航母决战结束,日军投降。0 s- M/ w% F. ^( z& `
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 428 T6 ^7 a% {' J! @1 h6 V
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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U* v/ x/ |; k' \ PC Ch 228 I" f' a! `* F7 i
PC Ch 32
" }: C) A6 i. R, F7 e6 a& v! H. N PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
) ^; K* [; K) o9 n& O SS Gudgeon P, L* I6 U+ l$ K* b
! B" m9 H* L K# I0 j1 r3 }/ CSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22! S0 Q5 I0 x3 j( l
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson) \/ p" ]3 {/ p. d9 X
DD Cummings
* {3 p w& F$ A) t% j& S DD Aylwin3 e6 P! K) K: m
DD Monaghan
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5 V. W' f! R( o) a( lSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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' @/ [; D# Z! W- Y6 N8 h7 LNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 ~4 u& ?- x3 I* a( v5 j
& B% s) M8 p: MWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( C- @4 H. y1 s1 f1 ~+ W+ m+ B
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes: q( z! ]+ t/ \. ]. |% L3 T
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Japanese aircraft
' p* @4 V z" l. @9 e2 a- B' y# ~ G4M1 Betty x 17* ?7 x& _' x' i0 S: x0 z
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no flights
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' `/ P2 q0 |+ L% A* u' ^' h, nNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ }4 n A4 Z! P( B# ]& e2 ` Catalina I: 10 damaged
& D# |1 A/ H5 F! n P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged+ J9 k* H9 m% K# H) `
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Airbase hits 1& Z1 \& `1 M7 I- r6 J. T" n
Runway hits 6( U" E' ~2 O1 }2 }& g% K0 O
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % P) O8 x. `: \& w6 ?2 c+ u) H
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., X; x- `2 r+ d7 V3 j& O5 [8 }
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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9 U. a8 S! J6 c8 P3 s! B/ n( cJapanese aircraft/ M# t% M2 E3 u
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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, |1 Z7 u7 l# o) JRunway hits 1
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) F8 s* R! G* X* `+ l9 i% f2 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135: h* P& n8 O4 L9 `
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. J2 G8 a2 l4 y) h+ ?
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes P8 ]2 g% i* r8 X- `( ~% y7 y
. O7 g2 `! o. d3 u4 o- KJapanese aircraft
" q8 Y @! z/ w A6M2 Zero x 438 F" {3 \0 y! V8 L ^' z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
} a j7 ?+ }; Y' S SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
5 [3 A7 r; @ z" b& b TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses) d0 X$ h' M5 `9 {: o! F' M0 p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 U1 O( ]* c; {/ t& d9 G5 _
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Allied aircraft losses, w, X( L* i5 @. `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed: ^6 p; {7 \3 r# {5 j: T1 p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
2 h8 J3 |6 w0 f9 ]- D1 T SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 C# V O: Q8 e" s7 N
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged. O! F: l- r( e S# J; c% g* V
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CV Zuikaku: P9 y1 t5 i2 c: A9 m! [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* N0 ^+ ]) g$ E! I; d# @3 O CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire) E6 Z7 z- T' ^+ w' @
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% E, V' @4 J6 R: O$ ?1 M& c2 y
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1/ U! B: ?" X7 S% z
CA Takao& q) B, L9 y0 b2 C- V7 i! {
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire! G! r v q' ~6 R c; C* C I7 S0 N
DD Shikinami
: A# b. y! i2 C6 C% f" [3 l CA Tone S: G5 B3 p# M' m/ G8 o) T
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku8 p0 o! A% p( e4 |: N" a# H' ~
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
! k3 w8 M/ z c" eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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# W# n: f& r& k" {7 cMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139) L& ?0 }8 i, u/ b3 j9 g1 {% a
& R# M, t( ]' R* kWeather in hex: Severe storms% R0 @5 a' |, k# p- c: y: h8 l7 g
: t S) U9 w2 I1 O- T, a5 }Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 L8 X- M' u: I% ~2 s7 D$ d& ~ EEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: N3 ~ f- `* O* u A6M2 Zero x 45
6 O. f- | a3 D }3 @, ^, X B5N1 Kate x 27
6 x$ w+ `2 F4 G0 Z! a1 I D3A1 Val x 15
- u* q( H7 v" \# C$ M; e T7 d* y8 k D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft0 C d% D8 L3 A9 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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, O& @0 g1 U8 J, H/ h6 HJapanese aircraft losses
' c7 x n. R0 S( I% \% I A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed' P2 g* }4 }/ w; E( X. P1 O
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
- X* ~' B* |" U4 k, I; g5 y, e8 S B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
& d- D- Q8 j. |9 t: ? D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
# P; H* n s2 K7 _ D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged" j9 Z! o5 P6 R6 o! z
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
+ W& F( r& f4 j: `1 a! k F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed3 m; n/ u; m* [+ `6 l5 d4 C6 P
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
8 ]( F( W. G) W) I. p CV Enterprise! ]. }! F( I3 N- |3 F4 E
CLAA Juneau
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BB North Carolina
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6 ]# p0 s3 f( h$ ^+ [9 y8 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1397 w6 x$ l: _: ~( J/ ~' [3 `
5 `2 L' S I) y: v$ y, oWeather in hex: Severe storms
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# V, j) J8 K- a0 p P6 p4 D- f! iRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 h, B3 {" A( qEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) i# N; V4 |( h, b: e7 S/ c: U/ O A6M2 Zero x 22( ~4 I3 g0 [" I
B5N1 Kate x 23
: l* ^- V9 Z8 X' F* v0 M D3A1 Val x 2: Z/ ?0 C7 [4 R: }6 _) z! ]" p
D3A2 Val x 16/ E R7 b8 k" Z$ |
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Allied aircraft; c W ~) i/ V2 O6 f3 _! g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47% r2 w% {8 R4 r h- O) S( Q& }* J
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Japanese aircraft losses9 ?: d: V" R% F9 G9 Y7 O
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) q, t) \4 D2 [& O: _7 A- ^, k
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged s- ]& h4 G3 n# g3 f
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak% n. W, v2 i. Z7 \9 p9 ]
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged5 X# |+ v: i+ Q8 ~5 C$ ?, e
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
. ^7 I2 C* o% [6 c H D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 x! J* u# h! G0 z! o
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- p. o7 k# |+ |9 t* S3 H0 C F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! O3 \/ k; v' P- s+ t
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
9 U ~% J/ }3 v: @ A CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ p& X- p. ~4 E! `' y4 @' j CV Enterprise
& _5 i; w" i! j0 X+ x CLAA Juneau' |) D7 p, B/ C! e2 G
CL Hobart
" s+ c: {) ?5 \0 s+ HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga& w1 J, E8 V8 s" ]0 N0 c& i
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5 L: F/ G/ r7 N! t* oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1359 F G' L" ~9 p' H. `
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
; F9 p6 w- _$ y% [' V) TEstimated time to target is 23 minutes: \8 B* m& w# z, Q
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Japanese aircraft
: S/ N8 S; o( M1 F A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 24- R; t" Q3 P- k
0 y/ r9 |7 n5 N- L3 y2 xJapanese aircraft losses% a' g1 O8 |% f( U- U/ V
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged& ]& ` l: k' ^) S8 \: D% }3 K
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Allied aircraft losses
9 P+ m5 @& w/ o1 Q( c6 j F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed! v- a3 a" X( Z3 A. G# v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged0 \/ H L' C# j" V: Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) A, p% h# s+ E0 T7 E
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' Z! Y* e: ?, a1 I9 o CV Zuikaku0 ?# a) X A; Q2 m
CA Takao; x0 _2 O* O5 b9 p" ^" l# ^+ l
BB Hiei
1 R) b; a% V% K' q% HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku" b* ^. U' @' a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135. Q$ R k7 i+ q2 t4 [$ l7 \6 s, W
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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3 f& ~3 J( O( d4 ~Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 ]( Q+ i3 r$ O1 r6 g4 i
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes) J( |" X0 p9 t# Z
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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' V! X6 }1 }# ?, C/ i: } F4F-4 Wildcat x 301 ?! R b' I6 I4 p, }4 l9 H- T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
- E( G: [% j' m. S! a. z4 A0 i TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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9 x0 [7 v# J) K) l8 qJapanese aircraft losses+ L/ r# m* E9 S) f* ]9 X7 b" A
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ E. S: h/ H; k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged$ q3 |# I9 R2 k1 k2 C" v( E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) f8 d/ }' U K1 i, k N- c
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships Z5 u* @ Y2 x# d6 p" |
CA Tone& O! {& L. F* V
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
; {9 `/ `: t8 P5 r( r* l CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! i4 [ G" v; ?" M* g2 B2 @4 J7 i. @3 n CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ?* q9 P4 K3 G
CA Myoko, on fire* P4 H, g, Y; Y' C2 a8 k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
& ?6 w6 g% e/ h* G' L: U8 hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
3 [+ T7 q8 W0 V6 k$ k nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku* O& ~; M6 J7 R6 S6 L" c
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+ f0 ?, O' W$ x9 `9 uSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1628 }% w- c, o! f4 ?
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SS I-2, hits 2& k/ E5 x; C; O) V! O) J2 H
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/ X- D: {# d J7 K" e1 a DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 Q% A: z5 x1 }/ l4 B9 y% j DD Lamson+ D5 x V4 n( G# W$ L
DD Aylwin8 s V" ^0 S2 `0 C
DD Monaghan; b" J- m$ A2 K6 t5 E9 p3 d: S
) I' L: @: T9 N6 A& N, w" YSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |