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Yes it can happen and I did it! Just to fill you all in.....I am Allies and it is the 6th of the August'42...Doomedmantis has got my CVs bottled up in Brisbane...they were docked and not part of a TF when his uber CV TF "suddenly" popped up and started bombing the crap out of Brissy. Having noticed that he had been sitting in the same hex for a few days, I decided to set-up a TF made up of my fastest DDs (38 knots) and bingo! Jst spewing that I didn't also send some CLs as well....oh well you live and learn.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/42

Weather: Thunderstorms

Night Time Surface Combat at 26,70

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu, Shell hits 1
CV Zuikaku
CS Chiyoda
CL Tama, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Tachikaze
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1
DD Blue
DD Mugford
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Henley
DD Patterson
DD Jarvis
DD Benham, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Ellet, Shell hits 1
DD Lang
DD Craven, Shell hits 1
DD McCall
DD Mahan
DD Selfridge


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Night Time Surface Combat at 26,70

Japanese Ships
CV Junyo
CVL Shoho, Shell hits 1, on fire
CVL Zuiho
CS Nisshin, Shell hits 5
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kamikaze, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
DD Matsukaze, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatakaze, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Oite, Shell hits 5, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Blue, Shell hits 1
DD Mugford
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1
DD Henley, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Patterson, Shell hits 1
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 1
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ellet, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
DD Lang, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD McCall
DD Mahan
DD Selfridge


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Air attack on Brisbane , at 22,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 107
A6M3 Zero x 11
D3A Val x 154
B5N Kate x 140

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
Wirraway x 12
P-400 Airacobra x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 15
P-40E Kittyhawk x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 10 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 3 destroyed
D3A Val x 10 damaged
B5N Kate x 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 25 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 damaged
Wirraway x 9 destroyed
Wirraway x 1 damaged
P-400 Airacobra x 2 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 4 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 2 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 13 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 3 damaged

LTJG W.Vincent of VF-42 is credited with kill number 7

LCDR C. Shands of VF-71 bails out and is RESCUED

Allied Ships
DD Alwin, Bomb hits 1
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 8, on fire
CVE Long Island, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Maury, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 1
DD Phelps, Bomb hits 1
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 1
AV Thornton, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 1


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 202

Port hits 26
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 4

Attacking Level Bombers:
12 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet
14 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet
17 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet
14 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet
16 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet
12 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet
17 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet
6 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet
16 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet
12 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet

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Air attack on TF at 26,70

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 56
A6M3 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
SBD Dauntless x 7
TBF Avenger x 6
Wirraway x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 6 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
TBF Avenger x 3 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 4 damaged
Wirraway x 3 destroyed

PO1 J.Doikawa of DII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 8

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu


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Air attack on TF at 26,70

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 55
A6M3 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 11 destroyed

LTJG U.Hagiri of CII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 6

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu


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Air attack on TF at 26,70

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
A6M3 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 6

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 5 destroyed

CPO G.Hamano of BII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 4


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Air attack on TF at 26,70

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 55
A6M3 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 34
Beaufort x 6
P-400 Airacobra x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 12
P-40E Kittyhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18 destroyed
Beaufort x 1 destroyed
Beaufort x 3 damaged
P-400 Airacobra x 3 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 6 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 4 destroyed

PO2 W.Matsunaga of EII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 8

SLDR P. Turnbull of No. 75 Sqn RAAF is KILLED

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu
CV Hiryu

Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x Beaufort at 200 feet
4 x Beaufort at 200 feet

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Air attack on TF at 26,69


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 28
TBF Avenger x 6
Beaufort x 3


no losses

Japanese Ships
CL Tama, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yunagi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yugumo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Beaufort at 200 feet

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Air attack on TF at 26,70

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 51
A6M3 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
Beaufort x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 6
P-40E Kittyhawk x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
Beaufort x 1 destroyed
Beaufort x 2 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 3 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 destroyed

LTJG W.Kojima of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 6

SLDR C.Doyle of No. 75 Sqn RAAF is KILLED

Japanese Ships
CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x Beaufort at 200 feet

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Air attack on TF at 26,69


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
Beaufort x 3
Wirraway x 3
P-40E Kittyhawk x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort x 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Akigumo, on fire, heavy damage

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Beaufort at 200 feet

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Air attack on TF at 26,69


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 6
TBF Avenger x 5


no losses

Japanese Ships
CL Tama, on fire, heavy damage

CV Wasp, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 1
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 8, on fire
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 1
CVE Long Island, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

CV Soryu, Shell hits 1
CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CVL Shoho, Shell hits 1, on fire

Mate,
You always find something positive in every situation. Gotta admire that.

Originally posted by Drongo



Mate,
You always find something positive in every situation. Gotta admire that.

Aw it's only a flesh wound!;)

Never leaving my CVs near Brissy again

Originally posted by Drongo



Mate,
You always find something positive in every situation. Gotta admire that.

"Had worse."

And this CR is what happened two days later.....this guy is like a dog with a bone..... Brisbane is a smoking hole.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 3
CA Tone, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 7
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 7, on fire
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Arare, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Samidare, Shell hits 1
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Pensacola
CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
CL Achillies, Shell hits 3
CL St. Louis, Shell hits 1
DD Grayson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hughes, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Walke
DD Morris, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Gridley
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 1, on fire


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 3
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Sendai
CL Nagara, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yura
CL Tenryu
DD Makigumo, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nowaki
DD Michishio
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CA Pensacola
CA Astoria, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Achillies, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL St. Louis, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Grayson, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hughes, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Walke
DD Morris, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Gridley, Shell hits 1
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 8
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Sendai, Shell hits 7, on fire
CL Nagara, Shell hits 53, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yura, Shell hits 2
CL Tenryu
DD Makigumo, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Nowaki
DD Michishio
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
CA Astoria, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Achillies, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL St. Louis, on fire
DD Grayson, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hughes, Shell hits 25, on fire, heavy damage
DD Walke
DD Morris, and is sunk
DD Gridley, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 31, on fire, heavy damage


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 5, on fire
CA Takao, Shell hits 12
CA Chokai
CA Myoko, Shell hits 11
CA Haguro, Shell hits 6
CA Nachi, Shell hits 2
CA Mogami, Shell hits 3
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
CA Vincennes
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cummings, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Drayton, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case
DD Perkins, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Smith
DD Fanning, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Worden, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monaghan
DD Alwin


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Takao, Shell hits 4
CA Chokai, Shell hits 2
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
CA Haguro, Shell hits 2
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
CA Mogami, Shell hits 2
CA Aoba, Shell hits 6
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Blue, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Mugford, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Henley, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Patterson, Shell hits 1
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Craven, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD McCall, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mahan
DD Selfridge


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 2
CA Tone, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chikuma, on fire
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Arashio, on fire
DD Arare, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Samidare
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Kawakaze, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Indianapolis
CA Canberra
CL Leander
DD Meredith
DD Swanson
DD Wilkes
DD Russell, Shell hits 1
DD Helm


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 3
CA Tone, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 8, on fire
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Arare, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Samidare, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Kawakaze, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 3
CA Indianapolis
CA Canberra, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
DD Meredith
DD Swanson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wilkes
DD Russell
DD Helm


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 2
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Sendai, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Nagara, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yura
CL Tenryu
DD Nowaki
DD Michishio
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 3
CA Indianapolis
CA Canberra, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 1
DD Meredith
DD Swanson, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wilkes
DD Russell
DD Helm


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Takao, Shell hits 5, on fire
CA Chokai
CA Myoko, Shell hits 10, on fire
CA Haguro, Shell hits 1
CA Nachi, Shell hits 7
CA Mogami, Shell hits 2
CA Aoba, Shell hits 3
DD Suzukaze, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatsushima, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage
CA Canberra, Shell hits 23, on fire, heavy damage
CL Leander, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Meredith, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Swanson, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Wilkes, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Russell, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Helm


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 7, on fire
CA Takao, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Chokai, Shell hits 1
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Haguro, Shell hits 1
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Aoba, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Drayton, and is sunk
DD Case
DD Smith
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Worden, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monaghan, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Alwin, Shell hits 1, on fire


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Sub attack at 29,66

Allied Ships
SS Tambor


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Air attack on TF at 25,74


Allied aircraft
TBD Devastator x 5


Allied aircraft losses
TBD Devastator x 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatsushima, heavy damage


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Air attack on TF at 27,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 6

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged


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Air attack on TF at 27,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 23
Beaufort x 3
Wirraway x 7
P-400 Airacobra x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 26
P-40E Kittyhawk x 16
B-25D Mitchell x 4
B-26B Marauder x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
Beaufort x 4 damaged
Wirraway x 5 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 3 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 2 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged
B-25D Mitchell x 5 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 5 damaged

CPO E.Kojima of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 8

LCDR S. Komachi of EI-1 Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CV Kaga

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort at 200 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
1 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet

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Air attack on TF at 27,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 11

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 11 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 1, on fire


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Air attack on TF at 27,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
SBD Dauntless x 10
TBF Avenger x 6

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 3 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 5 damaged

ENS K. Sugino of EI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 3

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Ryujo, on fire
CV Kaga


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Air attack on TF at 23,77


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 3


no losses

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet

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Air attack on TF at 25,73


Allied aircraft
TBD Devastator x 3


no losses

Japanese Ships
DD Kawakaze, on fire, heavy damage


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Air attack on TF at 26,71


Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 4
B-25D Mitchell x 3


Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, on fire

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet

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Air attack on TF at 23,77


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 33


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kasumi, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


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Air attack on TF at 26,71


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 12


no losses

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage


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Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
D3A Val x 27
B5N Kate x 49

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 29
Wirraway x 7
P-400 Airacobra x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 24
P-40E Kittyhawk x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 7 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 1 damaged
B5N Kate x 21 destroyed
B5N Kate x 44 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 damaged
Wirraway x 3 destroyed
Wirraway x 1 damaged
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 9 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 2 destroyed

WO D.Nagaishi of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 5

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 5, heavy damage


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Air attack on TF at 27,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
Wirraway x 3
P-400 Airacobra x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 18
P-40E Kittyhawk x 10
B-25D Mitchell x 3

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell x 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CS Chitose

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet

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Air attack on TF at 26,71


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 6
B-26B Marauder x 3


Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell x 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Takao, on fire
BB Kongo, on fire

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet

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Air attack on TF at 26,71


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 38


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire


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Air attack on TF at 25,74


Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3


Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze, on fire, heavy damage

Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet

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Air attack on TF at 26,71


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
TBF Avenger x 9


no losses

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


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Air attack on TF at 23,77


Allied aircraft
TBD Devastator x 4


no losses

Japanese Ships
CA Tone, on fire, heavy damage


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Air attack on TF at 23,77


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 8


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kasumi, on fire, heavy damage


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Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
B5N Kate x 11

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
Wirraway x 4
P-400 Airacobra x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 15
P-40E Kittyhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
Wirraway x 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 1 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged

CPO F.Bando of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 5


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I have gone through this about 4 times looking for some real good news *sigh* guess I will just have to read it again! There must be something in it!

Sure there's good news.

Your wounded ships can lay up in Brisbane and your 3 fresh carrier reinforcements can intercept his air depleted CV's and AA depleted BB's limping back to Truk.

Not to mention you can pound the crap out of his wounded ships trying to limp back home -- it's a LONG way home. Maybe even sic some destroyers or subs on him! Or better yet, race ahead with mines and drop some new mine fields!

Wow!!! - you guys are going to be building rafts from palm trees after that - you won't have much left to sail in...

More seriously - that's a terrible result for the Japanese - they can't recover all those losses. Now all the Allies have to do is sit back, rest everyone, and wait.......

Dave Baranyi

I so agree with Dave. Does he own any of the ports on the way up Oz, or PM? Without them there is going to be alot of metal on teh bottom of the Coral sea.

Did he plan to invade or is this a kill CV's mission?

If its invasion he has just shot his bolt as far as bombardment goes.

Man - Yamato and kind must be running on vapour

Originally posted by wobbly
I so agree with Dave. Does he own any of the ports on the way up Oz, or PM? Without them there is going to be alot of metal on teh bottom of the Coral sea.

Did he plan to invade or is this a kill CV's mission?

If its invasion he has just shot his bolt as far as bombardment goes.

Man - Yamato and kind must be running on vapour

I am sure that this was just a Kill-CV mission, but you would have to ask DoomedMantis about that.

Once again, it was the poor Allied Naval Search that has lead to all of this. If I had had enough warning I would have steamed my CVs to Noumea or some blank hex on the south-east of the map. But as it was one minute everything is OK and the next minute.."Oh look a JAP battle group is on my doorstep!":eek:

I would love to find and sink his tankers but they must be well east of the Aussie coast, as I have not even spotted them.

Doomed owns PNG so he can port there, also Irau is his.

The trouble is I really don't know how badly he has been hurt....the CRs never tell you the full truth.

Just wish I knew how to do a screen shot as it looks really cool with all of these red TF icons off the aussie coast.


I have a bad feeling that his uber CV TF is heading home via Noumea:eek:

Originally posted by Mike_B20
Sure there's good news.

Your wounded ships can lay up in Brisbane and your 3 fresh carrier reinforcements can intercept his air depleted CV's and AA depleted BB's limping back to Truk.

Mate I am REALLY looking hard at the screen but buggered if I can see "my" 3 fresh CVs:(

Maybe I need to look at your screen?;)

Well it was a seek and destroy mission, but I think I should have stayed with the CV option as that was going well. I should have moved my CV's one turn earlier, and thougth about it just as I had saved the turn that I had left them their to long.

As for losses, the battle of Brisbane didnt fair as well as I had hoped, but at least all I will lose is about 5 DD's and 2 CL's (Raver lost 2-3 CA's, 3CL's, a CV and at least 4 DD's, everything else will be alright. The bright point here is that only one of my BB's suffered any real damage, and only one of my CV's will have to go back to Tokyo, the rest are all shipshape with plenty of planes geared up as well. As for losing ships for bombardment, well I am not worried as it still falls into my long term plans, and I will still have all my BB's bar one anyway. The only thing I was disapponted on really was the poor performance of my DD's who copped a bit of a hammering.

DM