航母决战结束,日军投降。/ R/ w2 C8 R! B4 R2 P# \
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42- G5 S; r# g1 N4 ?! O0 b" K4 }
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
% c" C8 M6 L2 d8 s PC Ch 22
! r( n$ v. a, }0 ^& B PC Ch 32
% d0 u7 E* F! j) x6 S. O& b$ } PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships2 E0 I+ l+ W0 W5 c) g1 e9 K$ o4 m
SS Gudgeon
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2 X2 o& J% ]- _8 y# b! j" X; fSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22- p# [3 q+ j4 c% ~1 b( W( ? A
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7 e# \& Z$ Q t2 [" `ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1677 I, y# C* Y2 S! O: F
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Japanese Ships8 d/ X! L: f! V% b. w
SS I-17, hits 1
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+ [$ _' J1 ^, I0 h6 Q" vAllied Ships
5 M7 X: Y' K/ e7 m DD Lamson2 j. b$ D7 X6 j& R1 P6 K
DD Cummings
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DD Monaghan" N2 M% l0 G1 `7 l- e& K
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson! H- h% |5 r k' E' F* `, N
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * e& F, s4 k2 _ q9 G3 {2 D7 F. ^
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0 B( Z. R6 k) s7 H8 JRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' n% r3 G+ p: p
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes0 C6 ]5 W3 Y5 l# r6 @
7 L9 |4 `6 t+ p2 s6 U9 u0 x$ DJapanese aircraft/ o ^0 i1 u8 |
G4M1 Betty x 17
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* B' w @& J: v5 w/ U% cAllied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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9 }- B+ c2 h5 B9 [- nAllied aircraft losses
) \2 V* r6 f% E5 V9 j \ Catalina I: 10 damaged
4 g3 X5 Y# m: d& ]/ F8 i! m' t P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
: {8 Q! ?+ c. O; {Runway hits 6
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# U o( v) _% R* }# O+ a& h3 X" a rNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " h5 |4 y9 z! S& a- Z7 [
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3 w+ M& S, l8 [4 K) e7 ^Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, m; b8 l& @- I2 _+ rEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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$ ~/ H' |8 E( kJapanese aircraft
; P, J( O* Z( r' r G4M1 Betty x 8, r/ H8 P6 R6 O0 A$ D
1 ]& W" h! G0 N* O+ B# G5 Z5 _; tNo Japanese losses% o7 R1 K5 D; I z- N7 \
2 N7 m& a" b1 j- T/ PRunway hits 19 H: Z7 _; m, U! x
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& e& J; o: H' `7 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135% j4 j7 h/ X+ u6 u
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms ^& g4 X5 ?# {* ^
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 V6 ~3 Z8 [3 v3 l- NEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ S' l8 F+ f& R' a a
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Japanese aircraft
; B( P3 c2 Y6 `0 B' V A6M2 Zero x 437 \/ ~, L1 X% W! R- U
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Allied aircraft
6 t# k2 \2 \8 Z9 I F4F-4 Wildcat x 910 u0 p# J: N0 E7 H: r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
& V4 n9 |0 a- }; j4 g; V" X TBF-1 Avenger x 12; t% O# x# k9 v
8 a1 G# r6 `2 ~Japanese aircraft losses3 ?6 Y& S! \: ?0 W5 x3 ~; {9 W
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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7 C3 F, l( S- X% g F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
/ x$ k5 N" q8 l+ o/ b7 M6 P5 s, y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged U/ o9 K8 A5 l4 }7 a4 E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
3 h# J- t% Q$ [' J" X TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged9 Y! F6 f: f4 w9 H) s
6 S0 h+ B3 G+ m. p: l* dJapanese Ships
# u# d1 U: G2 n CV Zuikaku4 \) F. E) R: G$ w* y5 y( C* G
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 [8 B8 M' D; q$ C1 z# W, t8 `
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 ~! u" x+ z7 d' y$ u
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 i& l c' J$ [& D: k
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1' [7 u0 I9 g$ h( t* H9 e4 P2 G
CA Takao
& ]7 m# G/ O$ {- b' i8 H5 ^& B BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
+ A, C6 j" a& ~0 T DD Shikinami: y" @* X) c* ~' J( L
CA Tone/ J: W+ i. s, m% a: s# {9 C
DD Umikaze; C! r/ z5 `8 f/ m' e8 C6 a
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
- }# O7 O* y. ?9 | U) ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku2 {. p. c8 x. K7 C" U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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* P+ q k8 S. Z% e% u" QMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139* G. A/ H# \! N8 v
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 ~& j D1 [0 L4 d( G. n* x
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes$ g2 N" ~. G/ I: n, ]4 V: A( v; g
0 l5 j$ K; v* T+ {: v% m. ?8 OJapanese aircraft
: V H1 ^* _& h0 R A6M2 Zero x 459 ?/ j+ T' O J, {" V- M) t( v
B5N1 Kate x 27
7 @ `3 R, M G5 j D3A1 Val x 157 e: s. A5 D3 y' V$ m9 l
D3A2 Val x 26. X* T2 N; t: [' L- @
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Allied aircraft
& m6 V4 j/ D5 ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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/ b6 \) ?8 _. _$ o- H A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed* c, z/ m: j' v+ m5 ]
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged8 y% p4 @+ ?8 L! @
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak& J C$ u+ J4 C# m
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
2 V6 q' l& }+ F3 t D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged( C" m& H/ s1 {& m
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses" M0 m, ^& r8 _& X1 a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 n2 v x; ?7 a
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Allied Ships* M1 O* K0 Y+ r0 K" P: h: J
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
~( C& m4 J5 ~: d4 t# M. D' Q CV Enterprise
5 i8 Q+ ]- _. w o) S4 l8 A0 e CLAA Juneau
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BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms9 y/ Q2 o$ p ?' i5 I
7 C2 z" N9 {. [9 N, D! R( `Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! _# ~9 @; I9 F- t( I. \ a ~
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22$ n7 l3 ~% B# |8 F+ u
B5N1 Kate x 23( ^! S7 k' ^2 X4 d
D3A1 Val x 2
! {% ^/ @ |% U1 M7 D D3A2 Val x 16. P/ J/ V$ }' w9 U, v
0 r6 k8 b8 H l9 f8 oAllied aircraft
9 L) }4 @4 P8 ]( R F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses1 g3 k2 A) ~2 M) [# Y( H1 C
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed( g0 F& L( X( O6 l0 W8 T8 `
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged) `+ g9 v. A$ S( D. g8 e
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak$ t% O* M( M) X! S( x" ?% ]
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged5 j. X/ ~4 Z$ g
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
0 `3 V: @( T& e3 W, _7 S D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 u5 x6 [; @( _) K: \0 `6 F& g, E \
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Allied Ships
' _) m# z+ `: t& G7 o BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
9 c6 \/ K$ Z8 N: F CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- Z9 m# k- M% d: D* g) O# J& M R CV Enterprise; n, l8 R, |2 k
CLAA Juneau
& Q+ M% U: U1 n+ ?' O. g CL Hobart0 p6 Z6 v; E( O& v' _# j
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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) C! z. u" ?& ^( TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1354 x0 f V! \4 q. a3 z0 m
6 d: j$ b3 O2 [) v# wWeather in hex: Overcast
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# C. f* ~# H; XRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
0 v* b- a& O7 ]& V6 v3 }Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 L; w# J [5 i4 T A6M2 Zero x 28- t9 {6 h- I) P( q
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21! C3 H/ J" `- _* x k% W& H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24, H8 z B {+ K9 y' b0 T
1 N N* c+ V- S0 lJapanese aircraft losses
9 x) L* f* p: j+ Z* C5 [4 k A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
& r, K* w$ p, Q F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 Q& l& ?3 w" W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
& ?1 W2 m/ R7 X0 N7 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) b. ]# | Y& y* F9 c
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8 L6 R# N0 a( _/ s8 n- } CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage R/ s) ]' f4 ~ K' P
CV Zuikaku- \3 O9 C& c6 x9 u
CA Takao
l( V* f& q7 O3 D BB Hiei9 q' o: j" |/ I# Y, i( x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku6 d( d: z! C0 |: V: }& D: z0 U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1355 q' N" U) P4 _% V6 _
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. m% W& ~" X5 P5 F3 j
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes0 r# I8 B2 S0 t/ {* l! Z
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30 E& o+ p% [- L; O; g* x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 575 ?% a0 |5 \, r) b L
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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9 X4 g+ j0 G! bJapanese aircraft losses
9 U! J8 c; e# J% }; N @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. F' s, A2 v; a# a' b
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Allied aircraft losses
" \5 s# G3 A8 T5 J! U! A F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& c5 f" h8 E* r) f6 K) U% W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
3 A9 T7 F- A; O% w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% o6 ~7 V. e. j) A3 i$ s6 I. |8 _' E; \! Q TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
. L. A! M4 ?9 m7 l2 B9 @ BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
6 p; }/ E8 G- @# ?7 C3 k% [& I CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ t" Q) C X+ n2 T6 T. Y CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage& q1 T$ h2 s. i# s( Q0 v& ~
CA Myoko, on fire
, S/ H: S) a' H! i0 O" ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
: E4 S% P+ @. t, ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei' P% H) z: a# y4 D' s2 G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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4 q2 P) {0 M& i# |Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162, Z$ o% E6 X- G+ R5 U5 `# W
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. s7 p. _8 [* r/ N( X; g DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
7 k$ f8 l* C7 x DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |