航母决战结束,日军投降。, s, g V4 e& B: j2 c7 W) w
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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9 S8 T0 F t- D- B& V4 CSub attack near Torokina at 108,130; a# w; e5 @5 z
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PC Ch 22$ f! E; x4 B! S. A, G7 l! ?$ F
PC Ch 32& W: j' S4 w+ S8 q- k
PC Ch 23
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* _9 m3 X* V& R4 y: X+ Q" H0 P SS Gudgeon
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' q$ `) p# @; h9 ASS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22: T z) B/ u" p, i& w0 O, c' u4 \9 A
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0 n! f; E. {* O) @* k% G' W3 yASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships: H! Y# u2 ^/ ]9 w; V, y
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
0 m, j* l4 W, o% v, X* ^ DD Lamson
& o3 R5 J6 l& G) t$ X( N, N; J DD Cummings
# c8 O' U. f- e0 d DD Aylwin) o+ N' W, z( O% P# i
DD Monaghan/ r% O2 R. Q- }6 f9 [4 q1 W
3 o# L* e' t! p( bSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson5 i( }5 o* l4 o9 e D+ X3 S. H% D
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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7 ^7 v/ W0 R" A- y6 ^$ y' pWeather in hex: Overcast8 c8 G4 p/ h% t4 q
+ U; S+ ^8 J5 f' w! q" |2 i( _' \Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 R8 z' t4 @# ^. z( g3 Z
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes, B q. A$ ~; v+ B$ U& X0 s* [# s
& O) A, Y7 N3 n$ n/ `7 t6 Y6 cJapanese aircraft
0 }9 T g! T; k! E) ~ G4M1 Betty x 17( H z. `# M8 Y9 I
4 M; E! V/ n0 R1 O* X) EAllied aircraft4 ]; c w. \3 [3 d4 Z7 C( ~
no flights& e8 Q7 t: {. ^6 X* @7 p
k5 ^9 s1 A* }0 ] V. |No Japanese losses0 q- h/ V" j' W- U; {1 u9 L0 A
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Allied aircraft losses& [. i6 g: R0 E# V9 c9 K7 g
Catalina I: 10 damaged
& D! z9 R' P3 u% \( N" L P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged, |, j0 N3 O5 _
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Airbase hits 1
8 o( \1 H" }6 JRunway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 p, H3 H+ C, _2 D: u
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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1 c) d" ~. o0 H: F1 O' g% rRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 g9 m0 A6 a/ F; s
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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6 u4 x5 H# t3 Q" g7 CJapanese aircraft g0 M: K" s5 g& K
G4M1 Betty x 88 J; q! \, z5 Y8 q* l- F
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No Japanese losses* J% P" F3 \7 Z9 l
" r% ~& w0 a9 gRunway hits 1. u, x" u6 w6 A; |2 o: [# a
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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9 M4 @2 G2 J. K1 {Weather in hex: Thunderstorms2 \+ H) O2 e% o5 m# x1 o
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: o4 f9 O# r* |# \: lEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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3 T, b6 i4 e% k( E" q7 J) v9 F( ZJapanese aircraft
8 o, e ]* }7 G g# U; Q A6M2 Zero x 433 l6 O6 A' v! @- ?7 s
: ]! N# O! Y% AAllied aircraft0 P9 e2 z/ ?/ Y S! J( h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91* f1 L* u4 f& f4 `2 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
6 r* n: X$ u) \1 L5 V: D% x TBF-1 Avenger x 12: @4 ^: i4 ]' U& L, ]) `7 R ~
; S7 j! a0 Q# R! S3 XJapanese aircraft losses
! O& U, |# y9 l1 `3 ~ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses. z/ K# R% Z0 h2 \ m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
) f+ R$ \! D8 e' p+ b% m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
0 b8 V8 f* w( J7 e" [, } SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ V/ f& x; ~4 f9 m$ R6 _9 ]$ x
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 S. J. q- d) \4 G6 V% M8 l CV Zuikaku$ a! f$ g8 H- g _& V
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 P/ \- v6 ]# G# f( G CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire: U' }3 g8 _6 Y: I* o4 p* D" G* ?" I) f
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
F% }* `% `8 | BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
) k% W. n. W- F' v5 h7 o, ]' L CA Takao
2 |* y1 j8 X1 _. T4 c0 C: ? BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
6 s1 x/ f5 F7 u- A, X DD Shikinami0 v/ s. v3 h- O( W/ H" h9 g. B
CA Tone! g8 n. a; |2 W/ H
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku1 x9 A4 L' l( M% E( W4 [" t* E* ~+ ?: a6 [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku l$ X3 [8 x& J5 s1 C I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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2 [1 G# \2 `# k) v1 ^9 c9 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1395 J( i: X4 a' m( m
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Weather in hex: Severe storms6 X2 |+ g0 ^! J C
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 e: S$ ?! |3 u0 B, _/ Q: aEstimated time to target is 43 minutes0 |, o4 V8 Y: u C. g
) M4 L) {. r0 Z0 c u& RJapanese aircraft1 x6 G" l9 G; V3 Y
A6M2 Zero x 45
$ \0 j* y: D$ G/ v, v: g' ~. L B5N1 Kate x 27
! H8 T* O7 m, n. C o9 _ D3A1 Val x 152 I! C( X- G- J) ?% S
D3A2 Val x 26# J, F; b) {3 K% N, _8 V8 q6 y
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; s0 o8 b) G4 S% f. u F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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6 F% i4 ^, D0 C' x. nJapanese aircraft losses
0 L* C% L$ ^7 U8 K. s A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed7 }( |4 }8 H5 z1 `! ^
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
& o `+ f# Y3 k( d$ c6 z* j: R B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak5 n7 |" A+ E# q" ?, t% L3 R, L
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged3 O' e2 \/ ^/ Y% m: r# O
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged2 P9 l5 h: Z: Z( w9 A2 Y8 s6 p
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 J5 ?3 M! @0 d$ e
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Allied aircraft losses" s* A' [9 j5 A# d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed9 T; O9 G% ?3 K3 C0 ]/ ^( U
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Allied Ships
4 C4 F/ Y1 q, S' [8 q" z7 D2 | CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
& ~7 D$ I3 i5 r9 n9 b l CV Enterprise0 m; {9 x9 y; g1 x5 j$ t
CLAA Juneau: q2 \ o" g0 s( S+ y, f$ \
CL Leander
. }' {4 c# [% p1 i( `/ q BB North Carolina: z2 {& Q. f7 m; n( V' l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1390 O/ S- m0 G( k
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 }3 h) L5 {8 e5 _2 G/ g+ v& C. G
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes1 _" {; w/ Q% z- I* g1 _
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Japanese aircraft
# l2 X, F# I# i! W* s3 i4 G& W A6M2 Zero x 22* }3 e3 u- |: b$ S5 I
B5N1 Kate x 23
6 p; i6 \' z. X+ ^3 w( k4 o D3A1 Val x 2) m, k: T% b, R ^3 }- P3 P/ K
D3A2 Val x 165 Y' N- ?) e: \
1 I6 O0 j: S; u$ R" lAllied aircraft
. Y/ N, V' I7 M0 p+ Z8 p& i. b F4F-4 Wildcat x 47$ C; ~4 v; Z e, s7 p* S
" N& w0 g* O4 f+ d* ?5 b/ a: EJapanese aircraft losses- n9 x/ o) `- `2 G; u
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ S \* i* Y( ], E+ v
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged' _: m7 Z4 a* t, o
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak* r- K. g/ C, w, x1 A+ ]
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
" `+ ]1 _3 W. X F. | D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged" H. O7 H4 W5 j- l
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 L6 ] V; q' f4 N
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
' |7 F- b. b6 f0 @5 t. B BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
2 J, u' g L6 o$ G CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 \" f6 `- p- Q CV Enterprise
$ m. F* N: Z7 C% P& u, k CLAA Juneau
2 r! \( }: z# V: L7 I. Y CL Hobart9 d4 q' c Q* w O
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga* A5 B3 a# ~ e* V5 G0 i0 N/ p
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5 r( W6 ^: k* M! L6 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1354 |2 X- Z: E5 y: p
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Weather in hex: Overcast# l6 w5 L4 |/ d, d) I
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.% Q3 H# g+ u0 U2 s, w0 Z% P! r. t" n
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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7 X( E$ W0 L& ` L: T2 b1 c% VJapanese aircraft3 O4 `0 S3 o3 g ^4 a/ s( H
A6M2 Zero x 282 ~6 F7 ] m6 ^- c/ j$ S7 a
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Allied aircraft
$ u: _' i: u, N& b8 j3 { F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
7 d b$ ?- _5 a- C; ?, ]' v SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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3 ?( D/ W7 G. Q y2 \% F6 nJapanese aircraft losses: t/ h1 ]! j/ _' G4 F0 G' z$ I5 N
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged+ K( D/ P! o0 n' k6 A/ {9 T0 O
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
. }' J# G& o P; p% W2 l SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged" N# d5 J9 h2 K' @2 W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% J0 ?. |1 J! t$ y7 B
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* N- F- {! C& t/ b3 i( h* R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* V2 @4 s$ s: l) ^7 M6 f- H
CV Zuikaku2 S: c# E' I7 e1 t8 B. Y( g3 C" t
CA Takao
; f* [, j: h, _4 z# r( R' @ BB Hiei) f: g1 @# n$ c5 J, G7 ^6 E
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135* E( z8 A$ p5 P( v
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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5 ]/ |* I6 k4 ~( K7 wRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 ~& \5 y3 P; W4 g4 @! N
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13 I B. o4 k, d" _6 F
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30; O& ~, Q* C6 T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
; C( ], A7 p' i$ w2 h* V7 C TBF-1 Avenger x 10) I3 k4 `: i/ m7 d+ i
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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( z% x) ]% X- e9 | F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 ~' m# E& I5 q+ c$ w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged! g, I" a2 T! \# q: A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
( X" w6 C* _: s1 ?* A TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged, H& g% F R2 a; D2 i
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CA Tone
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ U/ ^' r- C3 f, C0 \' \. X) s- q" l
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage( r H" }6 T& N- w
CA Myoko, on fire4 Z r! Y y% g1 S) w) f2 E5 p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku6 E* P# f# U! w4 o& ^9 c& E+ _9 D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
. U" h* @' y, r' v: S$ g" _0 }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku" k( \7 O6 O J7 G2 f) c9 e- Q* X$ v
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# P! }+ p% E0 R6 }% eSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1628 h6 f9 v- ^; O8 w$ f) C. l* r
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Japanese Ships9 I* t1 m5 `2 x
SS I-2, hits 27 M+ Z5 V& _' e5 {3 {/ }
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Allied Ships
9 d+ y& z: Z& ^4 n: [ DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
: q. m" V* l5 y' j% Q DD Lamson
1 l) m1 r4 ^+ d7 ]" q' w DD Aylwin. t0 z! G# D: c
DD Monaghan; R" y( n6 C) ]- l! ~+ c
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |