大脸猫

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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) G$ O4 I6 W; ?* r/ z- S. p
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2 _# T( i/ c9 S! M; [7 D* i" E; T
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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3 `# f7 _3 d  i4 k8 i8 ~TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1336 y  G. G  i  y& d7 r( [
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Japanese ground losses:) S7 X, E0 z, P$ [
      160 casualties reported" t/ q: S9 v% }" e4 g+ E: v( q; x: y4 v
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
$ m7 J6 b7 ~7 R+ F         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' ~2 E, d4 i: k) d$ o         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, ~0 K# N: w0 K  L# W/ c      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42. h+ D/ |- o8 `( I1 V# P
CV决战已暂告一段落，盟军58丧失了在海上制约KB的能力，而日军的登陆船队已经出现在莫港外海，日军的登陆迫在眉睫6 l* z9 V$ _% O! B) ]
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
  f9 r# e# U, C% w2 Z, K, sCV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援1 T' H. k' K9 m7 F" O4 |
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$ H; b* m& F! F& p" n+ u: o4 ]; ^

- g( d" a3 K9 s5 M5 U9 v于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开7 Q$ V: z$ X( |* Y
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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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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. j% }8 Y8 X8 W0 |7 a7 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards7 ?( ^. ~& F. h/ ^

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% J" z0 q5 B0 J6 [. }  ]      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ R) _/ I$ @8 T& `5 A
      CA Kinugasa
: @) d: \% B1 C6 z  J      CA Furutaka
* u4 }; C" \% V/ f( Y' e      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire
7 G. L* E: g2 w; r! R      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire
2 s- q. y8 c8 ?: \# g: W/ O. K' Q% U      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
# O" l8 u; N5 M/ P9 I! q& ?      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
( x& Z" t3 f. N      DD Mutsuki
" K9 B# u5 H6 Z5 `      DD Yayoi
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" e: F+ o' Q9 H2 XAllied Ships
0 N+ m4 g) J  J2 Q* e      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
( l6 `  H6 Z7 }- D  Y6 X      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
4 e  C) a5 x) Z7 a& c      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire4 _0 T  \& G0 R0 r. N
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3
3 H) r+ P. m2 t" C      DD Sims
1 O7 |1 I1 p& s+ A      DD Dewey& s$ \& |+ Q) N  m
      DD Worden6 Q# N+ u  ^% B: W$ ]
      DD Aylwin
; @* h8 k) B* L      DD Whipple% M$ e: q% ^- ~$ Y8 i
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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. H+ U% Z8 ]! f# I* K. V" t
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" K5 T. J8 [9 n7 f7 ~Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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  k4 l2 F3 `2 b0 C$ y" J* J9 u: F$ sJapanese Ships. I) T, P- V: l7 K- \5 P' {
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
) m# K8 ]  _. b  }9 `8 b; Q6 k4 }& K      xAK Sinsei Maru
- |0 Z; S& I3 T$ ?: k) P  b      xAK Canberra Maru
2 ]( D; G1 P5 m: ^* y: m! G! ?/ g      E Asanagi) J3 n3 `2 V8 K- e! u2 I
      E Oite7 Y! c$ @& Q9 z- x) r! n3 c' F
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Allied Ships
& i) x- E' q0 P2 W1 n; f( R      SS S-44
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( D  |( }3 i3 r7 YJapanese ground losses:
% F+ L2 {$ v" Q      9 casualties reported
9 ^; Y/ K9 e% q- S8 X         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 u+ c  M! V2 R! b' G+ g
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, [4 I/ \4 e# B  J# W' i) ?# N         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage+ w/ _0 v. u5 w, b& P8 |
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Allied Ships7 C0 c8 O9 W3 H7 I: _$ A% @
      SS S-44
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+ F9 R! `7 V" T: i7 YJapanese ground losses:5 V: B6 a* ?( Q6 R! W1 L5 l
      36 casualties reported0 ^* }& c1 H4 T
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 Y5 F; V8 S( ]  p9 m/ w1 h7 H         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
; W' I. s# G9 h2 b9 T2 s2 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 3 I1 n! Z$ O6 ^$ D
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$ k3 Y: G% O& y( @Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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/ }& p& C4 c3 c      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire( B" [& H, L/ H. Y# Y" m# X
      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire+ _. c: U7 I2 i
      CL Tenryu4 d: g+ e; M- r# _0 B% n
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires" H5 ]0 A4 F  v% b2 L
      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' |( G8 C- Q( |" y) y* r

7 I/ ]* W, {- F4 d3 LAllied Ships# V$ O$ K# k; ?9 w
      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
/ a2 K  ^# }1 |% y      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
7 M! M  d- N& a+ t7 H: M4 l      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
' Z+ J: Y* [0 r7 L& N7 p      DD Anderson
6 O! o% T- K" J8 y4 t# M      DD Morris, Shell hits 2; x1 V6 g0 b" f2 S& V
      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
0 o( q( y- a) z# {2 `2 K重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创
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8 C8 W) y5 d1 p. D; k1 P& zMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* N6 Z9 D" I* t( ]9 A; U; hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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+ _: U& d8 N6 m8 Z! |3 L, yJapanese aircraft
2 c- T6 c3 R" b7 H5 a' l. P      A6M2 Zero x 4
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Allied aircraft3 A4 t+ t7 {7 l- b8 e4 K; G: d8 Q
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
9 d/ E& M  }" ~. n! r      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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' V' v  x+ S0 |" iNo Japanese losses
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. x4 `" b7 q1 u* q! c( FAllied aircraft losses
& K: W& H4 L: T$ D: g      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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$ n# u& }% m6 DJapanese Ships2 c" ]. B" S1 R+ t) w8 X; t
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires9 _4 M3 w* p8 N) E: m; E, ?
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
  F* A5 w) H! m: z( @$ B      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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4 G# K4 t+ s. {, j2 ~# sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 [8 T0 t. N' i0 l+ d( A0 ^/ S. nRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; W; ~' H( p/ N: h5 [% v3 LEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 `5 }  }4 F. \: ]  K, S      A6M2 Zero x 194 g$ O) M/ ~' n
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Allied aircraft4 r5 h, l! S' U  Q0 @
      P-40E Warhawk x 1# c; D+ d3 ~* G3 x. ~
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 94 n" ^" h, _" h* k/ q
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses8 S1 n& {$ W+ i
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Allied aircraft losses: U# B+ K. [: y7 E1 x1 G) X
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed0 [2 g- G) d8 C6 U7 L7 s
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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$ P+ ]( j6 s. f/ U      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 R( Q' E0 _) B6 Z
      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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2 v& S( C! k% G( Q; [2 V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& i0 R2 `3 B6 Q* U* a; n, m% {
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4 y! ]4 |* Q$ T' `$ g6 g9 P0 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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( w7 w. m7 ~/ P/ QWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, x8 V& _% b% R. L* [Estimated time to target is 42 minutes0 J, X) D, h! B! m
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Japanese aircraft
% A9 g& B* F( d( o$ K8 c      A6M2 Zero x 26
: n0 {) p" b9 p, c- V4 r% g      B5N1 Kate x 33 p; U, R( ]; S4 a
      B5N2 Kate x 12: s; Y# r, r; e, H# @: x
      D3A1 Val x 29
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Allied aircraft
: q: T9 B0 R' i% o4 e+ h      P-40E Warhawk x 19
5 q2 O7 a4 K. i. T- A0 P8 v  r9 D      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6/ o3 c2 G* ^* W( z. v) t) t+ k7 @
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Japanese aircraft losses9 z0 l! N9 q8 B' n
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
: V) s) |, p- S" A      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged: J  v. |+ ]" a6 C: O$ w) {
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged9 k0 e) t% a; _3 a
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged
. r, O7 b/ Y3 e( |& [9 n: t; j1 D      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses/ L+ w) p- @8 [& ]" x

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      CA Australia
* _! n) L( I/ |5 b      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire' _3 O3 G- w2 l! L% Z
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
+ J# e5 ?' w' K      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire6 y9 U/ @/ ]* k/ R2 E0 O
      DD Worden
  F4 ^1 W/ \5 e/ k: {- `      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, 422 D4 o* P! P" b* S6 u+ f
大战结束后，双方都在调整部署. L) G. U8 F9 e9 L) \3 o) \
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
' o& t. p6 L8 x; p7 ]6 q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
# G1 n1 k" a4 [9 w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* q+ X( N1 y% P' P" p
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,1332 o% a6 b9 @% x: k+ U

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      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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      SS S-47
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4 c0 O( P# L: ?- c/ [9 Z9 R3 OAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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0 x  N1 z/ V% [Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 n; s: H3 _3 |) C4 S' r$ cRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 f4 `! k+ a1 w7 Q7 g+ @; S
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 ]7 e; P$ F( \8 g  B* `5 V
      A6M2 Zero x 23
% \7 W7 n! ^) T: R2 B1 Y5 q# @      B5N1 Kate x 2
6 [  ]# D# o- C, F% j( F      B5N2 Kate x 12
% k8 Y& g" j  M" J3 S      D3A1 Val x 12+ U) Z4 X, V4 a
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Allied aircraft8 g4 W3 d, F% [* Y: d' E
      P-40E Warhawk x 107 P; e+ a( F4 Q! s$ b
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 108 B& @; s; T0 n, x: i, [6 O

; l: o" ^' O$ J9 U# G9 kJapanese aircraft losses+ M" L3 ]8 j5 k" F7 n" P
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
" u2 w5 H  q) d      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
* ]5 |$ u1 x1 ~1 b: \1 t# W( |      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
* u2 K, }1 H  ^" _+ H      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed2 l- \- U# o; [" [$ `
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses" p3 r" W" l; D$ T; E5 e7 b
      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
+ t# ^) D; T+ N0 ^' L: J      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground: D2 M/ u& D' i* R1 c
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
: a! T! U! X! V! M( B* M      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground9 a3 f/ _. N0 j8 @2 s
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
$ x- ^" u3 P# @% X      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
7 i2 g" S8 h7 S/ q& |1 P2 h      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground% L$ v3 N8 C5 W

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Allied ground losses:
9 l# B- h/ c7 F- u# z      4 casualties reported: x" d: R, |$ `3 B
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: O1 Q9 @. U' Z- @/ m
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% j; r4 {/ F- P6 d' F9 Z6 }7 Y         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) [' l/ w3 ]0 \* Q1 v# g8 L

4 i2 ?9 O% L( p8 n9 J: w6 x% g8 X& VAirbase hits 1
: t9 J7 }" y* r; @! A+ t* Z6 _Airbase supply hits 21 n9 h$ @% c1 y  [) V
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, 421 D' J8 A$ w2 _4 `$ P" X5 G

: f& c5 P% G  |5 w1 c1 K8 ~" ?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
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8 T' m/ J, }2 E: }. d; j5 PJapanese Ships2 f" G/ M- L4 w  @. _) A
      CM Tsugaru
" @+ }, O) E  D      DD Yayoi
7 O, {3 E9 K% P      E Oite2 O7 a& x* H) H! @/ b, m
      E Asanagi
: ~, X# S! v' z$ M% ~0 t      DMS W.20
( H$ Q) c" ~- T' \2 A      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
$ E, j" b# h4 U# t+ w; I2 ~) a      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
* h6 a* p" C  y+ z3 q2 X- S$ F) u      xAK Canberra Maru! ?: y- I6 ]# s, F
      xAK Kansai Maru
$ \1 g' Q% F: o      xAK Kagu Maru2 T! ~6 R" e/ {' d( `) |& n
      xAK Asakaze Maru* a2 }3 ^4 a1 E; a' j  @
      xAK Sinsei Maru. z! W' C. H: X; N: v
      xAK Ikushima Maru  J, E, F- N1 Q
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2
1 M) t; \! W# W" M; G& @, m      xAK Aso Maru
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Allied Ships9 m- ?' ~! y2 S) W' k. ]
      CA Chicago,  heavy damage* O  s$ \( D4 F) A' z% p

6 Q- Q: L, z/ c  D$ |* c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
! d# M: E0 S0 |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3 U3 f$ p- b' W/ v+ h/ z( E+ C" ?
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' G8 J0 `! ?& pSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
2 @6 x, r' M4 y/ A# c$ N1 n6 _5 `2 e- e! u& w7 u
Japanese Ships
3 u( I# l0 Q3 Y2 ^+ [0 [* e      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage9 v. U5 y5 H3 F' A) p
5 }1 ^$ i5 f; ~! V$ E9 B2 c6 Y
Allied Ships: F: j! g) u* ^
      SS S-47
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards) U( e( _4 k) G) P! v9 t

7 j: K* j3 v" \$ m9 {3 {8 N' PJapanese Ships6 d" f4 Y# P/ G
      CA Myoko
: g" U' ?  d$ L; z      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
6 N7 g: W% X; a      DD Akebono
9 Y  \* s8 z; i% p, I; b( D8 }      DD Sazanami# P! S# [! ^2 G  \3 p3 W
      DD Ushio
; `; y, I$ W; p, F! o/ w
% |3 e; w. J6 `  v) X- [7 l9 JAllied Ships) C% j$ \, U  x5 C! g  y
      CA Chester, Shell hits 15 h- x2 }4 @0 Q5 M7 R- [) M
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 ~$ h- c. D. h/ ~/ y: h# q      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
% p* ^3 h2 U0 h. O* [3 T      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
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4 d. m) c2 H& u0 z# C2 A1 M! ONight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards1 r- B- s. p# N0 |' `6 j
5 [9 v4 z0 `7 j8 p! U/ J5 c
Allied aircraft
2 E4 R' S  p4 T2 R9 m9 a( v      no flights! r: j) L$ b# u& f- D  ?) ?8 ~. U+ h2 y  o
; I! V2 A8 k( W
Allied aircraft losses
7 T) ]$ e8 G, E) ~6 }' B0 M1 L" H5 k      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed$ E- w* _: X$ R7 y6 w- t& m7 a
/ U' t8 W! @; S# U1 k0 m( ^5 W. J5 m
Japanese Ships
& P( _5 v' C3 ^5 K- k# ^% E      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, U3 ^* I& d" h7 v7 B& c
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
3 q$ R& }& U* n      DD Sazanami" G; K' ^2 ^" y3 t6 s  u5 ]5 ~! N
: r4 }! h) h/ Q1 u2 U
Allied Ships( k* a& `; m: m; W6 V
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) T+ X: K5 w( C6 F* Z: Z/ c
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1. E2 C" ~  v6 f( T, @0 B0 h1 @
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
- c# f+ n3 D- h  t4 h1 f      DD Sims, Shell hits 10 l/ n. H  `7 Y0 ]' K& k
      DD Anderson6 Q$ m% d: d- R( b  `, o, n
      DD Perkins! v9 u' m0 F# I% }
      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire
& d- ?  i3 U1 \3 q      DD Worden) g4 m' A8 `1 t9 c# y" h* p4 G, }
      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' B5 o+ K$ t2 h+ U& t/ I
      DD Whipple
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, y( K% T; O8 N2 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards' w2 ~. @# B2 F7 g  D
7 e- }6 X6 v& J" |2 C* d
Japanese aircraft$ Z- u7 C+ {& ]* z9 D( y1 n
      no flights$ e. n- \8 T; a: L" t0 f
; g) C0 c" T( d
Japanese aircraft losses! A2 k: U8 K5 L/ s% B& H  ~! y( S
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed% J5 B6 {, s; Y3 _3 X

; {( l1 U& Q* j4 `, R+ p( ~Japanese Ships
3 g- v( \) T- K: s- K" E( N      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
# u) R# n& ?; i4 e9 y      DD Ushio
' e1 N. L/ I1 a! x' ~6 C
0 ]1 B# G* F% k2 |3 `Allied Ships
! ~2 |0 J  o" d- J& S      CA Minneapolis1 Z& s- ]5 O& L
      CA Australia, Shell hits 19 a) L* {" L0 `7 O4 K+ L
      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
5 i5 J: i6 I! y      DD Anderson
. N9 n/ O' |% [3 T1 n6 y3 E* A# j      DD Perkins) F; v* g' g0 p# Q4 R# p3 i8 J3 X8 O
      DD Dewey
0 `; N1 W( I* y$ z2 U+ r5 A9 |      DD Worden
7 j, d9 P$ G& s! S! Z! g9 L      DD Whipple
8 n) v9 d/ N* w: B+ N. {0 A, W--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# V" L& A6 P6 C% c6 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards& K$ i2 h5 J. r( B' ~
, S4 v- A: [9 \6 N+ Y3 `
Japanese Ships. j2 U4 o7 `0 @9 w8 I
      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk: Y6 Q1 _4 c, L6 d6 Z9 C
5 M) O$ b1 k/ [$ s- B3 E
Allied Ships
* t( n; {8 X* T* Z. K; ~2 X7 x      CA Minneapolis# U% }7 d# v4 `
      CA Australia$ A, u. B( W- Y! i# b+ k. ~
      DD Sims
' c; K. m: H7 C9 m, P      DD Anderson" A. |8 ]6 {% m0 `2 p% m; n
      DD Perkins
0 R- {" }( w7 Q4 ^      DD Dewey
4 P- X( ~0 u- k% h. h) o$ _      DD Worden3 N; e3 f9 ^' Q. Z( d1 ~
      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
! q. f5 c  B; K8 w5 o' j' i! E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- a( b& V% ^! C) P
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  [  Z0 I% U1 L' g0 q" a4 T/ _4 QSub attack near Townsville  at 92,144
( x- [+ Y- B8 p# h9 O; k6 f& U) z
) M( q. M: p& P. E* V$ Q% Y1 gJapanese Ships
4 a( c1 R' |: E# M9 a      SS I-27
# [  M( m4 I: g6 D9 _. F5 t8 k9 ^3 T% x. N8 v
Allied Ships
: v" F$ {$ A1 m      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage' ~1 [) D1 l$ w; H& L3 Q
      DD Hammann
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130; j. d9 F" T' t1 v# V7 B. K' r
* K" ^7 S. q$ m2 A/ f7 j
Japanese Ships3 o- e& k7 |1 }  W# [5 c
      SS I-21
. _; s0 F3 {/ s7 V5 [" J
9 u. A- r5 \1 q, V, v( J1 a: tAllied Ships
3 Q' l" U4 H) N( H% q0 I9 G5 {" j/ a      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage, `- B+ W, ^2 a0 \5 M
      DD Morris2 e( {7 D" Y1 ^. A- l/ Y3 A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& L- j  O6 t8 ^4 f2 k% \

7 ?. W" z* I, TWeather in hex: Heavy rain
0 ]/ j% c' P( ?# k% n% _0 U; E+ |% t0 }$ P
Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ N2 S6 u8 M  `+ b9 m
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes  a  n: Z$ D* {6 p0 X; @

; b' h4 K1 S/ V. i% C5 k  X& {Japanese aircraft  I. E' J% \- M; \& w( l1 i
      A6M2 Zero x 21
6 J5 K% D* h6 {0 V3 ~3 ]      B5N2 Kate x 117 G' z! t& l" Y& X
      D3A1 Val x 17
2 m3 U8 K8 q* a/ M9 t7 \0 f; q1 D* x4 r5 W: N$ M: z
Allied aircraft, {" o: w: r$ w
      P-40E Warhawk x 8
: T% k- ~) w4 i( @8 p      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
- Z& F# u, a6 N9 a  j) Y! s: C* {1 {
Japanese aircraft losses
* u  [% S8 {4 V, K* J      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
# l' \& p/ ?% y% A. `, u      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
( _! d( ?( ~' ^& }( z      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak7 j) `- A" {$ b" o  s* p8 F6 o
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged: a; ]4 t  F( q6 Z+ I9 h) E4 \
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
- k! e9 u  w# E) ]3 k
- d) }1 g3 j7 z, K! GAllied aircraft losses* p* I  V) a: S2 S
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed/ y! D1 Y7 j6 l8 a; g$ P  N/ n; @
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ _+ [3 F! G4 [( i! s1 l

. \) m& }6 l9 e( c9 ~' ~! r/ TAllied Ships
7 p  p9 J- S2 B+ [6 e' \      CA Minneapolis
0 A3 n+ J3 Z5 U0 L% u      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage" a# S8 b" I  [0 x
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
8 o( }+ n( {" i      DD Anderson' x: k( J% x9 o; A! X
      CA Australia
8 b$ X+ ^3 s3 f: @2 V! q--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 p# v" U( [$ u3 I7 {
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1300 K, h  W3 p" \; w$ ]! m+ N

. ?/ O& n/ C: O& ]1 oWeather in hex: Light cloud
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" u1 G* `  D5 Y: X5 RRaid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' Q/ |; B) z1 `2 ?7 A5 K/ ]
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes* c7 J, d' P. [/ f9 E+ d+ u
+ X; I1 q; n$ O4 `( i7 r$ I( H) G  I
Japanese aircraft: a1 W- x; i' G2 j+ o% b
      A5M4 Claude x 4
2 A7 \% S) |7 ]      G3M2 Nell x 18
5 W/ k; d4 J$ b      H8K1 Emily x 10
3 O! q! I6 T/ X) u
% }7 x% Q, K; o. C' sJapanese aircraft losses
0 Y" ~  r1 r+ S. {7 s7 ]% y* T% l      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak& E$ S+ R" M9 v
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged, P, x! g$ n5 C

1 \5 t+ ]4 N; G% u) mAllied Ships; t, g6 Z1 u7 q* d& v( Z$ |2 I
      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage8 l+ s, E6 n& ^
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1
3 g7 h5 C% P  j1 \2 K& c      DD Whipple
6 n3 @9 n3 q+ z2 w% m. F  p--------------------------------------------------------------------------------: E6 ~$ i2 A% a7 U" R
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ N+ q$ I; m) h, H+ N, s

0 B2 a( Z+ T2 }2 s& aWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
* f8 Q4 U0 {$ ]Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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) b3 _9 t$ V5 ~Japanese aircraft
# \7 x2 _# N0 d! |. s      A5M4 Claude x 44 o# b+ g# O( ]# S$ F2 Y' g2 j
      H6K4 Mavis x 6
" U8 K# c% `  h7 u. _) n' F8 r/ Y: r" r2 A) i4 f( z$ e- s
Japanese aircraft losses
2 [$ [3 V9 o5 s3 y& h1 R& _      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
# ^/ R1 {8 ?. n7 A9 ~, p& o  M+ U9 a6 Q% [" _
Allied Ships; L) d  q0 C5 K* `
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 i5 _& b* C* Y3 f& q# U! u  ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ {3 d5 [: E& y

$ `3 l. K0 r7 z0 n+ CWeather in hex: Light cloud
: h  p7 I* }) p/ T/ o! f- Z) D
( l8 b9 S1 ~- C3 }8 M; @7 J8 dRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 c/ @- N7 _6 g) kEstimated time to target is 12 minutes' k0 j7 T4 U" a/ n, |

2 I7 j3 g8 R7 r  a. @5 NJapanese aircraft( P0 o+ o+ j0 ^% R4 x$ A
      A5M4 Claude x 4( A" ?+ J' k+ D" L
      G4M1 Betty x 125 m3 v( H% `# P+ w, f: J& l7 Z6 f3 Q
' r( ^! w; x) b4 o& ^
Allied aircraft5 G! t, I6 g* X9 T3 w3 t+ x4 d
      no flights5 o# E5 @/ S# n! t: J- o

0 k. I! R2 m2 n8 PNo Japanese losses' u; x: S. z- w+ L% c
9 ~5 `- l" @9 B
Allied aircraft losses
- ~* w+ y! L" C1 a% Y      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed+ M- O  ~0 O( h  v

8 I% h# l2 h* u, Q# U( A, L. s# ^# mAllied Ships  U$ @4 T; h3 P2 \
      CL Hobart
4 L. R% C- ^/ V) ~$ t1 h      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
/ [: G  z0 `# k& j2 L( p  o" B/ `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 5 L3 D6 l! ~& F* I6 v1 ?
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
+ ~. f2 x# z% f' {* i! F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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9 ~& {4 r% E+ J4 Y: Q6 [Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
; U( P1 M5 @3 T; Y1 N6 w: l0 x0 k8 p5 ]* H5 }: u! L' u% b
Weather in hex: Light cloud
' U0 R6 z- \( ]. q) J, B. b$ N
1 q+ U- u& [5 ]; l# c4 E5 l2 f+ cRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" n; f! b# Q' Y$ ]  z* \6 KEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
+ l" R9 W* f+ |! |, Z2 s1 m& t3 a8 J; e0 D$ p* u) E: r
Japanese aircraft
( \' k7 j& g1 S- X      A5M4 Claude x 4
; H& o8 u3 a' _: M* M$ d      A6M2 Zero x 22
' c9 Q8 |: Q; Y) T5 q* t      G3M2 Nell x 17* g2 r& B- b: k/ T# c

- {( l+ c. r- H& K; qAllied aircraft
  K# W2 U, G+ {$ V      P-40E Warhawk x 6' {0 F  x% D' ~% f1 a
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6' ^8 P2 }: H4 m" n. @: Z
( @+ E& A5 e$ \* [
Japanese aircraft losses1 r# A4 [% E- m" r
      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed  h: K9 B1 o3 L* ?" j' Q6 B% p; d
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- Z4 e1 Y4 ~; `! ?
+ e) T* }8 _" m) m
Allied aircraft losses3 X, \; [6 t- w+ k9 |
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
, m; m* h1 I/ [8 C& W5 o# i3 w3 y  u! [2 k7 _# M
1 P2 ]4 N' ~2 i: i9 Y  k& c9 p
Allied ground losses:! ^$ k; \; m. f+ ]
      21 casualties reported
6 a. D8 e2 b% {% G7 S1 A2 \         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; _+ g  p4 S: O         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 M: V& ?2 b) z! N& P3 v2 X
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
6 ~. ^6 Z$ ~! p8 l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。。。。' k4 `$ i, M- ?
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
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( `: {* i+ r* z7 SNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
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6 W5 j0 d* @' y- pJapanese Ships
- K' l  z: f- p' C& |      CA Haguro
' G& T+ W; @$ H5 Q5 [8 N2 h      DD Shiratsuyu
  \4 F: n1 Z" i- a5 ]      DD Shigure/ I/ Y; _2 X0 v
      DD Yugure
- e  G2 {5 ~( l" I# ~8 c+ m      DD Ariake- [) E; g% s; A% {4 g# c& l
      DD Akebono
4 c, z: M# J; O* o, o4 C  i      DD Sazanami+ m: U* ^, |' o1 T- n+ e' e
      DD Ushio
: C5 k5 z2 y3 e" r      DD Yayoi
1 H' V$ f7 j! c- C" F- f+ d& \' q4 w" w( _  Z/ m! z
Allied Ships
. v- C  N" S  x% K  P8 R: n! z      CA Australia: n9 F* R0 I" v2 q% g4 v
      CL Hobart
3 ?, l- k0 x, d9 L      DD Sims
1 z- |9 ^# y& A+ y      DD Anderson! ]& F8 y8 J, u
      DD Perkins" r" h4 W4 L' ?% \; Q7 v0 f% u& O
      DD Dewey
; z+ p1 h9 p# N4 n  F      DD Worden
3 Y4 o0 n% v, p! E& w      DD Whipple3 H" k! |3 V8 v& i" R0 T; U

. k9 K& W- p' i: B, g. b猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会 2 Q" k1 k1 E- `" D8 W2 q2 u# f
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2 D4 `, j* M4 s0 B" UDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards+ ?. e; s  M) {4 D6 g/ d! J

: s1 G* s* C5 J8 ]3 @5 CJapanese aircraft
, X" D/ h; b" Z# R7 ^. E2 L% y' d      no flights, o2 e0 F' z9 B+ V5 \1 d
2 r' R3 `/ Q; F$ F+ F" H) b# p' L
Japanese aircraft losses, j/ I2 x0 z, [7 i' G
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
9 |- r1 ~# j& f# W1 n* P6 _
' V/ j5 m  r* h  S2 uJapanese Ships- J" r( P+ S3 A* W
      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, A$ b: V% l& V. l& B- I$ w7 L$ |9 f; A      E Oite$ _8 o( @6 x+ E2 A- j  v7 F- t3 b
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" \( J( V; ^$ E4 b$ J" X* v% ?. ?      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk1 i+ W! V) o' @7 b+ H# {! `( Z6 I0 K
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires/ T4 K% ?# B7 H# a0 L8 b
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
2 B  Z- ]: {$ k) D' U      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
' o! S. z2 _2 w( ~      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" v- L1 z9 i: s. O- z( o% D  W7 e      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" j0 E- e+ x9 F; ]4 h6 C% V1 H/ u      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk* c6 W- e2 R8 [$ v: ]6 T1 K
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. ^, Q7 Z2 ^$ i
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires1 S$ O8 @9 ^7 l* U1 H8 ^% P
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  ~% m3 s" \, A+ y8 _- U
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 S# D% z! `8 p. v4 E9 ]. `7 i" g, V1 r4 a" ?6 x0 j
Allied Ships
# t+ P" U5 t8 P8 ^8 @      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
  T- [4 C0 j+ F( K      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4* d/ t! u8 e7 o4 Z! L9 b
      DD Sims; R6 l- h( q+ @1 n, a* K
      DD Anderson& l3 m1 I5 c! X; ]! ~2 ~4 E
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2! [# g+ n  j( p1 b& y% B6 f8 ~
      DD Dewey  r. p: Z/ X7 y0 w3 D2 G1 A
      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
1 w: I+ `6 ?# V* j6 c! A3 b( Z      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2' {1 \% h1 W+ D

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      3411 casualties reported9 ?. g1 L; \& z4 U' c' g4 C' n! C" e
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled
: S" j: _$ c- P% R- p1 G: i  r         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled; A- F3 W! c; N/ F6 K- S
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
# a- }7 \: ?" C      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
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( G( G/ x/ ^. c2 @+ \* s" NMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1307 U: }8 m6 B# {1 C
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, o% L: R* H1 i% DRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' K$ |5 P/ t- Q% VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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5 o0 O: a! U: |$ |  {2 D% fAllied aircraft
% ?; I' Y8 I1 }2 J0 f* n/ o# n      Wirraway x 6
0 C* u, Y1 z( Z$ w# [2 O      P-40E Warhawk x 4- ~8 u6 y8 K  e* P
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No Allied losses
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! r( g  q8 }* c- e+ lJapanese Ships1 W* @9 ^. z$ X$ [2 @$ U
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( w! J' |$ t: n4 J4 w      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk/ H  U) V( T7 @0 f1 I- L
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Japanese ground losses:" O  _( O5 j9 W! B
      131 casualties reported# v6 T, {) i9 ]: l8 ^0 U6 c, N( O
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled4 A5 c2 @5 w) H4 n: d! d
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled+ ~( Z! v) G; Y
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) ?! b8 p: R3 N/ m$ i
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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3 ?9 n# H+ s1 Y3 C+ P' YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 x7 T; t" j8 mRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* w3 H& r5 Z& c1 w0 b, F* |Estimated time to target is 9 minutes; C# b, }8 G) R6 i! N& J
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Allied aircraft' e7 a0 ]0 F, j+ s2 i8 L' g
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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5 [. H% ]; t, e1 Z1 M( j! b  iNo Allied losses8 Y! r! d2 D3 i# p- W/ u

% a* C2 g0 c, g0 b, _5 `/ zJapanese Ships
& C: ?5 d( s* }7 ]4 E      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage( d1 x, \0 s0 m- E) ?( s6 ^* U2 Q
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Japanese ground losses:
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         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 @, z5 T/ D; _  @/ j         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 f) u- P7 d. n1 S         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 m8 i% h8 _% B% S6 K1 w" t% E      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)! f' }/ U$ d0 f; c& q4 X" l
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 [* ?) U* Y" u( x7 f/ ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* X% E& X& e% S( o/ R7 }8 p! g2 eEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) X7 i+ k1 t6 f* n
      A6M2 Zero x 176 Z! k) [; ]7 v5 T+ `) b6 B
      G4M1 Betty x 25
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Allied aircraft
$ {% c5 s3 K5 _( J3 Z  F& j      P-40E Warhawk x 3
) ~7 g7 ^! |& C8 B+ h      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 i5 t6 A6 a: V  Q1 z8 F      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged: ?! D9 @) ~+ U  Z; W: h7 u2 i

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      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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. T3 \  Q9 |+ l0 m      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage