航母决战结束,日军投降。
) u* j& r: `0 ^8 ^8 ZAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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% X1 W: U: H8 A. F6 u, D# xSub attack near Torokina at 108,1300 \3 {7 ~% w) T H; r
" L0 W3 W$ V% P- K! Z+ c5 ?Japanese Ships
" A2 u* `- A- e/ T PC Ch 22
V) g% T3 m. b PC Ch 32
# r. d' g( V0 \# | PC Ch 23" r5 J$ f0 s1 g' z5 Z+ o
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Allied Ships
" N' Z. G: z$ 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 92,167
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: N4 p3 A7 x4 G0 r( bJapanese Ships
7 N* o9 I, R3 c( I6 d" b L SS I-17, hits 1
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8 S) L; N2 n7 c+ W1 U' L8 k d6 `/ uAllied Ships
! J8 X/ m! o3 {) r! C" @ DD Lamson
9 H# f* q# `- r* V DD Cummings
0 m |6 d% ?: x DD Aylwin
Y2 g6 r! x6 m DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson$ R% p" K% L3 M* M! z
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2 T( X* O3 N4 y0 Q6 |Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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9 d8 f+ k/ e' `/ kWeather in hex: Overcast
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5 O! r8 E4 T$ {( e4 _Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! n& R' q- _# O: I( C3 h
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes8 j9 r5 ~# B# v4 }3 q6 Z
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Japanese aircraft! {+ O/ M- s2 d7 q1 a5 Z0 `
G4M1 Betty x 176 @; c, i" \) P& ]* F. p
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Allied aircraft7 a! P% a* x' F1 k; S9 s! u. i
no flights
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- i0 r1 a8 J4 w9 v- hNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
' P Q0 o! x/ ?% |. G Catalina I: 10 damaged
8 L8 Y/ c4 K2 B% _% v P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged( _& ? n: Z! P: M
! }9 s1 o0 ~# n/ T6 }% wAirbase hits 1/ z+ p! a6 }: F& e
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 c r7 b2 y$ n
+ Q3 a. l3 }3 V9 h0 LRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. g P( E/ Z9 h* W2 h" \) p; Y8 y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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& `: Q3 R, g4 N& sJapanese aircraft& J+ C2 S, I" n4 n0 F" F: G, i0 A& T
G4M1 Betty x 86 d5 k# I' C- e) g2 u/ j; R
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No Japanese losses1 X( c8 @7 M' h5 O6 V
; D+ C8 n6 w! ~8 D' o' F- dRunway hits 11 y) Y0 i, e, l0 @+ t! Z% Z5 {7 F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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6 u2 t8 h% b. d/ b0 m, x2 ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- x3 }9 _* l7 m, ~. P8 i
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes6 }% d: A. T3 W
0 l& @6 m' O% f, MJapanese aircraft
& f) s" D* P9 I- @: F& A" m7 w3 Z A6M2 Zero x 43
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: d6 P" {7 k, I5 E! vAllied aircraft
' @) \- Z& p0 A! y F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
+ s( \- |% l! p SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
* K6 ]1 c3 g5 w* b1 L1 }7 M8 m1 f TBF-1 Avenger x 12+ h k0 L# R% b7 D* | u' y
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 E" g# S/ c4 W( Q& t+ C3 l) Z A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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4 f$ z1 e8 u* `2 R6 O5 qAllied aircraft losses
* T4 I+ D1 \5 j9 U' `/ E F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
. N; v/ _2 X& g( @8 {. `5 F SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged+ h) Y1 j) v. |5 S1 L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
. @, S1 j( d! y; [- ~4 ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships' Q5 [1 k5 V- {; ~. V% j
CV Zuikaku0 b/ Z) d- ~1 E( f$ v; {2 e( z8 V
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 I/ S6 n4 I5 b
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, N, S0 D6 {. U4 W CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ p6 A$ V1 X4 X5 M! F BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 16 w; x. u0 m z. D
CA Takao
& X! h }* x. c( J BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
- N# `8 ]& J% N2 ~2 M+ p" N2 r DD Shikinami& ]' Z1 J6 B; L
CA Tone0 x7 z* A) R8 ^" j
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku( }! J1 B' \' t! s/ p! V3 m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku1 x! j, X( m5 _% {, s& }3 K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo1 d* p0 b9 P( s/ I3 _, C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1395 p; @& r/ ?3 D) f$ O
! j$ D) l, L4 tWeather in hex: Severe storms$ `# S, C6 U" v5 d
( y7 A# `+ K# R; s; sRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& K0 l. i% ]6 J: ?' V
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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2 B3 d* q! o, r: yJapanese aircraft2 }0 i" g6 L4 G6 J- ~- p! I
A6M2 Zero x 45
1 [. x9 V! ]: d: Q2 I B5N1 Kate x 27
7 i% ]/ m6 I' J1 v D3A1 Val x 154 F' E# E! K2 @ l. n& D) C
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
; `0 ?7 v A0 i; E3 U4 }, x( t% @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses5 O5 M0 e& E0 M5 |; C9 d; e! \5 P
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed& i9 {7 C2 Z O4 t' M: m
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 L l; w0 A! k ? S. ]4 d B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak0 U% g; s3 a4 X [6 q, ~7 D! ?$ r5 i
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
# B# |" ^6 r& Y; }2 ` D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
: m% y, a: `% I F' ] D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! `' g; N* }& x2 k: o& m
! V2 }5 a* {4 [' F- ~# ]; I7 X C2 rAllied aircraft losses! V1 r5 ^+ i0 X7 a# v- g( j1 F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed: O, D: z: ^- I( l- `( A
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Allied Ships
) I/ X! L% t/ Y) ~ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1: Q. ~& j" a, {1 v% }
CV Enterprise+ e# ]4 Q: d) n& \& r: f
CLAA Juneau8 c# J; l% A. E9 r
CL Leander
5 K$ e5 M* L [5 z" z BB North Carolina; Y% q# d9 | o: h, `) m" D
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G& w' I3 V; G" d* A& D+ T" AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1393 I% @7 k2 B& ~
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# H* a- G. e+ n7 z5 N9 MRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- S- @* r1 t, F* Q0 d% oEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 M I+ R; g9 p* B; r4 c
A6M2 Zero x 22& A) X6 t/ }5 H9 O6 z2 ~
B5N1 Kate x 23
% X; V9 m5 x. C Y0 f6 S D3A1 Val x 2& k. T1 o$ B S& I, R
D3A2 Val x 16* ^% s+ b$ l b6 m q$ `9 |& @. l
3 }9 U' @, h1 f7 W" uAllied aircraft8 j+ i% e2 v8 Z: ?9 F0 G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses+ i% R; ?' P- Z7 `
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( I9 T1 `0 D/ s/ \ G2 t B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged; D3 Y3 s2 A5 T2 x" V. J
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
o( J2 y$ ]& g D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
8 d8 w: u0 V) g2 r1 a2 T7 w D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
% ^3 |! O- H, k. U0 @ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
/ b/ x% x5 u( }9 S B F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 O* H ]1 @0 }* C
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1/ k' K, {* N# r/ O! t- ? K
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 R- l* G$ ]' I3 |3 V
CV Enterprise# x( A5 \- Y$ k* x( ?
CLAA Juneau
9 B9 i1 c. m* t/ A3 J CL Hobart
' D$ m: h+ B3 S6 U. b( RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga: {+ d+ J9 l4 @% u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135* l& z1 D" w1 A" Q1 U
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.) _: Z0 v( e9 ]; N
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes* t7 k& c5 _$ U! B$ _/ o" j
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Japanese aircraft3 [+ r: E" C- |4 h2 t
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
1 U: Z% [0 J* b F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
9 ?0 J( T5 Z8 ?5 s% ^( h: O2 L SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 [; e; m- n5 _, d- y1 s; d } A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* G2 W! e. s' Q; T# |! ~ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
" S: A' w C' x/ ?; ?6 ]8 v& q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 [5 }+ T2 h4 m, A( q. N# u0 l# C SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak ~2 V4 b7 ^* o+ Q/ I' c+ A/ U/ x# \
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Japanese Ships
7 f5 s" Z9 N7 @# J CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 l2 F2 m8 [ S7 o
CV Zuikaku& o, W$ R! O" Z0 g* u2 x
CA Takao a9 _$ F3 z4 V
BB Hiei y/ t' K0 s7 Q3 |+ v, k. L3 q' H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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$ C/ K- p) G6 l2 rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- T: S4 p6 i; X e% `
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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, o0 p: D9 t8 U4 ~ D( v6 y6 t A6M2 Zero x 13
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, z6 Z( d& X S) k" S3 h/ ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 306 Y, G \. t4 r5 j6 p5 c7 M8 f6 u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57- i8 Q- Q; I# L3 J$ c
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 d- d% |: ?8 w4 d' h6 B A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" C% q0 h2 \5 |- x/ o# c* O* R' u& {
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 R( P5 {2 f; _2 w) }: a( V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
( u, z1 F$ k+ g) F& f8 c1 z0 X; Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
$ z- I4 l6 M! A# o- x# x; _1 T TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged' f/ b# r" j' l, ?$ C, g e
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CA Tone% {1 ]$ ` u( s$ S- B- y* w
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire b3 v0 Z6 l, B7 u+ E$ q, K; v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ Y& _; E. l# A- k
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ A4 Z% O( l% c7 `- ~ CA Myoko, on fire, m" ]* F0 {! B+ Y0 N3 t1 B, o9 v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku/ t- q: D% N6 R! N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei& q0 j. t3 ^! O& k) U: T% v
Heavy 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- V1 s! A( D1 [5 |) m/ x
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
" S5 _+ l! m5 j DD Lamson
% x. _. a$ k* ^" e2 P5 E* s DD Aylwin, R# e4 U" o; ^) p* g
DD Monaghan% P; A' m J( K" z! }
0 f. I6 _* A+ z" lSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |