KB和SS和炮击编队则负责剿灭夜战后逃窜盟军水面舰队# r. |4 O* \- o9 {* T. d* s
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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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6 T; E K1 `1 I( uRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( C2 ^' `# H7 n2 r- H3 {Estimated time to target is 16 minutes2 c% o! _2 l% j8 q+ N6 q
! s0 ?8 n9 t3 p6 q# r% ?Japanese aircraft
$ { ^# f: f( P6 B. T' j. G, j A6M2 Zero x 41
" G9 t4 _0 Z, e' `" I; F+ k B5N1 Kate x 3% `4 ?8 R I. q' L
B5N2 Kate x 34
' Z r9 j. f7 S; b1 X D3A1 Val x 17
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! D5 m0 a9 l" o- x P-40E Warhawk x 7
: ^0 [0 |( g$ s6 n0 i8 W F4F-3 Wildcat x 17 n2 b( v. |# m5 z- C2 R
8 z: k. f$ e6 T0 jJapanese aircraft losses8 Y% o/ x4 c0 }& z
B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
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9 f& a' ^; m: M$ ?( xAllied aircraft losses( ?" [, k/ l$ F! x0 W* O! ^& ]* L
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships* h O ^" a! B6 o& V
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 u) r) M F% o9 ]
DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, A0 u" |2 ?, q% E F+ w" N
DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 i2 a" H2 K" s0 y DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire % Y, t7 M! r5 P, a: P: C) ~
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+ K# d0 J$ ?0 y8 v& j" H0 L9 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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, \% z& H$ i9 k/ b1 HRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. x4 w* U8 ?! R) s. s$ _
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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+ g6 D4 N! c! K. X& wJapanese aircraft; s& j2 e) r6 U9 S
A6M2 Zero x 30# h7 n7 a+ ^. l# I
B5N1 Kate x 2
. U( g0 A- Z. Q. O; F) G# f( j B5N2 Kate x 192 Q; j5 H$ S$ Q% j* o0 `
D3A1 Val x 7 L5 I2 B- }& H) c4 G. E& Q- Q' O
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Japanese aircraft losses
) G( f) k' E+ y B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged; U( x5 t. e" F
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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$ u( x8 V9 {/ Y1 z" tAllied Ships
* m& X+ x' n3 T DD Sims
+ B) `! u( M" h, [4 F DD Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! R% Y& Y7 Q0 E$ Y$ V$ P CA Minneapolis, heavy fires, heavy damage/ X& f, W8 F1 B* k
DD Aylwin, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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7 A+ ]. {, Q; f7 q4 O- M1 FWeather in hex: Heavy rain, A) s2 |1 Y5 W) V. y3 l% F
9 c) N3 u: W7 C" |' r# XRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# {4 o F- Z1 W( _- sEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 150 v" v3 |+ H& [! V2 Y: a5 q( R
B5N2 Kate x 15
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Allied aircraft
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A& H2 X7 l" _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 1, L- _* e" ? W% U1 ^! a
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B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
. \5 \4 V; h. N$ s D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
3 w) t3 |+ l; ~% p$ q F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* E8 X) h% C- k7 c& m' o8 t
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Allied Ships
0 n) V' K+ j" ?4 g0 n DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ r6 ?, L6 f- e' k7 ?1 p! @9 e: J
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, on fire
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,130# r- H: e7 L( m: C0 M
3 n2 y: w$ [: |* ?! R# y' GJapanese Ships
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6 c+ ]0 C: y( Q DD Aylwin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: v0 b) f& C0 }
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Japanese Ships
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. O" ^- ^5 i$ ]1 h DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ ^6 o0 I# O6 {# C; ?
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0 ~ b8 S2 E* o" s gDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards5 L& s. L8 ~$ E3 M
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Japanese Ships
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CL Yubari
. F9 y* o$ h: B7 p( N2 l DD Mutsuki& Y4 E8 Y8 z! W
DD Yayoi
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! \% U: b3 V. m& j E Asanagi
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Allied Ships
* b0 v: m: e2 Z: I" e CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
2 i5 |$ v w) _; \( T/ p DD Hammann5 t9 p5 g0 w, H- h2 \& i
DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage |