航母决战结束,日军投降。
8 b$ ?7 U( f0 X" J1 XAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 426 _/ B8 h, W: `/ m
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, N2 o$ F/ j/ Q& DSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
9 l4 F3 r7 ?& T% F PC Ch 22! R1 o: {1 }! e" F. u# A1 J2 k
PC Ch 32
* R4 n( j' m+ S: S. U5 K, e7 q/ U3 f. u PC Ch 23
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SS Gudgeon: j5 ]6 w* g S% o0 J
" a3 Y6 |# P8 U& U( PSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22) E" y$ L- k8 S7 E
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167) F% e0 U ]* v0 ?8 W
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/ @: W& e: z* P* z SS I-17, hits 1
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* d; S9 N: S0 M2 o1 y* i DD Lamson
$ @" q6 X: [; P; ]! e" Y% E DD Cummings
/ o- m& V- R2 m DD Aylwin
) p% r2 H8 N% z, A3 h4 n' y DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson7 p6 b6 @. f" r" d
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 Z* _/ X! w! _, B5 P. R& Z8 k
p3 h7 r6 d5 C/ K) m* bWeather in hex: Overcast0 ?5 T2 f [3 i# o$ K
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. g. I' \4 \4 w3 ]4 xEstimated time to target is 36 minutes e8 x6 D, Q- w! ?
* e1 r5 s* @" T! @2 \# KJapanese aircraft
/ i* ?8 G0 O+ i+ A8 I( G G4M1 Betty x 173 I: i/ T3 m! m1 q* Y3 U) V
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Allied aircraft
- o, `5 K( R! H! S) j no flights. p+ n4 r9 C- c% P
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No Japanese losses8 {8 |, I+ Q+ [6 i, j; T
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Allied aircraft losses8 I7 |4 e0 O/ i: |( t# F' A
Catalina I: 10 damaged ^ h1 _4 g4 H! e2 O
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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& w2 L+ j( ]7 _Airbase hits 1
; |- P2 `! T/ C( \- }Runway hits 60 R, i3 b1 G5 k2 c9 N
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : R9 ^' c: L& f: x0 I
( B5 y+ N5 Z) ?% _9 A& IWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 r5 x. P- T$ r8 X* }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 ^: }1 v1 i" u* C ~, d
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Japanese aircraft. Z9 m/ W; E6 f q# I) f( U" v
G4M1 Betty x 8
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- a% P' ~8 t$ h/ X* a2 U* E+ HNo Japanese losses6 b( q [$ `" }( w2 r+ }7 a+ ^
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Runway hits 1
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0 X( T* i* i) A1 E" qMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
^& r- e8 N' D: v4 q3 O, yEstimated time to target is 31 minutes3 Y- l H2 z% R: o" W9 n( J
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Japanese aircraft) A9 y4 B. S) Q+ \2 F
A6M2 Zero x 43; f, u' T; [8 [. |2 R8 z( t
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Allied aircraft7 I4 [6 v1 j6 s4 l# A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
' B$ R: ?* U a2 _) N SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
7 B. {; j' P% d( S. u0 e6 k TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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7 y3 e* V3 p$ W. |Japanese aircraft losses
: k8 d8 K! l- G3 j% J. l. W A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 `: f1 \, K2 [0 F. u% F
* V! s* g) R$ u# E7 u4 w6 UAllied aircraft losses. g; z; H9 c2 W5 b8 I8 X9 @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
2 O# o: Y1 q0 ?( c7 j, n8 H( \+ m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged) E6 e' ^! ~1 [7 S, |! @$ l* g# y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
& b% h% G, k" r. N, p TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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R- x. i, D9 @& uJapanese Ships* b9 ?' e4 X9 W7 L0 x0 Q: e
CV Zuikaku6 P7 T8 @2 O& @) Y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ c0 m9 w; T5 M( W' c CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 o# B+ i8 ]" v- U: n
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. `8 G- O! ~/ B% ~) A
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
+ P, P" M9 U2 ?. ^4 K: l, o CA Takao
) {1 _" B% Y9 t* R BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
( K) ?* v$ D6 p. C% e9 ^4 u DD Shikinami& c! D ?! Y5 y* i5 M: x+ |
CA Tone- |% E+ p5 h6 x' k6 y* k# v
DD Umikaze& m" I' W, p# l1 T
/ s X/ @- E3 }1 fAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku0 f- y5 I. d* J! ^: }8 k3 u) @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku s' X; {& W7 \% x. j/ A
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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. z- e ]/ H( ]. |# |0 B# hMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms% {4 V* D9 }$ W4 r
_0 k% [4 g8 @* Q( wRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( T. x# v5 ]- U* P+ `
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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+ `' A5 I+ N+ J& w0 eJapanese aircraft
5 W+ ]# f- e8 Y1 F) O( j A6M2 Zero x 45' Y4 U. Z; n8 ?
B5N1 Kate x 27) [# F$ D' V2 o I
D3A1 Val x 158 v" Q5 d0 X- _ R2 c, Z2 z
D3A2 Val x 26$ v7 \& r$ l3 e% E* @6 D$ l* Q
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Allied aircraft
9 W; u0 g( ] G% x5 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 1160 Q w9 Q. k/ f* h0 r: A: y
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Japanese aircraft losses6 Z$ Q/ m3 H" g) J( m l; ]3 a
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
5 q+ `( D. i" X! a! ? B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged2 ~: h q3 W) H0 w1 x; i( g2 |
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak2 U9 L. P, U& z3 h4 s0 W
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
% J; ^& m4 ^2 h$ l$ r. i% V, N D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged& j$ t [1 P5 `
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
# W* ]+ |3 A) B' T& q; w! n% Q F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed& u$ S) t* H- D! W
1 j0 @. n& y5 W2 YAllied Ships
. }( m* @. R5 Z$ Z, m CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 10 {+ A4 g/ V% K& {1 S
CV Enterprise
% H5 b6 V# N. k+ y1 p6 l4 c CLAA Juneau) _! h% I( b0 A6 C% S
CL Leander x6 S8 x7 v( t; }
BB North Carolina
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3 \% j+ W7 s% B: {9 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1394 l0 G6 o6 }9 a$ e4 s! i b( x
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Weather in hex: Severe storms0 g7 N: q) T' T" m4 j7 ?" W4 s
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" K. O% T* T% {5 P uEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" o/ n' V( K$ h8 r( A" B4 I
A6M2 Zero x 221 d0 i; Y* X& u: Z N- f
B5N1 Kate x 23
& _" R8 N- `0 s. @9 x3 V D3A1 Val x 28 G Q, N# O9 N# g' w4 e
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft
& K; p6 Y7 `, G Z/ h- f5 Y" r F4F-4 Wildcat x 47) `+ |5 I) t4 ^: r
# ^( a8 K1 @+ _Japanese aircraft losses' x' ~$ T& j( }8 T" g
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ }2 o0 f$ U& I" j7 h/ r0 t: h B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged6 E7 S, l) D, t0 g; k, P
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak7 K, {- P' Z8 U- I8 y {
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged1 y8 b6 S5 P/ A; Q# r
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged( j, ?( F6 z! s2 B* ?% F- ~$ o; j
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 k" j* @3 ^( F0 i9 m
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Allied aircraft losses
6 u d) j7 J3 r8 e2 Q' c8 n4 p F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; f1 N/ j7 _8 c. Z" y V/ z& k' d3 f
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Allied Ships7 s! ? w4 \6 O9 F( k9 ?
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
+ F) p+ ?6 f/ t3 ]7 _& z CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 \" Y% Q' ? R2 O/ U CV Enterprise% ]* r% g% {0 `* B6 [4 Z. T0 F
CLAA Juneau; a" X( R. f; P
CL Hobart' ]; j0 z, g8 G6 L% c2 q9 ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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# w' {: p9 r6 p- f4 e2 c7 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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6 S* m8 Y/ r6 I) K) q. a, ]% ^# E1 [3 wWeather in hex: Overcast
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& U t; M# m& n& Y9 b2 ?Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.) j, k& c2 l. M0 f& d$ G& b
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes) x" B0 H" O/ W1 V
" M: e/ m4 t& TJapanese aircraft
1 J! L5 ?9 j# d8 |4 L A6M2 Zero x 28* J7 v1 Q$ |% w) t- w8 g
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! B. N* S( F7 d7 U6 ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 21) O$ H2 t- B2 }7 D8 i! d; U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 242 B D9 d$ y4 m2 V- W
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Japanese aircraft losses9 J' O& M$ J4 A7 c! H' C6 C
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
( s; O6 W9 `& Q: j5 Y# \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed4 e. ?+ M- Z7 u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 C8 S2 \1 B$ | SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ v# t; a# n8 C/ W' y/ ]
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 F6 i4 q$ F6 `; h* k
CV Zuikaku
& G8 @, {1 \% J M# s" j CA Takao. \. Z, S7 m- z3 x0 N$ {
BB Hiei
( S2 P3 y: l A% l qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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/ `; D& A. T0 L0 `0 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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( Z+ O3 {7 ?5 n( j0 T5 Y0 U- B. LWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 c$ o, @. R& m# ~2 c3 N/ }
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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6 q: q4 x# y- t/ H) S" u3 GJapanese aircraft
- N+ t* `6 j! E: v A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
0 y) p: U5 c2 H! o* o SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
3 Z& O# |1 v( T TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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: D& R) `$ w. Y+ }Japanese aircraft losses0 G4 u0 ~( _% t) A' T$ R
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: j6 q! e, B8 D) u
; {+ [$ b ^) OAllied aircraft losses! i4 k) h8 z* @7 K, b0 Q' P e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
?" X' d, N" j |7 k) U. U SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged( C* ~9 F- A; O) _3 { b2 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
: {7 i& ]1 V# v1 v TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged7 L( Q- w' w, y1 Q
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CA Tone& r" [0 F4 z5 `5 m
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire G7 R, R" e: ~. d% r1 ?
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( w5 P8 M; {( X" m
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage/ y7 v& M7 ]1 G) S6 e+ e2 {
CA Myoko, on fire
7 U4 ]9 s- S* V0 i. YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
. d9 Q, e) c. L" U+ OHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
; ?& r, v z. c x/ KHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku) B) Y6 C* H5 \( h& ^7 R" e
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9 k- U; K% l5 a* E+ v! pSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
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( [9 e; U2 g# i- U( o& i: `0 q# L DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
1 [% [! K' H. z- l5 }/ } DD Lamson- m, [* u; w) ?) b
DD Aylwin
! j7 v p2 @7 \4 E. q2 F' q' k DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |