航母决战结束,日军投降。# M* y: {! R& c# L$ F$ P c
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130: E$ Q3 o0 e( K# \
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PC Ch 22. {2 s# ^. J8 a) ?
PC Ch 32' ^$ K" j+ ?+ f9 C+ e9 ]8 ?# P
PC Ch 23, l9 O$ p2 c; {: L2 f9 p. x& g' M
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Allied Ships4 }+ O9 f! H# {) ]- j6 L
SS Gudgeon$ h; O& L' @" Q ~& i/ C
4 n$ V$ f. ?. S9 ]3 O4 k9 [- q. b/ J+ k$ sSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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9 ]5 B1 X+ F7 H2 PASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
; Z9 d U! g' E$ ~- j: {# F DD Lamson
: c& ]( j) c& K! q6 L DD Cummings# Z1 n- u" c0 m/ O9 E0 ]3 |; [
DD Aylwin
/ f" o3 `: x9 z1 n% V DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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5 v* l, T9 Q: Q T& S2 f% b! j0 XNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* m8 @* b( x0 aWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. x/ a" l! t0 S6 UEstimated time to target is 36 minutes8 P4 _( u4 c! B* R. _1 ^4 P
$ k% Z' q+ l1 p" XJapanese aircraft1 j7 R8 E: u4 Q& N
G4M1 Betty x 17& ]4 O8 q! D9 F. H! q. ~
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Allied aircraft7 k/ }+ w; ^/ q; e. a5 D0 z; t
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% o9 {# X. U5 g) p8 z
Catalina I: 10 damaged' m2 z4 b& A. O, f h; l' M5 F
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
C) j$ c8 B, N* nRunway hits 6 `4 l+ O: Z w
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+ ]9 J& p' Y/ |6 u. XNight 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. m7 s( j" |: e9 V3 ?6 u+ V! ]
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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No Japanese losses
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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: v: L$ ?: K# a1 j. b; }Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." D/ P: Q G' v0 h
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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2 n5 {; n5 N% K8 n4 I* |Japanese aircraft/ r4 N7 O8 A+ H; V' X, h4 z" B- i. y
A6M2 Zero x 43: H3 S* y" p \' m
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Allied aircraft
. O' a+ }+ g( t# {2 p: W' Y2 K F4F-4 Wildcat x 91) C4 \& w7 H0 g+ L0 J7 S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
- m& K. m5 q) v* `8 h TBF-1 Avenger x 12; N3 ?+ X; n- R" t7 C
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Japanese aircraft losses/ \' \! I+ Z3 S q; o" \
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 C& p1 }; e2 g: E( p& K" X8 ]6 A
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Allied aircraft losses
5 Y5 ^- Q" N- z% w- i" Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
" _6 ^& G( o {" z, W0 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
6 h9 K% @7 ?5 L/ G, C. D) l+ v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
" e; b2 b- w) k5 g/ {# f TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged# V/ x6 H; g0 x5 y. i
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Japanese Ships" ~8 |. v3 o C6 _- U, v5 b
CV Zuikaku
0 d5 m8 }; Y+ o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 Q* a; X4 m5 B4 E3 |" b3 \- F
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 f7 M' Y t/ n1 Q0 P$ L- y2 o CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 c D: G! _. C2 @* E6 } T BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1) C' d1 H- l" m" W, z# V
CA Takao
6 |& |! a3 @2 d: o BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
$ t( A' V( }0 H' P# ] DD Shikinami
, l1 i3 U( g' h# D; E CA Tone
- R5 B Z5 Z/ i/ T) x) L" M DD Umikaze, O2 n% V8 {8 R( m
( ^! W) D) m6 }* IAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
* s4 R* y" P: h9 u# MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
* r; a8 v" Z# N4 f: ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo$ O% D; I2 _! w% ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1397 Y' i& k: |/ `- |# b, ]1 M
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Weather in hex: Severe storms% {3 Z3 \ K, f4 {4 f. l
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 L% ]/ t* s. P* \; {3 `1 R
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes. C) C7 q' f& u7 O# u; `
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A6M2 Zero x 45: ^3 a: R8 A8 _7 e$ s
B5N1 Kate x 27; g. k# ]' k7 P; ?; h
D3A1 Val x 15* C0 s0 w0 u( j; j% M6 q
D3A2 Val x 263 S$ a" O, E; f S
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Allied aircraft# o8 b! T; y3 y/ X% V% Y7 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 |& [" g7 @. _2 p, t$ B" m A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
! T. _, V) e, X B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged% a; u" } b7 h
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
% I: ~& G+ G' l) O D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
3 J3 d0 x/ r- \1 g: u. S5 l7 n D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
* Z# s- r! H$ i" X; B D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak% {2 b3 @' L( T, O4 K) j6 B
5 f% q! f3 `! DAllied aircraft losses: U! y: E1 }3 Y" s; a: u& e) c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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CLAA Juneau
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9 j; a! H2 L' d6 S, i$ M* P N$ C BB North Carolina
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! q- f: g$ ^( X" j0 r N3 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1390 G6 o/ k' l) b {
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Weather in hex: Severe storms7 ]. a) d; a) i- {1 b9 O; A" l. ~
% C9 K" c+ J s1 v& LRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 K) e# m& ~2 M2 Q6 e! EEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 225 B* V% x) J* [6 e6 `/ A q
B5N1 Kate x 23
: [2 C8 s6 w; m4 }+ D; Y D3A1 Val x 2
. d0 @9 y, t# `4 D* \$ K& ^* ` D3A2 Val x 16' Z- y+ o) u3 \" g; _" \% r/ K- C$ A
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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1 f; @, W0 t5 g( T6 \) xJapanese aircraft losses
( y r G4 o: U8 p3 O( f# j A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ I7 L N. K, {
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged* g, T. y# Y3 z! w S/ t3 z/ U
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak; k+ } F- i0 j2 C1 T7 z
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
; Z8 M" N6 I h2 C9 k) Y( z D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
' Q6 Q1 G, J* j5 s6 ~% N D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
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# e9 Y1 ]6 I' _9 [1 X BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
9 b- w% u- p L1 u CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ s7 n8 e* \, Z1 S7 [
CV Enterprise
2 c7 f+ Z% |( U8 } CLAA Juneau
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga5 e C3 }, |4 |
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6 {/ s) s2 z2 q! `6 DAfternoon 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& K4 X6 f: ]& \/ EEstimated time to target is 23 minutes I: ` K$ `" O4 g: l9 b0 }" s
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A6M2 Zero x 28' _1 ^" I1 A1 X" W5 {3 P0 O
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Allied aircraft
; g0 i+ {; {) J F4F-4 Wildcat x 214 s' }* p7 m: o/ [& B6 @- W. |: U0 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 247 T6 e! _" @& G: N
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5 b c; F! z- Z+ l+ C7 n" ^7 A' e* Z A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed* Y6 l+ l% R9 M8 X. u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 \% [3 l1 W1 j0 i# l/ g SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 G+ H3 c8 g$ g+ ]0 G CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 d! B6 f6 k K1 M CV Zuikaku" A" Z! Q. m& G |' g
CA Takao
5 {( F/ ]" B4 U( U% O+ i0 h BB Hiei) m2 C" n1 K& C0 ~
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ B) C6 v/ B7 L- t( y$ l+ Z
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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.& i* [2 z; W5 j1 h# j
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 57/ y0 z4 x2 ~# s) |) Z; o
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 W" t4 C4 ?; e8 B! ?
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7 e- ]5 {. y8 V% t F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* O& S/ [! e: C' G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
% y; y3 }; |/ |0 u/ G4 Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 w1 \/ r3 Q4 ~# i+ \; a/ F
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged) h% f! g& @4 x% b
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CA Tone. a: H9 X# e! i, [: h) }- n7 y9 I
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire% P, @0 q" a" d5 m! k
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; t$ s' S$ h1 o5 K$ ]' ]8 L CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ?. ~) E! x1 j7 j* w- E
CA Myoko, on fire1 |- V: Z# s: P$ X Q# h1 M
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku7 b u P! P% c" B- f: y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
" f* y( y2 i* h& p' j, c) MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku# {( |$ [: `% ^7 N' Q
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162) Z, W# E: K+ z& M* X
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Japanese Ships0 k! _: U# c8 q5 ~0 y+ y
SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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+ _3 E* }$ \$ B V DD Aylwin
# W: B2 A7 \, B$ P! n2 o) o DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |