航母决战结束,日军投降。
) s# S" a$ r0 D" I$ W6 [AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42! `' k, _% E( ^6 T' n: h9 D% s
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, W( x T L% O- K6 Q# z' BSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships6 c. k- l; \! @$ _2 e( q
PC Ch 22
( y' K' m; a/ s) Z PC Ch 32% q' h: l' h `3 O# J
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships" M+ e9 L; M, u: ^$ g
SS Gudgeon1 ^$ {/ `# J! i ]0 D8 U
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22/ q& x- ^# Q: f3 m( Q2 {
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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8 L; H7 ~' }% W& u6 H+ d% h SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships# I2 [6 ?0 R5 Z) D
DD Lamson
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DD Aylwin
" O, `/ X2 y _+ Z$ c DD Monaghan; y n- _) b( X% @4 r, z
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson- |' }1 j0 a! S" m
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3 ]" V* Z" W7 A0 r2 S* ]3 aNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ _+ I. Y( u& p8 Z& [$ d) g. L
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes5 m- o6 x3 S( w# `
b7 ?1 Q. b4 n# }0 mJapanese aircraft7 J6 P6 |# U1 u" B l8 S- u
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
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, ^, ^* P8 p$ u/ U! iNo Japanese losses+ d, o. g2 X' E- u- t% z
+ P+ B( ~. m' F. Z$ Q9 bAllied aircraft losses
5 y. B! x# ~1 x f Catalina I: 10 damaged
7 S# V2 ~* o8 E5 m# W P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged+ h' T3 M# X0 q* e' t
# v* h* ?. h6 a1 [8 J! FAirbase hits 1
3 D) v8 {1 }- k/ v1 [6 mRunway hits 62 `* L5 w+ \; X
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast) J: n3 c2 [8 \8 w; B7 R
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 z1 Y* w8 n/ z& t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 e0 G4 y, ?: U: [- O G4M1 Betty x 8* Y: ]2 D! _# p2 `
3 Z3 l. J, w1 R; i* V6 zNo Japanese losses% R* m U" A; p X {
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Runway hits 1) [. K4 i) G7 o- e0 f* M* w
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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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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. h+ j! `) G2 Y7 H- a+ J3 l
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 H4 B2 j& Z( Y. j% OJapanese aircraft
, V( _& {7 `0 j A6M2 Zero x 43# J) a* E. h* o4 U3 Q7 P
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Allied aircraft+ p; o6 a% d& u g) t; X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
2 E! i- Y! Z$ x& U+ t SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
. C; F! m+ y( |$ |: N1 x TBF-1 Avenger x 12" P3 n4 x N7 m# L" N
. r! I8 R. c S0 @1 T( QJapanese aircraft losses
4 A4 g* Z$ O9 ~. s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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. z! l ]4 K8 ^% C# M+ B% rAllied aircraft losses
* ?8 G( N3 m9 w* D C z F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
9 N1 Q' N: g! n8 b# P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged. J! q0 F) j% O* N. ]- y' A. p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# a! z# x G/ \8 ] @; v, w( s6 S
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships% V* O; y, S2 u5 `
CV Zuikaku Y. D- U+ O9 Q2 k; j
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! e4 ^8 f: {# M$ _4 T( l, l
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ [& k: T& g6 { CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 s- W& N& Z) \. f
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
& f' O! R) h: R# F6 f* @; v' U% ] CA Takao
- D. N- y0 _- T: L' _% _ BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
% V, M4 z( o3 [ DD Shikinami
' F. |( i2 z: ? CA Tone& c- [' j D1 I+ z& [' [4 M8 |
DD Umikaze7 O/ h) J- M0 C K2 U! z( U4 A. x
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
9 I, |# F" r+ ~8 J1 j; B8 P4 F. O/ YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku1 H) s% u: c$ e* |, t9 m8 D& |0 k/ \
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo, U7 w0 j8 W# ]: g+ ]; P: F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1398 v1 g! F3 ^! L! {$ H p
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% L0 O; m! \1 `2 n/ v$ i& O
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 u. x t, z) |$ J7 f
A6M2 Zero x 45
$ q; b) _ Y& j B5N1 Kate x 27# b6 J2 B) w6 e+ W9 i. k3 ^9 G
D3A1 Val x 15
1 r8 \2 R, m$ M5 C; ] D3A2 Val x 26! Q: V: ~$ U0 r3 g: L6 @+ S% H
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- ~; p! Q4 e4 F/ Q/ ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses; l$ P. F- P+ u- w8 p3 B- E* z
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
9 U% q1 w% n2 e! u) I+ x B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged. Z: U; w$ p, W
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak: C5 n% J) J$ c7 {" f
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
7 Y7 F$ U# t% E9 U# [ D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged1 n# B$ s0 g9 \# l5 t
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Q1 O; @3 E$ a. ]
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Allied aircraft losses a, S3 H( h7 s0 |% v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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2 m' f& T" L; l% Z0 k4 @6 s CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 14 @2 z0 F( [( s+ q V0 A7 T ?
CV Enterprise
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139' k+ t/ k/ l- o
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# S$ P5 \5 o/ t! `- v# g$ o
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22( e+ s7 P4 u" A# y' \! ]0 |
B5N1 Kate x 23
" Q8 q. R8 J/ F" V- w D3A1 Val x 2: g; W) q5 v) z1 K! X
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses. |) H9 e3 N! k& ^- r2 V
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ j) s1 Y5 L5 j. B' @- ^( N9 { B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
w G# S- z9 e: N: e2 T- r2 O B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
4 s% |& A9 [7 S" E, M- J9 T/ V0 _ D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
# K1 S t7 ?4 Y2 D. x8 e D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged" h V9 R3 m; @) Q1 ^6 b3 ~6 @
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ j$ C1 k5 q: l' V4 V" F F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& x! ]9 u3 R5 y6 M C
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* O* E+ A' h9 e: o5 ]* Q BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
" G/ d* Z; M) N$ T CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 i' Y* |# M; N CV Enterprise
5 `. |8 D- v( {; r' d1 j CLAA Juneau
9 D6 @ g1 C8 V, c. b W; w' n CL Hobart. h( z% m5 `8 ]5 w y
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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% ^% g7 o+ V9 `. mRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- n! c" N; h/ m M5 ]
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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6 G1 h O& d2 c9 h* s A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21# [2 S% U6 g$ _# a4 I1 s. n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 249 F. W- }3 S3 T$ d; u
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: }: g5 U8 S: U E) h A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged# K3 e% B( r$ t
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) p5 z5 A2 b3 r( c F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed/ A) Q9 \& }1 `! a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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, M0 U/ W5 h5 N* P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) y& W; p2 N d* o: J( s
CV Zuikaku* ^+ {! L. Z& n$ C# B) T
CA Takao
3 b D+ Q) T8 d! t3 C BB Hiei& s: H e) K$ y/ b. s4 P4 _+ e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; r# [6 n+ Q2 C+ p1 g2 d
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$ P# q" j0 s/ ]- jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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0 G8 M* a8 N- O0 y8 \Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. \- {& ]8 t5 |+ _: O% s \, a
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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5 O" I1 q: G& o- @$ {! R A6M2 Zero x 135 m+ S# b: E+ r/ @8 O& @
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
. ]/ m+ I D( g SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
# Z2 G4 s: J7 H TBF-1 Avenger x 10. n( T9 C- k/ h9 D) w
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Japanese aircraft losses
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
5 p( J4 h( M+ L+ X" L! h( q; L SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged2 J' ?. W2 f& N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 Z/ p3 u* g- v' R
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
2 s$ _$ N, _4 x v# F BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
; x% u; d9 N$ |! Y* n CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) Z7 k$ O; S1 h a% p3 l( ]" Z8 K# |6 p CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
. h# y! }( f5 @# C CA Myoko, on fire
9 h7 l4 K. a8 D/ v. mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku ~5 t$ N! x" J2 [1 [4 M! U/ x V% R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei: L( O7 M* k9 l+ P
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku0 |3 ~- h. a0 L9 w. ?3 q
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8 ?: L; F0 u# f4 Y* ASub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2# x: [* f5 x$ U# r5 H
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7 ~# t/ o$ v* X DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage; C/ t3 b7 w. D
DD Lamson4 g6 Z# @; i6 `; U3 r1 n
DD Aylwin; D6 f3 A$ h2 @
DD Monaghan
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