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
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Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)& |7 C3 S% J" J
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 P; {9 D# c% x6 o+ J; g
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DD Shiratsuyu6 m2 P& E! K t8 {, Z5 ^! @5 q" D
, D# a; W E- m; T( xJapanese ground losses:
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" n1 k9 r& c' M: N Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
" c( X8 ^, l' F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% @6 w: G$ o, Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards# d( R7 A, ], [
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DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 2, on fire% J; H- s' s5 S. V. G, I1 ^
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Allied Ships% j+ g' |: k# {" v) s! U
DD Anderson
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+ O7 x w( v8 U' U! f1 yGround combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
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Allied Bombardment attack, o. c8 t# l: x5 p" ~4 q! ~! c
/ N3 f; q, j3 x4 {2 g5 ~+ gAttacking force 1691 troops, 28 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 108" t. w& Q0 s ]0 k( ^2 O
4 a( O5 C, m# {: L4 d6 {- DDefending force 711 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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Assaulting units:1 o+ s+ _8 r0 o7 L
49th Australian Battalion
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V US Bomber Cmnd
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Defending units:; T. D1 z- D3 j; u' M8 Q' \
Kure 3rd SNLF /28 ?/ C( I, N" {( N
144th Infantry Rgt /2 |