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7 B( Y j! n( b4 l/ ~1 P8 @Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Japanese Ships7 l( W: L y+ J% c( o/ E+ C% _
CL Yubari7 x! Z5 M3 d- m0 ^( {5 c
CL Tatsuta" k3 I& h3 r9 v# l
DD Yayoi
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Allied Ships
- n. J6 S5 {/ G$ b SS Greenling
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SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari8 L$ d6 b' L2 _8 a- B P
Greenling diving deep ...." f6 ~1 t# B" @2 v% A
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
; [; w0 j" ]6 k3 Y# YDD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....
8 y6 @' }* D: kDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...9 \4 d. _+ `. G3 J F: Q/ x( D9 j
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
: e2 T' F! |) aDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...4 K7 e' O3 J: i9 Q
Escort abandons search for sub; `4 V# v+ Z4 ?
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' g2 ?5 X* o- `/ t2 ~' {, MMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134* U/ O- y4 O9 i; P3 y+ E% P& P
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Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." \' t' D2 e8 o7 N
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; a# m* @9 L% S: j$ t A6M2 Zero x 537 }4 R( h1 C. E' d
B5N1 Kate x 6
" u+ K! g8 ^/ P# C( W2 { B5N2 Kate x 33! k5 ]: W2 f3 c2 o1 }! x
D3A1 Val x 26* `, ^8 X' }; }% e6 ?
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5 V7 }0 y' _' L8 L F4F-3 Wildcat x 21, Q2 G+ k& Q: r4 K3 t
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ v3 i1 @0 m$ v; [ v* N A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
s, s8 p: Q3 t! a! G B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak' s% \% {: t, ~4 z- _/ P
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
. ^! A1 q% y; C/ a D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
' z( Q( N% F: L v3 l3 B D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses7 v9 v' S7 F! [, |- L1 j
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 X( h q8 i* ~" L! a
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Allied Ships7 f: H9 D- p* j! ~4 D8 t( J
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 ^6 ^. M# b+ C$ a
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, _9 d2 k _: Y. k; w
CA Chicago9 y" K# s$ C3 ^0 N, M
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage. Q. R1 ~" c1 H, T/ x& b0 x8 _# Q
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
: U1 y g) A0 C( w& U. g2 X. q 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
& Q8 H) ~# z, ~& S) o Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb8 Y* |7 \( j( A2 f
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, E" r" x/ Q- S: N7 Y' k9 r
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo+ W$ {4 w: V" h6 O5 i( a8 P
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
1 P. _: A2 _ f# Z( [# A+ Q# f Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
& l' }% P. j/ O! P8 _: t 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 E) R# _9 d1 u' h0 q" x! }- g9 ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo1 u, f: \8 R2 l8 k6 c1 \: ]
5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
^" t0 D$ D, O7 y# J; D Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
. f; h9 U4 A! E4 {" H 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'; M' I% x6 l* z- f
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
* i3 [* S. Y, u: m$ T 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'3 v; z, G3 z( S/ Q9 D2 r3 x
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb. t- W) x5 T' C, u5 T5 o
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'7 Y' q! N H* n& H: t
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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9 n! _4 f+ C, N& U1 C) ECAP engaged:
' B# Q8 _7 ~: I& m- m8 N/ B7 XVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
! i) s" g2 G: U j (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
/ o. _; s7 F1 o8 n; Z+ w 4 plane(s) intercepting now.. y) t( `) I# G& q, W. \8 G$ N
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
) G* X; I( N. Z* i" E$ X% u0 o$ O Group patrol altitude is 10000
7 m0 C: u E/ C3 K6 g- J) e Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes4 h; {, y- C+ a7 o5 \5 W
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling), N9 ^9 e4 d, R3 S1 w+ g6 b
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.0 x( q8 N9 P# r* e& s0 E
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.* K# e" N5 ]! @
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown7 P) P1 ^6 b9 Z9 d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown, v! v1 G' n$ p( M9 A; _5 w/ @ A1 l- x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 U8 c0 ~+ p, O0 S1 v' X
( `4 d1 F( y7 `+ f5 ^4 C) ^& _Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 Y; ]5 r ]" c4 s, b0 a5 D+ g+ I
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 k5 |. B8 X; G4 S A5M4 Claude x 42 R& I* @! G3 m& ]2 T$ A2 ~4 L( ~
A6M2 Zero x 198 o6 k. @& D9 H/ u4 `
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Allied aircraft1 ?5 z* L# c) a1 z9 u0 |# w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
1 m3 L" t/ K T& q SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
2 [; R9 L8 S, w3 y4 ^$ k3 z+ b c TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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8 ^# z7 t* a7 E. Q5 w$ g t7 L! dJapanese aircraft losses3 l3 e/ M0 b: `( p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ K' K: l) N! E* v6 D+ k7 T( @
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Allied aircraft losses
/ Z) J4 G1 u1 s& m- {6 {0 t( M SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged
/ t' X; A& C- N S% g SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; e' C t) ?8 a
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed
Q# d# |: a5 w5 t7 J TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ f4 s' Y& l8 k+ FJapanese Ships
0 w' l7 j' S' f- z* k CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
F( c+ l; O+ h) q( U6 | CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
! P% I9 Y9 F% J3 ]- w- \3 a CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 L/ O9 d* M) V) \6 | CA Haguro6 G' i$ M. J# w! J
. h! \1 L* o) D! c! BAircraft Attacking: a& I+ o, i3 `+ A; q
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
. n- C% A8 N- R( k: m9 F! a Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb- F, T5 k3 i0 x
11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet6 d( A* s. M# S2 T$ m, ]
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb' \1 H" G$ _: J5 u8 R3 c
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
) Z ^/ |7 k" } Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
0 ^" {8 k" D5 T8 {; {" y: M 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
. F! l, k& E- p2 D, ~; M Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
u) c8 C$ e0 t# B* @6 {9 t3 { 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
7 I( p4 r2 C7 r7 p Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
& z0 P2 C0 V9 m+ S+ O& B" m/ eTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)
6 b/ D, b P+ X& u; U! p, @6 t 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
% O* c; o( @8 x% I1 v- s3 {& e Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
0 W* O: c* D5 ^6 }9 m Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
3 E+ ?7 o8 x) b! y" ^ 7 planes vectored on to bombers; P8 e5 \1 r+ c# P% c
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)0 H. e3 R+ S$ M/ x7 I) W: p6 u* k
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 n0 r, {, S$ i/ W1 E! G/ l Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.0 G, f7 Q F- w9 r g1 i1 p% c
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes# q6 |7 @% P6 N/ U8 k2 {
2 planes vectored on to bombers% e' [0 D7 |1 C( G: l
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
( Q0 e. x0 _4 ], y. E 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 _. g- B1 d) k2 _: t) q+ b. O Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
. [! j5 Q3 A- ?$ F; i- L Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
, }1 P( g% g" D# t [ 3 planes vectored on to bombers
, {$ Z) Y- K- z6 R; U" lEIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 S: S/ r; i1 m+ R7 u9 U% W& G# W 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
) n, q& _$ q5 |& q" [ Group patrol altitude is 10000 L$ w" ?& \7 W) m6 b4 G
Raid is overhead
- A# D! c% T; }& TEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)' X2 S9 l8 m1 ~% G4 [4 T
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
; E O5 y- _6 y8 Q4 s. @+ l Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000." ^$ E% @. _% E: v- w, z/ @
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes" f, _! r8 {5 C
2 planes vectored on to bombers' p# I A0 r& ~% {/ H0 x$ C
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Ammo storage explosion on CVL Shoho
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# b, p3 ^) d: j( T% p NMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137- Y% j6 N- t1 t% K0 q
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Weather in hex: Severe storms# C$ S' I' d2 S& p, A
; ?3 o6 l0 K C1 h' E! M4 e7 `Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* t6 F9 c. k* G+ Y0 }6 U" EEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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8 | _1 \& k+ i: C; ^' C- xJapanese aircraft
5 T% b5 A$ O, k. }' p A5M4 Claude x 1
, N) D& r/ F* _$ V4 b& M0 ?( b A6M2 Zero x 11
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k3 ]* s, S# T7 H) R F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
: k# D. H s% j8 |1 A SBD-3 Dauntless x 353 f- S' M/ B8 |9 a i# X
TBD-1 Devastator x 129 F8 J9 }7 r: ~8 s7 u7 ?
# o/ ]3 c: c5 r& `. |0 RJapanese aircraft losses
1 m6 g) m% ?7 f1 s% k A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: R; v ?9 t* f$ ?
8 K# Q9 D7 B8 M6 x& YAllied aircraft losses% I1 r- r2 A) x3 ~; Q- N
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) Q5 |+ x5 C/ p. J" O( o8 h, r" e j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
H8 v* a( Q6 f+ K m& z1 l SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
" m; N9 q; R! A5 R3 R) v CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 D0 k8 b6 l8 { ` CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage ]- _6 k) Q, T, H5 B2 a- ^& c
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ \2 O5 f/ m3 t1 a
DD Yugure d4 A8 R" Y' ?' D* E2 `/ D+ c5 D
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
e2 Q& c9 [0 @% x1 k9 X, W DD Ushio# [1 t4 {( P3 `- a9 c8 h
DD Sazanami8 ~/ P2 X D" [0 G. O! l! P8 p
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 F* n8 {* O( H0 O/ m 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
# b; |5 n# m- t9 A; x7 c+ f- v Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
@2 d$ C6 N, j 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'9 a0 F7 B$ X( e6 p2 s
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 |; j$ \6 _; E+ m$ N; D! p 12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet, q+ C! y/ b7 `) o5 W+ K
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
~1 r+ I9 w; R. m" o 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
) H7 S: t% f8 Q: l Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; j1 v& j! F s8 V7 s4 x
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
1 D$ k, l3 N k* T2 J9 j9 I Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
: c! j. ]0 s- ]# q6 F! @, P 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'9 o5 S$ M/ S( D/ p
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
( e8 j% I; `; ~- V+ @) [0 N9 D 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'; t6 {1 h) \4 E1 `$ I; C! [
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:) i$ c7 b R1 d
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
; q$ S8 F- t: n+ o5 C 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
S1 L" U* s7 Q% K8 ] Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.
3 ^& `2 A, [: z y' W4 ?. } Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes0 U2 a. `' b N5 B7 b# B: o! H
3 planes vectored on to bombers# D- G% @. a9 q2 x
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
' R( A5 n6 f% T4 r5 [ 3 plane(s) intercepting now.+ n8 s9 U c$ r9 |6 Q/ b% Y
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
/ m& g6 J2 ?; W, z) r* H. L1 [ Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. `9 f) P2 u0 i3 |) i" ~
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes. w' f, e: L8 ] k7 g6 g+ a& l, u
2 planes vectored on to bombers
1 @* s, t0 | ~( {& t: l0 ~EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)2 u# T0 t d1 ?3 q% r9 [7 a7 f
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
p/ i5 A% o" Y0 |; \* H) o Group patrol altitude is 10000
( k6 J5 W% a3 E* B Raid is overhead
) Y# Z+ R" U, `" v [7 v 1 planes vectored on to bombers' A$ |, S: s* g) F+ c% l
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
& L& d. ?, P* p4 m 1 plane(s) intercepting now.$ ^1 D7 l) l# n8 Q1 ]* e: ^
Group patrol altitude is 15000
) S$ a i; v5 E8 q( y q Raid is overhead
, a' Z6 y2 V- N! x; r8 SEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling), j2 z5 a: N7 {" E2 k( W+ z4 m6 b; s
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
2 M E! Z" o! P) v4 t Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000." V! V9 i. A& Y* b( j; _9 F' v
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes7 e) O# {) ~2 b5 W7 v
2 planes vectored on to bombers1 Z2 s$ u8 g0 W! q z
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
9 _* ^$ {- u/ Q( N3 |7 m& PAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku( E) [8 z6 g* l5 F2 C5 ~4 K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
) r I- j. [; p' X o/ W* N1 jAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
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# x3 f9 m7 k) ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 C. a8 W5 Y$ x1 uEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& b3 l) c" J( u' g+ D PBY-5A Catalina x 103 I3 N9 w' W4 t' `8 @9 y7 n
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Allied aircraft losses1 P( I6 Y4 i3 a8 b& @5 U$ F2 C) h
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged1 a! k& Y+ [8 i$ R( f. e! g
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Japanese Ships
: K- c0 b% W4 \: d CA Aoba
7 P9 y7 j+ x' h CA Kinugasa
- u7 I3 B" F4 t2 C" r+ i CL Yubari& p9 ~2 r: ] Z% k% w
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 _( O. R4 Q7 p- o2 k 10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% @/ Q% m7 t9 b4 F# D Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo# G9 y$ ?$ H; [) r" K" }- z# _" d* g
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4 l3 q2 M; `' P$ s5 k6 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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" p* w; Z8 Z4 x. P# m3 j) XWeather in hex: Overcast
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5 t/ l O' E5 M6 R4 B9 z! G, uRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
3 a$ A. Y. S7 @% _- S2 OEstimated time to target is 44 minutes# h0 P1 w. D, f8 j: U/ ^
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Japanese aircraft
8 n9 |2 V, a6 X$ N8 u+ S* `( l A6M2 Zero x 7* w5 y; z3 ^! n" _% O1 l
G3M2 Nell x 5
6 f/ t0 ~% h+ E G4M1 Betty x 18
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Allied aircraft
' \& o1 |( f& Z+ K8 ~# b& k5 d! X F4F-3 Wildcat x 9! m: z( T5 R. M7 o
$ F# W8 V' g2 [4 w2 LJapanese aircraft losses' h/ [! M+ ^1 Y. l& j9 z$ e/ ~
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
: b g4 u$ ?9 \) W" W0 u G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
6 ^% X1 E0 P2 q$ p6 u. L G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
9 ^/ E: w* J' k- m; n# x G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
1 ~# \5 R( o3 [ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 G* h4 v1 {) R3 ^
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DD Aylwin; I4 T3 _9 R i, j+ T6 m
CA Chicago% A# ?5 R! H3 f6 W6 \2 {9 J+ j
CA Chester, on fire
K0 d, H" P& ?; J0 d/ d CA Australia, Torpedo hits 1
& c5 c/ b; J# C! S3 B. A" T CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage$ f* z; n1 ^ P H2 _; _8 Y4 J& f
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Aircraft Attacking:
- Z6 v4 u0 Q5 X! F) e 5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: i+ e' E& T5 ?7 N$ d Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
" i H: M& V' y2 }/ V 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: O) p0 S" m5 E$ |% u. v0 X! o Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo( W- [" R% C. ~; a- b% f
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CAP engaged:/ S+ `: Q1 C8 U+ p+ i
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)& Y6 A( m2 [8 |! ?' |
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 e' M% w6 @3 x; e 2 plane(s) intercepting now.2 u. e: h% S; C& H# ?; x( L
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
s7 w& t% L5 w! k% N. ] Group patrol altitude is 10000
& d: x! ^' e1 r2 m' ] Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes2 y9 K, ~7 d1 q9 G6 [
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
/ a/ o; F g' f (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)6 s7 E2 C$ v0 }
2 plane(s) intercepting now.. C9 f6 ?4 }% e- Y7 ~
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.1 h E: ?2 ~/ u2 H! a: @. t
Group patrol altitude is 10000 3 t3 G( j: [- l
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137 X9 B$ H: a( t6 y+ {
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., H. J6 x6 F) `" N6 L- P6 H
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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; r& a( M! [: N SBD-3 Dauntless x 18! Y" q9 t$ n5 f: c
7 \0 b! {2 g& s- V% ^* ~; _ A( cAllied aircraft losses) B. a2 w, {+ b$ W, u# K# E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- A! e2 l1 j1 L% k! L5 _
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Japanese Ships
1 o3 r% |* f8 F! W5 M CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 ]0 }% q1 a+ R$ [4 `0 K+ @ CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( w1 L: q2 p7 o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& G ~9 p2 E- S6 {) n% k. P3 Z. D CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; k; L0 j; _; X: U
; ~- M( L3 c8 uAircraft Attacking:: i0 [: V( D$ w4 c
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
. C. P3 {$ n4 k8 L9 p Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb f. ?3 U/ p' p/ ]
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
! [! s+ ]$ |8 T0 `5 O1 [1 c: W( S Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. N' j! A! l$ i: ]
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'3 l3 c3 V! t8 i" @
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
1 @8 o- |7 R" G! MAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku- \+ f1 g9 E7 n- {, j9 @8 e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
9 D% b, Y) _9 c" L) d9 WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
. J' P9 }" x/ `Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
\7 X/ Y5 t$ `* iAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku, S l+ ^; l4 {% b9 Y+ @
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9 G+ W' [9 b; O! d: |; NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1371 [1 q" {" }) C
7 V1 a8 a* x: \* HWeather in hex: Partial cloud7 H: {, q4 `* a$ Q
1 ?4 h+ I' |( hRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 R. b! \+ X8 o3 x4 A6 a# v6 B! qEstimated time to target is 21 minutes7 z2 c" R% m- e* E
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Allied aircraft3 U3 g6 j- ^# w7 d( {2 n
PBY-5 Catalina x 10
2 @( H5 J) M' I9 i9 ]9 A PBY-5A Catalina x 2
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Allied aircraft losses
2 L2 q6 C0 g- e PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships% l- k1 W( a; f* X* `9 y- D" U# P
CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
; k+ ^4 G; u* [2 Z7 D$ ~ CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:4 e1 N; b% [& A
10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- _) H& V+ A' X5 E) c. z+ _ Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
$ _" T5 w+ A6 [ 2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ x* ?9 L& }( b9 Q
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo Q0 `$ K2 X$ ^
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..3 A5 V# d) c9 m
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, ]* L" |+ ~7 ^3 o# C# AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# y, D3 O( Y& a0 p
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% \. F! l2 V0 X$ i2 oEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
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Allied aircraft
8 y4 l5 W2 a% W" U2 m$ k# B PBY-5A Catalina x 6
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Allied aircraft losses6 Q1 P/ O a5 x2 P$ i
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged% H$ E) y5 \ s5 ?1 x* M
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Japanese Ships7 m$ f! F9 l+ i/ Y I x
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 N' E2 X) e! [& L$ f9 e. t
CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet) j* ~. K& h6 s! f4 Y' M
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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