JAPON
- IJN 4th Fleet – Vice Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue
light cruiser Kashima (Inoue's flagship, ancré à Rabaul) (Katori Class)
SHIMA
- Tulagi Invasion Group – Rear Admiral Kiyohide Shima
minelayer Okinoshima (Shima's flagship)
minelayer Kōei Maru
transport Azumasan Maru (environ 400 troupes)
destroyers Kikuzuki, Yūzuki
minesweepers x5
subchasers x2
MARUMO
- Support Group/Close Cover Force – Rear Admiral Kuninori Marumo
light cruiser Tenryū (Marumo's flagship) (Tenryu Class)
light cruiser Tatsuta (Tenryu Class)
Kamikawa Maru – 1x A6M2-N Rufe
gunboats x3
GOTO
- Covering Group/Main Body Support Force – Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō
cruiser Aoba (Gotō's flagship)
cruiser Kako (Furutaka Class)
cruiser Kinugasa (Aoba class)
cruiser Furutaka (Furutaka Class)
light carrier Shōhō
Shōhō Air Group – Lieutenant Kenjirō Nōtomi
Shōhō Carrier Fighter Unit – 1x A6M Zero
Shōhō Carrier Attack Unit – 1x B5N2 "Kate"
destroyer Sazanami
KAJIOKA
- Port Moresby Invasion Group – Rear Admiral Sadamichi Kajioka
light cruiser Yubari (Kajioka's flagship) (Yubari Class)
destroyers Oite, Asanagi, Uzuki, Mutsuki, Mochizuki, Yayoi
patrol boats x2
Transport Unit – Rear Admiral Kōsō Abe
minelayer Tsugaru (Abe flagship)
12 x transports (environ 5000 troupes)
oilers Hoyo Maru, Irō
TAKAGI
- Carrier Striking Force – Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi
cruiser Myōkō (Takagi's flagship)
cruiser Haguro
Carrier Division 5 – Rear Admiral Chūichi Hara, Officer in Tactical Command
Carrier Shōkaku
Shōkaku Air Group – Lieutenant Commander Kakuichi Takahashi
Shōkaku Carrier Fighter Unit – 1xA6M Zero
Shōkaku Carrier Bomber Unit – 1x D3A "Val"
Shōkaku Carrier Attack Unit – 1x B5N2 "Kate"
Carrier Zuikaku (Hara's flagship)
Zuikaku Air Group – Lieutenant Commander Shigekazu Shimazaki
Zuikaku Carrier Fighter Unit – 1xA6M Zero
Zuikaku Carrier Bomber Unit – 1x D3A "Val"
Zuikaku Carrier Attack Unit – 1x B5N2 "Kate"
destroyers Ushio, Akebono, Ariake, Yugure, Shiratsuyu, Shigure
oiler Toho Maru
- Submarine Force – Captain Noburu Ishizaki
Patrol/Scouting Group – 2x I-19, 3x I-25
Raiding Group – 2x RO-50
25th Air Flotilla (also called the 5th Air Attack Force) – Rear Admiral Sadayoshi Yamada
Rabaul (New Britain)
4th Air Group – 2x G4M
Genzan Air Group – 2 x G4M
Yokohama Air Group – 1x H6K4 + 1x A6M2-N Rufe
Tainan Air Group – 1x A6M Zero
Lae (New Guinea)
4th Air Group – 1x G4M
Tainan Air Group – 1x A6M Zero
Gasmata (New Britain)
4th Air Group – 2x G3M
Tainan Air Group – 1x A6M Zero
Kavieng (New Ireland)
4th Air Group – 1x G4M
Tainan Air Group – 1x A6M Zero
USA / AUSTRALIE
TASK FORCE 17 – Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher
Carrier Yorktown
Yorktown Air Group – Lieutenant Commander Oscar Pederson
Fighting 42 (VF-42) – 1x F4F Wildcat
Bombing 5 (VB-5) – 1xSBD Dauntless
Scouting 5 (VS-5) – 1x SBD Dauntless
Torpedo 5 (VT-5) – 1xTBD Devastator
Task Group 17.2 (Attack Group) – Rear Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid
cruiser Astoria
cruiser Chester
cruiser Portland
destroyer Phelps
destroyers Dewey, Farragut, Aylwin
TASK FORCE 11 – Rear Admiral Aubrey Fitch
cruiser Minneapolis
cruiser New Orleans
destroyers Morris, Anderson, Hammann, Russell, Monaghan
Carrier Lexington imprimer cartes Lexington
Lexington Air Group – Commander William B. Ault
Fighting 2 (VF-2) – 1x F4F Wildcat
Bombing 2 (VB-2) – 1x SBD Dauntless
Scouting 2 (VS-2) – 1x SBD Dauntless
Torpedo 2 (VT-2) – 1x TBD Devastator
TASK FORCE 44
Task Group 17.3 (Support Group, from Task Force 44) – Rear Admiral John Gregory Crace
cruiser Australia
cruiser Chicago
cruiser Hobart
destroyers Perkins, Walke
Task Group 17.6 (Fueling Group) – Captain John S. Phillips
oilers Neosho, Tippecanoe
destroyers Sims, Worden
Task Group 17.9 (Search Group) – Commander George H. DeBaun
seaplane tender Tangier à Noumea (Sud hors carte)
Patrol Squadron 71 (VP-71) – 1x PBY Catalina
Patrol Squadron 72 (VP-72) – 1x PBY Catalina
Task Group 42.1 – Captain Ralph Waldo Christie
submarine tender USS Griffin at Brisbane (Sud hors carte)
Subdiv 53 – Lieutenant Commander Elmer E. Yeomans: 6x S-37
Subdiv 201 – Commander Ralston B. Van Zant: 5x S-37
Allied Air Forces – Lieutenant General George Brett United States Army Air Forces:
Port Moresby
35th Fighter Squadron – 1x P-40
36th Fighter Squadron – 1x P-40
8th Light Bombardment Squadron – 1x SBD Dauntless
13th Light Bombardment Squadron – 1x B-25 Mitchells
90th Light Bombardment Squadron – 1x B-25 Mitchells
75 RAAF, 11 RAAF Reconnaissance squadron – 2x PBY Catalina
Cairns
7th Fighter Squadron - 1x P-39 Airacobras
8th Fighter Squadron - 1x P-39 Airacobras
9th Fighter Squadron - 1x P-39 Airacobras
Townsville
8th Pursuit Group – 1x P-39 Airacobras
30th Bombardment Squadron – 1x B-17
93rd Bombardment Squadron – 1x B-17
435th Bombardment Squadron – 1x B-17
22nd Bombardment Group – 2x B-26
20 RAAF Reconnaissance squadron - 1x PBY Catalina
Scénario
Au soir du 6 mai 1942 les Japonais ont pris le contrôle de Tulagi devançant les prévisions des analystes Américains. La force Japonaise se prépare à lancer son offensive contre Port Moresby et la côte Australienne
Les USA avec une aide Australienne ayant décodé les transmissions Japonaises envoient 3 Task Force pour aller à la rencontre de l'envahisseur. Plusieurs centaines d'avions au sol sont mis en alerte
Au matin du 7 mai tous les avions des 2 camps ainsi que les flottes n'attendent que les premiers signes des avions de reconnaissance partis à l'aube pour déclencher leurs attaques. C'est celui qui détectera l'autre en premier qui aura l'avantage de donner le premier coup
- IJN 4th Fleet – Vice Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue
light cruiser Kashima (Inoue's flagship, ancré à Rabaul) (Katori Class)
SHIMA
- Tulagi Invasion Group – Rear Admiral Kiyohide Shima
minelayer Okinoshima (Shima's flagship)
minelayer Kōei Maru
transport Azumasan Maru (environ 400 troupes)
destroyers Kikuzuki, Yūzuki
minesweepers x5
subchasers x2
MARUMO
- Support Group/Close Cover Force – Rear Admiral Kuninori Marumo
light cruiser Tenryū (Marumo's flagship) (Tenryu Class)
light cruiser Tatsuta (Tenryu Class)
Kamikawa Maru – 1x A6M2-N Rufe
gunboats x3
GOTO
- Covering Group/Main Body Support Force – Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō
cruiser Aoba (Gotō's flagship)
cruiser Kako (Furutaka Class)
cruiser Kinugasa (Aoba class)
cruiser Furutaka (Furutaka Class)
light carrier Shōhō
Shōhō Air Group – Lieutenant Kenjirō Nōtomi
Shōhō Carrier Fighter Unit – 1x A6M Zero
Shōhō Carrier Attack Unit – 1x B5N2 "Kate"
destroyer Sazanami
KAJIOKA
- Port Moresby Invasion Group – Rear Admiral Sadamichi Kajioka
light cruiser Yubari (Kajioka's flagship) (Yubari Class)
destroyers Oite, Asanagi, Uzuki, Mutsuki, Mochizuki, Yayoi
patrol boats x2
Transport Unit – Rear Admiral Kōsō Abe
minelayer Tsugaru (Abe flagship)
12 x transports (environ 5000 troupes)
oilers Hoyo Maru, Irō
TAKAGI
- Carrier Striking Force – Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi
cruiser Myōkō (Takagi's flagship)
cruiser Haguro
Carrier Division 5 – Rear Admiral Chūichi Hara, Officer in Tactical Command
Carrier Shōkaku
Shōkaku Air Group – Lieutenant Commander Kakuichi Takahashi
Shōkaku Carrier Fighter Unit – 1xA6M Zero
Shōkaku Carrier Bomber Unit – 1x D3A "Val"
Shōkaku Carrier Attack Unit – 1x B5N2 "Kate"
Carrier Zuikaku (Hara's flagship)
Zuikaku Air Group – Lieutenant Commander Shigekazu Shimazaki
Zuikaku Carrier Fighter Unit – 1xA6M Zero
Zuikaku Carrier Bomber Unit – 1x D3A "Val"
Zuikaku Carrier Attack Unit – 1x B5N2 "Kate"
destroyers Ushio, Akebono, Ariake, Yugure, Shiratsuyu, Shigure
oiler Toho Maru
- Submarine Force – Captain Noburu Ishizaki
Patrol/Scouting Group – 2x I-19, 3x I-25
Raiding Group – 2x RO-50
25th Air Flotilla (also called the 5th Air Attack Force) – Rear Admiral Sadayoshi Yamada
Rabaul (New Britain)
4th Air Group – 2x G4M
Genzan Air Group – 2 x G4M
Yokohama Air Group – 1x H6K4 + 1x A6M2-N Rufe
Tainan Air Group – 1x A6M Zero
Lae (New Guinea)
4th Air Group – 1x G4M
Tainan Air Group – 1x A6M Zero
Gasmata (New Britain)
4th Air Group – 2x G3M
Tainan Air Group – 1x A6M Zero
Kavieng (New Ireland)
4th Air Group – 1x G4M
Tainan Air Group – 1x A6M Zero
USA / AUSTRALIE
TASK FORCE 17 – Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher
Carrier Yorktown
Yorktown Air Group – Lieutenant Commander Oscar Pederson
Fighting 42 (VF-42) – 1x F4F Wildcat
Bombing 5 (VB-5) – 1xSBD Dauntless
Scouting 5 (VS-5) – 1x SBD Dauntless
Torpedo 5 (VT-5) – 1xTBD Devastator
Task Group 17.2 (Attack Group) – Rear Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid
cruiser Astoria
cruiser Chester
cruiser Portland
destroyer Phelps
destroyers Dewey, Farragut, Aylwin
TASK FORCE 11 – Rear Admiral Aubrey Fitch
cruiser Minneapolis
cruiser New Orleans
destroyers Morris, Anderson, Hammann, Russell, Monaghan
Carrier Lexington imprimer cartes Lexington
Lexington Air Group – Commander William B. Ault
Fighting 2 (VF-2) – 1x F4F Wildcat
Bombing 2 (VB-2) – 1x SBD Dauntless
Scouting 2 (VS-2) – 1x SBD Dauntless
Torpedo 2 (VT-2) – 1x TBD Devastator
TASK FORCE 44
Task Group 17.3 (Support Group, from Task Force 44) – Rear Admiral John Gregory Crace
cruiser Australia
cruiser Chicago
cruiser Hobart
destroyers Perkins, Walke
Task Group 17.6 (Fueling Group) – Captain John S. Phillips
oilers Neosho, Tippecanoe
destroyers Sims, Worden
Task Group 17.9 (Search Group) – Commander George H. DeBaun
seaplane tender Tangier à Noumea (Sud hors carte)
Patrol Squadron 71 (VP-71) – 1x PBY Catalina
Patrol Squadron 72 (VP-72) – 1x PBY Catalina
Task Group 42.1 – Captain Ralph Waldo Christie
submarine tender USS Griffin at Brisbane (Sud hors carte)
Subdiv 53 – Lieutenant Commander Elmer E. Yeomans: 6x S-37
Subdiv 201 – Commander Ralston B. Van Zant: 5x S-37
Allied Air Forces – Lieutenant General George Brett United States Army Air Forces:
Port Moresby
35th Fighter Squadron – 1x P-40
36th Fighter Squadron – 1x P-40
8th Light Bombardment Squadron – 1x SBD Dauntless
13th Light Bombardment Squadron – 1x B-25 Mitchells
90th Light Bombardment Squadron – 1x B-25 Mitchells
75 RAAF, 11 RAAF Reconnaissance squadron – 2x PBY Catalina
Cairns
7th Fighter Squadron - 1x P-39 Airacobras
8th Fighter Squadron - 1x P-39 Airacobras
9th Fighter Squadron - 1x P-39 Airacobras
Townsville
8th Pursuit Group – 1x P-39 Airacobras
30th Bombardment Squadron – 1x B-17
93rd Bombardment Squadron – 1x B-17
435th Bombardment Squadron – 1x B-17
22nd Bombardment Group – 2x B-26
20 RAAF Reconnaissance squadron - 1x PBY Catalina
Scénario
Au soir du 6 mai 1942 les Japonais ont pris le contrôle de Tulagi devançant les prévisions des analystes Américains. La force Japonaise se prépare à lancer son offensive contre Port Moresby et la côte Australienne
Les USA avec une aide Australienne ayant décodé les transmissions Japonaises envoient 3 Task Force pour aller à la rencontre de l'envahisseur. Plusieurs centaines d'avions au sol sont mis en alerte
Au matin du 7 mai tous les avions des 2 camps ainsi que les flottes n'attendent que les premiers signes des avions de reconnaissance partis à l'aube pour déclencher leurs attaques. C'est celui qui détectera l'autre en premier qui aura l'avantage de donner le premier coup