AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 420 n$ v( F# C/ p+ r# c) s7 Z7 e
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1 r6 W/ |% Z; }* g/ ISub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133# q2 n- L2 u/ o# u9 a9 @
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8 x: _% \4 N P. l- Y8 D CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
# S/ _" | L, e" l9 [& w" a DD Ariake1 a: V. ~+ {; ]% [0 _3 K F
DD Yayoi: r0 }1 b0 G* N+ [ g2 x
DD Mutsuki$ V& c: X0 d, Y& H& o
DD Ushio. \- F, Q' N* w8 P( v. ]" t3 s' g+ }; u
DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships, p% Z$ W! d+ \: x
SS S-38
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1 f' F5 A7 O# q# c, n, k ]SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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& c) [3 @1 D# F% ^Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 S- h: b2 U' O: w. M! w* E
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes8 Z2 v6 i: S% u3 `. D! U4 q
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Japanese aircraft
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1 w; Z" T$ K+ S2 W; ]% t D3A1 Val x 17, Q; ?( X- f2 }6 \1 O
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Allied aircraft
. u: w, c8 y* Z: y5 Z F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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$ A3 _: h9 X2 e+ EJapanese aircraft losses* D; i a3 I/ ~" h
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground% l2 T v/ z' `5 R x0 T
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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% E* l8 P+ R) bRunway hits 48 y2 A7 B5 i: I' [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1335 G' \3 ~! v4 i o) J8 e' X; W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' L6 [! k- \& \7 JRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 {; ?7 M% y# B# ]/ f0 @9 |
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! W6 O) V" d* w% J0 a A6M2 Zero x 35" m: K8 k+ r+ H
5 P {, u/ p; dAllied aircraft
- C) \7 @& s& {7 N+ b' P; B F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
9 e, e& w% A1 X% i. O' J SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
$ E# K- b" y' Y, E TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
- C, N8 O7 O$ j* z A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 D2 g1 c: x2 |
1 d/ M" @ W1 v4 B/ g5 vAllied aircraft losses/ U( g1 m0 g+ |2 q1 m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
3 d7 F5 j" j! @! |; _1 L& H8 z SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
: ]' ~ N( Z( G5 K0 h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 |# x% ]7 |' } TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 T4 B6 ?4 p$ R# U0 e CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
* @! M! ~' Y; l CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
) X; ]6 G# U8 O v7 P% h% F5 C CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage @: a3 Q, ~) p* O
DD Yugure+ j) i& n2 E6 V: K
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire' t) A3 G' b. V; G( o' P
DD Akebono
' R6 r' g6 v. n+ d7 n5 Z1 @3 Z Z DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk( C( H, I" ^& n
DD Ushio: v* \# u3 p5 E8 J3 r/ b
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire. z& T4 s9 [8 t3 P T
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
+ X9 \0 X- T% r0 R1 _6 |2 ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
3 e) P X+ {& O7 L+ _: yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
# U3 V" N$ x" q( ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
8 L, n0 e5 K. R& mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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