i think the IJN learned their lesson from frame 3..in that frame AE's twice encountered many High zero's .. we tried goading them down to our level but they just wouldnt come down off their pearch.leaving their strike package totally alone to fend for them selves in with the 4th and AE's killin the entire strike package..a few days later i was on TS red chl flying with the guys giving me a well done of killing them during the attack on our cv's. and was complaining about their escorts not giving them proper cover..and said so in their AAR's.. in sorry but i didnt put 2 and 2 together then until we lost our first CV. ..
Coolon i think you did a very very fine job in frame 4 you earned i BIG CRISP SNAPPY SALUTE fron the AE's
again hind site and i dont think any one would of thought of this with all the hectic and frantic scrambling going on and i didnt think of it til monday having time to think of it..to maximize point
but when you transfered 2 steps of the 352nd to relieve the 4th .. you could of reposted the Nomand's at field 38..there it was very short hops to shipping in that area ..
AE's stayed in our patrol zone.. and had no runs, no hits, no errors for the evening