AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 420 s5 h. G- t' |+ p
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8 `& w; ^/ ?3 KSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137$ N, i4 O4 T4 C7 `3 o6 s, e, C O1 z
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Japanese Ships8 u9 m3 u7 U. R; a8 k
CL Yubari
9 D7 h2 z8 G; G0 W9 f6 Y CL Tatsuta" V w- c( Y, e- T: q! u- }/ e
DD Yayoi
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/ Q7 Y- T+ B4 C6 XAllied Ships; p- _$ o' |; m/ `7 r/ w* P, \2 G8 }
SS Greenling& k' B; V0 [ ^4 D
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SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari
; b! ^$ A% E6 M4 IGreenling diving deep ....% x8 ?8 x- _4 f5 A4 H' L
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
* B9 ]/ Z' z; r4 E8 [DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....$ R2 r/ g! x- f3 a& v3 _
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 P$ I6 c2 T& Y; QDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...$ P, x4 D) ^5 e& w. J# s
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search... ]( ~2 x9 g4 R
Escort abandons search for sub( p$ Y* v: {- f F
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2 @1 U6 Q7 W. K* bMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." F C/ c* g& ^1 v
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes* i: m- R4 _# M
* z$ E, P2 Y+ V, Z; A9 b' U. jJapanese aircraft+ E* @7 ~3 O# B
A6M2 Zero x 53
; h* _7 M- ?. h, i) Q0 O9 D B5N1 Kate x 6* a D7 C9 [- g1 T( g
B5N2 Kate x 33
6 w/ V' u% K* E. E% |! p D3A1 Val x 26" I9 w: `1 |0 W. y
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Allied aircraft- D) o0 e; C3 I+ n; {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 211 e: f( o, g8 o A `% o9 r
; D: _' F( V( QJapanese aircraft losses
, x! D9 g; S* d1 G% A$ { A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed8 s! g U0 \' q1 T3 h
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak2 H7 z9 ^0 w2 `! Q9 G' n
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged7 v- Z/ c( f# B4 j
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
1 O" T; w. Z( S: S D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 Y/ {9 S" o. ]+ h/ R5 l
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Allied aircraft losses
* I; n3 V: ?1 Z$ S, | F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships0 o0 v* a$ `+ o1 v
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire' E, e( [. Z1 |$ e7 p3 r4 s: @
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, x0 U6 g& O8 X, R5 M
CA Chicago) x2 \2 X- q3 t4 t8 h" K
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage- E0 j4 X9 ^' R: v) K' f
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 10 [% P0 l9 B$ S0 h4 ?2 ?/ i
: e% b: b7 H NAircraft Attacking:
" Q- d; w* w/ v 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
8 D9 a3 s4 t. ~+ L, S* x8 Q Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb4 m( }+ c" v4 W' J- E4 ]: E
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% d3 P+ u F( D# _/ n& @
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo/ V6 H \& K5 G
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
2 y* x: z* {& Y1 ]: Q/ u# F$ H Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb1 h& F8 K$ V, s
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! ~& T+ z6 ?, _
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
8 a$ a! b* o$ A! X5 I6 t 5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, }; C9 c( O- @" D% R
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo1 W+ D; ~' l- h0 [2 O8 |
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'( l) C8 ~ A3 y/ R- z6 W D& d
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 n- `: M, X$ v/ S0 e2 k 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
1 V" @$ K+ |* Y2 l) p4 ` Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb1 l! v: `: z5 m, b
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'& B' E( c: B3 U9 y
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
8 Y: h: i/ g1 r, vVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
; W& ?& q; f& Y2 P) T (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)* N, N( S0 {* t( L) u
4 plane(s) intercepting now.% R! o0 h1 A$ E8 A
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
; w- i# v% b9 w Group patrol altitude is 10000 ' T: V! N% i; r1 b0 Y' {) H
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes' ]1 s! P$ `% ^. }" g; p
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
" ^8 b R# Z% ^% L& R& q- { 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.+ o: L; y$ G R* |
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.: X' I8 O1 y4 _# X4 u
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown
/ _; ^% W; s5 O5 E) |9 c; ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown
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" H0 V) H* K9 K/ z9 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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+ l) W9 [7 H u' m# u9 yWeather in hex: Severe storms7 m+ |" m8 V1 a) e) C: z3 {- ?5 x
) h# v) g* x0 B6 i0 |3 i& ZRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( v+ X% p% b: j$ Z u! g1 A0 c
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes0 U4 i* p. F" \( u) e
* A$ }: ?2 p* ] L4 }! vJapanese aircraft( w. j% D' ]+ t, A% |; K
A5M4 Claude x 45 h" x- ]" o$ N$ E4 [6 k& T
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft% s' g8 M" U9 U$ j9 W7 e6 e3 d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10& x" x. |- z" z+ F; w2 H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 338 [3 _5 W7 _" t0 R
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses4 u r4 y/ |; X* T7 ~
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* }: _* [5 u1 l
4 n( f4 ^5 @; W% ^Allied aircraft losses
( K2 i$ I0 P; F8 r! A$ ^3 P* t. P SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged
3 ~+ n/ H1 Q- Y% t' E$ C* Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# K3 } \! F' V% g7 J% |+ T) W
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed
2 a9 H. \9 [8 N5 V( n$ C TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak' j5 S& {0 v% g
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Japanese Ships" O% k# N9 e4 o6 {4 |
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 z' z9 t. a1 C. x) B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
3 A S! L2 Y. n2 T3 K( y CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
' U- J9 X5 _( C+ S/ U CA Haguro& n5 o+ { }+ {9 {; i0 b
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Aircraft Attacking:, Y5 K/ j0 y7 V6 f9 s1 a$ X2 ]
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
% ^! V+ ^7 P1 D5 A- z Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb% M$ x7 V* s1 S# K, z8 B
11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
; [# O k- Y, D- c: L# a$ ? Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb; C- h7 M& t2 }' L" m+ f
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
- C1 e; C2 j; A, y Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
# a* q" N) z6 c+ H4 `, b 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
2 N$ }2 T6 e$ W0 m( h7 w$ E g Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb0 f' h4 N( m9 Q3 Q6 s- @
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
* @$ n) f/ p% n! `9 ]- d3 M Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb* ^2 a5 r% }) `" f2 ^
6 F4 f) S; o7 c+ SCAP engaged:
' B* y1 Q. r! `/ F- QTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling) X' [* U- [! l8 \6 K: |2 U
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
6 \+ y3 G& R( N. w9 R4 j4 n Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
" t3 d; c* N8 L Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes+ r! |- _0 Q7 N5 ~
7 planes vectored on to bombers/ k# h/ K7 m/ G9 r6 S6 e
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
/ U: r: G2 w9 }/ K$ F$ ~6 o 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
. u5 D5 |" ~8 S. e Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000." k3 w* K- Z8 W) S
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
8 {* h" M/ |8 ~% n7 } 2 planes vectored on to bombers
+ ?- Y9 U5 G$ TEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)& H/ Q# o) ~1 `# ?0 S8 ~
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
- t& K0 \' L' `' J) P Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.+ U9 M7 q2 T" H! P& M2 y
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
$ p) {0 c. |1 _) @! V% n. M 3 planes vectored on to bombers% |( T" i+ N9 b; }3 |) h
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
n4 C ^6 h; [2 L- r1 r0 x! P5 _6 D 1 plane(s) intercepting now." s( P: X- j: _; U
Group patrol altitude is 10000 5 ]4 ]9 q3 z$ b, F0 Z+ ^! l
Raid is overhead- D: N |/ R) J4 y
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
. z. n, s: a( n4 r, c& j* } 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
/ y$ K* b, z. ^8 c. P Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.: @' w: H& K3 n
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes d9 u L8 ?. ]7 u! s& y
2 planes vectored on to bombers5 T: n# \+ K: i! D
, i- O: |5 ^5 ]) IAmmo storage explosion on CVL Shoho
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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' v' L4 u1 c# _* C9 U% D. ~Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' a4 `: x8 s! s. U5 ]' OEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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5 S! }7 A: r6 v6 ^; z6 C$ w9 EJapanese aircraft6 N2 R* M, o3 N8 P
A5M4 Claude x 1
7 O3 X7 _- F; X/ ]9 s) K/ h A6M2 Zero x 11- N4 n- E8 e& Q- G3 M2 ^9 Y! A
: C# u2 `, L. F+ j0 ?3 WAllied aircraft
& I" f$ Z1 X. ^8 i' L) O7 o F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
. j! b, U7 y- z3 K. d& C/ Q( ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 356 o7 H: n; z9 p0 k& |& b4 L
TBD-1 Devastator x 12* s) i) d# B+ w# N' I
: i$ V; Z; y3 O9 `Japanese aircraft losses
7 I3 `4 f# w8 M A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 v ~9 B& i2 F, ~& t; r4 v
7 Y1 v Y4 f* Y. QAllied aircraft losses, k+ E( U' E3 f# ^/ E% F
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Y. a. ?$ t* K7 V7 E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged# s$ W: V) C% X& f |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
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6 @1 f, c; F* a' F/ q; tJapanese Ships
6 `6 t9 R# b% Y7 N8 v' { CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 K) J) ]9 D# u; m8 i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" r* M$ s1 k4 n( q+ c% S CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 R9 |- B- ~1 T1 P( n" D2 d
DD Yugure
- G' R+ o$ v q$ m3 G DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' B) Q* D3 H, S9 A1 J: J DD Ushio
2 y, b5 w. d7 `5 |; j( B DD Sazanami* G3 Q: Y% D3 e* W0 b& j2 Q' p
- Q% l# @+ ~! |, eAircraft Attacking:
3 \( n2 q, S% |0 p+ `8 P 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'9 ^. m7 z. z: d# A, }
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
! J; _( K7 X6 S0 K# e 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'( v( C( }/ S( S
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 p! J6 E) y# V4 A: _ 12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
6 b' o! M. B. r Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb4 j: k1 g6 q1 F# A
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'+ D, \3 [. W" S# |- M7 D
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ x# D) K# p) E5 y" H5 M/ ^ a3 M* I
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'7 ]& b& F. {) x& z) F" `
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ D$ o. [4 I. I# r9 [# ] 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
1 H5 E- f# F% I2 m9 l5 k Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 ]3 j/ z. }8 @7 j! f- h 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'! @+ U2 S" |; `# k
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* Q$ P. {4 S/ j7 p
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CAP engaged:) `+ o9 f1 V$ y ?! k2 I
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)) x! l% X7 @ J; C c
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
' ~1 k0 }, F* _( ` Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.) M1 m# R6 a) L7 Q$ ^, T: e. S
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
- K' t; {' k/ x 3 planes vectored on to bombers
$ ?2 a# r5 w8 }* P0 Z6 E4 G. yEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) ]. U6 V4 Y* @2 Z+ |- x3 V* o4 F5 b
3 plane(s) intercepting now.* L" a7 u' u8 K: b
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.% K) B; p+ V; w* Z$ z- ]
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.; u5 Q) c, y5 ^- A6 r% I
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
0 V3 E2 W+ v( ^/ J, d( b 2 planes vectored on to bombers- w1 ?6 e0 D% U% e2 z
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)( o. e2 y! E. v3 A( F& ]. `
1 plane(s) intercepting now.9 r+ c8 D5 E, ]; @1 C
Group patrol altitude is 10000
4 Q& G- T/ P( w- r7 Y# A Raid is overhead, @4 B4 G5 ]4 Z
1 planes vectored on to bombers( c4 V5 w. H; W& v1 F7 B6 r
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
! `" M% m4 H$ ~, i* A0 V A 1 plane(s) intercepting now. k) t& n' s. [3 D6 ]- U' d; B+ t
Group patrol altitude is 15000 0 s F4 w W0 T
Raid is overhead
9 S2 ~/ D& `+ f! k- o5 v8 @- UEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 \, A5 b( t2 q3 u/ m6 Q 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.0 t$ V3 ]: P* x( V8 Y
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
) e; s4 n& C3 t+ ]! b Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes J6 k2 k; b5 q3 x8 a7 V
2 planes vectored on to bombers
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, m4 T' _7 V1 T# H9 IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho3 e/ [: N+ v5 L
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
0 ^: @$ D1 D& _, |/ C, N! cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku `$ @7 ]+ }5 A1 E4 ?' |# d
Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1294 m; M5 C8 W O( E. `+ ^
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 p4 r) s& l5 X$ mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Y& H! q3 `3 O# j: P
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& b) |) e' P! \8 X$ P PBY-5A Catalina x 10
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Allied aircraft losses
1 H4 M9 P) Y2 _1 f PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged" \- F6 w* `0 q+ {3 F1 W
* n' ~; _5 u$ X; y3 MJapanese Ships
" Q! A; l0 D9 t CA Aoba& {* q+ } a3 F8 m; x" M
CA Kinugasa
' T5 y2 r9 |. R _* X' g7 m* j3 r CL Yubari
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5 G* z' t: O; ^: h( A7 D8 kAircraft Attacking:+ s2 i N8 r8 c# W' Z$ ~4 J/ k
10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' x5 B6 k Y9 L Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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+ j; W2 W( a6 C' ~$ |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134! I, d: P$ B" l5 B5 S
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 u+ C' |0 O! E+ E/ _5 C! u0 C! W
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
8 i: _8 r6 r+ O5 UEstimated time to target is 44 minutes6 c6 c0 b; J5 `% l) g! |' G8 E" v
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Japanese aircraft/ [2 B3 R8 q8 L! {0 E5 a: g+ M
A6M2 Zero x 7
% ~/ R7 y% `. G+ v3 Q G3M2 Nell x 5
. Y2 ]# \/ d" _9 c# s G4M1 Betty x 18
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" e. P- q$ {& i) y7 JAllied aircraft, u6 ?* v' Z8 k1 I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
( d. l3 h- J5 ~5 `! t5 x8 B4 x A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
0 f2 f0 N1 Y2 o3 _ G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak2 v: D8 ^! c* ]7 @# x7 F
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
/ T' t* {+ N9 v5 t8 A G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak# ?( N" f/ B! j, u1 `. K
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Allied aircraft losses
; I0 m: b# D7 _. j, K# ]# H1 a F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" x8 c+ e% g6 N
7 q/ S( _+ ]/ Z' J: fAllied Ships, {! L5 g. \# J n% u% W9 X
DD Aylwin% j" _$ @) O. w" x0 q
CA Chicago
1 m/ m# a# x5 B/ X CA Chester, on fire/ o9 X6 o1 t; g4 J/ R
CA Australia, Torpedo hits 1! ^" v& `' T' K, l
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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Z' n6 o1 c* I2 I- i$ ?Aircraft Attacking:: C. k' i: ^; h, `! I) K9 a
5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 G* e8 L3 r+ N( R+ X
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
' K% R7 n! J. \; J" I 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 d1 }+ @9 \5 F0 E7 G
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo. k N" i) q" Y
- H5 O# p4 [6 c- j9 O6 ?5 jCAP engaged:7 x; _$ K8 W- _6 g! ?* c5 x d
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 V; S( B' i, O3 T4 c! G (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)9 y7 S: u1 o! G$ h* j
2 plane(s) intercepting now.5 B) A" i2 F1 n; O; j0 p( `3 P- a
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. N8 z% W) K7 ?. g
Group patrol altitude is 10000 4 l! k. M, q; V3 T" a5 X
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes1 E; S4 e2 [# A$ M
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)! C3 C9 g, g, w: S- R
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
# T% ]0 F3 F/ d+ m' M# V( b' z 2 plane(s) intercepting now.5 t; g$ [# L0 h* W5 {* E
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
% }& t& I) y. y) A' i v Group patrol altitude is 10000 7 n! P; e3 @" y0 a) {' B
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes% i- s- f4 ^$ ]/ ~8 V
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" y$ F* \: i4 B" t; o& `* fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1376 z+ O' z! ?0 ]- Y7 x
( V$ q: d: L3 p0 CWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 s9 C% o# S R: H% PRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 ~% I- e; z$ L3 v4 T$ V; AEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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8 d, f1 G$ e' {0 u2 H! tAllied aircraft4 o1 f# p& x& i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18 c b+ n. S1 p
$ B, b0 f$ {- N7 D2 b/ tAllied aircraft losses- u5 U9 O4 X, p* J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! c, ^% ?# d6 ~ ^+ D% P% D
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`& X% ~5 I) Q% k0 g- @; E' t! w CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
! n( Q% Z& _4 l( A) t2 L2 u CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: m% `5 F" r8 V7 c. J" d1 Q3 ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Q' a9 G( M- t) _( q CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 \, m. R9 ]' y w2 Z
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Aircraft Attacking:
( Q6 G, J0 Q9 c5 C, B3 S& O 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
" e0 N/ w. J# Z, x1 ^ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
* h2 K3 J+ [% y5 v5 V, b 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
) W. p. x. w7 ? Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. i) P" t$ u5 g+ K
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000') v0 R$ W& F4 W& I/ b1 L6 |
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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0 E9 c# F) A' x# [; OCarrier support unable to supply air cover..
% T: c/ B* c+ x5 hAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
* D+ X6 P0 O; D+ L) J5 ^8 j& pHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho: W# x2 A; Q7 p5 {* W( O/ `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
% H R. |/ e' Y; o6 Q/ ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku3 c, `3 j) W4 m5 `7 k1 D) z
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku9 ?/ L% X5 p/ m# x
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% v9 K; D* r9 a; l. x/ P( JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1374 T8 j% z3 x: x$ _% n! |$ _
) o* N+ ^2 X$ R; A! h/ TWeather in hex: Partial cloud& _& L2 D1 [( G3 C
' W+ h6 Y0 ~0 s' B7 CRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. e0 w% G. E, f' m$ i, TEstimated time to target is 21 minutes$ g& w" e- D: L' z' z( c$ m
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Allied aircraft
: j1 f/ V) g- J$ t! U PBY-5 Catalina x 103 h5 n6 ?5 t) }+ e
PBY-5A Catalina x 2! B1 l. F+ j& q) J- ]- N) r! @% \
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Allied aircraft losses
* T! J7 W9 k2 c, f g4 q- p8 g PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" |+ Q- y8 Z. S1 A# M, ` CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
5 U( _6 m& Z% c# l CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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( O8 f* L5 `! Y# L9 R" NAircraft Attacking:/ B0 H( ^& N4 c; f2 l/ t9 H2 O. Z* l
10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet U* u; f% @5 N7 S* M
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 E0 G4 A4 I" y; B9 {; L 2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 ], s/ V2 h, F5 ^1 C Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo3 t: M; p5 O3 R5 z
# G, ]* @$ B; y; i0 iCarrier support unable to supply air cover..
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137$ t4 [" T* E$ B) O+ |. o* I, `1 s" a" N$ I
& ?0 ~: J+ O; p5 BWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. z0 E- E0 _: |
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes6 {$ v5 N7 `2 `! p9 X4 r& _6 B- z
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Allied aircraft
/ v6 \6 J* X# \1 C; P0 g7 x PBY-5A Catalina x 6
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/ H0 m: F0 h! pAllied aircraft losses
/ K: Q) Y3 B9 { PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
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& Y3 y. h- t6 X2 t2 ~. B1 oJapanese Ships
9 C5 r$ }! }# E; m+ v( j1 q CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 [4 f( F( k; j$ w5 }0 E CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 X! i! f' Z" d1 J 6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ Q/ }: V; t! A6 U7 K2 S Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! N8 O$ M# }& z2 v+ E6 a7 h1 W
, Q ^2 F/ B+ N2 J# |Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. |
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