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( F% k+ d8 ~( r' o4 Z; _% PSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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+ W7 P. S t" i+ Q CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
y1 @$ f5 L/ N+ V* i5 M3 A DD Ariake6 F8 Z. l: g1 G+ d7 i3 L0 O+ T0 X
DD Yayoi
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2 o1 R* B, a1 b. c& h0 M4 v DD Ushio
2 T$ Q7 ]8 k$ L( z* o" J DD Sazanami/ o7 @) h$ A/ U0 p' b
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SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku6 z& _7 L4 L# v/ q' h
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku. t; `. R# p4 y: |& {/ ~$ Z
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+ F# N7 y' {7 x* k- J, O( VMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " x M2 \; P4 h; t# {7 @1 J* ?
! Y, q9 p( ~2 d+ Y- N: EWeather in hex: Light rain! z/ d) a T( Q7 p
2 Y9 Y, Q2 o4 M f& t3 i, b3 @Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; a9 g G/ N! lEstimated time to target is 5 minutes: F! v! j9 m; A+ S
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Japanese aircraft
5 Z- f( c3 Q$ |6 C4 }+ O' L# c A6M2 Zero x 19- ^0 G$ T& X3 B
D3A1 Val x 17
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9 p0 ?) J6 N2 \& _" {/ ?1 U9 zAllied aircraft
: ^8 g( `3 g, E' j- z1 c: ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 9. Q. l. D: c& b, }
% X- u6 \3 @. I @5 s( XJapanese aircraft losses
, A: C8 h \ d9 l D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 R1 Y2 T* V; S, l$ i4 a
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
1 l& ?! q% f S5 s Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground. x; U+ v, d9 \8 R
, @& S9 V: E0 F3 D; T4 r/ lRunway hits 4# F6 t. d3 {+ e% a) j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 e9 T! s7 M+ U2 h- C/ FRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- U2 l, J$ Z& ~& h; l2 {) ZEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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& E6 ~6 M u- ?' `! J A6M2 Zero x 350 |" h$ U& q6 i/ s
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Allied aircraft
6 m- l) M1 S5 \# E m/ A F4F-3 Wildcat x 197 S9 ?4 R( Y1 }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62# s* X' e+ F; u. X# R# g5 A u
TBD-1 Devastator x 24" c% b1 r: d5 Z5 J5 t4 M, N' |7 r
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 [, [9 M3 r' S5 y+ ^ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- r; W8 f2 H8 J3 @9 ?9 f" u! R
6 d0 L5 \! i: D, `Allied aircraft losses+ Y$ Y; u# C& w: C) Z$ i- @( ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 U. C* C- C _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
* W- N' Q. w z8 d& m/ w1 C SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 ?9 \6 x1 `- |& s) k TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships: n3 D+ O, X% N
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
/ F' |* A/ D$ M! m* r6 C2 a W/ o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
( Q2 w( m' g, V0 C, A1 {# ?( W CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
, Q# O, Z9 Y( t* I+ P" k DD Yugure9 D9 t! d6 z1 k# R4 F$ X5 o
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 G) z6 J+ Z6 F" F DD Akebono
2 w1 h: f$ ^9 g/ Z" x! d9 h; d' w DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk5 C' k- ]5 [4 ?' P& y
DD Ushio
* k" a2 Z1 e8 e! |+ D9 {, Q; L DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire( x5 s0 U }: ?" k/ Z; L$ z" i; j/ B
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
- Q- x' ~' q6 V; [! h4 J5 mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku4 n: k; K# D8 D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku: W+ _- N7 Z4 K( W t" Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
7 K# j: k& k$ v$ C% \7 GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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