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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1337 H, Y* _( o6 S5 n$ |
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
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1 e" x6 U# J# g% N DD Yayoi; P, f: j( N2 \# D {% Z
DD Mutsuki) O8 ]& f! @ T# B5 X: j
DD Ushio
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SS S-38
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: v/ x* |0 E$ c6 T3 k8 WFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku" k8 Z- z/ |. i: ]
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! c- w4 T/ m0 x% v% K# S8 e2 [2 X6 c
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ a, A+ G+ Y* v
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; ~1 b( T% Q, E1 a5 [; G4 N
A6M2 Zero x 19+ g% g1 H4 t& z5 M; z
D3A1 Val x 17
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1 j8 u( o( c D( ] L# T F4F-3 Wildcat x 9* K, `6 v; i. M0 x0 i2 C
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Japanese aircraft losses5 \9 Z2 I9 R* L" q2 y
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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* p% s* D9 q7 n B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
, z5 q8 P! G8 F# P& f3 ~ Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground# R! X, ?0 w5 M2 @1 m, f& m
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Runway hits 4& p G0 `) z0 @
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0 ?" e e. s9 ?/ @) C. G1 p1 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133 M# c" W ~& H7 l: [0 w4 p0 |
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, F1 b5 Y( F$ e' u S2 GEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 35
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 19( o7 U; p0 A# E9 ]% J" K' P8 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
% |6 G( v4 y4 N; P SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
( M: z% ]2 S- Q( Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
4 i4 Q. A/ ~1 G' {; n: r! L5 b% J! G- A TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& f- v! k6 @" p% p; b" T3 ^ CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires# D" A6 `' V- \4 ~( ~, C8 O C
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
6 Q3 {% h: R8 ~6 G5 e1 q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 u# a& J( S1 ?9 w: k
DD Ushio% O( R3 \+ B( Q# Y. n" H9 p
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ R% ~) J2 ]6 E. n
: I2 V, F8 e3 d- C! p' L( XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku' L- Y2 o. x6 ^2 x& B( T6 F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
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