航母决战结束,日军投降。5 z ^% D/ p" t" ]$ h" [4 {' z
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130 ~4 L) m# Z1 B8 m6 H
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Japanese Ships& R7 o/ v7 p+ ~
PC Ch 220 i) r4 k& B* V
PC Ch 32& C( S+ @ L7 o, S6 G
PC Ch 23
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( a" I' n. h# B, w SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22/ U3 D$ n0 M1 v, |
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; M, w& x' o& A( e1 c4 K1 e9 MASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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% s& V& W. y k" B! \7 } SS I-17, hits 1- ~7 X: |$ L8 X# s6 k
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Allied Ships
3 J: M6 }! r& U1 v' I* R DD Lamson
$ D, w9 c- A1 C. l DD Cummings" g, r' _( R& H a* R6 D! f
DD Aylwin
& K& m, o2 q; u' K" n DD Monaghan _# m; e9 e/ V7 }
% v# M+ S2 Z( W; f# C, S$ \! eSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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9 J: d6 j5 |$ g$ CNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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; h# R+ ~: {2 ]( h9 m* S. zRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' |/ Y. o* w& z0 A
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes! Y( d3 \( X' Y! S3 A. e, X. S
7 E- Z: E0 t# J T+ `Japanese aircraft j6 f9 Z7 r7 A! u) c& K5 T
G4M1 Betty x 17
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+ S9 U. q, ^3 {3 ^$ kAllied aircraft
# `! P, h' Q6 d* u4 I no flights
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' G0 C/ O* b- M" E/ dNo Japanese losses
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7 H9 N* Y3 s/ jAllied aircraft losses
* y7 S `) } ` Catalina I: 10 damaged
& O$ r+ K( |7 M: N* V1 V P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged+ {2 r: x0 R# B8 e( ^
+ T6 D$ U, I0 X- x3 F1 e0 N$ L) U1 SAirbase hits 1# U/ Q& G) u% e! Z6 ~, O4 V
Runway hits 6
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' V! @. u( j6 m$ |; t% Y. A1 LNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 M* w7 C1 G/ ~! V9 H
, f+ e+ F+ n' G k/ j9 a7 ]Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) \5 y' v' l& w, i: w
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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0 [, p5 ~5 X' `( pJapanese aircraft! I; d9 S$ U y$ p" Y8 Z; l }7 M
G4M1 Betty x 8
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( l! ~, d+ \3 [3 NNo Japanese losses; J; @3 P* ^9 c& n0 A
- N2 {( l5 B% N' X# X+ ^4 lRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 K0 x4 j' h: r; Q; d# K
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes- Q8 Y0 Q/ Q3 R" H" E( ^
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Japanese aircraft* d3 v; _8 C/ L3 {7 b2 Z
A6M2 Zero x 43
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, t$ j! ~2 @1 A! u+ c- }Allied aircraft
8 C2 D' _/ X) t5 T% w3 }+ y F4F-4 Wildcat x 91- k7 p# k5 O2 l! J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
6 y5 X6 w+ n* E: ]) h TBF-1 Avenger x 12/ v- a4 b" I- G
. K+ s; v) o+ H2 Y: ~Japanese aircraft losses
) P- x; Z" T1 L: V- h. _/ A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 `! c8 H9 |" N& z: i7 B8 ^$ \+ S
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Allied aircraft losses
: e% ~8 e0 l( _0 m F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed6 G+ q0 G/ [: n, h f0 H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
- O; J/ z1 p" G8 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 n- R% C/ b- i* r& a7 Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged$ L( ?, U: |" P+ R5 V, n9 K
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Japanese Ships
7 w* ?/ `9 Q+ J( j& H# A CV Zuikaku
0 e8 ]( w+ V0 B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 ?+ |5 y3 t6 p" I& A CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 R: A+ e( ~1 t+ \4 f+ E$ H CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 Q2 ]1 T+ ^" F. Y$ [$ } `
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1% p2 g) B/ a; u7 R& \ `7 o
CA Takao
1 g: `. u3 f0 U. V- }* O BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire9 d& ? a2 A6 F' v$ I2 A
DD Shikinami6 i7 o# p5 V+ q5 s4 ], e- _( v4 t
CA Tone
! s% ^7 X1 K1 [6 _; u( _$ [ DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
( _( u9 o& R; ?: I; M1 `7 L5 ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
$ Q; [' S1 o, ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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1 k) d! o' h; }1 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139) b/ L- n9 t W6 E) v% ` Z
1 ]/ K( \$ q5 XWeather in hex: Severe storms
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$ ^- J# [+ ]/ Y8 ?: k( q* A) IRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- h5 C+ L2 h6 `( P' x' {
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes1 H: A- W( [+ X7 ^# f( o8 u
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Japanese aircraft8 y- a) B5 y @; G2 S+ i% Y& I
A6M2 Zero x 45
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+ S2 Y `3 h* M) ]' Q& ^ D3A1 Val x 15: H, Z5 A$ i, V4 C: ~/ u
D3A2 Val x 262 {8 m" e5 a, g" l; o& D* W" I; g5 j
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Allied aircraft
: T9 s( X/ j3 ]) O% u F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
% ?3 J8 h5 b- f4 s8 I4 R A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed! I. M/ \2 X0 ?. N% b2 K
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged- ~! ~6 }* v* T8 O
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
3 L1 n' N+ t- y2 }0 [ D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged3 G; G) {1 P1 r. C' }+ T7 n7 n
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged5 b" V& M8 U3 m3 X+ `+ N9 e; L
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak* n2 P" A0 U- r% n
% N, | y" m1 {, XAllied aircraft losses7 b" l$ \3 Q+ A# I9 V* _. N% L0 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
7 R1 O6 _5 R6 { CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1; v* W. Y" i/ d# s2 P( H
CV Enterprise7 d* v' U7 o; X% d
CLAA Juneau
7 m' X j3 p9 a; Y' O, G CL Leander; e4 s; Y0 I0 R0 I
BB North Carolina% e% l M9 r! k9 s
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- W# ?- [7 n, x* a, O3 n* T" LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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& ^/ ]' I: p9 P! VWeather in hex: Severe storms
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% z4 L! l: y: \& h, o5 b& _Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' X) B7 {: c U" N$ j! v. ?" s' ~
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes2 G: j/ c' I( z" K5 ]8 \9 k
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_' U# `# `3 w- i* Y" q7 T: v A6M2 Zero x 22
2 G z4 V Z+ S) t B5N1 Kate x 23
( ?" m5 Q1 R& N! D( \2 \, e% I D3A1 Val x 27 X$ s( R, S8 ^7 l
D3A2 Val x 167 Y% ]. o( X1 {: F
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' u# r6 K* I1 h. D9 a F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses5 D( k& h1 v( A+ a. s' A
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: J6 f+ t) A! `9 Y5 c0 I$ g9 @
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged% Y5 _, B# e6 l) W c
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak, S1 \' h( n, O3 V3 y" N# j
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged" L- g6 P. X; q# t+ j7 J5 f; \* v
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged3 ~4 V x' S! H
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak% e8 j8 y) J/ C) p* V- }
% ~6 d# @( @5 _2 t- _8 VAllied aircraft losses* s. ?# l2 A" m6 A) _& b; l( J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships& C2 ^& ~& S9 T" P
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
5 ~* v5 h; |# [+ v$ [5 l, P2 L CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage d) Q: o! Z* t+ h" F
CV Enterprise
9 B. g1 M1 h. \5 g; i, T CLAA Juneau6 \# F; w3 u( u& a4 U
CL Hobart9 k1 V7 l% q% f" y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga+ D c/ G9 d; p6 m0 Y. ]4 V) K
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) E; \" q; p P1 ?7 l6 D$ sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135. I1 C. |; h; D. ?# V: C; ]* G
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Weather in hex: Overcast; @6 |; N+ _- Z; d# D$ t1 b
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.8 |, o- t2 F g+ b4 Q1 w( f
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 C- `9 z4 X1 k9 f _. J
A6M2 Zero x 282 {, y3 b* ^7 [* m; x5 j+ _
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Allied aircraft! M4 { [% s4 H' n: q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 210 f0 q( M0 [ p$ ~& ?9 U$ ^2 H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 241 m1 o4 ^7 N) m, K# ]7 v* b8 [* W
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 f! H( o! v) x- y5 `3 c A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged% l. k3 D! w. Q& k9 C
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2 W Q" D6 q- ?4 u" N5 N! | F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
- ^- p$ }, }. C$ n5 {+ Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged# V: @7 }. y9 v# G" d4 ]8 c6 T6 y( W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships6 F7 y) B$ v' g7 c
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) l8 W4 m8 X; y1 ~/ C$ q- ` CV Zuikaku2 c9 \- T& z; S4 m
CA Takao# z- ?+ ^" c$ v/ B, k# m
BB Hiei- v6 d4 Q" k2 M/ y9 _, X: v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 n* t9 d5 K$ K0 n7 r) f
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1 s' D2 `! L0 [. }7 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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/ F& l" I: o2 x; ?& |/ @/ X# kRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" X; s4 W9 T* uEstimated time to target is 22 minutes* p6 I( S0 x- j- a, Q6 `. i$ x
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Japanese aircraft
- G/ P @2 k2 h, o2 j. M A6M2 Zero x 13
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0 D W5 i$ K2 W; `- Y& pAllied aircraft
1 o. j2 \5 o6 r9 i2 F! { F4F-4 Wildcat x 30! R% @1 e- Z9 ~9 N& ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
2 g& ~2 x! B6 c TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses+ {0 P: k. g) v1 y' l7 q8 I# l
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
' t7 F$ l- g: q$ C8 [" A( C SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged' v# I4 D' q k) F, {( L2 s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' J+ m$ F& f6 n' _ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone5 ^0 C) c* \8 O
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire: f" h4 l4 R+ m6 D7 ?5 _& \6 h8 X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" U+ o( g6 g D8 @
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 T) U3 X$ v7 k3 F CA Myoko, on fire
; \* t& W% J, ^3 E+ C, b# ]6 NHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku% \ @2 A. Y ?) a g5 M
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei# B1 ^1 J( c! V; Q' Y; T/ z# o# a
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku6 n( ` T3 T+ M5 V# i, X
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* y! `& N, T+ |1 e7 ?Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage* V1 {. _& g/ t; j5 c
DD Lamson+ H& T% f! H0 a& q& ?
DD Aylwin
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2 C2 \# j6 g A2 L( lSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |