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Avenger -> Campaign: First Carrier Meeting (8/6/2009 1:22:51 PM)
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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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