AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42( e7 a7 h* i$ r
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6 M$ i; ~* _" q. v ~" x2 ?$ A) MSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire: W* B! Z6 |' Y3 f5 q
DD Ariake
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DD Mutsuki# R2 K3 X" K& o, p( e* a* A
DD Ushio
! X1 s4 J4 x4 ?1 t! I7 ?3 y DD Sazanami
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SS S-38
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku9 R0 h" R- J, o6 H! _2 ^+ h& @ h
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku' r+ H2 H7 S- C
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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, \4 X& q/ S9 D( c- K/ kWeather in hex: Light rain
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& ?9 w; G1 V2 _0 S1 `/ m7 F& t+ ZRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 q' S' {8 W! P( z: r4 r3 n# qEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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% g$ w/ K, c% z6 f% b* zJapanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 17
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Allied aircraft' h; a& v# W2 o1 J$ x" S% R5 M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
( V) ?, A* ?3 `& e5 } D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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9 o* X# |7 D% c9 B, s B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground- X0 G' P0 e. \) g. z: s" z
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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! k+ t# v# J& U/ V% J( g% hRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 t1 F- S' }1 I8 d, R8 w) {$ zRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 ~$ u! |* p! ]8 h. Y; O0 b5 B: `/ gEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
Q. p% ?' [4 w$ @9 J$ p' Q A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft
( n& f6 t" x( `% ?* c. s F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
% `+ g# _3 O- I$ n4 D0 V SBD-3 Dauntless x 62# a) M7 L: m4 X+ m& V; N
TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Allied aircraft losses1 [" ~( _# {, Z, S6 i6 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 [, }0 V* G- s _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged! p; |& ]/ L5 ?- Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" Q. L7 H4 m$ P5 J0 Z
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships: A4 Z. i: L& m' _6 Y# b
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
, q- g8 ~/ J2 \: I! v! a3 L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire+ D* {0 \1 i G1 C& ?( r/ J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 `" q* K/ t# ~" U& u5 W
DD Yugure6 T6 A2 b1 p- h
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire' p; ~" q4 q( U
DD Akebono
: `0 t+ F+ c1 U DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk7 R3 ^' _. N& y) _
DD Ushio2 I5 l& \# t. [8 U
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho& P) y. C' I7 {" q: ~5 {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku1 R' {1 B* b& L1 z. c' d( q8 D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
% g- w* `; P# q% u% f5 {- y8 j/ ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake$ A8 h9 K5 i( @( x" D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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