AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42; o3 m" L! q+ Y
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships
8 t7 `- V3 ^2 n CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
4 F( _9 }4 o9 \. x DD Ariake
* y, ~# g4 u5 f$ z- j DD Yayoi2 i7 X* E/ T, c% i6 C
DD Mutsuki9 C, R; ~0 g8 J p! Y
DD Ushio5 K7 A, e5 Y+ o& J
DD Sazanami
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1 ^! _+ l7 h% u# e SS S-38
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0 h# G3 h/ q; Q/ {# c2 t1 {% iFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku
3 ]- |- i4 _% Q3 W% x0 LSS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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- |7 d- c; V. t3 XMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - N. g; N6 Z7 _+ P
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Weather in hex: Light rain% E- d Z! w- Z. ]4 b' J
" f6 V- A5 R. _# @1 i8 a, H/ v7 SRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. g/ _; E9 c5 n
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes7 b$ y2 E, ~( ^! k, P
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Japanese aircraft9 u* }! T2 w+ ~* s0 k
A6M2 Zero x 19
/ ]! S T) E: i! K D3A1 Val x 17# W! j7 T3 @/ W3 U
4 q5 |! p; q6 p6 }5 P/ NAllied aircraft
" K" _4 B1 f/ n: O/ e8 r9 d F4F-3 Wildcat x 90 h# |4 j: l, l; E) S
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Japanese aircraft losses' T8 p2 V9 d. i$ K
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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* A% [( Y9 W0 B; a/ P, o1 \' uAllied aircraft losses8 k" f; o* D: Z$ |# |
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
$ B* |8 ]- V2 @" } Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground7 i1 X& p( T# x
6 K% Z/ U9 `; `1 z, oRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133 j2 C* q7 B; i; [- E* \ e
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% W7 h1 z7 v# x+ }7 R
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 I. ` `/ }7 p$ t5 D g: i2 H! }
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 X& m1 h) m- q6 O( x, ~
3 B2 q6 v3 t( ?* `4 n5 [* b( V$ ]Japanese aircraft
! ^$ J' f4 F% h A6M2 Zero x 35: U, q' e& V# V* Q: v8 ?
1 @1 @% B! T4 k7 `7 O! MAllied aircraft
# i: z) }9 |% A# y+ m F4F-3 Wildcat x 19' a0 o( A+ K, ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 627 j6 x$ m$ R; Q1 n. S. M1 y8 K( X0 | ~
TBD-1 Devastator x 24% l) Z3 F3 \( u7 U( P; \ k
3 m: F5 ?. G c; zJapanese aircraft losses
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed5 c7 D- {7 g7 h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
3 ~. l. t$ }* s r( A9 U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 }& f- {& r4 n2 m( Z* E
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged; X& ?5 o+ d& F1 i4 R
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Japanese Ships
: C. g& G- A9 P1 b( ~! | CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
% O b' @: A9 Z# y4 z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
7 V! T2 X1 o9 U9 f CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 _+ ]$ v) U0 v2 \# N DD Yugure
' V1 J: r% a4 _- [2 O5 j% m% O2 p DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 p. N' E$ S& M- ]) [8 a
DD Akebono, U) c8 m4 t$ t# `4 I1 N; \: D
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) R- J% P* ^1 D$ `/ \+ m w
DD Ushio, m" q5 Z6 @# e H. F
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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3 f6 o; y) z9 E$ AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
3 Z3 E4 z& j( ^$ f' xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku9 R8 L" s* S& |4 F: Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
2 c) g5 p% T8 X) d* nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake1 u( s+ M0 F% K: ~, Y( b6 w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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发表于 2012-1-21 16:40
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