航母决战结束,日军投降。. P! Y1 O0 ~4 e4 Y
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130- i! U% [$ q' b. b+ ?) X
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Japanese Ships% f, B% Q6 C7 G$ J6 O( s/ N9 Z
PC Ch 22
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PC Ch 23
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0 ]9 \6 R" o8 s$ w2 V* gAllied Ships: D0 q7 _+ ~$ k: `
SS Gudgeon
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F+ p& I) ~- o; x$ bSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 223 Z8 l7 j |: j+ C @
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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SS I-17, hits 1; m# Y* ]2 F0 y8 t3 H* H. ~
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DD Lamson
1 a4 {7 ?5 J4 ? DD Cummings2 D0 ?3 w! d1 \
DD Aylwin
( M6 S. r1 P8 I. D DD Monaghan( D7 V+ G l) I( x
6 W2 P! l, J* Q2 O# f0 e8 R9 TSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson; A9 i8 i3 \/ p0 k6 b
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; K, F5 p2 w: t6 w4 [Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 5 F) G. S0 R) P
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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4 ]# c6 c; H8 w* r$ z4 O* E% iRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 T: X4 C5 O' X' ^
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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$ z2 t* H4 B: g+ @" AJapanese aircraft
9 F7 O1 t9 @1 w G4M1 Betty x 17- L! v: O k( E: a$ U
$ M9 Y$ J( D% C2 y6 OAllied aircraft
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No Japanese losses# ~8 _9 i/ |& e
( x8 J" \0 ]/ ?& n8 SAllied aircraft losses
* b: C) @0 G) P8 s$ n Catalina I: 10 damaged
% S8 l5 c# C; ]3 I P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged1 r& j( r" w' n5 f5 }, F
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Airbase hits 1
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, Z( t5 n4 @ H& Y6 HNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 x1 I4 @4 y4 _5 v, a/ |& Q) U* ]
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Weather in hex: Overcast, ]& V% M: N9 I- l5 S4 C: _) w
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) H: P& H, D& g% i' }
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes( L: @/ j9 I, @2 Z
! M5 B9 k% ^. r: `: r9 ^/ aJapanese aircraft
9 l. w, a3 `, ]; k: D" ~- ] G4M1 Betty x 84 F0 E% G3 J; {' n8 g
7 k! b% R. Y1 v3 F% qNo Japanese losses0 B* } ^# M G1 Y% \
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Runway hits 1; F3 S, \' L S ^9 [" Z& t
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! j# t0 M+ e) Y' M i+ x8 Y c. ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135$ o; Y {- ?9 ~4 j
4 }6 ~3 ]2 A' x& r! VWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 `) B; B" Z0 cRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ p* Y V5 B& O* y6 v# v, h7 c
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes1 V% ?+ L1 X }+ K
- B, k$ T7 X; ^2 x% C" A+ XJapanese aircraft
) v3 l' H) d/ r: p g A6M2 Zero x 43+ ]- I1 j+ G: [: D5 S
- T% o3 L. T" z/ oAllied aircraft2 ~! `8 _/ V5 y5 B2 T3 j5 P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
& Q. b1 l- I! C SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
# W4 ^( a5 z0 j TBF-1 Avenger x 12" c# h: C$ ~' Z- E/ K
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed. ~! u9 E5 j8 i/ Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged+ F0 ^0 L2 W+ P6 M. l7 j# \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' S8 n( e8 x) A& G
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged* |2 }% y0 `+ A5 ]% }! g) K `
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Japanese Ships* M! h$ l& p' b; H- M# G) ]/ |
CV Zuikaku
4 r% C$ x/ g, H' ]2 x7 a CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( r F+ Q$ D0 Z5 {! b7 W4 v4 X CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 E! ], F$ M4 o5 r. I' G% f) ~ CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: _- ~6 X% l/ `6 q$ } BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 v3 E h/ a1 C: o2 m" I CA Takao
* F5 o. I1 p4 I0 ^6 F# l: a( b" o1 w BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire7 @1 V! |" A# G7 }( i! {, c
DD Shikinami% h5 r4 ~3 }- @- h) b
CA Tone
7 {' I* D" _: c DD Umikaze1 H: S2 t! @2 `, \( V
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
A8 Q9 [, Y- Z5 z5 R! _+ M eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku6 R9 z) |5 o( c) j: s# V
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139, j5 O7 Q* d% w5 K3 _
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 |. \4 `2 [" R
% `) b; V0 H% [4 L& kRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
: f( k8 @! W5 c) a/ @4 T A6M2 Zero x 45
! L0 @" i' k" x8 ?5 ~7 R B5N1 Kate x 27
5 w4 S) A+ C$ p( g D3A1 Val x 15
9 u& }6 U" ^7 z' I- H7 X9 I( |- _( j D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
" `/ f+ d8 H/ a7 s F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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! L" x; {9 _ J5 r: ^" C$ [ A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed6 W' x2 M( I* i |& T
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
) F' Q+ T) p5 {% r1 K$ ~& I; u B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
8 B! M, L" s7 [# V2 b D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
5 O( I! z o& K2 o9 U9 M7 ` D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged! t* i; I: p/ F9 j0 y
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed7 B3 i( [/ Y5 Y* {0 ~% }: V
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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CLAA Juneau: J% K$ } D V" U
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BB North Carolina* \' D N3 m9 i2 h5 b& R7 v; d9 O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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g: V9 w# P& T* jWeather in hex: Severe storms
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! |: A1 m9 z, x5 F5 x( v' Q5 \1 L# C. wRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- t$ M. d! x! A8 T$ Q! S8 |Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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- }, T' H) @9 F7 L B# f A6M2 Zero x 22/ Y- x/ `0 S9 R5 x' t
B5N1 Kate x 231 L t+ G, j; R# ?
D3A1 Val x 2
# G" P$ N; x/ B8 t' k" g D3A2 Val x 16$ R- I& e, t# O9 o1 S# F4 J
- E8 `" I5 z( J' M3 R& Z1 EAllied aircraft! |3 q& l: y3 c$ D3 R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ B4 Q q) v, a+ F5 N; e3 a
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
: U7 [/ W1 a& C$ g( ~. E# | B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak& c; U2 g/ q3 G# h
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
0 E7 x2 I$ |" Q+ u6 o! | D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged- U8 P I. a7 r0 n# \
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
7 J3 J; P7 N- V0 s5 e/ o$ {4 x$ w F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1: ~& n/ u& L2 w5 N' {- r, S
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; ?4 h! o! E6 p' k/ n" V
CV Enterprise
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CL Hobart# q' w% x2 \9 v, u3 q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga" `" s$ d4 Q8 }0 s9 h* c; W- `# A
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" l( O7 U: k% s/ S& OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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: V" J! l" x& o/ ^0 |' BRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ e4 Q# R& j# b) B0 S# E6 N+ P8 V
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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: W* p3 R0 V7 z- a+ p JJapanese aircraft
2 X. j) D. h3 E- j2 j A6M2 Zero x 284 {' P# Y: t+ c9 ?- l2 |% w
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21! t( G* `( L$ v3 i+ e [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24+ G0 ]0 f$ a* W$ _- y
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 w9 c b5 ` D! \: l4 N F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
$ h5 v9 d2 T% x/ V/ ^% z* }( ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged. [# {. b0 p- ]( m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 u% e2 o; c- d0 n/ p9 f. l
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Japanese Ships
0 E: {$ |4 ^2 s+ v2 F) e) L$ u5 C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 \* U, s& G4 N, d4 a, q
CV Zuikaku
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1 V# K$ X- j- R' t5 Y+ ` BB Hiei/ {6 q+ K, _# a, @0 a& ~: b F4 {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku' c, y2 j: ?0 ^6 o4 N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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0 A4 v; T; M# j# ^! aWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ a: h) ]$ z. k4 [& m7 p8 ^" TEstimated time to target is 22 minutes i& G; H" |, b8 t9 w+ X9 M' x
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A6M2 Zero x 13 n% s8 w5 |- K' c! |
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# j a7 G& c; o6 a4 b F4F-4 Wildcat x 30' Q4 m% D. x! O4 u3 V2 Z, ?) ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
9 j: U. G8 n1 A9 b4 e6 I TBF-1 Avenger x 109 R1 ~8 y5 |6 q. [; f4 f
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 J x. g# e% ?/ a A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 j: B( q B. ?/ O6 m& M7 t. b$ M
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& f1 f0 W2 m; A' R3 `2 _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged7 C1 i2 r9 H% |. t% a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# C: S8 C- L! s% E! b6 r
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
( k( n. ^8 O+ S h, }- b. R2 T: {( k BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
, Y& R' i0 q" x7 k CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! r9 m2 z% S, j: M# |5 u CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage' P' q6 ]( d( S$ \3 \8 h
CA Myoko, on fire. U0 A7 s% U7 e s0 s8 {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku: e( u! Q7 E7 I* w8 A8 k/ k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1621 ^& _& `; n% F& v. I d
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Japanese Ships
Y0 Y8 \. s3 _" ] SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships
/ L. H; \0 A% E1 b, N3 O( Q; ? DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
4 U8 m/ i& n s) s& u7 q% i DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan) Q6 |0 }; \1 {0 h! M5 s, s
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |