AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 427 X4 a+ H" P5 h. q/ ?
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7 o3 h, _) `) s$ t! F: ^Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships( \- f' m2 p* Y
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
{# _+ q c' J# q DD Ariake
# u q" T% F B3 w, `+ r6 E DD Yayoi
& X: [) X0 M6 f DD Mutsuki9 n, Z O( T y0 e, l% Z0 x
DD Ushio
! P! k% a8 X" @7 u6 c DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships
8 A+ S9 p9 H$ w. x. c+ s SS S-38
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6 G2 {" S! s" H8 H; M6 h3 B3 N7 c3 UFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku' C& }. z% k. L* x( `0 S8 Z
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku' R# g# {+ t( j4 b1 u7 }+ N
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$ e. Z3 v/ G5 c7 pMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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5 V9 m( M- `/ k- ~3 D/ o5 J8 _Weather in hex: Light rain5 I# I1 k6 U! r, u; T
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft$ I7 ]( z% O8 e2 B
A6M2 Zero x 19
* w5 _/ e& d3 L" ~ D3A1 Val x 17
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses- z# `! K, P' d2 _9 a) w
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged1 n+ e" o& r" u4 U- C. c
/ u( \+ h5 [0 N; W. cAllied aircraft losses
+ o J0 j) s* ~: ~8 K$ q B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground4 f5 P( H& n8 H/ {3 z
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground/ ~% H" _. l! a0 I5 ?1 q+ C
6 p+ H8 E6 m1 B9 vRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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0 y4 ]) |8 o4 n/ g& f2 Q HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 E7 l* ^6 ?( h
7 F3 ?+ A$ m* t/ n" z: c" `8 NRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# D+ ?" k8 a% m' T9 k4 L$ TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 35* x& p0 W# j. v) A' b
8 ?% e E( V( z2 D% x, IAllied aircraft
* A$ r" u) F$ @. y, [ F4F-3 Wildcat x 194 I6 J8 L- s( z2 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
. J5 l7 C4 h& y* w- j TBD-1 Devastator x 24/ t; E, D2 \ C3 k
9 m6 P* o+ O: B! @Japanese aircraft losses# I% K" I8 B @5 @3 u4 S6 A$ I
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# j8 r( H+ o: y5 K }
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Allied aircraft losses, a" [; k: j. u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed$ w1 n; g( U. X3 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
6 w4 K2 q8 F) L1 @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
L p/ |+ R; E TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged% c8 G& R; q! q1 S2 r. D/ X6 @9 o Y
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Japanese Ships8 R9 Q* b6 P. q& X
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
2 k2 X7 u4 ^) x' v CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
% l. C$ r' k& W2 G- i% d CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage% d/ C& x2 r2 h6 M1 s
DD Yugure
6 k( | s: R& R1 U$ x- L DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 t. k) l+ f, e8 C. v2 s6 f- Y- V
DD Akebono* A6 P7 J" }% O, K- c3 ~: s
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) d1 {' V9 u' h1 t
DD Ushio
) X" S) g, u5 A$ Q DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire* E& `$ _0 h5 X1 W) s H
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
0 R. n3 c6 e$ AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
* D, }/ O) {4 g9 hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 }7 R3 p3 m1 A& c+ f v% q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
! m$ ?& ?2 \) ?; _( a' mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |