AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 428 F0 O- R( A' ^; K% k9 r
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133; ?% Z$ Q; Z# u: R3 E5 V: c
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Japanese Ships
4 |1 J4 P! z; @1 n3 L; {7 ^" t CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
0 e4 ^& B( G. Z* S DD Ariake( I$ q) ]) |+ V4 @5 {$ V O6 _. K+ ~
DD Yayoi9 r7 Z7 I$ u5 [ H& L
DD Mutsuki3 D% H1 |4 I) s6 p, x6 Q) U8 o
DD Ushio
0 |4 L- b0 e! p4 [ DD Sazanami
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SS S-38 @9 ?1 C8 C0 U/ `" |2 X2 R6 _) E
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SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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' y( ^6 F4 k% iMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 d/ m \+ U3 o3 \- lEstimated time to target is 5 minutes3 }' O: d0 d! C7 a, {# F9 n: T2 E
& L% W: X- j! i7 }Japanese aircraft
( J' b8 D* o. _8 u) X) u A6M2 Zero x 19
1 O: n' w5 C5 f/ ~0 Q! c% ` D3A1 Val x 17 ?6 C$ e( k* V: y$ S- J. O3 [$ S% t
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Allied aircraft
# M2 Y1 n7 _, o9 W F4F-3 Wildcat x 94 y7 ~9 b) ]% {0 a; A
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Japanese aircraft losses7 E9 f I# }5 d' A0 T* o
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged' u+ {+ l2 \6 H A- b; q2 S
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B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground7 a! S' c" }$ t% G
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground0 M" b# G1 R5 P E) n# ?
0 g9 u0 w6 h4 @" v) i- }Runway hits 4
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2 v: t2 W& p' Y2 E4 Q. LMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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/ Y" U( }4 d; w1 _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
g* h! k+ r# y/ O6 R) ^1 sEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% G: W6 E2 S; `
A6M2 Zero x 35
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 197 d4 l$ I* W6 c0 M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
7 f# h3 l' O ^! ^/ n. H TBD-1 Devastator x 24) r. O/ O$ t: _5 i6 ^8 R1 Z* D
+ Y. y' {9 g+ ?% rJapanese aircraft losses
0 f" O% a4 O5 S A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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: a+ d9 {$ I a& N. | r- G+ sAllied aircraft losses
' Y% u! `- k9 f# P) c" n F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! ?$ u+ o: C% Q5 L R' s SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
! Z; c' M4 V3 p1 M8 h5 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
- V/ \6 V, F" h+ F, `% U TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged# g) M6 G8 M: f8 ?
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Japanese Ships
; M2 T5 q K7 D$ Q3 S" c0 d) c CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' K3 \+ Y! j+ E" ?/ }- L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
: N% S w d9 S CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage" h* @8 t1 K1 _- N: v4 J0 j2 C, X
DD Yugure6 j$ l1 A2 ^, K. P* ~: P
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire: _: ~0 I Y+ m- `: B: F' A! T* d
DD Akebono
K- f4 O/ }5 T% Y DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk8 j6 _ m& c; e
DD Ushio' r( ^0 |, k( _8 ~7 i
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire" ?! u& {" ?% U* S- b% c
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
1 c( B p& W5 T4 o. \- A. CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku9 i" e8 Y9 o' t4 W) g. h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku' x+ w' f! g& v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
2 c: a# G2 b* X3 v# R6 EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |