大脸猫

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牛牛把两个TF放在两个格 有效地分散了KB的攻击 而我的失误是让97去攻击机场了 损失了6架 疲劳也上了10 所以表现不好 加上CA吸引火力 只命中CV1雷 下午那一波效果更差

kevin_hx

CV决战当天，乘着双方海空如火如荼的激战，一队日军悄悄登陆米龙湾
6 ~+ r' J5 m7 t9 o# }事后据大猫天蝗交待，这只部队是因为XAK即将沉没，只好抢滩登陆自救
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1 g4 u- d5 {! e1 d8 G3 w; hAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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7 k! l# X) v7 Y& PTF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133) ]7 A. o' P. \$ s
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Japanese ground losses:; U/ @' M" ?! a6 y
      160 casualties reported) f/ l: b' z/ R3 e- _
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
% D, n; x: K8 y  R# g8 b, i. }         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 N, L5 b3 G8 z         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 c& ^" U; k  g; H- t( U      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 423 z& ~1 w' W5 K1 J3 ?. m4 ?
CV决战已暂告一段落，盟军58丧失了在海上制约KB的能力，而日军的登陆船队已经出现在莫港外海，日军的登陆迫在眉睫
. q9 j  J) t) [8 @! l盟军断然采取破釜沉舟的战术，拼个鱼死网破也要破坏日军的登陆行动
* m* Y5 ?; S, M9 KCV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
# ]) f1 P0 Y  C  R5 iCV编队分离出重巡编队，杀入莫港近海，阻止日军炮击莫港机场0 O0 Y6 e3 ^" r+ y. {. b$ }, B
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于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开
6 X% f" n2 K* p6 m令人庆幸的是，日军第8舰队表现拙劣，在于盟军水面舰队夜战中败北，日军当天的登陆船队惨遭SS蹂躏，并被盟军舰队迫退，未能实施莫港登陆1 Z9 e0 G) J; e- Y  `9 @9 c
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夜间第一场水面战，重巡青叶号重创，轻巡龙田号大火
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3 e) \: y1 I  `: [Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships4 i% F6 y: J& q% b
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
# ]& j/ s% e$ M# N      CA Kinugasa
0 Q$ L" y4 j. X, `7 ]  \      CA Furutaka! b8 i/ ?0 ~6 Z6 i. k: L
      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire
) u9 @1 Y0 k1 j1 p" S      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire
) R+ e. t- x7 y3 H, D% t% }      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
; A5 k$ J6 I8 Q8 G7 {      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
& |5 b& j9 _6 z9 {" Y2 O      DD Mutsuki
1 x& d/ Q8 M' o" M      DD Yayoi
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9 l* V7 v4 V$ lAllied Ships' _% q+ R0 x. u* c
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1! R! i6 g- u% [+ @
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2) {. M2 ~: A; A" Y$ @1 E8 N4 j
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire9 R! F* ^9 A0 z6 T  w- X
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3
. e8 o( s% r) M4 `+ U; m      DD Sims
0 V( G: `! v8 D$ t. G: [! y$ S; }$ h# `      DD Dewey
, h$ z9 [$ B: i! V      DD Worden4 U5 T6 `7 C: p* {9 N
      DD Aylwin, a0 u. `0 n% Q
      DD Whipple
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随后莫港潜伏的盟军SS再次大发神威，日军登陆船队惨遭蹂躏. m* f& Q2 j4 s5 ^( c4 N1 o
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+ Q7 ^7 G$ R- A6 O; P2 m3 USub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133% Q0 A( \7 U* Y' {5 A9 d
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Japanese Ships8 I1 b. G- a% L/ W4 i$ L5 z
      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage+ M1 q' `7 H$ A
      xAK Sinsei Maru
; A) e2 H$ C. m, v' h5 r3 }      xAK Canberra Maru5 Q( W2 x- o, b" O
      E Asanagi
2 H" K8 J" g' |( E* f# k      E Oite) _# m, J5 i& ^7 O) S* `8 q4 i
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Allied Ships- l# _" q& [* ~: f( M  \
      SS S-44* Q% Z& \" N* R/ w3 ]' g0 B
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Japanese ground losses:
- n+ \+ J/ \5 A      9 casualties reported
5 x* O% D! q$ [& s$ D( e# y. _. f         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 d6 S# B4 b8 j- B( _) J
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! }1 K" }0 k5 L- B. |         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1338 T7 x; ]. o" P, A8 c2 l

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      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage/ v9 E3 [3 I& j5 E
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Allied Ships
1 h1 \4 v2 F5 l( \, d) [9 d6 _      SS S-44
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Japanese ground losses:& A: Q) Y/ \) `# }
      36 casualties reported
6 H( g9 Z/ z; R* W& Z         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled) s3 ?6 p" U, a
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
* S) n$ v6 ?! i+ P% w: w         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

天亮后，盟军第2队水面舰队追上了溃败的第8舰队，日轻巡夕张号爆火，美重巡芝加哥号重创
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ S5 U( A6 J! n9 D8 o2 K0 o      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
8 U. T4 B- f" U) F+ @( v$ n7 U      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire( K. @1 H: s( P5 m9 R- ?
      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire$ n& e/ H% J5 z7 w. t
      CL Tenryu
9 G7 m, X2 o+ i- {5 y$ u5 H      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
4 s: D* m5 ~' q. ]' r1 l, V      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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  P" T6 [: b( o$ ]# v- s- C9 W3 |Allied Ships6 O; _# M4 e4 `+ c3 z  O
      CA Chester, Shell hits 39 b/ J) i/ j" |8 a' L$ e. p
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
3 z, M: K% d. F1 P8 e      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
! R9 P3 p2 r4 F0 R- h      DD Anderson
" ~6 R: g+ X3 s( {  W      DD Morris, Shell hits 2: b! I; z: B- K
      DD Perkins

kevin_hx

随后，莫港航空队和KB舰载机对双方的水面舰队大打出手/ J; W# o  e% x9 c# ^0 i" W& j
重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. ?  N/ W% j0 z$ d& v9 v- I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes0 I6 k, _3 K0 E$ L! `8 T: R

, W  X* i. e, N# n: @9 K2 AJapanese aircraft
+ {+ c) w3 C$ A  N" t      A6M2 Zero x 44 e( H3 ?: m9 v0 _! \' T2 k* s

0 z# Z2 z% J3 |7 V6 I, Z1 ZAllied aircraft
5 g7 b2 v# y1 {7 f3 O      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
! }  {1 A: U8 ^% K# {      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 O. N' E% L) m/ M      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( N5 o2 w  p3 d6 O  q" D      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires3 c: n6 N$ g1 {
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires" U7 u8 j0 R/ W+ j( @" i
      CA Furutaka,  on fire8 v, m7 C: L5 J/ w7 n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133; x# ^1 ~- b" B; D' a9 k

# L  G4 M/ q" B+ n) xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& ?8 ~9 n: m9 n
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% v' T1 f" J  u' |: Q* `2 O
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes* @4 S; {7 f, d2 b( H7 q
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Japanese aircraft
& E9 |9 P& L$ d: ~& O      A6M2 Zero x 19; k/ B4 \, g9 v8 Q6 H. y

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      P-40E Warhawk x 1
9 d1 S+ G) X# A      SBD-3 Dauntless x 91 c5 ~3 U& }$ Q3 d* y" I6 w+ I& a
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses5 p$ W$ ]8 K! A9 }
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Allied aircraft losses# J9 ]( N7 L% a" y
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
* D# D. M) [+ |$ n7 G$ |5 [      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
/ f. s  [) D: T0 }* O6 H0 K- p      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire! S! T' B% y' }
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盟军舰队防空火力强大，KB建树不大，仅受创的芝加哥号再次重创/ K) V% X8 z% }# j% p: Z6 i7 }
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! {1 W$ i2 [: OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ n3 b; F0 i, o8 n3 L
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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- d/ g. [6 |, A1 m1 R1 gRaid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; T+ Q% n- [; O) k, A+ K
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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      A6M2 Zero x 26
1 U; W& e0 v1 n! s' O8 x, r      B5N1 Kate x 3  |8 j: r* X2 |8 m) d  j
      B5N2 Kate x 124 Q" ]0 W/ Q. B
      D3A1 Val x 29
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( M% ?+ [. q' pAllied aircraft
% P4 q% i3 d/ V, `      P-40E Warhawk x 19  D7 n4 p9 T# }
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6/ l/ _8 G: {3 g: N" y& x
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Japanese aircraft losses( Z9 Y1 q1 U+ F
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 _2 M, h. ^, M% ?9 B      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
8 Y$ Y' e2 I5 q; o! O      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged- X/ A( N" z( R+ Y0 c3 e$ |! [
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged
6 W' F7 z+ n0 |2 N! u* G      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 @) J5 E2 G+ ^0 j0 Y8 l; e

1 S$ _/ j' K& e3 hNo Allied losses: E' A! T, v5 A+ e/ O: D

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- a# p( H9 p  }, ~      CA Australia- r- r! `9 d! y
      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
9 X! c9 G. \$ i) f1 R+ J! t4 R      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
! b; ~+ I6 O: ~      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
0 w% h' C- I: L2 b- A$ V      DD Worden
$ J, V8 {9 q: L+ n      CA Astoria

红叶

大脸猫水面舰队没开全速？自动反应范围太小？不过算是保护了登陆船队，KB还有多少进攻力量？

kevin_hx

据大猫天蝗供认，水面舰队是准备去炮击莫港的，结果遭遇盟军水面舰队后，由于指挥官好战度不高，没将任务改为水面战模式，所以被盟军爆头

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 09, 42
- t+ x& C7 O6 R. J' x) q大战结束后，双方都在调整部署
& {2 I4 W, k- K: L! ]1 R5 p大统领预估天蝗必然会轰炸机场，并撤出水面舰队汇合登陆船队，然后再继续扑上，但不会立即行动，需要至少1-2回合的调整，于是大统领果断地将水面舰队解散在港口规避空袭，并出动莫港航空队和潜艇，沿途捡漏$ ]2 d9 O! f# u. W2 D+ m9 d
一天的战事，大多是潜艇攻击与反潜作战，盟军陆基零零零散散的空袭则毫无作为2 @( a: a6 G7 }% R+ S
不出大统领所料，恼羞成怒的天蝗果然出动KB大举空袭莫港机场，损失舰载机若干后炸毁盟军飞机若干; g* h8 L% {0 ~
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6 x& S7 H& x2 Z3 ]8 JSubmarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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0 @" z* W2 X. t  {: j/ _      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage% q& I5 c  p9 N% K0 F

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2 M, y; o3 x7 z0 ]* l      SS S-47
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: \! m" K! n6 }. Y% [- [3 cAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' d9 W& c" V+ C( \- ]( \9 t7 D

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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 l4 A& _9 b3 o8 [+ F. k3 c! L1 \/ UEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ y: d+ d" A6 b/ i& \% c
      A6M2 Zero x 23  b. S, o" K9 W) }9 B6 d
      B5N1 Kate x 2
$ w6 ?! [- p' c$ A9 x      B5N2 Kate x 129 U" v; S" w/ d5 [; i
      D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft& i, R# u$ f3 c9 F
      P-40E Warhawk x 10
; ]  e3 f& d: c+ X      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses+ r+ e3 B) Y- |$ w
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
; y2 P# D$ ^) L2 p, Q( d  W      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak- S" @8 ^& e' [- C
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged5 |1 A4 M# {8 L( X" @, v7 C
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed* G* C3 O, }; n: U  G
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses6 P& A. G3 Q, T' }: z+ X3 h$ J
      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged6 |" f7 r0 N& G7 @
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
  ]* w1 S: {- o$ Y# V% V1 Z      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ u+ L+ B* k* z+ f. n! `6 W      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
, ~! m* j" A/ F5 w; e% Z, }      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
/ e$ }: N0 C* G. s* n* f      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground& C( `5 Q: H5 z0 H# p8 ~: C
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground' T( ?+ m! ?; @) i6 \# {$ J& i  g
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Allied ground losses:( w5 b* g" z. f! C8 P5 y( N  X/ m& k
      4 casualties reported
8 o3 P* d+ ^3 `, ?: _, L         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ j, ]) @* b4 u         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. x. W1 P* d" V$ n         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 Q; ?6 w% M( {- X" @- P7 M
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Airbase hits 14 {& f7 w* |5 C/ |6 ?( N
Airbase supply hits 21 _: P3 Q5 d$ q% h- ]' w
Runway hits 18

kevin_hx

莫港的地面部队，一开局就已经开了自动补充，目前已经超过100战力

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 10, 42, f8 d3 ^  F: H; P
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重创的CA芝加哥号单舰将日军莫港登陆船队逼退，日军登陆的企图再次破产
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: {5 f5 a# f8 H0 A# S9 q( yNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards$ L/ L4 |+ t2 `7 n" j6 g7 w3 w
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Japanese Ships
, H$ y8 e* |' `1 A$ D* A      CM Tsugaru
# C( i/ f+ d' @% `9 E* p: ^      DD Yayoi
0 B) {' S% }0 O      E Oite
# x- \& l2 S5 c5 }" q6 K! s      E Asanagi
% f+ Z) i: q5 m8 X; E2 j6 O& {      DMS W.20
# ~. k! _5 h3 `% ^9 T/ \      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
; O) m2 x% {. v& M6 ]      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2: v  ^9 }1 c7 y1 N- M
      xAK Canberra Maru
! `7 A# p* u( v& a0 e      xAK Kansai Maru
% [* e) r' K& W1 @- z  d4 ~3 Q. }0 u      xAK Kagu Maru; z7 C- S, C# m2 M# |) B- L1 G
      xAK Asakaze Maru; |* O+ j- c. Z  V/ y  N
      xAK Sinsei Maru5 c) `$ b$ c8 L: b, v+ z3 l
      xAK Ikushima Maru2 U& A+ {$ m: g7 E
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2
- k' C! M- R/ L! r: i; m8 G+ Y! w      xAK Aso Maru. }4 w8 P: j$ R
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Allied Ships
  G# X. e, @- B: N! L+ j      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
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- Q! U9 x9 r+ y& E+ Y  Z0 `3 q# P随后盟军的水面舰队和潜艇联合出击与日军护航舰队混战数场，各有胜负
4 t# x) j4 s9 S# g$ p& X: I击沉日军重巡加古号、妙高号、轻巡夕张号，损失切斯特号、阿斯托利亚号、新奥尔良号
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1 F% ^; O% i" {" |; W( fSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,1310 Y: P+ @2 w+ A0 d: ?1 f
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Japanese Ships
, d9 ?/ X6 `4 }0 C      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships& M6 ?" }$ L" z3 Q. z
      SS S-47
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
% q) \/ M% h3 }* X1 O8 m      CA Myoko' C( k8 u; o  F" w# M  v  Y7 |
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 s0 Z# Z2 B- t5 p+ _
      DD Akebono
: u  a5 b' m, K& n      DD Sazanami; H4 h5 H: J# w7 ?) V1 q
      DD Ushio
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Allied Ships! z$ G& L. u7 u7 [
      CA Chester, Shell hits 10 \$ V: D( o' l4 U/ Y! H9 l1 n6 E
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  a  b/ }5 x: l" _% V+ q9 l. T6 q      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
( G* z; k, x, y9 w6 r3 m* r! e4 _8 k      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards/ ~! F7 B! V) g7 s

6 S! i  R% U2 X* K* Z- ~6 z# T6 XAllied aircraft3 S8 x, G2 [& i. U( q: i
      no flights9 w, I- w$ k- p0 H; ?
9 B, @2 T( P% f+ Y
Allied aircraft losses- O2 C* V5 c% t3 a2 y5 y
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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% {0 w# p* N& Q/ W7 ^Japanese Ships
' b. T. \% _7 P8 M' y- k      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. o5 t  ~0 T9 C. r) |. i      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
& n2 o& q6 k$ D3 |      DD Sazanami/ m1 d* D9 t  q
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Allied Ships
- q- O: `0 _2 h: C( B- Y+ _; H      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* t# F; r8 r$ G+ q! L% O* V
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 19 c  {2 {# t6 m6 O% W, n# x* @& ?; U/ s
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
0 J- ?# x8 V/ M      DD Sims, Shell hits 1' T) m& _$ u  @8 j- R
      DD Anderson" K6 B- J: T7 u' O7 g9 v" o
      DD Perkins8 `7 U3 r0 i2 A% o" S5 W
      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire
4 {7 i0 B3 x! w6 ]      DD Worden
& V: s; t" }( p      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% Z! A6 j& ^2 p9 X" v      DD Whipple% E4 ^5 ]) l2 ]
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* O) a* D. f3 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
5 ~( t4 @+ c  P" a9 t; a* m
  G# x( k" Y5 P: O$ U5 `% VJapanese aircraft
. ^: s0 _, A5 ^      no flights: Z+ f6 W3 S. y

4 O- Z- z) }6 `8 h  RJapanese aircraft losses- g; Z' c# h( N
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed+ y) H* {- E# q
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Japanese Ships
+ o: Z& w- |9 u- y/ i9 r      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
& c! a3 s, |7 h! {: J3 x& D      DD Ushio
6 L8 i2 G. K0 r/ Q* F: ]5 ?5 b2 G( Q' T+ [
Allied Ships  W$ e, i7 i+ k: G6 n
      CA Minneapolis4 w- q$ j: n, f3 A
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
* D0 H5 a$ ^" Q7 z* X& E9 D      DD Sims, Shell hits 11 T" A; u' H) i; M+ t0 b
      DD Anderson) X; D* w1 H3 \5 P3 U, D8 N; d+ c
      DD Perkins+ v; Z/ u/ y( x7 b  M# y- ?% G/ K
      DD Dewey
* e# i5 c: T5 F7 ?9 ~$ M1 L8 o      DD Worden
8 d* ]% K9 S$ _) N) x7 I      DD Whipple
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  d) S* h  m4 @: N7 T+ U! BNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
( C3 y/ U: o5 B8 D$ l9 ?& p      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk) L8 Z$ Y8 Y2 ]9 p* Z. |5 ^

! _7 v% [, i1 S8 K9 i2 x9 XAllied Ships
5 I# M$ r; H- s$ _8 a4 W      CA Minneapolis) w7 N0 N( f+ O3 Z
      CA Australia
! w3 j8 D7 k9 C/ L      DD Sims
6 l5 D: c9 q' \8 I  q      DD Anderson: {" I" D$ }: W* L9 g
      DD Perkins
* k, F( ]( _/ x. ?      DD Dewey
* ~3 \' O7 k5 d2 Z      DD Worden
6 _7 v6 f. w3 z2 u      DD Whipple

kevin_hx

天亮后，日军KB和陆攻疯狂反扑，丧心病狂的大猫天蝗甚至将大艇也对海攻击，盟军多艘战舰不幸或重创或沉没6 g5 n$ y9 h. E# }% f8 A
中创的CV约克镇号撤离途中在澳洲东海岸不幸遭到潜艇暗算，中雷重创+ b9 o) J2 R4 y9 W/ U" t
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Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144- X% t% E- L: n3 x( U4 b
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Japanese Ships' s" X. @* U8 q4 N  |6 O! G) k6 E
      SS I-273 V3 [4 ?/ ^+ e# j8 @, E) |
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Allied Ships+ G; C2 f( v0 ^) d: w7 M
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage& V3 z' X: f2 X
      DD Hammann; m; h) G9 j  Y; U/ m8 H# v
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2 P: G0 M9 h, c& m. R" q. @Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130
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+ |& p* I. a' `/ aJapanese Ships
3 C7 |2 {. u( ]: J6 F' m      SS I-21% X& _4 e6 u; p" |5 X7 h" d
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Allied Ships
0 _5 o9 c( K- x; e) e      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage7 V4 q) j9 W& H5 J
      DD Morris( P( n7 w) c8 j7 q0 e3 c" S) ?2 Y
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4 i1 z6 ^' n1 v5 v$ E% aMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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" u3 f1 k, U9 n5 gWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ X, V. Y  U& ^+ S/ k1 Y8 y) S
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes, q4 D5 [- O6 \/ L9 Z- p
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Japanese aircraft
% O( Q& R/ j" l! L      A6M2 Zero x 21
5 J& O# Q4 S# `6 Z3 ~/ o- P  U      B5N2 Kate x 11
8 _; J$ k7 Y1 z: P, |3 I      D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
2 y/ V' T! J$ b/ Z  }  X      P-40E Warhawk x 8( p0 y& K) ~0 W0 H( i7 Y+ I
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
5 `; X' O- B. z2 }" b
/ u) g( F3 K7 L) \) w7 GJapanese aircraft losses
. B0 c# n9 b& r4 r+ m0 p      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% `' ~- `  S! U7 t6 |
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
+ H/ q" J) X; G      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak5 L4 k1 |  J7 m8 H& D  o8 P
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged4 o  y. ^( `1 ~$ x3 U% }
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ {5 q- Z5 Q; l3 v
! p& {. V8 |2 P. ^* s* L8 k
Allied aircraft losses
% P7 b$ X% J' @: p& Q2 w4 v# a" W7 ^      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
. g7 e1 T9 d% D  E* r  p      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ u1 n) J$ C2 V5 A, I3 |3 A' O
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Allied Ships  Q2 X9 n1 w9 }/ k0 F/ Y/ h
      CA Minneapolis
2 p' A. m6 R1 [7 R      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage9 Z3 |" k; C# m+ `0 ]  r4 N
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage0 c; }2 O; |" l: l/ R9 f
      DD Anderson2 @8 ?1 ~; o: X+ P. M; _
      CA Australia
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* _7 L4 _# x- N0 n. c3 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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1 B9 w; l2 s; eWeather in hex: Light cloud" t3 X/ G3 i& h8 T+ [

$ p+ T6 V! M: `: s+ Z, [Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 `8 Z% l5 c3 @& S
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes: y2 r' U( i1 J. R, O$ H8 @/ [

$ b; E* c* K0 [7 xJapanese aircraft
! I; Y1 H+ E3 K& q' Q      A5M4 Claude x 46 J& o; y$ H/ A1 y! g
      G3M2 Nell x 181 D  G* n1 s2 z$ p8 X* t$ G. [
      H8K1 Emily x 106 I, V* g9 z6 V1 ^) ?
$ H- q0 w9 W8 B9 f
Japanese aircraft losses
# z) j: T( B- K% o      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
! G2 @- P" m8 |. E4 N  C  h- R  r, @      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged
, w1 p# s# v9 v8 g% F4 r" G5 U' o! ~1 D, r$ W/ I
Allied Ships# ^6 d# _. `( Y7 z
      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
9 F8 |6 k4 y% l* t$ a' G      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1  \0 l2 h- h. }7 N) }* a
      DD Whipple
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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) V; A: r! {) x& x/ bWeather in hex: Light cloud
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1 R0 @) `6 b8 ?# x6 ^- f: XRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
: G0 b4 E# Y. Y$ `3 qEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
9 C3 K  d! H$ v9 k  b$ p/ k- t9 L, k$ l! K# D, ?
Japanese aircraft8 Y8 K& A2 J. y1 g/ O
      A5M4 Claude x 4
% l: x$ J) Q! d# N+ m* `      H6K4 Mavis x 6
2 v% F$ m1 g" k5 J& |- c9 p: ]+ s. |% u. q1 M
Japanese aircraft losses) F- Y8 V% l$ g/ P" @6 U/ I7 N9 t8 X
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
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! P" l! i8 E* ^/ x7 B- gAllied Ships
) ], [9 Y9 H$ [  Q      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1301 ?$ K! L, Q/ ]3 C

5 E" q- Q8 J/ V) h$ {- uWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.' B* p, D9 M; D6 |* y; t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes! X2 ^$ v& u8 v& e% [! e0 i) j
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Japanese aircraft+ K" C$ v- R/ X" ~; g2 B
      A5M4 Claude x 4
+ ~/ g2 ], M8 F& A- v, w# _      G4M1 Betty x 12
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' r- @( t/ F2 J" r2 F, X% ~Allied aircraft
2 [$ l0 \) C! m* ?      no flights
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6 l0 e% R1 k# @) }) ]/ u1 ?No Japanese losses
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" N' d$ \" r; u% ZAllied aircraft losses3 |# G0 {* H& `
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed+ n+ E4 f$ |/ B6 R) y  t& Q! p, m9 L

& v# [$ c% V' T3 K, [! M( ~; J9 p: QAllied Ships
8 y0 h2 P. k* X) v) c8 x& o      CL Hobart
6 w! {0 ]  f% i* G- g5 k      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

hongqi315

大猫又被瓜牛吃了。。

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
# H  {& c' _7 l8 L& k( q7 B8 L$ d- @第二次登陆失败后，猫天蝗恼羞成怒，KB对莫港大肆空袭，企图瘫痪莫港机场 3 u" [1 [/ v# d/ a9 N* ]' x/ ]# w, ]  S5 B
同时登陆船队重新在海上漂浮，等待时机，等待护航舰队重整旗鼓
( I% E9 f. J+ M/ U: U# e/ K6 H. r! M而盟军的陆基零零星星地出击，毫无建树，遂要求对海6000英尺，以期获得斩获- T  b3 |0 q( j" `1 _
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- j1 I7 u! s) QAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby). r* l; {5 L+ _. E- s  B

0 ~1 M3 [7 B5 B$ n7 H8 V$ e/ q/ V$ r1 cWeather in hex: Light cloud0 z* z  B0 Q- I/ u$ N  |* \

* H& L4 {3 `! I: J6 w4 F' qRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& K, O8 g6 R$ a7 W- _5 g0 s, ?: g( S
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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/ H( O# f+ t; e' Z6 QJapanese aircraft# t& [1 S9 S- v2 R- r" |9 d
      A5M4 Claude x 4) M% |* ?7 R, N" |) d3 w  [
      A6M2 Zero x 22
% r- |; Y5 Z( ]8 h$ A  |8 Y      G3M2 Nell x 17# q; ?8 u6 g' Y) T1 _2 K5 c0 t2 E
0 M7 R8 P9 Z( Q% C
Allied aircraft6 U4 i7 u2 S9 ]# S+ B, F
      P-40E Warhawk x 65 Y. W: ?0 J/ \" z: d1 n
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
! I( V. w, e4 x7 [2 U* m1 }* _5 E* H6 @5 |
Japanese aircraft losses4 D, h4 `/ N  x+ L$ _% g4 E! _
      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed8 p, N/ n5 n' z+ ]
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed8 z# U, L& B; c9 h% r: \% U
& }) x2 ]  B+ {/ K7 L6 k; v
Allied aircraft losses
4 C$ R/ S/ j" C6 x# I      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed  y4 A5 b: g; r7 S, A

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Allied ground losses:% X7 ^5 h2 w) {
      21 casualties reported
4 y7 {, o: e8 \" l         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 m# G/ R( Z- Y+ e( N         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 N$ v. O, C1 I- c/ K
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
  [4 K  i$ |0 }3 n3 ^2 i6 k6 i剧本所剩时间不多了，猫天蝗决定发起决死登陆在重巡羽黑的护航下，登陆船队第3次对莫港发起冲滩，但是。。。。
, c+ L! r5 Y# d' Y当天夜里月光暗淡，可见度极低，羽黑编队与盟军水面舰队仅仅打了一个照面就匆匆擦肩而过，结果登陆船队惨遭屠戮
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" }) W; V2 C2 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
, ]8 l4 y- e, }6 q0 O4 n2 v      CA Haguro( X  I! o5 H$ k$ e& L3 [% @* t  \
      DD Shiratsuyu
' f' [1 h+ b8 r/ W5 ~3 K8 U) j      DD Shigure
* ?# e+ `% {, J1 x( n- ]      DD Yugure
" g# J4 W) ?# N6 G2 I      DD Ariake" Q  T, ~2 v% F
      DD Akebono- N8 T3 N* p, {' p6 Z1 A
      DD Sazanami: \' |, H/ R- Q
      DD Ushio
  b) c9 s) }: s8 I4 o      DD Yayoi
* U/ ?9 [  Y8 H# e+ f+ f4 g! h  p7 S5 Y
Allied Ships1 a7 _% T; _3 p$ B
      CA Australia
, N- C! T/ `2 m' J8 H- O! ^      CL Hobart
2 \' J" }6 E# A* [, ~5 h% H      DD Sims! o# e) Z2 a! R2 p1 c( z; c
      DD Anderson& S9 b3 d0 d* W! }0 I" ?
      DD Perkins
' V3 q$ Y' _2 y4 [) f      DD Dewey' F+ M9 _3 V6 E' `/ f5 L: M9 t
      DD Worden) t4 S! V$ ~  H
      DD Whipple
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猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards! B: G# c7 |+ K" E4 v6 Y& ^  ^6 O

' {4 F% {1 Y! G$ pJapanese aircraft' H% O: A% S! w  i; j1 r. \
      no flights! `8 B' B3 b9 o2 n

9 c# z# q) f# e9 v7 t0 jJapanese aircraft losses: w8 ?8 K  f$ j; T3 q
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
6 u: _" b) _" U& S( m# ]' @4 m
1 x/ |1 B* t( f, F5 n9 hJapanese Ships
% p" u$ r8 Q* L& j! a      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, |' _1 @' t: {+ V' m' C6 E      E Oite9 Y. p; \% u4 O8 q1 f! U
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- \$ W6 T( J9 w3 J. M      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
' n5 X) G" M5 `" v      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
8 p4 a8 |7 N/ B- N      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk3 V# v: }+ C% q. j* d# \: X' E- E
      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage9 W# T% \" a- E3 @
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 T  V' L( \' ]5 H' x) y* T+ G! C
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! i3 e: S, Q- s. i0 I. L      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk; u/ x" s% p: {3 l/ d+ C
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ h% J2 @" f4 R. l, g
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
7 f  E5 |. z. M% t& B      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
; C: O5 s3 W. B& ?  d: f/ A) F      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage( p! ]; n5 x! |

$ e, C! q9 _/ n4 [5 XAllied Ships
2 S  `* p/ n3 e9 H' T      CA Australia, Shell hits 1, {+ K# Z* y" ^# z7 _, ]9 Y
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 49 B2 r+ W, s# r* Y( C0 ^1 d% g% r
      DD Sims0 o9 \8 _) {8 t: u. x2 d* b! {
      DD Anderson( K4 L* b1 |# X
      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
( F+ d/ T7 H0 f$ e$ g: e8 u      DD Dewey
3 f/ n! C; |4 D      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
& y3 ?. e  L. p) A0 c* k      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2
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Japanese ground losses:( ?/ l+ ]  l$ F0 s% O
      3411 casualties reported) V7 o8 P3 X! C0 y! {8 M
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled, p2 s& q# g7 Z; y" X: p
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled
* Y  E5 o. J) G* B( t' O" G/ R         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
  [' A8 f  P& Q% F      Guns lost 47 (12 destroyed, 35 disabled)

kevin_hx

天亮后双方飞机互相捡漏，但是已经影响不了大局7 x6 m0 n6 Q# D% V" F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130. v8 s+ p3 K3 j, E* N* t1 a$ z

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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 n: w5 X* q" dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes5 }5 |4 F% P3 x5 `
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Allied aircraft
9 M' s4 y4 X  O0 V1 l& F9 P1 I" \7 k      Wirraway x 6
1 N" ^' r+ A$ B9 u. ]      P-40E Warhawk x 4
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5 n, D- ~  P7 B- _+ nNo Allied losses
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# P. W4 ]# r3 T( O# mJapanese Ships
1 Z& ^3 k3 \! s4 J      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" X! \" A2 ~+ N" `: ~, \
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk+ b4 B. ]1 d  B9 |4 A2 Z3 R6 f

% C$ `  i3 s, _$ k3 m+ i  |$ TJapanese ground losses:- U+ q, a+ s4 m: L0 _( Y' h
      131 casualties reported2 Z; [! T4 I/ |
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
! s, [; k( j0 T9 ?/ e9 \5 {         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled6 G, C- t  f! Z
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 G( s$ R. F* ]- E0 G) J9 c      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' J5 a' M/ b* r+ H# D
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. o8 |$ E9 s2 Z
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes& B2 u  ]5 k( r: A

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9 K8 v; W  ^/ O- t& D6 X# \% JAllied aircraft
# Y- U8 o, e' l+ T* z6 s+ ~) Q      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Allied losses) U) ?& o& A' n1 z- o4 [3 v
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Japanese Ships
& t: ^5 x: j* v* h5 W      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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+ {0 C6 j) R) r7 ]9 k3 w6 u2 C- nJapanese ground losses:
8 O/ G' b  S' D      188 casualties reported* c# J$ o, g* P
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled" p) Y1 @1 L; x4 ]# ^
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 |6 p! S( i+ B; x& F( t         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 T6 z, f" n) m" n      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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7 \' j, ?8 j6 I& rWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ A! h5 ]# `% k& I9 P! lEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 ?7 T. Z/ ~7 A9 [6 V      A6M2 Zero x 17
' v1 w: C* e8 R% v4 H" X      G4M1 Betty x 25% H7 A4 H" _! X& B
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Allied aircraft
" Z6 @3 c" M/ e) J      P-40E Warhawk x 30 W3 p) M; k0 E0 k* V& Y- i
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 17 {& P5 ~+ |7 F+ \( t/ B' j

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      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' b. _- A) y% C% i      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 q% X# ?+ q. |# v: o1 }, E5 S: C6 U      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage