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4 _( p# v* m, @) XASW attack near Feni Islands at 107,127( J4 l; c) i9 _* K
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Japanese Ships( C+ y; S0 t. |$ [; d& l& X" U
BB Mutsu
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7 m J6 L3 Q& m; B; u CS Chitose( z, _7 ]$ u7 u# V, h
DD Nowaki1 | u" B4 @. P U! q4 b
DD Suzukaze1 L- J6 n; ^, W( V/ Y: w ]
DD Umikaze5 q7 \! G/ v1 J, n: S X
DD Harusame" N r& p- k0 C
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Allied Ships+ Q0 d, _" A8 U: A: L6 A
SS S-38: J: R9 T9 @$ e* }+ p% e+ n
R) q2 b2 A" j3 R/ eSS S-38 is sighted by escort% f6 f& d2 J3 ?. V: ~% E
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ASW attack near Milne Bay at 100,138, c4 j: c3 N; w! z y6 \8 n9 Z9 v
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SS I-15
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CA Vincennes
a6 G& f8 ^3 H! @2 Q4 T j DD Sterett
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SS I-15 is sighted by escort6 ]9 T- b' s* v3 \% w; ]' d4 v/ M
I-15 diving deep ....
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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% \# y+ T$ X) _Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 J* p6 J3 _! v: y* I1 w+ w+ o/ J* LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# w/ E' ~1 x% h# i( I* y B-26 Marauder x 6$ V: e3 Z3 A0 B# j3 i* j/ j
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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ASW attack near Milne Bay at 100,137/ |1 i+ x0 b9 N( ^0 i( V7 e
3 ^3 b7 F1 U/ r, {# kJapanese Ships
( k& Z. o: _! Q e1 V! f8 D SS I-15, hits 1
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* d' ]1 U8 I% ?+ U" DAllied Ships
. `( W" {# A. v! D4 D) h+ Y" y( ? DD Duncan
$ {' o8 [+ f) Y- O1 w3 h DD Clark; l; h% D& \2 f$ j+ H8 t) m! i; h
% p" }4 W# ^3 p- T. {SS I-15 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Duncan3 O& q$ v7 Q `
I-15 diving deep ....- W# h$ [4 s4 a+ }) s3 J
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ASW attack near Milne Bay at 99,134 n6 W/ U4 j$ d4 N& A/ e" I5 x. t
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SS I-19, hits 14 @9 n2 H; p4 v" ~6 N% ?
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DD Warramunga
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1 ]0 d2 o7 o# m% Q% Y. ySS I-19 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Warramunga& z1 o6 n7 \; y4 o
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Afternoon Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay): W* y9 |- j$ h2 G1 n- g7 H
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i5 y& ^ f6 o, yRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.( L; Y- o; h4 I5 V! y
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! W1 w& t% X* u& r, K5 p Kittyhawk IA x 1( \9 P5 L9 G# T1 U3 E" {2 A
B-17E Fortress x 12
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+ N. X- q/ \# [5 U: |No Allied losses
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, `) r; p. o& O( `Japanese ground losses:
$ r; t( i2 ?$ ?2 }7 @& w 31 casualties reported
: K3 N I7 u* P Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& d% F. p$ s2 k0 r, J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled/ f% c$ V- S% w3 ?, P6 U5 D1 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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