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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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: }' c% {) r+ b8 `/ g' _1 P PC Ch 22; |7 M" Z3 `+ f0 k
PC Ch 32$ z a7 ^/ x4 A* D4 u6 C, K
PC Ch 23
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SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22! W `& d9 v6 [/ x1 g
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships+ o! `& Q8 u. v$ g
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
" n& y9 ]! b2 w( X DD Lamson! M* z2 }+ |, }# @
DD Cummings, l2 j) b- S5 k: [
DD Aylwin2 u. X4 I2 s) P# e7 ^
DD Monaghan- D1 v& p6 R x& N+ O
' N \9 d( ^ TSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson ~& u" i" R- t6 h
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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6 L% H: c- h" [( C7 W" ` PWeather in hex: Overcast
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# c5 N' z0 g- R. n- u+ ]Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 n: b4 q0 f7 _3 uEstimated time to target is 36 minutes! [- l+ b4 f5 G' _* @
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Japanese aircraft# ]* g8 a; T! K3 o' x+ M3 g
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
* D# j( ^$ V8 t1 F) h no flights
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9 s, ]8 A. `( zNo Japanese losses3 I/ w* o0 }1 N5 v/ _
$ H9 S0 M: |0 kAllied aircraft losses. F* g% }- s3 I7 \; H; J7 w3 m
Catalina I: 10 damaged$ u* s3 |+ r( q, | C
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1+ D1 z! i9 q! ~+ c0 c
Runway hits 6
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. I0 o& C3 D# f) x+ O5 J- Z$ HNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 ?, i2 u' `: J& X h2 M
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: W* `1 {, q6 R9 i |: {* {
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 8/ |) F9 a/ p& Y2 n. I; G" J! n
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No Japanese losses
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5 d) s1 E; ?. S; lRunway hits 1+ H" @- D9 `/ Y0 C" i
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% x% J/ s( J. F% {1 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135& n' I' C1 d/ t, f
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." P0 q, w4 i' Q/ e9 k& g
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes$ Y: K* J; \: }9 U' z
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Japanese aircraft
2 O1 T* F- Z- o" y" o; l+ H( ]5 a: F A6M2 Zero x 43
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N+ M* g. J' H6 t# I F4F-4 Wildcat x 91 w0 J1 |" J J% Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
, |: x/ r1 d: |: E8 m1 n" }1 \ TBF-1 Avenger x 12. f4 ~& Z1 f. \' e
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Japanese aircraft losses. J% G( H U- k' g
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 A3 V4 X4 B4 m! {* i6 l
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Allied aircraft losses
# H3 `4 s# ]; ?3 k F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
% c/ k! Y8 M8 A3 P/ O' ~6 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged" z& @6 D+ ?4 f6 n1 i9 C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% z. d9 r h0 `! S; c
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged& a+ R& f R# o
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Japanese Ships
! I' \- S7 t H3 @1 l CV Zuikaku6 J! _4 Z( N# M% h3 q7 i' t4 W
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 t; v" C( \: x6 G! k, ^ CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ p3 N/ Y. b; e) k( f CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 G! v+ |0 |: c# P8 r% ^ BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1: G# c G* r6 w+ D$ p4 E: Y
CA Takao% a# K. l6 C" P) w! N- C. ]
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire4 U1 t4 m2 u2 P3 h7 r2 q" ]
DD Shikinami
1 j1 @3 F! F( c7 z CA Tone
$ P+ s4 A( |! u4 z DD Umikaze# L" W+ P( N0 p; M+ h) z
}6 I% E2 o: P- f0 S+ A" h/ EAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
1 T' |# l( Z2 u, E, J, ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; N: F* P: V" v& |8 O
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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9 U, E q* o) ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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2 }% ]/ b. t, }Weather in hex: Severe storms
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; m! F" y* Y9 N! A( CRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. s" t* ~" T8 ~$ k5 N4 N4 b
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. u& m* o; r. w N, u A6M2 Zero x 45+ O( c% V5 C: M" a
B5N1 Kate x 270 C3 T) I F2 A3 s
D3A1 Val x 15
5 K" Q" z; O0 t; i8 I2 H3 H D3A2 Val x 26( ^; U7 q/ P; ^1 e- W4 z9 |
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Allied aircraft
2 a. ]! e0 C. T% M F4F-4 Wildcat x 1169 x# o; u! |% w
F0 m" h- x r: iJapanese aircraft losses/ R4 K8 M D+ C5 Y1 J% ?
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
Z: A( D9 e! e& j5 h0 y+ e B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
7 k! ^6 E' Y6 W. f3 S" C B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
3 F* A k' K# O' c D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged& [2 R1 ]6 ~0 n1 h9 z6 ~# ]1 h
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
0 e8 t9 @' T# J0 [ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak* y# F/ W& J, ? l% E3 _, S" L
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Allied aircraft losses: W% V3 C# `! I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
3 I' w q1 ^( y, z; b CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" V* I1 d) ~) q o H0 {7 { CV Enterprise
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BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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3 _$ y9 o1 F" [# JWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% n2 I9 g0 `2 u( e" H$ i5 }
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 23
3 x# T T @. Q4 v D3A1 Val x 2& R' M9 R; P* x9 N0 L6 B6 O/ A
D3A2 Val x 16
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged( e7 b; T* L5 T( f
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak: |& Q( O9 t! n; N0 N7 l6 h1 o
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged8 s1 h8 ~0 ~- r' s
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
7 v. z, Z& } n, _) r- { D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& p1 m/ x. \2 J8 Q6 f# p1 H+ a, Q7 ]
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Allied aircraft losses
' k- {( |/ c- P; y6 D& @! h F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' R0 o' c; T" e5 N9 w0 x% k
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; q3 H9 f- C3 P5 [ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1+ x) p0 Q( o. p) A. L7 S* j
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ h+ O: k; K: K4 z8 g
CV Enterprise
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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; p/ c# ]+ S; p7 y& J6 W" KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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6 o# d d1 N% n* Y6 l6 b' r1 ORaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.' W; K. V Q: W4 w! _3 l4 j
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes+ J, c7 m6 e2 h; o% m
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Japanese aircraft) A- H4 l% i6 _; Z' _+ y
A6M2 Zero x 285 |. D4 L8 S- Q8 N& G) L2 C
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21* X+ G4 x& Y! Y7 b! W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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& f9 |" o( I6 `/ @5 h A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged3 R) [. `! o& N$ I9 r
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Allied aircraft losses
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( W. w( \% M) B+ z X! Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged E' l0 C2 s" R" C a2 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 |# p9 R4 Z- {- Z, Q
CV Zuikaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku$ H, ?) W- E Z" _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135" N( C* O5 s4 S% c7 e+ Q
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# v: c+ p& z6 f( u' Z5 q# E* ^Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 m' J1 Z, G6 z2 _4 m2 P4 l
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes# R+ u1 U0 w a6 V; y: m
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% E. y. e& Q6 W3 m8 A1 _, W3 R A6M2 Zero x 13
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; M, Z3 w- [8 T! J F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
3 f, U$ _, ]# u1 [8 n; F3 G SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
9 M2 p- Y' I, H3 L TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 W* ]% v9 V" ]; F( f0 s+ k
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% g2 K# k* E! j& m9 j/ U; T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& L2 \9 X) I- W7 R9 [ I l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
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. W3 ]2 s6 K. b2 ?; \+ P TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged! ?- i4 j: r$ V/ [9 B. L' o `' z
' o: U/ Z1 L$ [" |- A* Q* _Japanese Ships
" n( {4 q; H e. N9 G CA Tone
7 v- h0 [2 ]6 M/ D/ s+ ` BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
, T3 K- }7 i7 G' ]( _ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" ~. H# f9 T5 c6 H- [- n* ?* V
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
# g3 F3 B+ u( i/ H: n CA Myoko, on fire
! \4 I/ I+ Z u$ ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
# i9 a# Z2 F$ IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
( L' E7 G' R0 _& J3 mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku3 T& d: Z% j+ ^$ s
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* \4 p6 k: G2 U+ k. }# o- Y/ sSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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0 S6 c3 o5 b' q8 [+ W: j SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Aylwin
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |