航母决战结束,日军投降。
( b* z2 y/ X3 ~. lAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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. `+ R: u x- @+ T& CJapanese Ships
8 a/ k7 }6 ~. H0 J( i8 @; O2 x PC Ch 22
% {2 X( _* h" I: }5 X; R! x PC Ch 32
( |' O$ {. R& t PC Ch 23
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2 t% J# C8 _" Z$ FAllied Ships
6 k2 _) H% F, B1 X c SS Gudgeon" Z4 l( L' I n9 u7 q5 v! L
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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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Japanese Ships. j& |2 b1 I( T% L. L& M5 m
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships% v2 S1 v0 ^: c6 L+ G
DD Lamson
x5 p: q$ ^! H! ? T D4 r DD Cummings
& M6 S: Q: Q4 C DD Aylwin
% [! C9 s- ~' l% O9 b: D8 f: { DD Monaghan, P0 I2 C. K& Z
$ \' h# P0 a' A9 o, m. p6 b" c0 f$ f7 HSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson s; V4 p' @* X2 ^% q
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$ n3 n, `$ j4 W3 {8 j3 lNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) g& i! N3 e) J; Q+ E- E' ]/ c3 i2 X
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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3 K N$ E* c& [; P% K. u$ ZRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." L0 n' D4 W+ \/ g
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' J$ z l5 @1 i: K4 }- R6 ^3 U" S- } G4M1 Betty x 17; ^& n# z2 d8 n( {' c
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
2 {- W( n& ]5 m Catalina I: 10 damaged- P" T6 [# I& B. W+ l+ l# O; k
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 19 @7 k' _$ T3 N& {7 |5 o
Runway hits 68 O9 q, i+ d1 A, Z% w$ U) {. y, {
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast/ L# k! f# i9 ]4 A6 W" t
. r% t B& \: RRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) j% k9 f: N5 z# g: u" q: \Estimated time to target is 12 minutes q9 ` e, ~: j/ [
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G4M1 Betty x 87 u1 Q8 L9 G% B* C3 O
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1; H, }8 K8 c" ?/ {
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2 _7 W& E; C% z) d* TMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1352 @% d/ h) b, _5 U4 f
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms, \9 ?, c) Z- |: u$ b) v& n
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# m9 t: V+ }; C5 L8 d: \% jEstimated time to target is 31 minutes- k* U; t0 z1 l! ^0 D, ?- {4 D
7 P) I. w. G8 J; F+ MJapanese aircraft% y" p7 ^0 I7 W) C! ]
A6M2 Zero x 43
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" G6 P# H9 `8 q4 yAllied aircraft8 r( Y& m) x& g4 \2 l7 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
; [4 J4 d1 J ^7 M8 b- U SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
! d' X/ _& {4 Q. l- w, ^( C7 W$ j TBF-1 Avenger x 124 d/ }9 o6 o. c- }( n4 Q/ `
( k: s/ R# K5 p: @, A5 o- L$ [$ z+ JJapanese aircraft losses/ k) k; e6 E: ]# m
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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; ^8 d/ m$ x1 Q+ [* B9 KAllied aircraft losses
4 |. M! [1 j8 N- D7 [7 e F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
* P' v( W9 A" B# j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged% u {: O' R# Q! L) K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# ` }) s z B" n$ m
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ C5 h5 M( v7 e& G$ f CV Zuikaku
" {! P' H! Q( h CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( S# x) G( M& b2 b7 e \; I CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ \$ \$ s4 M) W8 T! G# w# M CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 N7 S; K( k0 n7 T1 c BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" l4 p# y' W3 W. D4 j/ C! q: z CA Takao0 {- }" A! z# f" M! M# G' L. \
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
1 @; T& \( p! D7 _7 a3 Q DD Shikinami
' X9 L% [7 G, J CA Tone
+ I0 w2 q+ A5 k; D) g: _ DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku; f$ _1 d) m+ M* I* D W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku b9 O2 r- F$ k! a, f+ w( |* x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139) M- f# J) B0 P, m
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Weather in hex: Severe storms/ I1 F$ W, I) D
* B/ ~; |1 T2 C4 I# A2 k( {Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 \, O) `. Y+ k6 Y2 w
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. [% g" D" A0 R) S1 ~$ n A6M2 Zero x 45* X F/ Z& h6 k9 S. v3 r
B5N1 Kate x 27
2 F) k+ c* W3 B% I9 @: B D3A1 Val x 15* o1 H7 H' m+ a, M8 k$ @) l+ r% J
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
: p! Y9 ?: `1 v F4F-4 Wildcat x 116+ o' ^ l4 D# V; a" t% s
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Japanese aircraft losses
* D+ V, a6 s' `4 } A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed/ K6 y; t3 [5 v' K- b
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
" [# d" J6 ?' E1 l$ N B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
$ s7 s3 B+ C/ v. \ D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
0 m7 }5 p& K0 _3 Q D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged4 k( T3 ?: \# E/ N- N4 X* J/ N) D4 w
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" l2 A8 h: \7 T
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
1 R( Y c/ _0 ?+ m CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 18 R! {, g1 U/ d- W- t6 t
CV Enterprise, D; f/ e1 }! A$ G% k7 ~
CLAA Juneau$ r0 g* f2 x& Y' ~, d9 p
CL Leander
: M) @8 ? b" a V4 X' @8 j* m BB North Carolina# D% D7 w! s7 p% N" X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms- i: F% j$ l q6 v
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ \. t$ X. T% Q @5 QEstimated time to target is 40 minutes# I9 j1 j+ A! I- o8 I. E
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A6M2 Zero x 22
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D3A1 Val x 2
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4 s& b# o* t. u/ T6 a F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses( d, W/ X3 H" d/ C; |5 H
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 \5 ?# p8 @6 q# F# G3 Q: w: U+ f5 b
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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3 {; C- A4 s, ?7 S D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
0 C7 V* u9 A) ]+ \9 _5 c D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
+ q& B- N8 N6 b$ ^ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. |( }" f# G" ~) h. {& x
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Allied aircraft losses7 v; v$ W6 L$ p. E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! v0 H; W2 a# j
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4 t/ W; V2 q( N s: Z1 ~ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
3 k- u2 m/ `0 R* P CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, x7 E7 d# K0 V* `- l CV Enterprise( y9 B" m' W, x; b2 \( f9 w
CLAA Juneau+ E. U: t6 d5 |* {
CL Hobart" e/ F4 k$ c+ h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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8 m2 I) R6 `- l: M! }- p) OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
. K, `9 l! n* l, _% K F4F-4 Wildcat x 21* |2 d8 |) f4 D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged! o2 |7 R" E/ w* C. h
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9 }. g- s- {5 G, C2 X( p! ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
$ R8 X) a5 y) g+ B; k SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged4 `3 k1 d' G9 M# r* o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! m9 ~/ }, u! X! P! Z: i/ {
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/ h! H* u7 x" ~% q7 c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! r* N& I/ r7 b5 r. @ G. t) J
CV Zuikaku' n7 a. I" \- m1 `. {& V4 \. d- i
CA Takao
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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% `4 e* f; V9 ]( kRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ W# u+ z- U! z4 s* I( W5 P
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes9 L: Y( K1 Y2 U' L0 W# [8 e- r
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A6M2 Zero x 13* Q' u9 ^) y T( n
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Allied aircraft9 A$ v+ ?% W* @6 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 302 _/ f1 F) X; X7 F( V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57, Z2 B p5 x5 |% z4 b6 {9 `
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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7 X7 I9 z+ V; t4 ?' XJapanese aircraft losses
$ U) r+ ?/ P- z% S! _ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses1 E& \* w) z; j; u7 h3 e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 D1 A* z2 I H$ P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
+ u. N1 h3 [# y6 i+ {- t$ ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 p% e2 t* P, R5 o1 j$ J2 i CA Tone
# [6 [6 E0 c" R+ F BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire$ B5 O( k1 V: `" C" {- X& _9 n
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; ~) a. B) D, _5 ?; @7 J x, n/ i% ]
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage4 b5 o7 K5 K, |4 J" L5 t2 B
CA Myoko, on fire# c, \. a7 c7 o* v, N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku' }7 I) E/ P. r/ _( i5 N- g4 Q4 ?
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+ I5 a* M4 ~/ U' G; ASub attack near Brisbane at 97,162+ X9 l" Q) e" Y' V$ x# N
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SS I-2, hits 2% c9 v5 L/ P6 Y* m2 ?
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Aylwin, T* \( ?9 b2 L s. t: c5 X
DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |