AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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7 ]/ ?# r! j) D CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire" N9 D5 [+ Y) Y; @5 e$ M" N1 T
DD Ariake
1 ~; t$ q8 X3 w- t* z DD Yayoi
! r+ [: F5 L) V DD Mutsuki
5 s' W' b% a5 B/ N/ H DD Ushio3 V/ M( q. E% [6 v y
DD Sazanami
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) o A: n: w) e _, oFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
( v; o7 w+ u7 R: R1 t) |, x \; f/ OSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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2 A( n5 x4 l m1 G; fRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& `& G9 Y) S2 K- c0 \
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes3 P5 \4 U3 j, r0 `+ L- i
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
5 x. q! F! [' v0 b: H F4F-3 Wildcat x 90 f/ D; ] \7 W
* n) m% ~: N. P& T! E* FJapanese aircraft losses1 A' ?; `* V" V" ~
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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9 e ~/ C; C$ f; R. Z% i4 U# TAllied aircraft losses
) |. W4 q4 Y8 ~3 P B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
3 Y) Q1 O, A* \8 p" |$ _- ` Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 42 G1 C- L* R; u+ v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1330 e# Q6 m2 A0 e4 X+ u
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
0 O) x! s8 b& q- x! m A6M2 Zero x 35
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
: u/ A3 Y2 ]( x) E/ X1 N4 { SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
6 _. n J" d% b, t7 |4 i TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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- }2 W5 S3 B* r- g F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
; l: m5 e% ~2 w4 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
9 x; W4 s4 F7 ^: f: A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
- k' k$ W7 K0 F7 P: o* }% } TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships# D+ ]: E" O, J6 r0 E
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. g- [" I- z( J8 ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
- U- T# R% N! g( S6 X! A# z) @ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
. j4 x% \# U, p DD Yugure
# i6 |" B# O% D! o% { b4 D. y DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' j1 R U$ L% K1 d3 L( g( @ DD Akebono: S4 h. H" S' w k! P* N
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
6 ~3 u8 [6 i( }" V' s. h p DD Ushio
3 o6 B9 l" Z9 S% r8 d DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
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