航母决战结束,日军投降。
6 V, u7 @3 r8 ]" Y6 qAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42 }2 R- K" d. Z( i4 ]4 {9 t
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6 U! X" G8 E5 {- }+ KSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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9 v" l% A' A) \! l' l1 MJapanese Ships
' v p3 T! K! M, b8 l+ A PC Ch 22# e: N7 M# U/ n, O( [/ m+ R
PC Ch 32
9 v, H% H# I7 @8 _+ k PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships9 {7 X$ [- d4 ]9 U- G% B' S- v& A
SS Gudgeon5 s& _/ m7 n" U) ?0 x3 S1 n' V
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167% F/ W& d' `) q& l9 V4 {' a7 H- A
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Japanese Ships. k7 i) q3 M f9 R( ^! ?" n1 E5 W
SS I-17, hits 1, `) e- {7 X8 _
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DD Lamson
0 q- q% t% r* g; U& a2 S" f DD Cummings
9 ^1 Z2 e3 M* z7 o# L3 b4 x8 R3 Y1 e( L, A DD Aylwin
6 }2 x" Q8 y: Y; ~ DD Monaghan1 ]" m R4 h5 M1 `
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson" c8 u' Q. I b/ F( i; k
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 T4 {$ t4 b& b( z6 c6 q. K) ^) GWeather in hex: Overcast9 K/ @7 e& \5 R( Y8 e: e/ m7 C, X* h
2 T7 }# z4 J ^0 eRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% I/ ~- T, j# D; k* h0 E% jEstimated time to target is 36 minutes/ D# ^# _% J- e( k
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Japanese aircraft" Y4 k C& u% ^, R& b
G4M1 Betty x 17
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$ y/ \9 f% {3 x+ {, G& b! oAllied aircraft
; D/ L, H# Y8 m no flights) A1 y: _+ j3 B s! u# Y
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses. u1 t2 [( q" C$ p6 Q2 ^
Catalina I: 10 damaged. V9 D! |- l4 `5 b w
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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* Z! y+ q* w9 n8 g* x }% F7 }& D5 xAirbase hits 1- h0 R7 W. z7 ?( Q0 R& _0 r* v" Y
Runway hits 6
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% @- |1 ^+ H" M$ o. }0 A4 B6 i& ?Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 [9 u# d( d( [, T9 y
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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$ y9 M$ _$ }9 ]8 @: [) F/ D3 sRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# J0 i0 q; s; l9 z6 e/ {
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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1 x7 p; X. b' W' _1 }) {% O9 G* y6 uJapanese aircraft2 h. c2 Q) \: j
G4M1 Betty x 8( S' i5 n5 [/ U8 y
& N- y) v4 p& K6 O; ^- P6 GNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1" \. Y- Q4 l& w+ d, I! Z! L
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+ p' Z c0 M& ~5 _% _; C8 l$ iMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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: p( H7 Z. v# l! t( W1 G& K+ IWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 e; {# w. D$ f: |% I- B3 B, }8 w
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 \% B( g, o9 E' e8 Q9 s" wEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* a5 b, v8 [) m A6M2 Zero x 43( t' q" d" U, H; u" G
4 Z0 M$ u3 ?& O* {/ lAllied aircraft
* v3 O, e, y9 I% K c0 N7 g F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
: g/ a0 X% i& y8 c: g/ _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
$ M! Q) m. ?( H$ k" E/ ^+ g TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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7 Q8 j( D% G1 b; jJapanese aircraft losses# ?* ?3 t( D: s) J$ r9 i
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) [5 ~5 X6 B" J
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Allied aircraft losses
- D9 X* h. J J+ j9 X% J F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed& \- A1 {* q) q. g9 k1 G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged# q: z5 A) D' L8 {1 J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 t3 a7 k# ^) g: j
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# k1 D! o7 w; _" Y CV Zuikaku
# {/ E/ m" l: M/ R- ? CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, l% O3 ^- Z8 X9 \+ _) [
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire; ^4 X, f/ H/ m" {/ }& M" ~0 t
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! Q1 M7 M3 S8 m* \8 f3 X BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 10 S! d" V3 r0 K5 h6 s6 t3 ^
CA Takao i* I3 n+ ]2 ~) U" y0 @' p* F6 T
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire' u# E _* u S
DD Shikinami
& ?: L- Q) q: s. B1 |" E CA Tone5 }; f$ r% c! t
DD Umikaze1 Q5 P$ T5 Y _: ~
6 [) y+ [* s$ K( ZAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku, Y A. D8 N; `2 A; O6 y' o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 a: X' [3 N* q. |, I* c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo7 ~* B9 a+ C7 y; v$ G
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4 g7 G# E [6 c% s! oMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139! n/ z* j4 d( \* r/ D
+ @0 q% d- A& n+ e# `6 @& o0 lWeather in hex: Severe storms
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( m3 p/ C' m& z' j4 O( I/ TRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 b. J7 F: [. l" u
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes7 |' ~# u& F7 h; O+ y
8 V. k) p& {, v7 P2 S6 YJapanese aircraft9 A) ]/ b; E. {) i/ O4 m+ B6 I
A6M2 Zero x 45
$ Y( M8 a4 K3 }8 Y: D' a! e B5N1 Kate x 277 F# ^4 l7 U% W7 i! O% K
D3A1 Val x 156 N; v9 c/ H6 ^1 e& u3 `
D3A2 Val x 26 v I6 G* ^) v% g( n- g U9 x
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Allied aircraft. |7 r% [3 z3 W0 ?0 V: F0 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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9 @7 _8 |# c7 [6 Q& |- i0 sJapanese aircraft losses
8 C2 p( `' ]9 u; h A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
$ ]/ k, ?9 v! S5 S2 k! S: U! ~ B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 P& D3 x+ G9 K8 B9 Y B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
0 E: A6 z' S/ H: `9 E D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged0 S+ L/ e! h5 i
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
+ _% S; V% w% |4 c8 l. V/ t6 a2 F D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 _6 j) e* Q2 {' I3 Y( a4 Q- uAllied aircraft losses1 s$ `3 [4 U7 L4 j2 o, a3 M; z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
8 ^2 l. |- @5 l7 L CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" P, J) b" }% p' I1 m+ J% w
CV Enterprise, g6 h6 i. w M& ]/ u" C; y# j
CLAA Juneau
) Z# _ m8 x H* y5 a5 U. w) f: D CL Leander
, D* D& k. O# t0 C BB North Carolina
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: E! g8 v9 l4 h. A! f) TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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5 O- L$ c) Y2 |% QWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ u2 B# x6 z6 w" w
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes! w! y. b7 [, y5 v0 T% K( A
. W4 t- l$ {+ x, AJapanese aircraft9 ^1 _* ^ M3 q o e& i
A6M2 Zero x 223 p$ C# P+ w7 v$ b1 L Z8 N
B5N1 Kate x 23+ v8 }( y( J; g3 [+ V
D3A1 Val x 2/ ^, D2 T3 B- F" Z5 C
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft' A; L4 w7 p9 K& O* Y: Q' C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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$ e0 e4 Q( }" l! b9 e+ W `0 w0 h3 N9 nJapanese aircraft losses
5 x7 [0 d6 L3 W1 G. T( {5 } A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
# Z9 |, ?! c3 M3 K; t. A% B# R8 N B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
) Q# f5 w6 G0 @% b B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
& F2 V+ p9 f; A1 g( K- Z D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
+ R: ~ ?7 @: g$ U3 t D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
0 k* B) `( \% j. l D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
! C8 d# W; i( Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' c" {1 U9 ]0 d0 z6 `# d: `7 S; F
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Allied Ships8 l, ^ e: H" \; J
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 10 B2 r% l1 Z% \6 @ _' u. E; J
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 ^8 C- z% z- e/ Z$ B) J CV Enterprise
' k! v& S& S' d( ]# o8 T CLAA Juneau
" _, R. t; E G9 {1 s CL Hobart
$ m# w# g" p2 [9 a! l7 kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga+ o7 m' X* d9 b
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9 m: K* y h9 y" u" kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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( ]8 u5 F2 x- Y7 I; L- V' JRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
3 g( }" Q8 C, L& | HEstimated time to target is 23 minutes. z9 T, q1 h" ^7 D( ~! `$ s
/ q, v# J. P# u, [/ E+ tJapanese aircraft+ [, c* @& q# G$ {: `' ] A
A6M2 Zero x 280 h6 b) m) [7 |3 ?. B. U4 L+ y
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Allied aircraft2 J, k, P/ G4 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21/ F! {# Y4 Z( F( B! W" P3 h5 `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 [0 p) S" c# C5 S! g+ Y F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
# i: `! `2 _/ R: e: G0 ]7 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged$ m8 G. j8 t4 I% q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; V1 {) ^2 A% A4 m% \
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Japanese Ships7 o5 m4 b' |+ R9 z4 x$ d! l7 Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 F& \( L: j ?5 i5 U$ x* g CV Zuikaku
# q, t0 H' ^+ D, N6 m3 s3 E7 A CA Takao
# E- ]: B- w5 J9 z- j" a) T BB Hiei
* G0 n' W8 _: U+ B+ kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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; P9 V( A: _6 d4 K' }6 U% Q, ^" nRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: M: G% m3 {9 W' I, `
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13 r+ B% {; m! W, s" A
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 301 k, m) |5 f' L3 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57$ d0 s! \2 Q' D8 J
TBF-1 Avenger x 10* q5 M% l f) p6 T
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Japanese aircraft losses `0 v O$ L2 Q0 `0 d$ R( F
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, v! x& t# U7 b0 y* U
( @" ^3 S9 ? G6 z+ C5 _* {Allied aircraft losses7 ~$ J' ~7 U% n e, v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 O' Z g& J# `1 ~. A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
2 Q: H, A% `1 p% n0 F H SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ t; p3 P" Q2 |% @* g$ q1 z- ` TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, p- C* i. A. V6 c CA Tone: {) t, ^, O! v" e ~
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
3 m. [: U* y _$ S CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' m4 m+ g9 L+ q& p* | CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ X! R9 A* F$ {/ l) l$ s- w! T7 u1 l CA Myoko, on fire
" G4 }2 \+ v, A4 p8 D" ~% UHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
6 H B4 r- i$ u: P/ p: iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei* B( x ~/ m, q' z: b8 u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku6 @1 q" E9 V1 I
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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4 E N" J i% v6 oJapanese Ships
: [4 o6 q! Y- F$ i6 S! p% W SS I-2, hits 2
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5 E8 k# @, j1 s; DAllied Ships
4 C- h1 }1 W: }9 d/ n* c, I) H DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage/ c, H6 G6 w! l! | h# g
DD Lamson
8 {, X9 D1 P9 Q DD Aylwin
9 J9 K9 B# T g$ C+ z( A DD Monaghan
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4 ^% b2 [; C$ i+ m' ~SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |