航母决战结束,日军投降。# {8 D! W9 I3 b8 m2 \/ E
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42. f/ c/ {( O. b, t! G% f4 ]3 G0 u
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
3 E, M" ?- L6 [: E4 { PC Ch 22 B3 ?* J1 C( R, m7 y6 W8 A) c
PC Ch 328 a3 e9 z# Z2 N8 ?
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships( W8 M+ ]* n7 }
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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2 N) ~+ |' H" d: ~( Q( fASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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1 I9 x- [, o5 F SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
! ^! k4 J& e) W/ ]3 W DD Lamson
7 U9 H* t* O% G) Y! ^1 v DD Cummings
4 ]& V3 k! e) g3 b" c% x DD Aylwin3 ?% |- x6 C8 ?8 n/ K- l+ s1 |, A
DD Monaghan
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/ R/ j; i; @; USS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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( n* p1 z( V# _- |% C; t" xNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& d2 }3 _! {, K! \3 f7 Q1 @" S, s" R
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 s+ _4 u2 R/ y: M: Q* a
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
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. }' x% S5 L% C0 g- HNo Japanese losses5 w8 F4 }8 V5 E/ h# ^
9 Q. n3 e7 g: dAllied aircraft losses6 N6 F* ?) `6 {3 s1 y
Catalina I: 10 damaged7 A6 q# G: y+ Y3 j/ ^, \, d* k' m/ L$ a( j
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged4 \* k. L `+ c% e
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Airbase hits 1
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4 b7 G5 t, ?: i, V" D3 J, LNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % Q3 h6 B; K w& m. ~* r/ z
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* v0 ?2 j, Z& _8 e7 V. c* REstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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No Japanese losses! v7 i. I( ] W& X
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Runway hits 17 d7 M0 Y( w! k' F# M
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% _) e, O2 R9 R( H5 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135: Q& @! Y4 ~+ w0 o8 V3 K. a
$ J( K2 L9 r/ t& K7 Q5 L' Z( VWeather in hex: Thunderstorms" @! p7 S+ M. e& ^) b
9 q! \" t4 u$ ~& q' d mRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- x% g$ t- s& A( V e$ JEstimated time to target is 31 minutes* ~0 T; { A1 M6 s3 U% |& o) W [
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Japanese aircraft4 [& @4 _/ }* o/ ^, ^0 d9 _8 v: K
A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
m, Z2 [3 Z# i/ a F4F-4 Wildcat x 91- F/ V- I' a8 a8 a% n, P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130, W* ^* J6 B8 I( G( `- i/ w0 T
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses- |/ S% @" `! P: d h. Z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
& P6 t9 X+ M$ J" H* |$ r F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) q, l( N4 m2 G6 _/ }) ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
7 }! s) l: z: r+ ~; S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 w6 C s, q0 n. Q: n' |
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged& N4 s7 C) h) `; a
0 {7 R9 i# [; @% W9 nJapanese Ships
2 c0 w# {# ?+ V' G1 t4 O CV Zuikaku; ^4 ]: m5 y$ ?" p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. E# j1 } R1 D7 V. ]/ l
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 z( r9 B; B% k
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ \% C- Q4 a/ J
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1& f" Z5 z, r7 z: @
CA Takao; }6 p/ K* m& z4 Q+ ?6 u- Y
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
: C8 q( m1 _0 Z% I1 M DD Shikinami, Q0 q/ F( a% R- O9 `- @
CA Tone0 A' L3 ?1 R+ t3 t/ ^+ b
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku1 Q, Q" u( ?3 W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku5 O( M2 s% F; W) z2 x. q& q0 \
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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0 x6 q) S4 R. a- y4 v+ u2 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139& g$ H/ u! K6 K, E& { M! v) m
# ]; G+ N1 V2 N+ FWeather in hex: Severe storms1 y& Z3 Y0 d- o! t# a( P9 r
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 h0 Y9 r" i9 W& W: E& C0 X3 c9 N
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes# _% n( E, n) i; @) S7 Q
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A6M2 Zero x 45
6 M3 A1 V8 D2 L. ^ B5N1 Kate x 27& a$ t3 ?" F( f6 o/ C' `
D3A1 Val x 15: p+ _% o2 i/ m) b2 O$ y
D3A2 Val x 268 U( T& \& p! U
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, u; M; W; i. B F4F-4 Wildcat x 116" x- |) `1 v7 F% K& ?/ P8 m
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
G, N5 _( E9 ~9 I9 z B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged* G: X- j0 | m; V4 }9 G/ _7 p
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak1 w8 q0 [4 h+ I' O: i D5 P( W; a5 j7 K
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged' X- ?' \3 M1 g+ w; _9 l& @: ^$ q
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
0 t% H4 [; b& G6 L+ q D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 P* a- P r) i; k9 oAllied aircraft losses# T& \ J7 a" A I. q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed4 Y9 t0 _, k% L: l d+ S
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* m- X% w8 r0 ? CV Enterprise. c! o H& t7 R1 ~% d: v$ A
CLAA Juneau
8 k- n7 l4 {0 k' ` CL Leander, {( q# n/ V# `& _& k
BB North Carolina
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2 ~9 \1 {! I) w: n2 v/ b5 S9 _( kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. p7 P# n% k$ X) x; V! k, Z
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes. V% X: c% a4 M2 u* C" M
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B5N1 Kate x 23
/ p+ `( o3 o$ M2 z. | D3A1 Val x 2% h. O6 c! Q9 M: x$ g6 o3 T5 c
D3A2 Val x 16
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4 M0 f' P9 s; e' nAllied aircraft0 m% H5 i1 ~9 C# T" x1 A/ z; e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 470 J, v8 }$ y% c
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 k& ?& v k6 i B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged" i" x J. L) x/ l* x, R; ^
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
2 @3 s$ I: `2 g- d. o4 y D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
. h4 q4 l$ w V% F# ` D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged. \; N: Y$ r( ^' q- [/ X0 H
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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! d( D5 j- \; m7 H5 x: \3 k F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ g. w; o# d0 f$ b" h L
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# Q3 c+ r: J9 R# W" V: H# L BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 12 A$ |. _. D$ l+ L
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 P2 X9 T( r/ C CV Enterprise2 }" C- g% T4 V ^9 H
CLAA Juneau4 q3 A( _ U6 A5 b; H
CL Hobart
6 |5 [) m% ?( G( ]+ o3 K U a8 mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga$ W$ f l! x. K/ A2 x
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0 r0 `, F& S7 z3 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135) V1 ~1 `/ L/ U( A5 o0 O5 z
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
5 m5 G% R5 N. s6 GEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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% f" S" Z0 T+ Y5 z6 l' {2 x" q F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
# h8 ^1 {' j$ b, f w, h) }% {+ o SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses" j! s6 k; O1 z" o# x7 l* v: B
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged) m6 y2 E% U0 L8 ?% r5 k
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Allied aircraft losses
" }5 _, y! M; p2 c F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 j5 m' V4 P8 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged4 [: I& j* H& k# p' A1 t T7 b% t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: j6 A4 \9 r; m CV Zuikaku
) Q5 a% s1 E! b: ? CA Takao
2 a. W' @# @2 M- ?2 J BB Hiei+ |" P& z _3 K. |7 d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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/ g E% t5 _0 K+ M* u3 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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, M7 R0 ^: W8 T; q/ c7 n% wRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; f9 z Z% f7 j, t, R# P+ q
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes( c3 V5 |# n1 R& y
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
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% n; j9 f2 G1 n1 J5 [$ m TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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0 i' V* h# v6 i7 ?* WJapanese aircraft losses1 x( b# Q" O2 b2 t5 ]3 b8 U+ _
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 R+ g+ |- e0 x* F, T* y2 i
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Allied aircraft losses0 v! [0 T, r/ ^, t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
( q! p6 L6 v& J0 |" q5 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged7 r* t/ D/ m: P, p o8 F* i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* ^- h: G; Z6 ^, h( k TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged, x N; w8 V( M6 Z) j- N& g/ q2 ]
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CA Tone
/ M( V* M. N6 N1 v; D/ | BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
2 p- k$ r& l4 W2 N8 E CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" P0 P/ c$ S( r9 E5 y CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
& [1 ^! O! J' U* z1 s! W D CA Myoko, on fire
1 [# X* Z6 H) a7 f. @7 v' f, v2 v& wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
6 D! m% p) n* t) gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
9 l7 M$ w& H% I# E+ d. o/ mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1623 c7 B$ H( d$ A) }; t0 Z
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Japanese Ships1 d; Y3 ~* d S" v' m
SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships
# [8 R& R' i$ f& O% h; `" s DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage: j$ ^; v6 B, k# I
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |