AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42- B2 P& V+ }$ @. u
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' ]6 l( e( n" `: i0 N3 mSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133, G9 ~6 O, u, W; X
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Japanese Ships( \8 ~; g6 i+ [) M. l" k. o1 V6 ^
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire7 z! F) O9 `8 x
DD Ariake
% _) M/ j2 @; F5 |2 ? DD Yayoi0 ^$ P ~0 V8 z# |; y5 P# P2 ]
DD Mutsuki
- X: Z' q7 [7 U; G9 k- { DD Ushio
1 R" j- c* l' H6 V8 a0 y* ~ DD Sazanami! D, I& l. k( B% {2 c5 h
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) [7 ]' d" l ~# p7 CFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
9 F. P* c, \ n$ VSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' k/ |( J; Z: [" B' a. p
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- u) \. T5 x9 U/ q; ~3 I! PRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; @, `5 X0 ~$ |6 x& aEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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+ {6 O# c% p+ A9 V0 c8 C7 kJapanese aircraft0 ]2 a0 S7 F3 k
A6M2 Zero x 19
. A1 y0 P' y. f& A D3A1 Val x 17" G4 x; o4 y- w- Z- H$ E
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Allied aircraft# ]1 N4 d- |& v( P! u2 j5 F. U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 97 ]# K, x7 D$ F0 A% ^' s
+ m( x4 c& w3 w( kJapanese aircraft losses( `* H6 ^* l# W3 K+ i8 X
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged% S) R' Q8 B9 P0 S: q5 V- W
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Allied aircraft losses5 Z: \, u4 P( }# M
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground; D9 x' [' [, j) f4 G# V& c A. s
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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8 }+ Z- ^) a# o+ ]7 }3 |# P( S' h: ?$ iRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133, d* C! ]# f, o Q3 Q r- F
% T& G% }4 V: L) R: H# e/ mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 }# q# l; a) c: u# K4 g0 A) E
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 {0 @$ `* C6 F! [2 }! BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 P P2 X$ T4 g4 n3 z3 r& I A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft
. q* O1 o9 E( `" k/ u# N F4F-3 Wildcat x 19+ z9 b* E8 o8 h% h& E4 B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
8 y2 s" N' _, `. ^8 |9 u TBD-1 Devastator x 24 M* Z% D: O( N. U
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Japanese aircraft losses
! [$ D1 r8 ]3 {- G0 q3 j) o2 `4 ?+ _ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: R3 D1 \% p6 V3 H F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
7 j8 f' b8 `9 f# k% [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged+ I2 S V9 Q6 g2 D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
4 J6 z1 c* I" f TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! B# M3 M* {2 x1 @( @3 |5 x CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' \/ W1 S5 e. S, Q" [$ ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
+ ?6 m+ r/ N, ]. s+ Z! u6 N CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 c4 n6 o4 V) |: T DD Yugure
' l+ A& X. Z' ?6 T DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 J1 R; U. N/ _
DD Akebono
5 S l! J( a) {( _2 j! M DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 C3 h/ H; ~( k* a# T4 i/ |
DD Ushio
2 [4 l! H) _3 v DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
+ s! v% Z# V0 n9 M$ S4 GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
- b" H% W& |7 p5 s* A, z& b, f$ ~7 b9 dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku9 g* q0 U6 Q- J- P/ G) t$ ]6 q+ r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake; f4 c5 k/ s/ u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |