航母决战结束,日军投降。8 ?$ t- `+ Y. h6 b* V$ N: A
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130" L* i2 R' p* b: n4 M* ]
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PC Ch 228 i% ~* t3 o9 D6 a9 `! }$ q W
PC Ch 32
, U0 K: k2 f. Q5 h PC Ch 232 V! r7 v6 ~9 n: ]# P
7 S1 G% J8 [( D$ R% ]8 WAllied Ships
; A* P' u6 |1 j4 {+ E0 Y" L, q& ^, T SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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F: U/ L1 p. k5 \) s) k* R5 _3 IASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167& C9 g9 r+ } ]8 E! L8 Y5 z6 Y1 S
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SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
; K, X4 _+ @: V3 R, @8 A DD Lamson+ j! ^7 _+ R2 x) A9 s" r
DD Cummings
3 R: K7 W1 }) S& U/ { DD Aylwin0 Y0 z( m% Q' I8 c0 [2 d
DD Monaghan
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8 n ~9 t( A7 H( z/ ~SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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( ]4 m: M/ \) F% {6 {Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast) f* K& U9 e: ~& ~. G
% C: T: {5 x' t) I) o* L$ @Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" g; L6 R \- C# s3 x5 ~Estimated time to target is 36 minutes9 P( } [' }2 |$ z) o3 \
) M+ H, h* e- VJapanese aircraft* g U9 ?% s( o- H+ d
G4M1 Betty x 17
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5 P3 `5 @ _/ M( t# NAllied aircraft
3 Q' |5 }! o$ A# h, \6 }. S no flights) P" ?; ]! g6 e
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No Japanese losses; q1 P O* e" B4 y6 w* Y. |
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9 x2 I, u+ M% @2 }3 s, B Catalina I: 10 damaged X0 M9 i/ ~) w& w+ d" f
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged" k" D9 f# Z- ^# N
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Airbase hits 1
6 @8 K/ V# r9 z# qRunway hits 6- k) x3 Q- K3 O- g# I: Y. f
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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" j6 r# P" N1 {% m( nRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 z7 X/ B/ A) a/ x7 `( F' @: L/ c
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( f6 H# N: A+ I G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses0 A$ U4 ]$ ~9 j7 `# U
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Runway hits 1; Q6 V8 J; J0 i$ T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135+ V5 f" I$ N" s1 z7 _" l
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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. r; M/ y% K; c) h9 qRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; g4 U" l M% [% dEstimated time to target is 31 minutes( [0 |6 ?2 h4 M# n
- P5 k3 q; H1 J) @$ AJapanese aircraft
$ ~) {9 e- m" s A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft2 |: x5 \8 d6 r1 S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
5 {( |" P: Q4 { SBD-3 Dauntless x 130- S1 N8 i' L# X4 |# P) s8 x
TBF-1 Avenger x 12+ k0 A* J9 o3 y! V
' v5 [4 s5 x, I IJapanese aircraft losses
5 Y: m3 ~. h3 K. E9 q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ d5 N1 X9 }9 U3 f; }" n5 F
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Allied aircraft losses
2 K! Y) h: ]" W/ h2 w& k2 T' H+ v F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed/ x' `2 {; c8 ^8 |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged6 J4 Z# M9 O% A2 e5 J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
8 |; Z1 X3 w: |' m3 P" N TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged2 ^3 P4 A5 B: L& q, W2 a/ s
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Japanese Ships
; H7 p+ Q1 X: e4 R9 N* @ CV Zuikaku
6 t& o [" {; \, M8 m% W CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ X: a9 I. |( @6 Q CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' }0 T% m6 Z c! k" z# n3 `5 a. T CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& [7 B3 ~; L: z5 g7 r* o( v
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. T: n5 z, r2 Y' U0 D& S* `& [. p
CA Takao
. _+ L; B; @" q2 D BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
& C& ?( Z' B q1 t: o4 {8 z6 X9 \ DD Shikinami2 ~0 R1 ~9 j: ?8 g0 J/ K
CA Tone
5 ^8 c3 I0 u8 K, ~ DD Umikaze
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8 V+ ?# [6 j( V% q* T. ^Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku7 A1 h! K3 g: X _) j+ l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku- I5 a; m! m3 h6 E* M* v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139 h6 b" Q; W( w; P! H0 m. ?3 R
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Weather in hex: Severe storms0 `# K: E) J% ?! {- h' w
5 L% X' E% a) j# xRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 d+ D3 A$ {8 k3 ?+ r
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ c# L1 p! b+ ]( I+ ]1 d1 w
A6M2 Zero x 45
+ n! X( }5 U( s1 D' h0 F9 K$ O B5N1 Kate x 27$ J0 y0 t" u" J- s) [6 h
D3A1 Val x 157 X% H: J+ ^+ g" }
D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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3 l H5 Y) L8 ?Japanese aircraft losses6 X! M/ j- K6 R
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
" y9 _" a) @; z! Q" n( J5 e# O+ } B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged, L& i8 ^; S! i) M8 L3 l
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak- J. o; ]3 O1 s/ Z4 A& B+ ~
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged7 g4 a4 m. `5 r+ H( ^% ]$ M
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged2 h0 r; M, E F) [" H
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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) w2 C3 F7 A2 S0 C& N* Y/ lAllied aircraft losses: f) d' h7 c' P$ C! [5 L1 q* h) H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
! ?3 F" Y7 R/ y$ ~0 k/ X' U' w CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1% p7 q ]4 H% H; z# i/ x8 C# l. k
CV Enterprise
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CL Leander
' K" G7 E( \" A3 P5 x BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
{4 ~. H3 ~6 B1 v0 A0 x, DEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
$ C# Z+ L' d2 W B5N1 Kate x 23! R) _& }8 Q N3 Y! V' h
D3A1 Val x 2. Y" ~" B: P. D3 Z
D3A2 Val x 16# B+ A/ M; G d. Q+ K
0 I3 A9 l8 o$ _% b& zAllied aircraft
$ { d2 C' d! p9 N3 r9 { F4F-4 Wildcat x 47' O9 f$ |; J% o$ V# w9 }; \" f
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Japanese aircraft losses
( n9 V& v5 x4 _! W. Y! J# y A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed8 u% B1 p2 {+ G i
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged" E6 M% ]% {" Q
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
8 M( {1 V) Z- F7 j! R D3A1 Val: 1 damaged# y3 k5 g; @) Y- P( H7 }4 @0 p
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged+ C% ^$ t+ z; m
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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; o, O F6 z0 ]) O7 x4 yAllied aircraft losses: Y7 u( k1 A h, g5 d: [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 13 Z B- Y' o2 D
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 x! t2 R2 b, b9 r3 B7 O
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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: ?+ B9 M9 V9 p$ w$ V+ hRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.3 i& M4 M! s! U+ ~
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes% {0 \/ e; ]/ \
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Japanese aircraft
0 g& Z5 p! _/ T# N3 d7 }; p A6M2 Zero x 28& o6 s" n O5 t, w
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" b7 L/ E) {" z4 w8 h, N0 b F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
! c p! B! u# O; d! V SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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0 O% q# P( S; Z; a A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged+ `- t% Y3 s, ^- M
2 u3 d( k, ]) J/ xAllied aircraft losses
6 P5 j& f5 d5 U& d0 L F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
; d1 K5 V- C8 T! C4 n3 D& ?. e( x) i SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 R; L. D; ^( ~& K& V$ w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ n2 ]. ~3 `) o" s* v6 N6 J CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ^: T0 W) _) @
CV Zuikaku! d; v7 G* g" U) Q5 e) F+ ~
CA Takao( G \1 Q% C5 ~
BB Hiei
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135! m/ M0 F$ g. n; \+ F# H% Y$ ^
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& b1 C* E0 T1 k: F( M1 V+ J
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes) {' L. L! l; x3 k0 O' b3 F
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Japanese aircraft
4 `: W" D$ Y: @6 N6 k6 ~ A6M2 Zero x 13, B- V3 J# [! ]! W/ Y. ^
3 D' t7 e0 \) m% DAllied aircraft
) A# A! I3 _/ T. f2 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
1 @* @( `6 |; v2 y* | SBD-3 Dauntless x 579 U$ N- U; {% F; c
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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. v' C: @6 p" B/ l+ K2 d7 N( d* X! ]3 hJapanese aircraft losses
4 @ }4 `/ }7 T A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 I) d: h+ _+ k2 k( v5 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 @" m0 ^2 v! | L3 j& \- b, @- R, p0 T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
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TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged* s5 O% c5 ~4 [2 d2 i% T+ ?( O
/ l. s+ t v5 K+ zJapanese Ships
7 O8 Y* c- L: X8 C CA Tone
2 A- y$ N' {, r BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
; J4 q9 M6 u) ?# L CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 _' S0 ?3 ]1 E5 z4 h- k* |$ m CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
& e3 m% ?. y7 j$ a1 n) a- z* X CA Myoko, on fire
$ C- S$ L8 Q% ^: h7 }% n. d6 @! JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku1 q. z8 H9 f7 c$ i
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
: Y! y R2 i- [3 E* l4 Y, YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
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: Q* z4 I+ Z$ r* z9 e DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage- M+ P, T; d0 [0 {, X! _% d6 V
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan1 ]) `$ t8 i* g# h: \! C1 F
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