航母决战结束,日军投降。
9 {7 c& Q- y# a/ b JAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
, F6 x: a# W6 z# ^ PC Ch 229 j& k. [% y; V) y f# K3 w$ v
PC Ch 325 Z1 g& j) O8 }+ z4 ]7 J% c: Y- H& ]
PC Ch 23
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& @" p6 T% _! y) J/ W SS Gudgeon6 A- _, z3 K# C, e5 m5 ]
' v& D. x9 e- @6 sSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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5 A8 q# z) H6 T/ i* IASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships3 J( A, i- B1 V6 [0 X; |
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships: f, Q; Q2 n0 l6 b
DD Lamson+ g0 U) [5 ]; c( }
DD Cummings
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DD Monaghan% ^4 T9 z( u5 y; p6 w o2 ~# ]
9 K0 e% R* m- X l8 kSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson1 }* q. A. O, |7 j5 A" Y
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! | I }: g4 ?/ o8 t* f( gNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) y3 v$ T; M$ Z
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Weather in hex: Overcast& w; `1 S+ }! X& \
5 W+ v9 Z6 c6 kRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- G+ d2 c( C0 ^/ H. w" g6 X
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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9 C9 U( g! [- z9 H) h& Y rJapanese aircraft
# H# p8 E) K$ ^$ ^* c/ M G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft ?2 {' Q s7 f, g, B+ c. S
no flights1 H5 g5 ?" s+ G$ {8 J3 K7 U
; H. ^; P9 L/ n4 X# d" \- }7 L' KNo Japanese losses4 c8 a, Q# y7 u0 B8 _7 \+ |5 C
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Catalina I: 10 damaged* O3 [: `/ _9 c! s# o6 |3 w6 n* k
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged; \* ~$ Z! n+ d
0 V/ G# G& o! o% X! ?5 D ~0 LAirbase hits 1' _& M# Z3 s8 a7 ? n
Runway hits 6
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7 ` W( c" h5 l/ [0 lNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast) U2 J5 u* m: ^! n1 [1 B5 g" \
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ R) K2 E1 \: v
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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* Z( L: Z5 `9 x$ r% J* q8 ^Japanese aircraft6 l# `* H$ O+ n7 g3 C, v
G4M1 Betty x 80 I! o: U' Q( S
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No Japanese losses
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0 h: R, e; X% R; l9 fRunway hits 1. U3 g4 [6 s, a5 {& v# l
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# T2 ]- [* b6 |* yMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1352 K+ _( {5 B& z' d5 `0 v! d Q; s
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- E7 e3 r5 W8 C, m' r! o
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ X1 @* R" m9 L1 c5 t- W. N
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes' N0 ^" _! w- K- x$ x) v/ s+ z
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Japanese aircraft
& Q* A) f5 P5 f* j A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft4 {9 b3 Q5 A" S6 c8 V3 n% w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
+ J6 O% t! m* {. H! d+ r SBD-3 Dauntless x 130/ ^1 L4 H! q3 W/ z3 z- e6 B# `
TBF-1 Avenger x 12$ E& I* J. W" s! l3 @
! i" `% T, Y9 Y; `2 K: y2 cJapanese aircraft losses
. I7 d; n7 Y7 z, s/ ?( | A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 s2 @4 L/ i- l* w" `6 n
+ v2 G* O* A+ M; MAllied aircraft losses
" w( @( l* J- ? F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed! `' d" b+ ~$ |8 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged( t3 m' I" ~' ^5 E+ e5 @: W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 ?8 G" z5 d5 i! M TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; G; i1 R0 d% K5 R0 f/ E9 x0 O* a CV Zuikaku
) U7 o8 j0 k; U CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 Y8 D5 k3 `* Y, `$ G8 `8 B3 X
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ a2 Z ?- g( C1 S# r" x( T8 ^( d CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: H, _2 [/ i: j1 c BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
. X3 B; h, w7 y% m( p8 B CA Takao
) G: \1 d0 @0 w' |' q5 ]5 W, t BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire8 t# ^7 r7 h" H5 z
DD Shikinami
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DD Umikaze
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- A& a3 o+ I$ V3 |* V0 F* J" Q7 L( Q4 vAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
5 Z1 A( Q$ l: ]2 D1 }: o5 pHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
- p* Y Y: k2 E$ WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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0 l, l5 h+ a3 O5 k6 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139! E+ v/ X; h2 h0 Y
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Weather in hex: Severe storms' S& z8 D7 z; X5 e
3 S% t* ~, |% b ~$ X5 I6 K) K ~Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' @5 X# L# o- k$ M* i
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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; G4 e/ @+ H: I: p% pJapanese aircraft: W: G9 l& U1 N; M+ M( Y
A6M2 Zero x 45
4 v/ T7 c+ Z* t, l7 t B5N1 Kate x 274 M2 w1 W7 A& Q1 ^+ ?" o, i
D3A1 Val x 15% H/ Q* k3 w# e. _# K1 c
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft. P) X: p% t( ]. `/ { F0 f3 z5 ?3 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
- i* u0 [: r% K f. G& Y( B A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
* A* ?% E( {7 Z B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged% S0 e1 o8 g! o( L
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
9 I/ _% s/ p) M! O# M5 b0 J% l D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
- p' z8 D" }# u" B3 m" Y. _0 r4 i D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
, b5 M: d( [! t0 m& z D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses$ s1 q6 K8 V5 [) Q, X, ]) J0 I/ j: ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed$ V3 v, K2 `$ |/ ^( c0 d$ @( o
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Allied Ships
0 U( J9 h4 ?2 a) n CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
& V9 S2 g8 T, \' |. f' i CV Enterprise
5 n Z' F5 ^4 t2 k1 l CLAA Juneau( Q3 D8 A: p' H2 V0 z9 @
CL Leander5 s! u1 B% |" ~ j- D5 w# u e+ e
BB North Carolina* w) r! ? R7 y3 [7 S& y
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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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4 O! l" ^: `% G$ ~, o/ s/ ZRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 Z! v! c* l; M7 ], c) B: [9 pEstimated time to target is 40 minutes9 H+ s' ]0 P) J+ z
6 J+ y- O' o; A, j. k5 o4 j* GJapanese aircraft& a1 @6 k3 x5 c- p; A3 F
A6M2 Zero x 22
6 B* H: e8 L7 ~5 p1 E/ z B5N1 Kate x 23
( f0 t' Q4 Q& C# n9 t D3A1 Val x 2
2 l) F5 C. ^, T3 |! Q$ ~# E D3A2 Val x 160 [# @: v+ K6 y0 j; ?8 W$ J# \( P$ ^
0 E- y* j L% x. X! E8 n4 _6 L XAllied aircraft& o" B5 F1 g. w( i: G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses* @8 ~' f e8 F: k& M8 b
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed+ @/ f" T; S7 [
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged5 }& R! @ y1 C6 R- b6 ?; I
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
0 H/ @) p2 c3 y5 I) e D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
( {1 x r" x, Y8 x- V D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
, o, y3 }6 c% r) {2 b7 h2 H/ g D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. b) \: r1 |9 I1 s* g, e [
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3 [' s2 P8 G) Q; ~# q. r F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 A1 f5 e7 u( J i. h
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
/ j; e1 _, e+ ?( w% O0 y1 L CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 k+ `: T1 ?' _. h CV Enterprise
0 `+ L1 x8 j1 L3 B+ W4 U* |- W3 G CLAA Juneau
$ h; [( z7 Q6 \) l5 {. M CL Hobart
! X' Y6 ^( J' N5 MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga% N( o7 J% t+ T% Z1 h. E8 c
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4 s8 }$ T* w/ {" s5 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135. ~% b" A' h: q0 k3 d \8 G
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet." X; F. |" J* Z9 v5 {* z& k; `. Y
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes6 _8 }1 V4 G+ V
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 h8 k" z; v+ ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 241 k& E# j. c; }6 b4 I9 J# `* y- _" G
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Japanese aircraft losses7 d$ _& _' u4 H. |% ~% [
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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! U& B, M, x. N9 D' Q( l F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
$ j/ n! X: Q( ~, R" Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged; j& f! p% G5 D7 q7 w5 h3 Z* J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 H, ^1 c* t. n1 O8 [* h; I" r% b
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0 @% }% R% r9 s# K% k CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 q" x7 Q3 D; k2 s6 M, G. Q
CV Zuikaku; c0 \7 ? c4 e/ \0 G. W
CA Takao
1 p' d' S6 q# M3 Y: Z: h: s BB Hiei
4 W# o( j, P$ n. y2 K! ?. }6 w5 DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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( @% y1 A: p- j8 _) j3 t/ `3 ~! {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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0 g9 E6 ~6 [$ @: m- I# W" NRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." n: a8 }: V( h! M3 I2 w
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes. R. }3 a3 P t, x# i9 `
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8 B1 a" m) U" k0 C! d: i b2 a A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
% H- k) Y* A: o( S SBD-3 Dauntless x 57! p- @- T, A3 }: K- \
TBF-1 Avenger x 10( b5 w' I; m, U3 \& g6 G4 ?
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9 x3 D' {: E0 Q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 Y& H/ @) x2 R2 v- B: R
0 A% p, i* U- }$ c8 x# I7 DAllied aircraft losses: B, f" t( S' U3 O# \, Q V/ S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- T2 P0 D. |5 H& k% w3 f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged% g. o/ o F: v9 O9 i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' d' ~2 v7 b+ G6 d TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged% S1 A1 c* K! F5 c6 d; s* Y
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CA Tone3 ?" f+ {3 Y0 d' g
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire: r( B4 a$ ~% i- d& l7 p" t
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) M# ^. c" J J- E* U" [4 S CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage" r( p5 e$ y: I% w1 i1 P
CA Myoko, on fire! `8 Y8 v! r- r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 j0 N/ D8 Y; x; g4 a K& z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
# `3 G8 v5 l+ ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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4 V9 P. R5 N E t SS I-2, hits 2
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7 u i6 }: U0 k, f" e. j4 F* A0 q DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Aylwin
6 ^/ b# h' O' P A" o* Y DD Monaghan* Z" [6 z* M5 Y- w/ T9 g# @2 m4 l
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |