航母决战结束,日军投降。' N/ J5 j: a4 y+ L; {. v4 A) y
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1304 J4 W* X1 `5 }
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Japanese Ships3 B+ |6 d0 S# s6 h5 `+ }# T
PC Ch 22) b( e. ^. I4 t* T
PC Ch 320 c: k& Z5 N; T9 \1 Z
PC Ch 23
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SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22: b7 T* f' s% `+ b( O! n
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# S) v/ p2 ]7 q( ^: |ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships$ a# y6 W9 k$ w5 R
SS I-17, hits 10 h2 ~9 G0 I1 M3 J* J3 c! k
7 H7 ~, U3 b" R) M' I# v0 IAllied Ships, {7 d$ `; G8 W
DD Lamson$ T0 \$ q9 d, {# {5 a# {+ ?
DD Cummings P0 F# _5 C Z, {( `* G- m
DD Aylwin7 k, Z. v Q4 d9 y, i
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson; @0 |# w# ?! ?1 x. Z- {7 }" c4 s
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 v) D- ?2 m! B) @
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Weather in hex: Overcast; v4 q( H2 a2 s9 W# |: X5 ^* G$ B
) b, {) V# S! {4 l& [Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' {4 {5 ~7 o) k% J3 bEstimated time to target is 36 minutes0 e; h: A3 \/ H* f, {
8 N" j9 f5 T% B0 F) T, yJapanese aircraft
/ s1 y f( ] j+ e! s1 C G4M1 Betty x 17
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no flights9 [2 d1 s8 N& x* }. e) e
# Z; ?5 A' t. Y% l7 i- [No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses) p" @/ p3 E& t! n9 G! D3 D
Catalina I: 10 damaged* B4 m. p1 [7 C1 H9 ]
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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# y) X& q! T* u6 bAirbase hits 1 t% Y' n- h' G0 V ?
Runway hits 6
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- W4 Y* z9 U8 m# s8 ~+ O& GNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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- k/ ]+ s$ e8 D+ tRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
C/ X* s; s; \: f1 a0 tEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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4 Z9 O( Q$ \: b& }2 a3 KJapanese aircraft, m* n" p. r- O0 ^5 T: S: ?/ R
G4M1 Betty x 8. W4 a2 ~/ u) }! x5 P
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No Japanese losses
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5 e) g" i! R4 G/ r4 W% SRunway hits 1/ L% C. W2 h0 G; Y3 I+ M4 ~4 m3 Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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* @9 E7 s: Q/ n% V+ H) p2 u5 |# c# XWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." K& K" r5 D" v% T: |" V
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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% ?! S9 b% M' T8 K' cJapanese aircraft
+ I: W+ e( L! x; M A6M2 Zero x 43
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8 ~5 T1 V3 M- o% R \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 915 J2 n7 t5 G D4 ?0 R9 j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130" i' j; i; _' \$ t
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses/ Y$ L/ K' X2 b6 g8 j5 v Z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# H5 G e' _% u# \: G0 \9 X
% p( T. I* D" `Allied aircraft losses8 n( U+ w. O/ |7 y% f0 C% C$ b! x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
: N7 w; t& q; ~. L! c2 R! H$ ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged, F5 ~" ?' ^ N1 G. k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 C1 ]4 z( O0 k, N" s: b# t
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged% _/ U! r; h' r3 n2 L |
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Japanese Ships1 @5 q9 c0 V5 \9 I. m; ^7 C
CV Zuikaku
: z: }- ]& `& A1 ~) g& D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. z4 o2 r* A; r7 D2 S CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 _1 O: x' |; s CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( _. B6 m! b% y- } BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
( M2 t4 {! t7 Y* K8 `6 r I CA Takao8 ^. d0 R8 c: r
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
5 V; M% Z! |8 n5 H DD Shikinami
( o1 a7 A0 s" ~& h3 Y7 [ CA Tone5 u" n8 e: s4 h( [3 ?
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku. l5 ^' m0 }) R3 |+ v, w+ d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku# e: g4 B* h: K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo: p3 |& u7 W" V; M" P
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1 \; a, K$ d" W8 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139' ?6 }6 y+ ~7 j' c
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. s4 H1 ^; L& |( q6 F5 OEstimated time to target is 43 minutes d% X% O8 ^1 u/ I" k
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Japanese aircraft; }3 D) a5 P1 o c7 U$ l
A6M2 Zero x 45% X, }1 K3 p: E; k# \9 h( G/ v$ t
B5N1 Kate x 27" q$ B c9 _6 Q! Z
D3A1 Val x 15
: B6 [! \& Z: V D3A2 Val x 26# D' Z7 N4 U" @( k
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0 ?2 }6 F* @5 n1 s5 J; A F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ I3 j# N6 U0 q+ }2 }/ n A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
* R/ }8 H/ d7 H B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
y! }/ H, ` J0 Q B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
) q) r6 w* Q0 j& S) e+ R2 k( K D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
u# y& [1 W7 L& d" x0 o D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged1 x% y' o& p* v% V S" o
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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" n( e' L0 f! @ F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 h4 i# a" s$ {' a5 Y; S
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. o5 l& t$ O' h# w5 F7 M
CV Enterprise
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BB North Carolina2 Q* s( }+ z/ \9 K% w1 w
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; \% @; j& R* {# n* q5 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139; @0 r/ `7 D! P3 v) K, P: P4 u" [
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 g1 p' H3 n1 f D0 h5 }Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
5 T$ \. _. j8 C# m: x; g8 H B5N1 Kate x 23
' t' M" V& X9 k5 }5 F4 q$ d5 l/ v D3A1 Val x 2
V: n5 Z" C3 K1 ?! Y0 o D3A2 Val x 16, X4 Z3 ]& [# L+ H$ \& e
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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4 s( ?; ?+ S$ I7 ], V& h A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 m/ N0 Z- j- H" @7 g
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
7 R& \8 L5 s1 Q B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
/ q- u% c0 E' w ?4 Q& w D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
& a( B3 R/ W1 X, b$ L7 ?- }8 e. B D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged! G8 {' X) b- ]" q+ E
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
3 q+ M% W" l1 m9 k+ t) O- l F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1) U% o6 i4 C# i
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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CL Hobart
2 ~1 o* H% ]' G% l8 b. lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga1 V1 R; U/ V* |/ c7 G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1350 T4 \' r: Q1 ]* n9 Z
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+ s( d9 C3 [( ARaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
' p- j7 V, u$ R* L% U) A# }Estimated time to target is 23 minutes1 Q6 _* h7 B# ^3 R, Z. T1 G
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
+ l0 z, H. E e/ K) Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
2 a9 _5 G: ]/ ?) ^& B$ F SBD-3 Dauntless x 24& a7 ]5 A6 @2 W) o# j& A
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+ z! E% ]3 h, s A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged+ Y3 `2 ]* |, U+ W: G, Y
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/ L! ]! Q9 _- n4 [& {- z F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
. P& H1 c! ?6 X+ f. ] @6 W( @: C9 I SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged+ a' D; F1 `# A) b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak e5 z0 d+ ~: v+ E
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Japanese Ships
) v) }! u! f6 j; N+ _, M' X CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Takao
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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9 N9 t4 \4 E: q( o' G5 I* s; B( E. tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135+ G! {4 [4 a9 C2 E
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( B( ~8 ]2 n2 s( U1 @Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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, j P: }) a8 e A6M2 Zero x 13& l0 ~, D1 `; {: a/ w
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& b( Z, k7 ^9 f3 W: V; m F4F-4 Wildcat x 303 E. ?7 d. i/ D/ O& Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57( c, m0 \, i; L
TBF-1 Avenger x 10/ C5 \. @# _% m J7 }, g# o" k
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) e6 f9 j3 j" p+ m$ G- L" b$ f
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 L4 N% ^. B. N6 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
9 Y9 l8 l M1 d% L SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# r) P, ^7 c# s5 \( Q, G
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ r; M" @# w; X CA Tone
$ r2 z2 V" P; t, r( x BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
9 q" Q- _3 z8 y2 ?& q: O. ^. u, ~ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 F, t. c7 T5 t# w4 L- U
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
& |% o4 L+ ]2 l: a& F! f CA Myoko, on fire$ X) H. Q6 ~( F+ S( B$ \+ `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; e; N( r' z% g. y( [" e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
/ M4 Y; q: l/ O! w* N1 NHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku( L4 E- p7 b. f5 c
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
9 g" x/ O! N7 k3 @* _0 c SS I-2, hits 2( R! m- Q, ]3 x. {# Z/ ]0 R
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
; A. Q# U1 N" H1 N6 O% f DD Lamson
5 m, s; ~( y) \& K DD Aylwin
1 p; N' I* S7 s" v/ l DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |