大脸猫

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/ h+ V6 @/ |, e5 x( 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; _4 r$ s) r: \' F& V% {4 t9 r
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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" C  r8 O) k5 YAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133* n) j0 v* l1 ^( X, D. u
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Japanese ground losses:* w0 E& c/ g) ^$ c) d
      160 casualties reported- @* f. i: k* d0 S2 C
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 A' z, w( y# u& a2 M5 Q: `, z4 j         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% `# l7 e/ C6 D8 T& W         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 b' R! z. W) w6 E% T8 I4 C      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
1 G2 m" w" {- [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+ U, {  {2 {! Q; }" Q
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8 z* y7 o1 d: Z/ B( v1 W
CV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援
# j  {' w" a2 UCV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$ w$ x0 c* b4 t' j$ i

$ I* }, }; h6 V& ^$ V8 j4 l1 P& S于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开
' X2 k1 e" C5 r" _( j& q1 u/ `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
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2 p! j! L% }+ Y% L夜间第一场水面战，重巡青叶号重创，轻巡龙田号大火
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# K8 A  o3 Y/ s; NNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* }" B( ~! {8 J! E9 J# R1 x5 Z      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 L/ o% C( N/ f; [0 U1 k
      CA Kinugasa
( z. z0 N1 ]' P- n" [      CA Furutaka
  R) W1 X- I' }% M8 e      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire
/ `3 m) P- V, _) f' F, s      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire( b" v. [7 k3 J7 X1 F8 g7 Q& U
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires7 s, v$ y+ _0 y6 i" i* e4 G
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire
( G1 M: T0 ?; \5 U5 X0 q      DD Mutsuki
: {! I  p3 O- e( H5 |      DD Yayoi
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Allied Ships
( L6 Y8 I2 r) E      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
/ N$ ?  V" d5 D: h( ^7 p0 b" G7 T      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
9 b9 X8 u2 U" _5 \      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire7 E- ?  H) o8 o
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 36 ~3 M5 P( C9 b9 b
      DD Sims5 W9 P1 X: ]6 s9 k2 o. G9 W
      DD Dewey
# M% P" O+ @5 R      DD Worden
* Y  B8 p6 ?6 t1 }5 v      DD Aylwin: [0 U) D3 E2 q0 _/ o" |8 C+ g- i
      DD Whipple
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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9 Q) d" E; }7 T
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* D1 }: r* o+ u9 h' M4 a0 hSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133
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( `, ?* r7 |9 O+ \$ B$ GJapanese Ships
) M8 K. H: A( w8 H$ `& z      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
) K& }2 a1 V2 P% Z" s" S3 I      xAK Sinsei Maru
$ b+ F) S! a0 c8 l* d, e) m      xAK Canberra Maru
* p1 P! I) L" w) _) q      E Asanagi* [" s4 p, o4 l# E; T& s& |7 F, _
      E Oite
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      SS S-442 ~8 ~, o8 }9 \) `

3 `' u& {# q* ~4 m& X" @Japanese ground losses:
$ w5 d6 b# r: l/ q. h      9 casualties reported( _3 M4 G8 Q. X/ u
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  ]- Z' B: [, R* ~! ~9 g0 z         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ?# P9 a1 {3 n  [( ?4 n+ A
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 ]( ]  n3 _$ @; ^' mSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1331 D: g/ f, M: F- s

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/ ?5 J  i! l( Y/ |: N! p! @      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage7 I9 }8 R9 i! Q% _
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      SS S-444 k, p: s) \/ s  F* w- A8 H, j

( A4 g8 m8 }* cJapanese ground losses:
7 s7 n  `  j# c- a      36 casualties reported
! X2 I% `$ @% x! }         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled+ {% C' e+ c+ N- E. x
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled: h! C5 C) B# c  a* r
         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 8 K; p- Y6 h: X. p6 @' u% Y' q
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards0 a/ r7 a' E1 p
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Japanese Ships* H+ x. o; j2 s& Y
      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3- z" ^; z5 i! j" O" k
      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire
' V; R, b+ O) ~' Z, [; Z. j' Z/ B      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire; P/ u0 {- T+ L; [/ K
      CL Tenryu
0 A- V- S/ F- r0 B& J' r      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires
0 z1 A& {& \0 e& R& ^; F  x+ D3 S      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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3 ~$ g1 I# E! a! k$ A! AAllied Ships
4 X' M. V1 J$ [, ]      CA Chester, Shell hits 37 E( Z) q( f5 u8 y  {( ^' u
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage8 w1 e5 R$ k& S& ^. R, H& T% r" {
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
, ]. k8 h9 L. P# c$ u& S  h      DD Anderson
: n( i2 i, W* ?: h      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
7 F! H" l0 w3 u, X3 d$ d      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8 i& d7 F4 q3 ]3 P% f
重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创& D/ D" V1 l3 t3 ?  {$ k* i- A
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/ p- E" P$ V$ z. ^! OMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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  y) [6 q2 d  ?2 ]- V# TWeather in hex: Thunderstorms- o  k0 p, Z6 E5 Z
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., ?* \. C: ^5 s: F
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 G6 S- H3 k, k2 H  r: F8 h: e7 ?  P
      A6M2 Zero x 4  L8 {6 W* U: `* v" g

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! s: b/ w' X" Z      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16% @- R" o. r* z0 l3 z( R
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2& r! Z0 T; p% e4 [" Y3 b& I  }$ ?

1 d) p- I3 D6 ?No Japanese losses; C5 [+ C2 o' y# B) S
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Allied aircraft losses3 T" U9 q( H- y3 `8 B/ M& V
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships* k! j2 K: b8 x5 k
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
8 n- A; f, q- S0 y* k1 H! J1 n      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
2 R' V) u( W7 a# F$ q3 z      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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5 V& D7 {2 h) o/ K/ VRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 F9 ?, N! O. e5 Y
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes1 L" w* D. M0 d0 |1 T( I; X
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Japanese aircraft' a+ g3 f+ f8 b* Y$ O" q
      A6M2 Zero x 19# @6 `$ r. v  x0 }6 M9 E. B+ [

9 h+ ~' P$ A& _7 r% D& i: I' eAllied aircraft
5 `7 I; X6 ^+ j6 N( h      P-40E Warhawk x 18 L/ S- P8 W' X: P) k1 h- `
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
5 z* U: u" \. i* B* ~4 ~% N      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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6 @* n/ \! l6 w5 @0 TNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses7 O. o1 l( I* x6 T' Q% s1 e
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
5 z/ S4 u* \0 w$ g: H      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: E6 A/ R: ]6 Q      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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3 e6 E9 o6 o) x5 C8 S& P! @1 Y: A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- u( e* h9 d% A1 U) W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130; m% _0 J0 A. w6 p

  E' U. F9 h6 ?2 s8 [Weather in hex: Overcast9 a9 t& G& w( p4 f; ]6 f

; u2 J& `% e/ P0 yRaid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" W1 x* x$ c- J- H" c9 C4 `7 aEstimated time to target is 42 minutes  l% M6 {) h5 s1 a2 V7 F7 D# |0 `
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Japanese aircraft! y% s: w! r: k0 q- w9 d6 P
      A6M2 Zero x 26: U0 F' P  M  a6 \
      B5N1 Kate x 3
+ p2 T& [: s* v/ s      B5N2 Kate x 12
4 J0 A$ K: t5 N0 \$ V      D3A1 Val x 29( |  O- E# p5 O  f) j- @; p, P( u
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8 N- ]& j: i; v- f& B' H+ G      P-40E Warhawk x 19
7 N; I2 E4 C0 ^: M2 ^      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses3 O  ]: J6 ^( F* f2 z; `( G( P8 R
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed4 X. j  ^5 h! F% B3 }+ E4 e
      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
' C5 q) t% V# t1 z% u3 O# W3 O0 E      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged. n- Q! _' ^6 K6 p; N
      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged
' w/ h, S0 V1 n2 t! k- ^      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 v! ?7 E& ~* _3 T
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4 S5 B5 b5 h/ {( Y) K9 D      CA Australia& x5 B) W( b3 L; R3 e' H6 n
      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
2 x4 Q% S. M% k  o+ M' b* ?      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
- q( @# \, {, v7 a& @! y      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
1 V% u4 N) i# u' L6 O) _) a      DD Worden
5 Q/ _3 L0 ^; d  }! V      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
% V/ j0 g, Q$ c( D6 z大战结束后，双方都在调整部署
2 @% s  `! \% o: _9 O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
- o' d+ e% z; `; j' |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
9 R+ ?* b: Q8 E! R1 t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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7 ~! ]% i/ j8 X3 S7 Y/ d; f3 GSubmarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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Japanese Ships
  ]1 G1 N* h7 ]* {- K) o% X& h3 ?      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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* N1 L3 p# h" b1 O      SS S-47. h, N0 ]3 \0 Z
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8 ]' M; ?, Q# n1 @4 ?7 rAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + F% M0 J8 e4 d1 F6 S% V! _! f

  R6 E/ m2 ^5 }3 o( x! oWeather in hex: Partial cloud- c" q- C. c. k/ O9 M7 D

! R; }% x/ e- b6 ~- [2 yRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ p; y4 r  {4 M; H3 k$ a; \% iEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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8 Y& z- K" Y3 n" r; IJapanese aircraft* A, o- p9 D: z) F3 F6 z! j
      A6M2 Zero x 23
# q* M( w+ ]3 @" \4 T9 h+ b6 m      B5N1 Kate x 2
, ^2 }$ J/ J: \3 s" @% M      B5N2 Kate x 12
" J' F3 H, Q4 M) _: L      D3A1 Val x 12
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; d& `) B9 L$ @& j0 f! K5 R      P-40E Warhawk x 103 A" T& G8 H% B, h+ i7 z7 h
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 109 ?! Z+ v& P. h' Y0 x; r4 A: _- |( k
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      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. O7 @- Y" I3 Z9 B
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak2 Q) A  R2 n: C9 R) S% m; P* G
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
' o2 K% P6 K' m0 ]$ u, }& H      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
9 O0 C% @6 i4 S6 v$ Y1 Q5 C      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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; t2 [0 L) }, V8 J- N+ \Allied aircraft losses
! t4 H1 B' f6 \6 |2 U% P* L/ b! \      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
) z" @8 _0 Y& r      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
' @/ z5 K" `& D. H. [2 i      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
* i' R4 I5 @6 O      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground' [/ n) ^9 |/ Y5 T3 m
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
$ t2 l2 p$ o* P; b" Z4 ]0 ^      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
0 W: J. }6 X& A! ^; t% S      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground% |. o% v' a' H& u3 R
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: P# d( `* W) ?" \3 c. q0 e2 c! G  kAllied ground losses:
8 Z0 N; {% Z  D; [      4 casualties reported$ _) k  Y( n& O; D+ E( Y; i1 d4 O. G; D
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 d9 }9 v7 j5 n) S. k         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ p5 r) ~6 x2 ^
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) p2 g7 g8 G! `  {9 Z3 _  y

, {- ^3 v- y4 CAirbase hits 10 k; I2 A% i: l' \
Airbase supply hits 21 ^6 X8 T& m: `
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
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# H- C/ h6 c; E2 K6 K4 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# q' s/ e& ~% u' A" `
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& E* q! N( ]! m+ gNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 u  }; G: m( R  A, x, ]9 Y      CM Tsugaru
- A/ s' d$ }; }  _4 f8 P) q  r      DD Yayoi$ _* A& z; F  {9 T( T
      E Oite
& w3 V( Q* F% F0 A. D9 x- D      E Asanagi
2 k$ q: [; B1 E; t4 e/ k6 z' o0 y      DMS W.20, P' f9 j$ [' n; I8 R
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru
6 Y; L, E2 {. h; h" T      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
- K* Z, Z% n! V! ?1 V7 p      xAK Canberra Maru
4 W  T. h0 p7 |) Z      xAK Kansai Maru% S3 J" @: e( Y
      xAK Kagu Maru
& {/ p, i0 r% f0 f) m      xAK Asakaze Maru
$ O+ d) l8 i( `/ l5 y      xAK Sinsei Maru5 [! _3 x# d2 d% x( @
      xAK Ikushima Maru
7 K6 r6 M6 `( n3 l      xAK Kasuga Maru #2) ]) {/ S4 Q; d2 k0 J, @0 i
      xAK Aso Maru9 S; h  v1 |' o
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, |. G) U8 D  k) P4 ?5 r      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
1 F  b. J( B5 D
! ?! C+ F' U$ }) i5 L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 T- ~/ q  x" o  d0 t7 m2 w7 ~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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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
2 {) U1 B- N, S8 U  H
5 ~, @5 X& d; Z# @0 I/ B7 IJapanese Ships
' p  [2 o1 j; V6 Y$ p" t9 l5 E6 [      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ T& R7 S/ D% |- R" s
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Allied Ships
( E6 _; z  d% O# t! e      SS S-478 r# w4 c! L3 D9 F/ p1 W2 H
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- W+ a- h! q2 K2 c& f, O+ K% JNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards% T& d" z6 x6 W: Y- M: B% e( B

, ]5 {9 K4 o2 x" B9 j( ?+ xJapanese Ships% Q' h0 q( j& s; p* v
      CA Myoko
4 ~, V# m. p) w# G: _  L  a) E      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( ~8 ?$ j& p. [0 V; I% @4 i      DD Akebono
3 t' t' J* L. m% v( F      DD Sazanami' X- k+ A! Y  [, o, N$ }2 |
      DD Ushio" d: ?3 m  l8 d+ j% o! A. L9 b0 I- u

: I+ @/ _, k6 e4 k( ]2 z: wAllied Ships
& u  o2 B( d* {7 ?# e6 T      CA Chester, Shell hits 1" P* N% H& }2 r+ y# S
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 T& E$ x3 P, u) a" j
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4$ i# ]/ H3 C6 c
      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire
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4 J8 L+ |9 }. U! y8 l/ rNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards
$ }3 H+ F% [- x+ {. ~2 k" a6 b/ M7 K; V( o; u) |5 I
Allied aircraft5 g. w+ v( {* C) p
      no flights" g! h8 c  I% z$ n* f/ I( s

7 e, C! R9 \( V  oAllied aircraft losses/ W9 Y# a5 O; a9 b6 |
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
8 Q6 P. h+ V" t( q6 p. `. [
, u' B- b, w8 ~! P4 ]1 S- kJapanese Ships
" I/ }* D- v; w# I) C) \* @5 r6 @/ H      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* i, c' c' T9 y% J: o
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1, Z' u- B# Z0 e1 t0 E( m! c3 Q
      DD Sazanami; \" |* k6 J; A
5 J& u5 c( V* B" t: \2 Z# A
Allied Ships) X; S3 \( H- c1 d6 R. i
      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 b+ i5 s- m( l8 W9 C8 f      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 19 Y- [! _  l- j8 I+ J; N
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
1 [# e$ R  B( f8 U4 E7 U3 u      DD Sims, Shell hits 15 |9 [* F* Y6 P3 i% Z
      DD Anderson) A8 d- }" e  }& S
      DD Perkins2 L! j7 Q4 L2 ~+ X8 s
      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire* w$ m/ h! \9 t4 u3 L* l8 ]7 `2 c4 {
      DD Worden& h) u& ?& _2 }# i6 C
      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 k1 J1 y* t% |9 y& R
      DD Whipple
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: m& B. P  e9 L1 W& fNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
' b( w! j6 ]2 Y3 c: a. a; G/ ]' r) r+ }
Japanese aircraft
0 _1 P8 ^. L3 R- l% v9 q& v6 A      no flights$ R  e( y3 l0 [9 b+ q! q9 x
/ c7 ?2 c; O2 }, o+ E) c9 }
Japanese aircraft losses1 _+ R% x5 k+ l3 I# R4 \; w$ N
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
$ Q" I% z8 G; s! f7 ]. Z+ O3 N9 c/ [6 a
Japanese Ships& k0 v1 p2 ^1 G2 C! c. ^
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk; p. @3 G( U3 S3 i) h. c- E
      DD Ushio
6 G4 s6 M" U9 [8 q6 v* g1 l, I+ P/ M2 X
Allied Ships/ J& O5 ~: U) L. l$ ?( Y! S$ `
      CA Minneapolis
7 ^+ I2 j. H# P# y: U$ r      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
1 w, d7 @4 l" b4 n( o1 d4 L0 Z+ F! V      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
/ q0 d: @  @. k) J8 t! \      DD Anderson' w" f7 c8 b* l( Y
      DD Perkins6 K6 w% `3 d. ]% }1 e0 ^6 z
      DD Dewey
5 }- I% g7 }. Q' R1 Z      DD Worden. c4 ^7 R; U/ Z7 f/ @" B
      DD Whipple
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8 @  F% g/ ~) @: W* g0 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
+ J9 }# ~& D! \$ Q1 X# d2 z6 z' [: n+ |: R
Japanese Ships* [8 A  [: B/ n# G( ~% h8 p$ S) P+ O9 h
      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
4 U+ h0 q. ^8 ~5 o  _      CA Minneapolis
6 U& R8 d8 L' L6 s9 B; q# }4 h      CA Australia
# ^. h% Y! s$ M/ A9 b      DD Sims
6 Q7 S" ?& t$ s4 K' \      DD Anderson
: l% ~  `  ^- {- R. H% |7 L      DD Perkins% ?1 E* \, [9 F; v; n" X: o
      DD Dewey
; d8 g$ R1 }2 C& T3 K/ p1 y; v: r      DD Worden2 R7 F  D# }! @/ G
      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
' g. ^  `& u+ @$ V# ~% t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. X5 }- U' M- m5 ^; ]
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, B( v+ S( q  s3 Z6 Z5 c( N( nSub attack near Townsville  at 92,1442 M& u: \5 d6 R5 c3 k" N
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Japanese Ships
8 I! f: _2 X2 o( y      SS I-27
5 x! `6 L1 x6 R$ g# v  ~; D0 v7 R( H6 f* l- u% Q; e* e
Allied Ships4 \6 A: T0 u3 z8 E. [
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage  c% D/ U+ H% _, B6 y) X" v, g
      DD Hammann
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9 T+ p5 x' I# P& SSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130. A0 p: k9 s4 N. ]# b: ]% K
9 _7 u, p( f# E9 p
Japanese Ships
" W  u7 i+ D& v9 T      SS I-21
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Allied Ships
! K* w6 i/ C6 F$ C8 t" C' ^      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage( U1 }' }2 B1 y0 m
      DD Morris  M9 W, |6 Y( Y3 l8 N. M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# J$ O# a5 |+ j( J: i
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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) r" {/ L6 r0 I" v3 X2 pRaid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 k, H9 h. p! A! \; h
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes- _* ^/ T0 ^5 T; L  k
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Japanese aircraft' d- u7 t( G) O/ c% p/ j
      A6M2 Zero x 21" l. b7 Q" |' F( C2 p; {# c
      B5N2 Kate x 112 O: @# y6 _0 e
      D3A1 Val x 17' r6 x7 [( H/ D2 d0 z. [
8 m1 \, }# {1 Q" H& d+ F- r3 E
Allied aircraft
+ z( q! Y; A& [+ Y# e- V      P-40E Warhawk x 8# w4 S6 z6 V  P' m
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
. b& f3 ~/ K. C- W3 T$ r6 [$ a1 J8 W# ~8 C, i
Japanese aircraft losses; P  [7 J. |  q% m" C
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
: d, w& W/ r7 v, R3 D( F% L; H      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
7 F  W* z: y8 d      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak2 r  P; }, {; U" t
      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
, K! f6 e3 ~/ z% Y/ v      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak' V" G# t! R! r7 ]

  f& D* O9 w5 L  y/ FAllied aircraft losses
  q/ r5 j0 I0 C) W. c8 e) V      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
. o' p; Q& W9 z      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: V$ o& U2 |3 R7 y% R

9 y0 i! k+ }3 w# X+ G2 x3 K' fAllied Ships* g* d0 B: C0 H! }2 {8 o
      CA Minneapolis5 l% l& u+ ]; k3 l, w, f' w
      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage7 P! j: z/ L. O9 G0 f
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage
6 s& [6 h2 ~/ \8 @5 X4 j( F3 w      DD Anderson
. |: B5 H; K) p      CA Australia" m# q1 B0 n' f) @9 P' @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130: Z, |. r0 B; s# F" N
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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$ g8 v+ z! ^0 P% QRaid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 E( ^* }0 [; H  y. N" L8 C. i  S$ WEstimated time to target is 16 minutes# K: U6 X3 h5 B* `/ A$ j
0 {4 ?2 Q3 v* t8 s7 W" z
Japanese aircraft
0 _4 H  D% m6 a- [- H3 w      A5M4 Claude x 41 b# n2 b$ c, V8 f: z3 E; k: N
      G3M2 Nell x 18
6 f8 B# u; T* L& a" {3 B# T      H8K1 Emily x 10# D" r% I4 B3 W  E' A9 k* w; F& d  N

- D+ \( \/ r/ E& c: Q+ r. u: o6 nJapanese aircraft losses
% v7 z0 i9 p$ D" g      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
; B, o/ M7 q% t! R9 w) }: ^      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged( H8 K% O: G- h& N6 ?" Z

1 [! N& Y& _8 _+ x! Z# q/ oAllied Ships
0 t6 b& h  [: @6 b7 e7 y      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage/ m) t8 Y4 _# V/ E1 W$ P. w! J
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 12 ]5 L4 ^! H4 J1 Y: ^; p& W: b) G! k& t) V
      DD Whipple
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3 n' `, {( }& g9 U% d5 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
7 @% f* P; C) ^% ?' Y+ Q
& F3 n6 A0 d; X- v  x2 L* P$ [4 YWeather in hex: Light cloud& |; }" r' H9 q3 N: j1 I& Z  w! Y
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.: \5 j: K. b( H  s$ k; q
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes7 `) q) p1 V" P  H7 B! w3 J) D
: ~! |# W( n' }1 Q  I4 w) @
Japanese aircraft
2 s1 ]# t% X+ R* G9 H8 j2 a& b: N      A5M4 Claude x 4% |3 q, _3 |7 o. y2 a$ B% |$ E# m
      H6K4 Mavis x 6
: u, t2 B8 G% m; q( N2 C+ P" f0 j+ v, R* G" p7 n  F3 E$ e( {0 S& j
Japanese aircraft losses( U5 b  J8 e% D. `0 f
      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged4 o; R! r# j& N- h+ L

, y3 a& J8 g+ ~" SAllied Ships. ?4 T- l) p7 Q( R! |
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ V8 Q1 z  s! {+ M
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+ d5 M) B( F$ c) c  \5 p4 r* E, NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1301 B# s" [* K; v2 D8 _

; q& \0 r9 S# s; AWeather in hex: Light cloud; m8 b, r% B( l
. I4 P# i# P3 ]
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
5 m+ w' w4 P- ^Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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; e( }2 J: S4 t5 wJapanese aircraft' d' @3 e5 C1 i
      A5M4 Claude x 4- Z& E: `0 G) j4 L) w' L) \6 I( s4 B* N
      G4M1 Betty x 12# l. K- t7 `7 f" c
! }6 h& I8 p, t; y! i* n( x3 G, s
Allied aircraft5 N# w+ ^5 r1 K. ~4 k3 H. p  P6 `: @
      no flights+ X5 }* g4 P$ ^7 T" Z& \8 }
6 ~9 X* w: z% h" T; c
No Japanese losses
. O; `( |2 v3 d# q  d: W1 j( k- E- S, O3 s! A& N
Allied aircraft losses
5 t5 s/ v* T! W      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
8 w9 Q  ?9 ]0 o* E- W
$ X& Z' A6 ^/ b0 gAllied Ships* X. _) X' E, Q2 [/ J6 [5 \
      CL Hobart, s: A6 F6 o! R$ B) r
      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
: ^: L% l; m* S7 T. b. H5 \1 |2 {- s1 }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 " y6 _( Q0 s8 R; ^9 m
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
7 P" h6 x; c9 Q+ t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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. z' |7 T5 P+ qAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)( s; K; Q; O9 g- C* u
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Weather in hex: Light cloud8 R% o$ w8 ?% }, o# I

; S% |# R2 w3 r- m( h) Z; ZRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- g& C9 ?6 j* b# Y& K4 Q* jEstimated time to target is 12 minutes) z0 A6 d- C  O9 _& X( ]

% B! M0 O/ ^$ aJapanese aircraft9 `& F5 B4 m8 w( }0 U) t% }- {- A
      A5M4 Claude x 4
& }. F. p1 n$ \3 f      A6M2 Zero x 22
7 W, u! }1 q% l1 q      G3M2 Nell x 17" Y3 ?) W6 E' k* f
( Z* T- Z" X+ k6 V
Allied aircraft
9 ~$ [2 L. H4 N& C6 @7 s      P-40E Warhawk x 6
2 \0 _$ d) I! |      F4F-3 Wildcat x 60 o3 _3 l* `/ [( s5 I4 O

5 b+ K( b. J- \# \. y4 f+ @Japanese aircraft losses5 S% I2 t, O1 \1 B) ]" a
      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
% k9 [1 h4 E9 P' H* ~      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 g( Y  `1 V8 D1 v

6 t; _6 a, k. X* D( b- S% Q# BAllied aircraft losses
9 p! T  o2 _  y" \6 Y0 K      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; a/ q: w/ {5 }( v4 J% Q5 G; M) ?

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Allied ground losses:
6 z" g& v. A5 A- {& B! c" H      21 casualties reported
0 ?, \& e) I- A: v         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, l" o, \7 j; j/ B1 X         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 B7 g9 c' J6 I9 U. i6 |         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
5 h/ m  n/ K4 t5 u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。。。。) x5 ?( |8 U6 {5 |8 g! t$ v
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) U: u9 q* ?# A3 S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
8 o8 T4 n. D4 w6 r
; G( r' Q) E, F1 j. j, R: w- NJapanese Ships
6 S, ~; f' E( r2 ^; G& O      CA Haguro5 d4 g/ ^% r$ w8 {/ A
      DD Shiratsuyu, P4 A5 h/ T4 h+ Z; V. l6 Z0 W
      DD Shigure
) x6 C. M3 d* m( w/ u3 `      DD Yugure
/ ]$ s! A; U( m  y7 B7 x      DD Ariake
- y  r, t9 Z& O) H. A      DD Akebono
* s* ?# }/ i3 V1 [2 D4 ^' O      DD Sazanami: x  W! t5 J6 K  \/ _, P7 [
      DD Ushio" g! Q7 }. L. A. n, x7 D
      DD Yayoi
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3 N4 I5 _8 T3 p" a3 {2 \; @- }9 bAllied Ships, B# z: c/ T6 i9 N& S" y
      CA Australia
5 t- l4 j0 t; H, m: n      CL Hobart! b6 H1 W3 t* N; X' c& r
      DD Sims+ E1 E$ V/ j! K. _5 Y) w
      DD Anderson
: i, I) c9 T, w0 u5 B% F9 l      DD Perkins0 G, B7 o2 _' m8 `. M& \
      DD Dewey4 K2 w8 ~( p. `: v, z1 l
      DD Worden
3 h8 i/ J! C" J# a$ b      DD Whipple, n9 b3 a  W7 v

$ S7 e" f# R) M; Z3 }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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# ?! O: a4 a. S- Y$ [4 t* ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards
4 l" N! C& S* m/ p/ {5 h0 n9 L7 x; x
' n6 W' y3 L1 ?5 zJapanese aircraft
; O' q; l# l% ~: E: G      no flights
& E$ y4 I* D/ V  X- c% J, ^3 n
Japanese aircraft losses$ d& M1 D% L! ?* R# T7 t
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
5 e  ]- M5 n7 M9 B8 l: h9 ]& Y1 X
8 q, I. }6 |. A3 I" uJapanese Ships
5 }2 H0 s8 o& E; J( g2 E      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ y3 u) J/ E, }' d% b7 j! g3 ]! s
      E Oite
! ~# [8 c. q+ k      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 n: m0 M1 z$ }$ V# ]9 j, y
      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk! ^7 }7 o2 R" W5 M" d3 [2 P3 `
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires9 @1 n  N! ?5 f
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. a; d4 h9 n1 e& ]/ @2 ^7 D
      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 N. V, {9 w( _
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage+ ?; Q7 L6 ^0 C$ o- |: ]
      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  E% Y) g. G! F
      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
( N& }3 u( [# G0 J5 r5 ~/ P7 U      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ K3 G0 _9 y, ~2 k      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires2 ^& R1 G" O+ T( j, O; L  J
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
; {5 \4 A+ K1 U8 h1 U" _' |9 }      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- j) D' u! ^5 a6 U
" e$ d' U2 h  H  r8 E: [Allied Ships# I0 r0 `) N$ X2 f" O4 [& |& n* z
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1* T: M9 a0 K4 Q- `$ L0 W( e3 ]
      CL Hobart, Shell hits 48 q4 V: x+ w- y5 Q) P
      DD Sims
4 S* F5 a" I8 ?      DD Anderson
! g& T* H  V% A; O9 ?  s9 b      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2& Y; R& u2 Y8 W+ r) I: u6 i2 h
      DD Dewey
* x  ^4 v; X( t1 _( A4 Z% X      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
/ D  A) t1 i: [# Y6 o8 V      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2
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Japanese ground losses:
, G. \% ]+ q! F; `) F      3411 casualties reported5 K% G* V$ X+ X- }, g+ r0 ~# ]5 l
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled
/ \: c6 ~) f2 ?         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled
' Q' r- Z1 F8 Y4 P         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled5 Z: `3 h# z; v2 x
      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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 A4 q. f# E4 p0 ~; L9 y" ^8 e

2 J: d6 \9 I5 r1 _) NRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 v' U1 F: M7 o3 Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* Y" m. b3 ~, K4 [8 H: o! I! M

# _4 h  \' x7 \; J  a& d: y9 \1 e% vAllied aircraft
, o: {! y) i! p& [  [/ O6 s: k) Z      Wirraway x 6
" g' b5 W" s* `$ o3 D/ x2 j/ Q2 m1 m      P-40E Warhawk x 4, W1 S; |$ E! ~
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
3 l. W3 L" }& `7 [4 B5 z      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage6 R2 t* U2 [" d3 o1 u2 a9 E
      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk" r. r( ]0 m! u0 q

! [; M9 I0 A3 ~! E% w- r, s2 fJapanese ground losses:
3 `- p' v- f2 a2 f      131 casualties reported6 h# o0 v+ t0 Y  L6 e
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
) b  I0 m/ e' g3 y8 s9 _4 w2 x         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 [4 G1 _9 y$ Y: z8 z) _6 G         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, R: V, q! w/ i! F) G( V
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)6 o3 l. Q$ s# [& r
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9 w" }, Q: z5 i$ l, a, I# F  zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 y4 G# G) Z+ v2 j: n

/ E4 x/ |9 X% e2 `* F; PRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 d! R# U% B  P+ |/ g) @
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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6 G% @& g6 p6 W* Q/ h+ jAllied aircraft
" g: N+ G2 _4 ~) g8 B8 \      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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, }4 {* B* W/ X; T* [- e& l/ kNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships' [, ^: F% R- U/ o/ z% P0 ^
      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 d% ?( ~: e! P) Z/ f% B

: E( O: b: [2 ^% yJapanese ground losses:+ g3 }8 g( \3 R7 J
      188 casualties reported7 L0 B- j4 M2 r1 s) r
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled5 V* X* L6 N- ~4 ^% {* r
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled' g- B$ o" O$ T# \
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 V6 i* f. C% x" z3 R0 `, o      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 A6 i1 }( C/ p1 k! l1 Q% K) x
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4 ]5 q  @, ~/ y/ y2 g8 PAfternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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5 M& \% x9 D% Q1 f$ U  o, U. R) WRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: d7 J9 l5 Y7 }! n7 V$ P' YEstimated time to target is 8 minutes& `! I. z1 L/ Q! C
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Japanese aircraft
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      G4M1 Betty x 25
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5 E' m- ^! h" a& K: ]) s6 @" m1 XAllied aircraft
$ d6 b) _2 q) L* y5 K      P-40E Warhawk x 3; C' T, b( c; O7 U& n
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 U1 S  J3 Q4 d4 i' [      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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4 q" l. E& e" H$ f# vAllied aircraft losses
6 u$ z8 m, _1 z      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, |4 Z% O3 |% x7 a

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      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage