航母决战结束,日军投降。
. O, w2 z% L2 M( m: f* y7 T! A, |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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2 R* U! z' h- K8 j" lSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
/ Q, v0 _( g; C; Z2 R& h2 J PC Ch 22
1 E6 I' V8 {; L PC Ch 32
% f* a0 t% i* d0 j6 h PC Ch 235 a$ p$ T; P( a" _- n% q( ]
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Allied Ships
# v9 Y: A( P9 e# @- N! a SS Gudgeon4 H8 c n3 e1 |) H$ W; L% v
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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" {5 w! o, w7 z' ?! ~. UASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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! t6 X: g4 i% W. u* VJapanese Ships
$ u! @ T( L0 v9 M8 {; d0 N; I0 c4 P2 a SS I-17, hits 17 z+ }) Y" {2 W
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Allied Ships
$ R8 V' H! ^4 b }2 L DD Lamson
; C5 J# m& a3 A' Y+ X6 Z DD Cummings
- n1 Z! g7 }6 q: a DD Aylwin y8 I4 f5 j6 X& v
DD Monaghan% S- g9 N& B1 Q! P; j" \0 l$ m4 t9 ?
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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( z) `$ n& g2 c1 @* b+ o; w+ e9 x6 S3 sNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! M$ Z F4 Z& t! s6 G
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Weather in hex: Overcast# ?9 S* K; J1 B' c# x( ^" J
- C! }6 B' d% {+ V8 x& S; BRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( q* c" f9 e: @/ _& S5 qEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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R0 Q, q! W( v* I6 ~Japanese aircraft
4 d- s8 x0 _" Y- ] G4M1 Betty x 17- N2 r7 {! R# h; D H
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Allied aircraft, N0 ~1 k2 r# _3 B
no flights. r0 ~, w }: E" ^
& E% V! j* j$ k5 W3 d$ X W2 ]No Japanese losses5 P" J" w7 N0 {( I s1 B
% T. ]0 I8 h3 }# a2 L1 WAllied aircraft losses
2 S- O: L( ]# z2 w; ]; s- J Catalina I: 10 damaged5 u1 \1 r6 E* y# |/ [* n/ n
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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4 S; E5 u v s( u' I$ Z/ `Airbase hits 1, F' O I% j. F" ^: O
Runway hits 64 _* A, D) C; o/ H3 y
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- X h8 H4 Z; @# VNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." u6 z* `) n4 _7 p5 e
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, D/ x( c- ~: p2 j0 x; G
/ ^- p, R* l) NJapanese aircraft
2 @9 h( n9 e, P8 e+ f G4M1 Betty x 8
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Z2 i# N6 ]4 @7 NNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1/ A" @5 V' a' ?( f) L
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& y" ^' J9 u! X2 A: mMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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. D- z/ K; _# P8 hWeather in hex: Thunderstorms% s! B) G/ n4 g: |2 X
8 p$ Z v J& x+ f0 ]Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 I5 Z/ v3 j7 rEstimated time to target is 31 minutes1 k6 ]* W6 _! X& `
* [2 y5 Y/ ?, {( R) @Japanese aircraft: q, v' ]. X! X& K/ d. Z* [( b
A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
: d) j7 d- p& Z) T2 u2 I F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
: h( `0 H) c$ f" E SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
8 R) |/ T# n! I2 `$ v4 a, \3 l TBF-1 Avenger x 12. x+ s8 E2 l2 A3 M
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Japanese aircraft losses* D. G2 u4 r- y* E
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 A& W4 A6 \. g% i: C) R9 H- V! [' b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
7 A7 e4 P1 ]- a8 ^4 ?7 @& ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged9 ?* h! v. H. X5 X# c4 |/ b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak8 w! P% A5 W% w0 T
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged5 |/ n( p, V3 ^' D, ?
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Japanese Ships7 R9 o; b7 L0 ]* ]8 L ~3 C
CV Zuikaku
+ w( Q% N& u" h+ }, K7 p9 t, H CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% W7 @# s8 w. v& }: w
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire ^+ N2 F+ [; P+ B- h6 S1 ]
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 f( i/ B1 M- c$ G3 g2 ~( ?/ D- t
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 19 n# P( T3 k- ~7 n! P# ^, i
CA Takao& i. B1 I& h1 m: u. Z9 H
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire3 i. T8 m' _1 M- n% `3 C
DD Shikinami
0 B5 z, G+ y d; ` CA Tone
4 i+ f; o4 N# j- U DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
( T7 E5 u1 e" j7 F8 A) vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
. ^+ D: A6 Y' a s/ w9 Q7 SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo8 X& l4 j% |! |1 v3 t. x' {2 C* C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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, F- K' ?/ Z5 v4 B/ i$ WWeather in hex: Severe storms
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4 m2 p2 t0 n% ^; u: WRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# m# a" M6 r% h5 q( lEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* F# i+ r. T5 p* u- c A6M2 Zero x 45
8 J# {9 q( Y) m4 b B5N1 Kate x 27
7 h8 j& i% @3 ^# U: N1 [. A% ? D3A1 Val x 15# d" y$ Q7 a* r b
D3A2 Val x 26" E `. s6 a( Q* c6 r4 O$ d; t
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Allied aircraft/ F1 @* a! C, b `1 P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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- b0 r5 h- t9 a9 ]- ?Japanese aircraft losses
, t$ E/ F8 n9 I& z% v7 ]- { A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed7 W$ Q: l& K% }1 Z2 Z6 V
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
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D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged; k& p5 x0 f5 h2 e
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged7 C1 x! c+ k% c+ C0 d4 s
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 d. R+ P& F/ A; S8 x4 r" X
# \8 Q1 ^* M' P& w) n6 L) jAllied aircraft losses: }- I/ Q4 `, M( X3 h5 a7 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed" r0 Y/ l" N2 Z8 S8 e! R# }' M" z
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Allied Ships
* Q. l0 Q) g8 @7 g+ z; B CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
x0 w" H3 E& d" H# D CV Enterprise
3 H, b0 X3 p& }# k. n7 Y/ x CLAA Juneau
& D' r3 @ e2 t/ _4 l4 ]* R CL Leander
, M/ W. c0 l- u6 I+ S, h. G7 }! G- f BB North Carolina8 n- j( H! c+ A& }) u: o" ^0 f
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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.8 l$ c) p/ B- O( Y2 ~& z
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 a3 ]- r, j" R8 j C& Q
A6M2 Zero x 22
N3 @' V3 `# J4 U* g9 R" L' @ B5N1 Kate x 23
# h& R0 w; s0 U' s$ @+ j D3A1 Val x 23 p w2 j; [2 z' F/ [
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft' y! M9 c# {, Q/ I9 _6 r4 H A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47# I7 b v7 j B: d6 x6 G
_0 C, i: d% y0 LJapanese aircraft losses
( [& X! R9 ~6 f' V/ U A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 v6 m9 ?0 t' G7 M! n# J B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
6 |8 v7 z. J3 Y# G% i B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
9 s! a2 `1 [. u! R! O1 | D3A1 Val: 1 damaged/ J, o; z* b8 ?
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
O% D0 C$ J! m1 i* I, ?) E D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- _- S* d6 c$ e5 I. a
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Allied aircraft losses
% |- l* `) v8 p5 m, y3 Q+ g) M# V F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1! M1 A; I* e, B
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 r/ W3 X% ], e0 e! L H8 z CV Enterprise
; `' P' H6 |6 p: ^% g CLAA Juneau( Y2 i) k' B5 r+ j- J7 m; Y
CL Hobart
4 k8 }# G$ w* Y0 s# JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga: q! ]' e+ S7 u3 M
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. c e S4 J O& z# l' ]- wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135# q' |' ^- f, d# e
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.* e. i" ] r. n% Y7 g" Q
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes) h; R1 A$ \" f: V
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft1 }9 A# p3 w8 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
* |+ K! Y% `. k$ X+ T+ p; C SBD-3 Dauntless x 24! U8 ^- H3 q) o$ }2 n; j
1 H# z4 J6 [) S$ L5 A7 j0 YJapanese aircraft losses2 a* B' h+ y! |# O& q8 D( W$ o+ @2 |
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged, ?$ `5 C; I' f" t8 O' ^+ Z B
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed7 J; B5 N- Q% z% ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
! ^+ h' n: ?9 }5 o+ i! R) @- v$ h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# p+ f/ S! a1 F$ Y- Y. }# L5 y
CV Zuikaku2 t: ^ Q9 C I, k3 T% J
CA Takao
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! i+ ?+ p- ~: L9 v- L$ K" YHeavy 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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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: p1 U/ C4 H) F: e
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes- c8 r* _5 n; {" R
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 300 t# L# P# P/ f4 R; o. j% j% b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
: c* m" X' l; v; l e TBF-1 Avenger x 101 w) b/ F0 X% y$ Y% v8 s
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ ` Y$ Q6 S& K o P- t
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& S0 N+ X4 p% N/ z c% ] F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. k5 V8 ?+ x2 N0 m6 a( Y9 W2 h' m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
; E) l& O8 n" R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' V# V5 I4 a9 A ?/ W! n3 d
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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: J6 c7 a5 K+ G( S h# ?8 e: f CA Tone( j5 r2 L" E' \4 W% G
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire" V8 `) e6 w( ~ X* I, K1 R
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage1 e6 o1 W j" Y, F
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 U g: z8 p" F4 i. t' m) v CA Myoko, on fire
: w4 k8 Z- M( d( H7 ?# tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
* m8 S$ N1 J( S0 P- C' }0 {8 f# T- P! ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
/ H8 k9 F [- f1 { C5 @5 lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku8 |: ~# M/ C% B* q
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162; s# ~ e' u) X4 E1 |
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SS I-2, hits 27 H4 h8 @. u( F5 \& ^; _/ `$ z! s; D
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Allied Ships
; X; F$ _8 {" P4 ^$ e- Y5 r DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
7 t5 g; I' H1 C4 T# t2 D2 H DD Lamson
& ~( D) ?% w$ p( m DD Aylwin
+ `1 `/ o& Y1 N- z. F DD Monaghan
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* O0 \2 x3 S6 K& x1 n& OSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |