航母决战结束,日军投降。
% g6 M6 Q- n/ U u9 D2 g* KAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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% L( U2 `5 V, B& n) U, d7 r0 xSub attack near Torokina at 108,130& j4 {3 [, x2 x, ^5 h" b
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Japanese Ships
8 u; ^8 y2 o1 F PC Ch 22
; H, P0 Q3 Z' Y( E PC Ch 320 }! ]; Z; I% s
PC Ch 23
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SS Gudgeon @1 {' y/ E! Q7 V
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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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$ \1 {( S: K# E# Q* W$ S+ NJapanese Ships
0 K/ p( d* _8 N0 Z, N1 R+ z SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships5 ?# z1 w- x, t+ O, g
DD Lamson8 C9 v [" i, {) C4 f3 l
DD Cummings
' A% i, ]8 D5 A8 d: Z% j( h- T1 I DD Aylwin6 w. }% W0 T& k& m6 q" l/ Z
DD Monaghan
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& F4 |& w$ m0 @) [# Z* r" z& hSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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8 z7 Y8 ? n) z |2 YNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " a: L6 ^; L4 k& c8 I
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$ f* s$ Y& A% X! n" N1 |Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* p0 s( \0 u& y, I8 E
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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. S! Z8 z) Y; N [" d/ U& m; yJapanese aircraft
( I4 `0 W; c2 e$ k6 r G4M1 Betty x 17/ X" G H& O" {9 l8 Y* ?7 u1 M
( F; a. D2 b# m# m# GAllied aircraft0 N: e8 ?( y( k$ ~4 Y
no flights
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No Japanese losses- e* X7 w8 U$ ~7 ^2 l T j& Q
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Allied aircraft losses
9 G2 P, G) I# J Catalina I: 10 damaged
) ^# Z6 L9 S4 J. e! q( T0 K1 I+ j+ i7 F P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged0 u* F5 N' b2 f9 V8 W9 ~
6 T: U3 i6 x" j3 w6 G- lAirbase hits 1
4 N9 i3 m( `: \6 \( b0 oRunway hits 6
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' P' W% j0 ~; R2 A( i" HNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( S; C" c2 K% h$ t2 E
2 B# H; z+ K4 h# ~$ w* |2 DWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- i; Q' V" T' R1 p; t6 ^Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. l( U- ?& D) P8 R
5 v- `; @2 c+ ^3 S7 W# @5 ZJapanese aircraft' ]% F9 O0 Y. M, a4 @
G4M1 Betty x 8
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8 w# _( P% i# ~& i- Y, e3 A# e6 DNo Japanese losses% I( I: W" l/ f+ z. R
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Runway hits 1* H! z+ O$ U; k* U; y8 j8 c6 o
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7 S# m" Q) s1 o5 Z+ |Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms7 [8 @9 H+ b1 [5 H O c* K
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" Q& `0 B" |2 {% c4 SEstimated time to target is 31 minutes: U/ j; Y9 k% `% P
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A6M2 Zero x 43
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: }! v& Q8 ?: ?9 FAllied aircraft
" t. |% e' D; ^+ o: \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 91$ c" c, s, \' `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
' i$ n( O' ?9 C TBF-1 Avenger x 12$ b3 ~9 G6 x& G4 V
) Z* }2 R, O0 ]. RJapanese aircraft losses
: _$ G: b5 t3 o" W( }, T A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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3 l' o/ N; b- R$ y. }, ]Allied aircraft losses Y% p0 ~& e7 q+ g7 P2 F- Z" Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
p3 C8 z; b h" L5 S7 } _. V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
, ~* j8 V) v3 n) ^5 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
4 ^# @6 K, Y4 H. r& v2 f TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CV Zuikaku5 p. f) T9 c5 l: K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 _& w. G. }" f
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 _, O0 `, e7 T% e
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) X5 W5 J: M% q% g7 N. U4 U V BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1/ x0 m: |3 [5 Z4 p- w
CA Takao
7 S2 U8 Y; y q BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
3 ?! Z2 v% {4 f# g; B% z& r- b DD Shikinami
6 |) ?2 d0 f: `$ j7 p CA Tone
f6 _; L; N# r* ^: |/ s DD Umikaze
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2 q/ y& E( E1 u. j5 x) aAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku# i/ o8 L4 v9 Y; L! ^8 _8 \& ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku- N+ ~+ ]2 W; U3 ?4 R) X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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: J8 S7 X: r! B& TMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms9 t& s' p. c* i! ^, J5 X
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! ?& G6 R+ [* N; {, u9 p3 p# @
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45! d0 h& q6 C0 }. L) a: i
B5N1 Kate x 27/ x2 [$ ] }; Q3 }5 W* p% s7 M
D3A1 Val x 15* c* O: X* J- L% Q! U& @6 G z
D3A2 Val x 26$ G u+ M8 j; \ {, Z. m5 U' |
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Allied aircraft
3 T) U% C( O( ]8 @) @! b F4F-4 Wildcat x 116. w6 k. Y/ o5 z. f% w I
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 _* }. {9 Q4 n- q A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
1 w' F2 {/ a, ^2 B B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
5 v* {' } ~) z: C- W: b B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
' N$ _+ Q B. u1 w D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged4 K# |, C6 Y. [+ P: x
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
4 K' h5 ?3 D- f1 [! Z& Y& ^ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 h) D; e" k7 B( G+ GAllied aircraft losses
M% s. E( g7 B) j1 I F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships8 \8 r1 \, y. X) j
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 17 c1 g) C4 O6 V/ ]) A, C% w
CV Enterprise5 R6 H8 E: F5 T4 Q0 V/ a% r7 v
CLAA Juneau
D' Q q6 Z5 t$ F6 v" _ CL Leander; [" T4 I* \4 V3 c8 ?- A
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139; ~/ h; V+ K, E& N, m
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Weather in hex: Severe storms! ~$ F6 H6 T! E: y$ p
+ I( p' m+ c3 Y! ]8 H: H" V" bRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ ^& ^8 n; v" G
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes7 O+ a$ y; d, m/ h$ Q
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4 u8 y9 Z, T' O" L, y A6M2 Zero x 22
4 j5 ?4 c" C5 x* e, _: @ B5N1 Kate x 23
- R- T0 s: u# X# u& z3 L/ K D3A1 Val x 2
0 Q, ~* Q1 c2 C | D3A2 Val x 16
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; x ~- u {7 y n K5 lAllied aircraft
4 _ H+ J3 I/ ?* Y! y F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses
, d z% N5 T9 W$ y& P, w: _% } A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! c1 `8 q4 u% b; _ B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
" t2 p1 g9 w5 h2 n3 i" f8 J B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak" n) N/ r* }7 N" p6 j9 m
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
0 _4 Z$ D- F+ a5 [+ E D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged6 z- H0 G" N1 T- c" C5 f' B
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses! Y1 b/ z/ {4 n4 B2 J: M
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' _9 t# B4 {( \6 u/ x: p
; a; Y" _; e1 eAllied Ships" L5 F5 o7 q. {7 K) u: i. d
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1) i0 `9 u1 z, E, P
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: D" X. U( e5 m8 Q4 k f CV Enterprise
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CL Hobart) }1 G* z) e. w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga7 m- v i- q h1 I
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! ?" [4 Y* ?% U9 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.0 e5 x7 t1 \# {0 {! R
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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; [7 d1 D, x: l k( p! |: U6 a A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
0 B# e7 \3 s8 W5 J/ a [2 y SBD-3 Dauntless x 24 b) g" f6 w2 v" o/ t
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed9 V! }% D6 Q j/ w7 c" s5 T9 F/ t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
' H) }: K0 y, o. {- | SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 \) u9 T* F6 U; t CV Zuikaku8 [8 d* g/ V8 S: ?9 h7 _* N/ o" {
CA Takao
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4 l6 f* K& k; w$ tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku9 c- }, i4 ?4 {+ ^) O! y" M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1359 e' a! V' s: v* ~
4 [- N8 l9 v% ? IWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 B! _$ a% |$ H0 ^3 k. a J' J
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes" u, Y9 L1 `# S& M* T; d8 P* N
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A6M2 Zero x 137 I8 K k7 T* V8 |5 e4 @0 x: o
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Allied aircraft
* L9 u: g' N; v3 C8 q% G F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
, z( H- B" ]% X0 R) J0 X& ` j SBD-3 Dauntless x 57* {) `8 ~& a1 O' r
TBF-1 Avenger x 10% m& [7 z, V! {- k
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Japanese aircraft losses( D6 p) b D5 {: l* m+ s
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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/ [6 Y- D+ l+ |& [8 H4 M F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 @8 `% ?& d3 y4 F0 t4 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged- I+ Q8 t4 N9 V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 h) D. b+ Q& L TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone1 n7 n& U- ^! V- V' l( }
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire0 @; l9 M' O* Z. d6 S" N
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) P# G3 w& y. s& o8 Z$ D CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
n2 e7 r( }6 ^& _- f2 H CA Myoko, on fire
7 \* F0 o/ m/ h! UHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
0 I0 T+ w6 Z" q6 t, gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei& A- G$ s( g1 @% @+ d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku! f- A9 U! t2 D0 ?) [* J1 f4 G5 s
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162& H% b) |5 D, c8 p. s
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Japanese Ships
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DD Lamson" d' l; @6 L0 s1 f& W( X
DD Aylwin
: V k7 j% D9 e; [ DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |