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; I' F- q2 r! [' l
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
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8 ^2 p6 s; t6 w! K$ nAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 14, 426 s8 p( J5 p. X6 o
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1 D a& a- F" n5 |) yPre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130) y9 T1 {; c9 m5 L. w
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force$ M4 N% w1 K9 r2 Q0 B
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 E4 ~0 }6 x9 V- y- T# r
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Japanese Ships
k9 {; z4 V7 m8 m5 P DD Shiratsuyu! t4 q: I% r. G! t
0 ?1 h) s. P4 g, HJapanese ground losses:
$ a/ d* @; ^2 w7 s: o( z' v5 z 43 casualties reported
9 O0 w$ x) a' F8 x* z Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled+ @4 t, h; ?/ Q* v" R: w/ z1 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ]7 I. j8 J! z3 m9 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: o/ ?/ ^& Y0 @
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards( b* r0 ~/ E0 d
N' s" e3 _$ R" `Japanese Ships
1 T+ a r/ W4 N" t( g7 u( d, n DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 2, on fire/ J7 b% X% ]( P: c3 z" D
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Allied Ships
% w3 q7 p, O5 N6 W DD Anderson
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2 q/ M" l E) _: B. r- I1 N8 oGround combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
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6 C; J6 f9 S1 C; WAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1691 troops, 28 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
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/ F* K8 @" z7 B* T: wDefending force 711 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29: E; Q& i8 o# x* i/ @* \
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Assaulting units:
) t; B5 s4 I, X5 r5 r; c 49th Australian Battalion
" T! U7 w$ _7 L; K: N! P) }- W$ Z# z Port Moresby Brigade8 P4 z; X& C0 y0 g) Q& F
15th RAAF Base Force$ t7 ]) D8 P& q, H7 R8 Y: l! c
V US Bomber Cmnd 6 d3 B' H/ m( o1 b
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Defending units:
& b) l4 u, a7 r( W- ~' z7 Q* R. x, B Kure 3rd SNLF /2
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