航母决战结束,日军投降。
2 c0 v/ {2 R0 I# V2 n9 Q7 JAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42/ y6 T; h) V& q
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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3 s% z+ D- @& W4 v PC Ch 22# E/ Z& c6 A! A+ `4 {/ O( o
PC Ch 32! G: P6 C% h1 Y7 \# }) Q$ E
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
4 e8 Y% v3 d; \ SS Gudgeon* G) Q! M8 L5 b. D( _. _( r- f
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 222 H+ K/ ]& f8 l6 C
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% H/ ]' U z0 p; Y. g- Q0 hASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships* N/ W, X7 u; |2 y
SS I-17, hits 1
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3 A7 K* |% y7 c! jAllied Ships
2 _; c. m0 K, k DD Lamson5 P0 A+ N$ T! y
DD Cummings
; T7 ~$ Z" C5 f4 Z/ y( j DD Aylwin
( I" y' c2 N2 ? _7 U: N/ G DD Monaghan+ k4 Z% n D- m6 o; S- H3 R; t4 f
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson% ~' H0 ^5 `- i; R# m3 w4 W
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# G' Q! s5 U# T/ \4 m0 a) uNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast* } W1 H a7 \7 |# m8 |. ?
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 S# l- U# g) o' J! V& ^
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes' H. b* m5 ^& v; L6 n5 p
% e6 r& r2 b# r' D( `6 }Japanese aircraft, x( ^2 c+ D. ]. r
G4M1 Betty x 17( d* X; E4 D; f6 K7 W
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Allied aircraft1 V5 C2 A: R( `% {5 p; V
no flights
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- k; x% b( r$ u9 ZNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
8 o1 Z7 t5 ]( z# _0 J0 O; F Catalina I: 10 damaged/ v. p1 r5 V5 i# y0 g
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged! o; H7 e1 G1 ^
( @1 E1 s, x, }& j9 YAirbase hits 12 Q5 [ i& Y; z$ v8 I3 e% j7 z
Runway hits 6( Z3 t. ^3 M0 w; R4 p- z
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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' c) U: ^( D( E5 `' E' a" cRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 }7 `" v* X2 u: d. E* F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ m0 Y( }# w# N2 O% C9 b( v G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1; U/ S$ S: X" h& A1 b& f
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) p# \* c) m9 t5 b' C2 B% n; }Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1358 {; v2 t8 W4 a; ~+ ]2 t- O
2 c0 `: w" p, y! EWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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/ J8 G& H, }7 `7 k* N8 r9 G7 dRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( m) O5 R& h" w- XEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 i- j2 A( B( o. e# H A6M2 Zero x 43
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; N* o8 q" D; S% L1 D9 b, { F4F-4 Wildcat x 914 m/ V; ^) P5 v7 E4 f, M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130' t0 b x3 P) l) P& L
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 v- H) V% o8 X' R- Y6 q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ l/ P' D" d/ f/ `
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed6 L% Q' O/ O* w4 i% J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
( N) ]0 P. G( u8 X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% B: X8 D7 ]8 ^' L TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged( k' Y9 t* m8 A; @" y) a" H" c
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CV Zuikaku0 c, d1 g6 c2 c! V6 w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 x* Z7 @8 p1 d; m9 h! U# j
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ r; F& n; ]3 V u CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ l; g8 q# o \
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 18 Q a: Z# ] T1 N& I
CA Takao
1 \! P+ c) L3 k* j0 p& |0 O1 } BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire! h; e" Y1 d m9 T& S( W
DD Shikinami
3 x( u, J D2 z/ k0 s CA Tone
4 m# `5 `" o+ E% \% I1 o DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
' Y+ g; |$ _. b$ P2 g7 ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku' m2 Y7 R4 y' h# h6 F# G( ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms3 O6 b8 \; H* ^5 X* L% D
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
X, K6 p; z9 ^6 a5 fEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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: q2 ]: |$ l# W A6M2 Zero x 45
/ I% F6 d H, o- V% Q1 V B5N1 Kate x 27# U+ T+ Y9 R0 _
D3A1 Val x 15
$ R# |& x" I1 x D3A2 Val x 26, O* l& d% W8 U
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Allied aircraft! d! |) `7 U2 n$ X3 b' ?$ ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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; L2 L4 W# a5 u. ~3 W. KJapanese aircraft losses: }1 E# ^) M' b6 G
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed- n3 w) `0 M: z$ }
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
( S0 X$ w7 j' x5 t( W: j7 m B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak$ T: {8 N0 c3 L% s; o" y
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged0 J' }' P) E2 x# `% n6 D
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
& \ @. V% x- C8 U1 p D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
5 Z/ p& K+ y, ~# z$ _1 _ F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, ^5 @+ d" z; w
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Allied Ships* L' x6 t# W5 u# t8 x
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1' K1 d5 d x# @3 h" q* t" R
CV Enterprise2 M- w" L5 Z+ I# P+ E
CLAA Juneau
+ [' R6 Q. x p p4 S) b& } CL Leander: n- q1 ^( h! ~% D) m% ~
BB North Carolina* R7 Q e7 j1 k7 V! T# q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139' }8 b" [# G, x7 T) }
( X' V( n/ l, \" L4 J; \. s- F1 cWeather in hex: Severe storms4 N# M) k8 R. F! B5 J! A
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
- s, x/ Y) @, A6 g h$ m5 [ R A6M2 Zero x 22
7 B, L" B4 b% k5 }5 `" H B5N1 Kate x 23
4 d0 m ` V2 w! |. \" ` D3A1 Val x 2# a! ]6 `, x! u, J$ y$ m
D3A2 Val x 163 ~) `% N8 U/ Y, y: M8 a
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Allied aircraft
" w* T" y( i; |( w+ i7 F: W F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses
! g& C! l# H0 Y/ V% V A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) l6 l+ }2 j! S" x ^6 s9 D
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged3 \2 i- Y% E A2 D& h7 J9 z( D
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
6 v* {& ]! O( [+ Z6 Q D3A1 Val: 1 damaged1 C4 Q! | k* g
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
L3 d+ ~: {) u; M& o D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
! W! s( H7 X* i: K6 q3 n" v F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* Q& W1 t7 L0 \. K- S
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1" j& [5 q( _: I2 G- i2 |
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ ~$ @. [' \# n- w" a% v- I
CV Enterprise& F* G: s+ W5 \8 P: d# V
CLAA Juneau
' L1 {1 V$ ]& ~0 U) K CL Hobart
# y9 e0 F5 ?, `7 a* l3 F5 C8 rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga0 W. w6 A* U( c1 H9 v! y3 O" M
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6 X' ^$ F4 c5 }2 |% T- [4 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135/ ^5 D$ c% N+ p% p4 s- O+ J
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.* l9 k) g, N; W- U4 h9 l, C8 O' | m
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes( X% g7 ]3 [3 h
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A6M2 Zero x 28# g) r9 O& S' Z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
' j1 L/ {# j. x5 Y0 W# |. v. N SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 X* d V; \% y$ S) Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged7 M6 X* E! s# C( Y. Y1 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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- t( X7 n1 y: {# H( G CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 ?, n/ Q. F% r% O% z
CV Zuikaku
) G3 j+ [2 e: C8 G, x( R3 e CA Takao' U4 ~/ j9 C- c6 j
BB Hiei1 v2 f7 n% G" Q2 y, Z' U& o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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8 L# l( J! k' E' N4 M$ |, c3 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135# j, }& Y8 G* S6 k' \
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: M6 q1 y9 n. e5 }5 Q; A
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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: }* P3 u1 w- R" K% G1 f( s A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
; J4 H* }6 [# z+ B) J F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
3 K" `% q- w2 ^; o' m$ s8 O6 Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
8 ? e$ f) b, M TBF-1 Avenger x 10/ E9 ]7 a. p& U: o! _
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" q* T$ {4 l; E: |" d
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, G0 P# K/ ?' Y1 x1 V4 O/ Z% l F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
4 B& u, H- o/ w) D- f, [ @) o SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
* R* C" o! n$ ~1 i+ w. { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 [( J) k" U- i. A7 H5 P; b' v
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged( t, c. T9 p5 C! G
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Japanese Ships4 A" s1 T; X. d
CA Tone$ s& |( L+ }6 c0 b
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire. _; s) d ~ |/ Q" E$ v5 n
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage3 w! P W- M* Z$ Z* g1 r
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage* J: I# B0 }# i W. L. P! H5 _
CA Myoko, on fire
% X( E9 U% j7 NHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
0 T5 o/ e6 \1 z! HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
- a4 e4 G' y! B! bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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0 O. V( l, E$ pSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
7 z, v" K) E& b, _& g SS I-2, hits 23 c, I4 c- \! k$ G! H) T0 @( l
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
# K* a+ I; a1 p6 z' m DD Lamson
W+ P& q7 @/ Y( h- B DD Aylwin
& r8 _* |. E }- f$ s DD Monaghan. ]" B+ P( c( A7 y5 T8 d W
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |