航母决战结束,日军投降。6 S2 Z7 }: T' X& V2 [) B
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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; @7 I2 B9 K9 W1 X1 HSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships6 d8 o0 j1 e% e9 m' S) ?% |/ N
PC Ch 22
$ m, _' @8 F, C( _% h0 {: j6 W PC Ch 32
" v+ n( A( S* A @% R PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
0 F/ u. v; a9 P t! e# o& Z' Z SS Gudgeon6 H7 t4 h0 T: m* X' N( j9 L
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 224 ~3 a3 `: p9 S4 {
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships* n% G3 p6 }# }' {3 w" J% `. T
SS I-17, hits 1; n; t8 V" v3 K( L
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DD Lamson
1 N9 A% g0 t @; e1 H DD Cummings
! y, Q" ~6 i% O! B* D+ `2 m DD Aylwin
( Y; E' Q) I9 J! P; T3 } DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson! g. I+ w' M' ?6 Y; w) l
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- D" F4 J9 h+ _2 t# r0 P7 S9 bEstimated time to target is 36 minutes+ c+ @/ ?+ B$ ]( n- F$ D
5 a, R7 Z+ R# v. Q1 X. `7 KJapanese aircraft
x! y5 A+ t- u- I G4M1 Betty x 17
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/ X2 ?+ _* W: V& w; B o no flights
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( W4 j! s( d7 c+ R; L- @. cNo Japanese losses
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% b z+ B9 A; i1 [. |( N! G; X3 r1 VAllied aircraft losses* i2 F2 A+ X( Y4 d i- V0 R6 x9 ]
Catalina I: 10 damaged: D2 E& p/ ^. N
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged; L, A% B. N* u6 T' {
$ |$ D/ A) X" k, pAirbase hits 15 A i; q9 l- @* U* ^' U
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 I, C1 _# ?! p. `5 q& ~" [
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Weather in hex: Overcast% B/ m+ s6 F( B8 v5 \- f
9 l" N9 _5 Z3 ?8 rRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) H6 j" ^- v# f/ r" t8 jEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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4 U4 h# r! d: mJapanese aircraft
( }% I( k! O% a1 _1 t, n9 ~5 @ G4M1 Betty x 8
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2 u% I0 ]7 R1 w2 LNo Japanese losses6 D9 X8 C& B0 N. s1 { ~# v, v
6 q |0 Y4 |7 l& cRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135' n4 R4 J$ u' ^) Z
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms+ O- M: ?: E5 m' n/ T6 H* ]: w
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 b. v6 m3 _) M# N" e- DEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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2 Y: v0 H8 f, b D! Z5 k3 Q' i" F& L; YJapanese aircraft
7 Q O! ?3 t3 u A6M2 Zero x 43
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4 y4 \- u9 i2 `% L6 `" i( bAllied aircraft
* A7 W. ]* j- a1 k8 T/ t9 y F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
( M; b. @! L% {, x: N' V SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
5 d- b# q1 z9 k1 J7 m" F/ b9 w" X TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses8 o3 y5 V& T* T. n, N1 n
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* U9 w' e- }' |, R( j
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W2 A K6 o% p+ n F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
9 L& N7 a0 f5 E& F6 L! x! {& d9 m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
9 T; F1 ?) r' ~) A, s: X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
" @4 p0 e, J" A/ A, h. ] U) O TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged) Q! G9 g! \& d7 K! c+ C+ \
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CV Zuikaku" E# \+ n1 p- R. f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* g" S5 ^2 n0 Q5 Z CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire# T& o: F: P, q9 o2 u
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 r' h- e+ N E. ^% x$ O5 R o8 @8 N
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
/ F( M$ u3 {3 \$ m/ z CA Takao! a3 p g2 d* t( f2 _8 O5 X$ L0 l
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
7 b1 l# m4 |$ P# R& K( }9 S+ ^+ X& L DD Shikinami$ {+ H+ L4 N4 E0 O4 t. Z
CA Tone
9 y4 l4 g$ Y+ n" |2 @8 i0 m) t DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
" e; t5 G7 E! @8 R% E* BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
4 Z, B' P& Q* e% D$ ~* s- I3 ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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/ J5 U6 S! i2 Y- \9 M; FMorning 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 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 k, d/ W. S5 u7 A% tEstimated time to target is 43 minutes: D1 w+ e& ~' M2 x3 y- x
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A6M2 Zero x 45
8 [( |% p) ] y6 g Y B5N1 Kate x 27( _% q5 C/ `$ d
D3A1 Val x 15
' R7 E5 ^+ E# l. E4 T9 w D3A2 Val x 26
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$ v; w! t% P; }. _Allied aircraft
2 e/ J8 \4 r( z5 j! P6 ?0 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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- T: t _$ z+ \: _3 k4 U3 E4 b8 cJapanese aircraft losses
* [& y+ ?0 ]- o# S4 r; M A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed2 v- L# s7 u# P
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
' S2 F# f- h1 |) h8 A1 h5 h( O B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
+ J% Q( N1 K; h+ K8 Z" q D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
* A4 k0 i- g8 \1 h/ A9 K! |; d D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged% f) s) D* ?) S( @/ _
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak) i% k" W( {5 J3 N8 M b% `
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ n7 Q% `7 \- @7 }+ z, \* G9 _
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Allied Ships4 K8 j0 ^ h% K& G& I
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
- W0 _/ s$ |/ N% w, J CV Enterprise
# |; y5 g8 p. A( j CLAA Juneau7 u' |( h1 {# [* T* Y+ \, C
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BB North Carolina
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4 _5 Q" v! P" F( {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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7 Y5 h: b5 m5 D8 ZRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: A' L' N4 c; s& [# B- H4 u
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes0 h% |% r5 l! Y, L$ M
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Japanese aircraft5 S. K a( G* D$ T
A6M2 Zero x 22/ W/ j: R g0 u* N9 d6 k) s' X
B5N1 Kate x 23# E. t) J% c* T1 L/ P+ X
D3A1 Val x 2
% f& X+ `5 B' U+ N# D3 \! o D3A2 Val x 163 k8 T$ I# s$ M2 P n
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 479 W! t$ l1 O6 Z2 D; i4 [& M
# V" p) i0 W: k* E6 \8 eJapanese aircraft losses% [5 H) P2 E7 m" `6 H3 \# \ n
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; E' S8 a: Y) C
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged% ^* A! g; X% u- x8 `& }
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
( ]& R3 `) M3 N) r4 Q D3A1 Val: 1 damaged; F( P8 I4 X1 _$ `
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged% w' r1 U9 j3 I3 ?) L2 X( N
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ @' A% W5 W- e1 ^/ z) J
5 ~5 z) k! ] T7 }& OAllied aircraft losses
3 s+ {. F, s+ h- W% ~0 h1 h F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
% v: Y# e6 Z# w7 e9 s CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' l) B O3 y% J Y+ Z: o. }/ X CV Enterprise! j) C! E' U- n/ [' E2 L
CLAA Juneau% x- D! c+ ^4 A' r4 O3 X
CL Hobart
6 i7 w v2 r: {4 f" V- ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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4 t s5 [* Z, ]6 v; n+ yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135$ x* e/ L' R# P: e/ [+ X& U
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4 S n6 K; l% O/ P2 ]0 l" @! t3 MRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.2 d% K8 _! D+ ?0 z) k3 s4 L d
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes: j8 d3 J% T$ z' g, f" z1 C3 E* n
" [+ W4 s9 C( m% qJapanese aircraft9 e, W: K2 f% O" x- A+ g# i' y- T
A6M2 Zero x 28
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- O% G* ]- S) G I F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses2 J+ ^' o* _: @3 |
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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: @! l, i" J0 J# g+ d0 p) F F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
2 V- `' k; x' P8 X/ b5 B SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged& R4 @3 h( k4 r2 V* q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( v" |3 b# x6 e; a! S6 F
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage v" {: T9 ^' y( E# {
CV Zuikaku
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BB Hiei0 m9 a0 K* u1 V1 |8 }; T+ |3 T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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: Z/ Y0 u4 [# J; k! d6 O/ \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.
4 P: S7 Z; `. W" O3 NEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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" I4 C) p2 w3 @( }1 w3 o A6M2 Zero x 13* W. N1 @/ K/ R+ [7 X2 u* o8 `* n. L
0 y7 F. r0 Y" c. OAllied aircraft! P# a" A; L* |1 p: `4 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 301 A, r- `) l# R6 {9 _5 T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
/ n) G8 R1 _. x- v TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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# n6 K( n. F3 z7 B. wJapanese aircraft losses
X; ~1 [, \, v) m- e3 P! q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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3 K# E! e. V7 z& W% q. Y, R1 _ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed X! w6 Q/ C& O* E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged- p2 y% c' k! L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak, A8 G3 a1 G C% c
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged6 i3 L7 t' ]) m/ ?' c
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8 D/ J! c, p/ u6 s7 @ CA Tone
' E, r+ D2 p: s BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire6 x5 X; t; u# m
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ y, J4 i& J. U! `) F- H
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
( A* q, z1 o {$ t0 W CA Myoko, on fire7 b; o" Y7 P0 Z: s, c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
' ?- r( ~4 h' c6 }. IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei9 N9 @& ^& m8 i( a- S- u$ {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku) T: o5 _2 i: Z* N3 f2 H
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1629 y" ]. B0 D" R% {
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
U3 w$ @# b- i- \. b8 Z, { DD Lamson, Q( t) h5 b8 p: S
DD Aylwin
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