The Japanse Story of the Battle of Midway

SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE NO. 4

Summary of Enemy Aircraft Destroyed

Enemy Attacks (See supplementary Table 3)		Number shot down by air cover				Total number shot down
Time	Number of Aircraft	Akagi	Kaga	Hiryu	Soryu	Total number shot down
0230
0300	2 flying boats
0400	9 attack 9 level	3 level ¹ 5 attack ² 5 attack ¹ 1 level ² 3 level ¹	1 level ²	8 level	1 level ² 3 level ¹ 1 level ²	9 level
0430	9 attack 9 level	3 level ¹ 5 attack ² 5 attack ¹ 1 level ² 3 level ¹	1 level ²	8 level	1 level ² 3 level ¹ 1 level ²	9 level
0500	4 fighters 12 bombers 14 attack 18 level	1 level ² 1 level ¹ 2 bombers ¹ 1 bomber ¹ 3 attack ¹ 1 level ¹ 2 bombers ² 3 level ¹ 1 bomber ² 1 bomber ¹		6 bombers 2 bombers 2 bombers	1 bomber ² 3 bombers ¹	11 bombers 6 attack 4 level
0515				6 bombers 2 bombers 2 bombers
0530
0540			2 level ¹
0550	1 flying boat
0610
0620	18 attack	1 attack ² 3 attack ¹ 2 level ²				18 attack
0630	18 attack	1 attack ² 3 attack ¹ 2 level ²				18 attack
0640	14 attack 9 bombers 9 fighters	1 bomber ¹ 2 bombers ² 1 fighter ² 1 attack ¹ 2 attack ¹ 3 attack ² 1 attack ¹				4 bombers
0650					2 attack ² 3 attack ¹
0700					2 attack ² 3 attack ¹
0710	15 attack 30 bombers 2 flying boats	2 fighters ² 3 attack ¹ 1 bomber ¹ 1 level ¹	12 attack ² 2 bombers ²	9 attack 9 fighters	1 attack ² 2 attack ¹ 1 attack ² 1 attack ¹ 2 bombers ¹ 1 bomber 4 attack ² 3 attack ¹	9 fighters 12 attack 3 bombers 8 attack 1 level
0720		1 level ¹	1 attack ¹ 6 bombers ¹	3 bombers 4 attack
0730		1 level ¹	1 attack ¹ 6 bombers ¹	3 bombers 4 attack
0740
0800
1100
1130
1200
1300
1330
1400						6 bombers
1410	14 bombers			3 bombers
1420
1430			3 bombers ¹
1440	7 bombers 6 level 2 attack
1450	7 bombers 6 level 2 attack
1500
1510	1 flying boat
1520	6 bombers 6 attack
1530	8 level

¹ By coordinated action
² By individual action

	Number shot down by antiaircraft guns									Total number shot down
Time	Akagi	Kaga	Hiryu	Soryu	Tone	Chikuma	Haruna	DesDiv	DesDiv	Total number shot down
0230
0300
0400	3 level (machine-gun)								1 attack (Kazegumo)	3 attack
0430			1 level	1 level					1 attack (Kazegumo) 1 attack (Yugumo)	3 attack
0500			3 bombers (machine-gun)	6 bombers		1 level (machine-gun)
0515			2 bombers (AA) 2 bombers (machine-gun)						1 bomber (Kazegumo) 1 bomber (Yugumo)	1 bomber
0530
0540								1 attack (Urakaze)		1 attack
0550
0610
0620
0630				10 fighters (with fighters)				3 plane (Tanikaze) 2 plane (Isokaze)		10 attack
0640								2 attack (Hamakaze)	2 attack (Kazegumo)
0650
0700
0710			4 attack (machine-gun) 1 attack (AA)	8 attack						2 attack
0720			2 bombers (AA) 2 attack (machine-gun)			4 bombers (AA) 1 plane (main gun)		1 attack (Urakaze)
0730		9 bombers (machine-gun)	1 attack	1 bomber (machine-gun)						1 bomber
0740
0800
1100
1130
1200
1300
1330
1400			2 bombers						1 bomber (Makigumo)	2 bombers
1410
1420
1430
1440
1450
1500
1510
1520								1 level (Urakaze)		1 level
1530								2 bombers (Tanikaze) (Dove into sea)		2 bombers

	Attack	Bombers	Fighters	Level	Flying Boats
Number of attacking planes	78	78	13	41	6
Number shot down	60	30	9	14	0
Grand total shot down: 113