AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42# a( i" |' }! Z8 O0 N% `6 T3 h
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1335 E3 q! C( z1 | B8 W; d4 Y, L5 o
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire: r1 B3 v7 k2 I% e( D4 L# A. F
DD Ariake _) m% v5 n6 o
DD Yayoi
8 i$ H2 i2 J2 j/ ^, Y DD Mutsuki
( L. r M" v+ c) B) ` DD Ushio. x1 O9 Q, L$ E- x2 g' [( Q
DD Sazanami
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: \9 W/ l! Z! { SS S-38
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6 U! V+ Q {6 V M1 ]( YFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku8 J2 I$ ` d8 Q( ?9 X. p
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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- N/ `6 ~) V# a( P" hWeather in hex: Light rain
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( S+ E, S* {4 E5 Y, J: J8 IRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. d! W' B( f) j$ b+ b3 JEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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, O% R6 p+ d( h; x# \: ~% lJapanese aircraft
1 h4 S2 r% o, _$ u& D0 W A6M2 Zero x 19+ h: L% `# {7 d3 P
D3A1 Val x 17# q6 e0 T; u" }% g
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground4 e7 [6 }* |. y9 B8 o
n d3 u- D( o) M" kRunway hits 4; G% Y' K5 w6 m* |7 g# a$ J# D
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2 \( c; l% {1 l" M9 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1338 r* O8 r5 k" B6 j" f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ `& `8 R# W% \
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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; ]+ j0 k+ w5 l* x) ? A6M2 Zero x 35- w2 V, E& H& Y# D
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Allied aircraft
& x2 C9 N% n, y3 ^( Z3 `; S( v F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
0 W3 A: R. f; L% g7 T SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
5 I! ~3 s T9 b& ]9 }$ \ TBD-1 Devastator x 24. F) Y8 S+ Y/ |) z% S; e- \* V/ O
2 m. m% w- F+ x1 eJapanese aircraft losses n3 t3 B$ E4 k2 ]* c9 d# l( a
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 {- D! J7 |7 Y5 I* V$ U
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
6 m0 d. t3 |5 I4 H6 r% G SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 u1 W5 q1 D& B5 p5 Z6 x6 i1 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
$ H3 j) R" x$ }# _, L TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
. ~* O i' Z: h) W, E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire2 Q9 p' v8 W" ]4 I( X0 k/ J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* o5 c0 [" p! g1 R- X: P
DD Yugure
/ @* S; s" ^! j: T% F8 K# ] DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire" }( T6 P; k( W# B; k& c9 @# M
DD Akebono2 K$ i# G4 D c# M' m6 Q
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
. ?4 q2 ^: a0 }% h! |% t DD Ushio' z) O& X0 r0 { D
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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7 u0 D: \$ Y5 S; G3 zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho+ C8 {" r; h4 P1 n* h$ M
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
: Q; ~2 ^3 M5 \' V* O- m5 S& \: ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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