终于从珊瑚海挽回了点面子, AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 06, 42" g( {0 o/ ?$ _5 k. u8 f+ E0 d
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. i' i" \; L5 {# [Day Time Surface Combat, near Deboyne Islands at 102,135, Range 35,000 Yards k9 n# u2 q( ^& N' f4 I* K5 @
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Japanese Ships
8 ]! x0 o" Y2 X+ l9 [( i CV Shokaku$ z6 `* Y. Z9 x" ?
CV Zuikaku
$ G& G' [* G+ Q& ~ CA Myoko
5 O1 w' ^: k7 x" H# G CA Haguro
. H* p6 y/ Z( O DD Shiratsuyu
3 W' ~+ R& O1 G- H+ D DD Shigure3 C* i0 t( ^5 V8 p8 `- q
DD Yugure" \$ O" C8 e% p2 _0 P5 t
DD Ariake
9 t# C6 h& A' c DD Akebono
2 k: N# n% k& p9 \; V, @: Q DD Ushio
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CV Lexington
& G9 u+ Q8 b" N1 j7 {# r" R6 g9 l CV Yorktown1 _+ I' g2 J' r. D: g) S
CA Portland
0 a2 {8 t% i+ L+ @$ K. B CA Chester
4 ?. |& G: Z6 A4 i$ W. c! l CA Chicago
' ?: P% G8 c+ G ^5 R% y CA New Orleans
* W" B$ [* \. e, D( w CA Astoria
1 ]+ T; y3 q% I, `6 H% { CA Minneapolis# e# E+ T0 _- ?* J( r7 G2 M
CA Australia
5 u3 b% G8 B8 J$ V CL Hobart7 A- s1 ~2 t8 f7 L& O$ v! \% E+ M
DD Sims& ^ \- [) f2 B. O; ]5 O
DD Anderson7 m+ |5 o/ H( F1 U( R9 @
DD Hammann
' r/ i( D+ O4 m# a. ^: |% A1 @ DD Morris* V T' Q, s4 L* @6 z2 L* u3 ~5 V
DD Perkins
" \( d5 u- r+ X) W DD Phelps% r1 O9 C7 k# [1 s: U w/ Z$ h
DD Dewey* ?% T# _8 T! }% x& \; E$ X. l' N
DD Worden+ X% n/ W( k/ M' J9 z8 K
DD Aylwin
- T$ {& g. n8 @. b, o DD Whipple
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* C1 n9 R: B# z3 qMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards7 g* L% x2 A7 s' \/ u h* g8 v2 N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 35,000 yards
; }. ~; o/ q& }# vAllied TF attempts to evade combat' Y3 P* z, Z l5 j
Range increases to 35,000 yards...
s' g# } f/ m2 b4 G/ gBoth Task Forces evade combat
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0 Z$ e* P6 @4 C& V+ {5 M& UMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136
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8 m- _8 N0 R8 ?6 Y. c' @6 RRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
4 T6 g* y5 k8 I: L6 H3 y1 d- {7 d* oEstimated time to target is 60 minutes5 O5 ]- L, p$ U8 D& k% x2 f
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Japanese aircraft! d- l, m) `7 f* G* C' y( G% ]: `
B5N2 Kate x 35/ H7 D" M7 k( f. q. _# T. V: b! B
D3A1 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft3 A' B) Q' t; N2 M* A: @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 14$ e7 P) ^; p8 R8 J( p' r
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Japanese aircraft losses0 B3 D g) ~# N1 r) c
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
3 t; N! U3 i6 ^4 _ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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( y1 W. z8 Y4 x( u; e8 B CV Lexington, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. d5 A- ~" Y- x' F. X) L: | CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! I; J! h6 f/ j4 _: t, u' U5 a) Z( B CA Minneapolis
% G: q- ?. P) c$ `( K I CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 S: T7 D8 W3 ?1 E$ T w' b
CA Portland
) p0 P7 v4 L) P( t& c; x DD Dewey } _5 I, V& B9 S. _) D
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 ~" X; K" h' I8 v! d2 L: h CA Australia, Bomb hits 20 x* T& I E& ^
CL Hobart' D2 \5 K1 V- _. ~
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage: J+ ?3 |( k7 M. u
DD Sims
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18 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
3 s. `& m( s% ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 |' s( X x6 A7 r. S& H n
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( O3 U1 q5 H' T S6 o# E( Y1 |. A Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
7 A4 ~. `, A9 h& k 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ p- ^% M: I& Q% o
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
! J2 o& ?% K9 w3 z- v4 S 21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000', P) j( ]4 s( j; A6 B
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb, C7 ?0 {" v* _+ E
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CAP engaged:# b7 k: j+ h! G$ h* W
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)+ h) f4 T' o$ f$ A# D
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.7 h! ~" e& M4 F9 j
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.$ x8 K2 I* T! `$ m
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes9 y1 T1 D. h2 [" C' h2 O! p
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 i9 }, u) g4 k' r: v 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.+ ~0 M2 @, B1 u1 u9 d6 K
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
9 ^4 f1 j% G k6 ~5 N1 S7 v Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington! Z" I8 o4 ]/ v* C, G$ J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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- k+ I+ I0 G) o3 U4 ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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& F2 s( m! ^' ?" b2 A" p3 l0 x8 JRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: ?1 ]0 Z; f& P' E1 g: YEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 B+ F% a$ k5 h& Q
A6M2 Zero x 403 d, V( A0 U: v0 ]8 z7 D& {
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Allied aircraft% q! E% z" l! l6 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 26+ R) ] P6 G/ l0 e: y8 Q3 T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 633 ~6 U* d4 e# i+ \0 t
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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No Japanese losses; v0 r, Y! n( i( e: L
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Allied aircraft losses6 ?& B$ Z9 A, [0 r5 @; F& m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
1 i9 S" N0 m$ F0 M# t1 I# o TBD-1 Devastator: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged" i [0 T/ m& j8 C
6 x9 Q2 `' x- o% `Japanese Ships
, V1 @/ f# j& E+ M9 q9 X CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% }; t* o! r, ]( i4 f: Y
CV Shokaku1 v. l! [9 [1 f1 f
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 v* A4 w. E0 ^8 Y CA Haguro2 F6 `1 W! Z. w( a4 ?! U* l8 Z
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0 Q& @5 `% {2 e 15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'. ?" W/ K5 d2 J; o2 b
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb& d% x* a% K0 a* U( F i
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
$ J2 B' q0 {* u* E Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
: n; Y+ i( b3 S9 i7 f* z6 g 11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: U1 g7 a S7 a7 @- t0 y9 E Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo0 H, ^; ]9 e/ J
17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'+ C# N' B/ S* R( Q, P
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb; v3 T8 T0 ~1 v* T8 [" I% }
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet# V0 H; @: p3 k! I
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb0 W& Z! r# `9 n: W. o& a: V
11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 j& ^- w' @; h v9 z( \4 h
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 Q, M% {" a1 p$ e$ p" @
# @6 r1 ~ W* R3 ICAP engaged:
H1 B. [! n. d: u- T- SEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 k5 C' v( t6 n+ h' Q2 { 7 plane(s) intercepting now.
, F. ~8 M9 \! y; { Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.& C" g/ k ^. ~2 T. u
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
4 R* O" g! c* ^! NEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 A a4 X! N! p/ t8 x) s 8 plane(s) intercepting now.% t- w0 r1 p$ r: J. \
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
) \# R& @; \$ \6 Z Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes; r) ?# L# {) E
0 n6 p) x+ b" V2 E$ _( r* bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku2 f* A f# E- B4 f7 x; E
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Myoko( a6 H$ b# C: b2 v/ L/ s& O2 C% r+ z, ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 c$ a. a4 W0 B; h) ]Estimated time to target is 10 minutes, h" Q h/ F% `, u. X. y4 U; J
, E$ `% o3 J4 t# M# bJapanese aircraft
# \) m$ b4 [$ b2 T% t" k, [0 E A6M2 Zero x 406 c! A% |' `/ Q" Q( ~6 }2 S
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3 E8 K# I5 h) f" p1 Z c9 ]Allied aircraft2 Z$ V0 r: F5 n' e# Y6 b% K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
0 f; w4 O9 j& x# T SBD-3 Dauntless x 51 `' C5 r. b: T' W. J" q1 X
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No Japanese losses
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% b" L( ]: D' ]Allied aircraft losses
- ~- F8 m e% E7 g" z7 J5 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 J: J; {' a$ a0 P2 GJapanese Ships
4 c& a0 C7 ^ L7 X7 i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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/ J5 ~) H8 \) t% [ l+ X$ ~Aircraft Attacking:
$ B! `- { Y! d/ k0 Q" ]) d 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000') f8 H* l3 I5 G/ F8 U8 Y9 H
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb/ B0 T* }1 g/ L$ {6 k" q
, |( B( t7 c& ], E4 |CAP engaged:' u F" H! l( w }- K# N
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 {6 F; e9 w$ }2 Y
7 plane(s) intercepting now.! @1 n% A! P$ V* ^: m7 W
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000., T4 b q* |' b/ \6 x8 _
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes7 A, L: j W& m3 o1 M8 }1 A
7 planes vectored on to bombers
( q5 K* @4 ~5 G5 P4 KEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)# r9 m% [. V6 ^9 {, D
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
! _$ c9 @" F7 D$ o# n& e( N z& T2 p Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
/ Z5 w( _0 d8 J1 s x6 L& S1 \. | Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
- Z0 f5 g1 C/ b' `* P 13 planes vectored on to bombers
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9 J: T0 b6 e1 {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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7 m1 B, b z5 A& X aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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) ~# N, s: _; z7 G4 BWeather in hex: Overcast3 [7 x! e3 q& i: z1 }/ q! `# J9 `
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 q- h& X( Y/ `9 [# r& x! \, M0 ]+ XEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ }6 Z3 H3 k5 {. H
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
' g3 l3 Y, A0 t" R F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
, q1 B9 ?1 }- V" A SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
% j1 U! h1 U7 {- m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 ~9 E1 d) ?) J1 Q
5 F# n) ?# {+ r" Z+ |# h$ n. PAllied aircraft losses `% O' \0 z5 W. q1 Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged5 m- m5 S' V0 l: C1 [* b2 D
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) ^% s1 Y- F! W6 W& ^2 W7 X6 o
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' U( r; E# G' W" S* DAircraft Attacking:
: i2 h% E4 ~! b+ q& f0 c 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'1 r. _" b: Q- X$ R' J. K& w" m4 Y9 |
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb( y) o, M3 c! Y |7 M- J3 _
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CAP engaged:* R4 Y- t1 K; a' A: c
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
$ u) }- p1 @, d* D& S" P: U 14 plane(s) intercepting now.5 P7 P( ]8 P; {0 ?& r
Group patrol altitude is 15000
8 J- q. a! r, p Raid is overhead6 ]4 \( L4 j+ h8 {4 ]# a8 J
7 planes vectored on to bombers2 f" a- C- D. y7 R# R* @
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
% H7 g- \1 C9 e, h+ c) j 18 plane(s) intercepting now.& |" |* K. l/ N7 `6 J- a7 W
Group patrol altitude is 15000 9 n6 _- ~8 [/ }3 ^$ }
Raid is overhead4 \0 i4 l$ Z4 x8 m% D4 q/ l1 g
8 planes vectored on to bombers
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1352 ]+ h% P2 G3 Y- `) P; R8 |: z
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Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
# ~, Y5 j# a) H% I0 WEstimated time to target is 3 minutes0 D& q3 ]' N. e
& H. Q. h* R) nJapanese aircraft" v$ i4 _0 I, x% h" q
A5M4 Claude x 3( Z8 h3 _: r$ m# F
A6M2 Zero x 10
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+ @8 A# E: s# W( [7 C1 u+ q) K i' o F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
2 S% h( Y* c Z p SBD-3 Dauntless x 9; _% \8 S* C* ^4 f* e( I
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
: o; P, ^* f$ y4 t3 _8 Y' x SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged7 c: Q4 e2 C1 N+ Q' d, P8 I
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Japanese Ships3 q+ p+ w- f; [8 V8 g4 H
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ L' H$ }# z5 Q( M CA Kako, Bomb hits 12 n1 { T0 z5 P6 q* M. q
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3 I3 \/ b5 l( _. }% Z6 T# rAircraft Attacking:5 j, m6 [+ f$ ~, {
9 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'2 }/ E3 y7 Z* C6 U8 V1 c) V$ E7 V# u
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb; P, y5 Q. q$ J$ X1 X' M
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CAP engaged:. q! ^7 V$ }- Q- L
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
) g3 T# f& [$ z 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
# W2 n" c2 s# J) p! m Group patrol altitude is 10000 ( W+ B$ A" a5 l! j( w
Raid is overhead% r O" [: i* A
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 k% p# }7 D. S) _3 g; e, h2 Z7 a, B 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 m; r% X+ w2 s/ q0 B# l Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
! L/ d7 n; a8 N4 L. q Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
6 @9 P2 E$ O8 _% v* bEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)4 o( F8 f7 w( l
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
; O! U$ g& ^8 o9 t" u5 y) G Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000./ R9 U |* ? {# ~% B
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
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8 D* {3 V* A) K" a! V: G7 sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho7 l9 v/ g7 ]6 t- O {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136" p' M5 S6 M( T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.* r: j, h: O+ u
Estimated time to target is 63 minutes
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6 q; c+ V" R* qJapanese aircraft
" s6 a' a& R1 N G3M2 Nell x 9
& E2 P, ~* q4 F6 }2 b. V G4M1 Betty x 185 n; |% [& `! X7 [2 H
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no flights
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; \+ T6 h6 d8 r1 C3 @0 a+ eJapanese aircraft losses
, l; ]2 ]0 ~( g9 N7 I2 e8 T5 G G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
1 |% Y# r2 L3 A$ s$ K G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
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( m7 L+ a1 Q. ZAllied aircraft losses
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" `; ?: a7 q6 C+ E& kAllied Ships9 \, F; M8 K. @; K8 B
CA Portland
/ {( R8 R8 v) Z% E; M$ B CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage/ M/ }9 U: t* b
CA Australia! ?3 h# X# {" F; ?9 t: u' I& P" D
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 Y/ S: R$ \; p7 W& r4 q$ o* W% k CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
: R9 }8 L K0 z, `) ]) d3 F! ]! S CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" ~& A* I! m5 ~" Y3 j& A& P1 h
CL Hobart
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+ \$ ^& q% y# m7 n 9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 Z5 ]" O) ~" c0 w I8 D
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo7 i b$ X9 m; w- f0 a& R. Z) Z$ X
16 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136! A: R( F+ p# w. Q) c' b, h
" I" H0 x# |9 @$ ~Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 _) e% J, h2 G$ |, M
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
# d) q. u$ F0 b- YEstimated time to target is 60 minutes; `3 v; y0 k# O' h! ^& K, V
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Japanese aircraft8 U t( [$ n' z8 T
B5N2 Kate x 27! U0 H- y4 s" |; C
D3A1 Val x 37- O0 J& n: H7 Y6 f8 K3 S8 k8 l
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2 T! K$ }$ @1 e$ o no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses' u$ G8 H8 L" N$ B: P
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged0 @- g+ ?- U# H& K. ~
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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7 C; ^ P' a3 LAllied aircraft losses( c2 J9 \! g, c" @7 @
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. Z2 L# Q+ H/ P' U% u4 A CV Lexington, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
2 Q8 x# c2 G2 [3 }( Z DD Phelps
+ B/ v1 z% c8 U4 y4 _' o6 P CA Chicago, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
: h* D9 h7 v: Z* Y. U3 v$ p DD Worden, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires2 A# G; }" ]( _' Q
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# c! w2 p( V: k i/ u$ Z. ~* u
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 V6 ?5 \8 w) n$ M' F DD Dewey1 X; N M0 g' I% P
DD Whipple4 I; y8 w! n7 s- ?( ` t
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 k# G3 E& N- c- P 16 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
, v: j/ M+ F$ \ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" A% a% [# ~8 V) E3 y 10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb- k" `( I' b& ]3 u
16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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/ P% t) @" S2 j. t- F% Z& S% i% g& xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington
/ h0 r% N$ s/ V x' sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring a Frobisher class CA
4 U- p) z6 V& O& F0 R. _8 Y9 D" OHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Aylwin
/ X6 E5 w! G! B% R6 q3 x+ y2 SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Worden$ u [- p% R' R. \
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. E* n- d' E' ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136# ?- Y1 L0 {5 [* g# j2 U& B
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 R$ _) G7 M) R0 s
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.. @: ? t' b) L
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes1 z/ U" F J+ x' B8 W
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B5N1 Kate x 6) G. g- U x' u5 |* o+ \$ f, y
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Allied aircraft: h* A. z# e! L2 g# k/ F
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! m# ~+ X8 C/ QJapanese aircraft losses
! J7 Y- G8 C* Q+ `9 @ B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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Allied Ships4 g0 B2 v a6 o
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* ~2 [7 V6 v* i3 h0 R DD Dewey
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Aircraft Attacking:' K- N9 N) R# E$ p9 k% h( `
6 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 |9 H; c1 j/ L I$ k; M/ w
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo |
发表于 2009-7-30 21:23
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发表于 2009-7-31 11:17
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