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Title: Coral Sea Preliminaries
Post by: Hajo on June 08, 2009, 10:29:02 AM

OPENING SHOTS

1942

The last day of April saw two American carrier task forces converging on a lonely point in the waters
of the eastern Coral Sea, there because the high command believed, on the basis of radio intelligence, that
the Japanese had begun a major push in the South Pacific, initially for Port Moresby and the Solomons,
but with wider secondary objectives.  According to staff estimates, upward of half a dozen enemy carriers
with suitable escorts would likely be rampaging among Allied bases in the South Pacific.
To blunt the attacks, Admiral Nimitz resolved to commit his own powerful carrier forces, designating
Fletcher with the Yorktown and the Lexington to handle the defense of Port Moresby. Reinforcing him
in mid-May would be Task Force 16 (The Enterprise and the Hornet) under Vice Admiral Halsey, who
would take overall command of the carriers.


                                                                          Imperial Japanese Naval Aviation Organization

US Navy Equivalent                                                Rank of CO                                          Japanese Carriers                          Japanese Army
aircraft, Battle Force                                           Vice Admiral                                               Kido Butai                                   Koku Butai
(later: Carriers, Pacific Fleet)                                                                                           (Striking Force)                            (Base Air Force)



Carrier division                                                    Rear Admiral                                              Koku Sentai                                 Koku Sentai
                                                                                                                                   (Carrier Division)                              (Air Flotilla)


Aircraft Carrier                                                   Captain                                                   Koku Bokan                                    Kokutai
      (ship)                                                                                                                    (Aircraft Carrier)                             (Air Group)



Carrier Air Group                                                Commander or                                              Hikokitai
                                                                       Lt. Cdr.


                   Fighting Squadron (VF)
                   Bombing Squdron  (VB)                                                                               Kanjo Sentokitai (VF)
Squadron      Scouting Squadron (VS)                  Lt. Cdr. or                                               Kanjo Bakugekikitai  (VB)
                   Torpedo Squdaron (VT)                     Lieut,                                                  Kanjo Kogekikitai  (VT)


Division                                                                                                                        Chutai                                               Chutai




Section                                                                                                                        Shotai                                                Shotai


Excerpts from:   The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway by John B. Lundstrom

Looks like fun and History to me!  Registration coming shortly!  Don't miss it!

Title: Re: Coral Sea Preliminaries
Post by: humble on June 08, 2009, 10:58:19 AM

 :aok :aok :aok :aok :rock :salute

Title: Re: Coral Sea Preliminaries
Post by: EagleEyes on June 08, 2009, 05:37:02 PM

Ready for battle sir!  :salute

Title: Re: Coral Sea Preliminaries
Post by: Hajo on June 28, 2009, 01:18:51 AM

OK Gents!  We need Victi....er participants in the upcoming Battle of the Coral Sea.

Registration is open for Team Alpha and Team Zulu.  We have two very fine COs' to lead us into battle

and out of wife ack.  Oneway Team Alpha and Wurzel for team Zulu.  It is a side switch event!

Two frames your Team will fly Allied, and two Frames IJA or IJN.

register at

www.ahevents.org