AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships0 D8 x" h3 w/ N) o9 A
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire6 y! I9 u% @8 o5 s8 f1 L
DD Ariake7 L d7 U. ^ X' j5 L/ b
DD Yayoi
, H7 M5 N B. U0 x/ `; Y DD Mutsuki
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DD Sazanami) O5 f3 n5 M2 T+ Z! Q9 T. o7 X
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Allied Ships6 E7 @5 o9 H# o, U% b4 V9 H
SS S-386 F* s7 x$ f& C7 Q9 v
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
q0 M9 J: B9 eSS 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- u' `, c3 Y( J9 H
) X$ Z7 U* i1 R, h4 @6 RRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 z" P* t5 E4 R% x! [Estimated time to target is 5 minutes ]! |* c! C2 O) Y) |' [& W
0 c [& C; d6 D3 E+ }/ O% h; G+ H. y# cJapanese aircraft
2 P2 U* y8 i7 z6 }- t: b A6M2 Zero x 190 g4 j* p4 {3 s L: G" e" ]
D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
9 i# q0 e5 c% x) O( u9 k F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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' `/ P- A4 q5 hJapanese aircraft losses
8 F/ J u8 K9 b2 G8 s D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground/ ^( O A1 `$ {8 Z+ A
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground* @0 e5 ?+ v4 f; \' N% p1 D
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Runway hits 4/ j% p* }) A' e1 j& ^* z9 F
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! [' m$ D# r) iMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 Z, x: T7 P3 [+ T. o8 o. M' |& n1 D
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ ]# m2 G/ ?; B' L" Q
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Japanese aircraft: A' I+ l; ^: {* Q- h# D
A6M2 Zero x 357 B" d: R& i6 Z7 g; M3 ]
# ^6 L& J. T$ JAllied aircraft
/ D( @3 n5 _# P F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
; { ?" @; G1 S- T: W SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
* b. v: u, y- \, i; J TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses6 S% }. t6 J% T9 a; R9 b
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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. s3 u# \( g# i4 ^5 h F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
: N* X6 a. v! j: y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 O y& ^" `% w( ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
. e! y" q, b0 s, H9 V7 k- q TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged) @, |3 h6 v1 Q- C0 y
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Japanese Ships7 G" S/ I2 q! K7 ?% C
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 o, ^( m; s$ s8 E1 }8 U CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
0 |6 u6 f( i! R" C CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ u" Z" o8 n, s1 d e DD Yugure
) c9 Y3 O6 Y. C" }. p& `( Y/ | DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, l5 G5 q6 y: p) j2 ^" O+ h* h* k
DD Akebono5 Z4 [4 Z% _* }9 o
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# v: Q/ \- b4 n" P( M1 M0 \ DD Ushio6 l* [+ \$ k- ~3 _5 R9 x/ J; h
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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& c# b' h2 r) u+ n0 I! eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
+ i; e. u0 {; ^; rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
! \9 C M5 V/ j; n0 BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
9 ~; |3 u, B! N" uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
0 Z$ b; w9 s# B$ L6 C$ v& b" eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |