航母决战结束,日军投降。
* S9 z* V$ X* y% s6 |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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1 D6 h; }9 J) G ASub attack near Torokina at 108,130* y% S! U$ N" K J: @ Y
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Japanese Ships4 ?& @8 c- e5 v. C! l" I! C) Q- N i
PC Ch 22
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PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
0 O9 h0 w7 L5 l/ q7 i SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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* N$ B* w, i# G: ^ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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" U* W' B2 E3 m. a% k& p SS I-17, hits 1& ~: }3 r: C# |# r) c: d N9 q
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Allied Ships/ ~) F/ E" J3 r9 {3 o* O+ R
DD Lamson* c3 a4 P7 P' D/ _0 ]
DD Cummings6 f, D* v8 S% h6 [
DD Aylwin
% l2 @ t6 _" u; @8 W DD Monaghan
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/ h2 K% y7 c: r7 m' uSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson+ |% G! m. _9 b8 `7 J" D
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\0 S. b. N1 w) g4 _Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 b% H3 @, ^9 C! N, y
/ H/ W9 |& `, Y. V0 ^9 VWeather in hex: Overcast3 B% g: k2 P0 L& p
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; ]) \0 A" @7 _$ X/ ?Estimated time to target is 36 minutes; t" e" M4 h6 \8 `
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Japanese aircraft
8 s7 b/ X: m. F9 P3 {* @" b8 M% Q G4M1 Betty x 17
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$ A( d: b5 H, a" T. a+ \8 P, ZAllied aircraft
3 ~1 R! `. L$ U: _4 V4 z! r* m! ? no flights8 o$ y5 ?" ^3 h# F: t
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No Japanese losses
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+ @2 k) S* d$ u& L6 ~Allied aircraft losses: @) i9 F# l" j0 t. R$ Q4 Q: E
Catalina I: 10 damaged ?* u. L2 t4 g/ O, @( D
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
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: Q+ _) ]! X; D' | I0 LNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 {! F: L ~& C/ }5 ^7 ~1 Q& X2 a
* F w+ X! v' P8 _% u4 R3 k$ V8 uWeather in hex: Overcast4 {# g$ d' w6 V# {8 b
/ }- H4 _5 {0 ?) K/ fRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 P% T8 x4 J+ a% G% K3 J, Y1 CEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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# C! W( ^! p! R8 H5 g. U" tJapanese aircraft
" k& h4 y: c7 m: t/ Q G4M1 Betty x 8
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* ~! A7 @" |8 {1 |No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1
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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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' s# \8 }, c2 \3 J. |2 ]: GRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& H. S5 Z* F) S+ E# P* [Estimated time to target is 31 minutes2 J5 K1 C0 }2 N$ [
4 } Y& `* X0 W% F; z9 hJapanese aircraft
# D1 x7 R9 ?' g% d& X; l' h A6M2 Zero x 43
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5 ^- ]+ K8 B1 E7 q. qAllied aircraft* R; Q' J, q7 u, @. z1 _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
s6 }7 A6 N; m1 k& O% O SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
; A! G' P9 p# H+ q0 k* ] TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses1 G2 q/ A8 r1 M/ G% E
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) K& g u" f' `9 L! W) \
0 `* f3 Z" ]- ]# dAllied aircraft losses
5 G/ S# a! ?1 b/ S F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed- F5 O: B3 j1 [) E# B9 |5 R- f, o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged4 |0 ]6 X9 {8 v' L- D9 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% k+ G1 L$ ~; b( G* U0 k TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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/ k. K% z6 p, a1 x# _* y# BJapanese Ships3 S+ o+ L' k5 O( f
CV Zuikaku. d o8 z4 p, |/ E$ _2 X. N
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* k0 x6 D* b1 S) J# H$ n6 E CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 M& c ]% ]- Z8 E5 n7 ` CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( D& K% v3 C; N9 g! l/ [
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" T+ r5 q5 }" |3 D( ~: N; Y CA Takao
/ D- h2 ~* L$ b, l/ R BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
3 k% \3 d* u' p6 Y4 x DD Shikinami
8 h0 M1 F s* Y CA Tone
( F9 p* o0 u% M4 I& I DD Umikaze3 {' f1 X9 h# W" @6 f! l8 i) _
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku5 K1 u6 I% J8 ?" D+ s2 ^* C+ e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
! s; s* f8 p0 }6 e4 OHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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5 n" M% c; e+ |9 m9 T8 U2 B* sMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 O# I2 p. y( E& f
$ A* m9 e# _3 N0 ~Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) g( j% h# k/ Y7 ?. j$ G
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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6 L; S# E! i4 \" @* ?# _( i8 `2 KJapanese aircraft# J1 H9 s$ X: x4 X
A6M2 Zero x 45# ~1 g* c4 m* W
B5N1 Kate x 27
N! b$ @1 N5 D1 t! G. e7 K D3A1 Val x 15
* N2 k, l- l8 Z8 A( ^6 H D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
" H) G. {! f5 q6 } n% p F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses# |; Z% S2 r& T- L1 [) L; I
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed+ Z9 x4 ~ V2 {% @
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 K' J0 l" s7 ^) x/ X& r B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
8 J4 \3 z0 u" q( [ D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged [" {: m$ y3 @" W7 W
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged1 {$ M9 t+ I( Q& Z) P! K0 t% ~
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 u$ d* O2 u0 Z6 m& |
& K) p O; B" l. E- S( c( ~Allied aircraft losses& r! f0 v, h; u3 ]4 u0 N' B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
7 I6 A1 u, T0 A CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" ]& h; c5 _( Z) }/ I' `
CV Enterprise, C+ R. X1 V- K) i
CLAA Juneau& x: K% l6 r! h0 Z+ z1 Q
CL Leander
8 Q$ x3 g9 Q3 T' z$ }9 q, I BB North Carolina
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0 U% ?8 h: ]2 H# G: `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1398 _/ i: K8 ?4 U( u6 s7 [, J9 B7 X
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Weather in hex: Severe storms7 X6 \% v3 w: q6 Z' G+ \1 H2 Y
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& i4 j4 l3 I- r3 G0 K0 sEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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3 ^: s: k& z/ @2 m p1 O: eJapanese aircraft/ p% j w8 \; P1 y! ~4 B5 K
A6M2 Zero x 227 z6 t1 o E7 ^ f' m
B5N1 Kate x 23( i% W# J% v k+ Z* ?
D3A1 Val x 2
& v% e8 S: j$ M; o5 p D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft
2 }- q" b0 p6 X* I2 y! P% ]( S& ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses: ]) C4 m$ H" P( ^7 g& _# r
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 r7 T2 a9 E z/ d
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
) o4 h* `9 N6 T' F B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
. @7 i+ C# z8 B' d& P, Q D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
) B7 T) G+ _: p/ G9 I# X D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged+ h; t8 I& r4 X k& d* ?
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ Z5 T, _1 \, D1 ?5 g3 `, r. u
( F/ s3 G8 X) _' g1 J/ lAllied aircraft losses
7 ^* K; S( G; N8 k! v6 p' C! p F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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~( b9 w3 j( S. S6 e' ~: ? BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1 m8 L$ K1 o. ^$ Y
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 P5 d, N/ _9 J+ _ e' ] CV Enterprise
3 k6 V R, I: ]4 h: H& P7 l CLAA Juneau3 X! w) ?, s0 r' O
CL Hobart. z* z' v% [4 D+ W8 _
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga7 s; \! S* o9 T% V
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& v, S; F. [; q {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast& G4 }" s, S! n9 i! c1 [* N
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
r: l; n( u% o1 b4 q1 j$ G: [Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ ^- w0 k5 q% o: X0 b
A6M2 Zero x 28
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" e# @/ q! }% G: e3 A# Y% U2 T+ BAllied aircraft
8 T T# c L% W% c5 n2 E F4F-4 Wildcat x 21' v& J, F+ K; t) t i, W3 m5 L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 248 j3 C% m, p& H1 F
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 }3 d8 @" ^9 [0 z" C- P A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged" v) ~5 O0 \ y) u0 D
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Allied aircraft losses C0 L' R: N5 N% S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
* ]6 \; C, v1 ~9 B SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) q C1 u* [! z) `0 F; p/ e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
( D m7 o, c( L: Q; I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ k- ?" L5 V0 b8 p1 M CV Zuikaku
9 H) S5 N% F& a5 J7 S CA Takao( p' _, I# Y& G+ m
BB Hiei
9 z0 B* |3 X2 U- T2 A1 c4 Z1 S& RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku) f. p6 O7 U" i2 u7 H/ f
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5 r0 W3 e) `, Q1 D: |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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5 m9 S: L$ ?# e4 \) p) mWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 o6 }# |% @/ Q }3 i6 {Estimated time to target is 22 minutes- W; g6 _+ ~- S7 E0 t
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, S9 `% O2 n; c% z$ u! ^& Q A6M2 Zero x 13
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1 @4 l4 [! o- E5 Y9 KAllied aircraft
( B4 |5 m# ~% Q3 _* e3 { F4F-4 Wildcat x 304 ~, n* f% h; |+ Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57/ a7 Y# R* Q' N0 ~* h: n4 S
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses% A- P8 V5 P# m; `5 o0 x- h1 D
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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~' Q: X2 W4 c F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ I3 K. ?* j4 D7 k3 p! d: Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged" U P* z" U2 P" E' Y) N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
; r. O2 v4 L; P TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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4 I O8 @8 H2 E5 ^0 ] CA Tone" l2 J- D8 L# p, d. {, Q# |
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire/ l3 `- n( W' ?1 q, p" N( @" B
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 V8 k. |8 g: _8 M( p
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 H- z( o( _& P- N( l8 I/ L0 r CA Myoko, on fire o& E. \) H8 F# p7 N1 m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku* b6 Y0 }/ h5 B; n
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei4 c% F( f. ? N* O! h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku, I* P/ Q1 ~" J, C) K
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1 B' `! d. z4 \2 ^Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
4 J" a% [& c/ S! m7 C* r/ d SS I-2, hits 2) X" H/ l. B) M% j u
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Allied Ships7 [' f6 _4 V; @! f
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage' \5 V* z! V; \
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |