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
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Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130); }! j4 B4 {8 G
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( h( E2 R, M$ r
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Japanese Ships1 l: v. } P) z7 h( J
DD Shiratsuyu
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled& r" {' ^' T! v, K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( i U* N0 L8 z0 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, F1 a. w# j/ B* [
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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2 s) X" b1 O9 f) kJapanese Ships
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Allied Ships* b/ ^0 J/ ?' W$ l- ]6 P$ d# W
DD Anderson) P& a, F7 } S. e; N0 V& i5 n
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1691 troops, 28 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
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8 r; U6 T$ K5 r) v- tDefending force 711 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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8 y# ^) K) {2 [7 r/ M9 uAssaulting units:
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Port Moresby Brigade. d% F: A! ]9 B# m5 o0 \5 ^* u! c
15th RAAF Base Force
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Defending units:. o" D& \# y& g) F
Kure 3rd SNLF /29 q/ m, p9 |/ p) x. P7 m+ X# a
144th Infantry Rgt /2 |