Raver doesn't have enough troops at PM
Although he had enough at Lae Lae.
His sub has outfoxed Yank force and punched a hole in one of my destroyers, while only possibly taking one hit in return. Reserve force still doesn't have any cruisers to lend to Oz force so I was tempted to dilute Yank force a bit to try and beef up the oz coastline defence.
One bit of good news, I-27 attacked Yank force instead of the transports it was escorting. Those transports are small, but contain SOPAC (moved now to Luganville to support the growing number of troops and planes there).
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/01/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Sub attack near Port Moresby at 10,40
Japanese Ships
AP Hokko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-38
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Sub attack near Tenmarou at 53,54
Japanese Ships
SS I-27
Allied Ships
DD Cushing
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Sub attack near Tenmarou at 53,54
Japanese Ships
SS I-27, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Wilkes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen
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Ground combat at Lea Lea
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 8048 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1312 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 204
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 97
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Ground combat at Port Moresby
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17277 troops, 252 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 16139 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 586
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 124
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