AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 428 [3 |8 H* Q( |5 [+ n
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* B3 p1 }1 s r" `% n0 C NSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137
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1 g7 J# ?) y/ j- H' ?Japanese Ships
& u- ^8 x; g! e E' C3 P5 t CL Yubari2 c. G4 [4 d; ^/ v2 h0 A1 H
CL Tatsuta! [/ Q9 o9 c/ j/ `, ^
DD Yayoi
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Allied Ships0 f6 ^( ~3 [& {; s/ Z& d- w/ b
SS Greenling
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SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari
7 K4 Y. ? W: m: tGreenling diving deep ....
. Q, N+ h2 d- A# \. ^- q, D' ADD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 j* e F0 u, ?0 cDD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....) i1 _& A1 @% _/ i% a
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
" L% T0 K0 q2 a* FDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ J) ~/ n6 N3 d. J) j" J: Y" ]& WDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ z0 ?5 T2 }4 a: Q3 l; k+ cEscort abandons search for sub
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~, o8 H; n" ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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( X7 T# S& K! I rWeather in hex: Severe storms
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7 k/ h; z5 m* e! N4 k2 E9 W/ {Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' I: Y! b% L+ EEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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8 z: {5 K' d l2 c$ C+ _7 d. Y' GJapanese aircraft
! Z1 u- l# c& Q6 }1 Q1 P A6M2 Zero x 539 C* M3 @! Q3 p
B5N1 Kate x 6
' ]3 H% ~4 {9 o4 {) Q) W B5N2 Kate x 337 C# U# y2 v: {! |% R
D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft+ i& \& H! C& `) s7 r9 a! L+ z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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& V0 c, V! Q% G& ]! X6 j. v7 qJapanese aircraft losses
; Y* S* q' O8 I2 J; w% g A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed1 B1 T6 j/ s: ?- a# [
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: O7 G3 _3 m8 ?1 Q" x& a, u
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
& n- P. q& m- B; i7 ` D3A1 Val: 3 damaged- L: r- k4 }$ d) i8 w- R
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
, v4 Y: }% b$ a) t) c F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 N6 V8 G" A' E E9 T1 X" t; g CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire
! \. E; X5 f1 N# E% [ CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ @' {+ l$ L: j5 A CA Chicago$ M5 E3 W# n& N$ }$ n
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage' ~+ N! j# P* |! ^
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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$ P2 {! ~" B! g3 A/ aAircraft Attacking:' Z# [& K3 G# y7 _7 m- P- c2 e
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
8 u U: {) V+ K2 n4 T5 i B0 m5 l Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
# r; k' g4 @: X; _ 15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% Z$ ]% ^' F! |" w+ a9 k) B6 e Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo1 J! Z$ a( R6 a
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
! c7 Z, O5 n8 H" |# ]; G5 | Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 [, ]- K L# `8 x0 `0 i 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( a+ ]$ k: n8 ]2 W/ @2 `& ]
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
3 ?6 `& U9 L0 c8 p0 S2 l 5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% W1 |( U+ X6 [0 `$ I y
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo# e; s2 u9 @+ l5 `4 U2 U* W. i6 [, w" X
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'8 |) J9 K# E e/ w+ f, e
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
0 b1 B2 M, m: R( \8 R* D; p6 M 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
5 O4 }7 o) c. ?& `6 j Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb- \2 u( `, h( ?: f j9 H
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
& p/ f' _0 } Z1 A# k6 W- D( e Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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2 j8 |# I/ c2 H! Y+ c" z' V* \( j, qCAP engaged:
4 k$ O! ^" `8 _6 N# f. x) TVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)% O4 \- D2 h: c3 q9 w0 U( k8 V
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)* Y5 z, M9 [# u& f9 [5 D
4 plane(s) intercepting now. ~: l! @+ e9 s# a2 ^/ G
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.( E6 w& g0 D& S
Group patrol altitude is 10000
* D& G' D& c0 |5 b. F Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
. j$ T0 d+ q, v/ G9 _5 PVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)/ L3 C6 z9 f" R# d: U
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
$ C6 }" j5 G \- V- h7 p2 y Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
T/ g. ]$ B: }9 N4 M% z Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes) }& X- S6 s' e1 h0 i1 w
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown' k- |1 M+ N1 p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. d+ d' b0 @, W) J8 U9 TEstimated time to target is 14 minutes' A G" c% H3 ^ E& \
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Japanese aircraft
% u2 U4 k5 \. { A5M4 Claude x 4
8 p+ f) i+ [3 ?3 A! O9 C A6M2 Zero x 19) J$ {$ U8 q( d( p1 F
1 e( M! C/ L) F! M- Y3 A' R7 RAllied aircraft
6 k2 ]) R4 s3 T( @* B( Y) r: e- i F4F-3 Wildcat x 10! Q) k' h# A1 v; |+ z, _& e( I' C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
1 V1 p3 u1 z8 T' i3 n1 t TBD-1 Devastator x 127 B" O8 w4 U O" }- B5 I
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Japanese aircraft losses: Q3 `, w( F" q9 J9 D. V) [4 s
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 G, F( d% W. n% |- ?0 X
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Allied aircraft losses3 t, m. s- R( p5 k) Y, ^+ d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged
' m, c% d t$ c6 S, O$ t$ y4 t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% K% O( r6 I4 i0 u
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed& U7 ?) y1 g# A' T1 `
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak$ Y9 g7 ]% p! x Y8 m% Z: a
* B9 W; y: ^* A9 y9 ]: xJapanese Ships
5 p4 r5 V, j- A' D; k6 P5 r, F8 _ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" O2 A( S8 a% D) E) F$ p CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1+ ^& D' m1 V( M5 T6 _5 v, y
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 Y* w8 j s7 l& R CA Haguro# R3 l2 G( V) A
3 b) ?! `9 s' K, Z0 rAircraft Attacking:3 c& ~! d" o4 a2 N6 R' V- v+ a+ Y
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
7 e* P$ ?' r# g9 D. O Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb+ F4 \2 W0 J/ s3 b$ O
11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet6 a( G. K7 Y! J: [1 E8 a$ P1 h; o9 `+ |' h7 }
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
; o8 t1 P$ _+ I8 C# E. z, d 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
( j+ _8 u$ o( F( v Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb- H: B: X/ C8 [! f0 B' s, R/ Y
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
9 C( S+ f- Z( ?! \% L Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
, d* J0 ]8 A+ `$ _. e4 h 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
6 `" n0 H/ f7 [! d- p' ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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E5 l- F( L$ L0 F- n, aCAP engaged:4 ]" J, S/ h5 i7 h) E
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)
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Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
- G, X/ ?4 E% q% L4 |' r Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
; p" H& P4 j, m# Y/ C$ W 7 planes vectored on to bombers* u/ z4 p1 a: S( y8 u0 D
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)4 Y& U& `/ ]0 t5 }: H6 y, G4 Z
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
, ~- ]8 ~5 ]1 V+ ~, Z7 A Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.: s6 G2 w! p3 v5 V9 J8 q
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
; Y4 X7 A6 y6 |9 A D9 A0 a 2 planes vectored on to bombers5 X, Q1 S; J5 k7 `
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 H! N1 W8 I' n2 I 1 plane(s) intercepting now./ D% f7 _: \6 j' h1 M8 R2 N
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
, u$ l/ b' [% _- [4 \ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
1 |8 C& i( [2 u! C/ m 3 planes vectored on to bombers: V! y. |. S7 d3 R9 M" `# R
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 K% J! k4 b- }7 ` 1 plane(s) intercepting now. P1 {& p) c+ a( v
Group patrol altitude is 10000 9 w4 o4 j) @! J7 S
Raid is overhead3 m4 ~& E- U- {0 P
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)" L' F ~- k, P8 t$ v' q
1 plane(s) intercepting now.% D) l2 v* _, q" L
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000. q; e5 ^" _+ R& R+ @/ a
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes6 t9 q; P8 f& u3 u2 u
2 planes vectored on to bombers; V/ k3 i g) y" q
* z, l0 q$ X1 E6 F: IAmmo storage explosion on CVL Shoho
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% v6 e8 d9 M$ P. iMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ H8 i+ z/ a) F5 VEstimated time to target is 9 minutes, F* F& l! c1 P6 C
- K. w* k% Z4 SJapanese aircraft
8 G& c. y- ?; e& J7 ^ A5M4 Claude x 1- F) X9 ?. Z6 ~" f) U8 c
A6M2 Zero x 11
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0 Y V% [# q6 U4 V; _$ F9 n* M F4F-3 Wildcat x 90 ?/ d( q& a! a1 c. ?. f# M. m" |0 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 350 a6 E& f8 h! h5 |2 a0 J. y' J
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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7 v4 H# g( W5 C1 v) i( lJapanese aircraft losses
# c0 w i, ^) k L7 M1 p! J D' V A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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8 X1 L6 \ t1 n' W# F5 EAllied aircraft losses+ E/ t8 M: K7 s% c- z( g
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 R' R7 }, d u9 ?1 O" H4 X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged; P' N: E- y2 Y( r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
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/ @( D0 g' G" Z+ TJapanese Ships( ]/ m3 y+ d: w' A7 _& E
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 B4 N1 }. ^ O( \6 P, @ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, }# Q, U2 M; Y$ Y* k+ P0 A
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- {: {! N9 ~" e; ]7 I2 P; b2 F+ @
DD Yugure9 Z3 t3 w N Z( r2 ?9 @
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire" i( O: _+ t% M* l
DD Ushio6 @6 o+ _# _% _) J, }1 r
DD Sazanami1 W+ S# x" e* A! @, u+ {+ _: C
0 U/ F! C9 A$ q" Q5 SAircraft Attacking:
& W+ x6 w$ d Q4 ^# [2 O- M 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'+ k7 f4 k$ j* X: S: g2 D
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb( z+ ~, Z# ]! B) n
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'6 J) e$ R6 t+ P( B% i% X" _
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb" |3 a' Y1 B% }( F1 x" f; g
12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
$ W _7 F$ s- E9 ~4 |7 t" f Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
& H4 S5 x1 n) f: |& N/ s8 T 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'# e4 O9 k5 F7 c
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* ~* ^6 q0 z F$ |
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'5 d! B9 {/ s3 h! H: d, L1 J
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
O* J: v) ^! } G/ N# T' I+ d 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
, a( d4 p, ~7 R2 g3 l Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
! M6 A- |) h& n* x 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'* g( f6 M( \ x+ E7 p
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 a$ w, F2 s' |5 K, Q2 k+ }
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CAP engaged:1 ]7 H% q$ O' _4 \) r
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
; j2 ~! E: Y, I 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
) A/ W D# k1 ]. L% x8 z! A1 c i- ~$ z Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.
% B/ n: O# x, C! l) m Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes8 }2 W. z g4 L8 |- ^! [
3 planes vectored on to bombers3 Z8 E Z/ c. D5 W
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 _0 Y" q/ Y6 q; K" E* a/ _
3 plane(s) intercepting now.6 w8 y: _- O# B. U; B
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
& J: t, W6 K5 P Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
/ h9 D2 o+ M; ~- f Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes$ F& V4 J8 n8 Q, o- E# T( ~$ C
2 planes vectored on to bombers1 F& J4 r2 ]" r8 r5 B9 N0 G
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)2 ~, u, @% W: n( R" E7 h3 |
1 plane(s) intercepting now.; i3 \3 E" s# v8 q$ ?! M
Group patrol altitude is 10000
' t8 @2 K; ^7 j h Raid is overhead' L7 o' D4 P6 z+ I9 i/ P, y) u
1 planes vectored on to bombers+ B' I- k, s7 G2 a# K/ p
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)+ A* {0 p- a' @
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
V% E0 M" @( q- R" A. |* y1 Y Group patrol altitude is 15000
1 P8 I6 ?% }% x- O9 ~ Raid is overhead+ B1 ~- w6 w0 |, ^% {% ?) h
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
! z# L R" F; {8 u) { 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
! x& p) C7 ?1 O j Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.5 |* s4 c3 D% ?) {
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
# G. M( n1 E- {( w# c! d( U 2 planes vectored on to bombers
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/ B, g( c" F% J4 c/ c( N: C) gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho; `" W, w4 y: B+ e
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku' j8 n( B$ Z* ?0 A
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku' l" n; N0 I. L) k7 P3 S
Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku1 z1 ]0 Y3 f1 X2 ^0 e9 M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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n+ M1 W" x* a: D3 f) aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- C d- _6 ~# [ }
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft* [: w/ \* Y& a0 x
PBY-5A Catalina x 10
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Allied aircraft losses
; o2 C4 F4 z+ a# A: q# X PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged1 l# t z, [0 e$ c6 P1 J+ Z
+ m/ e a6 @# wJapanese Ships0 n) Y9 W, R0 l! u9 z4 a
CA Aoba" I2 h7 `! m7 D( S; o
CA Kinugasa6 J8 q8 Q8 @$ g6 y: \7 H
CL Yubari$ w7 t; I$ ]' j# S* R$ f
7 u. |. E: x$ I: b1 W' @Aircraft Attacking:2 F( A2 q1 }6 U7 m( G9 e6 m( C5 h
10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet: G# b' G5 O, b4 c
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo* c* e" {" b3 o; X" i+ X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1340 A, Z0 L% d: m9 l3 Y, C
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Weather in hex: Overcast6 \" z& V5 Q! d9 p" D
" Q! T; H% m' X1 X" @9 Q; v5 \# W8 URaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.# z; x( U' {4 O8 B/ Q2 G; y
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes3 K5 X5 }7 ?) p8 R) `
, e* `# I) t6 M) fJapanese aircraft6 G9 j' \& Y- W1 p+ ^2 v$ T8 ?- P
A6M2 Zero x 7 b: s3 H# D' d9 Z
G3M2 Nell x 5
+ R# e( a2 v+ L2 D Y/ N G4M1 Betty x 188 N% o: r6 K' G+ H9 }2 [% s) ]
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Allied aircraft
0 i$ U- ]: \) t1 o# e3 ^0 m F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses* s' R# `8 Z- Y9 z, k: q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 k8 {, X8 r3 `
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak( _. A2 m, T; j! J1 G j+ p
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
* D8 X3 ~) G. H, D. _. u& W6 u G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
4 I) j# }* U/ l8 g; [5 x% m F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: ?) y+ b. o; v9 D
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Allied Ships7 C2 y( J: \3 } U* Q/ O" T' j
DD Aylwin
2 `% ~0 d) s h1 r$ x) m CA Chicago
, g5 _8 _. E' G% m/ ^+ |+ X' @: C CA Chester, on fire4 i' l( G+ M2 l3 q; R( T% y
CA Australia, Torpedo hits 1& l4 l# ~) `. z/ |
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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8 X! `5 `# p- `! T; HAircraft Attacking:) q- [: ?5 g! J( Y$ O) P* y
5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* `; o* F$ }( E1 K Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
5 m/ y) ?$ S. ] R# n' x 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, m: z8 W% X5 S7 z Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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_8 a" q0 J: X; ZCAP engaged:9 v6 h) R2 h: C: \: c
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 K$ h' `( f0 S0 G5 ^# S (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
# j3 I5 _: e+ Z 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
; U5 M @8 V1 C# M, w 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.! G9 P2 L: J* L
Group patrol altitude is 10000 . B7 z" Z+ M5 |) Z( s! O6 J
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
0 y' F; @: W+ j5 ^# z1 ZVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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2 plane(s) intercepting now.1 n! _4 @) T. y- T& d }" g
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.4 f+ @. l5 L5 B
Group patrol altitude is 10000 4 [% h( w' d4 k
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! u/ F5 X g6 W# x
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." d; C4 c2 K' `" x2 u
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes5 q/ v k" }3 P- p: O: F2 T
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Allied aircraft
6 D* T% G9 e O8 d" r SBD-3 Dauntless x 18 f4 A6 Q) e4 p
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Allied aircraft losses3 Y7 m q7 X6 }7 @% [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' c* [4 Q$ E" D2 P6 Z: D3 U
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Japanese Ships
! U1 O% ^1 `$ f CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( L" l2 h) e2 j/ ?
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# W+ F- p( H5 Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& L: |4 u' G7 x/ F
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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- i+ e4 U4 j' ]0 M* s1 qAircraft Attacking:
2 q5 }( V) u+ x& n% x4 } 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
1 b n/ O8 `0 S W5 w Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 w& ?; p# a% r$ e o# ~9 t
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
/ \) S5 t, ~0 v9 n" }5 ] Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb J' W8 I( ?5 k
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
& Y$ z2 h$ J/ U& |. @& _ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- X1 q$ K! X! v* h
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..- O w7 y) ^- p" |0 C& C3 u3 E
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
; c" G* r8 z! A1 i& z# JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho& @) ~8 b$ M! O& e' Z, M
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
8 v( }' k5 ~/ p' D# G, U7 l- W9 ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku- |: }$ C2 o9 a& T
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku/ A7 i& p+ T. L2 t0 q
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9 H/ s- h! I5 i, yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 d: \, C: M: M) x2 V7 r1 m
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes0 h: ]1 b5 v8 N8 W# k
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Allied aircraft
: P# L' \1 c! j% Q U& G( p J PBY-5 Catalina x 103 K l1 ? X1 ^( {& A& L2 o) K
PBY-5A Catalina x 2
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Allied aircraft losses
) A- s7 f4 l! Y6 ]% ^+ C PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged r }) h* H' b* A* I* E
2 d3 R1 D& I% U' gJapanese Ships
* a# w0 t3 \) Y' e) [) ~' \$ F& b0 d CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
$ t; }5 B: _$ e" [ CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 ?9 ]+ D& n# S0 [! K* H4 O
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Aircraft Attacking:6 }5 j4 C: ?2 M5 B& o l
10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( M( f. M& B! ?+ h Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
) J' e, U ]" P: m# v 2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% N. z) y- A& R' r# s! z Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ K+ H. w1 S8 N$ a1 @' lEstimated time to target is 19 minutes0 C- n! x: F* j
! v# C5 x5 j/ A+ E) V$ LAllied aircraft
, w' m- Q2 G! {# n# h' c PBY-5A Catalina x 6
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Allied aircraft losses9 l5 c# C& \/ W- n2 w$ z# |
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged; Q# z: y1 C) u7 f# Q8 z* G
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Japanese Ships
3 B( p- Q( t/ X) X, d# | CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 b) |3 g2 B/ B8 k
CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% ]$ W/ _9 P' o$ f$ w6 {) [
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6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; |3 u ^/ H4 ~' A" }" D8 r# Z2 w Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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