AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42 r- c0 r+ U* ~) i- x
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1331 l" O" B( I* \) T% |3 R; j2 l+ n
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$ U+ u2 k0 i& o: J! b CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
' i+ V( l/ Q. ^, {. t% Y5 m DD Ariake/ U& d* R3 c& ^) D: Q
DD Yayoi3 s7 @6 j9 J3 N6 K
DD Mutsuki
2 O% q- q E& {5 Z. h DD Ushio
& ?( C0 j3 p% B7 j, t4 `$ `6 r DD Sazanami. d+ [; p2 f" X2 N: }: k- O
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Allied Ships1 D) q! p% W$ k6 e" \
SS S-38! a1 [5 {8 j% W5 L! G1 A( Z
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku; U" m S |& K" B/ }0 P7 [$ R" e
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku1 O, y) ^; S$ j8 o! _
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! ?# p' v# }) O, wMorning 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." s8 ?2 `: z' b3 `4 t
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ x1 u* a0 V: n* l
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
1 O& O2 r6 H$ b7 N1 V0 k F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 d/ l `; g( d. V D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged' `8 m2 p0 R r; L( L9 D* t
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Allied aircraft losses
2 D% O$ P" B1 _( ~) s' b B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
# ~" K1 m3 S* O/ G8 f% W Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground" K7 e- m9 J$ S! I9 C
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Runway hits 4( [* |1 C3 Q4 k9 _' D& N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133$ `4 a$ g- U4 }; k$ A
7 ^( e" {! p. r6 `/ g- DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 i9 ], X$ X, A
7 z( H4 I! k' A! u. g- ARaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% S e6 w, m7 H# G V1 c
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes: N3 M3 F# Q9 S" a0 u+ o; y
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Japanese aircraft' A; N A! Q: R
A6M2 Zero x 35
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 19* \( s; J" W; j/ Q! }! q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 627 W# q* }5 N. H3 @: T( B4 L
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
# [% f5 g4 k8 O A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( V4 O1 b I$ ~. a# N F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed7 n: w% `# i1 N, i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged. ~; z" B- e# k3 E- i Z+ Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
3 A+ Z7 ?: |+ M# F TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged/ j$ ~- [& H9 V f2 D
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Japanese Ships2 r P7 P z4 Z! n! y% c: T2 A
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 @% ^) a9 a9 c7 `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
: C" }: u% h% v2 g j- o CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 U) c- n$ [( }* f& H% x
DD Yugure; y& ]. J4 b( F7 q8 {! S
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire- c% g7 u" j- v: t" p
DD Akebono
* J- |- z* E( W, D: D. a7 L DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ ?2 D: @. q+ l9 s" p1 i) X DD Ushio; e; v$ S2 ^( w9 l4 \) I8 n5 z
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho3 X* o+ V: q5 Q+ A; \1 Q) N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
6 O2 t" M, j5 lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
- ^ M) S7 ^( p4 |- C1 G' C! O- h1 hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
* N+ |; k0 l( E# u2 Z& h1 M4 A4 M/ BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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发表于 2012-1-21 16:40
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