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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133 * r5 Z7 e5 |2 W) P % `! }8 W# J" E0 |3 XJapanese Ships A% N- J: \" C! y% z6 H CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire' H8 A4 w) g3 i# z
DD Ariake1 P: k$ x# O1 z8 `- C& s
DD Yayoi + I8 S: l9 i" ~* d( p# j DD Mutsuki ' X% g0 P( \, B/ p. o c& G DD Ushio & Q' W! g, N2 J5 E! t8 J' \7 y) } DD Sazanami + x! s3 ^, e! z' u6 p 7 k* Z; `: q/ x2 L
Allied Ships $ g- _& J7 B" q0 y SS S-38: K+ e* ]: w5 Z7 u: T8 B
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku4 \4 e' i7 a- Q; B& t6 f+ D% I
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku/ n/ j! k. b+ E; `% c4 A8 U8 P/ N2 D
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , l# c5 i0 x: _* f( T0 v/ W5 {4 L 9 I5 d5 A3 t1 P8 B3 C
Weather in hex: Light rain, v" Y$ a# H, j8 P
/ M7 g- E' _0 J5 S, LRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. + N! O" h. q5 @- eEstimated time to target is 5 minutes ! m2 a8 L3 K+ r. n0 Y6 o + I: c. U+ E: \: L6 |Japanese aircraft : I9 Q& Q9 f" s* n% @ A6M2 Zero x 19 : ^3 b8 T3 x, E. u' N2 L D3A1 Val x 17- K+ b" z: t# P( \
! `/ w$ y) v1 m BAllied aircraft 0 x2 A2 n+ H+ M: q/ ]" O4 o6 } F4F-3 Wildcat x 9 3 r: P: U& T ~' q + i* C3 `4 F9 X6 u5 A4 Q, e
Japanese aircraft losses ; a. n5 q) n; x/ S+ Z! ]$ | D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged+ B- W- e+ t4 L. N1 ^9 I( p
# t9 d3 R1 A( u# \Allied aircraft losses: W1 Z# v) b* P( c; j% E$ g/ j1 `( E
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground2 t/ {3 O; f) A; O U" ^& a
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground 4 ^/ [ A4 e _6 o# v7 q" \ ; x/ ?( ]- Q/ X( V3 D: Q c1 F3 R1 W! B
Runway hits 4/ m' p8 m4 O- R; P" Q; M c3 r
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , P9 I3 L9 ~, d) z7 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133 $ V9 L3 I- F# C8 f7 ^: g; @: K : o' K% Z1 L$ l( QWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 V ^9 ?; x) d) q/ M" f; b" [
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., ?% D, V* x9 G6 ]8 `- a
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes ( O: A* l) I) b1 D3 M + F$ m$ P( j% Y1 j8 W
Japanese aircraft 0 `% G* ^+ `" \8 k A6M2 Zero x 353 Z9 F+ J# E8 b3 i2 l: c! ]# R
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Allied aircraft * [% E0 k' H0 G' C; n" r F4F-3 Wildcat x 199 s) \& g0 E7 s( | l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62 " h9 c! d# M$ o, L/ X TBD-1 Devastator x 24 : g0 e% _. Z3 r: Y% d 0 Z/ n2 K5 ^% R
Japanese aircraft losses 2 k& e; w- v$ p. c2 Y ]# x A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) z& h8 N2 ~4 q5 u
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Allied aircraft losses ; a0 Z# Z8 E+ Q% U; W; c F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed 9 x+ [3 |8 T; A SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged 4 n- p2 n+ [7 b: x, k1 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 z% C# d: J6 a' h7 [" m2 l; X
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged4 o! Q9 I4 r9 t) l6 [/ ^' y! P) |
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Japanese Ships . |4 R6 W5 [9 I4 R P CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires# O2 m5 _1 D8 U& J$ U+ B$ x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire 4 o" ~& k1 B7 K# m' {- ^ C* n CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ }1 X1 \+ \' }$ q# i; G$ g
DD Yugure 4 D3 X9 A' m6 Z# ~4 V DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire l. l U2 x, E DD Akebono ) C% _7 Q0 ~% I, i DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk$ ` |: O$ Z0 Y6 p
DD Ushio $ u" r- e' z7 a" h& Q DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire 2 }6 P' ~. t" Y, H! T- G. t 6 K1 `* k- l9 G/ uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho3 h, V" M1 Y, F. @0 w% m) o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku ' P- ^4 m* z: p* H1 a- {! ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku # l0 A' l% g, _" {+ lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake - y0 J2 |# ?. W; v8 s3 y; cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki作者: banian 时间: 2012-1-21 16:40
