AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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2 T7 s" g& E5 I/ R0 T: |+ d2 nSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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8 C+ N9 H; r# L6 J4 o# A1 MJapanese Ships
; B2 u' N7 f& H3 z% @- s- R CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire7 q& j- T& y6 x- b
DD Ariake6 V' R0 V+ A8 I0 ~& F0 G
DD Yayoi, ] N! j, {* R! W. ~1 a5 _
DD Mutsuki! ]+ E1 B+ ^0 W# X" {0 w
DD Ushio
4 k* t1 t& U5 B9 X6 u+ \ DD Sazanami7 _% P+ J) z' T. ?0 K; D
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Allied Ships# ?% u0 a; n# u! ^% h
SS S-38
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7 `! O, C4 x5 V: DFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku' y% }% f% J0 d, M7 p
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : s% |) ~3 W% I ?# r l$ Q- U
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Weather in hex: Light rain a0 s& g: i0 k: S
8 d( v9 H5 J1 W$ eRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% f T9 ?5 O" _/ Y9 g1 F3 WEstimated time to target is 5 minutes# j Y, w* g: G0 J; z0 {
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Japanese aircraft" G% |! A7 W: c* I0 {! v6 J
A6M2 Zero x 19
# E% \. e7 `2 t/ ? D3A1 Val x 17
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 94 R8 q6 [; E. C+ R4 A7 ~& C
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Allied aircraft losses2 G1 b/ _; n2 U. r/ b8 D+ z- F
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
/ D+ h0 G5 k7 y1 \ j Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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, R0 |+ \5 q' O& C: oRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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) C! U0 j5 O; `+ qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: h; x# s0 q: E" U
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes& N& s7 a; B) b6 \( K( Q6 o: @" A
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Japanese aircraft6 E/ F* Q B4 c1 |
A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft
5 N; r4 K+ R3 i* w- r. V ^: _2 p F4F-3 Wildcat x 190 ~9 B; k' q' i* J) E! z- t+ b: x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
8 R( D& p1 E2 X+ _! H& F TBD-1 Devastator x 240 k+ L1 z- k, q( k+ n5 A
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: Y9 I# A* L7 Y8 [4 P' A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 O0 V% N9 v# S& w3 s- }
6 r5 D3 b% d( S7 wAllied aircraft losses
2 s5 h4 o, s, V F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
# Q, S- ?4 q" N1 O6 r! u SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Z; j8 z" @+ B- z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
7 L/ t b9 P% i, q9 R TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 t) F7 W+ Q! m6 C
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Japanese Ships
, G, h( L) D* N8 E0 u) N6 X% y CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires# b8 W9 A2 i4 h. {# C8 j
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
* c, z% e6 y+ u& s% ^* `1 r CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* I1 m6 K) W8 M; P' x2 J# I: m* }$ T
DD Yugure
, ^. g4 s/ Y, w2 {% t! ` i DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 z1 }+ i2 V0 P; [% e( G0 q* d
DD Akebono
, d9 a( I) S: w. s" T, t1 b8 m/ K DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
; a+ e4 \# J9 R6 I8 U; [; d9 } DD Ushio
8 D" T% M0 E. C" u* ?% r9 G6 I1 d DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
& Y+ k; L1 ?$ Z( t8 i2 `- v' SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
) `4 E! Q9 x; kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
; K t: x1 F3 N) S1 @1 sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
# D8 ^; i" n& Y1 c3 Y+ HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |