航母决战结束,日军投降。
0 Y, |6 T$ O3 xAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1307 ^5 i3 {# a7 p% ^
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7 d$ m7 X0 r6 c PC Ch 22
* U0 _: A7 @3 k: _ PC Ch 32* W( |; o7 I" l4 @$ }" J6 ?: g0 [
PC Ch 23/ A, S" J' R% {' R
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Allied Ships8 p- `3 T" b- S
SS Gudgeon
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# ]0 z Y T' {; D7 ]SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22( k& G+ i8 I4 S: m
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships; r& |( ~6 k0 `0 X) _
SS I-17, hits 1- @, d) E2 I& E0 V
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Allied Ships& j6 D1 D7 K3 L' e( S* W: o
DD Lamson2 A* ?8 t" }& K6 z1 F
DD Cummings( B! V o5 m C3 d6 v$ d
DD Aylwin
# v% X6 N( t- L' E) k& K0 d DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 o8 v5 A0 l* [' l
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Weather in hex: Overcast" I4 u! w& U V; s0 o
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., k4 k6 P5 K- r# l, y
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ C; {4 j+ R4 q$ @5 j
G4M1 Betty x 172 m! u; I+ i: O& R2 Y
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Allied aircraft
1 t/ C2 t6 E, G no flights
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& d0 ~! w% O I7 ~- TNo Japanese losses
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! {3 W9 N, y! D6 R3 yAllied aircraft losses) L0 y5 [- \) }3 X& W
Catalina I: 10 damaged
+ C4 \: r, \: v6 L P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged2 Z! V2 O" R( J9 f8 ?1 X
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Airbase hits 1# W) W1 [$ n& w x( \& G
Runway hits 6. ?( b* h9 D- X" n
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & [3 }$ J; v4 K: @" {
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! y/ v2 f/ r6 s; E# r% X d" vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes8 F' Z# T% p% p
, H5 X$ | V. vJapanese aircraft
+ w" T( F# R- k, i6 a G4M1 Betty x 8$ t3 `! ?5 e8 R
$ p& a& m$ O, g! x8 a& e. ENo Japanese losses
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! @5 n1 z. C( YRunway hits 1; k0 ?' d9 a1 W7 B7 G" r- \; ]/ o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 u7 v9 s& V1 O7 i7 y
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes% I- h$ K& i4 @5 @9 y3 t! e5 ~
) o5 X4 l- b0 r5 k) J P8 IJapanese aircraft8 ^/ m; L3 a1 F, a# }# {; v
A6M2 Zero x 434 R. q; {. q5 ] L5 {
* T2 J! h, ^' O; r0 L# D5 JAllied aircraft* ^8 ]7 j$ v/ T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
- N6 y3 ], t4 U' b% L* e9 U, w SBD-3 Dauntless x 1301 G. A6 e" R) U$ u2 E# h
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
; w; A; j0 f% n% F* |* c0 f. Z+ \ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. \1 D ]# o& B N6 X
8 a5 Y8 z- J! I ?3 ?$ gAllied aircraft losses
+ z. }1 I& J. P F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 |. [2 ~1 Z: y) ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged5 I( R: z6 h8 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ [6 z% p4 @) Q$ {. B4 @; L TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged b: v0 a1 U+ k6 ?6 o- k0 h
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Japanese Ships# S% p5 }5 u: O( p/ a
CV Zuikaku1 g/ u* ?7 p6 ^* q% ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 l9 `1 t2 U" Z6 n' g. x( x
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ u' \* _ t; U" L' a
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 \' b% ~9 `6 B6 d$ _$ ~ BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
+ H+ L( S( j/ G0 Z CA Takao, \& b4 M% w, e; m/ \0 i% s
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire% P7 E w& t* q b5 E
DD Shikinami
5 w" g6 Z; W7 X; B1 D CA Tone
& D8 l/ E7 [' _5 w DD Umikaze9 u6 O* y9 p" d% h( R; X6 ~8 Q! x7 g
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
! ?% _1 Y9 B/ v# |* f' t vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku B, C; E$ m+ l) c# g9 c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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5 u# V. j0 Y) s! q# _- ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139* E, m( i2 m! L; Y, c/ e3 o. ^
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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' g7 X8 C! r' h( A" XRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
A5 v* S) t) A: Y7 ^( mEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& j+ [; @8 F0 `% o# K; S: h% d) J& N/ q, `
A6M2 Zero x 457 q/ k1 b: A, j- X: q$ A
B5N1 Kate x 27
, }6 w9 ^( {5 l( \ D3A1 Val x 15" N) j, {3 Q' O. x
D3A2 Val x 26, u# ~! V* p' S6 k
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Allied aircraft; _+ m' @, e- ^, G$ A0 U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses. G+ Y4 M& }3 y; G
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
1 }6 L$ V1 ?9 o& L" Q4 C7 u- } B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged4 |4 n: ?) v2 f7 K X( S
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
) m1 i) K" s# Z! ? D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged/ M9 Y! g1 w2 p* P0 p* X
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
( _& U# _) G& `9 W D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 F9 G! y6 C7 y' ^* DAllied aircraft losses
9 Z$ C @2 o/ B5 a5 ~) h8 M3 M F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed4 {# _# L: \, }; P- e( z
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Allied Ships- F7 f$ e% P0 O" D! t. _
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
3 U9 c9 o, k: ^$ _! K CV Enterprise
6 g" Y6 m- h/ d( {( L. t4 ] CLAA Juneau
- {1 J0 G# t) u; }4 | CL Leander
; O# p& W! H2 R2 Y5 Q( T BB North Carolina5 H \+ a, `: M/ e9 ]1 n. ]
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% D: X h8 @$ N) cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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# w) p( L! Z* u p( bWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' U* f, \: {+ G2 w% I& o# i' A& _Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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3 ]8 ?( B* Z7 f( Z4 mJapanese aircraft: X, _- ^$ ]: U# z
A6M2 Zero x 22
) S8 F" ^ i, s9 F6 S B5N1 Kate x 23
. ]( \, U% B$ N2 s D3A1 Val x 2
# W- s% u# @% ^7 j3 o8 Q, N D3A2 Val x 16
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6 y0 e H% d( z* R* EAllied aircraft0 w! N# F0 I* H. c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 470 W- g; H) x7 R
8 q' R4 x1 U+ L7 cJapanese aircraft losses1 l# {* |. W% E [
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 S, i' |6 u( q# x3 }
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
% b/ E, y9 d3 \8 h- n U. j B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak* b1 X6 I. R. ^; P7 L) A
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
w* ]' m; p2 |$ [ [ D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged* v) u4 R3 j" ]4 I1 O# j* g
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; [' p$ O+ X5 W) x' M+ }
, x8 \% N2 m8 q# O9 _* g9 JAllied aircraft losses
7 p z& b# O0 h) B6 r4 D F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 G: p* R! V1 @7 A
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Allied Ships
# t' @, I/ |1 u G5 [$ k5 r, {: E BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1! ^+ I# `* k) U& t
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ I2 | j0 d$ ]3 \ CV Enterprise* C$ p5 Q; y0 B! k$ M# d8 h% z& O
CLAA Juneau5 _' g. N) |3 k8 y1 P n
CL Hobart* P6 \% r+ d. \; S, b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga, c* h6 \, a3 m# f1 i$ c$ [) j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135+ W$ l& j. O) e8 Q
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 c3 m: Z. T$ r/ p+ A
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.1 n d% U- l$ w: F
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes1 \% m+ T1 n* Y! a6 [# _
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft, d- c$ s' t# m. Z+ [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21$ o/ n$ i1 {# g% q- [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24- `5 }* r# w# ^6 ^: M6 Z/ i' ` l/ D
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Japanese aircraft losses* x. s6 w) t2 I; |, I' D
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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' b# \. a3 q- O( B6 d+ K F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
) E8 V8 x6 k, E2 ]2 U9 v. D SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged2 |3 }$ \& v- {* |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 M% A, Z& C+ W: |( D) P
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Japanese Ships
, o' d! a$ ]% Z# ?6 Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" y! }. x/ k2 T) |- U CV Zuikaku
- B g2 {; ]5 t1 p0 Q" Q CA Takao4 I5 N: c3 b+ i' _1 H
BB Hiei
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1353 _4 w" q5 I& f8 K& K4 T4 Q
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Weather in hex: Overcast! |( O) R `" G, z0 Y3 W& Y
4 Y0 g% z0 U& q1 z; v- ORaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" t, z1 `1 H3 l* x5 PEstimated time to target is 22 minutes. G2 H% A/ a# B, y! j
t. [; n. k" W- w/ @' d7 fJapanese aircraft
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6 j# }- N, e) {& p u+ m, s9 I2 h7 MAllied aircraft
& ~7 ~. S& n1 V' X, @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
3 n7 O: l# N1 } SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
+ J( I8 Z, E$ ~; K% c TBF-1 Avenger x 10& i$ b7 n0 i9 U$ D& u
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 U9 N: c2 k6 ~ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" w) e4 X! w( o& o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged$ u/ s( @# a, \8 R& @- V6 N. \, [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
3 ~: D! e5 l0 Y# N! R7 P/ }* B TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged( a1 U$ s, k8 G6 _
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Japanese Ships
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BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire5 \. S. A' @9 [3 R# g( T
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: _6 x7 F4 f k, o9 l+ _2 o CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage4 y$ U; ~7 B4 l+ ?
CA Myoko, on fire
~' X: U6 u* K- h- z5 O( CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; r x0 M0 a* c1 J! j O8 {5 T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei7 g3 O) f7 L8 d7 K. c% ^: V
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku4 D+ @% b4 f1 [% o$ _* s, F7 Q
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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7 z5 y+ S1 v9 K% l* H DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage# R* ^ _9 C/ ?9 C W' L6 m
DD Lamson- {4 j" A. Z- P) P$ w
DD Aylwin0 `9 p b+ w# n0 ?$ m4 t) G: L1 ~
DD Monaghan3 C3 n7 |- }- d, I' P/ U' `9 }3 H% n
& {$ |& |" w" R9 U0 SSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |