AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
* g' b2 @. Z$ I, Y/ a DD Ariake) E1 Y$ o4 q, o3 M
DD Yayoi3 w& a2 o8 Y( X2 E
DD Mutsuki$ H5 v$ R1 ?5 u
DD Ushio) Y* K, _) |2 k+ C8 S4 H2 s5 e1 ]
DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku+ g& N- r( b; R$ V% o
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku4 v5 B# x+ i d6 _
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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& m5 Q3 d; @3 [' l$ xWeather in hex: Light rain% I- s. e5 Q. M2 ?# G
+ j4 C, s. d# dRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. R3 Z! ~# Y* ]6 xEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 19
8 i% B( ~0 @3 Q( H: o2 v D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft, E0 g, B5 K" R2 B# p* o2 c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9$ W: I2 y0 x1 Q7 H# c
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Allied aircraft losses
" B! p: ~5 k/ I2 q- d+ n$ W B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
% W! i V6 v6 D0 k: c S Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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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.+ F# f z# K1 ~$ S1 u' F& H( e
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 35, k8 R0 N) p5 x6 y+ o9 y1 r
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
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Japanese aircraft losses
( F$ k9 _: Z% j( u# ^ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, u; E; r% r7 W7 ~- H. Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
5 G }( E/ h' ~) X% E SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
, M- g, C7 ~+ N7 ? TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged4 ]- h6 T6 U( W) V
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
6 p. N0 g' j' W4 V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire s, I3 f* z, V# F& u5 E' f3 L
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' a8 _+ D- a5 O
DD Yugure
8 H4 A3 h% e$ l8 k& ?+ E8 Q DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( i' X" {: f: d0 B
DD Akebono
0 R: C! x6 ]) Z d DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 Y7 N7 R4 \! O
DD Ushio3 B a- K, M. M- B
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |