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7 E, g" ` B/ @! q% rSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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# _6 u6 p* v" E( f+ n6 s. sJapanese Ships
0 W7 I0 Z, f: ^8 J$ g7 T0 z CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
+ G e! ^0 N" m2 l$ z* t DD Ariake3 F# w! S* s3 k4 X3 g- b' A# P: v
DD Yayoi
g! N/ F5 I( d' |0 u, C1 I" _ DD Mutsuki1 l" f- y- k: z" s
DD Ushio
4 Y' h0 _* d K: W$ U4 V DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships1 n: d5 Z9 C; q. g- v7 g* u1 z
SS S-38
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0 f2 d" w% i7 P* d+ W. m7 f, c dFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku' D: {& i% }& s' o! A
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku3 R; o: @% x. v) X- S6 m; r# d
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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' U. _ D% n' Y3 e0 CWeather in hex: Light rain8 a/ b5 r7 B6 h: Q6 x; j E) K6 @
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( H. `# R5 k4 z6 t. b0 ?Estimated time to target is 5 minutes: ?# U9 U( K' c6 _0 O
2 q3 g/ u7 i" L! }0 HJapanese aircraft
( N1 _* Q) d9 x" j* J- ?/ j) ]2 m: k A6M2 Zero x 195 Y1 S [* o6 ?+ t
D3A1 Val x 17$ P2 k' g# G$ N8 H
+ I" G2 g9 Z- J; K: _/ ^Allied aircraft4 L8 ^- e9 [" H% A- g$ X, w- E7 D2 b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 90 L5 s, ^4 H! s2 h8 G2 Y1 I* H0 i
6 l, b4 ]8 m+ l# B2 T* aJapanese aircraft losses
a/ \* I2 h1 G D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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# j/ \- U& s2 ]/ n! Q, zAllied aircraft losses
; G5 S0 [% d- I; I B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground \9 q3 G' l/ J1 l) _8 R, E
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground) i9 K3 j% {, q3 T% a+ f/ |
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Runway hits 4. ]. O9 ?$ f( V. M3 q; ^' W7 c, F
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! T% k/ t5 r9 d5 v7 Y* a& oMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1339 }7 l2 n8 a' T I$ z8 m
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# ^* {# N0 @) Z q7 q. `Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& W3 i6 N. f( k
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 b+ X. N t7 ]) a$ E
2 K7 }/ e6 a( T4 n- a9 \0 tJapanese aircraft0 g2 b8 x! F3 K8 w9 i: Y" v3 b
A6M2 Zero x 359 [* t& B r& w9 ~3 ]3 L5 @
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Allied aircraft
- w$ U7 x: t1 G1 U9 G( L/ w- L0 n F4F-3 Wildcat x 19+ W# [3 X( E# `( U& L ^% G- @6 G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 623 Q( |& p. [" K8 x
TBD-1 Devastator x 245 l$ T8 l8 f( @9 H0 R7 h4 ^1 P
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Japanese aircraft losses
' R7 _& b- ~" Y' s! P2 @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses. V! u' u8 q( w0 \! _" o* g
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed$ q0 k. l- K* c% b' Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
: H# s& c# q) ]& q8 r2 p4 h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 F5 D0 w: g2 Q) x7 W4 K9 T% S1 N TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged3 q$ Y8 C8 B0 @) t: n! i: w
9 R0 I/ \' u1 r( a. f" sJapanese Ships
% j' t5 Y" x# Q$ Z, ? CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires7 D/ j' c+ S. u& i% _+ b' u' H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
4 v3 F" ^- }% y, J [; p CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 p) A$ Y; v* q( ~# c5 I S5 |
DD Yugure! p2 \# |) g( _0 ]
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire" d" m% L: {) n2 A; k( z
DD Akebono* m. e7 |) W" k% u$ F
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% ^2 W! \% a' T% S7 H0 A0 d1 H
DD Ushio
- o# U1 l) \ m v1 [9 `. Q DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 Q3 D6 z8 w8 p% r2 c1 h
* @* o& W8 n4 p! S8 w7 JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
' b9 v* d1 x) [# hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
7 W# G1 c- \. z* JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
' Q. N* g0 ^# ?" s- |. A dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
% X6 R! k, {3 w* W' nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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