AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1335 H6 V7 s, H- a8 s2 p8 S
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Japanese Ships
2 {$ Z/ f1 \' K) O* O6 J CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire% N( `! i( q+ w) M6 }6 ~2 Y
DD Ariake
) j d! O4 n9 y& X5 G4 b DD Yayoi
! f' K/ [# [& d+ ]' X DD Mutsuki
5 `7 l1 m) Q6 g* e DD Ushio5 t" j6 ]* }( @
DD Sazanami: N! A- r* S# o# G. `. m/ U
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. b9 ]2 [1 @7 M. v SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
# Z7 q a8 M, n: F1 wSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku/ X8 Y2 Q4 v9 j4 w+ q
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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! m& t; N6 W T- ?! k% y. F5 ?" ARaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 {9 K2 q# W; q4 W
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes+ X' _+ s }! M& M7 ?+ c/ f
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A6M2 Zero x 194 [$ R& \+ X: B+ O. V# R8 ^& @
D3A1 Val x 17" h3 x. o! N: e; O1 z. i& N* K
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 9! Q6 N3 O$ @9 Z; |6 C
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 J, z! G1 b* K& y3 t r( N( S D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses. V( d! v# f" m7 g. Z
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
. K& B/ S5 F0 t) _: w5 v/ J. d Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground! c) w# \8 U1 d5 X& W2 Q
1 l. d: O& G5 ?4 J# _4 sRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1335 h- v8 w a- v7 Z6 @0 ?1 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 ]5 }2 D5 Q! `# ^& M
) x; {7 z& b, u! {Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- m' q& C# Q/ r8 e9 u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ w2 D1 H2 @3 D0 \
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Japanese aircraft
J) e/ v+ B) ~/ S% O- Q A6M2 Zero x 357 j: B' Y# d/ t- [
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Allied aircraft, T" F1 z7 h; {% C( K2 y- ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 191 W0 p0 Z# p4 g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 621 C1 p( m( d" O+ y0 h( `0 J
TBD-1 Devastator x 24, Q( O- [, i% m. _# O6 r; y1 ]# `1 p
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 G3 f* q$ x8 M! q! F, k
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, N7 a+ E1 s/ _+ f1 @ F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed" g- X# e& Q0 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
. {" h! N6 @7 C- [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( Q W; Z% k0 X! O) M' Y
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged4 F8 m3 k& P% D; l
4 z4 Y4 ?& [: ~, l& i D+ U% WJapanese Ships
0 H0 f/ N: F1 L$ e CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
$ h6 V! ]0 K0 T5 n6 C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire% ~( Z4 Q& {: a& X$ c8 `. J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 X+ x2 v! f8 f0 P7 l" W
DD Yugure
# z% c1 L7 ^% C2 s; k DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( N$ Q/ J$ L: T
DD Akebono _ u F' p& |" W3 A$ t! }8 T
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) c* w. X4 ]0 a% g! X$ N. f
DD Ushio
& H v6 j" ~. w+ N! R/ g DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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# o9 w" h7 U2 L. G& p6 F rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho/ u* z9 `0 B6 w0 v$ r. W/ W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
5 N3 ?4 l% m: D; I8 i% m5 ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 L& V9 @9 Q# ~& N% Q) M7 i4 b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
8 T" p7 O; h& I2 j" ~4 VHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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