AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42$ F; p! i$ n* w+ n
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; z' B4 |4 f# F* w$ v. cSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133! I& R% {! X) A. A9 _- |; }
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire. `$ V$ O Q/ c
DD Ariake( `0 ]- B3 b% g
DD Yayoi8 a f2 N2 R V# d# T
DD Mutsuki
' n- N' T1 q& V' V6 ? DD Ushio
" ?( u; C# b+ c$ w5 a; R7 G' A3 n DD Sazanami
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku# G p! D" P/ j" j* z) {; ~
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku; X' i- Q8 ~( ^1 n: F+ z7 M# I
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 r2 `1 f. ]2 Q. {! X5 `
- q# f T; Y$ Q2 kWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& y+ V! G% D. P; T U
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes+ o- ^& b/ v9 u
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Japanese aircraft
" j- ?; }! ?% A5 _- C- X+ D A6M2 Zero x 19
5 z4 N) ?9 b2 R5 M- T, j7 e" y D3A1 Val x 17# V0 o; H, U, h: T, j# @$ I
( b3 |* X; ^8 V& ~Allied aircraft8 u1 i' e, o, p3 Q3 [/ Y: \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9 k, i: V+ p3 T" P
3 w* K1 Z- M- c# N0 TJapanese aircraft losses4 j8 I) ]% ?. r. U$ @! P6 t
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! `# U& D! L8 @: C6 j5 WAllied aircraft losses1 ~2 l9 O6 L4 L' D; G
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground- s g1 r- p; `+ O S
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground. y* t9 j% _0 X
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133" y# U* D f9 S& |3 ]7 T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 ]' \ q( A5 i6 I; ]' j
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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" H* W+ z7 F' f6 yJapanese aircraft
! ]9 |9 s# O1 y. u+ \" y0 P A6M2 Zero x 35& Z7 C2 \ b' ]- @# s
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Allied aircraft% d- v, j& f7 U: X$ \2 g( i: }
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
( u3 A7 F8 A2 v" e7 E SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
- ?5 v4 \% K0 u1 `& ] TBD-1 Devastator x 242 N2 B) P8 o4 @8 q( f
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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7 J7 T! e6 `# x; n. wAllied aircraft losses7 G6 I0 u% z D' m3 B& q- N
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 l K% ^4 I0 ~' U2 a SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged7 l+ P; |* o1 g/ B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 }' D- Y7 z: q j% a0 a. ]Japanese Ships
- J9 W% r7 Q# R6 G: v CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires9 q; z% h$ U2 J( d; z' L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire& f6 x6 M) z7 E
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
, t2 A3 U* ^ s' C8 p9 }& G2 l DD Yugure
8 r$ \7 ]$ h, }# c; U DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 }1 S7 c2 H0 k, f
DD Akebono
# b( u; U' l8 U5 C3 E! K DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' K, d- g$ g3 [9 j# x l
DD Ushio t( p# r& I. s* e/ j& x9 N; S
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho( p3 P4 `" x9 y& A6 O
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku) ]2 j" Q k f2 A7 [$ n, `) @6 x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku8 M9 B! o* O- D l2 P4 Q _
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake+ ~) [; u5 E7 U" N0 b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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