AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,1331 h2 G( c( m/ Q" f
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire$ s0 l3 a2 Y* t0 J
DD Ariake$ B0 d& }8 x; g' I" n
DD Yayoi& X* n# _6 t, ?/ `0 M/ b
DD Mutsuki
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DD Sazanami( @' g9 c3 \& G7 g6 x6 J4 W l: {, J: f
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Allied Ships
0 e7 o! V% s4 e5 A0 d) Z SS S-38: W1 q/ B3 Y; c" U8 p. ?
6 c; l: X9 u! `$ t, v iFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
6 x' W) R) o X* e; tSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku+ u3 a+ R- O6 S. h$ O8 R
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) e% j7 M, W2 j5 }& J) u0 h
t+ f0 y& [0 H3 f+ ~6 |' uWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 r1 x! i. o( W, E8 w
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 J6 v- B/ J: Y9 A3 {$ |
A6M2 Zero x 19
2 m5 ?4 {& b/ w2 l D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft
# h2 N5 u& J) S; S) E$ X- L$ E F4F-3 Wildcat x 9' d7 J4 ~2 B- A- }+ l& y$ l6 j
( P6 [& A0 B7 e3 PJapanese aircraft losses
7 O; a; W) e! A) P0 i( v% h! b9 \ D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged. X: @, W* V9 T- P5 u
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Allied aircraft losses
/ x- _* W C2 V2 w3 U( Q B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
7 A) l! X9 E9 T+ ~ t: A, _# E Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground- i0 L, B: Y! G" b( T
5 O# H N! M6 s# H' g* V6 u( Z6 SRunway hits 4# U2 X7 Y: A H+ m% G1 C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. r7 O# d/ W* t, m1 Y y$ s
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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3 i8 B3 h' d( l! [, `Japanese aircraft
' X/ v {$ J @ A6M2 Zero x 35- Y( w, m* ~0 B) R6 j9 H/ o3 [
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Allied aircraft. }# o/ n5 i9 c# C. ]# }0 W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
/ f4 x. m' ]; \& P SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
+ `; y+ J: G1 S3 N TBD-1 Devastator x 24# X5 i" s1 {+ m
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 p( M2 s4 q; U2 M- s9 O, [
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed9 S" i* T% p% X' i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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% b% m# N! t! Z# A! \/ j TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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- t5 o. H8 |- t+ }& s* V CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires) o% X( d' V" i; |+ _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
" j8 D9 E7 J% A6 C8 F2 j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage8 u6 i. F" s5 ] ], G3 q. ]2 q' @( ~: c
DD Yugure
6 O) m& [* G! p0 F: L4 x5 f) S& c u DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 C# ]5 \" o7 T7 Y* N* |7 H
DD Akebono
" c7 r6 e. V' O' \$ p DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ h+ k3 v1 {$ A5 z) ^7 r1 t' w3 \! _
DD Ushio
& |: G0 ^0 @+ r# g. L- e DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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! y* ^; E& j2 v- G1 [" h- ]$ OHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho0 x, l% A$ k2 ]/ A" U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku2 A& J* Y N' ?3 C( I e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 C4 h7 l/ B. [* h& M. D8 L
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake5 L$ \& l' B+ P! d& P# A) F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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