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+ e1 s1 g5 T9 J Q8 R" g; e) h5 V! g+ ASub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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+ [& b# k! \, q8 }0 J: D9 TJapanese Ships
; P1 p/ x' P) X [6 _ CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
+ d* n. r" F3 v( K; E8 k6 S DD Ariake
( V: `4 n- A# K) G/ [" k0 e2 ` DD Yayoi
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DD Ushio
. U, ` c2 c: ?) @+ v0 s) V DD Sazanami
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. z0 y5 U# L6 N% V* @Allied Ships1 y' x! M& f" R3 |/ @
SS S-38. G# X( l; ?' }: c9 O) M3 L
( n: B M+ g$ Q1 UFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
. o6 i* @3 G( J/ ^& j, ySS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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2 A, c1 ]* K; e/ J; @1 n; `Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 q- c' k& K+ z% T* Q
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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a& r0 ]8 K1 k& i/ vRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 H7 }4 l! F1 F! [' M# n, TEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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" \& l. }- s. p7 h6 h6 L( |2 {Japanese aircraft
2 \+ b+ E9 c9 H" Q2 T2 X- @" C A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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) b) L- s$ V$ Y% n7 ~9 \Allied aircraft losses
; n- G9 z, H* w* e, H3 T% y B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground8 `3 J* X( ]' ]0 t1 S
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4! ^, h' s, U) V$ z7 X! o: a ]7 o
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* z& A# e* ]% \4 M( J% t; GMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& @3 x5 O: r# @! K9 x" I: C8 {! F7 tEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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+ V' l* W0 E8 _, WJapanese aircraft
. h" x2 G% q( D* h A6M2 Zero x 35
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( |) `1 O4 _5 p5 X4 \& dAllied aircraft
5 ?# _$ a: w: P9 ~# e8 ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
6 d) j% }3 B, x1 ] _6 @/ x7 v5 K" Y! F SBD-3 Dauntless x 628 F- b" p `) _' ^
TBD-1 Devastator x 240 u% o: n, Q5 U6 ^ i- m
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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+ H& N4 I' U$ {1 o6 CAllied aircraft losses+ O, q v2 o) A1 s
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
, b8 S2 b/ t3 C5 m% p- ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
# z, h( G# j3 D, l0 B SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
: o, X! A; `" q TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged$ m( q* G/ t ]5 k! m6 _
1 V4 c2 ~! ~, w7 [2 jJapanese Ships
7 l" a6 @: {2 Z- |5 ]6 T CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
9 N. l+ }* ?. j. O5 p$ g( _2 U @& P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire. d9 K5 P$ ^2 [- c4 o# v; }, e7 |
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage; i7 t& g9 e; `8 y
DD Yugure
" [% [& k" f6 W' d* t DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 [# j! H: M* \3 K' o3 Z( i D
DD Akebono8 Z& ?) a& y: v: L
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |! h6 b2 j6 c8 p
DD Ushio
9 Y2 ]% G4 }! l4 k2 j$ g9 V DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho: }: t8 k$ s( o& C8 I5 y2 r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku7 a5 D p3 z m7 C* M0 v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
( g' ]" O3 \' ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake% c( B0 e0 o9 a2 n0 Z5 q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |