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0 a4 \% H/ g; X/ U- M4 E$ cSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133: @( t1 b: A* }0 p7 g: j
, @6 \( |( X+ k' P6 jJapanese Ships6 E, N2 D1 Z( Q$ P
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
% j/ _; F% k! U6 m z( X1 x: A7 n DD Ariake" S- D& I: z" f
DD Yayoi4 p& I2 G8 z: h- J5 t- I
DD Mutsuki+ M3 D9 S% n' K' a
DD Ushio
8 A( K: a2 `# G DD Sazanami
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% M' s1 u% H1 t, QAllied Ships0 u# w9 p Q) F2 j5 e
SS S-384 Y9 j$ u. B9 [, h; P( R
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
3 u4 w* |- f8 C; I2 BSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* w7 O2 |+ V) `" R. QWeather in hex: Light rain. X3 }6 e/ {1 y H
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; Q. R6 w6 e/ ]7 f1 j8 N( w
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes' J, l2 F4 ]7 c- {8 D
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Japanese aircraft
0 R" D: k8 I# \' B& r p$ N A6M2 Zero x 19
4 t7 A c! X) E# x6 H D3A1 Val x 175 a/ n4 J" R( C, @. U
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Allied aircraft$ D+ q" O# \9 n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
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7 o% D& A1 |0 o/ u0 XAllied aircraft losses8 W2 Z/ ~) S7 x' T7 b/ a7 @: E3 G
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
9 j! S4 Y! j/ J. J" b8 L Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground8 e! \3 n2 t' t# C
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Runway hits 4& k8 w9 o" v, `1 }3 W. J3 v$ q8 S
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* C( U; z+ Q% _- [* xMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# P0 t' U$ H, r9 j' oRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) y7 E6 X, p0 W* k6 N& [" L0 ?Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ l8 ~! q$ `! o
( B3 ]8 _4 \8 Z8 K4 B$ k+ Z$ `Japanese aircraft6 v! Z# Y% s" u* i) l
A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft6 D) t% c3 `, M- J% u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 199 a# \/ p' s# |" _+ M4 X$ Y/ }# y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62" v2 p) e. @" ]3 y$ w
TBD-1 Devastator x 24" H! z3 B5 M& g% j* |. ]* A
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Japanese aircraft losses E8 \: ]9 B0 i! U# w, n* S: i
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ u2 e4 }( Z" o. V+ X: m" q5 j
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Allied aircraft losses
0 ?: ^! u/ J, |+ K, W F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed8 |. {2 G& ~* `) s+ y7 c' @& {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
# t ~. V4 E9 j2 e" K! Z t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak. t" w6 p: H* u$ \3 h9 u* @
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% A) o% U: t- d0 e& r2 n CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
; |/ P) W3 m) h/ v8 k CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
! V( c5 J' y. Q) Q; P3 ? CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 T8 B# [. Q/ A0 Y DD Yugure4 G9 T# i- D. ^0 k; N# |7 j- ]
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& s- V* s7 p! V DD Akebono+ q8 H1 z( M4 a. A8 Q8 A( Z
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 j, o- |; u# ]$ Q1 K8 W
DD Ushio
$ c4 N+ Y3 t# l DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 p5 D1 v; J- T1 g
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
4 h7 w! _+ W8 b* x2 W% g7 kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
" k6 Q( Q9 ~; M, ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
0 t' S# X8 K0 X+ t/ a; sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
9 K9 S* \/ [% m0 T% THeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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