AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire0 s! j2 a" L# \% m0 j
DD Ariake' T9 Z0 C$ u( T1 F/ v3 I0 \. Z4 _' `* ?
DD Yayoi( N' ?: y( ?) Y4 ~& C
DD Mutsuki$ ]& a6 D+ E- a) G8 ^4 [
DD Ushio
|* I3 b% a# P$ ~+ N DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships
- O7 I: S* e) w7 k& K' Z+ [ SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku2 @& G& U. \3 v# r7 i. d2 f
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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3 g0 E: ~: R5 |+ `Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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3 R. K4 {9 W* b+ M+ aWeather in hex: Light rain2 q6 n3 K' H. n& h+ G
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* }5 }- j. x0 l/ n) Q8 L$ g5 {1 g
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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5 t3 v, \" r. @ D3A1 Val x 17% p' [6 L0 @0 ~- w8 _- f/ d
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Allied aircraft. k- ?) F* y$ i- I4 g N! ~( s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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* [% s, ~9 U, K/ c1 s: e$ r B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
3 }# E% _; Q; O Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground: {5 i* p/ ?) a9 G; [/ D
f/ k5 I* k, O, g3 lRunway hits 43 v/ q* R7 O i: U( u$ e) E
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7 y2 X7 R. z3 @* V& f! j' h# LMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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. }6 V" F. E' KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 ~/ v+ C; D3 d6 s. e s3 nRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 ^, g" I4 j! a' j
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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9 k, o: b) n; \9 hJapanese aircraft7 q4 z \- O4 A e8 }3 D, B4 k. d
A6M2 Zero x 350 }0 @4 B2 _* j5 Q& j) ?/ Q
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5 Z( }( i4 j6 E( K F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
( ?" P. O) g6 d2 I& F) L SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
' w" R( a0 D: P: H TBD-1 Devastator x 24! c, }. l; K$ T( O J j6 b
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 {! c8 _' {. f8 l& K1 G A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 ~# B+ P; M! `8 H( q
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% s/ S* o6 E. n% a/ J, b: ^ F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) m( U5 `5 Q% n- c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
6 |/ c- F1 p) S. L& { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
$ A- y' B+ a* Q5 H- o TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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$ P$ q- d. x- Q: r/ | L3 RJapanese Ships
- W# t' m7 D& v" r3 A: q CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
D( J0 f1 |% e) i7 n: Z+ P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire( @% b4 z& y6 Z9 l) S! ^2 P) N6 o+ c3 S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage: E* ^5 F# @/ v8 @5 {
DD Yugure0 b D- g0 c' k N3 S
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ n7 J: i: W0 h4 ~# p1 Q! @6 ` DD Akebono
; m# \! |) G9 ^/ A8 X- L DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: ]7 ~ K# |+ T8 P# s w
DD Ushio& O! O# g% \7 H3 L
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
/ x: \: s4 B, i$ P3 Q/ m. nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
+ V1 K* K) Q9 C# V. q4 M4 zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
& ?3 W4 s! g7 c. o! t" @/ YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake7 |; p% S/ `8 P! W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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