大脸猫

3 [; Y$ |2 i: p* g" s2 [
: w9 T4 H/ v( h$ T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. Z5 K7 P+ j$ Z8 t) T7 c. k
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* q, r8 W0 A6 p( S/ t
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 {6 e: W" b% F" W! N
Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
- \2 U/ j1 H* B, D8 B + r) K+ H; N- q) P; @
TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
& s! m) K. p$ C* B! f
( M5 ^5 Y( P% V/ P! Y, I' U1 ^Japanese ground losses:# E# b( \+ X) I. h5 H* v3 ?( w, c
      160 casualties reported
0 b; N5 g7 p/ x; }  Q5 K# x         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled; {* @" b+ @9 n8 D% K* l( r0 ?8 d
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" c% {. B( i5 b( m3 u2 D' y         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# e; }/ E8 c6 G4 @8 f
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
% i6 g. [* E+ i1 k5 i7 LCV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
( i# H, }# M: L9 v8 s* ]; ]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' B' I4 j! F; Q- K
CV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援# h% h0 z. Q( l$ w( X/ l
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
* N9 q& p1 Z" H
: o5 J7 Z" U# K1 o/ S. ^# f于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开; G/ ^/ H# ~. h$ v, W: Y
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/ o, B3 J+ s' j$ V6 b* h" G

) m9 ^- p( Y& B1 W4 X2 T: U5 q$ U夜间第一场水面战，重巡青叶号重创，轻巡龙田号大火4 h, u5 ~) f7 u
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------# K8 f# p9 {* v% D8 Y' w2 c
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards2 U' |6 O( O8 E% j* P

  g) S% U  r8 v/ ?; E# SJapanese Ships
) d( ?; n' ~$ a6 d      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ P# @* R/ z" H# Q      CA Kinugasa
) D; W1 j. d7 S5 R, d2 l& p  v$ u      CA Furutaka7 C. |( z9 S8 q3 |6 C
      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire% \6 H' R; L  \0 j  `& c' j/ Z+ H
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire
& f: l  c# [: e      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
- R0 O' G; b1 X9 O7 M! v5 V, d      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire3 R) k8 o5 t4 O1 u$ t
      DD Mutsuki
( j1 d  ?5 W+ v4 g  L      DD Yayoi6 |/ y7 g3 t$ {% I# ?5 N& I# A4 r

# T' W+ T! s1 XAllied Ships
9 K+ C' @* f' w      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
' N7 c; `0 _1 T8 m% O7 i+ O! i      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 24 O( g7 j* U& u7 w5 n
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire1 L7 S5 n4 B& f4 P7 F3 |
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3  B- g- e2 s7 W" V% a6 L
      DD Sims5 H" M# x  s- _  p+ ~6 C4 ~* t. R1 A
      DD Dewey+ N% @7 K' O) O0 ?# r! _; J- n. f; ~
      DD Worden3 X( x, u+ D$ e+ R5 Q7 F
      DD Aylwin
% n; v' d3 R  O' D& k3 V- s5 y; a% T      DD Whipple, Q8 C9 z; y% y( ]# w# A
" A8 h0 l2 Z. f9 V5 F& O1 Y( P
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' b: u7 I1 F9 L& G
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 N" N8 @8 j$ c  b& e+ \# XSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1333 U3 a. G% O/ Q0 k

2 ^  n" ~! f2 p- U7 I( g7 j" M# W. MJapanese Ships
9 j0 f' l% E6 R      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage- f6 t5 S# \: ]5 }* r
      xAK Sinsei Maru
! o. l& f9 o1 Y& ~4 z2 g      xAK Canberra Maru
  Q% z% {5 B5 K6 s/ x! N      E Asanagi& k, }3 v5 j# L+ @; G
      E Oite, }; B5 ?5 v- H0 i0 Z8 a5 H# p8 `
, K1 c. C; S: V
Allied Ships+ y! ~8 _3 h# U' u' |
      SS S-44
2 W9 D( l6 ~* M" q% i
, V2 t9 P+ }. g2 sJapanese ground losses:6 Q' z$ I9 K& t3 N2 T
      9 casualties reported& W7 z% p) K. z. |/ p$ W
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 {' w7 q! Q& j" V( ^% c5 {
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 W. l9 t# A; a  s5 }  U
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 a1 \. Z& L! W& g, U( k' b5 @6 _( }3 X
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$ @2 z, k, b. M: T) O) e( ^2 k( h
Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
/ F+ o& Z" g* p1 K( y  Q3 f  w8 I3 O( {9 ?$ h; j% ~" G) M, e
Japanese Ships
; e# X5 W( j1 _9 f' _5 O; b; H) D, B      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage* i1 i! P6 X& w  I2 L5 L/ v$ ~
7 i" T0 u9 L' X
Allied Ships
. x% ]& W" H. d" e5 h+ |. W      SS S-440 Y1 [  q, E9 U. E2 n1 w" e- k
: P, P% q0 ]2 s. N8 T
Japanese ground losses:
6 }2 t4 O: ?  L7 b      36 casualties reported2 ~# B1 r6 t. v1 d3 q. i% O% ^2 W
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled) I- Q  G8 u7 I$ E+ h
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled3 P6 q% ]0 x5 E5 d# {. X7 F
         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 2 h4 Y: _+ ]# Z7 A) s: d* K
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------' n# i1 b6 m+ g# o9 ~7 X+ J
Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards+ `7 j& \5 S- i2 d7 M! a* ^

5 L+ W* G* D1 [Japanese Ships
5 [8 E9 ?! H) [0 v. j5 T      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
- S5 `4 n& u5 K! L  b7 M      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire( u& H4 |; d' _, k0 W1 b
      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire" B( D/ v" B* Z* i; k2 W
      CL Tenryu
! m+ {8 y( n' O0 i) S/ _9 j7 x      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires, O' e& A' @4 o3 e9 Y  Z
      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  ?% t- m% `: r1 j, }" n9 }1 L  k- t* Q/ ?
Allied Ships
9 J! Z, f  q6 X0 s1 F8 h/ y7 ?      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
8 R1 q: I* _' o* K$ Z; `# a/ I      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage, B8 ^4 M$ g( h# [9 }
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
, @4 `" M  I3 y8 L) n5 Z      DD Anderson5 M( Z+ y: ~9 G
      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
) @& d% v$ _( A4 Y: R      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
: |* R1 P6 \4 |重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创
- I2 j& B7 F5 K/ v# D, @' O. D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
( l4 P6 b- q1 a  ~% \1 i+ qMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
/ [% b) x7 c. c. W9 G  O- x) E1 W3 v ( s% u0 \1 J, N% Y$ R6 P# g
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
: _# b- @5 Y8 N7 |9 }
/ a5 ]& O" K$ ?; h+ i( tRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 T1 ]2 Z$ t* ?3 W& Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 f3 S' U8 ~1 ~6 R7 B

3 }3 \/ ~# h0 o0 T: O3 JJapanese aircraft5 |! q, _/ f: [5 F
      A6M2 Zero x 4
* ]4 N" f3 s5 x* F ! n+ I  {2 ^% ~5 X: q4 ]) r! i
Allied aircraft
, R, _# x/ C5 c& `- J) d% A      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16& y& F- E! R& @: S/ \' b- l: q
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2* s) P1 }2 P8 _% r$ I! O

% V* e# O/ F" P  e) b1 P6 lNo Japanese losses
/ f  Z& U' |. r% k
; I: }" Z6 l5 ?/ m3 dAllied aircraft losses
2 I8 a# b& `- J+ O* S      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 J. G5 w& D1 {  t! u+ S & R" F$ j. ?# k
Japanese Ships0 V) P' P3 c/ t4 y8 r+ g
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires% Z: ?( Q0 J9 u. e
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires0 ?5 B* g; c* k: l
      CA Furutaka,  on fire
, N1 P' D) m9 B- l  [7 ^8 O4 T8 B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  I, Z) G+ g2 F
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133) h! ~( y' l. e8 ^% n8 U- a

. u. e9 X7 x+ H+ N1 I4 }; j, @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" V' u( G8 L; x: O9 Y. \% D
1 b" O3 @" i0 w" u( E- F2 p6 U
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., F1 y! t0 R# E& X6 K) W
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes( n* B1 ~; ?& Q2 B0 _% G! l1 F
" g8 y' v& [- ]2 C
Japanese aircraft
" ?0 g& Y+ C5 W! n2 }      A6M2 Zero x 19' W% _! |( u2 e
. L4 I2 \0 |. p6 ^# F- U: K) J
Allied aircraft. L1 L0 S& W" ]
      P-40E Warhawk x 1. z7 O" R, E4 S
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9. ^1 V3 O4 C  `$ U& M+ k) F1 p
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2$ \- Y9 p6 {+ [, e/ l# X
8 ~7 T. d+ K$ n" ?! a- ?* i
No Japanese losses% J% d8 ^! Q' X' X' L
' ^' U! C5 U8 o
Allied aircraft losses
( A. ?! J2 v1 X      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed7 ?! o1 h4 @( S; [
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged! Y% j2 w9 K) N8 \% M
# [9 X4 @/ q* P+ `& D# y7 c+ I$ L
Japanese Ships/ f* S# Z+ H/ M
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ v2 X; g% Z! v: x3 i# p: a' \
      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
/ a4 [0 b1 L  m+ E8 ~0 B
+ W7 ?0 _: r. J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
/ y' u7 u0 {4 {9 E/ d/ i# F! W$ O8 J--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 T9 b; g& s% B; c; u2 f. ]  B
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
/ o. s0 Q- v1 c0 G" F. }  S$ c
" M- C7 ]1 }, L, u8 I7 \Weather in hex: Overcast
) y) S& E' {0 H% W- N6 c/ r) ?0 } # V) e# h6 `& ^/ o1 L3 q5 R) z
Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 S2 p3 a8 [6 S, LEstimated time to target is 42 minutes, E# E9 m. V) i- C, ^
8 w, ]% D( J7 T4 Y7 C9 \( R$ \  S
Japanese aircraft0 T. ^* p6 k2 Z
      A6M2 Zero x 26
  F8 c5 x( S# O. }- K5 X8 r- S. v      B5N1 Kate x 3- U6 X( z% F, q- p
      B5N2 Kate x 12
0 \% D9 d, o% c; L* H      D3A1 Val x 299 N! a5 ]1 c( }) U. ?: E
9 k# w+ E1 ~9 A
Allied aircraft3 `, M3 m4 N" ~- I
      P-40E Warhawk x 19
5 R% Z3 ^: C. t6 n" l. e, @      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
( X# ~4 ^5 T) G* N8 C# C 6 z6 q4 S# n4 o4 m+ P
Japanese aircraft losses! y; r* h) k* t- ]
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
. c9 V7 E+ T% p" d, l0 Q& }" i      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
+ d; H( G8 z5 C! W, D% `# r      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
, l& Q0 o. \0 `9 `! {4 R$ o      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged0 C  l+ [5 A) ~( G' J) q
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
+ ^. e9 C. o( ]' @2 b
8 m! k3 ?5 C8 l3 S( o! Z( w4 `) oNo Allied losses
( l$ A8 Y. ^5 B! {% \ 4 ~. M/ ^" v2 g0 l2 x4 O7 m
Allied Ships' N* o$ v! X$ i5 B4 X" c" ?
      CA Australia0 f% h' F$ K+ ^# t* i  l1 P
      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
4 _  x! Q* G2 L      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
% g+ j* C  a! O) v: C& M& r      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
! e" k8 j* i) ~! a( c$ x      DD Worden
- Y* ^+ N! I1 |) W8 K+ h      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
5 ~1 s+ [  J8 t8 T* |$ z大战结束后，双方都在调整部署
$ ]/ C# L& n0 q, e) d5 c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
# n) x2 p! B/ k- H# n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" f3 @1 B! s, T2 X8 a' N
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! _  ~$ l3 F) b1 `5 A" L
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. V! M" P* O, s  h+ @7 @4 y/ ZSubmarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133* E1 B$ h& F. I: d1 f

9 R+ v  O3 Y7 e2 j" n, m5 DJapanese Ships% Q3 R6 L( b. s7 m: w) w
      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage' k& x8 W  k9 p, G

6 C2 V: o# O1 z3 JAllied Ships
) v5 u' w7 m5 \5 a  \* n$ s5 {      SS S-47& `, J1 ~% u6 b5 ?1 F" d: _

9 K/ _7 K1 V' y' T" H9 ]: v: t# V6 _3 N/ `3 K1 v
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: k1 a) K$ r2 xAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
7 q; e) d+ p0 k1 [8 F; k
2 n$ S+ g5 i% d( b/ ^Weather in hex: Partial cloud' h0 H; B4 |& f

4 C% z: ?# ]5 x" B8 H6 YRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ ?' z8 F9 Q0 m+ z" AEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
( |2 v8 s: T* M& `* ~/ ?
9 a9 _$ q6 R% A7 Y7 `2 y+ kJapanese aircraft
  U2 F" ~1 w( u/ z9 u" w2 W" |1 W      A6M2 Zero x 23
5 E" c8 _, ^6 ~5 \  y6 O      B5N1 Kate x 2
" m& g& C6 U+ u. C7 |+ U      B5N2 Kate x 12! k6 f7 g; M& Q( Y- A
      D3A1 Val x 123 X2 j7 S& }- H! g4 U; n
/ p' K5 E. [2 h: g
Allied aircraft8 M- F# n; g5 _
      P-40E Warhawk x 10
, i+ e7 Q2 |4 l3 c$ U      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10/ {0 B5 U& O+ @5 P
3 \& B# N0 c) D) G1 C$ s
Japanese aircraft losses
! y* @2 N3 @7 K      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% P7 h: B/ o1 \$ s
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak2 @: m& y! t3 v! }2 i1 t; _0 E
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ [6 x( O8 m0 s" m$ f* f      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
/ O6 o  c$ m7 w      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- E( T3 G4 Y7 V

; K! W9 U; }4 aAllied aircraft losses
: S' w' E! D. R+ M4 w' ~' g% ?% C      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
: O) [+ F% e  b* o6 K      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground' L9 n, O4 H0 c% E, e+ V; O2 G
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged) n! a  _: F8 Q" B, V, K
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
8 b: b3 |( h3 |8 f' [      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground2 [/ _: @; k. e4 y
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground" V$ s! Z2 q6 ~! V$ _2 ]+ U
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground: A+ [- ]( k" j1 e% k9 ]; ^% @

$ P0 ]; a% [; B  C# r/ e
' c4 ^1 _+ z3 {5 `7 q# BAllied ground losses:$ g5 Q7 H' C' X+ U8 O) z* C
      4 casualties reported. r& _+ W% ^+ H& y( I
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 a1 j& N4 R) V( z+ T7 v+ {
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! `2 C9 S' e5 o3 ], A. [; Y" r         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ f/ i! |& b4 C7 p- K# x' r4 E
2 y' f" q6 ?: E# DAirbase hits 1
, V7 a$ [3 J* S3 CAirbase supply hits 2: _' b/ L0 S' h5 k
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
& D; v0 {/ a/ M3 V! I! l+ Y
. a. l8 l6 R$ S: V* K  N. i& O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
/ e3 o9 Q0 V" `/ p& @2 E# H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& Z+ {( Z) w6 A( f, f' @: V; WNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards  A; }  J3 O  d, A

0 f9 [5 e6 h) mJapanese Ships
/ Y1 l# X( W9 S5 |/ N+ ]  v3 r7 p      CM Tsugaru; l% _8 q/ }0 r! I2 O  z# n  T
      DD Yayoi
) B, N: T6 R! z9 Q      E Oite
+ K$ P/ o3 x7 L; b7 W$ _      E Asanagi
% V/ s- W4 i! m      DMS W.20
* r. H) Y1 S8 u( y9 P% i      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
2 m+ [( u+ p/ D+ z$ z      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2" ~# |! k- l3 J
      xAK Canberra Maru
7 e2 p3 M4 u; T& ]7 k* B( `      xAK Kansai Maru
9 m' \& n0 S7 {* v5 X      xAK Kagu Maru
8 t; ^8 R6 y" ^( S0 t      xAK Asakaze Maru
  i8 c1 z3 s2 D; I# e' K6 }! u- J      xAK Sinsei Maru/ ~3 C$ ]8 E& g1 w  A4 }+ m
      xAK Ikushima Maru( H$ w7 w# J8 p' l# U; V
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2
* ]) n) ~) v7 M5 b      xAK Aso Maru' T  |/ J1 c& y1 D
! o$ L9 D. x  D+ p" D
Allied Ships
1 G5 c  R9 C! G      CA Chicago,  heavy damage& B' K$ E1 g4 I1 \6 ^" P$ _

, i. O/ k  d7 [9 z' y+ Y& e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- ?3 ^- @7 T- 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
' a2 P; I2 o- h8 v1 \. a5 g: |$ R--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! ~/ j+ Z5 b2 h6 a( DSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
& N2 n( j+ r: K4 N* i( {3 X
7 b1 U( o/ ?: H* y& S" TJapanese Ships7 g% t# P! Y- o; A% c0 u9 p
      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& X7 p1 ~* o" M& L6 `
. {1 l( }2 ?, b8 Z  y, o2 h
Allied Ships
7 C% @- o( u" N7 p7 C      SS S-47$ b4 C" ^1 E) Q0 F: {, i, }
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 m  D6 x3 }! ]  f1 e% d
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards, @5 X' ]6 t9 ^4 W3 t) A

3 ?; r6 {' e5 T  NJapanese Ships
) S" J+ e( a7 A      CA Myoko- O% {- n' ]3 C$ i/ i
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 ^  t3 b1 l' h
      DD Akebono
4 B; U0 E/ c$ f& y* Y6 D1 c2 a; w      DD Sazanami  n2 O2 j& J1 |9 U- |/ u
      DD Ushio6 }  l+ _: R- g9 l

( I/ _* [, {/ aAllied Ships) H5 z2 ?- e6 z4 K6 e1 j
      CA Chester, Shell hits 14 h0 ~- m1 _+ L+ @' G
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 l( w1 V  x. s; ~# i7 p! w! Y8 y4 j
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
" O; E, d3 B7 Y/ g: G1 k' A      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire8 U: }+ G2 r3 I& `
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ ^0 S  d8 }8 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards3 H6 X! I* o% R- r5 j% i

4 X4 I5 _* m* Y  j' P( }Allied aircraft: D. i% G, C. b; Z1 e
      no flights5 c* }$ R7 Z1 d2 w

& T4 Q) o% V" r# `  MAllied aircraft losses
9 G  {3 n. |# j      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed: w- ~3 D) r6 V7 h
5 I. g6 ^) B/ T% e" T& o' O
Japanese Ships) }: b$ a! g1 \- K+ e
      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 l& \  ^* k: r  e' K      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
3 L* I- ?6 d/ s& j9 E& {      DD Sazanami4 P& P0 Y) M6 J

& h& h# x' a+ d+ O# \Allied Ships
' G, P1 `4 Q  i  d      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 b2 S+ x& W1 A4 Z7 y3 L" Y: ]      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1+ h) q! h" C# K, f
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
5 U) i* e/ D+ C) u" n      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
$ F# N3 I% \8 H' Y, e6 H- J      DD Anderson
# d5 h2 T+ L, [1 g( f      DD Perkins
& S; V: z: ]+ e( N      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire5 j. I9 f& Y$ B5 N1 L
      DD Worden
  ?0 |5 N% v4 W( Y" o! u      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 c9 F& O: N8 q8 @      DD Whipple
- a' [6 |7 e+ T$ |! L--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ N' _7 G' k/ i3 A. C7 W. iNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
6 F( p5 @0 K2 _" O- G) h: j# \$ O; d. X
Japanese aircraft
  p% M9 J% f# }( S) B+ l      no flights% L) z: v. L5 G
( q2 t: R9 A1 j4 b- M" E
Japanese aircraft losses1 G" }2 M1 [% ]. n' L" x
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
# k. g5 {: u; O" l# F2 s
: E6 s" |2 S* d8 N. ~# s/ tJapanese Ships  @; F( R0 x) _' K9 O2 F6 _
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
# ]$ M. ^" [6 H! }# a7 Q      DD Ushio  n$ S) b0 D: Y; l7 _" k! {) s

' N# _7 T! V2 B* _+ d# EAllied Ships
& R1 V8 z- ^5 a$ n* z/ ~      CA Minneapolis7 ~8 e) Q; O# H& c
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
0 S/ L7 @( K# R  G3 ?+ L      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
. d7 X/ c0 i: J9 v$ [      DD Anderson: r" s2 R: B0 J3 i
      DD Perkins' d5 u9 ~  m0 s8 n7 l; {8 C
      DD Dewey
" ~9 R/ t# i# a! Y6 p      DD Worden" _# W3 E+ W4 e5 r/ l# ]" ]6 X0 Q
      DD Whipple7 h- r$ c4 z( J4 m8 W& `5 I
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------* [5 \, v! e# w  z
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
5 {# N( K$ _: E. q6 o) G7 Q& |3 W! T+ L2 R
Japanese Ships8 U! n. i5 U$ U# S1 g9 I
      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk9 D3 ^, o8 q# k! d4 E# w; m
1 C* {1 _. z9 A- }* l; \. d! m
Allied Ships
$ A# k% H" o3 i$ Q2 Z, P7 s      CA Minneapolis5 o( q3 x& D( Y2 ^; @
      CA Australia
6 a6 K* j0 |- I* {! C5 j2 `2 v      DD Sims
" F# }( k7 M+ K" R      DD Anderson; W4 j1 Y) R/ |  U% l* ^
      DD Perkins- G4 J" Q( i1 u& l$ h3 j; o* m/ P
      DD Dewey4 \5 I# ^- @6 m/ h- A
      DD Worden
' T# \8 {0 _2 I* |" U( m3 x      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
  e% Q, Q3 q7 D8 K- [# S0 s, j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
% ~; \  r8 r+ T' R5 V' G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# l; R7 |1 T4 p& `Sub attack near Townsville  at 92,144
$ G8 Q8 v; k  L9 _& D' T, B% ]: @# R
Japanese Ships" ]( z( p/ ^: s% C& A2 U$ k$ J1 w
      SS I-272 V% g6 j+ s9 f; b
1 _; W$ O) J& z6 A2 D7 a- N
Allied Ships
! p% K: g$ u5 f      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage% d% p4 @5 \* u: K5 ~' c8 V
      DD Hammann
) ?/ G9 M" O- v' p: b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" ?' N& g" n2 s; N; ~- \6 `
Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130
1 ~% e$ ^; r, b: H. O/ }7 i1 U
! r. \9 ^2 @0 eJapanese Ships$ L5 i5 T. I( `( j5 d) y
      SS I-21
2 w: q6 s3 q( x2 F! c
; Y9 }; d) m6 s! }5 iAllied Ships
9 D  B: e. f3 @      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
( f5 t2 J. @; f& k3 K7 Z8 d      DD Morris6 |$ b0 ~, u6 j* E0 ?+ t  J
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 a9 p2 d5 g0 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& ~, }- ~/ B# U" Y

1 w' E- z9 M" o4 r+ B$ H7 E+ pWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ c/ z( s4 V+ n0 F# B/ b
2 V& v2 t$ A' g- n7 ^$ D
Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. E. P0 d) f4 P; ]+ [: uEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 n3 R" \9 T) n0 a
* O0 A6 w1 O! E9 n7 l$ s/ }6 U* r) i
Japanese aircraft
* X7 e1 c4 z3 F+ d1 f1 U      A6M2 Zero x 21
! d3 }% I0 [5 d8 b% J      B5N2 Kate x 11
4 j6 h5 A/ F! r      D3A1 Val x 17
% ?; v. N+ V& t! t& \- {
6 O, Y2 K2 k9 H4 ^5 X& u; b% H+ AAllied aircraft8 v( c8 B! Y( S6 ?/ F
      P-40E Warhawk x 8
( |0 H+ G" E; V/ O, Z0 S+ G      F4F-3 Wildcat x 41 H, e$ w' U+ u2 f( P8 c% S
+ V1 @1 }, \' T" q: T+ w! M
Japanese aircraft losses! E( I& t& X9 }( j
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
" d+ ^/ x% _- \  c      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged+ x/ i) b6 n. ?3 T& z# g% h
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
* \5 \! M' g+ g# t2 D8 M( j# X; U      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
7 j; Q% ~! Q: ~0 w! A      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
/ M  B- _& O0 ^  |
( D$ q- G& C5 y- t  u2 r8 o$ oAllied aircraft losses
' z, I% p- ?! Z& Y      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
! O% x, D% Z" M      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* [7 r9 K5 `. E4 c3 }0 p) R0 m+ s# j
3 B  {1 y9 V  D; E4 |6 r$ fAllied Ships
- b& z! @* r, d( W3 R      CA Minneapolis' R4 L, }9 S' b  f* V# V5 D
      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage" a$ I5 E3 i$ {4 m3 a9 c: X& `
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage2 c5 T; z# r. C* H7 @
      DD Anderson
" |" a- f3 }: T: `: L& X      CA Australia! S9 \3 S5 l. z) y4 U
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 o, x/ _) c, K" Z
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
% N& H, [8 S* S
& ^) R) M4 w& G5 q# f% }Weather in hex: Light cloud  c( \  x0 h" H, X& J! b

8 Q+ F! v! B# URaid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; \% I* Y9 g3 L0 x1 ~. W2 P
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes4 |( Z2 X8 Y$ u/ C

5 L9 }. I# s& }& O( HJapanese aircraft
8 k) }3 e) T3 ]6 T      A5M4 Claude x 4
! ]$ o4 G7 c! \* q" k) u/ g      G3M2 Nell x 18: F; H& ~: R" Y1 I' N& w1 d9 z
      H8K1 Emily x 10: t* d$ a! X; k7 {1 z+ h
: Q8 P# b. L% v; M: K9 `
Japanese aircraft losses
) w. D* z0 }9 n0 R1 l& x      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak: P7 X3 j6 n+ H$ |; N& N2 t
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged. t1 ]6 ~% j5 _7 p8 n; A7 U

4 @8 I0 f/ S/ @$ c) eAllied Ships
% E1 ]1 B. `( k6 _  J7 q      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage% [4 Z/ Z6 K3 w# ~) @
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1
8 T# ^1 `! ?' ]1 @# ?; E: f. n; D      DD Whipple
: T: n+ U. I" Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# g+ {6 S% a( i- H, k7 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1307 _9 I7 |3 g" e3 i% m
6 b* G% M5 y5 i# p
Weather in hex: Light cloud
5 Z2 ?6 X8 A: A
, c" N# C- R$ ERaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet./ P2 p6 S0 H% e' L0 o& S0 ~
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes5 h2 V6 U# h1 G# |0 I  \7 \0 k; F
8 E7 M: F/ P: @
Japanese aircraft) g5 I% F! f" j' k6 I+ z% m! f$ @9 U" W5 ~
      A5M4 Claude x 4( b+ B! T( [8 V, E: P1 _. {
      H6K4 Mavis x 6
2 b8 j) u9 e& l* S( N- o3 X" t; G! R2 G1 p$ n! s
Japanese aircraft losses' u1 \8 a( D+ t( m) M0 W" B
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
9 J4 D: ~; g, w6 p
# }2 ], f& k3 Z, ^4 ~1 G; e5 L- aAllied Ships
$ I  D6 B) B+ F, N: |+ P6 D      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) R- R$ g/ W( e0 _+ Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ h9 X* e% t8 v8 |* q% `
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130. K, X" F2 S" p, u

, Z9 A1 Z& G" c6 BWeather in hex: Light cloud
6 f3 _# h; X- x5 X  R
9 b# k' k: U. u% Z2 x# GRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( y+ Q8 U2 P/ W9 I
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes1 i: k" ^* }8 K/ E

! o3 c7 B* s! M: |8 M1 j" DJapanese aircraft
: B9 _* v' H% E4 O      A5M4 Claude x 4$ Y# @$ c6 q5 b
      G4M1 Betty x 12
4 F6 B, B- j) w( B# C# U6 O9 d/ ^" j, g  V* z& I( Q
Allied aircraft
0 A, W# F) d* A5 y      no flights; L8 c. U2 g, O$ l9 l" L/ L' ?
; `+ t" p( V& A% n; g  w+ J/ Z
No Japanese losses) X, D5 Z) Z7 A( v/ h0 P! }0 n

% W; i# L; u4 _$ o5 x# q: zAllied aircraft losses4 x' n1 c! Y# l/ `8 ?7 i$ ?
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed# _' `7 P# ?9 e9 ^  Z( ^  x

' o2 q' X: [! Y! sAllied Ships
. o% b9 o, S+ d/ Q2 s& J      CL Hobart2 s+ E8 \. c2 U: [1 z
      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, 428 e3 q+ _! d% h/ a2 b' G! U
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 ; x, d' ~% y: b/ h
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
, w8 r& R4 m+ ~! x8 h5 a6 F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+ D2 l  P8 Z5 ^5 [& a/ q2 T" p1 ~& {
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 }: w3 |" `0 z! U. fAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)1 y1 O; ?# D$ J8 P
$ z, w# @" ]5 T* R& Y+ A
Weather in hex: Light cloud
7 F* z+ @6 ]* O
8 ^* h1 [1 Y; |2 A. A; G4 rRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' |6 N2 ^. d$ Z$ X2 P( ?# A+ W
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 v1 P: }0 i, ~/ b+ c
+ n# _! h; w! @! w$ b! ~) P
Japanese aircraft' k- T- H6 U7 `0 t
      A5M4 Claude x 4: D: P, `7 G. H9 o" l
      A6M2 Zero x 22( v& ]2 V0 E. Y
      G3M2 Nell x 17* v) E. _( \( G+ e- z" G; ?4 ?3 L) G9 c
* u' D3 ^5 T& s- t- R1 G' \
Allied aircraft8 U3 K1 m6 ?6 E8 ^3 D3 Q
      P-40E Warhawk x 6
! f9 T* A4 F$ @5 a5 C3 d      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
, Q7 \& c: f9 o5 _3 l1 Y
4 Z! d6 z* ]/ d6 ~Japanese aircraft losses
. X* s$ s7 H" P8 C: b$ c      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed9 K3 F# f# r! R* k
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( q) F; o; y) G6 y( L4 l) n  e1 J# d! z2 d& i
Allied aircraft losses
5 b$ R! w9 R/ M) T, p, b; B      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- M0 X- q4 e# V: K5 `3 K- k
; `2 P0 a' h! _) N

0 ^5 E% }/ G+ {5 W' w' {Allied ground losses:
1 f& p9 b5 I% z1 a) H4 v      21 casualties reported
' L) `, r7 C4 p* V- {5 J         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 v% a; m6 z! s+ I0 t
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 }4 s/ i. Q/ m! k% N! V# J+ w
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
+ h7 }* u" ~$ v& a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。。。。: D0 S( V: x; }0 Y' Z
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0 i; g) I# Z) r: P" G, g. q  a
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 k2 j7 V) G0 t9 Y; ?
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards& ]5 X- M, x/ f$ u" c' ]( H
: t1 `4 ~! O6 Z' W4 x! I: ?
Japanese Ships% c! }  o6 `4 X0 h
      CA Haguro5 U9 n( |  s9 n: y* Z# N; e
      DD Shiratsuyu
8 X+ m1 _( N3 o5 w1 ^8 V# w& p      DD Shigure
1 X2 i! z1 d6 `% y9 V2 y      DD Yugure9 F, a, n$ J1 l- A6 S6 _* B- @
      DD Ariake7 S3 d6 I4 o' L9 Q
      DD Akebono# t0 _; h$ s# v$ v
      DD Sazanami
7 L, P$ e  Q% ], ^      DD Ushio/ P7 q. v* S6 E1 x* U( C- |6 C
      DD Yayoi2 S- Q0 k& O8 A3 I4 L

7 U, G- O+ G* V* M1 ^1 PAllied Ships
( T: X; g9 m. g' B* A. ?      CA Australia: v7 v5 @) S* f$ y9 N$ y
      CL Hobart
1 M9 r% N) x3 _. ~      DD Sims* F. G+ p; e6 F+ _
      DD Anderson7 Q' {# Z6 y, y: u' ]
      DD Perkins3 h/ \8 V; j! a: q! d
      DD Dewey
2 x" I% G/ `2 f5 s      DD Worden
' ~8 j& _7 u. y, Q3 ~6 c+ d% F      DD Whipple& C+ C% W9 n: g8 X- S

- _& L1 a' z7 d7 t, s猫天蝗的莫港登陆队被团灭，彻底丧失了翻盘的机会 7 q( g. S9 v) D+ E  _  y
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 m) r; R2 m) W5 j( k
Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards
; R7 u% Y% l: G) ~2 Y$ G6 [+ y% h4 i. n% L4 D* [
Japanese aircraft
$ W+ A3 I3 G# I( P$ c0 A      no flights
8 ]! D, N. w& u6 |- E) G6 x4 g4 D) `- P
Japanese aircraft losses
6 N1 I. \/ S+ i" R1 h6 {, }      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
) I1 }- M* \8 B- g- ^6 K8 {* m5 [$ G$ K( _
Japanese Ships
  Y. o; ]; o; d6 b4 i+ f! l      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& |/ {* w1 t: f9 p0 h: Y: R3 h      E Oite
: W7 }; j9 i" w- |      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ h3 G' a8 y0 _+ v( X      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk9 p* A8 P, p+ N& ]; b$ j! a5 n8 ]
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
7 D9 Q! O, O6 s! ?8 }6 d9 ?, T$ Q7 g      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk! Y9 ?" D5 z! n  y
      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# y; l+ S, U2 Y. b
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" F. ]$ I$ ]9 ~) n8 M
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 z' u1 t- P7 `" |+ i
      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk3 C8 w- Q* w3 M$ ], `4 E0 O
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! _0 J0 F& i8 n) e8 ?* \7 I
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires: O8 D) i( b* _4 S3 `/ ~
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  j! d; o1 n" a+ Z8 \/ p8 \
      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  X3 k6 J2 y( E( ?  D
- g, L& |+ ]  X5 k; j; w+ YAllied Ships
3 y. n0 B. P+ a. c9 W$ ~& l- w& H      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
1 V2 ]0 e, t+ r8 h      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4" R" h# B7 k+ A; t% T7 {
      DD Sims
5 z2 ]6 q3 |$ I      DD Anderson
+ O- S; ]* }3 n4 L      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
# p4 E! i# _0 _# E2 C1 c      DD Dewey
" p5 z5 N! |1 _* C7 ~      DD Worden, Shell hits 1; X; Y9 Z! g& I; l% Q5 a
      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2' z3 M! L" p, D) T7 P: s
& p: p% Q4 V9 R1 f: \3 R8 f
Japanese ground losses:1 E2 |* _  K) [. x/ a
      3411 casualties reported
$ e7 M0 u0 q1 K( u6 H% A; Z         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled" r6 v! O+ k. O" K+ r0 a" m
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled% N) k5 _* V3 v# `
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled! s2 |: C* e5 m. a
      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) y  H. R% I; i0 f' x- [; ]5 m$ t2 F
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d6 s( |  Q" U
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
, y/ w2 Z/ z1 P
9 m: D- E0 @' J9 Z1 W! I8 s8 @0 `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 [8 U' A# o$ `6 c5 m& N' f& @* u) ^2 ]

$ j+ O# H8 P4 x: qRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% Y) p- O6 u; d7 z+ N9 nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes3 g  Y( d% @+ z

* O% t8 u0 X, |0 L- MAllied aircraft
. B7 O+ O! ], W6 y4 u      Wirraway x 6
& j2 G1 I9 m1 C5 B5 l      P-40E Warhawk x 4
4 X, l/ G; X* Z
8 M- o2 E3 f! |" BNo Allied losses! O4 Z8 k8 ?' x. O# E- o

2 X2 a# Y' |4 O1 O  Z; dJapanese Ships1 F) R" L* Q0 a, h1 k) ]
      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 C' G% T3 S' `: h  b0 i) e      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk0 z; B# v9 X. c, F/ z
7 l) v# P  W1 t/ E# w
Japanese ground losses:
( E- L' R. i5 b9 Q      131 casualties reported/ Y8 B" k5 e1 ?/ {5 }* s3 {
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 G2 T  ^2 J. y9 Z* x         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
) A1 a4 l( W& {% X         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 m% N! C( G& z# t; D      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)% K! W7 \# s% u6 ?& v. {
9 I/ E5 ^: W5 F! Q
* M/ K+ y) Y2 P. e- C& `
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# X8 a) \3 i3 K+ KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
' p+ i, Q  c6 q0 k- q
: C# [: ^; D7 v) g  Z3 u. G! s6 OWeather in hex: Partial cloud0 y; ~2 W! j: R+ g  B$ p

! V2 O% n3 e" O% L) Y9 g8 PRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., |+ D; W  F1 [5 V% x" r  n
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes1 f& Z. h/ m' A  Q

& j6 @6 q1 M4 H" N0 J! a4 o0 H* H. s4 n0 y& Z8 ^% ~
Allied aircraft  O8 l" q& o4 q* f
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2. k2 L! k7 S. X5 G+ _
( O! v6 ^" X- H6 d3 E7 l
No Allied losses
$ ^) l( w' |1 F4 D  D; c* }3 S
/ g5 _9 L. s$ Q7 s+ B' [Japanese Ships
. v! F; O% ~. a! ~      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  M  F& C1 n7 j2 h1 A4 T% I7 \& C0 l, X7 b& v8 ]" w! z4 R- H
Japanese ground losses:* i" {5 x6 r2 n" p# \* T- @
      188 casualties reported7 `8 m+ o$ r. B+ Y; Z" ~  S* J  r: b
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled
, g0 W- r# C4 f2 q9 D6 _         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ O5 j$ m+ p4 [         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* \' V% _7 m% k/ ~, N) A
      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ ]3 r+ B5 o2 ?- l, d! J& S8 i
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' x! {' W$ G9 V/ O; R) _Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
! Q3 B1 {9 a0 ~; Z, ^/ K1 f& R; T! F& ~, V- e, G+ j0 u% q4 F
Weather in hex: Partial cloud* n4 m/ \) e+ b* d# e- V
8 A% d" P" M5 c) T# p( V
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* v9 w7 `: F$ v4 _6 _& a
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes6 e5 Z5 p" }6 T: R. E
) l" y( O# a. V: T9 [
Japanese aircraft" Y5 u0 |4 M3 o1 m8 j* s/ n0 a/ p
      A6M2 Zero x 17
9 z+ j( K% f$ n% t      G4M1 Betty x 25
" a) X2 h+ w) w: T1 k" {5 \. V% C# u) h2 P& }1 O2 t
Allied aircraft( ~: N8 v* q# |! L! N
      P-40E Warhawk x 39 ?5 Q4 \: r9 k' r3 M
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
; `. Q, \; s* v2 v1 D6 P2 A7 u
* g7 ?! E9 Z3 d% ~9 hJapanese aircraft losses
1 |6 b; c$ [0 o      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
" ]* ]8 S* S( ]- e- z' Q  a, ]8 P8 {* ~" w; k
Allied aircraft losses# t$ p6 @+ c$ h+ i) R. x- @
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
5 R: f' h1 S2 H" Y5 `9 q8 q) Q4 R+ ?& Z: @- q
Allied Ships9 y( f: I( x* ^& y; F
      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage