AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42* l+ t8 n" f+ U6 v! q5 `( ^2 @
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships
L A, a- Z* \7 k. e9 D# H6 R CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire8 A5 ^8 w: `* t/ K" \: j; G
DD Ariake' q6 @ W- `3 |
DD Yayoi5 [7 R; h( ]: p- R% ]
DD Mutsuki
3 Y* @7 }2 w5 o* w& a+ S# F DD Ushio
$ v' j1 V( M# T" R DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships
6 A8 B0 `" X1 p$ J3 L SS S-389 K, u4 O4 K2 k, i- L
4 m1 K( c8 {/ C! ^Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku7 {$ n2 c: I- }( W. ?6 j
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku# I4 ^% J* \# \" l: N
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8 A* E" N2 j3 R/ z/ Q3 a, u1 QMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 h* A9 z9 C2 d* g- I* m) c& A; }
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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7 t7 w% h, ]* q( ~Japanese aircraft
! l1 o* B/ d- E* I+ g7 s; W8 G A6M2 Zero x 19
* E$ G; r" f2 Z( Q3 `, t D3A1 Val x 17
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9 o# \/ L/ U' Q9 E- C4 W F4F-3 Wildcat x 9; ~' v$ f' |' \( {4 V8 n3 N
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; D+ l% k3 G- [8 O D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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1 X& v8 \1 G1 O B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
8 e. J: t4 W, O( ^7 \! h Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground
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, L( Q& o! Y: a8 u) T: cRunway hits 4
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. }4 H/ b8 w" E8 p+ qMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ `- _! x# Y" d7 S; u: @
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& b* O3 Y1 |5 h) @% h3 v9 `+ T
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% h8 @6 [5 l4 x$ q# j" ]4 ~
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A6M2 Zero x 356 d) X- P- g* G& O% [
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! t8 l' E/ N/ U; T+ O8 k F4F-3 Wildcat x 19+ D/ D, s! d. ~1 r8 j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
% X" G' t& D5 ^( s3 B; V+ x; g, H& K TBD-1 Devastator x 24, ~' U+ F1 {- F# H' n. R9 |& w8 X% s( B
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Japanese aircraft losses4 e: S( K4 g4 q5 [8 A
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* c3 K' V- c6 n# `& M, q. C+ l
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) G1 v4 R6 P1 O& ]- l F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
9 k& S; V& X2 q( U SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 t+ O3 z/ u, q& G0 W+ r# _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ d6 \: H" {2 G G" G; _: g4 `
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged/ E' ? [4 r: v. R6 ^
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
$ L3 r, U0 t4 j* P5 ?" m- C* M9 w CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
2 M' Q/ d6 ?# {8 Z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage6 q! P) g: j( o& D! j
DD Yugure9 n/ }; \ H# \
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 d- J) X- Z7 f% k1 g* B DD Akebono
# k/ B. a+ L' D& w1 a2 [3 e$ ] DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk# L: Y2 k+ N! P$ J; G+ ~; S
DD Ushio
8 Y/ n" p, {0 [- Z DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 z1 Z3 y! ]& ^
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho( B' F s& P/ `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku& z2 x$ d' l: u5 j, }! H& c& s
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku8 O3 T2 z7 | Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
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