AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
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+ V" G/ x. _; h9 k. ASub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1378 p; I( I6 ~) T7 m6 O7 {$ I. c
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Japanese Ships( ]# D& o' R$ V" e- _- v
CL Yubari: H0 {% x, v9 o) \9 T
CL Tatsuta
9 X( E9 m3 t6 P% g5 q& { DD Yayoi
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8 ]: l2 O) b" H( `1 m N SS Greenling% H5 ?0 y, F: A' Z
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SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari. m0 |# c( W1 g0 R9 U/ v" R* ^7 t3 Z
Greenling diving deep ....8 M. X9 u# i8 ?' g9 d1 c
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 H( n. g) \/ S9 w5 LDD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....+ c8 x" J Z, Q' `& n
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
; j/ o7 M3 S. bDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
) B0 Z+ ` m# z2 D' g+ ZDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
; B8 Z6 A. ]$ T& Q7 _Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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Weather in hex: Severe storms; p4 K: v5 d4 P4 m) g
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Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: g( X: M' d X$ D) `; w2 u
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, H+ M3 @ P5 \& [" L$ y$ {
A6M2 Zero x 531 \" Q# }7 f+ x. |+ @! n
B5N1 Kate x 68 d6 C) g5 K7 G' P! g
B5N2 Kate x 33
6 X0 H0 i+ E+ l- Q! F" a0 t D3A1 Val x 26
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( q! \( ? B6 ^. _: S- r/ ]Allied aircraft1 K& W4 L3 n5 j P) ? J$ V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses! Y' n. W( p5 m' f& _5 }
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
0 U& M8 R" C8 d- K3 O5 h( L B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
" t' h. l# S" y& q. y B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
) P5 @( N# v- W) V$ u/ `& t0 D D3A1 Val: 3 damaged2 E& t" Q4 T$ J/ R6 t0 E" S, v# v
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 A! a! C0 S% M0 X" e
7 G& Q, B [! e M% `Allied aircraft losses
5 z) Z2 P. @6 t1 q! _' Y# _( Y, A F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* J7 M, _) F9 B9 j
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Allied Ships! P+ V+ `% `, ?( a2 [
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire: l# \. J5 I( ?+ {3 o! p
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: d/ G* ]( V4 u% ]4 b8 k CA Chicago# ]/ y1 V& ]( \6 X
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage6 i! \# p0 B4 b: u6 m
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 18 A- P1 K$ w- {% A; S2 F- q8 h
# w+ W c! R% y3 sAircraft Attacking:
( O; O, z6 l% ~( N% d4 i; |) G 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
6 Z0 G3 t7 f- t. \' N Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb% x! i: j; X5 z# O/ b" W& X
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! t* |9 Z! B. y
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo% \0 a1 E3 J% b4 i# n# x
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'+ s* _* `: N* ^) r" i- w8 [/ q
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 p- i S K2 y5 S3 e; f( M 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 n/ L7 f/ q8 ?& b4 l/ { Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
, F: q" X$ Z8 Z; a: C 5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 T# k9 W. f( \0 F Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo0 T' g/ a4 S t2 D2 v; d* D( b
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
, y \6 G: E7 [- S4 X Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb1 k0 M/ D b2 H( s
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000') T' U1 R5 K2 ?
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
; ~8 Z) `& Z7 F; Q) |" d' C 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
& B5 _2 _! W+ Z, s) C) _5 e Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
! T) @' d" W8 g* rVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)# C! L5 M7 Z/ F2 G1 u( ~1 T
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)9 p% d) E6 V/ E
4 plane(s) intercepting now.+ ^6 Z3 G" F, Y6 W7 O
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
* D8 k$ V4 S" x$ n# i! S+ ^* T' d Group patrol altitude is 10000 / n3 I0 J& }. v5 e4 e- ~
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
( ?- q+ L/ \& x% z( o. m& K6 TVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 S& y& F6 s" c x! ]0 m 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.# s" R( N7 ~& j0 b2 v8 o' I5 _
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000./ c' ~3 c# ?. y& I7 K
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown5 p2 t; W# G' W, v3 ^$ N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown8 I! U8 E0 ~0 f0 Z9 O8 j) u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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7 ^+ v2 _2 o$ NWeather in hex: Severe storms
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1 Q& S: T1 I: i" C1 k$ C3 }9 ~Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 z6 q5 ?" f% R+ O. |5 g1 y
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes' A9 S- C' r- ]! v0 c
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Japanese aircraft
5 N2 J3 x) Y& {+ a. M A5M4 Claude x 4
! M- v) i; k4 P7 K3 Z4 o4 l A6M2 Zero x 19$ Z& M* y# Z, | q' G6 B t( X: s% ?
* ?2 V8 \* w" W, UAllied aircraft
6 [% ?1 q7 P& p3 w. |! O F4F-3 Wildcat x 108 U: I8 p, C2 d9 t8 g" r5 S2 A2 N* U4 q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 335 F/ d9 }9 p* b
TBD-1 Devastator x 12# y$ N+ `$ M7 s. _ L
$ s, c! @3 c) |3 q5 G% M8 c: }Japanese aircraft losses1 A& S/ |9 J6 B5 _$ U1 t( Y+ X
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 v( F# n+ L6 c, C
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Allied aircraft losses: F3 U& `+ d5 C5 S; I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged8 E2 H3 h2 T% f" l3 t0 p+ M, l9 s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak8 r+ m( ?) H" T) M+ r
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed. j% W% r2 _! i% T+ r! R# v
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 D3 z( \. D0 W3 y( ~Japanese Ships
( ]% {- \8 W4 e CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire" z* A( X% A) }( C9 W8 U; z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
* C9 ^, @; w, @8 t) M# u F CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 n6 Y! s" G4 I CA Haguro9 v g, o' f- o4 L5 w' Q* _$ v
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Aircraft Attacking:
p3 k% u, X- g; I5 \# k" P 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'4 j+ e4 K+ I0 v" y1 \( s4 r
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb9 h, P) H# [' ?8 a5 L+ l5 R
11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet: ^: M( K1 W1 X" ^9 P
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb" t+ s- C0 n" @" B/ T4 q
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
5 w, N! J8 j0 m' g# x& T Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb) g' j1 B$ x/ ~$ i0 z3 R
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
2 f& f4 `1 @- o7 P" i3 s Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
. y y$ i* F! _1 H' \. O) j5 X 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'9 K6 G3 A- M& N2 d4 n% p
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:* q- O; F/ j6 y s- r
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)" @1 W. \' P7 K- Y
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.2 y$ O3 h D/ a8 b0 Y
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.7 P* i* c# j% Y. `3 U
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes- O1 }2 }% v. z* [- g# A- \2 y
7 planes vectored on to bombers" H& I" R7 H7 j; C9 Q
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling): C% b' i3 q6 H8 B T
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
! \9 |! v7 v1 d8 Z4 i5 o Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.3 K8 F5 z2 a9 t5 T9 `3 z3 \/ a
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
" ~2 a) d3 y) H o 2 planes vectored on to bombers
4 H/ j& V& f( @, `EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)# p, x$ p! t" Q$ {6 ?, r/ l! T2 I
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
& e; b. K- j% o: z/ @ Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.! b+ H0 }- f; ^5 E) M# Y7 [
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes' ?2 r0 p9 s. {4 L+ G
3 planes vectored on to bombers7 N$ w/ J' s7 }0 J2 `& L( h
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- {% }2 d! y p& Q4 L: Z 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 C1 x* [# N. w Group patrol altitude is 10000 / k0 E0 j; K d8 K( ^( m. C
Raid is overhead; u$ F3 L6 A/ O$ k
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)$ I) l: L* O h; r, ^
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
) T4 {5 u% |8 v6 w5 a8 B Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.4 n0 f5 O- B# `
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
2 h9 T I' W( }6 q 2 planes vectored on to bombers9 F4 q; s9 D& I' j
+ \4 [$ q4 [ l0 DAmmo storage explosion on CVL Shoho3 C- O' p+ b( o+ h$ N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1371 ^5 v- _2 J4 @* J6 X/ W$ t
: U3 n4 z' ^2 iWeather in hex: Severe storms
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2 S% k# H) J) x% W% ARaid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 U' C# r& n" wEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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7 F( P+ P) w( c4 d$ ^) O- ~; zJapanese aircraft
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A6M2 Zero x 11# c ?3 } Z- R6 I9 G3 j
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
- }& ~1 C5 U7 U6 r SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
) V- B% T2 w+ V% _ TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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$ o# W: {0 ?6 m* \Japanese aircraft losses; W: ~( e1 t' R% r
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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9 I! C. S/ P- L# bAllied aircraft losses
. @% ~+ ^7 ?4 z7 {* C F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 ^+ ?5 z0 q9 p& y$ H) M; j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 h) ~4 [; p9 L8 K, V! p- x$ [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak0 ~# v% y8 j9 g' n
8 X$ a# O0 l" f n& l/ W9 {3 b* ZJapanese Ships& @* S8 I6 K9 l; T$ `# B
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 y. f) O' }( F1 g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 Z4 h5 a# ^7 R+ @5 V( u: ^2 i# C' T
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; q" {( O' L" J$ e+ i0 g1 a DD Yugure" U' S& Z6 l' i
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 |+ p, N, H0 K+ o5 [
DD Ushio3 Q: L+ S3 \& p
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
! i0 B: e7 T1 D+ g4 K& Z$ F 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'9 s. O& _# M. \/ B4 H B1 D
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb" l/ R; F) j' u$ s/ |
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' b! } C7 |# x2 d& C- f
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& v7 q {1 n9 U
12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet, w3 J. j7 r9 m* y- f
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb; G3 J% A# U$ g8 a* o* X B! J
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
" u" U- [# B& C7 G# p5 b3 D, p# F Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
s5 T+ `3 G z' g, l4 p+ S 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'5 c: S) T8 r1 q. d* o9 f
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb6 S1 L% I% V# H1 q9 B
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
; y: L; O; O; [5 V$ ] Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb0 q; d- i# G; n3 h, @
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
/ B! e- h, |8 H' U7 `6 Z; k Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 A a3 d$ m1 `3 t% K. M
; p: _& j0 O e( `- \. B CCAP engaged:% z% e# [1 u u) `6 T8 x3 B7 W+ y
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)* K% e8 j+ n& ]
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
; K5 K( i* G f; G' Y- U% ? Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.
M5 F$ N0 M& f9 s Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
; b9 [4 u! a. o. |1 u8 \' C 3 planes vectored on to bombers( j1 Z% Y1 `" ^8 ]2 P1 m. L! [
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)9 J3 Z/ l: z s2 x
3 plane(s) intercepting now.% c7 z+ ~1 l) l
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.6 ~* k3 D+ [7 P* A
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
. ~! x) ~4 D# x4 v3 Z* G Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
$ L' F- v. X/ V5 k* V 2 planes vectored on to bombers
5 K# s) B2 i: V8 \( R) b" lEIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
% W, c& P0 V: ^9 T' P+ V3 A 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 A/ \0 b5 J! p7 F. R$ ~ Group patrol altitude is 10000
# ?3 a( ~/ W6 o/ {$ l, R Raid is overhead: S7 l3 W! j, x) B) d3 q: W6 U
1 planes vectored on to bombers# y( n- ^) |( U* @
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)) V+ z3 `2 N4 _
1 plane(s) intercepting now.9 `- ^2 B: F1 j6 S
Group patrol altitude is 15000 . S. l8 C. }- r. \. S8 p7 z$ S# |, m
Raid is overhead2 R* J i. G, k) a' O6 E
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)" p. f, V1 T8 p4 O3 P
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.* [( o7 p4 {: ]0 E1 l! g
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.) p: A r: e' P& N2 O9 D
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes, X3 p3 m/ v) p" P* x4 r
2 planes vectored on to bombers% Q- X c/ t& p/ B7 }3 Z& @' A
3 b3 i4 b- I. X3 `7 ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
0 y; [$ _' a- d1 R0 z1 u5 ~' Y# L6 ?Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
6 H% c! Z& L5 q/ F" ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku4 Y/ b+ C2 b5 i
Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
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, H. c) n! b' E2 { i, A+ @Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129% s( }+ W% V7 m
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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8 m5 _' q3 u" mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 O' \, \" f8 q {6 c
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. V- i9 ? Q' F1 d8 s. M# F2 A
4 T3 d/ n# d! OAllied aircraft
: ]6 R" c. M" V PBY-5A Catalina x 10! y9 X% a* G! {5 l2 o1 N3 \
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8 W1 g; K: x* g1 W PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged
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: Y6 h! |) N5 s" p8 S- ^Japanese Ships+ K6 I4 I2 b6 T" \+ b7 |8 T7 `- Y
CA Aoba$ Q/ c4 e0 `! \( t# r: u
CA Kinugasa/ i0 n3 J. w0 a& W, G
CL Yubari7 C$ z1 x! m( i/ @, y, e7 k& w" Q, \
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Aircraft Attacking:
; c6 n, V2 d7 o% @3 m$ x 10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 H5 i" M1 j% h
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1344 i7 Y% _* Y- Y% \! R
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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! U6 E% v! C ] F0 H! D& P$ ~' U* FRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
" t; v- m4 P% z5 zEstimated time to target is 44 minutes+ {! O- M+ K2 L" G1 G# P, k
! e# t5 C2 ?; n" M0 z! |Japanese aircraft, k/ d# _3 a# T
A6M2 Zero x 7
- A' J9 x# C& `0 c1 p+ x# d! ?! w G3M2 Nell x 54 c* s2 h# b5 Y0 B. u" [5 C3 m4 b) A
G4M1 Betty x 18: [- M- w% ~2 j) M; {
* P; r3 N$ |& y9 e8 i$ W1 P1 Z6 `% gAllied aircraft
3 w$ U( v* D# q; P5 u" K& U F4F-3 Wildcat x 9/ f" H, Y: O- a$ l
9 a) s; |3 V Z) A6 s6 [2 `Japanese aircraft losses
8 M ^ t2 P! y2 z) D+ ? A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 i& ?3 m0 y7 C) Y! A w
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
" E3 D5 s+ t/ k" [0 { G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged2 l2 S$ f7 r+ ]; t, k) G) u
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses6 ~7 ~1 S( s6 M$ L+ ]" J% e
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 Q) i4 q- g& J' W! j0 h DD Aylwin. y4 x( G7 H( Z$ u w; P
CA Chicago: v5 D% e5 |4 b5 B$ O
CA Chester, on fire
3 X) S9 h' A6 V4 J& B. y( G6 x CA Australia, Torpedo hits 10 \& y, M/ Z2 D6 `8 J# h+ v/ @
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:5 C2 ~: F/ O' K: y; H0 {
5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, \: ~9 a2 A) k/ ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
5 I' Z5 d' a& p' W( X6 M% n 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ G1 I6 }" q/ Z& S7 W2 I* T# s
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo$ @, ` ^2 b3 R5 u+ ]
& n: d4 U: V f# KCAP engaged:
) z, ^ z* _ J1 Y4 B O% T3 eVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 @+ r+ f1 s3 E# P7 A% M2 x (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 [7 g z4 h+ S7 v9 | 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
! H9 D1 x# p2 x" X0 n 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
, E# p: q. x4 }8 p# ?3 R Group patrol altitude is 10000
2 @" D8 r! N$ M" J5 S. T Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes0 a/ h$ o2 z1 f8 G7 |* X& S9 ?
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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" d s2 X+ |- p! m0 G" G 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
- @" H5 T" j+ Y 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.% _ w% k9 P8 M& K0 Y
Group patrol altitude is 10000
" j8 V/ A& g& n4 N( j Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes# L7 T: C; p0 C$ ?/ l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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- J7 s" K+ k4 q5 u8 IWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 T& G2 W- k ^- c1 sRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# t+ p% U, E# PEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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2 v( K2 S( z5 T6 F7 s, MAllied aircraft
- Y G% P a. z" G. s0 z SBD-3 Dauntless x 186 k# V# a* j0 {" a7 ~
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* ~2 Q4 t) I, b6 P D4 S$ k
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Japanese Ships
0 _- `' ]9 s+ t; p k5 M9 h CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ w& l" m% ?7 x6 w9 x5 f3 O/ x; ? CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% B7 }" F3 ^5 `2 w! E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 p \3 r$ y1 K" E5 T' r CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 l; X- V9 j6 W/ q9 B2 g' z5 y8 P
5 V2 @: p" S; O4 m: C# _6 VAircraft Attacking:
/ `7 L5 m( K4 ` 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
1 l5 o4 C2 l$ V/ ?% `! O Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
) ?; W3 _* {: R2 j 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'6 K- p4 e4 S& n2 o
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 V$ u( C/ _7 o3 E s2 [3 E9 I
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
# k+ ^' m; d( b+ d9 d Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb: n! ?$ f' F) t+ c3 G, `) J
+ C+ q2 _" n5 q/ z$ T' TCarrier support unable to supply air cover..
& G0 {* I% k+ d- y0 XAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
! m2 h& `+ R a" O+ v" @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
9 S5 m- `/ n6 D% S4 VHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku& r5 W0 M" T4 s; X$ u5 a$ u) R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
% Y m( ]4 B8 k% ?; a0 ^Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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0 T v: P2 |; b& ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud- v* Q m- x) Y& x2 @0 N: S
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: X$ h* N/ `+ E" a/ f: n U
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( \+ C q8 r0 k* a5 l1 n+ D7 R PBY-5 Catalina x 106 [ l. a4 p: F6 ?. [
PBY-5A Catalina x 2
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Allied aircraft losses
) _; O8 n) f9 u4 u( j. ` PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged$ v# L* y8 @0 E {" @& y& f3 k, i
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Japanese Ships
8 V- n; P! U! L3 ^ CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
; @5 x ^6 D1 I2 f CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& n, D1 | q. y
( X* ~, y1 ]5 Q; o- Q! A5 _Aircraft Attacking:
% x6 r" \* Z. Y" u2 b 10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) p! [' J: }& ^& c4 R& M& y Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
+ O7 Z$ a/ ~, m* }1 X. U 2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 l3 ` `( M/ S
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: k( @ D0 J1 j. X' a$ g3 @5 k
, P3 D$ j( b: K8 k1 I; eCarrier 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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( b! G6 |+ G; r) l# REstimated time to target is 19 minutes2 K" b$ W- I, z, w9 Y! u X
; V4 D- H. |- u& M# sAllied aircraft
6 |0 R& N) R) Q- `' d5 O3 ] _ PBY-5A Catalina x 6; H0 d. d& S% D3 l0 K
2 x1 K7 @* K- Q2 h5 RAllied aircraft losses
2 x ]* T1 R4 m' c* n" h PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged5 M9 u) v4 C, I9 W& W
) ?! m0 ?) R5 ~. PJapanese Ships
6 L0 \; v' l) ^! {0 d' b) l7 E CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; Z# S. |" c1 @ @ CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ s4 K2 @0 u, h8 N% _9 B2 z1 }
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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