AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42" N3 q+ ^" _7 D: j9 N
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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0 o# ]5 h2 q) _+ h6 sJapanese Ships5 j4 k9 K/ i! X
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
: g1 s- M8 r* k- W' E% } DD Ariake3 n0 ~, d2 X' S' q
DD Yayoi
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DD Ushio
5 w+ }- |* r/ P P2 G DD Sazanami
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Allied Ships
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
. p& t+ s" c/ d6 ~4 W' j1 V: pSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku* `6 e$ {8 n$ F2 ^ [5 x7 E, O# s9 U
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4 Y( W# I7 f& r. K- wMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , z* t0 Z/ e4 X& a8 Y
1 w) C1 t3 t4 l9 W/ GWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
g9 r- U$ l9 k. T/ S% A' bEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 19$ N/ s6 b9 j8 ^9 {8 h
D3A1 Val x 17+ A) W0 d, _( @1 V8 [
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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0 b1 e! ]+ ?! d2 U6 eJapanese aircraft losses
1 L; Q. x& T3 r" ^ D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged+ ^( V+ {& N ]; P7 t8 ]
4 T% a8 j% d+ _1 y/ t! ]Allied aircraft losses
3 W- T7 ^2 [0 B$ e8 W+ y1 |- u B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
* S1 d6 u; A5 p P# Y+ I2 S" p$ \' } Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground: X3 m% M* u* I
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Runway hits 4' G3 Y: E e l0 d
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; ~$ `: ^0 Q |1 b2 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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: {" E. n1 |1 SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ k( W J6 F% y( @0 r* t+ t1 H5 f8 }
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft
& N1 f) P, B8 u; B% e F4F-3 Wildcat x 19* {+ J! @/ h5 L8 z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 62: c1 b4 i' }* D7 o
TBD-1 Devastator x 24* T6 E- t; |% G" ^+ i3 M) V
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Japanese aircraft losses0 q( Z. v$ T. ?9 ^" | m1 `
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* b! R7 q9 D- w' U# J. C* w
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Allied aircraft losses
; B- P2 P: \# T0 m F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
" }3 |( C, ^, ?' ^& ^" f" D Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
' P9 R. e5 J9 z2 e4 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 g) p0 A4 N& ^8 z i4 q
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships: H! c* e* l5 U; z7 \
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 U: t" t2 _- S# |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire# F* k. K( H' x% Q2 h' h
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage& _$ ^" F& t( i9 O
DD Yugure
1 u5 @0 \% f' [ DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 H* g4 o" |' _6 X2 w% g# q) ~ z
DD Akebono: b0 z8 Y4 Q, Q9 D
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( @! R' q& D. T2 M# B( S DD Ushio: E. U2 J* w; k+ w. z% _; e8 r
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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4 T- G) _$ i8 W0 gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
5 b: c8 Y, v' p5 ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
1 ?7 Y1 n: D$ x3 j# [, BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
. S$ R. o; A- _/ SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake* K& v5 @4 P# {; a& H8 s
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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