due to the obvious lack of A/C (the enemy lost all these PBYs along with C-47s at a rate of 1...2 per day while on airlift duty) KB was able to sneak all along the Aussie caost undetected, and met another allied force consisting of warships. It seems there were on a supply run to or from PM...
A rain of bombs and torpedoes sealed their fate... However, in exchange for 25 of our attacking A/C.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/28/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on TF at 10,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
D3A Val x 45
B5N Kate x 34
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 21 damaged
B5N Kate x 5 destroyed
B5N Kate x 15 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Lamson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Mustin, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mahan, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD O'Brien
DD Lang, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 10,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
D3A Val x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 3 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 10,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
A6M3 Zero x 7
B5N Kate x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 2 destroyed
B5N Kate x 13 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Hughes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Balch
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 10,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 2 destroyed
D3A Val x 4 damaged
B5N Kate x 2 destroyed
B5N Kate x 5 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Ellet
DD Selfridge
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Leander, Bomb hits 2
DD O'Brien, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Hughes, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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