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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7 ?* u- F+ B7 q* N5 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1305 ~% U- S) ]9 `. a. U( V
6 P4 f3 `3 s( B w3 eWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' @' c' G# z* D" l$ IEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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0 Y9 v9 e$ O- V1 n1 xJapanese aircraft
8 o9 L: f1 J/ T& B* A( g A6M2 Zero x 41
) |- g* Y$ k4 I" A; f Q2 y* v8 y) z B5N1 Kate x 38 t* N4 Q9 Y9 e& [- W$ F, L
B5N2 Kate x 34
& F2 d# }& \% ?5 v D3A1 Val x 17+ n& u$ z: i! K9 |7 D Y2 v: h
/ z, g& `2 R6 R6 I8 Y" J5 fAllied aircraft% n6 v7 y+ o5 s" C8 O: o' z, `
P-40E Warhawk x 7
* i: c8 w$ J. y' R! s F4F-3 Wildcat x 1# m$ q% [ u7 U& K, G
& l- J* }% L' u. |2 G) e nJapanese aircraft losses
9 S" f( P1 ~5 M/ l6 o+ M B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
- c8 y3 a4 `- ?$ q# K D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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- l4 B6 I. A# ?' gAllied aircraft losses+ y2 C2 C! ~- T. p$ \, h Z
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed9 G. R- x( V) f! S2 L7 ^9 P
+ G0 \3 D: C: |" s( v" ?5 \Allied Ships
5 S$ c4 |. b2 W Q! J- n CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
( s( j/ |$ H+ _ DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* g/ b" V. b8 K5 E1 s0 |/ j& u DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. I2 U) U& r" u& J- Z2 z& \ DD Sims" J5 f; Z+ d0 u) M; ~ e
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1309 x W8 w$ b* @: h
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Weather in hex: Severe storms0 g% V, Y8 q" U! A: P+ O
% F9 W) j$ T1 J6 \. T% WRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 N7 |( E; H7 D8 A) {
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes$ n& E9 _+ U1 R( D
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Japanese aircraft8 b- }9 _8 R: _ S
A6M2 Zero x 30
8 `) [3 }8 v' F! N! m" s B5N1 Kate x 2
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D3A1 Val x 78 w5 P" s Q+ o) u9 u) R/ ?) m
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Japanese aircraft losses' D8 d" C2 u; @$ `* o
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged7 C8 d- v7 @5 `! V
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged& c. J' B' G# P4 G/ p U! ^: _
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Allied Ships6 j1 ?3 m' E3 [* S% G$ |: J# W
DD Sims' h- X' y4 A$ ^; ]" K/ }; p5 c
DD Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* {' _9 u. [ G$ r
CA Minneapolis, heavy fires, heavy damage/ V9 t4 D; q% ~2 N H8 t9 u- E
DD Aylwin, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1309 e7 w+ B4 p! _5 Q" e
& f. k! D* E; T) kWeather in hex: Heavy rain% b' t' `' P* n) U; t6 u1 H
3 n( t! N* @# [) r, p% ^# ?Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. a3 q; ?: F3 j0 Z
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes+ q0 ^: n& H0 Q% L* K
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Japanese aircraft
, U6 q: D4 I* r2 S5 @ A6M2 Zero x 15+ ^% }1 H. _6 ~, Z; K
B5N2 Kate x 15
0 C8 J9 W, W Q# x D3A1 Val x 176 i$ t) V3 K7 g2 |1 d$ W; O
- h) M) Y+ `' e' e, S/ qAllied aircraft9 ?- h. T4 U- _3 v
P-40E Warhawk x 1( l8 ]( L3 l5 {5 F u8 H4 [4 b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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5 K, Q& N. y( R" {Japanese aircraft losses, _: P: q, w+ A
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged' b5 k- r& ^3 t+ g9 d
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
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+ o2 U( y0 s, x9 |% [4 a8 W; l P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed1 M7 o8 U! S8 J% O1 ^- C( w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# A+ i9 }0 \, M( _
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DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& e- t1 W0 `6 b5 H
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, on fire- b3 q ?1 I" t2 W4 Q
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,130/ A% U8 R6 d p% I ]6 h% g0 ^ R2 A
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Japanese Ships8 V0 X$ p+ |$ n; A* ]
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3 |, n% a4 q1 g* dAllied Ships
6 Y5 X& l4 M. E B DD Aylwin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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; J# Z6 k# F' _! v8 qSubmarine 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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: ]/ ~: e ^' }- _/ l7 \9 V0 T7 jDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards! i5 O* ^9 W* m$ x
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Japanese Ships
7 {! x. S! q1 F CA Haguro
5 N1 H( S7 ], y0 V CL Yubari
M4 z# x7 o4 g9 t DD Mutsuki9 ~7 L0 S5 D* O a- K4 L H/ X4 G, p
DD Yayoi6 b0 z7 ~8 r/ j h
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E Asanagi
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' e: h. C R. }0 ?$ |* X. S CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
6 s, `6 f g2 h( \- \) f4 d DD Hammann
" m% y, L, A* v: m# ?4 v DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage |