AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42% C( X1 @) J* |) S# A$ p
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5 t9 ~. x7 w; b% _/ LSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133) f" \8 x4 c: d, \: R
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D: o7 V7 w% u! r) L CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire) H8 T$ Q5 A6 S w" _ u
DD Ariake
8 w' Z( I; y! C' A) a DD Yayoi8 T2 O3 ^0 ]- h$ }. \4 J
DD Mutsuki
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DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships8 D# p- D- e6 M6 O
SS S-38& v8 v7 f' w3 @: O: Q/ u. {9 t6 N
8 a6 T) H4 w5 x2 D5 s7 [Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
7 m9 o* c: m/ E3 ^, FSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku' U: Q% u+ Q" S8 V
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+ Y) ~/ b) n6 ] D; EMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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, b& ]4 T6 ^: ^( T$ V6 R oRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' Q) D4 b- J8 P
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: a5 n0 A% k" R- d2 o/ z
A6M2 Zero x 19) r! _$ \5 ~$ |8 _
D3A1 Val x 176 o- V8 U( M l" t) a& d5 w
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Allied aircraft3 z8 v( B. R, d! q$ r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses3 ]& |/ n1 S' I3 V3 M
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged1 a) ]+ r# u# f6 b3 ~ o! H/ T% a+ D
2 T4 [! \# e' \Allied aircraft losses
6 \2 J8 M- \- T: c- h B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
' r% R0 u- T; J1 t: ]: I Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground& s. b r1 g$ V! o' K) z
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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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# s3 i \4 \2 t( ^2 Q$ KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' j3 Y+ E( Q* J: `. w/ JEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 J1 x( O) F7 R' [2 a$ ], d/ t A6M2 Zero x 35) q5 N2 P5 @6 u# S
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Allied aircraft' h* n( W$ u: a( H, |: g! w* `9 o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19% C) ?8 e1 [7 v! Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62# Y$ D' Q; F+ b! L5 m" \6 ^
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses* v6 W1 n. I5 _7 _: C& Y$ E& w7 k% U m9 ~
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 v! A: y0 H. j F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 U3 q' L, m. T. h% I# @6 }5 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged( B5 M- m! H- }/ U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
! J( x" o* h* H4 \- X$ b: G TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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0 N2 m! V. ?; ]8 c1 `' E/ N( P8 a CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires" S/ C# C3 q5 s
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
- Q% [' X& ?- D" v9 S+ L, q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
! H9 H5 r% z9 h) [( u6 A& m. o DD Yugure
6 _ e6 o5 t3 x4 @4 q DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( ^. p J9 l3 a( t5 Y9 b! w DD Akebono
4 G: ]' Z8 o. M1 R4 g* f( g DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 Q% `4 A& [& p! v/ R' [ DD Ushio
8 b* f' Z3 x' I$ j DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire: k- Z" D6 ~6 J* g5 o- ]
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho, M4 v0 B: ^* C. c) z! |8 f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
1 A) \- a5 C6 {7 PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
) x$ _8 E& D, S/ e. a( m V; [# x VHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
: k6 E8 K) }7 _( [5 xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |