AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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5 b) G7 E3 y( k5 r3 r. i2 WSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133$ w% C) i/ d$ H5 {5 P
8 k4 S3 k# p) G2 YJapanese Ships# s: J/ b& S3 E* t0 d4 u9 V
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
$ `( Y) n5 Z5 u6 `- |" | DD Ariake5 n6 t. B4 T4 D' \5 F, E
DD Yayoi
2 S. F6 r- Z" i: ^ DD Mutsuki
' v0 O; f! E6 v% T5 G% q DD Ushio
e. h: w! t! Z9 b$ P DD Sazanami
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5 U! e7 h$ X+ j# QAllied Ships
* d7 C4 s. z- W6 X+ o7 s SS S-38
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1 U. z. o5 \$ T7 t" n% mFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku" C4 P- [% V3 a j2 U" D- W
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku. R% b2 I# J! Z! G' V
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, O! E) `, u, l! g1 g7 AMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 i4 H$ c2 j2 p7 J, LWeather in hex: Light rain# h* c$ f$ m8 z% I2 z% d0 ^" }2 i
, B& x% d" I$ RRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! p/ k* y% B, f9 b# d- W4 d0 cEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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f; h6 S7 R4 J# VJapanese aircraft
7 v; R- o7 B6 s Z1 F' a; q: e A6M2 Zero x 19+ u( O# Y8 i5 c2 [, O6 K: h
D3A1 Val x 17
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6 G- R5 N" E) W F4F-3 Wildcat x 9, b) |+ E1 }3 Z5 y7 o$ V
( h' w' X+ r' A" RJapanese aircraft losses( k) n5 E s7 m
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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( t2 @8 A- b# kAllied aircraft losses
1 y$ t% B# _% R6 l; K B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
' }' v. M. m0 P$ \8 K, f Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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' `" U" I; e% Q/ YRunway hits 4
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; E9 H o8 ^6 E+ P' N/ @, R. zMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133: q) ]( G. e* S8 y6 S5 M' |
3 f9 G( x" I3 r2 \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( G+ j1 a' T/ M+ e9 @5 M. Z( ]
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 ?5 O( R: o+ G% _
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ \: T3 ^: _: V% `# ? A6M2 Zero x 35
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" ?, Q/ @& y5 e* g! C9 j F4F-3 Wildcat x 19) b# k( `0 { f% c. ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62( o2 ?) o4 @* x6 P8 r8 t8 T! q
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses3 O( L5 i) e' s; k% P
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 E- W# j" A( l5 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
: s6 s' A' F8 `) {9 h6 ^; { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
( z4 ?0 B! _+ v4 Q6 c TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! E6 V. @1 v( u* i- t a4 ` CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
0 h- [/ }- u9 Z+ ]) b9 J3 Z6 k4 Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire Z5 X. N! v+ w9 m7 v5 x' x: T
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
( Q; K: {1 a% R+ A& b DD Yugure
, P: m, f' r! Y: Z7 r* F% ` DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 F2 z' n8 R, y" q% | DD Akebono/ R: ^8 `, Z0 k* Z
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk! Q4 w3 i; c. B% [& b6 ^4 M
DD Ushio+ s5 y1 m) e7 ]0 o& R7 t: m
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
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|2 X' P4 j* _- o. ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku" f% x& Q7 p) h! v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake% {4 \: p+ D& f0 f. B Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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