AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 424 M% ]9 e) v3 u; c. V
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133, f) L! l! a6 i! \& m1 M4 b
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire0 L8 M4 j3 ]2 M+ {6 c$ T
DD Ariake
6 s. N# R- [6 M8 k. s/ Q3 v2 P DD Yayoi
/ C3 K& E- ]* U! f4 T3 [/ C7 u7 x DD Mutsuki
" w- n5 t0 S* e$ e, @$ }! n DD Ushio
6 y/ m* u# X2 ~ DD Sazanami- `% y* x8 }. f9 d1 `3 a4 W; j( a
3 n% q0 G! M3 s4 l! N, c a: o: y3 AAllied Ships
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9 z/ }" ^% r& ]4 l1 ]8 ^2 r, }$ R6 ?% QFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
1 Q2 g2 g' i+ c3 lSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' V$ L. i2 V) Y$ f5 G; z" `
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 g) n% k! M) ]' u
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes0 Y! o8 O1 t$ t/ g
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Japanese aircraft
, i* k. b# y! b6 j. u$ y A6M2 Zero x 19
- t' U# y7 G4 [4 E D3A1 Val x 17) I% n: s* r/ A# M9 g, n% N' \
+ S; L! ~9 G/ q, m. YAllied aircraft# }( M+ F5 z8 |5 o6 a: `+ h9 l( }7 W- p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 94 _+ ~9 C1 ~3 C u: L. }
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Japanese aircraft losses! @& x7 f3 y9 Y! g, w
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged$ g) ]6 V# i3 Y& S( v$ G
u: Y3 D/ ~ e5 CAllied aircraft losses' Y4 F! F W2 r
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground( H2 Q9 c2 o$ S/ C' p
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4& d- h4 E! a: f+ ]& r0 v* G
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$ R1 q- I, E' x( J9 [$ J) v" L, KMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1335 a$ I- Z6 f1 p. q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 V/ C, w6 S) `$ p( Y% P, [; \
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 g$ |. x% W$ h! [5 L* Y8 x4 b; Q7 ^
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes" j3 x0 p+ m/ \- t4 R7 `
6 |2 H. A* b6 M z8 L {3 x* b' i! AJapanese aircraft
) ?2 w) _1 m" d0 _3 M: S1 i6 M$ J A6M2 Zero x 35
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; w% U3 g# ^! u& s& c6 `) j F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
& ` W' L/ ^$ M8 u3 ~. i) m2 C SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
6 {& ^7 |/ z% ^; P- m TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses2 O9 i: @( ~& J# m. o" }* H
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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[+ d5 M; N; v: G2 aAllied aircraft losses5 B2 Q; ^' `; \4 z/ u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
: Z. m' l' ~/ z# m, ?) O SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged0 m9 W: M& |+ S8 Y. j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
# _6 R3 O' o- l+ M TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged: @3 r! L* X3 t6 c/ W* S
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Japanese Ships
& [1 \; k1 e$ I0 `8 Q0 D CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires% ], k! V9 a2 }5 r" M. I
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire+ I2 m- J h: G5 W1 \
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage- l9 c- `% ]$ o! J) W" c
DD Yugure
, G$ a) b3 w7 V3 G7 X- a DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 {- g! S8 l* P
DD Akebono3 \1 F' }6 g; Q5 X3 [
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk$ T4 y- b) F# _' d E0 C7 P7 I3 I5 t
DD Ushio
# r& Z+ a8 c/ |; \. h& G2 B DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, l& [5 r* R: o0 g; c- S5 g p" Z
6 x/ W$ x5 M8 D4 X3 i. Q3 X/ a7 yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho0 p9 ]+ L- n7 j* M
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
2 b- Z' t+ |* t0 FHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku" M; e. E/ Z8 T i5 N" x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake# F" u/ R; M, Q$ L8 j" y4 L
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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