AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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, n% w% Y* {$ c# {; JSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships
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DD Ariake
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DD Mutsuki
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5 x; ?, T' W! ]1 t5 y! Z) b DD Sazanami5 M# [1 a0 S1 @% p
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SS S-38: N$ [* |3 H: J$ [ K- A
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
/ V3 d( m+ U: | V3 QSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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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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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& L9 W& q9 `% I5 k- O$ x; Z
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 19
6 |9 n3 e2 [1 g8 }' E D3A1 Val x 17! k8 Z2 k) F0 |
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! e3 }" F% g5 B" \ F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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. t. z) I& `1 z& A IJapanese aircraft losses
( |8 B6 o& `1 u D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 D0 `/ Z0 P- M( wAllied aircraft losses! Q2 ^- h6 q5 e a. [& W
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground3 Z4 ?; k/ X) W! [7 n h6 N2 t
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground' u+ b% n z) ~$ k. q
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1335 F6 V, q5 W; `7 w
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 W }$ A" m+ H0 k. l
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes4 h9 J4 j3 K$ W
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2 l1 o( o+ V; v$ j" q A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft* O2 F p0 l! f, ]$ Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 198 k) o: P, ]% P& V0 L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
1 E9 a: ^8 M& _' Q* M, M4 W# p/ Q! ] TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed4 s# K- y0 o% P5 X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships) V; E) v ^% f. D+ K
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, l# M7 f* @% ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
5 \ v9 w/ J; m" P; y0 a CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
# @5 ^, G# e- U% ]% @2 V DD Yugure
" ?3 K( ~. b, Y/ U- d- X3 l. n DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. y( F8 }& W8 a+ {& H
DD Ushio5 f" e; ]& \ E6 U
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, Q( j6 v7 H0 }- o( W6 x
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
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发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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发表于 2012-1-21 16:40
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