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Campaign: First Carrier Meeting - 8/6/2009 1:22:51 PM

Avenger

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This was so enjoyable to watch....
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
B5N2 Kate x 44
D3A1 Val x 41

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 24
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 23 destroyed, 15 damaged
D3A1 Val: 14 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 1
CL Achilles
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Saratoga

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
11 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 9 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-3 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 1 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 1 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VMF-221 with F2A-3 Buffalo (1 airborne, 5 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Green Island at 110,127

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 6
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
SBD-3 Dauntless x 20
TBD-1 Devastator x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
TBD-1 Devastator: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 3
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Chikuma
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
DD Sazanami
DD Kasumi

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 10000 feet
9 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SBD-2 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SBD-2 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
1 x F2A-3 Buffalo sweeping at 10000 feet

CAP engaged:
Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Soryu
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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I chased down both carriers and over the course of three days sank them.

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RE: Campaign: First Carrier Meeting - 8/6/2009 2:17:59 PM

keeferon01

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both carriers had about 36 zeros or there abouts and only 13, escorted 85 bombers to target, AI must have set cap to 70 or so thats not good, must remember to keep my puny jap carriers in groups of 3 or more

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