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! v4 _. W: g$ ~; J: ESub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133. R2 K! q+ {2 ?( ^* B' y
& l1 Y% A3 g6 sJapanese Ships
/ c) `5 @8 q* t/ C. m* |, Z CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire1 l2 U3 b, W/ o7 M
DD Ariake8 u/ |. i+ U4 {
DD Yayoi
! o4 U# L# v8 g0 E: B" @ DD Mutsuki
! @! v# [& W2 U4 Q DD Ushio
" \, k, \+ g# F DD Sazanami
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& B9 O6 E6 R& IAllied Ships- P5 k" u W* M
SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku0 ^' ]. D& O& n* P
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 o( {2 G( |/ r1 s
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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5 X$ F- X; @$ a" F! WRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& p+ ^' f/ b6 q2 qEstimated time to target is 5 minutes5 {" G$ Y8 i7 G! v6 K
1 B: {! B9 s6 h& j, t$ hJapanese aircraft
: y8 f, q9 i4 P A6M2 Zero x 19
6 [* d! ^3 E4 M* T D3A1 Val x 17- {% U5 s3 Y4 k. x m) H, h3 G
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Allied aircraft- D9 @( l; [8 ]: j* Y3 w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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, Z) [# S! |8 M: KJapanese aircraft losses
9 B+ \6 R5 V) X+ t D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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/ Z& b$ @/ N* k# }5 KAllied aircraft losses
3 Z2 c& ~9 A' ^ W2 B B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
) I' @: z9 [* j, ]* m; x Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground/ J/ \. G O: v2 h) ~
! T' m( J" G$ a) uRunway hits 4/ @) x7 b, m& o8 E1 R
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, U& T# b5 s" J, O- i, SMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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1 K H; V8 h9 s: f# ]6 f3 RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 |+ I! W! B8 B' P
- ]. }8 ~$ p; r; V6 K |2 lRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." ^1 x' q7 U" V, e, K, v
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes; A. F% I" f& p* F6 x! Z7 j
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A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft
s9 p$ R" i1 m4 b$ c0 m; c5 K( n F4F-3 Wildcat x 192 H4 c9 B0 \/ q, W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
/ [+ s* j/ I' c3 O TBD-1 Devastator x 245 n* C# I, Y4 G4 d9 M
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Japanese aircraft losses
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 u$ E* F R) L SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
9 a9 p* i6 M4 H% h! p/ M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak0 H" d; Y7 k5 @: E* L
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
9 j6 N( U- N5 F' C* r) s CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
4 k% e, @5 z) g9 L' \ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' u8 n. a) U8 L6 ?3 E' Y
DD Yugure
: W% [5 ]: A9 P* t DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% v# q6 V* {2 w+ ^3 _2 i DD Akebono) |9 a0 m) Z- N( Z0 w
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
$ v1 K3 i5 N. k* y; y DD Ushio
* V$ d" x! { u o" L& y1 d DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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, e' L& T0 V0 p, VHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho( e* u1 X! Q3 h. {- J1 q! Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku$ w, A3 r# N5 N y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
4 N% r3 g+ _5 Y* I% A1 tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake7 N( V, A( Q+ }* r9 v' v: u6 }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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