AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133. x' k( K3 W, R4 n, N" l
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Japanese Ships
! s& J$ Z. o7 k6 J5 U CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire; ~. I% }0 o: d' E/ m& A5 @; n y+ w
DD Ariake
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DD Mutsuki
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DD Sazanami
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SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
' K; W0 S/ ~ \2 T! Y$ | PSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + k4 \) h0 V0 H; {% ~% v( \
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# x" t2 a. f* s) l) oEstimated time to target is 5 minutes2 o& P/ W) h6 a6 c; f5 N' T
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Japanese aircraft
) M" N+ a$ r9 V s9 S% ~" | A6M2 Zero x 19( Q4 R+ R+ ]- G& L& m
D3A1 Val x 171 I. V" y" ]5 s
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Allied aircraft
# R1 l* Q. k6 Z7 b; g, J" j) e& t F4F-3 Wildcat x 98 `0 n' k `8 }6 W
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Japanese aircraft losses' o) A5 h( ^; {: u. }4 X
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, z1 o. b. p) q3 c0 C B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
$ z1 D/ e' @( L& r! n Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground: g" r* G3 t1 l' I# J# ?7 k$ D/ p
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Runway hits 48 ^( e& G2 `; |( g# u5 G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133& I1 y" z2 O' }
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) l6 w5 n3 L8 e0 f5 A
( G! D5 C* F6 B$ ?- XRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' d0 I% s: t; C' a! vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes z8 E7 a" h# Z% f+ `+ ?
0 b( V; q/ R3 R4 C- zJapanese aircraft
4 @0 ~7 B( O2 s$ G4 |2 N' w A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft" `* _. d9 |$ X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 192 U: B. G4 I7 C* o) |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
. m) g, I. X @ D/ }2 S TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 F# Y9 @! K: b/ L3 H: r( L A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 p/ V' P+ ]# r: x( l! p F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
3 p$ C7 |8 L. y' P7 q& ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
$ G/ Z% ]) m& G* y3 h# T SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- d c9 T. @1 g( U0 `+ M* ^
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged: _% r" e) @1 m/ A* ^0 s
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Japanese Ships5 g% {3 o4 W& m2 J6 o7 N7 _: }# E
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ A$ U T- G! V) e- i. a. i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
4 y" `5 P/ U& Z% w; K0 m7 I3 k CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 `7 D* o: C4 h& E. o6 o DD Yugure
" x# V: U& b$ U' T. B. i ? DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 q% Q: w, j7 t DD Akebono
1 F% P5 c9 n8 L, G, Z DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# g0 ]! p, A4 Z4 k DD Ushio+ [7 f9 \ N3 A/ Q0 v& A# S
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho, w0 y2 i2 G2 R* j" Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake) [, R& N x. L" N+ |
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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