AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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0 U( X+ k" x% l+ hSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
* C9 N+ V# c1 W1 D& \ DD Ariake
2 Q# V/ J3 @( i* N1 ? DD Yayoi7 i. d: I7 l) D5 r4 K4 t- T
DD Mutsuki+ _6 e- Y* J) ^& w4 a7 j
DD Ushio
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Allied Ships5 Y! x* E X# t
SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku9 j2 N# Q. I8 C, {, N0 D
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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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% A3 ~9 V: {" D- r, g y( \0 q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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% l: J V. p. C& l/ TJapanese aircraft
3 D o, y. B3 i4 p; j0 @" w! [: B A6M2 Zero x 19
5 z0 F, H, R5 C" [) _7 i$ G& | D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
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! T! R6 r/ X, I, s( O6 SJapanese aircraft losses8 O4 O' N9 U* |$ c
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged7 u, W1 x/ F1 ~0 ~) f; @3 k
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B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
: M3 _6 |+ p7 n% H) y. E Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1332 v# k! V& m% K1 ?7 v
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# Z1 g) A% W; p: L( YEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' Q! |$ w$ T& w! t' ~/ v A6M2 Zero x 351 D3 }+ n" ?, w$ s% T1 s
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 62. g. |4 T {4 I) I
TBD-1 Devastator x 247 z( F2 v, t- ~1 ?0 m
# S1 \3 Q$ a* {( G8 R# MJapanese aircraft losses
% A& l8 B) S$ y7 m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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5 j0 O: B- k; _2 \! V. Q F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
, ] D; b* u9 C" C, o+ V$ v7 [( O SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged& ]1 Q: ?6 x$ o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ ^& h5 t1 H% ]* h$ f8 c4 E TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged& G- P: [$ {5 _' A
5 ]" J6 t1 l( T1 r5 N# p2 eJapanese Ships9 ?/ m# L0 H0 _+ E
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
' v2 m8 }. k. a+ y9 [ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
$ K/ C% e3 |3 {0 b" M P$ g CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 l/ d6 t( U) O1 p1 D DD Yugure
U/ t9 n5 H- W0 j" q+ o DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 A5 v! y. m' u9 X4 X1 k2 m" L DD Akebono/ @/ `4 a. V( n( Y
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk! w; w S3 x0 u% S- n$ `2 x( n
DD Ushio# X& Z) F. g0 }) @ L" X
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ u3 j4 u* |5 v) T$ m
* Z- Z5 v: A5 cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
: f% Q {4 V6 w5 p% m- I% A& sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku! Z( F! T' D3 I& B( t; D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |