Sneer -> RE: air offensives (7/5/2006 12:24:45 PM)
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report from lat 3 days - air-naval battle at eastern route to darwin attacks on 26th and 28th - 27 th weather prevented strike on 28th both sides lost 60 planes - allied -P38 jap mixed tony/zero/betty force western route to darwin is not safe and eastern is not safe too 5/26/43 Day Air attack on TF at 48,91 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 G3M Nell x 12 G4M1 Betty x 29 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 29 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 13 destroyed Allied Ships DM Gamble, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DM Sicard, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DM Tracy ML Weehawken, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ML Oglala, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Day Air attack on TF at 49,91 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 G3M Nell x 18 G4M1 Betty x 32 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 24 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 20 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 14 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 23 destroyed Allied Ships DD Mugford AS Sperry AO Suamico, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Blue, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Bagley DD Cummings DMS Zane, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SC SC-708 DMS Dorsey DD Helm DD Allen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 49,91 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 G4M1 Betty x 16 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 12 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 13 destroyed Allied Ships MSW Skylark, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Caldwell DD McCalla -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 49,91 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 G4M1 Betty x 12 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 2 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 49,91 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 3 A6M3a Zero x 3 G3M Nell x 5 G4M1 Betty x 29 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships MSW Pursuit DD Caldwell MSW Swallow MSW Requisite DD McCalla Day Air attack on TF at 47,88 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 16 A6M3a Zero x 24 G3M Nell x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DM Sicard, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ML Oglala, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 49,91 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 G4M1 Betty x 7 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 13 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 16 destroyed Allied Ships DD Blue, on fire, heavy damage AO Suamico, on fire, heavy damage
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