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4 }1 H, L: U+ `$ w
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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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)$ n  S, d; U5 ]5 \# f+ z6 G
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133$ _& T4 U! K, r4 Z/ [
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Japanese ground losses:
0 B6 U% @/ f# o; r      160 casualties reported
5 }" I8 [) D) f7 g# b) K# Q6 d/ q         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
' L( V& R" u! H  H4 p, T         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# |* y' G: [( ^* q" P, a; z' y" |3 d5 v+ t         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* m& x# m% Y2 c! j6 \3 q3 C
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42, G. J( t/ I! [+ t
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/ q+ y9 B# ?& X" y: F" z0 B
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# A  E, ^! e* P4 o
CV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援3 O6 L' j3 g6 t0 k( V
CV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
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+ q7 e+ u$ [! z4 [* A于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开
$ ?0 R2 U5 k) k0 y( E& O/ N8 Q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# }# I+ P* C7 b6 m# h1 F
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* p2 f5 E6 \) H* l' z, v# Z, xNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards) y: H. g& u# d! i

3 J: X) M" w: W- m4 _$ P( {Japanese Ships* }9 h' a* j2 o% v
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ n- v! o9 S: C+ s      CA Kinugasa( j" j" z( V# W2 |3 L; ]. X% J
      CA Furutaka& l, `4 U5 U$ ~% D. b* ~5 h2 E: P9 e
      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire5 ^9 n" W8 I( n, Q
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire
' I$ h' b1 }: ^' M5 q4 N      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires5 S0 g+ {1 {9 B0 K
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire: A3 T2 W  S( k4 i4 E
      DD Mutsuki* P/ x& C6 ?3 t  p/ I4 q
      DD Yayoi" Q2 A" T8 {2 z5 x* U( ]% h! c6 V

  f( w: A3 i) P3 {0 y% yAllied Ships6 ~8 \6 _6 b, G. s) c0 c
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1  Q3 R4 q  Q9 k! R3 L$ ?
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
, c6 Q* e- d/ s8 i8 n) @* _% v      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire
8 F+ d# F% R6 K1 w3 b      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3, U( D1 w" J. q! G) f
      DD Sims
# j6 e- F/ ~& r# ]( s5 w, V' H      DD Dewey
9 l8 I8 n8 s8 E) A- L# R- n; u- D      DD Worden
5 g3 V" ^0 k8 W7 Z/ U1 {      DD Aylwin8 J+ |' [  F* w8 H: ]. D" E
      DD Whipple
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& _5 x% @1 ]9 w5 m1 V8 m6 w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5 P- Z: _+ X1 a" x/ C
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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- L% |: p2 u$ P9 E1 A! I      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage  H) p2 K# s5 {7 Y! O1 a
      xAK Sinsei Maru
4 J) [! y, n4 G      xAK Canberra Maru
' e8 w  g9 K4 `) s4 [: [5 {      E Asanagi
" ?+ V; v4 H4 X3 D      E Oite
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  t' w, n% _$ L3 TAllied Ships# L' X/ W% @( v$ x' a& P; }1 G* i
      SS S-441 ]* Q4 `6 L7 f6 Z
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Japanese ground losses:5 g5 H4 k  Z+ g2 h
      9 casualties reported3 x0 Z! `+ G$ E( E0 {
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; {& z8 P5 M+ @( K/ D- v7 O         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* v8 `$ ^/ h& z
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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7 K" \* c& c$ v: @2 s      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage7 t9 K; |2 ?8 [1 l
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Allied Ships# C/ w1 R# x3 H' ^" [
      SS S-441 h  P2 w2 {7 i4 I, G5 z

9 ~" N8 L& Q0 a- P. E( o% B( ^Japanese ground losses:
: \; u6 J4 {/ I* j3 R2 t+ u0 d6 X5 J$ f* B      36 casualties reported
7 ^$ K8 _% H6 i2 C& k+ F         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled4 t; z" {, f7 H' ^
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled4 X* I3 w% a4 n* e
         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 , k  W0 A! z) C+ j" T
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: @2 g9 Z# k2 }8 gDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
! C/ k7 R: @2 j  k6 l/ P      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
8 t( c4 q3 N2 O. g8 K9 A      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
* H) I6 q' F; V      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire
/ B  F% G# a/ e2 b      CL Tenryu
2 N  Y' w' E1 B6 t' y      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires" W+ N0 W, L3 j) b1 z
      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: \# N" X% ]0 L4 b9 z4 A/ A
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      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
9 e4 s. X; a' ~6 n  s  t1 z' P      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
1 J! o. Z6 t- g& L2 _  X8 t      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3$ S6 V% R' m& G$ [) j0 e9 R1 I' e6 v
      DD Anderson
* ^9 ^4 l9 q  T3 ~      DD Morris, Shell hits 23 ~. q# g; R% F5 B
      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
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4 E7 f) A8 P* j& kMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' Q0 {7 o" o" D7 m
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 }2 @3 P7 g( {% W5 D$ ^* F* p) |' M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 K' c% H2 Y: m, ]4 vJapanese aircraft
  Z; O) _. m/ f      A6M2 Zero x 4
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  o( Y- S: P# |  F' b" [      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16* j3 F0 T* D/ f/ b
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2" S9 v; F0 R# V5 t
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No Japanese losses4 Z1 F( G1 E4 s
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Allied aircraft losses
8 Q' a/ o3 G' V2 o) W      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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8 I( L$ \. }/ O6 ~* A  E      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires6 E- j( H+ c  V( d: c, ]
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires: x( t( f3 f" A  B
      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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: S* m7 k, c% Q4 `9 rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 l' z& O, }( i! IRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* }4 ?% j1 B; p8 x* O; F
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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; B: a8 H. g9 j& u6 `: IJapanese aircraft
. f* r* [+ |) T" s      A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
; h6 P9 l) P% ]% i      P-40E Warhawk x 1/ j" a5 z+ V2 c% ?' n9 U$ k$ J
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
: q( l' ?9 r) r# Z7 d$ w9 v5 [# P; y      TBD-1 Devastator x 24 W( z5 |- A% q) L8 Z
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No Japanese losses4 D8 {, s# X& M9 G( U- g% Y
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Allied aircraft losses' {# E4 W$ S6 b5 K, S
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed! ~$ Z$ d7 f9 q; c8 E. f- ~$ s% m+ i
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged" m0 }; j( h: q: A6 e! `: q1 z

4 a2 x2 m0 c* ~' N1 K; aJapanese Ships$ k# @6 S6 |) `: C9 u4 J
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# s. N7 C! W$ Y8 ?& d: |
      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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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
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! u; b9 }6 a4 ?" c: HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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) [8 N9 ], G3 t" x8 X% QRaid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( J; @) O" i6 [; i6 r
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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7 y9 a% ]; h; u/ x; H" R& `Japanese aircraft# T  t  F- B% ^7 `9 p$ V+ [
      A6M2 Zero x 26
7 z# ~8 k5 i- V" V$ e      B5N1 Kate x 32 w# X# \6 K! O5 W, x2 u" E. ~" y: ?
      B5N2 Kate x 12
5 s8 s; t- k+ \! {" H* H      D3A1 Val x 29- z1 y4 j; A) f2 o. h# \0 }' G

: z  m- g" S) ?3 BAllied aircraft% R& P% t* Y8 t5 I
      P-40E Warhawk x 19( K5 @$ W0 e5 b4 u- _' C% n- X1 L' m
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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# \  t; C% i4 V5 E$ F, d% ?      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed2 O" p7 h" V! g# ~- B" _7 P/ W- |
      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged) ?0 x9 E4 ?  o
      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged) @  E3 Z" a- f* K" Y) t
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged8 C" r) o  f8 x% @
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak( p/ C& |" k5 e# ?

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5 P6 v% Q( F9 p3 v- |; eAllied Ships4 G5 \5 n# _1 r. n2 E$ g
      CA Australia
8 [7 o; h# l, f  {# g! c' ~$ Z      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire5 k$ g5 ~4 h* u" k. l$ W( F3 J
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
- n1 Z! l) q# C( O; J. y: T      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
! A- L, m; ?9 N4 n+ _, P      DD Worden) A4 ~! j0 A5 h1 N/ r
      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, 423 O) E7 W2 O% i
大战结束后，双方都在调整部署3 g: a* z" t% J7 t0 [- \
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) o9 G! N3 G- 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4 \0 K; f; L0 Y0 P
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
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Submarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133  z4 @/ o4 n" n6 J  h7 T

6 y/ K7 `" v# E8 w6 n/ }# Y' OJapanese Ships8 v/ I8 b" V2 }: |" f* i7 j
      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage$ r& f+ ?$ M' Z6 n. c5 v8 ^$ n

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7 z* x% E/ r; ?8 q% U      SS S-47
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/ h/ {' O4 M: ?' y& m. YAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( H. {; E# J7 b4 o7 q. @0 J" L

8 Q! [/ G+ [+ B& u) O" P- aRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 {9 n, Y7 ~, C; cEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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; [5 ~, j! t  l+ l' ]" P      A6M2 Zero x 23
' R5 ]! m5 Y) b! r' q      B5N1 Kate x 2
# p& E+ A: F  ~9 H0 F# h/ v) x. _      B5N2 Kate x 12
8 a$ |7 u- i: H# a! O      D3A1 Val x 12  e6 u3 u) u& n8 b6 B# ?

: ]8 R. }* k% K( L9 n) qAllied aircraft
8 z' M+ x+ Y/ [: \      P-40E Warhawk x 10
0 h/ Y+ D0 m, V      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10& A' G0 x" I# ^3 I5 U

3 O( ~  K+ C8 q- `6 _Japanese aircraft losses
3 C. a! a9 |" a/ A" z      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 w' w* R9 ?' |9 m5 H3 F7 W
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak+ N4 s# j; s: m! R# z; L' }$ g
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged0 o& W" G) i% T8 {
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
2 m" b$ H: v/ \( W- M, X5 P9 }      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 B" }+ e0 @1 R2 @6 z1 b% p

; s5 b2 Z0 Q2 j8 e  _Allied aircraft losses
0 h; G+ L; {! f( |$ l      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
6 o, r, @( `8 [% {      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
9 r# [# [8 U7 Q: C4 K      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 c- i0 l& x9 R4 P. e% N      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
* g% d  F' c6 U. l2 z      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
# V' _& @! ?# I' |! D! t# ~& P      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground- `4 _' g  z" t4 g7 d) ?8 C
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground% x* \& p* b, k' s+ V% u/ c! t

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0 r6 Z5 z/ O: f$ K) cAllied ground losses:
0 k  k5 d0 _7 t' A- V8 X" {      4 casualties reported
! W8 k2 N* P' Q         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- ]8 ]1 f4 K- [' ~# c5 j
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 I9 i' _1 |4 `% P7 }! Z7 q  u- R         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; X5 d8 A' N4 l9 Y

' s9 v8 O9 i, _# w1 B/ o2 w* QAirbase hits 1
4 @* J3 L! r) ]6 u0 f6 rAirbase supply hits 2
, S* R) d7 b* E! v+ FRunway 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  m. Y+ F; \3 ]1 P% b: ~# n9 t4 P

+ Z9 O! N4 h$ {* g6 x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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3 E& W* X) ?" T' Y! {" aNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards5 c; X3 k2 H  T: z

' V1 a' D! B9 d( L0 BJapanese Ships5 d& ]( e+ o. {5 O6 X
      CM Tsugaru! l" ]% W9 G9 z6 |' V
      DD Yayoi
" E5 r, s5 _3 d4 ^; N      E Oite
# T$ Z- E  M; _8 C0 F      E Asanagi. {2 V/ v/ j' E, q
      DMS W.20: k# J" l+ R  V$ `; j1 E( c& [# N2 n
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
. h0 _' t$ a8 L/ R" }- o' o      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2: W1 u0 W3 d8 `1 ~$ t
      xAK Canberra Maru
# O- }5 R6 M' ^& \      xAK Kansai Maru' `# d5 L- P* B* {
      xAK Kagu Maru
. ]/ z$ n6 V" h      xAK Asakaze Maru
1 e9 M  H1 d2 I3 X" |/ p" M      xAK Sinsei Maru
9 B. |5 P' u# b. R  [: K      xAK Ikushima Maru8 g% v# H  B8 r: P) q' J' N, T* U
      xAK Kasuga Maru #22 [) ]% _' Z, u
      xAK Aso Maru
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# n! ?1 C. h, m) QAllied Ships
1 v; y4 ^& g/ S$ D* f" o5 d      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
2 s3 ?! D5 M. B( S0 g5 m0 @7 L7 S! i- t$ y& X+ y% r
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
5 P) L; f6 C* J6 l9 {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4 k! d0 _, W) [* c
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" s& e/ [0 Y: QSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
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Japanese Ships
$ _7 G2 e7 U  J; h1 ~6 ]+ G+ K      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% c7 X' w/ Z& Q. T
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Allied Ships2 Y$ D- d( z" C
      SS S-47
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards( ^7 P! t) }# J- O

$ [# q/ _6 D" ]8 Y& ~6 a; A) E; EJapanese Ships
' ?) \; {+ |7 x& Z      CA Myoko# ?4 E3 F5 x9 ~) y' S
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 K/ L+ S9 c+ u$ X
      DD Akebono. l% t/ k8 `& f5 A1 v6 k
      DD Sazanami& ]% `. e& N# {8 O: g# g
      DD Ushio0 [/ G$ R" o' L5 B; e

3 r! t0 v" ]5 K3 X" f) u! XAllied Ships
& g2 L! _0 Z$ ^1 M" F) B! m- b      CA Chester, Shell hits 1* j' [2 X7 R( G5 o& n$ N4 v
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% V* \$ y; S9 C7 I+ }; e8 P8 h+ W      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
! q! R! H4 o8 F      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire- p" f* U* J# n: c" r1 `9 b. S& w* Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards% p5 g& z* K" [  x
# `/ m$ G. I: G- e0 s+ l& k
Allied aircraft# i% L& k! X) S% O! @! K. W  d$ c
      no flights% |+ D. k7 R* w( H, X3 M1 @
$ F: I( C  }; b- r5 w
Allied aircraft losses: [0 G1 k# ?1 t/ y! ^# _8 a# E: w
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed) K7 h. J1 f& d! e" Y- \0 `; M

. F' i; d( F) D% x+ T6 uJapanese Ships. B% g: y4 i- s( F0 o, g; X
      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  S$ Y' W, E9 R: \8 u" M      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1& T" Z8 K5 K4 h) X
      DD Sazanami
3 y5 u) F! f1 g/ _0 N) Z- h
2 P' k* m' v- V& h+ S& [9 BAllied Ships
1 s0 D/ r/ C% r: P      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 }+ N- {! I* [3 H" U      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 15 ]4 G( Z/ o5 z: k# M3 P
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2( I- e' ], r1 P8 w) w! `
      DD Sims, Shell hits 10 _8 `, r7 U+ l
      DD Anderson
4 Q6 D1 e$ l& }, a      DD Perkins
& w1 \# F! _8 T) a      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire
7 ]5 Y. C- J8 ~8 ]9 w: c      DD Worden
/ a: {) G5 e( c6 e  C2 g, u( W      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! p  e# P5 Q# H$ H$ Y8 {4 o* i
      DD Whipple$ m. x" S% b( _9 |: q4 J) W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards" I" f, U8 d9 |8 [. T2 q5 m
' g0 m6 T. U* d0 |! K' `" J
Japanese aircraft
# g+ Y5 w9 ]8 U5 p# f      no flights6 s1 y4 j+ a5 E8 @% I0 ?
! R) R3 _4 g6 M, x5 p
Japanese aircraft losses
! |% ]0 k4 y- U, J      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
+ R" Z" `& I' v+ C0 a/ {+ Q; s: f# u, e7 n
Japanese Ships
/ z! n9 q( K; V      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk# I& x8 L+ ]  D( |3 w% t5 T  h
      DD Ushio1 w. ^2 F4 b2 t7 Q

6 T3 x6 ]7 u  K" j. |1 p" OAllied Ships: G% ~$ K7 a6 C! H. r8 @
      CA Minneapolis& h: O+ y. W5 p- l. [9 I. _" K* Z
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
6 l' ^) G: r4 v) K8 w; u1 F      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
9 F) S  }. [2 r6 o  _$ Z1 `      DD Anderson
3 P1 `" r5 o) Q      DD Perkins
  h' V. f- @- t( a$ y      DD Dewey
9 N3 f; L; w5 j" u' b( q0 C6 Y8 K      DD Worden
1 }8 W3 N5 h6 l) z) y8 c      DD Whipple( D( y! U$ V; E; O; ^; n4 d( v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
& M- _- y- B2 |4 I9 H( I# h! v/ q) ?
Japanese Ships; D' k) n/ g9 I) A
      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk- M! Q- P. [" Q8 @* m- S
" a  q" p$ r9 ?% o% T, p
Allied Ships( S9 y7 I, D" A7 x
      CA Minneapolis
1 p0 q+ k/ i$ `6 h, `      CA Australia; d& _# e$ l! Q
      DD Sims
; o6 P+ t& A2 d4 Q1 x2 i5 z      DD Anderson4 n0 v( l4 `7 l! s% h
      DD Perkins) J4 P* c' K+ ^( f" N" f
      DD Dewey6 y" @# V" [  q
      DD Worden
3 ^$ O3 a% u: `- ~  \% s. W, \      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5 z# f: ?, t% i" E" [1 s
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
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Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144
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Japanese Ships! ]' g. A. L8 R4 R# U5 L2 z7 _
      SS I-27! N2 X; _$ B! D# r1 B$ Y
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Allied Ships# j4 J. L* j0 p$ l3 C! d
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage0 \0 h- n  @' S" S" |1 b
      DD Hammann; B8 [$ ]4 {; k$ n4 a8 c
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# Y3 ]4 X; L" [) T/ N& J* CSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130
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& }" |" _- b1 o$ @- GJapanese Ships
7 K1 Q5 O3 y7 {1 E      SS I-21& h$ X% O& G* M- R& w0 n

, ?. O/ H( A& Y% ?: ], j- ~Allied Ships
* C- `6 C( {- H& f" k* y      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage5 x9 n/ A1 [# U+ O  _1 }
      DD Morris
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130" o8 V; n2 {; h" c' e% h
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain  E7 d( R5 i( x3 `0 g
2 o% \7 i8 ~4 s% i
Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# w) U; W% p- @0 GEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
+ c! Z) j. R0 T3 h; N
. g4 V" K7 |) W; S$ T" [3 WJapanese aircraft
7 I3 B" p9 T- V) Q; V      A6M2 Zero x 21/ E5 A% [7 Y* m1 C8 W+ ^4 g6 A- E
      B5N2 Kate x 11' X6 l7 v6 I3 s
      D3A1 Val x 17* K) a- ]# g/ C1 |7 U$ M
! Y0 S4 q+ M( a* n
Allied aircraft: g8 U2 p& g' {/ _) j6 `
      P-40E Warhawk x 87 X# D8 R& i1 t
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
9 g. r5 w) o! t* x" u1 p( m" g4 Y2 I! c; x5 r
Japanese aircraft losses* ^( I, q: e- B+ ?4 z
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
/ b1 ?: _; z7 ]" v      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
+ A9 o- @/ U7 F+ V3 P. f% y; R      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
% Q% x% G2 m* ^2 @      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
) L! V, R# Z/ g6 M8 O" T6 @" c      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
$ w7 u8 p) E. t. O; _8 r% ]
) x, y+ Z  D. v5 Q7 U3 y3 HAllied aircraft losses
* K# }& m. ^5 z! \. O$ H      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
# o: r1 \8 ?. s      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ x) x6 g0 C/ r' ^( v+ s( K! C1 O9 \! C2 u$ O, D" `! R, V
Allied Ships5 S  `' q+ C6 Z
      CA Minneapolis
* T. F+ R+ o* g) h6 S# Q/ ]      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage
! _: [. e: l( Q$ q! s- Q      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
8 J- r& z" d! ]7 ~) P      DD Anderson
2 _/ u$ P/ I" G  y% R# j      CA Australia7 U, m1 m' q; t$ O* ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
: S7 n8 @3 H1 r8 D* r; ^5 O/ k* F7 M. o& |# U
Weather in hex: Light cloud
2 f/ N1 s+ y- k3 b# g1 B: `9 ^5 C$ v0 x0 W7 @+ D
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 j  m# H9 g0 g( }# R& Y  u& i% S
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
, J# f9 P0 v4 O) e" S& Q# a, \1 _: u# p; W1 L) U" o
Japanese aircraft3 u8 w2 q: A! A# S& ^
      A5M4 Claude x 4( B$ Q9 g- t9 w$ r
      G3M2 Nell x 18
$ H! A8 t$ a8 X9 I( k9 g. O      H8K1 Emily x 10
% ]( q! P$ d; ?/ P# E! q, Z7 ]9 g$ U9 _
Japanese aircraft losses0 P% R& V+ T2 }: T6 }
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
+ Q5 A9 W% y; j      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged2 L; E5 B( g7 F* l+ n" Q

' H5 D* A. E! }: f: Y  m$ iAllied Ships5 c1 z# X: X7 w
      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
: O. t  C) O4 }! e- E# [; X, E$ e      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1$ H* G9 L3 A  y; \' {
      DD Whipple
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1 }# Z! d. \  C+ q9 x' ?  OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud  \! T) N0 \4 N7 Q! P1 n

3 K7 j& Y6 M! q* N$ M: pRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
# t0 [8 o' ^1 b8 h, h7 b  B4 t9 tEstimated time to target is 36 minutes& _  l+ Q* K2 S
- I, q; ]+ @& j  _6 _
Japanese aircraft
* T0 f6 x- \; |      A5M4 Claude x 47 W+ I9 I) J3 ^2 g3 n+ N) g. x
      H6K4 Mavis x 60 J. _# o# Q: X, l8 f
4 n( X4 i& L- |# c- M! ^0 u
Japanese aircraft losses
( u$ e  H% p" }, y* w      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged# m$ n& c+ j! h4 I

# `* A7 @/ S4 L/ d4 r& \Allied Ships8 i8 `  U: q3 X* t! ~$ Y2 h' o
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130, b+ Q- L! {% b* N
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
, ]# a6 `) o( X( j; n2 w0 b' u  J  o. U' k: G* p6 E
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( k1 O7 G# s$ Y7 uEstimated time to target is 12 minutes) F, r4 [& e' l4 q4 V

3 y  C5 O- Y( d. VJapanese aircraft
  h) F/ `& w& X9 R% l' p' y      A5M4 Claude x 40 U- E) M# V" P( f8 d3 i
      G4M1 Betty x 12
: ~, c. ?  t* W4 x* t7 _( P3 C2 m/ n" o1 X1 h5 p8 S
Allied aircraft
2 X1 s9 y) n# A! d" n% P5 R      no flights
9 B+ I  Q  F4 {' n
# c6 g# ?3 \8 w$ m9 WNo Japanese losses7 O2 c7 S5 z1 M
1 K0 H1 J$ ~' {5 [" U" W0 ^" s8 n
Allied aircraft losses8 W+ Z2 _/ k) A1 T
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed# F2 h) V; E; G0 O) ?4 j1 @

4 i" G" y6 f$ q0 y1 S* jAllied Ships
5 v- P  I. R6 A      CL Hobart7 L' q- c; H7 t7 Q/ z3 q
      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' r; e0 B; l$ g0 W, {: Q& `
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
, n5 B- X0 j% y6 r# J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
( {, S- p) Q2 Z* c8 O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
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud  `: y  L+ X5 o

& z; Y7 h1 U, {$ }: v' FRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., J* M5 U" c+ o4 e
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) [2 I, w2 c2 J# p
      A5M4 Claude x 4
8 J" |3 l& }( F, d      A6M2 Zero x 22
7 ]/ o, N% X  P3 p; F      G3M2 Nell x 17
9 |! s& e& D$ N
& x4 k5 n# s/ ^7 ?1 y6 zAllied aircraft
, Y3 [/ @( v) M6 ^- w8 ~      P-40E Warhawk x 6/ k% B  T! h# y4 `8 }% m4 V: @% U
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
2 W: g% m4 D( G, v) S/ {) m: g; B2 o0 C  _; y) G* s
Japanese aircraft losses& w& W+ u2 O# @% P8 Q1 b  Q7 p
      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed, M3 {1 G! R( k0 b
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed9 v9 T# Y2 _' T. M
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Allied aircraft losses( g$ b" t7 |3 _* h' `& ~
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 q! Z8 [  `% x; _

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Allied ground losses:* w9 t2 X7 T' _  j
      21 casualties reported; W2 n, S* ]* J
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, {& s/ p5 n4 u* x
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 Y/ \( p6 d9 j+ E2 V0 Z& @8 a% `         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 427 p0 ]% t8 h& C; f' v4 s
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。。。。; a& S5 L+ e' x, y3 S3 m+ h* `1 D
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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6 U6 r! H! }% r' h4 J9 m- _4 o# kNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards6 U, b2 p$ q1 @  c- \
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Japanese Ships5 _+ t/ o/ ?: e5 ]( j( w( m% K: e; j
      CA Haguro
+ ]5 T) c8 X4 {: f, _7 ~      DD Shiratsuyu6 M& A! q2 h" J
      DD Shigure- R/ z3 G9 P) p. H
      DD Yugure
' W8 ^! G1 _$ m      DD Ariake
" Y* L: [! f* q" H      DD Akebono/ F! ]# b7 g# M* f
      DD Sazanami
) n1 a' J# Y: C4 M  A$ j      DD Ushio  D1 k, [- r) u$ v
      DD Yayoi6 |. T- q* v" M# x1 Z8 m# W& M

( g: w( J$ H+ \& x# T+ CAllied Ships2 E# ]0 r$ B/ I1 F- p
      CA Australia: U  M3 V! s! I* B
      CL Hobart
) x5 ?2 K0 c7 G      DD Sims6 x! {, |' I3 W
      DD Anderson
5 j+ }* p1 F% ~5 k" C      DD Perkins
& D3 L: Y8 N& i# |8 n7 f6 c      DD Dewey2 N" s9 V+ _( X& N
      DD Worden$ S& s+ P: ]6 a( l
      DD Whipple
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$ ?/ p2 R* D3 e9 ^1 ?0 U2 s. b# @2 w$ c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
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Japanese aircraft
. @7 G7 Y' ?8 R      no flights  _& I7 K+ O6 I

! r. A8 f! E3 J' sJapanese aircraft losses( {* y! p. R1 P1 m! Q- D5 K
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
6 H/ J! R: K3 t/ D6 [      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ R2 n% [3 p/ |7 c! Q1 j/ Q' }      E Oite4 ]0 y1 D' X! R7 ]' K2 r# E
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# \1 p* N  j. A  Y/ S, ~
      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk2 U( u* A" f' G' g' h0 B
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires5 {9 \: x; j! W: _3 H+ |
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk0 `/ `3 v, \6 S
      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 B4 ~( l' u1 N; U+ q+ O2 t3 a
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, H- S5 o' Z: ]6 X
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- L/ B3 n0 A; [% S% f$ a      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk7 m: f9 W! [$ O; Q6 H4 W2 q
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- t9 S, D, M8 z; ^
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
4 O1 t) d+ o% g7 ]0 E      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( {( y1 ]7 {. k" G" i  ~      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships; T8 S/ h* s1 Y" \2 F. t
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
) {! r  i9 g, b2 n9 g+ L      CL Hobart, Shell hits 44 ]9 `  e3 e  m6 T
      DD Sims) U4 T$ Y% f: Z+ @% u1 |
      DD Anderson
3 ~9 \+ ?4 m# o; k" h4 `      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2% [3 w- W5 f* |2 U2 \% E; d0 |
      DD Dewey
# N" o7 E( {( S7 n$ \5 j      DD Worden, Shell hits 15 B2 F, e1 T  Q" ^) n
      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2
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! g! \; o5 {# @$ u6 f  qJapanese ground losses:/ ]* i4 r" `; F  [
      3411 casualties reported; A) ^- b# A7 W9 D" l: B! \# N
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled
1 u' `; |! Y! @- T         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled5 o3 ?- V3 i) D
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
, w( l- r3 D& d" L      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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# a5 ^+ ?# s7 v/ K) SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 D8 a9 p; K3 S. S4 V: L8 [
      Wirraway x 6% d/ B  j: {0 j; D8 ?7 q$ Z
      P-40E Warhawk x 4& Z& Q% _& l5 v+ R# F4 E( O
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No Allied losses& \( |* I, W' j& W: ~0 k
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Japanese Ships
4 ?7 s4 i$ ~7 f9 _      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! o$ Q* k! M! o/ ~) j      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk8 X$ O% G) |2 y0 Z: G& x
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Japanese ground losses:; w) {9 {- ~5 ]4 k3 f" g
      131 casualties reported
) x) \- I2 A' P. Z% j         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ q$ Z! h+ U5 Y: m2 A. b. W         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled$ e1 [1 t# p1 a- C
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  f  I# c; x# b      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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: A! J& `0 G9 }# S, KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# @- i; h& }, |( SEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 _6 a( }% h& O  c      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Allied losses) }0 q5 e' K7 ~. }& j  h

9 T' {' C9 X7 K, X; W( u$ rJapanese Ships
$ s* Q# D( m4 d) I4 y      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage9 S  S$ }9 P9 }$ T$ F
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Japanese ground losses:8 k) i$ [. k$ S7 D( L0 q" b
      188 casualties reported
' i3 u* z6 Q. N: l/ K& k1 r         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 x% W: g! J1 H- p8 W9 E         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
- s$ Q$ Q' u0 U! q' c, j         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 R" i: X/ }, @$ S. D: X' c- f) N      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 x9 D7 E( B/ U- [
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  j2 t" Z% a, f+ s9 tAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , b2 O3 O! i5 y1 `. T

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/ _, [: H( t7 m) fRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% U, ?5 {* w6 D. m/ l- f; ^Estimated time to target is 8 minutes( J9 T& K9 P/ Q6 D9 s
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Japanese aircraft5 v! W; G& M* o% J6 G% l
      A6M2 Zero x 17
9 m+ |' L; D; X! ?" m& O' @      G4M1 Betty x 25
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Allied aircraft
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( s- _" Z: z/ t- i      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1% C+ a- _  O. c

8 N0 ?. {5 w% h! \& g' |Japanese aircraft losses, ]5 \# D) U' ?9 _
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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7 g0 [. b) `6 n4 N  hAllied aircraft losses, V0 u- s$ K( @
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage