AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42, T% o5 h% B; |% y5 J
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+ n2 R) {- V9 nSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137
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- K ?3 c: x- v/ sJapanese Ships- u/ G$ w- c0 G9 ~6 s/ z1 r
CL Yubari5 @7 }: c2 l: q, ^8 h9 ?. x" X
CL Tatsuta' ~" c6 z: K" W' H }' l
DD Yayoi+ I8 v3 g3 b1 C
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Allied Ships6 k( l; Q0 Q5 s: d
SS Greenling5 @( Q4 @/ O5 Z/ Z, V8 R& T% `9 m. ], ~+ h
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SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari, W( ^+ n( H( m- |' N+ B& J
Greenling diving deep ....0 M3 z7 i2 g+ X! H9 U) i, J/ ?
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
& l) f* R4 T) g3 @/ H! `DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....
O& s4 u s$ D. h3 CDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 G9 x1 h9 A& a1 p, D& ^8 [( iDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...: [2 `; K8 Q5 q7 W
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ c, _5 p0 I8 H2 r3 [; IEscort abandons search for sub. ^- S+ m( ?, T/ m m% c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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, @9 P! Q1 N c* j, ~6 D4 HWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( m; v6 n3 v: L5 ^6 ^! s
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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4 J/ |8 L8 E4 Z/ `2 H1 H& |Japanese aircraft
& V0 S! d* _( Q( j7 I3 o3 o; }5 l9 a A6M2 Zero x 53 o- J; N3 |. N: r7 {- h H! s
B5N1 Kate x 6
$ K8 w0 b6 E, ]! j* C0 \8 I B5N2 Kate x 33 A' q% \; m3 v- J" M$ K0 D* n& J
D3A1 Val x 262 Z9 w5 M( `9 N! W% G- c$ t+ k% B0 H
% Q# e9 c9 b$ P) AAllied aircraft6 g& K$ o' S6 {' b) g% w4 e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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4 z: e3 t- U9 iJapanese aircraft losses
8 |3 L1 Y9 E+ Q* u A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed. D: i* F% L% t8 V& n0 _
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: e' X! q/ F8 h4 }5 M5 o2 Z
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged `8 ^( p( W+ E9 f! b
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
/ ?4 q' H: T' [ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. C" o: C- P' O0 T
& C9 n# ` r! b- S- @9 {Allied aircraft losses2 }! X& r2 O, ]9 w4 V% v% ~( P4 Q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: C$ h8 g8 Z4 z4 l* a+ q; ]$ D
4 L, t3 _8 C, i0 gAllied Ships a. X- g1 [4 d& B2 A* R
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire. F" F* u0 W3 W' Q6 f
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. F; F8 Y7 L- m; T6 V2 X; d5 v* F CA Chicago
; }, N, z" W2 i CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage4 s, Y6 Z, k( _* B: S/ M' U7 h8 T
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 17 |8 D( G! K: d0 C' c% z
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ \5 R$ j2 c0 \) k* J1 K 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'5 [- H9 ?$ z5 k3 ], b& D
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb& P9 ^0 B9 ]/ l' f$ N
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ E1 \% U/ K( y Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo7 l0 q/ {, u4 ?' ^: Z$ n
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'0 `# ~: i0 u3 H5 b" C3 I( }$ Q- E
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb1 e6 `* C* U. Y5 Q1 v: w& o
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 g, V7 v8 P2 x" h! M
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
+ [0 x) V) t/ m* i# q% X3 t; L 5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' n( {# K. ?+ |
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
9 n# t: w/ p L) e 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
/ i# F* N! h& M, k1 d Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
: N' y6 U* ^2 ?1 x4 [. Y 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
1 }, p5 }5 r @2 U# k' p Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
+ U- H: p$ U# ^7 ~& s8 v3 z 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
0 E& S2 I* P+ `/ U. A" A0 R' z+ I Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb9 Q$ B" H2 Y0 Z$ w
% {6 d8 s( y* n5 tCAP engaged:
# f8 [; x A2 j, i3 q3 H2 KVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling); D* K# D9 |! Q. }5 B
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)' B6 X; j3 B7 p8 M7 b* [2 D" Q9 E6 T
4 plane(s) intercepting now. m: o1 k# F' |2 T
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.1 V; ^, j) R! {; r* u" M$ L
Group patrol altitude is 10000 ! i- u4 E" H* z( j; d# Y; v5 e
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes7 C/ @6 ^0 j$ H7 ]4 }0 _, k0 G
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)0 B4 @ O) O9 B! G& W
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. H/ T9 \, q. p
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.+ L t l) ^9 @# f3 g! @$ j
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
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7 e; e& Z- I' f, K* nAmmo storage explosion on CV Yorktown/ d8 d: V7 _. }& P
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown3 Z, `6 G9 K5 G; R% e( Z
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$ T& Z2 g0 K$ rMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137) t2 ^, z* J/ p- n* a
. H; A# B, \0 _' kWeather in hex: Severe storms$ X: I" m7 _/ l& u4 E( C5 C
0 H3 @' o7 V2 K, }6 h. L! u) XRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 \/ [/ i) s" K7 G% [Estimated time to target is 14 minutes4 B1 g) D2 w r+ V7 r
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Japanese aircraft
, a% T+ d. Z5 v5 H5 l/ ^ A5M4 Claude x 4
+ f* I" b' N S% `* \ A6M2 Zero x 190 j* \9 i ^% A" T) n- {* |
+ A$ }, }+ u; F) N2 UAllied aircraft
2 }9 N+ ^9 v" l( x. c- S F4F-3 Wildcat x 107 q6 y% j& G& j8 @2 { i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 339 W8 m B- X) o( f5 c
TBD-1 Devastator x 12. p) S6 Z, ^/ [+ h3 k, v2 s
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Japanese aircraft losses- `! x5 b; A8 {0 b. a* k$ J& g
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. ]3 G3 l: M1 r0 r) k- m9 z
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Allied aircraft losses/ O3 P# K' t: L3 a& h; y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged
9 \7 u# H ?0 \( _2 S( M* H SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
6 E a9 G! `5 W9 { TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed7 C" V1 ]+ I# G" W: u$ z, X
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak! j1 u0 l9 Y/ r+ t* j
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Japanese Ships
5 s7 f* z8 {' D, E4 E& Y# e CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 g4 ?+ s* w" i$ e
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1 K l3 _ n- ]% {, P
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- s- M# e% u( O/ X
CA Haguro
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$ C' I0 F) ^. |- GAircraft Attacking:7 H* J4 C- W/ ?" ~, ^/ M2 y M
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'$ Z; J( W) b8 R. z% l% ^( ] E! |6 T
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb/ L6 \. o" i; A2 s
11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet+ p. x/ F( z6 m
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
' [5 s# u3 u. m& e* m* D 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
3 h' V$ ^/ Y) b2 J, e6 D Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
0 r: l; s8 V! j" v 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'7 Y7 S8 X+ i3 d6 I
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
+ `% x( \! T7 P9 }* `, I 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
3 x7 w7 o) K) J8 k4 N Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb% l7 i) Q4 U( R$ }6 Y
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CAP engaged:
3 V" h& [3 R- c& B- xTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)* _5 m. O+ ^0 S( K- E
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
& d* V. ` u, x! m2 m- r Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.% o. |( v0 h+ s' ^; N; ]
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
& n" C" Y7 z+ \% z 7 planes vectored on to bombers
1 V2 p p* [/ C" kEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 u+ Y, `2 w( S) y: ]; q
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
* Q1 z& t8 i* Y/ F' Q3 m$ w Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
" H& E6 m/ S, N' w/ k Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
- |. _# k8 y |0 b" ?( q 2 planes vectored on to bombers8 R9 W- ?# |% l3 |
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling); h& |. m" R% Z8 b. `
1 plane(s) intercepting now.. s$ |+ i0 r4 O' C
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.: A) V) s6 y0 I
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes( P) x8 C; g. |! J9 z
3 planes vectored on to bombers u6 l2 E V! G" ~# n, J% e! T6 h
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 _2 S- P1 g. G- r" d% D 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
; @4 `7 Q: M! e: E0 j: i4 b. i. n Group patrol altitude is 10000 & Z$ ?* T7 n$ e: }
Raid is overhead
' K1 ~8 {# X( g4 R8 [! CEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
! E9 [" f3 H& V. m- X 1 plane(s) intercepting now.) g5 S8 T+ K. i" [
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.7 l; N! E# E4 W$ y1 y
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes8 a; T1 H8 s5 t& w* j, J, g: w
2 planes vectored on to bombers
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Ammo storage explosion on CVL Shoho
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; B" ~0 c. y2 C9 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Severe storms( Z5 S" h8 v) Y3 w5 |: w H5 H/ s- R D
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Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 w. I. b8 g! m. J2 FEstimated time to target is 9 minutes" g. K; P& f4 i0 q
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Japanese aircraft
; g; o5 M, m, K1 x A5M4 Claude x 1
% C/ h7 v0 O8 L, u$ U3 T A6M2 Zero x 11
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Allied aircraft6 B0 k/ T0 _" s+ I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
' x3 p- E7 L) D5 ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 35. Y' t% p e7 ]$ a% N; n- T
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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. _/ |+ ~. B$ H3 z# s; Y% LJapanese aircraft losses8 d7 L( H$ c$ s5 a: \
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. d% ^0 R! @* p( A% U3 ]
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Allied aircraft losses1 V( _5 V/ s* W, |
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
- g# ~9 t0 j9 ]$ V; R- n SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 u) K- v2 U6 s8 O1 j/ P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak3 ]% L: g0 L& [$ _, a3 ?! C* N+ D* Z
8 w( o) u# m7 C. C* ~Japanese Ships: Z& Y( ^% }/ T' \3 t
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ Z- [% J- ~4 z) ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# [" j( \- o5 M2 X% @$ g; I CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ M: p: w% ~8 T* d8 ^* J3 H2 r
DD Yugure
! q) Y$ N; u% Z6 D! D DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire* ^ F" |) Q4 w! A) @
DD Ushio
/ {- M7 M6 g% ^7 Q% s% x- G DD Sazanami7 I8 N. y s+ e
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ D* _1 g1 G' k 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000': b( \% I+ M5 S9 K
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
, m/ U1 J- ^0 J0 E3 I2 Z) |3 v* N 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' A$ r1 o, n5 d1 \. H
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
% ^2 h1 {3 H+ H4 z, r, C 12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet! s# i7 N2 D2 L, w7 y
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
8 Y- q. y/ G7 L$ Q0 ^% H, w, Q3 v 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
2 O( f! u" `0 o Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb6 H2 F8 Z7 R: V- [& Q) W
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
/ y/ r8 G: Z0 ~7 K- k% G; i% N Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ G0 c5 k8 T' z9 i
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
( V' z" H& [& y, n$ D8 D Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 i9 u# l1 c6 P; m; o 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
) M: R9 m0 {5 c/ x Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb2 A% i4 j; X- p
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CAP engaged:3 N: W* L. b- U, p+ l
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
$ w9 A/ {( K) [9 ] 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
; O1 h$ l( j2 t- D2 J/ {6 C Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.
) P* R+ y* ?2 L( @ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
6 d) O1 l0 y+ x 3 planes vectored on to bombers. e$ O4 x* @4 ?0 r# a0 e7 P# V
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 j. F, a/ E8 m8 E4 D* g; b 3 plane(s) intercepting now.( o7 j+ }6 [2 {; `$ t
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
9 p7 j" q# {6 I. i2 ~7 ^" j. m Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.$ l" b/ ]6 A, U3 Y
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
! X* b$ W6 J, F' x5 {8 x L 2 planes vectored on to bombers
( x0 [& m! Q& U- g+ U! JEIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
$ R( z# A' o P% |5 @/ n6 n 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
$ c; P0 O$ S' C& g; ` Group patrol altitude is 10000
7 o- Q7 d7 u" T6 F' {$ [ Raid is overhead
9 c9 _: a3 U, C/ k 1 planes vectored on to bombers
3 g2 r' Q3 d- cEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
; w: |4 ?3 k2 Q6 m0 h1 `0 ^ 1 plane(s) intercepting now.. q* R( ?7 @* ^0 S, N- U
Group patrol altitude is 15000
0 B8 L7 W0 z1 {5 T Raid is overhead
4 g: A4 d' g2 ]$ DEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
+ O* }% P+ ?5 A% R 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
1 x5 h& a; u: o2 E i Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
7 r. B3 W: m4 Q4 I7 R Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes* n( M) K) s4 w# d4 q
2 planes vectored on to bombers* N2 u& e4 L3 Q- h+ t
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
5 ?7 ?4 |; }2 [2 mAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
' ?4 r, m5 D4 A+ EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
2 l% S& e) L0 |9 uAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku( w& F' t" ?8 W5 ^
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& h; j3 J, P: t# r e& d6 Z2 m( HMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1296 k0 p& _( [5 K, P3 @0 f4 {
7 P+ L2 W% W9 U6 R: M3 i2 U) }Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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4 P7 |: R5 J& H. ^0 n. ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ Y, R0 S5 ]5 Z& ?: x1 m: o2 qEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. p# |- N2 Q* e9 J3 Z
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Allied aircraft6 V/ `* [9 ~( s, [& d5 T! g
PBY-5A Catalina x 10) S5 P! v: g! r! S6 }; T
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Allied aircraft losses
+ ^. Y$ H) B! `" x- M5 ] PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged
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5 s, j) b- b* Z, j9 GJapanese Ships2 s+ v3 ]3 ]( }. G
CA Aoba
! U" L/ T# a. J3 s CA Kinugasa
5 Y' V; X' _5 z4 x I$ U CL Yubari
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Aircraft Attacking:- i5 e \1 B5 e
10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! c& e( g& S5 g" o; B Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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# t' k. O+ \# @' N0 R) sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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! k1 _$ d+ m5 L. L5 B; Q+ ^6 ]Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
2 o# |- t# Z' sEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 ~' Q$ L! [/ o4 W3 J8 Q: R& A' Y' F
A6M2 Zero x 7) i1 y6 T1 d |# } T! o. x6 s
G3M2 Nell x 5
! _ V: u) D* j6 z+ l. W- k8 W. g G4M1 Betty x 18* m% y3 v* V3 E* [' D
+ L2 w5 s, D0 f% Y hAllied aircraft& f: H9 f0 W( ^4 {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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5 q9 l4 z i" G& Z2 l% O ~Japanese aircraft losses
# q% C F. v6 E- a, e# I A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
* e9 ?0 ]7 T# S: K G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
" B+ C( s7 N% _/ C6 o G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
+ x( E5 y# f4 ~! }7 \! |# |2 [( r G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak# s' O+ f+ G, S& M; }
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Allied aircraft losses
) l2 n; D0 _7 n F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 E3 L9 S& M. b. E/ @/ v9 P' Q
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Allied Ships
: M9 b1 ?1 n: [* |+ y! w3 J$ Z DD Aylwin
! q7 @' Q; g3 n" X/ [3 Z. g CA Chicago
& W& y x* T7 o. c* o2 m, W- e: o; Q CA Chester, on fire
9 O7 Z8 k& c2 O$ ] CA Australia, Torpedo hits 16 B( [, `1 W* ]! I- |- ^8 R
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage" v. T0 Q. S3 M6 n1 S4 |' I
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 `6 c; `: i+ b1 n 5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet* n# P4 T1 ^' K* x# R7 ?
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo$ B3 p3 r1 X1 L8 @) ~
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 g( _! q6 l( G# ]: e* ?9 g
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo6 c2 X: U' m# h' s9 [
2 L# X) S! o. O3 z+ VCAP engaged:
! j3 x2 q; e- k- m, aVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
# D5 ]2 p a3 s9 O (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
$ h* W2 z; M/ E 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 I7 H1 o3 a& M" k1 r- W1 }5 P 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
7 r" Y# Z$ M8 _& w8 ?/ t/ w& b; h# t Group patrol altitude is 10000 , a. N# P5 \2 I m$ B/ ^
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes5 y* _% Z# ?9 v* X1 S! H4 Y
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)" X0 u; o# T+ o+ Y
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
$ @' u& Z( T. t8 ]; F$ T h7 @ 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
J( a7 J4 S( Z 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
3 L ]0 _2 l* e- U: c1 X Group patrol altitude is 10000 8 q& f4 ]2 \1 V
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
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) A2 v; }6 E0 A' g0 @$ s- a& T4 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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" { i; {4 q6 T7 f6 ^Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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: [7 i2 m- e5 G) d8 t$ e9 c* P5 URaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 h5 N1 f f! I2 G% oEstimated time to target is 14 minutes( z% M' Y6 q; E) D. n7 }$ a( n
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Allied aircraft$ q; o2 L! L- n( C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18+ ] t) X$ p6 D: `
+ H( X) v* Q. y# F XAllied aircraft losses, R8 L6 B+ Q$ m& M/ ?* { l& Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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. Q% K9 v7 U1 m0 ]Japanese Ships8 _* p2 [' Y* k4 T: a& ^& p5 f" |4 ^
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 b- x! M3 L L0 e; C0 ^ CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 k: ^' `0 c8 p' L, `9 y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 N3 S, F& _: m1 q CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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1 o& K( P- T. {$ S# ^5 e ]9 l4 J; x+ EAircraft Attacking:
% @+ t" G) @5 f9 Y4 A7 s4 A- n 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
2 e7 }% R! @. O$ V5 K Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 j9 r a, x! d2 U
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'5 X% o5 A0 a" T' c, w. H x
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb+ q( b' e( S' O4 D# o; P/ E
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' r7 x. D9 [) L8 Y3 i- S9 f9 \
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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, y$ t: R( w- W1 VCarrier support unable to supply air cover..
; i8 C' X* v9 L( ?+ zAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku: k# L5 Q! Z* a7 w4 U; b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho u* x5 M% b. |6 a% B
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
# w7 V: B. N. O3 R6 A% U6 CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku j1 a$ v5 H2 A6 u6 i2 H2 z# a1 _' ^
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku' I3 f) [2 i; w- V. n
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1 ]. ]4 N/ S" O0 d$ M; K4 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137, r1 V7 ?- g. v1 o" c! S/ `
5 M+ p) m' G- J$ T1 Y# AWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 `+ K( q: y- I1 J+ ?* C
7 p$ l+ X( L. T9 k4 [4 u# I6 @Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 m# a# G. G3 ^
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes' t; s, P5 u4 ^7 g% _" f9 s2 v
9 v* d9 \: ^& b& XAllied aircraft
* Z( l$ \% i" ?& N PBY-5 Catalina x 10/ e d- R |0 {. ?) J( S
PBY-5A Catalina x 23 E5 o( u c* d& v9 I
% F5 _; n) K4 `7 B5 \& z7 m! ZAllied aircraft losses5 X3 L2 m; J% ^. z* F9 w. W: b
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged7 d# f$ L" P, j/ E3 o9 Q2 d; _$ i
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CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires1 p% z. L" j I% `/ \1 }
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
- o, z( S, B! L& q# J5 _ 10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ \/ f8 U6 F: Y$ W6 R3 | Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo4 ]6 p0 D3 i& K7 i6 q9 v
2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet* N. q: k/ W, w0 i
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) D' i/ z4 o: E& k6 U& o
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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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 B3 r( i: Y# j7 Y' k: V8 f
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes4 r" f6 k/ n6 N# V
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Allied aircraft
( ~/ L+ N$ C ?" @/ W- P PBY-5A Catalina x 6" c/ A9 b; t) Q+ G7 ~
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Allied aircraft losses
: N! ?4 v+ P/ Z" g0 K7 ] PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 L5 ?% O3 Z) E: |* A' j7 [- O9 \) O$ L( s
CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 n. s) }% M1 M" n, |( Y2 X8 b
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6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ N/ ?+ m$ r: X/ ]# F: Y$ o Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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