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% A6 ^* ?* ]6 q. j2 ~* q& B/ FSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships2 B) ~! e$ |# v8 W6 V( g. W
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
8 q0 n2 A0 S# _: O" G1 |& e& ^' J DD Ariake
) u0 E! }4 }/ ~; U. [' F" { DD Yayoi
; x6 N1 F1 h6 y( U7 s DD Mutsuki
4 X/ \5 R) b1 Z6 P5 w& G" L5 x DD Ushio) H3 I! s8 O7 Y( V( Q
DD Sazanami; b5 v; |2 ]+ y4 V) k
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SS S-38
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# k% D3 d* I( _Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
8 @" D" u4 p& uSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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" ^: b4 q' y# F6 F! x1 R2 pMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 z2 a- Z5 M, B% _( }. ?' `! G
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Y/ u G* o0 B$ |
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes0 X" M) _2 F# ]! i; x! e7 K4 _
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Japanese aircraft8 I' W7 o( y7 k0 l, |* H
A6M2 Zero x 19+ v- y) S1 x$ L% F- E
D3A1 Val x 17. u Y" q- Q: B+ C5 o. U
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Allied aircraft+ p- o' F. ~; r; q, [& P" `. o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses# R$ J6 [8 _# a8 F4 D
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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9 H6 a( x% N7 `% H* @' @Allied aircraft losses" C7 n+ S, L* h* A$ R
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground" S* G e! B/ h9 ?" b) |, x
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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4 w! A" u& W( O6 ?4 VRunway hits 49 e& `3 }+ C$ u% H! \/ f
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; B$ T* d0 {4 D1 u1 j# wMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133+ _( J' A- k8 K0 w3 h: z: R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: ~! Z( B7 @1 i3 rEstimated time to target is 15 minutes; F% {. S6 ?7 q% [
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A6M2 Zero x 35! l" T$ S9 H; m
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Allied aircraft
' K1 M/ Z9 {& t9 s7 D F4F-3 Wildcat x 19+ J# N) O. a% R" b4 r& u* [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 t+ f, y$ b2 b4 |7 S" R A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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# u+ r' r b! v. b( i F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
& ~" `# y& T7 t% d' M4 q! v- r2 f SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
" k$ F6 ]5 d! w% V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% }) W3 Y6 e* C
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged% ]2 [0 t3 j& T, S, z. K! D
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
4 o- `3 P6 {* r0 o# o* d CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
8 Q8 S- Q. V0 c8 ] CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ~, E% n' j6 m7 [) |; e6 i DD Yugure
' |) n# D1 }6 L1 ~" o3 ^ DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' S2 ~" X& Z/ g9 ` DD Akebono9 |$ V/ Q3 N0 h: [7 ^$ I
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk( F. O; I" S7 E
DD Ushio
) N; |) @: v3 E' ^ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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& S5 P ]! K: b8 V# M3 @' S8 [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho1 T& W3 ] Z. Z ^: \# t
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku0 v2 V$ T. p2 H/ F! T8 }9 M5 r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
. N- y) }: K" ]* h8 vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake( O" d5 ?3 F; A* H7 M, f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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