AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1335 a1 }3 Q9 A4 P0 }
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Japanese Ships
% U# Z2 X4 s ` CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
/ O- H0 m: j4 q. d; q1 F5 W DD Ariake
4 \5 a) l$ o6 P9 i' v1 X) O DD Yayoi7 P0 i$ s2 {8 q# t9 K4 @, C5 W
DD Mutsuki: r9 E) @$ o" v$ _
DD Ushio; ?& J( @) ]) d2 g9 o* A! q i( F
DD Sazanami3 l7 G2 P- J7 Z' x- y. V2 Z
2 m K3 |) M/ W, g# Y5 RAllied Ships
( @3 n0 `7 {' W7 ~ SS S-38
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3 x- S- z2 J4 t# G9 z# T; ~" uFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku i& w* i& H& D, L/ r, Y9 B
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & z2 u5 U) F+ ?: a
$ Y3 a7 N! H/ _0 \9 T# ` m$ jWeather in hex: Light rain
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. k4 c6 L" V* _# H! t+ s# GRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% f2 Y0 L/ [* R% V0 ~
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 {- o U& |) \ A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
$ i$ W# ^4 U2 Q& ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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( l% u9 ]( M! E$ m+ `3 ~ D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged; W; H4 n1 g; N2 X
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Allied aircraft losses
+ s- Z% w% n6 a! C0 m: J2 ` B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
0 A8 p. Q) J( f- E Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4
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/ P3 P+ n) S% Y3 x9 A6 P4 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133* u* F4 Y0 [! }
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9 q6 z+ d3 T) ~: vRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
v. Q( H5 H, X( Q) lEstimated time to target is 15 minutes1 J* N9 x0 Y5 a9 {0 |# n! W- @
% I, C4 Y$ p$ T7 G9 BJapanese aircraft0 ?& L; {# K* l* {$ U
A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft* F- T( g' U& a. W1 N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19. m' O& U) _0 M# t2 e& w/ P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62$ s! Q" W; t& e/ i" Y( N
TBD-1 Devastator x 241 Q! q& Q& U1 N; `. k2 J
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Japanese aircraft losses3 N4 x' c6 K1 s* q& n
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
' p' k' f9 C/ W4 l% c& X4 y8 X: t SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
: D2 j Q( V/ `8 d8 l( M. n! y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ h0 K! f1 P0 ~4 F8 ]1 t
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged& d: s" m5 }2 O/ g: u6 @& H
8 e) t$ V% p: F& a& E9 L& tJapanese Ships
( ^( S* v+ }* U' c0 _ CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
% { u1 \: ~. S1 C. D7 |/ U CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
$ M p% a: q7 p3 e# t% T" n CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 Y8 w6 g; K( M DD Yugure
8 r) @0 M8 n" u8 p6 Z% q$ s5 B DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& c E [2 }, x7 y5 v" M DD Akebono. R" P) \3 K4 [% f( Y
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ @. |9 t( Q ]5 l0 T/ Q, |
DD Ushio* Y' d/ Q+ B- _4 y4 O2 c
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire& {/ V- y, h3 G
: d* u' F% M. F. H9 J' {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
! e9 \- d2 u) t" {& o) N: OHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
( p1 y( I6 u9 s* n$ R* EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ R- A- L4 q) K8 r7 F4 n; `9 w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
E% c/ v, V- CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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发表于 2012-1-21 16:40
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