航母决战结束,日军投降。
. e# l3 O k3 vAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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4 b1 q7 ^9 R# l4 |# V: ]Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships3 n* T! g6 \2 e6 z$ K# i
PC Ch 22
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PC Ch 23
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$ L I, @8 y4 O9 d6 h9 X9 Y SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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! y/ }8 d: l) W. s) N* B$ pASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships: D3 c$ B8 C% y
SS I-17, hits 12 G1 n J1 ]$ W5 L
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Allied Ships
9 v, ~7 Y& c+ q' J: n4 M& A DD Lamson; v* u$ H9 p- C8 R' `
DD Cummings( Y1 |2 w5 O: e
DD Aylwin
6 N7 i" \$ r9 h4 S" n: k1 q2 E1 o/ u DD Monaghan( h" z1 L& j7 u7 G" @3 J
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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/ D* o0 ]" D; ^. ENight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast( _3 d0 Z3 @! I f4 v0 D
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, I" r- H: p6 D8 P4 E7 f, s9 nEstimated time to target is 36 minutes8 @7 d- H1 x2 K6 h( q
* p/ c9 d( z( q$ P3 P$ K/ d3 TJapanese aircraft
. d2 K9 N; F6 ?3 P, k/ ~2 c9 L6 L5 f6 r G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
% v* i1 U6 p/ [/ q- l i' f% ? no flights
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! H# E4 A. j5 b2 N" wNo Japanese losses) ]) W9 `; E+ m- u
# N3 z; @% L$ H' l! cAllied aircraft losses0 Z6 o$ W7 f/ R" Q% e9 u
Catalina I: 10 damaged0 m9 {! K1 h& s3 N" Q
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 16 t! _; e: x3 E. R5 `, \3 {
Runway hits 6. W2 r8 t+ ?' H9 G K
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) y5 n1 t( B/ S8 X9 s! R. \4 tNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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2 I1 p4 x6 V1 E- t. kWeather in hex: Overcast
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$ l) L% f" s0 A* K) M; I5 SRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# _4 ?( E4 U) R
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* [, c- c8 D! I& N; V. X
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Japanese aircraft
( r! _0 L: q7 V% F- O3 x! h1 P2 o G4M1 Betty x 8, c6 h @0 H; \* G
. Q2 @* G% i# F) s' kNo Japanese losses0 X3 g1 Y+ N) T
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Runway hits 1+ m, h% e: @: n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 r0 w5 Z" D- SEstimated time to target is 31 minutes3 K2 P3 R- ~( j6 x. F3 h
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Japanese aircraft
& O( Z0 x) `) n+ u A6M2 Zero x 43+ Z- P& c# [7 z3 x( x( ^
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Allied aircraft
/ [7 B1 ^6 V" m* [' g. W F4F-4 Wildcat x 913 I+ ?; E) z% H) _+ y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130- ~$ B; t' u/ P5 t
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses3 i! S( _* V, h' t* T4 Q3 Y1 B
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 N. Y0 d; F7 p
3 G9 X3 H( H( e1 E' [Allied aircraft losses
& t% o# B+ C+ z, p) Q! |2 R7 Q" o F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed# e$ y( T8 e8 g! E0 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged3 \# W9 L8 Y7 D3 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; _# \- P) S3 R- a# X" U `
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 o4 ^" ^6 E1 C CV Zuikaku' N$ _+ o) ^ Z8 @; d+ Y- n' V
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. J: q7 R4 t K5 d% L
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ U5 z x& b6 u6 L CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 y9 f3 ^# J8 N% |' w
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
: B% d# {. o5 Q! T4 _/ N- B6 b CA Takao v! \" A3 f$ B6 k
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
; g) S) Q1 t: Z* [ DD Shikinami
/ W" U# ^( }, x( V0 T( R% Q CA Tone6 N6 \+ m* t9 K
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
) |$ e5 m& } |. t* GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku, G7 Y2 Y$ p" v/ X3 L7 }! }2 f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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. [( u2 X( Y9 {5 T- FRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 V: ~# ]9 ]1 [9 ~3 |5 F: ?* K
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes1 D4 x0 |! v& M. j
^; h3 h7 k, ^. }/ hJapanese aircraft/ G& p+ L. ]) X7 R$ ?5 k8 z
A6M2 Zero x 45- l( r# \0 E4 S( @; g6 \. G
B5N1 Kate x 27
5 Z$ v0 |& g* r! R3 v# n( E D3A1 Val x 15* z3 F# H0 J" k3 x! G4 J0 X
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft- m8 h* B A' p! g8 q8 M7 F- g5 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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9 k5 B: Q1 [3 f- |* e3 n% C9 vJapanese aircraft losses; E7 ?' ^3 W7 U3 y8 b
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
: H5 ~$ R' W8 b B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
) q% T* b3 f7 z2 c B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak! ^. y3 b* Q: l
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
1 i/ J- e2 l' B2 [9 T D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged( \6 ~/ v( A! @5 K
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 U3 B/ E3 i }5 F3 j- I8 j' ]
2 Q% X! W% g( d7 V PAllied aircraft losses
. \% ? R5 Z% f: B' ^9 y: X1 l3 k F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, Q' e) r. ]* K) `0 @
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Allied Ships7 ]& ~* f1 e4 Q$ U' s/ {
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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CLAA Juneau
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3 e$ m/ {) Z3 P( f- c/ | BB North Carolina3 ]+ V# {; v& b" q6 b' t( p" K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139" ?2 Z [8 b5 {8 o8 J: d+ ^
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 ?; o; A( Q7 L" a" f1 ~0 M% v
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes6 R+ C6 _1 J: [, u' w
2 d7 ]7 ?: m; l8 m) rJapanese aircraft5 \* d/ t8 G3 R u
A6M2 Zero x 22) z: ~2 l* D- B. j4 Q, k. e
B5N1 Kate x 23) e0 M8 b" k9 _" U5 l" @
D3A1 Val x 2
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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5 \, i. h. }9 } UJapanese aircraft losses4 ?' l4 _2 q; y& _, T
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! g+ f$ F% `0 U4 D+ n B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
, G9 v) [/ c1 W: m6 a B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak; k8 i" ^' S% X0 U/ i+ D
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
4 T* |6 { n) S, e0 {( P( C# {# j D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
1 p( z4 g0 T" F! X5 p D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 M7 f& b6 ^9 b3 `
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, D9 l# ?" c7 ]0 w. ^
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Allied Ships% D. [' E7 \% g4 o% g0 ?6 P& ^- T
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
: j- ?" X3 ]4 x1 X2 `' k CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 T" Z q8 S1 N
CV Enterprise; ^# S- }& C1 s9 p8 O @; ]
CLAA Juneau0 b: m, T4 b5 Y6 h7 X
CL Hobart5 r3 r: Y n% c. v. M" G+ ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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- C7 o2 a2 ~* ?" iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1358 G. b0 b- P P* `3 g
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@: D2 w5 N7 wRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.; ^* @' R5 O) w Q6 c2 c
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 j% \+ m' U0 z6 C8 L' @6 r
A6M2 Zero x 28
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5 H/ H# \6 B* a' q0 i1 UAllied aircraft% S1 ?8 n& ?) b6 O- P/ s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
+ n. Q T' y1 U3 J. o SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ w8 A3 R h1 D A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged3 ~4 i2 n& M/ K8 I+ o
3 h- X$ ?; M# ]: [0 } \7 xAllied aircraft losses5 ^3 x# |# S7 W% _& e& h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed" q+ \( x) k" e$ H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged. G7 c+ y3 ^) T" e7 x n3 I, o2 R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; I( D. V" M! ^& F& x! c
q$ n" l1 l S0 d; a3 v0 S: h/ RJapanese Ships
; |9 J! A8 I8 c d+ | I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 `3 j) Y" E9 W' P+ _
CV Zuikaku6 P2 G- C4 V I4 t+ ^* U# ]4 y
CA Takao
J5 |) g1 w# R7 p$ U0 ?: i/ y BB Hiei& U$ F* V T( Q: O- G% m2 }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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) n$ |8 c* g/ b2 h% j! |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 c; d& n& }8 {3 Y7 `8 v5 ]5 ?Estimated time to target is 22 minutes7 U0 m" M& h; [# r1 I
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Japanese aircraft& F% q! u. D: H& G7 D1 {9 M8 X
A6M2 Zero x 13
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2 j, l$ ]& u/ Q8 w8 s: }, p2 p6 |Allied aircraft
1 \3 G( K; R: |" L! N$ \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
, a& O( T! z+ s1 V* a SBD-3 Dauntless x 57- i7 q8 Z8 H% f5 Q& }) ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 10& R& O- q L# V: K' S
$ Q* {# f# J& j7 i% g& `Japanese aircraft losses" ~7 Y0 E/ ?! F. P( h; q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 [& v% s+ d/ O9 c. R SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged+ Y, d/ T: ~# j6 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' X+ @9 c0 V6 o$ H: ?0 v4 _4 ?1 i! V. E
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged+ c; g7 B( m6 ?2 T, R
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CA Tone/ R7 _7 G2 W$ ]# C. }: T4 \: o0 a. M
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire; e6 g4 C& `4 H# J3 Y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 n9 `& b7 ?, T1 t) T- b' k CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
% G, t' i7 e/ }, }9 k$ H2 L' i& [. o CA Myoko, on fire
. e: F) ^- K- ~& RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku5 B# d4 q7 k( F9 U6 b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
- w4 S) L2 |+ l# B$ w8 L+ WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku. ?* H( c. o, f9 N9 D+ N W
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships
x' m, i4 z: D. A1 r; q DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 q6 |& S) l. t7 W3 i# s
DD Lamson
* u6 `& \# j0 v6 N4 ?/ ~ DD Aylwin
5 E% {& A* i# D* g DD Monaghan
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. ]# Q8 \! R; K/ a1 x% z, ISS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |