大脸猫

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* Y3 o7 s- Q: s& G, K1 g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
* }3 P% [2 ^1 D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$ ^3 g/ [+ n/ |9 ]! U" F3 A
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1 H! m4 e. R; J  h' r/ R1 XAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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. f# a1 [9 |) V* f9 A  j: uTF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1332 x% G3 e% P) J: f

; V: S4 H% \9 w$ A0 ?. \Japanese ground losses:" c8 |+ C. V. I$ C2 L( A
      160 casualties reported
" L$ `# Q1 I9 a: t- W         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled: ^  x" N! m* z
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. b) Q( }# m) Y  y         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- e, x, _0 n  |( O8 r6 b$ k8 F
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
* x3 C4 g! X( `" P/ u0 F- b9 oCV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9 j% a! e9 F. t7 F- A
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
1 I* T% A2 K/ [5 g8 u% cCV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
6 ]5 g3 K. g0 ~  HCV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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' a' X- H9 t9 n2 x8 O' X1 Y1 }, {于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开3 b9 E& x8 d- E2 ]
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，未能实施莫港登陆2 F/ K2 g4 T* H. R

! U' v. q1 j" V* d夜间第一场水面战，重巡青叶号重创，轻巡龙田号大火  R1 `5 ^7 P  h8 t5 h
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3 P# g& g; ^/ \7 J% L: XNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards& X; l( Y* @6 C5 ^
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Japanese Ships
' u/ m2 Z6 o" Z  E5 U% Y6 L      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 K# `9 U" b6 P1 D( T      CA Kinugasa. n/ w1 M" v4 u! X, Z
      CA Furutaka* {/ O# D( o  a( B
      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire
3 N  }2 q& [8 B# d5 C. a      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire" V2 x$ }% @5 n) i- J) |& J
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
2 Q! r6 n! v0 [! A- d* u4 K      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
8 o8 u/ S) _; |9 R% ?2 c6 B      DD Mutsuki
; l/ n! q+ M$ S/ v( o      DD Yayoi
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! H5 n  ~' H& r8 N) Q- t1 MAllied Ships) S2 i2 \4 Y+ [( v" O
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
3 [6 `* ~0 N8 d0 n      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2% b! o0 E0 H# _" m0 ]' c% q
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire; v7 z2 V7 f3 v' T* n
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3" h( W' Q) |8 O1 }5 |# b# x) l
      DD Sims
: E6 ~; r0 Q$ m      DD Dewey6 C$ F6 Q9 v& Z0 x9 w  t
      DD Worden/ ?. m  @6 K, t5 C1 u
      DD Aylwin/ t/ |$ t' _, g  B8 W$ U* n6 p0 m
      DD Whipple8 b1 k5 @, Q, B4 o
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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% n* S$ e4 T) O8 c
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1330 T( N4 y* t2 T- L

$ g# L& T3 [9 i# y. ~Japanese Ships4 ?, o6 e; M- T$ S# Z9 t+ y
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
( [6 e: n1 ^, q, H7 j      xAK Sinsei Maru
1 I/ M  ]6 ?. b      xAK Canberra Maru  G' W8 m  F6 V9 C# v. U
      E Asanagi
* V2 t3 k0 E  L- e. V/ i      E Oite
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8 u5 b! |! l7 J, e( rAllied Ships+ i  K! P, p% S, L# o/ p* F- T
      SS S-44
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; _) Q- g9 p* U, Z/ v* tJapanese ground losses:& t0 {. \3 F7 x4 X. L
      9 casualties reported
6 a# W; L+ c. A) U8 k         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* O% j( N5 h% F- l8 g9 n
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 i. w1 Y8 z  {2 q* S) P0 r4 ^6 e         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 h0 ?+ r9 Z% v. }

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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1338 x4 A; I, c) X/ u- h

" P' `+ x; i& a7 M, N: G) B- UJapanese Ships2 A" P# d' R$ H5 T5 I1 F* |
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage, X/ W( b% X4 k7 s
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Allied Ships1 c* e% \% z# ^* G+ P. m& S
      SS S-44
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6 v1 ~6 |$ i, D: [Japanese ground losses:4 [4 c5 e' @' O0 {0 C
      36 casualties reported
& W8 |% P3 i  E- K. E' \         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 G" s" S% N. ?' f/ U         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled- C+ c, c# v) j& s
         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 ' ^( K5 \6 g6 V3 t, p+ Q( Z
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: \  J8 S) J- VDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards) l, J# p4 o: E& @* C
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Japanese Ships
7 P5 w* i6 I. X( v) y& n      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 31 g& W1 l) [  W; m
      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
7 J  z! ~1 s0 G( S6 d% p2 u! C      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire
, C; D7 ~5 p: Y* i      CL Tenryu
9 ]2 T2 T" \0 ^! ^      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
. v1 o1 f9 B7 g6 N8 e      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. ^: g2 i* F+ O5 d  D) j

* i$ V/ P" F1 i5 W/ M* R% EAllied Ships+ {: ~: U# n8 n+ O/ [, b; h2 `2 o
      CA Chester, Shell hits 37 c& J* M0 V1 R; u4 ~# [1 V
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage0 ?2 x5 }& c: W* Q
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3# ?5 p3 R& W1 A) C
      DD Anderson
4 c. E- c3 u$ U/ ^+ N      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
% C* i6 D/ C. I, {      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: c' h% i  f9 j3 Y
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* ]! i0 D4 K* n! n7 j  A* m

8 y1 E& j8 _& l; x- D# r: }Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ A& [" |, J" D

5 `( @3 d; @0 k2 zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 R2 t) \' x  u" G4 O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 e5 e; y3 S! q7 `0 Q      A6M2 Zero x 4
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Allied aircraft
' b3 V$ R% i2 b! G, m      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
3 C, a$ k+ B8 I$ G- u) s# J      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses( t3 v. P# a6 s7 w
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Allied aircraft losses2 O" l; L2 X7 j- Z7 `
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged7 u: T, I9 P! L
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Japanese Ships5 D1 t' s9 z! x+ ]5 \+ O
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires7 @2 O7 e! u# V4 g. W, e; d
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires; |* K# Y6 Q  g& ]3 y& `  ~
      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133. @% T0 x, T) f" n! k* o9 R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) }2 _6 x& \  B; |. NEstimated time to target is 5 minutes& u5 r* {; C8 O/ c2 O3 e

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      A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
; ?* W  E7 `+ }; }/ x- ]      P-40E Warhawk x 1
6 y) J0 b# X; s( D" h      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
! C/ d* E' _3 E+ g) x      TBD-1 Devastator x 27 F; x1 z  y+ v3 R9 X* u4 X

+ j5 y9 F) z4 [3 O8 L3 C- ONo Japanese losses8 z- p5 K( \) L3 w, u/ l# T# x) ?

" h4 P. Q2 ^* L0 `9 p; YAllied aircraft losses0 M4 p3 G7 L: D) l/ a" g4 ]0 y
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed# J9 X4 _, H6 K* C/ x& [- ^
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged' i" D+ ?, M5 z9 x

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; J$ C( S$ {; p& g" ^      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* a, t  n* N* ~% P* n      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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盟军舰队防空火力强大，KB建树不大，仅受创的芝加哥号再次重创
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5 z' {$ z3 S% v+ uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130! p" E- S* N, F! M1 Z* @

- ?4 s, Z; Z9 \8 }+ O8 ZWeather in hex: Overcast- O* y4 W3 h3 Z1 D" _, L
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; [/ v7 o* E8 _# d  g* U" a, k
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes6 b" F9 y- }: u  b+ D1 \9 v
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Japanese aircraft
0 z$ ?  u) j4 F      A6M2 Zero x 26$ |$ g3 L: w$ ^1 D8 R' j8 u
      B5N1 Kate x 3) W" B5 c+ Z+ G9 h/ d' n
      B5N2 Kate x 12
: L) y8 S# i0 _* t+ u. I      D3A1 Val x 29
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) c2 M) S$ _$ |1 A% hAllied aircraft9 S: ~& Z- O6 E8 p3 x
      P-40E Warhawk x 19; O) L8 s8 ?2 U2 M/ N2 u
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6+ P7 X8 G( w. {9 f3 u+ r
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Japanese aircraft losses) L* o2 w: \% [4 r; I& G+ J
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
7 v* r9 g0 ?1 n7 ~, q. H3 a, @      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
$ j( d) f, ]( D! h1 w      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged0 |+ M& ?+ p9 @& ^( q
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged  |. t& k* X5 X8 a( R
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" D) k$ d0 d. x4 f
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
8 _6 ^; L( R4 U5 L' Y      CA Australia
# p! S+ u) |& C& q, [5 P7 `      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire' c) H1 \9 Y' t+ e
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
/ o/ h! Q: Z# |: r! W0 p5 n, t      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
0 D' s  H! c( E/ ^. S0 |      DD Worden# ]" k3 w; t1 C2 W( p
      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
% ~$ U1 G- k  i1 k: ~: |6 w大战结束后，双方都在调整部署  U8 T6 }" ^2 o, Y0 ^$ u$ |
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
2 }! X7 z: V. _3 W: c0 Z' Z/ H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
! Y7 u8 e8 R: h& |! H不出大统领所料，恼羞成怒的天蝗果然出动KB大举空袭莫港机场，损失舰载机若干后炸毁盟军飞机若干
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% g  X' K( q" _* D1 `. nSubmarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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Japanese Ships
9 |& g9 n# \. H/ n      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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      SS S-47
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; ^* Y1 N6 `) l" X) n% jAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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9 J/ U# W/ ~# V9 }" SWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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- [7 F  p' w$ R4 N9 U/ pRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 N; ^9 J& Q% M+ r) M
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, A. H; W3 T$ d5 T$ f! o2 d

) j6 F, x- S& FJapanese aircraft- _" B" v" M6 u/ X" c/ g! _
      A6M2 Zero x 23
( w) a' T/ @' T3 ^5 x6 W      B5N1 Kate x 2
  K' k7 p) V7 B4 b5 a. k- r* d      B5N2 Kate x 12
$ D& K3 `5 K( j+ ^( ?& O9 H      D3A1 Val x 12' K) ?1 r7 n3 n5 r! _+ F
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Allied aircraft
2 }; I8 U, ^  r      P-40E Warhawk x 10
5 R, H3 }! n! T7 E& q      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses; v0 H: N' W9 h" \6 E
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# p3 }% u2 Q0 k* o5 a) s' c
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
$ N2 m1 `0 q7 F. Z      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged; d( A2 s4 u& u" H* H
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
& Q8 \8 [! P- t$ x* y: P; y) u* A% {      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak  U4 q4 c; L3 [: L- R
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Allied aircraft losses
$ S% Y. }  b: \" O2 H      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged! ~8 U7 w( s$ [9 o1 a! m5 j
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
% [$ X: y0 P0 i9 K# p9 }      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged) W8 s# f% n+ e  D% x7 h$ q4 o
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
; z0 [4 p8 T1 M5 s' z3 i, C      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
6 o- a8 ?* @! r3 m      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
, z( M) ?5 c- r, f; N      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
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Allied ground losses:
! F' {, y. n5 y; z      4 casualties reported
5 y; v" C% c2 A( t6 i/ k         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& C: F" w! f/ J& Z% V$ q         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% `' o0 S7 r- X, J( o- P" X. W
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 10 ]! g. [) V. t+ w
Airbase supply hits 2$ k( I! `) l  N: |
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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, T, X, Q6 B) t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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; [# c; Q6 k( ^1 S( Q- [Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards. r, {4 t& D! Y: ]

- y/ J- d5 M) z" fJapanese Ships
: e: c% h  ?& I0 [, A" n; l8 o      CM Tsugaru
* h# }& D2 C" C6 l6 q* Z% Q$ {1 e; K      DD Yayoi5 z! w5 d7 F2 k: x! v+ Q% F) e
      E Oite& {+ |7 Y- `. k' w$ V+ ^
      E Asanagi2 `/ c: a' P. u
      DMS W.205 J" m9 u% L# a
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
. \/ }& `$ I; K4 `      xAKL Noshiro Maru #27 x. i' }/ N$ D9 [/ m9 n
      xAK Canberra Maru
8 g, o& X/ o0 J      xAK Kansai Maru
0 H' ^2 Q4 ]' v( C& m, \      xAK Kagu Maru
6 d. j( Q1 B+ O0 M6 {      xAK Asakaze Maru; E, j" g9 E6 J% K
      xAK Sinsei Maru
- V! N+ w: w" ?5 n! ]3 T      xAK Ikushima Maru
1 w. \0 x7 D- X      xAK Kasuga Maru #2
* F$ f* R( V! B! ^$ W/ }" \! U1 f      xAK Aso Maru
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Allied Ships
3 E3 R0 a1 M) M5 J' k9 b      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
# R0 Z0 |5 |7 K8 R5 p# E' b' v3 S) [7 |: ~0 h
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 o6 x* S+ t( d9 \' h1 r  h
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# A9 d+ r% I: o4 @5 J. l
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Japanese Ships1 t+ E; ^* N' W5 l( k. f
      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 C( X$ L' a3 O! u, y) f& a1 n/ E. O- p6 a# x5 _- @
Allied Ships
& c  F, A7 y: B1 \0 N  s      SS S-475 r% T4 Q  ]. e* b* j( t
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7 ~7 h4 J$ o$ Y( i4 M% ?' F; SNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards
- @& R9 S0 t! u7 I; J
( @# v- h1 J; \6 U1 z' {Japanese Ships
6 T3 q( z6 \! {) |      CA Myoko3 r$ x8 J( g) Q6 u
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) x6 Y! d' h+ @6 }" s. x
      DD Akebono% n8 N( U7 S5 t2 S) f- M' [
      DD Sazanami
2 H1 s0 A6 `* D* }- T0 H' _      DD Ushio: o2 s& C) h. ?3 Y8 Q( b' O$ ~( Q
% U' |6 `) o" {% @
Allied Ships% Z) V" e# M1 k. V& j  ~6 R% u
      CA Chester, Shell hits 1
% l& I; u( i# D/ f! h2 @+ c      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 e! ^& P% i& c2 Q$ N
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
% d" Y! X% b& u      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards; L2 j% l* ?7 W; j, y( {1 B

6 Z' f" p" z; a" U8 r+ ^Allied aircraft8 K1 d- [# ?1 w& U6 C6 T
      no flights# t( r# L, P; J/ T, |$ H- n" C( e
- y; f9 Q' ?4 x' C. M( l' {
Allied aircraft losses
! u! S( N7 o: G* C* s8 C      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
5 Z2 X' j1 j/ q
! g0 V+ x( z3 F& R* HJapanese Ships
# g; i2 n0 Z0 Q      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
& s8 [5 `( D: a( a      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
: Z& d. d: f! c( Q      DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships
( g# d; B6 [0 G) M( }7 R$ ]" I      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 j/ _" j4 t2 i- ]3 k      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
; T' l: w: d: m( R0 Z8 z# _      CA Australia, Shell hits 2: m  U9 q4 }$ b6 c  ^
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
8 v. h* H% |! ~+ i! e3 S% q      DD Anderson, J" W( q% Z. s+ E: r# s0 m
      DD Perkins8 `2 k* g8 i. E; L" Y" t
      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire: W! M4 Y; ]! c; z9 `; y
      DD Worden* Q% W. M" r$ x! r0 m+ U
      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ U8 a- z, k, x5 @. X3 \      DD Whipple6 E( q9 ~. C  k2 v9 a: ]3 a0 I
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2 C# G% N9 o8 N3 O  @Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards$ i4 S* v" E0 m  z* M: S4 R

  ^5 F# r0 b9 d/ M: X( e; ~# E/ qJapanese aircraft
. {4 }( b) I- Z8 K, S* z3 B( h0 Z  s      no flights
5 s. I% G; f- i5 }! ?/ s0 B5 V
0 C& h! a7 r, D  b3 G1 q( \5 iJapanese aircraft losses
* R  Q" U" K8 a! x: D4 Z      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed& p; y( v7 c3 B: ~0 {% `

. }& [5 |5 ]% q) i" p1 a: l  ]Japanese Ships
+ x1 P1 A( \1 I; _7 G% C      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
5 O- T0 p9 B* u' s; q- A9 T/ v      DD Ushio
: |6 N6 b. |2 [7 i& W2 O& |8 |9 J/ f( n8 b& X( i. [
Allied Ships
( }% }6 S# ?6 P* N4 }      CA Minneapolis
) V. }* Q% H' X      CA Australia, Shell hits 1! y/ E- I* k. H. p$ @  [- R1 Z
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1' I0 c) i. R3 ^# X1 Y
      DD Anderson
& J0 N! a, ?6 A3 e7 K3 e: G0 S      DD Perkins! u, p: y% k) X5 n
      DD Dewey% }- _3 o  j) F5 E
      DD Worden1 L, P! _; j9 v" X, ^
      DD Whipple* Z8 x) ~9 c  J: u' ]: x
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  Y( S, X9 X% ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
, Y. j! B) n# N/ g7 g3 d4 w4 f  x
Japanese Ships
( k, H2 t8 s0 q4 \8 C3 s6 v      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
5 ^+ J/ S* Q; e  @1 @% D' ?- c; B& r, u3 N  |( q5 T
Allied Ships% g9 p) A* d, C2 M4 r  L: m1 l6 U
      CA Minneapolis) C3 h2 [- }. j; V- }/ ^5 v
      CA Australia
, n1 Y4 W4 Y6 _      DD Sims
0 V% ~: Y9 K" _      DD Anderson, m0 _* ~/ W$ |$ z
      DD Perkins% J8 l0 Z" I+ Q( h% V
      DD Dewey% E+ ~  L- s* M) b+ d$ ^
      DD Worden3 T* _: s! s  B+ l
      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 P* y( k% e! ^0 ]* A* q5 N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6 S2 T$ w+ K. [7 |0 x
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# ^* e7 C2 c/ }' ~8 r- cSub attack near Townsville  at 92,144  i. \# h: t5 i9 Q5 p8 n

' r5 c5 ]; @! a7 C" g' kJapanese Ships
- u( g# N) [9 b( M2 g# u1 s, t      SS I-27
' ~) I/ x  U$ T& o% M
0 N9 d# k" n+ B& e/ v! h1 _Allied Ships
1 [& ~0 j" d# z# m2 V7 D0 Y/ l      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage- }2 u! K( l' F% l6 t. R+ a
      DD Hammann
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% b* a' L5 C2 V5 k3 c& T& zSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130! b1 q" d3 ]" I) S' J& I" t1 ^
9 s. f6 K2 w$ a5 o# Q" g- E9 }7 ~
Japanese Ships) q; D" ~+ Z: Q4 k
      SS I-21
! t: Q" Q4 t# {! C4 m: P% {9 M* V/ o2 D  c' A* n
Allied Ships+ u; |! j" v  X3 R$ _6 y8 G
      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
- B0 f2 m# I9 A2 ^! q      DD Morris
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
! M* |+ }7 I6 ?4 S& L
/ H1 N  O( K9 b: RWeather in hex: Heavy rain: j) f5 w2 w/ a1 a6 e! T6 h+ M9 |  e: L
9 Q7 R/ c" s& Q
Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' B8 w% {) f3 z8 u# {2 xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
/ D( ~# `9 S: ?4 J  B! K" Z+ J; Y
. d" R; G) F) t+ L' P* R: Q# fJapanese aircraft' \( F( `4 @  j* I
      A6M2 Zero x 21& e2 x! b8 J; G$ l- B' h
      B5N2 Kate x 11
/ v: ]7 o' q- Z  y      D3A1 Val x 17' [1 w7 m2 S4 ^5 D+ k" H
! _7 u; G9 a6 {4 @3 _9 s( G
Allied aircraft
' x* @( z4 r- f, ]6 B2 F      P-40E Warhawk x 86 {" ?2 |9 |5 }- l) I1 Y
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4% F# Q% c+ s. |( x5 [3 i

6 k$ K. V2 F3 RJapanese aircraft losses4 V; t# q) ~1 S  V  [9 |
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
4 x/ A* `4 Z3 S; t$ K, L5 s: C      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged( V; U: Z- d+ H9 `
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak! s3 @. Y* D. z6 L! c+ G/ T
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged8 x2 }3 c0 w. C( [5 k, m1 f
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
9 _5 K: G7 S6 r: o( f8 c1 S% I4 a- R2 K0 f
Allied aircraft losses5 X% X$ B4 P% L) d
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
5 G" y; f9 f/ y  B+ w3 p; O* Z      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 L, L; K1 R# s: {" @+ N8 T( R9 z5 b9 G) ~7 I
Allied Ships
7 {6 t/ o$ l6 E0 _) |0 K" y# _& \      CA Minneapolis) Q0 A7 Y3 K( K  u
      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage
, u+ u) n5 i; L5 }, L. [$ y      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage0 z5 i# x3 v4 p& S$ ]) @
      DD Anderson
/ B& [; V7 e. s      CA Australia
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  O3 h+ B" W+ u/ ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ T, e! }( V. w0 F6 T! _

; G; N  e* J3 l, \# i4 p/ BWeather in hex: Light cloud
7 X! m" b; G2 H5 x
! @) p3 k$ H, {* u$ D8 iRaid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ g' D; P2 U: V8 p+ q! Z( `0 ?Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
$ R  m9 @; {' C) x8 L
2 ?6 v8 I) T: `2 z$ P; lJapanese aircraft, q: B7 C5 f3 N$ n; E0 d5 H( V
      A5M4 Claude x 4( L$ F9 p; @1 G$ v3 y7 F1 W
      G3M2 Nell x 185 _0 R& ~* M- g: f/ d
      H8K1 Emily x 10
; \5 [! l% B, q
* C- _. m1 E8 T% ]$ nJapanese aircraft losses$ N# J+ [3 F4 G. L0 ?
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak% H9 P9 I% q" W/ Q
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged
+ H$ \" X) ~  y
4 z, e* y; U' u) aAllied Ships. N& S# H( ]4 s+ p0 ^6 ^
      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage3 i8 r+ G; v" \
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1
( W4 m: ^2 _! m: a* K7 h      DD Whipple& F2 v# `0 z# Y3 x, p/ E
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8 c& p' _# ]8 \3 [( jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 D7 |$ t$ R8 P# o# Q7 F
1 I8 d  m3 S7 {# |, T6 N; J
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& {# x; r' C" A" E+ m1 i. w2 W$ P% X8 i7 Y
Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet./ i% F6 x, L! Q  ]/ ~# M/ z) t
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes" x: t+ y0 ?  L% f
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Japanese aircraft
; ^9 Y4 v, R$ [# e: d      A5M4 Claude x 40 d" \) N  k7 j+ R2 F% l
      H6K4 Mavis x 6
6 w! m* Z0 T" y6 C) w) M1 l1 Q/ O/ U
! c6 A. r9 t* A, {% {) mJapanese aircraft losses
4 L# j% K- A- B$ Z/ k2 x      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged9 R& Q4 ]" c' {# `- k
3 @; v7 |$ h( y& h
Allied Ships- u5 }9 [5 x# B' a! O
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* f. X& M/ y9 |0 P; `
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# L( \% s" o$ n" A( d. Y, QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130/ E' Z. c2 i, e, _

& W& k' D  s+ T  |Weather in hex: Light cloud
0 T( V( [& L$ v2 }6 d& s" U. O& E( F" S9 {1 g1 D4 k* W
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: x% O! E8 M/ K/ ]/ H% \
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 ?' b: Y/ \0 R) B5 I) ~% @1 T

. K# B1 E5 R4 e, C9 H) ?Japanese aircraft
; P$ Y! |& {5 w; g! m) {      A5M4 Claude x 4" ]$ d, X+ D# [2 j" d+ B: S* z
      G4M1 Betty x 12
9 U* ]- U  Z2 G) t
8 a) x) i8 e2 z2 s8 Y+ [) q% O4 ~Allied aircraft
! C& G# w. q' h  f! a      no flights
/ A( A$ c* t* D' d- s, F
* F. V2 Y/ t7 E/ d. C6 SNo Japanese losses# {! r- q8 I, q! D4 O

5 R3 q" a7 a0 N* wAllied aircraft losses
+ }8 x! O! c9 r! Z3 ^' ^      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed+ q4 h8 W+ e* I. i6 _% Z% P
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Allied Ships
8 n4 _8 O+ c  @      CL Hobart
( r! F+ J4 U8 D+ |      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# q8 `2 k' A7 g2 s, ^% u6 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
- E8 l) q+ E, x( L: N! m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; A+ e* T, J9 `0 b
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! h& h, ?0 Z) A( P
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8 ~3 l" ~+ @6 G2 v" B0 SAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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7 D, O/ J7 @6 i6 OWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 Q! S$ R; k) E* X9 a& d5 w7 `" H
5 l4 z# D0 \' m7 U" }5 dRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! H5 y. Q6 ^! |+ j- q' M0 mEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
$ g, S4 p/ q  m6 U% I0 J% ~# d! [$ }& I6 W/ ^7 I% R- U
Japanese aircraft
  H  t: q) C( m: |$ G. X3 B. L      A5M4 Claude x 4" D4 {& P% F% J( j# E6 K+ I' H' U9 u
      A6M2 Zero x 22) U# v2 ^5 I, E, @
      G3M2 Nell x 17
) {) l. M, [% w" \) ?8 U" M
# Q* S' A- b' O5 Y$ JAllied aircraft
" g! Q3 q( |# b4 A9 I2 A      P-40E Warhawk x 6
" E8 ?1 R4 J4 p- R# b. f9 d      F4F-3 Wildcat x 68 s) c3 `9 I, [  E8 z2 p  n

8 n" P1 B2 q$ ?) M. IJapanese aircraft losses
, c/ [" o/ e8 l! O" x/ D      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
" [* F; q7 M3 r6 R- r/ Q      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( K. X. I! g$ ?3 d+ Z, m4 S+ w/ V( K3 ~! U
Allied aircraft losses
2 |1 r) G; d0 A  J) Z  P      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% I3 R9 e! ]" j" _
5 s# U  k- S3 D. p! h& x& D( x2 I6 x" B; f
Allied ground losses:6 ~# I! x& S* J& e8 Y' d- ~& g2 X
      21 casualties reported
+ ^" h! W" @% A" \% m& l* q         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ @, e$ R/ J" i' {         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 k  b) S8 C+ i9 R6 Q4 ]
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42$ O9 q* h( J" w: _3 [3 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。。。。  c' J% |3 q$ X+ O" R
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" ]0 I" r5 i$ d; l
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% Y" z  w3 s. E) N3 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
, U- P9 v2 k0 X$ |# O$ M& d0 G# R1 d! w6 `$ F6 f5 |
Japanese Ships
8 `' Q8 M! A9 |, e# ?      CA Haguro
: }: h( O: K2 B2 j3 W. S9 j      DD Shiratsuyu
4 C# _# L3 S) f" Y8 ^9 ]      DD Shigure
  G3 L- I  m% \, l/ Y      DD Yugure
" C- L; U5 U4 s' G$ s) R      DD Ariake
$ K$ v' F% E7 R# k, O      DD Akebono
- m( @# Y1 p# S- d' K. R      DD Sazanami" P; z) v2 l( W7 v  Z7 t" r
      DD Ushio
1 k! a6 E) |  ~( Q4 h+ D: e3 g      DD Yayoi
- Q$ S) a, ?3 N6 G
8 H4 h# t& J8 `% LAllied Ships! v5 w! d7 N" o* j& O& ^& \
      CA Australia+ y. C% S* L$ J. u3 b2 D. V) w. N2 I
      CL Hobart
3 f% S( `0 t, v      DD Sims
6 f4 d; @/ \+ m6 ]. U9 c7 P! T      DD Anderson7 z$ t. z0 K, I
      DD Perkins
' M$ v# \) a" A! {4 U3 D8 u0 G3 B      DD Dewey( M8 f. v: h' k1 |' X
      DD Worden
6 O( ]' N) a9 _/ I' d      DD Whipple
" }; Q$ i  C/ d2 D+ Z+ o+ l" O% h
  Y8 Y& ]9 X3 _! x/ }; v猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards
1 F, o! t- k: G( _. F
" @* j' i2 K( Q1 Z8 C& w* xJapanese aircraft
' O# v) ]3 l! s! D5 w" v      no flights
# c) s4 l3 I/ n) n! g' k7 Q4 X' i/ W4 T! Y( k/ |! \
Japanese aircraft losses/ i/ ]7 L9 {8 J# N! P/ p8 M6 f0 q4 W
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed+ N  k$ Y7 b( ?9 c' H4 A
7 {9 S& H7 J8 n6 z
Japanese Ships
3 y5 J# g- d4 e/ ?/ }6 g      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. O" @2 f6 ^7 |* \, U' q
      E Oite( @8 s( ?3 P; y' d  p. _9 X: _
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 m0 |: D" _& N* B- Y4 R
      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
% E0 s' |1 P! V$ D      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires2 N  \$ B' n/ k1 C& i4 X
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
; p8 y8 ~& X! x7 Y! B      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% R6 w6 h3 x3 X4 J$ {  R      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% x  h% r; S; m! E- u. t7 D
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 }5 o1 X( P5 }2 f- F" e. h6 S- n      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
# W% w! I" V0 ]3 a* D, g5 m      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ O& s& P$ o6 a1 V  [% A
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires/ d! ~# u4 x: a: g" r% s2 q
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% s5 f$ x; [7 u7 g. m2 b" B
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships3 X; i# Y) c3 r2 Z# A
      CA Australia, Shell hits 19 u5 W$ X1 R! {# P- C2 n
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4! ?0 l& k) r) V" n6 Q
      DD Sims5 h$ z- s# K3 ~/ J- r: s/ W+ [4 N
      DD Anderson) ~5 s- _- |% u1 K3 I
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
" p  k6 l# Y7 X, F* m4 j! P      DD Dewey
5 u( j/ d' s7 ~) _      DD Worden, Shell hits 1( T0 q. v& q8 X+ @7 ]
      DD Whipple, Shell hits 20 x+ n% M9 u, b4 q3 C8 o7 v6 A" m+ W
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Japanese ground losses:1 ~+ R7 ^( B6 g. k
      3411 casualties reported, \2 z. n1 s& \9 n5 U
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled  K% w3 S; o/ V% [% ?$ G
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled; A+ G- j4 A6 W, L, s  u7 U
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 ^9 B8 x( ]  l, N- S9 a% ^      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( F# b. g, {# ~( ~  f! @. `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1304 I7 ]. I  C! ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! X8 S! j! L' o- h5 H
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 ^1 F5 w& U8 ^2 g# L- }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 ~) X+ y3 ~3 y      Wirraway x 6: d. v- E5 J, u4 D
      P-40E Warhawk x 4
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No Allied losses5 m2 [* D; Y* F3 k' b

2 `( {% C* [7 r7 l  ^# BJapanese Ships6 ~4 F' l4 [" t) d% s
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" Q$ p$ C" t0 C+ Y* Y
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk
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+ M3 C9 Q; u& tJapanese ground losses:! l3 H) S* {! b+ N% H  K
      131 casualties reported$ G. a  A/ H0 l* l; f: H/ U" l
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled: t4 K* K9 E; Y5 R- _/ v% [
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled7 j& l3 z  }) ~3 r
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' H3 R+ U1 o5 D4 N      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 L1 Z. J2 Y' J0 ^- k9 s

8 J/ o* `- T0 iWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. v6 b" D2 C( w! [" ?: K2 {
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes* [% h, i, y9 I5 |4 ?
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Allied aircraft! C1 E+ f1 c1 y4 o# R: n
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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1 ]3 i0 ~( X  i" o' ^3 O2 A2 YNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships5 e  O1 m8 G7 a
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Japanese ground losses:) L* s7 \7 J* m' }7 I2 b
      188 casualties reported% d7 R3 N, u: r4 }2 Z$ q
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled5 G  I* K: }2 @# |. C& ~
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled1 [( j$ B. V2 @7 N. \- B1 r
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* p1 ?  N2 g  i# M3 ]. Q      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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; o  l5 ~5 M+ E9 I' e3 W3 ZAfternoon 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 minutes( W: y: m  F* n$ y+ I( c3 K5 H# o

* W- [" m1 m( q* |; CJapanese aircraft% C, m  D2 c/ Y& k: l- Q& w5 O
      A6M2 Zero x 17
# j2 [! c+ Z8 e% ^# m      G4M1 Betty x 25, O3 z) l6 P  f: t  y% z

3 y9 J8 q4 U) k% n4 s1 U! r/ |Allied aircraft
. q4 U. y% D0 r/ c& ]9 U      P-40E Warhawk x 3% n( Z- v/ b9 p" T$ c5 c
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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  D5 {0 s; T5 p# bJapanese aircraft losses
4 m4 w! P' s$ g% j      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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; ~% ~$ Z0 ?" U- d3 a' Q; @: \9 x, FAllied aircraft losses- G6 h; O* |8 E* i+ g( a
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed* r, C  d; B* q2 j/ W( H

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% X+ B- G) a7 W; `/ ?) a! \      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage