AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 42
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4 N5 J5 J7 @4 C- n. BSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Japanese Ships4 m) C2 K/ g5 S! t' T; o
CL Yubari
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DD Yayoi5 n2 a6 z3 r9 {9 O! \
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Allied Ships, A- `2 O* H; @1 y% R! J8 Q
SS Greenling
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SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at CL Yubari/ }4 E+ I! r' B+ Z, t t$ ?
Greenling diving deep ....
2 B" u* |& M7 X! F6 P: }! \0 ?" J4 xDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...1 N/ V* r# k$ A- E* N& l
DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....
" n: R [8 e! u3 SDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...1 Q# u! e; k" t+ P) e
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 S, s0 d: E5 l! _ N# dDD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...# g+ r* ^( v4 R7 `) x
Escort abandons search for sub# A8 G6 q2 K9 `8 D. B8 r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,134
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0 n$ i6 V: \! J6 VWeather in hex: Severe storms# D' ?8 @8 z% v2 Q; u
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Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( }3 w4 j' y6 j' s! ]) E$ a6 s
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes: `; w$ B; K3 R7 S
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Japanese aircraft
0 B6 K# Z' ~8 ] A A6M2 Zero x 53) l7 o( ?. E) Q
B5N1 Kate x 6. h4 o1 b4 n2 N. V' t& S
B5N2 Kate x 33
& Z9 x$ t$ B I% A6 B* p D3A1 Val x 26" [0 X' S' I, V9 t8 K* N
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Allied aircraft
; S% k- Z, b6 f7 D7 t5 O F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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" n' ~% D7 `7 ^# e! e3 W A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed) Z r G+ j3 k1 ~/ \+ y
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak# A" |" s* p [2 \7 z7 c! Y- z
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged4 N- G/ p X& d
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
% Z$ t) O2 A( E) \: R, V D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak4 P# P8 O: J1 R" Q
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Allied aircraft losses
4 G8 v0 M/ J' c: V2 x F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 o' j3 \/ ~' E
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ c ], ?% X" m4 g2 ]1 Y
CA Chicago
5 D# C3 \5 S6 N* N/ Y* _ CA Portland, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
# H' t, j9 ?& B+ i5 T/ o# |' G CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 14 j8 T4 ]8 j: I$ [ d3 v
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Aircraft Attacking:9 S* I) _% p8 y8 M" b# w
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'7 X: ]6 z+ @, u& R5 j
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 X3 T3 O0 T# j1 q V' X 15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 c2 `% q( Y% a+ f# D% ^ Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
7 `3 y( J% K8 I5 g0 a C7 i0 H! T 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
; A5 B+ z6 T* T1 C+ b# u$ F Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
( Q) r% K4 J& I6 W3 M% ` 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 k+ k1 B* L' E: P
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo4 O" B: j( D9 @- `+ d: O5 d1 V$ H
5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( e6 F5 n5 \" k, j$ s7 i
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
5 b% o |# Z1 a) V# e 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
9 _8 Z+ k6 q# U# A Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb6 {7 ]. c% a! |% U* s. s: I
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
. A, E5 s3 m6 V1 Y: M& g% u0 L Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb/ V9 s0 D6 {( R! H8 _
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
' ?: o, ]4 y5 T0 u6 h; g. h Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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0 j0 M+ ^/ M& p xCAP engaged:
: G% D; |* f; B$ ZVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)" O% Y& q, |" Z! K5 Q3 x: E8 O
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 o, A9 _. n" A, F# d+ G 4 plane(s) intercepting now.5 U8 m' N* j$ h. t1 g# [% ?! t
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
, a0 m4 I; Y( X( D4 R Group patrol altitude is 10000 # g) A3 C. t$ B1 P8 Q! C# l" Y6 }- H0 a
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes8 }+ J, F$ g" d
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
% v2 i& ~6 T5 H. Y2 x7 ]7 D 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
: d0 [! `7 p, x7 v9 d Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
6 ^# z. `8 _7 t6 I2 Y8 s Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes- u9 Y+ ~3 g! L
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( [8 ]% ]) C+ [/ A$ u8 t) R
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes( A ]5 w( C# r4 h
; }4 t- z j; e; \4 zJapanese aircraft
0 } t* K- U# b& C A5M4 Claude x 4/ N, R- k2 K3 v% y/ E- f
A6M2 Zero x 198 I C1 U* L) Q
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3 N0 ?' m {/ [: }. L8 o F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* e7 [: B: z: J/ B6 J0 } SBD-3 Dauntless x 339 z$ O: p" A0 r. b# X+ f
TBD-1 Devastator x 121 }( l2 J8 V( a' P: }9 \$ ^0 X
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Japanese aircraft losses) t! q: t w3 Y! d2 O& J0 A/ W0 F
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 A6 r" {$ w+ b( t" U
# b# v5 H, }3 F8 vAllied aircraft losses5 G! j" o* g( v# U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged: [" G2 |+ i% B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* J% ]; s9 O3 b2 t9 J4 ~* [
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed
$ ]0 f& [% z& l" W6 m2 m3 K# m' E TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak! V) \4 c" I0 Y7 q/ g1 Q
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Japanese Ships$ W' ^$ n' I7 Y6 T+ J, r
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire T7 k5 ~2 {& P% j1 ^! u1 R
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
/ d' H; |. A( o% J# h7 S2 A CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 j# ~' D M, ]$ t5 g: w5 m CA Haguro0 Z2 G( i$ A( L+ h3 X9 Y
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Aircraft Attacking:! b* v( j6 X7 J9 s' L: j8 G
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
& z% M; u/ l. Q$ x Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, S% m6 S2 F7 q, Y6 }0 X! m
11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
0 A4 x8 B. u# m1 f6 y# T Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb r: t8 T" F) r) ^
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'1 C! j! L& E8 ]; b/ s
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb4 p) j3 Q& o4 M
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'% f/ L! l+ R0 N0 r& C% W$ t
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
; \6 L7 }5 I3 z# K4 J, j 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'- K9 {6 Z2 ?6 {8 M" {) T
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb$ `3 L, S8 Z4 S" k7 a3 P
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CAP engaged:, a5 [% W+ o( d5 z4 O2 r) L4 b, |
Tainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling)
4 ^8 C/ ?( o0 Z) w3 M 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
1 ~6 I& |1 z9 f3 _& H Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 20000., o, Q2 [6 V* f# e, T
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
- o8 A% j! L9 V. f7 g" K& p) G! K' @ 7 planes vectored on to bombers
$ B. Z7 S/ r2 U7 _/ U2 I/ sEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)8 s& W; ]9 }8 y2 ]: ?9 Z
1 plane(s) intercepting now.! W8 v& I& j; V" a- m5 M$ j
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
# f. R# c# P8 }; ^1 r Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
9 P/ r& J7 _! ^8 d: O S9 a 2 planes vectored on to bombers
6 ]: Q+ ~. n# X' @. |4 QEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)3 I; G9 ~6 \- D) e" ~
1 plane(s) intercepting now.4 c+ _9 A8 l+ I6 r" M
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
* F) x3 R6 R6 Z* R: \1 z$ p4 x# [ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes4 {; Q3 J2 I) u% e$ V- |, K. x
3 planes vectored on to bombers& [+ c+ d- m \ h9 ]( z+ S. ^
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 n$ U4 G+ j& g1 s( ~ 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
% U; t# [3 k4 ~6 k5 w( p, S Group patrol altitude is 10000
% G/ N7 j, x2 q2 B Raid is overhead
7 t, B" ]! q( |. e6 X8 x/ H6 _$ UEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
. K; @! G$ B5 e' X* ] 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 k( s+ p; ]( b, k1 ~/ H+ [; ` Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.8 ?" W, Y& V# S! r' |9 _) s
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes, \; T3 \ S6 d4 j: |3 j4 M& m- g
2 planes vectored on to bombers K4 a4 f1 r5 L u% T e9 U
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Ammo storage explosion on CVL Shoho
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1371 {+ u( z4 E- ^, I5 k$ D
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Weather in hex: Severe storms C1 j4 w# g& j4 V+ j& N
5 Y b+ Y( S# R: ]Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 i2 b3 V" F! G$ G* b
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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+ n& R) D2 h" B2 d( P0 k5 VJapanese aircraft
# }& P/ d" D# \) @" [9 I; q A5M4 Claude x 1
: }# G) J. T, {9 l9 e A6M2 Zero x 118 C2 }; t n8 G( \' o3 h
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Allied aircraft
1 B0 R: ^: d! k3 [; y0 i F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
$ w6 P6 I5 c6 |0 X: r& G) a SBD-3 Dauntless x 35- r; m" v1 e* w3 q! n! f
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
, d: A+ ?# V- K# U* N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 C% R8 J& s3 C1 V SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged- y( u9 s# N9 n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
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3 [+ @5 y$ _$ `+ ?! ?) sJapanese Ships$ B5 y5 d# Y$ C, w) k. g& g
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( E: v4 O5 L8 ^" {, o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 G7 O3 g& \+ Z2 M n; g# i3 W5 T
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) j9 N v9 O/ n; q* _
DD Yugure# f; U0 G6 r k
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ r; }3 J4 W9 e5 E4 e4 U0 X DD Ushio
! {# S2 Q! ^ w( F DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:( D# _% I- p) i9 J% r' i
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'# j- g7 E' I5 D
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 L' p2 z3 M; [4 O) e, B 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'2 c4 _( I: q6 j/ W7 T& p" S$ ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 D3 _, b" E$ M' L9 m8 z4 ` 12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 10000 feet
6 s; M* [: r- V Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb6 H# J! C, v5 F; L. W! }
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'7 l$ r8 h+ y0 i+ z* P$ ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb4 h: [* p$ W6 t( |
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
; `# ^4 N* s C9 i8 i Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
) m- C$ k" C: s# n9 U7 W 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'7 s1 J" f4 k, o* L
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& _4 I4 d( o/ E& G0 t" Q 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
3 a0 U0 s7 Z8 L8 D Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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: ?9 p$ x r. M" G" ?& [CAP engaged:
, p6 A7 s1 H$ ITainan Ku S-2 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 k- h/ [; H9 V1 T* p7 w" w
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.- A% q; }2 ~. P) c+ F9 L
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.3 r* N! ?2 |, C" E# B9 p. u' x" e
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
+ L" Y& a& P, G% o% ^8 W8 { 3 planes vectored on to bombers
* @: v; y% X V8 n! w5 b1 i; aEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 i3 _1 M% J- b! ] 3 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 L3 _; e! ~8 p# T* ^9 l- p9 a3 i 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
3 E; C0 W) \1 Q0 ?; s. g) T% R* G5 v Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.. l9 K7 [1 r: Z. D [4 A( U, n( L
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
: T) F6 p9 n3 [! w/ J$ ~) ~% K) z. x 2 planes vectored on to bombers
, G% v' o& S3 V3 }; l. FEIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
; U# x- `6 m1 W" g& q 1 plane(s) intercepting now.) f3 G( `5 G' G: e2 |7 b
Group patrol altitude is 10000 6 c8 ]( \2 O% w! ~
Raid is overhead
/ K; b5 K4 P$ I& U 1 planes vectored on to bombers+ I Y! ~/ _6 ?
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 |4 @' ^8 H) Q, S" F7 Y 1 plane(s) intercepting now.* _& `: O& t* J; p5 p
Group patrol altitude is 15000 # h4 r2 g- O9 T! h' r2 G
Raid is overhead, ~& ^$ T. S2 B
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
# z; V: _& M( q9 v/ u 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
, m& }7 x. J0 l! q7 O( Z Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
8 c* e- s t/ x" m" M0 { Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
- Z9 g$ \* X: C; C( M! H% k 2 planes vectored on to bombers
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- }0 S0 Z. c" }8 _" BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
4 M! s5 K5 H+ A( u+ VAmmo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
J# p. j4 K4 ~0 k THeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku: J% F# ~8 k2 M- z' m5 H8 j7 u. w
Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ y$ q. A& c9 Q' q! s/ q0 x
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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9 j9 x6 F4 o6 C4 d9 ]4 ?Allied aircraft
% @) u2 r" G7 [' ?, M! z6 R PBY-5A Catalina x 10& Z7 Y0 N8 K! w* J( T0 y8 K# \
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Allied aircraft losses7 i9 U; H& `% L- m
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 damaged7 m/ D0 H/ a# L* F; k+ Z
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CA Aoba
+ l3 e: q& x2 t* O CA Kinugasa, g: \' r5 ~8 o9 |1 ]$ p
CL Yubari
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% i4 H' {% i3 i! c$ f) p5 CAircraft Attacking:8 ^; |! d1 O ^5 y/ _& W' f; g. O
10 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
|( r7 {3 h& p1 G Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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4 f& g# Q* Y# \9 Q( d3 zAfternoon 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 ]7 k$ V7 Y6 Z) ?! g |0 s AEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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, H% W1 H9 K( E6 i$ U* b' CJapanese aircraft
# _7 A, U% m4 p1 N( P A6M2 Zero x 7
8 T A/ m/ B, M G3M2 Nell x 5
) k7 D" X8 z# k0 A, Y G4M1 Betty x 180 m0 r* i- m0 ?2 _' R' C
" @1 J; R" n$ u# AAllied aircraft
7 B; _" W" u8 n" L A F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 I7 @8 ^& v9 ]# j J A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
/ O8 T% P J- W `0 X8 R G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak- D b& B4 |0 H. b& f
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged. x% s/ t+ P% C6 F0 j3 m' @
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak; o3 j d6 i5 M' D' P, \" B& d' d
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Allied aircraft losses
7 S. C7 `# N/ g) |. i5 P F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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DD Aylwin7 ^2 X% M0 r3 F4 i9 d- t8 s
CA Chicago
, X) A3 |0 a% Q4 S# } CA Chester, on fire0 y$ n7 o3 Y( a c: d/ s
CA Australia, Torpedo hits 1
7 [6 }1 `+ p. E3 ? CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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0 c$ E7 A( d7 H+ O& X! T$ LAircraft Attacking:
6 d. t2 q6 y# F2 `/ M Z" ]* C 5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet' [* C. u( ]" N& F
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo. W$ Y, i% O$ c O& Q
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: t' n; M! [7 Y% W Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo; Q6 e7 N: n+ u/ J
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CAP engaged:
* x0 k4 P, D: n- v, s8 ?5 ]2 o2 qVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
# A5 ?8 l1 ~% m0 _! A$ { (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 J8 ^) L& D% @& k5 a& n 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 Q6 Z+ X: n& W% t 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
' D2 e& h3 e1 o+ R) f9 k Group patrol altitude is 10000 ( ?% b4 j, b; d
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
. m. u6 D! {" M( S: o" FVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
% V m9 c$ Z7 m (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)7 z: m) v- L( m* y
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 U. `$ W# U3 U 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
. S- j8 |, q8 ` Group patrol altitude is 10000
4 T( X- ?7 Q+ m; l Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes+ C8 _$ N" [8 R7 x0 ^7 G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137
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* i7 B" I, L: J. z% FWeather in hex: Partial cloud5 \ Q2 Z3 ]& m3 ^
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* P; F2 b4 r, J% U" F
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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7 _3 @8 _1 F4 d- x5 P9 }Allied aircraft, L% X+ M, k/ ?; ?$ X, X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
/ G5 c+ y) d8 n3 q: K CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage x4 N9 u- u7 L4 \
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 g( S7 M% C7 M5 w. n8 D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) d7 F1 ^9 W0 ~- e8 k CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Aircraft Attacking:
) S8 e/ E5 `) t8 r/ e9 g/ j 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'+ N. I6 L$ e0 f/ T& ?
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
# p& g1 L* V: _& g5 G+ E6 M 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'$ t+ {+ d; i% i
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 `4 [ r4 @' M) d" N6 z, } E
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'& R& r7 h# e7 i: F7 U, {
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Carrier support unable to supply air cover..; g! O7 T7 L8 W- p! g
Ammo storage explosion on CV Zuikaku8 T6 F& q) t, ~. U7 P ? h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho; I$ e, ~/ U- @+ w/ S
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku6 l l9 @" S( ?8 G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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# B' M% [& y9 J' o: U) Q# E! h dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,137: Q% t. S. r* _, M; J: _( M! M
0 ]# P. N6 \! N+ J4 eWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# i4 n8 o+ O3 J3 S, O
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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* k6 G. P1 B+ C s' y PBY-5 Catalina x 10: e! Z6 f& H/ Q$ N
PBY-5A Catalina x 2
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, b! E3 A$ l' [# L PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged2 d5 R, A8 `& _7 ]( t: n d( u
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Japanese Ships/ X7 @, Q# a; W/ \: y
CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires9 {( D7 v/ @, D2 l
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 f$ {& c; V/ z- m* o. h/ {' d4 n 10 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet- ~$ [( @+ V/ R/ \" l
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo; {* h! V* \' _( z
2 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' |5 o, l' ^: B6 k Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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( c8 V! b. L' w- k% JCarrier support unable to supply air cover.." R* ]+ S' T0 b+ x
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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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0 n2 W4 o* q7 Y% z' `# I3 nRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ y5 i! { Z# f' \# ]: LEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 x# @) M! D) N9 s- p. @. p, r
PBY-5A Catalina x 62 O7 ^+ Z0 K0 |3 V
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* B2 d. }% q* n- i PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged) V- ~ Z# V' Y9 L
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CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ V& U$ \$ G5 W CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 x PBY-5A Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet& _4 l& r$ ^$ z# m+ P! D- f. ^% k% F
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo0 E/ F6 I6 [; E: u/ f
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