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+ W5 f; e& f' WSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133) Z9 @7 G m( V$ e/ ]2 A: _3 X
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
/ A8 a3 L. _- E7 [: k. U1 ?4 S% m- r DD Ariake
* ]/ e: @) K7 f2 L1 V- B DD Yayoi
* D/ d2 M$ V; n U- E4 x: j0 t DD Mutsuki& e+ y, z: S' d7 _+ E
DD Ushio) ?7 K6 _ q& T' @! D" d! E
DD Sazanami* v" ?! D& Z7 i( |# ]; h. C# e
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Allied Ships
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" w( E* V) N# i# sFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku7 b0 v/ {1 u9 u* H: y5 W; C2 T
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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5 k2 Q3 C! s: z4 S# [6 z/ j8 AMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! i, q8 D8 Q9 L7 p6 e) \+ V. K
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 c' y$ m' v- C6 o
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 l. Q4 m4 C( Q z Z; Q# W5 f
A6M2 Zero x 19 V0 Q& p( S9 o8 K
D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft! C# g9 s+ j6 G0 `0 I* _1 n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
& d( l. u+ v" U$ y D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged D$ [' j- }$ V+ Q
1 M: ]3 Q7 v% m v2 Z/ Q4 V7 XAllied aircraft losses
! ^ h. [/ ^- F. W B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground) E) J6 r* \0 C
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4
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: J. u% x$ G# `. TMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133* d% r, X, h1 B& o% U8 c, F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud g, f6 |. n# T5 [$ {
- ^$ Y$ q) E+ x( ORaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 @# b0 n! B) |
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% B! P8 x! f3 _% U: M2 b$ a
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Japanese aircraft
; w4 q6 d5 A9 ]* M0 e% ~; W A6M2 Zero x 35! n a( m5 L4 p* s
8 |% c/ O, z% ?! U' X1 |Allied aircraft
, K* D i1 M$ {% p/ D- d1 |1 X F4F-3 Wildcat x 199 o$ A) `, U+ o0 ^/ u+ ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
1 R5 C, n+ X: }. m+ X$ N TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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& z( z! q8 b! r4 W4 Y# RJapanese aircraft losses
% w% y9 N; D) ~$ U" S0 J# w P" m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
3 u% i3 F- g. @+ p( e) x+ ^3 F F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 A r8 v& Q \9 }4 g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
7 `. U! E0 y+ u* ~$ E+ y: F SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' H4 r2 D( e% U, Y2 V5 u' Q* g/ O7 U TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 d) L: j9 }9 Z5 d CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
( a! `" Y% y5 Q" A5 ^! O CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
4 m6 e' q# m$ W; Y9 V CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 a" h' T+ v) P) o$ V$ q5 j2 e DD Yugure5 q5 `7 d- F& j, _5 A+ M) g( ?
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 ?6 j) ]/ f, l
DD Akebono
. g! J: {2 |( l5 c9 c1 q DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 A, x3 L: R. d! J; Y
DD Ushio" j. z& h9 Z0 q, I$ i% `
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho4 \2 `" L8 z- J, c* B
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku$ A' y9 w% w% T& ?5 p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku6 {& ?. g2 U! G. d- ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
' a4 s# g" [& O. ^0 g! n$ IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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