航母决战结束,日军投降。
+ ~9 m$ @: U# u$ rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 425 i# @% n9 {9 D7 q7 b' @" R3 T, C
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1300 I6 D! u; c7 }: z. j/ q( H
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Japanese Ships
8 c5 ?1 O0 f7 g5 n9 L) t) H PC Ch 22
. n- N) p" [- |0 U PC Ch 321 }) F! r, Z" a0 y" ~! \# t
PC Ch 238 ]/ A! W$ D) _, F0 G
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Allied Ships
6 W. q9 X$ V" O SS Gudgeon9 a6 }, r+ O7 t4 p
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22+ \% s4 Y# E! P6 M1 C
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. ?2 T% e; U pASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
; x2 F% h" r9 i6 O( c SS I-17, hits 10 E4 Y+ k5 L' ?! }( ^
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Allied Ships# ^" c4 N' E; m$ P6 d3 Z9 @
DD Lamson! u6 I3 H5 V* }8 O: U2 z
DD Cummings8 z: y0 \- A, J2 N+ a* [
DD Aylwin
% m: M& ?$ P ^9 T" c% H; @$ A DD Monaghan8 _6 U5 P. S0 a Z! ?
, [: p' i4 @' H |/ ZSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . B% E7 j" x3 C. R% F- Z# {
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Weather in hex: Overcast, _# I. {0 ^6 T; @
. B$ B/ Y. k3 t6 ]8 V) J; c. d1 T) \Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 r- X3 _, T0 J; J. M9 cEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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' P3 ^8 ]. V) {" r# EJapanese aircraft: U3 _ j. D, f% _) \/ r
G4M1 Betty x 17; H0 `5 U% z: A$ S7 Z# i
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Allied aircraft
4 B5 w! _ y: _$ D9 I. {# Y8 @ no flights: v7 l- S8 w% d2 @2 |" P4 d
. y; I2 w" T& R- iNo Japanese losses: o- ?- i7 N, X, b+ B
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Allied aircraft losses
% {% M, A; Z" [6 m: ?# b Catalina I: 10 damaged
8 h( k! k& c3 X& U5 v1 b P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged6 j8 E9 F/ h" E1 K
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Airbase hits 1
1 Z3 }9 Q8 C& w5 aRunway hits 6& I/ F k% a5 V: E+ p5 H
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + \) E) {4 K! k; \' a
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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o6 [$ n. A3 M3 f+ X( t* wRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 y) m" v5 u# Y3 ~% AEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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. n3 h$ x+ ^8 B$ I+ b! r( \" sJapanese aircraft6 T; U- @+ [3 I( t6 A+ `" J! O
G4M1 Betty x 8) J: ]( N; Q5 ?7 o
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No Japanese losses
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+ j' r6 Y3 @/ M4 \$ V6 `! Q, |1 \Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1356 h" z4 t# r* t, Z M
! C8 N% [) l8 U/ b# t6 p( X' hWeather in hex: Thunderstorms q7 |" |( x: H: U. I+ W
0 P4 e/ H3 _0 `$ n6 bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. I# S" i! Q- D C4 a
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 K; d+ b0 Z0 |4 D9 D/ s0 N0 E
A6M2 Zero x 43" B; P3 b( d( ~# @
4 J5 x7 I" |+ S2 k5 i, R" I# q# kAllied aircraft
- X# r; q0 C* n5 g7 \% m. w F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
e) N! D2 l3 N" r" @' P SBD-3 Dauntless x 130' \5 Q1 S: A5 M% U% X S
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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; [! i, w9 {! e; ~2 ~" ~$ [! ^Japanese aircraft losses
3 y! _7 D6 V. g- ~ P" |/ P A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses! A8 D& B- u% b# b8 Q8 q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) }* }0 O& _ C- w3 R1 s/ Y6 P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
0 O% Y3 y: o+ | ^/ f7 f* K+ D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% X0 N) }4 e; k0 D( | TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships; |# |2 x* i1 {
CV Zuikaku* B; A5 U: a& y9 H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( D/ j j2 e5 u) V) ? CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 S1 z* P) @2 Y2 [# j2 g+ z& I CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 u' M4 W6 e( \( p# {; L
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 12 {" l/ {( E5 M4 V7 I8 T1 u
CA Takao
3 J7 Z9 m8 y V& k BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
/ v' {, f! V6 u! B) z& k' _5 R DD Shikinami
* X' d$ D+ P- Y# A! z, L CA Tone
" _) p* H* R1 B) e DD Umikaze
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! e. C/ M, U) F7 u/ Y; x; v' GAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
' b! y/ A2 P9 S% R& f' WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 h7 s+ m, u% y7 s
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1391 H0 m' X9 x1 o. y) f- A
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 m( U/ d3 K1 A0 O+ R& VEstimated time to target is 43 minutes$ B1 Z* Y% N% b! T: T; |
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Japanese aircraft1 Y1 {/ c2 S I- n
A6M2 Zero x 45* K2 M9 ^0 l( J
B5N1 Kate x 27
) ~7 W* U- P# u0 t9 w9 s0 u D3A1 Val x 15
9 R; x4 |4 H# h9 g0 | D3A2 Val x 261 f( ^8 j- |# F
7 _& v8 V: v; }* I6 Q8 i% X: MAllied aircraft1 _1 o. q# a& I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
! x$ X5 l5 S5 x6 S0 A6 m2 l& M9 @ A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
" {) u* L+ K `6 K B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged3 J7 ?( g' ?# {! f" q/ K6 q
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak. S; K/ Q3 P7 S5 K" \
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged' `: o0 r; u z& l0 X l8 f' @% } [
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged$ B- L' A- E* h2 W$ _2 D$ q# E
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak }) _; v5 \+ m
- Y$ k: |; v( UAllied aircraft losses' z8 J2 w+ R4 q# M6 Z% l p6 X& R6 R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed/ M/ A- g) e6 J X
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4 L1 T+ M- m8 M% `: Y CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
! e6 B2 K. r' Q8 G CV Enterprise3 G6 a. R; y: r; a% d
CLAA Juneau
. T* b/ V& O5 U2 d( v' [ CL Leander1 D: x. t3 a; s
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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) \0 j6 }1 O- T* p3 } jWeather in hex: Severe storms' i+ h7 p6 Q2 K: W3 y9 D( r) P
( @& U( ^1 R$ BRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 |( E ^8 a# j0 D
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) c2 O' s7 `" X- f9 X A6M2 Zero x 22' X- J6 R& E% P& u
B5N1 Kate x 23
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D3A2 Val x 16% p( [ G/ i. u3 L: b
' o0 }: I) m0 CAllied aircraft2 O3 F {2 S+ u+ [7 x4 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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7 k* I/ V" w. GJapanese aircraft losses
8 y6 F$ J9 w5 `6 w4 h A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# Z8 A4 M3 ]0 y
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged1 O7 u2 F4 I4 [+ n1 b* q
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak, w9 U+ r4 p6 Z" t
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
2 a, o- O. k. F0 i4 C D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
S& e# m- B$ h) I D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- Z% a, g- C2 `0 s
& _. q, ?( r# @. Z0 l6 I$ S2 qAllied aircraft losses" O& v' m% o1 d5 F/ R8 x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
0 T( i1 j. ~' E3 j. Q$ z8 p' ~ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
4 @) `( j4 a- g CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 y5 e% h' q" g) z CV Enterprise
! u, n* H. e1 V" q/ D( s/ s1 M- J. _( I; i CLAA Juneau
# D1 G2 T1 S; X3 \ CL Hobart( Q8 @6 [/ C% B' h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1352 q; l- B1 p9 c1 s
: h1 f! k7 }& K0 _- BWeather in hex: Overcast
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( o1 N$ z, i/ G1 F8 G, ^3 JRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- @4 b$ u7 b0 j4 K+ Y3 l5 ?& y
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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0 a2 g6 u7 Y! _) b* o; v1 G& ~ F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
$ f! R1 Y) g5 n7 ?; T SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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& {8 E3 a; d0 UJapanese aircraft losses
2 L" Y ^+ e6 p( K A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged' ]1 x, _& u, [, Y' p; t
0 q# M% ^2 Y6 T# d2 mAllied aircraft losses! I; y* K. S: a3 J* |$ |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) b q8 Z! N3 x8 S$ j7 Z2 U0 g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged' s' J; h" r9 {; e8 b- A7 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ u- d4 A9 k3 _2 b+ F, p
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: O) x; X* c6 ^+ b) W) ` CV Zuikaku
5 b% m$ w3 D* A3 a7 ] CA Takao
! n* x) F2 x9 z7 x% \9 U BB Hiei+ T! X9 Y5 q( \' G. L8 c# w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku: T. _ I( }, L* Q/ g2 b9 l9 |
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/ i8 o% l- [: x7 _ |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135- W8 b9 ]- S+ ]+ Z0 N3 z! M$ P# |
- [6 `$ h/ ?4 b5 l5 a5 |% QWeather in hex: Overcast
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$ {( w. A2 x% y& j PRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# D' C7 c1 C& v; D- R$ V5 ZEstimated time to target is 22 minutes- O% f* G5 Q. g3 @* ^
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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* h% { v* Z6 v* ~) s7 y9 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 308 y& d7 q. V" X/ Q: g1 ?) j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
# N K* V0 f0 ?! S1 k TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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+ a6 D z& {) WJapanese aircraft losses
1 f2 n; B% W( @- A# N A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" L, k- f% u: B& x A6 r) ?
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, v& B# }# V# a, I, \) | F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
- d1 R& x+ @! ]/ W* T SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
( }" t& O b8 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
- s, K9 Z& |& Z4 O2 v7 \3 n TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged" R- L/ w5 H; O7 K, d8 K% a
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CA Tone% ]: g$ Y; i, Z3 m. m+ R
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
+ h4 v" O |8 Q5 c! ^( K CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! `2 M W# |% r CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage- h8 f( ^4 X/ x2 w
CA Myoko, on fire
7 t0 |' T* S; ]5 t H& p1 mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
, [( L* K" ? Q/ R3 a/ A% R5 xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei1 U( u2 c' D2 ]. T1 H+ `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku: T% {; t2 g" }+ a* ~" |" c6 H
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4 O3 }% A1 L5 N$ V/ _8 XSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1623 x4 i+ o! H8 i) M) ~
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9 P/ e$ y( \/ o8 k SS I-2, hits 2* s' v. Z: a1 r/ x# W* F
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage8 v7 Q* j a: z
DD Lamson
: x# O& I) z( x- } DD Aylwin
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0 F# U% v% M9 u1 t- gSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |