航母决战结束,日军投降。: J y1 l7 S# p9 k. m" p, ~2 v
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130 ~0 }( @; ?' U }: T3 b+ W! ^, E
7 T5 Y6 \3 i7 c5 \Japanese Ships
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PC Ch 32) b w. l( F8 _, Z/ B
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships# s0 Y9 J' t' t# Y P
SS Gudgeon( f; F& a( k+ K
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167* S" n! U. e4 z6 n9 \
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) y: U8 |) g, K9 ^6 U1 B" ] SS I-17, hits 1
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4 X/ t- V% }4 l* oAllied Ships
2 _' B8 n, m& B1 C) x0 p+ ]& v DD Lamson4 I2 j" c# T8 G9 [
DD Cummings' G; e D5 X0 m4 b- c3 F# W4 J
DD Aylwin
3 E# ]1 ]. g! Z+ e$ y DD Monaghan) [! g! [1 |1 O7 F' J# {; T1 j; p( L
$ y3 V$ T4 z8 wSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson) a$ ]0 b1 L. _$ {
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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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; \* N) w+ P: e8 mRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) h3 `3 G. _% E9 K" SEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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i e' @+ z- a) [ ^Japanese aircraft1 y; y7 r, \- T+ x
G4M1 Betty x 17
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f2 T) u' }* J- |7 kAllied aircraft
4 e% Z, ?7 p. }1 x" W9 x' B no flights
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$ ~; z( Y! s" f! y3 a$ A6 p/ INo Japanese losses( q4 e$ O# z8 @# x0 ]& i9 G b, d, ]
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Allied aircraft losses% _; ?' r" u+ X9 R$ y
Catalina I: 10 damaged
- e% H, Q4 m1 p( E1 T+ q" @/ e5 m P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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. {& g2 r8 m K: y% q7 sAirbase hits 1) L) U; Z, M. {- o* v! k
Runway hits 6/ y& L {4 b4 j1 e
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast2 `8 v s! Y: ]3 p# k) z
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% f: p* F5 Q; }6 `9 X5 q4 u3 t( x
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 i6 `0 R7 o' D' @& b3 u' h
9 C. F9 d( q4 ~: X* L9 F. x- q8 `Japanese aircraft
) b( Y) B0 v& @1 K G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses( y6 E5 c, g) h' P& K/ X
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Runway hits 17 c7 f5 B7 y+ y( f. d" ~% q. L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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* T: t1 M ~, n2 n: p) fWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ B* c* R4 \& v/ @ p
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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! i2 B' ^; p/ I/ jJapanese aircraft# \7 n3 z X/ e/ |. w
A6M2 Zero x 436 e6 t* t8 s7 q( O2 P: y
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91( k, O2 r& {- z Q9 ~% n6 R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
/ V, N+ V' `7 G& N( v TBF-1 Avenger x 120 ?* Z; k; B [ S. B/ N
0 ]$ {" r7 W+ ~% D8 {Japanese aircraft losses
5 L2 x9 f4 T. g. O A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
3 t. f! v. @2 a; ~+ |4 o+ V, }$ u: q F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
4 p0 K* W" \8 M/ d( |9 z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
6 c8 _% z, ^4 M" U- C SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" [' y- i, |2 m+ M, s, W* x
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged$ j. r n3 D8 l. r# T7 c
- P6 F! y6 x2 SJapanese Ships7 s) P* S% {5 ]0 }/ k
CV Zuikaku5 e+ j8 T% L/ p, ?! Q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires' \& k0 s5 u1 c, G! y
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire* U9 x; i' B. r) s: d$ [
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- d! S$ k5 v* V _; T8 Z2 V
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1; L5 q0 b& G) J0 a" y7 ^7 g
CA Takao0 D7 M; f) S l3 a$ `
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire6 B' ~5 Q) n+ F& C* D
DD Shikinami( S: X' ^8 h( d
CA Tone
1 s( D7 E7 G% A/ g: y" w i DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
9 m$ C/ x- Z7 r. oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku, o. N9 Y- a9 d: w
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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Weather in hex: Severe storms2 }) s+ O- w: i- g
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- U9 w3 s( Y6 D9 c6 {% M tEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45( i7 d2 F# U- }: R4 q
B5N1 Kate x 276 {! h; X2 Q2 |& A
D3A1 Val x 15
8 f- j/ A1 T1 }4 a# Z D3A2 Val x 260 B' i. ^2 P; H- C! ~
$ V% ~1 X$ F) `( H2 iAllied aircraft9 t# T3 T, d0 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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. K6 d# N% h% f+ |) rJapanese aircraft losses' _9 f8 n1 q+ k3 g4 E
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
/ ^8 L$ K" z* e& z8 d% U B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged# e5 G8 H; [6 U6 q
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
7 u p: G) D* p" P. N% s4 L' d% I' i D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged! N* ^9 E' L& h' ~# K: L7 F8 V3 n! y
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
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! s* x% A8 @& n/ K5 V, _Allied aircraft losses: }3 W: @ }6 x" p- g6 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed4 m6 O0 j% I; @3 d8 T6 k' N
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1' A3 Q" [; F9 g
CV Enterprise8 e& V0 a$ B% P+ [: Z( j& e
CLAA Juneau' o S; D/ Q- Z4 o$ z9 N# l
CL Leander' Z: _& R, U9 e
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139% U* S$ ?) j8 g/ E0 q( z
0 }2 c0 y/ ]8 NWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# J6 Z2 m* b {1 p
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
1 d- I: }, D. p' f7 H B5N1 Kate x 23
+ ]0 E# z6 a! T; X/ U D3A1 Val x 26 }; k3 P1 E$ o' M F
D3A2 Val x 168 a1 `6 P. {; U- g' P. ]) S* m+ A9 ^
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$ w# W# u0 y! A3 x- @' n0 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses
# {! ^! h+ O4 X8 ^ W# u* p. U" ]" [ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# K' h8 s1 X3 u' E2 ^
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged5 R! B8 h: y/ {6 L- V0 q V
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak4 y: S3 D7 y, L3 s5 _2 a" c' n6 L0 C
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged9 F* H( v) i1 q0 e
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged. [" i/ {* r4 h: y
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak6 U8 Z0 z) f$ L7 O4 G( y
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ l2 b! @, b! W7 \1 d
9 G' s6 b5 N2 ^9 j+ G7 {Allied Ships0 W+ B6 c- K4 |- H u3 ]
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
% R' U4 |( Y* v& f1 p9 l CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 V/ k( ~: D2 \3 \6 g& E- C" r' f
CV Enterprise7 o2 F9 q3 \5 O+ k
CLAA Juneau! _+ s: g' b2 h, @
CL Hobart! s/ l0 Y1 W6 a- n& `; O$ V
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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2 `, O+ X/ i' e1 o% x/ _5 A3 W. X# J5 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135$ D; t3 e" G3 ]3 m: w
$ j* _) H" w- y2 Z3 DWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.7 u* z7 c6 u8 R) A* R
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& b9 I& j$ x0 f- Y
A6M2 Zero x 28* F6 M! F3 c5 f
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
0 k% e9 F$ r$ J: u/ S" O SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses! V& O* p. y. Q
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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$ q# ? {3 h3 K4 D: l7 _ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed9 y3 K0 K6 X' q% t; t- P9 t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged0 T' t( G; z1 ]4 [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships+ R) H# Q: o" Q: v) w% a
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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7 @. _0 P7 Z; i! p+ a6 U( Q5 N CA Takao
+ A8 g6 o: \+ V! f6 {. _ BB Hiei
/ E& x5 p0 u. F4 x7 PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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) F( P) G0 |6 k$ N: s; dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast2 C+ d3 n( Z- q" _
& z. x- T+ S& Y [3 b. iRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 O8 e, H. { |: a% \+ n$ JEstimated time to target is 22 minutes# _/ C3 T8 k+ w& t: O7 i* Y x
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, l0 t2 q( P; V+ D( U A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
& B( j) t+ d! L% f8 f/ X8 X; D" u SBD-3 Dauntless x 57$ ?7 F/ I$ e$ n% b N
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses3 W- m( V3 q6 x) m' j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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/ A: x c7 |! B4 [7 J j$ { F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
# M) J5 `5 V" D ]# V+ H SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged4 \$ c+ S. h, z; v% s+ }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
: B4 m( p( ?# C& p TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
$ N V2 y1 R5 s' q0 ?; d4 R! Q# p BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire |3 e p- u; N' c3 W
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 ]: ~* k( c2 r* L* E: R$ s- }4 J CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage5 l+ ^5 u% [0 R" z$ k6 @
CA Myoko, on fire. r$ D" H5 T: u& X* F5 _$ ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku2 m3 |: ]; I/ a: w( M+ ], l5 }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
# g3 _ _' |/ |4 h4 p4 IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162( A( I: U# J8 `/ r& h! G
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Japanese Ships
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage* n! a. [9 @/ Q/ _( C
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan; F7 c5 ~0 p3 n0 H( j
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |