AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
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- ^. M ]! S, w D2 XSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1375 f0 P- }8 w. B z, B4 U& E6 H
: ?& t/ m& X- Z HJapanese Ships# H0 f8 @. i( M' Q5 ^9 E4 J
CL Yubari
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DD Yayoi( Z8 ^/ w/ m4 } p e4 {& R
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Allied Ships
+ s8 U, B$ t7 T: M% _' n7 a# G SS Greenling4 w2 g4 Q/ Q! L8 @8 G2 A& x
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SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari F6 f+ X; T$ K. z5 D
Greenling diving deep ..... s9 J D% v* e# w+ H
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
, Y4 H/ D( v. \( G5 F( e4 n9 kDD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....
1 B: |) q( O9 L& X( m; L& D! \DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...0 m. W% s+ N) O" M1 ^$ b3 X
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...& j! V/ i6 _0 f4 i
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
# F8 L' }$ @" p- k/ M! \Escort abandons search for sub
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. y; b; S v6 q' rMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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) C4 ~1 o( D- C) a& a* iWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 `1 _( b3 c- r* E- L3 G# G) ? _Estimated time to target is 44 minutes3 P' v. I3 h d* U* n
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Japanese aircraft
, [0 X3 Z c: g; g3 G0 Y) a+ F A6M2 Zero x 53
+ D9 S/ P; [' U! ~& T( \! p B5N1 Kate x 6
; \( Z& {: t g B5N2 Kate x 33
6 {. v% s" \7 k0 x2 D8 O" y8 U% [ } D3A1 Val x 26+ V* b( I4 f$ y+ d: n
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Allied aircraft
0 m9 v) J& ^# z7 A6 m F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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( t# V+ @. m6 K9 f A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed4 }. \0 ~& c7 t( ?, S- E) y3 X! j
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak& D p% ~& D: a9 z& M
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
8 c$ Z- O5 D6 k D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
; C/ g7 ?9 u- y D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak3 ~3 S: L+ _; P4 V
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Allied aircraft losses1 |# p+ n- g1 B, U0 H7 a% e8 ~' O
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
3 ?. b4 i- Y2 U% o$ @ CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 O- w I) g+ j0 l2 n0 Y: r9 Y" Y' w1 o
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* ^2 ?& r9 f* F5 W" f$ g) w, k
CA Chicago
) z2 o0 i, s4 o3 | CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage# H9 O6 Q" K. ^1 _& ~( |
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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1 {( G$ J+ n8 \% P* C/ x& M- i+ |Aircraft Attacking:
% i N; @+ ~1 F8 ]' A3 B 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'' F5 T; Q" C' j, T
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, A3 D0 O1 Y' Y9 e6 v( H' o
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* z7 m( m2 g l# V Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
: |) ^0 L/ P: m. S; P' c 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'6 T I' n& x5 L5 h8 X
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
( ?6 A$ q3 G8 A; c& Z* w- p+ |8 F2 I 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 y8 U: C4 z6 ~" ?* T
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo! S. `6 ?* t$ d8 Y& l+ n
5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! f) s# g; e- Z z2 B Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo% g4 h; {3 a6 u2 T' y$ ^& b
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000', @3 `/ a1 ~" Y- n! J
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 q' x4 j* U% `7 C, S' [) m- ` 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'3 n" b. ^4 i% W/ n
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb) P- \3 V8 Z6 Y' n0 e. C2 t K2 u
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
' h* [1 ^ s3 ?. V' \. w Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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3 u! L" t- `/ ^4 q$ J6 R/ jCAP engaged:( Y* U# D4 Q. f9 ^
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)% s' i$ S+ I& D( m+ j7 l
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)) S0 \3 T' E# v: L8 H5 i
4 plane(s) intercepting now.2 ]3 M: `/ Z* G! |- C5 o
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.- B: r7 I; w2 Y( h3 h3 G% V4 z
Group patrol altitude is 10000
0 y# I a1 F' \( z" Z1 f' T Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes2 A6 v- I, t* X; K& p! g! q
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
( N& N" P8 m1 I! H% d6 p 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
, H2 f0 u0 u( o1 H/ Z Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
5 f0 z, O! z/ V0 M! i$ e Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes, M: i* H& e) p& L" K7 f9 q4 F
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown
! x4 A/ ~) q- D+ c, r6 R8 j c8 ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown/ N* {3 @* [8 m8 n- o& j( C& a
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; c; w* l7 Y% f- ~0 K9 i& R. q- [Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1379 r$ s/ z5 ?0 E- r; R
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Weather in hex: Severe storms& t# Z# _) W8 Z `: c/ V
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' ^- z" F& u3 PEstimated time to target is 14 minutes! i4 L/ v W: Z* O4 E" m- X$ S: z
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A5M4 Claude x 4
+ p0 |- R1 E8 A: Q. b A6M2 Zero x 19
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
8 d4 ~* ?2 [2 S; F2 |/ U. F) g" } SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
/ V- S$ X _% v4 o- W TBD-1 Devastator x 128 S4 V: d! I8 N* m7 e
7 F; W% Z- u. }, nJapanese aircraft losses) w0 ^9 j! v) C* C: \
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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+ m( j" o8 J* {Allied aircraft losses
# `8 {6 S g# S+ q1 C SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged5 K* V. U% I" k1 ?. C6 ]9 l) {8 _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
) E! Q2 Z6 ~2 U1 F V TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed
+ S2 P a$ Z8 o2 R TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak+ @+ B6 ^; l' S/ c" {: m, d) `
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Japanese Ships7 A3 t) g* m) n2 N1 m
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire& J8 Y0 t- h% e8 I/ J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
" I) v3 @7 k. L/ M3 q8 }6 Z CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 @: R3 N/ |, u$ q1 V- ^& n
CA Haguro
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Aircraft Attacking:4 z; N7 d) D& ]9 D9 _) p
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
: I+ D, M0 @+ `3 t% F! F' A/ K. P6 G3 c Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
0 Q7 L8 w) E' }) d' w' @8 \ 11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet/ p+ E3 F- ^% B w9 V) O i
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb* U9 n* }* C1 ]: B4 d0 }7 U5 n: i
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'. [6 X6 H! j1 m& w' `$ q/ M% m
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
. L4 e# H! @' G( C3 c 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
: H7 W* G. c1 e! n Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb1 n; }" B) r+ }' f6 }: s; k
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'- Z! o) X1 j; P6 T. \/ k* W( C' v
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb( c7 B: W; f8 Y8 d* Q7 h
: C! y% J' \" \0 T5 x5 ?5 `' M6 nCAP engaged:+ h& g, ]9 i8 m* T* L+ e, \* f
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)
& x! @) F% T f/ k 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.' M0 o% e* K/ _$ ]5 _& }& K' C4 L- I
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
/ g. G) U9 Q" M5 r' a Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes4 _+ R/ \% q2 p* }7 n1 B; d- g1 h
7 planes vectored on to bombers
7 e3 L" I( f$ V( x+ `/ t8 dEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling): ~4 ^+ q; F* ^6 r5 `8 g
1 plane(s) intercepting now.& c6 ]4 t# |: r5 K7 Q+ u$ w
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.- J/ J$ p6 g; j9 Z( U& k
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
2 F4 N9 i; Q/ Q4 X) K U, J: } 2 planes vectored on to bombers
% H, Y3 G6 o8 P7 tEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 m" o1 H0 J$ h( {, _, w1 ^ 1 plane(s) intercepting now." p: p" D/ I6 e) J+ ^$ h. ?
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
" `4 J- N3 H5 X: u2 c& k1 U Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
" M# E4 A' `) X) s 3 planes vectored on to bombers* D7 G- v8 g1 R" J) z4 P% g4 S8 O
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)& _# b8 Y1 x2 S" z7 K
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
[9 d8 Z% f1 B+ J( |8 w6 } Group patrol altitude is 10000
# \0 f. @2 Z7 u# A, V Raid is overhead
H) N/ d' Y/ w$ S6 A( ?EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
* f4 L' L2 X4 E) ] 1 plane(s) intercepting now.- P, E. v5 ` B7 ]' p6 A; X/ W
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.# A. {0 C: v, q7 q' I t
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes. F* A& s% o% ]! } g
2 planes vectored on to bombers9 m# \4 g8 k+ A
0 b2 W# R- W$ }2 i# e9 p9 TAmmo storage explosion on CVL Shoho! `) u) ~' `( A; Z9 ~8 N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1373 {$ Y+ j0 V8 B3 F6 g: Q
7 `3 w5 x- o6 a) D4 v# ZWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 f4 q' R' ]7 G& b5 c( e+ ~ _1 ^$ [
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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A5M4 Claude x 1( x' E4 V, `6 J: A9 s* P. `
A6M2 Zero x 116 A5 X8 v0 o5 A) L
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Allied aircraft
8 F" g q) v+ |# M: T0 [$ ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
7 L. H8 ~5 ?1 r4 H8 d, i5 F; b SBD-3 Dauntless x 35- ~4 i2 d% o3 d D/ H2 y; C1 A0 O
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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8 f2 p+ f7 W5 tJapanese aircraft losses
- g M# h) d; q. m4 J6 ~ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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* m- j @7 X* |8 D5 m% ]Allied aircraft losses; `5 i; O) H, r! R4 ?8 A @' h
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 Q6 K* K Z0 u5 [: E" O& Y+ R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged: m; J7 Y& E; x9 q9 f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak) Q7 [5 O9 e' s1 ~$ M, f5 h( a
, C) i; j2 d& i0 i2 X. t0 W' UJapanese Ships" f" x }$ ^3 b
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) J) U5 g- ~0 u% n CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& Q9 M) z x% k. y: a2 v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; P8 P0 Y/ j e1 y$ |8 ~8 K0 l
DD Yugure ^ r0 m9 [( l1 g) _
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: l0 M0 g* H- p% V% \ e" R DD Ushio
& J, X) T% Q/ v) }) w* X DD Sazanami7 P1 y7 V3 S# q2 j+ i5 z
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Aircraft Attacking:) a8 @) }! [5 r" j, W1 M
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'' T5 @/ o; O; D
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ \9 p0 v* S V$ |4 h+ l0 P6 F
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'+ D4 n3 F, W& b$ [# T; n
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
' U# ]/ F5 E) R/ } M 12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
3 o5 M$ ]- A1 i7 K/ a Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
% [% v: K( r! e 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
7 ~/ {1 l1 O1 `# q& V Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* g, x8 L0 ?/ o: y0 G' u% V- c
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
) W, F I/ Z; \7 P Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ ?* \! O# w5 f* h! \" a' V
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
$ m4 m# R, n0 Q$ K+ z1 {3 t) Q2 H Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ J& U+ R3 `0 T 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'; Y: v5 P/ Q; l4 A
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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l" `7 ]- b7 @* C7 _' aCAP engaged:
2 b4 D; m8 q* j& I( h2 kTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)/ X) z6 C9 E# r
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
0 f% U3 t, ^9 L1 c; s6 h Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.6 {2 `4 h) C7 }! O# d: b5 `
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
- a g) h+ X; P, T6 I- a) p S4 k 3 planes vectored on to bombers# J7 h+ Y J9 b
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 Q3 _$ r+ R& |7 L0 ^9 n# p" z, x4 W 3 plane(s) intercepting now.
?6 _ e3 S8 R5 C 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.; W, n+ `, y2 A
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.9 u+ W2 ?: w: p) U
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
. ? B Q. s# K 2 planes vectored on to bombers
% X2 C F9 I% V4 o8 d6 ]EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
, B+ G! F' b" w$ C$ O( g$ Z2 T 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 C8 B* Z5 z# W/ J Group patrol altitude is 10000
* {! I( M9 c* X% } Raid is overhead
5 `1 n4 s2 q. @ }$ Z- u 1 planes vectored on to bombers
( Q. n' e( g$ l$ o M) sEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)( y9 t1 [! V' F5 G3 O6 }# N; h2 b
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
# ?: Y$ |, ~1 h% p0 | Group patrol altitude is 15000
/ [. S& ]! `1 e, d( @7 R Raid is overhead1 R+ U \' c2 P
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
: M' w+ T3 G X! A6 z- ]& ?) ]4 F 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.7 W4 @1 ]/ \6 A0 A3 ?/ B5 T W& D
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
6 J# J1 P& j! h* z! V: I* t Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
9 v0 b- d5 C$ \) t* E. H- X: U 2 planes vectored on to bombers% u, w- q3 U' b
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
3 ?+ Y3 F/ m+ D4 z$ CAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku, i& d& k* ]& J5 \- ?- z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
; u5 t5 _ J# x( ^ x$ ?Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129! m# U. d# u& D0 Q6 j4 ]& U# U
' y R+ h$ u. S( ~( nWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& i# s! k- K8 J& M: o* d$ B+ ]Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 q8 |' J( j1 x* @/ d7 ~ PBY-5A Catalina x 10
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PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged
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* U& i/ L+ k% J. E+ u' AJapanese Ships
! g0 j( K0 i1 `, N CA Aoba* d' R( K8 x" P4 l+ C: Z
CA Kinugasa! X1 m1 I+ D& d' I% d
CL Yubari
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Aircraft Attacking:6 B+ ^/ W( Y5 G' ?, V
10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. d2 Y! ?7 A e# W Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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1 X8 j2 U- d, [9 s4 S# UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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6 |! _6 w2 |) e x0 ]1 }, DWeather in hex: Overcast, h* @, n/ }" `
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
8 {0 E2 W& }& I/ c" T; n( S$ BEstimated time to target is 44 minutes: m6 ?: w- V% Z! W3 P
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Japanese aircraft
7 X$ u4 B' @% {' n7 S5 ` A6M2 Zero x 7
7 `/ S0 ^0 c7 a7 J G3M2 Nell x 5" V; ?/ _0 l4 h6 m/ w
G4M1 Betty x 18
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 9+ @* W# a) W- X
- {! O* v* e6 }; B! t5 T4 gJapanese aircraft losses) \, l* m9 D3 i8 r* D6 v& ]3 U
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# |. G: e7 p( j7 @
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
$ H0 S! R, I! O4 d; G* o G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
- n# d5 a0 Q( ] G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses; k+ y/ \4 Q) h6 f7 Z: | `8 W# \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ N s- d6 }7 Z! s0 O5 y
6 g% Z: J* d( I/ y; ~2 R4 a9 z! vAllied Ships
$ \: [% c- q6 `/ ?; ^6 u# Q DD Aylwin
# V: G7 \: ?5 f9 } CA Chicago1 ]( z. w9 c4 I6 T1 I8 _9 o
CA Chester, on fire- @0 f3 B2 q! t
CA Australia, Torpedo hits 11 P+ v& J6 X' D6 l- H$ F9 O$ E
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:/ }/ S2 M* O* w6 P
5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 }) @! O( i0 x& ^) m9 W9 n- E3 W Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo9 N/ n* _1 x8 C0 [' v" }9 `4 R
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ U- L+ ]$ l3 g4 ^ Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo: g V+ R* N, [1 v0 S$ ~
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CAP engaged:+ h$ f2 c+ B9 D L- _* m# ^
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 Q: ~/ M& R2 F (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
) O1 _. A; e; f$ l 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 C# B! ~* i+ O! f- o/ j+ A$ Z 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- J e3 L1 j2 F# c. C& g Group patrol altitude is 10000 2 {- y) Z: `4 F* `" f. T, F
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
o. h0 i8 O$ w; A/ P( sVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)0 s8 @/ \6 H M& j
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
) F' i. Z6 E' a$ e& O( i: G; c 2 plane(s) intercepting now.: q; A4 c8 Y) N- e V/ k
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
) b D3 r9 l* B& o Group patrol altitude is 10000
( v' z4 n- I, _ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes, I- D1 d) K P1 I- V( i' B( F1 E4 r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137/ ~& W2 X* f. z; y" |" B
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 U e+ i' ]- Q w5 `
9 b; y6 \8 M* z7 _7 _Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., X J7 i8 g+ i4 V6 u! Q
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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' |9 P2 i) z, e; OAllied aircraft; U/ A1 @0 a2 Y. A( U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Allied aircraft losses0 k" n; T! s9 t9 K* t1 \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
, _- g5 Y0 {# v/ j" f CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Y% W3 @. l& n. z- f* ] CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 M/ k( V+ w$ P- b! c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ z7 J. Q# i0 d3 h7 ]( l, t& b CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Aircraft Attacking:- n$ g9 N2 M/ r. |& q- {+ B) H; {) w
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
# r7 Q; B0 b2 ^7 Y; l7 C8 n# L Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- b; E: n8 J. m! z
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
5 k0 W+ t* V1 t$ k. H5 l' V Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 }5 b) a6 e( i( ]5 X( u 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
2 U: A W/ V3 j! W Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..7 ` I+ s. {, C# @0 w8 \: b, q
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku4 g5 q$ Y: p1 n4 I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho) g9 A8 W$ A: ~
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
# c2 o1 Q# Q, R' iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
8 G8 ?! i6 Z9 A2 tAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku; A7 v2 @1 V9 y# T4 l! s8 R9 L8 [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 ~0 g, _, I; F) [/ C
+ T* B. Q T$ q# e2 Q/ a1 d, KRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., T8 v1 _1 V' z
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Allied aircraft' o: B$ C9 P% s! P+ M
PBY-5 Catalina x 10
' h8 w# [" Q+ n$ P5 U$ c" Q PBY-5A Catalina x 2( V: Y. S/ C6 w* @0 Y3 g( @! M
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Allied aircraft losses
, i5 m$ p% z5 e s PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged M# b& [# D( u7 Q4 Y* {
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Japanese Ships1 X, X& t! C3 K5 m
CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires; Y9 l7 m# U. a2 |$ I% O$ V) z
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! x" V9 [) m2 y6 h- o
& [+ i8 O/ s9 VAircraft Attacking:6 h7 ]* E, T, W. @$ d* V
10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) B- M1 s! Y7 ~( F/ E Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
' m4 o2 W5 J4 e9 e5 H& o" c 2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& \( K- n9 i, q2 k8 U# P% o* s, m j3 i Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 n* ^; k* v7 w- Q. O% u
2 `5 \% |; x8 O0 f* Z: K+ D7 ~, TCarrier support unable to supply air cover..
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137' g! d* J* F5 d# J; y) [% \
8 w$ f' c n& F" |Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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) H8 X5 I7 b5 z6 [Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: n l" T1 L5 JEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
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. d1 K' |# c; K) RAllied aircraft; C1 s: ]" l2 A; C& C
PBY-5A Catalina x 6+ N- v4 [( O. i& @: l- K
, ]- O* r, m+ c2 S$ b$ oAllied aircraft losses
$ a/ L; `, @$ O: J) x, o; \9 c" J PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged$ p9 v& c6 s e3 A0 S. C
7 Y- i& ?! }+ m k3 L: DJapanese Ships& j9 L. a5 M& w3 l; i- u
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ q9 M- \2 J- q4 |/ r+ _4 c
CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ \ \4 O9 S% T( F) i% N
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 E$ n2 G+ I- Q( { 6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet' F2 D! V# k; w, g/ u3 V
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo; ]9 }" E1 j! g5 ?9 `5 @
) b- T7 h, m" t6 vCarrier support unable to supply air cover.. |
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