AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42/ ~$ ?: C. a; D, j) T5 P
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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9 H- J' L9 N, h/ TJapanese Ships
; }, N& J& @; M1 `/ Y CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
* W! a& U% b/ u1 J2 ]) P DD Ariake
0 v" `% ~1 W$ R2 z V DD Yayoi5 P5 a1 Q/ r% A. x5 j
DD Mutsuki
4 w7 O# r+ J3 e- O$ y7 w" }' Z DD Ushio
# S. d, q9 a* A' V DD Sazanami; a4 |) @( P) z) I7 F
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Allied Ships- i ?; ^; F. } x! A) y
SS S-386 ]; Z6 g v$ K$ D; W: \
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
: b* T0 e# Q6 t, `; \SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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+ v* e E# @7 \1 [- Q' S Y, cMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . J1 X$ T; a/ l$ l7 C
7 w! x$ b" [, u% W/ z1 I# n, H* YWeather in hex: Light rain; ^* d' D3 m6 c3 y1 U: g& ^
|3 k8 _% L: Q. \Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 X: s! T+ Q8 Q5 K! L* Q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 T9 I! d' o4 N
A6M2 Zero x 19" a' D: M) }! z1 e: W1 e5 `7 N
D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
( H9 p3 l% x+ a& ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 91 h8 c: e3 d3 E, I& X
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Japanese aircraft losses
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$ b2 K. u0 g, U2 \Allied aircraft losses' s/ i% l' W$ V9 ?0 E o
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
7 b( O0 b9 {+ Y9 J Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground+ F$ e6 \# O; C+ }$ n3 ~* q
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Runway hits 4
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0 W0 ]: k# t* Q& U9 z+ N9 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 c r( |& E1 G& v3 c; D) a! ^Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 F# c! _9 z( o- _1 ?
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes) l6 [ @# o) ^6 }
* l! i0 G6 D/ VJapanese aircraft
* O% _- q0 Q' ~1 w+ H+ Z A6M2 Zero x 35
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& S* y5 x+ P+ j0 V- S ^' H F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
& j# m( d# ?0 u! A SBD-3 Dauntless x 62- q5 O% ]+ t4 L( `) n
TBD-1 Devastator x 24( d0 z' {. y/ t' {& O
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% U: a. o* W; h- L4 E! V; _4 I) u TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged$ z; t7 W: i5 N. ^( O# X. q3 c
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Japanese Ships# R, d: ~! ~. x0 G5 ]
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
! Q! A" t) t3 q5 x5 A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
% k% |8 l! ~7 V3 _& t% a CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage! X& i! B8 t" e$ @/ N
DD Yugure
3 x( J+ R5 i1 | DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# F g4 M* C' m: B! X DD Akebono
7 N v# W0 e% P7 L X( M7 Q, B7 x" x DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; o# F5 Q2 e6 }* k: U8 M
DD Ushio
# B! G6 @( W2 j3 f0 ~. u R% a DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 [4 q- D0 y# `2 _6 }6 l, t
! a$ u* A! H6 W* A0 N+ Q, N# oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho$ m( K4 U+ @ A& d! t. d8 z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
$ V% l- {6 B7 _( s1 g+ _; i- Y3 nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
* G7 B5 @! |3 VHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
, A( e- X# g; f8 ^7 }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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