KB和SS和炮击编队则负责剿灭夜战后逃窜盟军水面舰队5 P* e3 @; \6 `% g
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& p {% ]2 ~2 i1 `% CMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130/ H/ v* S9 j0 o, v$ Q
! Y7 [* l. [+ T/ zWeather in hex: Overcast# B7 t9 F( H: `+ R! N; \- Z
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# o! X+ f8 U9 [( _
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes) Q4 x v$ Y0 s% B5 p/ x. [* g
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A6M2 Zero x 41
/ w- |. T1 j5 J" C B5N1 Kate x 3; l. ~: ^. i+ C, A
B5N2 Kate x 348 r" Q7 d( ] L! F ~
D3A1 Val x 17
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3 U) x; H8 w IAllied aircraft6 `$ ]) B/ h' q4 h' D$ H2 b
P-40E Warhawk x 76 ]1 g2 i3 }4 v |7 P O9 c% m8 H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1* b6 B* B4 W1 r1 Z
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! X2 D* H7 G% @9 y2 |3 C1 Y0 E0 Z B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged/ I3 d2 q: z/ b) O% H' ~
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; ~8 ~: C: S. h1 T
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 V0 m: k" W' Q, \ e2 f CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 n' W! {; }! s, _+ \0 G, K DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 {1 ^$ _& p! C0 p1 Q; g1 C7 ~ DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 G2 B: v& S# V+ k, O, g3 { DD Sims" ^3 Y/ H D# l+ M0 L$ P: D
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) o' z9 d; j. f) F! \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1305 T4 J8 R6 {' F4 r0 g4 T7 F
; f% r3 v3 ^3 mWeather in hex: Severe storms; p' b! `% y! a9 y: x
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* H# m3 J3 n6 b- {+ j7 S' e/ KEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ g2 @! X5 f7 U; k A6M2 Zero x 301 L, g. o8 O I) n G+ `8 L u' B
B5N1 Kate x 2
' b0 R6 e, Z! l/ a B5N2 Kate x 19
7 ?. b+ c3 J/ k' ?- @' I5 q D3A1 Val x 7
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$ x0 F) I$ Z0 `- e/ Q& i0 ZJapanese aircraft losses
6 k- t3 M$ Y) m! k% O1 } B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged4 K' f8 f6 v! w( L/ ~( C# u
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged' l! j# a! e2 Y( A# g, |% y$ G$ I4 b
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DD Sims$ _# n: ?7 Y. l; ~ `
DD Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& X- Q5 R" |" A, T# S- p
CA Minneapolis, heavy fires, heavy damage1 h2 k2 ? J: O) h1 ]
DD Aylwin, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 O. _" U3 E, f# L! `
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. f3 U0 Z9 ]% T( r" C
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& g% w( {% R# R/ \) P; w
A6M2 Zero x 15) A. V$ E/ \7 P" ^
B5N2 Kate x 15/ n* o R) v0 I8 Q B+ O, _3 `9 c
D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft# G: r |- f, i& `9 o- e
P-40E Warhawk x 17 H, _9 H6 |# T! y8 z# [% `3 S" v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1. H( x: V3 ~9 U# Y
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B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
% l! [# h+ `9 G+ m# G. F D3A1 Val: 7 damaged' d0 @8 p7 C8 H, {# B9 G
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Allied aircraft losses
+ i) H* O8 L( U+ n. E" `3 k P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
; l U1 r+ O0 v0 p F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 h( k0 P' h$ K; kAllied Ships6 H. R2 A+ p# ]* }6 ^+ t
DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# [* G* ~: J D& q8 B5 u
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, on fire
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1 P, U% Q. p& ^& ASubmarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,1304 ]" P& R. b5 F
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SS I-243 G7 Q8 q W+ A3 a' g
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DD Aylwin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ }9 _, x! ]1 R" [* B
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 98,130+ J1 i6 z" p8 U; \. a0 l
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Japanese Ships* r4 x3 e! X; m* F' w: E2 Y b
SS RO-34
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Allied Ships. i, B1 P% V" i: R
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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/ k5 E% ]) ]9 Z4 t( {+ yDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards7 K! s: r: @* ^5 N
) y7 M5 w4 i0 ?) u1 AJapanese Ships% c( E% F7 o0 M% j! _- G9 n( r
CA Haguro- B% t8 ]/ R! U; ^: K6 g8 Q
CL Yubari
9 u4 S* @! @3 u2 P. z DD Mutsuki
2 i) y' O! H& H/ X6 } DD Yayoi
6 v6 F8 B8 d1 [9 W1 _, d E Oite
4 O+ @" W6 z% q; S E Asanagi
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0 z7 v5 }. i. cAllied Ships
# R; l( _/ H( G/ a& h/ V% j* @0 J5 H CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage S) z% i: m% @/ y1 O' {0 ?6 r4 V
DD Hammann
Z5 d1 d5 H9 z. i" T1 R7 v8 e6 y DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage |