KB和SS和炮击编队则负责剿灭夜战后逃窜盟军水面舰队9 b6 K$ O f6 a: Z8 D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130- y, g3 D: @. z2 I, n! i
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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) P" G( _8 w3 URaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 V9 k: J1 v) n$ J
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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* G. Y2 \2 b2 UJapanese aircraft. ]) e, d) y: h0 G2 q
A6M2 Zero x 41! W6 X- y+ E' a" H( Q0 c& b
B5N1 Kate x 3
( G, P# S& j7 C5 h6 _) n0 ] B5N2 Kate x 34
9 d& C) y0 \) b0 c" e- { D3A1 Val x 17
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, i" W$ q, q$ jAllied aircraft
5 T6 U4 @9 Q# H, C P-40E Warhawk x 7" p4 {$ {; Y- w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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; E3 c6 k& b2 g- Q/ g3 g" J; p0 t1 sJapanese aircraft losses7 q: G6 m8 x4 F5 r
B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed" L$ ^" r% n: _/ \3 A. h& H
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CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ]9 D: B, F6 N. ~4 ^! v
DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 w( o6 v4 z- q7 w& n |
DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 `! h$ O, T( G DD Sims9 r8 w( l/ W6 m
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 e7 M7 l7 z3 H( l8 i1 q+ p$ p
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes9 o7 [; V2 \8 \7 G* W: Y( U0 F5 a
9 A* a+ {* ~& n j( SJapanese aircraft
c; K, U0 g4 i( I7 Q( X2 n5 w. t A6M2 Zero x 30# \$ |& o5 o. ]2 z4 A3 j. m
B5N1 Kate x 2
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( `' _" a: O. |( w D3A1 Val x 79 p" P0 J3 Y0 s# ~0 M$ G8 g9 d: K( Y
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Japanese aircraft losses: A B* | ^/ Q2 s, m
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
4 W5 f; x G$ o R" v8 C T D3A1 Val: 4 damaged/ v+ W9 z, p/ L
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( \* E: E& W- @+ E. q: { DD Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! P1 O) {1 t4 ?# T5 @
CA Minneapolis, heavy fires, heavy damage* P* u' H, z0 s& u% d5 w( ~
DD Aylwin, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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/ W& L* P6 H# w% p* u9 j' zWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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& x- K8 {$ X" yRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
) {+ @8 K- v- K: ]& YEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 15
1 A& z( I& `# {7 b2 T B5N2 Kate x 153 v8 ^6 { q% M* g' y
D3A1 Val x 17: U) [7 |, |$ H& k2 b6 r: W
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 17 u4 ^4 W# j! r; M4 n7 i7 A
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B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
! h @) C% m/ K2 ^/ v D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed3 w+ ]9 f- B9 j w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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" m' H& r" x( v5 ]$ n0 H# e, K! x DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 P. r6 p# ]8 a9 |, J
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, on fire" R& Q9 z; ? R5 M$ P( l7 ~
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5 U# v, E. P% s) h6 DSubmarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,1301 | q! }3 z! T" t) @
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DD Aylwin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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: G/ z# I# V) `; x% W9 N# TSubmarine 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* G5 R* c2 B/ P1 W5 k- |
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" Y8 A7 g! J, [. H0 \Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships) `$ N( h7 R Y+ I, v
CA Haguro
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DD Mutsuki
0 E: F b' W, F* O# j$ Z* G DD Yayoi
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CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage' S2 X- t. _9 N8 l t [# R' j4 |
DD Hammann3 k0 w) H2 G; N- N( E9 [
DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage |