航母决战结束,日军投降。% c, h2 T" c [ [9 P, Y
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 425 G9 w6 I3 ^* B' y) J
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1303 H2 p) m: d4 j( S
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Japanese Ships
U! o, L" @; u+ u! O* s N( l/ X PC Ch 22
& x9 s4 a( C C/ \3 L0 g" H' H PC Ch 32" C: j# a4 d" l7 |
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
2 o5 Q0 J3 v' d( m2 r6 G SS Gudgeon! K& _3 L' a. h4 x. h
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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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SS I-17, hits 1, P) ` x! T4 H. \& N) W
8 |0 W/ @# I3 a: L: MAllied Ships
; Z" [6 |6 @. f DD Lamson
1 |7 r& ~7 B+ C# j$ o5 B DD Cummings+ i, B2 W) k! e! i0 d- D3 |
DD Aylwin
. j; `0 Q: s! d/ M" b: Z( W DD Monaghan8 M2 `3 D+ I( A1 M5 U
- ~0 Q( ^ x, o* r" U, m- k) T* [SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Q# g2 f; \. I5 v7 [6 e$ M, mNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 T/ T' \9 V* M: n4 r5 g/ RWeather in hex: Overcast L. W# x; ~8 o% S- N
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( x8 `$ w, T9 x5 oEstimated time to target is 36 minutes: m5 |$ ~9 K' w3 C y
' x/ j' ~! R2 Y/ e" q5 [# `Japanese aircraft
5 X- p3 R+ L$ ?# s! ]' k G4M1 Betty x 173 F4 V: D5 X. D& t# b) H
0 n/ J5 e) }2 b& g- z2 U: tAllied aircraft
. z8 W& k" r8 w$ I no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Catalina I: 10 damaged0 g: l X9 l) e
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged& i6 ~+ w0 d) j
5 v$ f8 w3 B0 v. u: X# ?Airbase hits 1% v( I$ x/ t$ p) E B
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 z2 `- m9 n) z2 C" ~4 P& ]Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 x, }$ n4 i- D. x5 WEstimated time to target is 12 minutes3 m6 o. `9 B; Z+ c$ b( m
- F- y7 L+ D& a; o5 w* t0 Y. kJapanese aircraft* x# b1 C/ ~& x/ A
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses* z9 e5 p% j* ?6 C2 a8 o8 b
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Runway hits 1& ]3 W- \& z( d( g
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, D. G* f8 S+ i3 p1 T* ?" pMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135( ]& T/ h# T! K5 D- O
8 ^- M2 ]# I5 ~/ ZWeather in hex: Thunderstorms5 s2 m! Q4 T+ |/ C9 d1 @$ S1 S
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ h- l+ t$ q9 e& X# c" N7 {+ E) d/ }
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes3 y% h8 c K# J, I. S
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Japanese aircraft! _8 v: |6 W* g6 i, U) k1 b4 i
A6M2 Zero x 437 _' m' O" Q( G/ \% _ V
3 ]9 t: ?2 R4 C. ?Allied aircraft
: b5 w9 ^% r# G! _1 ^+ q2 N4 U* w F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
7 q6 f- a( ~& u6 G) {' \+ J4 I SBD-3 Dauntless x 1307 `$ D$ N9 O, x" [/ F C
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses& y$ f# B/ w- M# f ^9 @
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# C" K* z( p8 d! n) F9 e1 m
4 b. `$ K3 P* ?& s. B0 b. ]Allied aircraft losses) C+ o1 ^+ V G6 f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 j% ^5 {! J+ w4 L3 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged9 v/ ]2 M6 Y2 B. k& G9 L( z e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak0 U* E n+ T+ r6 N! e3 l
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged8 Y& x- Q4 y: Y$ w8 _+ y( H
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Japanese Ships7 q0 h0 p/ I% l( J. k. F. f
CV Zuikaku
% s' J0 H4 o; ] CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
' @/ P2 D8 r% I% q. F% g2 q CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 {! {6 {5 ~! C* L, t) F; w
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 u( R3 g% C! Z+ ~% C, R, J% s BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 15 h- e3 J4 `$ @6 k6 s4 o% l! e
CA Takao9 w- n" V1 y) c% E$ n0 K F
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
% ^' F/ N/ ^( L- M* |" M5 j DD Shikinami
R" E2 E s$ f; W; [4 }, D/ w K CA Tone9 A- }$ c& J/ ]; C- L
DD Umikaze
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3 H3 a& L( M5 j: OAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku7 |0 t- ]( K! D& Y) A: w! X" R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku- t8 S, G( z U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo3 s8 M* P( {1 m* [4 Q1 U% `
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$ P, G* D6 `- R5 q6 E# G1 [) SMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms8 D1 B) o: T; Q% t" _
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 b- U- o6 J: \8 n* M5 c! qEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45
6 h8 I0 V( w3 ^) t9 C6 p0 t2 F2 C% I* a B5N1 Kate x 27: I) `# J" _& E
D3A1 Val x 15
, G ~& a' W% N8 ^ D3A2 Val x 266 }5 T. ]* Y# x6 d- N9 V% P
2 o3 z$ r v# U: ~1 J1 @Allied aircraft
, Z1 R( L% z1 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 116' Z% `; k- ~$ l0 a/ k# L
( A9 o' S! ?, m5 v4 `Japanese aircraft losses N ` ^8 B: A! S$ j" v. }! n3 |) J
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
/ m6 a9 S# H' L, b B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged; ~# |6 [/ n* ]/ u% l
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
. j& ]+ X& L- k$ O! Y D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
. T& [' ^1 F/ m D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged: i" I: U, X' Q! D$ {5 L
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak1 W$ n2 }& [0 F) S7 B9 A' J
4 S0 {" q8 T* B' l% WAllied aircraft losses
6 {: w" Y4 z- R F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed) g' n# k8 x! h
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7 }9 T5 N/ y) @/ ^; ?! P CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. d% ]6 `0 t" Y
CV Enterprise
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BB North Carolina0 [. q/ j" P- H+ }; V
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: e2 F) I6 b% Z6 T7 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1399 y$ f4 N( @6 a4 k
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Weather in hex: Severe storms/ J" _& M1 B1 V) J
% o9 W- x9 i. u, w3 x1 |# _Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, B! a' O3 i9 a8 I. Z ]Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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5 h* h9 L# h. [8 hJapanese aircraft+ `4 ]& d( c: l: H6 R8 G7 ?
A6M2 Zero x 22! |4 V- `! e: F8 d
B5N1 Kate x 235 j7 Z! z2 b6 H% J E8 y3 C7 Y4 K
D3A1 Val x 2
1 H/ T, e/ E9 k7 ?6 E: v D3A2 Val x 16
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7 o- q% g% @& x a3 d F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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8 ~; n8 w# h% J5 e' qJapanese aircraft losses
; w4 W; S- i, \+ F8 \" z2 t0 M O" I A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& w( c& `* f8 z0 n5 I
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged& }, j; P9 v$ }
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak* I1 ?8 c0 e+ f; W$ S5 L
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
6 i5 g7 g M, ~0 ?& T( i D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged3 O1 R7 I6 M/ R4 x" `1 t0 q+ ?
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
$ Z1 c4 ]- [3 M" b. t CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& \* [* Z. }3 X" s z, R CV Enterprise
- G( `8 @7 ^ h J( Z2 y9 H' i CLAA Juneau
% q( y; _* g3 f- L( {5 b; y CL Hobart
7 |% w1 c# E! u( g' h$ g; [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga" F$ x+ @3 [* ]8 q& V5 q4 D/ k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 [# u6 \5 q4 e
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.2 a5 r# R! O5 j# U
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes& V5 V7 x9 Z" R v% s
' `( m4 a1 t: Q* F/ V% |Japanese aircraft
% m7 D/ F$ M: u. { A6M2 Zero x 283 C. i/ w6 Q# f6 Z% v1 e. h7 c
$ I* Y6 }# i$ T: J' h9 mAllied aircraft
/ r% c& m; t: T3 g( K7 f# a( ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 214 Y/ ~" X. c% i- V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 248 Z, Q- B" v. W; {; m
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Japanese aircraft losses
: f( d, a% R7 u% K A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged _, G4 `/ X% K6 [
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Allied aircraft losses6 F4 H! [$ w5 J- Y1 d7 H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 j! f" ?: D+ W4 L! j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged v/ |% L! `, E, u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships; ^! R) n3 D4 H! K) m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! ]: L2 W* F( T2 ?% R' V2 K$ V. I
CV Zuikaku& _& W. Q0 s! q0 S, v% D' s
CA Takao
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ U7 S: ~5 G8 O3 `- n+ o/ K
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1 U3 @& G, |$ ^( U+ z) }9 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135$ T9 E% X: l5 f
5 Q' h" _$ Z, r: OWeather in hex: Overcast8 X3 X. X: v7 U) M" n1 y" M
9 R- g$ D& I" Y' rRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. I6 E( g5 p6 T. v( z! \Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13* c* V9 P0 ]* I0 T. a. U" S4 K3 [
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( B4 f; V r0 u% q; a2 m$ C F4F-4 Wildcat x 30; d0 T( \3 i ^5 @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
' p, ` s, n/ I2 {# e- v TBF-1 Avenger x 10$ W/ g5 D1 G# k7 r
" e* _4 @3 \ q1 _7 K6 KJapanese aircraft losses) U& i' C8 x6 ?- a
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed g/ X7 q8 z2 D" {* T
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/ b& W f5 x5 O$ T% c9 u2 d F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# k" X: X9 N8 E1 L0 T, G+ E/ b- E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged5 z) ?4 V# w# D: l* W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 T5 z8 O8 w) |+ o5 b TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged2 D9 w& ?1 m c0 b: _0 c
, I2 q5 `! A. N+ FJapanese Ships
" j. ^4 J' p& V4 G CA Tone
" L% n7 l A1 I BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
7 I9 D5 U8 R7 S5 _8 U; `, W CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ D1 Z1 t& q* r( `* B [. M+ x
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage0 ~. V" N! d N$ f
CA Myoko, on fire
% W( `# u* D& ]4 A/ l6 sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 d7 W1 j' C/ r$ Z% t
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei9 Y' e" K2 J8 ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku9 S9 w( `$ j" Z3 K9 D* e
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& Q+ ?! ]/ q7 Z8 |% s) \: `. U, oSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1620 W2 y7 a. U9 Q' @' V
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Japanese Ships
: v, U/ @+ U* t; Y SS I-2, hits 2+ h1 \8 g! ^' U- ?% O
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7 C8 w* a1 K* W, g; ~ DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
$ ^2 p0 N( z$ x, N* r DD Lamson
+ d. O5 v& v3 c2 E* a) F DD Aylwin/ ~" m! k0 ?3 D! g, m% y3 e
DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |