AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133: Z" N; a4 h8 U4 d, W
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Japanese Ships
( o+ e1 ~* ]. J) `* z9 h$ |6 y5 L CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
4 w' ~3 `& ]/ ^* C; p DD Ariake
% a2 [! r7 Q1 [+ @8 P& x4 H DD Yayoi
9 V8 X" b* O5 V4 ^ DD Mutsuki* E5 `6 U, z3 }
DD Ushio
( O) y; M1 q/ l5 U/ Y0 r' E DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships
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7 K k/ u& L3 ^3 H4 H3 X4 {# OFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
; Q9 |6 ]7 r( a3 q( HSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : z$ _0 _ s( y* |
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' n4 O1 O; @7 X! y6 M" a lRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' D j) |0 V. B& h0 o' S
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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4 x2 D6 g6 [0 `4 ~6 ZJapanese aircraft
8 C$ `3 f6 R2 M6 P7 R A6M2 Zero x 19% a4 D* b+ {6 p. c, z5 c7 O
D3A1 Val x 17
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|! l3 T8 G) Z. B& V. o F4F-3 Wildcat x 91 \' |7 t% M5 f: G
" ]5 u- ?: y; U: q( p! Z0 k$ rJapanese aircraft losses
1 Y( K$ e5 @- h- T! D D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged* j3 }; b2 t" h/ X4 j
( V/ x1 D- ?! b3 E4 a; ?Allied aircraft losses5 J \+ O* }7 Q
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground4 o2 x) m6 t! X$ V# f
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 44 d; f$ p' F3 n" V/ }2 x. t
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6 ^ |( b5 I6 T& I- K* rMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133: L, B/ ~" y Z- O+ A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# S0 |) W' v7 R0 @. OEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; P2 A1 k- z% A
A6M2 Zero x 355 B" N* A: V6 f0 f% ?
7 w8 ]+ U0 @' kAllied aircraft, I# F6 F% t& p" n8 G- Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
4 O9 a( k9 o" K% X9 X, u' r# ^! Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 62* v0 E! j* _4 n* Z. @( w) m. k& k5 ^' O) b
TBD-1 Devastator x 24; r8 E& S( k2 F: V$ i5 k G( l5 z% T
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Japanese aircraft losses
; A8 P: d& g2 w) T# L3 k A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; E) P6 h5 A7 [6 S, Q9 ]6 [8 T
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
- U$ L9 G+ D& R! t3 x* [# M: B2 K SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
7 M5 R3 [* A6 {/ ^1 N" f( d SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak l- `; a) E: ^5 Q' P
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
q4 j4 R0 N4 ? CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 i4 ^8 L1 t2 r- b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire9 e& a" q3 A6 t4 H" P
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 d- u; D# A5 D DD Yugure9 Q6 P% m. U& r1 p- k# C
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire) O5 }, d: h0 `+ B8 Q F
DD Akebono& d% c; l& b [' D0 X. R( f
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
. {1 K4 x. W9 [7 f DD Ushio
6 ]! B! {" a* }# y- [ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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$ `' O- W* n2 e4 n9 X9 T X# d9 {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho$ |* N- y4 P' h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku- W3 N* Y s h0 Y! ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku, ~- _% v" d& A( @5 r; X' \
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
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