航母决战结束,日军投降。/ ]9 |- r* R9 n' O
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 429 Y! _7 b2 F$ v" O2 j
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130( M+ h, L% _. A1 @4 Y
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Japanese Ships
4 J7 W( ^8 {# @1 V$ N PC Ch 225 O/ m% D5 X7 h0 b
PC Ch 32
; I0 Y" Q4 G- p7 O% n3 p PC Ch 232 Z5 W) M; p6 e8 r, g
0 i/ {6 ]: \9 b8 _5 CAllied Ships
& d7 y# `3 ?: }+ h4 G SS Gudgeon
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; o4 [! S0 D9 m' |2 q6 V6 h3 @SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 227 f: a0 S; D9 e+ A. N
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0 `) W2 P: `, Z( E+ r; S0 vASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships- [* [+ v1 P. c# ^, n% B p
SS I-17, hits 1
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; F+ q, S& u8 ]Allied Ships$ j6 q. q1 I$ ^3 ^6 b
DD Lamson! E( n; Q J7 @, [
DD Cummings0 x' T$ c) P4 E- i' \
DD Aylwin @, i5 m- @& _8 H
DD Monaghan
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1 J' m7 B4 Y: z! m- M) Y. n: lSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson) j7 w$ ~# X- t5 }0 A
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 z' i2 O! a; R
3 x$ S: M* t! ~% D- [Weather in hex: Overcast( w; }. R" y5 f8 m. W8 R7 v- y
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. C1 g# F! o; iEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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! {! |$ r8 h/ t5 ]. LJapanese aircraft0 v# z5 {3 M: X3 v1 R! I# M
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
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" B3 c9 U o% B+ ZNo Japanese losses H) K2 D/ d' ~/ c
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Allied aircraft losses6 m3 D/ m1 i% J. f
Catalina I: 10 damaged7 [; K7 E8 R7 \: q& m P* H
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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( Q$ [- `3 \* r6 }! ^6 uAirbase hits 1
/ E9 {! U2 b& O: nRunway hits 6
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: n# Q: J- W' z9 J: }Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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, S/ b& f: u' b. PWeather in hex: Overcast8 S( a! ]/ F! B! V& i
* p0 T( g: ]9 _Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 K! }$ K5 p% q- Q+ mEstimated time to target is 12 minutes1 X% m3 I0 x: s: }/ o
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Japanese aircraft
/ \8 z' H0 B0 e' T+ [' ?' r G4M1 Betty x 89 G! P X4 m4 j: J- g0 | O
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No Japanese losses
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" @, H1 D0 a7 RRunway hits 1+ L& J; G; g. x# L( z) A
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$ T: u; {& i$ f$ AMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135: M! x! Z" h# W6 ]% T( a2 \
4 q: g: }- x( z) vWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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m7 g8 I" H) lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* V7 X9 B: `( }" cEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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, v! o: T/ `; U2 M7 UJapanese aircraft
5 N' D4 ^: h" j& h% ~0 V- a A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
( [0 p6 K; R2 D& W5 K' w F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
. }' G' P, n# p! b5 Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 130; Z+ f' ]" h/ d6 W. a) ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 125 d& m% Y0 G: c5 q" ]7 }# ]3 g7 [
) u: I v4 H" P$ FJapanese aircraft losses
* o { l# e l A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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) N* u" ?% g: [# b2 f6 R7 y/ kAllied aircraft losses F6 E9 G4 p0 S3 P! _; W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
) C4 i7 c* l! H/ y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged! J2 Q: T+ ~. ~* c1 U& F$ x! i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 ?) s! ?8 C4 J4 H TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged. r: m3 g( i) }
: L0 ]) @6 M, h' MJapanese Ships9 E1 R; V; k" `) d# k4 D4 Q& J
CV Zuikaku) c( P# O% T3 o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 N8 W& U2 c. I CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* `/ V. g* p/ a. x) h$ o CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 G" V# c/ M! i) W# i. r5 A
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 19 }$ q& y& V: u2 \) j, L
CA Takao3 m* D C( U0 y i6 [
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire1 x' s2 b# e0 J* z. q+ E( q
DD Shikinami# q: z% e$ T' C: U. v
CA Tone$ P0 I1 |# n2 Y4 s2 k
DD Umikaze$ i0 h1 P. H/ {1 K6 z7 H9 I
" ]$ W8 w" A' PAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
* U2 E9 N: d: H) THeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku9 _* y$ R [ l9 }6 A' ^. M
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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# z- ~8 r+ |. q; A0 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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# L. P7 t6 W6 I+ A! ~# n- yWeather in hex: Severe storms. x* V: k* _" J8 v1 i. F
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: Y$ h9 t4 D U, b3 M$ w( ]3 s" m$ g/ I
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes. o1 m/ o2 \3 x* a
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Japanese aircraft+ r. o" g) i5 p7 ^
A6M2 Zero x 45
9 i( Q+ t- ~! H- Y0 n9 ~ B5N1 Kate x 273 j9 L9 j, K6 ~4 v% @
D3A1 Val x 15
0 d7 H( m; f( ? D3A2 Val x 26
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; Y1 i7 {; D- ~ K+ n" b0 Y. k& UAllied aircraft
" Z0 c& r5 h8 ~. b F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 k& z( G+ I( c ~: I, W A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
! J) M3 b: d# U4 A B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
. S# z2 R" h) e3 I1 L B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
' Q. B; J( R0 J' C D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged w" a9 j. Y. f0 z7 ^ A# ]* b
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged, `# }" C1 ]- m5 @# O9 I. E4 A* Z; m
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
2 b6 B4 ~( G! y* }( S9 f F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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: t/ ], H6 f' f. K* H7 e y( KAllied Ships X6 [& f% Q9 X4 c; D
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 13 e. X1 v" _: R2 w! I1 h8 x+ `
CV Enterprise
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CL Leander
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8 K. O! F) b0 e1 t- Z& pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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; B- M( e/ S6 K/ U# q4 LWeather in hex: Severe storms
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# H. g% ]* j$ i bRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' T2 _+ b j& h$ T
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes0 q3 X- m# r0 {- @8 B" A; }( s
. X% h( J3 |+ s. KJapanese aircraft
# j2 N4 Z5 t( Y" w A6M2 Zero x 22
+ S. E" _7 G3 A B5N1 Kate x 23
! `- F2 C' {- w, A- M D3A1 Val x 2
) ]7 E3 z" U' L7 Y+ q D3A2 Val x 167 ]" l# @; W' K; i
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Allied aircraft( @5 m }% f. U# H1 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses1 T0 i, J( w4 y$ L+ g* g* G
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 U8 ^) Y; M/ X X7 R; u% S
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
! F, Z% Y4 e- G$ t B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak( W9 z+ u; p1 e, q
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
: j+ O8 F5 @6 C) e* F8 Z3 W D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 P- P4 ] Y6 [" M4 j D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& ~# T& s8 m8 y5 S
! u* f# t3 n+ m3 ~9 xAllied aircraft losses
' n$ Q/ C6 ?5 ~8 z+ ] G& T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- M$ Z% t t3 j* ]6 t; e$ A
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Allied Ships- J* u( ^7 T3 V6 a
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
* j$ D3 D9 N5 z& j1 _, y9 A CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: n' E3 Z7 ?6 ?5 h8 w% Q% H- O7 h
CV Enterprise( q% k, b" T) P8 B3 ?, R) o6 {
CLAA Juneau; A3 B( C1 M- A7 J! r: f
CL Hobart9 U/ K3 J# p# ^& L
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1355 i# Z" @6 Z7 c" d( K }5 H
# W/ J- I! { y2 G' gWeather in hex: Overcast* f( _' q, V8 G3 u8 V
/ { [: {8 A4 I/ L1 e% y) FRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ T J( f) g# |6 J! H5 `0 X
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ |+ l" d6 m% ]: q- a
A6M2 Zero x 28
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- e" V8 I, t6 _# H$ lAllied aircraft7 ^" O/ b: |2 ?; Q6 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21" ?4 V% K& L' c1 r, {1 M5 k, u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 246 H' c2 W; o3 a' P. t" ~% Q) f5 K5 Z
9 L" P- o6 B8 Y" ]- hJapanese aircraft losses
8 a' O# u" r _: T5 V A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged4 u5 s4 ~) G; Q- A
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Allied aircraft losses
$ p. A4 A' \% \+ J) W4 S F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 M/ h v7 c* j1 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ t, Z$ Z: B9 i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships; v- Z" L# ^/ H( o: x1 A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 v3 ?/ Q* A4 f% E7 f
CV Zuikaku# r/ M" }. ~ _7 I' N
CA Takao9 m+ `$ q% @3 c
BB Hiei% Z7 O' t( k( e1 F5 E
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku" n6 Z- o, W7 ^3 X1 p. k I* d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1355 ^" R" x, @' e! Z @8 R
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Weather in hex: Overcast A) S- n6 l) d7 z {8 ]8 a( V
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* H) l% m1 C. Y8 L, K1 r
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes. o0 ^5 I- y$ l
1 p! [, _3 k# M3 m" c; X' M2 SJapanese aircraft* {, b$ r! b: w8 E6 M: [9 u
A6M2 Zero x 13+ r, T# p3 Y; q3 f4 ~, G
6 H) r" b7 ^1 `, u" f3 IAllied aircraft4 t, K8 E2 [: W* |) I9 @6 l' [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30$ a: w7 u( q& Q* {! Q9 f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
8 k* y# i, k8 z5 v+ i: b% A5 u TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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1 o5 x y9 q* W, i6 b, EJapanese aircraft losses
9 k% Z; }- [ b" V0 ^. m/ P A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* G% `7 a; o' [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 M! ^" c: T3 l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
7 D( p" C; ^( W4 m; T0 z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak. b& H% [' y s. n7 r7 O+ {8 ]
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged: f, d; {: L+ \: x" p! F) N
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Japanese Ships
2 Q4 a5 I3 J7 O5 D8 \ CA Tone7 b' a' i/ n/ |2 q% T
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire$ l( z4 l- i( N& e. { e6 w2 L
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( ]3 ]7 B1 f8 Q' N CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage! [9 I/ {& K; t$ n9 c- _
CA Myoko, on fire
" U1 H' @( x8 AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
% N- O) W% i" c7 {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
6 T; D# y' D4 S: S5 u& G4 ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2- Q$ i8 E% M% B5 Q
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage# `' Q: x" i2 ^* w
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |