AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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- A3 j/ D! j4 i/ s# u% u6 ASub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133$ `6 L: Q F& M. W* i$ M
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Japanese Ships: W1 Z. E$ [; J* H; L g
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
5 o" c# k. H1 T& S: z DD Ariake* J" |2 s% i3 z& y
DD Yayoi
6 Z0 w" y/ F* G4 i9 r" |8 ? DD Mutsuki
2 R F; R/ L; e9 f5 \5 ^ DD Ushio
1 l& W; x1 [ E9 { DD Sazanami
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8 G- K) T( I" Y" @, S, T/ GAllied Ships
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
" n" A7 R) ^" _8 }SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku0 l5 E/ C( K5 ^( G; r4 I! y
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * A; V# z; G5 S) J7 F* m* w* U- \
5 z8 ]- x/ ]. Y O C3 qWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* ]" _" A; `3 ~( Z4 x% n
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes0 a: _- b% b2 q. q, h/ P% d0 F
8 \ C9 \* q, \' Z3 GJapanese aircraft
8 }; `6 F3 D) d A6M2 Zero x 190 g% W# y# I! j2 L( N
D3A1 Val x 17' O- ]1 Y2 X% e0 s, W _: L6 N
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Allied aircraft% a6 K5 s( N, W( k% i, ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 R2 t+ D8 j' C" q- D$ P% \ D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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, T7 l( n4 Y0 s: ~2 ~8 gAllied aircraft losses
) v% O" ?) [5 U" J9 Q* A6 V, Q3 l( q B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground* o6 Q! [3 x! m3 l, k4 N! G* d' A
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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5 Q' Z3 ?) @8 u% i8 _Runway hits 4 Z' {, C- g& @8 ?5 \3 E3 F+ s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133! e' d4 w4 L6 x# S: Y0 _
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) x U/ S3 d1 }0 z# y+ {, v6 _Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." M/ r0 ^! O& _) B
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes- U, u6 }1 {7 J8 c/ f* s* s
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft0 W/ |6 v, N& c9 w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
8 u( j9 g- e( [) J9 @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
. D5 B- d. {& M7 t6 t" Q k! w TBD-1 Devastator x 24! G* |0 b$ X( @# e# ?
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Japanese aircraft losses, @9 T( A- L0 ~5 }: g
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* i- J: o+ S* v7 \. n& j
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Allied aircraft losses
( g$ y2 q! d; g F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed" x) ^ }: j* J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged+ k7 H) ?1 c# y3 y$ M! G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
7 v! G& \% h, Y- r TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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H% c" |/ T+ J+ c6 m9 yJapanese Ships
. x+ ]5 `( f; C; }. t3 S4 j CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
# X7 `3 W! k7 z3 c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire) {5 u; Q6 f* u* t1 \7 O
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage. u" \# A9 r, D# t
DD Yugure4 o% J" s. Z8 W2 e
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! D6 p# }9 G8 k" s7 }, _( i DD Akebono( c) _6 z- m x' N. d
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' a9 Y3 Y6 g" D! Q! l DD Ushio
2 h' S+ |' }2 U# W( V. Z* k DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire& m* {" x3 G( N
+ e# g. z; l9 p9 w" C ?( e N1 g# CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho! z% p+ ?0 d9 s/ a
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
5 C6 h1 s. h+ U6 i6 }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku! A3 d! O) O! s8 O) T" o3 m3 s8 u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
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