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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ?+ |: v, m/ c2 c' V6 PSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1331 i) e# n4 s# y1 w5 t8 S5 a
1 ^4 B, Z3 z( C+ d N5 \; jJapanese Ships : }% _9 U5 U6 v M2 _, j0 u' \ CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire' Z# B# b/ M7 H) f7 Q( V% C
DD Ariake 4 v0 i. _" v6 I DD Yayoi: r# {8 P+ i; c" M* z6 ~# ]6 \
DD Mutsuki 8 k+ D8 x+ ^/ [5 D DD Ushio5 S( D* x6 f- o U
DD Sazanami S$ x+ m" U; i, p/ }3 P+ f 8 X+ e& `/ n. `! b" D: I9 i) x0 RAllied Ships4 ?0 W2 o6 [, x5 a4 G
SS S-38 5 Y" I, Y( D3 D8 e$ l0 ` " w+ }) l5 i3 I. k% v
Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku0 Y8 v4 m" J8 y5 K8 F8 H4 w
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku 4 _! B4 m* l" s 0 }/ {+ m" V' {, @$ l, H/ B
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 Z6 P \! }9 ` ! ?( n; h; B. D2 yWeather in hex: Light rain* q% f% ~& t9 S% b, I. @
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 R# |# l$ V: c
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes 6 L. ^4 N# `: i5 m 1 \; g+ Y1 D5 `8 T* f9 OJapanese aircraft 5 Y% U1 e& Y0 M/ I; B% r7 l A6M2 Zero x 19 . P" k. s9 R0 f* v( R D3A1 Val x 17 , o' o/ q% N9 S; G2 U - o2 _! \) \/ x8 HAllied aircraft " Y& V+ ^8 E+ {3 L F4F-3 Wildcat x 9 / M% J4 b" Y1 n" {2 T8 u % j3 h" Q w1 {- z, MJapanese aircraft losses 1 M7 h; L! x. N4 [9 P D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged * y/ h, l% p3 I0 X $ w# Z1 j6 T( ]7 n& o' R, K+ b% b. xAllied aircraft losses ( a n2 T; R! q9 c. t; _ B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground $ }* Z! H/ k/ r4 N! S Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground* v9 y3 r! j7 k
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Runway hits 4 c" w& ?, g5 b4 O" g; W+ l# l 4 ]( F" y X) E) I$ h
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : N2 @& W# q" {/ F5 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133& W8 f) \' X' d) {
9 T8 p" P; b% S- W, ~. rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud + \4 O; {0 _1 g9 s B- I3 `2 D# r. l% E: r: V" a; I+ rRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 v% X* k2 n( i; a, |3 z' ?" d
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes " e B$ c5 O4 Y. H. L! Z & i9 i& Q" J' f3 N
Japanese aircraft ( H, c7 H$ ], S5 W9 N A6M2 Zero x 35 / u2 S7 W3 n- m8 | 8 R9 S2 B9 ]+ T% J v
Allied aircraft7 ~0 |( z- \7 Z6 i6 t# W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19 C. {! g$ j k$ l* E$ ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62. E9 q( u* p9 w6 c- {+ d
TBD-1 Devastator x 247 h- ]& u+ T& B& }/ a# k% u5 P
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Japanese aircraft losses 3 K& m( A% N& i& @& ]' r0 \ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed& s( O/ c: l! O' `# u) S
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed }3 U/ \, w( w4 J) `9 R+ e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged1 v1 l; b2 a2 ]. H3 R U/ L4 D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak * S' K i- p! R4 c TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged d: `4 u* ^, X" m : u' \ e( z% B' o, V: u
Japanese Ships; }( S8 M0 a5 O, K* T2 k+ b
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires ! w0 D& {5 H M [ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire 1 o. \0 m' |0 D T- N5 X/ _ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage ( m7 y* X6 J7 c9 o9 V2 |1 T DD Yugure 0 G( C, ~: z) D0 i DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire 1 V; v2 v( }; {; E- k DD Akebono; z. y: h4 c: r4 o5 M# U* ^, p; a
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk/ H7 }- r2 N5 C8 r3 S1 t( ~+ Z
DD Ushio7 c0 W0 P ^. ^3 M* D( _
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire 2 u! M& K9 v4 |- y$ W1 C4 G( F 8 K; D4 h* Z5 I" u; O1 G/ _: lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho + @$ X: y4 C+ M( l; k+ C" DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku - z0 F5 k5 l6 D s7 `: [5 X0 _. zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku& J; l' n0 }8 l( `) X: U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake ( X+ \) q7 V u2 G3 y& |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki作者: banian 时间: 2012-1-21 16:40
