AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1334 D. ^, C) S3 R
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Japanese Ships
) v- \ Y5 I c% ]7 d2 M/ _, U CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire j5 ~' i# c* K4 B9 C* I; j, J% H
DD Ariake- W" Y: q* Z, o% u# h9 k0 o0 A
DD Yayoi$ D% G4 H+ v' B/ a& U' i
DD Mutsuki- |& c1 }( ~. ~6 a' s0 e# V" R
DD Ushio
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Allied Ships: V& g" G5 @9 u4 j3 N
SS S-38+ G8 [) j4 G( r9 T/ \/ m
/ J _% x' v1 A$ R, VFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku3 G. q/ t" J. w0 S1 C7 e
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku( F7 C8 ]( U' R/ |
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light rain& I2 ]+ [; `$ W
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: C) o; G5 L2 HEstimated time to target is 5 minutes9 L4 Y( X; n" ]( E- V8 a7 \2 g
) Y% B( O( H# ^6 bJapanese aircraft6 \( B o8 G# G% R
A6M2 Zero x 19
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2 {* a6 r4 k0 r% x, o9 x) OAllied aircraft2 ?* C+ I3 X0 w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9( s" N+ b% E- D
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Japanese aircraft losses
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4 S% \( V0 t; F5 KAllied aircraft losses# f6 I5 P+ x( [+ v) d9 m
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground/ s7 V6 N N: s1 e& f
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground2 f0 ?3 ~) t( r3 l) P% W" x; k; u
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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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! t( [3 c+ W7 gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- x# P" U- i% ~6 gEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 P* \% r- a3 N2 c- q+ d A6M2 Zero x 35+ ]6 V& M" J( {! }- U" q8 R
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8 F" X% _8 c, M3 _: Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
' y! P d1 Y) j. K9 E* @5 u! I SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
" g. Q. \: G1 Y/ S' P3 L TBD-1 Devastator x 242 z" H2 c9 N; J3 Z" o5 D
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Japanese aircraft losses9 ~* S V/ l, F% s5 F" p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
' i; s5 a s$ G0 F. D; h F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 }3 q" W. c/ g7 I0 X6 @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
7 L, P0 {/ ^% p3 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 v$ S* q8 e) l2 v" T
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged/ a1 R# l. _- N Y
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
; b3 [# u7 n# o7 P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
0 K: H- d& M- k" o CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, N0 w; J% W: o/ _
DD Yugure
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DD Akebono' F# Z( o( S8 X- t- k& @* _" [
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk- O; A) u( Y J% i+ s5 p, R7 P
DD Ushio
; V4 ~5 K/ h. k2 p |! ?8 m9 F DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire. S/ k+ ?: r: i K8 C- \* H
f0 X. j9 B8 t1 JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
# f2 S- ^! V# hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
6 Q( C& Y" E7 t. z* `8 PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
: U% d% e& [9 O) x; v. F. w8 [: {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
' Z' j! K$ H0 j/ Z' AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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