AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 420 h! g- X6 L8 }+ `& q
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships$ K1 i5 V) j5 Q
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
; e5 k+ w$ I+ ]: K DD Ariake8 |2 P4 Q( [0 J7 H2 g9 M
DD Yayoi& V$ ]: _9 W8 Z7 L3 n5 u
DD Mutsuki0 f9 s" h' Q9 i+ Y% {1 w
DD Ushio, @# O& T7 _9 t: l; o, s
DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships+ Y9 D$ T( W" a2 X
SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku. E9 {. _* u6 P& A
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku/ c, @) {! f& Q4 B9 ~
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7 |5 }, G3 ?# RMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % e7 r, D9 ~* U2 ]- R& g
# J ^2 E0 e9 S E, G/ _Weather in hex: Light rain& U3 l. X, c( {( t
& v, J/ V1 |) p/ ~" [Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 y) s6 G( J; a* L( H
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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# a% H- h3 n u, VJapanese aircraft0 |' M- E! \8 w% D1 _
A6M2 Zero x 19
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 9" I) i/ a1 x4 b* }; ]
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1 |' T4 o7 \4 t D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses" \/ [: ]4 w5 U, F* [2 b
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
; D# W0 n; g: x. q1 [ Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground: O) q& _! g: y
8 p1 Y* T/ W; M' sRunway hits 46 v& V' J+ R& i, d0 b& t; \
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( p4 r7 _% _3 a% w! e' C" TMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133/ ~' [% A! H# q& M3 ?! K9 _( H m
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 W2 I" c: R. H! C3 S; Z: u: l
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; j8 G9 l; n6 d/ f! G) q" ~/ f* O
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes. t! Q5 m* N% D
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Japanese aircraft8 @) y$ A6 m# R
A6M2 Zero x 35
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* O3 G2 A( m' L: z- I F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
1 X' c% ]& x& ]$ ?2 o* o( [3 Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 62" _. T! q7 F8 X: e3 O p
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 z v* y1 B# p" s0 q( _+ n A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses0 y9 V) _8 Q5 j: I. l
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ R2 j+ R9 _: k5 |6 H* A SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged# P7 |, n, k* u V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ J8 v0 y8 M/ A
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged- p0 N% j$ S3 |5 P7 @8 A v' i
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
9 @: l& J& C2 P" R4 g: Q0 y8 L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
, w {. ?, s6 M8 h# ^ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 K1 ]2 p1 \2 [- {0 X$ {) e
DD Yugure/ c6 u1 a1 u! \" e
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 i1 g9 ^ z0 S6 T5 o DD Akebono
) e5 k8 L# |; [' _3 T DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ ~* b6 s) z1 D( z& [1 [+ q+ e
DD Ushio
7 @) ^- _, P8 \! |, o2 ~. ]* y; y. Z) | DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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# h9 l Z, n. GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
) y: m6 \. r( N' [1 HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
6 q- n" E" G' s6 l2 Q: I1 oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku p: H: @- z& `5 P' ~
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake- [9 U; w i: V) N+ M3 e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |