航母决战结束,日军投降。, P9 A0 R/ \- L3 A$ a. Y" Q" [& E
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 423 v" q& X% b. {' N l
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; ~1 g( U9 x9 p1 C$ hSub attack near Torokina at 108,130/ H5 D; ` E8 x7 b3 j. I4 r, O
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Japanese Ships4 M2 z6 P3 E8 O( `* M1 r) u
PC Ch 22. @( @3 l. u) j/ O9 H/ J
PC Ch 32; D4 G' M; x; f# F5 g5 i
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
/ \( d. c2 |9 V3 Z" V7 H SS Gudgeon
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Y; B4 I& l) W/ J7 FSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22; p. Z1 T0 I& g
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1 q, J9 C9 k, x3 BASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1679 z3 a. C: B* }
* i# h9 D( T6 ~3 s7 yJapanese Ships- s5 v" t3 d( i7 w
SS I-17, hits 1
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* i2 _0 z s' }0 [4 J0 T; ZAllied Ships1 B* _# C9 c$ q! X; G, H
DD Lamson: |6 B2 F* p6 J& |7 \( ]" q* @
DD Cummings. ?8 j6 B$ b7 d. \
DD Aylwin
6 J5 v# M* ?2 X DD Monaghan% c* O8 e( `5 C! s; @/ ?
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson. e/ }. \8 n6 R5 j$ y
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 ]( r; }) P* ^8 O* a
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes+ g, p8 |6 b7 T$ d
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Japanese aircraft
1 j n, g! w7 G G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft! C$ f) L7 A0 w5 N1 U* V+ i5 [6 o0 F& E: M
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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% a- l5 K8 r/ ]* tAllied aircraft losses E; f) a% O! V! j7 \& H
Catalina I: 10 damaged3 }9 h! X" t, Z1 U
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
$ o4 ]) X {$ @Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 S+ _7 O, D& }4 i; I; j* k! C
9 z5 E7 K2 _; Z; b+ W+ {3 d$ W: sWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 E! Y# D& Q6 [9 b* F0 }+ ]* G
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. d5 d" E: R& \" ~1 L7 ?% Q G4M1 Betty x 89 m O+ I# {2 z5 F; f
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No Japanese losses% X+ O& H/ N @ X. u& o
$ h1 y+ e1 n/ k- j; P/ r1 vRunway hits 19 ]$ z; s# ?3 h
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8 Q+ I8 j9 p' I1 q3 I8 Q/ LMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135& n8 }8 z, x# G5 g9 r& C5 }) v
3 @3 z( R w$ U4 W( r* s$ @& j0 F( Q$ DWeather in hex: Thunderstorms- ^) i. i$ G2 P. d* X
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ G- d1 A5 p1 e; G: gEstimated time to target is 31 minutes! J% D3 K! A$ O) _% j
" `& r" A3 D$ OJapanese aircraft
% _5 T0 ?+ k; \: z- o A6M2 Zero x 43+ u9 x# R" m y: o R, u8 n
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Allied aircraft1 u* ~9 w+ @+ Z+ o/ ~) E0 M3 y8 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91* n$ `$ ]; m" ?$ i- h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130; j9 ^. m" S3 e1 r( Z3 M! \+ L
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses; C: o8 s4 G6 E: J- t$ f& f
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* K5 { D9 e9 A% T7 L% B8 i3 S
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Allied aircraft losses8 _9 c( I% s" G1 c3 I& P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed# h+ V% J1 q$ b# h; v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged- N7 H* O! m- o5 [( h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
7 j* m* a6 g2 A0 t! V7 a; s* P6 L TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged! O, \! @% E5 P& P1 N
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Japanese Ships
: M% u c2 h0 W0 H' D! _* T2 G- I CV Zuikaku4 Y9 C& G+ u2 N7 I$ R, b: @4 R' K) N+ b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 o$ j" E5 ]0 ^; y: O9 F* ` CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 b% V2 M* }% x0 m5 e
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: B2 k- Q* r6 d4 g5 u BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
8 t+ G0 a' R6 y& Q+ F+ h CA Takao
. ?/ g w: Y; o1 B# F BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
. m; b/ v# V# c6 l6 R" Y7 T DD Shikinami3 I* B6 D/ e" N# R6 [1 q, i
CA Tone5 z0 d$ r5 Y/ I2 o% h1 F' U
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku: Q. `' W$ i4 O: c3 ^' l! e# D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku& u0 ~, K, }4 H! B
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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2 T6 g3 y. D* e% j0 q2 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139: \2 a w1 C. A v+ X' f
' Y7 a. p: ^' d; P4 X BWeather in hex: Severe storms: ?( d/ N, c$ Z- Q3 l9 m- N
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: s+ d$ T" p; g( _* Q
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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7 s7 k* i$ O% b1 [( O1 aJapanese aircraft
' X5 l) I8 V9 w- I5 a1 q! j A6M2 Zero x 45
9 Z( n+ S7 l6 x' W* C. d+ ~ B5N1 Kate x 277 b- S1 H$ j- x. x9 v! n [. @5 S0 v
D3A1 Val x 15
6 f" q! X/ g4 q1 b& { D3A2 Val x 26) O. X" c" |- P: R: s
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Allied aircraft
/ H$ U+ Z- i4 N6 D F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
; Z3 P H. ]: p" t% A) ?9 z A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed% r9 z+ ~5 C7 g1 X# b1 T7 ^
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged* I0 n: k6 `: |$ b5 R) C6 q
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak5 @8 m2 y! R, a
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged2 E s' L3 X0 u
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged2 l4 O! i0 v2 c
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak, L" `4 u7 E" x3 E7 Q; U8 K0 K" V
C. u1 x+ B) O p+ \. lAllied aircraft losses8 m6 ^. Y A7 c, s+ V N- x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# K' [- A& `; r/ L CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
6 Y: d" x* V$ c+ ]( Z& Z5 K CV Enterprise* q4 K) \+ W1 b$ @! m
CLAA Juneau$ [% E- ]4 H G; P! ]& G) D
CL Leander
% e$ y8 ^0 z( P- _ BB North Carolina# H4 p2 v R6 X. ?$ v& V- i/ v7 v
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8 j/ k3 x% H* D; P% @! i5 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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/ }2 {( q" A4 wWeather in hex: Severe storms. ^7 m/ D7 J* L1 A, `
0 ]8 }8 c: P6 }0 ]; n8 ORaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- V5 L% \! i6 |7 g- [' K p9 g
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes% p, {( H5 s5 [
$ p0 w' I" I, j2 wJapanese aircraft' `: P! U4 O5 @$ v4 j8 N, Y
A6M2 Zero x 22
4 R! c l1 q, \' s+ s B5N1 Kate x 233 ^# t6 \: t0 r; K5 `0 T
D3A1 Val x 2
$ E! t" j- o1 E$ p2 {$ |9 e9 q D3A2 Val x 16
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: c# ]8 o' F$ \# HAllied aircraft) S8 C" w4 d7 V- i& A: A( ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47; A8 H9 K. l* o
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Japanese aircraft losses D! u# O! r" e/ |- s, {$ C
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; t1 ~3 T, q0 \( [8 x9 l/ R+ B
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged2 K2 I, i/ M w6 X% [4 z8 |7 h1 ^
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak; t6 V* B* E, A& m1 @* [1 c
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
5 k' e$ n! S* d4 S! A D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged& m) l. F+ m, {4 r: `' s" T) f* @
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses+ P; B1 ^$ p n: ?. E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 b: U, f: y) { U* W
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Allied Ships
$ }+ g5 L9 `. k" X BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1: f E9 g; j/ c
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. i! l/ J3 M/ A! H" D6 z) P
CV Enterprise' d3 ^- w0 v+ a7 D
CLAA Juneau" E2 }+ ]8 c2 A; z* y' u
CL Hobart
, q- }7 }5 e- ~% lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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; p. I" B l' q: f+ KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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1 c1 y7 s; r' HWeather in hex: Overcast
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: y8 ~; U ?% l6 a4 BRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
1 J* R) M1 @% s/ |2 F) Y7 r lEstimated time to target is 23 minutes) ?8 T6 C3 ?' R* P x( ?$ V$ ?6 x' y
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Japanese aircraft
/ y: F6 _( g1 Y# `( L& ~+ t A6M2 Zero x 28* h8 O1 D8 o4 {7 S; O4 h
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
6 |) y" }5 ~+ w/ T) g" P. h" N SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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# ?! J' U. x9 z/ m9 {Japanese aircraft losses
3 e5 ?: I. _6 [* N A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
, h* o, x) U0 ^" j) }# ~/ C# m. d SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
k0 z3 {/ f1 ?# T SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 ]$ h8 }' q7 X* {2 e
4 T+ V8 X9 k! ~Japanese Ships
7 S7 o- h% u6 s9 W; } m$ m CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% a4 I7 U. I7 a7 ^! B# J! M CV Zuikaku( l( n9 {; z) O0 M
CA Takao) M6 B* d2 G! z3 w& o1 |, J; R
BB Hiei
& \( A* q3 r3 r( FHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku) B; _8 Q/ v1 j, i2 a5 L9 o
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. ?5 r6 R4 i! v- h' E: T0 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1351 u1 P* x9 e/ s0 q; T
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0 m- p0 f9 A+ bRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
h/ H) S6 w4 h% A# I% ^Estimated time to target is 22 minutes' {7 a9 \; L6 M6 }1 u( _
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Japanese aircraft% b" k; H1 B8 G9 d$ ~; P, k0 O
A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
c0 j0 {# C' ^6 x F4F-4 Wildcat x 301 R/ {3 n7 k: k2 S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57 Q) N2 G, Q4 b7 k" F# G
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
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D% p" s9 t& n" jAllied aircraft losses9 C3 o; ]) D8 o8 ^( R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% g) p5 n' _5 t+ ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
/ P/ {; I, W* K- F2 C- {# o9 z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
# k, }' r2 e& D* \ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged# `7 @4 P+ a3 b7 S
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8 ^ _$ Z' ]2 k9 @/ M2 B) G. j- U CA Tone
0 {8 z- q5 c% F, w BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
' \+ z0 E1 e P; H8 M( p1 ^ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! L7 X9 q* p: }) |: c CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 }* \; I2 S6 U/ j3 w9 u CA Myoko, on fire9 {$ ?! d. y/ w! m! U2 W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku% k3 c/ C' G+ f- k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei3 O, Z$ O& |8 d4 A$ M5 X5 E- `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku6 }1 x5 P0 D5 j5 j
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships2 n2 H% X9 G) N# @/ m; `# i
SS I-2, hits 2! y, d. O. A3 d7 L2 R) i* K
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage! {3 e' n0 F+ J( e$ m8 d W
DD Lamson
2 r! C! i8 j4 I DD Aylwin
7 g, o5 e' ?) Y/ |& {3 k9 E DD Monaghan
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' B/ o8 k, U1 |; U% O3 u# f' L- oSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |