KB和SS和炮击编队则负责剿灭夜战后逃窜盟军水面舰队( C( s9 n8 _* \8 Y- N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130/ @5 W) ~, c. L4 A- F5 }( n! F
( Z+ _ L1 o+ W: M2 \Weather in hex: Overcast, n+ Y p1 k, @! s9 F
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# E+ t! x" V& \2 D4 O
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes b' m1 V# P! A, N* b
* B& M# D7 a& Z' \7 W$ YJapanese aircraft
* S; m+ I/ P! F" |9 b A6M2 Zero x 41" `$ D0 ?% |! X6 {
B5N1 Kate x 3
X* O' o" _) C7 A7 P B5N2 Kate x 340 p6 a7 |2 z: z& g3 b
D3A1 Val x 17; U# ^. {& T* h1 w3 M# K
* C1 B1 Q8 b0 w# G. h, m: O3 fAllied aircraft
' ?, g/ \' ^* @1 N% I" n0 W- s P-40E Warhawk x 7
" s' v m, {) h2 ^! G/ D F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 G* c, M* O( ~( P B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
/ h4 c8 v: p+ @7 i D3A1 Val: 4 damaged3 L* ]# D" w9 x4 Q5 U
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Allied aircraft losses
& i2 P4 }) m4 J. E P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed7 v. n4 I+ Q: W `0 A$ [! S# A
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CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& @- S' c( @- ?# A& _- d' J5 P DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) P1 W7 x2 E' x1 J, j DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 A8 ^6 G1 J- z$ }5 V) O5 k5 }
DD Sims/ h! [( r7 P% O1 G, ?6 [
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire $ m6 B3 u+ t# c. F
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2 B& j6 w: [& f2 f! h9 w% ^( KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130; e3 J+ G; `2 G5 F% G
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o5 Z8 z" B0 v0 w, p9 {Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) `5 f3 ?) ]2 s! }
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# s; \7 L$ f/ u- J, ^
A6M2 Zero x 30
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# P2 f' U. |3 L% w' I* \! l B5N2 Kate x 193 B8 c0 e. r0 m* c7 U! a
D3A1 Val x 79 \9 P. T! _0 Y4 t8 \" F
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 u8 k* J9 V) J q0 q1 H B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
6 V9 v! B7 t/ H- }5 Z4 \ D3A1 Val: 4 damaged+ R: D$ R, }! C. v h& d" F
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Allied Ships% r0 q4 P3 ^1 a) g% u/ Y
DD Sims ~; b" H; E9 K
DD Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* Z b, I( s# i/ I R/ O' k, q; I
CA Minneapolis, heavy fires, heavy damage6 o( M6 |- b9 [( ?& m3 j. ^. ^. a! \7 b
DD Aylwin, on fire" `1 {& _1 j; W5 j
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. d% F9 w4 f3 U8 l J# B* xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, i& p+ Q Z6 v( ^$ n3 |6 a$ EEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' v2 ^, S1 o; A+ d) }* k. Y o
A6M2 Zero x 15; N f( A9 G3 b6 ]3 e- c
B5N2 Kate x 15 C$ P# B& p5 ]; S* I, F, [/ R
D3A1 Val x 175 K% V' [; `/ |/ ?
1 l1 ~ O1 u" N9 m, _( MAllied aircraft
4 }7 G" o. z$ ~) n P-40E Warhawk x 1, V ~7 L( p' l" a; ^
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses# r: S1 B: f7 o x
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged9 d+ a) I% D: q
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed P/ u, }/ R* s5 Z' J8 C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 {1 _& G) j F
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, on fire
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
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; f( C* T1 U6 T. JSubmarine 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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards% J' o& \6 ~, W! L5 ~3 f. ~7 K
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CA Haguro
' V7 B5 B2 X, f" ` CL Yubari+ ]# x$ l5 {1 X' l2 _/ ?, s, [
DD Mutsuki& D0 |3 f8 l# ~- [
DD Yayoi
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1 V, i; X3 [ G1 [! Y" D: D, ^ E Asanagi8 J. [' D: `$ Y0 {
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1 i* T* i8 K3 r8 G) z3 I CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
! p' Q0 n0 A5 g: @) Q2 V9 _8 c DD Hammann
. r2 A; E3 r3 ]; J/ @ DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage |