Enterprise, Sara, Wasp turned into SWISS CHEESE!

[marky]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/12/42

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD APD-1
APD APD-2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 19000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 19000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,82


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
SBD Dauntless x 13
TBF Avenger x 5


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
ML Hoko
ML Takashima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Ishizaki
AP Suwa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tamashima Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x TBF Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,82


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 14
TBF Avenger x 3


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
ML Hoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC PC-102
AP Tafuku Maru
ML Takashima, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,82


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
SBD Dauntless x 12


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
ML Takashima, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Ishizaki, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,82


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 5


Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Hitati Maru
PC PC-106

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,86

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
A6M3 Zero x 16
G4M1 Betty x 73

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 15 destroyed, 52 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 30 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 4, on fire
CA Chester
CA Salt Lake City
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,86

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
A6M3 Zero x 16
G4M1 Betty x 4

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,86

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
A6M3 Zero x 2
G4M1 Betty x 63

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 48 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City
CL St. Louis
DD Gregory, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Honolulu
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet


34 AC LOST

BUT WELL WORTH IT...[:D]

[marky]

scratch 3 flattops....

[marky]

there were further strikes today, which bloodied the enemy even more

with the destruction of the enemys carriers, the way is completely open for an invasion of -

Gili gili
Port Moresby
Luganville and
Efate

possibly...


even NOUMEA

now that the enemy has been given a massive beating and a bloody nose from which it will be difficult to recover, the enemy must be STRUCK, and struck HARD!

[marky]

Saratoga slipped beneath the waves today...[:D]

after absorbing 2 MORE torpedoes

scratch 3 USN carriers[:D]

[Rybeck]

Well done, but do you have any idea why he put up so few Wildcats on CAP. 3 carriers and fewer than 20 fighters on CAP??? [&:]

[marky]

the lack of CAP was due to ean erlier carrier battle east of Lunga in which the carriers lost most of their fighters and bombers, a battle in which the Hornet was hit by 6 torps and immeadiately sunk

which of course had a big hand in helping me torp the carriers[:'(]