AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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% [* v# Y* W7 P6 h2 H/ |( b2 qSub attack near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Japanese Ships
1 K7 w/ c& L7 H8 X1 `+ `. C. Q CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
( i+ E }, H( R$ d# C9 V7 ~5 d DD Ariake! }( A. @6 g7 i
DD Yayoi! R% I4 n0 H! f, `; v1 w8 V
DD Mutsuki5 r, l2 o- F; k+ y
DD Ushio
9 L8 n+ ?/ T' f. a3 _/ Q: f; B DD Sazanami/ Y0 E/ r0 w* S/ K3 G; M! F
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Allied Ships8 z9 c' Y% J. j t9 l% L+ B# x
SS S-387 T* s; B$ B! v
* H! `: U8 z( |6 G5 s- yFuel storage explosion on CV Zuikaku9 G7 b' K3 F# z4 O4 h U0 o; u+ v
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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8 v8 @$ G2 |+ H CWeather in hex: Light rain F2 I! h, [7 F5 B+ R) \
8 H+ c) S+ W9 jRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 Y; z$ R" J1 X# x1 iEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. C; P" S9 i' j/ z7 A1 G! x* E5 l A6M2 Zero x 195 C$ A, C" {" K9 V V T
D3A1 Val x 17
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' D, D" ]# E, J& x3 S3 w# nAllied aircraft
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3 I9 @( ~" \: A$ E2 d) l# k1 VJapanese aircraft losses ~5 }: C% a# i7 B# Z; b
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged+ X/ W: C6 t8 v$ _
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Allied aircraft losses- C! y$ Y1 [/ L; d( A3 [
B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
) R- K& j+ i% z" Q M1 Z( b1 [ Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground" Z. S- \5 ?# O
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; G4 G% a& o8 c, i: z" \8 D
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 A$ Z, T* W/ X& Y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 w1 M5 I3 o% p* }. U1 e" ?4 W
2 ], W% J X1 J) \ o/ J) m' h. i: T- jJapanese aircraft _5 [' W) U; C/ g* |) [ @
A6M2 Zero x 353 [* n9 {& @7 T0 G
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 19, \! D2 f' }: o S U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 620 V" L( q1 D7 M# o
TBD-1 Devastator x 245 u" ]4 G0 k, Y, b
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* G" p& `6 ] R5 a' f& W$ V A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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9 v: n5 i/ ]' e% J2 { F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
* h) m2 [9 Y1 d5 C$ z SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
% T O& X# H$ s& N$ r- M* g) [: A3 S4 y% h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' Q- C- Z. [# E# x5 D) y2 _
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
0 D# {4 {8 S# E+ }# x n: w CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, on fire1 ]" H& C* C+ c' I) Z% z0 s
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 _/ D k8 w9 v, p
DD Yugure) r6 h' `: z# z* X) }
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire* {( C3 W' d w, s$ {7 a. ]
DD Akebono
( U: C% |% B% M; ~8 n DD Ariake, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 t+ j% [8 K; | [
DD Ushio/ x- g# `9 Z7 z l! k; a% _
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ h& j/ O, ]: @) x) k3 Y0 P
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
3 q) z: D8 v/ l: Z7 T+ }# Q& P! @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
n+ T" `( w# d( c7 hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku) p$ \6 M6 n& @# O
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ariake! e/ ]8 H- [$ |& _
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mutsuki |
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