航母决战结束,日军投降。
- m {) D9 W' a/ O A4 eAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 421 ^9 T' I* u5 N6 Q1 S
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( b* c# v- B! v! QSub attack near Torokina at 108,1300 g6 k0 \ T/ s+ p! M4 q
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Japanese Ships
7 c" F2 o4 G& V8 f6 s; ? PC Ch 22
+ G5 p. c3 t/ \5 j( B t PC Ch 32
9 w( ~, B( p: X& s" j# g3 L. Y PC Ch 23
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8 C& a8 S2 J: Y SS Gudgeon2 N, |5 j2 x- `4 j8 l3 g8 u/ V
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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2 J! O2 K: r. ~; z! R0 x/ qASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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7 S: E( u- c7 X0 o0 d. SJapanese Ships
8 ^5 P2 u3 F9 `; E4 ? SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships! X I8 V% z" o7 h+ H( b3 j
DD Lamson9 l* t6 i# d) r& V" f$ }% ^
DD Cummings
2 [$ _0 \# D- r" \1 ^3 j% V) L7 Y DD Aylwin
9 Z% d; j+ J2 ]* a6 T/ |- I+ F DD Monaghan* g! e; b5 q( _" L$ c
& |% E7 m0 ^, P+ i DSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson: A, t5 ^$ ~) U2 E
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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9 }3 z5 [0 P# Z, _3 M2 rWeather in hex: Overcast3 j- e4 t! ?/ L1 a8 l- M1 x
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 ~7 ]' R& O) M6 U* W- |Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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- S( O3 y6 v C3 `Japanese aircraft3 B5 U# N0 z; V1 `7 S
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft. @* U* h7 d0 W8 q v
no flights
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3 T7 U4 t U: B2 o1 \5 RNo Japanese losses; K$ _2 o' k( D! i$ h
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Allied aircraft losses4 b/ T+ R2 N0 T7 l [8 H* X5 r
Catalina I: 10 damaged' G4 N" @: M1 _- W) M
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
' R4 U9 X; _' N! {Runway hits 6( u! m7 F+ s1 P) Q4 P: b1 T7 Y! E
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
W0 I8 U! M+ s# @5 S/ ` s3 z$ x* WEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 q% i; ]) @- j8 j+ x
G4M1 Betty x 84 {9 r8 _& A: I S5 l8 y* \* i3 L
! J$ S4 W# p+ _" Z! UNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1357 v9 s& A2 i6 [& ?; D1 v
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 S: e1 K. t) S+ n
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ p$ S- e5 T1 ^ D QEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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% n6 Q8 E6 X3 f; o; W+ `Japanese aircraft
+ R8 v/ W/ ~5 m/ ~ A6M2 Zero x 43& r+ Q: x# C3 v2 R/ P0 v! Z
& d+ k5 V, f# a, W# V: A0 eAllied aircraft
3 z/ g! y; e+ V! `" w( a3 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
$ b+ b k" F! F/ P$ N' ^ A SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
/ I* O& \" m; D* c# W TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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, D0 j3 B( I. I, E2 e) Y5 LJapanese aircraft losses5 r. Q3 m, R! h
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 z; J' D" ~ V- ] b, T F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
2 ~' S! N! Z5 O% G* r3 Q6 ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged# L# F9 g$ p9 l& u, E; h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
- c/ m8 O1 K, J2 V- }" f TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged0 a. {& J! I; Q& s
" I# x1 d6 A2 I: T& SJapanese Ships
1 Z+ n2 L7 X# ? y" y* J8 n4 x, f CV Zuikaku
3 S6 Q7 H6 ?' Y# G. H- P8 a+ O. U% r: Q) a CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires }: L! t9 b& R8 o; a5 I8 e/ ?
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* d" h# ^) @, R& } CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. N$ T6 T) w: e+ g BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 p; e8 T) v& X7 ~+ x CA Takao2 O# S3 f: g( O4 s2 ?& P# u& K9 v4 f
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
) T/ _! U7 r3 O1 U0 B DD Shikinami
9 ]: c" w% @& k) Q5 O$ _ CA Tone
7 X. ^+ I$ ^. |# ?% ~/ B DD Umikaze
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: D! r: \8 N6 Q! B# W {- T! wAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
; n8 p. H; J; q8 x; fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku: X9 r- d' S! C. Q, m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo7 x; `4 g. d- X, r9 P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139* |4 R' M, ?: t/ X G
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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& j, A' R. G7 |: U! ^4 a! KRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
P9 y+ [+ S% ~4 M3 Q" eEstimated time to target is 43 minutes1 x! Y) ], d [& t' T
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Japanese aircraft
( k7 _1 t N& U# l. S% v A6M2 Zero x 45
% k# N, Q8 v3 T0 t3 `4 c, E5 ^ B5N1 Kate x 27
& [* {- d" ?0 [( J D3A1 Val x 15
( e5 V) F ], w6 Z D3A2 Val x 26 I/ [) x7 L4 v; i. C/ d8 N
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Allied aircraft7 X4 i+ G; C% F( r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116# t* q$ V% I& T- D
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Japanese aircraft losses
: u' p( }; ~2 [( Z, t, _$ i A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
$ X8 _& d) q* g5 R; k B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
% N+ p7 ]9 Y# q2 I" y6 W* N B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak d- S! B: M* d* m! K+ C. k
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged8 R: Q6 b3 ]/ R1 T) M$ W! y
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
+ B" f J' |. G/ m7 F- J$ D1 v- P# r D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 _: s; M% U. \8 @2 M% \- {5 J
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Allied aircraft losses9 X# n5 [6 s- i$ [+ p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed7 n1 d. T/ |" r9 v9 P1 J
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
2 z0 V4 D9 V! i2 K3 Y3 Z CV Enterprise
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CL Leander7 |, G% G$ _5 y( t9 }3 G% u
BB North Carolina
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, M5 N$ d/ d7 u a4 Z5 ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139% X: c% t$ K4 |
* i8 f( p8 P5 e* MWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" l( }% m5 t( \# y4 ^Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
N o' Z G V# d8 } B5N1 Kate x 23) P: O# j# N- R4 M* E s
D3A1 Val x 2 h: _0 c% R( W
D3A2 Val x 169 V0 O5 n2 o! ?: f8 C
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Allied aircraft
( |2 d: u& f' N( f; s F4F-4 Wildcat x 473 n8 }. a2 Y* ?- z1 I4 ?- f/ U$ f
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Japanese aircraft losses7 P- l5 t: I& X* K# I
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
0 d% B M/ @9 g0 J% \9 L8 V& e B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged, \; N* U) |: l! D( A) z
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak2 w5 S; e6 ~' k4 m1 u
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
0 B2 z. t3 S1 Z D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
! m2 M* T. H$ J4 h3 k D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 W4 V, x' r1 A
. ^; j! B: J8 }' ^& pAllied aircraft losses$ k/ _! e3 @- Y! a% f1 y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships. O" g; ~% y9 G. g% Q2 C
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
! J3 r3 I( F- [ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ v/ d. F7 c( {+ w0 K) q
CV Enterprise8 a7 }3 U; P0 Z8 ^
CLAA Juneau/ L8 i+ D0 Y4 F5 M2 ^! R# E/ D
CL Hobart
4 r$ {& j( u! A! b- X4 q, IHeavy 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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, s/ A0 m: i5 j0 z8 o; w6 aRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.7 Z7 P8 v b5 q; ~5 \
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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( o: \, L% p. c) fJapanese aircraft
$ G5 |! ^# e9 ^- ? A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21* d6 R2 d& q, j' y4 R7 q6 q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24+ F! B, `* j+ ~4 h
1 x$ f, o! G9 G: a: j2 UJapanese aircraft losses# W( e/ W/ Q+ x) a& C/ y
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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R: ^7 c K8 E" H- aAllied aircraft losses
) @4 Q$ q" @5 h7 j( ^( Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 ~! N: V2 M1 P# B SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
% A: A0 c l. R' v2 [. Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' N& ?. R( K6 y1 a u/ z( x, K) h
CV Zuikaku! u# |! H; B; P
CA Takao7 Z0 L1 R9 d* R( H" F" L& [5 t
BB Hiei( j$ Q0 s& h' ^: B% z2 P# ^# ~* O
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku# ]4 U+ b2 ~# k& z" X* y u/ V
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& N7 i. A; } m5 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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9 `7 D; Q7 \; I; b7 I! A p& QRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." V4 U# x- g. [& ]! C" {) w
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes: W) r, q' u0 W' [
' u; v/ W- a. @8 L/ B5 yJapanese aircraft
# Y/ D" _% Z! ^: K0 F2 a A6M2 Zero x 134 y- ?! }: }& @5 I- `# o4 { x
; V1 h, B( \, R5 ?0 H( HAllied aircraft, x0 h& X, D5 \+ y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30: E+ Q6 d; b: p- x2 c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 576 W5 ^9 }6 m6 ~$ f( r; N
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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/ W# g; o. l, U8 f: s, VJapanese aircraft losses: V: B6 ]0 B% D7 P% z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 V, B* i+ L" Y& ]# S, F* P, v+ _
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0 r) J( |4 C' M6 c0 F4 k F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* U! l% j7 @9 }- R o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
; t5 A' \6 T$ H3 J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 K5 s0 J" @/ w0 ^% K TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 b5 v3 ]7 b) Q2 L0 @% j
CA Tone7 `5 [8 `. E7 N4 W. B( Z
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire1 t- |( [9 B3 i/ g
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
E& p6 N2 w8 {, Q CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
. \5 y: B! y! W( J- X1 H1 t5 N8 t CA Myoko, on fire
9 A5 n& X. v1 `; n% p" zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
5 {$ u% C& ~1 B4 k0 u8 ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei8 m# `: _9 J/ D) w& h, G2 u. Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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0 q; _" J1 `4 D. o* z8 V6 P* DSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
. U9 B8 r) U% z0 ?* t. M/ } DD Lamson; A/ m% B! ~6 l! U. N, i2 R
DD Aylwin0 \0 r9 r6 B; [
DD Monaghan; C, L% w0 d0 B4 M9 P
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |