AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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0 W: S9 h# R# L1 qSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133! e6 [- _% ~4 v( N! o$ Y
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* q `9 J1 ?3 n+ e d4 X CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
1 w) ~4 g0 A% k. W; \/ V* U DD Ariake: N- c( k1 g1 ]) H
DD Yayoi
( B9 D9 `; K0 V# o DD Mutsuki
' n& h R/ ?" {0 I2 L DD Ushio( P, z2 t [2 [% r1 b7 f8 L$ j
DD Sazanami* Z9 g6 p) q& T; O
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Allied Ships6 n2 Z9 N* ]( h( l% m. T) X
SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku: {; x% K1 ^" Y" J: j) y2 k; P
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku; Z) i7 Q K4 x
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " C; r% {& M5 m* J
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 `* G- {! X5 l* u; X) q& E
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes5 i0 i) Y4 a- {5 z% H/ ~3 n" l4 d
" N/ T/ ?0 b9 G$ S: MJapanese aircraft
5 Z3 I$ F$ P& S/ v8 T; n" D( x A6M2 Zero x 196 x R7 N% v+ T( X8 b) }
D3A1 Val x 17
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: u6 M( T( b" f F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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; f/ k: p7 [+ W! y$ l. hJapanese aircraft losses& c4 G, I" a8 T
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged. Q; S4 ^0 e' l- A" ~
5 E7 q5 j# W# D* a1 _Allied aircraft losses6 ^ J9 v4 M1 y! N
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground, S& Z/ g% {" Z" ?$ g
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground! z* M2 g3 j6 i" F* Q
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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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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 r8 p1 {& c2 Y( a3 A; h% k9 R7 mEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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: i3 P7 d4 S0 d; u4 }1 ~Japanese aircraft. \- y! r) a9 A( s
A6M2 Zero x 35
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j+ A" p2 i% g/ o F4F-3 Wildcat x 19# f, i5 k& G) \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
* N4 R5 a) Q: r) e TBD-1 Devastator x 24. b0 r" ]" a) H* i1 x
& P* J9 @+ n8 }Japanese aircraft losses
! A4 {( J6 A# v A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
' e, j( _. h/ |- F9 S6 \7 s F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
2 \9 r- e$ i* N- t$ `1 d SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
' n, @2 d; o, q6 x8 m( U9 y) L. U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
# m% J: e' B( T# d; Z# _ TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 A" ^4 b) }' B% q8 _) k2 L
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires& H3 t4 J! s! T/ _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
# z- c& v5 N5 h- \ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ z& ]/ J6 N, W+ A4 n3 e DD Yugure
2 R. t4 i& |# a H% Q' f- {# j DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire. Q9 O) L2 y R3 @( L
DD Akebono$ ]) @* n- ^ l
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk0 V+ O6 E% F# v7 g a6 g
DD Ushio
% M1 E& z8 u6 e6 y5 r DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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7 {9 x- U( V4 ?, N8 q- O) v; cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
$ O5 T/ d; D4 L( r4 n. \Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku0 }; W1 G; ^6 x0 d" Z/ W. R" b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
& W9 O7 i7 h9 z. M* O! b# jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake0 E" c4 ]1 n, O0 w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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