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! T; p$ g# C& V, a6 R. [( y) U* I5 @- wSub attack near Torokina at 108,130; k R, b" b! @! N* G' r
. \) E7 o- y2 k. v" w2 C |7 VJapanese Ships
6 Z5 g# S3 y4 C PC Ch 22
/ ]4 Z3 P& |* n PC Ch 32
9 H+ d4 e. _% {# D8 S n9 m PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
9 B; W& H2 l& |+ b" n H8 S. g4 x SS Gudgeon
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& t, V8 X: i3 R$ CSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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! s+ t$ {2 T1 NASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167: l1 J( Z8 k0 @4 S7 ]
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Japanese Ships- @$ o- A. Y9 Z
SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson/ j$ Q( k" q- n% q; `
DD Cummings
0 u$ j" M ^& V" ~7 E M& L DD Aylwin5 K5 L t8 f+ i) a3 g2 Q; j
DD Monaghan+ `' r5 m) M4 y" _- D }" R$ n
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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, F) u( }! } p+ G# A' ANight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
]3 P' W ~$ tEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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+ _" s; m, }- ^4 zJapanese aircraft
) W( m/ R# v7 A, e% v G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft2 |% q) l% d* x7 m
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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$ ?5 h5 v% ~1 L6 [! a8 H7 O: eAllied aircraft losses' N/ F( O# {* e7 F, S( W9 [
Catalina I: 10 damaged
) \$ c }7 Q" Y/ h P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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. z& Y( n9 t+ q8 }" u2 S5 CAirbase hits 1
3 [/ Z9 D* H0 A" F' P. JRunway hits 6
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) H3 Y2 @. x7 S' m. n. fNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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) p% M5 x: g. ?! vRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 f# C0 K2 O1 t2 f/ |# t9 S9 FEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! a' [! o3 {. \) W; q+ p4 n
G4M1 Betty x 8
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: Y$ ^! x, t5 O9 c4 `No Japanese losses0 V! ]3 a, W( _7 q: B" G
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135* b. M7 |5 D# Y# Q# n$ b; Q
( C5 B( d Q1 m- D8 f( z1 H/ UWeather in hex: Thunderstorms) Y6 N# H# N# R* P' w @3 H
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- _$ X) V1 K2 ~+ Q, d! D5 c
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 t Y5 O/ N: ?4 |6 L
A6M2 Zero x 43- G6 \$ R* d3 D. {# C- g* M
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Allied aircraft
# M( D/ o2 N- E2 \% V! P F4F-4 Wildcat x 918 z' m7 }/ @" c* Q" X7 Y9 w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
; ~! O' L2 v6 U! b+ u( | TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses0 Z1 Z9 R6 ]* D. ]7 f
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses# f* M; i% Z0 n. C) f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed$ T; O$ F. _/ {4 T! L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged6 ^2 U2 N& E! a1 |0 F, S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 j- i8 M: ?6 s M: N y* j" Z& c. N TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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8 U- ?$ ^# ?$ m+ A1 o; z3 yJapanese Ships
; r% O# D& r8 j# e, U CV Zuikaku5 I$ N6 F) s; R4 W+ f3 N8 X6 _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- j) x- c) C; z$ R! O7 S7 r1 {; C
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ O1 a+ Y+ G" F3 k7 Q CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 Y2 l5 l3 u9 R% L4 a# ]
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 14 k+ H+ F. P! ^3 \# w
CA Takao1 R: o }+ k/ H. ^0 x" K
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
& f( v' m7 Q1 o! L Y DD Shikinami$ k8 W: K" K7 m+ v- g% _
CA Tone
' j7 O/ x7 z5 |5 N2 ?- ?& v DD Umikaze" |/ h: i$ k7 u; p5 O* l9 v0 i
. U( W3 S+ U! r6 X+ W& g& [% h& tAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
1 E. r# x& o( J! L' P$ I2 cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku, x/ Y6 s/ q; N% {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo$ k8 G- ~+ r) i1 Q e! R5 N% s& j
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2 u- g9 \$ ~ F) J+ [Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& u' g; c% P8 ZEstimated time to target is 43 minutes- {- W+ v" Q1 k, o
# F H. t/ n2 z4 I8 i# HJapanese aircraft
, T# B& }1 n5 @, d2 v4 K A6M2 Zero x 45
* c4 u3 ^/ f% T: b9 X/ y: R- K B5N1 Kate x 27
9 V& p8 }+ y2 _2 _9 I D3A1 Val x 15. p8 x5 @9 n& [0 q" R* w
D3A2 Val x 26( I: E7 J! R6 S0 O
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Allied aircraft% z- M" x3 m4 S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1163 G9 g2 I& g( `+ D
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Japanese aircraft losses( S0 x% d2 ?+ J# K3 b; {
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
9 t( ^6 q+ w# o+ B B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
J7 s, { D: n0 C( D B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
$ B! {) I9 @8 }; h+ w D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged; @( K8 c* G& e! K6 Q
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged* `% i2 t n- L6 Y# n' x _
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" z; n* L* g' S8 J. `
4 I5 Z8 P# H$ h+ ?: O: T: dAllied aircraft losses
, ?, U, z+ g7 N3 v F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed$ O7 O5 z" b4 ~6 V
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" c3 o0 R& _, Z: S1 o) y# t- ^ CV Enterprise
* T/ L, y* v- r+ `" b# g' {- L CLAA Juneau
" V, g9 D. i3 ~) C. { H! G5 _ CL Leander
4 B6 b. `2 N$ r2 d5 v BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1394 ~' S" s7 t" j2 P' o f* s( \% F
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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/ o$ M' ?' A3 c$ X- RRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) }# Z+ N. S, A2 ]- LEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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6 m# \8 X2 _% g% H+ _2 aJapanese aircraft/ c1 O9 w) O2 P
A6M2 Zero x 22% z% C; e% b) d; t+ Z+ `
B5N1 Kate x 23
9 Y) [% L$ }; h6 w D3A1 Val x 2( i9 t G2 B4 M7 {) r. J! O$ F8 ]5 A
D3A2 Val x 16. F$ F0 `6 d+ j( F
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Allied aircraft
) N! u: s& H5 | F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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5 U% S* s' D5 c9 l3 L) ?Japanese aircraft losses
) F7 ]( ~! s; y5 X' \ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
, G; [% j9 x/ `! P: B B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
; o: h8 U2 `+ s2 X! i s5 z B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
" o' Q/ l% X1 | D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
* u) ?, h, A* [ D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged7 a' f. t i7 C" K/ ]
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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, y5 I0 o4 U( KAllied aircraft losses
2 Z/ \0 Z9 @2 X0 }1 B F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" c" T( M1 G7 P' k
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Allied Ships
8 }5 b* V% E+ `: h& ]0 K) e, J3 _ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
" }' N/ v! |1 S3 H2 ?# e CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ t9 G7 X7 I7 ?) c0 F! q: B CV Enterprise
. p0 a( C8 C. E r/ A CLAA Juneau+ [) V, @; {/ w3 D4 A
CL Hobart
( L; w* A* |+ M" ]# A: Q; A: AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga8 G4 f) n9 a6 d7 E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135! X# D0 l- ~ I) |) M4 u5 p9 v/ f
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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3 C( {& x% V4 G. Z, w, q, RRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
( h! z' C6 L+ }1 V+ x. j6 oEstimated time to target is 23 minutes0 Z$ J7 f- e& W" m4 J
* c4 @& a- c- h' pJapanese aircraft
0 A+ J* S* d) w# \ A6M2 Zero x 28+ `" T+ u% L; b7 i& w
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Allied aircraft
/ e7 ?4 T. B3 M V7 t$ c0 H; k F4F-4 Wildcat x 217 A( D/ ], `' ^! b. m2 b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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6 @7 m# G# y8 b8 V/ y/ F2 u A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged( y; f5 k( @% M+ @& F" m
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Allied aircraft losses
+ q/ s. o" }( S5 X. w) S F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed" s0 H; W8 R4 E1 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ v/ w9 s& M% f1 h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak0 v/ h. ^+ G( n! R( h1 m7 g' N8 Y S
; J5 ?+ j; y5 ^0 E) l& X+ x; q. n% bJapanese Ships
. k. K9 L* u9 u; g( X CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 }2 A; a* r3 ~/ ~% C) ~ CV Zuikaku
! z, y+ N' N( T$ A8 Q1 |# X CA Takao
- {) g+ g9 [$ X# G* p! p5 v5 D BB Hiei
p9 P' @6 Z f+ WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku. v( y$ l+ F3 l4 \7 l* i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135" b/ {5 b: `+ J
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. O0 X7 A$ K. A. w+ s' z3 K) FRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." v! A9 L& {; d8 e7 v, q
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes! ?9 I! j3 v2 U" w* d3 w, g
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A6M2 Zero x 13: b9 D, I8 H; \1 U2 N+ l
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Allied aircraft
* ]# E5 D7 t" V1 ^" O' h( Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 30: h' p: v; ?! g: y5 F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
* r. X- @$ ?% Q TBF-1 Avenger x 109 p! L' ]5 W$ |) v- D7 Y# _) T x d
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Japanese aircraft losses
* M1 t2 u; t- s( w A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 f& N0 g. t# H' r9 \
9 B$ ~" v* Y2 }3 w7 ]. A, jAllied aircraft losses8 K9 O' {$ u, p. j3 ^9 M% u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ q! s* E: p! g# z; ]! A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
5 `* u6 ~8 ] H* E r' k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 q# Q# V" q9 e$ B2 J
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 k2 Q% i: \5 T4 t CA Tone
. e; S8 |9 x( U* a BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
( j, l. i5 W3 I p& F CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
+ v* w" O) B- ^* A# D! ]0 V CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
* l9 Z3 ^; n- r! u5 v+ T9 U8 _ CA Myoko, on fire* C/ w8 Z+ u- k! _/ l9 c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
2 \7 W- x8 _( H) ?+ v% y+ Z dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
( U, }6 h' a6 ]1 r: _0 \Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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; A; d' Y v, O+ ]7 ZSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162& E7 s0 d% M7 s1 _8 Q
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Japanese Ships
7 @' F9 P+ O5 V SS I-2, hits 2
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$ A( L0 ?; O' u( x( e B* S# SAllied Ships
' c& n: Q! e* q& a0 V DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage+ K* @( M; n) m! G* b2 ?
DD Lamson
( A1 \1 l0 O) r2 L6 H' z DD Aylwin; m1 z& D# u! a
DD Monaghan
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s, u2 a! i. a0 x3 W; b6 nSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |