AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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" z6 _/ S( \$ u" w/ zJapanese Ships2 T0 M; A, r) D' G' f* X- Z6 a
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
/ q/ M' ?& g$ D( w8 Q! g6 w1 V DD Ariake7 G$ E! N9 w; ]8 }! I$ u
DD Yayoi
+ M( e: H3 N2 t: L DD Mutsuki; L* G, p; S" h- Y( s
DD Ushio
8 D9 p) g& @0 ~2 j2 B I DD Sazanami
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$ g6 T8 w3 l6 E" H% J1 ?3 dAllied Ships
2 ]# |" Y' g. q SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku2 P8 K' |6 e8 ~5 \* t& c
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku" b9 ?4 f- V0 r5 z( e, j/ p
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; C( r' U; K1 ]4 V; ^7 a- xMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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6 ~' V8 t' F1 nWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 u* @+ G! ]5 J6 gEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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* n1 y8 a* Y5 FJapanese aircraft
. R* S" ~; M I A6M2 Zero x 19. K. [, O% q2 @7 r& R8 h- a
D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft! L5 m( l+ B1 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 92 M/ i7 S# \6 z: g+ n2 O
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8 D1 ? {2 L1 p J- h2 N D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged& ~+ h6 F$ ]2 r3 B% ~' l
) t% p% [! T6 ?' u4 h3 gAllied aircraft losses
) _. n+ z9 r; r$ X0 X B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground/ N3 T) N) \8 c" q+ u
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4, P0 G8 X5 \7 i% r% \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1330 u3 N$ |+ h- R2 G2 w$ O) @
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7 R/ K1 {. s" oRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
g0 l& @ h9 Q: W" A2 TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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4 r$ }- e% `0 J% V/ FJapanese aircraft
8 d- c+ z+ M6 h' Y. P3 r# i A6M2 Zero x 35: d: A7 p I/ r2 x6 X2 P- Y m
7 Q! o; u! J# b2 ^( @7 {Allied aircraft9 w0 C6 }; O. A: {( N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19+ S; I5 W/ {9 K4 H9 f$ f+ E8 n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 623 A2 v% }9 K, g K# \: W& ] _1 u
TBD-1 Devastator x 24! p3 @7 m! {- w
: l3 a# i( F$ J: n- g3 PJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ Z' c2 g4 U$ O2 k' A; t! x& s5 z! e
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed$ N( w( t+ U. a6 r# x0 F1 `2 l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged, q* p# H! T, { m& B( |& ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
0 K# g+ S8 }0 s, J( H- ~ TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! `. @8 R$ i- fJapanese Ships
& ^) E3 @7 a: R CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
' J& X# C( E0 o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire! ~/ \# s6 J' [6 E$ D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' w# E2 `: Q( L* _, M4 n DD Yugure
1 H$ z3 ~4 _: L# ] DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" u8 Z. s6 |9 [ DD Akebono
$ V( W$ U7 N& q# X# S DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
7 g+ d! O8 ]: w DD Ushio
% p& s6 _+ b9 ~% @! D; I8 |# t DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire& Z( X! v% @/ M4 Y8 J; g
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho$ N; C5 N1 P: ~: s% ]; g, K3 ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku# _8 A% g8 y7 l( S; G. r5 D2 x! P
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku% H0 P: S) ]* D- o% S9 R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake! Q' G H, B! L+ r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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