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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130# S% e( K4 e4 E; R
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Japanese Ships( W9 N+ |! S" A/ h: M
PC Ch 22
0 @3 k9 l& p5 L; q$ ^ PC Ch 323 N ~5 O0 O5 Y: {5 [6 ~9 n
PC Ch 234 S" G0 t5 B, ~8 y# I
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% p: s9 i( O" f. O% Y% C+ W1 j5 }+ e SS Gudgeon) t y5 r! ?1 X8 n4 H& q# d
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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2 M. k5 E& U* l" c* q1 q8 L, dASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167" w* b: r# y1 L* L9 n
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SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson
! _3 |% T2 c2 p) \ DD Cummings* o( ^) A1 O- y: a
DD Aylwin
4 m) D9 _4 @2 Q9 L3 w1 x DD Monaghan
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( }! Y y4 a* P" o" h5 ~; e8 gSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 X8 V5 E' X @7 _Weather in hex: Overcast3 F9 B6 O+ @& t4 L
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- ]# `5 ~4 E& UEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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) Z8 ~- H2 P, {/ X4 Y' S' CJapanese aircraft& Q# S3 Z! j( W
G4M1 Betty x 17; ]' T2 Y [3 i5 f: h3 E
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Allied aircraft( j* P0 Z, ^" r% X
no flights
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& |* g: h, J8 B; [1 p+ PNo Japanese losses4 u& {3 r9 a9 S! }& I; n0 h
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* ~* \, x" M7 ]% q7 K Catalina I: 10 damaged" X8 C U" I$ O) _
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged# M k# G+ m; H& k1 @0 t$ y
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Airbase hits 1
: ~0 \& G- X( Y7 q( ^Runway hits 60 t/ }9 c1 k- w& I5 R
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& {5 G, |9 r# @1 iNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ P$ D+ a) E% W$ v& \8 X. P
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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4 _; Y3 ~: ^ cRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 H; d# I) ^5 _! kEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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, W5 S. l+ Z: v1 t# J7 G* SJapanese aircraft9 p* x! U: ~- H% F1 {( i
G4M1 Betty x 86 ? u: U3 E2 t& s" L$ X
$ ]0 n" @ d: d# I$ gNo Japanese losses7 [) Y9 X& q1 Z$ i; G( ]% G5 P
6 g6 V8 x& l: v; hRunway hits 1! t& H, { x S6 j" ~* h: s
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. ~. u4 E# ~! gMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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, K- E( C7 T$ }, f$ `" AWeather in hex: Thunderstorms, G& ]+ U. y$ b# T
7 P7 s+ ^' W" a5 `. ERaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 A. Q/ u. P7 K5 u2 y# ]$ T- G2 j
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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0 j8 R& K# I5 e. |, XJapanese aircraft
# W6 \& q" a: @2 M, T/ ] A6M2 Zero x 43& C- V: @ i7 J5 N9 a
: V" X" M4 q; Y# KAllied aircraft
1 k3 _8 J7 R* F8 V7 t F4F-4 Wildcat x 91* B- p3 U, B* Y: p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1307 h, w6 i$ S5 l E% h
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses1 Q4 E3 X" e1 S* G Z) S
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 Y: H* c l6 P# j% p
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Allied aircraft losses
0 a) s3 \" k$ ?" Y" S. w& R- ] F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, K+ O% W- q7 m) L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
& o R/ |. d: `2 N" u+ G4 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ _, l& T$ ~, D
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships. n' F _% G/ o) s' H
CV Zuikaku3 }5 l2 F- s. b0 G9 B" c
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 l; [; x; ]) D& B6 O CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 |4 b3 L! E2 p1 E7 n: u CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 t( ]% R: a6 A$ n' E7 f* O
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* p/ Z/ T8 W& w" P CA Takao: q- x" q; ?; A. p
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
! b6 ^. s( k8 B DD Shikinami5 U a+ R. L u7 T# H' |1 p( I! ?
CA Tone
; O* w* {- T( R, U! J2 X DD Umikaze
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; I2 A' o) c" `# ZAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku! _2 Z& a7 ]6 ]' M* e/ p, V
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku8 T+ d- ?# f5 @2 `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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9 f1 ^2 \4 [6 W5 [$ PMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139) s: i5 R/ }- C* l
7 i# D3 F$ {, u* }3 k6 ~) HWeather in hex: Severe storms& ?. U0 H* J- u7 q B
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 r9 d! U+ a& G1 A( _
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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6 {. [& u6 }, u: wJapanese aircraft
' ]2 x7 _% y' q- `5 k% n2 U A6M2 Zero x 45# R$ ~5 j& n$ V7 Q# T: [! I& G/ w
B5N1 Kate x 27
7 j4 ^/ U" ~" j- P$ }' A D3A1 Val x 153 e2 Y2 B; P# M7 Y$ S3 |
D3A2 Val x 262 A5 G4 k1 B! L: `
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# X/ P, d& i/ q5 X2 u F4F-4 Wildcat x 1160 w2 S3 g% e" ?: M
% w+ J S0 H1 x Z8 k0 FJapanese aircraft losses$ J/ P' H) X7 s- b7 w) N
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
# h2 u7 r* S% p& }! ] B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
/ n* G0 r1 Q# ?' Y% F& o7 y B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
8 ?9 b; K! O5 t D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
" W9 o2 H ?% M8 U D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
% m* ~/ M# E# n, y# C D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 C* q3 R2 `7 s9 ~# f
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Allied aircraft losses+ E1 v b+ e& Q4 b& b" h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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0 H' R( H6 ?$ Z) K CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
$ M4 ^' p; U9 u4 Y* H9 X1 G( P CV Enterprise
' N! i' H& H% K, W% h) u CLAA Juneau* G! i" T* ^+ v2 |, D) K
CL Leander
9 ~% u; Z; ^4 |2 H# k) `+ ^ BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1390 G( L9 k: E! Z, p
8 x) E5 o- B6 c1 S2 nWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 T# `4 L- Q6 b' u6 W7 K/ Q" wEstimated time to target is 40 minutes" b! m. v. r! r& q0 j$ A
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Japanese aircraft" x: ]5 S* _/ q. C
A6M2 Zero x 229 v9 G5 } J, J8 I
B5N1 Kate x 23
3 k4 U' \ a+ j* U1 s D3A1 Val x 2
5 s% T u+ A* K* ]) H- l D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft$ h, ~2 T6 I, O, d9 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 R, ^8 A: [; {9 L7 `
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged* I' V r0 g" I; s, Q/ j
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
$ s/ Z* D: C$ X" [ B D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
) i; C; E/ \1 I D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
, _2 |$ q0 F9 t: C7 Q4 V" L D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. p( W3 g, i0 @8 \$ W6 |
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; S2 R, S0 E; s: i7 w+ | F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1, L4 k' u4 Q/ |5 V. o# U! g
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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CLAA Juneau! P/ G0 n* D) c" `. ~" b( R
CL Hobart
/ y7 t! E( F4 R0 q$ ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135 z1 S, Q5 G) }+ h4 o1 L
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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E% l$ [) `* n8 C# pRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- w- b6 _0 b6 Q
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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/ I2 i4 N% z: w( l* t A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21: ?, o2 C: d: F. {1 M# N- _9 u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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, B/ B# Y; v! a4 ? A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 \, l& w2 D& Z. O; }1 I2 u- k% k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed% K: W$ }8 O& C# f; d2 N y* R5 c& }4 ?8 F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged9 y/ T( R0 L, M+ u5 r3 x: @# ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
% P& [4 u: \/ y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; P# u, A2 b i& u
CV Zuikaku/ j; l8 o1 O- e" H0 a! |
CA Takao
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku$ j) S' P( Z# t' y: k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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6 r" M) ]2 L9 ?$ w9 u+ h/ J* FRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 k" y1 o6 j/ qEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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" j' u4 ^' P4 u. b# q8 C$ w A6M2 Zero x 13, a [4 d/ z% m, S+ D' b B9 P+ U
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
7 H, f0 X) i- L2 O SBD-3 Dauntless x 57$ J' i7 [" o- R
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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5 Q6 G6 B: c) d' C( d- v) t# G6 p3 H A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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, M* K+ i4 x1 G/ Y F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
4 ^7 w: ^4 ?3 Q- V- `: {: f, W SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
s- @! C* `: a7 a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
, q9 X+ K0 p0 ?5 ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged2 C* @1 m+ c. ?1 O R9 s5 v
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Japanese Ships
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BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire( P' O3 v& J# ?" N+ Q: o
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 s" `; o4 `; g# b' s
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 n% G& B6 _& b' } CA Myoko, on fire* p7 r5 }7 J- Y v$ F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
! }1 [: L6 T4 W0 {( `! eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
9 s6 ~: n. e% P& i7 K# LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku2 I0 Z' n0 V9 m. s8 Q6 ^' D5 z, D
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2& Y; r. c2 L$ s- ^0 ?9 u7 _
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage/ l/ B/ M0 b8 _' E0 N: ~% F8 B4 n
DD Lamson2 g" J5 o; H7 j' b; z* E
DD Aylwin0 Z( x( U( i5 T, l1 l- S7 Z4 ]# E
DD Monaghan R/ R7 K1 f0 {6 G( _& x8 O
7 C) K g6 d5 r% T9 d3 ] FSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |