终于从珊瑚海挽回了点面子, AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 06, 42& h, i5 K2 t0 k" M5 i. Z! d
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Deboyne Islands at 102,135, Range 35,000 Yards2 R- ^) A1 ^" [- O) d$ {1 s3 C7 P3 a
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Japanese Ships% `5 H/ k: F; X! G% t( ]) G& O
CV Shokaku
) [. V" l: O7 R3 g" C! b# [" h CV Zuikaku0 i' a6 o5 S9 @; y! h
CA Myoko
" u$ E7 S+ T5 H" c. P1 ^ CA Haguro
) Z: H% V2 D' m8 U DD Shiratsuyu
/ {; b& h" I: A DD Shigure
, t( {: v' b. e( m DD Yugure. O# a; [+ y7 k* c$ ^% V
DD Ariake, Z* Q6 L1 X4 ]- V! W6 @9 s
DD Akebono, B" _5 V9 i' ^% `
DD Ushio# B' K( D9 U3 C J$ f
4 B- Z1 _% w: ]: K1 Y5 l/ y% r, |Allied Ships+ u& _" {# v3 f5 F1 I3 t8 x
CV Lexington
# w, E8 k1 ?7 j& L# b. B5 L CV Yorktown
. G% n E/ G( a CA Portland
& d* y4 c7 V& w) M- o1 [& \4 ] CA Chester( H4 U: W& ]1 i* Z, R m: Y
CA Chicago
' w( h2 ] [) c' Z3 D% [ CA New Orleans
E6 n. k! |3 s+ ^ ?% B+ L CA Astoria% V) F: K% F( r: |# N
CA Minneapolis0 @! b3 \# Z- p/ y
CA Australia
4 f3 i* ?8 g6 C7 ` CL Hobart
8 E4 e7 t: O: e+ Q, V DD Sims+ l2 I! r3 Z1 R) k# }
DD Anderson
% M$ L1 T8 h5 c DD Hammann
& ]9 ]% E2 T9 E) X# O DD Morris
( }4 U* }% C0 ?5 i% V9 R: g DD Perkins. J" e2 _9 n3 P3 D% s: p
DD Phelps
( y. z- A% |0 X( P9 \8 `. y DD Dewey
/ K$ |! Q; H4 R8 J; @* N DD Worden, N4 m; j3 [! H) V; w
DD Aylwin9 x9 J; k& o% _, C4 o: Z% ^
DD Whipple* r0 {" g" l) E8 ]9 B
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
! g/ j) s) L; S* [4 p( J& z( E9 hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 35,000 yards4 z( _3 \0 K6 ?# h5 C
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
. ?. N- @, v G1 u+ X: DRange increases to 35,000 yards...
4 O" U) B/ Q8 p# {% vBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,1362 m2 {+ o( c p* C& b
5 M# q M" M$ F8 V* A2 u Y/ XWeather in hex: Overcast: U, L0 h8 |. P1 W) t+ w, m4 H
: Q# r4 ] Q( @/ J+ QRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
2 B3 ^8 D- g# G T, j2 d) I5 Q" W9 lEstimated time to target is 60 minutes2 q' \& w) H" [6 U4 g& A
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Japanese aircraft
; o4 `! m* g6 S/ E4 Z B5N2 Kate x 35
, n1 E3 L# |6 H% F H6 P& D D3A1 Val x 39% a3 q& S4 ~4 L+ i" G
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2 T) [- M( R2 @/ h" AAllied aircraft
; T. C7 v( n/ p9 n F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses0 r( K# l7 v; L: p
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
0 K: Q9 R: a, V9 V$ Z D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged! h# J& I6 v/ N2 z/ z( _
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4 L! v7 B/ F+ A+ f! uAllied Ships0 J4 ^- C$ G X: M1 {
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 M/ \8 ~4 z" R& R& { CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) T& V1 m+ e) \- ?1 x9 i CA Minneapolis; }2 F- m" o4 _9 W
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 d: u7 v6 l# [: @ CA Portland& ^1 T: T6 R4 h& ^
DD Dewey. s; t" C. ?; A* N/ ?! o
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& ~* Z; r+ h4 e
CA Australia, Bomb hits 2 J T+ E' F Z( p/ r) k2 f
CL Hobart
% {8 n$ [) [/ { CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage9 o7 t6 F; `9 ?6 N3 F3 V" `
DD Sims
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- S' D. A# w' P; o9 lAircraft Attacking:
* j7 s$ H! i: C 18 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
; Q( S4 c! y7 J, ?( @ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb5 P4 p- W! w9 I
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% X- s9 q, M, o Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo9 i; t3 B3 D7 X: K
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) T& e2 }9 m; G+ E" D) w: b Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo; ]- T% R: J0 L9 t. q: w
21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
8 ~! v2 H2 a- ?, c2 n9 J+ p. p$ T% w% q Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:* e" F P+ W$ Q* F4 m- G
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
. A/ G( ^( V0 {' w 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
8 u+ C1 E: l% ~. O2 L Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000., K$ F0 S' |( {: R/ K
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes3 e1 G' \. d6 p9 M6 D$ A/ n
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)5 ?/ _, {: U9 Q7 h r& ?
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
# f' |# D' n O& {" e4 o Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
3 f' g3 |) r' l$ Q, r: J Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington- A( W' E3 V2 g8 r
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* P! b8 j! w1 Y. jMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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. {8 i8 u; \5 HWeather in hex: Heavy rain) P' O" t$ R7 Z- v5 h$ a
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& b; M" q! h1 Y. m- j/ |3 a6 o
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) o3 Q: @ [4 a" D [6 F
A6M2 Zero x 40" Y5 }! u" a" d' `+ W
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Allied aircraft5 Y/ a6 Q* W/ E- M" s, q, N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 26- C( Z8 I$ M! T% r/ h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63* M# }; _% X3 r& {
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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No Japanese losses+ E2 m W* p& T' I' D
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Allied aircraft losses- P! o8 e1 ?, m0 N1 Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged+ n/ A6 q; X' ]$ m+ ~% Z+ B: h b I
TBD-1 Devastator: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged, ~, T+ b! m! @/ _( z( M
1 G7 r& v, r+ @4 U) d4 DJapanese Ships
6 ?3 e" O5 j% t Q" Y CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- `( R/ p U C* U( w CV Shokaku5 \! g& S5 k# v
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
- }' p. u7 h. v' |/ p- ] CA Haguro
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7 `( E. x: s2 nAircraft Attacking:1 j9 J1 M* c# ]7 g8 a5 q, [
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
# J4 E: x6 o. o/ k" t Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb1 b* m8 [. H0 e5 c Y& g6 ^$ p
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000') I) T5 L$ U$ {
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb6 `( M, k! L! I- |% O) B, [
11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet- d: c% P4 A0 `
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
. T- Z" l+ }$ C v" E 17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
/ y' `# g$ |% B% G) ~ y! L9 I( e4 l Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
4 f. G% w0 E% u" r& g% O( z 15 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet, z: S0 [. T: ~6 _
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb5 F7 l% r& {/ [, @; J/ l* J0 E4 ~
11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! p$ x! R$ q2 ^' z6 ^- { Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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CAP engaged:
+ J2 d8 _1 H$ ?" X) H5 {EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
+ W! A0 k" x. H# f- Q+ v" v 7 plane(s) intercepting now.7 k7 p5 R7 n! a. i7 e+ n
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.& T- W) T' M7 J4 N9 ~: f3 ]6 U
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
& g! [8 c+ y4 ^- ^: SEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)+ m% M( r5 [' M* [" b& V
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
* n" l$ u4 i8 _$ ]" u0 K& D, [5 B Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
9 h. S, p# W* _3 \. A3 G; N Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes: q: P% V) c. F/ y5 N5 o* Z5 L
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku& N! i7 Y; o& H: O( {& S! x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Myoko. n4 j% x% m k/ c3 T
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* }& E% P8 W8 ^# S nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136$ ]0 e* Q9 {4 J6 ~6 Z
. ~- X+ A) E3 ~7 t. Z' q) A5 T& LWeather in hex: Overcast
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# V |5 [8 K" i# H! \9 ?" M) a% b2 T# JRaid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) T7 v1 `- E8 o5 I5 k
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 @/ K+ I: K) v3 k: T
A6M2 Zero x 40
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, [7 l2 r- I$ a c7 wAllied aircraft
* {& o# v, q( _, x4 A F4F-3 Wildcat x 6) `' P: f) _; ^& p) P% e9 u3 y) L8 k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 5
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No Japanese losses/ x# A% y- o/ ~
' @- O5 q8 Y0 QAllied aircraft losses- X" G* e; j- B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged1 ~6 m$ E, }9 Y& b4 Y5 J2 v
4 {! V# C& G% Y! [; iJapanese Ships( f) `' t' c$ ]( ?, B9 ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire- M, \) e/ v, u
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Aircraft Attacking:2 r$ j7 C( m$ |- y
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
9 c6 D. [0 O- V/ n; u Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
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CAP engaged:8 P+ j, x- Y; I5 L$ L
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)6 ^! K' x. h/ D
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
, X! B. \4 w! f( {' ? Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000./ U8 q& J+ Y8 |# X6 b
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes% t9 v3 E9 ]1 c+ `& p
7 planes vectored on to bombers: E8 m$ }8 Y2 P
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- w! s' W4 G8 ^$ b1 }. X5 V 8 plane(s) intercepting now.) G& J r, N* G: v7 N
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
* N& d3 c% Q; M. G4 T+ [3 V8 B6 y Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
/ {& F* A" ]! _4 b9 Y 13 planes vectored on to bombers$ U g* W9 U' ]3 H! [! C
# Z3 h, o- o9 l" U) PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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( p" p# F5 Q' [; HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136+ ~6 h$ c' p* }2 j* j, j! Y- P3 b, G
# c: y; j; |. r1 O4 b( b- R5 Q2 w5 sWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: p+ P* B$ w m& b: c
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 a. ?1 l) {- g! T& \) H; w
3 A' `8 G& J9 LJapanese aircraft. V5 Z- \0 ]' K5 z
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
2 j8 p" b/ \9 |) p" h% D F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
; w" c' ~0 X3 w8 d) r SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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* v4 x$ X$ d3 _6 B( r' ?+ QJapanese aircraft losses5 |2 J( t6 i5 V/ C9 t/ N7 j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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# f3 r) R; b0 [) E$ _( uAllied aircraft losses: }. K% e C$ ^( @+ h1 e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged$ i+ g9 t% o0 s7 v7 S' T
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Japanese Ships
9 E I5 U( [1 { CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Aircraft Attacking:9 d) t, g& c' k# y2 j% A6 ?
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
$ ?# K0 |- D5 s Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
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9 [+ w. O% p+ p& P" r$ X1 p9 xCAP engaged:6 c! @* ?% M- E. v+ \
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
: R6 O* b' O% E0 h( o" u* J6 N7 U5 ^ 14 plane(s) intercepting now.0 P8 q$ Q! T1 J7 @: P- K
Group patrol altitude is 15000 - p" s2 L: q- c$ R4 Y7 l
Raid is overhead
2 O$ q8 c4 x/ O- B- z 7 planes vectored on to bombers
! j8 i- ~0 F9 ?' k" m- M8 Z+ M0 XEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)0 e( {" N' j" }: y9 M2 b+ t
18 plane(s) intercepting now.' U, ]# s) t" { q9 Z6 U: @' O# I, m
Group patrol altitude is 15000 0 K6 G$ ~3 C. N4 _* g, @
Raid is overhead, m" c6 M1 Y; w& E
8 planes vectored on to bombers4 ^3 g' k6 O; T3 C
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! \& D) a7 N- w/ T% @4 q- fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,135; {7 B9 i$ w0 y
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7 h0 v8 I. G" W$ ]6 S' ^( U8 tRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 p& y" u$ N# ^) m/ Q$ j# |
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: K6 E( r) l k9 F
A5M4 Claude x 3
' a2 a0 Q, ~6 e# X0 F% a' k A6M2 Zero x 10
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 11: V/ G+ e! B8 F1 t! Z: ~& U3 X# ~" [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9: G9 j, r" e; S- f* A
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- l6 Q# [' i* F2 t5 HNo Japanese losses: M- S$ l3 F" g; k
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Allied aircraft losses
, Q. x1 d: y' F/ o SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged6 U- G% R& A8 Y- P. s0 G3 Z
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Japanese Ships
# ~2 O$ T: S' N+ K" w) j3 d# h CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 K5 X) F- E$ `/ J$ M) _ CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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3 F C1 X1 G$ y# DAircraft Attacking:3 V: E$ s# z2 @6 W( q1 k9 C
9 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'# x6 s' @8 a2 {; F+ E
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
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CAP engaged:3 X. ?6 P+ T+ X4 o, O0 k& R; J i
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
' n; _ J- M: B7 H- h 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
+ h8 B$ W5 E* k* x; B2 \0 K Group patrol altitude is 10000 % v$ n! g* m( w- S- u# J
Raid is overhead/ L3 c9 m& f! E
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 h" v& ^6 w& d J( _7 W/ g. j C 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
) T6 Y7 \* b* \ A% }& @$ k" i) K4 } Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
e4 i. J& ^5 `" r Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
/ ?. B9 j4 Z/ @! r7 OEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)/ q$ D8 d+ I- }. Y& h1 i
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 `' k1 z' ~" \ Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
1 [7 r8 @1 D. n# x9 y; E Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho7 |# L9 V$ R9 _6 h; A) r
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; `) @+ e" W1 I$ B, LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& V5 x" |/ k* ARaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
; ~) A5 b! v( C# IEstimated time to target is 63 minutes
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& v! ]$ u' A1 V8 s3 G" OJapanese aircraft
" O% P( J ~4 ~( h G3M2 Nell x 9
2 b; _5 V$ w5 Z8 {4 W) i; Z% y G4M1 Betty x 18
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Allied aircraft
3 T$ B: o' A: S2 R( G3 G no flights
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! a$ c" I h0 U9 W2 y( O! E9 nJapanese aircraft losses- f, n( E" c* N, b
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged7 V* c8 t5 L2 h, N
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged' e ~# l- n m9 H" ^9 t$ ^2 I9 q: m( [
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships+ y; m1 V |4 i
CA Portland
& k. y M0 ^# U* ~/ ^/ { CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# k4 l5 d+ w- ]5 N5 k. r }5 g CA Australia5 n" t: G( N2 I3 T
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 ^! _: T S+ A! B9 q0 j4 o. H CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
* K8 L. \* K& o) V0 [) s/ S( {: b CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) t4 y' D/ T" v
CL Hobart
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Aircraft Attacking:
" o" c0 ^0 ?% M 9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 k1 G0 k2 y/ Y* b n2 R5 I Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
. r" y* U1 P3 [7 I 16 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ M1 q% t3 A1 t
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo/ O% h& b. ]$ y
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+ F5 T" a- r! L x4 J2 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,1367 ]+ l' D/ G1 I
6 l+ Y( u( V- L; TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( t9 d& m) \7 | sRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.4 D" @5 Y2 K# S8 H1 n& {: i+ s4 u
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes+ z4 T0 s# K) j6 i
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Japanese aircraft8 V: Y* {2 ~ {2 C
B5N2 Kate x 27* \" S& Y* K: _0 f1 f
D3A1 Val x 37& z, I7 w% D: o- f/ G M
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# D3 w2 [, {' e. v" s- w7 lAllied aircraft
5 d& @0 A# }& h( e, t no flights# |9 q8 V8 K0 Y+ d. G* h6 s
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Japanese aircraft losses
: N: \' M- h: e7 I& p) C B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged1 l/ B b8 G/ q' S, P# A9 C7 S
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged6 K) o+ f, [; ~3 o
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Allied aircraft losses9 k, L4 t5 F# w( k
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Allied Ships
2 {/ G. h( F, _ \: [- W; b CV Lexington, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk# s6 m& j( v6 P: p' B) I
DD Phelps
7 `4 y+ K' W- D" J' P8 e CA Chicago, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ j* t( @) Z5 d& A X DD Worden, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
4 [) e/ Y5 P1 f DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' T( t7 \/ e0 ]; N" R1 h
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; G# L" l! y7 [ z" v6 Z( {! v DD Dewey
; w. k3 n2 E4 p3 T' [ DD Whipple* L4 Z$ F7 W9 r6 x$ f( j7 }
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
" q: i6 p% `8 g. b. `0 e9 Q 16 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000' t$ I6 S/ G3 Z: f) i2 l) Q4 m3 \1 q
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb& M7 M* H" Q0 L4 }7 r N7 D0 F: b
10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 I2 @2 ?% ?2 S9 g) l* d, B Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
, p7 F+ e/ O8 p 21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
" ]) u+ R/ a7 x( G/ E6 ^ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 x4 b/ {1 p1 \5 @2 j
16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet [; T5 `; Q0 l" {2 A; e
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo% D, D! G0 J! ^9 {6 Y" r! X4 }' h
3 A! P* j3 S+ s, O* k) b5 ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington; |% D/ q, X* _4 V4 i- w" k; u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Frobisher class CA
; }7 v9 a0 R$ o) @4 |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Aylwin) L6 ?, K' z' t$ q" a
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Worden
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( X$ g" |$ O# P( y
; Y. _* K9 q: h9 URaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.2 c/ }9 e9 @( g0 H
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes
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$ w+ `( }5 F& Y6 e2 j6 lJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 R4 n* p9 v( Z B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged' V: W9 ` t) f4 Q# v/ s( |; V
2 }0 \2 { F9 _, a: L' uAllied aircraft losses5 M4 Y* W4 q( w# b5 s" y, \
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Allied Ships, x' C+ B$ F+ {3 r3 I0 |6 W
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' d! d8 p- ~) y9 x( p
DD Dewey
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! F8 r, P$ d6 lAircraft Attacking:
# Z' F9 h; U+ X# ]: h 6 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, H6 V' q1 I, p& M! M' k Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |
发表于 2009-7-31 10:39
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