AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 420 g O/ N [$ Z2 F/ x# J6 [9 F/ I. X
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: z0 p6 }8 m+ A# a1 O/ [Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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r; k+ g/ b- RJapanese Ships* ^; w+ Y; V3 i# N$ p7 q y1 o
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
6 V+ m2 \- w, U. w9 S DD Ariake
n2 b$ b' V. t) C8 p8 \% ]0 l DD Yayoi6 k9 z1 K7 K/ i4 g4 H, [6 B7 `. J! r
DD Mutsuki' ~, E8 b x* u0 }8 a
DD Ushio" U+ Q& o8 t8 j5 T8 Y5 g) N: m
DD Sazanami
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; K% W; B$ t# {5 F/ jAllied Ships
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
' d6 c# k# l7 \9 O( Q5 l0 _4 GSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku4 Z) s9 Z" i5 [
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! P: @7 ^! z3 ?, G
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Weather in hex: Light rain. `. l* S: M R
7 R+ Q) i0 B. M* q2 d6 KRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, a1 i6 N+ }2 x0 ]7 y9 SEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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0 Y! @; v6 d6 x; g; [" RJapanese aircraft
( f7 n) t% \, R- N* o% y+ _ A6M2 Zero x 19
; R( j0 _: g V2 P" }" W D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
[+ K3 E/ ?- B6 g7 S+ a* l% h F4F-3 Wildcat x 9! ]3 b- D2 f3 [3 T& p
* b* Z+ }6 y% F0 K9 IJapanese aircraft losses) P+ c! G; }/ G3 I, T0 \
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged' I* v: `6 }# h- f) v) g! f1 f
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B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
0 e0 G0 c/ b# P# N+ L; F Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground. o9 y8 D3 P1 N$ e e& u# B
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Runway hits 4# h+ ?0 g9 [( ?- z' _9 R0 e4 w( v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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+ Q' C k; u2 c% ] O2 ~8 v. FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' K/ _. ?9 d; f QRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- \/ A+ y( y/ D6 g4 }6 V2 U
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 35
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
J# A+ k0 `, S SBD-3 Dauntless x 628 e( n& j2 L5 X9 M3 B2 H
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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9 D7 |- S, `; ]7 x$ ^2 m1 tJapanese aircraft losses/ o" H; J; s, P
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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5 X( X5 s" f6 K N" y* mAllied aircraft losses
_9 L6 q- C% m1 s+ C F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed w0 ]+ q5 n* W) j6 o: @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged4 k7 H+ H) ]$ _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
7 }; s1 ~$ y' S0 |+ { C7 o TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 C! Q- S& ]( }: J& {& s V
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
/ A3 E2 f7 B8 e. ]3 e2 g0 s1 \ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire7 U, u2 N. m* Z% o
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 F1 e* B* T5 z+ l DD Yugure& c) @% y" q" [. h: l
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ l8 Y0 H& h$ i DD Akebono
9 h/ V! U& k% v0 z7 T# f+ O6 D DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk- ^6 |! w- f; n9 {) r! W
DD Ushio' `5 @+ Y6 ?' k& g' p
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ O/ d3 ~2 m0 A/ D+ _3 R, m
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho6 O9 t) k2 P% B o/ n- F# z) ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
) p4 d! F8 ]1 T7 y* V' |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku& _/ k8 [7 A! A( \. E
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake4 y) ~& S) D( O4 M. L
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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