AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 429 C' I+ x$ m$ `7 x5 _
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9 [( y- N! `" R. tSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1372 b' H" _' |$ p6 e; }- Q
% X5 P7 U; S ^3 ^Japanese Ships8 \) A% W9 Y/ N0 v y! r
CL Yubari
8 v$ L' q$ X9 G* X/ Z I+ g CL Tatsuta& }' f- P8 T7 @5 v0 l
DD Yayoi) `( o5 n( g9 D, I4 ~6 h
9 X2 V0 p* x; [' ?9 B. m9 W7 rAllied Ships! v4 q8 X% _, D
SS Greenling
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" G P: Y7 p: b& |SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari
! X& P& @) T; B. [/ I! \Greenling diving deep ....
/ d$ u4 u, _1 v7 e7 g' o0 SDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ B8 M. k) l; Y; }' G" F/ n" mDD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ..../ k' {3 P+ Z% A3 j( S
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ Q7 N- O; j( s1 v9 u9 aDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...1 |8 _4 H/ M6 T" H: w# j
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...# r2 _: _ g4 H$ L. q% d7 t
Escort abandons search for sub
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5 d H: u" N5 [5 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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6 ?7 p5 Y0 t: e4 [$ JRaid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 O [% h4 E% A. s$ c4 M
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: z3 I2 ~3 e" I% q7 _' ?7 r A6M2 Zero x 53
; m* V. g/ e9 ?. `) } V/ O B5N1 Kate x 6/ V4 N1 G3 ]; E) g: Y7 `5 p
B5N2 Kate x 338 O4 i$ o7 v+ }) J: @# Y
D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
! r) L! G, a ]9 |4 |: M% P5 n F4F-3 Wildcat x 21# `2 H3 l; d3 n% x, Z$ H
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Japanese aircraft losses0 | l1 ]" L, D& d( Z( W
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed! U- S4 i; c# k1 t
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
" H% @; s. E* r/ ? B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
) m5 w) z, K; b' X9 ~2 ]1 N D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
, L% a/ O0 E1 T. i" U/ Q$ H D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak3 K8 x' ]4 u" w4 B3 B8 A. _
8 [9 @* j1 d: `. M, o' AAllied aircraft losses+ r4 Q. R4 D3 p9 }$ H
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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5 o8 h% m8 N, LAllied Ships
) h$ W+ e+ l. g$ W8 A2 c. K) H CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& q# D* R- t" y' [ CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. m0 Z5 Y, S( j+ f$ b
CA Chicago. ^! M9 T7 K$ R. w9 P! m3 k# P
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
4 x( o; W) D* V3 ? CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 k: i1 S8 y! [# Y# L! j7 L 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
+ s0 f# }6 @( d$ O% w9 R Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
) z& ^5 i+ N6 Y8 u 15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 L8 O6 i' e0 d' A- Y7 k
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
3 S7 v, { {: B) M* N6 k 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'5 g& y6 s5 E- H% F
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 O$ M2 v0 `9 {& l 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 \1 N- n; O( z$ V* \ Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
8 }7 c8 G' i: n s' b; f1 U 5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. ~! A* y1 Z8 O" Q$ o& M
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
" O8 Z6 Z9 e D 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
c4 M# y+ @) X" \) o- A3 A* W l Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
P7 h( m: O* a) D6 a {% F" y 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
9 P9 S8 G& T N$ {9 M- O5 M Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
/ a. D4 b+ Q \2 c# c 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'7 j |5 ?! B/ L& u# {
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:6 r/ u5 p5 v+ F; K$ _) b- q+ @8 Y
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)* K3 S0 I* {* v @+ Y0 G: ~* v
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)1 f8 k$ i$ U( Z6 M! Q5 R6 h
4 plane(s) intercepting now.7 m/ p! A% O$ [8 r; ~/ S( i0 D: o6 g( L
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- L9 U; T0 D9 ]# y5 o* i8 D8 g, C Group patrol altitude is 10000 & U+ r; a/ [ p4 U2 s5 ?
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes( `" _4 q, V* A9 b5 o/ Y
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
/ o3 g/ W/ l$ g 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.( R1 q6 w& i( c8 J
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.0 V: ^+ S" v- Q* @" h
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown( D* H# {9 g- n7 j
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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% l* V- @/ Y' G3 E, K. _- x; n1 LRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ S2 M5 E2 v& g6 H
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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% J; H. D4 H9 a l$ KJapanese aircraft" c( {! b2 m6 N" k* a+ A
A5M4 Claude x 4
4 m v h( \. l: Q! x A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
& s" f8 G( V/ v0 |, z, J1 g _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 100 r2 `2 y, x8 N+ O/ ~7 @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
( N7 z& B+ x3 t TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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8 y( p" R' i. d$ V& S3 CJapanese aircraft losses4 a1 e- G6 M3 M1 \/ ]
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: K2 ~- o N( G$ e; N
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Allied aircraft losses
?; P- Q9 d0 u1 s% I9 S5 @$ [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged
* R1 s5 \7 U) z* ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% ~/ `* ^: Q" ?& y% T f. t l
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed
" R s& \6 T" `' A TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak9 i7 I5 M8 _ G% O5 Z4 `+ j% S6 n( m
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Japanese Ships3 z1 m* h- R: v7 i. |
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire- G) s, k5 f# e( S. |1 z, K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1" u8 C% W0 T4 X) t# G
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
' |& k6 e# ]7 _% ^. Y CA Haguro+ A7 Q* h5 \5 h' K( S$ m8 |$ j R
( ~3 D9 @) l. ?8 n+ Y. LAircraft Attacking:4 f. W' z9 M J
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'& s& n/ Z2 \/ X! L$ C$ O" p
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb4 k! ?% z' u; n
11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet e0 e- E) L8 N5 L8 @
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb* {* h5 ^( ?3 Q/ M9 f) K
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000') B0 E* i0 D/ F* y' ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb$ J w9 ?6 f8 N( i7 t0 v: W* v
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
: J8 L. U! P7 S/ a3 L3 j% O2 e Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb! ] e, O9 n6 Q) m" s
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'3 N+ c8 y* H# e% o$ J* n3 n# K6 ] `
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
8 D4 P- q& ~. q8 a- TTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)
4 h6 ^. ^: A& a9 a8 T 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
& h/ n D# b3 } Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
, e9 V6 W: z" l2 | Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
! Y+ E m$ _1 S# j: g 7 planes vectored on to bombers
% e# \) l1 F3 _EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)0 S3 X$ T& D( P
1 plane(s) intercepting now.3 d: f+ R! n0 q
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000." e8 ]7 H+ g& [ X2 b( J
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
; H0 ]; X% b- G! W0 Q6 J 2 planes vectored on to bombers8 Q0 Z D2 }: I0 v; N' s$ ?
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
# r2 K* e. B$ q* |9 c1 C$ R 1 plane(s) intercepting now.+ I. ]. ~5 _# e3 _
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
! @5 w- S1 r2 V8 f4 B9 [5 F Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes! s4 W* A9 W$ i0 I! D
3 planes vectored on to bombers
% L6 y9 d. J/ ]% {EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)* r( B" H, E" V0 @
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
; u' l+ E, k/ k7 }/ M/ \ Group patrol altitude is 10000
' F& n+ q0 N! V Raid is overhead
- I3 j3 D* Q* t6 J/ K0 aEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 g5 z- Q5 v' l3 } 1 plane(s) intercepting now.8 f+ N- A5 X8 m/ z2 u
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
" u; F8 q3 W8 m) {* P# x: J Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes2 Y7 j" c; B$ s$ d' K% L
2 planes vectored on to bombers
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, d& v7 A" t9 M; y5 T9 e2 [& {( rAmmo storage explosion on CVL Shoho
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) |% r2 u8 C( [5 k2 H1 ^# g M; |Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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+ S) a1 b C6 T0 \# MWeather in hex: Severe storms7 ]! |6 s2 I2 ^8 J8 M0 u' c
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Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: `$ @2 j+ `4 \Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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7 `* ]" n) s! J6 r2 Z2 v% HJapanese aircraft
0 ^, L; U* q7 d; g5 Z9 Z; X A5M4 Claude x 1
$ ^/ D3 G9 Y/ D8 o& b2 ~4 j A6M2 Zero x 11. v3 ]1 Q/ \5 }$ }5 K2 t p) @
5 d% s2 l" Q" C8 YAllied aircraft$ G: \* X& L0 I. ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9! g7 ~0 M$ v: v$ M% l K; I+ z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35' Y+ I. m. G5 H y" q0 ?, B
TBD-1 Devastator x 12: D8 b% E3 b! x- X
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 @2 I# @' v2 A, s6 O { A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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9 O: j* C" |/ fAllied aircraft losses9 w0 `: f0 S& ?2 k
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 s( ?/ ^8 E' V& L7 |/ m/ D4 h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% y+ }3 w0 O6 ]! o& J, N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
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6 z3 m+ i4 q5 P! M/ IJapanese Ships* n$ i- B8 E8 ]5 e/ d/ x$ ^
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 O2 l: A1 ^% ^$ @# Y: z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ], o* o3 Q. I' X CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ M( A0 x, K' ?7 e
DD Yugure0 Y7 @3 D* E) b, p) e6 Q
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 B9 Z4 J, L1 ~% N, T& N DD Ushio
, ]8 C u7 m* U. u* h. R# N6 o; [ DD Sazanami
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2 I; P! L, ?' {# m5 Y3 ~Aircraft Attacking:
6 J: s1 D+ Z5 I/ @- w$ i1 x6 b- P4 u 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
- } x: t$ Y' }) `& o0 s6 N Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb" g7 B% _" J2 s* \ T& @
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'8 H3 t. ?& e0 @1 I9 z
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
, e- u' [: j, J/ b/ t 12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
V) j8 `: _' }, { Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 i2 Z' M% O' y1 m; ?" K7 R" g 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'$ ^7 s! z2 P1 B/ Y- V
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb) W" w8 T- k2 }" @3 w
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
4 d6 T. t& ^3 V/ F0 t Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
g' T, j- w% Y7 C 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'2 m5 h& x3 i& V7 R( d8 R b& ~# C) t
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
; ~& t) X2 ?+ X9 N! _5 H 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
' t' j4 o$ S% Y6 p9 ?7 g$ G5 e Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 {! }' N8 O& r/ z* ]
! P) F1 t! C7 G3 L( Q! R: }6 J: TCAP engaged:
$ y! p# g( h% sTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 R6 n; ^8 p1 J$ ` 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. A, |# s v. @( j
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.
" L1 P+ a* O; h* b Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes+ E; v$ d8 s8 }0 z2 s0 w
3 planes vectored on to bombers
' z9 @5 B/ U! c4 jEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 L6 m( e; k# N% T 3 plane(s) intercepting now.' R6 X) }' K1 P4 y
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.7 G. N7 R4 q$ Z% J
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
! k' M" j. S' U N5 u! ` Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
$ J2 w, S' j$ G- q 2 planes vectored on to bombers$ c( d5 l9 A2 z: h' X
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
% V5 E: I& ]# v: U. i. j 1 plane(s) intercepting now.7 L7 {$ _# @9 l1 b$ w
Group patrol altitude is 10000
6 R: F0 B8 M% q/ y v Raid is overhead6 N9 I' G8 ^, g
1 planes vectored on to bombers
6 l* A' [' h7 x2 BEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)# c9 R9 O: C4 l/ @
1 plane(s) intercepting now.1 c, h- K* D0 S' ~. } W
Group patrol altitude is 15000 3 E: q. j7 t0 x* u% D1 u8 }
Raid is overhead
x: g4 E# [' m8 b2 j- U0 fEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
' x. a# U s' q" ?: z7 b 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
8 L2 ?7 C) Q8 y) O7 h1 N Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
$ a( N- A/ O3 m, G8 a" X Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes; p, l! H) T4 o( ]# Z# i. v
2 planes vectored on to bombers
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2 k( P: H9 S5 mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
0 |: N j' u4 Y: U' \Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku9 u* u3 Q3 b3 W3 x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
; v z" Z l) {' d0 S3 O0 iAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku0 G! O1 Y! Q! i2 ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129% R8 C5 R5 q0 Q" Y4 J# ~
7 }6 ?& _" y5 I6 IWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, w" J5 n4 c4 d" a, K( jEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ L& A8 L- _. |) o9 E: d& \Allied aircraft3 H, |. m5 S% w3 F
PBY-5A Catalina x 10
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# D, ]% q K- e* zAllied aircraft losses
7 ]- C; Q4 P, s* y PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 q I2 f# @* Z# V) c! S1 T+ F CA Aoba( K6 ]/ q, u' h* E- n2 P0 Q% P
CA Kinugasa
7 i. v- A, _% ^" k CL Yubari! G. | a' d" {+ j$ K* ~7 L& w
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Aircraft Attacking:
; ^. i' r8 q6 u& W 10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 l* z4 f4 B0 n Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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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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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
' }7 B' V3 f# JEstimated time to target is 44 minutes( C3 h5 h+ x3 d
/ Z2 ~, z7 [- P( fJapanese aircraft( `% T2 g! L3 ^8 }( g, ~6 p
A6M2 Zero x 7- J5 c- i8 W n8 B$ c) ^
G3M2 Nell x 5/ B' b9 a- u! D( U1 Z5 J
G4M1 Betty x 18
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Allied aircraft
. w. ~; ^, G3 _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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# S2 m* F; K0 D) ^/ t5 H3 Y5 EJapanese aircraft losses
% D3 F; ?/ J v0 b5 H5 X% l A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
( `& D v$ V( s: r' ?! r G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
( f+ C1 V. d% L0 n G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
9 y* C) |1 v& b) D* N G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak1 U# k3 ~$ b& ]8 i
- \3 T; g4 R3 k0 A( k" ~Allied aircraft losses& g5 V( a; r1 h! B( n" L l; u3 j
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( v8 h3 H& I, u( {% ^* W
8 I3 h0 Q/ A/ J, a2 H7 J/ }Allied Ships
& O" I; x x% R, D5 t# l2 M, e DD Aylwin
- S8 r. ^# t5 L2 r: Y' q, U9 H3 x/ s CA Chicago7 ], |! U, q$ J6 t, g" G4 @
CA Chester, on fire; N! w. c4 v- z- g! G8 f1 F
CA Australia, Torpedo hits 10 n/ ]8 _& G% B; _0 b
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 L3 b" G* H$ \6 L# e) n, t 5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 s4 V. f( `7 @$ {) z Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo, U( n( V% J; Y( F
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet# m4 s+ x5 J1 u9 s8 q! O, K; q
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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! X% ?$ S1 A3 m" mCAP engaged:3 B- s4 o2 w8 O* X
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 e( M( P* C5 ^# I6 y4 M
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)( h0 `2 `9 B+ f$ S7 f
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
O, ~; Y l+ |% A1 _ 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.9 [, m( A9 y5 H& X! |
Group patrol altitude is 10000
! }3 N; X/ i& G Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes' S; G' ^* x) X* r6 x
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 z8 i3 }0 d/ a3 E& E" w* n
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)" `2 a* Y/ K7 A
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 A, I( j0 o8 j! c# ^ 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
2 T$ q. T* q3 L Group patrol altitude is 10000
- a+ a2 b' H# Q1 _) Z, U Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes; @9 c. L/ W5 S! J
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1 b' b; e0 S0 x4 I( Y2 ^) xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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! g6 j5 k/ c$ N" c3 k: p, pWeather in hex: Partial cloud6 X9 ^: s' X8 ^! Q5 O! r) L
8 {$ D* a" I. G. J8 _7 p4 v: kRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 z3 j3 ^' X- l/ j5 B
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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$ t3 E- _5 { I; W% vAllied aircraft
5 _$ h( R% ], P/ x% l$ w SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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. h) r3 V* i& y* O b$ v- OAllied aircraft losses
& U+ ~0 |0 t1 P$ k; D( _" i; R1 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ _$ K2 E0 a, FJapanese Ships2 e' h0 i/ g( g/ ^/ a7 \5 F% S! ]
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 _: m6 p3 T8 x, @
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- W0 F2 {4 ~% u' B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 l1 Q0 F' X3 ^ CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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, x: ^" Z+ O+ a; G; o& k: sAircraft Attacking:
9 C* }4 _2 Y9 M4 `! |0 U# y 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'" c. Y5 I- P. k2 X& I& H
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 i ^5 P1 X' ~. @# ?0 p& e
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
& j$ |9 A' J- n; z% u Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 } O" L7 h* |. P5 _ 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'3 P! {8 m/ a0 [
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
& t. Y4 N2 v) W; s2 R kAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
" t) S ~" p2 K' Z/ y4 f) YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho) {. J- \$ G( S7 C2 K. _& v# h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
: c) C1 V, Z9 R9 f% aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku& }; o9 ~* G0 ~; Y: M9 s
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku! `' {, x1 |/ U2 t) M2 a5 V3 w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1375 ?6 f* ]& y9 w
; z* ?" R- H1 }% h- M" W$ \$ GWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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& g6 a! h& f- J0 v9 z# C) l. J8 rRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 {' T u4 L t
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes3 c9 j' Y% I# j, ~. v
m7 { \; ]0 d2 X4 x. w' xAllied aircraft
. z' j/ n8 y5 b PBY-5 Catalina x 100 C y: [* N4 R4 j% s: [' ^2 ~
PBY-5A Catalina x 28 E8 Z0 H/ k( |% T+ F# w
5 y# W" j1 P" w( I, W% {. ZAllied aircraft losses' _# ?, N- d% p, p$ P; j
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) S9 X& ]4 m1 s; E CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires( w5 L8 x: X' J* B" Z5 |
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 i! D `+ B) \/ O 10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
y$ V* }8 ~0 S: }3 x, r7 Q; t Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo; N6 i0 h/ t9 I( v
2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet. o+ J5 F5 T9 B% [% t7 G3 f& {# H' z
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..* a0 y0 U8 e* m2 W! u$ K: c
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3 n( n5 z, D8 @9 o! R8 M0 A* m* r3 P* GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1373 H0 d5 a* x% \; C7 I
/ n* _8 ]/ E5 ]$ KWeather in hex: Partial cloud* Q3 o& [/ A6 H- C: x
' T$ ?1 N' m0 x6 H, ?) ~Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 E. Z, M* u' C5 WEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
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0 c! l, C7 l* [" X8 zAllied aircraft( `( \- \4 m& y* G3 Y" Z. P' x
PBY-5A Catalina x 6. w7 V5 ^+ T2 o5 v2 u0 x
6 z2 l/ u, S: `( d6 }Allied aircraft losses0 P+ a; z& y; S; P% | w
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships' ?4 W7 t! u, l4 M7 M3 u
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' u- ^& r. b: @$ u/ f) H( [ CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 \; I* K& T9 L& `4 A1 l
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Aircraft Attacking:
% T P7 U/ G1 H. Y* [5 d) }3 R 6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ c* m0 W [; [+ O' ]" m
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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