AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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( z4 K: w2 G" _: L3 _4 O& cSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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/ h) i2 C7 @7 E; g9 ~/ ^5 BJapanese Ships2 i! A1 @: h: q9 L4 I% _ h
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire" l5 `: K* }; O" m& N5 _, c0 ~
DD Ariake; b9 @: @7 {$ L& M
DD Yayoi
4 C" `' s! b4 A. H. i DD Mutsuki+ p( Q' m9 \; E- E2 R
DD Ushio, s" P4 q1 K4 D7 `& F6 F" J
DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships0 h; H! }! A, j! B
SS S-38* Z: J7 t3 G) a% P( b' d4 o0 C8 A
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
8 q2 L+ }* ^- p6 ~SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku2 F2 K2 D0 M' E# k- e" W4 J
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light rain: j0 W6 P5 V% |& `6 |: e& O1 W
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 x7 F; [) w# i) l; uEstimated time to target is 5 minutes$ S& N" T7 C* ]; u$ u! S# I8 I! ?
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A6M2 Zero x 19; E! m! b0 c9 K+ v$ W. i$ s. n
D3A1 Val x 17, K, Q8 Y2 h6 U: R0 d' t& e+ m
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 92 D4 j9 }; T1 ?( ]
2 L" `/ q# _2 q5 T/ [8 {2 zJapanese aircraft losses
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B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground" z) |* ~* ?1 f/ t
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground+ E+ ~% r9 y& P
2 {* \) O! e) J6 @# ]1 ~Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1330 O$ p8 h, k8 O. E
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; g0 I) a# W9 l1 v( E8 }
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ a7 R: `) f3 ]4 |% WEstimated time to target is 15 minutes) q* Q7 R' Z$ [+ [# v! z) H
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- J0 Q2 F) v# s7 U" Z A6M2 Zero x 35+ C; D4 i8 p1 f4 Y& V2 A& P' I
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4 o' y/ l: b/ e1 b2 t. V' ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 19& X6 P6 j) }/ G3 `2 c3 j( c( D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62" `: K0 B# o: b/ {& X4 v' M! \1 d
TBD-1 Devastator x 244 j$ t% G S; }# H) {% ?4 M, c; s3 H
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+ A) U" c6 D( v# N A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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1 s3 [8 b" V3 R) z- H F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed5 Z$ J& e$ n5 j) }5 x; ~% |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged9 @* @/ }5 T! A# V# R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" D I; l! E( e! }0 C
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged# j: g8 M' F% U) K( ?3 M
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Japanese Ships; [! B& i! ?( a t
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
( X$ T E1 V z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire/ d) k6 c$ ?, @6 J& ]
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& `5 ?% m) s) u+ p5 K' I DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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3 a9 S" n D: e DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire b5 ]1 n+ E( w* _; W: z1 b
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
1 [- @ q5 a( E- Y( ]: E3 Z1 BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku7 H$ L# I3 [( h' p4 M
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku/ N8 f# o2 d8 o) _0 ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
1 j# ^; Z0 I5 i" j1 JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |