航母决战结束,日军投降。
: M; \* A3 n; U1 l9 T; P* W4 [AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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1 {) i& V' A# i( w8 {Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1300 O' h8 J3 u0 X, F E8 D
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Japanese Ships
) \9 l9 J9 f! Z- T+ `9 l: G# m PC Ch 22* i$ _0 N% n( M, |5 X- b( \
PC Ch 32
( x/ g4 S# L% ]2 B ~5 F) x PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
% C* g2 Q* T a4 a$ h7 A" j6 g$ q SS Gudgeon' H7 e4 V: D" F0 x0 U
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167/ e* o* k0 }6 K" z8 M: [1 n% b7 g
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Japanese Ships+ h2 C6 W7 z$ ?+ T# E6 B
SS I-17, hits 11 t, J9 ]7 Y4 D. N0 n5 o9 o, E% f
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7 _+ w. I# a) ]) e& j1 E8 l DD Lamson
% f# s0 X4 \0 n: f* b DD Cummings* z3 P5 g F& |4 H
DD Aylwin& U3 P" Y$ t$ n; }
DD Monaghan2 S4 h: j# M8 F
0 `# Q& P6 k7 `' y4 O/ ISS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson! S' t& J& ]" K# Y
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# s3 r9 J. ]5 SNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 R" x0 y$ N8 w- v9 L. S
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Weather in hex: Overcast: P) z* ?' r: Y7 E E$ C
w4 G% P% V7 x2 VRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 E7 f( X1 k0 {1 q" s! V" ?Estimated time to target is 36 minutes' f F( w- D- e" k
# m) u5 [' N4 l# b) L2 W+ D, O8 X3 S' `Japanese aircraft0 |, w6 Z$ R( R9 R1 \% O( u, r
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
! J4 L% k! `5 S9 i, _" D% F no flights
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No Japanese losses
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7 b, t7 b. n0 i- x7 E# UAllied aircraft losses
x0 w+ i9 `" V/ |- e$ @ Catalina I: 10 damaged
" k& `0 O- \9 q1 e9 u* v6 M P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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0 n' m# Q1 j" DAirbase hits 1
T' U/ I; {/ I! T0 v, X: @Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ j' k; R' y" N4 z |4 D8 d
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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% }3 Z" N3 h5 K# R/ vRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 m" z/ d) g: [; _# z* wEstimated time to target is 12 minutes$ U" \$ v" t8 n8 v! {6 \: H3 b
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Japanese aircraft
/ J7 b. W8 v% } G4M1 Betty x 87 z( D- ^* v+ p1 ?* L& I; v
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No Japanese losses& Z1 N9 }" c3 m, |9 S* M
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Runway hits 1
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( i) W% m( |; u. F- T; QMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1359 G. `# @$ P7 O
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' R5 o' l# n: ]( SEstimated time to target is 31 minutes- ^) P. g3 s3 H; s( a5 k6 [
1 F" I% {" x, n5 u+ [" s+ L% b9 B0 Y. ^Japanese aircraft
, } m% J6 X& q A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
) V" [( Y% S' g F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
* n8 k s3 L2 A SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
* w; l5 U6 ?- @4 W( ` TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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" p4 d. S E: aJapanese aircraft losses, U' F5 [% X$ Z8 o S+ u0 z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, l% Z' f; Z* I s2 u; w( |5 Q
, Z& M7 l- I$ {: F' q( C: ~: VAllied aircraft losses6 _: w! P/ e! D' ^3 y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed! P- I4 h. K: Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
' X) z# s2 X# J& z7 V2 {/ t+ y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
. p0 e" k. p$ m' S/ }8 c* U TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged- [( z# ?( U5 h0 W$ k9 B2 W1 r7 V
2 s' a: y: D# A' eJapanese Ships+ s% T6 ? [0 a
CV Zuikaku
9 Z7 W9 s3 k" R, _: u6 S CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
u5 G9 w% o; S0 P% h5 r CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 { X) {" J0 F/ k# U! n2 N
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 G J# I, x6 o* R+ |$ K BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
( E9 t& Z' ]( O5 i/ ]4 y CA Takao
; I9 P1 ~$ |) ~ BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
5 J+ Z9 s: x& ?; K" Q {% x7 |9 T DD Shikinami9 U& d) A1 k8 h* ^9 h
CA Tone3 i8 m0 `% b, @ v7 T0 c* {
DD Umikaze
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3 Q% k1 _! \ O1 hAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
3 q4 N4 h7 C) Z* N* @: yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku" a5 X8 p6 f' a2 Y9 Y. |
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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! U& `/ Y; \7 PMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139# o5 S8 \/ o! Y6 A
9 s, V7 t' G+ v& W8 r* V9 ?" \ uWeather in hex: Severe storms- p3 s2 s3 K' {5 M A. p: B' Y
# `8 {$ O& L! }/ T- F( oRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. n L/ K4 w8 ^Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 C& ~ \; c5 F A6M2 Zero x 45 @8 O" N% ]% B& C
B5N1 Kate x 27
+ x7 w( E2 w- j D3A1 Val x 15
- v4 T" j& X5 t& Y. g: \ D3A2 Val x 26- t3 w5 s! Y* l2 H- X
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Allied aircraft! j1 y {2 q; x$ V" E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1166 \; j& s4 p+ R/ e( w+ ?
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Japanese aircraft losses' _; m9 ]1 S( p. P
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
6 K7 e7 N! ^) {3 ^4 _; B B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged' S$ W* ?1 j+ i8 M8 Y* K
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
" ?! D$ I+ W; w3 ~ D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged8 M" X; K5 f8 D( v9 w8 a
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged( O0 S" H. a0 S7 d Y! m) y
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. B- J9 `" Z8 d: A, Q6 ~5 s8 K
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Allied aircraft losses" Z; o; V# k+ p5 F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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" }8 K# A# B9 Y5 U5 i- I; p CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
, f1 x6 H/ @1 B$ ~7 Q6 u0 r CV Enterprise
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CL Leander
2 p" |* q ^+ @: I% J BB North Carolina, P4 x& x2 Y; v/ U* i' |. ~+ ]
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/ J9 J8 T, N8 a0 g4 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms( J$ W! k S! y# K5 }: ^
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! J1 x4 _+ n ?( \
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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! h1 z' x; g4 E, j! YJapanese aircraft" L1 P3 g/ X/ n- U* ^
A6M2 Zero x 22
$ U, M1 p9 Y6 Y; n: M! R/ c' q B5N1 Kate x 23- _: @3 e4 t9 n; X$ f
D3A1 Val x 24 y& P ]: [+ x4 k% d5 N$ I' |
D3A2 Val x 16$ |* v# O$ n6 j4 @4 o
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Allied aircraft' _7 ~3 h1 r' H- G& G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47+ {/ e$ x P$ r% M$ a( w9 K3 x
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 g- {6 s+ M' G: p) x- G7 F" C5 V7 |+ ? A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed2 O' O+ D4 E V) ?& h! f
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged: w) [% Z Z' S: O
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak B4 U1 {2 h. I9 A
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged! _2 O2 R5 o7 u: x( C% g' m. B+ X
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged- s2 N @, C6 ?
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 Q T- t* [/ |Allied aircraft losses7 _) d7 _4 I7 X4 t& ]5 a% d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
, }4 {6 M* M# { CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ f# T6 |- ^- U! c( ?
CV Enterprise
5 z7 H" a( F. _, x I6 [ CLAA Juneau. [2 l H" k4 h, v9 V9 B
CL Hobart
2 U- b3 ?, ^; z% h6 A! f' FHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga- y: l# B' V1 F2 \9 g1 W2 \
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3 A+ `% o6 _5 g& `3 {0 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135* c# {; {5 {" l9 {' ?" t6 t/ f1 p& \
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
+ h5 I. g( p/ ?2 o) ]$ hEstimated time to target is 23 minutes# V2 C) o/ o- W
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A6M2 Zero x 28) h4 C- i/ P7 i% D
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Allied aircraft6 z8 m# s$ H' p Z1 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 218 t+ i5 \/ ^# j1 z8 C# z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 246 z5 @& v7 Q9 L/ K6 b% c: ~- A
; j( n& v/ H( OJapanese aircraft losses: C! }) i8 a5 L' o! a
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged! b1 q) u1 A' C( N
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Allied aircraft losses
! [1 r) k* N% m3 s ] F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 [) x8 w1 E0 N' Q+ I SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
- ^, @/ w9 o- U! A2 L# O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' ~ o5 }2 C% u# i
0 n8 n/ ]. P. T3 a8 _* V1 eJapanese Ships
) V% n* r2 f* f3 j+ ^ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: `9 A8 L+ L7 b# e, R+ i CV Zuikaku) @( u" ^& ?8 Q. q8 L0 u. e" @( T
CA Takao9 Q9 P7 b5 T: P6 S. @
BB Hiei' l8 r! b; r4 a N" g9 B& e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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3 R4 s1 i) B2 g% ^( C/ Q4 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135% R+ |, o0 U+ d! C
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ ~1 I* X8 Y8 V8 r0 D" DEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 {. \& T5 ]6 \& l2 t A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
$ J# T4 P9 V6 V ~/ D7 X* T SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
) o- z4 q7 o8 Z' c; n( [( ` TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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* _/ g. a; Q2 C1 N4 k8 e7 q1 F7 ? F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* H. Z; B9 u) L$ b' _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged. B% C- z4 S s. _7 {3 K" L, U2 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
x0 Y/ E6 ]. h TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged* Q; E* q, g7 N
6 ^( Q% k+ K1 IJapanese Ships
: {2 N4 W8 X) D- c5 O' G CA Tone
3 ]) e0 ^9 c& a8 r BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
- E! h5 ^" t1 U CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( t( v4 n1 r6 Q D+ m4 C5 w
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
! e) v" V2 R$ V9 ^5 { CA Myoko, on fire
% o4 j I H: H* m( K1 yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
$ w) p9 |2 P3 ^6 o* ]& c3 @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei( z ]0 m0 d' _. y/ }8 I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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" _2 r: f" x9 jSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1628 T. _, P/ j" |% K4 M/ Z) J, b, Q
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! z% r* }- j$ R5 }7 U" D' R h SS I-2, hits 2; o2 w$ R* i2 v& N. N3 j H
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7 Y$ D( L8 g! M% W* { DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage& E6 i4 ^ Z' l& ^5 S/ }( n
DD Lamson
1 C( j, H+ L8 j. X DD Aylwin: I$ z/ n r4 D/ g0 h2 B/ l4 j' ^
DD Monaghan
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