AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships& @" f- g1 k6 {
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire+ Z. G. `3 |( f+ O9 F! {
DD Ariake
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DD Mutsuki
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DD Sazanami- @7 r' H( M& ~4 ]
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3 g' \+ O5 |' p# j4 ^% LFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku6 y% i B' u5 K ^
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 v- l. c( ^/ Y% `$ |& k6 r2 `
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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+ ]' O$ I$ t1 p- mRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" u2 ?/ P- n/ E G4 D+ R9 Y: Y1 zEstimated time to target is 5 minutes0 |. Y6 V# Q4 V6 o# H2 f! W" e+ X& |
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 17
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 9( ~7 I9 [# S0 Z9 J4 M+ ?. s! H
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Japanese aircraft losses `8 C5 \( e; @- t1 O* M, ?; d
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
5 U4 d0 A6 a6 g5 ~ Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4
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* ^( G, b8 p# B- a: w$ c9 e& dMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft6 @6 l/ U3 L5 O, b/ [0 ]
A6M2 Zero x 35 c) l0 ?2 X: ^
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TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 W6 ?9 l( B7 R p8 c
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed# p" d* G& |% z8 r- g( w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
0 i9 F" q# u/ f% v. q. w4 _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 d- a1 N4 v/ n- M TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 f& y8 X3 u8 ?( A
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 d5 p, b0 G% C' N: d
DD Yugure
" _# e4 s/ q- q9 Y. C: j7 O+ K/ t DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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8 b; `. D% Z5 L4 MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho* B) d' B- [) y+ F8 w7 E/ R- H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku0 T2 L9 }. Q C! |; S, g7 c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |