终于从珊瑚海挽回了点面子, AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 06, 421 E8 j& R: n2 \% D
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4 F5 ]2 v; E& r8 kDay Time Surface Combat, near Deboyne Islands at 102,135, Range 35,000 Yards* \( C- ]- j5 {) z+ c0 M
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Japanese Ships# z- K7 ]0 t% T: x# p$ e: p" t
CV Shokaku
! |( T+ `7 \! e; f9 ?& i) N CV Zuikaku
, r3 X% {. ?+ t% W7 Z' r CA Myoko
2 c) K; Y! P" s$ _# T* U4 z7 O. z CA Haguro5 u& X: r. z4 J
DD Shiratsuyu
" e/ L/ k; B; T DD Shigure
R0 b! U9 ?. c/ C& m DD Yugure
; P/ o( r% q/ ?! ?: j/ H! | K. S+ A1 @ DD Ariake
5 s6 s D+ h N7 p& S8 I" s+ q DD Akebono
M" w. |6 v, l5 t: |' f DD Ushio6 T. R7 P. {5 v( M; j
+ k- Z/ {& Q: l/ e% GAllied Ships
) {/ N O: v7 b/ d/ ?3 P CV Lexington" W1 U$ E; E% a% y
CV Yorktown
5 j2 z3 g! T! e6 R+ b6 d+ r! M CA Portland' d" s9 Y( A, z( R
CA Chester
. x( l/ k) v7 l; H CA Chicago
! W7 D/ M& p, w } CA New Orleans
3 G9 I e' z3 g: h7 } CA Astoria1 e5 o/ ?4 i8 T
CA Minneapolis/ @8 x- g) v7 t! b2 [2 v& C4 u
CA Australia
/ r3 _" P- d1 X; `9 N CL Hobart2 ^: a. k( P; Y- R
DD Sims
* g" P9 U0 m$ a* Y0 r# f DD Anderson3 M; H$ c$ W' V
DD Hammann$ p8 ~' B; }6 a
DD Morris
3 f; s6 }4 c7 ^4 @8 ]/ M9 x% U0 i2 h DD Perkins% H) h# u" r' b0 R% d' k
DD Phelps' \3 f, S- N+ g5 g! D! t
DD Dewey5 L- z& h+ E) H+ V/ E
DD Worden5 I1 o/ r/ p8 m5 z
DD Aylwin
* H; `7 e1 I, g8 l* T# I DD Whipple8 V& E0 Y8 x* Y9 r
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
7 ]8 G0 G: }$ k4 I6 \0 n* tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 35,000 yards
V# ?: d/ T1 }8 HAllied TF attempts to evade combat
: d! O4 L* v3 W1 h* B: zRange increases to 35,000 yards..." v X0 `% E7 K. e1 \
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136( H) Q5 T2 _# e( x# j) ^% o* K
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
* v; e7 l# o$ \4 iEstimated time to target is 60 minutes/ c1 u) t% q5 z& M
* p# a, _- y) `! [Japanese aircraft& @6 c9 r3 x5 E$ n
B5N2 Kate x 358 Z! O; q: ]! m# z7 T) t: w
D3A1 Val x 39
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6 y! g: T3 f- d/ i) j( |' NAllied aircraft
1 ^, ]/ i, |" y/ p l F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
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. t9 [8 g9 { E# I, F! D) ] ?Japanese aircraft losses1 z& v" r/ c( l( @
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
, W) X( Q8 w* n0 L* J4 F D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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1 p4 v! l& B! kAllied Ships
8 z) ~7 W m% e$ ^$ \ CV Lexington, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 E6 l. F; k) i# |/ R" X CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& B6 {+ v6 {7 g
CA Minneapolis
L2 n# {- u: I0 x; A CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 x; }4 o- P: u: R1 v( O CA Portland
, P; k* \; S6 ~9 l DD Dewey$ y( p; b9 f! D8 }( x
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; n: K1 b+ W0 E& J% D CA Australia, Bomb hits 24 {3 m- A( p+ `1 G5 P- X) T; Z( N
CL Hobart* m6 p( I0 ~* y7 G9 }: Z8 h
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
9 w7 h5 ~ I6 A) W; p/ }% W DD Sims
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5 X; Z* m. s9 u) C( rAircraft Attacking:2 _$ F- h, q, {7 J1 Q
18 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000': r7 C, B' H3 b" y8 q( L
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 }: C. }: a- `! V+ [& t' {( u9 d( \ 15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& G* _$ I: T# e h x) O
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo& x5 C) m, g: U7 C G0 ?
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; Q- A+ h6 j' t, |( ?6 h
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo! G$ p: u8 S( ?6 |& j3 c
21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
! ^4 [! n8 Z' g Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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+ e* C. C. `1 O& q* t! vCAP engaged:
# n" V* h" ~: Q- Z) f( |VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) h4 Q, I; q. r9 ?% _
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
. M: v9 u! |( f* X1 D1 D: M. h- a4 \ Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
, ^# I- h0 o2 |+ W. N1 n Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes& f2 G, |; H, l
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) c" F5 p& `) @4 T6 `) g" K
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.! O; w$ v5 x0 \0 m' R" u% @
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.1 `3 i; _( Y& f2 W) O0 w6 R. | X0 K
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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$ R7 j5 }4 v: ~/ rWeather in hex: Heavy rain1 u) F" _, s6 D9 E* N
; B5 v" t4 w% y" c3 K+ iRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# ]3 H+ C* z# U4 e
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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+ W4 M; Q4 g3 `# d% v9 TJapanese aircraft+ h) Q5 b. y @
A6M2 Zero x 40
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Allied aircraft
6 P" g3 ~" Z% {" l0 a! a' b0 e F4F-3 Wildcat x 268 f& ^3 _0 k2 c. U9 c7 [/ F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63' F% \! L8 l8 _- c. }
TBD-1 Devastator x 24; Y- |. u# {: E. D( V
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No Japanese losses7 o8 L `+ V; ^9 m' H4 a" H' Z% U
8 a) n, U& J" jAllied aircraft losses
9 C; F: W6 t5 U% ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
9 L& @! g0 w2 H3 ~' x TBD-1 Devastator: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 A% x( [/ o# D4 R$ _ CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& {9 m' F& V2 ~3 w; }% k& ` CV Shokaku) } J2 v1 v3 v! b9 ~7 A" ^& P
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire- \$ \# ~- e: _% @: P
CA Haguro
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 q6 H6 Y6 t, I2 m a/ n7 { 15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
1 T @# j8 r" w% Q# a& t$ E Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
4 T' f$ r/ x$ |8 G" k! ?" V3 P 16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
( d2 f& f9 p6 b& H1 M3 ]% D Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb$ N& i4 f* \# z7 k
11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 E% U! }) x' q, N. h! `6 v
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& T% F9 B' J! ]5 ~- v3 B; ~- w7 _9 X
17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
5 E) W" l6 Z/ ^' K4 _/ B. f3 `! [ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
8 q7 J5 b- P" x7 G+ ?2 J( |7 W 15 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet9 D4 f- Z+ a/ Y9 h$ `7 K
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
7 W( u; H& m% Z' R3 B 11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* \5 I) w9 h, d" p Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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CAP engaged:1 r4 [5 @3 x4 U& \9 a# l; {
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- X. p, V) b* C" Y& | 7 plane(s) intercepting now.
y0 W, p$ l4 `1 k4 h% n& s2 X& O Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
2 D& y5 P5 \/ o! P* B/ B Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes# k+ f2 }' G0 K2 d3 c4 v% i
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 a) N, f; `+ ?& C6 X 8 plane(s) intercepting now.
+ S1 `& y3 \5 a P+ Q Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.% o o8 f& e' m" ]2 f+ o& ?, Z8 w
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
1 n* H+ q2 U: d9 b! sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Myoko
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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* `! {8 }5 s. P+ s7 FWeather in hex: Overcast8 a* U2 {1 e: _# a' o+ w
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Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& o' a. N# j( ?Estimated time to target is 10 minutes j9 Z6 k; [& ?' Z" P' T; c4 p% q% L
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Japanese aircraft
" n0 z# o" a6 a& a( o, X* L A6M2 Zero x 403 b" c$ D2 f+ T- ^# W% Z/ Q
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Allied aircraft
* I* p4 t) z7 A8 k% i6 i5 J F4F-3 Wildcat x 6/ f5 C/ P) E& [" C$ f: O2 u) w+ n. f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 52 Q; F+ ]4 u" E; u# ]9 t( @
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& F/ B! F) V' S2 r# p SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 U8 z8 h+ k, d; r4 I
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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: G7 x9 f, x$ l% M4 _, IAircraft Attacking:) a) Y" |3 \) e$ @) Q) b* \
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' W& n6 |+ L! j" \! C8 O) J
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb. Y' H" p4 Z5 ^* E3 q, ?# v* Q1 W
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CAP engaged:
( h! [! H/ v% ~* l- c. Y% PEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- ?" L; R7 D3 `+ ? 7 plane(s) intercepting now.
. ^( w# k" y: R# M% Z2 z- a Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.. A+ A3 [8 x/ o+ Q
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
' y& c+ R( ?& k9 g9 `# i5 Z 7 planes vectored on to bombers) R( n4 f2 t3 C9 k" k9 c
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 j; G2 w8 i: q, n3 {7 o1 { 8 plane(s) intercepting now.# }- u2 R+ v* f' E
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
, j7 I8 i4 ]( I( y4 A Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
- m3 Q9 j! j( w0 F& Q 13 planes vectored on to bombers; D' L0 y' n3 }1 \1 g9 M& U
K. E- s$ x: F0 B& R$ D6 `Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku/ W5 I: s7 [% [/ y1 L7 s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; S% d% D0 W& w7 I/ j, s0 ~7 Z: r1 D& }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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4 L4 \' F) g P2 E; V: B( NJapanese aircraft
% o0 O" P3 C$ f: o D/ L A6M2 Zero x 32" { Z9 T" z" c& X
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Allied aircraft u: X, i7 `: c$ p- o: M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
" D; ^5 R+ `0 C) s( v' o; v2 u. A/ t SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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" X) b& c4 N6 IJapanese aircraft losses/ t* O1 j) O0 f9 l" s) C2 a0 K% U
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses7 j2 ]8 o+ G) x- s1 d2 }9 L7 Z" J! l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 e I5 B4 X! q2 }, l$ p$ } CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 Z+ h1 q5 R0 b3 Q. X! Y
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Aircraft Attacking:" X C/ X) q! j& x
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
0 l5 S4 x: w1 c3 m6 \ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb4 B6 b5 V" d! Q7 v1 V
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CAP engaged:
! {) @+ L$ `) F1 i" U$ i8 r+ Z6 KEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 |) R# g7 G+ o! N& g 14 plane(s) intercepting now.. s4 v6 n' f: ]3 b j( j
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , N h# s' a7 C: W8 H6 `
Raid is overhead" c6 j6 T( \% Z0 [: z
7 planes vectored on to bombers% M" [5 Q, |* z) Z) W
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 D( J3 L- O1 e' `( j ?
18 plane(s) intercepting now." g$ g' x% [2 x6 W* b
Group patrol altitude is 15000 / ^# o4 ^* I8 M2 s4 h+ j
Raid is overhead4 j2 y5 g0 P" s
8 planes vectored on to bombers" w- L) E+ y e/ u5 q0 t) A, p
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* z, p+ _- R. m- w" Z% L- |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1357 F1 i) ~ W! |3 q: S! D5 J- B) r
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 J$ i: d2 [7 J& ~5 y0 M5 j
1 `% x- d+ a; `0 _7 gRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. r4 D z+ R% {
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% E8 I g' G% ~9 F
A5M4 Claude x 30 O9 s# f s1 d d0 k+ L
A6M2 Zero x 103 N E& ?+ [/ }6 u% B7 `: t: k
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& V" s5 [5 ~9 A" T% R/ _) Q3 \. eAllied aircraft
4 k x6 a4 W3 I/ D8 U9 S9 @ F4F-3 Wildcat x 112 \& { Z0 u! ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 91 N9 D& @# c8 M- R, t% U9 r
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No Japanese losses2 T% ^, s. s; N7 ~6 t2 J H- |! q
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Allied aircraft losses: p3 h2 w- j7 d5 f+ Z+ o3 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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1 D4 }, C) K G. f1 l# `7 i, @Japanese Ships5 |3 T Q5 i5 D# u' _- L
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) I; E' g T% ~0 H8 k/ T9 o: T
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:' o. P% v9 ]1 w" g) h2 ^) D! Y
9 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' G, p. h" Z6 i
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
% o$ ?1 c+ f1 c4 eTainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
. Y* j$ I; z' Y8 ~: \* L' p 2 plane(s) intercepting now.7 `+ T8 [. B' E+ e. t' A
Group patrol altitude is 10000
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EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)3 Z5 P: J I! H" ?5 T W5 x
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
/ [) b4 a5 b. Q! u- I7 a7 W Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
+ z) n( t% F1 ^0 s( y' } Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
4 D- x; {3 d; F. \! Y2 t) [EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)8 s3 h2 O1 d" y- L2 p
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 U6 m# p) e+ T- ^! v1 A. m1 f8 ? Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
7 R6 S- z0 d, C Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
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/ z7 ~* ]1 H, _, [$ g H, @% s, [1 kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
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' O7 n" `5 A- m( A1 r/ D* FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136
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9 a6 l* p8 U* ]/ D5 |! ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, y6 O/ j8 ]( Y0 S) j6 b1 R
, a2 \4 |- N2 E0 y1 |% m% LRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.) ^) k9 _. {" r- n& y
Estimated time to target is 63 minutes. @. Y! u. A. i% F
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Japanese aircraft! o+ q: v% K: m. t* b
G3M2 Nell x 98 P, y( ^9 R$ j' }
G4M1 Betty x 18$ w% m; F) v* C6 |: n- y
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' }2 }+ `" ~$ z2 v+ d no flights
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6 I8 q# x9 z1 R, {- WJapanese aircraft losses
' c! u, d6 S( X% E2 ~0 G G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
0 a1 k2 u; B6 l% Z: A. G3 b G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
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$ o+ \& R% K z5 a$ g" H6 t+ lAllied aircraft losses4 E- j4 e+ L1 m1 C# m
* L- D! A* e+ a* ~7 r$ O; @! UAllied Ships- `3 w8 x) j9 Y5 U
CA Portland
" N. G; @- g) q* Y( u CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 X. T8 @; e7 |+ h' n CA Australia/ ]0 t7 j R0 C; u
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% n* X$ s* A& J, J0 ~: _
CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 {: {( T( Y! |. z" q" n- D6 ^4 J
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 B$ c" {6 W& c j) A CL Hobart
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2 q& k7 O5 K% _7 H2 QAircraft Attacking:: |4 n' P2 ~+ l
9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, z8 w9 j3 p+ _7 z Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
& q4 N% l! M: H& T; Y 16 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 c& o* Z. h: ^& a% Q Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo/ j9 E# e. Z6 Q; o0 G4 e% O
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$ H) O1 n. ], r* O9 a0 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136; Y! r( ?- n7 Z& ] ?8 S+ S. e6 A
1 A( z+ X3 s) A7 A7 tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 `1 b9 M0 A0 yRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
) W& r" n( p! o* o$ G' w4 D/ `. k. NEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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! z% G' j. V2 G q+ C3 O pJapanese aircraft
+ P0 J. J- \1 d+ x2 i2 I B5N2 Kate x 27
+ L, z* _! G, D! d9 n5 g/ f: P D3A1 Val x 37
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no flights2 }+ f6 }0 P! _* S9 a
* A6 d- x! l/ uJapanese aircraft losses
* A0 N, N. O% D8 P B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged, e" E2 M( X- L. D9 c& c
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged* W7 B! ~$ ^0 b2 d/ k
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Allied aircraft losses2 v) j3 A/ F- e- ]' N6 }
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Allied Ships
/ ?8 s' U, Y/ j- H8 e CV Lexington, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk' x- K- K) b; }1 r2 G1 Y
DD Phelps- N& l2 D; q4 ]# U: h V
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' H" i9 R/ f6 x' G
DD Worden, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
6 v" F- L9 x' b DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" J3 K8 K& ^) _$ A0 o' `
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 j% W/ s p5 ?9 @8 O6 a
DD Dewey! m* V/ A2 I E4 ?+ n3 n
DD Whipple; s9 T& l; D8 t# L: K8 D* O7 z1 E
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage1 F8 P" M m+ D( Q( A' Q. j
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Aircraft Attacking:
# B- G }; `" e6 Y v5 y& h$ _ 16 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'" Q; m Q) n* |6 }0 Z7 S3 C
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb. \0 |9 _; P" _5 t+ `/ h& B/ x
10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 ~( A4 ^' C; P; w5 F' g7 a
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
$ X$ w x, C0 u) ] 21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
" o9 m) o) `; d2 m2 j2 ^ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
+ I+ v1 K: Y( M8 I5 ?( ^ 16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet G- N$ n2 M% D) V3 [
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo; Y, l2 [$ w. Y" m# C) H
. k1 Z) {* [# ~1 I+ |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington
3 v; v- l" a; vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring a Frobisher class CA L8 O$ ]& I9 {) ]; _: n9 y6 P7 m* q; a
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Aylwin, P" D+ ~% t1 s: h7 H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Worden9 m+ A6 N4 u8 x1 m* A) u' \2 G) R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136% j* e; g% o1 U6 c! T
4 r7 D6 i/ s: t& o( R' \% s. [) m4 kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
8 R2 m/ Y) Y& d+ r! i+ zEstimated time to target is 52 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 _. j* x- R. \- Q! c V B5N1 Kate x 6. z h0 s' M/ E. j
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no flights
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: ]3 U/ c( j6 V# A$ d" b9 kJapanese aircraft losses
8 d- ] p" m, f B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged Y, X- c% C( I9 }
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
$ Z) S5 n+ a+ i8 C- ?. n CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" P9 b! i( @# U DD Dewey
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_; T I; B3 O7 H: W' m4 nAircraft Attacking:
s$ ?* ]. |7 S* t. h 6 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 I" a. O: `, h1 ~ c8 X, x Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |
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