航母决战结束,日军投降。5 H$ H4 ^- D' ?" U( U5 _( \
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130/ ?& ^- U1 f2 [0 ]$ M
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Japanese Ships
% C% q' P7 ~( {$ Q PC Ch 22
8 V6 O0 f' z8 q- w PC Ch 32
% t9 N! z" @+ R+ x9 I3 D PC Ch 23' v4 q8 z% P! r; M- J7 j
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Allied Ships. @: S2 X/ e- {. r: m" q* b
SS Gudgeon' I$ Q. U6 o- D1 c9 h
( |) Y9 k9 ^, @9 MSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22. U5 F) B. H. J; ^# K9 I4 `4 ~
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, @# Y/ j7 Q# o+ g7 R% ~ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1674 y9 i" Y9 J+ q! h, a; r2 V
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' i& O' A+ L+ m" H SS I-17, hits 1" L/ k' [; O5 N9 |/ B8 w* N1 x
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Allied Ships6 o# s+ b8 t) N7 V7 c* Q' O
DD Lamson
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DD Aylwin1 S0 a }% H' } G3 O. H
DD Monaghan
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3 }1 `* d; e$ \- c, i r4 ?* a9 C: jSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson) G( M; r0 Q" m1 {( Y% L& H
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast$ [, H$ `0 S7 o( c+ s3 S
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: S2 n' H E; \3 nEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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% T4 J6 |% | f* YJapanese aircraft
P% R4 n- w4 J3 f/ m G4M1 Betty x 17# j; _3 `/ G& n- ]4 H" t
; H1 r8 m2 }# E- t- i7 p/ t/ k& zAllied aircraft
4 x p% k, d# V/ [, C3 J no flights
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No Japanese losses; c; q$ p, J/ O* q# _; V b
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Allied aircraft losses
1 ~, B% S( I6 q9 Y1 B1 K Catalina I: 10 damaged
- D3 \' |7 p; X, [ P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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8 h7 m/ c2 y/ k+ v5 t( S/ G4 vAirbase hits 1& w/ }/ C/ t: c* v$ c7 f
Runway hits 6: y" P0 l I- s9 _9 W
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0 M' N! ]3 l- a& A( X$ I, BNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * N, E' H4 ?7 _2 Z
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 U9 {; T$ z# i5 i% d
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% q$ L% @6 @! G
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G4M1 Betty x 8$ J6 H! m" ~7 r |! `% U/ c. ]! j
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 15 y8 q2 z1 o1 N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135, T& l3 f. z* T- d, f) R+ W! {3 ?4 C+ X" R, {
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 w; v% H# M( f! U" z9 U: l4 f
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes, \$ r5 L" E8 } Z" T
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Japanese aircraft
E( `* j& A9 ]! ?( m# Z0 R A6M2 Zero x 43+ b$ V: g$ w3 O% v, m% d3 K k
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Allied aircraft5 D' \$ W' G7 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
! c+ B4 q' T% r+ K+ V SBD-3 Dauntless x 130: Q1 q0 o5 S7 B+ K7 C7 X' l
TBF-1 Avenger x 12" I1 [. G6 r% ^8 a
; x: {" I; n1 N) h: [# T$ ~Japanese aircraft losses' B) T4 E* b, Q/ R T# E
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! B2 K& {) C* j& F* C$ d6 B
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Allied aircraft losses% C) _5 s# @" O$ n. I* q5 {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed6 {; @1 Y! {, X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged2 C# B# Q) n& E ]/ l2 F5 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
! F" }1 j) B7 p! v TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged$ F# n/ v/ C' P4 S, p# j
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Japanese Ships
, m P2 M d, P( v, l9 x CV Zuikaku( I9 F0 `: N0 O& \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 r `5 o* P- {3 _/ C5 a& B& D
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 h( K$ v" R. K+ X% D0 Z3 `. i CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" e& J8 D6 j. o H BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
6 Q6 X; R/ J8 h* K' a5 ]1 V/ x7 Y$ K CA Takao- T/ c. o) x% Z
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire/ q: R( S& z% o' H6 {3 l
DD Shikinami4 r9 h2 C n9 C5 e( |
CA Tone' D: c4 t* o! M% y3 ~$ r
DD Umikaze* ^& S) B' W7 l; O
" Z8 k) H K7 k" `2 w0 w; QAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
2 O8 Y5 R" R% e+ AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
$ q) S; F( e: F5 lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo) N6 f5 w% |7 X% \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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* x' ]" _! b* l4 f5 eRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' G( W. b% \5 V
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes" [) H7 ~: q+ C) T( K
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Japanese aircraft
1 R$ m l0 C1 c1 J A6M2 Zero x 45/ H u2 k& {6 c6 O" ?* W
B5N1 Kate x 274 u+ l' k: Z$ b4 B0 [6 t& }7 R1 ]
D3A1 Val x 15
7 m+ O. x0 |+ K w# E& S D3A2 Val x 26" m! e, H1 Q. v* F5 A
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Allied aircraft
1 T- M* }6 m( |$ ]) U% k* I9 t F4F-4 Wildcat x 1165 z m R$ h! ?9 L; {
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Japanese aircraft losses
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" J) }" C) z: H& f1 ^2 w B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged. o* [# H: U7 z/ e# r5 k" T5 U
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
2 l1 k1 v( O& a! p( X8 d D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
: H# s: r5 Q9 h9 E1 k/ I+ S7 } D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
( r' P6 L) L& @/ u. Y D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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3 J/ j- N$ [7 F CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 17 M9 b" T S9 K+ f) C. l Q
CV Enterprise
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BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1391 F! D% r! s9 F5 {! N7 c7 Z0 m0 I
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Weather in hex: Severe storms- N/ v& w" K& f/ w, g
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 Z$ ?3 ]* x! G9 J$ z |Estimated time to target is 40 minutes1 d/ l i) y d
, F; Y$ t" Q$ w# @( j; j' GJapanese aircraft3 i& n0 j* Y2 t4 U
A6M2 Zero x 22 Z2 F4 N }% E; v2 I
B5N1 Kate x 23: b9 r2 u2 E8 z: u) @
D3A1 Val x 2
0 _5 f, p$ W; O5 n2 @ D3A2 Val x 16
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# ^6 R& n& L: F& }/ H) Z/ FAllied aircraft
6 T q& d3 y% F! P- w5 {5 ^7 y" e F4F-4 Wildcat x 47" x2 [: N( _2 a' H, z- T' s
6 c, c' c7 h6 C5 S& S0 i* m/ N, LJapanese aircraft losses, c6 k6 `1 t% ?# p+ I7 m8 m3 ]
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# a. H4 M. Q3 e+ K
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
- Y6 p1 H9 J4 p# v& K2 q B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak9 @2 T! m1 s3 J: v' M& U: d Q
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged9 j% P1 ^/ a& ?; h/ X" U
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
' x; b/ D W6 m0 j' p6 T D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 f" h: V) B8 ^; @; L
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Allied aircraft losses% d1 c7 Y2 \# B3 i* c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 N# }- r2 M* p6 v
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
^4 p# W, b# g" f CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. x# X* U3 e& M/ m0 ?* E+ H* e
CV Enterprise3 ~$ D; }) \5 _$ @; w, c
CLAA Juneau1 F$ S+ f/ b, X6 _, E5 n
CL Hobart
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135. P- y) O N7 S+ X2 |; O
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4 m7 H% t% g4 B, O0 O( ZRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.! }: r2 v2 N/ x: k
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, q7 ~ i$ Y) i
A6M2 Zero x 28
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( M( c! V+ [& r F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
! Z# G6 K/ }; F7 U7 |1 s! L SBD-3 Dauntless x 24. c* _+ l9 w* H, v
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 K; S1 G/ {; Q' C A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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( W7 o& c5 L- r7 H# h2 G4 w; f: p F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 X( c6 d4 U: ^0 q* z SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
! |4 I+ S& I& O, h, R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
# r+ Y1 _5 C2 Q0 J. e6 M" Y1 Q' Y# R- S CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 x" {6 n r' T, t& I CV Zuikaku* @# a: j8 e# r8 I/ F
CA Takao5 @+ ~9 G9 ]+ f
BB Hiei, L5 ?0 ~7 ?6 W4 [: {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku4 m N6 m- F& w! ]3 }( j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. X# x, C* l( c+ k" T1 j
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes+ ~. T0 _6 b. w% s! M5 x! X! r
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft# S, H" T) v& I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
, }0 B: q5 B/ K% F SBD-3 Dauntless x 57+ c' Y: Q, h! u- n: r, D
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 D0 u) A7 m9 d# H8 `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed h$ U I! T7 |% d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged* l8 o% ]0 |2 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: i; P: O$ U# |
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire) v _, {# x( F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. O3 T: n; I' ?/ X
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage. \# p( u! K) C! R; a& y
CA Myoko, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei- [; T' A, E: Z4 ^: l1 T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku" s+ @: |2 Y q) O# F! p0 P
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% y6 w6 U" D _" I# q( XSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2! B- e3 D- c. G( I0 d
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Allied Ships! _7 c2 p0 o1 l* R7 L9 ` ^. G
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage2 U/ }) v9 m- B/ H: B
DD Lamson: O, l+ E9 D1 M7 z% Z
DD Aylwin
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |