航母决战结束,日军投降。
1 X4 L. m8 K/ m% H+ {+ W7 VAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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+ \) [& ? @2 n7 G! r+ NSub attack near Torokina at 108,130$ \+ ~% i R7 D+ U" ^0 J2 w2 y
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Japanese Ships
9 ^9 p* C1 j! r6 ~# Z2 h PC Ch 22 f; B2 m6 ?+ P9 I* S. M7 D
PC Ch 32
/ l* w# S. }$ l5 r# K: b1 V PC Ch 23/ a" u6 l8 `" A4 B1 X& { C s4 y
* C; k& {8 ]9 s/ qAllied Ships
. A2 |+ x5 b$ _/ t* |2 b; W SS Gudgeon
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3 Z+ {# X9 m, a$ X+ a" |- A2 c6 wSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167% p- k$ {! J$ Y' r# m
4 N& u" V; D6 oJapanese Ships
1 G% `3 Z- L5 N! `: f5 g SS I-17, hits 1
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5 [! d- P& ~8 ?4 f; O( }Allied Ships7 s: M9 M1 I- F
DD Lamson
9 [4 W5 Q; O- d% h2 C DD Cummings
8 f' M6 I! m8 O2 B, y DD Aylwin
- Q9 B6 M% B! A DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson1 ? \% w6 u2 r3 ?
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% z* G0 d0 J7 M; k8 h6 Q6 bNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 d) A. {# T9 \/ z W. {4 Y
/ ~; D* w/ T4 k* lWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( Z0 g! a( q8 i4 E* b$ w
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes6 x6 |7 b9 b2 }' g7 }& m+ v
V, b$ y6 Q* w# U) CJapanese aircraft% D n! d/ n9 j$ }
G4M1 Betty x 17. y4 t7 c9 ]- c' H
" I2 n) y" i2 _/ \* J$ lAllied aircraft
6 {, D# [9 I4 f) y+ k no flights
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No Japanese losses% E# f5 E7 j4 w2 n, ~: U
7 V' l& H( }$ v Z |( RAllied aircraft losses
5 t& S5 E7 ~& E8 R- T Catalina I: 10 damaged1 U7 ], @, q0 g- ]$ ~ d& H
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 P' w }. a9 n$ W& b
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 |# [4 Q5 W2 `/ i& N1 R6 GEstimated time to target is 12 minutes$ q, e1 b' c1 j' c7 W2 p
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Japanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses1 u8 W! o4 H' _6 O) f
/ \+ y4 f. o' f# QRunway hits 1+ g$ D, x. \/ q9 l
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1 S' r/ Q/ ~ SMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1353 u- t/ U1 K# a( |/ [; m4 ^3 u
" ~( O2 p- e$ A4 |+ Y7 bWeather in hex: Thunderstorms2 s8 l# L: z Y' |1 |' i7 Z# r' n
: ~; N3 b2 }8 H. e$ nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 K5 u, z9 F e
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes; c$ k. n+ X, y) Y. \& a
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Japanese aircraft, U. |+ U/ g: s
A6M2 Zero x 433 j$ |3 K1 Y: j; [, t& B" ^
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Allied aircraft; A' L- H+ L( p: t+ M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
' D; V) r0 f6 z# s- M i SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
6 V6 i% O+ V/ ?' k3 L( k& t' {$ ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 12& I: N0 C3 F2 c* z: @
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Japanese aircraft losses; G) u+ g$ R% Q; i, e7 ~/ k
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 e! a/ E6 q% Q: W
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Allied aircraft losses
4 {5 I& w: s/ y3 Z, _- G( g4 g F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 o4 Z( @# r# |# B# K% b8 \/ ?$ N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged" M9 w) E" q8 e' p- e# e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 X" ?$ v+ u- }5 @ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CV Zuikaku8 j* f, w8 ~( U/ i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 W J9 A2 w/ }: F' L0 h+ d3 v/ a
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 Z% \* w0 ?( U9 L) w CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) F3 q2 V4 f7 w& ` BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
$ T) I+ b: q- ]3 a) c CA Takao
! a( }" l$ n2 K& y) ?, Y BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire- M" c; c2 u! D# [- O7 c3 `4 S0 l4 {
DD Shikinami+ w/ C2 z: k& O! r" P
CA Tone
5 [+ _, f# H( z DD Umikaze
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$ i& f2 c" j0 t% z9 mAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
! m' j! u; N( [' v; `$ h7 XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
( w! P( \9 v( I; X9 v! jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo0 d* {9 c5 [+ @, ~& D
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1 \/ D! \: `7 R: n5 }% s3 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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9 `" S9 o4 p/ Y9 _/ cWeather in hex: Severe storms( v3 n5 Z" P6 [7 U
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' e5 _ e+ r+ H$ H! M
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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; D6 y0 v# d7 f( R2 y6 J8 X7 O6 MJapanese aircraft9 m3 `8 a7 m. w$ Q1 B5 m
A6M2 Zero x 45
7 M1 A5 |' N$ C' W- M: t! ] B5N1 Kate x 27
+ H* ~, h" p, c+ ^; ]3 g D3A1 Val x 15/ q% v( R8 r2 d! ~5 X
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft8 I& Y7 o1 Z. H3 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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1 J7 J8 w1 w3 d# H2 JJapanese aircraft losses, Q% t/ K5 N2 i6 z+ f+ d y+ E
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
: v6 o, k1 _0 o/ K+ u( m B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged! x7 ^3 K- U2 W0 u9 t+ h
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
; U7 k1 Y. [8 } D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged$ { K! r9 k2 E* z3 d
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
. Z& e: D+ B! T* q2 | D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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b1 j) |. q* u5 xAllied aircraft losses8 B! k- b" z: R( m. ?1 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" E" j# B, e1 z CV Enterprise) Z% H- \# G0 a, Y" i4 e
CLAA Juneau0 p$ H# A ~" i @
CL Leander# f8 |3 V% F9 }" I H6 W
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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2 L8 d" j) C$ R0 e: H! j3 lWeather in hex: Severe storms
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+ }% U" l! m. }7 l& s* uRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, u/ l, J' ? J2 \4 cEstimated time to target is 40 minutes( L& G5 A- e0 w- s. I, K
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% e4 M. k6 f3 c8 M A6M2 Zero x 22
: f* ^0 Z6 S8 D( L" p- r0 P. y8 W B5N1 Kate x 237 o9 H/ ]" ?1 c% }1 O; v
D3A1 Val x 2" Z7 O( v6 U) X) C0 U1 _
D3A2 Val x 16' X! z2 X8 V8 s
; a7 Z Q% M6 J, TAllied aircraft9 B9 k1 L/ X# v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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f4 V& L5 z1 n, jJapanese aircraft losses1 [) Z6 e7 F. }3 o" \
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ G. i) }8 `/ G8 `
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged) r% p8 r2 m" J6 h5 g2 F( q
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
2 J. u$ n2 o& t. N D: m D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
5 x/ t5 F$ `8 x* \7 t' m3 ^" j. K; i D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged8 z7 U* R e7 a! L8 ^5 V# F
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 y$ e* y7 v) P" U e: @
* _2 O- y& s& h5 V8 V& c* g" n6 DAllied aircraft losses
6 Z* ~8 C& A5 u# F* j. u F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 q# |1 T& f1 t+ D
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$ E+ q+ x- H( {' V* C BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1# F4 J) J0 C) ?; _
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! R3 E' C- B- s1 p/ o( M CV Enterprise' ~& Q) S: C2 L! R$ c- J. r1 T
CLAA Juneau2 S K8 C. A, }( y
CL Hobart
4 P$ w! _* Z( o8 bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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; C% p- Q+ n# j/ F' V" dWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.# O o, M/ [9 L9 c9 n- Q7 I! Z5 J
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 v: Y4 B( P# ^8 S8 W
A6M2 Zero x 28# ^$ O$ S2 i0 F9 t9 P- ~8 n7 I
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ Y7 m, ]/ c& I7 Q# p0 e7 w' J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24" W$ @6 [$ I. y/ V q9 X0 ^3 p/ j
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Japanese aircraft losses
( V- s9 l9 V3 P) o2 ] A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses3 ~$ Y/ ~& U; P4 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 F1 `& f) y& ^: H0 w/ |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
% q# P' C9 |/ Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak0 {: B3 \3 X ]1 y8 D) q# F& |
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, O: g+ p4 R( {
CV Zuikaku- Y+ A- N/ u5 P$ u J
CA Takao" ^6 `; A4 l0 C. t
BB Hiei; |* \ p6 i5 ^+ o! u _
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku! ]$ H) W. h" G: l. w7 F3 g
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6 |7 r/ x( |& W! F$ bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1354 m2 L$ P1 V; b
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! m9 l F+ {! O7 lRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 k0 S( w0 A l: N! F) J9 b: u5 N& i
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes$ c' [5 D7 \- G$ [. a
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30/ L7 Z2 n5 J* B/ \$ t b ^0 N9 C' m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57" @$ w, t+ d( W3 V" p% B; u
TBF-1 Avenger x 10$ p) V0 A, Z1 Z) Z0 c8 L3 e: V
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( b$ r& X8 b1 D- X! o A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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$ j' j% ^9 ?1 p( n1 l P/ M F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 E5 y. s0 @. V/ A9 a/ p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
. S9 N5 p \# M- l, X; C% I$ ]% j/ F SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: `1 {4 T! E- T/ d. j
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged# T4 a" h8 w% O+ N( n: m- D7 f
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Japanese Ships
' p- }+ a$ v# b* q" e w9 r5 t CA Tone7 C3 ]$ u* i, G* j: C m/ `# n
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
; b; a4 [* J, A. A" F) b CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 u3 v& O5 a* g
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 X+ T! V% S9 `5 Q5 [4 s0 P3 I$ a CA Myoko, on fire( p- _) e9 K5 ]/ v9 x; J, r4 j! J
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
. @/ B- m0 ?& k( QHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei( G# o" ^4 Y3 A* q: L8 c6 U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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4 d8 W$ V% k% u& ]Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162/ o7 |. g* V) |0 W% K
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SS I-2, hits 29 H1 e- t; t: @8 `
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) M$ a% d8 ~" `5 f+ u7 w DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage% z# z: p/ I6 q/ `
DD Lamson; Y$ { X3 F* M9 X! j8 |- F
DD Aylwin+ Z' p+ o- o2 f
DD Monaghan
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2 j' U3 X6 z6 v( ]SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |