航母决战结束,日军投降。
! ]! b- F/ F W8 Z/ v1 c& iAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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+ j/ B+ z. V5 Q$ X/ A# Q ZSub attack near Torokina at 108,130& c4 N. ~4 W S0 _: M# D- U1 b$ ?& {
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Japanese Ships
, ~$ b) S( h% W! B# L* t PC Ch 22% m X: a7 T# g7 P: O8 E
PC Ch 32/ S( q& x8 X, w: g4 ^" \5 |1 o
PC Ch 23
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SS Gudgeon0 t! @/ d7 L/ X; F6 t5 L: U, l
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22# s, e5 ^% O9 X1 N# K
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, `# c: @( a/ E: `ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167, T5 H) \+ k% k' U0 @' a1 u9 O
9 R) @- \/ a* xJapanese Ships/ T' U; Z% }# a1 B, f6 ?
SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson, Y. U0 U7 ~0 D1 U
DD Cummings0 a5 H1 {$ [0 w8 [
DD Aylwin
- q# j$ k* e* l0 Z; u X% e& { DD Monaghan
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$ i# k' j3 A k$ V P0 wSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson* y- a: r9 W0 Y3 ~; i
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8 B! `& n( ]8 P1 |( a: mNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 L3 e% @' e5 ^3 O$ \4 j
2 C& W. {# ~+ ^9 D7 l( qWeather in hex: Overcast" B8 P$ c9 N' [' D
. f; O& J' R% N. K% l+ xRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( N, A0 F/ N- R: v7 BEstimated time to target is 36 minutes5 W! }, R: c& V- B: j9 D
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Japanese aircraft
, K! [6 A7 i/ W4 F- |4 k0 N G4M1 Betty x 17$ O3 _; O) H3 |* ~8 I$ H1 m
6 W7 w" `8 g& HAllied aircraft+ r! Z/ ? N7 l% ?
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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' U" ^. h- m; N$ d/ y0 P/ qAllied aircraft losses
0 f* H+ _3 W, y5 `, o- U Catalina I: 10 damaged f3 p1 j g% p% E
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged0 g! V) S7 E+ ?2 A" n9 _" Q6 o
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Airbase hits 1& {+ l) \ Y5 A* V R" I( w
Runway hits 6+ K( P9 U: l1 C! \$ a
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * Y6 A- _& k- @! Z' S& f4 h
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Weather in hex: Overcast% n% p; ~ z3 _6 S( W! I
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! Y7 Y( r4 g, ~) z. Y/ C* V
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) y' d: ?% y5 |( _- D H) F
5 |' p( o4 x- W: D8 V% yJapanese aircraft2 O5 m; n( C2 s, @
G4M1 Betty x 81 y/ S9 R7 C5 m5 }8 c
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No Japanese losses. C" h. n. @$ p/ D4 I
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1354 a+ D& I( G8 U2 R* ^! m7 D+ n
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms1 S" W o! i2 J# W4 m- Q
' u/ m5 c5 o( u) |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' R. @* Q& u( m2 u- k6 |. \" |
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 ]3 V% j$ @: q2 E7 W# X A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
( e$ S( k$ K9 ?; U r' w& X7 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 91+ I( V8 K) |3 v# e+ I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130+ j) g: q/ }6 z) }8 |6 v3 O* v2 V% }
TBF-1 Avenger x 12! t" c: w D5 _
# @4 k0 ]5 A; qJapanese aircraft losses1 O( N1 z8 Z1 h) C) F$ W6 j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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1 W! h; @( L5 Z# mAllied aircraft losses; N+ r( k! } f* ^ e2 A" }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 V0 g5 t5 `8 `2 S2 w5 v- s+ T! V, N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged+ u( Z/ ]$ e, b5 y9 `' w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 K, t% x' r: @( D0 Q$ } TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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$ z" D/ {& J! j: |% iJapanese Ships: K. D' c; w; w# T* S7 \ i1 n
CV Zuikaku l3 }7 w# R& B; f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 b" j/ ]" U4 ~0 x$ S! Z# Y
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire o4 y2 D0 T0 T* ^+ R* |
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 X2 u1 k0 P$ G L9 k h$ _. n BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
( R i, t; d4 \7 T1 A/ | CA Takao1 B8 A' m$ d' g3 o+ L) a% K, W0 K
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire: L. n6 @1 A- p# n9 W& p
DD Shikinami
# Q# I0 R. u O1 S2 e2 i) @ CA Tone
' B1 L/ w# m4 j DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku+ x! L0 j) B2 u8 P1 U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku1 H3 A* B1 S3 J4 C3 [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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( Q) p4 X3 Z( l3 Z+ MMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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2 ^) R& b5 e1 h1 J9 MWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 p! S5 d1 t" \; @% w0 k$ K* L+ o
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes( y' u% C" y! F" ]& S3 w2 Q& t+ ?6 Z
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Japanese aircraft* I- \8 y c( @
A6M2 Zero x 45
7 S2 |% I1 @# s( [4 W2 | B5N1 Kate x 27 T1 T2 P; x: {2 B# R
D3A1 Val x 15
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+ L' I$ [4 j4 m u7 {+ g' bAllied aircraft
/ \4 T Y. |" s2 y F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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! k G9 h, Z% `8 lJapanese aircraft losses
8 B% u# z/ r, N# r1 v A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
1 E! Q9 f% w! [: r B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
' W( b$ d3 O7 x3 ?; C: p B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
" r- v: y# J. m D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
6 a; j$ e6 D' E9 {' u( x D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged& m; u7 Z5 L/ _
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 E/ G. y7 v3 N
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
2 G' r" z2 A) ?& |9 K' m7 C CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
- Q6 s( u2 b# ] CV Enterprise( m/ o+ |. F+ o' P0 h
CLAA Juneau
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BB North Carolina! E4 {' V- B, X3 Z6 f, K! N! w/ W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 ]1 x3 J/ \3 `2 D# hEstimated time to target is 40 minutes1 c( J* z" p$ |5 [
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A6M2 Zero x 22
/ x9 ^( g, d& T. y& U, S6 ] B5N1 Kate x 23' ^# E2 a' Z* H* ?2 J N; O
D3A1 Val x 2" J) G8 b: b* b
D3A2 Val x 16: O. N" `) G$ u$ V, X' J
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( ~$ h+ A {: ]6 q, c F4F-4 Wildcat x 47; W7 [" n5 {/ L8 J7 W1 l
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 n9 I9 C' c" G# y! a, g; p A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 H- P& e; b$ E
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
0 L9 {% s$ M, c, v5 O B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak) Q( R0 l- [7 N( [$ E
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged4 W1 s4 } G/ X2 q
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
6 @5 G/ y3 I" A5 k& ` D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
$ m, A8 W2 G) H BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
) J( V5 {3 [8 K# j, i% O, r CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 w; C* f% l' T/ k CV Enterprise
; Q/ y& ~( A' a( A# O CLAA Juneau
$ x* E' M% Z& m( }0 g CL Hobart
* P1 z3 u" Y/ A" l: K U& i, eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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# ^2 X" ?3 r M, |1 hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135 ~* H9 d8 [: `" z) ^5 `, L
" X( E4 v+ e8 _% o' |3 wWeather in hex: Overcast
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9 R5 v% f x S% Y! ^$ [: u" rRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
0 J/ v* a3 X( K# e* l1 M! @- l) tEstimated time to target is 23 minutes+ z0 t0 Y# o% w6 Q) L" d) M
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! m! ]! C1 R1 U3 i9 H* y A6M2 Zero x 28( q! B6 \# n) \6 ]. M9 g- c" A) ]
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c. G$ X2 |. q- J( d F4F-4 Wildcat x 21/ {7 o. D% r+ d! s* F+ d N( R9 [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged# f5 B5 o7 `$ S2 _% P/ y
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed" I) x, M" X( e( J3 d9 O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 f7 W. f! Y2 W SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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- O+ C( z* a# c) T% m8 p CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: ?, o% n: [8 f8 I( _
CV Zuikaku
$ v5 e( h+ }' D+ S3 s& o% | CA Takao
g/ B. R* h& i BB Hiei% M) O# Z( m& v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku" v4 `* N- t$ p" ?3 P5 l
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6 |7 c- z. z7 L+ L% q( C" r8 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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# b- h! _ N4 O4 g% dRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. x0 s" q$ ~8 Q0 [+ C
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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! }/ |3 g2 j$ Y- D2 u2 J. zJapanese aircraft
$ C k$ j: U" m) l8 c2 L- U A6M2 Zero x 13 w$ D9 ?) s5 t P, Y! G+ u/ L, O
2 D( V& Z! o- b# l. o1 QAllied aircraft3 H% E7 Q# N( k& _/ @3 b3 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
$ q9 g9 x# X# z3 f0 G SBD-3 Dauntless x 57, J7 c7 h6 _2 w- d
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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; Q t5 M- R% K" ? A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! f1 s, A7 f4 V) w
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2 u: O( G3 @% o3 r F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ S1 _$ F4 [0 ?+ d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
. o6 x" V1 }/ o, i: l( o SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' ~1 e* M8 Q' q, a
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged+ b7 u# E: O9 S M
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+ E6 {( F/ N" r; C7 _; f CA Tone: ]( z& U( S* V0 Z- ]# P
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
* p n [) |: o+ h9 z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 D8 P4 u8 T6 i3 } t CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage- C- x L3 L% q# p
CA Myoko, on fire* b- x f @+ o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku# n3 M8 e8 L) H- ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
( Y( \- @, I8 ?" k% x0 c, e% tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku: h W9 t1 y9 j; O- a/ R
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8 K' E! L- @0 ]8 Q z; g S V& \* ^8 HSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1626 b- V, \5 _2 i4 u2 C5 x0 P% M
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
V: @" N) s$ r2 `3 n DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan4 n* x* T. x$ p0 P! _( |& S
! @" n8 _3 f. g( N% X2 y! o- f: [- eSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |