AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133! S/ Y# j+ V5 ]
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
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DD Yayoi
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DD Ushio( d7 [8 _) C5 S4 |# b
DD Sazanami3 o) u% E- R& I( C) }; S( u% X
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Allied Ships
3 [9 P- s+ q' K3 O9 H& q9 h SS S-38
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SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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( F6 K; w# ]7 k5 ]9 f; q: kMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light rain. R3 j* M4 ^5 o
8 M! z, o K$ S V7 F8 I5 H: KRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ D- a+ t# E6 \" i* Z
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes3 t# U: T; o/ E4 F
4 K9 @/ r$ p" m( WJapanese aircraft
; u4 J, X& M3 y A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
2 E) r* x% @/ b/ O/ S7 S F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses! l9 _0 i3 h9 T9 o
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged* m$ Z% z$ L& u% L4 s0 j
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Allied aircraft losses b3 [9 R7 u4 v+ f6 Q+ v7 l* u
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground) a0 R* c/ b7 O3 Z/ ?" e+ K" ^" y
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground, E1 Y: y+ y& H4 K" G9 ~' k
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133* Y6 [7 H6 ? O5 f8 M; A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# u# P: I( L5 h& D* D# ?
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." Y' ], r7 `, [1 G y8 Z- l5 j5 Y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 W" u5 n! T$ N) q( c2 I
; N% [1 ]) r7 x2 s& i2 s0 F% AJapanese aircraft6 [! Z% Y9 X0 q6 S; |7 V0 K% x
A6M2 Zero x 350 [3 d: H2 W) x$ g; y, B
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Allied aircraft
. S8 P" [" c9 R0 y+ P1 g7 E! B F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
; [' A4 B( H/ B% b3 a$ e SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
$ x$ X4 T2 ?4 F" q TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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( S" b! p1 ]0 Y; PJapanese aircraft losses8 Y5 U0 m" \ y# H+ I! [
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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8 p( `7 q) a' d1 Z/ A F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed+ S: }* O1 ^% Q \! a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 M3 C6 @8 O* I$ \1 p' @8 rJapanese Ships
* s- x; b- v" n7 L( U9 W- ^ CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires _+ ]1 R" d8 ~4 r
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
! b- Q4 N6 M3 n- d2 J! j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: { k$ c9 l# F9 o DD Akebono% ]7 {5 v+ k% @. F, g, z* S. ^
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
# v6 ]3 F' L2 N4 V4 \Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
+ T( |9 z. ]4 y0 AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
9 x9 R2 g0 o( P5 aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake1 Z3 y& |: _8 k+ c6 K" c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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