AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 427 h/ ^5 M0 `$ ?1 ~9 h
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133, j N8 \, f6 Q6 H. k3 q+ `
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire3 I( F" n, X1 o- y5 t
DD Ariake
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- G. `0 N2 ^, J- d DD Mutsuki# M$ |1 |- v( f- S; D+ d3 G3 \- R& U6 z4 E- z
DD Ushio
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Allied Ships
3 I9 h( o6 B1 @3 T SS S-38' V7 h# Y( ?2 D1 ]; [
3 ~( K# H6 \7 W* h! IFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
% V! J6 S/ x' T3 a, |1 h' d& {3 HSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku5 ]1 }+ I3 o1 R* T
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( o7 {% T0 P R. U5 b! N" W, PMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 U6 ?- U% L/ N% n2 w% z. Z
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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; w, N2 a+ k9 h5 t2 l6 tRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: C2 g @8 ~: V* [5 a0 Q! g. `: u- D* Q* EEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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7 E) _# X. Q, l5 z& N6 e X1 vJapanese aircraft
! B, ~; V+ P6 P- h6 N/ i* p A6M2 Zero x 19
0 m1 G! k9 E) E D3A1 Val x 17
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" f- i/ e, N! {6 CJapanese aircraft losses
! F9 b3 N h! u) L: N D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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: m$ t8 G) D& {) E B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
& L' Q- y* u1 S. }4 C5 Y# ` Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground, v5 \0 l( q# j3 m3 h" F. A! Q
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1334 c- F b( X+ Q
# b6 n" E) J, q; NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; e7 s( c: g" i# d2 ]1 \
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& s2 @/ R) h5 `) V' @ J
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, v- {7 z1 r, y, ~( `
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Japanese aircraft
7 {. H9 }6 I0 Z; A: H9 ]4 a A6M2 Zero x 35$ k, ^. S- n% i. _
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Allied aircraft& O0 L& A8 A4 g9 [9 y% Q" L! S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
O j/ d" r U- F! ^* x SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
$ K8 ^( p6 [5 }% g5 ~& C TBD-1 Devastator x 249 f [, q0 O/ q/ r' \
6 R" A# j6 Z$ n. Y' E8 }4 N, JJapanese aircraft losses
! \0 K" A. q$ \, |5 p5 D7 d A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 j" T2 ~. b& v/ p3 k0 s" A
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Allied aircraft losses
8 A+ t- Z% B( p: }$ R# F F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 X7 B, q1 C: c7 i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged' {" g8 p" W& G% s1 Z) h% b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- C6 H: g! E3 X* W5 j
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: g% U9 V+ |* J. Q& s CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
4 ]- {) _/ f( b/ O% _+ \ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
% C. x# e# Q! d CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage. n; v$ n0 I2 I0 W; S
DD Yugure
" c5 l" ?$ M9 N1 ? y" [! W DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 S+ C# Z. m$ y
DD Akebono. o- }: U* H1 x2 X3 }
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ w6 k! X0 U& v9 {
DD Ushio$ d. t0 T% m, D6 S# @
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 f! D9 f9 G( |- R/ b& O+ S" W; s
9 ^! U- A( @. x! Z: EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho4 m7 G; }9 g% C6 ^: ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
% s6 x* k( c5 i5 [2 qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku! V. w. V! X+ h9 a" N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
# N8 v- `" U U) P( X3 e' q s; |, s) {- vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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