AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
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% J- K* T7 V u9 s/ mMO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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards: P& ]0 V% o/ {+ S) a- V. B
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses) V$ r# T; L& L( y( N& L! J' b
Seagull V: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
+ w N8 C8 g& S) G7 ] CA Myoko, Shell hits 4, on fire. u, [- v, B q2 L8 v P
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2, on fire
- B4 e* I. `+ e6 w! M CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4, on fire
* \$ T' D# s, W8 X CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1- D ~$ ?( N# d
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
! ]- D" K* L* C4 z9 l: J. N- O6 ]- ` CL Tenryu, e P; ]. V! @. K2 p8 m; u2 x5 b6 l, N
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, heavy fires0 ]- X6 Y& f8 D# U
DD Shiratsuyu( c7 l/ n; Q: N r7 z
DD Shigure, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 _) I8 U7 F; G- q# Z DD Ariake, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships3 o: @' C. ~- o3 w- L- e
CA Portland, Shell hits 19, and is sunk% l1 T. C4 r, d0 n1 Y. K* E
CA Astoria, Shell hits 4
) H3 d# `% h# q/ l CA Australia, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 _% K! N# Q7 l% ~/ T# C
CL Hobart, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 M0 ~& I& T$ ? DD Anderson4 g. f! m% A4 [
DD Hammann, Shell hits 1% H% E/ g8 W% b1 i* g ~4 f
DD Morris, Shell hits 2, on fire$ k- G/ U& I0 m
DD Whipple, Shell hits 1, on fire
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# a# _$ b- Y" f7 k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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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. N% v1 U8 y" G% `0 \/ `
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Allied aircraft losses4 u9 h+ R! Y: w0 i, D. ]5 M+ x: \- H
A-20A Havoc: 3 damaged
/ J. W, q0 i: [6 f; p A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
, v- c. x: e1 k2 Z- h F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged$ B( F2 i# [4 v3 l$ R$ @' C7 l+ K
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
* |$ L s, B5 Y$ q B, r. t7 z B-25B Mitchell: 1 damaged
8 Q7 q2 k, v# X$ `$ k2 } Catalina I: 2 damaged: X, ~8 u9 _# E3 O" M Q8 @; O8 ?
P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged
7 e# w" m6 M6 P, X9 s7 r) d B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 N' }9 }+ l% \( I0 n" O9 G, R3 T; R
CA Haguro
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DD Yayoi
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E Asanagi
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Allied ground losses:* L5 D2 t) s$ ?( K! p
11 casualties reported
& T, \! ^* U4 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 s9 s! G1 F4 T9 C( I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( O; m3 g/ K# ]" c7 u% r* |( S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2. V9 {1 T6 M9 K" W& @4 V% D
Runway hits 130 A2 F' Q! }$ U+ j
Port fuel hits 2
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$ j8 d$ L& x f0 n4 U! k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 " V5 U' r9 ~! v. X
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Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)5 d, u h: z( T+ E/ ]7 E; j$ i. Q, u
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) S, D) u- @% i/ e! p/ A: t! x
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Japanese Ships
% I6 g7 ]- {, c% @+ c xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
+ g; G) q- R9 R9 C( ~ AV Kamikawa Maru6 m& Z3 R* o, Q; e# s# e" {
CM Okinoshima
6 c( W7 c' ] u+ A PB Tama Maru #8/ ]: ^% X9 L* ?) N1 G5 n
PB Nikkai Maru
1 H/ F1 V) Z3 U; s9 [ APD Yuzuki0 `6 l1 Q) k& Z/ c' w# U
DD Yugure
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67 casualties reported
6 Q: }" T- |: L6 r" E' s Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! U8 ]2 }/ ? H* c- g5 \' |) t. w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 I) U- x' D. A# y7 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% h D3 c1 n1 t8 RAmphibious Assault at Port Moresby (98,130)6 G+ g; P5 B9 U% X- j
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 98,130
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152 casualties reported$ K F( a/ |/ g+ o U1 O$ r; ?
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
" _2 g; `0 Q! ~; W8 ?6 @" I Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
+ m/ C6 Q, z! D j( x8 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130)7 W( c; N* g" V) f
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force3 r6 c5 i P8 T
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Japanese Ships
L" x2 y* U! D% p8 B6 Q( Y xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 x0 J6 C: q P
AV Kamikawa Maru
+ I- D0 P$ G( @- s PB Nikkai Maru- k: ~( b f! W- c: b
CM Okinoshima
, V; g4 }( G# F xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 q; }: y, o* \. A# D& o
PB Tama Maru #8
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DD Yugure* a. W1 F$ t( y4 D( K- R1 j9 [
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0 a7 K- `) E& c3 ` X" ~5 }# z 31 casualties reported2 E7 H( y p7 i' e' W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# |6 M% X& k) P% @% L; Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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