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U2 -> (6/25/2002 12:03:43 AM)
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Hi!
15/6
My raid on Lae continues with a 70+ raid but Mogami launches a strike on PM from Rabaul perhaps in an attempt to stop my trashing of Lae.
16/6
An almost unescorted PM strike from Rabaul appears and I shoot down 5 Bettys.
17/6
Another 70+ strike hits Lae leaving it with 67 AF damage
18+19/6
TFs heading for PM to bombard are intercepted by bombers and subs causing severe damage to 2 BB (1 sunk) and several CAs CLs and DDs. The next day the bombardment starts and puts PM out of action.
20/6
Massive 100+ CV strike plus a 50+ strike from Rabaul hits PM to keep it from coming back.
21/6
My CVs steaming from Nomuea manages to get a strike in on two small TFs coming back from bombarding PM and sinks two CAs and a DD.
23/6
The CV battle begins with many small strikes reaching my ships (mine are out of range) which according to the official losses he looses 26 Zeros, 41 Kates and 6 Vals today.
24/6
Just read below:-( Cant understand why my massive airgroups did not attack his CVs. But I must congratulate Mogami on his great victory. Head bowing.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/24/42
Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12
Allied aircraft
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed
Runway hits 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
12 x G4M1 Betty at 9000 feet
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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 40
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 8
P-400 Airacobra x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 32
P-40E Kittyhawk x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 20 destroyed
B5N Kate x 35 destroyed
B5N Kate x 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway x 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 2 damaged
2LT W. Strand of 40th FS is credited with kill number 6
LT Z. Abe of DII-2 Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 3
Runway hits 4
Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x B5N Kate at 5000 feet
3 x B5N Kate at 5000 feet
7 x B5N Kate at 5000 feet
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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
G3M Nell x 24
H6K Mavis x 2
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 8
P-400 Airacobra x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 31
P-40E Kittyhawk x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 13 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 3 damaged
G3M Nell x 2 destroyed
G3M Nell x 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway x 3 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 2 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 2 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 6 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 2 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged
FLT I.Sparks of No. 76 Sqn RAAF is credited with kill number 7
FLT I.Sparks of No. 76 Sqn RAAF is KILLED
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 43
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6
Attacking Level Bombers:
8 x G3M Nell at 9000 feet
8 x G3M Nell at 9000 feet
3 x G3M Nell at 9000 feet
2 x G3M Nell at 9000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 17,38
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
SBD Dauntless x 66
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Makinami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Kinu, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 17,38
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 15
no losses
Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, on fire, heavy damage
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 17,38
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 17
no losses
Japanese Ships
DD Oshio
CL Kinu, on fire, heavy damage
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kako
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 16,45
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 3
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 23
F4F-4 Wildcat x 70
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 3 destroyed
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Air attack on TF at 16,45
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 56
A6M3 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 66
B5N Kate x 63
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 23
F4F-4 Wildcat x 70
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 18 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 5 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
D3A Val x 18 destroyed
D3A Val x 4 damaged
B5N Kate x 15 destroyed
B5N Kate x 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 damaged
ENS R. May of VF-3 is credited with kill number 4
LCDR S. Murata of AI-3 Daitai is KILLED
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 16,45
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 12
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 3 destroyed
D3A Val x 2 damaged
LTJG J. Smith of VF-8 is credited with kill number 2
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 16,45
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A Val x 24
B5N Kate x 5
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
D3A Val x 7 destroyed
D3A Val x 5 damaged
B5N Kate x 2 destroyed
B5N Kate x 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 damaged
LTJG J. McInerny of VF-8 is credited with kill number 4
LCDR H.Komachi of EI-3 Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chester
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Air attack on TF at 20,38
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 26
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 8 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Tanikaze
CA Mogami
DD Amatsukaze
DD Kazegumo
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1
DD Arashi, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Hagikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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