AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 426 x; u! ^ G# |/ Q$ Q D2 j
9 }% J) M7 K4 K. H {5 ] c/ 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$ P" H4 x( a0 f b+ a
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards9 M6 Z5 F4 c( X
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Allied aircraft
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. ^5 N _" `( VAllied aircraft losses
, ~9 r' i& b; j Seagull V: 1 destroyed; N' f+ @+ v+ {) q, _/ c
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed3 Y) G ?9 w7 q5 @ f. L
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Japanese Ships$ S* q7 |5 {" L0 ?% n" `' p
CA Myoko, Shell hits 4, on fire
0 s2 j# x/ G% A5 a, g3 _ CA Aoba, Shell hits 2, on fire, z# C- {' @) B& `
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ m O* E4 K! t9 M' A; C+ z) g) ^ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1+ `3 \5 N4 O, o. r( C8 u! `! G/ c
CA Kako, Shell hits 16 c+ l* u+ u' p, h
CL Tenryu
, c( u! ?' @6 K$ J o CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
% [; s: M$ o$ Q }) b3 f DD Shiratsuyu. K5 r/ N( x: ?) t. s5 T* `
DD Shigure, Shell hits 3, on fire1 d( ^ K6 L7 `
DD Ariake, Shell hits 2, on fire2 B! }$ _6 {* R: \ T4 @
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Allied Ships
' ?! Z' z( P/ M' R5 m- J/ K% w5 p CA Portland, Shell hits 19, and is sunk9 v& a8 V3 q* k9 s
CA Astoria, Shell hits 4
4 [5 [5 f$ V+ Q) A CA Australia, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 Z' W) N( h5 K. r2 ]# ]
CL Hobart, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 U" ], h$ y+ n: Q7 ^& o DD Anderson
# A. `0 q* z: }4 h4 M DD Hammann, Shell hits 1
; S$ L2 ~ h8 r6 K. s3 F DD Morris, Shell hits 2, on fire
, e! H9 `- t& }: Z; M% o2 w DD Whipple, Shell hits 1, on fire
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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; D# _4 z0 Y( }* U& B4 n( |
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied aircraft losses& a" n# d7 d$ r8 P* A5 S8 @
A-20A Havoc: 3 damaged
- l: f" ^* P- M& C" } A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground5 z0 R0 V P! a1 h7 u. B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged# Y- g& i6 g0 w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground" D' O0 j9 E; B" [' z; t, X
B-25B Mitchell: 1 damaged8 n! w+ g* c" a9 O7 e6 [4 m
Catalina I: 2 damaged2 @: k' ~. l5 l; W: h! A6 }
P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged
; I" }$ o$ j2 L' \ B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged
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8 S6 @, u' \1 ^. j- K, o" j( [4 DJapanese Ships8 M; y A- v+ Y& T
CA Haguro
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DD Yayoi
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! a# S1 T8 _2 nAllied ground losses:
+ I1 v& D+ a( Y2 ` 11 casualties reported
) G" d3 B; S- x/ \3 N% \& [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; {8 w0 ?; q% Q* A; x" ]8 _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 k8 |# l$ R N3 a6 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ f4 A9 I6 p" A7 w, b
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Airbase hits 2
2 s" m8 @+ J8 h; cRunway hits 13
& |# R m+ k* `+ JPort fuel hits 2
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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 6 k2 {2 L2 _& H# f z6 d
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Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)
. y, S1 ] j( n! HDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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6 Y0 [7 {* b M$ P' t* L* e55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
- F2 ?( X3 f+ G" Z2 g1 j5 ^ AV Kamikawa Maru5 Q/ q$ G1 ~) k) p
CM Okinoshima
1 z+ _7 V3 L H [+ s* q PB Tama Maru #88 s/ }7 j2 F' A! y# E
PB Nikkai Maru. P, y; F' W: R3 t* B0 S
APD Yuzuki; t4 U( J6 x% K5 |7 e( Z9 b( @' `
DD Yugure S6 }$ y0 H) ?% ]8 i% d' j
xAK Kagu Maru7 G F' t7 m( d; w3 `6 @# L
$ G F1 ^1 ^) h# yJapanese ground losses:: g( t B1 ^5 N7 O
67 casualties reported
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# k* J1 a: O j( o( X$ t$ X! a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 X( J7 [; o; ]3 z4 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" [2 Q0 v9 h4 S7 s
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, o4 g: a k5 jAmphibious Assault at Port Moresby (98,130)
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# X& V C' W$ @% \: x2 h9 k3 FTF 7 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 98,130
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Japanese ground losses:' d6 ~4 [3 i- Q: u
152 casualties reported
6 N/ n6 b3 E3 D% Z" U* O" }- e Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
0 K) v: d8 t8 S _, d9 M Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled |5 _2 n( e( b, f0 F3 M5 Y" \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 |* _6 p* a+ [9 _0 V% G
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; z* N; w1 l0 Z( R; ^, J: |Invasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130)
0 `& o8 `% g& rDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force) F* D- b: s! `4 z j+ n
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; l& Z* J, ^, |( RJapanese Ships1 D- c! r% a6 P' C: O+ L
xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 a( K; z( ^- ] AV Kamikawa Maru7 D( g/ ^( ~9 Z% J7 Z
PB Nikkai Maru( J! H1 x$ Y2 z# A
CM Okinoshima& R6 J. P8 Z8 k
xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' A' y2 U# N" U) l/ B; p$ g/ u5 H PB Tama Maru #8
8 W" R6 s4 \! R1 N/ s APD Yuzuki0 C" t, D" K. q( }
DD Yugure
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' B; b1 s f8 w' @. E& z. YJapanese ground losses:
9 c9 e) a% w v! _" m. b4 }* G/ u 31 casualties reported$ i1 U4 R j- K, U4 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! y0 E4 L8 j9 `4 @$ N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; E& X" e& q7 D% C! f2 F! ?; z0 b. ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |