航母决战结束,日军投降。 i+ F l3 D0 [# O
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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; _3 V7 ^( j8 M7 uSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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^; M0 w( N4 \$ U3 f: vJapanese Ships7 ~$ X# [% T3 I0 |" |1 ~( o/ N7 ~0 B
PC Ch 22( U2 v, B- } Y/ @9 G( H0 W
PC Ch 32
; T" F/ b% I$ }" d; c/ t e PC Ch 23) M b0 Z. |8 C
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Allied Ships" K4 D' [6 V3 G' v* K! f
SS Gudgeon
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# W5 m9 v0 F& |5 s0 c* D) uSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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" b: ~5 ^( A2 cASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1677 x# Z" U* N q9 ?5 J
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Japanese Ships
" \9 ~2 _6 c D: k$ y/ ? SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson
5 ^- k$ S& Y# K9 ?$ {4 f DD Cummings
+ b) I1 K3 I, S0 e" o* j DD Aylwin
7 e6 [9 W$ l% L) T: y DD Monaghan' |: g1 M; |0 K! Q9 d# H
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson: m8 k+ b& V9 j
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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2 Y2 F+ E5 c& e4 r9 U. p1 g- j: yRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! [: B1 _# G$ Z! H" V( \. v
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
l/ k Q7 y9 e1 y _ G4M1 Betty x 17' q! g% o$ p R/ E
5 p8 t" Y3 i. `$ [Allied aircraft2 P* d& @% y' H* z. i- ?) [% }# B9 a& S
no flights" Q: V+ w, {( w! h7 P
% l/ b9 I6 p5 e, o; v& HNo Japanese losses- n6 A) a; O0 P. M
- [) \/ a# o0 y3 q5 PAllied aircraft losses
5 l& V. C" a$ X3 a$ ^3 b/ R7 W Catalina I: 10 damaged w" i/ a0 Z2 S( H9 U) D0 B! _
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged0 ~# a" O- P2 [, r$ d ?
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Airbase hits 1
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2 s0 a/ n) h4 b- f! A' mNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 {/ E( M7 a( p* W" v' \
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 I9 u, D9 G3 S: R. _4 t) l( Y) S
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes+ c' a- w F, m0 ^. \- [' |' F
. Y* W$ T* }; W6 x3 gJapanese aircraft1 @1 v% V+ T' S/ F# x% W3 r3 ^+ L# B
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses0 w! F! q6 Z$ L6 `1 _6 g
0 ^. G& R7 O, M9 t# L$ |8 |% lRunway hits 1 ?) G7 ]9 n8 `8 y! A, J. c
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+ R3 P7 n$ W9 w4 p2 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 T9 B- e* N; C/ M' g+ f' [
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes3 T+ ^% v. { @
( j. x0 e" T# v5 c* ^Japanese aircraft
, \; T2 w$ O+ b0 I- ~* Z) ?# T+ ` A6M2 Zero x 43; N: P! i: a3 p! P+ e
8 M7 _* Y- @( HAllied aircraft
3 t c( g, E( D, l( T: B* ] Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
' R8 Q( e. f* T' Y! r SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
% r1 R8 C( ^# O4 A' o' Z: Y TBF-1 Avenger x 12; ]$ k! F: |+ `4 p
+ m4 @0 g# U# gJapanese aircraft losses6 a, ^: b+ a6 U" ~) T# _
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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- e! X1 F; f% X. s$ q/ f. } F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
) f* }, k- P: \, |8 }( G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
4 T a# }0 Z; Y5 d/ l7 o SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 w. O5 t0 y: ?9 R9 [/ P
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged- x8 u# ?- e7 s2 o9 D
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Japanese Ships, ~. p2 t! o# ~. o! D2 o! @
CV Zuikaku6 l) J, ^& u8 J- I; D' a9 s' I# \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# G9 K4 X1 e; w! v, j: |
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire j% H, {; e2 v" ]+ ?, L
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 {1 s- x6 O1 G. q0 K8 [8 d
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
/ M% Z& h+ s: ?/ H) N2 O CA Takao5 K. |% `" a0 y0 {
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire. \. J: H" k- B+ G" @( Y6 b; O
DD Shikinami
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DD Umikaze R/ X( g* Q1 E7 a
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku9 e) ]( T8 K/ Y; {1 [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
% d9 \* P4 {' F& P9 I' r( IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo {: x( B* E: H! A- f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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4 g* d& e& O1 yRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! C; s5 h- l* OEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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% |4 [7 }$ e5 Q# u& g A6M2 Zero x 451 g ?+ q) o$ B, y# b8 `+ a% P
B5N1 Kate x 27
% o& w) X g$ T; D* F5 K D3A1 Val x 15, h$ H0 W' N' L/ y* f$ l- Y
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
! {7 l" w+ v8 T3 k' d1 l F4F-4 Wildcat x 116+ n k0 z, Q9 L: t: { R
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 ^. [. i8 ?- d2 Q6 `4 ]/ R* l& [! n1 J A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
# `' P/ M T- y/ g B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged: j9 n. f. {( F* n& |
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak9 B/ Z/ b4 c; Z% F/ V2 _- B7 n. p
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged2 K# F: B1 @ X B7 T G0 J
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
) L$ u0 E' a9 \7 P D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses5 b6 e4 _! c+ p# o6 c: I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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8 N6 q. M3 h9 u& |: V# l CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
+ y. I* u. E6 }0 V CV Enterprise
3 M. x6 ]* g. Z8 s3 s- f. [ O CLAA Juneau
# D5 v/ X( Z4 A1 u& \) [ CL Leander
" q* n% A! B z+ \ BB North Carolina2 x# \, |6 k3 j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ @* B' o# s2 ]2 Z& z2 Q" D& C
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes1 ]7 l: q) Q; H
a n9 F7 o, [ R+ h" SJapanese aircraft! ?: G3 p3 K! r
A6M2 Zero x 22
* ?5 P6 _# F) M8 j4 E B5N1 Kate x 231 r5 {: p% o5 @4 e" K, o1 l
D3A1 Val x 2$ G$ B T, ^ E- q; g l5 ?$ Q
D3A2 Val x 16
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( w ^" ^7 E2 K- k: T$ f F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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2 O5 b, v( a% d0 e; ^0 Y A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ Z3 F# I0 p* l" [$ f4 x, h B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
. B" T" A$ b# Y/ g" M B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak9 M9 B- f3 `. E+ ?0 E5 ]
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged+ D$ l5 I" G( C8 j4 k* @! o: w; P" `8 H
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
! H9 B3 @! ~1 B% r8 J$ b D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 17 Y2 _1 b( @' N) D3 Q$ A5 x' N
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; X# C! `; [8 w' [ CV Enterprise
; K* C& y3 _. o CLAA Juneau
* v: G& B* X! {. {! F, C! k/ ^ CL Hobart1 ?+ N }- g) N& c: c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga- L5 r3 T; e4 n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1357 F& e0 l" N* D. I4 W7 o" l
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% {9 J- ^6 X$ U5 d- y; J* H4 kRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
1 X8 v! }8 p5 m: @' a3 AEstimated time to target is 23 minutes0 @: C% s$ ]$ T- W- g( x$ v
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A6M2 Zero x 28+ r7 z, L, s: `
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1 ` h, e& ], |) q& s; O2 V$ i F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 l7 R1 |4 t# u. z SBD-3 Dauntless x 245 @ G3 v% N) i; P2 ~ q9 m: u
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Japanese aircraft losses7 Q5 E" c7 I; p' B* `* z' f
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged3 p4 n% j3 c$ q1 s* j" @
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Allied aircraft losses6 S. ]1 u& S0 a1 D% W: M$ X- [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed# f0 B: a# k* Y- U$ r' W% M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged6 H% X8 t& L) i; }7 r4 W6 I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) D% Y" x6 q1 N m8 h
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' H2 }$ l( l; [* z+ Y
CV Zuikaku
b C# @3 f; c6 T# |0 a# H CA Takao: R4 ^ P7 c7 T, T
BB Hiei
4 e) ^2 D9 `1 \+ a( q' g0 A/ jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku( ~; e5 g1 J H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( x. x7 t, Q% t1 ?4 j4 AEstimated time to target is 22 minutes5 j2 i4 q0 i6 _; W+ A, |
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A6M2 Zero x 132 L, n7 n* s6 `
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Allied aircraft
) }0 i r e4 m9 E' C0 c F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
/ F/ T: t- B" C1 v( b9 q; b SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
1 @; e" M) b/ \! a/ L( ]; { TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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) j7 e* ~ W: O' H A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; f9 x, b5 S5 {3 i. @0 e
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7 Q8 Z- n* ?: \; S3 i8 [7 h' P5 A F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 j0 A0 X B- B! n0 A% i2 P- K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged4 O* N) i$ u2 ^+ F i0 W: u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak. m8 o, T+ c! M/ F: k# h# v
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone# m o4 E4 ^5 ]2 M8 V# A3 n
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire4 S0 l/ }4 l5 P6 g9 _# W1 b- h( n
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 d9 W& E7 F1 \
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 o6 T: O% N) G# L1 D* i CA Myoko, on fire# a, Z8 u( h2 A: ?( [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku) I2 d$ p7 I0 f, ~8 X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
3 B* Z9 N1 s/ y+ x* p0 cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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3 R- ~ n2 q( y- p- Z1 mSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162. \! G0 B) l) E2 U" i. y
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 [4 \! U9 N6 C$ D& K5 d( v) w
DD Lamson7 N. W# z) D! T9 f
DD Aylwin
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9 ?& v- T+ ~# O% i6 hSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |