AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133' ?4 k* v" z. W* e
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' C' t& O* `( E ^ CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
! X% C( N. o1 ^' A+ x4 y8 Q DD Ariake( x! A: w" j, }' l. H6 d
DD Yayoi4 E. d) x! b e9 D: H+ N
DD Mutsuki" V0 v3 _/ O! U; s0 M' ]
DD Ushio5 v: t" O# G" n+ ?
DD Sazanami7 f9 Y- h U0 w. ~
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Allied Ships. J4 T5 z7 V5 e
SS S-38; }4 Z: D* a/ J# [, H& z
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku7 r! y! ?. e y0 Q m1 r
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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1 S% i2 \0 Z$ p! x5 DMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % s4 [- `* A) H, T, b
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Weather in hex: Light rain# a3 i2 v' R1 o* B" q
( z: ~ H1 `. ^# `, P! f0 oRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' n$ A9 k: }7 p3 d v- n
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes+ i1 Z! N' G. W6 y! |6 A' n" K- q
3 _' f$ N% Y" X9 C; k- }' fJapanese aircraft. e7 o" d' K3 ?, ^+ I* {) ?/ X: H$ Y
A6M2 Zero x 19
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( w& D c1 u" Y- e F4F-3 Wildcat x 9& q$ G ]8 n l' @6 K
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D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses5 s* J) ?: l& o+ I$ H! c
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground' L5 k9 M8 M0 \4 C5 h
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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" p+ h# L# v4 ~0 MRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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$ d: d9 Q. K( h& X% mRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& d/ ]! r+ J% ^- E% \+ W
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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* ?; E9 x& w+ \' m [, T% k0 I A6M2 Zero x 35
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3 g6 t( i/ C0 w6 D- U6 y) \+ ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
, R8 t5 d: G, S# L3 H- G; i4 o SBD-3 Dauntless x 62' |' @& G) W( ^& ~" o, U, q) @& r
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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2 Q2 s: @9 V! H5 R' k3 \9 ?8 DJapanese aircraft losses
( i; p/ s. h& p: n1 D A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
# n+ J9 V* Z! O9 _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged- |. c# z' o; w. `1 p8 p* R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' s n( W* E4 J. G2 f' a TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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9 Y0 j, J& o- J: O0 Z0 i8 E! i, q CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires$ S. C: X7 `8 S, }0 ?3 C" B- @& L8 R
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire8 {7 g' q" w) l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage) |! S6 I2 x H- k4 k
DD Yugure0 G, o. N- y) c" d* K! m
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 O. o& j( v% b8 ]. e0 f1 M DD Akebono
. ^( U# K' S" L3 W& F: S% Z4 ]" ~ DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire& l. s! W! O7 e2 o
+ E" y* x. \; K( F) S: x! I3 S; QHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
+ ] b; |6 Q2 f0 s% iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
! c, F4 S2 v! eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
* S- k$ g) V; _; } m+ aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake/ K' m% y! @! v. L/ Q' i
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |