Bonjour BlF,
Le croiseur lourd Louisville, repéré par un sous-marin est endommagé par raid du Kiddo Buntai positionné à l'Est de Milne Bay.
Le même sous-marin I-20 l'achève alors de trois torpilles sur une gerbe de six, par explosion du magasin à munitions.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3a Zero x 2
B5N2 Kate x 13
D3A1 Val x 6
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.30 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter VIc (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CA
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 6
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 5
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.30 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter VIc (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Northampton class CA
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
A6M3a Zero x 2
B4Y1 Jean x 5
B5N2 Kate x 19
D3A1 Val x 5
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tjerk Hiddes, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B4Y1 Jean bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.30 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter VIc (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Australia class CA
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CA
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 97,131
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 4
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
CAP engaged:
No.30 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter VIc (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 97,131
Japanese Ships
SS I-20
Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Louisville is sighted by SS I-20
Magazine explodes on CA Louisville
SS I-20 launches 6 torpedoes at CA Louisville
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