AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133% f8 ?7 Y( I. A
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Japanese Ships
: x9 M4 I# [5 V4 a% W CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
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DD Yayoi( W6 [7 w0 O+ d4 F* @! N1 t9 S
DD Mutsuki! B c; \- k2 ?$ [/ z/ a, E% n
DD Ushio
% l' H/ K; @) p" M' x, ^7 W DD Sazanami1 V; ]3 R- F! L
& K0 u- B/ K! |* rAllied Ships
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku6 V) t: w1 |; w" [# h; L: {
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku3 _. b0 s( C( Y7 u
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5 D5 h6 I" ^. S S# @Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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# _! M" U( O+ A$ c- T% G3 c& n: k: VWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 z+ d0 d5 r6 T
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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/ F2 E6 T" S8 E e! q. OJapanese aircraft
8 | J0 c! d' N6 T3 u, H7 D0 M A6M2 Zero x 19
( _( G' u$ b! o: X# n) l; {$ D F D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft# u& L) f/ O2 E, x2 H+ j+ X1 z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9$ Q( B& d! a' O5 _" E+ e7 D8 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 g9 Z; ~6 R9 ~! w: Q D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged9 y7 h% q: K! x# ^
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Allied aircraft losses- R# m- l" d; K) Z7 X
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
* k% x8 ^1 S5 w2 L! ]4 z& s Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground6 W, g" z6 I T2 w
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133* I* |- H& x g6 g
! e( K7 P, t( ]1 L- ~Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# G" I+ n. j. C( V3 A
% }% B1 B q, @& v, e6 l& }Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 G4 Q9 v$ G0 x8 I. Y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 35/ g3 L6 ^! {5 p( ]
6 j! ^, n3 j7 n/ Q4 s6 fAllied aircraft
7 t( C% X" b0 P( n+ q8 m. b F4F-3 Wildcat x 195 l7 L! y: t) w2 s3 e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
$ c+ H# ^, H$ d$ ]5 E! ^9 b TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 O: e/ o m) k* Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 S0 R& |: Z6 }# {+ m0 x
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! g' w) B3 Z* T8 Y+ w: h SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
& ^1 l; j5 ^& ~2 ^& E1 ]% x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak& i3 Y8 N# O+ c6 |3 k1 F
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged/ t4 }0 L' k2 w
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Japanese Ships1 M( [* V+ [, H, |- i; g, I
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires6 c( J% [( F: w7 ~, H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire+ G, [* o& K0 H+ P1 S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 Y4 [% {; S4 P- @ DD Yugure; V( M, K0 ]( m
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire& t/ V3 ^1 m0 I z1 N
DD Akebono
( S, z8 i# T# K2 P1 N3 x& i+ r DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 O0 s5 P$ v% H4 a. o DD Ushio
% f. j$ [' M1 P ~0 H+ Y9 z4 H DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 d$ K+ |/ z2 B& ?$ ]
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho. Q) P4 R1 Y; @2 z p, r0 Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
1 ], K2 Z7 S, w2 X! zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
& O8 \% P) D. E: @3 JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
, g2 l/ u: I, e& F* Q. e8 cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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