大脸猫

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' K0 d2 C) k' ~/ D# k9 q1 h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
9 t" L! Y/ B6 X5 q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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( {. G# q5 {4 jAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1333 r: I3 j3 c" ~: {/ v

+ n8 }. c+ W8 NJapanese ground losses:3 T3 }& K2 S4 [) D/ t& }
      160 casualties reported
# u5 M. g* J6 E' x& i         Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled: t7 _8 t7 L* `. {$ r. l  ?
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' D2 \0 D4 R$ ~         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; Q$ g: v7 k- \6 p+ d! b$ n- \2 A0 Z
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42( D. V+ V, i0 Y+ S+ @
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4 T: v' s* q% W' O( g2 ?  a' v
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
* t+ R6 q+ [6 m1 wCV上的所有舰载机进驻莫港协助空中近距离支援. B3 G: b+ l& q0 `+ K# r. G5 ]
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
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于是继CV大战后，一场空前惨烈的水面舰队决战相继展开. _/ [0 b7 S% t% U* ^: r- }
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，未能实施莫港登陆5 k% f7 x* u: X

4 S/ o- X  e8 a! y8 U" P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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4 Y8 s3 e! x& y" [/ J3 z( @4 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards6 L& V6 O& }) A, _, l+ Z0 O

/ _! L8 ~5 ]0 z- y4 L8 lJapanese Ships9 q7 c6 _/ l5 T) U% b8 T! M! J% R0 {  [7 b
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 16,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
/ e# {9 W  C9 ]4 N- ~1 v/ \: f% }* R      CA Kinugasa7 [  F8 W& s* }) n% v' h
      CA Furutaka
2 l4 Y. c8 L9 K* }6 H  ?" G+ B6 }      CA Kako, Shell hits 2,  on fire$ h; q4 u) J% ~. t+ U" |( x/ P
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1,  on fire
* N5 ?! M- f- p      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires8 h. \. J- N# n" b% {
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 2,  on fire' u6 e- E$ ]/ C2 C$ `$ i" a) h
      DD Mutsuki7 w/ `% u) g) T% k- e$ [; i3 I
      DD Yayoi
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Allied Ships
+ T2 S8 m3 G% K* M      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1" j$ S/ L& ^4 P/ l% L" j$ K
      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 2
2 k  Z; r+ i) R& F* C3 S' a      CA Australia, Shell hits 2,  on fire
* e$ V" p% I6 s7 x4 J      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3/ j- u0 r9 g! J( |% `: q
      DD Sims
2 Y' d4 @" ~9 |% ?* t      DD Dewey
' G$ N( d$ t2 t: K! K      DD Worden" g! k& v* I' v5 H$ ]# t4 \
      DD Aylwin
. Y( K( @% Z& W' }6 g      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
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133! J7 w6 I2 ^6 s7 ^: }8 P0 k5 P
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Japanese Ships
2 d3 Z! u" ^3 v0 K9 L      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage3 D+ K$ o0 b4 t- E; I( |+ h
      xAK Sinsei Maru
2 ?5 K* Y4 W3 K6 j1 i      xAK Canberra Maru
6 `  Z" N. S" g# n( K      E Asanagi9 k6 A0 j, u( `; T) c! {! y
      E Oite
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Allied Ships$ R. ]% `7 `- N0 ]" B- o  _+ t
      SS S-44, s  B2 {( E6 }1 T; q" C/ P9 ~& |
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Japanese ground losses:
2 }0 F+ D2 F: Z6 X; _) W  e5 x      9 casualties reported
7 t7 u) |0 ^8 {7 F* Y         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 h" Q) v) I* M  ~
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) r, q& e1 A0 ~" u% x
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, V& O1 P" T0 S$ Z+ h6 C* r
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 98,1338 i; M) F# D+ h' W

, `; n2 \+ S" @/ g7 W; wJapanese Ships
! K5 q3 G  F, l1 c) _5 l3 |. `      xAK Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage9 D! G& B( M: n$ C

" {; h+ }5 K7 U3 K7 p, [Allied Ships
* N. l! R* T" ~5 t7 P$ S      SS S-44
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6 W* s& u! ]6 MJapanese ground losses:& r2 q; R6 H# Y- Z' G, K' u
      36 casualties reported
3 U" V8 e* w# F5 ?! }* `         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled& q% y9 q+ v3 d  R2 `. T
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled5 F: x# B0 G8 v
         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
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,132, Range 26,000 Yards7 @6 g" m' Z, c' i; _9 b' l' ~' w
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Japanese Ships
5 `0 U8 {% t: q- W      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
+ @0 w: O5 j6 K! \$ i5 Z+ ]      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3,  on fire1 `% D" s+ {1 d: i" g& ]/ {8 B
      CA Kako, Shell hits 4,  on fire
* b1 U, X# a/ Y2 U$ }5 F" Y" K      CL Tenryu
& B3 w8 `2 }9 ^, H" F, E9 m      CL Yubari, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires4 {$ V+ J& O8 Y+ Q0 V4 n
      DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
# f) q6 j2 t, j" ^6 T1 e9 n/ o      CA Chester, Shell hits 3
  R& b, v! @" B7 T) l; F      CA Chicago, Shell hits 2,  heavy damage
: K+ C  R0 I/ _2 n% ~% w      CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
' w; L4 a. w. e8 U" h8 W      DD Anderson5 y2 G: u2 d/ F  U8 c
      DD Morris, Shell hits 2
: B* x% H& Q, E5 P. `      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6 `1 l; ^/ @' B1 t
重巡古鹰、衣笠、轻巡天龙遭重创. J: D& s; }5 [8 k
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! _" k5 a" ^  |! CMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133; i: {& F/ W0 H& x

- M* t! H$ P& [+ k& d# m1 O: ]Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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9 \: d8 i& i7 v$ y! LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. O6 W6 O) c" j$ pEstimated time to target is 7 minutes1 b0 t! H- g6 R7 Q" {" D

% ^' x) U8 t* e8 }% S" V! ]' P  ~Japanese aircraft0 I+ S# v. P) Q
      A6M2 Zero x 4
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Allied aircraft3 n2 l9 o9 s" z- Q, i
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
6 n1 W9 ?, M8 W- K$ U5 n      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses) t! G& v. s1 H7 _6 N) S+ h% ]
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Allied aircraft losses' q6 l% I& }& W3 c" ~
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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* C# C0 A( l+ OJapanese Ships  H. D* g) y0 ^& c% ]
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires4 `; L  `/ Z: ^; ^: {7 |6 o
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
, s0 u9 g6 D1 t, C0 D6 a      CA Furutaka,  on fire
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/ h* I/ k0 ^5 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133* I: `- c8 ~, j' }

7 [9 `' [% _# w, k$ N! B. o# AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: ?* C2 d" A: p3 n# O6 \4 R
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes4 D! }, G9 M& Z- G( |8 r
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Japanese aircraft
; U- ?) ?6 x- l4 c      A6M2 Zero x 19
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$ y: D8 J/ y- s: c7 o( LAllied aircraft
! d" U$ h' S2 t9 N      P-40E Warhawk x 1  Q! H/ _% ?; {9 E
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 92 R' v* {* u$ \9 d* E: f. W3 _/ r; v
      TBD-1 Devastator x 2
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
7 q6 s! N* r8 I; w      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
' q# M1 g* e9 H6 f. q1 u" h( \      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged$ V. e6 P9 U% C$ J# e4 M
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Japanese Ships
6 q2 M0 n0 Z. [0 }% W9 n) [      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage( `# a6 ]- M$ ]
      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
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% G3 N, W/ y8 L1 j' z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8 w% m3 v( o2 Y3 T# w5 ~* H; w
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& O* T5 c" }, Y' o6 p7 u8 j7 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 [! J: L9 a* R6 Y% S

1 e/ P7 z; F3 L& NWeather in hex: Overcast4 |8 B/ p0 A; q7 {/ P8 I
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Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( q5 U5 y' F) z( c1 JEstimated time to target is 42 minutes% u+ R  M$ T' L- L- {
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Japanese aircraft. C8 @6 h5 B- L% X- \; i  Q6 P
      A6M2 Zero x 268 V9 _$ N8 g7 s( d$ k+ ^1 A4 K
      B5N1 Kate x 3
4 j3 U% X, q% T; n+ A% t      B5N2 Kate x 12
# F2 E+ b. h0 @: r      D3A1 Val x 29
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/ G' ?, ?0 O" @2 b9 l4 _Allied aircraft. Q% D0 R- l( @" X& e
      P-40E Warhawk x 19
/ p- ]# }  @+ k) D; ^& u      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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: v4 K% `* b* [2 p. u( `6 cJapanese aircraft losses$ m& H* _" R3 l9 v7 Y% T+ J
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, t, i, h/ p! C
      B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
# |( L4 N* [; s3 c      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
& g' c6 B) q3 w2 G% l+ f  t- u- }      D3A1 Val: 17 damaged
/ B' r& d9 b8 P/ j      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ X5 V  \3 D. D9 s2 zNo Allied losses
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4 Q& H" Z1 p+ l$ EAllied Ships( i# Y4 f: [* i' [7 K& A5 t0 P. y! r: s
      CA Australia3 Z; I6 d% s$ W8 U, R- n
      CA Chester, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
$ J: l5 `# R  j  a! c! a      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
6 y3 m0 ^* p. t4 e      CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
( @2 u% Y4 [) N) J      DD Worden
) I7 e' q/ Y. V. p; y( G      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
6 g" y+ H6 K+ J0 B% M% W大战结束后，双方都在调整部署; o6 P% o3 R' A% Y; s! F
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
, ^# k' n2 w6 l& h. l' i5 c9 R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
) W6 y. e4 Q/ i) ^: |+ u- j7 G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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& b# |# H& W0 j4 i. P& O, a" pSubmarine attack near Milne Bay  at 99,133
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Japanese Ships, W0 {. U; L( }% V: p7 D
      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage) J2 E% y0 w0 B7 {- I3 w

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      SS S-47$ J! [  M: n) C

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$ J( Z' d, x+ ~4 Q9 T, ^3 h1 ^Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ X! b$ d6 v" f2 Z) BRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% g6 ]/ y* ?# t1 v% kEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 a& f* v& H' @6 d' z
      A6M2 Zero x 237 n2 u# ^4 A: Q
      B5N1 Kate x 2) a5 N+ a8 c% a. F4 b$ D! D8 c4 o
      B5N2 Kate x 12
  t' {) Q( l' W      D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft
- i, a! O8 Y7 J" r0 _! L! C! l      P-40E Warhawk x 10" R, r0 T: W7 ?" L
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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/ k+ l$ I; Z, X* nJapanese aircraft losses9 J, E) q  ^- o- y
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
3 S5 h* C& W1 J2 |6 O8 J) u) O, r      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak' z- n. ^* R' z6 Y& a% p! k
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
, I! t1 w* t7 L( [6 `8 u8 u      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
5 c+ C: |. P# u# ]& f/ p0 q      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak4 A) Q( K. h: ]8 w" B

! f: b4 @, Y# I4 l, z. }) X$ JAllied aircraft losses6 w" r. K: k) O
      P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged* r) f4 i8 s/ \) F
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground# s5 P( y  K, b; i0 o5 _& z
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged8 o  ]: o. D8 V" N. X
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground4 B7 E2 P0 G; p# @: I( H2 f
      A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
+ d/ r) h, W# s# @7 n0 Y+ z. i      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed on ground
9 t) L/ g/ G4 [" a0 T" O      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
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Allied ground losses:
1 w% m; N2 _. f: a) r; n0 I* c      4 casualties reported
; R. S9 D% |. T. o9 n0 T         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* W9 t- H6 b8 F' R7 t% P. E' Z         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' T1 ^* z6 k; |" i5 D  C$ \# n) _         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 1
0 Z  g+ G+ z3 B3 ^( bAirbase supply hits 2' D$ g( v" d% }+ O& H
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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" L( T# a7 g3 B6 u" B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5 Q* F& }0 q' @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ O5 D, Q$ ]3 W4 Y$ g/ E0 c      CM Tsugaru
$ f5 ^! w3 b- f$ ?: g, t      DD Yayoi
2 M* ?; R" R& [$ h      E Oite
2 a( P; u" l; h5 Q* D6 d% K& `* T      E Asanagi( v4 ^4 w: U, w2 P- j5 Z( J
      DMS W.20
& N5 K% ~3 ~# T4 [( _" T      xAKL Hagoromo Maru. m6 V+ z# o, }5 h  `3 e: i
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2
$ A- J& C4 @8 |: o* s  S7 R6 [9 |      xAK Canberra Maru7 q+ P" i/ S" B! i& I5 h! L5 @
      xAK Kansai Maru# W( q1 Y! c9 x: \) I0 C  I$ v
      xAK Kagu Maru3 F' D0 d# N+ Z, ]. u' x
      xAK Asakaze Maru
; E; H% m3 t( W5 H      xAK Sinsei Maru
( p0 _3 N. A! w      xAK Ikushima Maru! c( X4 d7 x! i4 u8 {  v
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2
, `; Q& D/ h9 N% V* w, I      xAK Aso Maru
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& L8 J) M% o! T8 ]" a. n' ZAllied Ships
7 h  h% |1 R4 S% e6 n5 w1 I, d      CA Chicago,  heavy damage
" o, X. ~6 n- ~9 \
1 e; t0 |3 \+ p! `" M2 a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
* o' _, j, V+ C4 f5 Q: s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) Z6 B% n: `* v' p  b* p( h2 b
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2 R2 E/ L/ I9 `0 mSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131! C+ s1 A, `& `" D) r

. c' O  F- ^' y7 b5 PJapanese Ships
2 V& G5 [. r6 U. Z      CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* N6 i; A( W$ X1 f% {( v
* |% k$ A* z3 ^2 uAllied Ships
5 l2 ~0 Q/ f; N/ i      SS S-47
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# o/ f. I1 U+ H0 ^( r2 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 7,000 Yards! \# T5 A3 T& K: Y( u3 O) x* R  D- o
2 }1 H& P# j: C* T
Japanese Ships
% _) J' X% o9 i) W2 V, D      CA Myoko0 L' t$ ?# @  U# R% d
      CA Kako, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  Y/ }1 z: n' {3 x7 ?# t( ~      DD Akebono
7 J* Q& y6 f, A/ H' b, L      DD Sazanami( b' t1 O* O! e7 B/ C- L
      DD Ushio- _3 s0 l( F7 u5 p. g% A
% _3 p; @( U" _0 H- s
Allied Ships3 L3 v7 H$ n" T7 a
      CA Chester, Shell hits 1; Q8 p! G5 }( r! G6 O
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" l% u3 X+ l# z4 W0 V9 z/ m      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
* _1 L, h1 m1 A5 P      DD Morris, Shell hits 4,  on fire( `4 n' a7 S; M; b
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2 Z1 d' `% j- |  wNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards) O+ V7 W  g3 K% i4 ]# n/ e( O
  B/ m% U9 i# b+ l0 H
Allied aircraft" B3 u8 j' Y% n
      no flights
! k8 Q/ Z6 U$ W; g( b5 t1 Q- j) D  b2 G; k% F7 }) l1 m: Q7 Y$ c
Allied aircraft losses
6 y! F4 b9 n' S6 [      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
8 f4 K3 k4 A, ]  A# G  X7 l& \
" A$ @' Q( R5 O" e5 XJapanese Ships$ O0 I7 i. P/ j% o; l; g6 G) N3 T
      CA Myoko, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; S+ p% _0 L. v* v6 H. ?1 F# t0 G
      DD Akebono, Shell hits 1# g  w7 X9 X/ X6 G* v$ q* w
      DD Sazanami. A# C' T" Z/ t! Z: n( a) P4 P
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Allied Ships
% U9 n$ h9 g! E! W: C      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- ]0 c: k: `0 {      CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1$ Y* o4 f2 V6 w( ?- I' Q/ G- ~8 F
      CA Australia, Shell hits 2
8 l7 `9 K' S7 n- ~" _$ r      DD Sims, Shell hits 19 j; B+ v# D2 V) x$ i: w+ Q% ]( I
      DD Anderson8 b* i# @) o) s
      DD Perkins
8 y* Q2 n. Y9 y2 {      DD Dewey, Shell hits 1,  on fire
% O" e. m6 \2 T- V      DD Worden% j# ~" ~- R2 B3 \% v
      DD Aylwin, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" Y4 w4 m7 ], k5 Y4 w' n; L      DD Whipple
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1 Q5 K( j* |, f* T1 ~$ }Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 11,000 Yards
5 N* k) ~8 a, z, _( f" l, c. x: a9 B
Japanese aircraft
- {% D4 V- H$ d7 f2 X      no flights/ m7 U" @& C; h6 c# a

/ y- Y7 N& x4 f9 i( gJapanese aircraft losses8 V! S: [- o' q* g" R2 D3 M3 s  v
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed+ f( U9 g0 F: E- f2 y- a* Q
  s  K& Q* k6 d9 ?$ m
Japanese Ships1 O- _0 z, N: N4 k* j9 ]
      CA Kako, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
9 {, Y3 y! N5 |* A% b0 M6 X4 D      DD Ushio
5 C* m8 q* l! d0 }% L4 {. x; q
3 K1 E6 K% Z0 o! E" S2 d" l$ y/ uAllied Ships
' \" K, y5 `- d% N3 U) e1 x      CA Minneapolis
& G, m: n  ?2 @0 `5 F      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
" Q! _$ D' N* s$ J+ H# p      DD Sims, Shell hits 1
4 \8 h/ U( T5 k' O+ U$ k      DD Anderson0 u6 }3 f1 ~/ S7 a
      DD Perkins
  n9 F! j, u" I6 Q6 X% |      DD Dewey0 d+ w1 ]9 G3 D
      DD Worden2 t# [7 H$ y2 ~' |* J
      DD Whipple5 l: `9 D7 J; h/ P* u+ n/ @) k, ~# F5 W
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: N9 m: o: x  g9 QNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 1,000 Yards
% r6 U1 B. e& x" ^( C2 c5 N4 Z* y7 Z7 L* h) z, C6 ~# V8 z
Japanese Ships" _5 K) ^3 L3 ?+ O9 c, m
      AMc Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk% `7 E+ _& T1 G, ^

, w& z3 h" F7 eAllied Ships3 ^* ?( ]9 v! K- u' R2 V
      CA Minneapolis
$ a3 h! }/ b" b- U      CA Australia& A0 o1 s# u$ A1 ]3 B
      DD Sims
/ ?- q; X7 n* g& n+ E3 L: J      DD Anderson
1 Z0 F5 {) W* ~9 b      DD Perkins
, I9 H( V" O* v0 \2 x4 p) W# j      DD Dewey$ n% }' G8 H  }2 a9 h2 h9 [3 Y- f' ~
      DD Worden. `  s1 s. \. l9 U+ S1 \
      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
+ k* h& \4 c; M& l( O2 J3 r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
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2 ]" i4 C, N# l* V# D7 L; _, O0 ISub attack near Townsville  at 92,144; i# E: H$ c7 R6 @! U. I
0 X4 _; D& H/ k
Japanese Ships+ a2 T' t+ F3 k8 q+ t3 w
      SS I-276 y; {" E- r/ [% g8 n" |( v

# B& X2 M* [" E3 n5 rAllied Ships
8 g& L4 ~! l2 d: i$ s      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
: l0 I1 A* \' i% \4 b% }      DD Hammann5 I1 ]/ P4 m* L0 r5 D: L9 {
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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,130
1 A5 w& H7 z1 r: q" K5 d! i
2 Q8 X- {% i0 y- }, |5 e- M: JJapanese Ships( x6 `7 r1 W: M& D
      SS I-21; @; q" n  O) m7 v+ s3 ]1 F/ u& x7 Z5 j
: ]+ ?6 P3 L" D( f# x6 K+ N
Allied Ships
# @, z) _' ?, Q( O2 L# }      CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
% B$ }% l7 k. F2 g2 E2 v      DD Morris
5 _5 l" q5 Q  }--------------------------------------------------------------------------------' n# H3 v' i3 ~2 S# l) N# o) H8 h
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130* d) p  e: Z( l9 Y9 @8 z
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& I& w9 w- @& D! z9 B$ D- i, ?) \

* U- x) V, e0 NRaid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 g( x- o4 u+ a2 Q" O* w( n
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 Y; v. Q, N, p: r

2 O( N  S$ M! vJapanese aircraft8 j( \+ R' n; U" p/ O) C+ E+ `. |
      A6M2 Zero x 21
+ e/ n, t; `  Q+ N7 z& y: e      B5N2 Kate x 11
6 {& x9 `; v7 O7 y6 U      D3A1 Val x 17
0 m4 z) m7 W/ H6 Q- v. s$ J7 y9 a; `: w) }) [8 C
Allied aircraft+ C- E2 l0 A9 n6 S; A
      P-40E Warhawk x 8
7 o- ]% a! W  ^  b7 P" V      F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
' \5 ~; }. g5 ?# j' u( q" `- S6 y! N0 ]. a, Y
Japanese aircraft losses
4 F! |8 m+ {2 E9 e- F# O3 t" C, ]      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- s% v1 l( Y; n# f
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged- ]  K. q/ w! h4 \
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
1 u- f5 a- ]# Z2 L; i      D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
% T2 A$ D6 E: \; j: m- ~      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
" |( y* }0 H+ o; c+ S. b% J$ v6 ?  l* Q* j! u7 M& Y6 T
Allied aircraft losses
" Y( S3 Q! e. O  G      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed% r% J" [- N8 F7 z0 a8 M6 }$ }
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
# Y( k% `, l) N" j5 c5 @# {; F1 p' y0 g6 l4 D. r8 e  L) T1 I
Allied Ships
, V) {2 g1 ?# y( q: p  R& V$ ~      CA Minneapolis
9 |5 M5 [! E3 p# G      CA Chester,  on fire,  heavy damage! R  F2 j4 j8 Q! F3 p0 \
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 4,  heavy damage( M2 R7 B2 \7 S& ]$ `' t6 h- V
      DD Anderson
6 s/ G. O4 d/ y7 ^4 q2 a: M4 c& a      CA Australia
7 t* ?& _8 ]  A$ Z6 l--------------------------------------------------------------------------------: j# |1 X! c) V+ N: M' A+ n* W
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130, f# \! J* ^4 H: q
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
$ T) v; K" `6 D- d$ Q
* J1 N6 w4 ^% p  ?# v9 \+ qRaid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 l, l& Z; r( E- A
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes' T8 Y3 M) D& C: C: O& B& P
) I; b2 [. y+ b2 V+ f" J- d
Japanese aircraft
, I2 Y) Z4 G' K! ?8 q1 [      A5M4 Claude x 4" ~# i3 s, J( a; q- W5 s* h
      G3M2 Nell x 18. T6 z) Z0 d7 p2 Z
      H8K1 Emily x 10- O6 s0 a0 ?% J5 Z0 c  E' J
0 \" u- w* _! }& ~3 q2 \5 _) `
Japanese aircraft losses3 {( C/ \. w' m9 R9 w
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak- [3 o0 c; d7 t, q
      H8K1 Emily: 3 damaged
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) P/ J. n! [7 c, }Allied Ships9 ~6 ~& y5 z3 _6 m2 p
      CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage- D% u; e) x  i- g* E! x% Y$ {5 A, @
      CA Australia, Bomb hits 1  B6 T# ]& ?4 c9 p; b0 ^
      DD Whipple
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  @: j& ]) [6 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130( N$ {) C, @# H/ f3 M3 _) w6 ^  w

' _: r  v! N" b: W# K. r- F0 |Weather in hex: Light cloud
( S% X8 G2 R) e% C& g5 N- a/ y4 t9 Y0 l7 K
Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet." f9 A# q* L" s
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
; E3 t, r7 f: `* ?6 O( D0 R0 r- j; f4 N# y/ m" R
Japanese aircraft
6 ?6 l. q7 i, c5 g! [+ C8 G4 A      A5M4 Claude x 46 y0 n$ Z- y( w
      H6K4 Mavis x 62 u; l9 P7 c2 u% N7 c" ^+ ~+ d
4 j! W" S5 f* ?" \5 X
Japanese aircraft losses
( A9 t; V7 F- t/ H  J, O      H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged
0 d: b! R' }* v4 W7 f' o: v, }; e* @4 j& G& ^6 J+ f
Allied Ships# Y9 ~3 m& B/ i. [$ O6 U2 ^
      DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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* U" P: W% H& YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
9 \& {$ v9 S0 N1 E! `# ]; {' d9 @2 Q, k: Z
Weather in hex: Light cloud
# c- p6 n7 H% A8 \/ V7 P: g+ H2 ]/ h% m+ f( B& ^% F
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, n/ o0 D% w& N( i$ iEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
0 |: l- w0 H9 z6 ^/ g/ d4 m6 e+ w0 `# G+ s# d" Z/ Z! C9 ?6 `
Japanese aircraft8 M$ A6 l1 ^) A0 G  Q+ I
      A5M4 Claude x 42 W% g( g2 V3 x! H
      G4M1 Betty x 12/ r3 M7 U. v, N' y

, ]6 u7 [: b& q# AAllied aircraft* [. B4 |4 @# t2 [6 e1 m
      no flights5 k8 V" z, m# p5 L! O9 p, Y

$ e1 k' F4 L4 U4 N* ]3 MNo Japanese losses
4 D7 [, b$ q. s2 @* `
3 @* d# [# Q/ B- D* y" WAllied aircraft losses
& a% ^. i$ J/ f; f0 ~  }4 \      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
; K6 t' W, N! n/ V. W% Z  v5 {3 P) \+ V1 @$ y! b) A. a
Allied Ships- n( M" I& Z* V. E- u: X
      CL Hobart: H+ k5 f5 w2 D2 Q
      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, 424 i) a8 {% X5 w  l
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 9 p, A+ C; L1 \# }+ [) f
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
1 L. J- c( x3 h9 J' h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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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
1 ]9 m4 e1 X( F$ M) o' i( x0 s' Q3 h( O, a9 p" |
Weather in hex: Light cloud" l, e" j4 U8 C' h; x2 T% e$ s8 A
9 c( u  M( Q0 O5 O9 n1 Z! E8 ?
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.  ?3 u& E- B5 Y4 P$ f' v
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
$ o+ h# q' S- ~0 m
$ w" w: @" w: M5 Y7 L1 ZJapanese aircraft, j6 v+ V. G1 o5 i. H) Y( Y
      A5M4 Claude x 4; Y2 h2 _# {5 }! N$ d0 {9 Y( f/ q- m
      A6M2 Zero x 22
  ]3 Z. I: {' Z2 _& d      G3M2 Nell x 174 }, U2 J& B, k# A$ b- h
3 W; l7 i, |4 q" T' K
Allied aircraft
/ l- L  s3 H6 ^/ x% W) m7 u      P-40E Warhawk x 6; Z. A% z& c+ W
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
. ~0 H8 i/ T! m0 r: e! y2 }% t, w7 h  a' Y) g1 H3 s
Japanese aircraft losses/ h; c7 t- G, l/ n% j5 B
      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed# s# \5 Q* K+ |: ^) o  R6 }
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: ?; |5 `  s1 W: ?, |, w2 q9 ]2 @

) N, L4 s+ x) H; kAllied aircraft losses  |8 Q# I' h6 N$ @# Z
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! K( Q. x- z0 ?6 H/ i
7 R2 m1 A7 L. k/ O3 d
1 {+ O' D) s, j+ |4 z
Allied ground losses:
9 O0 B3 F/ r7 F* t+ [      21 casualties reported' F* N, A" C  {3 ~9 [6 L. T
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! ?- e; E& t4 l! ~6 v3 F
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ G  M7 n4 l  C6 k2 J/ ]/ s
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 42
: [7 [/ Q( P9 b- F9 i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。。。。, m1 L  n3 W# i
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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 26,000 Yards
2 @6 Z. L/ S& ?' _6 a$ ~1 L1 I* |
Japanese Ships7 ]! I8 B3 p- Y8 T! L
      CA Haguro
9 U/ L; q( Z4 f      DD Shiratsuyu
: p9 L* V4 y, s$ @1 D3 ?      DD Shigure
, S: I% X; s3 ~2 i) Z$ {& j4 ]/ }- q2 G$ t      DD Yugure, _* k: P  X( F* k. i7 w
      DD Ariake
# X3 ?( t' ~2 g4 X. L( [) ]  k      DD Akebono9 S  V& H& U3 Z# c) ~3 v3 T  n
      DD Sazanami
- S( F* B, ?0 Z      DD Ushio
5 W; ]1 d3 Z3 l( k: k      DD Yayoi2 w! ^& ~! J! R7 Z

: q6 e) ?  S  V8 I. K6 D. \- w; @" ]2 DAllied Ships7 B5 H. A$ y. u1 m7 ^% w2 H
      CA Australia
9 W9 U8 i( S' F. [) y  G' i8 d      CL Hobart, ?" y1 C, u# b9 \
      DD Sims
% i. Y( f( [1 k4 j. J2 F      DD Anderson
1 z8 l( |0 O6 o, W" X      DD Perkins) W9 E+ G  \$ C" k
      DD Dewey
6 k% N1 a7 X' k) R& ]0 g      DD Worden
3 F+ {+ v2 l, D      DD Whipple) D8 W; W  G. o4 @/ [

* u# j* N- L* S& h& @) G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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7 O; @4 T9 \6 D4 ]- o& C% ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 21,000 Yards) ?% S& A2 B1 J8 F" c7 D

6 W% S5 q# p- u/ K% ^3 o+ V2 x6 hJapanese aircraft& G' ]* e( q- C
      no flights" o( C4 U3 W  U6 M. t, c/ f( q6 d

2 q  c- w. j/ L1 E8 R+ N# eJapanese aircraft losses  p" Z9 z% C3 q: X6 t8 N7 R
      E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
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" S! ?( _* S+ {- m. m- _3 iJapanese Ships
2 t3 M' O  I& W1 t      CM Tsugaru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 U& F- x1 I# ]' \6 B. S/ p      E Oite4 Q3 _  Z; _# A1 v  S/ G
      E Asanagi, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, n& S  z* I. s6 B! P' f& J0 R      DMS W.20, Shell hits 19, and is sunk' r! p) t. s' [6 h
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires) e8 W) b  ]' }4 J
      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk1 z7 i/ X2 c$ j- P7 O* e) E
      xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- T$ `( Z! C/ o, H
      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- A: f  S  B' N6 m4 m$ h      xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ L. i/ q/ V( e
      xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
8 |$ s' o* c& o      xAK Sinsei Maru, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
; y+ a& C7 {/ g% g, q      xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
) c4 l# n. K5 K5 c1 g      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
# i. c) J. p9 f, {      xAK Aso Maru, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
# x$ w& `4 r6 ?. m4 b6 i) H7 V, J; f2 l4 O+ \4 O8 M
Allied Ships; C" k5 B! W9 D+ L+ j/ R' u9 E
      CA Australia, Shell hits 1
9 p  m1 A1 t4 y& \1 Z2 n& a9 |      CL Hobart, Shell hits 4
* Y9 V/ G3 `' h      DD Sims
/ f/ @9 h9 e( @! y& u6 r; E      DD Anderson
; X: N% U9 V, B* K; @- ^      DD Perkins, Shell hits 2
- \8 [! R& o% {1 R5 K& S6 ?6 R2 I      DD Dewey
- r4 e! V+ R- x2 M      DD Worden, Shell hits 1
3 A) f. _) _3 H+ h      DD Whipple, Shell hits 2+ ]! p9 f  K' H: c  V; E- I

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0 p, a, c! i% B! p8 o      3411 casualties reported
, ]% L- I! y2 y, B, k; V         Squads: 53 destroyed, 93 disabled8 o- b6 Y! w$ E5 L
         Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 119 disabled" G9 Y9 i) s4 K6 M/ R4 E  B0 L
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ \/ E8 b2 Y# E      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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  E4 ?- e5 u  X1 j6 u; @' v: OMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130! P0 ^4 x8 k# ?4 p( D
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud  C+ E+ |$ O5 f1 P# y+ V* u- H6 }

& R; C: |, Y2 w7 I* n$ VRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ N3 [4 Z5 Q& N8 h, g" Q9 Q/ a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 `! ?) N' [: h

- o6 m7 D4 \7 EAllied aircraft
- [: X1 c6 N% v, k$ P      Wirraway x 6) N$ [  P+ |5 U* B8 E0 q  s: ~- R
      P-40E Warhawk x 42 A3 M, ]+ [+ F* j( Y2 M& W4 [

- U7 T% m8 I7 v3 fNo Allied losses$ r& z8 E* t& }% x+ m- z0 C

% u- w0 a- z( eJapanese Ships
8 D2 ~! n- z) \7 E8 K% I      xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- V7 q8 U! w% Q7 ~* y9 q4 @5 V. p: W      xAK Canberra Maru, and is sunk
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  H0 o: v! i, P+ H0 lJapanese ground losses:  [. H) p  k, y8 Q7 e2 J4 Y7 U* A$ }
      131 casualties reported3 I0 M/ I, P. t: z/ q* y7 y1 B0 a; r
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
- V# Z3 g" t+ }         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
& i+ D% P( p2 Z& k8 D         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& t( c( X) u/ Q4 e, r
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130. W: C0 j  t8 g

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  P# e9 ], Q& P2 a5 W+ IRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, l( \8 u1 A+ o1 G; P' \1 REstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' [' r1 o7 h0 T- I      TBD-1 Devastator x 2& O3 O7 D3 b4 Y
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No Allied losses
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      xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) C4 O2 n% C1 h) i
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Japanese ground losses:
5 X% z- S) W9 C/ x8 R      188 casualties reported
* ?# w  D: q& C9 v         Squads: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled
; i! F# w5 j! Q9 B( `$ {( A3 }         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled& Z3 F$ w3 r$ r6 |- u7 y0 Y
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: R( o, R7 W' @( O: ]      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 k; W/ B: E( P/ P5 t
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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ T; t3 _" a6 Z. s6 c2 @

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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 V- h6 z- }5 i3 ^
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 `+ Z! v3 {4 N$ Q7 M+ r* ?" S      A6M2 Zero x 17
9 O) H- z0 O8 B, Y- @      G4M1 Betty x 25% L. W4 T/ T# R2 G5 u' r0 @: s$ h
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Allied aircraft5 m$ \# V+ c( G. y5 q% \6 }
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
! ]3 M8 `& I0 Y" g      F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
# ~' Z" K1 j. I& V      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 u4 y/ s0 P( a! a      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed& }; }- d" K; P8 X3 ]
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      CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage