航母决战结束,日军投降。2 O- Y# [4 \' V' P6 e+ b' g! P: r+ \
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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' y0 ~# i: ~7 p- d# PSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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7 N( U, S/ S+ L9 _4 JJapanese Ships
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PC Ch 32% r9 y8 q2 I( H1 y! S7 r
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships- p# A4 R e( e% o/ w' i
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 229 ?' t1 ^' {/ j) E) Y
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
9 b1 I) V9 ?3 E+ ~* m: D* L SS I-17, hits 1
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) R c( G* |% k; i6 c7 i( B DD Lamson
/ p: {; w$ X6 l. i6 J DD Cummings
2 G1 W0 r) R* J+ |; Q DD Aylwin5 o+ J. [: u- S# q
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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3 G, h: L! C: vNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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1 g$ f. e. M, y, Z" s0 t8 C) NRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. j0 E; N# k; g3 P& V
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes! g$ A# t7 h- p4 x+ C, Q
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Japanese aircraft( N+ m" b: ] \5 A1 r7 R: l9 a+ c
G4M1 Betty x 17- s9 w% E" A7 r8 S8 {- ?
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Allied aircraft
4 d- ?& [ X7 L+ y no flights
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No Japanese losses. m$ `# B# ?! P0 H, a) O* Y6 B
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Allied aircraft losses
+ a# o0 z* X" x" ]8 W$ `, V Catalina I: 10 damaged; _) {8 D% M2 {0 q9 A- u! C5 k% G
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1% j# W% Z w1 \+ K
Runway hits 6; Q% t- ?% A' u+ S7 B6 L: T5 `; P
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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9 ~4 H$ j: K6 P1 }Weather in hex: Overcast
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: v* T5 E6 k5 D0 u+ [" K* D' f5 ?Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ D/ l- \* O$ j+ y. L, P: vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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2 V$ K4 C. v! U; F/ o' g+ BJapanese aircraft+ r# j8 Z }6 k C! i
G4M1 Betty x 8 p* f( N. k- B3 X- H
. v" b# t$ ~4 Q, u9 e3 JNo Japanese losses7 @& ]$ a; t8 z/ |) N) D
2 }4 G# m. K, CRunway hits 1$ e1 q4 y! h% ^! C) R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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) Q$ ]' @* v2 tWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 |& i, ^" D0 i5 |; iRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 ]* K, W- n- q2 L- ]Estimated time to target is 31 minutes' P6 N P& {" C7 G# L M3 w
9 Q4 g/ s x; w1 \5 ]Japanese aircraft2 I0 E+ ^9 v8 y
A6M2 Zero x 43
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N( e7 ?6 j$ d! s3 S" EAllied aircraft
3 b# W/ e4 D! x, d F4F-4 Wildcat x 91. X9 e/ h; a# {4 Q' l+ D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
6 ^7 L% E) B0 V3 ]4 W TBF-1 Avenger x 124 A0 ]% r; o4 p3 ?; J& a2 @% [7 h
8 c' n0 V0 t1 C4 S ?' ]$ eJapanese aircraft losses
8 x2 a' n4 z9 U0 D8 u( m% g/ l A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 S7 c' ]/ a7 D# S; M( f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 r0 h& Q1 i, {/ v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
: T7 \$ n5 y) T. s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 u$ d7 ]( A1 b# G+ f& k4 z: u
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged/ _2 e2 _4 o! b
3 }, T- q: c2 M5 R; I3 ~: k2 nJapanese Ships u9 l% J# J W' q8 U; w- g) s
CV Zuikaku% _% _5 N( y( Y/ X$ T; A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires& S4 ]& d T$ g7 ]6 R
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' L7 b. _9 \, f0 }" v1 R) g CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! }- v% i! S9 u% V) F5 e BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1: E6 S1 z- l5 I# x: i
CA Takao( S# C$ q& c' j, C# O
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire" x* A% Y) N+ N9 H+ a
DD Shikinami
1 f, f0 ^, E. A) n& ` CA Tone
3 S" H5 n' \& O" D DD Umikaze2 d n( l0 a' ]5 E& M3 r2 a/ S
( T) T- |4 s3 a" Q( c/ t. b* XAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku, C0 }8 Q) ~/ \5 ]* ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
- v, ?9 \9 ^6 ~# B( dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo( b3 u1 q+ n; @ h8 G2 a4 a
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' w: S" e n! P# M$ EMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139/ S6 f) k2 D) P
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Weather in hex: Severe storms/ `/ o3 V) n8 W
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( i+ G: n) u% m; M
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes8 b# R5 K$ K9 }4 e0 R6 \" s" {
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Japanese aircraft
2 ?# A! ~4 P& l7 V- M" u' ^ A6M2 Zero x 453 f/ l& v6 @; T5 Z
B5N1 Kate x 27! R F* K/ R/ B3 _2 M+ ~* C2 R
D3A1 Val x 15% x5 |: I/ K' b4 e* s6 q7 E8 m
D3A2 Val x 26( k H2 h' j9 z2 g2 l: ?5 u! r) U
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Allied aircraft9 W* f9 s; o% I8 i" J: c# f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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. C* F% U, ^1 DJapanese aircraft losses
# ?1 U& K y6 T3 Q8 X: g- t A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
3 _: Y) l4 q. A# N+ s; k B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
* O& a# c* w8 m B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
; [' D* Z# n0 r9 k3 D D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged5 y, Y6 g/ G9 w" e4 L, C
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
6 R3 J' F1 z# S- G/ \ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
7 s% `. D ~, K; l# ` CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
( Z/ M. k8 a! N b3 I CV Enterprise1 @6 a: Y$ h/ W& g; ]
CLAA Juneau2 o8 ?/ b( c0 m9 u! X# ~, A
CL Leander
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 c/ U4 p2 a4 Q- ]" Q7 Q: [
( i8 k! e x" @) j# @Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) G- T; q: S* G2 w' sEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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3 w+ Q G$ E5 s; X! s$ ~Japanese aircraft
0 _; h9 l! p( L$ { A6M2 Zero x 22
8 i* N0 p) n0 Q6 B0 j" r4 ?9 R B5N1 Kate x 23
1 ]$ _1 k* D% |$ p- J' O) ` D3A1 Val x 20 O( P. H6 y- `+ D7 f
D3A2 Val x 163 L, u( s9 l# r
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Allied aircraft3 c3 ^) j( `' h* c: \8 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47. f7 l. r1 a& }. z
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Japanese aircraft losses( q; _+ M( W) V
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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, d4 ?" e$ a2 { B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak1 p; \$ `* l7 g1 U' v
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged/ G; ]( u; j& s3 i
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged& h; M2 t, e4 C( C8 [( J/ \
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak% S% s7 @- z! a9 s% ~
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- A* Z- m" q+ r$ ?8 V
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% ]6 d2 b: Q) ?4 Q BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1: v' l# v3 A5 H) Z# m( P! R
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! f' x/ x' Z; {. u4 {# f. l5 U CV Enterprise
1 J5 f5 J" R/ b9 h CLAA Juneau
0 ~0 m2 z" X+ `6 g CL Hobart
8 N0 W; a* v5 A. D, S( kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga) N% X/ |8 Y! J8 w( L$ q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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8 ?' o$ a# O6 Y2 VRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.' x0 ?$ G8 s7 g! x
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: t9 g; V* t8 t A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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# U$ t) q( ^) oJapanese aircraft losses
) {" k) ?% `% P, b- s A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged& ~; `/ b n0 d& v& \$ r, T
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Allied aircraft losses
7 x( E/ Z: C( `( K+ |9 w/ L9 T F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed8 v# }7 t/ `0 v$ I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
: w+ Q7 C5 j( v! O; W" i+ k- V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
' z6 M) `! ~5 r( y7 G6 Y) i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) G1 W0 g. {: h' l8 j
CV Zuikaku
$ i" ?- y/ p& R; h CA Takao
8 m/ y3 x$ |0 c4 u- E9 Y# ` BB Hiei, B! F' ~8 ^. \: z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku# s& m. D, |6 V: h$ w4 V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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+ @+ ~/ N X' l; u3 V' ~Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 }3 I. @6 z! i } }% h( h3 r/ [Estimated time to target is 22 minutes8 n1 }8 U, Z/ x
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A6M2 Zero x 13# \; u% }3 E6 F9 X7 @
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 304 r) t9 u" b" d# q6 w5 u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
. |! n1 g, |, N TBF-1 Avenger x 10% |" w* L: j3 L7 Z; T) j
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& {4 O% N# }8 J7 \ k# J7 ]7 f F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ p9 f/ Q. Y+ n8 \& [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
K9 N* u) y1 L2 x. s4 S4 W SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
8 ^0 P8 z" B1 | TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged3 c; \! m/ K# O2 I0 b9 I: P2 C
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. }1 b/ u7 @- ^8 k' h3 ?3 f3 Y2 P CA Tone& g- K4 K; Z# R' Z/ t
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire- o! T7 G" y4 r7 q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: U: P: Z' s0 |# C8 s CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage ]: }1 Y, p! ^8 Y- L7 ~
CA Myoko, on fire
. }# G T; N; P+ UHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
+ j; H9 i1 y5 A9 }. bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
9 m, [. E9 n, I! q( uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162" d! [/ V9 H/ ]7 o% Y
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Japanese Ships
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage& ^3 T$ I! u! x1 z" V
DD Lamson" ]& ^" k4 \6 a( K6 K9 {4 k# ~: K! P
DD Aylwin: A9 U* u* ^) }8 F) C
DD Monaghan
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7 M- p) L& q/ e4 v0 S& l9 WSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |