航母决战结束,日军投降。
3 r* G+ K2 R8 s7 v xAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
& V. ~( O. p9 \7 A& ^ PC Ch 22
, p1 \4 \/ P7 x1 j. W% A+ y1 v8 P PC Ch 328 U8 ~, B! |5 d9 Z
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships5 j& A- n" k- f" `7 m `9 e
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 222 G- g* k2 o! h6 g/ Y; U6 d
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% U! D, c) C {. N& F0 v! [. tASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1673 Q& C* O1 P$ |8 X4 o4 M. }( g
8 I8 k' e% n. }8 H/ xJapanese Ships
$ R; \1 G' G% |, o" m2 b SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson1 V8 W% A m7 D4 r- o
DD Cummings0 D) U) \' d( z
DD Aylwin; l8 J4 E) Z1 N, \6 P" \% q
DD Monaghan* j. g$ h' c$ c5 i
0 u5 O! g) N' s OSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , u; ^$ b: _1 p D) q
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 e( M( P4 l/ t8 r& m
! e. i' i/ O' e0 kRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 X5 h _2 h5 k Z# B' FEstimated time to target is 36 minutes: b" ^5 Y- K; H! W) q4 A
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Japanese aircraft
& F3 K# f# D2 W; e; A G4M1 Betty x 17: f) \: Q7 E8 Z0 _; o3 W8 c
6 I7 b! j7 e6 k8 i* n, d/ j7 sAllied aircraft" B& I8 ]. ?( s+ } L; z$ S
no flights8 C1 O7 C# Q! m4 m1 x8 U
2 w' c2 L1 m+ Z U! MNo Japanese losses! F& h$ v- \" h! C, m4 b
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Allied aircraft losses: j" {) ?& `# A! q& q
Catalina I: 10 damaged
: N( l* H3 k+ M* D0 u$ E6 B5 ^+ A P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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x2 f6 f7 c) p$ ?! N( U6 N3 `Airbase hits 1
, P+ }# V3 A PRunway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 k8 N9 @: B/ J; y8 }* C9 [
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 d& _3 r& p% {# U" Y1 R6 _
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% r; g, R0 w# xEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* Y4 D: j1 f6 r# O+ u3 I: h, ^; D G4M1 Betty x 8$ U( V' \+ r% {$ V9 F! F! p9 J
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No Japanese losses8 D r3 t1 `4 w3 G( n: m: }, F7 u
$ `8 ~7 f0 T6 X7 C" B6 y0 L2 w' MRunway hits 18 o* t# _6 N9 _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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; {# d! K3 \& _1 tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
8 Z. h( C7 Y+ q! P5 F A6M2 Zero x 43
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
9 |' I( Q! W, o/ X SBD-3 Dauntless x 130/ e: o. g1 U! I5 Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 12$ p# j2 l2 _* Z+ f6 \. U, q
2 A4 [4 I5 q; U8 aJapanese aircraft losses* t( \- g3 R/ b3 ]' K
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
! \' k7 A* m: e0 I4 f! Y F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
" I9 i1 C7 N- M' n( N" D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged) E% V2 K7 A4 o2 \. X8 l* Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak d( F- ?* P7 w D- \
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged& |: R# L! {6 a7 f/ M6 F
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Japanese Ships: F) S0 k9 t# s" _( r0 }6 }6 D
CV Zuikaku3 D. C! c5 E2 L W6 N6 i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
; }3 U% V+ o# [$ ~. ?8 _' f* c CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire& _" d) {+ ?2 u5 I% s' R
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 {) q. H* i+ f
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
! l; ]. K. m) Z CA Takao
+ n# G) o; O: h BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire" n5 T* K* H+ W& [; n
DD Shikinami0 }' H6 R; q0 E( ]& t! w% e
CA Tone& n; \% `: C, l2 m2 v/ I$ D# S4 _- b
DD Umikaze7 b3 T1 q, O" c4 t% M
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku; @5 e+ I. \$ q9 j! O! [7 C) X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
1 G8 ^2 E+ z; p4 `$ x5 s9 sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo7 t6 J1 z) F$ ?# w
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139: ?3 g" Q0 J o6 [. y( V) k
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Weather in hex: Severe storms( V+ P. o# i8 P5 j
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 V2 U/ D% o" R9 d" `7 B0 jEstimated time to target is 43 minutes u7 q% }( n0 U# |2 Z0 [
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A6M2 Zero x 45
, Z7 g6 f: v/ E- d2 K B5N1 Kate x 27
2 }' m1 } o4 ~ D3A1 Val x 155 W; I% r% {% m; Y* C
D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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, ]- ?$ P3 K( a' o i# }Japanese aircraft losses
( D9 G" `* Z9 u A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
" M0 K ~) v/ `& y# k) z, m B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
{, z0 M5 A" W: M7 Z: q B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
+ z) d3 o* O# p9 K/ e# o D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
& {, A, C# n' Y' @$ H' V* A D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
6 _. u8 U4 o+ ^" d# s D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ ]5 }/ f+ c) J9 h' K9 w) iAllied aircraft losses7 T8 x/ ]+ a6 F2 L! U- ?1 N8 _+ @6 e3 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# t3 s9 Y/ q/ l6 e. | CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* a1 y! v; S& m2 y0 l/ r* p7 } CV Enterprise
1 H5 K3 n m$ Y! v CLAA Juneau
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BB North Carolina. K6 L% X: V; I) Q
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! F- s6 Z Y5 r2 N; NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1391 Q- }$ O8 u& r! X9 `
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Weather in hex: Severe storms7 Z0 s9 R8 i/ @* R5 L
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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* K) F- Q9 [6 s" O$ Z( o: ^0 }Japanese aircraft9 M: o- Z( E" I2 A
A6M2 Zero x 22
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D3A1 Val x 2
8 |# ~! s( D$ s D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft' \! F5 N3 K4 F( a! n- a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47+ Y2 E) X1 G6 W4 t W4 S3 ?
3 \" E& ^8 `6 F5 T+ D0 tJapanese aircraft losses K& k. Y- e" P
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! z% a/ g; }5 o B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
1 l& a" \/ s6 I! E1 i B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
+ l* g* Y& \1 ?5 \# K D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
" n$ T9 p8 O; O! h# W2 n1 n D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged; E1 m0 s6 _5 a! j
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 i# ]4 ?3 |2 a c$ h% h% o1 y
: W+ T7 h1 U3 W; ]6 C) d" TAllied aircraft losses
3 D& @& |" H/ w$ G3 o* ^% D/ q ~0 V F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 a2 _1 D4 }7 B9 Y( |' @8 o/ K BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1! @; X: \9 F7 e
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ \. R7 p4 p/ T% K7 L1 E3 ]- v
CV Enterprise
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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0 j0 t( e0 y. b: URaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
/ U. z# z% s. k6 c+ l$ E$ y, P& rEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
( b! [7 A$ @4 R; l+ f F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
1 ~( H3 p, m# b7 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 246 d" d! ~. { q2 e! J5 Q$ r& u8 v
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Japanese aircraft losses
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 E% w) p' R. M6 L1 e* m8 e5 Z. f1 l SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged- L6 U: h4 ^8 g* G2 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 R& J/ E- r1 d* J+ C2 ]) k) m
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Japanese Ships
8 G) o N9 g+ ?- c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& j9 n6 ^, H* U: g' e2 X+ Z CV Zuikaku
8 _0 ?. e- J( }. t) [ CA Takao
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1355 a) ?. I/ l5 x6 g* Y* ?9 [
" O' F7 `9 |+ ?( ~6 E. t) hWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; F, R! p( N( T/ r% K
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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3 w: ~0 @- `- t F4F-4 Wildcat x 30: v, ?& w3 A) A& g4 W( y$ B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57% ?9 D. a' Q+ A* a/ B
TBF-1 Avenger x 104 a. V, u+ f$ r, P+ ^5 Q2 O$ |
: [8 K( U; S2 n, [. C; i6 YJapanese aircraft losses
* {3 \4 p: L( f! ?: |, E+ l9 m5 G5 M A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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. \7 D0 i; p/ [5 q; o$ r- e6 K1 VAllied aircraft losses
6 Q0 l; r; R% B0 ]9 j% L F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 r+ p( ~- U8 m& Y: E' ]- r5 {" Z% ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged( Q: x& f& i0 D% a- ]1 P% C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! m1 L$ e# `4 ^9 s1 d$ g) U$ h
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged' z& L& M% `$ p
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CA Tone
$ Q1 x/ K1 J T6 ?) k9 h BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
# H/ y0 j, W; d% t# @! S, _8 s7 W6 V CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage, q- X3 {& Z% v+ G% s- O
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage4 m2 `9 b" p9 \! K. W
CA Myoko, on fire. S- s8 C( s" z* \0 N* ~( P) J7 w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku, _5 b: x% ]! G- ^$ Q- A
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei- q; T/ K8 k# v1 r* v, Y' C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku) U. N( ]) p- s* B8 T% b
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships9 q0 x. t3 g+ C1 g
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Aylwin7 ~2 _7 i' n( v& j
DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |