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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 L0 [4 z& z' G( v
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* i; A; W$ S+ x9 V
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 s; H w! q& O0 l2 X* \& W A6M2 Zero x 41
2 _6 K% a, o( p5 U& H* ^" j9 H B5N1 Kate x 3
T+ @ {; u: L; I B5N2 Kate x 34
# W. c J% ]8 W1 W# g6 p W D3A1 Val x 17- ^. l- B5 b$ ?- U# X( a$ t
9 }$ M% l2 I2 L5 ?* @Allied aircraft
# r4 x0 { r* Z2 G: V/ u+ K P-40E Warhawk x 7* l, V) `+ I& y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1, g, v, j6 T8 s$ c# O
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9 `# w; o" T) M a* ?4 D. T2 w B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
2 Y: p- ?% z$ g0 U/ @5 d D3A1 Val: 4 damaged- X- C/ S- R* I3 Y! n8 d. G
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships( L+ L$ m" a* v: j& J: s
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage T) \: ?2 |( a) r
DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 t' N$ o2 N) U! h' h! Q DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 x. k# t4 _; U/ W DD Sims# z. D4 c0 i6 Z/ g- b
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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# R- V+ c5 y/ r: sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,130
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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% H0 Q4 T0 n0 Y0 T2 z, [) O( U2 }* JRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' _+ Y8 D3 R1 r3 Y0 d5 \ R
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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: k- ]" y9 _* |4 Z+ QJapanese aircraft
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B5N1 Kate x 2
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D3A1 Val x 7
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% L; H! s# _) ?- n" ?' y5 B B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
- F) |2 g& ]! T$ Y$ n D3A1 Val: 4 damaged& N2 b5 y5 u/ d4 H& \
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$ ?! U J" ?: e$ r DD Sims
, \3 R5 ~! {2 `4 X DD Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! T* M" `1 I1 w+ ], {7 H3 K6 c CA Minneapolis, heavy fires, heavy damage, J$ x# j0 V: b8 Z" M
DD Aylwin, on fire
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. ^ h i( P# Q5 d2 g6 ?- EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
]$ M/ \, H$ y/ Q, v$ aEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 r& A- q) Z9 W. j A6M2 Zero x 154 C) {1 T$ e- y0 a5 x
B5N2 Kate x 15
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2 Q9 g: @! r. D7 [. [3 u P-40E Warhawk x 1# n' ?9 i9 T4 @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1: z% Z1 v4 t1 k: ?, U' U
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B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged! X/ b6 D/ B! E1 [
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged4 \+ u; @1 k) {& h
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed& W0 }( Y. E; v: q, i. Y5 f) V- M/ ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' c, e; J- Z$ w0 {+ I
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DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, C5 Z5 J' R2 p5 y
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, on fire
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,130
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SS I-24
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DD Aylwin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" q V* p' X7 P0 m. `! Y
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 98,1304 H( m) ]0 k$ L+ g) x0 [
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Japanese Ships3 z4 U2 t3 y+ s' Z( r
SS RO-34& u, @& E6 B# W) |5 D; r' z
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Allied Ships
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2 s9 M2 c, v) `1 g: j1 dDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards1 S& z. G0 d$ [. w& l
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Japanese Ships
8 n, r5 [. g. I' K- a( D% F1 Q CA Haguro
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/ w f- I/ m( N) V2 v. p+ f DD Mutsuki, t; v6 Y$ T# O, }& }6 [1 e* j9 f. l
DD Yayoi0 z. A* ]- b7 u n O( O3 F! B, U" ~' w
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E Asanagi
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CA Astoria, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
0 d/ h( |0 X2 Q) s DD Hammann2 f0 X# V: Z" i' h
DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage |