5月10日,连场海空大战爆发。 
2 Q' S  Q% c; `/ N首先是想要混入凯姆斯港内的水面舰队遭遇雷场。 
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" {" \9 d5 T. }. u( `TF 5 encounters mine field at Cairns (47,100) 
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DD Yudachi, Mine hits 1,  on fire! S$ Z/ U9 z) I 
接着是在莫港夜间水面双方激战,当场各沉一条DD。  
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 53,91 
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CL Tenryu, Shell hits 7,  on fire,  heavy damage 
9 u+ a# g1 \" i' F6 ?% H! GCL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5 
/ x$ \% [& J( ICL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire 
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# o; V; n) ?/ e$ f9 vDD Yayoi, Shell hits 1,  on fire2 U# y  Z1 V0 e! P/ v 
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 10, and is sunk 
1 S" M  [  f3 {) |DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1 
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DD Asanagi, Shell hits 4,  on fire 
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CA Chicago, Shell hits 3 
0 C- \' A- n# `3 cCA Australia, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire 
6 E+ \. E+ K+ q/ K2 ]+ r  }" PCL Hobart, Shell hits 69 G4 s& D! O" N; h 
DD Walke, Shell hits 3 
- v+ [, X! }: u* y8 w: cDD Farragut, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 f& z* I6 D5 X7 u) Y 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 53,91 
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CL Tenryu, Shell hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage 
4 V  |' c2 c/ JCL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2 
0 a- p: [! c" JCL Yubari, Shell hits 1,  on fire: O, w) a9 Y2 p6 F/ t2 ~ 
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 1: f" J0 m& S3 V 
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 10,  on fire 
: \6 [! N8 J+ x6 l& o, M+ _6 G" tDD Mochizuki 
" B. Q) I% Y+ ^. l  [" m0 n4 KDD Oite$ c* |+ |3 y+ \, p1 N3 B/ { 
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  on fire- L5 H+ ~" i# Y 
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CA Chicago 
6 l6 s+ x4 M0 j* T! q1 r+ @CA Australia, Shell hits 5,  on fire 
7 y5 h* Z3 q8 k, [) \/ B( n0 KCL Hobart, Shell hits 4! q' J2 u' u" Y7 o: h+ Y 
DD Walke, Shell hits 11,  on fire,  heavy damage 
! o& V3 N6 {  a' _; E' E/ y* }天亮之后,5航战进行了最后一次努力   
$ m+ i+ K! u' G4 i4 ^& n依然没法一举击沉york。  
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Day Air attack on Cairns , at 47,100 
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( B$ M: S5 B0 S7 i, JJapanese aircraft 
) S3 F% m" h- H* F" T5 g2 FA6M2 Zero x 32 
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7 F; \6 A( M; w& a: d2 z; C6 [B5N Kate x 35 
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' g7 t2 d! ]5 W! _$ _' \3 PP-40E Warhawk x 21& G) D3 b  j3 G3 @9 A1 i6 m8 L 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
$ S; a' w! N; T, VA6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed1 m5 U" `7 D; I) f8 h: @ 
D3A Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged, x( \  ~' U/ \ 
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed 
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Allied aircraft losses 
% p4 h7 E  R" m7 }8 P' W* B' ]Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged' M; m9 Q, d, g  V( a 
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged" a: r9 p1 Z. ?; v! @' A 
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Allied Ships 
0 }% S8 T) b/ G7 }" U# aCV Yorktown, Bomb hits 8,  on fire,  heavy damage! }  V( X' h8 r$ A8 x" U- R 
没有了零式空优加成,面对P40E只能打出1:1。    ]  E4 E- T% t' i3 d. `1 B 
随后,莫港的航空队对在吉利吉利卸载多日的运输船队,发动了多轮空袭。9 c5 u+ h( f3 _" L  i# e3 } 
获得击伤AP两条,MSW一条的不错战绩。 
- u+ t1 c4 }5 n9 |2 l6 K随后,凯姆斯港内的美军水面舰只居然冲出珊瑚礁群, 
. x6 z4 s2 |! ~3 n+ V4 k% U杀进航母舰群,吓得山口全速退出战场。 
" q: f  e# n1 ]( i3 ]双方只在24000码处互射一阵礼花。   
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Day Time Surface Combat at 50,100 
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* w6 Y" u$ ^$ s4 L# w4 lCV Shokaku 
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CVL Shoho5 Q$ w7 a4 _0 x- p, M) ]# r! F) N" ` 
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 
; t+ q% j$ n& U1 d# S% O1 ICA Haguro+ e8 O& T7 w( u- W2 I 
CA Furutaka7 |2 u4 r# S6 e* K! ^7 F3 }" f9 a 
DD Samidare 
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DD Akebono/ O2 ~( i, G/ j/ l 
DD Sazanami" g. p* U0 b( ?! G* M8 g/ X 
DD Ushio 
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Allied Ships 
! t5 D: W) ]0 a; g+ ~5 A/ nCA Portland, Shell hits 1 
0 Y1 t5 S& _# MCA Chester, Shell hits 1. e# v- C' H1 y* F 
CA New Orleans 
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CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1 
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DD Phelps( B$ i8 O( ?0 F% ` 
DD Dewey6 d9 l% x8 x2 [& W/ f 
DD Monaghan 
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