AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42( e' \$ ^- J' G
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) f" J1 f7 M, tSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships* E! V V S) ?
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
) p& o9 t6 G, H- [% f* n$ k DD Ariake
; C q* B, H8 o& h8 E. e DD Yayoi
1 ?1 w6 [, L, c DD Mutsuki
E' |0 F0 R) {, R& C p' \* Y DD Ushio" Z% I( c# B) w
DD Sazanami
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SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku- D0 K8 L. |7 x u; j% }- E, ?$ H5 [
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light rain7 y, M: S8 Q% X
- O8 L+ O, z/ u0 `; ^" RRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* F2 [& \5 G( @7 ]+ p) o
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& U0 E6 m, G3 m9 ]# ?7 X ? F3 m
A6M2 Zero x 19
* O! o) {2 l' ^9 ^/ N D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft: ~- M+ T) E" K z/ ^5 v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 94 n- g# Z1 P+ H* E3 R3 f! b
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Japanese aircraft losses
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% `7 s( [& Q4 @: n8 C: iAllied aircraft losses
2 t- G+ ?4 O, L/ k B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
6 ^% o, x7 W, Q( D+ x4 x Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4
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a; B; f1 F$ D& w$ k( `9 cMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) }# r, B" c! TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes# w- v8 Q. b$ d
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
" ?% F6 s+ x9 |& ^- L% i. B F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
2 P$ f1 ~2 d% p. s1 T SBD-3 Dauntless x 62( C% y Y; a% w# J7 I
TBD-1 Devastator x 247 m: _- S* w4 Z* c( o. x
$ u/ P& i3 s3 Z* M$ ]Japanese aircraft losses6 h4 r# i; g; q; f( _% b# A! p, p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: f! B4 ~& {( `3 L( C( U
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Allied aircraft losses' ]9 C( r) y& h, G! ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( _ `! z" \* t) [7 i4 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
! ~' J- M& v9 Y2 P) }; P" r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
" V3 e6 h6 s, ]' t: c TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 F S* m4 W2 A1 u9 M: H/ g* e4 \% HJapanese Ships/ O$ X( p) g/ ~, m8 T6 y" C. t
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
0 p K( K" e/ Y2 O. Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire6 j$ r% J' Z1 u0 W; c# }( J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 n: Q. m+ V" i( C* F. ?% ^, ^ DD Yugure
3 g f9 s" V3 U1 F9 G7 I DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% `: J3 y" Z% a, g5 D DD Akebono% D8 r2 M( {- o. w
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 f% u4 @9 C$ M
5 ~/ Z$ ?: c2 e/ `0 xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho0 I, x* V7 H# e$ H/ {5 _
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku+ B9 ?, W7 {" K% j2 Z) s* ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ d5 x4 v/ @" G) e& ?! j' n; [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake4 F# E" `2 b- ?/ t" ^1 G( b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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