日军最后一天登陆成功,盟军只剩最后一条DD拦截登陆,战斗至最后一刻
7 B' k1 j6 {0 g$ L不过虽然日军上陆成功,但是战斗力只剩29,即使再来一个回合,也无法攻下莫港了
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/ ]9 c s+ X6 r1 EAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 14, 422 ~2 u4 D! c$ o- J2 d% G4 D/ u
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: B0 [ }. }7 d/ m2 C- ?7 m# PPre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)
/ n6 R3 d: A9 _: Y% ~; o$ r& `Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# |# k' Y9 n9 j1 ~6 j% k. r
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Japanese Ships
5 u8 N' P ~8 k; n, R DD Shiratsuyu
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Japanese ground losses:* f9 v" s4 { R4 P, P' u2 l, L
43 casualties reported
0 Z/ p4 P5 D A7 Y3 G. k4 _ Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 |6 n, g" O5 L* @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 o' x% ]- x$ ^9 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 L3 n2 ]/ C, r' {7 H
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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+ D: \+ ^5 Z$ mJapanese Ships
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DD Anderson$ N0 ~+ T+ A k1 ]6 E$ x5 M
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8 g1 ^6 z& R0 Y9 o' fGround combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1691 troops, 28 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 108# t2 w6 n) { ]0 h0 E
1 z. k! e# Z1 jDefending force 711 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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" u( o, K* K/ {; i) m1 dAssaulting units:
+ [6 L! L& Y" L: R 49th Australian Battalion
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* M" a* N& X o: e/ {2 r 15th RAAF Base Force- D, v- `4 S9 K/ f+ x j# C# j
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& b' ?; P `8 G8 _2 J( CDefending units:7 [3 L( O5 _" D/ n/ l" L1 Y0 [
Kure 3rd SNLF /2
i! [$ t' r A& N! ~8 K 144th Infantry Rgt /2 |