWeather in hex: Light cloud
3 {! M/ f( ?9 F1 `0 O0 I( s' @- \1 a4 g$ i, e' A) }2 z* q+ }
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# K1 z) r0 t# aEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. d+ H$ H' K5 Z9 P- u: {" H
% e! p' y* A  G
Japanese aircraft7 i# n% x  n0 ~4 m+ @/ z+ c: J
      A5M4 Claude x 4/ _3 F: ^2 r) K$ ?. Y# j
      G4M1 Betty x 12
9 x: \5 O4 n; J! q- w; m* A6 G! b1 j9 P8 o2 x1 l* w6 }; I
Allied aircraft7 \* n6 F2 @& Y7 P" R
      no flights
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No Japanese losses) Q. L, U5 \5 R1 Z! ]: t* G! J

1 ?, C3 v+ y" s% _% WAllied aircraft losses
# V- J% _" Y& m      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
- x  L' J) N! u
% x( J6 @4 E, ~# Y8 cAllied Ships
/ J3 R/ ~* b8 F  T7 `& r/ d6 V      CL Hobart5 o3 ^$ U" ?6 z- t
      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/ _7 h+ ?4 ]$ @3 x
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
! n4 T# r* C* ?5 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
5 p  W: ?  ^  }4 |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& R  T' ^! \0 w" j1 S8 _
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)6 o) V# `( Q! G, W) g

* `" J* D! _, T& Z3 c% pWeather in hex: Light cloud
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5 V& ~$ E/ o3 [! s% ~. ORaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! b  Y0 `! h1 B+ p2 O; x+ Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% s3 p* p7 ]$ G8 g. q# e1 L  g0 t! D+ f

: ]5 p6 O, M8 w( V( N; a7 S; B. M; EJapanese aircraft& l5 g1 I! p* v4 q. k
      A5M4 Claude x 4
) j2 T1 F9 ?8 a( T      A6M2 Zero x 225 J" ]+ ^1 O1 X+ G& a
      G3M2 Nell x 17$ n9 I! W: y9 u% a* s" Z& ^4 U

- }4 e1 C. f: sAllied aircraft1 B: R; ]! K  S: q& _( d) K, l% h
      P-40E Warhawk x 69 E% ?4 \' v. \' A* f  g! n* W- N4 _3 }
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 65 x5 k  A4 P. V& X- O8 d5 q( y
3 L- P# z& K8 b4 V
Japanese aircraft losses8 s. p9 r0 n/ I! h8 @3 U
      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
3 F6 B4 h& [8 z' m+ m/ _8 ~( Z) q  g      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
; s9 K' y% f6 K3 }  U
% N; C3 N+ m- T8 f' SAllied aircraft losses
; W# O. Q& ]; p      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
4 M* `( F9 \- p6 q( F3 f$ l; G3 _1 w# m
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Allied ground losses:1 K' w' L# ?2 o4 r7 Z. U
      21 casualties reported0 a- _4 V6 X, E: J- j
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" M4 `; F6 ^7 H* n  m
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" e9 F. j* I& h% k/ I+ j9 K
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 424 }1 E: x, o. I! }
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。。。。
" s+ Q3 T& X( X5 ]( M% z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) v9 r. |0 D: |  G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards; L& \& U7 S* Q5 _3 R
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Japanese Ships: D2 Y2 T  o6 \8 x  U4 [6 {2 g
      CA Haguro
( e$ A( l4 |$ N# V' f6 a6 R      DD Shiratsuyu1 ^; i8 o3 X" _- F" k1 V, t. z, L
      DD Shigure
: P+ \# b0 {) N( }      DD Yugure- [! P# Z, L7 t. M$ \$ l; [& T$ u
      DD Ariake3 l* L3 V0 ~3 S, {6 L" u
      DD Akebono, H# B: A" z8 }5 o
      DD Sazanami
. u& a# `( g2 V- X" w      DD Ushio
* ?) M# _; i; J9 f. t1 b; _5 x      DD Yayoi
3 B8 z4 S# C9 {. k5 p  P% ?. T, C' |8 y- m, H5 V
Allied Ships
; Q$ ^# w' o0 o: ~      CA Australia" e% G- V- S* g  L% b
      CL Hobart1 Z  Z1 m# \3 I8 U
      DD Sims
. h1 A# I) T1 u      DD Anderson# v! l$ a" n5 z% n
      DD Perkins1 N- G( ]. ^; T2 P/ l9 c
      DD Dewey- L9 j; C5 r* G7 W8 A0 Q
      DD Worden
$ w9 T) [$ ]# b/ u* i2 R      DD Whipple
7 @6 j: f! {0 z
5 J* P; ^4 e7 ^3 Z# y, K猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会 ; l7 U" F4 A& B6 j/ d$ P8 T1 D* l
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& y, f( G3 W$ }0 y5 {Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards
, v2 |( v( R/ h$ Z! H" A: e1 h! s1 X
Japanese aircraft2 l- A  l' g6 y2 Z5 A2 l( k% Q
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
# A5 M5 o. C7 d* t2 {' G      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed  }; f( m- B% U& {. s4 Y7 O

5 \( {# U0 f" b3 Z6 A* \Japanese Ships
7 `$ j. `+ V9 G      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& q, L; ~1 {6 u1 K' N3 V4 S8 b      E Oite
9 C& y" D1 D6 z- r# k      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# F( R7 \1 E: f; w
      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
: g* ~+ R: F0 \" |% D- z' S7 b      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires9 i+ O$ F) w' D6 C1 t
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
6 r" k$ }1 m- G/ T      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 f: L/ k. f  I5 q/ @$ Q4 d
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% G6 D9 U# A8 p, e
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
& a2 ^/ P. d% S7 d      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk9 p5 k9 ]. w+ n& u1 W; U
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ u& k/ |& V5 I2 H      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
7 H) u5 B6 _0 h1 ?- M& U      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& D3 R% p# L$ [; K
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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6 ~5 \  F8 i+ n9 f( g% y: OAllied Ships% f  t8 |+ ?; T. j
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1* R8 ]0 v6 x- I, j& C7 S
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
7 e' N' I% A( _( F' X      DD Sims3 b+ H' }3 W: W% b+ f! d
      DD Anderson2 Z& L# ~7 J# @2 Z; D& p
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
& n& o" G0 C5 N; r% a4 D      DD Dewey
4 C$ {2 |1 ^( C9 M. g" d      DD Worden, Shell hits 1' P+ X3 Q, z1 F% M
      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2
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! f+ o- Q, q& Y. s5 ?* _Japanese ground losses:% ]4 T6 A0 ?: |3 a
      3411 casualties reported
% v1 A$ K2 }0 F8 {- y, u         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled( L  W1 L6 z8 j* k% h" C
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled
4 }: w% v5 h! E! B9 v" M( d         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled. t# ~& Q. Z& A- ?) o2 {
      Guns lost 47 (12 destroyed, 35 disabled)

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天亮后双方飞机互相捡漏，但是已经影响不了大局7 H% P! g" U- X/ Y  x
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0 Z$ ?; \& t& M: bMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- I3 v8 m1 ?. N4 w$ h0 h

$ l7 q1 n- w+ N% b1 u. M$ `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
  ]% x" ~, J. A/ K) H' wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft) C) H( P# Z% Y" B) b: a6 @, S
      Wirraway x 6+ ~& h3 ^7 F+ v5 G' e+ |
      P-40E Warhawk x 40 v' f0 T" ]! p' Y
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships5 u9 H# S- i& W5 n4 Z
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: {( _! W( `0 n, J) C
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
$ B9 n/ D, k' B4 `( m, J      131 casualties reported9 b1 Q! \3 e. @' x2 B
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled: k3 H6 v8 v; n& W3 Y! W
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
) R$ W5 g1 g' w& x" q9 S         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; ~( j( n2 M) R      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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. N7 Q/ k; g' i4 t& I* wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 y6 `( P" }3 M; o

, s% |/ l/ a- l! R. Y' q; GWeather in hex: Partial cloud. n- l  W; s2 t9 N" ~1 ~- ?  {

5 Y+ V% }" O, ?* q! j9 e  cRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.  @& d& Q2 q0 Q7 H- `& ~% ~
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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4 B- P7 `" c( Y" T0 NAllied aircraft' X5 M! r4 d& ], C$ y: N- o
      TBD-1 Devastator x 26 Z+ e* q* L$ v

+ j: Z9 i3 k: yNo Allied losses3 X  t2 W" X4 v  {) m4 X

, s7 q! G! K" Y# W5 K  hJapanese Ships* J$ K: M1 x* `/ D$ I5 z0 U
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  ?7 {' [: z& p7 ~  `2 W

8 ^, [1 ]: e0 _+ sJapanese ground losses:
8 w- O5 t7 S0 u      188 casualties reported
+ L  y* o4 v) f/ l- q         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled' l. d. g# |6 n  o
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
* V3 Y) g' Y3 }+ w6 j8 e         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& h6 I* [+ W- @# [" l* n; T& z% h" v3 H      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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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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) h/ Z% Z4 e' T7 s9 {Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 u- {/ g3 G, |# N3 }) TEstimated time to target is 8 minutes1 _, D3 r! k1 a  z4 r# ~1 T
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Japanese aircraft
% ]: c% O$ P# W3 t      A6M2 Zero x 173 J0 B0 H7 t% ~
      G4M1 Betty x 251 G$ `$ ?1 `9 L% j; U3 b3 v: W: ^7 L/ u

( O$ l& a# ?( G7 q3 ]+ nAllied aircraft
, p5 u& d2 B/ s+ q1 H( g% g- H      P-40E Warhawk x 3) D8 D: P; u0 a8 l  T8 [8 M4 a
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1  Y& o, i" L/ F* l4 ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 q0 p, v2 C) A) L; l      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged% b3 d' O  G; W) B$ W1 M
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Allied aircraft losses' T( S5 v! N. `1 S& k) G, }# y
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed- y/ ?; [& I3 O& n

8 v% i9 e- X8 QAllied Ships
, H# F* r+ \0 u8 ^7 D      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage