KB和SS和炮击编队则负责剿灭夜战后逃窜盟军水面舰队/ X. s# U$ I* y7 h+ w, G" h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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4 L8 t9 V: Z9 o/ o2 SRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 x$ t4 F$ }7 b0 SEstimated time to target is 16 minutes9 Z; M) N1 b! e3 O
0 H, P6 c2 z9 e( @4 vJapanese aircraft8 m' w, t e% ^5 l5 k! G4 K# y# q
A6M2 Zero x 41
" L7 U- z ]2 a: \ B5N1 Kate x 3
& H0 U- k. {) N& u( O B5N2 Kate x 34% f2 G9 t: V6 P9 ~- I1 e7 M
D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft5 s9 @4 ?3 m! `8 E. m. A% t
P-40E Warhawk x 7
% a: Z2 B; o' ]# U8 ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 1- ]6 N* y5 B: }7 ?! A1 b* H4 F
. l/ ^/ d- x8 Z" V6 JJapanese aircraft losses$ \; D% j) z: s* s. y
B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
1 i- k& s* e2 R0 C2 y* Y/ o D3A1 Val: 4 damaged; B" ~. S7 J u b( ^
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Allied aircraft losses2 A6 ^' C- a1 k8 l' Q
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
) l0 p* \7 m' ^2 |; { CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
( Z! b4 N* q) Y" Z- n5 L" b DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Y9 m( G% F# M$ ]/ l7 y
DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* v7 p# s0 Z' j- H; j$ W
DD Sims
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, ]9 G+ R/ V! NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ a4 D8 H( r" Y& J9 i
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes. B p, m6 l: e! R3 E. i
* t* }& Y: g* ?1 fJapanese aircraft
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B5N1 Kate x 2
; i# o' R! R2 V B5N2 Kate x 19$ D/ E- x/ ?" [0 B/ K1 D' `
D3A1 Val x 7$ d% l9 U) e2 S; @) {; m
8 r+ N/ S/ ] T! l; RJapanese aircraft losses
6 k$ p, ~) T x% {" E4 y B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
r/ j, @+ b/ H* r# A6 V! k D3A1 Val: 4 damaged% o7 j, k% }" _3 C# ]0 A3 c( p
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, M& r4 p- b, c+ ^9 Q DD Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ _$ j0 |& h6 E& p9 X% z
CA Minneapolis, heavy fires, heavy damage5 V% ]6 m. {5 K+ e8 X
DD Aylwin, on fire
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2 ^0 \, h3 l: [/ s6 [% cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 L0 N7 F: {/ g6 W; }
1 p7 T& s) E, F: x4 T `" E4 k" vRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# @6 C9 {3 O$ I$ p5 pEstimated time to target is 16 minutes: l; w( o# `/ j' \ r5 ~
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 158 }8 D H/ A0 [- ]' y
D3A1 Val x 17
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; _* l' @+ p4 _" o* CAllied aircraft9 Q% B s% j' F9 a/ w2 j" h/ F
P-40E Warhawk x 1
; P- Z$ o. d1 c; ^ I F4F-3 Wildcat x 1. P& n- t+ a. B
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D3A1 Val: 7 damaged! @4 F8 ]5 w, p5 z* K
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+ Z5 C7 t( G7 y [/ Z. G6 }9 d P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
: c0 n* Z% C& _0 G" K' R' o F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& E/ W: i0 b' ^2 s7 x
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Allied Ships5 M) C$ i% L& s& h+ _' P$ A% w
DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ f8 y: G5 c: U, z6 W" E% G! H CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, on fire# |& p1 O# h! E, B& }6 O
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$ T2 Y' U% d" PSubmarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Japanese Ships
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DD Aylwin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 k' s _: j3 ]$ z1 \& H( C
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Japanese Ships
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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% s2 E ]& p h- M# I' J* TDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ R+ ~7 W! `4 M; ?8 x/ F
CA Haguro& a5 H5 h* a& |0 d+ K% ]5 x
CL Yubari' t( P- |, a" j$ C8 @0 G) s
DD Mutsuki
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CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage8 Y: J8 N# p7 b& t% {/ L4 d
DD Hammann2 H; x2 Z- N/ e) x- U, @- ?" p
DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage |