AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42* X) Q8 ~* q; f& f, W% f8 |6 @
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: r, o$ |" l+ dSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137) ] o3 E4 V, W% h8 p- j! g" t" b
( l% M, g- P& GJapanese Ships/ J# d, a# A6 B; W& E
CL Yubari5 ^- g3 ~# P8 B0 a
CL Tatsuta) g$ Y; z2 i$ T' v
DD Yayoi
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Allied Ships
6 x8 X2 ]' w9 P' C SS Greenling2 H$ C! d% K% F% Q2 W
+ A5 ~7 y! [& DSS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari2 Q$ X' b; N2 d( a% E g* z/ B9 Q
Greenling diving deep ....7 `6 V3 J& k& J7 c3 [
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...9 s, q1 ^! }& u4 U
DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....* F2 B, C& A# }" s. ^
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...( E3 ?9 y: D9 h- \4 p
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...8 _. [# R, M7 t9 s3 J$ ^3 _; |
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...& s1 c8 X- s) G$ G
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134* a! p# l3 s1 a' `0 \3 ?2 r
! d# ~/ J. h* v4 \Weather in hex: Severe storms5 o) ^. U' L; o: m5 V. q
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Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 X( R; p9 J3 P3 H! k
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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* m! [9 M, \7 o. r; QJapanese aircraft
0 @$ s$ I% o W A6M2 Zero x 53
0 w+ Z; Q) X% Q$ T B5N1 Kate x 6
0 g! Y" j/ \- v8 x9 d h$ z2 p7 J B5N2 Kate x 33
2 E2 y! p! T0 s; P& G1 C D3A1 Val x 26
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+ q0 ^ \/ r7 G4 C% \* n; gAllied aircraft
5 k6 k; r9 W& }8 Y# n+ w F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
: b$ ]2 {1 h& i: t" I, s4 L; { A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 ?9 s2 {7 F. \: S B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
( s; H4 D* X" K( g B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
0 r* O8 ^/ m3 \- n D3A1 Val: 3 damaged) _& w8 P7 N/ i3 i
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses- i! n1 U2 }" ?8 t
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: ?( a' y7 x4 q& l0 n" v
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Allied Ships
8 p- m% J( j( p# n" @. ~ CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 J/ Y$ j/ l- t( j! s CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 ?. L. d. c/ \5 P* U! m CA Chicago
" w: ]: o6 W& ^9 I/ l CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
. ]1 S0 h% M$ R$ \6 o) r CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 17 }7 i8 b) W6 X' n
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Aircraft Attacking:! T+ B# ?2 d, s. S4 F
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
. U2 c2 L6 x L$ Q' M4 D# U3 ^: c" C Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb/ I6 W) v% W# m/ m2 ]5 q+ v; k
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( I2 z* J: I I5 K Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo( ~: L, A: L# F2 M+ m
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
9 `" B3 x/ ]$ `1 z Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb- |& Z( R$ O; l ]0 x
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 M/ i! r" b+ |" B0 J$ Z Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo" A/ m# s, ] L% i- n
5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 l0 l: P# d5 W$ |) q# K Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
' T7 s0 U! G% K/ T, P1 _ 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
, P/ y- i! g L6 T+ f8 F Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 G6 w! y0 e" c" ~4 s) @ d$ \ 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000': l7 `7 y4 W5 [6 b7 l+ ], \
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
) s* J, K) `" h' a 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
' r$ K. I' _& f! u7 d+ s/ a1 z" H Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
9 `& `. _, A' y* P) B) gVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)8 D% g3 e5 e) V8 x+ d
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)0 ^) W+ {& X, A+ i
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
$ M+ Y. U" _- c% ~9 ~* _- } 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.% L, Z0 |# V. Z- a6 [$ Q
Group patrol altitude is 10000
$ _. B4 a' \6 b" o Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes% D& c3 X9 ^" s) Y* z
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 R: S2 y, x8 g0 p2 ^5 v7 z 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.4 a0 F" z6 `( {3 N& x1 b# v+ J, T
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
" W0 }. q$ r8 c, ]# U1 I$ F Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes% ?8 ^" S. N+ ^* F
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown R7 ~9 L* o3 ~* J1 J2 |
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown
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2 ]* y) O5 H, X* [Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Severe storms: R5 K. _& d l: ?
* ^% H! a+ L* NRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 o2 r/ v) E; l2 [+ l5 j ?
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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( q+ N# f0 ]& U) v" aJapanese aircraft
1 G; N( N4 X5 q8 v. v A5M4 Claude x 4' P: F2 A* [8 ?6 X; X% X9 G7 I% {
A6M2 Zero x 199 z$ b% j4 a" u, O. q
; B# Z' q* T0 GAllied aircraft
0 T& R8 g1 g/ y: s5 z2 b" s1 f F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
, a8 K+ H8 ?$ W% q3 S SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
5 h `8 B: I! h# d% z* e) Q TBD-1 Devastator x 121 J0 C1 l6 B- t% h
' Z: O& \ ~/ k& I) s& hJapanese aircraft losses
- N. u+ n/ S; t! z- M8 ]3 x! b A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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, }) ?0 ?- P8 y- c& B$ g. x& O( k: C! rAllied aircraft losses
. l! q( O: l2 w- e SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged% l1 K9 _% h* a4 @/ S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% R o& @! K9 s2 T! _! @
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed- {3 u0 {1 d" W( k
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 z$ b: q; {9 h/ K5 @Japanese Ships
1 _4 v; a9 S: J CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ D+ J; x3 N& e- H$ }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
6 t: r; ^, z1 C9 j' M$ B- S CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 B) a4 p' Q6 p3 Q$ u9 W$ k9 I
CA Haguro
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2 @) P" T, T# `# C' rAircraft Attacking:5 Q2 n( Y9 i8 l5 i7 p% J* t3 S
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'2 ~, _, g1 w! s
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
, s7 q# R; j/ {2 K P 11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet# {5 P9 t& X6 w% `% \
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 l. N" }# f7 n3 P$ J+ @7 f 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
5 c+ m" w+ t0 }* C$ O Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
$ v1 t; B+ I; r* ~: V 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
7 k% P) b. J( j% X, a5 `0 F Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb! x0 |$ {$ j8 Y k" N8 C
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
8 ?; L q3 d6 D% |9 [ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb2 b6 \+ \; r" l) Y1 h, i" q
4 X3 }, c/ o) Z0 [$ i- h: k% CCAP engaged:4 K$ ` }! @6 l: Z: S
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)0 [. w/ M! A% C+ t
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.8 J6 Y; j) ^( R N- m/ Z) I$ Q
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.$ l, F! U- V8 k3 Q7 C2 F
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
, a# L9 n# f( |" Q7 H& @; g 7 planes vectored on to bombers
9 i6 ~0 C9 ?8 V- D, v- [4 \EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
! z# p5 o4 i# D+ e 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 I% Q% F; c% N Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
& ?( U4 j* \, C# B, o* k9 u Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
# L6 p+ n4 x/ m9 B' c; B. z- `/ h 2 planes vectored on to bombers, p5 ]7 Q2 g9 v$ [+ y/ g4 n
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)2 @+ b# f! u, P. M2 q/ {8 o, V
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
; k; z, s$ Z6 ~1 t- h2 V( ~ Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
0 e) Z0 r% I( `$ X" B Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
0 m& O% l, y" Z 3 planes vectored on to bombers
+ |& e) w. g8 e% k$ R7 s- |/ {EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 }5 c+ E. x+ O 1 plane(s) intercepting now." i1 {5 C' ?& z% D
Group patrol altitude is 10000 ' L7 c+ \- T7 D
Raid is overhead6 W# [1 O6 {% I( S i
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling); _4 `; ?9 m5 e5 v. j4 _2 ?4 G- U0 L
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 S* n0 ?! M- O- D Q6 W" Q Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.8 \0 L8 _; o7 d. b/ H2 t' U; L
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes3 x, {, K( Z+ {3 b! {4 v& {2 |
2 planes vectored on to bombers
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1 S6 d3 m- _( l/ T9 p w% k# ?% ~, OAmmo storage explosion on CVL Shoho5 N1 v1 h/ h f; Z, H9 _( j0 G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137+ f/ s- h' N7 Q: Z9 O
7 M. k& `$ j" H! v) ?' vWeather in hex: Severe storms9 M1 d4 h2 h Z# F2 B& o$ S2 t1 Q6 U
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Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ u' |3 o6 \2 y% B8 e
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes. N# k/ W3 x7 a% E# ^
& f) J" Q# }+ S8 RJapanese aircraft$ w1 t( f" ?( P9 E
A5M4 Claude x 13 H2 S9 _) Q! H. n+ U# S! n6 y
A6M2 Zero x 11# W7 m/ s [4 i$ K4 e$ f
0 r% p5 l" {) A# F2 yAllied aircraft
$ A' g; v! {$ \# c9 S5 P* D F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
8 n& m" J+ |7 ]4 F2 T* f SBD-3 Dauntless x 350 [0 x9 F% V0 H, M2 N& u# z
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ e# p3 O c- i A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses- W9 I! C1 y, _5 k
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
8 W0 j9 }& [/ w SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 e6 b% G, k7 {- g' ~& S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak7 O6 U1 h" A4 U! O( n
$ n# }' C$ p, w# M$ C9 zJapanese Ships- h- P/ Z. [- R
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% p# a3 H8 W" K1 a' a$ }8 l$ b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 N8 _( d5 d1 S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 Z+ C5 _3 x4 T; D$ H5 u
DD Yugure
0 ~" @# `0 ~5 F+ E DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) R0 ~5 Q& v" j5 S: @0 W8 t7 B& s DD Ushio
* z; \* [7 }3 _* Q) ]2 A DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:" x$ e$ Z" ~, q- ?
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'6 }+ ^4 G$ m( B# {% l+ K/ x
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
' _6 c4 Y) s: Y3 [0 s- ?! ~ 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'9 O1 P0 T% B- {3 N, C4 U1 t
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
, Y2 w& Q: q- X1 Q- P 12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet1 j. P. z b* S o
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 k H# E$ {! N# f) ]/ [ 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'5 ]9 E" m& q, o* O" k. M s0 l. }
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 R0 [( F1 b0 C/ T: A1 o 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'5 J$ G$ \6 @& F
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
, O$ N) P. k* ]) E 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'9 h! C; ~( P/ Y
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; U5 z, W6 x; n T& ^( F* `# v8 b
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'2 F9 C, M7 o1 [$ t: G
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
. R4 {9 K3 n$ L& JTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)# x& K A( z4 w, z$ {# d2 U
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
D9 r+ H, R; S/ a! y9 l7 k$ U2 M Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.
5 b1 ?5 F) ?- U4 e, d Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes! R+ W! e! Y0 b; l0 J8 g! Q0 h8 r
3 planes vectored on to bombers5 G. |# ], t( o L, P
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
; W {" @" S; ?- ~. C; @ 3 plane(s) intercepting now.# L9 [ {% |6 v7 @
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
3 u! H6 ~( Q2 @1 l2 \ Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.7 v& Q7 y: D s' E! G
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
# ~4 [, |8 l5 Y; s9 |& c- _; t% T 2 planes vectored on to bombers+ a1 n5 t" D. h
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
$ Q) X& [. a4 B 1 plane(s) intercepting now.0 J/ q. ~) u: b. r- h( `6 a
Group patrol altitude is 10000
0 K# L _; @5 O Raid is overhead2 ?6 v v9 d/ t, L6 l2 S* e
1 planes vectored on to bombers4 u- T9 r( D! K0 Q: S1 k" U0 z
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)0 ]( D7 j: A* b( t2 O
1 plane(s) intercepting now.& g. O& X( F+ ~
Group patrol altitude is 15000 9 E4 C6 l/ m; B( d
Raid is overhead
# f9 O' H3 ^7 U1 s5 t; tEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling): e# n+ g( V- d2 A! f
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.( {9 h+ d, U5 t4 I) T$ G
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.% k' _+ H( g9 J4 Y$ I
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
V8 r4 C& j, _5 |/ L e 2 planes vectored on to bombers
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
( m8 i3 K7 X2 i+ NAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
. {. s! c9 @* }) iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
! i# P1 V4 n# e$ N8 I9 pAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 j/ d8 f4 U8 b" w1 v* K
- n# {0 U% p! F3 i. sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 t5 O6 @9 h' pEstimated time to target is 12 minutes# w; O* L3 b) H$ t6 o
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Allied aircraft
: m& t! z0 O- o0 }5 V9 \ PBY-5A Catalina x 105 y6 | K- z0 V4 R5 a
; B+ z0 U2 Z; @; |2 z& FAllied aircraft losses8 s+ _- U3 _. W& W9 A8 o
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships) u6 b4 w3 J* [
CA Aoba
( [" C5 O2 N% }! A CA Kinugasa
# t/ s. a' d( H CL Yubari
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 g$ x0 S/ B% H' b1 H! U; A 10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% V- A( Z c# c4 ?3 |( l Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! D/ _6 d5 [8 ~: H' ?. x! |& b: f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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$ }0 \" `& X" q3 x3 e* J) L' ^/ CRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.2 w& |5 f, j6 u0 K" T9 Z1 [0 {
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes5 j* x1 ]! @# `8 O! N3 y7 y
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Japanese aircraft
- a: b7 h) c$ M' t+ l0 Z A6M2 Zero x 75 Q( f7 G+ O( |* W- x1 p
G3M2 Nell x 5
- K& f) j7 ], O8 U4 g6 c2 Y G4M1 Betty x 18
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7 r% Y* i! {) {5 ]. q* jAllied aircraft
$ _4 C$ I# |6 c/ j" s+ h( P& r( m F4F-3 Wildcat x 9) M! M Q, [0 s. R! U* p" e
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Japanese aircraft losses
; c6 A* e9 x; v. x" {* k A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 A6 g) D3 e- j# k3 g/ s+ V
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak" J- I( R6 v E; f7 t0 l" X
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
2 R+ m- \+ y5 s9 l8 U G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses! Q4 C7 j) C }* F7 ^
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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2 j# q' ^+ Q" N1 k: y DD Aylwin) J9 I+ f1 g) T5 Q. T! N
CA Chicago: N1 ?7 L) j; ?
CA Chester, on fire
; K. |! n! h1 J$ t% z: H' G CA Australia, Torpedo hits 13 [1 d9 J+ l) r' h
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
; U2 @, g8 n1 k9 q" Q+ [ 5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 m! X4 g; t6 i Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
/ s6 Z5 \8 f/ l" k# [+ j2 @ 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet( t; e, \) w8 O3 ~; E
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo- I6 ~. X# c4 b" u7 B* O' S
; h3 U( Y! m. V3 _1 l' bCAP engaged:2 [1 k5 [4 W4 L& o; j$ K2 i& R
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)# `" G# L+ E' h! h% r
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)3 o5 k+ G/ U8 N1 B; X; g& o- O
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
( D) Y% @1 I! c. f: w% I" X4 A5 G0 z, I 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
2 e3 }! [* D; `2 f6 ^3 t+ `$ F# Q/ ^. J( ^ Group patrol altitude is 10000 5 c/ r( g @' y& V: o" e: B
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes, Z! O) l: q4 E" {
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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" i4 o' z, Q, c0 m ^! w2 Z 2 plane(s) intercepting now.0 G+ Q; M! K& H2 h. K
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.) l: X4 L' G" h$ b! S6 s9 {
Group patrol altitude is 10000 # E5 @, J U& I: c( G5 G. E* M" {
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes) w: U3 ~, h. T M/ f' Y. b
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* J9 Z1 X" [7 N1 _% v. PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137" p1 _/ ^1 w( `
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" K9 K" T- b+ U
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., A+ J5 A3 ^; M$ I9 z; W! G
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes! l+ m4 v2 W7 c1 f/ Y
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Allied aircraft+ [/ K# U2 X4 K5 Q5 ^0 p: _( N- F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Allied aircraft losses- q m5 E4 n- u7 p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 d8 }. E9 W H% R5 j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# t5 X! {5 }: {7 X* w% E0 ~
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 r/ Q: S, U5 ?1 _/ c9 x CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ q5 f0 c4 G: ]* Z
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# O# \: v. o8 q. W. H7 y. j9 \
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8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'2 h) _/ { W. k a" o" p
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ s X2 y- {4 t5 O% t% w( |+ K- D 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'0 I+ n' T g2 E
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 {" Y. T; H j9 F1 O+ x) P 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'+ V4 E; R# [, P/ B8 Y8 l& g
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
5 I7 H- j; [, b5 [3 N1 S5 ? jAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku8 f3 e9 ]3 Y$ [& r; b' J; R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
- o& o# G! s, m" ^7 h- N: H7 aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
5 F9 T8 G" y- ~- j: [4 FHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku, K# z3 f6 Y" w. p0 \1 T
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
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: ]2 T8 _- H+ B& a3 l$ CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 C) `# r- x" k: _: I; Z
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 m8 |$ [$ G# T# l6 r/ v6 `
PBY-5 Catalina x 10' k: s1 h' b3 ?0 ]' I) u( F/ ]8 O
PBY-5A Catalina x 2. n) d; m! U& R5 m
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PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 I" F2 l4 A" @
CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires9 h5 i- h; g' L4 R
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 `+ u1 ]5 R. V4 _1 JAircraft Attacking:
% E9 W2 P' |1 r1 J( @( H7 ~6 J+ ^ 10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet; H+ p- Y7 i4 `& t% z" m2 e r; g& f
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo$ t- c# y( g+ A/ A& B+ L$ g
2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 N+ u. D, y' v( w6 h9 D5 w4 L Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo h; F F/ K4 Y/ l, N0 [' l% K
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..' R7 _& d) |0 r, d& B5 S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137- X2 i- p# A8 h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 d3 a- ]* A7 A# M
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 W9 ~8 D+ q$ vEstimated time to target is 19 minutes+ A2 _$ M, b% s
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PBY-5A Catalina x 6
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7 w3 A& k% _) l r) NAllied aircraft losses
2 Z+ J: A$ Y) I& C/ l0 R PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged2 v( J/ v" }6 g% K; U
" ^- v3 R6 g8 b/ LJapanese Ships
0 x. j- n! U" ] CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) d c4 r/ l$ |+ V( u! z( S; M CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
, J1 R: j6 s! W/ O. {$ b. F 6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet* u- b/ z/ x! X$ x+ `
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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