航母决战结束,日军投降。6 B# [* R" ~5 o1 Y
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 425 U0 H, E& J B$ c2 V- W
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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* {2 T' b' H8 w PC Ch 225 _* d+ A7 Y. `1 x3 b% K
PC Ch 32/ u! m; j' L. S
PC Ch 23% q6 C! V, Q! T& z% x3 P
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Allied Ships* x9 P" b W& p4 |1 ^ Y
SS Gudgeon
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4 _( [0 _5 E4 c- ?( ~- x3 _SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1676 f" f) |6 M! t" [ Q
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, B( [2 O1 ^: i2 V0 u SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships5 K9 o- w+ L- @' n5 ]5 O
DD Lamson
) M H d+ D) e9 G4 i- N DD Cummings0 S- U) x- [" m! M
DD Aylwin. J# m! ]3 b6 x8 }" C: V4 X
DD Monaghan6 l% L) V s) x2 w& j
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson! u* y% L5 _4 S% [5 U
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! I2 v: } Z! O' X9 c; MNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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& f/ I! G; ~8 t. wWeather in hex: Overcast* d$ p/ Z4 p" _1 t- s) G: _
( z4 r7 j5 S* z: \Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 F2 I6 @6 g8 `- r) p
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 O6 E$ n* w2 K1 y7 u
G4M1 Betty x 17: K H6 J% |0 l- D
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8 U |7 m, q7 C no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses# B# o; _$ }$ E( k
Catalina I: 10 damaged
- k$ _% M5 ?( ?6 K- H P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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7 C7 s' U0 J. a$ ]! d4 ~/ }# KAirbase hits 1& P, D' ? W" b8 I0 Z' Y- I L
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 p( ~, L6 G: e# @6 C
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, I7 @% Z _7 D, rRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- }& i+ B6 M& P3 ~3 j3 b) NEstimated time to target is 12 minutes; @( i* j" z' ?/ N! N4 V
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$ v- A( b T' p& P9 N G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1/ h# K5 G/ i1 e$ V4 X
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+ U+ o$ W5 p6 ~' ]% dMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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5 u/ t- _% B6 V- w# W* KWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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2 S; M; [ F/ Y; Y2 _1 k5 N8 ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- g6 I# Y! A: {9 p1 P N, i0 v
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ m# Y; a& ]7 ^9 `* }
A6M2 Zero x 43, V0 Q; o& N0 R6 m X8 T
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Allied aircraft
9 \. M3 C" o6 R7 R& D4 l, o F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
3 }! x1 f! @+ }) p SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
0 v1 g! L0 o) `3 _ TBF-1 Avenger x 12* ~ V: ]$ X6 |$ x% |$ F, Q' ]
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. K9 r, D$ C: y( g$ y9 {3 i0 ] A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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! q" ^8 C3 Q# Q6 S$ T& L5 B- iAllied aircraft losses
. a" G! ?5 Z" v" i F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 x: m; H* Y9 I9 ? T) e9 W5 G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged# ?7 L$ p) I2 s9 F8 r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 t6 |+ K3 c$ B. O$ `
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged$ i/ y- r1 z3 T5 v' b- i* d: Q
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Japanese Ships% Z( u! ?% x9 d2 \
CV Zuikaku F* f5 j8 x4 o9 k9 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 E% W8 b6 k1 A/ O/ g/ F% K# W. z
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 _$ V+ ~3 S) F. a5 a CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 l1 D5 m/ n1 B& G BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1) ?6 v7 ]% r& U5 P7 {/ f
CA Takao
" Q b* [4 a% P$ S2 @' o2 s% Q BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
+ V0 L" I4 f5 r; w" m" v8 j: F4 _ DD Shikinami
! ^( X8 v `5 A, u9 `; c CA Tone r% v) w9 Z6 }$ P. N
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku) K3 K& ]/ `# z' E* J
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
t- [- D- S+ ^, E* g& p* nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo- ~+ N8 K" F% M; k' Y' e/ w
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1399 C4 z/ u" ^; _' |$ s
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8 r2 O) t) W( g( y5 U2 @( s4 URaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; G) i' W4 o( S7 f2 g
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes1 a- R) ~ D- t
. t1 r3 n0 H1 y+ cJapanese aircraft8 |, h& q) L: z! p6 c$ [4 q' s
A6M2 Zero x 45$ N0 A. c( ]4 Q% p
B5N1 Kate x 27
5 |' v. h; X- p3 v! z D3A1 Val x 15$ c+ G. M3 ]/ R. W2 H
D3A2 Val x 26
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4 K# f. }5 I6 P" q% dAllied aircraft
. Q/ y- g4 I* r4 F- ~ F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses6 f% y% h7 a; n3 [& R0 ]& n
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
2 h3 t8 `6 ]: j, w, ^9 i q) w B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged! ?, x( J: i2 `* K, P$ [
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak& M4 b4 u$ R6 ]( v3 `$ m8 T, i) Y
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ O( m) ]' P/ t6 i& f D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged; _5 z2 d; u! g
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 _' n. J- {7 Q' E, \$ P( x; r
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Allied aircraft losses
* [2 N5 j* F7 {& B2 k4 Z" f6 l F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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/ B1 r1 x* o* Q, U CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1# Q) H1 O4 B* z7 W* b# V
CV Enterprise
7 B! x! q, b( Z8 l; s CLAA Juneau
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms5 T! Q$ K% B2 e& U6 [) G
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 ~ _+ k) y% M+ P8 d% F( q
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes& c4 ?5 U; n( K9 q% x7 S4 o/ J7 m9 N
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Japanese aircraft: p3 T# ]/ @0 A1 t* p
A6M2 Zero x 22
- ~( P& b& d: @ B5N1 Kate x 23& D) G& J @ ]
D3A1 Val x 2( r5 Y8 E) n8 |* I
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft. Y4 b1 H0 p7 \) l9 P! N I+ s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47$ T; P2 v$ i6 l1 d; f2 f4 q
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Japanese aircraft losses
; o2 f$ j& v- x' G h6 e A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& Z+ T, ^" N, p
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
/ d/ ~6 D% o0 n3 T, B. f B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
9 k9 o4 a9 L7 R# |4 A6 J7 { D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
, D% Q! a7 Y& }0 w+ L, }: C# e D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged8 x, p) |2 O- D4 X
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
; }+ I# d- x3 ?- Z+ d. m8 \; p8 s F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ G' _& S' O4 W$ Q6 U4 ^
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
8 p; v* t* z4 K: g' t2 Z CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: t" a8 A1 n( ?+ l CV Enterprise5 L! Z, a4 i. s P s6 W7 F
CLAA Juneau
' H9 M- I7 O: T! L& z) V ~$ \ CL Hobart+ g6 r+ x6 r1 d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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! O |6 T8 @) o& i8 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135; i2 Y% U( O' }
3 d! k! n. _" a& X2 d( N: WWeather in hex: Overcast9 ` |8 u6 d1 ]/ T7 E8 w5 {
" n2 }. l4 V* @7 A; dRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
) P! Z" i0 W; S) p1 H: j; E3 nEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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4 B1 b# u' Q- E7 |" y% y5 @# pJapanese aircraft
5 i! W' f; C# u4 @! A A6M2 Zero x 28
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/ J& X; `0 e$ \: t F4F-4 Wildcat x 21/ E# `2 o- M5 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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; C- {; }' a, L: z5 ~+ m3 \$ I+ |Japanese aircraft losses ^- I; d3 J* o! d
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged8 Y! t q9 b4 x4 _: a Y, X
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) f# A+ d t2 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
& l1 Q; m" g* B% u& i) `3 E6 ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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! Q9 H( N" @. n% Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
e6 e- K& n: i" i# L CV Zuikaku- U% O0 k7 `" X8 d4 ?6 d% ?
CA Takao' I( R# V5 T& C' f* q; \
BB Hiei' j7 I' Q5 k8 G4 |1 @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 k6 D: }& ?5 \% @
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6 K6 N7 e1 d$ L3 o# k! F0 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ ]' H0 L0 h7 S
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes# k1 R5 ]9 {' T1 B, ]# L+ p" X6 I, R
# u& I1 o0 H2 v- v& X" w GJapanese aircraft2 {2 ~; {. B5 i5 N; ]* r. @
A6M2 Zero x 134 k( H1 i# O; P4 g, X, Q0 Q& f: X
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Allied aircraft
, S$ o, I' c2 X- h) r; T F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
% b8 h8 K1 N' s7 g' m SBD-3 Dauntless x 578 R- T" T6 [4 \6 p
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 a9 A/ [; u$ B3 Q
6 {1 H% C! d; x; aAllied aircraft losses; Y& N/ Y$ u0 H1 W1 q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
$ x; M9 ~3 I5 q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
; a% S6 d; P4 \7 d% f SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% Q3 g& F2 F0 \ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged. |9 `- f- Q6 P. g( e
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Japanese Ships
/ F/ x; ^1 D# C, b( c2 i# p- G+ v* T CA Tone; n4 g: a$ }4 g' T
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
: K8 y0 l/ w( s3 a& U/ L CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ M7 z! _3 [3 t, h
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage+ W' ]/ K0 p/ w% l [* L
CA Myoko, on fire9 p- a! z8 T% H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
; K ]) z- O9 a/ u: w, P+ @5 ]" yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
; s& o9 g6 X- E( y5 h8 h( g- kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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7 v, @7 t$ C/ I* u% {. M3 S9 JSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162: C) h8 Q* `( m: ^( f. ]- P0 ?
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SS I-2, hits 2, O& h5 A+ I3 F" F: y
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage7 y$ p! Z8 F, R7 S# T6 m# c
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan; h: O$ a/ p, b& {" Q/ S0 q2 x
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |