AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42* J; f. B: y9 p1 T9 ^
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137& k q L) q! g
4 @$ {7 `9 h( Z! D2 VJapanese Ships
% @# Z' y2 {4 o, i/ N. V: Q7 A CL Yubari9 r9 F1 q5 l8 D3 l
CL Tatsuta
; }7 W2 l: b) b2 P, ~! b DD Yayoi
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Allied Ships5 f: @7 F9 ?: z' g# k# E6 C$ U5 M0 s
SS Greenling
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SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari+ J8 ]. v+ q) m- Z4 t
Greenling diving deep ....
4 S# m! D/ `. E1 QDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
, f E+ j1 Y' T. S" {DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....# O, d, C& K5 Q; ^. E
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 [/ I' G9 Y( Y4 ]. \DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search..." e/ [- X$ S) ~4 S
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...- \/ N; [0 T0 W) b2 C+ [
Escort abandons search for sub3 g; h, p# ~) n& ?4 c5 j
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& d" u# m1 \) f" }Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134$ ?, P- m5 _" i/ \
. j; V3 Y6 T- A+ f+ P! M1 XWeather in hex: Severe storms$ O5 _4 [ P- x9 o
$ x2 T( F+ ~! @6 E5 l& p* ~ CRaid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ ^. R" a) Y, Y6 b( V& ^* G- Y! t: W
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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! m+ P; R9 v# y5 w' }) O$ R5 a8 kJapanese aircraft
* j* h0 b5 r: C1 M( v A6M2 Zero x 53
, _ Z/ J& Z1 e! {4 V B5N1 Kate x 6
: J( Y' m. K; B1 Y5 K8 k' _ B5N2 Kate x 33+ d& S \% L% e, I
D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft( ^+ V2 g8 v% G) b7 X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21$ L4 ^3 E! n' O, U% a: i5 f
9 }0 [0 O3 }8 V" p/ q2 t JJapanese aircraft losses
! G( h1 U, V! X2 z6 U A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
8 Y, T' X% E, e4 L x+ s* y B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% @1 t" F; ~9 ?1 F* l
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
" z- N% s$ J3 D( W D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
# M% j" G0 \: t D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses" d! L+ v+ l# Z! y, {5 m1 Q7 p
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* o; J! R; B( ^" ]+ y0 R2 f: R
8 T; p; b0 E# S" T( K/ nAllied Ships0 |7 c; N/ i' x
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. o0 R5 Y8 Q- v; d0 Z4 M CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" A; v4 t' w4 c8 p CA Chicago$ a+ m0 T' c% n: [1 f4 e0 F, Y, t
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
/ U1 ~7 [* Z. _9 Z3 x# q CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1! h& a( b% V! d3 Z/ l+ C- j$ J
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Aircraft Attacking: b. c% T1 Q, T3 D" C; r
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
2 |' ]3 S t3 U1 p! B5 r Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb+ c$ `3 R( S/ b0 y' o
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# [* H. e9 E' t" r2 E1 k3 v0 p Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo5 V5 S, B7 [& Z. h; g3 k
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
( Q8 Q9 \9 j" K+ `1 q. t0 a Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb/ L6 ]. d( p/ ?4 J
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ G+ T, U6 L8 y6 H$ l) d Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo% b4 ?; A& l* E' D9 ]7 L1 Z
5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 C/ B% l+ S% `9 i
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo" P* V; g6 A- P$ A3 S3 N ^
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
5 F& Z' X! Q+ e0 \4 d Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb7 [' r& j7 }/ E) ?
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
( x7 K- ^& A3 [* j; J L Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
( h, e' D1 Z7 ^' i# ] 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'# D9 C9 M0 k, F H7 Z! \( t+ K
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:3 k# h" H7 R3 l" P/ `1 p& N
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 A6 b) ~; l1 l, y- g7 R1 } (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 K V% L+ P3 J 4 plane(s) intercepting now.0 H0 b. R. A4 t o& S8 u
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. x$ ~9 e) [+ Y( r+ n% b
Group patrol altitude is 10000
; q# y* B6 [: ^! \ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
* r! s: l! Y$ O8 o% z( Z( fVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 _& o! r* i) G6 ~" ^2 F 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
d4 S: d- v7 v1 A5 |- }% } Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
" p1 o; a* U! K" q1 k7 ?4 u7 m6 O Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown
$ f+ N/ z. t1 U. |1 vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown0 v! g9 z6 Y- M: W# t/ D9 `( X
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) O4 K) n8 R; S, hMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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% [7 U* R6 C# |5 ?1 }Weather in hex: Severe storms2 O; T0 s9 D) K2 h" s6 c
7 x. a% T7 u% O d$ v+ yRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 n5 o# V3 H# c# B( @6 e
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( |5 A1 q6 t+ P/ t
A5M4 Claude x 4/ i& |. |9 Q. w( J
A6M2 Zero x 19
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" r2 r; Y9 j2 y/ {' RAllied aircraft- z5 p9 H+ d' ~/ z+ F# ^! s: m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* p5 N& Q9 i0 N8 f6 Y3 j8 C- l( | SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
5 `2 k( T/ i: F; { TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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0 x4 {9 j% ]+ ^7 b3 jJapanese aircraft losses P2 Z5 D- n3 Y X
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 Q" N( z/ Y3 I7 n" F" @, ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged
- n, k6 \# A& Q# [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak, R( A9 x {- F2 s" B% i0 k
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed1 i+ u2 o7 u: c; E! g( i
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
x/ Y9 v- H4 R. k3 ?0 z% D- k( Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1 l1 A6 J. T: {% B, p
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 k: L F1 l" b# M& ?1 O/ z
CA Haguro
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 j. p* x% Z3 G' F 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
( D! N7 F" `0 v Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
" e" G9 |% d4 `% h 11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet* v2 d( X' B2 I G8 v7 o9 Q5 P
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb; A0 K4 C& ?% ]+ A# H% J
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
* B3 b! H: z+ q* ] Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
& W) K( Z. D+ y. N 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' R$ J v8 `3 i# X: `3 d( j
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 j/ ^/ d! N6 ]/ Q 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'% M% b; N8 s+ f" b
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb0 T! j) U6 w% J0 g2 u0 M% }' ~! B
7 y& R, b4 t7 HCAP engaged:
& |6 H1 z3 `" j; x+ NTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)
( @, p1 t. }; j$ @; t; q 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
+ Z6 |7 P- \% a6 ?" d7 l8 X- e" c# O Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.! [7 P) d' k4 @2 o1 R9 e
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes& Z& s0 E& M5 R i* q: m6 ]. ^4 y
7 planes vectored on to bombers
. v1 Z/ S# u1 |/ T3 ?' ?EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 t5 [# N$ V3 L1 V& d 1 plane(s) intercepting now.( Q$ R" J- t* _; B X9 u! {
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
% R& i: Q; Z2 Y0 r- G Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes1 m2 D4 @' ^3 c$ k* I$ k
2 planes vectored on to bombers
" @+ B1 z. s* OEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling). b6 }; e/ B9 _/ F6 W$ D
1 plane(s) intercepting now.0 }& f0 Q8 I+ z, Q' o3 @
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
. L) p3 P( J1 i2 } Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
0 w- A( O% B/ r9 c 3 planes vectored on to bombers
$ G" V# {2 K! K' UEIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)& N6 S/ D L" Y# Q: R- v2 I7 T
1 plane(s) intercepting now.. L: K" y4 y/ u& c
Group patrol altitude is 10000
! v7 h8 f2 i7 o; F2 h& d$ T3 V Raid is overhead
0 m+ z$ ^2 v9 j7 `5 @% Y; |8 m" ^EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 U8 L% U) i& s3 u! @0 b- v3 Y 1 plane(s) intercepting now./ j: t0 m" K3 ?
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
+ P. C n7 Y, o1 R3 G Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
+ [) F) c6 m' d( M: W 2 planes vectored on to bombers$ h# G0 r. Y5 n( R' O4 V
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Ammo storage explosion on CVL Shoho
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+ e$ h- E- d2 W! H- O9 I. H- SMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Severe storms. ?# ]- b# j% s
P( E6 Q7 k$ ]: |5 W4 [- q$ hRaid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: b, ~, n8 i: Q% CEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: t* L1 A+ N' o4 W) {* D
A5M4 Claude x 1. t! n% \& t" B$ o# O! _
A6M2 Zero x 11
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9 N: z I2 y$ Z% ZAllied aircraft* Z/ C7 z( Q4 `- H: g3 S+ G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
. Y3 n6 `' o8 R" {& l SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
8 v: U- I: Y; B( F6 i, K TBD-1 Devastator x 12) t4 ~1 @2 r' G2 M
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Japanese aircraft losses( Y$ }* f* G& V
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 f4 O% `0 Q6 X7 e% a: O2 B+ Z b
4 Z% d; H: W0 I: U) ?6 |Allied aircraft losses
3 @+ f; t; ~3 e! ? F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
( J" a J& K4 V$ x% z5 c1 ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged) A5 I8 K1 j% u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
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^( l& M0 U$ p' O' K0 K/ _6 zJapanese Ships2 \6 M ^" \3 Q, l/ E: e) ?- [
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# S( P) R" y( P* B, d( Z2 V
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 {: {, j0 n7 ]9 Y, G$ i% x CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 j# m# ?8 O4 v4 m6 Y2 ^ DD Yugure
2 x8 C! k/ d8 [& G' S) b. ~ DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire' h( z, o; T( t k6 y/ P
DD Ushio
" G, H& _0 v4 [$ `( @& R; v DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:+ a0 m, |4 n1 b0 N
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
5 O u0 u0 h) S' A6 b7 z$ W Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb+ e+ I- _* P) W& Q/ a" U
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
. V' h( l e" g& ?6 X; d Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb0 P7 J% h* i6 w" U5 e" Z0 Q
12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet' F0 C$ M' g1 K
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb8 y4 R F- m, o: T; q3 M2 l7 K: r
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'+ }, K. O: v; g7 |
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 ~$ }1 |& j; k4 T
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
* s( H( q' u! g2 V5 J X+ `/ R Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
' T" s0 K; B% S0 A: |0 s$ {, a5 x3 ?8 t 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
3 F" Z( o: e! d7 |; u; T+ ]# E Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ S; f/ N4 }- w6 I
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'& M- Y1 P2 q6 w! Z1 N% e1 J. `. O
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, v6 I3 i( B8 H/ H
: f, y' h7 y3 a3 _0 GCAP engaged:
" F) E2 t. k7 @) M+ E9 y/ W( fTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) l; f, q9 U# T( I8 |" i C
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
1 X# Z! ?6 Q" r Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.# f1 G ?4 ^2 j5 b/ K2 J& r
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
3 R* J/ p t1 _, h7 C 3 planes vectored on to bombers
* h2 g3 r1 F+ Q+ |1 V; q: HEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- F) `+ J( {0 w* @" R+ G# d3 J 3 plane(s) intercepting now.& u G' ^3 C5 k G& ~& R. ?) b; @% ^
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
, z* o/ k, q( ?( k2 Q Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
- J) X3 n: L/ D/ J5 c Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes% r9 K$ {4 Y4 @! i- V+ u- O$ X1 L
2 planes vectored on to bombers
* ^2 S( L Q5 R# s8 TEIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 w5 i W4 Z7 |- B9 U* U. w/ D 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 k( f: i; b; x4 a Group patrol altitude is 10000 4 X/ t5 p$ ? Z( ]4 I* H
Raid is overhead5 b( g' ^# c. l
1 planes vectored on to bombers% w8 A. W3 H3 S0 S: X. r0 X
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
+ \& d# U) g* u6 g; ~, }+ Z 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 J% |; R- f( u; ?, a0 ^# @: Q Group patrol altitude is 15000 7 c1 u: d5 I5 d$ a* b. R# z$ ?$ |
Raid is overhead
4 W5 [- |" c1 ]& tEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling); b+ }6 c0 h+ q+ j$ z
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
8 d" x+ P6 N" v/ i; y" j: b* q Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
/ w) H6 @0 V0 Q: q2 d, `$ |& d1 P Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes# G! q: S0 W8 W* D
2 planes vectored on to bombers
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho) x U; U c1 f2 s- O2 ]
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
, [ k% F; E& T4 {! DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
* ~. Z; T9 Y0 K+ O5 } j9 rAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku) r# p8 g) d/ m' K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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W; V5 N# S. G! m7 S9 H* r7 D# |; MWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& s5 I- G" u- }' N5 i; I- mEstimated time to target is 12 minutes% h5 b+ M% D; i7 R4 N+ g
; c- Q ?8 c/ H" ]/ p oAllied aircraft
( F: H& w4 q& E8 W. B' H. d- R PBY-5A Catalina x 10) x4 N4 ^5 G$ q$ h. b
1 T! w- V% Y5 g! x) X4 [- MAllied aircraft losses" ]" g C9 h$ c8 e `( M4 u
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged& ^' E* N7 J% D
. {4 R; }+ ~( n) a/ h/ C+ iJapanese Ships
- H J) c. Q- w }1 n CA Aoba
1 C0 s) b! P0 y. N$ `: R0 B CA Kinugasa/ I. _( s" I& e; { K
CL Yubari
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Aircraft Attacking:
- l1 l1 N+ [/ I% }" Q; l5 ]; R4 B( R 10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 V/ E8 t4 I9 R' D+ B Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo1 X$ P1 V! W) ?7 t
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" O/ R! t4 ~6 O. Z) l+ DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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3 W+ v& D1 e+ |' Q' r) AWeather in hex: Overcast% h) t* D4 x% a: Q( s% |
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.+ |: D1 c \# Y% Y
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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) F0 L8 f5 h9 M( j9 iJapanese aircraft
1 v7 o- z- V8 {! o A6M2 Zero x 7; K+ c+ F3 k& h) m/ b" [1 U8 P% z
G3M2 Nell x 5
, P. G& ]! T5 z5 ]) S: y: _- P G4M1 Betty x 18
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Allied aircraft$ J9 P. m L. N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9: A# o6 m A+ p. u6 G. L7 b
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Japanese aircraft losses+ M% \6 u; \4 ]1 u1 s0 I- O) u
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 i6 s) @- @# v# q" }, c+ n
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
}; [8 y: c5 M4 i* w- s. q) f- S G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged) `5 s }. l, k) I( y6 P0 R: j
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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( u4 f& P3 s$ o% C F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed v" _: O4 m. U
7 i, v% H- ^9 j* \% N) g- L. h' MAllied Ships1 n2 {8 V0 X4 V, t, B9 l7 b4 t- m
DD Aylwin
# b/ p3 ~2 i! o* w7 L' X' B0 v2 N; p7 i9 W CA Chicago
( K% N5 h' E) Z: K$ `* [. V+ w CA Chester, on fire
" ]2 O3 P# H i5 G' U/ U2 y CA Australia, Torpedo hits 1- I# e" O2 L1 J
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
) A5 F0 @& L' v 5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% w+ s j5 u$ E5 q" a) G" f Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo. Q& w1 n' c }0 E( L3 ?& B4 I
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 U! A8 h. Z) f" g- ]( O$ g6 e( B Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo) T& y+ X! Q: l. O- |
2 V ~: ]4 ~8 g5 I6 g& s3 x: bCAP engaged:* q0 {. x8 L" n6 }7 n/ ~- |
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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2 plane(s) intercepting now.0 Q, ~5 w% T$ ~! k/ y7 h0 a1 `- K
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.8 ?2 @ `, j0 ~8 J+ H9 M- U5 y7 K
Group patrol altitude is 10000 0 _+ i/ R5 c* R) ?) m7 e
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes+ Z/ ]# j! F& p2 @. f
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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w1 \: \2 x2 X2 j" |+ P: o; j7 b( W 2 plane(s) intercepting now.6 V Y& x7 v* N( h" I4 W2 v# e
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
& P) @5 Y" N7 g" x6 E Group patrol altitude is 10000
' I6 q+ h( {/ [ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137# O$ k& n) O) q# \& x" J% J/ e+ Y
0 d* z9 S) c; e! o1 x( h6 `& wWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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! ]" g* M5 ^) q' O# y$ |1 GRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# k- {9 n! b# P: B/ _5 s! ^: X( v, f; J
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes1 e; W- R5 f& s5 z( A
6 ~( P4 {0 p, |7 t; |Allied aircraft% I# r6 j: f7 W4 f4 r* O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18' W5 t9 a" K- e2 _$ e- _6 }/ v' j
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Allied aircraft losses; {' R8 I. U& C6 \$ @9 Z: w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Y# d* J3 @" i+ Z
$ l! f9 ^& D: E; GJapanese Ships3 v, {) N& v8 g" N$ b
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& z [7 s! J7 {% h+ y" z& z5 H' R% Y CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 w& K* K8 R( e# g$ o a) r9 i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( p+ Y) o% ]( ^ N# y
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Aircraft Attacking:
! D, i) k- E# x$ Q& _2 B+ V 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'5 O9 G5 `/ x) P; a& G
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
d( }$ x2 v* U( Z 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'/ k1 p9 E2 E( E# a
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb2 q& }2 b- [9 L7 c/ g5 e* R
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'( U9 k6 l5 c) v
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
6 h. p5 T$ u9 D& P- J6 LAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku! D2 X- O+ Y9 j+ V9 y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
! Q) E C8 K3 sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku( [; h% A* w3 @- D2 V3 j9 g6 n
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
$ ~. S- z) g7 W" I' e& {+ ~Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
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! m! q* F$ u. }$ ^3 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' M1 g" C- l. h7 M/ l! J
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' u$ {* T; K9 \* Y
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes9 h: u7 E* S5 p' q6 M
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Allied aircraft
& g H- G! [" m+ H n5 Z PBY-5 Catalina x 100 K3 I. P: S: }& [- [& E! u
PBY-5A Catalina x 2! J$ q- }% L) D! t2 j
( K* H& O3 F4 _. @% |! fAllied aircraft losses; U) h3 r8 E* y; o
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged# i* ]1 M9 l/ k9 c
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Japanese Ships7 g3 \& _2 {5 d/ w
CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires) g; u4 s- F8 v- w
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:8 f. R: X- x- D' P3 {- a
10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 a$ `( _7 l- W
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
+ P8 [) B3 n! H6 I- m 2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet# `' `' H) i2 T6 }7 y* D
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo. F9 B+ `4 C4 x7 n' W& ]
' B& O1 O$ W; G1 u, u' M; m/ c6 vCarrier support unable to supply air cover..
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137$ _5 l4 g( u8 B7 V$ h7 n
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& R5 P7 S! ~2 gRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 G- q! ~" ]+ Y# h4 LEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
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Allied aircraft! I! y0 x1 G1 ?- K3 B7 A4 m
PBY-5A Catalina x 69 {5 Q+ r$ [# Z# W
" `) o( p& V1 `+ Z( j4 sAllied aircraft losses
7 {8 {1 z2 B: A PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
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4 w! V }7 b5 Y# yJapanese Ships- @2 V* ?- M0 n/ }: @
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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; t% u& X- w: @4 QAircraft Attacking:
! r; X' Z! S. w8 B 6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 `4 d, N, u& D3 ]# R+ l Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo. J7 K1 t: F8 d4 V3 s+ t
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