AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
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- ]# h$ e& m1 O3 L5 d5 y% VMO攻略船队在第八舰队的掩护下杀入莫港滩头,遭遇预料之中的盟军水面舰队拦截,双方爆发大规模水面夜战,当场击沉盟军巡洋舰3艘,自身仅数艘起火 T: V2 Z, V3 \3 y0 v2 b
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2 M4 r o# q, H R- iNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards9 Y' }! I7 k* Q+ B. _' d
y: ^$ E+ Q" s* `& m* I' `Allied aircraft! a8 F* t5 Z; P( W& b
no flights
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3 n/ J% v2 i0 e$ DAllied aircraft losses/ n- a* d: v3 I* z
Seagull V: 1 destroyed
4 ]: X/ X; l/ E( l( W SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed# i2 K6 E& S8 Y" k/ ~/ c. K
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Japanese Ships1 l; O+ H# \1 x9 Z
CA Myoko, Shell hits 4, on fire
( ?( m/ C9 V" B* r CA Aoba, Shell hits 2, on fire# C" v+ {+ ^7 W1 r& o( Q
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4, on fire
2 K' _1 M: A- }) Y CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
6 g( e8 `2 K4 s) n ^" \ CA Kako, Shell hits 1
" S* S2 H5 Z9 r' I, l4 D2 b# R CL Tenryu
+ U( n. a% \0 H7 _2 i0 X, I) N- O& Z4 u CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, heavy fires& r# J; _3 q, ?+ e0 \( p) v) J
DD Shiratsuyu
7 x* s+ G- w9 |9 w& |2 ~* H+ ^3 C/ ]( o8 k DD Shigure, Shell hits 3, on fire
. r" \7 e: J6 F ^3 C; q DD Ariake, Shell hits 2, on fire
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m0 l; z6 \( T% f- k3 KAllied Ships
4 Y' W W' Z$ y r( x6 S, H; W t$ q CA Portland, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
/ w7 v+ t3 Q6 g- T9 D! r CA Astoria, Shell hits 4" H; }" F' S1 Y U
CA Australia, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% F3 y5 \. V( J& g) ~3 U
CL Hobart, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 T3 B1 [$ s+ P& H& P+ J1 R DD Anderson
) j* K6 d5 A' A3 |; p, n: m( k DD Hammann, Shell hits 1+ Z( z5 \/ Z6 i: F% k3 ]( W
DD Morris, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 U& o8 I/ u7 g( v DD Whipple, Shell hits 1, on fire
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6 G3 E6 P' L6 R% n; G; r* L1 T随后日军的另一支炮击编队开始猛轰莫港机场,当场炸烂数十架盟军各种飞机,但是由于火力不够猛烈,而未能压制住机场
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2 a& f- [+ ]% A. ?Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied aircraft. i0 n0 t' T* H+ s
no flights0 {: N( R1 m4 J
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Allied aircraft losses9 d# @7 s2 n N! l8 }* p6 i
A-20A Havoc: 3 damaged0 Y: v- d0 H1 k, U, C7 O
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground& g0 ~' r" o$ i G
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
0 n9 z9 R6 x" W5 s F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
! A& n9 t U" H, h6 v B-25B Mitchell: 1 damaged
6 M! |6 z: [9 o/ O5 L' B/ u Catalina I: 2 damaged
7 V" k% ]" C2 l0 P8 v$ k P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged
7 g' d1 |/ n. I9 p' G( `2 U3 V B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged! d; u. ^' i1 j D0 F0 N S( S& }
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Japanese Ships4 F" h. j. Q' @, l7 ^
CA Haguro
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DD Yayoi
! h' y8 D% I* I: N0 s; M" T* Q& t7 n DD Mutsuki6 P) d) O" u. s. w% P- J6 `
E Asanagi
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Allied ground losses:& L4 \+ b {0 I7 b; K; m% w3 w4 }
11 casualties reported1 A9 T7 ]+ m- q5 Y) m7 Y, J% _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ^3 E" ~5 p @) l! ]- ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 v: d9 T! W% p' B9 ^# a8 `# c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 f& C' [& ?2 r: W
' ]" @9 [5 Q7 y8 w' Z3 d; X0 ]Airbase hits 2
$ X W) e* m1 H3 i( f" ZRunway hits 132 c3 N7 o/ w! m4 W; p
Port fuel hits 27 y- M. N7 m2 z9 r2 D+ B3 k' `- u
* S ^4 {; }& d8 W) d7 i: f( T接着,MO攻略船队开始冲滩登陆,没有遇到激烈抵抗,登陆成功 ' l. [; c. Z! [" [: H
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; Y4 s% \3 C6 c* hPre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)
! v; @* q! @" N( ?- }- lDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force, s2 H' i$ w3 K+ P$ }' p
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55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.: E+ k+ M1 ?* K8 h! ~& H/ B
4 `$ Q/ t6 B' BJapanese Ships
( B3 o7 e! A/ v/ e9 c xAKL Noshiro Maru #2* v) _4 ]- O; M7 h% m+ q+ U6 S) |
AV Kamikawa Maru
. P( h7 I" k, q9 Z CM Okinoshima
6 V" Q+ ^# ]1 @$ h" o$ t PB Tama Maru #8' T1 K0 W' O; j' |
PB Nikkai Maru
9 _0 v9 c8 r8 q8 x APD Yuzuki
! Z# V' c! f6 a7 ], \ DD Yugure
% y: C; n; n8 {3 _0 ?1 ] xAK Kagu Maru2 _' T* u8 l5 O) F
D! q% q4 |8 L p& o+ p: BJapanese ground losses:' `6 C" N. L" d2 d% N3 l
67 casualties reported
, z& j! G5 B# x- T Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" M5 |! o5 i/ m2 s4 c1 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled0 R6 d3 V( v( ]' _* R' r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 Q, \8 t* l8 X) LAmphibious Assault at Port Moresby (98,130)
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, q4 a3 D$ g4 n9 o" dTF 7 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 98,130
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. c; c1 a j. e& J' Y ZJapanese ground losses:! }; Q7 i1 p, U
152 casualties reported
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, I8 s2 }& a+ i3 k* Y/ ^+ { Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled, z" N6 }8 d) c3 G# f# ?7 ]8 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, K" L8 E# r* F! M6 t- w0 l% EInvasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130)8 z9 H8 u& B/ Y
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force( E. A" L' f" ~% Z
- M) }. R p0 g/ _% ?: C30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. I& e, E- E0 R# a( V
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Japanese Ships
* K/ X! E: {: C2 |% w" | xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# n! Q) D5 t" z$ W# c/ Q
AV Kamikawa Maru* }7 P4 O7 q& y( Z8 C
PB Nikkai Maru4 }. V. f) Z/ |( T- _& ?1 F: O
CM Okinoshima, \- d! k* z% @5 Z2 Z
xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 E& d( M0 t3 A+ ~3 e& t$ Z PB Tama Maru #8
- s/ ~3 r; ^+ R, \2 Y- C! @ APD Yuzuki
3 c% T* N3 r$ N DD Yugure
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Japanese ground losses:
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, J+ i, D, z( A! P* P# L9 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 a% k" Z6 [3 a+ G3 g9 n9 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 L1 N7 m0 q$ x6 x. [( x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |