航母决战结束,日军投降。
) k) c6 {: h& Q9 T* VAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1307 g8 ^& A, i' v3 s0 F- v. n
4 m" y# [/ Z ~5 eJapanese Ships
$ x$ U1 |. y! u8 L0 { PC Ch 222 E+ q( s: ?) \8 C
PC Ch 32
9 F' _# N$ E1 | PC Ch 23; b- T- n7 S, j$ Y% u5 l; }/ }: v1 a
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Allied Ships; _. `1 |2 A* m8 N3 N( n
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22& M3 `9 A. O% t4 ~+ @
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1671 u4 R$ h9 o- C, Q0 \; T: W
: S" l6 f0 x& ^5 r. \4 W7 hJapanese Ships5 j- z: T2 \$ L# w* b5 W
SS I-17, hits 1+ k" l& f3 N- }3 ]. o
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DD Lamson
$ O5 A1 a, p: Q7 E7 r DD Cummings
; t8 ^. _& g- |- S1 V/ m# |0 L DD Aylwin
1 S0 V V( N" V; f* |, {* M5 U DD Monaghan8 ~: U6 ]* f- v9 M& F% {
; @5 P1 M: J! F( H: CSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; t$ H; q, R# M2 I% j$ c" F" f
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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. s* ~' j! B+ f/ S/ V- ^3 i* W$ `Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 H. F1 D1 f6 ^1 O4 }8 h# X ^7 T7 OEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ e* }1 K' V' V! R! M G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft1 A+ N( g: @3 w6 s4 U
no flights
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p, m+ y q5 w) S- a R6 u; `No Japanese losses- t! H7 s+ T# I* V+ A3 y
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Allied aircraft losses5 ]1 I) {) R% O) _# p
Catalina I: 10 damaged+ O! I# v0 ]( ~2 t. b0 \0 t
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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( q, V+ p- ^7 u! p# y$ i& ?Airbase hits 1# j& B* R/ v2 n A; b
Runway hits 6
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^" Y( o6 v7 S, C# E: g. Y) rNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 E% _4 y5 s% \* c
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." @4 K& ^% _" r' N4 z+ o9 r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, E' F3 t7 O# s* D7 o' [
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Japanese aircraft. S4 x* e' l! R& g, |
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1/ D" s e# ]1 Z. O9 }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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G6 `. S3 w/ r' gWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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_; p; m* v& `- q7 [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 U2 n# ?" W/ B) p' ?6 m' hEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ {+ N- o6 ?$ X) b) Y+ x( X
+ V" `) p" m, y* G: z8 ^. |* CJapanese aircraft
$ j; W. `; b# P( V5 G A6M2 Zero x 43& x p; M8 S5 B/ T8 r ~
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
5 \. |) c: X0 m) I/ ?0 Z0 K; a. h SBD-3 Dauntless x 130* m: V& q; D. ~1 I) S
TBF-1 Avenger x 12% g6 O- z+ a/ ?9 x0 I1 G$ g* g
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Japanese aircraft losses
! a s7 \ q/ k9 b8 Z( m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; i( L8 ~7 {, `2 W
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Allied aircraft losses
5 s" k8 j+ k, e- e8 Q1 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
* ~; T& M+ @, `$ ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged2 X ]5 Z, D' D3 c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 _- ~0 K8 T% R% C! q" T TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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0 x1 o4 x4 B2 `, i7 Z3 [7 N: QJapanese Ships
4 ~1 d6 E: a" y( y6 [5 a+ V CV Zuikaku
3 Q. a h. E8 p f& `* k1 K- j5 q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 {1 j! s9 h- l# M' R' c CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
) B% Y; c, q v# V8 k CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' g7 u: X, K: k: U% v BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
- K# c- [/ x9 A2 t1 R# t5 z% f. k CA Takao, h5 N$ m/ b+ ?0 T
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
: j2 J2 ~( } L' {4 @" w. v) e DD Shikinami
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DD Umikaze3 { k7 t8 [1 l% C' o) u
! ~! E5 _5 I, X8 n( m5 aAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
& [+ y/ p# {$ g2 Z' l9 h; |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
# a4 }% A. g* X l/ v3 CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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' I5 D& @3 w3 l' u* Y) x/ `Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 `+ O7 w% B7 ~Estimated time to target is 43 minutes& J7 b$ p. B8 @! M
0 Y$ X3 |! u! ]! Q8 PJapanese aircraft8 b5 p4 a7 V, a
A6M2 Zero x 45' R# l. c! R I7 f, u0 ~
B5N1 Kate x 27
# |! O0 y0 g+ W8 } D3A1 Val x 15* s7 g3 W [: u
D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 1166 q+ z0 R) P' @6 p9 [- ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged& o) ?) X) }# y$ O! F+ @
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak0 X0 U( I/ x8 e6 i# I
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
2 p- L4 z! g* M9 D% P: Y D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged& Z6 `) T7 c: `! r% n! R
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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! H& t, U, I, l/ ^, E2 xAllied aircraft losses- E% I/ {, e: ^, d- P, c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 W N3 x! _! }3 J+ p( R9 h, E2 z1 O
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 12 N5 F+ @- I( z4 Z
CV Enterprise
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B4 Y/ J! h6 d/ T5 @- w CL Leander
% d6 O. `9 t6 u+ M2 R( ` BB North Carolina
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8 v- p+ h, }5 b0 W7 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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& H1 l7 H* s; W, s: o$ GRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) p7 W3 u/ \6 ?5 D, R
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 23/ x* l/ L& F' U! b3 ?$ D0 L
D3A1 Val x 2
5 ]! o3 [- |- U" F D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft% z% t0 o# M0 l/ }% F# V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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& [5 O' G" b5 l* h7 }" qJapanese aircraft losses
( j5 | B3 d* s" H/ v0 O4 K+ E2 S A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: e4 M3 A. z+ C% u" q' Z
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
* t# p O+ j2 g [; |: ?( W B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak% h* T& |+ r) c. E* B9 [
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged/ f h4 c. p, O. h0 D7 b, f
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
' v5 }2 W, J e5 ~5 {, z* \( g, ~) i D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" b ~) G: k4 ~% R& N
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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7 t/ H. z4 W$ P" |* vAllied Ships; q( H% }6 I% h& l( z
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
: _; j( n. J' V: D0 e- |( \: x, P6 ^ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 x x4 u- Z! b6 F
CV Enterprise
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga" z* }/ q: r0 B
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4 Q" x0 G) C- lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
' z# q% g+ M5 g4 X. F' BEstimated time to target is 23 minutes$ p( P+ o) r$ E# w+ ^ T5 r
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A6M2 Zero x 284 A4 g' ]0 E9 q( ^/ y7 v. ?
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ h4 Q6 ]7 w: i+ a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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H9 f3 z7 M0 b+ y; q, yJapanese aircraft losses" @6 a4 {9 L1 y1 i
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged8 w) U' _6 @' T! q- L8 f' o1 D- N6 }
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Allied aircraft losses
S% e+ Z& Q: v; d0 ?7 S F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
. e1 k9 w, p* V SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ G6 D# |% R9 l# _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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( y: h- H: r8 S5 [ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. M& W# z* b- R2 M. T CV Zuikaku
+ y4 u6 H: b1 {' b3 b; |1 O7 D CA Takao
2 Z \! h0 [. V1 J# u1 z BB Hiei
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1356 i- E: l) Y+ B% J
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0 i$ e. Z* e, U3 M0 k! U) q* [8 V/ PRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 j6 ~- e6 s3 @5 |1 Z& R
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes3 o4 M& D, Q8 @$ R) y% N& c
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, ?1 u0 M1 [% G$ S7 U A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
: S0 J$ k( C. z) h( R- [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
( q r8 g* x" P1 T F! t SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
! B' ?6 Q8 K* m0 M9 }8 h6 L TBF-1 Avenger x 10# c8 v0 ]8 W& i8 e. q& ~7 m' ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ S& |! O J, d, y' K A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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1 @( t$ m6 f# U5 s F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 Z6 F: w' u# m5 W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged1 Y' S- P0 K2 f( U1 A" A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( |2 W8 R$ I. m1 Z1 I
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire- J6 n, X2 S4 h! b4 P
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" C( | j/ M; A) |0 }1 D# Y) }: d0 i CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
! P, Q6 m7 Q: s/ t9 I! } CA Myoko, on fire
/ I' O/ M& q t7 K) l( I4 i9 z- A! PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku& N$ U0 s1 G, G. v$ m i9 g# s
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei3 k4 g" V8 Q# x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku# U5 S4 ^3 V% z; w4 E; ?* J. I4 O
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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! [# E) e% ]4 [/ \" N. x SS I-2, hits 2
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% T+ w; @: Q* d2 | I" D- a! q DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
# r, |6 ]2 I" [/ A' I( | DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan! K7 J$ X4 q; _" k
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |