AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133: b% }% ~, P/ F+ U3 r1 I
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Japanese Ships
7 _/ P* z2 c4 k$ E, D- z CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire; d0 c8 x; r6 P( i" M% g6 Z
DD Ariake9 R1 z+ W1 X5 T1 h
DD Yayoi
6 h) V% c0 t* h2 ]5 s1 N/ m$ v DD Mutsuki
9 P8 A& E7 R$ P2 \& W7 A. y7 s: U DD Ushio
. B4 x& W1 u. o8 L DD Sazanami; u4 r- k; B2 k8 b; S& x4 {. M( |
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SS S-38
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5 S$ A! q: r: E1 fFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
: } s5 N) F( ]" F5 JSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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. F- d7 p. d) ^' G1 o* cMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 o5 H- T+ b9 h
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. O# M# l$ F4 h: S5 m7 h0 I
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes, L0 |) o5 N6 p- H- p
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Japanese aircraft
# O6 G. c6 q6 T- s8 K A6M2 Zero x 19' o: P* D4 g# V9 x, V# N7 y; B
D3A1 Val x 17# I4 O! _9 P3 E& ]4 \7 q0 l" I3 p
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Allied aircraft: X" g, {8 V; R' T" _0 J6 H! H }
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses0 R/ `, q. u; ~9 C
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged5 V5 ^) z' U% J! @
# I3 t" P" N' u: o" O6 e' o& UAllied aircraft losses
. c1 t9 I5 Q# b. T6 _ B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
C* O, Z1 B' n: t Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground! q% C- S" g5 q& f+ q
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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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 ^% |: b+ D* }1 ^! r+ YEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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3 V9 l/ l) O( _ J* b+ o. TJapanese aircraft
' x) A0 A B! [1 R4 a+ |4 C/ G A6M2 Zero x 35
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 19 r5 T* P5 R& ?! B5 c' ?$ Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
& C, a( b6 x2 u1 p TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses1 D8 d$ Z2 |5 `4 r
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
! b/ ]8 F) _6 Y6 J F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
( w3 F1 {# ^- v7 m SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged/ J2 u5 z# S+ x& F2 _3 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
( v2 o8 M# W+ M$ j) | TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged) S, w( L% C: k" C8 T0 l+ p" _
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Japanese Ships
4 G7 ^2 ] Y" {( y8 B$ v CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires+ M" L+ x G m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
" C! K4 E6 @+ }6 N CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 X7 S5 u2 L/ ^
DD Yugure
: G7 z; X5 r8 F' p z DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! |& k. [3 T* n& a: O DD Akebono
. `4 U4 Y8 C2 V. _ DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& }6 ^$ y9 B6 R/ |/ |! L DD Ushio
) Z! a! j* E+ @$ U DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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! E. r$ K4 [' QHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
" v/ F1 p! B1 Z0 X* kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
& S0 L! |$ |5 ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 E0 _2 q- }5 L3 U0 ~
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
4 M2 L9 R0 ]. [5 O0 y' PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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