AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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. ^% U5 \- a/ s+ u. jSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133$ L5 N0 i0 H9 M8 Z% v
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Japanese Ships
! }9 P' w0 u/ ]0 p1 j7 A CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
H8 t, T" `: Z6 g/ k$ b' E DD Ariake
9 j" Y* v9 X1 h7 _. y2 H DD Yayoi9 ^. U, F$ H; B8 F0 B5 K" o
DD Mutsuki: Q; \% W1 G' m
DD Ushio
. x* {' i, ~1 a5 ~: a/ }/ J DD Sazanami7 v+ D0 a; R; [/ s$ O
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Allied Ships
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku. G: @8 O7 y i1 D; s2 Y$ @
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / Q6 Q* I5 T4 |0 E; f
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 _, f7 p: h/ H5 \
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes% c% ` K& ?; s
0 a4 k7 i0 y5 {9 rJapanese aircraft! O1 Y2 \! [6 o
A6M2 Zero x 19$ T* [) r# v, `5 M2 P
D3A1 Val x 17
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# A( B, L! F/ ]# A& Q GAllied aircraft! Q( w ?6 ], A1 i* Y' O; V- J' o) E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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2 T" c, }* G! Z7 ~- C0 MJapanese aircraft losses+ t' y$ }5 Q1 E, S$ R9 a
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged8 J) ~6 |% a5 P& n5 V* {
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Allied aircraft losses
% S H4 E# }+ v( ?% T B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground* ^. k1 @3 R& S: C J
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4& O8 |5 y7 C* @ R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133+ Z% W) d8 |! z# Y* l$ x o' p
8 H6 V' g+ Z( u+ i3 H, v; kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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K9 U; K7 A, KRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ w8 l9 H7 S' t. g' n: a" uEstimated time to target is 15 minutes9 @$ e# G% H9 ^' j9 W3 M
" V3 x9 C6 O2 f2 E3 v9 ^/ Q% {* d, DJapanese aircraft
" Y2 R, {, z, C% J p) c A6M2 Zero x 35# ~% y4 w7 J: G; f# e. Z
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Allied aircraft
7 z, J' O, y9 c0 _ C F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
! ^5 W, [. I6 y7 p$ f SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
3 |- A% f0 y) t ~; k! k/ @8 ]+ E TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 \& Q- G2 j$ f" g3 a2 f/ ^* t A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# g2 a* M$ M) Y
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed5 d7 B& |, c( t7 m, K0 ?* \6 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
3 e5 [8 t- y; Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% z5 l8 n2 a0 F2 G8 _2 K9 F TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged0 u' F5 N" r1 F; Y/ q/ X
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Japanese Ships
% e) P3 [' B9 A( H* D, J( z( h9 K" @ CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires6 C G: ~6 A- S+ g- _: h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire7 t9 a7 S( x+ P4 Z# i3 {
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* Q% W1 F- b4 P* v2 s" M7 ~2 [* F
DD Yugure
8 o& T! g/ ]9 l/ s9 n; n3 d$ o! V+ y DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- G! L9 y R! z DD Akebono) ~! _/ N5 _0 V/ D8 A
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk( c+ |3 P% S& X3 _# |' d6 }0 m
DD Ushio
+ i$ `$ C& g* y5 Q DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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$ @! G& @) b) o8 a+ y. q* dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
5 D7 Q" h+ \$ RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
% {' p3 j& E x( {5 n/ eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
* k' ^3 j- K! I+ R, h8 q, d; {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
/ _+ `6 s, c& T4 f+ ^! tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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