AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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; p# X! |) f7 L2 x# l. {# PSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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. ?( G, s2 P% o% x# K CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire( `5 a( K) P' A( {4 u8 }5 Y% d _
DD Ariake
' a& X) {% H4 B# I p$ M DD Yayoi
4 D& `, k) z6 w$ G' g# W% q- ~ DD Mutsuki
9 a$ g5 o7 w! a4 p5 I& U2 u DD Ushio0 }0 T( X/ U. `. m
DD Sazanami+ S5 W$ m2 w4 o8 X
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Allied Ships
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3 F! f: _, _+ wFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku) |% |7 S4 ~2 x1 d3 t# p- n
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning 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.* S0 K4 V' R% Y; E! J. E, E
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes! |, W! h0 c' ?. _3 a4 @! j1 D
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Japanese aircraft
0 K% a# F2 k) ~* O* J$ ] A6M2 Zero x 19
' [" C2 Y/ b" h0 \' ` D3A1 Val x 171 \& X; }% Y! b4 ?6 t* G
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Allied aircraft9 l; E3 c( _! B/ J% Q2 F( M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
F+ l" Y* I1 ~, w# F$ e2 p1 a7 E B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
. {2 ~. p$ [1 J0 W a Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground( B+ r! s9 j- F4 L T3 Q
* n7 h) t z% u2 E, @2 v: M2 ?$ DRunway hits 4
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% F5 F$ I% ^. p* }Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 Q6 B) Q# H0 J$ iEstimated time to target is 15 minutes& M6 G9 I9 ^" ]8 ~3 }& P3 i4 e
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A6M2 Zero x 35
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
b$ u7 S8 Q0 q+ B9 s$ }4 j6 q) Y/ E SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
" V" [+ Y3 e8 A TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses& d4 A; K7 m5 ?$ g+ |% r' T7 ?
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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$ y d/ o' a* R; e$ p f2 L) c XAllied aircraft losses# {5 C9 ]! x6 Y" w ~: P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed/ c2 W( d, I+ m% z6 q& y/ l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
4 s( f9 F3 Z7 F SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- T8 _9 }2 ]1 ^2 `% ~/ h
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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* ?0 m0 X# U4 KJapanese Ships
p% U7 H/ F$ X5 W CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
% U @6 n( y, V0 \ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire
; H9 I* H! R6 o CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage9 p( E! _9 u |6 z
DD Yugure
: N; X9 g0 m8 D1 S DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire# e# N/ |2 m- T/ X$ g( M# h* [' [
DD Akebono( U4 {7 G8 l- c; A( r% O
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, o( h/ n- |& c" d5 [
DD Ushio
/ a; p9 [3 e( l% f% K DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 `7 l8 k' M1 E6 R' f& p7 S
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
8 ]- L$ I8 M4 v7 K! w! Z) O) X3 gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku' u( A# W( f8 h! `5 U' q9 T5 C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku$ U( {$ d$ `$ ?8 }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake
/ b- J: k1 Z! g& E! h* kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
发表于 2012-1-21 15:05
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