AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 422 e3 i$ y- I5 k
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133. I: j' C; _) c+ v
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Japanese Ships h5 l$ A9 o# [8 l6 C+ `
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
. k8 N6 N1 `2 }$ E+ ]+ I& a DD Ariake5 l$ M, p( F; [5 B! [9 w
DD Yayoi# o2 x( o* M3 q+ O- @6 I0 j' j2 o
DD Mutsuki
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Allied Ships
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?1 s/ [% K, d3 {3 S* R" H% sFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku" g/ ]. x( j1 v" U
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku! L2 ?7 b. A G( p: S4 @6 v
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) h7 n' D* U# B
; g! Z. Y4 D* w$ U) x. HWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- C4 Y3 {# p0 T. TEstimated time to target is 5 minutes) q4 y. d) d9 X1 w# ~6 z& {
4 D! b5 }" V8 x, I7 @; [Japanese aircraft
- L! o2 d8 z/ W/ T A6M2 Zero x 19
5 y K9 g% |* }: L D3A1 Val x 17# W) ~" P P6 I$ p( m
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Allied aircraft# P+ ]+ A( f6 s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses# P3 |5 B% H8 y) d u. O' O
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged9 }4 V( l' }5 o3 S( p' |
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Allied aircraft losses
" E4 ^5 c, K) y, s B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground6 r/ k) }# g* E: F0 V; M/ ~
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground7 K5 O, F% y2 }( s$ Z, u* E
) c5 v. X$ t' z. VRunway hits 4+ ]% X7 G0 A) v5 D E; J' R
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9 q* H# @2 O# O6 w2 J& ~( LMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* x6 b# I# W- o" }( S' y7 j1 s# x& aEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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/ N- E( Z' X+ \- i# L7 OJapanese aircraft! a* e+ Y6 p: L9 B4 Y0 v% ?
A6M2 Zero x 35
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9 G' _( U2 w7 e F4F-3 Wildcat x 190 K* ]) N0 L _+ ?- y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
( Y) W, {9 j& f. ]3 q& h$ R( G TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses6 ]6 p6 a- ?+ Q* P9 `+ U& G5 t
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! A7 N- n9 a( {- K4 c: ~, d SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged" a+ z0 R8 v; k' X' a8 t9 K3 I% a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- ^9 w( H5 s; F" ]3 X4 D
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships* N4 X: B$ g/ l" _! D5 i
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
( v. h/ ^, I) e+ x( r6 M8 Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire# m+ P' F- @# v! W% @# A" J1 D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' V+ ?9 O; M! g" o* ~
DD Yugure
: d3 _- p1 g! z: P. C DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 J8 v; ?. K/ F0 |
DD Akebono
0 H$ ^2 I4 f9 Y$ d& u DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
8 D& h5 A6 S6 a# u, {) ? DD Ushio! E/ e6 I9 W5 g7 b7 }
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho' ]: v, s+ D5 V: K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
7 U$ [2 [0 p) GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
$ ?' H- @- W7 N2 c, u! ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake" ^2 F' `, E# a: D6 N/ m3 P
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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