航母决战结束,日军投降。
* `' c6 h' {4 }6 A3 CAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
# X9 [4 j- \) K; W7 Z4 x PC Ch 22
' [, m9 h$ d8 Q6 w, C" _ PC Ch 329 D- c9 N" b' ^$ b' l' Y, I
PC Ch 23" L8 }+ C3 A1 T% {/ z8 {
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Allied Ships
, u, D J' n1 h SS Gudgeon% k4 D) k/ Z6 {& @+ h9 t5 }# r
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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% [* l) z9 e9 X6 {ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167) ~+ ^# x9 W6 x: T* y$ c3 b/ r' f
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Japanese Ships
]/ T5 t" H% L$ w3 R SS I-17, hits 1
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# B' z8 N' u T! Y" w" \7 z DD Lamson. \7 l4 E9 w6 M; u& u
DD Cummings0 j$ Y; g* E, x2 U: ^
DD Aylwin
6 J- F" N) y, ~1 ^ DD Monaghan
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|& d7 ]: p/ o; LSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson+ A8 F" D( A2 Q' K9 A+ f2 U/ t5 E
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* a. `# s0 M+ zNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 X8 V1 z# u; c0 [4 I" n( k
& V4 t* W. E. c4 \Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 V) u, W _& b% {1 z3 @Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 R3 Y' f4 I# Y2 ^$ u* D. C2 p; _
G4M1 Betty x 17- j" g4 K. _% x0 m$ B
8 t, k8 q! N6 v l$ sAllied aircraft
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No Japanese losses* L1 C: ?# c4 F8 i% ~3 I
* j' y" f! G" d- G# iAllied aircraft losses8 Q$ P4 a6 ]8 [0 v' m
Catalina I: 10 damaged
" L, j, F$ S. b( e) o" R6 ?1 K- b P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged$ x# e+ D) O7 u* v/ I! W% `
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Airbase hits 1' \1 z4 s- [; r( r8 _' \8 z6 K+ @
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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, T$ q6 W, |, r) j' qWeather in hex: Overcast0 _0 Y7 V7 ^4 P
4 n% S e7 E1 U: S' dRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' R% U! D3 k8 [& _% F& b1 lEstimated time to target is 12 minutes! k( T9 X7 ~7 t9 M' k9 k
T0 W' o z1 f8 c( n. J" q+ rJapanese aircraft+ M1 d3 S+ A" K( H/ q; R, t0 v
G4M1 Betty x 8- ~. i* L# [8 U- g" k: Q
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No Japanese losses% n% v3 @0 K1 q: U6 u* b
( c' p, n1 [7 }Runway hits 1' b+ V- W4 T- T' N8 a$ q# ^' e# w
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# E. p" u) s0 b$ ~! F2 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1355 \; t4 d3 O6 f. L: t, x* z" \
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# W |4 m/ X+ N: U
6 X2 v9 o! u) K2 V) x5 lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. p' w& W9 M% R; Y2 e# m
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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# y6 W. H& k) W D& MJapanese aircraft1 T2 G- B5 \' [% {" w5 J+ ^
A6M2 Zero x 43
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4 u" f4 K* y. E4 L, L) Z: F; cAllied aircraft9 s, a8 S: W" q U2 O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
7 Y, X, g7 q( d3 {% m+ k) u+ u( I SBD-3 Dauntless x 130* G2 c/ N- n) d/ y
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses5 O: p/ O ^1 k0 y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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]$ O6 R, V, t( yAllied aircraft losses
e% g! R% ]) a( X; F% f, m' z F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 p* V* K/ `* x7 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged5 i6 M6 {) \; p4 [8 t' [& [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# a7 z2 @/ Q& D% I5 n* b
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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4 l$ ^; e9 h* Q$ N! qJapanese Ships
D( {6 d( U! y& U, V& K CV Zuikaku
( V7 N8 c2 H0 d CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: f4 U. e0 {# Y9 V4 q' ^$ P# E; e CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& G8 d. S2 ]$ ?% T CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage H) G$ l' I$ z9 G4 n4 R& Q: R
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 17 I7 X( ]$ K6 X! D4 y
CA Takao
" i; ~: h) U, Y# j3 F# {4 v BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
* H6 w4 g& s. Z+ K- x DD Shikinami
7 B: S' d( M; M L2 D7 G CA Tone
$ H' P/ i& Z% A4 a/ K DD Umikaze: [! J' [ F6 g$ R
( G+ G5 U- w& U: pAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
; a" h$ N0 m6 mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
3 Y( ^$ v$ ]$ ^' N# [) IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms9 a1 c6 X- `9 @$ J
7 w( m- L$ R/ a) E( uRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 B; [3 k4 e5 c6 o- J
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes2 w, P9 n4 q. ~8 \
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A6M2 Zero x 45 r8 b7 d4 u; Q/ i. X! }1 D
B5N1 Kate x 279 Q( V$ p! V* v
D3A1 Val x 15
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Allied aircraft
0 U* r2 r1 k9 \) I% R F4F-4 Wildcat x 116- d% z2 s0 i; U' S3 C
. o$ Y3 l: M& u1 d3 w; h LJapanese aircraft losses' q, R) d2 k" b$ ?5 s. u
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, s: a9 m( L! J7 F0 R) ]. k( K
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged# K5 l$ o! e; t
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak2 j; D& E1 C2 j; v+ }& Y# ]: H, u
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
: E( u* T! h* D! n$ O D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
( Z0 l9 f; r6 I- ]7 k% @. f/ y D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 d' h" @) a9 c* _* _0 J
* x+ W+ t0 \5 w* C3 g. DAllied aircraft losses
: P3 J- z7 i; C& ^" F F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed; T" ~" q% C: X' j1 G u4 t) f, G) O
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1$ l6 B! k. S$ W/ G) X" f
CV Enterprise- M5 K: _/ p: D3 B
CLAA Juneau L. s0 r9 h/ q7 A
CL Leander+ O0 s2 _/ B+ d' v
BB North Carolina C' u' I: j4 ~: p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1392 X0 l' M& X% G2 a9 u
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Weather in hex: Severe storms5 e! \7 z% e1 h/ Q$ p, O$ b t
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# f2 z/ l) W& g& R# U
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
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D3A1 Val x 2
. \, D, v T+ h# v( e L7 g D3A2 Val x 16# E0 e( Q) y3 ]+ D5 N3 F% }+ q
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Allied aircraft: N% B9 A4 s- M: c" w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 478 b" l0 K( N) q
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Japanese aircraft losses
* u( W& E3 \& Y! U3 E3 P A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 d" P) |% _; t# C0 }" n0 o B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
5 |$ y- K. ~! a; I* l+ s4 k B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak7 ]0 Q4 G7 `: a
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
; E# @7 q" z1 z( {+ U2 R! i' D D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
9 h% _8 m! U) K ?1 q, K- @9 \ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses+ U1 ]/ Y8 i/ |: \! @. v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships& H. o, j$ [% j" z5 b
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1 i" o6 E4 S1 u' n2 d4 x4 s
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, p1 V; x5 B5 m7 z
CV Enterprise$ M& ^0 ~! {3 G9 W7 Z/ E
CLAA Juneau+ C/ [; ^6 j( R& m* a: |
CL Hobart
! F9 Y4 {4 \0 JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga2 W. z9 c! ~7 k: V0 @4 @4 f% o% r3 |
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- n1 K" V6 n2 [" G. z+ S2 ^/ f/ qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135* }5 r, H- A t( @
4 N+ z- n( P* z. ^" mWeather in hex: Overcast* p, h) w6 N( m5 T% K1 Y7 _
1 j. B0 M% @- s& y( ~( IRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.2 G6 q1 p. q8 y' w: p( B0 L
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft* Y1 b, ~5 ~# {2 u0 G' Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
0 w5 h: d2 D) i2 w ^ \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 24, t& A' B% V4 ]) f+ }6 {
, ]4 X8 d, y3 _ m0 ^Japanese aircraft losses' T. ^% w: d- g; l9 ]
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged8 f7 h; g" d. X8 u. G3 I
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Allied aircraft losses
) @6 e4 C( F6 a7 G8 o2 ^9 ~0 L; m8 r F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
' o6 L& c8 Q9 p/ A- S; | SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged/ _3 m- t7 g5 @$ L' _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ V8 n' D! y+ h* ~" q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) l' e9 o! d. `+ V
CV Zuikaku
* a7 }+ r" |1 y7 H7 {- O8 P) Z3 ~ CA Takao
I" B( k8 e# Z BB Hiei# B; ^8 P6 |, V7 O: X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku/ U5 `: o* m Q$ F$ f' u2 o
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/ q9 X( C4 `. ~ M7 i+ uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast: {% W; H2 S+ ]6 F/ Y$ S' X
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" X5 V7 f" f5 u8 H# v' C- fEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 F: r2 n& T% \: C A6M2 Zero x 13; M- g+ \5 I* h$ s5 I
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
& F1 @ B; H- M5 B) q) n SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
# g3 k) j, h+ H; r* j TBF-1 Avenger x 10. a, {$ _& a5 R+ q8 |/ u
L3 E$ g! @, {Japanese aircraft losses8 L$ S- x, h* k
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 R0 m2 K* j+ y; D' x4 k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, G$ G/ x' @, a. \4 c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged" s' h: ]0 K5 c9 Q$ G- C: }8 E/ u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" p9 c p$ |1 A# t
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged6 ?7 V, h- a) j
8 W% O% L2 g, W. ]* OJapanese Ships
0 D/ H, N5 B9 e$ A& w$ v6 A CA Tone5 i3 k* G5 r# d% J
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
O6 o, Z# k/ v* G% A& Y; C# P CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 k) D; U, ~3 X; p7 r% U, {
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage( V* I+ v$ h6 I: r: Z
CA Myoko, on fire
) U" p3 B; E- r+ U' T0 `2 a7 v) Y: _Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
5 |) g& k4 ^( Q8 u* ~: _Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
! {6 O, m( W8 C+ [# o: u3 ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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4 ]: N: w7 w3 ~: b9 e& ?$ OSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships- D, ~3 |: q/ t5 R! O: \% H4 X' D
SS I-2, hits 2$ S( a$ o+ E+ B; c
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Allied Ships8 O, ]/ I: \' P, _2 x4 _
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 J& t; I2 o; m4 z3 R/ J
DD Lamson
% _3 y. `' O' I9 m# e DD Aylwin: ?" a2 G; Y6 }; m) L
DD Monaghan
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( t7 _) S E+ ]3 j- |SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |