Name CoralSea
Short DBS Battle of the Coral Sea\n\nMay 7, 1942\n\nRed:  USN/RAN Task Force 17\nUSS Lexington\nUSS Yorktown\nEscorts\n\nBlue: IJN Carrier Division 5\nIJN Shokaku\nIJN Zuikaku\nEscorts\n
Description <ARMY NONE>\n\nauthors: AG-51 Hoss, [DBS]T}{OR\n\nBattle of the Coral Sea\n\nMay 8, 1942\n\nTOD: 11:00h\nWeather: Hazy\nClouds: 2200m\nWeather: Poor\nWind: 275\u00B0\n- 3m/s at 10m\n- 4m/s at 1000m\n- 5m/s at 4000m\n\nChoose the side you wish to fly for and return to the briefing room for mission assignments.\n\n</ARMY>\n\n<ARMY RED>\nThe Japanese have invaded Tulagi on May 3rd and Yorktown responed by moving south of Guadalcanal and launching strikes, sinking 1 destroyer and 4 minesweepers and damaged numerous other ships, the Japanese support fleet withdrew from the area.\n\nYesterday May 7 1942, we attacked and sank a Japanese Light Carrier believed to be the Shoho.  But we know there at least two more carriers in the area somewhere.\n\nWe had SOS calls from the destroyer USS Sims and Fleet Oiler Neosho that they were under attack by a large Japanese Carrier Air wing.  The USS Sims was sunk and the Neosho is heavily damaged and adrift.\n\nOur Scout planes are searching for the Japanese fleet so stand by in your ready rooms for a call to man your aircraft.\n\n---\n\nLarge Japanese force has been detected on radar \nBearing 020 degree @ 78nm from the Task Force, man your planes and intercept the attack force, do not let the Torpedo bombers sneak in underneath you.\n\nGood luck gentleman\n\n\n</ARMY>\n\n<ARMY BLUE>\n\nInvasion of Port Moresby & Tulagi\n\nThe Tulagi Invasion group with the light carrer Shoho landed their force on May 3 with no opposition from Allied forces and began construction of a sea plane base. The next day American Carrier planes attacked the support ships and sank one destroyer and 4 minesweepers, and damaged othere support ships, which later moved out of the area.\n\nYesterday May 7 the Americans attacked the Shoho northwest of our position and sank it.  Our scout planes then sighted what was reported as 1 Carrier and 1 Cruiser south of the Division.  A large attack force was sent out to attack the Americans.  The attack force encountered an American support Oiler and a Destroyer, when they attacked and left heavily damgaded and presumed sunk.\n\nWe have just learned our scouts have spotted 2 American Carriers, 4 Cruisers and 5 Destroyers bearing 185 degrees from the Carrier Division, we will launch attacks immediately.\n\nThe American fleet was sighted at 0915h \nCourse: 285 degrees\nSpeed: 27knots\nEstimated position: CC19.7 around 11:20hours\n\nCourse to tgt: 200 degrees\nSpeed: 230kph\nAltitudes: Staggered as described in briefing\n\nGood Hunting\n</ARMY>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
