AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Japanese Ships
( Y1 l2 }. _, _ _2 M6 z$ V CL Yubari
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DD Yayoi
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0 s: ]5 X, F | t8 }, V6 Z KAllied Ships
) t0 \4 }# d5 g- N- X% } P4 j SS Greenling
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9 x' z( S3 d2 Z) w: iSS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari: u! Z. T4 B6 R* h+ {
Greenling diving deep ....0 N1 C' }, P/ Z; X& |
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...) G6 }# |0 v; ]3 k! J
DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....
% I$ Q% e$ b2 d) pDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...$ M' ~: p, a" [- W% r" K
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...; `9 U& P: n) K$ u/ J
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 f, @4 P) a4 a* pEscort abandons search for sub- }8 l- g+ d2 _% {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134, d7 P+ [! |- o2 c" x2 V3 [/ E2 ?
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Weather in hex: Severe storms) d1 w3 G. N1 X
; b3 |7 S9 e) `1 N8 ?Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- a( b" i6 `9 H* [1 n! k
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes5 H6 R! M% L# p' ^! d$ Z
( T/ }+ v+ |2 b& V6 RJapanese aircraft
: Q4 }& A# U' ]0 Z- Q A6M2 Zero x 53/ f) W0 ~, F7 y+ Z$ F' [5 p
B5N1 Kate x 69 M1 ]9 s( \$ q
B5N2 Kate x 33, l- B% Q5 n. {8 j
D3A1 Val x 26
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1 {. A, D* Y0 r/ f4 g* M! gAllied aircraft
6 X7 ]- l5 a8 J6 s% Q& G. Y" J- c F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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~, ^: Q5 ^5 k$ vJapanese aircraft losses4 u5 t( q- ?+ Q/ O
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
8 |8 c( l7 c3 T& C B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
1 B. Z: }6 D, q; r0 R B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
' M* \1 C N K) S4 `1 Z5 C D3A1 Val: 3 damaged+ M/ a8 `) S' w; F) }3 ]" G
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak) t m# x3 u% U% G) d( [: D0 j% @
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Allied aircraft losses
* M y. {4 }: Q( ^) i F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 S# v& x! y2 n7 A; u
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 x, L+ [/ K, U @- G: |' j$ v
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, a6 P: Y. ~9 m CA Chicago* D7 N' E6 p6 |* v
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage$ `+ n; e" V7 F# `$ A4 @3 Q! y
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1! j/ e( I$ p* d, S ]& Q: {; U
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 @+ h) J5 w% m: ` 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
" t! K* F# Y6 ]! t Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb2 k' q: G( S& I! ~2 P
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: m9 i5 A) ?; V$ u, S
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo! w9 N8 A- X0 G8 I4 R
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'$ S+ v/ t* w# l9 H7 D
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
& j7 z4 G% r/ K( [1 F7 S( d, L 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet e+ U! t4 U7 f/ I% m
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
: a% s- u4 |8 a& i. H 5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ E b q; U$ H' W! w Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo S( W, X! M! S: ~4 Y9 b
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
3 A* ^: @" W* |& Y2 r$ u" K" R9 V Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
# ?8 g+ `- Q' n7 Z. ^2 n! u 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'% l; _* k$ `$ I7 X: h, R6 z. X9 I
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb. N k. K1 F$ M* C$ r4 c
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
( f; o- F7 ]# M3 H7 M; `# @ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb5 I; U4 x, H! R) o
/ D% z: b6 d5 \' T+ m7 RCAP engaged:
' U( s- C! r3 g4 D/ L& XVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 S0 A* {1 v; d6 |
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)6 M0 p3 P5 V% T3 @& Q8 a! O8 x
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 z" |9 _* c8 p 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
! m8 ?4 p. c; z6 s6 u! \: `0 ~ Group patrol altitude is 10000
: G) ]2 @' x6 ~2 e# |8 F$ | Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
* B' t$ Y; J2 e7 SVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
, N) M: X0 A% v 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.# Y6 q. o; E, J8 ?6 J
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.) ?! f: r4 u3 S1 x
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
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. c. l! h g; h7 J/ o% ]7 r; q, O8 wAmmo storage explosion on CV Yorktown
( `, M" v/ l% y& f, [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown0 k% [+ N7 _4 W5 e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. q& r- b- Z) p& [% r y( Q
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes7 E7 z8 |: c* P( s5 I$ x" X) {( v' \
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Japanese aircraft
6 ^ M7 y+ [2 F5 s0 t2 d A5M4 Claude x 4
' b- q/ p! `8 O A6M2 Zero x 19
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
$ w0 d- U, W; t5 z9 s! b8 ^) h% ^3 B8 z5 M SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
2 W' P: u% h. n6 z TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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7 s3 Y0 i/ s9 |1 \- f/ Z, QJapanese aircraft losses
$ i6 |' w5 x2 U* |, d A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) Z8 Z! F0 H$ C: F
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Allied aircraft losses
: b& M$ J8 ?9 {2 S1 T5 k5 u0 k( H SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged
% a- F6 p% k4 E/ b) s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak. E V4 T7 }$ i2 w
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed
, L" }( V5 J9 f1 P TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak, }; M8 _4 q- ^+ x# k
6 B) [ a# n% G4 M9 ?* @! {3 SJapanese Ships
7 e3 l( H( ?* R! g CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire' V* n6 B4 L. H0 y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
+ B4 u, U+ Q9 K9 R# N( R( E+ y CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, e, {& r* s3 }
CA Haguro1 _$ k: s; ]4 h0 B0 o0 N* k# p
1 ]0 Q. q8 s5 z/ hAircraft Attacking:1 o" s* n- h, W$ x; @( s
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'- Q( ?; j* x' Y+ Y2 G E
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
+ u! J) |! C$ d$ d8 h( K/ O 11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
, X X: ?8 c8 v5 x Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb) F1 X1 v) }5 R% j
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'9 i% l; e3 O1 }8 I
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb& y1 @6 V+ X4 ]/ W* i( M+ u& p
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
2 L% g! f1 Z: ^2 u Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
% D2 g) \* m% @4 ]. m- k$ s 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000') K3 L3 F% q: T7 \& h
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, H. g* F* M. Z$ V3 x
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CAP engaged:
$ X& E# X0 `/ L- Z% iTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)
! x) r9 p% \& X% F2 M/ F2 s 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
$ o7 Q3 D' D% w# T/ {. c2 _) [ Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
- E% m# i- d% k) b3 z) S Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes s/ a. T3 ?7 C9 k5 G
7 planes vectored on to bombers
9 v/ K! d- d( Z* h. [* qEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 Y9 L5 b' b4 I7 I8 I
1 plane(s) intercepting now.. o: d- L. ^$ Q+ g, p6 f
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
1 s' ]% X$ T) M# b$ ]- j Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes1 I3 H/ R7 L" G' O6 l3 `3 f$ v
2 planes vectored on to bombers* e" G. P K: ]0 |3 T3 u
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)) }, ]/ }; Q5 l5 k
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
+ Y J$ E& s) h( L1 d7 u/ `! | Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.. M* ?: g6 x2 _* F- P! O6 {
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
7 S; M9 ~" K6 K o: Q 3 planes vectored on to bombers
2 Y8 }8 ~. i" W% {& m* z% EEIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 E- _. C0 ?: C 1 plane(s) intercepting now./ ?7 n& ]( w4 o, S
Group patrol altitude is 10000
6 x7 V6 d. ?$ W1 u Raid is overhead
1 G* _! n. q7 Y% S7 r& d) B! b0 LEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)- r& ]4 ~' B) N
1 plane(s) intercepting now.) D* t" T7 ~+ o7 ]& A. A$ g- {# r
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
" D% N) u: G$ _' H Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
/ L3 @0 s6 F5 `9 s& `8 N 2 planes vectored on to bombers
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' `2 D+ p5 Z/ z" LAmmo storage explosion on CVL Shoho8 [( h+ n4 b5 y8 P; [
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$ ^2 @/ a( Z" g) _- @Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1373 m: l& n7 U: t7 X. s8 @
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ ~" i" I5 c/ R. z/ B& @7 p
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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* H7 D' J! N5 ]+ ^! tJapanese aircraft
$ }) H. k+ U" w! I A5M4 Claude x 1
$ w1 a+ N6 F1 P1 W2 C5 v A6M2 Zero x 11* f! Z, p7 k# t
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Allied aircraft
7 y, ~0 s- k% L2 f F4F-3 Wildcat x 9- l8 A1 a) V; p i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35/ u& i9 Z, A9 V0 @, a0 g) F- y. R
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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! i* w- _4 `8 h! {4 f2 F6 QJapanese aircraft losses
, x5 G1 w) E" t0 D: w A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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3 J ]5 H3 L( _4 y$ s F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 c4 w6 K( o& e0 o) V! W- ^: }& w- C SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
" S6 J- M' d i1 [) k9 V SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 z2 \& Y$ a9 T0 q) K0 w CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 Z% D6 _! N$ V; [9 n9 Y0 A
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 R" f( \' k! S' Z DD Yugure+ ] f6 D7 X/ b: |5 ^8 v/ I p" v( G
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ n! `* e. J" U DD Ushio
) l: q: k7 Z! B( ^2 J; I; r! l DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 O$ R, @) C$ m0 f& }# L9 R 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
6 y& n( Y" i1 N. K$ i$ a2 N7 C Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ c# q) K& j+ W# |/ u- ~
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
8 F$ i( H3 K3 W Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb0 i- c- W3 N" o" i
12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
+ o0 L8 ^) {$ A: u) B8 h7 z- m3 ? Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
# C) X0 j% B5 C3 n3 E3 D 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
# u* _7 W5 F/ ^1 t; Z Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
- m8 d$ R5 _6 M3 q6 {& N/ s" j 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
0 x) ~$ h* [5 A Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& s% M O7 A8 |, O 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'1 D) W1 f' O6 A, r: H) W. J
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* p/ [. B$ w: |; ?
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'4 F1 z& T( N% |! d; H) {
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& g% d5 C3 }- X& _; z: j
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CAP engaged:2 }* P6 M# e# H |
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 u" Z( h, X9 T4 L: x9 L( A 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.* o( v1 @2 C1 t
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.) q$ R* s" u* _) c$ ~- d5 f- q
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes2 F1 G' T) u! W- z9 n
3 planes vectored on to bombers
N/ P* R, Q. b/ o( \0 b$ bEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)$ e# @+ N# f% n6 B: Y0 s0 k& H
3 plane(s) intercepting now.2 F6 t& J5 Q* ]- `2 \
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
1 p4 L$ H8 q0 d Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
9 l. }: K- U" T4 O: q8 i Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
7 \8 Y& b ^; ~3 m) t 2 planes vectored on to bombers! L5 M8 ]: ^6 p) p& k8 {
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
; R% u. a( e: I3 v 1 plane(s) intercepting now.3 X: l1 G, \. g6 }: F2 l+ ?
Group patrol altitude is 10000
- |% p% G+ c1 P7 O6 q" N$ J Raid is overhead
3 } s& `( x# z2 K# v% B 1 planes vectored on to bombers E0 [% @7 q: u; m0 r# w' N7 N6 j
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)" H9 |5 z) W, e6 H! a. A
1 plane(s) intercepting now.5 H! B# ?) |+ q; { h9 r6 ]
Group patrol altitude is 15000 3 b) r' X2 i. d- W0 l$ b5 z6 d
Raid is overhead+ w) P5 u O* [% Z7 ~ Z1 N7 M3 U- q
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)2 b! Q& v W; u$ o) ^
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
% z9 E6 s4 q) ^, U) R7 Z0 h Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
9 e& l2 G8 }9 }, w Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes( `7 V. d* [5 ^' l6 N
2 planes vectored on to bombers
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# i/ x; I" D- O: X/ wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho0 }0 U& @6 r7 q5 V
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
8 Y' z& t6 G& h! y8 e5 @0 A% |% VHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku2 {# B# t3 I1 A0 J D O/ T% k* M
Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku: s) H3 N9 `) j y
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8 j# s5 S. b. U) _8 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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) y$ f( v3 g3 t; q4 NWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ c$ J- t# f5 h
% b/ d( q) j5 o0 h. fRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ c. ] O& f7 W. ^/ Z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 }: c* v+ q! B% w. Q6 Y
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PBY-5A Catalina x 107 J9 \& J5 O( `6 Q- L
# Q' c9 [ U6 ]4 R4 [& ]- |Allied aircraft losses# }( t4 O9 X: l
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged1 k+ _0 z! B5 r% f% N
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Japanese Ships+ G: p- y2 G C0 R
CA Aoba
) i/ z# ?, I1 }" v* }" } CA Kinugasa
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/ k8 N" R' Y) B, y7 d! x4 k! Z 10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet. l; L. C$ }& z9 F! l$ a2 X+ |
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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3 d! J; h4 S' j& tWeather in hex: Overcast, c9 Y* H' Y8 Z8 s
5 i2 p# Q2 U; YRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
! U; G, k$ w/ P; a: F+ gEstimated time to target is 44 minutes# f: i! z* e# t3 i) Z+ Z* Q* Q
# |7 c% z! v" ?: T; N4 aJapanese aircraft6 T' R' J" {5 q. t7 V Y
A6M2 Zero x 7; `# }7 l* W) z# J. c
G3M2 Nell x 5
3 u, R# S/ X4 [3 ] G4M1 Betty x 18
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 9/ [# ^$ M7 }6 }6 y& c2 {0 D i
8 S: c% g7 M, T1 o: U* gJapanese aircraft losses$ l: u' A& f0 w( i* S
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
3 x8 m* F! Z' p; n$ e+ d7 S- F G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
/ K; }% m; C- X) c" U) K G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged4 S- U' x( f+ u/ {5 [* ^
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak |% k, \: M. O Z; o+ D3 N
$ H* A7 D) Q! }3 z/ O+ GAllied aircraft losses: X: N- q- |- {: ?$ d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships* h. w( S @2 e4 e" E
DD Aylwin
3 D7 z. b9 A7 I( c7 Q! c( Z CA Chicago: }2 z" i, q. ?/ ], L7 W
CA Chester, on fire
- P, d9 Y! W. T" ? CA Australia, Torpedo hits 16 v' e. f8 k& c2 [( c: \
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage9 }9 X1 U& P$ L6 X/ A9 M2 }
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Aircraft Attacking:
% X, I* C7 @* U' j% J 5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% o3 y3 S) r9 m2 `# s% } Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo' N" H9 C" O5 s1 O5 O; E4 h: W
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 ?7 _! K" z8 |; R p u% d Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo# Y* A3 V- c+ o) q- b* R
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CAP engaged:
6 ?2 M% r0 Y% |2 P+ l1 P7 h: i& D; WVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
) D* A6 M. B6 ~/ K3 T (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
; }5 Z8 D& v& E 2 plane(s) intercepting now.1 F6 z9 b( R; {
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
4 K0 s G" N' x% V9 p3 _& q8 { Group patrol altitude is 10000
1 d- P# c- W0 M. ^ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes& n/ ^, d4 u& x3 z- S8 D, i
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
m7 |& {1 f, s0 G (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 i% w, j6 {$ U. }. u" K 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 Q% ], l+ K ~! X3 {: m% [ 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.) t. Z/ k4 T& f) ^
Group patrol altitude is 10000 + d$ a( y. V0 [% d, ?; m
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes+ {( U" r6 a9 W2 ~/ i4 i& ?
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) e+ ?/ T4 G F3 Q- VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 @) u; f. y. [; gRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# \/ l3 X0 b, v8 `/ b, A
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes! G" C" B- N& X' ^1 k. F
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Allied aircraft' T' m/ [! G0 a9 e8 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
u1 L2 i( ]& `& P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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) O3 Z0 e; P- S B) bJapanese Ships
7 j8 W1 O0 U" ?7 S CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ X( x# V3 w! ?9 I" e$ t$ m Z CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ D8 x; S( q: L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. h! G P9 x/ A+ B
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 \7 M, P! ]3 @( x# e
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Aircraft Attacking:
* q: [) R7 Z% p, M 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'5 A# n- k9 V$ j4 z
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 X0 M5 `5 E1 h2 ~* M 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
! C. M7 R7 ], v: }+ [ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb: w# }. c7 g6 f
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000', P" P }. A b! l
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb# r8 l' F3 v0 z) c( r" j, ^/ s
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..8 d* I7 J# }3 y
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku3 Y3 Y2 e! h3 U3 f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
* n X6 F* }' K) N- m" vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
3 M1 m) y8 w. u6 q' DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku2 e8 K" D& O+ \
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku# B4 O" B7 o, B# O1 H
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1 P( e' }' G, }5 a- Y) rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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g5 W% z" o" ~, l0 CWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 ~4 B, m/ b$ _ K( F& d, _Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 G/ A h5 |& n0 b
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: k+ m; |3 ^9 E0 }9 r% y* N PBY-5 Catalina x 10
7 l' k7 h- X! S, M. D PBY-5A Catalina x 2
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Allied aircraft losses
5 B' G$ q7 W3 n2 U" V PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged N" S5 Z- B8 V* [5 K L
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Japanese Ships
0 e2 w2 z- g4 ]0 b- N8 S CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
4 J" ?9 W7 @) @" X$ m# M CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 ?7 j+ h! ?" x2 ^0 j mAircraft Attacking:
% U% k% |$ Z4 `- x 10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* y# O! s8 a( H& z Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
; A" V/ c% y: D `7 l9 p, F( P: W( @ 2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! N; P% s9 w; z- m Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- k$ s9 ~; F( o1 o
/ a4 z6 d. ?' N1 q1 \Carrier support unable to supply air cover..4 Z5 z, c; f$ n& ^: u t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137( h1 J" M. f7 \) x1 E, ]
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 n( N- U' c4 g j8 ~
( D4 C) Q* ~/ I0 YRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) u+ C9 W: Q0 } fEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
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Allied aircraft ]/ S, x" q. a% G
PBY-5A Catalina x 6
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' U4 W6 u0 }0 E* t9 }8 C" `Allied aircraft losses
2 l$ ]8 |+ N; z. T6 e7 z PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
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& @5 c$ y6 E- K4 D+ lJapanese Ships
9 p8 y& [! n* c: f+ H- a CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 l3 H$ N" U* B% _/ p
CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:* J n5 l1 |' |' J. D
6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet" j/ w- {! U! _" T; {, j
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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