AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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! ?6 W& c/ p( n4 d' B' z5 S PSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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/ Y. Q n; }6 v" {# k CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
+ ?% n, v' A6 f DD Ariake k3 [% n9 t, |2 U; Y$ ~& c
DD Yayoi
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DD Ushio' K: H6 i" M; X9 N7 t" r' |1 l( l
DD Sazanami0 B0 @0 I* i7 g P J d
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
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: W" f) e2 `( u4 R$ t. x+ WMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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) Y. n# H6 ~( mWeather in hex: Light rain
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4 A4 a7 }0 G( F1 u( oRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 k2 A* h' j/ r1 E4 q- H8 u
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ X* S! }6 B- E8 r" V9 T
A6M2 Zero x 19, @+ W" E4 _% }5 j4 @' p
D3A1 Val x 171 M- j2 K/ G$ h
% C4 `2 r% H6 A/ MAllied aircraft
4 @8 F% d5 G, Z F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
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) t$ K& Y$ m3 v9 ]Allied aircraft losses* O. F7 ~* ~; M, e) r, l5 K
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
- L' n0 ], h1 |$ k8 y" P, ^) { Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground0 n/ ?8 t6 f6 p7 c
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, x, q0 ?5 A6 L
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. j- }' p u0 Z5 W7 {# n+ ^
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 C1 S3 j6 a( x- X. A A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 623 p {9 ?) f0 N& ?) _6 H
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
R |' ]- e% J4 Z3 R/ E SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged! B, O) }* V, v5 p* f( r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 z8 W$ H9 q7 c. ]) v+ ^& _ TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged8 Z$ ~/ o! T3 k& B- s7 [
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Japanese Ships
2 y. t7 r: g5 c/ @9 c CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. l1 O8 r) V/ D1 H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
$ O2 f" y. o8 x: j5 Y2 `* Y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* o; G% v" b! E
DD Yugure
6 u, k: O) s0 @9 k0 P5 H DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
n+ u/ ?9 `% M U4 D5 ^ DD Akebono
. E) n8 o9 J. M3 i2 i; C! t DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) c1 V# ?. u" P& A7 }/ b& H7 E" Y! _) u* qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho6 L {2 N, U/ r: H; f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku y" J, {1 C0 S @# s, S7 G; u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku# t! c% x* a' s2 Z) Y! M
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake3 D( B5 M* I) }! v: [4 l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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