AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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2 f) K# F6 g* a8 [Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships; R( {' _6 P9 v
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
6 ]% e7 _, G- g+ i) z4 ]1 A+ a. j DD Ariake8 D' Q/ h# Q) X% V$ R+ @# b
DD Yayoi) Z8 T1 s& Z" t. x7 J
DD Mutsuki8 q# P( { |8 n/ ]3 X' K. Z) \
DD Ushio
) D; a1 e: c7 P8 p/ s DD Sazanami
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' X' Z( O$ [" e; j' o6 u2 fAllied Ships
% T6 _' X2 W# j% C0 l* Q2 z SS S-38
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5 Q1 l+ Q6 Y; c. xFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
6 A' Z( E$ h# I+ r( }0 T1 XSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku( ^3 c9 R l' L0 z
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : f* g, k" C( p" k3 \6 b, ~
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Weather in hex: Light rain4 z( M1 Y A0 J" J% g( i1 _
6 X% n1 ?4 M) C- [Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% k% p7 T+ H# J6 z8 L/ @' K( r" n1 I! D
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes7 p' e$ x9 `. m8 p9 Q
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Japanese aircraft
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. e& X% z0 u( F D3A1 Val x 17) l! o3 }- i, M. n% P, u
6 e. n( I2 I. Y8 n% V! k" nAllied aircraft
" x! v* ?3 ~# t- o' o F4F-3 Wildcat x 9# Y- X7 C; E: P% m3 m0 w. `
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Japanese aircraft losses9 _) D$ E$ _! w4 F/ B* j' U D
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; u" |0 V2 b) |! f: K6 |3 x
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
6 H l3 e$ H5 _0 o! A Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground. ^ ]- W- d- l: Y
+ R t, D: E/ r7 NRunway hits 41 _% }( L! A) ]) A; a
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133! |# |, I% g# J2 L% Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% ?3 g) w2 |; R5 n* S
2 p) W5 J9 P7 Z, \( i; wRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 F3 Q4 ~+ U3 _Estimated time to target is 15 minutes S2 ?& \5 z; t3 X! A
5 F) S8 D1 o$ U3 e8 YJapanese aircraft
8 a3 @( H6 r* ~, \) J" b A6M2 Zero x 355 k) @" G2 f! D6 i' i% [
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) J. X( U1 z' y; L8 _+ e F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
/ L; b: h% a2 O8 E3 e; @1 ]/ l SBD-3 Dauntless x 62% H( ]: w3 e E7 `) G
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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+ O, W4 J7 r4 J$ i: J w) mJapanese aircraft losses
8 Z/ _- v6 w4 C/ ~0 O. u0 _ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
. n; }$ ?) ~$ v' K SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged% X; z4 T) b9 S) a3 h9 W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 p2 s; s/ R7 j
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged+ O3 ?% h7 y; m
& B* O+ g2 x- t1 O2 s" JJapanese Ships
$ e! r) V C. N9 a( {/ H CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires) V& g! O* J2 w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
& F7 T0 n- {+ V b/ l$ O CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* S& A( {4 Y6 d; U8 R) R c) W+ P
DD Yugure! h! W) G% N5 P+ o. o' }2 D" j/ p& j& y
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) K" \; q4 L9 @+ v* X1 \: q DD Akebono g' ]. h4 A: z6 T
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; ^: i' }) a: S, B1 u
DD Ushio' o9 p8 L) L# M8 o9 Z9 |
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire* o* X3 R6 e4 |$ N4 S
! j' ?4 t9 \8 j( i: hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
% _; J, E. a5 }6 L/ h! ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
1 t0 M* P' F6 @3 {2 Y* F; y9 ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku2 h+ y- \' Y) G5 Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake& ~0 I1 X" `4 P0 q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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