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mogami -> Silly AI (5/23/2002 1:55:40 PM)
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Greetings, On 9 May weather overcast transports are unloading the 7th Aus Div at PM. US CV TF under Spruance 12 hexes south of Gilli IJN CV TF spotted in channel 2 hexes ne of Gilli. I did not want to risk my CV except to protect the transports so I moved in nw direction placing me 10 Hexes SW of Gilli (I was uncertain whether IJN would move along north coast of NG to attack transports or come south.)
10 May weather raining I moved north (14,43) to be within SBD range if IJN had moved north Japanese transports had unloaded on Gilli several days earlier and I wanted to be in position to strike any follow on TF. My recon being provided by the 4 CA with the CV (each CA has 4 floatplanes I launched 2 from each) and another CA TF under Lee (3 CA 1 CL 5 DD) I did not expect the battle that resulted when enemy TF appeared in hex right next to mine. (Japs moved south when moving along NG coast would have been just as good for reaching my transports, prehaps they had after all spotted my CV the day before. (If I had seen them spot me I would have moved full speed to the west) I had changed CAP from 20 to 50 percent.
Spruance got off a good strike and it appears won a DV
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/10/42
Air attack on TF at 15,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 23
SBD Dauntless x 72
TBD Devastator x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 3 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 11 damaged
TBD Devastator x 7 destroyed
TBD Devastator x 2 damaged
LCDR N.Reese of VT-5 is KILLED
Japanese Ships
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CA Haguro
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Air attack on TF at 15,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 6
Wirraway x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 11
A-24 Dauntless x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson x 1 destroyed
Hudson x 1 damaged
Wirraway x 2 destroyed
Wirraway x 1 damaged
WO T.Nikaido of EIII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2
SLDR K. Hampshire of 23rd RAAF Squadron is KILLED
Japanese Ships
CVL Shoho, on fire, heavy damage
CV Shokaku, on fire, heavy damage
CV Zuikaku, on fire, heavy damage
Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x Hudson at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 14,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
D3A Val x 38
B5N Kate x 46
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 2 destroyed
D3A Val x 7 damaged
B5N Kate x 9 destroyed
B5N Kate x 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 damaged
CPO V.Kamisaka of EI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2
LCDR W.Isaacs of VF-42 is KILLED
Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 4
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1
CA Astoria
DD Morris
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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The rain prevented a second strike, the IJN TF has split and I've ordered Lee to move to their present location at full speed and we will track them day by day till he finds them. Spruance is moving 5 hexes south east to be in position for another battle on the 11th. There was no message concerning the IJN TF 2nd strike being cancelled by weather so I am hoping they can not do flight ops. Damage to Lex and Yorktown very minor.
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