AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 10, 42# k c7 {' h! ], C2 L" E3 S
* x4 b% N% W& Y2 s9 B+ r0 E1 Z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: S8 I. R3 Q& X; {- I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards: `6 e& ~1 s/ z" ~6 _
( \* H$ U* q( y& ^ U5 QJapanese Ships6 Y- C1 c+ R: j
CM Tsugaru
6 { Y. U7 e$ n4 t# t* C9 v: k7 X DD Yayoi
$ a" W2 C5 ~+ N) l E Oite
7 A7 Y( e) ~. o. t+ h1 i" d" ^/ T2 b4 }+ T; E E Asanagi, @( u, u& c3 t( M" z5 c1 H
DMS W.20" T# R7 K2 d, r, A& g m
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
8 n* u$ y6 a" A) H+ g$ Y1 @ xAKL Noshiro Maru #2. }' k8 P4 t8 O. j2 y- J
xAK Canberra Maru
' {: |, C) w$ C7 w xAK Kansai Maru0 |& z% j; h9 E
xAK Kagu Maru
( e/ t J$ j- F! i xAK Asakaze Maru
8 V. _8 q3 Z7 E; [0 w xAK Sinsei Maru
$ M( i5 r! g, `% K$ W4 u' Y xAK Ikushima Maru
! W: P/ y# R' P5 g) @4 V6 Y+ M$ t5 P. u xAK Kasuga Maru #2* D0 u& ]% ~6 N. w: U0 E# `9 }. F) ?
xAK Aso Maru+ U4 d! n. O. i$ Y L# { N8 }5 _# {
/ B: b4 e ^; X1 [* j/ w6 B9 r! w4 VAllied Ships% Z8 v$ S* L3 O: d3 V# T
CA Chicago, heavy damage( o, v- @& f$ ?+ a
6 k- O0 u+ v: S; ^) \- q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 b n' |3 d, z& x* ]
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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# w; w' e) M5 r) M) \Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,131
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CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, Y" n+ X$ \$ I+ `/ l2 W2 c" s
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. M+ x. h) \$ n& dNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards
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CA Myoko) ]. W% y8 h% j# v$ M# s; R
CA Kako, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
# O/ h; j# Y, u" r2 K# P' h DD Akebono
. G2 G" P) d3 g J* X) y0 G) A DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships
' P* D8 A/ v3 f; Y CA Chester, Shell hits 1! V+ k3 l- Y& t3 Y5 O; v
CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" k! v$ \2 u+ S) c k0 i! O, Q CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
+ ?+ o4 m, `% e- N/ Z) z DD Morris, Shell hits 4, on fire! ?" e3 e, C; ^7 X3 O$ A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
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no flights) N( p0 f4 C( m. A& h
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SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage3 v0 [# E, ~5 E& f, E
DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
. A+ t" X0 W. z1 |# C/ [ DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships1 p! b. j% w4 E3 u
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 @) ^0 ]9 h: E9 F6 ~! \* V5 R
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
1 u- n7 D& Y8 l6 w- x) ^- c3 {- Q CA Australia, Shell hits 2& f5 S* k1 q# ?1 j) M# `9 X- E
DD Sims, Shell hits 1
# F0 K' S% P5 K Q DD Anderson
( P& r# W1 O$ G& L DD Perkins) ]6 V4 }5 ^- m- L# R0 H
DD Dewey, Shell hits 1, on fire
* x- a; Q) z( O% O U; g& K DD Worden
8 [: u( N1 u6 a# W* z$ [7 U DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: _1 M- z9 y$ E# I2 j6 [$ ~ DD Whipple! ~. c3 @* }# `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards# {, z: G m- E/ j$ S: ?
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no flights# v3 N9 K. ^) C: i" Y4 o" j
! i6 |$ a- d3 d+ Y5 [" RJapanese aircraft losses
* L7 w% w& F- F8 e: t S0 @9 @ E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
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9 \" M/ j* k W: L8 E CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk+ ~# Z/ \ H+ X/ O- O
DD Ushio
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! Y5 r0 |4 J: n. ]" J CA Minneapolis
+ i' Q, ~& Q/ D# e! h CA Australia, Shell hits 1$ w+ Z! z4 i+ E) u7 O
DD Sims, Shell hits 16 P0 A# E5 O- B% k
DD Anderson! d1 V9 X% k; H7 o6 q9 H
DD Perkins
& s* P0 g6 ?2 y8 z! ^ DD Dewey/ W3 N( m/ Z9 X# P" u
DD Worden
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8 K' L3 I; Z) MNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
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( C! G& ?& \: _( ]" `: J AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
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: u! P6 i0 U+ ^# k CA Minneapolis
& J# Y, s0 {- T2 q- P2 D CA Australia: r3 Z' M3 j. h) g& Z/ i
DD Sims5 T* ?$ p" ]' m% D
DD Anderson4 k6 B2 y+ C! l) H0 B1 E
DD Perkins& r, j8 W4 K1 H8 w8 P
DD Dewey
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DD Whipple |