AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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3 L0 q3 P" ]4 D# V6 NSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133# i6 C- r! i1 j3 |1 ^" K5 {5 \7 \
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Japanese Ships# s$ G; C2 f$ p; X1 N }4 g
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire8 I% U9 i3 K( h- e
DD Ariake8 O w: I$ P( ?* W5 u
DD Yayoi$ N9 {# d# n& ~* M. _( x
DD Mutsuki
* _/ I, \/ l8 e% | DD Ushio
: P3 U* @# L O* a) w! a1 y DD Sazanami0 w; {8 ^' P( A$ _9 _
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Allied Ships
7 O3 D. ?6 W( N SS S-38' v2 H# d+ ^# o$ X! k3 _ P
- L @% d& o' s h% i& v# VFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
% v" P8 F+ h2 B. o0 N4 uSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku4 `1 I% `: U# z# A
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/ u1 K2 P9 C1 c0 {& WMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " E: ]2 e4 f H& Y5 ~3 N
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Weather in hex: Light rain# U( r0 b0 s! d$ ^
: A, `8 w# n& {7 RRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 H) x" Q( M9 T; HEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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. `; i; n' I# b; f' TJapanese aircraft
0 K0 b$ F' E, z4 r- | A6M2 Zero x 19. n$ t6 m! J- O" c# X) B! e
D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 A1 i( [. f- i0 S* t7 d( @8 i D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged/ R5 A- A% ?( h- a
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Allied aircraft losses
2 B f6 Z$ M6 b# T B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
" X# T( v$ \) o7 k2 | Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 4
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1 I3 L8 v: L+ PMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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# j! \) U4 ~3 t$ i4 E& E) S& z VRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% l& J/ D7 k K1 Y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% `- W3 I( l m/ D7 ?( ~& L" o
7 N! l7 J# o: r- W/ _* C( t; JJapanese aircraft7 I K# T% d, T' [
A6M2 Zero x 35) V% X% @! E; K/ t6 L- b
# o- q# K) x# I' b0 H7 ]2 P# T5 Y7 _Allied aircraft8 a# v' l1 i+ k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 193 @2 d9 `! t' s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62" Q5 t: P4 k9 j* d2 k
TBD-1 Devastator x 24& t4 L* ~0 q/ ?, } k
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 c% r# r) G" g5 T* Y b A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ g. h5 o; x" u* W
5 l: Z4 l" `: Q( e- rAllied aircraft losses
4 _' j7 }) ~( k F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
7 j3 |' [6 e& x SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
: T4 Z8 s6 R, g, v4 i) h$ S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 ~# _! r0 l$ @7 q5 y TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! _6 i. n( Q# x( C4 y9 R% E2 A CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires }. |# s$ N |6 ?8 a
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire! Q) a' s, ^0 ]1 A! R, h
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage" F3 m V6 g( G/ {! b5 e( f ?
DD Yugure! \5 I/ O. t! _+ }: S2 a. S" u1 H
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, g6 w3 p( Z- j DD Akebono
1 L$ l, ?6 f# B DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 J$ R& ?* o* v* Y6 c
DD Ushio
0 Z3 _5 d+ q+ ?6 Y DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
5 a& R* S6 a g1 S+ v- eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku' R# N; A. o( W9 E
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
7 N6 I, ], p8 V) I' E' fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
# V$ e$ |& G7 C$ y& dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |