AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42- }3 x! [+ J+ W% O
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2 Z. n" m R" B a. w! z& GSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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6 y0 ~! z' g: k. R5 j/ R8 l0 `3 xJapanese Ships
/ m9 m' e6 z+ @ CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
% I" z! v: A' q- w DD Ariake- K' A* y8 X4 h" h: a: w
DD Yayoi
9 d8 h% d5 u. f0 o2 r DD Mutsuki' @' ?7 g; Q5 ?$ N0 d# D6 `5 x
DD Ushio) N/ m, q/ M6 j5 x+ q! _8 V
DD Sazanami& E) X8 ^& u5 `$ Z' n# x
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Allied Ships
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku0 t! \+ m9 Q* x! C! E" h1 b" J) u
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku* v$ H+ P- Z+ W/ p$ C; h0 G
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % p" [7 }! L( J8 ^$ y
/ X+ }1 w) n8 r b1 eWeather in hex: Light rain1 V; [* o. I1 {1 d1 o0 U6 }1 b
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 q* l* `4 u* t# K$ jEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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' U$ F, i$ \% v) eJapanese aircraft
2 d* ?2 F. H/ `, r3 E/ |+ ~8 x A6M2 Zero x 19
0 ~7 n p& |* \ g1 V D3A1 Val x 171 x' |- j# @* ~% w, J. b
6 N7 V0 Y1 n/ U" `Allied aircraft
) H+ Q% W+ m' M/ V; m( | F4F-3 Wildcat x 99 j; B+ s/ Q" w2 h9 j
" L/ S7 v& U ^* V) D( o( H, ^, ]Japanese aircraft losses
0 H1 {3 D) R$ O) D) U D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
: ?- C" A/ {9 n" `; h9 f9 g B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground Q8 m3 P# E! s2 `: ]2 C# B+ }
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground" R: n' \! g5 o T& s# _6 H
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Runway hits 4
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: }; I$ \- v: D1 W! nMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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1 Q' Q s# \9 S4 jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" T3 b c8 V0 P5 T: L1 R, B5 V4 xRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; A! Y( z. E e2 q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes) }* H2 n- w; s$ ?/ q9 i
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Japanese aircraft
, K" Z" l8 Z' [ A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft
( D3 J, ^( b" \$ Z$ K/ W F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
1 O" I1 v7 }3 \* [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 62' y, R- ?" e3 {. y$ S% r
TBD-1 Devastator x 24. y7 {+ Y5 X6 N% h
2 B3 n6 | ~) |4 F7 [Japanese aircraft losses
# S; \7 V* n! V) P! i' r+ Y8 m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ g' t* z4 {0 }# Y/ u
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
2 |$ c0 \5 [ w7 F! x7 T SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged, d3 s# |5 m: [7 y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# _, s. o2 c* Z9 U! J; N4 K
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged; m& }4 h5 N% R! e, N
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Japanese Ships3 x: W0 j( e- H" N/ C+ L4 d+ A
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires0 q" [6 A% x3 I2 s8 c- o0 k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
' ?3 W( y/ S: p, n CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
% X9 W0 v0 L* F# G DD Yugure
, o, \; d5 `' J" h& p5 w DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 g( H9 \8 }7 Y& W o, @ DD Akebono# F& }, b) c% [$ e
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% z$ }0 G3 f* }3 m5 w5 Y+ S$ ~
DD Ushio0 x1 ]) J9 O, g3 z6 j
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire# F" P9 ]! N* S3 k
; B% }6 Q/ c4 G5 BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
2 r9 ?0 T, C. y, |6 q" i' uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
1 D8 W6 G# |7 h- [$ ]" [* Z IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
' |$ `) u4 v6 V% n4 o( p. N: tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake9 S K6 n5 a' y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |