AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 420 k8 j! O" W! O0 ]$ W
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Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships
7 ~# n/ K( Z+ c: z. A CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
. F: {0 ?! f8 }0 M2 W DD Ariake0 a( T4 h u' ~ ~
DD Yayoi
, F0 x0 S+ n t1 u- x3 U6 S; d DD Mutsuki6 h0 l7 l! f& U, ?. l
DD Ushio
% v6 C; a' e3 K$ Z DD Sazanami
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3 o: c9 i3 r$ d& T( IAllied Ships
# h7 c9 b: ^- ~4 c: ^ SS S-38$ q8 h! a9 I& H1 X m
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Fuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku# _1 N# p8 P: Q
SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 ?0 m! U0 A3 L5 H- U, h3 U: Q6 L
$ M! v: ^, x! cWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." S8 E' K) E2 O+ M+ b
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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- L/ C: |. D4 D& IJapanese aircraft
4 Y* R: D; f+ f* G: p A6M2 Zero x 19$ c" r7 f! N% C% t( B# o
D3A1 Val x 17, ^) s% [* a; r
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Allied aircraft
3 D) V3 [2 I8 C F4F-3 Wildcat x 94 S m: S" W* n+ O
3 H. m: g1 r1 V% _" ~1 P, xJapanese aircraft losses4 u2 G4 J4 O# o$ \+ \
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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1 @" b6 G% T9 zAllied aircraft losses0 o8 E- i# S6 p5 Z7 r$ I
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground3 ^/ x+ t2 ?' N: C4 s2 O* W
Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground' X/ X$ n4 O3 N( Y4 Y
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Runway hits 4. R; g; g1 b' _7 [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 l9 P3 j& E- C, e( I4 n6 o
: X, F4 z" Q4 T& T; ?! `Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ i; B. [) r/ N# a$ e$ `Estimated time to target is 15 minutes( Q' u/ F6 k7 c1 I! w) e3 F
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4 z9 F3 O# |- D A6M2 Zero x 35
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
* k4 i. g& I4 s SBD-3 Dauntless x 62
' d8 d' K- r3 b' l5 f" [' o5 l5 u TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses/ a9 l& y% R& [7 B; `( j0 k
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* F$ Y4 T/ r6 T9 m8 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
4 O6 g; L O! g+ H' v8 d SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged/ Q- D& U0 D; p. j7 j: b" x% ?% W$ j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
6 R5 D$ w$ @; m TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged0 z! O* r9 ~! ~. R4 N9 y
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Japanese Ships
) Q6 c6 J8 Z9 k6 b6 G3 P2 m2 _* X CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. M j) E- E% x& X( w' a
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire! Z. H% \( k6 _& l/ i2 V! b
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ c3 p7 N9 q. b; r( D( u8 x- V# }
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DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% v) s9 |: u$ P DD Akebono
0 q1 y7 n8 Z8 X5 N' O& a DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) V- W/ t. T" F
DD Ushio
) j# ^- X. }2 g& [ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
3 ^( r/ z9 y) b2 t' q+ tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
" B* e. l, g' E5 VHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
8 J# \# k! ^3 _0 q$ u" hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake7 b) l; X8 f G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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