AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42! n, |6 U& t5 a# [
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships
2 V$ D) P) e) k3 M a M4 L& G& Y" l% b CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
1 F8 b; c. L0 y7 [ DD Ariake
) z$ A$ n" Z. }; g# s DD Yayoi
6 p, O6 K5 N7 F i/ z) p6 y DD Mutsuki$ T7 s6 ?0 s2 U6 ?: `
DD Ushio4 v% f2 _, q* u p" H' ~
DD Sazanami# \) ?$ Z: I! l4 L7 `+ z1 x/ P
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Allied Ships0 a( ^8 V' x" n! [: G
SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku X+ Z9 C/ ~/ f) D6 l3 D' N
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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* C$ V. ~/ M. u5 u$ Q4 |Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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$ x N: |5 v6 ?- ?' d, GWeather in hex: Light rain4 {; ? R4 N6 u0 S
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 B+ E, X4 q6 c' bEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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, }3 G0 ~2 _" {1 OJapanese aircraft; P ^9 r! s- M5 t8 x: F" y
A6M2 Zero x 19( B% p* R2 X1 n3 W
D3A1 Val x 17 s c3 F9 i# N4 b. ?) B' ^. f& ?
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Allied aircraft& F q6 \) h; b8 p6 G7 l2 Y5 b7 M6 v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
, i, |7 j8 x' Z$ y D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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9 u3 p) T2 g5 J- t& j* TAllied aircraft losses
3 y; @9 c }2 [) u, ~ B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
1 t$ y0 k/ d4 N Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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2 q1 a/ t8 Z# I/ K' C QMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133. L; ~: L5 S0 e' J
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& ?' @) m* E2 w- E! CEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 35
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 19( t" k V8 N+ f: f4 l, E7 I* G1 T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 620 a+ h# J2 }5 s C& c0 x' |
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ c' V+ s8 M) v# F8 s( d0 c A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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5 U+ n$ m0 I% g3 P8 B$ [ F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
3 D* }; z3 w0 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
. u% k. i& y) l5 L6 s$ S1 }/ ?5 t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ B6 ~ G3 `2 @2 @
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged; p G7 n4 w. q4 v- A6 A' @: l
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Japanese Ships
* H5 c( [2 p0 @% r! o CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
/ {! k% k* g ]& o' [6 g0 L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire/ c: U" W2 ~- t1 y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) P5 p# r. ~2 M) m( }4 V7 W6 K4 y DD Yugure
! c4 b5 n6 u* T) ] DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire" D( X$ [5 F6 \
DD Akebono0 ?8 ]9 K: T; n+ t+ w- s
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk8 s- y0 L' u, |$ c( O, l
DD Ushio
: c" M l p9 {8 C( s b DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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; S# L, _7 ]! C4 s' _ V* w. `8 LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho, z; |- Y( `& G0 Q8 o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
7 M/ N, F2 _5 w& `" x7 |% J1 {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
k! n0 ~" i8 m; i% }3 Q6 _" qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake( M5 x8 c* O7 e% u) q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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