AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1332 u* d7 P' t$ `3 {
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Japanese Ships
3 e9 ]6 o, g. p. d4 O) b3 o3 C CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
9 `0 w, f3 E- Z* [1 d: g DD Ariake; ]3 X" Q4 T* e% |' x6 v$ N3 @. \
DD Yayoi
9 Z$ [/ R8 Q% `3 |# r DD Mutsuki/ ^8 H( w2 c$ V
DD Ushio/ ] }' A. t, `: K4 r
DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships
0 m" d7 ]" k. Y9 E* w9 ~4 q SS S-38
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' r6 I }) `8 yFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
5 h5 H6 ?5 X0 @' j+ e G& XSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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8 f- z: ]% l, A; t# w+ O0 iMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * C, N( Q9 w( l* W- k$ V
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Weather in hex: Light rain" c/ I' d' c% T* c2 E3 }
. v0 M' P& F; Y2 X6 @ K3 sRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 [+ l" B8 M' L1 b5 @; P
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes# @$ V/ ^. g K* f* N1 S" `) _8 q8 f) }
9 {1 Y1 h$ h, G# qJapanese aircraft
3 l5 l; D9 T- X( {+ } A6M2 Zero x 19
1 Z. f4 \5 B$ Y- U2 C D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
# |# K, p v$ ?' z F4F-3 Wildcat x 9/ H7 r. D8 G' x! q: N% K
" P# t# d3 x/ gJapanese aircraft losses1 x" ?) Z/ G( n* t U0 g
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged6 _; w B; M6 k o( m/ W$ C
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Allied aircraft losses
, I% r& c/ b8 S, [ B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground9 k+ f$ u: t7 y) d: h5 b- d
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground) b4 K* r& r! o
' d9 w7 p8 s2 j1 e4 Q) PRunway hits 4# G/ z' O$ ~8 M+ P) A7 @) b6 S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# e1 x" j! M' U# G% n3 \! mEstimated time to target is 15 minutes W- n3 z7 v7 j: P4 E7 F, V# B
! O& Y- p; Y; @$ KJapanese aircraft
+ h+ p2 v: Q" x8 v9 @! k$ z6 \! { A6M2 Zero x 35
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 19) ~! a/ }2 O |, e6 k; K4 s$ [6 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62' v' I. W+ t0 a% J' _
TBD-1 Devastator x 24& g: ? @6 F1 |" l
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 E8 |4 p0 G2 \9 a6 O A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; x4 ` R! K G) X3 L% G" p F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
4 Z! x0 i9 Z3 W! F SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged/ g8 O6 y3 z# d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# u- @5 t& H ? F1 Y
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged( i; T2 w' ^% e/ z7 a) R; n
* s9 ^2 t" w. B' h! {) I) P" dJapanese Ships
. g/ W" `3 ?$ B0 F7 w& `/ X CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires& Y# B B5 }4 N7 S7 ]2 F, h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
6 n3 I' t1 b) `; Z. c CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 q" A3 n+ A: s4 X( S DD Yugure
3 F. t8 P& [. D2 @ DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
e, r* z& O" o# j, A DD Akebono
# O$ q$ S) ~- h' j6 {6 N8 W/ c DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' i V" R) m. _1 y. J: X0 v& E! h
DD Ushio
) O9 }9 ]1 u5 P, j DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ F* G( _& A3 V; m; a3 P$ {5 v
, J1 t0 `% U* B7 W. W- KHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
/ D2 a$ J: W) WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku- X) x7 p! q2 b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku6 d7 {1 j7 Z5 ]0 a* ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake& I h, X9 b% N8 u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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