AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1335 Q. v8 @7 H! h: n
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Japanese Ships
% U4 t5 b& c- b$ T' \ CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire' w: ?5 u c6 @7 M# [2 O
DD Ariake
1 k7 c7 |! m3 k" C% A! c DD Yayoi
0 Z2 b& ~$ C8 x8 O7 } DD Mutsuki8 C) `6 y4 F' m7 a; Q( ^
DD Ushio
* T% Z; w1 X1 w6 F# A. B DD Sazanami
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" @: }1 j) P R4 _1 xAllied Ships
0 y$ M8 E4 A( ~2 s SS S-38
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. `; ^! c2 G+ `' ]% MFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
" `; t7 K2 M6 SSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " S0 E, y) `% K, R
7 E" K/ B" P- T7 ]; {Weather in hex: Light rain9 r- {9 A6 w' X/ L
, v% K, u, x: q, m8 dRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( \ ^3 q3 S2 r, L2 WEstimated time to target is 5 minutes# m8 }/ p) |; M. V
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Japanese aircraft8 l+ x9 r7 r# S& V4 o7 x& W0 R
A6M2 Zero x 19& N* G1 x4 b- l" O5 l+ j
D3A1 Val x 17
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* e( a" j% H$ `4 {) |/ O F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses' [* |( i( v" O5 J/ G0 |4 z
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 m# v1 z' X8 KAllied aircraft losses$ }* ]5 S- C# `# X, {( k7 h7 Y
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
' ?+ U; z i+ e Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground* B+ J+ C/ K1 _# C. C$ ?
" V9 D1 C. t0 q6 J' D& F' U8 xRunway hits 4
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) V& J- W* l6 k! F" X6 }# D) yMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 _- S1 t' L `; p. n5 y# m" N, r% C( ZEstimated time to target is 15 minutes; k- y2 Q5 J' ?$ w: k! @- Q* K5 P
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Japanese aircraft
% L6 i+ B4 b: k3 U% v A6M2 Zero x 35
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
2 q) ~ ^6 r! u SBD-3 Dauntless x 62# g" T# `5 O2 b# u. r7 I$ L# m9 C7 m
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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1 W( U; x" V& O! iJapanese aircraft losses5 F/ ]* ~& q7 h! h/ I9 e
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
7 K8 g9 L: [0 j/ F' z4 |; z' X SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
0 g+ Y# G5 {5 l- s g SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ {$ } W6 z& c TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged: H- a1 o2 n$ }8 \$ K2 Z3 u
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Japanese Ships: ^: @$ h4 O/ f3 G* K; [: L. U+ @- j2 t
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
3 u# Q7 G# O0 h6 \ [( O CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
+ X# ^; I) |, s4 {* f, n CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ^9 P7 I: \, ~ DD Yugure
: _+ o% [3 k0 s% h0 K9 u6 P DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 l% k! q6 y- W( v. o( a
DD Akebono+ q% V0 x( N u+ V6 d! V7 Q
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 b$ M' g& `, b7 s
DD Ushio
9 O- H; O3 W7 f3 l0 T DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire( O0 R. ]9 l2 @+ T$ E& e
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
1 ^* n7 G) @' _ G! y+ J1 zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
! |1 w0 J% p# QHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
1 x0 y! V' q4 s( f8 R% yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake2 J+ j& ?+ r+ n( h( r& u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |