KB和SS和炮击编队则负责剿灭夜战后逃窜盟军水面舰队2 `$ K6 N& f5 k, x- H& v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1300 J0 |. ~- y, S8 E0 V
9 C, }( N; H! x9 l* RWeather in hex: Overcast
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/ R# N0 C8 Q! r1 y2 c; h d. g: ^8 B8 RRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* N4 f! }- x( W$ r: M6 O: _Estimated time to target is 16 minutes) D& j- x" ?% i; N4 c
% w$ f6 y3 W" r2 T; }: o: wJapanese aircraft
" W; ]1 E3 V- z/ I+ R% y1 q% o2 w- p A6M2 Zero x 41; L# Y5 Y4 ^% N" L7 x
B5N1 Kate x 3
# q( U" e9 l B1 Y, A4 M- Y B5N2 Kate x 349 n ?9 g# C4 C S, g$ H6 P
D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
- L( s' \( d: y: |* a) l P-40E Warhawk x 7# Q6 Y* @+ z ~$ X0 g/ s& H) t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
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" E# X; D* [0 }+ n% ?Japanese aircraft losses
" P$ u+ S! {4 N& d3 X( k B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
2 d. p, R7 ?3 X( k D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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0 r; F: i" ~2 W, {. {6 q+ K; z5 XAllied aircraft losses
7 n+ x' [% h4 a$ X. B P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships% j7 K- u: t6 ^" Q1 ?9 e
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage& R. [ @. B" X# j7 i, `# s& ^1 ~
DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
q! g, u9 ^+ I" X0 T# M DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 @- V7 N1 H* G, | DD Sims2 e* x) Z# i# F0 z
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire , N+ `& ~5 E) I3 M! u. f, L8 |( z, S' I* i
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) I0 [* t' t$ v1 t1 f/ dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130, m4 {1 i9 Z1 n
2 y/ X# r) t7 o4 uWeather in hex: Severe storms# {2 O/ c. y- c2 o3 v
. W% n& h* C, {) Q7 S1 v: hRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ z+ z8 Z2 Q9 ~2 V1 |0 U; f% l% A' qEstimated time to target is 17 minutes$ a1 b9 o: w/ S$ b# m3 b* y$ Y- q
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Japanese aircraft0 d* [6 h9 x; x
A6M2 Zero x 30, y: P. P. r' A5 a5 y( I
B5N1 Kate x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses: c/ d8 g) f8 a. F
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged3 x+ f6 d! f/ L7 ~
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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0 c5 N2 @. A4 AAllied Ships
4 L0 r, @# S1 z* I DD Sims/ O. a) B$ e& Q& `6 j
DD Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. g; ]6 D. K* p* }2 U0 p$ u' g: |
CA Minneapolis, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 a# _. G6 M) O+ S8 n7 m0 h DD Aylwin, on fire( P& m5 U$ M0 V, M, K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130' \2 g0 O1 C% r" ~6 |- ^( C
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 F* Q' r1 H0 R
& q+ o% x6 s" N( ]: U4 ~6 ERaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 m. s$ E8 _0 N U; n, j9 gEstimated time to target is 16 minutes7 n1 _0 }0 _! u- f( y6 F
. o/ E% ~: E! o/ R8 a/ o/ YJapanese aircraft
$ R. _8 m7 @$ m% c A6M2 Zero x 15 r* ^/ g# B! g& \ C, |6 C
B5N2 Kate x 15) \6 F' |& S. P/ `
D3A1 Val x 173 s' s% A$ O; \- A: V
9 y6 r5 ~- B6 l7 {9 P! N8 I: x- S1 IAllied aircraft
: P6 m$ G9 o% y4 t P-40E Warhawk x 1
) V, {: Y) |1 z- t4 D% k F4F-3 Wildcat x 11 v+ j v; ^5 p/ m; I
, N9 \% Q) D# Q9 p& T: R/ @Japanese aircraft losses
0 U: P" R' e% k& S/ f2 z B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged+ V4 r5 S7 n# [
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged% p9 H" p" G# t& C ?
, s; ^: w4 q! I; DAllied aircraft losses
9 Y' v. y6 @0 U i& _, N3 W P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed; s% o D7 d3 R; L |! n8 x
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 i- X+ v+ u: y6 X9 `, z& { CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, on fire: a, {2 H7 o! G) d2 V/ W. H
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,130
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SS I-24
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Allied Ships8 L5 k6 a1 R) k+ w4 r
DD Aylwin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' _) P9 H: X- G# j3 S+ p4 C; n
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 98,130" H1 V0 u2 b4 l
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Japanese Ships1 B& d8 S1 i R% e) n% K
SS RO-34
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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* S- J! F( }$ x6 ^3 o4 N+ I; EDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships- D- ~; `/ v! [9 n
CA Haguro
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+ J6 {5 L/ B0 z) l# ?: d" p2 E2 D- Z DD Mutsuki
8 B6 t0 o. K( A6 B5 j, B; s DD Yayoi+ p. \) s# O" J& j+ z' \
E Oite
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; h- T4 J8 q5 R' L5 A0 x( {* b CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage) u L; {, m+ \' S. R* T) f
DD Hammann- E3 h N1 L* z+ h* E+ h
DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage |