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8 X5 P# m' h5 k& cSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships
' l8 w) n5 ^# Z. k CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
& _8 B a; }% q DD Ariake
3 p% U r- H( i) S- p DD Yayoi
( \8 `1 R8 m7 e2 z; G4 J# \ J DD Mutsuki
8 X8 r+ n$ s0 ~& r" A# _6 T DD Ushio
* b* A3 ~. {0 v- k# V7 L DD Sazanami( s# a% H9 R5 f0 F
M9 j1 y' Z3 Z4 ?* lAllied Ships
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku3 N; j" n8 i" l
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku5 r* f7 [1 `& l6 G8 m1 v
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! i6 N8 ~* [& `$ `# U+ {0 K5 oMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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$ [' r- W( \, v {& |2 RWeather in hex: Light rain% A$ X/ |8 V- X. [ z
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& \# L! z4 R4 K& i9 mEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 17, c* L9 N9 j/ M- I8 I; J
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 98 l$ g9 Y+ o! W
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Japanese aircraft losses4 D# B0 d! |* F( S: F' V: u& g
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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8 M& H9 X7 M3 H6 p6 |5 HAllied aircraft losses
E! g4 J- i- H- q B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
# s, W( s) J) _, a0 U2 B: f5 k$ I6 ~ Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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+ S i: Q8 }$ C- r+ U, q) n2 N; xRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133' K# P- u7 |' }7 P t
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ ?4 W. a* u6 {' T, ]6 M
' q+ a/ D3 D4 k% h) BRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! n8 E3 t$ g, J% k/ S9 xEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! W" l4 W6 G7 | i6 l A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft
8 N7 L2 @3 w, y. d: q( {: D F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
S% V+ n1 ?1 I0 [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
) R* I. m& h- s. U2 T; A TBD-1 Devastator x 24; a1 h- N: x, H) e. G! ~* Q+ K
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
! Y) [7 k \. b, n% v {- g F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed# f8 S7 W- j: ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged% b2 s, d5 }( [* y* H8 k/ a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 O/ Y8 [! ]3 a8 {
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 ]+ T7 X$ I. j/ D0 n$ c0 T
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires2 [4 X; g/ q3 {' J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire( Y* R1 Z! @ i& U( p0 r, S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage2 t; J6 t& g* h. J0 y# A+ E# b
DD Yugure
4 i. g. t2 Q1 i DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) ~' n r3 d r+ G; F DD Akebono% G* t$ H9 P2 @( i" k7 t4 W/ Q
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
! k. @, m( c% F DD Ushio r S' H5 w& W/ F/ M( A9 S5 ]+ h
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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$ E( z; v! W5 ~, k3 c s- q4 T5 C2 kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho- P* O2 V& a7 ?/ X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
: b- R' @1 [0 a' Y" yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku9 ?! s: {6 q$ N4 c% O1 T1 g2 d$ K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
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