KB和SS和炮击编队则负责剿灭夜战后逃窜盟军水面舰队
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9 u$ p: h0 n, O. D' D- G5 Z! @Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast" T' {# w8 p1 R* {' K
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 W3 O5 k/ X) xEstimated time to target is 16 minutes$ h4 m% A/ u+ U7 G9 B# b6 x
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Japanese aircraft5 Z* A; r; e6 ?; C, q) V7 B9 H
A6M2 Zero x 41+ j) z+ i$ o8 g; E
B5N1 Kate x 3; k+ T; [" i# J
B5N2 Kate x 34
( B& B0 l; A' Y W! G/ F/ _3 \ D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
p' l: B% ]8 B# U P-40E Warhawk x 7% }& ^. y/ x; \7 m- `) p0 z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 \$ O j! m' M( C- @
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ m/ c" S" J0 {' F4 v B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged) M# v( F. _0 s. ]
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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0 V$ ?8 ?) u) V$ i+ JAllied aircraft losses. M0 R! f0 [- @& l& F' ~2 l x) z
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships& E/ @* i* W6 r/ Y6 P3 X8 N; O
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ s2 Y/ w; A; \3 X
DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# `* E0 l9 Q' I$ f: @, ~
DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 u- S* E. E/ G& M/ k% Q! d- v
DD Sims/ G/ ]2 ]: C1 q0 K
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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( Q0 f! I0 V' \) l/ a) H5 c1 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130
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. {0 [- ~. ?3 a& l- zWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 k- X& c$ t" R8 y! ?" M- W; vEstimated time to target is 17 minutes; _: ^6 t5 Y% Y' `# H6 @
( y2 }, S2 p% ]Japanese aircraft
8 c7 v8 V/ Y* v0 ?/ x/ w2 N A6M2 Zero x 30
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$ k. @, @* z9 w% U6 | B5N2 Kate x 19) x3 a8 P8 M5 \
D3A1 Val x 7- h: e, Q6 `4 M
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B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
3 W0 Z! u) t( o0 |' g% I& ]) s D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships8 S/ f1 P( n0 ?2 u# n2 o
DD Sims
# r. p$ }8 W# B# q: h2 Q0 H DD Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk l% l' a$ V/ x4 r6 r: D* ]
CA Minneapolis, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ X: ?2 S, w; U# ~% m0 b+ b; qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130, k5 R6 B Z" A0 a# U( y1 E: b
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 }3 P4 S, C2 \& iEstimated time to target is 16 minutes S7 X8 A& t( X- n8 v. J' z. d7 ?
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A6M2 Zero x 15
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D3A1 Val x 17* B' ^) Z5 M& S8 M, w
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Allied aircraft( W! k( w% z% h) H
P-40E Warhawk x 1
4 e2 p! Y9 H- }/ l N1 G$ @+ ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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9 T# k8 Q/ ]7 N; C& OJapanese aircraft losses
% h' L1 K/ O7 B" }1 N B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged" {- h8 ^- q9 A
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged3 ~5 _/ B9 y7 l+ N6 W/ S$ j( J
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Allied aircraft losses" t( A0 w) M* Z9 M
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
8 N h+ Q1 p5 v4 I F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ ~9 A2 B2 t6 |. d$ Z& B
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DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# H: n, \3 D+ B: M% h2 O1 }
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, on fire
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+ w; V" G% O) K- g+ N6 zSubmarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,130$ v) d$ j+ f2 c
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. g" A8 h6 [ L8 q" V DD Aylwin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! B" L* {0 f" c c, Z9 A
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# ]+ x4 s' N! g0 L8 @Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 98,130! b0 a3 C5 p* s/ |' I
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Japanese Ships' i, S G3 C& A2 u1 R# n- k+ Q G
SS RO-34- q( D v! P7 l' o" ]. ~1 ]
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 x3 L/ U) t, V: x
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% G7 M) E+ `! f' \+ YDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards
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" Y' x, s4 \/ s, n CA Haguro
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DD Mutsuki7 O# C- p; v0 N( M; z, C$ X2 }3 f( t
DD Yayoi
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; O6 B, B& o! q5 l1 s CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage G Z. P& G* e6 z3 ?
DD Hammann
9 Q9 S; H, L/ i& f& b- P- b DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage |