航母决战结束,日军投降。' O& d6 o* t3 b( |% [
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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- s1 K9 H X+ w5 H6 i- ySub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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7 h0 `2 t1 c( |Japanese Ships# H0 p( x$ D2 T9 S' y
PC Ch 22
8 B0 {0 `$ e. v3 p! X PC Ch 32
: j# J6 x, E1 m+ A; R PC Ch 23
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0 C2 E) O8 S2 {4 S9 n a/ Q0 ]Allied Ships
, c& \* B0 j. T5 y7 o' h& \ SS Gudgeon# Q( r9 X* g0 l, S/ U. }, P3 z
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22' _' J8 U/ I8 h) s
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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: Z: S2 B: r9 `& `& s' [5 GJapanese Ships
. Y6 {$ x% K$ p SS I-17, hits 1
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K+ P/ W: h1 f) F# M- p1 uAllied Ships1 m1 ?9 ]- J7 ~( L5 {
DD Lamson6 |2 }0 Z8 Y7 `% x
DD Cummings. ]' Y. \8 G; Y: s' b
DD Aylwin
+ D" N. P6 N$ d+ i4 g. t6 \- B DD Monaghan. |, I. a9 }0 G3 ^ b$ [
9 _/ n1 X5 z5 t; h/ p/ NSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 ?0 M* B( e) A
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Weather in hex: Overcast. U$ @9 j0 _+ e0 r* Q* l# |# d C
7 Z8 w8 p6 q7 A% ORaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ [6 A! ^6 U$ X7 a* vEstimated time to target is 36 minutes0 r7 v( U) [5 u. P0 r9 n1 h
# K* F9 r2 M& I1 T+ }; \Japanese aircraft+ B( `; R; a/ P9 |5 F4 a
G4M1 Betty x 176 X. r. [8 N4 o
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Allied aircraft# j7 S* O# A5 g- C. Q2 Q; K5 j
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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; G8 i1 j& l; u2 m* ?Allied aircraft losses* \" O) J4 Y7 Q/ F/ z- x% ]
Catalina I: 10 damaged9 l5 q" R( B7 m1 k% |. Y
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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6 J) f9 a: s& u7 M: C/ _- _( uAirbase hits 1
# _8 F0 z1 C1 b* V* n2 t0 KRunway hits 6
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% ~# Y, m$ \! D. mNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast# @1 o0 N/ z+ P7 p6 }& m
5 l' O2 R! H7 I# tRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 i" E; U) e$ _; R0 B
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes" i, C! B. i2 x! u* K/ M1 T
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Japanese aircraft
% R* H3 V5 b8 X5 ], x) n: x G4M1 Betty x 8) {( Y+ i8 g4 E4 I/ i- w8 V
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- M6 ~6 `4 h" x- U% p3 fRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1353 D, h! v; u2 |, R9 Y8 |
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms7 S/ j3 S( Z, [6 S( B
0 B R9 ?# s7 i# U, A" x9 tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 S: w/ e9 N3 \, U
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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) N: F2 Y5 E: K5 q, H/ p) hJapanese aircraft
& X# r; G6 ^7 F2 n# H+ B/ D A6M2 Zero x 432 M/ J( U& X1 F
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Allied aircraft6 |/ H% X; o. x7 Y* [& I* c6 z9 L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
0 F; H; `7 W7 G- o SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
2 y8 d& ?8 o1 R& L! L5 D" } Y TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
( k c) o ^6 p% d3 b A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses- n& g- x& t" Z$ O6 f, G _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( x* u/ ~" T! s0 c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged: b: }2 N# T" t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak0 c( p, b" T$ r6 R; b2 t7 L
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged* P8 y5 D2 N+ K: R) d; G) Z
' j4 t5 e# A' t5 N6 ^2 jJapanese Ships
+ E2 w L2 @! t3 } CV Zuikaku9 v7 ~% Z! {6 x) y- X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% F- _& l5 l# W: B0 r CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, C$ j' Z/ i* M0 f" h6 K CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 E4 Z- t! m* e BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 13 O5 \; W4 `7 `6 R2 j
CA Takao
2 w' _7 I7 [( i& p BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire& D$ n2 {- n% L8 S% T: m8 \
DD Shikinami
+ l' _5 U. X3 y" ^1 g! v CA Tone; J; f \9 p# [5 _! n: _
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku W1 d/ ?5 V6 Q G& \' j8 _
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku$ B$ y! }& }. P2 j
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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4 g! B8 n! K$ q* M: P4 J6 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1391 j- w+ @% D7 B$ q7 G+ t
0 W- `6 q8 q) T6 mWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ D" O+ l4 ~7 q0 CEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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5 L/ ]/ ~% C. fJapanese aircraft, A; b R- z( E' p+ n8 `& ]
A6M2 Zero x 45' |# b+ k' r& v" t7 _: P7 K
B5N1 Kate x 27
4 p3 v9 A1 [- H0 |9 z D3A1 Val x 15
- w. J! R" r0 o( L& ~& @( Z D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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( S; `6 ]. k* D3 k% x; rJapanese aircraft losses
/ J' W2 P, {5 R" q1 K( P A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed7 ^0 e' E4 z# D9 O% I) c) \- `
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged2 @: \. W u; p+ C" ]
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
- [6 [6 s& v7 _# _5 Y D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
) ?6 ]/ e! E0 }7 b0 u( I D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged5 ^: q7 a' S4 B h$ `
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 p6 Q+ B- q# E1 {
6 t9 R0 M, t* p; g- uAllied aircraft losses! l5 R4 U+ R. M) `# t$ y( L( \$ H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 11 W+ ]: Z @+ `
CV Enterprise' y5 B `4 x. h% e( ^/ o' X/ j6 a
CLAA Juneau* _7 V! J7 n& \; o% V: q7 d
CL Leander) L H! X. S4 o+ H- Y! w
BB North Carolina8 f6 u$ U8 ]+ {# A( [6 n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1391 b+ Q |8 Q1 ?; \9 R1 A
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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9 \, z6 c |5 O( PRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- x. P. I5 p! Y6 Z( s# `
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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! d; G# a, D# ]5 N5 e Y& L; X4 lJapanese aircraft* n4 J# u B; h: g) w" l- ?' c
A6M2 Zero x 22* f4 t4 f8 o5 Y$ G
B5N1 Kate x 23
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D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft$ i/ ~$ a* b% O! G! z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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/ k6 T( `2 ]* T% c A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, r/ W' B/ j& p5 [1 I
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged- E5 d. S. B, `- C8 b( [7 `! E
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak# R8 Y; ]) u4 @! Z# O0 G( G6 N
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
# X, Y% T7 g/ J9 ~7 B3 y. D D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged) } u. x8 m) t9 p
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
& S# J1 _ p" z2 b7 u F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* K7 \, `5 O% D% o; [" Y0 W0 |/ q
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1/ ^4 ~$ i( P0 y/ w. A k
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 d2 j0 q; Y7 j) T9 U) o CV Enterprise3 C# O% h3 v5 E6 w5 J {
CLAA Juneau
9 V9 X+ Z! B+ S CL Hobart
! t$ V/ c4 }+ o, R( [6 yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga6 X, B4 v0 A- @
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* y' }, g6 d' dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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" {. B1 M" `5 ~) R. l- ]Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.9 Y) W$ f3 B0 l. k t, q0 Z
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: e5 v3 J6 T: o6 m" G* K
A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21& K& K, g+ @. l9 F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged1 R" X# t% q: A9 L5 [' f; b
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Allied aircraft losses
- T( I# B( i) S. M1 [ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
E: p" I& E* F6 n SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged4 ?/ U: Z% E& |' q3 [: Q2 n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: @6 F5 \$ K* L' ~0 P7 a/ X
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$ X. _/ x% |" x7 u. K CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% q3 S4 I( n0 x$ e; J/ `7 l1 p4 p CV Zuikaku
0 r! @6 q! X+ ~! E CA Takao
2 |+ g6 V) T: [3 q4 ~. X; C BB Hiei
+ `9 n: g$ r% I; P4 O0 D9 PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku9 s: ~. R; K- w3 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 S1 p9 E6 q: S& U3 g& U* d* @
/ g, w1 R; D: C2 aRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; A0 [3 M- i, A
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes4 j) d8 H9 N- r3 ?0 j+ E4 w
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A6M2 Zero x 13; F- c2 _, c r' u6 H6 r: @% _
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Allied aircraft4 p) J8 ?/ D! P/ h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 304 ^+ E7 h$ D( y: _. i8 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
' L+ \" [5 L/ N" Z' j/ k TBF-1 Avenger x 107 ]; a$ q2 o8 Y4 I' {. Y/ s
- W2 [9 q( q: ]6 m6 X, V# HJapanese aircraft losses
% F2 r+ v$ C$ t A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 M# m; ] q/ A; r8 V
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
/ l' e/ n- k9 X0 Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged" H$ E7 }: V' }/ n) S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; I! x5 ?- {( ^- a3 D2 E$ c4 Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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2 ~* u5 Q+ G9 R* {1 e' T( r CA Tone
# F5 @! U; Q9 F BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
9 r8 z3 o$ {2 `& C. H* E0 y3 {0 r CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! |1 N+ i' H0 G
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 c( J! a1 b* R+ l CA Myoko, on fire$ H0 l3 B( v9 g2 E; v# }% G' y2 ^1 ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
% Y% c& z6 `% a2 EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
- I9 ?/ |$ \9 U" RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku3 F9 j1 C( o/ r: o" F
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# q6 p: v* P; }; mSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1620 z3 }+ A+ ?/ e2 z0 z
. Y8 b, x" ]; |# }* D9 g$ z0 a/ c& ?# GJapanese Ships
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3 H3 n6 d' g5 t$ Z: WAllied Ships
( z5 u A( d' H) A- t DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
. z3 x0 A% g/ `+ u5 Q1 _7 l' g DD Lamson
1 L3 Q* O5 }4 @% p, y+ }$ l DD Aylwin/ `* N( W" v2 B \
DD Monaghan/ p( u* s* {1 C/ \* @% r8 U ^8 ]
, ]3 |2 j$ x& O+ I- G* M9 {SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |