AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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, \" r# D0 S4 O; V g2 sSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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7 w. l$ y, Z) X: jJapanese Ships
& B4 ~2 q' }( P0 V7 p+ k$ F CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
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DD Mutsuki. i" t9 o: U/ R, \2 ^6 y- R2 S
DD Ushio: N- h5 u$ s9 u4 J, r+ f& ]6 r. N
DD Sazanami) b9 f2 G0 ]4 a8 \( ~( G/ M/ b+ I
7 ^3 b$ G) Z, g& k6 S/ x9 Z4 HAllied Ships
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' M; C* e- t; i0 V) g8 P B3 r$ JFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
6 W) M. W* p0 h6 j- S4 jSS 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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Weather in hex: Light rain
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* Y) b1 F) W" lRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. E6 o2 k% n+ m/ A3 P2 a) `
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% d w7 d0 t- v! R; g# z( h7 `
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft8 X: M: d2 w- e6 b( G" R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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% j( G" g+ b6 y& | O9 M' ^- P; PJapanese aircraft losses2 {, b8 F9 ]: ^
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground6 ~+ |* `( f5 T2 U* j4 x. z
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Runway hits 4
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0 N4 l9 y1 j' o' A6 o! s- e; i' vMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- L' `6 q9 }* R v2 i" nRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ \8 b: P3 |& k+ w
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes4 `4 r- V- y7 A) J' I6 `
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Japanese aircraft
- S2 R& {' N" G$ j1 w A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft1 i4 @9 f" d0 p; X0 Q7 i' O9 Z$ P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19, _8 a4 U% s m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62% S2 T& ?' A1 c+ M& |8 W4 H
TBD-1 Devastator x 246 k6 x1 c2 ?2 e
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 |+ U1 I& t* `* k! @6 _# M7 f
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Allied aircraft losses" G! ~% G: [: V6 f9 ~6 f
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed. Y3 L& g5 p4 j6 b$ A7 P1 c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged7 f7 m8 a3 F( ^& `& P3 {6 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
; v+ F- A) z3 Z7 x( @ TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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: n; j# l F$ y" j8 bJapanese Ships. w/ D" y7 @2 F7 Y
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ E- j2 Y* _2 H( l. _! `& j! N DD Yugure
; C$ O7 z9 [% J1 D4 P& b DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* f( Q! j9 ~9 ?; x* D( s* l
DD Ushio/ S# D6 d6 J& e- W( k0 ]
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 U7 G$ h6 A1 f" E6 {. C6 b6 v/ rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
! s* B" T3 U( i( HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
6 r" K) q: V. R& d! J/ p' e6 SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
5 Z0 p7 ]- M& Q G% nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake% G6 B) G: ^/ Y2 ~8 I' B
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |