MUST SEE CARRIER BATTLE!!!
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:13 pm
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/05/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on Lae , at 9,33
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 6
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 15
B-17E Fortress x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 13
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 8
P-40E Kittyhawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 2 damaged
PO C.Bufton of No. 76 Sqn RAAF is credited with kill number 2
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 15,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
D3A Val x 46
B5N Kate x 49
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 52
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 4 destroyed
D3A Val x 5 destroyed
D3A Val x 12 damaged
B5N Kate x 16 destroyed
B5N Kate x 26 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 damaged
PO1 D.Obuchi of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2
LT I. Kitajima of AII-3 Daitai is KILLED
Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1
CA Chester
DD Anderson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 15,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 18
B5N Kate x 23
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 6 damaged
B5N Kate x 6 destroyed
B5N Kate x 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
ENS W. Barnes of VF-42 is credited with kill number 2
Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Chester
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Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
SBD Dauntless x 13
no losses
Port hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 15,44
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 16
B5N Kate x 13
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 6 destroyed
D3A Val x 1 damaged
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 10 damaged
ENS J. Reulet of VF-3 is credited with kill number 3
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 15,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
B5N Kate x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 4 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Arunta
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 15,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
D3A Val x 12
B5N Kate x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 4 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Hammann, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Port Moresby
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 13402 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 34 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 118 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 24
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THEY BOTH SUNK ON THE SPOT AND THEY DIDNT EVEN GET TO LAUNCH ONE STRIKE
NOT EVEN ONE[:D][:D][:D][:D]
yes i took sum pretty decent AC losses, but with those carriers gone, im free to hit PM
and im going to INVADE IT[:D]
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on Lae , at 9,33
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 6
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 15
B-17E Fortress x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 13
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 8
P-40E Kittyhawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 2 damaged
PO C.Bufton of No. 76 Sqn RAAF is credited with kill number 2
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 15,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
D3A Val x 46
B5N Kate x 49
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 52
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 4 destroyed
D3A Val x 5 destroyed
D3A Val x 12 damaged
B5N Kate x 16 destroyed
B5N Kate x 26 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 damaged
PO1 D.Obuchi of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2
LT I. Kitajima of AII-3 Daitai is KILLED
Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1
CA Chester
DD Anderson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 15,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 18
B5N Kate x 23
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 6 damaged
B5N Kate x 6 destroyed
B5N Kate x 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
ENS W. Barnes of VF-42 is credited with kill number 2
Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Chester
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Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
SBD Dauntless x 13
no losses
Port hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 15,44
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 16
B5N Kate x 13
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 6 destroyed
D3A Val x 1 damaged
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 10 damaged
ENS J. Reulet of VF-3 is credited with kill number 3
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 15,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
B5N Kate x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 4 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Arunta
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 15,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
D3A Val x 12
B5N Kate x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 4 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Hammann, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Port Moresby
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 13402 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 34 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 118 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 24
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THEY BOTH SUNK ON THE SPOT AND THEY DIDNT EVEN GET TO LAUNCH ONE STRIKE
NOT EVEN ONE[:D][:D][:D][:D]
yes i took sum pretty decent AC losses, but with those carriers gone, im free to hit PM
and im going to INVADE IT[:D]