航母决战结束,日军投降。
/ x$ n# a) C! `7 f5 qAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42. C! g0 V- i( T0 i6 y
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7 ^2 Z6 ?. U/ C: [ e, }: u" Y9 |# ~Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1304 B9 _4 I- X( P
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Japanese Ships) W6 ?1 B" n. v# Q
PC Ch 22; B* ], I+ M! |6 O H1 R" g
PC Ch 32
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Allied Ships7 y: o/ b( h' h
SS Gudgeon% u0 B- R1 k4 W1 T$ X, a
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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4 ^) m# K8 \. v8 wJapanese Ships
+ }# x- Y% N* z- B# o* G, _0 @ SS I-17, hits 1
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/ X- {) L4 V1 yAllied Ships( X$ y f: t* x7 T' {6 M
DD Lamson
. k5 [6 j" t( O$ S3 b& N DD Cummings
; F3 L7 |: w4 f DD Aylwin
- M) a/ S( C" K6 D% ^# u1 s6 B' o) L2 k DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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- g c' _3 u! b0 E" z- F0 h3 g8 [Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 B+ ?3 o* m3 G- O2 I
+ E# p7 i5 d4 oRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 L7 @1 |0 ~) ?" P* Y9 |* KEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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' o9 f% X% I# _8 I, ~& PJapanese aircraft
& B7 u) z6 J, O- f G4M1 Betty x 170 J E9 Z, ~% c$ ^" |; E
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Allied aircraft
7 P% Y6 T) ?3 W; | no flights
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No Japanese losses% O: r* \3 p5 A% M
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Allied aircraft losses
& M- M7 W: t0 R" P Catalina I: 10 damaged
9 b2 Y( m2 E O- C$ E( x' R P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged- g/ y$ ]- B' h7 Q" E5 r
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Airbase hits 1/ Y5 f ~+ ^1 l3 Z
Runway hits 6
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+ I. r7 b) N2 ]0 SNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : B! ` J. a+ D5 v7 O3 V- x
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 L- x" B3 J2 ?# HEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 [. ] G) y) L8 e8 }: eJapanese aircraft$ @$ _9 k/ U1 ?- ?1 z. [: g
G4M1 Betty x 8
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: v. C/ Q( O& @7 rNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms" j6 t3 u( O, ]
) s3 b. x- ^7 O) M7 r( A0 }* v" ERaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* R P, S* i4 W) S7 E3 o2 rEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- ? x X8 W* ]! p/ k: c7 H A6M2 Zero x 43
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( D7 x2 S/ H- u7 _Allied aircraft
* l$ p- U3 v. t; U# C! Y9 S, } F4F-4 Wildcat x 91" l8 s: B: a+ m, @0 B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
8 Y. ?4 T2 D5 E8 B, I TBF-1 Avenger x 12* N& U2 T; C/ d0 U _
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Japanese aircraft losses7 B" }( |5 J8 T4 s+ k
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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$ Q& k( q3 a) p( w7 Y4 C2 W F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed$ O9 ^6 u+ [- x$ a: |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged. Y# b$ v0 ]3 T; q' E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! u* r7 K% G) q" B0 N& U, r
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged: w4 |( @& @7 i3 T! M
9 Q" i$ r( V# w5 z5 _3 XJapanese Ships
6 P. G$ y8 x0 m2 u, Y2 Q. U CV Zuikaku+ Z: `. e# f. Q6 ?1 \# w$ v! x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
- p% Q& H1 ~* }$ _$ m8 O0 D CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire# d" _7 c2 c) N6 M1 I
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 u6 ~9 Z$ A( V* m8 P BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
& y4 A/ s* S+ J) C, A5 e CA Takao
+ h# s& F$ X* h BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire& y' A% m0 m$ n8 q! R6 s: `
DD Shikinami* d0 H+ u8 I# I4 I! ~; r
CA Tone& b: A7 n# ] ~/ X0 b
DD Umikaze9 P! I# y* Y' ?1 M3 q
" S6 C# B# b; K- y7 GAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku' }& Q6 r0 w0 e! q4 O- N7 B
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
6 \9 k0 U4 M( bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo: h. }2 e4 [! f8 A5 U
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+ J) ^9 s K' n2 T) C4 n$ a# eMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms" m; s, Z- [, X" F+ c8 }) b
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 Y+ c- {2 S- Q* }9 \! K7 V0 j6 fEstimated time to target is 43 minutes/ ]+ F0 Z) v$ I: q7 }$ k
) d {, K9 R$ K& c1 z# n" OJapanese aircraft
8 f+ M# s3 {- V3 [& h# q3 v A6M2 Zero x 45
6 ?$ n; h' E) [6 Y. q, y8 Q B5N1 Kate x 276 m# X V; V4 F0 p/ O
D3A1 Val x 15
3 \: O7 u4 E( t& u7 ^ D3A2 Val x 26. B# T) H1 ~) ~
: ^) e3 j9 i/ \: jAllied aircraft. `- r0 ]6 q( }2 ~7 P$ X) }# q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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: `/ X2 l/ |5 z/ O) O) c- PJapanese aircraft losses
$ a6 o: E' i1 f; { V A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed" T; z1 \! w! M1 Y) q: R O
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
: m7 g2 D9 k% J+ \: V, R. } B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak) E) g& Q8 w& E
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
& w; p2 R1 f& Q/ Q6 O4 ~; X I D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
7 A+ ?; N$ ?7 P9 C D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- U/ u! I {' h! P/ t
9 m$ B- G: B! V1 @ ?0 lAllied aircraft losses4 k2 V2 }0 d1 O8 x5 e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed t f) C, I& W3 N3 w; k3 @- Z
+ g; T5 q& `' i1 p/ bAllied Ships
6 m5 u, S; J; S6 Y CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
1 Q1 d8 O) T* |" s4 l M4 o( v CV Enterprise
/ y" y* `& k6 q& u" P' W CLAA Juneau
^- ?; ^" y" N+ s) P0 o- W: S5 R CL Leander, Z& ^% v2 _7 I8 P+ w0 M
BB North Carolina
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* Z! T; ?4 C& `3 r& [& ~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.3 W4 K/ P7 B: e5 Q3 [: b- F
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 d" p3 y1 k& T7 \" N# a5 e2 B/ ]0 k
A6M2 Zero x 22
+ R5 d( h" E; O" u' z B5N1 Kate x 23& U& a; O7 R, Y# i, Y1 b( y
D3A1 Val x 2
. _6 c! r* V" A* h: H6 v& ? D3A2 Val x 16
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6 ~8 J1 H9 \1 \5 m. \* F! _; J F4F-4 Wildcat x 47. S9 V3 H9 u' T+ I, M% V
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Japanese aircraft losses8 D2 l4 [8 R4 `! L# H5 t
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed" @ X t$ M; X L3 D% d4 Y
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
8 A1 j' Z3 z! K: ^ u8 e B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak) C/ L n9 X& }8 Y- _6 ~
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
# P! ?' E# R8 ]6 ` D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged/ Z/ [7 U# Q& r8 r7 {6 p! o
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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: L) A: |6 ~2 Z" yAllied aircraft losses. G3 v" _' h$ |5 _% j$ ]5 {+ o, Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
4 ~7 `; j7 k; |* P- m CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 I9 Z/ m- `5 ~5 s, c+ Q0 S
CV Enterprise2 Q% \! L( ?/ @/ S
CLAA Juneau
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga6 |6 J$ R+ R: G3 p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
: @, L( B& l7 |* G( ?Estimated time to target is 23 minutes' P3 U4 a$ C& m' y( ]
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Japanese aircraft
- P7 `! G2 ?( q h' V2 f1 c A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft! v- v [0 \5 s$ a+ Z% ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
5 S) P3 C8 s: z) p! ^* `" _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged5 `+ o+ B& `# ?
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Allied aircraft losses4 o6 `( }: P0 W( ]8 L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 q3 r! X: r8 f: ?/ R2 o% d$ J SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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( {# F/ ]' s2 |9 d7 fJapanese Ships
7 x& R( v$ z9 e7 ~ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 D" G' k) g1 j3 r' s9 W% [2 F- Q
CV Zuikaku
( f: `6 P- Y% {# T CA Takao8 \: `; ?, s8 _% w% `; _3 g3 ~8 a' o
BB Hiei
4 {7 \# v6 h8 H0 k0 Z! aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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' L! T/ e1 ~, u' SAfternoon 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.
0 h* Y3 ^3 Z K) a! U$ [, @Estimated time to target is 22 minutes' j/ X8 @' D m8 t) b/ g* y; X+ n
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
/ u8 c; ~" C3 ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
* m! T( A* z7 j% e SBD-3 Dauntless x 573 s: j5 f1 H& |
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 N% E, b+ G' e# S$ V! b3 @3 I
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* N8 y3 H# ?) k: g0 N+ m' s F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed r1 { I1 F. Z5 ~+ j( H- c5 u; L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
3 @' R- S+ \; ?' O" r6 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 y) O2 ^. ? m( z( V TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged h2 h7 O# l9 c2 T. u7 v Q
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CA Tone5 w7 ~7 Q E. ?: m3 z( R I
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
1 r+ f% |9 x# U! ~) t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage) }! R/ u- ` h; ` }* Z
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage# Q! j; w0 _: z1 s4 k# K
CA Myoko, on fire! m$ w8 q! u. M3 Q% t; K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku6 v8 |2 d, B1 W& `, ~% z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
/ P( E- N5 P$ U. G# V# `9 B, s7 uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162+ }- ]* X/ L t6 e6 i: b, G
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SS I-2, hits 2$ P" e. n7 l( Z
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Allied Ships
; t( z' q) z5 x5 D5 m+ R+ H( c DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
- I/ v, d5 t) |% {7 A9 z1 u! _ DD Lamson
' C. `3 O3 f3 D/ u3 j# z+ ]# [ DD Aylwin
8 X; F, h4 _" Q8 Z: `/ J2 | DD Monaghan) ~- ^" Z7 P# p) u* P$ z
, g( c1 j6 w" B5 @; L& ?SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |