AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 05, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 115,132 Weather in hex: Light rain Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 31 B5N2 Kate x 26 D3A1 Val x 25 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Portland CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1 CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes Massive explosion on DD Hammann Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 115,132 Weather in hex: Light rain Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 B5N1 Kate x 6 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships CA Portland Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 110,132 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 SBD-3 Dauntless x 30 TBD-1 Devastator x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1 CV Shokaku CA Haguro Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 11000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 115,132 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 31 B5N2 Kate x 34 D3A1 Val x 33 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed Allied Ships DD Morris CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1 CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk CA Chester, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Portland, Bomb hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 19 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a New Orleans class CA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 115,132 Weather in hex: Severe storms Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 B5N1 Kate x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CA Astoria Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Carrier support unable to supply air cover..