航母决战结束,日军投降。
) @$ C2 o( r) }1 b, b# b2 \AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42) h$ k1 Y) ]6 P4 ]' Z9 \
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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/ n' i7 q0 d8 Q PC Ch 22
" j* j9 S2 [( J' S" o/ p PC Ch 32/ ^2 m' X: [3 L0 J* Y! {
PC Ch 23$ i3 z1 B/ _. E/ C o
% Q1 b! r0 Z+ C4 U2 Z1 K0 lAllied Ships
~$ r7 B- r9 e' n/ f- L5 Y# I! r SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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. X2 ~: p Y. y3 EASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
" x* E. q* N( R8 S2 ]: e% W3 Q SS I-17, hits 1
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( A: D+ Q9 E5 h7 n; ^Allied Ships2 Q! }- L8 s4 Q$ N! |% E" Y( z: R# a ~
DD Lamson& \# c! E) @9 F% A' _, e' F
DD Cummings
. X( M3 T3 R' O/ o+ { DD Aylwin) y' o: S( U6 _
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson3 w& [& D- V' Z" B/ v# S! y
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8 D4 ]+ n* s* f Q3 l! uNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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, X: Y" U" D0 {6 A; PRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 o& u+ z: D8 d- r$ C
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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" Y, ?4 c/ I9 e g ~9 \4 e+ N" }Japanese aircraft' z9 [+ I q9 N& k5 i/ ]4 X
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft4 d& K4 }& o7 g
no flights
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No Japanese losses$ x, D( G( j6 B' Z2 e
/ x9 w/ k+ w; k* i. M; q* qAllied aircraft losses
! o, p! Q+ c0 G! c4 V2 D0 P) x Catalina I: 10 damaged
8 p/ x* P; S7 I1 h1 j% C7 _( q P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged; O9 r, q8 ]. J5 \5 y6 u- g
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Airbase hits 1
& ?% `6 }3 a* U/ pRunway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 A& a- f' E/ E! W- S
6 d. ]- v; i! g2 y$ Q! r( zWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: [- U) F4 C$ F2 ^4 [9 G. x l
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. n1 D# L+ N: ]1 m9 ?% a7 S4 s! D) S) ` G4M1 Betty x 8
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; r- [3 b7 y$ s: {8 S4 S" {No Japanese losses6 p0 T1 x) p- }) i
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135* B$ U8 R- M! G
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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' x' c( f) ~0 C+ M& g- JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 I& B) K* Z. o u4 ^Estimated time to target is 31 minutes {1 c- X) f2 ]2 h0 B% r2 Y/ O
5 L* ]+ `2 `% S( zJapanese aircraft
' ^' e4 X' ~% P- P6 x+ ^ h A6M2 Zero x 43, F! B& b- U( Q/ [! h
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Allied aircraft
& ?0 X! Z6 M# U) h) M4 M' A' S) w F4F-4 Wildcat x 913 Y% E. P1 {8 E+ g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1309 a, D, G9 \) p ? A% I. W8 w
TBF-1 Avenger x 12# {1 H- s- d1 u d
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Japanese aircraft losses& R! v5 y5 Q* S9 G3 L
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ U& X' d- ~! O8 g
* ?6 U" c. n7 j: M. CAllied aircraft losses' ^9 O! j! L" O4 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 i; D0 d l4 F$ T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged% c: t1 ?5 e* Z! _8 l K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
" }1 V; T) {" O, o9 I$ R* z TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged6 J- {& L. `0 F4 j* C* ~, X5 h
7 X/ p# |; d h/ W8 w/ T5 oJapanese Ships
2 e! b! S5 q7 b6 b CV Zuikaku# p3 h0 g4 E; s& [( ~+ W
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ k- y9 T! G$ }: B: A# Y3 J
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 }2 k. p" M9 g9 R
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ Y! _7 f, J. {! p! i* U; _) Y BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1+ l3 j0 r1 U# M) p+ W7 j, W1 p
CA Takao
1 ~' A& u% F/ d1 e BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
9 Q0 @$ \6 e$ z v( _& y DD Shikinami
* h9 \+ V$ k; Y5 V1 r CA Tone% | c% D. I! u F
DD Umikaze' X8 O7 r, [, ~& j
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
X) w1 E8 i- V& UHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
' D8 p6 N. [3 }+ j; e1 Y: VHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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' `/ ~8 E9 j6 `# V6 t8 @& u& cMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139, A, u3 `$ [* P
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Weather in hex: Severe storms: K9 B1 [9 l. @. P8 a
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" D, ^" M" c7 VEstimated time to target is 43 minutes2 U+ \" \( t( J3 i1 _2 A' E
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A6M2 Zero x 45
! L/ ^1 Z* V9 Q$ o) j5 Q B5N1 Kate x 27& Q, L( w7 E0 s+ f# F, Z: ]! o+ G
D3A1 Val x 15" k! S0 \' q# M5 F4 g( O" v! ?
D3A2 Val x 26
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1 a; s- z- X+ f: ]2 f4 w6 ?$ lAllied aircraft
g) | c* {3 n: t, S F4F-4 Wildcat x 1166 A: a$ j% q' q5 k9 `) {8 T6 e
8 q: M4 ?* F: c# ~! R6 m& \Japanese aircraft losses. ~4 P* L. o; a1 e, l! t5 B, ?1 F
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
9 l! i1 ? C5 w4 C# F G B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged T1 E8 n1 @% I6 I. k
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
: o, [. l2 s0 [2 l( L2 T0 R7 p D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
, B/ H$ S, r6 x3 R9 H0 R: A* { D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged8 r3 F( M9 u6 T$ W; q7 W
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses: j+ \5 E/ H7 q$ @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 N% p! a0 R4 U
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Allied Ships8 r( S: h6 ^: F# }. O- i; ]
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 18 ~+ {0 Q( g1 m8 F# E; [/ A
CV Enterprise [9 `8 ]; p% | P5 C
CLAA Juneau3 Q% c- s: u8 q; C7 f9 ^; D2 a
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BB North Carolina! B2 m( \+ U: l7 p+ G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms" \' z: ~3 U; U" I! U* y
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 Z5 B" i% ? o$ z T
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes) a: Y, c$ ?0 [
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$ e6 r8 a+ J8 M" H A6M2 Zero x 22
7 y; b: ]$ t5 ] B5N1 Kate x 23
: H% c) b: B1 W9 Z D3A1 Val x 2
" }6 P1 @# f" V3 I7 t3 B1 y# [ D3A2 Val x 16# I/ m% F- W; Q8 e: h
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 s) t$ p1 E2 S* o' L2 S! b( @0 t A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 e0 O* Y/ b7 M5 @6 \4 p8 b- K B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
. X" Z3 B1 g- X% f B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
- s9 s2 K5 _" f D3A1 Val: 1 damaged8 c, i* {) s5 A1 T5 K
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged4 d# f+ @: T \
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 W3 B, }& b. j$ G ^' l8 t; B
& s1 w# E, x! iAllied aircraft losses! g( D: A& b9 i$ L0 C( V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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9 _. M3 x' M6 J( U+ r. O7 a# T BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1% M/ O: B( B) T- O3 n7 w1 u
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 \& \; G- |( t) u$ s" o' M% e
CV Enterprise
8 k, }" A4 @, ?5 ` CLAA Juneau
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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7 T; W" Q& u1 @8 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1350 Z' t9 K7 z+ c
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
5 P9 {! ~5 T; U; j) g4 NEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% Y9 y4 v% K+ ^4 E
A6M2 Zero x 282 e8 x8 f: n# v
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Allied aircraft
0 }, C0 w' x9 f+ _3 R. z+ O+ N9 Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
; A1 m/ I" g7 u8 s+ c' r SBD-3 Dauntless x 244 p/ g7 F0 I) _3 i' j- F0 `
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4 A) g( t! E: l: Q/ w6 M A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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2 {: @( Q R. t# B4 R5 O- x F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 h! b: @+ s5 U) z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Takao% ~2 K" a! M7 l0 d& z5 i8 D+ Z; g, Y& R
BB Hiei
( M( x0 {; q8 vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135* q; [& n- f" k1 h: W- n8 n9 M
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 j( {1 `- V8 i+ y( {
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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; I3 H, G% {4 T F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
3 M) j0 p4 N$ {9 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
5 i: N, E) E7 P4 E: ~" [6 z4 l8 i TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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; t3 ~( Y$ ^: H/ }Japanese aircraft losses7 z: ?6 ?; [2 J |- [# a, [& v
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( |; G6 T8 V8 x5 U
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
" g2 t8 W, l% B SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged6 c3 U( J% N) v6 H+ P4 X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: {! D/ E* A5 R
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged( S& \0 ?0 _) S* ~
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Japanese Ships
4 J# _" S! J$ Z7 `' L7 d8 P) b! V CA Tone; _0 b5 F) P `0 p
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire: U- P, h7 X2 h5 Y/ F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 o8 g" i" a! ^8 w e% E N2 H
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage! y8 f3 t: o. [- e; \
CA Myoko, on fire& s& N" W& _. g2 b! G% X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
' t* i. L) e& w8 CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei) S* v8 k3 K! g; {; h- p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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- |4 Y% O3 u% v) `' B% L7 N9 TSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162, s6 b% J* a. s1 m3 x
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1 v1 R0 p) u# ~. K6 L2 U SS I-2, hits 2* L& u" T i# I5 r
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+ R( V# K! I1 L/ ^! K9 ~- B3 c( F: N DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage6 f) _7 M( n6 d4 q6 D& D# S) Z, Y
DD Lamson
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" w+ [1 S% E" n6 I! T1 k5 \SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |