Yes he is, but I saw what was coming, and *sigh* screwed up again. My plan was to move the Invasion Force to safety, link up
Shoho with CarDiv 5, and stand off for a smackdown. Uhhh NO!
It's 3am EDT and I'm not much in the mood to edit, so below the screen shot is the combat report. Enjoy.
The Battle of Rossel Island
[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 06, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 103,132
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Asakaze Maru, Bomb hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wirraway bombing from 6000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 100 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 103,132
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 22
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Asakaze Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kagu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ikushima Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kansai Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Tatumiya Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
810 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 12000 feet *
17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
7 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 12000 feet *
14 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
CAP engaged:
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Asakaze Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Chicago Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ikushima Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kamikaze Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kansai Maru
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 103,132
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3
A6M2 Zero x 16
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Aso Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Canberra Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tatumiya Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
Japanese ground losses:
497 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kasuga Maru #2
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Canberra Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tatumiya Maru
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,139
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
B5N2 Kate x 39
D3A1 Val x 42
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 19 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1
CA Portland
CA Chicago
DD Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Hammann
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
23 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
22 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 105,134
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 22
SBD-3 Dauntless x 42
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 18 damaged
TBD-1 Devastator: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb AP Bomb
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
CAP engaged:
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,134
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3
A6M2 Zero x 4
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Japanese Ships
CVL Shoho
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
10 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb AP Bomb
CAP engaged:
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes[/font]
