AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42/ U2 e: l& U9 C3 f3 G
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 y( X2 a! D# F2 Z# D$ HSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137
- M7 s$ m0 W0 _$ E 1 a2 S [! } j+ W
Japanese Ships
6 \4 d- Q# W1 d0 D) L) H ~ CL Yubari3 d: m% f% K; V8 ~1 _1 q, v
CL Tatsuta- ~/ b7 [3 z( f* P9 R7 z$ J
DD Yayoi
. n. j- W* Y6 `* |. w + Z9 f& D9 T0 r
Allied Ships
( G( j6 W& S8 i6 N7 ^0 h SS Greenling
" B1 W9 l9 P4 }* c- k$ _ . W& Z! p8 \9 a3 L4 ~& I/ z) b
SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari' A7 t0 T& p$ a; {
Greenling diving deep ....1 j! ]) ? Z6 _
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 T$ @6 S, @4 i4 YDD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....6 _; ]4 d% I. x; K ^
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 I# _( o8 F6 y4 b. P2 p% D) nDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 ~5 h; w$ `1 @3 X) b* s0 qDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...) @# e7 z. L7 i4 Q+ ?: G6 R9 Z
Escort abandons search for sub
" u7 d% T- \& E
6 a+ _8 @# P2 @1 S1 N--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C! V1 k" B9 X- f
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
. _6 y. {) Y1 M0 A( l
4 Y* \- s) a, O" [: z% \Weather in hex: Severe storms" C: @$ L7 o) m. w0 }
& Y6 o X, Y% O& h7 s2 n! @
Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' M& Q% o) W2 \, REstimated time to target is 44 minutes
, n/ z# \( }2 g1 m: n" R
1 D6 t2 r1 _5 D+ V5 B+ v hJapanese aircraft
6 ~( O: C x4 ?6 L A6M2 Zero x 53) n4 Q& T: _4 }) o8 e! c' z
B5N1 Kate x 66 _, I/ ?3 u5 Z4 \+ o* C" \
B5N2 Kate x 332 Z% O2 t+ F5 Q( F9 h: ~
D3A1 Val x 26
. s- @8 @ J' [! [1 j
& L! ~- u0 }6 r0 fAllied aircraft
/ a8 {2 O9 I, i6 K- O: M F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
: s- D1 c X8 b: q2 {4 r7 B 9 `& p& T' S! t/ B+ n) K* D* E
Japanese aircraft losses- F& S' h8 u4 ?2 j( m0 J6 a
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
; A4 l7 R0 y- u, e7 b/ A: C B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
& `( j; A" P3 Z; d B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged$ o3 g6 q3 {5 n/ r% x# x' v1 l
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged/ a4 f5 k. o- P1 Y; ^& h
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
' U4 O6 S% W. g ) F7 h3 ?2 |/ Y. y
Allied aircraft losses& x- M6 ?' p% T# E) a6 j
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 L/ [; V- f& ^7 T" r# U2 A
/ V4 ?, A9 K( Z* z% Z4 u
Allied Ships
* d' S9 ^8 K3 d" U" [' z CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ t* p6 P' E9 S" h& s CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, p5 Z2 k# l2 h9 C CA Chicago' l$ g% M1 B( z; \6 ~; s( c- _
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage$ m! @$ ?4 t6 K/ o& V2 R
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
1 L9 x& [2 }" ^/ E( h # v/ k" q6 g9 H8 s! n
Aircraft Attacking:7 \. e. _) n. S: _9 }: E* |: B) ]
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'/ {/ w: @* l7 L. f9 {8 X
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb& K8 U, N8 g+ k2 n& T
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ b) v% l& ^ M% l1 F
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
: P+ z. n1 q3 s: }* C 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
* G2 X! c" v2 ]! I0 m Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb. G8 Q* a$ h, I- f! S. I+ j) N
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 A U+ E. ^7 D6 S- ~7 X Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo9 A7 y6 n( |/ r! E5 _
5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; X8 V0 h: s; D ?8 x, _6 G6 L Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
0 i" l! T/ Y& r3 K* F 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
9 H) l* {+ n2 R! k$ n& |* M Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
: h' O; B7 n7 y, K' j7 _+ E3 @" O 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'2 L: l7 q( V2 h
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 a+ h0 q2 r e2 c 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'/ W3 m6 ?6 g+ P3 S0 A+ }1 |
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb* d2 e1 ^* H, S4 D1 k
* j( n( W4 Z3 ?$ [: W3 ?CAP engaged:' V' c% s3 v+ j1 [% U
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 Z2 W0 G" }- o (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
$ y( ]8 c1 M# S: _- O$ R/ [( n 4 plane(s) intercepting now.
* X& T5 X/ Z' G 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact., b2 R$ H/ [9 _, h' p9 R6 Z' n
Group patrol altitude is 10000 ; }: J4 j7 j4 t' N, i( ^
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
% ]: g$ l+ O; e* v. Q# QVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 H8 _) z2 `! ^! U0 ? 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
/ k: m2 y" m0 m; o% _; @: N" O3 M Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.& f8 f5 k3 R d0 c* q, w
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
) x B, R7 e9 C/ X9 c3 K5 H % V1 t: Y! w6 `! P" Q
Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown! w, Q( b$ ~1 Y1 \" w5 V
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown: m2 Y# l0 s8 Y- ~! _
+ R8 b# u2 C/ w) a* u9 ?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 X7 a9 {1 \+ eMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
5 d2 \9 a; v+ ^5 F) ~
* S3 |8 }. y5 zWeather in hex: Severe storms
( Q$ g0 c( Q& q/ ]. t x 4 i( ^. W8 H5 ~7 W6 F
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ d( S' Y4 { @; V/ d+ @
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
0 `, e5 f: v8 V1 j " k+ a- ?, p/ L2 x, t) u4 M
Japanese aircraft
: g" W/ D9 |/ [9 K$ ~" Z7 G3 a A5M4 Claude x 4
5 H, L w* E6 z- ^: w A6M2 Zero x 19; `) S; |) k% k( v) i9 S
- R! n3 ?6 Q) j( N3 |; |Allied aircraft% p5 s6 [1 C& ~6 c+ a4 W* r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10; P8 v" N% P3 Q( j7 r _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33" N7 D$ h% q2 Z' D0 O
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
9 |$ J( Y2 g5 `: G 9 c3 S, y1 y1 V, A+ O, @
Japanese aircraft losses5 V" Q' S2 U3 B: r O6 m
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 {( B, i3 \$ P/ S
6 N. d" _, Y; \$ r$ K Y4 M
Allied aircraft losses* W" c: ]3 w5 [5 J, i. x1 c. I! ?# [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged
* R8 h- O! e) o6 k( A, U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 ?1 ~+ N" M/ n. J) y# }- K
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed
* O: l i! y4 I3 v# R" k TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
! _" d$ E* f8 `1 ]& L5 Q- V + j8 n7 ?0 ~( J9 R' M9 p( g3 {
Japanese Ships
4 I% J& _, i4 V9 P2 A9 I. `: _: O CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire& a: w2 _# E k/ v
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1& R) l/ E* j/ V0 D" z1 I- `6 b8 T
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* f/ f8 s; i5 m+ a CA Haguro
/ K2 u. I5 G5 d, x! o- j& n$ q
+ r. F3 {# h3 a7 lAircraft Attacking:
* h! u7 v+ A/ _1 | t, A4 @' B7 }, ` 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
7 `4 j$ l( ?* M2 } Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 D! r8 y& [6 E" U" \ 11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
. Z) F1 |% E; N2 @+ B: [$ c9 F, ~ Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
# }0 }6 E# L' ?; U- L 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'9 Q" u8 D) g- I) X) \2 C2 P8 p4 S
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, \ G# T8 t8 H0 W2 ~, p3 N! z/ C
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
" L+ m* t0 }, u* v- p Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb+ C& X/ A6 d2 B9 v
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
0 w! C* ^! v+ d1 B; Q4 { Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 k9 ?4 x" S6 @+ M5 K& ?1 Z* E % ]2 ?+ Y6 E4 Z/ H& \3 K
CAP engaged:
3 E! J& e! l+ t% k/ oTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling): }1 i+ J+ q* m
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.; S& z5 Z4 `# ~3 w
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000./ n% w( G0 V6 I& x; W
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
( Y/ ?$ n9 O6 w, E 7 planes vectored on to bombers) S: k% ^3 R7 S0 ^8 `) [9 X
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)2 H/ j9 Y. N4 j" x9 w* T5 p1 ~; B. N
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 R- n4 v- m4 I+ D! { Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
0 v g s" d$ W4 } Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
2 X3 z0 k- h9 ?6 ]. w 2 planes vectored on to bombers
0 i3 u9 b) Y6 S# m2 gEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) k5 T$ J, x- t5 i S! L
1 plane(s) intercepting now.: O, b" r. V/ `7 y, j8 h& T7 G
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
! k% T9 g- m8 M8 H4 }9 i Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
! t# ?9 Z+ r& Q 3 planes vectored on to bombers
+ \4 q! V+ }; o7 y& r$ R) }8 L2 `EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 q5 w. m s, V) W0 I5 e# s
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 d6 J* i' {6 b* E1 F4 y+ v# X Group patrol altitude is 10000
. z9 k1 r* ]( c5 s0 d! e) m Raid is overhead# s5 J* H1 D6 G
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 r, E4 o, E# J) M+ Y 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 R& E; n; Z8 n# C' w) {' K A Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.* v9 l9 X8 @, G# c; s* b4 Z
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes, [" u" i* g& X* ]$ E+ A: H5 O) ]
2 planes vectored on to bombers, ]$ l1 z7 P7 ?. O7 }7 G: {
+ v. d* `- j, z$ o5 uAmmo storage explosion on CVL Shoho
8 g. M' {- e) u+ g- r1 H
; ] r- p- d3 ^$ e0 e5 {--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 H" m1 `2 r7 G5 [" R( I
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
6 y( W" n2 D1 i8 u, Q
- u S G, `9 J- p6 JWeather in hex: Severe storms R& l/ s; _4 h. U& f
% u1 v1 q& i! K! ZRaid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. @" d( [; S- I
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
8 T) z; Y; S& A1 C# b- ^3 A5 k6 ?
: a. p" d I7 G9 C7 HJapanese aircraft3 T3 k3 O$ B+ f' K8 p( A1 X# |" V7 A: _
A5M4 Claude x 15 m1 i3 |. t \
A6M2 Zero x 117 I( W7 G3 P$ y* s( M
5 M q+ m4 _9 U U3 P0 A
Allied aircraft
( `8 }# X; G& U1 G! k F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
1 p1 M, k) b- i. w1 w9 D SBD-3 Dauntless x 35' \. m. s7 ?5 a! U$ e i. V
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
" a$ N, t9 u4 R D" o) V ) w i, D- S, H2 T; }; x
Japanese aircraft losses) R% i/ G& m s# l6 {' P& J
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ N/ |" B" w3 R* U# k e
/ ~6 P2 R: c8 u6 K( v f
Allied aircraft losses: G5 i% o ?- u2 Z7 H' Y& c
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
7 j; x! y. p& A) d SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged" U9 H9 y D( L1 ]5 g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak" J3 r2 A8 a5 n; W( G
/ _$ j$ m. y4 N" LJapanese Ships
, h! r9 U% ?' H% e- {3 K4 H CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* H1 ]8 O4 P/ ?4 w$ o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ c0 \+ l9 K1 S7 U& @
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 A5 P: Z/ F4 {" N DD Yugure
/ q% l1 L" O1 J6 t) w: B# i" d DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 f- o: b! w+ T5 v$ p. X( l' n DD Ushio
" q8 z0 l; }) A DD Sazanami
" \+ x! F) R' Q; @ t0 X 1 K$ [5 q# j4 u6 {6 `- B
Aircraft Attacking:
9 a7 k8 ~9 d" e5 n6 w4 N- G 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
; P# G, A ^- ]7 [1 ]: U Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb6 f0 H6 N, i/ v K5 u% g
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
- H- W# R( c }. v Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; F+ q5 p. x' }! N% m( G5 {
12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
( \3 l. |: I2 j Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
) c5 g1 N2 t' m 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'3 _6 s$ A4 U; ]( n# ~9 J
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 F- d4 r, z8 g& G9 i8 X& z) ` 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'- }3 f& C5 Q8 j& D1 l* w
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
- ] f- A# e! s7 W0 p; n: h, g2 q 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
1 \! g7 [, b" y0 f4 P/ X( W1 o Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ G& X) q% O+ s
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'0 I8 N4 X! B, P8 T8 m0 T
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 e* Z4 U% @7 S8 w# l5 V
8 L& c! r% r. B
CAP engaged:
% k4 d& P( L5 m2 N. L6 bTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
. n8 f( t' _, u/ | 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
! {6 F4 W4 m7 `2 Y) a: s Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.1 `2 X9 F6 R1 E; B/ M
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes' o3 f5 o: B/ t ?
3 planes vectored on to bombers
+ l' b! a/ l/ ~7 J4 h5 q: I0 D( S9 NEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)' i' X* b0 b# A `
3 plane(s) intercepting now.+ o: }8 n5 i+ ~! r
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.8 q. g+ p6 P, B( R7 A3 D9 w+ M
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
& k) |4 s# @1 a* }( x& O Y Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes( M0 Q& H. f4 A$ j% k. A" M8 B
2 planes vectored on to bombers6 u1 U, b5 a6 B) V! `+ t! x
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 _6 a$ [; z" x6 b }# X9 @ 1 plane(s) intercepting now.3 U- ]8 q# P# u, _" P
Group patrol altitude is 10000 $ h7 }1 h q6 z" T
Raid is overhead
, B, V4 P; A( [; V- K: K) M" S. v 1 planes vectored on to bombers5 z5 ^/ C8 W# `9 S6 h
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 e: |% o: P* i8 U' t! A1 r 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
g' V L! i4 _, A! o# [ Group patrol altitude is 15000 ) T* Y3 |7 k$ U1 \. Q& D
Raid is overhead K5 a& l$ g' i: ~; V/ B1 [( Q# q" k
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)$ e$ m3 M6 S$ E- Z$ k
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
* J( B8 d1 i& K( `9 O2 w Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
; ^! j+ \6 K r6 v# S Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes: G% b6 G; [8 X% A) {
2 planes vectored on to bombers
; @) [4 {6 l4 ^ k8 I7 Y5 a / C! Q, y( S* \4 p, j
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
: i- u5 c6 a1 J0 W2 h8 i6 rAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
! S" L: L3 c! w& |' WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku: Z9 z$ j$ B8 S7 N+ p9 K g
Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
) B8 C9 q* Q2 g9 s! ~! G
0 x! \- t" d; [% l( @, ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 E1 F5 i. b. r0 ^& C
Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129. H4 b! n' ]4 D# Y; f4 H2 I9 F
5 {# I6 t" d) C8 Z8 `' gWeather in hex: Heavy rain
+ O" J$ Y( G# C) ^6 E7 U " ]% E+ u- `7 m3 F
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 C3 z- ?/ [* M$ g. `1 C1 XEstimated time to target is 12 minutes! L" }5 U' a- ]+ ?* N1 q, a: \
! `2 d. [3 Z p5 i$ c; TAllied aircraft* K6 P! [/ @2 `! @ I
PBY-5A Catalina x 10
J, i# ^1 w5 g1 j
^0 r9 A' i1 O: T( s* g; EAllied aircraft losses
) n+ s3 ^5 r: b0 q3 T& ` PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged
8 u6 f ]# z0 P- ` o. |% { $ k/ D/ H, b+ k M' y) @. q( M
Japanese Ships
9 B @% V! ~" W CA Aoba
1 U7 D) g8 u X" c( E CA Kinugasa
" }' z {7 h; d4 f CL Yubari# e" w) X4 b- K8 P' V
1 z* J2 I& u1 D2 N& s* E; k/ |Aircraft Attacking:
- \* i: K& h2 V% `' \ 10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 G+ T8 m- z e' R Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
- D0 K, ?( K" c3 k* ?- ~9 E9 \3 c& u 8 Z- K, S) Z0 t: S$ w
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 |" Y. q& Z# ^$ J" ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
; ?, h _( g' N; v) t$ y6 ^
/ z K( a9 C0 H6 j. s6 H( U% yWeather in hex: Overcast. h- R" b9 W; n/ m& f8 k
8 b' ^% `, h/ I, t, Q
Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
0 D; ]$ V/ v( p) `Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
! R: o7 S3 s) A3 r* {. [3 }
* V( Y0 @* _) m: [( J6 {Japanese aircraft0 ], J! d3 \% q% ]
A6M2 Zero x 7, o" d1 ~# M5 [% x
G3M2 Nell x 5
- h, j' B# k0 V; ^& s7 o- v G4M1 Betty x 18( }. g! n' ~9 k* n' O" Q
! z* [$ k: s. j# uAllied aircraft
|( |( |, ^% W- O3 `$ `& J; N1 ^" f; [ F4F-3 Wildcat x 94 v, Y9 l/ B; M# Q( U
3 R9 t3 m4 c$ t! T% vJapanese aircraft losses7 U; l0 G4 @& z* S9 `
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- T) o; r0 C* g0 ^! w c, N9 M
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
1 @, f4 W1 R2 f+ n G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged# u* o: E- G8 N
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
- ^- {& `* u0 H 1 J6 p% D# I- k/ X z+ \" O
Allied aircraft losses
1 F! [5 b9 q! H# B6 q1 L F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 |/ e' T8 ?3 w8 ^" y# |" B
. c2 A- M, ?2 C3 j. P+ x) Q
Allied Ships
, p, @4 O( p/ q DD Aylwin
+ C# s% O) \& O3 K CA Chicago
" k; C3 e# |' B% w0 n; }" O% q CA Chester, on fire
& S/ B3 {* [ _0 W! i$ D4 C) W5 G0 x1 e CA Australia, Torpedo hits 13 l$ f! B0 @0 x+ \
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage. v: \9 t7 m9 j. ?
% D3 y) m8 g% u+ n
Aircraft Attacking:8 j9 H; u% e8 _
5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 {, V# c! p# l4 z z0 _8 k% j% T
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo( D+ j; c. Z, l! ^. P6 r5 o
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: q% s# @9 a0 M Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo8 q; _8 X1 R! O G2 m/ F: B: Y
% r; Q' ^+ g' Z$ t# YCAP engaged:
# G3 j5 y' \/ u8 oVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 J1 [* r7 F$ `
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 B. a( Y8 s. e4 N6 ^* B( F9 j+ B 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
% @. m4 i& o5 L8 d 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
9 D+ t0 B' @1 a, W Group patrol altitude is 10000 : v1 ^6 K u& g; \' V1 n
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes& P. k" ~; H: q. g
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 ]' ]! p* m0 b: z c2 B (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)* r% L9 A$ k! @4 l" v: |* m
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
% ^* |3 ]5 P# x& I0 F0 z ^! [; } 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.& B) w! v' ]0 w9 t s; z% U
Group patrol altitude is 10000 % [6 y" M* Y' i1 g5 J3 _2 n0 ?
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
2 \, q7 P, r& p# `& b
) C4 B1 `- {6 h2 Z |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 o- ?2 l5 N. R8 s/ f8 P. r
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137, W6 m1 ~$ Q J( w1 h# ^- J$ h5 b
3 e* Y" ], P6 F6 @" v0 h4 a: b" o; c
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
+ Z& m3 x* \) ^( c& ^% y 0 {# u+ M, Y' k) O* j1 m
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 O) M& R' U2 j5 K
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
; F% D7 F' W5 ]6 e. a
0 O3 H. ~+ p! }! I+ LAllied aircraft5 d1 d# ?+ [! G! K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18- s- B" T* a8 W+ f" F
% _: D7 ~! j5 `# Y0 U5 P. x2 d. P# }
Allied aircraft losses$ }* ?1 n6 ?0 `( h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak, e# j) l( W, L) P$ J' j
/ m `0 C d; E1 f6 k- M
Japanese Ships( m/ _4 j- K) c* c
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage+ E4 V; `+ S$ N" N* n2 ]1 a3 A6 D
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 I0 @5 l, s T; J3 z2 g* q& X8 _: J+ F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 o0 Y) B' h5 [) l9 T* o( C
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! V3 l3 X, p* T0 F4 U% ?
* B; Q- @1 _' a
Aircraft Attacking:# M( g6 a. l% U+ c6 s( i ^ |
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' M; I8 [5 i# T; W
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 q( O8 t# G3 m# F+ i
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'- a; Q/ U+ U' M) p. a
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 R. Q0 U, G7 E6 L3 ?8 E
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'! A+ ~9 V9 I$ X7 R- o) k& n
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb# V1 Q6 Z6 |0 C4 ?; m% K$ ]+ w& j
- A! d- b+ b- b; @Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
' m& f% H3 R" ]9 ]& u& n! MAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku/ p; W: ^( A7 ^! m5 e/ a2 _( A
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho# G2 P7 |7 Z: s, n: b7 Q$ u8 _' v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
" ^2 ]- p& C' l; cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku( f; Y4 u; [! e V
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
9 A h, k4 w3 y
: ~, x' E! e3 U( I--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" g4 c* j2 B5 u' x0 o" K) A
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
5 K5 l8 @& f& | ! U( W, M; p0 g( {/ { \
Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 O) p+ x* t2 T3 Y3 a
8 S1 l3 _( k3 `# a; P/ {( q
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) R' @# J. q- \2 {$ g) k4 Y1 S% p5 CEstimated time to target is 21 minutes! f; g4 K/ u# D
0 k+ ~( x6 V1 u! L& e
Allied aircraft
" l: y3 m) F/ u' T% Z6 C PBY-5 Catalina x 107 X0 \7 l/ e/ p
PBY-5A Catalina x 2
2 Y0 {1 [5 M- L7 s# o
/ B& N3 o/ ^- s6 w# {Allied aircraft losses" t0 _% W( P" G* |8 S
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
4 E) T" R$ @/ |# h% ^. C& A, K / u: G# Y3 B( S5 R" C
Japanese Ships
' g7 s/ y3 _! k# X% C5 E CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires) N+ d2 l' M8 c" H* S q
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 M/ Z0 f4 I% Q) ^) t$ I
2 P) U* l# o; D4 | Y, GAircraft Attacking:: W4 J% K( z( K7 {: O
10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; T! S. y# c* r: V' V1 { Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 d! c- U0 e! a 2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet( f! @9 r& |8 D) C1 X" E; ?) ?
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo( i9 o5 M' k+ ~
0 k0 c9 C; X& I- c6 g7 E, g* e
Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
" ]; E m0 [- X% E, p$ F. A 1 ?( M7 a9 o S' y2 a; Q
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------( s% S- f0 w6 Q- [5 z4 N9 X
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
! \% d, B) t3 h2 d& r
. \& G4 R# r0 m) r. mWeather in hex: Partial cloud
r6 R9 P7 b. L. Z. C8 U2 x - L) `; {: O' I F! T
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- p, _2 |- r' b) C; ~$ VEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
! m6 |5 i' t* ?' y2 K' O
9 M# n0 x4 c. ]) aAllied aircraft' ^7 f. ]1 |* w9 @7 W" S3 ?% o+ i
PBY-5A Catalina x 6) `" n6 Y+ y& z- Q4 q& w4 ?/ l) K
; `$ t7 a9 x0 O/ r6 wAllied aircraft losses1 X* L4 U' D/ c
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged% r" t Y8 W! P4 j$ W7 N6 Z( G1 B
) @! B# Q# f* O% ^* {0 g
Japanese Ships
9 H6 v1 c7 z d7 B, l, g8 C3 Z CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ G4 \" n, q" ~! w5 ^% a CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 `: t8 r4 ^ B9 u+ C* `: f" I. p3 c 1 R8 l/ D4 V! {; S. r$ z" \) q/ F
Aircraft Attacking:
& t. [3 r4 F$ Y 6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* U' J+ n" A& g( y& g$ X U& U Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo+ r' }8 M6 {( r& J, y8 f
6 w5 @8 J3 G* O/ j) t3 {Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. |
发表于 2012-2-18 21:26
| 
发表于 2012-2-19 09:23
| 
