AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 429 O3 J" a6 K) E& {% f# x. J
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0 U1 i/ O3 G) y6 X+ d4 l0 s& LSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133' M; B5 [. U! e3 [# ^
$ ^. A9 S* @( Q* N+ M; j9 m0 eJapanese Ships% W" i4 H r5 L. o
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire0 N+ W6 C+ t! y1 i( F" k, e& X
DD Ariake
7 I# v T* `" r' o o DD Yayoi3 v' w( x! [* ]2 T
DD Mutsuki
+ M" {- y T2 i* x4 ` DD Ushio- r w$ t3 C. v+ w& [9 s0 ~
DD Sazanami4 Z. f7 o* o4 q
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Allied Ships
) x( z ]; P+ J' o SS S-38
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( {* E9 X3 b4 \2 s: `Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku' Y) c0 E; o& O" e
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku0 t' a2 C; A9 V7 F# L3 n
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7 d. g( p3 A5 F% S6 ]Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 r' s" ~* P" Q
+ H( M& h' _, r* `* E0 O4 K. WWeather in hex: Light rain
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* z" g/ d2 I/ R- n, ]& ERaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: d- Z' b; c5 G2 w/ ^Estimated time to target is 5 minutes- u w2 G4 x# B) L
/ M9 m9 h( X: d3 F6 c k; SJapanese aircraft
" i1 |+ M: g' L- [ a! S4 l$ S A6M2 Zero x 19- h& ?, i. T9 Q" J/ s7 H7 \* y9 j
D3A1 Val x 17
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+ [6 t$ f6 H$ w$ y7 b& s# p, fAllied aircraft8 j( {. p- m5 M" m& Y( _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9- y/ R. p7 Y. @7 p' S
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 l; T% @8 ^! ~' E- L5 w D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 K' w, _7 c; QAllied aircraft losses; Y4 d) E% k0 b- s0 z) L' v' B
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground" O/ T% {$ z- d& E, l$ U
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground8 q5 G& [+ e5 B8 x+ Q* q p% ~
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Runway hits 4
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9 _1 q4 d# [- }" S1 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,1337 Q4 c q' z% X: D) K
: b0 U. @3 a7 {$ b+ TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' J! R) w* l* o# c! a0 QRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., e$ y. @7 {9 `; }% \
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, G! w" A- I4 o' v: f
, z' A, Q1 T6 z" U" c$ e9 |Japanese aircraft
0 K4 _5 S2 x1 g% n. p: j A6M2 Zero x 354 n, T) g) w2 F; M6 |0 V) Y; g
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Allied aircraft
) r9 ~6 l% h1 u- |5 E F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
4 I6 K5 J6 l0 f3 k& w: t5 f+ H- [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 62. X" W0 Z M3 y4 A6 l3 \
TBD-1 Devastator x 248 u# C4 _3 y3 ?8 P) s
0 y, m) m* ~1 I+ @; m' \Japanese aircraft losses
6 r& j- W) b) K, h* o+ j A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
* k. w1 V) S5 m1 ^8 ` F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed# i& J* k" W9 j z; o& G/ F# g8 v! m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged' |$ U& ?5 H- m8 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% P" ]: Q& W B; L7 S$ Y0 k
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 `, Q/ Q2 s* s A* f# ~ CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
/ e4 p! W- @; r7 `9 ]) V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
$ X, t- D4 z \5 Y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage; `) S* v4 w$ V# _+ F, P: @4 S) Q
DD Yugure
, q$ Z7 ?6 x+ w. U DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 {% O! c9 H, V( C/ u, ?, Z% `
DD Akebono* Q7 R9 P* f$ b, o2 J
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" a" A. w2 _$ d' T4 D" c6 |( a8 t
DD Ushio! o& Y7 {5 _3 ]+ u- F
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire% M6 B( J1 B( u8 U6 K: X0 P
9 [( | B3 i0 `: wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
* V# ^3 V+ ]+ a1 d4 F( _Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
! V6 I' o/ r) Q0 |' z6 k8 i# e1 S( y2 ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku, u b$ S2 _: P* b1 T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
" a. z7 H1 o4 g, |8 G' XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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