AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42% T6 v: m* o5 _; n
( i- |% P6 t8 K! n H( l% Q' VMO攻略船队在第八舰队的掩护下杀入莫港滩头,遭遇预料之中的盟军水面舰队拦截,双方爆发大规模水面夜战,当场击沉盟军巡洋舰3艘,自身仅数艘起火! c7 @! m; d6 y4 Z, l6 w6 d
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+ Y; ~9 j* M) E6 w0 X6 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards' o" _- T( ^6 r3 w/ G
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Allied aircraft
. }4 X/ o- w4 m6 {# o) I no flights
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0 V( y C0 }2 h; \0 F/ H/ _Allied aircraft losses
5 E6 A$ V4 i* T2 W' ?- a Seagull V: 1 destroyed0 y$ U0 f2 Y+ O; x
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed- _" e5 S/ K7 @; ]' S
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Japanese Ships( J k6 j2 t2 A" V& X0 ^
CA Myoko, Shell hits 4, on fire9 P7 p5 l" z: Q, D, R
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2, on fire
. _3 n$ G4 L0 y7 V3 E9 F8 ?' u CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4, on fire; X" f* H* K" S7 W; H1 F
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
, X4 G: I2 \5 Q0 _( @( K CA Kako, Shell hits 1# J4 }6 L3 h- h" K
CL Tenryu
8 a8 l3 f: V# ] CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, heavy fires; S/ A$ ~; W5 c! Q7 u
DD Shiratsuyu2 L: z8 M. x1 [/ q3 B
DD Shigure, Shell hits 3, on fire8 o, {3 S* D4 {
DD Ariake, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships7 N7 s, L) \+ a8 w2 v; W
CA Portland, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
8 |* t; z+ ^& {9 V9 O$ q# Q CA Astoria, Shell hits 4
, n8 L, h6 K- P CA Australia, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- E7 P1 z! }8 _5 Z7 J0 t% z$ N CL Hobart, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 e0 y9 c, ^; V' e% t DD Anderson
# y: E- N0 S% b% q DD Hammann, Shell hits 1- b3 D7 o8 _5 @( K( w- d7 b
DD Morris, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 ~9 C" d/ L/ j9 _: n DD Whipple, Shell hits 1, on fire0 S) p: E1 M+ J( k
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随后日军的另一支炮击编队开始猛轰莫港机场,当场炸烂数十架盟军各种飞机,但是由于火力不够猛烈,而未能压制住机场
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! V( m5 z7 N: W
8 L% P d% H7 V: ^0 t: L# fAllied aircraft
( `: U e0 e+ O* T# Y no flights' n! Z" E- M: W$ S9 ]: y% `2 T+ N
6 J* D& [& t' y0 |) D7 N9 V2 I( WAllied aircraft losses4 x7 h T( G( l- e; S4 S( |( k
A-20A Havoc: 3 damaged' c- p6 G/ ~* ~: p
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
+ x. e3 F, n- h" s F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged0 T8 n% }1 x1 U+ ?0 O
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground! g: D0 m' l; X- j2 C) F
B-25B Mitchell: 1 damaged
3 g# q$ {( Y4 E1 `$ w Catalina I: 2 damaged
% U& Y0 v, P% Z$ z% n0 M3 o' D P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged
5 {" p% d$ U2 u0 C* D6 C B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 z2 N g' R* d; O1 p- @* y- p
CA Haguro
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DD Yayoi( U& u, G" M s. r7 t# ]- Z
DD Mutsuki
5 e1 @+ k. N$ n+ V4 Q E Asanagi
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( d! X9 T: k9 R9 I) s/ K I' x( GAllied ground losses:) {4 ~8 C# H) K# ^) x5 G0 `
11 casualties reported
- E% e# J( ]$ [3 c- a/ V: } Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
h, g% u1 o8 h& w/ r" D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 G( _# R' d: {0 `" M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 S2 K5 x2 K5 h" M/ m+ w2 ^Airbase hits 23 r/ j; {; ]& r% m0 I
Runway hits 13
1 Z# V1 X- Q' S# T- ?7 NPort fuel hits 2( I% q, J# R6 r+ s' p6 C
2 W: h0 p2 Z+ B- G# z- w接着,MO攻略船队开始冲滩登陆,没有遇到激烈抵抗,登陆成功
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Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)9 D/ [! L3 x1 G4 R3 u& M1 X
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force) g, R. `0 e$ w3 ^- }
3 G, {% r2 W( P, B* g55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 s) k4 I; H. U4 w* ?
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Japanese Ships: E3 R4 G0 y- \, `" Y$ r' @
xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
! ~! w" T* [$ T7 A AV Kamikawa Maru
0 s+ J9 y: h; F4 C CM Okinoshima
9 ~$ _' x+ U/ q+ d PB Tama Maru #8
6 |7 b' b& i5 ^, s. c5 Y+ } PB Nikkai Maru p7 X% r& [. \7 J5 i
APD Yuzuki
1 \4 r6 B- b/ ^. y7 t- E! ^ DD Yugure4 S1 A5 Q' u2 h' p, G$ Q
xAK Kagu Maru, l7 A( ?) L- b$ h1 x$ T
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% u' V$ Z: C" ? 67 casualties reported# r8 t% W, p$ Y; E. T; r1 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% c! P) n8 F4 c& {; k5 C1 q8 m7 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. W6 r/ W T2 _3 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Port Moresby (98,130)
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) |- [0 O. D. A2 ATF 7 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 98,1300 r/ M+ g* ^8 ~7 @$ h/ R# e
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Japanese ground losses:1 k0 a; _2 R$ z- P; d( k
152 casualties reported7 l, i' L0 X- `0 W. ~! B0 Y/ T
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled7 a6 Q5 p, R% d) |- ^% m
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled9 K7 Z5 _4 b8 O, f$ \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 g! s6 `, K) R( m" I) \
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Invasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130)
" v0 ^. c) B, A/ D( f1 q+ `! |3 R6 oDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 f. \' a* f6 E; t5 Z
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Japanese Ships
6 r5 _$ T# I* Y5 l' i, {9 N xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& z: ^' N5 w5 W9 L& v5 J2 I( @, X t AV Kamikawa Maru
F1 D6 H4 n$ P/ k! d/ V PB Nikkai Maru
+ X; H( [% `6 B. |8 N' D, ]6 C CM Okinoshima! Y( F2 ]2 w3 e; Z
xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, o+ @" X5 \- q! P6 P- D* ?+ u
PB Tama Maru #8
* ~+ A3 }' h! }+ ]" B3 Y7 m7 _0 R APD Yuzuki& v% D9 y- l0 o; T+ S
DD Yugure7 x/ y4 s5 D; w
' P, W/ x% E- \+ Z wJapanese ground losses:# ^; s, }* O4 B& ?+ r* O4 s, e" V
31 casualties reported
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& C! G' K, C5 D! d6 v3 N, Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" j7 ?2 d& `. H1 A; r" n+ b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |