AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42' G0 x/ Z1 U9 [/ W. ^
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8 z+ ^4 b! U+ v7 C( RSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133+ d2 f7 z/ J& @% x% X& }; Y* }
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Japanese Ships+ J6 ~' k* O( m9 C6 Y( a# `6 Z) ], ~
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire4 s1 [' c, |' D
DD Ariake. L6 R1 J Y/ q
DD Yayoi
) ~- j- D' a+ E: I DD Mutsuki+ t t! ^- e5 b7 w0 j6 h: B
DD Ushio/ F' {5 n& f8 p! C! @$ K5 Q: |
DD Sazanami! `% Q% t( T# R- Z' N. J" c( B
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Allied Ships1 z0 i4 a. Q0 I3 B
SS S-38/ P) a$ d: ~, Y8 @
. t. N* ]: V# ~$ sFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
6 }( K( t% m+ W$ WSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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2 B+ A, o- Q+ _$ m# v- ?# BMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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. ^6 w6 J6 d7 q/ {5 r9 f3 ]9 JRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 ?) |: R: h* M7 ?3 N1 DEstimated time to target is 5 minutes, K n( k& s3 Q3 U3 l, I
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Japanese aircraft! b3 o- Z! g/ T4 d6 k
A6M2 Zero x 197 }6 t7 o4 s' Q& w' Y J) H' ~
D3A1 Val x 171 r ?7 B7 s% }0 q: U1 U4 E- o' r
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4 V1 J6 r8 T8 ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses& s+ V+ ? |- @) B w) c
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged1 |6 r3 s2 A* t8 e1 w5 o6 w
' L* A9 V" @. O; OAllied aircraft losses
1 C& m" a# {( T5 \: u: g* k B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground7 {3 c6 K& X% c8 S# q
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4
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1 Q( u4 t, S" |& u" M4 @8 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) v& h; `3 T4 `* h5 ]
9 e7 r5 H! ]; p3 W6 s; F, V% ERaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 H" f! p2 ^4 D( Q/ V7 aEstimated time to target is 15 minutes; [0 m: r+ d! G4 I$ ~$ u4 ?( L
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Japanese aircraft
$ E1 ]* I1 U$ Q! X A6M2 Zero x 35
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7 R3 I) C U7 N) cAllied aircraft$ P2 J8 H4 a$ @6 X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19- D- {9 L6 ~# K; z. L! Z, H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
6 X: l; q) k; r) @& S TBD-1 Devastator x 24! K& |- @ V7 K x0 Z( A
" l4 c7 X+ F, h: L% R* |Japanese aircraft losses9 |9 J( p) Z. \1 P2 C1 z7 x- @
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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7 p5 \" `- r) v/ y9 f F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; [. A, r# Q8 j9 L& {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
- k- [3 y2 v) j& m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 R4 c8 q. `' Y TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ g2 v4 K% b% M, q( [; D CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 l0 [1 i1 f4 J) j" v/ |4 }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire+ Q& P6 f! L4 {5 g8 B
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
* z8 B% U8 ^% m- Q DD Yugure
: t1 T4 q- w/ Y0 z DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 e* c0 E# ?3 V' v' y9 _6 X/ J DD Akebono9 }3 t# N1 g, F( {7 X
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
9 r. {# d$ [6 P4 I | DD Ushio
. R2 ~3 V4 Z0 Z* c* d! E) q DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho' `9 g! _ `, G9 l( q" T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku+ S v4 Y$ h' d1 g9 O* @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
) C9 ^6 h. b H1 f' C$ qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake2 J! U% ]/ \2 F7 e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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