Yamato hugger -> RE: Combat results (10/9/2005 6:45:41 AM)
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This is why you dont put 5 US CVs in 1 TF. Upon further review, he may have had 2 TFs (looks like Sara and Lex were in 1 and the E, Yorktown and Hornet in the other). The date was 4/13/42 just NE of Noumena W of Efate. I have 3 CV TFs. Akagi, Hiryu, Shokaku, Zuiho in TF 1 which is in reserve 2 days north of the battle, Kaga, Soryu, Zuikaku, Ryujo in TF 2, The 2 CVEs, the other CVL, and the Junyo in TF 3. This TF only has 17 Vals and 23 Kates aboard. The other 65 aircraft in this TF are Zeros. 35 of them land based types flying off the CVL and one of the CVEs. Net results: 50 Zeros, 9 Vals, and 21 Kates lost 1 bomb hit on Kaga causing 16 system damage, 4 flood, and 10 fire. 96 F4Fs, and 136 SBDs lost 6 bombs and 5 torps hit Enterprise sinking her 10 bombs and 4 torps hit Yorktown 2 bombs and 3 torps hit Hornet 3 bombs and 5 torps hit Saratoga sinking her 3 bombs and 3 torps hit Lexington Detail results: Morning strikes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 71,107 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 119 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 13 SBD Dauntless x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 13 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 16 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 71,107 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 109 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 SBD Dauntless x 34 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 34 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 71,107 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 84 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 19 SBD Dauntless x 51 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 36 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 71,107 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 57 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 9 SBD Dauntless x 34 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 6 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 20 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 71,107 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 105 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 9 SBD Dauntless x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 14 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 71,107 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 91 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 16 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 70,110 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 55 D3A Val x 86 B5N Kate x 75 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 80 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 30 destroyed D3A Val: 7 destroyed, 15 damaged B5N Kate: 10 destroyed, 19 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 43 destroyed Allied Ships CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CV Hornet, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 70,110 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 B5N Kate x 19 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships CV Hornet, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon strikes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 70,110 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 35 D3A Val x 59 B5N Kate x 57 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 19 damaged B5N Kate: 9 destroyed, 28 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed Allied Ships CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage CV Lexington, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1
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