AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
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* j! }9 q5 D3 u# ]Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137 t8 b D( Z( h* J7 N" a' S3 f
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CL Yubari
2 S0 I/ y7 z4 ` CL Tatsuta) N l6 F5 b; p1 }9 ? L
DD Yayoi. m' V; ~5 F! f- u+ c9 H9 I+ t2 C5 Z
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SS Greenling
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SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari
4 g6 j; Q$ x% b" H5 F) q7 _Greenling diving deep ....9 d8 o3 ^7 h/ B5 d# B9 ~4 O' Z
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 Q( f- ~: b9 v. \DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....8 C, d( e1 F# T% ]- f
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...2 E9 P0 o: P& z: R( n9 ~. C3 N
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...1 C) `. {/ I N% Z
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...$ O! A! o# u" u6 f% o
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* y9 Y3 P- Y& u3 X
9 O7 @3 t. V) QRaid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 r3 ]5 z& E! W/ t. Z+ p- T2 F
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes! s- ^ c( R9 X% f G8 P
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Japanese aircraft% _9 U- K: y {7 M3 @1 f
A6M2 Zero x 53( w1 j1 ~% y- ]5 o6 @; ?
B5N1 Kate x 6: r0 f4 g+ A+ Q) x. B# t. i
B5N2 Kate x 33
0 Y: V g6 E1 h, W O; Y D3A1 Val x 267 | M- e- ]% _ K" z H
% W a& s! O" X6 g& BAllied aircraft8 O) U7 }5 W5 t( V0 o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses' v3 R5 g0 n+ B& E$ n
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
% }: K) q' ] N+ H: Y6 R: p0 m0 w B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak4 f$ A/ O9 I( s; K% B) }4 q1 d' z
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
/ r/ f% P: _/ X- o1 E( Y D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
f4 V. l( T$ v D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# ^6 K( ]3 v& r7 Q! I6 i
, J! Q# g$ p! k Z S; A4 CAllied aircraft losses
) m& F- n, U7 z# Z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 M5 x0 q7 _6 y1 Y3 n2 w
' D1 m) ]. G! t3 P" @( BAllied Ships! w) q) n* I& e) U5 O
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 h d; T. i1 m8 A7 y CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 r5 O0 y2 o+ E9 A) x: I1 c7 @
CA Chicago. B( r* B% B5 G2 s
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
; }4 Q1 ^1 ^7 {6 a* W ? CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1( W. _! ^; q5 a
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Aircraft Attacking:* Y, ?4 Y) r$ K3 i1 z
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
" ~1 S. q" R: P3 P' j: S% g6 v+ ~5 i Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
' h$ o# @) k6 T; |$ g; _$ Y) p 15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 \# G- @5 I- O K) k Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
$ Y, M" ?; [3 n9 B. i9 U' G 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'( D3 }0 e6 i- I0 d2 V& j$ a) d3 {
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb l6 m4 Q. C- _$ x2 Y* x7 t
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) X% i% V$ k2 u& y4 f% r. b3 b Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo) r2 j n4 U5 k& u/ |* ?1 m0 u
5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 T" Z6 V- `& n' j
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo; O3 G) `+ u' t8 I! N& v# Y
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
$ j, ]% W( l' l0 f' S5 T7 z Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ~& r" m8 v, c7 n
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'+ c# O/ a; g8 w0 m
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
: s0 w7 G0 F/ E1 |6 | 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
9 y. C- J6 ~$ Q' s! e6 \ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb2 y( [9 P" y) x4 V2 H
2 R( L" Q6 _) D7 NCAP engaged:
& s" j4 E/ U; I% qVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
, I i& g! b( c6 J% Q( B( L. J8 ~3 y! { (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)1 R7 f8 [- Y) s# n
4 plane(s) intercepting now.+ h6 I' @) W7 r4 q
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
" z1 R6 h: E5 a4 \0 O* l9 Z$ n0 R Group patrol altitude is 10000 ( v4 ^% R [+ O. F" `
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes0 L7 P0 L, n6 n% N# U" z0 n5 ~
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)4 R: ~9 O" S, M( I: u
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
) C! k7 G6 l0 I Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
8 C- q5 Y! Y0 ~' p, m Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown3 ?; u- k2 V1 t( A4 W5 r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown5 f. J! P+ V8 [+ y" r5 l
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1 e* Q+ S$ l/ {% {! aMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137. ?! N8 C$ T3 [- U4 I! b
: i" T. \9 Q! k2 }" [, @Weather in hex: Severe storms, C p) Z- O4 X
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 A% X; ]6 s- }& B! k7 h
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes) K4 @4 A4 R! s( i5 g5 j, o
+ Q1 X5 f4 s& H7 z* r3 S5 H# IJapanese aircraft7 i6 b1 O) j$ V; B4 a5 Z/ _
A5M4 Claude x 4
" L/ l; X# T. B0 d A6M2 Zero x 19! `0 c( b" |/ Q/ r5 ?' A
" {- h# M1 }4 \5 [% lAllied aircraft
. U( N C5 Q0 g* K3 a. f F4F-3 Wildcat x 105 [ `( J5 g5 }9 M. d. l: D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33! {: c$ [1 E/ ]+ i
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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$ } P9 p" I; S5 ~$ B$ y0 wJapanese aircraft losses$ [4 T' S$ o% c5 M- j' m
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ @7 Z# N. z. p" ^
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Allied aircraft losses
$ C; {! J& A1 N SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged
3 w: ], L; U" o7 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
; ~ u4 e( r4 R2 S' G; L7 t7 Z TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed
% u0 y2 ?3 r; y7 G) ? TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
. S" s7 @8 M+ G) [* ?- Y0 C CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 B3 P1 B {( J CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
) H% Q; ~5 P+ K* z, a# |3 u CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 A0 F2 u$ x2 J CA Haguro/ d: P4 ~: J1 y/ H
. Y, C; H. f6 A8 d U: a" qAircraft Attacking:
3 J) \9 v& u4 b# [& T/ D% k 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
) X4 S5 u8 ^3 u) Q Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb( |: e( R9 \9 r: G* E# x
11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
* w7 ^+ n! j7 T2 v Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
/ A2 N8 M3 ?4 W) T9 F7 n' ^5 d8 X 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'2 ~. R* C3 A3 q3 z/ W. m( R
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 U7 v/ A- ]. m* X 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'2 u0 u: ] e2 x7 q# Z
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb# K- L. H3 e# g+ s. I
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'' D" X5 y/ L4 x3 ~: a2 i1 X
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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& h6 S! X f R @$ D+ P6 ]* rCAP engaged:
% w' {3 z q. I' dTainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)) R& S$ N7 s! z0 S& P
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
* e0 ^3 r- r$ @6 x, R Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000.
" l' Q2 ^5 R1 N4 b* O$ u Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes8 P+ G' m4 u* g0 n! ]
7 planes vectored on to bombers
2 R! V1 E) j v2 EEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 }0 w2 k' M+ S/ Q 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 }5 I# R& H1 g X$ `6 F) ` Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
8 D" W4 g [7 y! u' e- P+ u$ V Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes1 a' ]+ E( |- S5 z
2 planes vectored on to bombers# r' U/ T, l$ f; }
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 @& ~$ Q' N/ @( M 1 plane(s) intercepting now.& E6 f2 n* A7 G7 u- }: n, }
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
$ ~" i1 o% M! K+ U. E4 m1 q Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
! Q; K7 l9 t6 ?1 f 3 planes vectored on to bombers
5 p& K9 F: p5 U' w; REIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)8 U2 C1 j: h1 v2 H
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
* h' t1 ? ]4 E7 h4 C- h+ s1 M8 [( j Group patrol altitude is 10000 . m W: s& c" A
Raid is overhead1 ?9 h( z! [4 g* H: K( Q
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)$ V$ ~( l2 U% b& @
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
/ [* r& Z! {9 |# Y3 g- ? Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.9 D; T5 Z5 S) z( H; [( R
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes' v7 Q0 T' c; c" K( F
2 planes vectored on to bombers
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2 W7 g( R2 A; M& ^7 `' ]/ eAmmo storage explosion on CVL Shoho& c: M b A- ?/ W) h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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5 }! X/ y" |, t6 X' DWeather in hex: Severe storms
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- v: w6 {! n# `9 e3 i: _- B1 U. cRaid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) I2 o' \: C- n E& h3 O
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
G1 Q$ o2 a! b$ l4 g A5M4 Claude x 1
- m; C8 G0 y" j/ V* C) M A6M2 Zero x 11) H# j+ K4 Y# ^% A$ ?+ O' _. E4 b8 ]
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Allied aircraft
& ]/ \0 P6 ~9 e4 B" r F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
' d3 |0 C* D1 J ]* Y2 j6 B3 i SBD-3 Dauntless x 35( b, z" v! N, f6 z( i" N
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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* M1 u- h: s* }* j3 F$ |2 {Japanese aircraft losses H* ]2 ?3 N6 T
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ {1 h( L3 d+ R( B* l% M
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Allied aircraft losses K: @0 c0 L. w: `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 `3 |1 b/ j4 p" W. b+ _* y5 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
+ ~) _, d4 f# Q; X, { SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak( l0 w9 }# x+ Z# s$ Q8 ^! \$ d
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Japanese Ships
5 l1 T& c L* q8 n CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 o. w5 c0 j! w/ E/ J4 ` CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 a5 ^* \3 H$ d+ O& p8 c$ U
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
( c# i& p7 B* Z: n0 H, j DD Yugure3 B. R% s# R8 S* n2 l3 V* C
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' d4 K4 i J2 P# G! C7 g" T+ L. e DD Ushio9 }9 U0 U3 w: f2 L i6 r
DD Sazanami! }' a1 b1 S) z
4 }& e# P7 B( k7 a' ~Aircraft Attacking:! b {: I1 \0 Y3 P% b0 ?
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
^* l3 a2 h A1 R8 S6 f4 D" _ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ H& g, }0 [( o, a5 u9 K5 W, Q! j 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
- z# U' n3 U* X& Z2 X0 _ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
! x" Y) ?. p" J0 L3 v! \2 D8 d3 l 12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet* x" F# ]/ _. E* F9 Y6 O# O
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb- U; A) Q% o0 i' k; R
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
! ^, I3 {0 [8 n" k7 P Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 G; C% m+ Y% t7 k5 J# [6 ]1 x1 n 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'1 }6 _3 `+ j- p
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 z8 h' `4 j' y7 a
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
$ c4 a- [' d' C: ` Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb0 i" B+ A7 P3 }
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'! J5 g% `5 }; u @- _
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 c# p. {8 b- L- D! A) o6 O
1 t, c- t, K- W% K. ^CAP engaged:8 m0 L Z: m, e' `1 D8 ]: y& L: @
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.) t6 o2 Q6 W7 x6 ?
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes( _) l7 c! u, R( k# P
3 planes vectored on to bombers
: g) _7 k9 D4 E* A+ XEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 m1 C# c% D& c0 S" @* E 3 plane(s) intercepting now.+ p8 C) A! e/ q
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
2 ?: T, l* ~ ?2 D" E2 v5 D5 g# P Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.: i& a5 l+ p: Y# @( }; M/ Z
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
m" O' }( q( { 2 planes vectored on to bombers# k; B, x6 K% L9 R" o
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)% N4 a2 I \ q3 q! G
1 plane(s) intercepting now. e2 a$ V0 l$ D9 Q8 V" u
Group patrol altitude is 10000
& Z; Z# h* e- D& g0 v4 B" n Raid is overhead
% n. \! x2 d! q- a0 [$ p. `0 A0 Y 1 planes vectored on to bombers
; e6 N, b! i& n. a ZEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 I) {+ ?* P7 O5 K6 X; g 1 plane(s) intercepting now.6 ]" I5 r, q% L) }8 T4 I3 p
Group patrol altitude is 15000
4 l9 [/ z! _/ o/ o1 e/ L! z Raid is overhead( z" w9 M2 t; U V* m7 o* E
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) `5 s- _, N6 U
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
/ L5 d! x- Q8 k D( _ Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
$ S# N/ j4 T, _- q8 B Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes6 y$ ^. h! m5 O6 s1 v4 s
2 planes vectored on to bombers8 @# U. d; o5 e) n
: I, y0 { G- e* i A rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho! \2 W! ]' a& e
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku7 l" k x" u) Q1 f/ p- t9 X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
. d0 B0 Q1 x, C4 W9 D7 sAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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8 X) p3 I. c7 V' eWeather in hex: Heavy rain4 b& w3 Z( q m& T
& N b4 _& y- C& NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. [ q9 |8 n- z R
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes2 ]/ c9 Y! d4 K
, h# }6 F( o" a GAllied aircraft
* s. Z8 W L9 k9 s+ W: A6 I1 c2 c q PBY-5A Catalina x 10
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6 K' g; c i8 [Allied aircraft losses C6 B& ?; r7 w" t
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged
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3 C5 M6 h! c( d8 m$ x5 |3 L0 lJapanese Ships' L0 M+ k3 q( h
CA Aoba7 n) [% j$ D/ ?' i& g, m
CA Kinugasa
2 e3 B) y, R- m- }; u CL Yubari
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% |; D& i9 p3 N ?7 x; D% zAircraft Attacking:( v+ n7 e( l% S! m9 s; j* _
10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 F4 X- J' q- V u; Y- _- i% f; H
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo# w# J0 e0 X# u' h! U- G* o9 U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,1341 l7 v! n. f" q6 O8 s- N/ [0 U
. q& t4 ~+ _/ _7 f2 C1 cWeather in hex: Overcast1 t# R. T, F: k3 r$ h
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.2 _" c8 I! g( ` Z
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes* e6 f" P: x% ~; M% F1 ~
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Japanese aircraft- M& ~" J+ _6 ^
A6M2 Zero x 7: l0 R, F& d7 e2 e! p
G3M2 Nell x 5
. E3 ]7 G5 c# A- i2 y3 N G4M1 Betty x 18
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0 ?+ v/ u) T7 N" zAllied aircraft
8 o1 T5 v4 I% N* P/ f V$ u9 S F4F-3 Wildcat x 9/ B, _3 Z+ c% n2 T9 D
$ c% x) L9 d1 a2 O/ Y9 e! O+ HJapanese aircraft losses
9 L) E+ t: W; w- ~5 m- [ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
2 g% G& t9 S' [6 g( n G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak7 U& |9 k* }7 R }5 a( A3 @
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged! b7 X3 ^0 A! k- A8 [, c
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses/ G/ J3 T2 H7 F# X9 F3 t x
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: {; k) e2 ~( z t
( ]. R6 q4 t' Y* J3 i7 P/ TAllied Ships" E# C/ {4 Z8 f% C2 o
DD Aylwin
) N3 R- A0 a0 l# }- ~3 @ CA Chicago7 o" x+ r! ]9 e8 W S9 }
CA Chester, on fire9 M5 x. G( |/ x1 Y0 n$ p
CA Australia, Torpedo hits 13 f. k0 X/ p. V5 [4 ~: E
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage+ v' [: G( p( \3 u& E2 Y8 z
: _" W Y! u! @( d$ VAircraft Attacking:
" q1 p# w4 \7 E 5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, \& A: |% ]* D2 E! G Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
% D( S' M+ i. N/ K 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ i1 e! s9 U5 k( U7 z1 B) r" o& ~4 x
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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CAP engaged:+ \+ o% I6 w$ F
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
" a; G* q5 z4 [8 D( v (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)4 I4 G2 Z% g$ F2 e* p
2 plane(s) intercepting now.5 B$ W- S1 }% I$ w
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
, f9 ^3 {( b. P9 _. ^8 |3 K: E Group patrol altitude is 10000 2 B1 N) D+ f/ ]" z+ B* K# o, t. S
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes, a7 Z' {. ?% \/ y2 g, o! }" l
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 c" S( B1 |( G0 E; {, l+ o1 G (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
, W8 K3 o3 Z# h8 Q 2 plane(s) intercepting now.8 P1 t# a' E; b6 H; o8 D
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
4 Z P) L# b+ J5 D3 ?" Z6 f Group patrol altitude is 10000
$ d; Q9 \7 N" s6 w Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes4 x/ \0 e `# } O3 \; b, {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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+ G% w, B6 G& N; tWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 M- H2 i( w5 \5 r# R2 bRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! a& q4 `! k f; {1 t- c
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ a; q8 j& q, o; O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships/ |( h3 X, ]; |- |1 w$ S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) m& X! }% L/ G% ~7 L CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* {& a+ }4 F5 [/ w5 }0 J CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
# X: v7 B) c% R CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 j1 J4 |6 k* ~( K3 C: A9 {
_$ ?& C1 |( x: e, L: vAircraft Attacking:
) J1 A/ R- D* {5 c 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
* L3 W/ c) m8 h Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
# u T+ w8 L- \' @1 G9 v0 k 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
4 P* U$ o" w1 s& M Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 `) C% l' |- U0 O' R9 [ 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
: |; D$ @/ {8 |' Y Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& ^ G6 K. S2 F# D* O7 x1 H
' u2 u' h5 ` E xCarrier support unable to supply air cover..- A4 M$ A# L: G% G
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
, f1 a5 ]$ E. t- {( IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
s4 ?2 p" \* [! qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku2 K0 [, [1 y' ~& {, }% e# |6 b9 Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
& u& D7 m- P: o, j% TAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku2 N+ e6 ~6 F; R2 V, V0 ^6 n2 D) w7 Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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0 Q' \; u: g% z. i5 jWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& Y+ E0 B5 H$ h6 w, H% |Estimated time to target is 21 minutes# d3 r, {% X/ Y# V& J% z+ f
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PBY-5 Catalina x 10
, F' B0 w8 Y% [ PBY-5A Catalina x 2& ?& A3 i# S) O* o
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# F. N4 K5 k: W( ]: l9 Q- ~& T PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged1 V; J2 `- @$ ?
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Japanese Ships
/ ~/ N( t3 q" ]; X. ~5 r CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
" I( ]- h1 e2 w6 b( _ CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:: B& h2 O0 N' x1 Y/ {* y B
10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 U- M: s( G# n+ {# Z( @% x
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
1 e6 O+ Z' Q: e5 X" h# S 2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet& {+ W$ q, Z6 w+ r/ z1 r# v
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
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, _! J1 K+ ?* |* b) v* iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1375 q/ M- ]8 Z: W' \6 c
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 Q" r7 n) E J( W& x6 }Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 ~" E3 {: n$ x' w& u0 G/ AEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
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PBY-5A Catalina x 6
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# n% F% v5 t7 V; A1 x PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged Y& _4 s' Y2 G) d
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Japanese Ships
" [) V1 E1 v7 X2 i: A; ~! Z9 f4 {" t CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 U- X: w$ g( I" C( v CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' i! p5 Y" H2 _( \% l5 k
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Aircraft Attacking:
& I$ r1 O9 M; F* G9 x) l 6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet) n5 S% m: _ t
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! F/ o2 A2 O B1 V7 V2 I. Z" Z
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