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$ Z( D: r' v3 y. i2 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast( i2 ~' V& s0 f1 c0 t
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 |% W% H% _; {- v5 \
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes2 h: o9 |- l# M* d8 y' ~; A3 z
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Japanese aircraft: N5 ?6 S) _+ @8 v" @
A6M2 Zero x 41
R4 c7 g5 K& B% v$ K B5N1 Kate x 3
0 ~5 v. I7 P5 W7 a B5N2 Kate x 34
, X, U/ i3 C; S% S" a4 F D3A1 Val x 17
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+ j0 J. C5 ?, e' w" ^* dAllied aircraft
, s* B3 q) h4 q* Z* h4 d7 m; ^ P-40E Warhawk x 7
A9 i" ~. I# o5 k0 o F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 X# g- `4 C& Z2 a4 S: `3 ] B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
7 t8 `% y$ b6 e. y8 [* z) I- e' y( ] D3A1 Val: 4 damaged& U& h1 @& I6 s; [1 F) U: v
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Allied aircraft losses
' A6 w$ p# K$ J& {! `" p P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# S% n5 f- T% K CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
* k: H1 }0 B. m1 Y4 @ DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ E! X6 q9 D3 e$ k
DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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% a- v3 e& Z5 e- o. u. `' G+ X$ dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Weather in hex: Severe storms) ^' T4 [0 n& d/ [" {$ z( V
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 [8 n! Q9 o _9 ^( X( X% EEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 30) G) {# l, M. {5 x
B5N1 Kate x 2
8 f9 I+ H! T/ Z1 S B5N2 Kate x 19
" |9 V9 k% O" [6 t1 { D3A1 Val x 7) [6 Y& E) ~3 i) l$ \0 |
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Japanese aircraft losses. v; `7 c* L9 W" o7 t. ], }" V' g
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged7 [" C6 A9 p# o: x, V( v/ K" d
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged- U3 \; N8 W0 \% P! U" N
1 [9 W3 n- W0 \# `) t; X0 ?/ WAllied Ships. `8 d0 U# ^ h; Q4 [! z
DD Sims
( _( z3 j( p8 T& [4 H" [ DD Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 k, ^* k: D/ @& B CA Minneapolis, heavy fires, heavy damage) }- e [/ @, ^$ a6 Z
DD Aylwin, on fire3 j( K! H5 J9 M$ M* _# v& l
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8 U. Y% {* A( {# o9 s, |/ D1 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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& H5 E. n4 e. n" q7 d$ h- BWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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: I- e& D$ X& `6 E. jRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; T1 z( C3 P! Q9 Q: `Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 L! a+ |1 z4 I' r: f
A6M2 Zero x 15
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( E' L: v; N* H+ X& G/ P D3A1 Val x 17
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P-40E Warhawk x 1
" i& w& L m7 I( K: P! _# @0 v F4F-3 Wildcat x 1" t7 Z) o; d) y1 y
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Japanese aircraft losses2 a# B) [: } ^5 n9 n X
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged% o6 l" g1 H( N, Y" x
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged! x3 ^% J0 |% p# n
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
, ~( c/ _1 e: f/ X7 C F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. m: c! K: y6 o! E8 G, ]# P DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) J, Z2 m- R$ j4 [, f. `4 u CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, on fire
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* G; I; y( e. X! W6 DSubmarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Japanese Ships
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+ O$ C0 ]; R+ T' z. a |Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 98,130
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/ |. a. x' f' K/ M1 DJapanese Ships
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& \1 n) R. ^- T3 u" o2 b+ H! RAllied Ships
% G3 t- E: y1 B DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, t7 M; G0 o3 p- [: V
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3 Y, M6 ?8 \4 _! }Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards3 n4 c* k& `, V8 P8 j) Z! n/ z
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Japanese Ships, {0 \3 M2 m; E; a; M
CA Haguro8 ^3 m& s$ u0 V _, d# l
CL Yubari
) m1 ~! ~. W0 U; s2 N7 W' F DD Mutsuki
$ i3 u9 _1 y* d1 Z DD Yayoi* V! ]" |/ [4 i, j# L
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E Asanagi
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Allied Ships9 |3 f1 k" A5 X2 Z! @
CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
; p& Q. v9 U( P/ O, N+ K2 u DD Hammann8 V1 V- Y' j. |4 V' p% `0 x$ m# W
DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage |