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" M1 `" y- q N- e G0 z$ m
不过虽然日军上陆成功,但是战斗力只剩29,即使再来一个回合,也无法攻下莫港了" N$ C% a2 H. {4 G/ ?4 g
: |5 a4 L2 x8 E' A/ |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 14, 42, [9 W& v5 D5 U5 b
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. h% a% R L) A' F# E. Z/ `Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)8 Z0 b) X- V0 w0 w/ V2 F! }
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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Japanese Ships6 O3 K% j: s; T
DD Shiratsuyu
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled2 s R2 q. Y, P6 P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 J. r' a& X/ g. f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 x3 ~2 f* ~% u( H* a1 t; k
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards6 \* y/ U! @0 N0 \; R% N
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Japanese Ships1 j2 y3 R9 u$ h" a( h
DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships! U* ?, O6 k+ P7 Y5 v+ f7 s: l9 n, }/ [
DD Anderson" {0 U8 T' ]/ r; O: ]
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)( l2 e+ x- O9 N8 S( U( H2 U) [% p
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Allied Bombardment attack
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/ s6 U1 h) k, X* b0 B2 {Attacking force 1691 troops, 28 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
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Defending force 711 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29/ E d4 W4 u$ L# U @
' s3 f$ H: z/ l7 F- z% FAssaulting units:, i3 I& s% K& o" j- G7 J
49th Australian Battalion: q: N9 P, q- _' `& B C# F
Port Moresby Brigade2 x8 i" h1 O7 H' Y: Q. A! c% C! t
15th RAAF Base Force/ h0 F% E+ g2 E9 \, X# S! C) W* Z
V US Bomber Cmnd , q0 M9 \: e* l, `3 V! b c
. a0 s( _% Q/ m: m) M s4 mDefending units:$ W/ p: x! n7 d2 p0 u K
Kure 3rd SNLF /22 j0 ], b6 T. ^5 _- m
144th Infantry Rgt /2 |