KB和SS和炮击编队则负责剿灭夜战后逃窜盟军水面舰队% ?* P$ U- ~6 U$ L0 R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130$ ~ [2 |3 f7 t' b4 ^" W- Z v v
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+ i* v! M0 v1 J/ t$ cRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." V' m5 v& D; ~4 n2 ~
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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) z6 N# b0 {' E% Z# rJapanese aircraft
- V- _1 W r7 K9 z F0 t A6M2 Zero x 41& V- U* o# J* S- K* a
B5N1 Kate x 3- E; ]$ N7 [9 s6 K/ t8 I
B5N2 Kate x 34: W- C, o& S6 u3 Y6 o z, F# \
D3A1 Val x 17, @; y2 e P, S/ C: t0 F, V
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Allied aircraft( G- {' J( N& W1 k0 R* k& Q" c
P-40E Warhawk x 7
1 V" C5 l8 L8 o2 i* o( K. W F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 s+ I( _( Z% h2 r7 L
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ K: R0 o8 v# D- B B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged: C8 E5 b* J% h! I% G2 O: w$ V
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged/ S$ E6 `) A! C
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Allied aircraft losses6 k( W1 G; a( O+ b5 O, E
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships, }' R: x3 z+ H9 {- \" u7 ]" H4 J Y
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 J9 ]6 v8 O, j, Q DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 m$ o$ m/ s7 R
DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ^. o7 t p% M7 T0 |& C DD Sims/ c1 C& {+ o" P' @
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire + D' ~# e2 Z$ S1 A$ x
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130( W5 r: i% L8 ~2 A, V+ d3 w" n0 h
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8 ]' D4 Q& _4 t6 [* g1 T- LRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' t. ~2 R! s) u# q0 h: T
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes2 {' W3 k; V4 S3 \( L, ^6 l
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A6M2 Zero x 305 p6 y" M# Q: L* O S
B5N1 Kate x 2; \7 f+ N+ j; J S$ J
B5N2 Kate x 19# {) D6 q% L4 H* C
D3A1 Val x 7- E4 m4 [% n& G, c
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Japanese aircraft losses. w- d" O# @7 n$ ]! W
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
, c, V8 q* E" | D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships
/ y* F0 r( G% P DD Sims
, I; G- h: p9 n+ k E* w; H DD Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; k6 v% e! H5 o CA Minneapolis, heavy fires, heavy damage. V- X8 l9 J- ?' f- F
DD Aylwin, on fire
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5 a2 f% x* B" S8 e+ MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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9 g( U5 a" q- } iWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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( `2 S" H' R1 |; i. s1 `Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ }& V6 |$ A6 [
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes5 i4 M* @+ H. v; x
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A6M2 Zero x 15
6 D, i) a* ~8 Y; }# n0 F: `' @' | B5N2 Kate x 15
. }! [8 o; a+ b5 y4 I D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft: V9 V4 `2 k" O
P-40E Warhawk x 1+ S0 y9 z7 p# }& D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1* d, Q) [" ~; g8 f0 `
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ s0 x) e" ?: x1 f B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
$ h3 y3 u5 G( V! K- n- K9 g' O- Z D3A1 Val: 7 damaged. }4 L; e. i; p. h- @3 D5 `
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2 [& H5 G* t& e. T P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed9 E+ M7 o9 E" a9 \- p/ s$ U5 A
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, ~, f& Q; u% a4 l, ~+ s+ z
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Allied Ships
A& f* X% ]# D0 V DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, V# s) p$ t9 k4 o* u" T
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, on fire
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,130# `. G; p0 c v
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SS I-24' a3 l1 Y* q! U! C
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Allied Ships
0 ]$ b+ g9 H' g/ P% o, U3 S DD Aylwin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 98,1301 A: y! z! b) [4 P# i
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2 e6 @" k# Z' p SS RO-34
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Allied Ships
* B8 X0 D G" H4 u4 V+ t7 u$ p" ~ DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 `, ~) z2 o/ Y+ I( s
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7 k+ ? r: r" a2 q% r' K, _1 XDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships4 O. P" [ v2 }. E! S2 ?- ?
CA Haguro t6 Z, H2 X+ H1 a9 x5 w7 \, T
CL Yubari
: O6 t- [2 n: |3 w; x* U DD Mutsuki$ F1 |" K, ~0 p
DD Yayoi
: p9 i @4 u5 B, { E Oite
5 D% b" q6 Y* M1 W% {# v9 s E Asanagi! S+ W) ~0 n" R1 M; O
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4 L- H5 ?0 k* m6 ^ CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
4 g5 `' H W2 P0 P( h# [2 {4 v% Q DD Hammann
7 U0 C. p. c" q Y5 i" P: ?* C DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage |