AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42 ! z) p2 |( A5 I2 S2 M) @: L-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ d/ \% R. d" k8 c9 w4 z% e& l `Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1335 ?6 E6 [ r0 }" g7 K' u
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire 8 g# Q) A& ~- ~ N DD Ariake ) O2 f' R' F% |. m& X+ }1 C DD Yayoi2 o% x, \5 h* u- D1 L0 u1 O0 o+ F
DD Mutsuki - n: { J1 `6 i6 j; j* m! ]; K DD Ushio , Q1 N3 i! W+ L5 t! Q% V# a DD Sazanami 4 G- Z3 K5 J. ], y 9 C9 d5 m `; Z6 s4 P: \0 D$ F% f
Allied Ships2 V& x( O% B# n/ H2 h3 s
SS S-38, D' L7 z6 _ s: H* h1 Y
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku! R) M: G* ]+ v3 X8 j& K
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku : v- T! z& p' [0 u, I ( k: ^3 ^+ ]2 N/ E/ C' K--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$ B+ b p- R% d6 C
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - [& c' q" K5 N ( V4 \8 U X5 c7 C
Weather in hex: Light rain 4 w$ d9 Q' ?! n& H; e l5 p% \1 i5 XRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- _* O0 c/ m7 @% B; T- b! k$ J
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes3 @, g7 _! D; ^2 s3 n. P
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Japanese aircraft: h1 U+ a0 B D; s9 r' S w7 Q1 H3 @
A6M2 Zero x 19! N% A9 e4 o0 ]# ` P
D3A1 Val x 17% }0 ~% b5 o; x9 _
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Allied aircraft8 _3 u% `& O8 `! V: `/ o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9/ i S$ C2 K8 w+ r
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Japanese aircraft losses & u$ r. H. U, F; z0 \ D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged% L, S3 [1 n. I* [6 }
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Allied aircraft losses& {8 m0 k5 |: T+ B6 C ^3 A
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground# i) K6 D# G' _
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground3 K! [: M. {$ s, U; }3 H0 Q- l
/ F, N# Z" z }/ o3 A" ]Runway hits 4 & s% ^9 o5 z! J5 R( | n1 n: p6 j& B, i% F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133; f9 p1 d- D- e/ L
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 `( y/ Z# H# {) [& c( \; u. }9 r/ @
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' @. Z& R( e4 B
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes: `. I+ g: O" D5 k
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Japanese aircraft: {2 D8 x {3 J' e; d& E
A6M2 Zero x 35 * u3 j- c2 O& A. U7 K 5 I1 z4 Z- v. K8 d6 `3 G$ I
Allied aircraft + n" a8 c5 W# r5 ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 19 * ^5 K8 u4 h9 x% F- I2 h" i4 J SBD-3 Dauntless x 627 h& o1 E! E! `' g* V# P/ J
TBD-1 Devastator x 24( M1 M' s- P3 B$ e( m! Q" a% @% Y
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Japanese aircraft losses 8 j9 ]: F+ e2 O+ J A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed " @# N; k2 `. ^# F 9 e; E8 P( j7 S6 p6 _% nAllied aircraft losses . h8 c5 }0 @1 G F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed: m3 V( x3 Q0 {' R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged 7 g8 }2 ]# t! p+ @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak d0 f" D7 @. L0 W- s. x TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged % `6 a A* n M 8 p% P/ i- d% r2 X9 _
Japanese Ships6 H4 m0 i a0 j
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires 7 g ~: x3 j) m4 K CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire - o/ ? h. m; ?# z( v1 J CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage ) V. M; R A4 b' c- M' t' ` DD Yugure; b! y) V3 H. Q3 ^# f2 Y( A
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire ! S: M5 T9 _. v3 L DD Akebono+ [ Q( e" X) c
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk $ _/ P' K* v3 k/ r* w, g; b# D( q DD Ushio+ E/ V% ]2 o; k8 F* z' u
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire 4 Q' P' f5 h f6 c `% T/ U/ s % W8 \9 l, k" @$ gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho; K z/ h- N: }6 e4 K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku0 L; f, V$ G7 Y7 `+ n- L
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku % D- r2 R2 A! `4 n9 d" h- Y& Z1 QHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake6 }% H! o$ g& \* U& m& X' G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki作者: banian 时间: 2012-1-21 16:40
