航母决战结束,日军投降。
0 s& E4 Z, _' d' B/ `AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 421 Y; ] g' t8 z( _# T. X% Y5 ^/ K C
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
" S9 j( c6 J/ v! ^; q PC Ch 22
: p A. L; t5 b/ N4 B PC Ch 32
! _% ~6 h2 W% o PC Ch 23. C; J- J8 Z: }7 o
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Allied Ships
) h* g, H# \$ X; h9 K SS Gudgeon6 L7 k/ p. v$ d& R
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 225 F: X* H$ U- F. i, l. w" W
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167! e; G( f5 s" S% Y0 P) g
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3 L) ]' M6 d0 A ^4 [% V9 j; f SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships2 h2 z& @4 @+ m9 b4 B+ D% X
DD Lamson$ t" u0 z: V' [1 v7 X
DD Cummings
) k- A6 z" e8 ]" A8 W+ X; c. G DD Aylwin
2 e. n. j7 b1 j DD Monaghan i/ T+ a1 L$ L* R: | d$ k0 `
# [1 ~$ i. ?. j1 R9 i/ R! c* ISS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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5 K7 b* F' c; l8 E/ g0 VNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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0 O3 g! a u) fWeather in hex: Overcast; x# [( E5 E# C! G% q) L& b
$ t2 G; Z) r: d, X6 q! @* |& ]Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* d. I/ z; s5 w0 F U# ?
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* Y& w$ M& h! h( l) b2 [1 e) c
G4M1 Betty x 17; K6 u; G4 E `+ C6 w' D
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Allied aircraft6 L2 n3 {# k5 o4 R0 Z# q8 b
no flights
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2 R- k$ k, p9 C$ |( b% x4 J( t! WNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
8 c- O3 l4 F1 z2 |2 Y+ Y Catalina I: 10 damaged$ w, i# ]2 B+ q5 q. A0 Q2 r
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1+ q3 ~/ ?* I+ h- z( M! {
Runway hits 60 y- m0 k& @. t: a) s% t
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% G2 l$ x( m4 @" x5 u! RNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; q( B" }) K5 X: w9 o& W" P* E8 x6 X
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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, q5 P$ [- e5 C' \# W7 RRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% V& e4 W5 o: O! n! T1 NEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 j: e% k0 ]2 p; |7 l9 g- A
G4M1 Betty x 8% Q( Y+ E3 f y" [$ k: T
) E+ w! X% q3 s7 zNo Japanese losses8 z. q* S+ h% c( S1 s
& I; q! ?: h {) z& cRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1350 ]: M4 D/ {2 Z- [( E- {
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% G' x" s# |. v7 h6 [
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes8 W6 ] g; D% V
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Japanese aircraft
9 L% O8 |; x7 @ p) t4 N& h A6M2 Zero x 43
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91) @, k/ d( d6 Y8 o. T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130( }( v9 @; M2 m) S3 B
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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* V( _7 a+ Q$ D! x A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
' b3 J7 E1 t/ {6 i5 \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ Z2 p, X6 I, W8 s9 q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
$ y7 ]1 o9 D+ T3 E5 o4 R7 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( ^3 T. B0 j% p
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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% E3 \) V1 `: q& k2 l( x$ wJapanese Ships' ?5 c8 A) @9 l' L# y, v- e: q
CV Zuikaku
( z5 j6 ^+ a" t q3 v1 |, E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
; ^' S; _% w. W CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire( O5 A% F# }; _
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 E; R/ m3 N3 A6 I: W! F$ @' b
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
8 j! R U1 D3 {9 f1 ` CA Takao0 L5 J) `+ N4 |. N8 L
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire- X4 _3 m+ M5 O8 ]/ F
DD Shikinami
( n) J, z. B+ ]8 |7 ~1 i. N CA Tone# g" e& b; A7 T, d# g: t, ^/ L6 L4 p
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
. @ E- c# @2 d( ^ b, C1 hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
7 J1 u/ n, F( P2 B' y: B% q/ SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo" C2 P; T' T; u! Z/ E; O+ T
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5 r, ?/ q" U, N, x: cMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms& j* ?2 q* X, B C' ^$ o* i% o
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; E A& y9 k6 m X( |Estimated time to target is 43 minutes9 c2 z+ Z8 H3 ]4 X: a/ f
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Japanese aircraft9 Y1 }+ z3 G" D' n5 q
A6M2 Zero x 45
E: j8 L" O8 u- z3 y B5N1 Kate x 27
9 E u/ ]: c: M1 p D3A1 Val x 15& E. O# J& @) w0 i5 L$ b3 g. G
D3A2 Val x 26) g6 |$ O3 b* u8 z2 z$ F
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116 {) B# y7 J4 L. y; K3 ^. @
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, k r( V% X( l6 h) I' i) p$ v A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
# o% O! B. r; `) l7 g1 T2 @4 i B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
4 j7 t/ h4 x; C, ]; h, q B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak; l$ V6 O! M0 I/ O# ^
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
% @( _ ?& u f% X" E D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged5 I' C: g$ p9 y) h* o" D3 Y) a
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& O1 L" ], H8 ^
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ X* m9 D- f, c: Q' @) a1 g) q
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2 K6 x" \2 k4 g3 [ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" q0 _/ ?6 Q$ ?. p- T6 ~3 \" C CV Enterprise3 v3 c% e) N8 E$ [
CLAA Juneau* X( S* L8 q. [# W. Q9 C
CL Leander
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 b& u& s9 T' B& T2 J" Q1 ]1 e
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
+ \3 S% K4 e+ Q+ ]1 A6 B B5N1 Kate x 234 k8 y$ B+ P& `" I+ _% p& a1 \' f
D3A1 Val x 2
1 j/ J- w5 u. ^ U( F D3A2 Val x 16
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, i" M7 E3 n3 h+ ]" f F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses9 }. |% ^4 X% C y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& t: m/ x; H5 U* N
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged2 B* j. j8 t/ B, @
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
1 q1 L; U& k8 W% L( B3 p; q$ {3 B+ n D3A1 Val: 1 damaged( m; p C+ Y' ?3 r! l' e
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged% m& k9 q6 ]; ~6 E) ^& r: k
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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. F7 m2 t% S' X! uAllied aircraft losses6 G7 X! c4 H, {( W" `; z0 W n) C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' U5 U+ B; @! c" m. ^0 {
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7 Z7 }1 E8 K8 _& r9 s! O BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
/ w0 G6 t) }4 A; ?: ^( j CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 s! d" m8 Y' ^" q$ H2 b% J( f0 O
CV Enterprise
5 N2 a' ~- V/ ^% K4 A3 ^9 M2 H8 ?# N CLAA Juneau
( \& z4 ?- T4 o8 Y: a# D CL Hobart7 q$ K v! i" M! K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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% q5 Q6 R+ ^1 r8 f9 u% iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast; i% _ L9 I T' p, S
( Z" |5 v+ l/ `Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.( c9 S* W* `& E3 `* d: J% z# C) w
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes( Y; N/ k- U( d0 E& d
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. j# N; \+ K% |3 a: u/ c A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
2 U$ K; S$ n( X2 R8 a6 e+ F F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
1 e8 A6 k' P" O; O I SBD-3 Dauntless x 24 s, I2 `7 e3 t- l+ b+ u3 r! }5 G' Z
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged* Q2 y. M' `' F( B
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! m. t \: T1 C% _2 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
& l! H) }( g; C i% }& V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Takao) S6 n# D z3 I. @
BB Hiei
/ X+ H2 i; x! }' S0 O4 f% hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku7 O8 f1 W5 J' D8 {) P* b2 {
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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.# f* C! r: L w1 H8 C7 `
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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" Q W+ [( [% `' i+ c A6M2 Zero x 13
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, B1 h+ z$ B e F4F-4 Wildcat x 30* Q* N A; r3 ~0 k/ ^, k+ M: G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
5 g, V* I1 n( e" c' ~+ r9 \0 d TBF-1 Avenger x 10; l3 L N( [' V7 {; { A
/ G+ ]' U" I$ y S+ N4 c- \Japanese aircraft losses
$ p3 H* i2 x+ ^) ~3 f. I A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 U7 c0 o0 D0 T& G+ x6 j4 x6 ^
; [. E; G5 R4 }7 `Allied aircraft losses
6 X, ]7 L. h: v0 W2 u. A: X) e F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
, r# t5 w- f) W SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
( f y/ A+ h# B$ a$ k( W SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! b& m7 G% J6 O3 @1 n& u: A
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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4 ^8 f# G" k6 H% \. v* r CA Tone& m. E: t( w. @1 _# a
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire; X* s$ `3 a! r2 ~0 I6 C7 k" ?
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ M' b( n$ k" E CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
( c, L3 b9 D, [6 ~+ N, z CA Myoko, on fire
' r+ o6 V2 t+ P; I$ _, N( QHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
: T: p; U1 g8 P K7 ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei/ ?% a) w$ P2 n" D" d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku2 E3 \( T9 e- \3 V) g
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage2 @! }1 [* P% z
DD Lamson( c3 E3 o& t; Z \$ g
DD Aylwin
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% P$ m& Y9 J5 }( `$ ESS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |