AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42$ F. L1 J* Z: M
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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9 K( H7 {# B& g; |- W3 e+ n( f2 E CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
# W U L- b* G9 z, V DD Ariake% T4 N% t; w$ F7 u' q1 b" e7 u
DD Yayoi+ G' D: q( @+ l( m& M1 o5 a
DD Mutsuki+ N1 f* D# Y% O1 V8 }4 g8 B4 a
DD Ushio+ L- `6 v1 x! w3 i5 P
DD Sazanami/ y' `& \7 B9 r# o8 q6 m3 ^( E
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Allied Ships
1 D! D4 V8 `2 T8 A SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku( [% K6 }! r4 V" o; W. u
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " `* N1 v. r3 o2 Z' \6 k/ h5 ?' V$ j- Y
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 S* u. A0 o) q$ r! h
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes2 L1 ^' L9 [/ m. C/ B
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Japanese aircraft
! f8 n) U& ` z+ K A6M2 Zero x 19
2 l" H/ c9 g: \5 X* }0 | D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ y. ^& r! Q" F D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged' V1 w3 S) q! [$ g* K$ n
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Allied aircraft losses! Y+ m1 F4 w- D! M" i9 d
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground1 K) f! j( [4 j' c5 `' ]; ~6 Y0 ?3 q" A q
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4$ ]# m2 v0 ~9 x; q: l3 L9 Z
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5 _7 f5 `4 B; aMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133) [+ C2 u7 S0 L: \: `! I5 r: u
& `* x; b6 u! ?6 f+ g" qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 35
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6 K8 S! X7 k% m% l. h9 v SBD-3 Dauntless x 62/ X8 [4 ]5 h7 ~
TBD-1 Devastator x 24) N- Y2 z8 x& }) f, s
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9 a+ h' Q( C1 W- F) J, k) @, u6 V) s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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4 S% |( B1 A% H2 n! Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ x, G2 Q- h( T, } TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 o2 ^: i4 c7 P" u! e CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
- M( [- V% V M3 Q5 ^" t CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
7 ^3 { c9 }" T) q4 ~ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage: `* U9 P5 W* R
DD Yugure
$ S, w5 S2 q @ DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 w' X* I3 n4 [( c# j2 k9 b/ r DD Akebono
{# M( z; p% J DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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$ R% t+ S' R) d) V1 L) o# o DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire% _" k' Y2 G1 W' n! X! p$ c( y
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho' Y. @# D! w/ ]* r! D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
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