航母决战结束,日军投降。' i3 D8 J+ i2 \: Q/ m
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 425 R% S8 N. I. W7 y$ W0 v5 G
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( g; Y' |7 |* o1 H# G$ ySub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships; o. T" Z: F( H: }' U7 [( Y
PC Ch 22$ G: O' T* k5 D) q8 `
PC Ch 32
3 |& w% _+ [/ r PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships: @& r; m! t" V' `2 Z
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1674 }+ w2 v1 q/ p( Y1 x! S0 _9 Y
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& ~% ]- b+ p# V& Z0 E/ c1 f SS I-17, hits 1. h4 W* o# W( s+ X2 y
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Allied Ships
: X8 e4 n( j; U# R$ t# c DD Lamson
5 F3 v- P ]: g8 ^$ m V DD Cummings% [. l% T O- ]) g$ S
DD Aylwin% o6 z& Y$ n3 N$ m4 \
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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. l |3 @# `3 H+ w: N( b2 pNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& y4 _0 S `# [/ r2 L
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes2 m j* l3 P$ z1 [; k
8 Z# Q/ t# n) s8 AJapanese aircraft
/ D- e+ H* r5 ~ G4M1 Betty x 17/ s( n( ?0 r7 n+ ^6 z n
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' B: B7 e5 W5 f1 x: { no flights: E2 |, d' r+ X" w6 `% H
! C, N* r# c d$ t! `" fNo Japanese losses! V h$ [* O a
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Allied aircraft losses
4 y$ w/ H4 l ~4 \' J1 s Catalina I: 10 damaged
3 W F; N/ L, s$ @3 Q9 T7 ^ P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged/ U# {, u( }6 _) Z. ~- X: x
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Airbase hits 1. H' F/ ?( _' e( R% r# x
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # l: [ _+ p6 t5 S( p( M2 K
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5 V, i3 ?5 Q# XRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 i$ D) i) Z! r0 VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes9 y' z- V+ n) S( `5 h
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Japanese aircraft9 ?! {& Q i% W5 {2 B+ m" s4 _ Q
G4M1 Betty x 8; s3 Z0 c4 y" \2 N
: j' e6 |6 |( { jNo Japanese losses9 S% O" D1 p: e" m
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Runway hits 1& B# t2 M# y6 m9 x$ g3 M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) e# m% K' N/ G7 \" b$ v
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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' F: {! |! H* Q3 ]* x; ^. jJapanese aircraft$ T2 y- k/ v3 V( y L$ P
A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
2 o8 T* t& @) r, k% { F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
' f) _- V1 z# v/ F SBD-3 Dauntless x 130: [ W1 N6 }$ f6 E, Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 127 X' ~$ P& S) Y% M" k" G9 k
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Japanese aircraft losses
# |8 z% _1 J& f A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) ^0 B: s9 f; f8 I! f; w9 u
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Allied aircraft losses
; s6 F, i, [( B/ {& C/ J F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed6 y9 ^' o! @& t* Q* U E6 `# Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
- l( _4 u+ i* m9 E SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# \4 k% E7 d% K8 V# d2 V+ g
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 {6 _$ V" o* h& T6 S CV Zuikaku+ q4 `; v& z, E! f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 X9 p" c8 A( p# _7 l7 { CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# T y I/ I/ V9 U CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' G; @ T! l! C j$ u
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 15 Z# ^. t+ ~5 x/ J' a4 D$ U
CA Takao
! s! U) C% O4 ? BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
7 ~: H6 I) X% I& {7 l DD Shikinami
# _( C! m0 M: V" c8 d, D CA Tone& {% b3 i: X. K. `
DD Umikaze% \5 V/ D" O: M5 i* n# R0 r0 I
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku9 R( d4 j2 b/ T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku: @3 g/ }1 }, K
Heavy 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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6 x8 H G- X$ A) W+ J9 x( ?Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 e9 P% W, \' X7 w& VEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 H3 d+ k- [2 g0 e8 W) | A6M2 Zero x 45
+ d8 K6 n& ]3 K' H0 ]5 Q- R B5N1 Kate x 27
) G+ W7 |: V# }. ~* J" Y$ W D3A1 Val x 15: A2 N7 `: B! s
D3A2 Val x 26
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. s& C2 a' b% |2 |8 oAllied aircraft$ S2 D2 Z4 O: I) Z/ Y$ N* W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116+ |3 v" ^4 {/ s+ ]# z
; R4 Z" q, A1 w. @! @4 q0 ^Japanese aircraft losses
+ k& Y. R! ]8 p, ?6 E' }3 Q A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
% G1 J: Y; |- j, C B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
6 H0 l8 w6 [1 L* o* h B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
9 y3 z9 z/ n7 v3 k+ b0 F1 q; j0 E9 ] D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged! Q0 E8 j5 O# C+ N
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
, v1 \4 c5 }1 J* h. {; M& {$ u2 @ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 T, O, \# J$ G+ E) {- Q
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Allied aircraft losses3 g- w8 g H' I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed- L) ]+ ~' z1 F7 i9 p2 x
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Allied Ships
% Q! W, {) _; v7 H$ d) v- ?/ l CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
( @+ j- v, |) i! }1 d6 u o4 g CV Enterprise
. S8 P& e8 Z: h# m CLAA Juneau
& {$ O! U2 F7 `6 p2 b* f CL Leander4 Y# N- R1 t, D4 r1 d2 Q8 `3 N
BB North Carolina
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) n7 Z7 G: C: x+ f( I+ x* x, zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1397 H! M$ g% c' X. I
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- Q4 e& Q% [0 Q( DRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! P) c7 R- d3 k, q- Z* t' lEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 T4 h* p' `1 L) p5 s
A6M2 Zero x 22: y: J5 z( q1 C5 T) }. h' D- ~
B5N1 Kate x 23- \3 n9 V( @! a- @4 R
D3A1 Val x 2
( M9 o% m/ v4 ]: ?! Z. U D3A2 Val x 16
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: d K2 o( o6 `) ?2 g( y: i* y1 u F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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/ v/ e8 Y( @! F* W" d4 DJapanese aircraft losses
) a) K1 J( m4 @# |7 S9 y A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
; `: ?8 }: p. G% ` Y0 O B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged- ?. L# f: p" o& `
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
# K8 w1 ^# I9 D7 q- ? D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
/ Z) D, l& x; g D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
6 e. s E7 e2 w8 h D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak) n1 P$ S7 h- x, N2 l: C! w
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Allied aircraft losses# G- ^" {- v, L; ]6 R6 [! N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships3 Q1 n$ n; K' J% b- K2 }5 o8 h
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
( W! {) Z, J* y' S4 ]4 x CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 f9 t; B5 l7 h9 R% X/ } c. k T$ ~2 ~ CV Enterprise
) U) K" `5 m8 A4 E+ } J5 j CLAA Juneau
2 B: j" Y2 P) c# G+ _$ ~+ ~* y& {- w CL Hobart
! X2 p x) b$ d3 `Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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9 m6 Z! E' S; @; g* Z `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135- z8 O/ X G' i& i5 |9 P/ h
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! q7 h5 E+ t9 G; t9 k G, vRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
3 A& ~9 ^) ?0 b; cEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 O2 b0 ~9 [% m% D1 m A6M2 Zero x 28, T8 G7 v* L: A3 ^+ G
# v- s" {* x7 G4 ^4 KAllied aircraft
3 f( J$ h* P: D. Y7 v" K F4F-4 Wildcat x 21/ v# C) x+ S" f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses/ \2 H$ V8 g% Q$ T% b8 w" q
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged# J: y6 x o( D
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed8 T" e: H6 o: h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Takao- H9 b' L) R8 L- Q ^
BB Hiei" a/ U- ]3 W% ~* N7 w9 G# S
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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$ K$ m% u* Y2 _0 x4 R& F7 \- M" Q$ w! eRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 ^' {0 v9 y% n) A; |3 A5 ^ gEstimated time to target is 22 minutes% ?8 u) J6 c; `7 f. q0 m E
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* i# y1 E1 i+ W4 ]+ H" S A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
. E1 a. r7 `+ c F4F-4 Wildcat x 30) c4 B r/ T3 k3 d/ d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57+ m& b2 R3 N5 w* ^9 |' D
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses5 W, S c1 M& P
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! c% M* ?3 @: e2 R% B7 F3 Z% U1 V
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Allied aircraft losses
2 c, `8 g# n. A) [) y: _2 Z/ b( q F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, K8 J. t0 g/ J: D) ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 D1 I, g) p! i5 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 D6 o6 ]/ A' Y- h+ {
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged% `9 |( ]) f, \9 c" }* \3 l. ?
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# G- l- w7 o S" y+ p. f! ^ CA Tone+ B8 y! H/ Z, v) |
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
: u" K9 L& p( X: [# H% G CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 e+ {# G0 J4 S- y" L. F
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 j; g3 A! p9 r CA Myoko, on fire
* k E' x+ O& } fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku l3 f: M1 E' l5 w: W, J: G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
' W) ]5 G6 Q7 C4 E! K2 vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2- C% ~$ f3 p" \* {# f4 r
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Allied Ships
3 n# o' q# {1 ^ e+ p DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
: }/ @: ?. X' e8 }+ D6 _5 q DD Lamson
' X& }$ u6 l) j6 a% S9 y, U DD Aylwin! K; G8 d: h* Q. J
DD Monaghan& O$ R6 M; I; ]9 t {$ x0 U
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |