AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1332 v1 e6 \2 o& \: p# }
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Japanese Ships4 D+ r1 X9 z1 l: }
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
: Q; p( k# @' B2 U DD Ariake
* h* m# N! `+ z; E$ [. ] d DD Yayoi
) b9 [+ l T% A; y B T DD Mutsuki. f2 q" S4 {6 h0 E* O
DD Ushio
5 f' T0 r/ X; x1 N4 L6 c( F DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships
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# _2 \$ w9 E! j! u4 K5 TFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku2 r2 ^0 U4 P) {/ I5 s; X+ C2 o& q
SS 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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`# ]% H7 @& J) ^Weather in hex: Light rain2 }+ P/ o$ c, {- p
) {7 l8 ]+ T: z% t/ K. xRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 U' l3 I+ ~: n& _% a" n& rEstimated time to target is 5 minutes& A: T; c9 _* | m) z
7 L. A' ?( H" x! D. }Japanese aircraft
: o* Q P! u. j8 _* \ ^: C A6M2 Zero x 195 }$ h# B/ l: e9 b$ A) `8 ~$ e
D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft' s$ J2 j5 R3 ?9 x h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 90 k0 O+ U% p. }7 j6 S8 q/ ?, t
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Japanese aircraft losses1 G- _' \; m6 X, I4 f
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged. K& ^5 A8 b1 J0 `+ x3 @
# K; g) Z Q/ f9 YAllied aircraft losses
8 f9 @$ N' x D B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
* j8 g3 o2 n5 u2 y0 Y# I Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground w# P/ W/ h$ M$ ]" k Q
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Runway hits 49 [) v' [! F, Q; `7 i0 @% F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133; P9 Q2 r' L2 B! t* `$ z. q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 v; t- ?! a4 O% e
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 35
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+ i' l3 d1 w: ~# Q" cAllied aircraft
/ ?0 j0 {3 a3 | F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
8 Q& i- k* k7 b- @/ m4 Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 62" U# y# N9 c0 U( t
TBD-1 Devastator x 24# k# i+ A1 B; F; D# [" e
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 u" b% z% A: L/ R6 x( ?- u A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" c, Z7 } B" r F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ O8 L% x/ E7 N$ S SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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0 ^& U3 Q# p; b3 ^% ] TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B+ q/ I, j: V) D
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Japanese Ships; P) _. P. d, C9 z8 |
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires1 X& w& F! A* N* z8 w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire' H5 Y1 `: {& [7 W ~; ~
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 d' o- |5 V* M$ _ DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 }, b; ?, `) V6 b5 e0 @ DD Akebono& i2 W: d4 B6 n9 m
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk7 |" m1 n* _: x
DD Ushio
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 G% \( m9 [, V' L Z1 N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake1 s1 t' I. U$ _# e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |