AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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' g& X2 ?* O& h3 h0 S% r% o( |Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133) D: Q7 p! W. @+ q, e% h
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Japanese Ships
/ I9 x5 N: y& G: u. s( N" Y; ~ CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire+ x* X- t. v( k5 `! y$ V
DD Ariake
: U) j1 x- b9 w: m8 u( g6 `, a6 E/ B DD Yayoi' R( U' S% w: r$ p& x
DD Mutsuki
3 Y& C! N( y C( E DD Ushio
0 {, r, L! ^$ x5 g DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships( T, u* b* j A& B7 p+ Y" o
SS S-386 y. @( {- \# C/ `& |' C/ n: |% J
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
( E6 S/ l1 }- hSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku) v4 l* @5 ]9 L8 G0 Q0 ]
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& v; |8 M6 X7 n6 c* TMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 s9 x& w5 e! B, ?& D
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 V. m5 \% L* ?7 G7 d: X6 yEstimated time to target is 5 minutes6 V% c" D* {5 F. {- C2 N
; Y, Y4 W$ Q- Y8 B9 v0 `( O7 fJapanese aircraft
9 w# G; m3 s* x6 F( d' Z- |" e2 D% y A6M2 Zero x 19
" |" p' F' o$ V D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
* {6 `, ?7 `$ K7 ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 95 [4 ^8 {6 s% @: O' I) P3 ^/ x) g
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Japanese aircraft losses
: }3 C3 `' Z# p# S |6 n0 r D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground6 _9 K, v: d. W0 `) \8 r$ g. A
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground5 }; A/ l2 T' G1 `* g" _3 W
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Runway hits 44 r+ |( p' W1 [+ I. ^2 {
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8 I7 e$ F4 w: T2 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133& m) V' t& Q, K R2 Y1 O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* {. T% u2 u% j& \ l) T9 v- Q0 x
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 ?* Y6 o; @7 }Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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+ S4 O( {' t$ P' H; _+ D2 s* |5 ]Japanese aircraft
V5 |8 e0 [. M4 C2 _ A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft. G* n5 p4 z: V! ~- V; V! z% s. h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19% }* ~& a, w {5 {# d" T( r3 k1 K2 x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62" P3 X1 Y. c. n" p
TBD-1 Devastator x 24& {1 @4 \" Z1 e0 u+ J9 ]3 X
" w7 W t* I0 N7 Z2 \& fJapanese aircraft losses
, d, k3 Z; @ v A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 h2 r5 F" C% t& ~1 o) E
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Allied aircraft losses
5 U: X; n: Z, C* Y3 f" T F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed& T7 e$ G( T- L# C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged# [6 I; Y9 i/ {# }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ Z, @2 @4 X1 r
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged3 ?' l+ @2 Q- a% A/ ?
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Japanese Ships
, q* z c. t' V3 p8 Q/ Z5 k0 b CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
9 s2 u- B- j- x6 S% F$ S' A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire1 W4 k: S I) R. \ ], ~
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 O ^8 u5 H: D! d9 `/ Q. C2 N DD Yugure# {3 `0 ?/ Z9 {4 {, N
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 a, Q2 k1 ?* b+ Y \3 c
DD Akebono; S9 z. O1 x( ~) J
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk7 D- L z9 s, Z) k
DD Ushio
" k4 ~5 v2 `% M* I# k/ n DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 P" V$ y0 ^; @" ~
3 a; n! i$ `' l* j1 {* U5 P* d. b% NHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho3 f" Y* [0 k7 u' I, }1 j- O- b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku0 c6 Y$ x2 h$ n, i
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
/ n# U0 U9 Y1 k+ D- U( m+ nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
/ X) e4 r3 f: l5 @: P: A$ CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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