航母决战结束,日军投降。% Z8 w; S" ?- m" }: u
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1305 O g8 Z( {* j# y" W j+ I- k
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8 Q' N; `9 R' Q' N0 d( U8 k6 l! P PC Ch 224 j4 O: }: w( g, Z8 _
PC Ch 32
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) g4 j) s4 ^' d, y( l0 P& @# H& AAllied Ships. g9 [7 f$ s. \6 Y6 }3 B
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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0 [; a: q2 o V3 X. {0 u* {" T5 x! EASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167. ^8 ~, X) [# U+ T4 {
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Japanese Ships' n" S b4 R' }" z9 @1 Z1 w% n
SS I-17, hits 1/ Q/ @- D1 v. G. ?
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Allied Ships
& U/ ?$ F u9 X: ? W' H DD Lamson
6 v w! t5 T2 C. e& E DD Cummings
6 A. q {' B, v DD Aylwin
# F. l0 H7 n5 V) | DD Monaghan% S1 ~6 V( b- L! L, p& R
( P# Q0 L) P$ |/ x) _3 k; B- lSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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7 V8 ~ p/ s) L) g1 z) c5 D# r% E# SNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : [" O( S' L# x
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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0 B7 H7 ~$ g6 d6 E' L( ORaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- h- m7 d- X" S( C, mEstimated time to target is 36 minutes+ k8 R; ]2 D0 O# K8 h, ^& E5 a
' T5 e4 P1 E; M! d) ^6 BJapanese aircraft. G4 }+ l6 M. h7 ^3 I( k
G4M1 Betty x 178 e/ W1 S8 {9 x5 U5 a t0 y
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no flights( p" M7 }3 i5 |$ Z- v/ y9 ]
# G( `1 R; j$ b# C6 f$ R/ P9 YNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 y$ \: r$ h9 T8 H5 ?) `% U7 [
Catalina I: 10 damaged
S& o! a; t- N" l( c5 a" j P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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- E: K* Z5 D! m" i q. _5 Q. xAirbase hits 1
' f5 k1 b9 k( H' c3 ^Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # k) h( u! W! K# ?6 I
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. |8 U0 u7 a( f3 z5 DRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; @$ O6 e O% R8 wEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( J7 V$ t: Y# L S4 z. X6 W4 c ?
G4M1 Betty x 8, v+ D; N, t) l
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No Japanese losses9 I7 o) c8 E. ?, n3 a
2 H% Y8 a; \2 H! }Runway hits 19 `* h2 J% ~6 ^5 I3 X8 k' i6 y
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4 K( d4 x7 v P" zMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135 W+ s5 B g' g" y
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms2 |0 a' c% }' ~0 R
5 m; m3 Z+ Z1 r/ X7 f% aRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 _0 d: M9 g# _) L8 J( SEstimated time to target is 31 minutes, T4 h# Y! J1 h5 m( D _2 g7 e
3 p. L5 w9 K1 L2 Y9 ?& \# ?5 WJapanese aircraft
+ [# w0 D( N% B! D! f p L A6M2 Zero x 43
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2 B' |3 Y% d' j- J. [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
7 F8 @4 j! i8 `' @4 Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
3 p9 P+ p" P# j0 j TBF-1 Avenger x 128 j3 M7 a- o; W) I; {, l# F% F
" R. `4 \% l# H- v5 OJapanese aircraft losses
' W. x) a# H1 H A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 y; r. b' d4 d6 k4 E0 X
9 _: `0 H. B2 M% L- YAllied aircraft losses
* h. `/ i' E+ D; }/ u3 X5 J# U+ r F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
/ g# J, D: Q8 s5 f, e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
( U! `' R, X: {- ?7 K$ g: y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 c1 c* \2 ]3 U+ m! u6 ]- P8 I
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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$ l9 R2 y3 _ P+ V/ QJapanese Ships
, v) t; e# d$ S# a4 t! @8 v CV Zuikaku
1 ?' `1 V' q' A4 e- v1 u" x) h/ ^* C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ t, M& i! ]" h4 D# p8 {
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ y O, D& ?1 J9 ?
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' [& r ]8 T- r" t! T
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
) X/ }* B, S0 v9 m CA Takao
0 u% b$ `: Y% Y) \; r& F2 j BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire5 k/ D' A3 r$ m) y$ \
DD Shikinami5 Q* ^3 r) f5 R8 y& l& K
CA Tone
# _2 p E/ J" T& C1 F% c DD Umikaze' C% }, {$ ^: Y9 d7 Q
5 Q/ F1 f% F; yAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku* u( o0 o h" g+ A; m2 b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
1 G6 {* S7 @! C4 k1 i! NHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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( l( ~% b5 |; [Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1399 _0 Y2 ?0 s$ }. K- M( {6 R
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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' f, L$ ]3 S$ u/ e/ l* {2 URaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. ?+ r2 j; |3 d% b9 AEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N1 Kate x 27" F* c% b" |8 T$ [- F, h/ W3 s
D3A1 Val x 155 u+ p5 A3 j" R' \, n q2 O$ Q
D3A2 Val x 26% H& Q: n O' O6 A" e
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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. s% \0 K$ Z6 {. GJapanese aircraft losses! y# x. W( h# |! }2 t5 {9 i J. q8 h
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
. D/ j) w, E7 u4 d8 p B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged% D) q, v$ e# V0 x
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
( @$ ?7 E2 K# C$ z9 M, u D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
8 T* A4 x. A. M/ n/ n3 N D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
1 p& e' D8 p: r1 L9 h6 W D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses$ u5 D1 h: [! e. t V$ Q. V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. S, G9 c! y# y; m# T; D CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 19 `9 c% R& l% V ^8 ?
CV Enterprise
5 O$ ?" t" ?1 Q0 o CLAA Juneau2 [8 N6 d- l* {
CL Leander
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1396 U$ V! l* r3 j9 x6 O5 J+ A
& D+ e; Z2 M' T* UWeather in hex: Severe storms' n. L6 Q% e- L6 s3 F
$ J6 l& @- b( |! {$ ]0 D0 U+ \& BRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 A L# l/ V. Z" W3 @6 @8 UEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
# ~' R! ^. v% ^* U B5N1 Kate x 234 w5 Q$ D* ]' u* R4 `$ u: L; p
D3A1 Val x 2
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Allied aircraft
$ J6 G. D1 `! r F4F-4 Wildcat x 47$ g" n2 ]( m8 F3 n" p7 P" h
% H0 m$ H# R' @Japanese aircraft losses+ _7 j: k9 r# `' L' q& M; \) Z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 ?3 e; u% e% G5 R' ^5 a B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
4 n, W# \8 x7 r& L9 H B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak6 u/ X! l* P3 O' C, i- l
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged; S# X0 V) j5 z, C* s
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged( D9 J9 S- s+ [4 }) F6 m
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# W4 o+ A' {; [1 ?2 `% x
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Allied aircraft losses
8 [; J8 _6 n( [) n2 a! @ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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' U' f: m, B, Z BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1) G0 r( x% }9 T5 {, Q/ N2 b
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) l( Q# W c/ ~
CV Enterprise
6 {9 E1 @6 @4 g& K' X. Q9 g CLAA Juneau
7 @" c4 I: A6 m1 B- @ CL Hobart
$ X& o: i0 e: KHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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, V5 ~) C) t, H$ `0 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1350 h% M/ h, L. f; t
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3 j4 O B1 I/ u% @! RRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.' ~( u. s% h8 C; O" Z
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 Z- T# _/ d# ^" s
A6M2 Zero x 28: e/ N$ J, V ?6 t: d4 Q5 a6 B* P
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Allied aircraft' n6 q/ W( y& e1 i$ R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 213 ?6 U3 w3 @# ]5 B! _& K* r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 248 U: W6 K. j8 {' o
$ N* S. u# j0 K' l9 H. hJapanese aircraft losses
; k) D! B. r& n0 Q$ R& L A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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3 g5 U1 q' J$ s& vAllied aircraft losses
- \/ s( L- h* y* x# O7 Y$ C F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
3 D- m4 H% v) X( F5 r6 [2 ?8 ~- Z. _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
( |2 w Y/ v$ B. _6 b0 c2 O7 [; i/ y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! a( P# B( p* m) b
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- K% T+ o* I1 K) W1 t6 ]* E g CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- T; Y$ E* g% v6 G. A. { CV Zuikaku
5 b, q6 ~5 P: s# I; T/ s5 w CA Takao: C$ H9 x5 s; q! s: q Y# X
BB Hiei
4 ?6 y1 c u$ A7 ?* kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku' G' M$ t5 }: _ S# w' p; d
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! _+ b* x; [1 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135) p2 Y" s! ^1 N2 L! j# |
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
i$ c' ?4 y n |Estimated time to target is 22 minutes) O1 e* r z$ `! o; S
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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) Q% ?! ^7 V1 E6 D! { F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
+ w3 r1 p9 H- p# `* X SBD-3 Dauntless x 574 Q8 F$ I: Q) C5 \/ a
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses6 `! d A [" Z" U) n4 Y* d( w9 m
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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7 @; ?, c. j7 X F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 R9 ]& @! u6 T2 J! ~% v SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
4 n% ]; r7 \0 L- f" v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 N: `# k) a/ J; ]0 D+ S+ R, @" A
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone6 S, s, }$ O8 s
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire+ i2 B$ `# h: N" y6 ]7 X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* h& m: Q0 Z( Y9 o CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
) Z- ^0 |) C. o9 A, g7 |; X0 ?8 ?3 V CA Myoko, on fire3 y1 V/ h: ^. o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
$ Y v$ L: q* kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
6 P7 V- u( v2 i0 m9 iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku3 ?" C# E j$ D. l$ u* \
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/ _9 s/ `/ {8 ~9 I' hSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162& f- A. B3 h0 k
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
& _% l5 {: |) x& y, t3 ~ DD Lamson
+ [+ B: x: W0 S0 U DD Aylwin
" r' s) K9 w6 W' y$ p DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |