AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137 b/ \+ a y- h4 Z ^
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/ f: N, g% I! c7 [. y CL Yubari
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Allied Ships) E$ c8 t) g; A* W& c* Y
SS Greenling
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SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari: _( P' f) ^2 S5 p7 H: S
Greenling diving deep ....1 S! j! H( x) g5 i2 T. W
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...$ A$ e' V( S+ Q- f# O6 G2 Y
DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....
0 |6 [( d" Q: z" Q# YDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...9 S: l( X- C) \$ Q" [' L# u
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 D" l& B* v8 f( JDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...1 s7 z, [: A& a- ?# Q9 |3 ]
Escort abandons search for sub( c6 f) _* |. n3 P7 ^3 s* V- Q' X( |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134$ B( b% s U6 P+ s
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Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ A" t% m* ?2 L# @( W" }7 GEstimated time to target is 44 minutes# P. s6 E2 _8 z: N7 B9 V
3 [0 l3 Y8 Q4 H, d6 x! nJapanese aircraft
8 T1 Z" M/ m) w' f9 H. a. ? A6M2 Zero x 539 G A9 R7 Z& K& Q8 ~
B5N1 Kate x 65 G% u# _: E9 Q+ a9 b- G
B5N2 Kate x 33
! V- s7 Y% b" t6 | D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft: K' O& u2 p! c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses# e! H# z' t f3 F9 N3 ]( k
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed4 F# l5 x3 Q9 j2 ~) O
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak( h$ d* o3 C/ `8 t8 ?$ r! M
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
( Z2 w5 s) B: Y D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
& Z2 z# q7 T) `9 ] D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak* A2 @) |* y* b4 C& q
4 K4 \: y! w4 D; A% HAllied aircraft losses
" C, [9 x0 Z$ d% \* h4 X( [# i F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 X1 u& A+ y: {" t! j d8 [
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# ?; f0 M$ A- R: K; q CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire
j, v m x0 Z* x* P1 L( r CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; S* @- }7 L0 |$ ~* j6 K( G
CA Chicago
5 J4 Z u' w7 ]" ^; u& X CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
\: g9 R: n Y; w: I CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1$ }, H* I' w) V& ^
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4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
2 e( f1 U" N' M' Z4 |+ v6 e" U Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb. p4 r0 u& D& D
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( f: M- I* U+ l2 W7 E% j2 @
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo/ Y: ?6 S9 X/ d/ R' y$ [& B! @3 _* I
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
+ q U; L9 X( L: d Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 X: O' y, @" Z E- @, h5 B3 \; @ 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) W$ o4 X P: N2 k0 {& s Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
3 p T. a2 Z; S 5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( @. \/ B2 m# n% H( z3 H5 w Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo$ D# T- j; v) K) s x- C
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
! H( I0 O& w5 L8 |& n* I3 A Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb5 a" F& \6 U0 k. r. s
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
' F, \ F0 G; q3 e @ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb6 c) a/ U5 M7 n, H- @- S6 |
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
& }2 l; B2 Y) |2 a' \- _* t/ u$ @5 i Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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, [5 Z+ L: v- B" QCAP engaged:- {- l& C8 Z6 Q. b
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 E2 o1 v6 q, Y i 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. b' R5 o P7 [: W: k0 ]# y
Group patrol altitude is 10000 + k0 U7 L; s* d( t! x1 a" _
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes% a: r7 c ]9 N- D& B8 e
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
. i# w" T' @: Q$ b 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.+ o' B1 S& ^3 y3 O
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.; A @% M' H2 N
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes' G2 [ ?- v* }( T
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown
9 V! v' G% C+ [$ B X" M5 `) a) AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown
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. C) y8 X. C% G) e6 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137/ Z" }3 C: P( X4 \' R. K/ z4 _
' Q: g, L. x' G3 gWeather in hex: Severe storms. q4 n4 k$ @% P! F
# O& ^" e7 v* L" ^Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! D% w( s& t; V# C, }% }Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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$ y8 X( B& J9 y# A2 nJapanese aircraft
, m' T/ z6 g6 O" M A5M4 Claude x 49 n- q9 {- [1 K9 _
A6M2 Zero x 194 E# h7 ^3 U6 @" T
/ _8 b2 \+ D( A6 O) v2 bAllied aircraft9 ~6 ~# |# E9 W$ ^% R# h8 ^9 F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
0 G, [: K; z) M9 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 33& p' g9 N8 S# C0 Z
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ s. U4 r% ^' I+ a A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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) `+ w' Z6 R T9 ZAllied aircraft losses9 `2 i" g( a, }. [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged6 h- b: A& z k) U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* r$ Q4 e9 S" m b8 s TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed
; v- H6 H+ T$ s- C$ m TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships$ J, @, A" z' i9 O3 Q! f0 F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& d7 ] V- n+ @; _' c, N) d, a: ` CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1* Q" t ^2 W8 |% i7 f
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
; ?2 B& m# R% { ]: s! U CA Haguro
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7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'0 x0 I) w5 h) c4 S4 W! N
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb( ]) c M! b9 ]0 Y
11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet9 M, L& j f! r$ _! y, P) O6 w
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb; J0 w$ T& }: h) J5 [! w) C, d8 }
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'% z, T5 L4 e; x# ~! S2 W
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
& L& R+ r$ f1 }9 i( Q% O1 `1 a 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'" f4 d( E" l9 u: M- O
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb$ _. Y( {) T! t* Z# P
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
$ @4 _1 ?; G) M3 B* n. [& v$ y Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb# Z% o2 c% e y+ L" D8 j
& X/ V! v' q: g+ X W# HCAP engaged:; n; w, g$ L" @/ C' g! B0 u7 x7 R
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)0 k1 ]3 l$ A9 I5 `$ t& Q
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
0 @, y+ k. [( g0 z; t* `0 F Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.: g3 b: p0 O5 s# c% ~# V( s
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
1 V8 G/ s! M r" s7 K 7 planes vectored on to bombers4 h: e0 `, ~- q: S2 w
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling). F( H0 J. m( X3 m' |& m& O& q
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
$ V0 Y6 V" R9 o' Z. X/ j* l3 W, S5 E Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
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2 planes vectored on to bombers8 ~0 u Z1 v: i3 [0 j0 K7 P, m1 y
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 }) e4 k* q* G. z 1 plane(s) intercepting now.9 L% x; a! y- [
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
+ d j5 X1 v8 ]' V" q8 r Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
! y# O2 f" e* O" [ x) a: O# u( I 3 planes vectored on to bombers5 Y! R6 Z- e, r8 b4 M R0 ]0 e4 a
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)! U: e- J |/ h) {$ L
1 plane(s) intercepting now.* W& S- a1 z% s u8 P. F
Group patrol altitude is 10000
9 P7 r; A0 A9 h H" v7 B Raid is overhead5 b/ O- V- \% l# C4 r7 ]) o
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 R3 p& i' y+ T 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
. j) A& M5 P! B9 f2 D Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.8 H2 [( U' w _9 }! S: _
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
9 t9 k, G, i! |5 E n/ U4 d) k 2 planes vectored on to bombers
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Ammo storage explosion on CVL Shoho
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137/ X; c1 z8 b( K5 b0 u
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 [9 ?5 J* A/ B5 J3 Y+ iEstimated time to target is 9 minutes0 a8 L4 T3 P) F
8 _: P- R8 C/ J; S( u/ \1 W" \Japanese aircraft6 G s% E& a4 Q" N& T9 L4 a
A5M4 Claude x 1" L9 W; J; ^) q9 Q5 \. P6 |
A6M2 Zero x 11
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Allied aircraft
* U( M8 K! @9 v4 Q; T F4F-3 Wildcat x 94 |. S6 {2 v1 v( ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35! f/ ]2 l, G; Q4 W S& z$ c0 r
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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4 W" S w* E* ?9 Z) D7 RJapanese aircraft losses1 T; X" A+ O' t" I
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
+ |6 `1 b! _1 h5 g9 d F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! A* C9 y, b$ Z! `9 y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged$ R+ J r, \0 k- j+ y! q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 \ o9 Y# H P1 L% p, B
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# Z5 x, [. L' Q2 Q6 a$ j$ { D, @
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) Y1 D8 Y8 W% C7 E; j
DD Yugure
" }2 ~- ~' j9 Z+ j+ K% G. a DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire- Y3 A: T1 W- t6 o" l, r
DD Ushio
3 [& c2 V9 z! g7 c DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:$ e& ~9 i) t8 L, ^2 j+ R; Y3 B, i
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
( j+ n* V+ h) A- E: j Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
$ I& `( z. w+ t& _ 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
0 @3 L+ `, Q1 q& a Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; V, O% h- y& {2 Y
12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet/ z: r7 S( Z1 W* ]7 k
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. g! }0 o' E# L. Z5 v; k
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
7 s% P7 _6 y+ r+ K' B0 o5 P7 \ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
) I( T: \; ]: A 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'/ T a5 O3 r- g1 A
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb C; N9 b M e6 m$ H# I) G( a' \( W; B
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
( x1 _# ?( L3 C5 J1 \5 k ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; F G5 K3 [& X: Q' ?
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CAP engaged:
9 F- @ C5 @/ YTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- i; Z2 v- B; H1 J! U6 c 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
6 e" a' h1 M. G2 X Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.0 S0 k' a, o( ?: V
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
7 J6 f$ x# U' s5 P& ^) X& `8 C" c 3 planes vectored on to bombers2 M3 v) C- v2 O0 P
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)- i) ], P+ P! J5 G
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
( A. C+ T E5 u; y: Y 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.- I- Q; T$ C+ A# S3 e; r* G0 }
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.( w ^4 d7 n Y. E' L
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
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EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)* @* t4 m$ s6 B7 V; S$ u
1 plane(s) intercepting now.2 G: D4 z3 Z1 [0 S( ?* H: {
Group patrol altitude is 10000
6 d$ W8 s8 R# p7 P% h" Y, {+ C- l Raid is overhead
; k; e: U4 ~& R7 z 1 planes vectored on to bombers
( g) N( ~6 X$ {/ Z3 n2 s. {EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
) A l0 ~* E# t9 h# f' J1 q 1 plane(s) intercepting now.: w; l+ ^) e! c# I4 _6 g9 u
Group patrol altitude is 15000 7 \# c8 D/ y x
Raid is overhead
4 ?; M ]3 Q4 ?; ~0 kEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
" ?$ {6 z' {8 f" ~7 \: R 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
$ w, d1 [* i6 U9 d: A8 B Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.+ Z, o% _+ u6 l6 w
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
% B2 r7 e0 F4 A/ E 2 planes vectored on to bombers
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho& j4 L& V/ P( K
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku7 X! `- `- R0 Y5 b* A3 l4 A
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku% t" e9 f/ ?2 P# {" h/ ^( A
Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku8 [; P3 u. T$ r' S* e" l9 X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1296 l5 t# z# D. _
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. l5 s" b6 e# @& r2 n
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
+ t- ^8 S& ^% c/ `% n$ ^# ~ W PBY-5A Catalina x 10
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Allied aircraft losses# }" k: {6 w4 ]' o, S" O r0 u" C9 h
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged/ E; N4 T% w2 T1 i( G; W
, z, Z( ^ M. ZJapanese Ships
+ O# }/ C8 {% H; l, F; j* M- z CA Aoba. p' ?. m% j5 j4 b8 T8 Q; d
CA Kinugasa" {) d" a; p9 C! H% z6 _
CL Yubari: P: I# Q7 ~& X
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 y) A. }( K% |& o; S) ~ 10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet% z3 z4 n: I3 j
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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8 H. L0 C) ~' T6 g+ I% s4 Z8 }) a- K3 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134% H: E3 y2 a! c- }
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Weather in hex: Overcast: N5 C% O5 y! U5 ~ ?
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
' q% i, _$ t c$ d# SEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 t" Y3 j; m5 i' l6 v& n A6M2 Zero x 7
; O7 o q6 b% } V6 ]; M4 L$ e/ r- | G3M2 Nell x 5
1 B* z% J5 p d1 h0 w8 q& | G4M1 Betty x 18
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Allied aircraft
+ M6 c0 h9 p3 x7 B$ b b; b5 R F4F-3 Wildcat x 9/ m* l/ o5 U+ }0 l: ~
2 r( y7 n# C" u2 X2 y6 V8 iJapanese aircraft losses
* y1 C1 D+ S# o! }0 R; e A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed2 f$ x( _/ d5 h' [% q- c
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak, h ?/ ^8 F2 r) T
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged; B( f# F2 M5 W. p& E- ^
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak! [( g$ ] Q& F/ v
4 @$ D3 I7 ^" gAllied aircraft losses
0 m4 ?/ _4 V" b1 D7 }3 e: C F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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% U/ m' v9 L; C* yAllied Ships
9 D- a3 f& V2 Y, v! D \ DD Aylwin! `- m8 X' k) P% f6 K Y/ Y
CA Chicago) H- o8 m. a2 M+ |$ _1 z- y. C
CA Chester, on fire
" _+ G( h" q# i: B6 V CA Australia, Torpedo hits 1
4 s2 j" Z. W2 \9 f- j CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage5 [7 e8 }7 M# H9 |
/ E/ g1 o2 K, Z+ |1 H2 YAircraft Attacking:
4 U8 _( `% q" c 5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ ?5 v- d7 V3 w+ o. L- Y
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo* t5 R7 g: ~6 `0 b, b+ D- M
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x- i& O4 _# J1 ]+ a+ x* n Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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CAP engaged:" H4 Q# O7 J7 u2 }
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)% R4 M( e1 k. X& q
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)" X4 h! X& D' l3 I9 s
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
! K4 E7 Y* T2 P# [ 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.) M% k' N: T, v8 F0 e1 l
Group patrol altitude is 10000 6 c3 ~8 c# W$ F7 K; o& B
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
9 s! R2 ^( g7 Q, \3 T0 O3 SVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 L& T1 o, h( j. @ (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)& N' {* _* S: o! d2 d1 ~9 h2 ]+ Q
2 plane(s) intercepting now.4 y, r. n/ ^; M- c5 Q
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.' d) ~1 T9 W' H
Group patrol altitude is 10000 1 ^) w* z, w, `" Y; r \; O! h
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes2 y& X5 [+ u) F: C" J. H5 v
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5 u$ v1 X; @/ U+ ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137: _2 @9 ~ B! _* C
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud* u( c @4 R7 Z# Q3 \. }
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( Z& T [" D& M9 gEstimated time to target is 14 minutes/ D5 f [7 o# @
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Allied aircraft
4 M- M- V" c/ k6 A" g8 m SBD-3 Dauntless x 18. A9 q8 \5 [4 ]1 X
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Allied aircraft losses a! d, b2 s h' p: x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak y6 q4 `+ M; @' b; @
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Japanese Ships) l U" ^' D% l, ]& Y/ E
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
: l' P/ t7 D0 h" N$ P CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 [1 t& z, s1 e/ @ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Q, K% d6 i$ Z CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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) _# D4 f2 {3 H/ l5 e% i' b3 ]Aircraft Attacking:
9 C# A5 v6 k- G3 I" X 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
9 |: Z v- P8 L* H+ w Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 L$ C8 [- J V5 T( E7 D 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'5 q6 s/ n3 r1 N; ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; C1 ~$ j, C1 l, P
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'. A/ \3 n# M: X* G5 `6 X
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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, F( p) B+ H8 E* E- x. Y2 ZCarrier support unable to supply air cover..3 _( p( m6 W' d. N' n! X6 L
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku- C( ?" U; j' ~! o m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho' s7 C8 u" d8 I9 n, H7 k4 h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku2 p' N) c: v- V% H" P, [0 m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
8 u' x' A0 L2 h( z$ @- GAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku+ I M2 p- h. @; L) v2 U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 e9 g! m" \' |& rRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# v9 \1 i, w( t& Y: n+ m6 cEstimated time to target is 21 minutes i& T/ K% c2 p1 v0 S; {3 w, _. l+ i# h
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5 P: x4 V, I' c- x PBY-5 Catalina x 10
" s% v/ n) D: X" ~/ m% b4 e PBY-5A Catalina x 2; j8 u1 u$ v: k$ m. K3 j
( P9 K7 } d' a8 oAllied aircraft losses+ p+ G( m5 [5 J5 T, r! w/ C+ ^) T9 j
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
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: ~2 n" q" a2 c) R! D/ P: O. jJapanese Ships
( g, T. l3 z2 k8 E CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires9 V5 R1 J4 n! j c
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. i% T+ t! ^$ ?0 t# I/ n+ _
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Aircraft Attacking:# X2 d2 t5 ?. }4 j
10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 X& ^' I, X" j. n Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) ?* _' `% M$ M
2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ N0 f( R2 l+ Y P: M1 I, h- x6 x4 y
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo8 }8 j/ s: i: ]9 P+ U
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* d9 W" T: ^$ CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: z6 ], V! C7 k5 E# u5 U
" d5 P1 P! R% |( \* C i2 c5 [Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 y: a4 r9 }& s) i5 t- j% L( \
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
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# `6 _3 E3 j/ c; @Allied aircraft, c7 M6 _; ~" h+ Q: u( }
PBY-5A Catalina x 6: z w0 g3 Q2 v. C
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Allied aircraft losses
, R0 _2 t0 I4 }: m# O4 O2 Z$ ^ PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged' Z. X. \9 |: l* t# q5 c) S: K! R
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CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 S: \6 d k! U: z
CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 N8 V5 Z8 e1 ^ | 6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 C: C7 ^2 C& ^ k r
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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发表于 2012-2-18 20:27
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