AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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7 Q/ N8 I$ v4 r( JSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133; F& u9 v( W" G3 {! Y0 A+ c7 Q4 J
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire* N: i: ?! f$ H! o3 Z
DD Ariake6 Y! @; x5 @7 y8 `0 P' | f; u Q- `
DD Yayoi8 E1 b" ^* V U
DD Mutsuki4 ]/ d$ Q3 o; ]1 Z% G2 G, ?: O
DD Ushio
5 U! o7 l9 y; K; @9 f DD Sazanami/ R" q# T3 a* S2 x# Z! E, I
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Allied Ships
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) ] C6 s: R1 G, N6 s5 P6 UFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku7 [; F$ @) w- t( K
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku; n' O( j6 ~' i! s" g+ G' [
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* D% n' g$ j0 R5 XMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / j) Z! L( T% O) i- h
8 S9 f, V5 `: jWeather in hex: Light rain
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5 Z7 Q. A) x* X# E$ L& y# `Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' V' M$ e, D8 I$ jEstimated time to target is 5 minutes4 R( D }% Z/ H3 n# Y0 a
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 17' ^& Z9 G% j* V5 l2 L( [, r
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Allied aircraft" _4 t! u; q' T
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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, L) K& E! }; r0 B" g) uJapanese aircraft losses
( P: C3 n, q: l# Z: H6 Z D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 y" [; M8 P' C8 U& _# O2 W6 X B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground( R; @9 o& l$ n- [3 ~
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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, W- i" {2 f9 ]2 f% m ^, P* iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 V, H8 t/ R$ Y. z3 {+ ~1 H$ XEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 351 s |9 f: D- h/ Q- v' g
9 ]- u @/ z; N6 [+ iAllied aircraft1 Z2 u3 A2 d7 c$ W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
$ }* t3 Z1 G( m0 g z" c SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
1 |* v+ Q- A. V, V4 n TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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y( {' }9 J/ h( g. ]% @3 T) _- JJapanese aircraft losses
3 D1 o' Z. u0 w, ^1 y5 f A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( w) } E' `0 y9 C# G7 S( @
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Allied aircraft losses6 C$ U) t( N2 |# d5 B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
$ M, }# ~) b; T# @, V; k0 \$ a7 ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged6 y+ C+ R& c3 [. o9 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* B& c0 r" ~6 g TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged0 h5 g% F+ W0 U' |0 @# ~
4 f( A6 @. o; g) ^Japanese Ships
2 |) ]+ j- Y8 S, E CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
; S- Z5 @/ c" v- Z9 B7 \, L% R, W& g CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
/ t- ?2 K" g$ Q. O9 B# R CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage W; \* ]8 ]9 ]+ m: N) M" c! N6 J; I
DD Yugure; Y I. c) P/ L
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire% @4 m( m1 s2 i5 _4 G# q' X
DD Akebono' F/ g+ _& L! K+ K* i
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" {2 M4 ~& F, w) E. E2 b DD Ushio
, V0 `/ [2 r- A$ _ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire; i3 M1 p+ \4 m" S/ @ b
$ V2 a# B+ v7 V! FHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
' z) m, t% I) ^! l( B) Q3 cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
% `# H/ { D7 q3 ~6 RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 ^# }! W) _: i8 B! y- M
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake8 Q5 ?0 l- Y# m1 u& @( h6 ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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