航母决战结束,日军投降。
* ]: E* `( c0 |0 `AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42& ~( V8 L$ i, f, _
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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6 O, j/ _- C% FJapanese Ships1 O. V$ S' w' T/ \/ X5 U
PC Ch 22
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+ Z6 a' S/ a S0 S, U; q! y PC Ch 23- T. w* ^% F( G; A x% t
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Allied Ships% m+ R1 Z6 d" X+ L
SS Gudgeon0 |# f& ?8 ]( `& Q5 v& x1 p {! |
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167& j3 P" k7 I$ {# k3 S2 ?( j3 W
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% j y+ p7 v! G; H/ ? SS I-17, hits 1( K/ w! H# b7 w
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Allied Ships
6 Z! d* l& H. k* o- V DD Lamson
0 _! C- m9 u- m( k% p DD Cummings
0 G7 X* U4 O8 q: c8 l7 p DD Aylwin: H% |7 g7 C, l$ L; j
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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' q& C4 p+ L& M2 v! CNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' V! A+ B2 c: x' l7 l, v2 R. t
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ m& y+ X" P% O5 t' t! \5 D4 WEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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) c4 }; P! c& l' T+ zJapanese aircraft! O+ \7 y3 z/ A" G. g% w' g
G4M1 Betty x 179 ?; @* @, G& d1 W: q
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no flights
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! D7 J$ E! h) iNo Japanese losses& |' h) ~" D# J i. E5 T
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, N1 n, h; c% B0 @; m. w Catalina I: 10 damaged
0 W; S+ W9 Y0 I E8 Q# z P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged6 N0 F" _6 v, P. b
" c+ q0 R( g7 i! T; w$ XAirbase hits 1+ }# ^! u" D* v7 b$ |2 L! F4 G
Runway hits 6- L8 H6 v3 @+ ]6 u/ X% b
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5 U/ Z2 s \+ @* b+ ?4 X: U& Z% M% qNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , K) k; x; V' ]3 z. u# u* Z
. B6 U+ K: @/ R; f5 pWeather in hex: Overcast
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* q3 S6 X, ?2 _0 h5 ?; r6 c! qRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 }5 J9 J# a& J
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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3 ^5 \/ ^1 G9 d9 g' ?7 L* |Japanese aircraft3 h3 n9 _* h; t# A% O
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses( ^' @9 ~4 _$ r" @; n& B! x |/ m
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1358 |9 N% }, O0 h& n0 a/ X6 L* M
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ q7 _, X4 q+ ~, U1 oEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ L- X/ K6 I$ D3 v3 B" x
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Japanese aircraft
?3 L+ p" r' ?5 z A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft- R/ n" } p% K7 C, R* {' ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
9 S) U6 ]4 Q6 } y- r. q SBD-3 Dauntless x 130! O6 j& \ s; f7 Y5 [- O
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses9 ~% E* [) ?- V. `
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) \2 p: }9 a! c3 Z
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed* V, Y0 S6 {* e, k' N) T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged( S% h8 H# s- [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 }3 ^5 Z5 Q+ k: _
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged# W4 O3 e; v% k5 a; w8 K
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Japanese Ships$ _& J% D( E( b6 O" {$ w5 m
CV Zuikaku5 F7 f5 b% _( B' r) y2 k5 g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
L+ z, G% C0 Z+ }( W CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: @2 G: N% }* O# R$ u' U; q CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ K+ m# F% y! z( k9 [9 p
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1: b0 N7 K/ H( O( Z' Z$ E0 d: w
CA Takao% K/ N9 d4 H# R
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
6 t* Z' R: `2 n4 \2 r8 \6 C DD Shikinami
9 a" y/ X$ h. {% D CA Tone
. N2 ~1 v. f1 I% v DD Umikaze) }) C; G9 Z% j) n+ ?' q
9 k, ?( w# w% `2 v0 s7 BAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
, Z7 p. c2 a% ~. @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku* s& }) R( J& l3 L% Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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: x9 V/ n' k/ p/ ]5 s& ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139) d& ~3 }3 m1 ~3 B }5 Z P
+ w% ?- }" x6 Y* ~Weather in hex: Severe storms! T1 t5 m8 ~# g6 ^6 G
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 _, }+ G# R( f% e7 p4 J- g
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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; r& q- l q, ?) R' _6 T# f1 t A6M2 Zero x 454 b7 P7 R" }* h# q. g3 p9 c" e% [
B5N1 Kate x 27
4 W& u! f1 a: o- F9 V9 s* K D3A1 Val x 15 O6 ^) d! \6 }8 A3 m
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft: S2 l- c5 H7 {. N" f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged$ Z$ E3 E" N3 m. C
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
& H$ j# Q- J5 i$ ?* K n D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged1 h( V5 C$ i' S& W S( B* _1 w0 Y- p
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged& g4 n! l2 k" K: S) A. @, w
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
1 V, d7 v/ I( K8 \3 \ R/ ^+ H F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" N+ q' ]! T+ X4 L: h. c0 g7 O$ Z( d6 `
CV Enterprise* P' k" }3 {4 C/ L# h
CLAA Juneau
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! [ m0 \% X' P$ L! G& G6 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139/ i; k2 q* d8 {" V
; `/ |, ]2 [' v3 M/ }Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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3 w$ Z- M1 z' _5 j% v# {Japanese aircraft
+ f9 u9 v: n) M, Y A6M2 Zero x 22
+ ]6 X9 L% v$ c6 b2 W B5N1 Kate x 23
7 U3 j) o* G1 s- F D3A1 Val x 2
| w' [5 F% Q6 | D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses: n' w2 Z( f4 o# W9 D& w
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 _' b& n6 S/ s3 w( a5 ^/ | B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
, r& g1 o. ]7 |5 o B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak2 K6 f+ r) J7 P
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged# _. j2 f( D* E' j8 S5 E. v+ `6 q
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
3 r" n' c8 P5 ^& e% [ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; r8 h6 J# \/ B" r
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Allied aircraft losses: Y! `) N( s+ e% y2 f- M7 l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, _2 p; U$ ~' n- \5 c! o, m( ]
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1 O# f' v3 L2 `
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! |3 N/ g/ R- Q, f; o0 l$ K; p
CV Enterprise( h6 M9 n7 K8 v- v8 k7 g
CLAA Juneau* @6 q( s: d0 t& O0 m% n/ h
CL Hobart
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135! B9 r! w3 @ N4 ^2 G
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.1 r$ T. c* A; u
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes) U6 Q' M$ m" s8 e, d3 m
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Japanese aircraft! z, K0 X: i( t, J! K6 a
A6M2 Zero x 28: g1 u( d% t/ g& R0 R
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
" G4 H& ~9 P1 Q4 v SBD-3 Dauntless x 24# c# b% H1 ` N
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged9 ` E* f& I& {# l% n
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Allied aircraft losses
9 Q; H1 Q" l$ ~" I/ Z: d" C$ x R F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed3 Z6 ?) y& S: v6 V0 A5 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
c2 t6 o( _% B- Q: b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ `- e" Z- H5 A6 c" r/ u+ B8 q
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( g3 U* B2 [- u H
CV Zuikaku6 r5 f1 o$ F$ M4 p) Z9 [ \5 n
CA Takao& O b3 S' @$ [8 D- Y8 |' x
BB Hiei
5 Y' Y& a4 ]! F8 c6 a0 Y# l5 wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku$ [/ O8 Q2 [9 n; ^# ?. E; {6 Z
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) _9 ^6 [; F/ A, e% }$ t- C4 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135) Z l5 Y" Q" `+ ?& T- `
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% H A ~; d* a, M2 NRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 q: [! E) f+ O9 Y% \, b
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes. Y8 F0 v# K$ X8 }+ _) k
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Japanese aircraft
: W+ a; T, c0 W8 X$ ?& u A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
) n' ?9 {1 l, Q; E F4F-4 Wildcat x 303 k3 V; f* `8 T& {& A" f, ^- w8 }5 {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57! v. G3 _1 E& G+ i! {7 h% K
TBF-1 Avenger x 10% Y) q; K' A: ~$ `4 G, E* M! u8 w
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 P2 Q2 N( t* f) S3 w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 w) l3 o8 F( K0 g1 X% c# k$ n+ I2 u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak }3 x! A9 _* f# r2 v. b2 S& A
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged" J& r2 [3 N C6 P
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CA Tone3 U% L5 j! u2 s5 D* @& v. Y$ n- O
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire# C4 F3 c$ ?/ g6 n* x* a
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( f- X. ^) k; G* t8 f+ ]2 \
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ z9 {- a) \4 x0 Y4 S" @8 t CA Myoko, on fire9 ~. p, ?( U& M% s
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku/ Q: z' t& D2 q N5 Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
3 M' t1 o8 u; j2 O+ ~9 {# LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku; {6 [9 t$ @0 ?+ Q- Y
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Monaghan) ?3 n. G/ u3 n9 Y) G1 d
1 h! `- Y9 e( z$ Y, [; h7 M$ Y7 _SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |