日军又一艘潜艇受创,同时日军夜袭盟军各前线港口中。
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8 k! k' m$ q/ W# |' Q% c, [Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - y' v8 z" V, b |2 w
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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. t8 ~: a q2 S4 M Z: S& YRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( D c$ d9 \% t1 x' U ]
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes! z4 k0 G- Q& T; T$ G
0 A% s/ N' [4 j* O b6 L$ RJapanese aircraft# d& @: n Q7 ]. X3 W0 L
G4M1 Betty x 135 f4 B3 ~/ N6 a4 Z" ]
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No Japanese losses
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Sub attack near Koumac at 114,157" Z9 u4 F, B6 Q' o) ?/ r
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Japanese Ships
! F' |) m( O; } SS I-171, hits 4- j' S5 I; ^5 J! i3 ?) u
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Allied Ships0 t" E7 r# [! g, Q7 U; g; K( l
SC-742 ^% P# I$ A- b. B$ \3 P( m
SC-709
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Sub attack near Koumac at 114,157
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SS I-10, hits 1 I, B) `$ z: o
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AM Adroit4 b+ f7 a$ }, S' x- B
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: c! T, B; c. TMorning Air attack on Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit, at 113,137 (Tassafaronga)$ _7 ~6 O) L! M, e/ r5 b) p9 a3 I9 Q
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Weather in hex: Overcast3 Y' t5 F: f' k/ `- u+ ~; B
, v, `0 S1 }8 X) ^Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
1 g5 u% n1 h9 R9 w) A+ u8 uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft! D4 l0 L, T: [% [. {
B-17E Fortress x 18. D# s }: g6 ^4 Q# N
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No Allied losses
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/ {: D( ?" ~( @Japanese ground losses:! E; z7 O* }4 j0 D1 o
13 casualties reported E& ]( V& l1 Z+ K9 R, [" q* G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* M/ e c& A. s, B4 _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ F0 @0 o' h4 w" n# y# {& K- uAfternoon Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.8 \- s5 g3 N8 p/ I* e: Q5 _8 \; k
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes. T/ A7 R) ~ @7 ]" ?5 a) Q' @- W
! ]3 \$ t. M8 h4 h' g f0 NAllied aircraft
4 a7 Z9 `6 F- _( S B-17E Fortress x 11
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No Allied losses
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; `2 V& N3 Y2 VPort supply hits 1 |