航母决战结束,日军投降。. G: D7 r3 u, Y: M2 H
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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( I( I1 R Z5 x& j/ {- m. |Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1304 ~! l. ~# R \0 J( m
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/ F/ I+ B% G1 r PC Ch 22
( x, ~/ p2 K' k9 x0 { PC Ch 320 |8 H7 d7 G4 O! F& O3 k7 {0 v
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
! t$ p, f5 X. b b2 { SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22/ Q- |; \8 L+ N, i0 Q
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5 w& c0 |6 |8 L3 G: E. o$ y GASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships& g- d7 P+ \# I; c
SS I-17, hits 15 Y: e, _! u0 F) s% G& R( \
% c- ^0 w! `; E% dAllied Ships
. A! C& H+ |, u; c. B% i DD Lamson
4 @5 m3 E2 d7 v# X4 @+ P DD Cummings
# Z3 z5 u4 ^3 L! t# p- R" t DD Aylwin
6 t% G8 L4 g3 }6 U" L) u7 m DD Monaghan
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1 f. b$ w& ?. P$ [4 qSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson. w; C* h/ `5 o) _" T5 U
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5 f- H$ A, W7 I! O4 ~$ MNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( c' _) o+ m. \% [- }2 H# y
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% O$ _$ I3 Z% M+ S' O3 G0 Z
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes6 C# ]! X0 D) W4 v) v/ S9 @
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Japanese aircraft0 r# ?1 n9 Q( n: [6 k2 C/ O
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft9 ~; W7 S) Z" |6 H S1 Q P+ ^) Q
no flights+ E/ w i1 w% z; }' _* U# @
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No Japanese losses) l0 K. G, ^! W1 ^$ M
& M( f, b4 }- Q2 ZAllied aircraft losses+ v% a) z% x7 d& q' x# n
Catalina I: 10 damaged1 P+ d& P' Y% L" r# T
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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. l; k$ z @) I& \* g0 m7 }Airbase hits 13 c8 B) ~# Z3 o) T9 I1 L3 j; p9 W. Z# L
Runway hits 6" V; U$ P3 x# S; h
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5 I& Y f9 b/ J4 t/ J5 b cNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) A' x! G0 P- U
1 [+ {5 E" X9 Y/ V }' vWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ Y2 E* Z8 i: V- o% @: eEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
P$ s3 [3 L. ^ B& b% c G4M1 Betty x 8& B a0 S$ D$ J& t
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No Japanese losses# w6 `# m/ w, D8 `9 I6 k
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& ^- a- S9 q' ~0 w. i' T$ f4 f! k
3 ?. H0 P6 {/ f+ Q9 t9 ~$ NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ I: x7 ~ i6 \ S$ C2 SEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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. f3 Z; F4 u" \* V; g8 ?- p5 Z& HJapanese aircraft
" ~4 z c0 ? O A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft3 W* \# x/ z- V! u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 912 r$ a7 {: T$ T% {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130' S$ I) i, j! G! x2 W- P
TBF-1 Avenger x 126 A, m7 V @6 K9 \- m% L0 D/ ] C
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 C6 c/ p0 {% f D7 T5 X A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 J+ T7 ^, u( p9 d* P F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 x% N# x& j" e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged7 Y2 d3 w$ r6 a/ E0 Z& `- [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* M& R1 n- q& V, \ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 o6 q. o# X+ @9 M% W
CV Zuikaku
5 U8 r8 N, L) K, z( c9 q2 K CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
# ? u+ Y9 x3 a5 m' r$ r CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 H# q7 G- w3 c3 i
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* ~5 [% g3 Z2 j0 q- [
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1! i! T! ~) W7 T e! T! X2 ^, b5 t$ U
CA Takao9 R4 t: f2 R3 d2 x
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
6 D" ^/ G( M- T# u DD Shikinami9 M" R. v# j3 S$ A- f% {. e
CA Tone/ G8 u9 o% C9 n8 M* c9 g8 i
DD Umikaze
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g4 Y' F! { aAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku% t) I6 E: Q' c0 N0 \4 ^8 A/ t
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
% K. [, p& I+ ^/ cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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\5 }' }& R$ b' WMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1390 Q$ I0 w0 m. |5 L
/ T9 C8 G# {3 X' Z. s+ g9 oWeather in hex: Severe storms, N' g+ \' O2 j2 @7 p, \
$ S# C. q7 d; @ _1 ?: L! Q0 B& }Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* Z: d- @4 V/ [% pEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45
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7 e# X% [, ?6 _6 B9 s D3A1 Val x 15
# a! n" { f" p3 Q D3A2 Val x 26% d2 ]" T* f0 D# ]' I3 u4 D
9 R7 u' }* W& \: OAllied aircraft
' I3 r) J7 ^. n' K+ k% X- \ z F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses" t* `3 w. s8 F/ N8 q, x/ t
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
: i. z' ^' B$ d7 X$ Q3 o' R3 c B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 R3 F; A" u8 T4 n7 m& R! e B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak! [% P' M' E' q$ {( s
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
' l' f) m/ N- l D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged0 }( i* }" S( q4 E( h1 V* Q2 `, ~
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
2 E6 M, A. O2 Y' W1 I F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
1 b' M' @0 [5 H# V CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* j" R( ?& N2 W ^& P" m# e CV Enterprise
7 t5 [; V7 u8 P/ d( W, d CLAA Juneau
7 E3 n) L: G9 c2 e0 T' G. [ H CL Leander! h, f: I& L8 R; u8 q% m
BB North Carolina! [0 Q6 ]+ w+ L+ ]0 }. @) { f
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! V4 L4 ~4 x0 J, y# O2 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms" b5 W5 q x+ u$ L2 G; T
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# p, O9 v3 Z% Z0 v3 wEstimated time to target is 40 minutes, c5 m i8 |) x y( x8 T* I; O- e% I
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) K8 }( n% f5 N1 J A6M2 Zero x 22
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7 _$ m Z' I5 u% n D3A1 Val x 2
( q! F4 e; `: H0 ]- U2 L D3A2 Val x 16; D6 D5 M) N. `5 {( ~2 T3 s0 N
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( w9 I- r7 a2 V* U0 G" @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ g+ R" `7 q* I( \; X A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
) ? L! p5 m) _/ |* U B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
* L( q \% R- L$ Z B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
% F% n: f/ @* ]: u4 b D3A1 Val: 1 damaged% b( e0 `9 \& \) s5 W; b
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
* T, M9 c( y/ B ?$ K% p1 V4 T D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 \3 H1 H7 Q1 w4 m' d% g$ i
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Allied Ships
8 f; h) u# Z5 B& { BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
) ?5 @! H2 B6 e5 F CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" r3 o. A. G+ E1 n3 b2 a
CV Enterprise( i! ]" T% }, |! T2 Q+ a- S$ |
CLAA Juneau
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga( T0 }: r2 v% O0 {
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; h1 p- R' N2 I5 i, p+ bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1350 s4 `; O: L8 t1 F
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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2 |0 N4 V: K- n; f3 R ARaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
7 X1 @! U. g1 gEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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8 e& Y1 o( E5 t A6M2 Zero x 285 c$ {: F; u5 c9 G8 ~; I
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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% `7 y# X" E G! f! oJapanese aircraft losses
" H# G: c. X8 y3 Z A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged ~$ N# }' _; C! h6 q! L$ Q: ?
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed/ q/ P) K# v' h# I+ `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 ?5 _' C& v; Q* K" v8 L. _& X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 I7 N f: I& U! H, j5 X
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Japanese Ships
4 D3 m* i$ F6 `* y# P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 q+ F/ r) ]0 O+ p/ p1 S CV Zuikaku; s- |+ f2 U: o6 d5 I- m
CA Takao
6 J& G: Z& Q2 B) T BB Hiei
K$ s, p1 G0 jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; m: I! N' v/ v" @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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# d5 q& J5 e. m1 LRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ p, F8 t& Z% ~Estimated time to target is 22 minutes& J3 P/ @1 I. v) N% @8 T- R
5 k, ?+ n1 D8 W \; D$ ^+ R2 gJapanese aircraft8 v! r% l. J, L1 `" Y* ~
A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30% ?$ s* N8 }5 {6 z$ C( _5 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57# b& m* @, |% j3 X# q
TBF-1 Avenger x 103 n6 O/ A7 Y$ a% [" N
5 `* n5 v U2 w/ R( O. k: fJapanese aircraft losses6 U7 C+ i: K" i! F, u' J
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 p( Y# F' T- U" X- p
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Allied aircraft losses4 l% B# b+ \! @1 p9 k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& `# {- x( Q1 |; E. }5 A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged( u* c' T8 [; O8 X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
$ U0 m: m% A8 \6 _( t TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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! ? e$ x' T4 F& b& }% G CA Tone
- e4 P# \' `' H$ t BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire l9 f' y" x l: T% L
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# x1 p/ z/ s, q; ^" ` CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
# L- [! C7 }- w, F7 ]& P: @/ e CA Myoko, on fire; B2 P: A% Q+ R3 s- a: u/ ~
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku/ Z! C5 ^9 p% I# L( U" s. H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1623 b2 Z! Z3 ^! F; z
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Allied Ships
( a! x( {- `9 {4 h+ R: s DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 E" i0 s% u0 ] L5 @
DD Lamson
! k) b5 J# D1 x. h DD Aylwin7 {1 @, v9 w. Y2 m, \
DD Monaghan9 b3 p9 A' f) t; E4 b& ?8 I
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |