AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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+ a9 Y/ u( r& w# |- _6 b$ ^Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1330 l/ H& K/ R9 `" m
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Japanese Ships
& M- O( {' ?) B' K4 D- g CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire T3 D$ _, U( }) k7 c0 G& t) B+ ~
DD Ariake
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DD Mutsuki
5 b T2 p1 N. ] _7 | J. ` DD Ushio
0 G N7 W: q# Y5 w DD Sazanami# h* w% B3 ~ t* |+ `( w! @& A* H o
8 i f% b8 R, Z& J9 HAllied Ships7 n n* [4 n5 O- R4 f
SS S-386 E! B% H+ B& n+ X, K0 j1 n3 Z
- U7 J' c3 Q( d/ YFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku4 X6 y+ R" u2 H. I& l" c
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku. c+ f- s: G, ^8 q6 @3 K1 H
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5 a0 \, X# e; B* M+ I" r7 IMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light rain% l' A, b* ?: }+ t% A3 e+ l5 u
1 f" m& d0 z. z& _# L/ fRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. }) X+ I; \: s& ^
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes5 d9 F% m" k8 F4 u! S# @
6 E# P: O4 J3 aJapanese aircraft) R; ?8 M) e. i# R
A6M2 Zero x 19
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 9& X. u' |# N j$ B y! y4 R5 ^
3 j( _; C: i, J/ @+ w" ?6 t6 xJapanese aircraft losses
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B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground7 g. }. P# L" i8 A! _
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground2 f* |& s% @0 _& u- f% y
( n; g8 Q$ Z X) f8 c1 TRunway hits 4
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. `4 C: j1 o& T* aMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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, G. c3 B- W% @: |- j1 BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." T" o2 V, ]# P2 p5 d
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 W" ~: r2 H$ b7 ]+ V7 J A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft/ z/ V% Z( \) |7 a2 _3 H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 192 P$ u8 h! b4 n' {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
: Y8 X5 U5 L6 X* k TBD-1 Devastator x 24. h$ n" F5 P1 V, R- d+ P0 C4 j) Y
3 u9 u% z9 Z, r8 ~- v1 ?6 j6 \; pJapanese aircraft losses6 i* b# {; z; _0 F% J
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses1 v8 C0 ]' V, H r/ c
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
2 I6 P. D7 C9 M; i' ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged P+ L9 X* @& j' f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
: Z6 J9 I' l1 ?+ B+ G' x1 J TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged7 J) g% a+ n( f3 J* O
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Japanese Ships
: Z6 y8 |3 I! q CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
: u5 B3 V! J' x% {, y) F5 b' o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire& p C q) {, I% Z$ T: V+ q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage) u3 {7 k: K- p) ~) f
DD Yugure
: A5 J" ]& A/ i1 ] DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 ^; \/ B0 I9 P, J" \1 {% z. d DD Akebono
; C' n2 }* s; h& C ]2 J" Y DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: _, k6 H6 d1 K, O
DD Ushio: y3 W' D6 O$ ?4 q' r
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' q% j0 q8 F$ T: ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
: [8 h0 O1 v4 a" n% B8 r. m# E, oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
7 {- S4 E! x6 Q8 p! gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ U1 q4 ~5 c S1 h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake8 D! `7 {) @8 e' s u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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