大脸猫

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# M; O" L; z8 Y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
8 B, P3 w5 R0 e# t; Q  q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)2 j  T8 E/ I. _
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:% l9 _* w# a* E, K  q! r: m# v
      160 casualties reported
, Z. d7 F1 W7 O0 S& S: g         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled  I) n5 J1 o$ `
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 {& b" Y1 Y. @- c" _
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ j5 Z4 @+ p! u3 A7 p
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
5 ^9 z  \' X) `# Z6 gCV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% }' P* ?( Q7 a- [! r$ E7 e
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
- R" q$ D0 G0 N4 H2 P- A% DCV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援- Q. F3 y5 b; Q! z
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
1 j9 C; I! @: S3 v; B1 D令人庆幸的是，日军第8舰队表现拙劣，在于盟军水面舰队夜战中败北，日军当天的登陆船队惨遭SS蹂躏，并被盟军舰队迫退，未能实施莫港登陆
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+ P  _$ {9 n2 I( P# z2 D$ L9 p# ], D8 B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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
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1 y: {' d! z6 M  z4 V0 ^, bJapanese Ships
$ `2 i& X) w- r& E. K4 A      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( c' G" \( {8 g/ y      CA Kinugasa; i2 F; V" F. H0 r2 Y* l
      CA Furutaka6 a$ T  E& ^7 k" a# G; g
      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire6 z5 N4 x7 F9 ~! V; n$ S. A: i
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire6 O4 [2 V+ y' C6 }
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires% j/ y7 z7 d# c* H, t/ D4 U/ w
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
+ A9 F6 _6 ]- v; p$ j- p6 E      DD Mutsuki
# V; t5 q; l( X. u      DD Yayoi% W: I3 T6 Z7 v" q
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Allied Ships5 Z) ?* c/ y. u! h( H1 a0 Q( p$ A
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
$ y) t7 ]2 M  q: i- K6 k. i      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
* G9 m+ {, }8 n6 j9 n1 l% B+ b      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire
6 G! i+ {  ~, v) G4 W      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3
$ ]+ f8 Y, N. J7 a4 B( Q$ Y5 @      DD Sims3 v0 y9 Z! R- W- @* r% G
      DD Dewey3 `  w* r- Z4 K% A
      DD Worden. Z: d: x  b$ q+ _; z
      DD Aylwin
5 X' A7 O9 q# _2 V; F      DD Whipple+ E( o. i% s2 c2 z

. h5 _% x  d% w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5 V8 X/ A; D9 I6 R9 m$ @/ x
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133" y2 t% E# w. e3 n) n3 n7 X, X
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Japanese Ships
& E- A1 a* V6 e! j      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage& J0 `, n, E( {- {& n/ f
      xAK Sinsei Maru+ E/ _5 r) F* B6 h8 P+ h9 F
      xAK Canberra Maru. g: F6 }* Q3 o- W) b2 b7 l
      E Asanagi% n+ ^. H( X- y' _' T
      E Oite; F; p9 f; Z0 J
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Allied Ships
. R  i$ a9 b* L' f2 o      SS S-44
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Japanese ground losses:+ m% X2 X- q! H# V( l7 z0 N) p# A- g1 b
      9 casualties reported! ~) _  p! I3 b- b( {4 M
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, i% k  X- F4 I# e% F         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 H; _) E  J: Y: y1 I, p" l' G9 d         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
+ Y$ \& D% n! S% w5 K' h      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
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: ^' E3 r. G, ]8 M7 WAllied Ships* [4 d$ }3 d' K1 ~  O! {
      SS S-44
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Japanese ground losses:% L  W+ q1 }- T9 q3 Z  i2 K
      36 casualties reported
% _' n' e$ V9 T  j2 s7 H% r         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled( S% R. n8 m# \* Z( E9 k
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 @9 Z5 z7 g( C( g5 b8 J         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 4 U- w9 Q5 f# b1 S. a; _, Z
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards
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( b9 p0 u" [9 |3 e. t$ z      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 33 c$ s0 J8 A9 @0 C" G
      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
& N& u1 X1 z; V9 D; L1 N. R; f      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire
" b6 t3 C4 ~$ \6 N1 D8 G' K3 F      CL Tenryu7 ?& n& J/ ^5 N7 V
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
0 H; ?" n. \5 i      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
) ~/ f% u  w& N6 m& x+ b      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
! U0 _9 h" |1 u) b! w, t: c      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
  w9 {+ w- l0 E* c/ x      CA Astoria, Shell hits 30 z& z; h! `! t& ?
      DD Anderson
! T6 `) m# D+ R1 v      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
/ I% {8 ~7 u5 f/ D# M      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
$ q! p7 p4 H  X" ?) N" y$ F: G重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创
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6 y" P' s  I) A2 n' ]& o: Z1 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133* o; u$ @. M' ]- t
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ `- L* M  _4 `1 K2 K' E. \
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% A( w' C, g% W8 U1 G1 `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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5 j  x( H/ `5 F  [1 j0 e) W  DJapanese aircraft* M( f' i8 |" |4 C9 h  W! l
      A6M2 Zero x 4
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Allied aircraft
; E, a; D' K: s8 i& }      SBD-3 Dauntless x 169 ]* y4 m) M, H; G* L. G* F
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses
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+ }" K8 c8 E- OAllied aircraft losses
! N/ T% |% T6 C2 Z/ C2 f4 P" L      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged' k6 C1 g; F$ i  t& \5 L, c

/ d* U: y" e; |- D) D+ m7 T5 CJapanese Ships9 w( L8 Q6 z# }* p! T: w
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
; |% w; {" W' A0 T( B' d      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires% T& ^1 w. K$ O% {/ h: @) t
      CA Furutaka,  on fire" B0 U3 l0 V6 v9 M
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+ H% U! R. s5 `- F* {, M. [" N+ hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133/ C' Z3 A0 Q7 p# V7 s# R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) L# ~: U% |+ i. V( t- ERaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. E* Z+ P6 x! N/ t* a% K& W+ uEstimated time to target is 5 minutes% G5 K1 j) L# ~( \  S# e

: m8 D. O6 m( w* OJapanese aircraft  ?% B4 X! M% Y7 ^+ a/ ]' v( T
      A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
+ U; O/ n" q& `$ W( t8 A" }6 O      P-40E Warhawk x 16 [2 T' q* y1 m. K. s4 I
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9- u3 R( ~' o; G3 {0 ^' e
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2; i; ]4 D, v" Z5 ^
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses& X! |. J4 `8 A6 {6 R1 {
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed6 @9 D0 L' D6 u+ c$ x
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged7 f/ j( v, @* |+ ^6 a
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Japanese Ships
8 ^' v, f9 s  U! h1 @7 r. g0 D/ A- W      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
5 m0 l) _: o2 J; l9 I      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire$ K5 U0 V% S8 j
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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
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast* e% }; j8 j  |4 I( G; l9 v
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ Z( j# P, Y; j, P; I$ h" k# V
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes4 b( w" J: ^8 o% S! ]
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Japanese aircraft
% U- Y" X1 p2 ^      A6M2 Zero x 26, q* |/ Q3 U6 j/ N5 I
      B5N1 Kate x 3
% f! G6 C% B  c, ^7 |      B5N2 Kate x 12, }1 }/ }; o% S% c3 @5 B% D
      D3A1 Val x 29
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) j! M+ h, G% |( a, S, O# q" YAllied aircraft
& ?+ S: ?7 a) |) }      P-40E Warhawk x 19
* Y* ]9 S( i: o. n" B/ t" i      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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9 |0 p- W' ?- t  u( Z: }Japanese aircraft losses
4 }! v+ W0 U8 D8 D1 j3 j6 h0 u      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
+ `9 \/ v) J9 o0 ~; x6 G! C      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
4 f+ i; C: @! w! u$ Y      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
* G; x" R( Z/ u      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged9 I9 C5 S, U6 ^' p4 a$ o; \! ]
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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" A/ x! H* q; U9 bNo Allied losses
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      CA Australia
+ c% u0 j/ v. r      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire7 ^) g# r0 D  _( R
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
: |2 ^0 t+ s4 {( ~' M: s      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
# x: p' K9 t  f2 ]- }) t      DD Worden+ Y' @+ ]; W  Z
      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/ \/ }8 G0 f& V- _2 ~
大战结束后，双方都在调整部署+ @( J' E+ P( T0 W- F% g$ b
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
/ o4 A1 n8 m  F1 S+ j! u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+ S' E. p( \7 o1 c
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" r2 t4 l6 o" h
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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6 q$ ~; n! X& W( ~      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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      SS S-47
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1 Q: y/ `0 [7 p, Q1 v) l" _9 I$ dAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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# M6 M- c( S4 [" h' v" }Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. s3 a7 d! O" U. D/ Q, F5 G$ i2 ZEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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, D2 I: C6 b1 C5 u5 K* P; FJapanese aircraft
1 c* {0 _) T  e      A6M2 Zero x 23
& R5 {2 @3 \+ O( H! ~      B5N1 Kate x 2
8 V) W! F) |. r, y" j      B5N2 Kate x 120 q7 H+ @* X' G0 S5 A- x
      D3A1 Val x 121 I  W; n  M2 f2 j- }3 J

0 \2 G: g; d7 l" {7 zAllied aircraft
( E# k; F6 U9 b& n% Y      P-40E Warhawk x 10; Q2 I9 g" e4 Z# a6 k
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10& b  _+ ]4 x& f% @8 [
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      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 [: z% e6 f) `' h  k# F
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
+ i* \3 ~; D) Q2 p1 U6 T* C. U      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged  I; [7 m  L, @# E9 {6 M8 @" C
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
: X) F0 S+ A: U4 q& D& X! n      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
" R6 d3 v: _  t8 o* v      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
' c4 {! I- o4 k% d; ~& a      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
/ }/ B# j5 t5 \: A) F% a; @      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
. ~% B2 O" O: h; E1 i; i      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground4 \- N1 s5 G  l. V8 v
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
5 C2 }8 D# M# t- ?      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
1 U! E! K! p* z  r4 j* v      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground: V* \2 L" K1 y3 Z+ J1 r" H

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Allied ground losses:
* F5 N' x* B* }4 F; ]+ ]      4 casualties reported
( [6 \7 w4 }5 T4 C7 E+ V         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% g9 l' d3 c; i5 q5 W% ^         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 M9 U" [2 n# m1 H0 ~9 @- ?% o5 I         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" n1 R1 d, p* A$ Z* u
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Airbase hits 1
0 v6 W0 t; T" n  PAirbase supply hits 2
  t' ^4 [' ^/ U* ?. XRunway 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- P( ]$ }0 t9 W
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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards: L) B# W8 J5 A
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Japanese Ships5 `$ \' |9 o# r* x8 p0 t+ C
      CM Tsugaru2 i" T, {6 f$ e0 h( x0 M( D
      DD Yayoi
. E  s7 Z4 t0 W* e9 x0 J& v) \$ J. @& h      E Oite
: d9 p( S" E/ I. W7 ]2 M      E Asanagi
  `% u" y7 @: V      DMS W.20
0 O( t3 k; g6 m" {  N& j      xAKL Hagoromo Maru0 E' ^; m0 U5 M& y+ O
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2) }3 F9 t$ p3 j/ L: J8 s
      xAK Canberra Maru
4 P6 |1 C0 K2 W: B      xAK Kansai Maru& {, m( r+ ]% M, a
      xAK Kagu Maru
% i& \. ^$ U; B' b& v      xAK Asakaze Maru$ {3 C6 M/ p, x* y  S, ?
      xAK Sinsei Maru8 g; B5 z! C/ }* l2 Y
      xAK Ikushima Maru
9 r/ M& P; c# c  q. ]# f      xAK Kasuga Maru #2
! q. A3 y) L5 S5 p* Y9 o      xAK Aso Maru6 C6 ?9 f0 J; B4 [& y  e( \
0 \2 b. ^" d- U  b- G+ b
Allied Ships( R2 |7 u# w9 U6 a
      CA Chicago,  heavy damage; X/ i8 W# M2 q' S
; t7 w. o/ r+ a: g1 P! ~+ m7 M
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
# K3 U. F1 o, H/ C$ @6 H9 B0 @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
! D; E6 F; N6 s+ e1 L7 X$ m--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- `$ D  l0 i" ^% r
Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
5 H) ~" `: \3 s2 D4 }0 o# c& t7 u# o( y/ m3 Q4 I
Japanese Ships
3 a/ y+ |' a2 H6 I% S7 O      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  `+ q* O& U0 B: V5 q1 S5 e$ U8 o! t, C
Allied Ships+ {; z9 T4 S9 l! r# j
      SS S-477 Y& b* I& h$ K; C
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( E; ?% a$ a( U7 J: R$ bNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards1 R3 I1 K8 i8 R5 [# `

9 e; K! ^8 ~3 p3 z! g6 ]. K6 y& oJapanese Ships
1 U7 m! b  Y# d8 N4 I! T2 g      CA Myoko
- M* b9 J: e4 O$ Z9 L6 E      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* ~9 c$ J$ r5 w- N* H
      DD Akebono1 J# P; Q) d. R. x  d8 h
      DD Sazanami  X. k( r& K% k6 [2 n+ w* ~& z$ i2 B
      DD Ushio
7 ?1 d# P4 H# v6 ^8 m; O5 W+ c; M6 J; _. |
Allied Ships. u+ P' E* l. G
      CA Chester, Shell hits 1
* G7 Z' P, r- M$ m$ |$ Y/ W      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 K# B0 t% _6 m
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
2 T4 ?  F$ n- C5 N1 r      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire7 f$ T2 ^; e3 \3 h5 K1 d) n
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3 @; @: W  ]) c9 D3 ~7 F5 x  YNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards# D0 m/ ?3 I6 m7 b' n
% @8 a! t7 L& L
Allied aircraft9 M/ ]3 M, y2 o, A8 |4 F, D8 y' p+ y- q
      no flights
3 T& k0 [' r. b3 O% j3 o+ [' p
0 U: F6 m9 h0 C- R- l, K1 bAllied aircraft losses/ H' u. F+ f4 f9 e0 B5 r
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
" M9 R) {5 X# z2 g) ^; f8 x7 t# d# {# C
Japanese Ships: v# L# R& h% v9 k6 r- e$ X8 p
      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; O3 `. I7 V/ j) x
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1* G! e) J6 ^) q) ~
      DD Sazanami- X2 V- b# P& b7 s# {! x

& v1 @; O% Z. b5 e! D) w! |3 YAllied Ships5 X% R7 S6 t: [& O
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 P- ^) m" |' E- X      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
0 J  G, d! ~) n0 }      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
$ [% o& n9 @  A* q' D9 p* n+ c      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
; G7 i, S8 q9 U      DD Anderson/ O+ M' @1 u1 W+ n
      DD Perkins
  c1 \/ g# f7 q' \# d/ f+ q      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire  M$ b. Y$ B0 w& ~3 u& z6 F: s& R
      DD Worden
1 [; q" A9 L) M, J& j      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) f7 O  a1 \1 E/ z& @
      DD Whipple
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4 y; y/ g- x0 d5 g2 R6 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
. _) t7 B$ x4 ^4 M  V4 q" u  V3 V/ W3 [, K4 z5 n6 I; G) N) I
Japanese aircraft1 m6 u5 Q& l" A; z% O6 N* P+ H3 z0 x/ n/ p" O
      no flights2 l9 Z* {. ]. |) {3 L

6 }, j  b2 [- R0 F3 x1 G0 SJapanese aircraft losses
" K2 \2 P# g9 i$ Z+ V$ Z  O; o      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed) q! h' S1 L5 s

4 P% z. P7 `& o* O- [Japanese Ships
( Z0 i# }( ~' v( W' E5 ?5 Y4 _! p      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
: @( X& J' |6 J      DD Ushio
; L- p. W) h% O1 m; Z4 e5 C' N$ O% T" k; K1 Y
Allied Ships
) w+ i3 |4 R7 P* I      CA Minneapolis
8 U3 L! G* R; H) V) B8 `      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
6 @1 S# y; M6 z8 }      DD Sims, Shell hits 1! L* ?) ?9 ?" M5 _# f. ?
      DD Anderson
. R3 `" K5 l$ b, O, T! c      DD Perkins) f1 f) U$ ~, g! G/ V( \
      DD Dewey! N) h7 V; {) z4 H+ O5 O
      DD Worden( E+ v# N1 q6 Q" {
      DD Whipple0 P+ j+ ]+ ]" l5 Q8 b9 A5 h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
+ L8 y; S+ L+ {  M/ }" @4 l# C+ t/ }( o) I, s! M
Japanese Ships* z* D' J4 F) g' Y
      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk" ?9 I. K* h. [# B8 b
( I9 J0 {9 y5 [, D. ~' u! O
Allied Ships/ i9 B4 n5 u+ q) b
      CA Minneapolis9 L4 Q. {6 P* w( I( n+ ?8 j7 x$ k
      CA Australia2 M: I! U# @# b$ V3 K  b' L. O+ t
      DD Sims
/ I$ @9 P5 ?! j0 g1 }1 Z      DD Anderson
; M- `* J) a" N1 z% w/ Y      DD Perkins
& F; f% D; ^! Y' `! y      DD Dewey+ H, R6 O# Y# d: z
      DD Worden* L% T1 N' z$ A( n
      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" g6 t6 h4 t4 T4 X% v! u, |& ^
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
  C3 i" Y) c6 I/ }3 b' W0 d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 {2 E/ ]3 F  E% p5 c9 {
Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144
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Japanese Ships& F8 O6 B6 Q5 P! V
      SS I-27- M. \$ v3 R* {) j' S" w7 k5 x4 D3 ?9 a

$ j) x( C2 F2 j# DAllied Ships
7 h" g/ K! z1 S+ @+ N" T" A! Z      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage1 ]4 O8 u; E5 {+ ]# @4 R; v- U
      DD Hammann5 X3 m8 U7 W  }3 p, C- h! z
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130! F& A. O) v0 H  e" M& K3 z2 A

3 q* q& \" k$ P) IJapanese Ships4 Q2 Y4 F/ Z* ?- q6 b; E  y; o. y
      SS I-21& h; K6 C; P$ B3 |/ f# t# @

! J7 G. m  Z# q& v5 }" x  q+ ]Allied Ships
6 u6 J$ F  O9 G4 d2 O  t1 ~      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage% d0 K# w, ?" A5 B
      DD Morris
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
1 A* i" S3 U& ?1 q  k
9 e) P" z. t0 q% ?; R( j! q. |Weather in hex: Heavy rain& T  V  O- N/ O* D/ ^: ~

, D: g. p0 P, @" z6 kRaid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ X- l6 r3 ^% {( F% W* x, c; zEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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: u& ?: M, t. [5 f# CJapanese aircraft
4 K' v3 Q6 a5 S4 x7 p9 p8 `      A6M2 Zero x 21) l7 J- c$ x  J' Y
      B5N2 Kate x 11) {) E+ Z3 M, u. j
      D3A1 Val x 17
0 q6 r* a8 J) @5 G+ n; w- ]9 d1 d) g+ O) o! L0 r' b- S
Allied aircraft5 a- w" m- g* d6 h  H1 A" ^
      P-40E Warhawk x 81 T  E9 W" T7 `6 ?9 g+ x3 U
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 44 j9 p' L, \) S  J4 m( d: v$ f, K3 f
( ]5 _8 B1 e+ O1 i% r" D3 i
Japanese aircraft losses
7 ~) O3 @" ]. `- h9 M; N4 i      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
7 l- ], O$ ^& N: E/ ?      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged$ ~; m: M3 Y" ?
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak8 R5 R: U2 K3 f+ G. b) o' g
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged& U; |/ `2 _6 x( E! M) u
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! I# F& A5 U3 T7 B, H0 {% [
# z% x- {, o" l$ ?* H+ c5 a
Allied aircraft losses
: L% g# ?# Q  ^: D4 A8 @; }( {      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed$ e2 ]$ o, k4 _  s$ Q9 X9 a6 L7 `
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& s  B1 O2 u8 H
) T( b( [+ f; s( L* n
Allied Ships
/ p$ T  Y$ z$ X- g( w      CA Minneapolis
2 G- H1 o# B! J: O5 A" c1 e7 z      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage  A# K7 h$ u" U2 f. r3 j1 H( l# d, y
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
. s# Z% g9 g* z9 }' i; \& l: M      DD Anderson
$ ~. u" A) u" R3 b( M      CA Australia( L$ I% K9 c0 k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
# q$ u4 s' g# V1 [0 _6 B2 d# l% @, R0 _- B# w3 c
Weather in hex: Light cloud, @' O- ~) r) ]- [. d5 m: c

3 Y4 U2 e3 @: HRaid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 Q6 o" X# T3 Y+ D3 L8 o! Y1 hEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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% f, g2 ^, i+ ~  V; eJapanese aircraft( ^) R) d! i6 p  ~" {
      A5M4 Claude x 48 o. A8 B! K+ F1 k  l* W
      G3M2 Nell x 18
  G3 w. D4 O- k' v      H8K1 Emily x 10
  k% B4 F, l" a# H
8 `# E% `2 O; |/ y) A# vJapanese aircraft losses- y% P4 C  p9 J6 ~
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
% q5 @4 c. S, ?+ b( M, h2 ^7 z/ I      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged. o4 i" Y- t0 p* H1 m
9 w5 I8 h5 \9 W) l5 e& ]
Allied Ships0 {0 g. v0 p! O/ D+ S( Z
      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
0 h0 c# j. t0 f9 W, k      CA Australia, Bomb hits 18 y" G' N% q6 }1 m( O4 F7 Z6 V
      DD Whipple: W1 r- _3 C# F) v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
& Z( f/ d7 V9 Q
7 o/ r1 q/ [7 b% w& dWeather in hex: Light cloud) @& T; h& B* }9 S
/ t5 _/ Y" S0 t! p  _0 t- ]/ T
Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ |3 w- w" S' z5 a
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
2 L" b  r3 W5 y  m/ O& D$ _6 B3 y9 |. p$ g' W
Japanese aircraft+ W& T  E+ l) }0 Y3 {8 g
      A5M4 Claude x 4) A  {8 _) z+ ^4 ~( G1 c
      H6K4 Mavis x 67 i4 g2 ~# e' c  F* B
* n1 u( z* u5 k' q* w# j
Japanese aircraft losses  a3 e. @, n) R! v! w7 J
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
) ?" }& B& s# k7 O  o( |1 K
: K. E* g! ]: V9 X8 Q! e# rAllied Ships9 J* E4 a- q, U9 I+ v" v
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) C2 d! F/ }1 H( G  p8 [+ `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1309 y/ m+ ~: Q% n, r' p3 p& t

3 t7 W/ v! G* {0 m2 QWeather in hex: Light cloud
) q+ \% ?; R- a# h/ ?/ H  S: X3 }; _# U0 u
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
; w: Q; D6 z( wEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. X& Y' c# r+ h$ [' }$ \) x* V  E

# L' n" u* J: {) n4 ~3 Z/ nJapanese aircraft, J! K1 ]/ E+ R* y9 C* G+ i
      A5M4 Claude x 4
+ c; M: T$ }8 Y$ e0 e      G4M1 Betty x 12/ b/ {' a1 o6 L7 q, ^

) L1 {( A0 ?; HAllied aircraft/ O+ D" i' J0 T' Z  c3 e9 D% }" |
      no flights$ T) @2 [" t( x) k% z$ y
+ E/ k4 A6 d+ ^5 [
No Japanese losses
5 D; L+ J5 [# Q7 M, ]: J: H  X8 b# V5 ^
Allied aircraft losses
3 S- J1 N& c1 }9 w8 C& V      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
0 }: J9 y8 w) i$ a8 [, w
3 K1 @3 R& V6 H  b+ UAllied Ships
& ^8 W, q! ^0 D) `      CL Hobart9 G( @' x/ l5 b0 f; A" u
      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
. c. `+ Q6 V0 ^0 c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
, w& G* L  Z$ w% ?9 z3 I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
7 d0 e2 R  ]) w7 ?7 S而盟军的陆基零零星星地出击，毫无建树，遂要求对海6000英尺，以期获得斩获
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" X' t6 z. D- x% A

* b* i: ~8 ]  YRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: H1 E: `8 {# Z/ h6 {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ ~. ]( i4 E! {1 y$ M

* _5 ]9 f/ J* y6 \: O% @" w$ aJapanese aircraft( L! V) l0 b, t/ D
      A5M4 Claude x 4
6 D' ~1 t. r% X  j6 m      A6M2 Zero x 22
. Q7 n5 S9 J+ d" Q' Y. H0 P      G3M2 Nell x 177 e! k' _0 V2 a& O
/ z  ~) ^0 O' [
Allied aircraft4 G% B  ~4 h( ]: Q  |3 Z8 I( Y
      P-40E Warhawk x 6  C- C1 I& k9 G" R1 t5 l4 M0 B8 z
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 68 T8 M: t2 b3 L5 G. ^
; C& o: f( m- _) J
Japanese aircraft losses
+ N. f' ?. w( M) u3 v( @2 P      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed, m" |. A$ h$ D! f1 j
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- D( K" Z6 Y/ |9 d+ _6 V& h. _0 h) Z, d+ c, m& {7 ]
Allied aircraft losses
# [) m# z2 t" Y  t" H( t      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 T/ W/ A' q5 u5 c# k# r: _3 F
% ^) o! n% o5 t/ J1 C: l2 X( C% ~+ J1 O* I0 [" F# Z3 G+ k3 X
Allied ground losses:
2 i; d8 W6 Q* k      21 casualties reported6 T7 g' ?. a. ]
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% s3 Q+ F' L* f
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 t8 m( m1 N" }0 A3 a( y         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
+ s8 X1 h; v: I2 l# D. Y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。。。。( J: e% N) T" a9 [
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. H' O( C  v2 u9 N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
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( K4 e# H5 \- B( T$ B. fJapanese Ships
& R4 q, @9 A, w      CA Haguro: F7 t  e& X& d  C5 _
      DD Shiratsuyu
9 m# n7 f" F' R      DD Shigure; p3 f9 l# D0 z. N$ u, x7 p
      DD Yugure& T6 O" H! q0 P4 u& y8 w& m: _  o
      DD Ariake" g+ w5 V2 Z5 x. m
      DD Akebono
; }+ j  [5 m' r% d, m) C$ Y+ L      DD Sazanami
' X  V  j7 M* x) T+ Q      DD Ushio
& d9 N+ q# V$ j9 e2 d7 _      DD Yayoi5 u+ q" w5 x& M
. {$ w1 b# S3 @+ m0 [& E' I
Allied Ships8 d8 V0 N( b# o) a: O
      CA Australia8 j! ~6 @) `$ \. v( O
      CL Hobart; r% J# c8 l& [. V
      DD Sims
7 y/ u8 ~+ r/ s, \      DD Anderson! X: q$ r5 h' U$ ?* y+ Q' B& v) d4 j
      DD Perkins/ c. K( @" L. r# h2 F( K
      DD Dewey& }5 G6 P; j& H3 x2 r
      DD Worden. R, K9 X7 t# ~9 Y8 {0 \
      DD Whipple
% L) {7 {! \$ r' y' e, V" z& O5 D% d& n( H6 F! R7 J
猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会
4 J& k5 e2 Z. b0 R8 f; f--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) l% ?/ E2 k  m, P$ R8 FDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards0 L$ Z5 U6 p6 P1 Q

; @1 n* R' |: a$ L4 v8 o# mJapanese aircraft! @6 @+ G! N. y% F; O! `% H( C
      no flights9 i' @' o: G" \$ Y0 J' d: F8 N
8 @- {2 [5 B4 x3 G6 M, e. m
Japanese aircraft losses' ]( Y. G- n: H' Y- \
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed% n  }5 `0 v! P# [% s( n( g4 B) E
2 a( P, q5 P& Y$ `3 ~5 D, c
Japanese Ships* U" A7 u! C2 g2 F
      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 G# m# _4 Q) {. `. a3 @      E Oite& e1 c- l3 I0 A" h
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% `& f  a& D) s+ L! ]      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
1 p' s) _$ {, X5 L      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
" F# Y" A" F0 z      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk: W, e" M% u; i1 F: [" z1 H
      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ a/ P$ R. W( c      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
# B1 M, n) L5 Z6 Z      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ C2 q& e: m5 l: ^# J* V; q      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
, Z- J" L: E3 |  V9 }* c6 ~6 c, n      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
; s' h% ?# s( x; I" F$ t/ G3 S      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires3 F. }. W" Z( Z* e3 w- k
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
1 ~0 a0 g  y3 z      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) A" z: `  B" q# |0 H

; R: a3 s3 ]/ y8 N" i9 }: K/ `. IAllied Ships. n: V! J% A0 g% w6 n- _7 q% @; N; A
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1, x8 h) F0 M" k+ t# h# [, f1 ]* G
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 45 i! ]6 Q+ Y6 {4 F
      DD Sims
; @" S0 ?1 H: g6 q      DD Anderson
! y; O5 }* d% J3 _6 d: q: q3 e  ^& C      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
& g8 U/ q& ]- I      DD Dewey# p* s& X& U5 d* R/ e8 j  `  q, ]
      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
0 w* ?+ B) T8 e; O0 v0 z- ]      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2
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0 ?: A/ B! k1 X6 b" F# F9 GJapanese ground losses:! ^! k! T) g% B  _/ s8 I
      3411 casualties reported5 c: i$ u7 F- K/ N+ d4 h# }
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled- g( v' [( \! |
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled
9 Y" P0 q; e- B6 R8 O         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled+ H  G! n5 C$ [0 L: F! O1 V
      Guns lost 47 (12 destroyed, 35 disabled)

kevin_hx

天亮后双方飞机互相捡漏，但是已经影响不了大局
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130" v( e0 H  w7 e) \2 E

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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: ]6 @4 s# u/ |; Q- l2 y2 B# V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; v0 w/ u5 L& y% Z, R; b3 H, p

2 u' r% j; _! `" V8 {# R  M# hAllied aircraft
, y, a+ v4 H& o: I      Wirraway x 6
# d/ P, x4 z9 L      P-40E Warhawk x 4
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* I# q* P+ j! H3 o- ]4 e+ DNo Allied losses& c/ _8 ?! `1 x  v, J$ D

! y! h, @& Z6 j0 M& z' cJapanese Ships8 O% C7 S  Q- t8 z
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; L; W7 X8 g0 G( l4 M+ m
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk# j1 j% Z) f6 \/ `

, E' @7 Q1 \: U) K' c# k: P7 jJapanese ground losses:: v9 \* o* q3 \
      131 casualties reported
) G) b0 o# r3 j2 l7 p  @6 j         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled% p$ x: ]7 ]5 |  V8 n* X
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
- e* h% ^3 x3 c- P  K         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 t9 Z- N( o* d5 f+ a# x      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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3 g- m* N; v) M2 r6 J7 A- U7 [Weather in hex: Partial cloud: p/ D+ \: m# G* t

' h/ Y2 q* V& Q% iRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! y; K$ T: m/ U% t( i  N
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 \  x! B5 M7 t& {' L
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2$ X( M" t# z0 s% @
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No Allied losses  x- E" G. \9 J) }# \. H4 g' |- M( F
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Japanese Ships
4 u$ w, p  t* Y4 e$ }5 F      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:
- i- W' |9 m" [      188 casualties reported3 o9 |, i; J, N9 F1 |& l! a, E& c
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled4 d& ~* U- a) ]8 q
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
) `7 u6 X2 x& ?1 ?0 E         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  L6 u* C/ i6 s. k1 Q. ~* l) @% N! z' y      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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5 p4 ~4 F% o+ q) i  X1 G# RAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ u) ^! p% ~9 P8 N8 |% _
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' q% V5 d# R/ k' W/ ^5 \1 A7 d8 }

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Estimated time to target is 8 minutes5 r5 Y$ ]( M, P1 x$ w; n
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Japanese aircraft
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4 p, [, ~& U! b5 ~: R9 @      G4M1 Betty x 25) I/ o2 P4 q8 O' ]0 a7 S8 M
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Allied aircraft. Y- g8 X# ^! U3 X- H. k+ g2 ^
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
1 E% H8 l+ s4 p3 T      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1$ g" q6 G/ a% n# k  T

/ s/ V; ^9 M$ |7 `: lJapanese aircraft losses
  ]3 L+ q' g( r! r+ B( ~, |      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged6 y3 c' |  d1 S2 E
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Allied aircraft losses/ h9 x3 m+ ]- u! v
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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6 A- Z9 I4 _% ^3 kAllied Ships4 D0 R$ |3 b* h
      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage