航母决战结束,日军投降。
) c+ C3 g3 P7 Y$ h+ A& y3 UAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships9 ?, ~" _# \2 H+ c1 i
PC Ch 22
& n, o8 a9 I( f$ {# C' M PC Ch 32) A0 k# k( t/ A/ x- E$ D( j: Q3 B
PC Ch 23
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' `9 ~7 W" u) s; w$ u SS Gudgeon7 S1 A. `' M( A d4 s, G: i$ c
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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9 M) Q( m& C$ `3 K SS I-17, hits 17 Q5 h5 [0 o; v" S3 D! a
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Allied Ships) \3 z' m, U/ L# d
DD Lamson% H# A0 w, C9 N. F9 |6 C
DD Cummings; p' O4 o1 ?& f& m! r
DD Aylwin! }) I/ m% T9 F e6 p
DD Monaghan
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! w% w! f8 r/ o( M3 ^SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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3 v/ z \) d. s4 HNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 ]; b" A* f" r a! wWeather in hex: Overcast% [' f4 A, y1 c9 @ m2 |
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 w$ x6 k4 B; I7 j9 S
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes$ ]4 O! {6 H1 R }9 q r
9 @2 R A; ?, V2 a: l; OJapanese aircraft
/ `% K) q' U, e. `% G7 J G4M1 Betty x 17
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9 S8 v2 e. {' W* S+ jAllied aircraft" D! J9 b$ D, }7 g* H% d# p7 m+ a
no flights
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% w4 v; N7 \/ [0 W3 F$ nNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; Z6 L+ k: E2 s) H5 ^ Catalina I: 10 damaged- j8 S: J, l* X5 b
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged# s) X! X0 p( F3 q0 v
- \9 _" N0 D% ? l! W% HAirbase hits 1# Z8 ]+ P; o* u. T# a/ K2 I+ y" P
Runway hits 67 s% e$ S0 w0 C: Z" u4 J
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% t: l; O5 d( I. y$ UNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 J- k. i& e2 y5 ~Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) ] f" Z9 \$ s2 E! J1 m' ~& C
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G4M1 Betty x 8
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; h- @& ?! o4 E, d. yNo Japanese losses* e1 q' y2 p0 y' h
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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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2 a: v* e `! g% rWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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! Y+ p) `5 T9 j/ m2 M, r9 ~/ \Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- ^0 v; I i2 m! J5 aEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; v' {! d2 n" W- J6 u% V
A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
1 b. J$ }8 y+ Q( B4 V F4F-4 Wildcat x 91+ @+ c% m- a( _ `5 H' f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
5 w. Y) K$ [6 T2 C. p' ? TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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& W7 y' a, x; ?, Q+ X) C. r% s' s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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3 ^: M- Q# K, _ t/ E2 W F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed: h6 A* q1 H4 f f1 N' r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
# k, G# z. Z# ~- x2 ]$ f- b# C SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
) E% L- K( W9 A; ~& R. d9 d TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged% \9 ^# I* l5 ^0 ]7 J9 ]6 o
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Japanese Ships
; U& M0 d7 }& m& E: ^" U, p CV Zuikaku
, A2 Q& e* f; b CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
v: v0 H4 V# l5 ^! ^$ w6 m CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 {7 }3 b a, ]% v
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( F4 Y) G) n E3 x) e BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 16 N8 n, S, ]$ h* {
CA Takao3 n6 i! i, s- p- P6 }- A
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire' g: O Z$ e) s) q1 x9 T
DD Shikinami7 S V- R4 n. S3 {6 ~
CA Tone
% n/ Z2 h9 u4 ? DD Umikaze" @" {! \1 e7 T8 G
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku* e9 O6 J6 f3 P7 r. X! a. y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku& C+ A4 }" D/ h% q1 T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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) P& ?5 a3 t& |! rMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1390 ^' ]. ?: _& K: A
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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4 Q$ O9 F* g6 Y3 z6 _Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* q4 Z F" d9 b9 q
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes% N7 i1 I9 `* E& K- M. X. m
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Japanese aircraft
# d& k5 r. W8 y) T; H2 [ A6M2 Zero x 45
, ?; y( q. A' o% e B5N1 Kate x 27
" D# `. v2 @$ U' x D3A1 Val x 15
8 y" b8 l8 A# ~ D3A2 Val x 26
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4 ]6 A! E4 r9 `# i5 JAllied aircraft
6 y- {' K, D4 b, F$ e0 ?1 J* z, I& s$ ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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8 \% u' a% |. D& ^" Y/ w% j A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed! n; O$ C# i5 p) _. a7 p, d
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged9 `7 F. X& o% c: B
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak. L# }$ Q9 U6 _" [& C) r+ l7 h
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged# o) \( j, c. G0 R) T
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged5 ]: v. C, \$ `7 @2 H( P( J* ?3 Q$ `
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" J) S6 k9 `/ Z/ Y
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$ S& ~# a# D( g& l; I5 J9 y F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed! e2 [0 s, r( W, ]4 B' w0 c* D9 y) p
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( g: w9 p, j' y1 ]2 C$ ` CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 18 v* f% F6 L3 k3 o
CV Enterprise
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BB North Carolina7 J: R7 Y0 a2 S; l+ e3 K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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3 e" O# h9 G7 V$ `* w4 i1 mWeather in hex: Severe storms$ B8 E- w$ ]$ B
; I: D% \& J" g' ?1 TRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# G% b% a5 o) B6 j: B5 ^Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 |' z3 a" g- M! j) \" c
A6M2 Zero x 220 @7 k$ p6 M2 |& Z
B5N1 Kate x 23& ]% T% A! X0 b
D3A1 Val x 2
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/ N$ W- D. b2 q F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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# j( | }( d. W+ g: IJapanese aircraft losses
\9 }2 q1 h6 {" C B1 ? A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
* W/ J; M0 b/ l3 | B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
: }, t/ @, s2 g& N" Z B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak$ \/ d F& Y) h7 v* t
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged. Z0 c3 E1 q$ z' Q. Y z m9 x# s
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
7 P$ i A4 a. q, {7 {! q) Y D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 z0 ]7 v& v6 A: j1 S( ~) `0 Q
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1' O/ o @, [1 }- |( W5 d
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ?/ F. |: C- e& }* T
CV Enterprise
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CL Hobart5 B' S4 C$ d# }* ]. P7 S" x) p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga& L b5 m( M( a$ E
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% i, p4 E k! T sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1358 n' A7 N9 k* M8 B3 v
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5 q6 A& G, Z" g$ [' ^Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
) {$ K3 ?) a) ~! lEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. _# a3 |% ~& g- q8 { A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
9 L( B* g6 I( ?1 [0 a8 V F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
$ \' w6 _3 D! ?' a" G SBD-3 Dauntless x 24+ S4 y2 _9 m% y( _, G( M+ ]
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged, @/ a5 j1 P; y
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed8 A; g2 j, i9 K8 D5 {" w: s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged, n& I4 k. I& u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' M9 x7 w5 b9 t2 L& b* P0 N
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 l6 n' h$ l% ~ i CV Zuikaku
7 v( z' v2 E S3 d CA Takao
* @) m, j# y# h8 f+ J* c BB Hiei9 j2 l% M1 k# B, s0 L6 P: J8 Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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' ]& w" B+ r& `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135% ]& D* V" b& L2 l
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 d6 D& z! E" c/ c
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13: O/ G+ h2 k/ i
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6 J3 P! H% `% m9 `4 K) ?& F F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
) U# u, i% h4 A0 p SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
+ Q7 ? L' x" E0 H TBF-1 Avenger x 104 n# e$ h% w8 g6 D0 M, O8 F1 c; y
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+ c X" b+ w6 A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% p2 [) f8 [+ [! d p
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- c& ~- J+ s$ v. U# g( _ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. y3 q g2 R( ^0 A* c4 q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged* f6 w2 V) H1 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 \- f! A$ Z/ d. E# d
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged! R1 }9 r5 e6 K$ R) i
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CA Tone
& u, W; X# K+ [2 h0 U" L0 t9 t- o BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire* t: s! s1 x) V
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ n9 V+ A7 t8 }% ], v9 f$ e CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ o* \, s. c. _) j; d CA Myoko, on fire
1 M6 A: i9 L6 n! h) NHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 Z B4 w- M) k5 ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei6 v% S7 A* N, h, a2 z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162' g9 q" D+ _2 V; K* v% g" k
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage% g, L/ T9 a: {% C& t- F4 E
DD Lamson
) q; I+ V$ ^2 g6 _& w/ c0 S DD Aylwin
) d J; Y) U k7 v8 s DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |