AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42/ K7 ?# a0 Y0 q; o# D6 D9 c
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships; ?. |2 a' w" d. I+ B2 s
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire9 y7 d6 a% P9 r( ]- ~! I
DD Ariake6 |+ f1 g6 t1 E: A
DD Yayoi* ^9 X) v- g( n1 ?1 G
DD Mutsuki( a$ z1 P) E' ]1 R
DD Ushio6 n, Q5 B F% f* P
DD Sazanami
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$ |/ S0 H. x/ R6 |Allied Ships. t+ l: x8 P. G+ e! |* a9 |
SS S-38
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' y$ ~8 Y( t: |- W) G/ w6 T* WFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
3 t" B4 C N0 A4 l/ V2 jSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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" {8 j( N$ p" P+ m% \' @Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 o$ A) E: o+ n. G* C
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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3 x" ?- g" M' [. I6 d) A4 `" \Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; ]7 p, d" G4 W; gEstimated time to target is 5 minutes) P0 t" x0 c) l
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Japanese aircraft8 e7 m) N* t( U+ C
A6M2 Zero x 19
( x' ^8 ~4 X2 e* h9 } m D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft; x5 Z/ K1 Q' ?/ I8 R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses0 n+ x( R0 n0 Y6 P
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground9 Z2 H: c# ~$ G+ ?& H* G+ l( `; {
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground9 ` G- ~( I8 y$ ~( t) u
- @7 m: I4 C0 ~: Y, Q0 nRunway hits 4# t* ?0 t( D n# c" f
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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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' k( ?0 u4 y% IRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& R" ~1 Y9 z: U9 LEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) T7 S6 T: Y; K7 v7 _& v
A6M2 Zero x 35: G* @1 ]1 v" D. A) R( T
9 \* {& d, |# P+ K6 GAllied aircraft
8 b! Q; ], E$ Q! A% t2 f F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
9 F9 A9 L$ I1 n. s8 @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
& L2 |/ d% @! N; h; D TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 `9 ^6 u, h! ~9 U0 S; G A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged0 Z7 R' H4 ^3 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' r2 G4 ]; O; q3 v TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 H! a+ j5 ~8 T+ X
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
% ^. g' o# @7 J1 C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
6 g7 e' `+ K, ? CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& `* [& {% W2 s' \$ O3 Z) v% [ DD Akebono
4 w$ p+ j5 m: W DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 `2 a9 o0 R2 m% i. O6 M) F5 y DD Ushio- u5 ^( S2 A6 Y& ?+ }/ M% p
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku8 y( u# N3 a; s ~7 U% m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake6 W6 R+ y% B7 H! G( V& _/ L, o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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