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Carrier battles: my first simulation
Me USN
AI IJN
East Salomons: Ryujo/Zui/Sho vs. Saratoga/Enterprise/
Wasp
IJN embarked planes (175 est)
US embarked planes (234)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/25/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Sub attack at 50,50
Japanese Ships
SS I-22
Allied Ships
AP President Jackson, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on 11th Naval Construction Battalion, at 37,39
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10
no losses
Attacking Level Bombers:
7 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on 15th Base Force, at 9,33
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 7
B-26B Marauder x 3
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 38,39
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7
A6M2 Zero x 24
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
SBD Dauntless x 52
TBF Avenger x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude x 1 destroyed
A5M4 Claude x 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero x 4 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 4 damaged
TBF Avenger x 5 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 11 damaged
LT F. Borries of VF-2 is credited with kill number 3
LT K. Okajima of EII-1 Daitai is KILLED
Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 1
CA Atago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CA Haguro, Torpedo hits 1
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
-The battle begins devastating attack, crippling Zuikaku
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Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 38,39
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
A6M2 Zero x 17
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 35
TBF Avenger x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude x 2 destroyed
A5M4 Claude x 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 12 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 12 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 damaged
PO2 E.Kawasaki of EI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 5
PO2 E.Kawasaki of EI-1 Daitai is KILLED
Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
CVL Ryujo, on fire
DD Akigumo
CA Chikuma
-Second wave. Heavy losses for US attackers. Few hits.
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Air attack on TF, near Sepi at 38,38
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 14
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 8 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
LTJG D. Runyon of VF-2 is credited with kill number 3
LT M. Yamagami of DI-3 Daitai is KILLED
-For some strange reason the 6 surviving Kates failed to
-attack (happened with me too in my disastrous battle)
-It seems an old bug (attackers from crippled carriers
-reach the target but don´t attack??)
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Air attack on TF, near Sepi at 38,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
G4M1 Betty x 26
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 11 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 14 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 damaged
LTJG V.Doikawa of F2/Tainan Daitai is credited with kill number 3
LCDR S.Nagashima of G1/Kisarazu Daitai bails out WOUNDED and is RESCUED
Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
CV Saratoga
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
0 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
-The only damage made in US carriers was made by G4M´s
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Air attack on TF at 40,40
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 3
B5N Kate x 11
no losses
Allied Ships
CA Portland, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 43,44
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
A6M2 Zero x 20
D3A Val x 45
B5N Kate x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Patterson, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 38,39
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 15
no losses
Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CVL Ryujo, on fire
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Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 38,39
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 30
TBF Avenger x 8
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 5 damaged
TBF Avenger x 2 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 6 damaged
LCDR M. Leslie of VB-3 is KILLED
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1
CL Sendai
DD Asashio
DD Maikaze
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Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 38,39
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
TBF Avenger x 7
Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 3 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
CA Suzuya
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Air attack on TF at 34,37
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 15
no losses
Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 38,39
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 14
TBF Avenger x 8
no losses
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Air attack on TF, near Sepi at 38,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
G4M1 Betty x 11
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 damaged
LTJG R. Gunsolus of VF-6 is credited with kill number 2
Allied Ships
CV Enterprise
CV Wasp
CV Saratoga
Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
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-So the US achieved an easy victory and IJN was unable
-to counterattack, despite they were only 2 hexes from
-US fleet. Instead they striked at surface ships.
-Any comments (of course the battle isn´t over, but
-I will remain on station to kill the surviving carriers).
-Any comments???
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