AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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9 J% X* N- Q7 m( u3 `6 O% O& YSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships6 R9 O I7 E: K. W8 c" \, P
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire$ `! E5 m5 Y% S/ t: i; [, l$ L
DD Ariake
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DD Ushio$ p8 ~( M0 W6 u M# k2 ]1 J
DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships
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7 i7 U; Q& ?( @- [- I0 u ]Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku9 F7 {$ a# u6 ?6 ~5 \# |* x
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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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 V. A* X3 j! I# _& T- eEstimated time to target is 5 minutes# Z: R0 o: P, P d) \
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A6M2 Zero x 19
4 @! i2 D6 p, v. l D3A1 Val x 17
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9 P5 L$ P6 E. y3 t F4F-3 Wildcat x 9, ^' o2 f7 u4 F3 }3 `
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Japanese aircraft losses
; T; y4 y5 f' |; U6 O D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged/ G& k% j; G( X M' {
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Allied aircraft losses
+ m$ y& H/ a: C, S B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground0 f5 ? R. Q% h) R& r
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground; z4 {8 y) ]8 p* s/ K0 w% y& J E
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133 X$ `4 Q2 g0 G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 j" N4 _1 J* w- \% F4 ?
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. N; r8 B! W( l- N
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes3 H( x8 t* ]8 u6 `2 y8 `
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A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft
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TBD-1 Devastator x 24: r" b8 T. @6 j# t* u# g9 @" ?% s2 Y
' Q3 X5 p/ R/ p1 M( }) WJapanese aircraft losses
" D2 Y, V2 b- `5 | A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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" [3 [, U& a9 b( g F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
' q* C) X, X! L/ O s5 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
0 w4 Y6 _* w6 X) _" J# c; f SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
& @6 g+ e- [2 r TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged. p) |2 i% ~& C
: X* \" b% U7 {6 B7 j6 J( |$ f9 iJapanese Ships5 V9 v- ~# b3 G, H6 E3 i+ o
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires& d6 x" l! C2 u# Q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
: x6 j$ u" o" l2 J& b9 _: C; w% | CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
X, o$ f$ d2 A( ? DD Yugure
2 F$ k& v- s# d# G Y, o6 t( k4 e1 W& q DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk4 X# J9 K- q0 s% F* u
DD Ushio
4 @. y2 G" T$ ~/ J( [. J t DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire* P; |- O/ L- s1 B: M
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
/ e% @1 F; q6 w: bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku3 {1 G u) Y6 H& g% X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku. ?0 R: p$ M: B% M( R5 R! e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake3 }( c1 t# k$ Y! E& g Z) }/ C1 V
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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