PM falls to Adms Marky and Tanaka

[marky]

[:D]

just doing sum amphib practice...

35th brigade, 21st mixed brgd and other SNLF units along with arty and other units landed there on the 27th

12 days heavy fighting

sumhow they managed to sneak in about 8000 reinforcements

CA Furutaka and one DD were lost in this operation...

107 ac tho, but it was worth the price

i now have my choice of invading luganvile, or asutralia....

neway...

BF2 practice time with the clan....

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/07/42

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Naval bombardment of Port Moresby, at 53,91

Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki
DD Arare
DD Mutsuki
DD Tachikaze
DD Oshio
DD Arashi
DD Tanikaze
DD Hagikaze
DD Yayoi
DD Yuzuki
DD Oite
DD Asanagi


Allied ground losses:
129 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 1


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Ground combat at Port Moresby

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 29021 troops, 237 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 9309 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 7 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
418 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
18478 casualties reported
Guns lost 16