AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
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9 D( L a: O b k V1 kSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137. @# F" G! H) w; N; l
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CL Yubari
1 k! O1 [: V) w$ n3 s; `2 ?+ Y CL Tatsuta
. e; \3 g# R$ v/ N DD Yayoi- u: n5 @" t5 E4 H
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Allied Ships
! I: @% m- i7 g5 M SS Greenling/ y. I4 L% h2 C; Q$ q
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SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari; f' y5 |' N6 E2 q7 i5 B
Greenling diving deep ....- b. a* W% l4 v8 F# V& H
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
* F. `4 C# V4 vDD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....; Y: V9 @0 r$ g
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 [+ R- q5 P+ M. m6 D% }DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
; r8 J( l# }5 S: J; SDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...; x' s( v( v! L3 {2 V/ r
Escort abandons search for sub1 _ u; R5 {7 C2 ?) B
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( x) E V' w( D8 |, aMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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( o1 N2 L8 m: O) oWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 ]9 g; r& q) G1 p
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 D* o5 s7 g/ \6 r A6M2 Zero x 53" n) d2 ]6 m; ]# X1 n
B5N1 Kate x 66 E. }5 q5 y6 ~; t) |3 K+ t
B5N2 Kate x 33
' c) W$ ]) T/ V7 Q D3A1 Val x 26' g( a! d8 N: Q' n- i) j9 o v% b
4 R5 F% B6 s3 F3 @Allied aircraft
$ ?8 i! a% d) S, w& c1 Q3 N! L F4F-3 Wildcat x 21+ V( {: A. P) C3 L' Z8 d
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Japanese aircraft losses M5 u3 q4 X3 }
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
8 F# K: y6 P% w- Z B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
, t! c/ X w: s; P8 X) l9 z B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged( Q$ E7 y/ @0 a+ ^
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged8 V- ^3 \/ H% @
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ Q4 r* u! q3 ^- b1 Y+ S3 o$ @4 n
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Allied aircraft losses% [* Y- C T& u/ s) m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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$ b2 R! m# ^+ W+ w. H CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 h9 m' Q3 A. M' p, G6 q5 l
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 V" H t/ `/ v# u' s7 s CA Chicago
+ p7 c8 r& |- y- ]( W CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage8 k8 @& X& h+ V% z$ }
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 R6 k# J' W) C: W 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
9 M/ m1 ^) ?, a Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb5 ]0 F" L6 U7 _6 N
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 \1 w. X- v- R% ]/ @* h8 e# q; Y Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo" ? I( P6 P6 ^/ p8 P6 ^* g5 E
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'* r4 a4 J1 z2 ]! r
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 ?6 p l& E5 ]' \8 v: I" v 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 F, X7 N, T9 M* f B Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo* z, I& S' y0 c! o
5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! k/ u$ S0 m: C/ i7 W( d e2 Z6 d
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo8 _( y A/ L. a" ]$ d& W9 e6 p
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'- x/ h+ W2 e0 {1 h9 R& J
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb! V; {. e( b! x% g8 {/ [5 q
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'# m$ u; M( A) ]' S/ C+ R
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb: n$ m. _ }% z& \' i
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'- T4 _1 ?8 ]% w% T* b4 G& I! J8 }
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb8 l' c: Q E/ T5 ~% S
$ p7 ?4 z0 a* [- ^* CCAP engaged:
& j# [; F( J# ~1 N5 ^! N' GVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)5 |4 x) m2 f* u7 S
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
( T, I* |! d8 y6 ^) y( _' ]. e 4 plane(s) intercepting now.
N: Z, Z& |5 e7 L i 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
7 T$ Q, z% |# U1 b5 V9 N Group patrol altitude is 10000 / d: B/ ?0 g h7 W: |
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes% I* q) O J5 E/ G- ?
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
# o- w$ `2 w3 h7 A o4 M 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
$ |+ f4 \3 e; C; r w Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
7 s. t; }8 I- V& B6 d3 f Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes% Y9 X: O4 `4 v3 C# u
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown
+ s$ o. G. ?7 VHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown
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+ v6 ?$ Q- x! C0 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Severe storms1 O- q, x3 R0 K* a0 R4 R* {5 d
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ g4 l' C, `3 |% Q$ ~& D2 jEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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?. {- A# I6 tJapanese aircraft
; D1 V) A8 L0 m6 r A5M4 Claude x 49 F5 B+ A5 S( E" s4 x
A6M2 Zero x 19' X/ N4 B- c! p6 n9 d/ _
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Allied aircraft6 t1 `: c9 M% t5 j+ N( _. b' {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
% L2 O/ I8 t Q* g- L! Y% d SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
6 m$ o' e* {2 l6 r TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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B' v* a. H' T- z: eJapanese aircraft losses, E1 j% k# W- P5 H& o3 n
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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" ?0 t& b5 j( E% k5 wAllied aircraft losses
0 R! P7 C3 o3 {: r6 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged
. V* a {: Y; V i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
; M: |' Y) n, q3 d3 m6 c' `. _& p TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed
& N7 A* i& ?' O. z% r TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak S: h; }: }% B
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Japanese Ships
, Y, r* l. ~- R8 ]2 _, X CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, p5 ?5 M! _# N) k3 l. n/ C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
2 `- n& B1 R$ K CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. z C6 \3 l" _. C
CA Haguro# E( ]0 _* L/ O' z
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 F: g9 O' C6 l7 g! [, x 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'4 \/ z% C" [+ I" D1 \
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb; {! p6 X W/ R1 Z8 y8 A1 ~& ~
11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
! y( _, I3 t- p Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb( K+ z0 V/ n0 S2 \$ W3 J# U
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'( K$ }+ X( N1 k% w9 j" {0 P
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
0 n% V& Y* `4 y+ j. }8 L 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
3 I. d" `4 r9 E/ c9 I3 V3 [; M Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
( R" A: l' F' `6 }6 W3 B 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
; V/ Y# c7 D$ [ q# p Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb! e3 K; {7 C* V0 g* N l
: Q8 ^1 e0 B0 X0 VCAP engaged:
( @7 V( A+ |% q6 kTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)2 p* S& R7 d" k$ a8 a5 r' m
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.4 B$ k9 Z7 W# _/ T( [
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
6 }6 P Y8 Q* \5 }9 h- A Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
+ \* S9 N1 V$ h& f y 7 planes vectored on to bombers7 k5 r. o+ Y8 v. U& H
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 b6 C Y- R+ a* C' | 1 plane(s) intercepting now.% T/ }) I4 u) `) ]* c% v. `
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
) C+ D/ V7 P! F6 h4 P Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes9 R& k5 B! q5 L8 D4 ^. m' V
2 planes vectored on to bombers
$ ~: f' z- w. a5 jEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)2 R3 j6 |4 K# I7 i. W6 a$ o
1 plane(s) intercepting now.8 j5 r: z5 Q+ R5 e+ i
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.( O" Q+ O! C, u. D* e; f
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
' t' a) p* ]5 p: }3 Q# n5 r" S 3 planes vectored on to bombers
0 h* c9 [# z4 U* x- E9 M6 gEIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 Y. R# k% ]7 i6 @
1 plane(s) intercepting now.2 o0 O) W0 a" _: J6 a* u1 Z2 h0 s, ^ o
Group patrol altitude is 10000 3 K/ [8 J# g; _7 m( p0 ]
Raid is overhead
3 |$ o5 u0 i- u" bEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling). _$ W' v$ V% \9 k9 n' i6 K
1 plane(s) intercepting now.1 G; u( A" a7 P( U8 r
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000." c5 [0 c) m: r9 ?1 V; x! U$ ^
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes' @& Q2 R3 T3 p3 Y/ b( Z- ?
2 planes vectored on to bombers! k2 E* E4 E, F3 V
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Ammo storage explosion on CVL Shoho- T+ |* m' v% _
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+ b2 d: r' k5 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137& ? _% M7 X- J: a9 D5 \( [
; h) |2 F) i( @8 d4 yWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 z/ G% z- o) p5 X9 A6 yEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# t, N' f0 s- O T
A5M4 Claude x 1
5 I: w G' |+ _' p# S# M A6M2 Zero x 11
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( ~0 |: \: B; L8 `# q. dAllied aircraft5 w" Q0 Z% y& U1 Q5 y! v6 \. Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9! {% ~( {" Y- B/ s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35( U6 I: b5 k- i
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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0 M+ ]$ Z" l! ~) g! J% G# S) DJapanese aircraft losses q3 _% Q9 T! f% C
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed& ]& Y5 _2 }0 W3 \; C) b1 M
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Allied aircraft losses
) c7 Z& g% i" F. i+ S# b) N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; {; I. H O% {. O% z8 [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
9 P3 `# U" L+ ^. b7 g* p( x SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
, u0 A& T' V- ?" B$ ?, Y& Y5 G0 { CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( }* e9 G0 P( ~( H! i- }5 o% L9 E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ?- T. u D. y% I' E* v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% c& N9 i. y: z! n0 l
DD Yugure) u' `6 B+ _/ r$ p# T8 \! [
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- K4 g; x+ d i0 O t DD Ushio, [5 Y4 L* g3 e/ T4 n
DD Sazanami
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4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'- o7 V2 f4 ?+ w- v! h$ f) H
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
% J9 R( {' _* B: ?( _ O: j 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'7 Q5 ?" p6 a" [3 u0 o
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb% a7 ?) P$ `. ]
12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
5 c+ H. }7 ?! q' x# s# S Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
0 x) \2 }) B9 l$ I 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
# o* i0 X. `# B2 G) e/ F Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
" N3 Q T" z8 C 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'& v+ s% P% J) `0 C
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& b: E$ ~/ x# [: J! c* { 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'* T: \; u3 g, d0 h9 {9 r
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 y4 L0 [/ {3 `+ W, s
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'+ |$ |/ X9 z! v9 B( {' i
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 c! y b& X. |$ ^5 R1 G+ ?
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CAP engaged:
7 W- @3 q- i% _Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 p; \) U2 j: c4 K) \
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.' Y) ~0 X) K7 `! B- q# i" Y: A; L
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.
' O5 g$ A" f/ s H, d Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes6 j( y5 j& }- _+ w) \
3 planes vectored on to bombers4 s% }* w1 u3 \2 V3 ?" U
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
# D! S) P* r. @ 3 plane(s) intercepting now.
! r! }$ r. L$ a! S' f1 [ 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
8 J2 `. [9 t+ z5 s3 _* K Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.! ], n$ w* c' _4 o3 q, K" n
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
7 ~# B/ ~$ K+ I$ @" A" e! G' A 2 planes vectored on to bombers
. O- g5 a& u/ G6 O+ o* SEIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)" H B4 t& k- d
1 plane(s) intercepting now./ U7 b& a' @7 D/ z! [4 ~% ?
Group patrol altitude is 10000
' P8 Y4 w% O3 I" a" ?2 w Raid is overhead
; T2 O% j$ F7 Z7 m 1 planes vectored on to bombers6 o: w3 x# k6 z% `) v
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)4 i& h5 E" ?. G9 M9 t' a# g) C
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
% X2 K' y6 b/ V1 Q2 w0 D' r3 ]! g: ` Group patrol altitude is 15000 ' {( k. j3 P* [0 A. c# h4 C, Q# ?
Raid is overhead
3 F) V: e! y1 @0 B' g7 NEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)2 C, M0 g: w5 w
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
" D) t6 P, d" v$ T! Y" q Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
3 t A4 ?* ~0 C9 ` Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
% j& {. V- L) Q, x# S& z 2 planes vectored on to bombers' N, S7 O8 J! V/ j* X/ I
: a) d$ O8 ]1 N. j. i! H* j zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho% Q. W2 j3 ~4 ~7 ?3 s0 ]
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku! F, W! B/ T3 z l4 B. X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku- ], D* I1 F3 `$ f4 j" r
Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku: R$ t g1 h' R; ^
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# G+ D! U8 h* q+ q! I5 H; S6 r, h- |6 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129% c/ C+ Y( f5 }* \7 w$ J- [
+ y" }! {: l T7 T$ r/ b: l; KWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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, D. ^! K3 N" W/ G1 M1 Q8 dRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 g5 D" d5 Q \8 h ]- H$ L- b' c# }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes& }& _, G+ D$ u2 f
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Allied aircraft8 J9 D0 q5 X- Q" g7 A: A
PBY-5A Catalina x 10
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" Q, F, G0 t& n; d$ eAllied aircraft losses8 Y; g$ B9 z9 L+ V: w
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Aoba! p% y3 J' u. t3 e7 P5 R- U) s
CA Kinugasa
" d+ @5 q2 H# Q1 }: [; C# f2 s CL Yubari
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Aircraft Attacking:3 Y' e% U" v Q/ t8 v) [& k
10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet, `/ a% R) S. ~0 C
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ [& q2 b; O( E# Z- F4 F% U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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8 N; w" o1 m" G |) b, DWeather in hex: Overcast7 a& H: K- [$ _0 o4 h
8 v" C O; A& a4 SRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
$ b' D8 I. Q$ ^2 I1 S1 @0 oEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 7
3 ?8 i1 F7 l* K5 C2 s' T8 S6 \% ? G3M2 Nell x 56 d. Z* E+ |3 x1 Q. j9 ^
G4M1 Betty x 18( n. b7 V# [7 [3 u5 ]/ L
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Allied aircraft
# [- i3 f2 i$ v2 ~9 ]* v F4F-3 Wildcat x 9* y" G$ m0 `4 Q1 @
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Japanese aircraft losses1 t. K, @6 I7 L6 F$ I8 M$ }$ o! N. X
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 M- J% J1 ^; K# q6 r5 d9 i
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak5 [) v0 X* h ^0 U
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
; n$ j& N. V0 E5 ?" ^ G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
! u( b+ ^5 J$ r' ~ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships0 O4 q) ~7 K- D+ @9 }
DD Aylwin
! _$ k r4 W, f% c; y, Z" V CA Chicago
* I9 e- ]0 u8 R6 o$ d/ j CA Chester, on fire: m2 a5 o/ M n" f% B
CA Australia, Torpedo hits 17 n7 U; H7 i% X( k. \. y
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage9 ?' i. H% P8 }7 [
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Aircraft Attacking:6 ~! n! ~, b" f0 R
5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 z, l) G# h2 ?. X1 c Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 F/ J( d- z- E0 G$ A9 G: i" {9 _ 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 Q* b0 v+ a2 }+ {9 o
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo2 l9 X2 V0 Z& L- G. l3 U
3 T+ `6 V% l7 g' F7 `CAP engaged:6 C3 Y3 M: k8 S6 w
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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2 plane(s) intercepting now.5 _* u( j, t" w
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
. o7 m2 b% k% @2 o* M Group patrol altitude is 10000
h% j; A+ P& a3 z4 U3 s. I Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes% S- Y+ n, t3 \& \/ y
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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& B6 |! S# g( U& q; [ 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
( @$ P' A# |9 T, L 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.2 ?$ b+ t% i. c8 T7 |; w8 ?
Group patrol altitude is 10000 3 I7 j2 S5 S$ M- M( _5 d& l
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes& r' A7 o9 }2 N5 t5 `0 s8 c9 c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137. j4 G7 Z( J* b! b; [1 K
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 |4 x# D/ A5 c9 K& l% V/ B
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( m" u! \: T) }0 J8 Y% {Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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# w( r: b0 _. a# VAllied aircraft
1 y' T) ]- ^/ ]$ h9 E SBD-3 Dauntless x 18. v2 E' @* |0 Q
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 }9 _8 V, {$ c, w CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 M6 K+ [1 E E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) J: F$ Z' v2 k. h4 j
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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) p% I+ q- _. ]) Y0 t, D$ mAircraft Attacking:
" ^6 q5 i; ^+ H! u& f1 ~4 O 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'5 C, }0 X! i+ c4 ^, G' Z/ q
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 e1 D0 Y, o, _: u6 C
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
# e- D# y- {5 L$ ] Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb% Q9 I f9 l, C& a& i% v! n5 I
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'9 e9 I+ e8 x" K2 d
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..- w. J; l- K3 `6 W% f) C: v0 V
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
9 E5 y) Q; s7 jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho. r1 a( Q( I$ ?3 D6 p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
+ t, R6 W3 `* P6 U9 N/ |" X4 YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku( F- i0 t0 ~/ `( N) N% D* b- A
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137/ |# h+ o% e3 s$ T3 M
( [6 |" {! k: c) z; I& g0 N+ tWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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& N F: i% q8 I$ ?/ {Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 G4 [' B$ l/ IEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 101 C4 ? S) s9 S3 E4 M
PBY-5A Catalina x 2
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Allied aircraft losses
; e2 U4 f2 i) N# \8 E0 l PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
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3 ?" e3 D5 q8 p3 r* _( D. HJapanese Ships4 _: V! f# r, Z. g/ P' Q1 V/ V
CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires. x2 v" b/ j: c# q; w R
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 w& X7 N, P3 Z6 V) r) ]9 z 10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
l3 @( c7 P( U5 x! ]& { Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo1 y5 C6 U, S4 C6 {" n, l# p! V; @
2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet: G3 M% m9 Y0 m
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..* t# q, f* W5 A7 v$ i" B- C4 W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, R8 c1 U% B" s/ y! X
9 `# M) f) K% r6 W1 H6 B4 [3 l& SRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) e- v# c& @( k6 v, m
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes4 Z4 R+ L# {% |' j l
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PBY-5A Catalina x 6
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PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged) x3 ]& h& i. e& l3 ?' O- m6 H: R
) i% e' O+ E9 ~8 a wJapanese Ships
+ b c3 D7 {0 A7 Q4 w CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ c9 Q) }/ P; D2 |
CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 f+ Z7 K5 y V k6 N9 U
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6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet; ~- f8 ^0 _8 Z" `5 h5 V' L
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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发表于 2012-2-18 20:27
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