航母决战结束,日军投降。1 P: @- x& p& }" L. l
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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! J0 {$ t! u1 M! X- y# X' ESub attack near Torokina at 108,130- \ Z' k+ _5 e2 {/ Y* J
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Japanese Ships
' `9 t5 ^8 z; X. l PC Ch 22
( b0 L; P) L: _* \6 H. a3 R2 W9 \; w PC Ch 32
: l. h$ B; A \3 Q PC Ch 23
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9 A- M6 |3 J; _% gAllied Ships! u& I4 F1 r$ j6 B% `
SS Gudgeon7 D& y5 h/ {- T2 o @1 h2 w
+ q. t. c& s9 v9 M$ V' U9 `8 pSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 224 Z% u. p7 I9 g) ?
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+ b2 S# j8 x/ ]; }9 t* rASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167' {9 S) ~( r+ \3 p. L% T, `
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Japanese Ships
& a% C4 ]( x' u/ Y3 y# I SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships- f U1 a0 R% `6 ?
DD Lamson
, c8 @) ~5 _9 O, L5 L$ i DD Cummings: i$ A& q7 r5 z! R4 u
DD Aylwin
; V5 T7 C- e, m% Y( U( \/ E DD Monaghan/ n: m2 H( z$ ]$ y
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson& [8 T+ D( C w% W" t2 |
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 c9 l. }4 s& R# u9 g5 X, J+ r
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: F3 ]+ e6 D* ?- k+ URaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 V$ N6 A( s. C% i# K
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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" i3 d5 i' u$ ^( p, hJapanese aircraft
1 w$ B3 p( U5 n G4M1 Betty x 17; w7 i. k+ G! f5 ~5 `& m
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no flights* j% E" C3 u" K' e. d. w
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No Japanese losses
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" @+ c; W* Q5 \6 W, H Catalina I: 10 damaged' O9 O. S$ y( b7 ]1 i, |
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
" [3 L0 v/ n$ F( F; r2 d5 Y$ MRunway hits 62 W1 R; v) Q4 l7 F0 D& F
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2 ^8 {; V! y7 ?5 O. G+ qNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 w' Y1 e. `; qRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* q) j+ x0 E) k* q& R+ N( H! W/ F* X
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 j) [, n/ _8 n G4M1 Betty x 8
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' e- h0 v" y% a. W! S, y+ KNo Japanese losses
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! x8 D% Y' @; m# ARunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1356 y- F1 T3 u( y
& E9 B3 n0 G o$ L1 H3 |7 pWeather in hex: Thunderstorms3 l% ?. S$ v$ j. a6 m$ j: \3 Z! [
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; P. [3 ~( w. Z9 K7 _) c4 a, AEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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7 h8 u# O7 q P4 y0 d# RJapanese aircraft7 [! V+ }2 [3 c( H
A6M2 Zero x 43& p3 V3 R+ J$ R1 |' I( C. a
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* O8 p8 @5 `* _2 _ u0 H F4F-4 Wildcat x 91/ e. t6 r: l& ~9 D9 k1 g5 Q$ t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
" ^# V& \3 i4 b: q7 d TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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V) I9 w* S+ ?5 L3 u5 B1 CJapanese aircraft losses/ b( F2 C9 `. ?
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses/ j) w h1 i7 v, J- m, {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
' d; ^- b7 X6 f" F# X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
) n L$ ?8 }% u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
3 D8 N" t4 N U/ L5 Y TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged$ n9 _$ f# x$ P, `. a8 E$ [$ P9 X2 S
" X# [0 Q2 _1 a' LJapanese Ships
/ U, m- L9 u) B CV Zuikaku: a/ K' Q9 e' U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 j v& E5 R7 }1 X5 Q CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 j& S5 {0 |+ m5 E) [, r CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# T1 D" P6 s# A, x3 R0 t; p BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
1 N7 n2 Z3 I! u) ~( s: R; G2 T CA Takao" F* v6 J* z4 z3 r0 |, m
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
2 T0 |8 `! R$ g+ b: _0 A& ~( g DD Shikinami! C/ n d0 Z) p
CA Tone& s; `7 ]' @$ Q
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku3 t! y+ `9 F3 C& }6 I6 j
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku' t# i# b. G3 y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo' e2 d( F* e6 A- l* X' [* Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139* w1 I2 Z7 d, C
& w3 P2 K! R) r$ M5 A6 `3 u9 e8 YWeather in hex: Severe storms0 G# X( ^+ D* p
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# d8 R |; x2 j8 S7 JEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 y2 Y; \6 N6 I+ M, p+ ~ A6M2 Zero x 45( E8 v: _2 ?" i& m) f7 {: N
B5N1 Kate x 27- z$ P- y M3 \: Y4 G
D3A1 Val x 155 d# E/ s' Q0 p' H) @7 H6 q
D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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& q ~( D' [3 l/ V. q A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
, h1 k) x2 Y* G) F B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged0 r1 a8 X& Y/ M3 b: V& U& W
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak3 o( _% @, o3 l5 G4 J
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged! }7 S0 s! m$ }+ }% j
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
5 @2 J, T" R6 x7 c/ U5 R5 v D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
& s! k9 O; z6 x* a( e1 w F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1- E2 {" i/ t7 S: S6 Y" | `
CV Enterprise
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CL Leander
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1399 B- a2 ?4 s9 G. M) F# u) D+ |* R
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: @& e- O- M. H' Q- L" YEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
0 m9 e( n! o, F1 e$ z0 \ B5N1 Kate x 23
3 g: }7 z; h9 Y1 S5 K D3A1 Val x 2# j% m3 p: l, t: z' P1 C, g3 e
D3A2 Val x 16
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9 G% k: l2 {0 ~$ x- G! ^# Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 47" `5 U* U( `) z. v9 {. Y
' p( _; [3 B. d* O, b( G3 QJapanese aircraft losses5 |9 N- c3 F3 o: \
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
. w/ w0 V! ~6 I1 F T N B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
8 F2 S) o% }& \; _; I% K4 K B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak9 W# K; n! t+ g2 R0 e; m
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged) F3 o$ K4 t9 _ E" S- M8 v" y- B
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged9 N3 e$ ]& w" G" U( I
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses0 C; d+ {9 B8 }) N7 A4 |9 U0 e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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; V* s* p' |+ E BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 15 {! k6 h5 z1 j! c+ c3 L' U. w, L/ b
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# W; ^& [) s$ v* s, H
CV Enterprise
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1358 O& X% S3 S: {
+ U6 Z& w7 I- |$ RWeather in hex: Overcast2 i4 d7 r; `, c
8 B6 _2 n/ ?" BRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.( e. i; a; N* P. B
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 Q/ f( i( K9 _. q A6M2 Zero x 28- U+ {8 M5 {, W0 v2 E8 w
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
/ Y( l9 @- A' Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 24) ^( g3 b. W% U0 a
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 u( G5 s& D: L/ D/ w% U; g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 K0 P7 j8 `! {3 s# p0 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% L/ Z' n+ y) h2 n/ Q9 g CV Zuikaku& T3 c: _9 \, w! _
CA Takao
+ D5 u$ \# q7 {. d, @& s$ l BB Hiei
, X* L9 e4 t: y7 XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku) e% `0 a0 F3 a; {& O8 g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135/ a H# N( r4 s* v" O; ? D5 Y
2 Z6 u' e% [) `* b7 oWeather in hex: Overcast
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" h2 F! i% e* x+ v) mRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! L1 D( z2 F0 P7 SEstimated time to target is 22 minutes# ?/ E3 ?- N$ h
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( {6 _& }/ c: t1 K A6M2 Zero x 135 b* |6 O; |! }. w
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; Q+ m! n4 \1 E6 c7 Z, z3 } F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
8 [* G1 x' y5 x R. G# ~. s SBD-3 Dauntless x 57' T1 ?3 A* \* y. p+ l( A
TBF-1 Avenger x 10* @; k) D- r a* N8 E" z8 e% r
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- k1 `6 | J/ w5 R2 M& i. e A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" d+ t1 e E* u! w) o# o% e
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
, s; {3 w/ L0 M( N# t$ C SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
. o! q7 N& V! E/ y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak& _; x& C1 N# ^, [' `5 ]6 d
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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4 E& l! O0 M i! j# b7 ?8 r8 a CA Tone
: C5 @+ P; t. A1 s. A BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire# U. r% t$ l: I" n
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 h- h1 S2 A, k5 O% N. k CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 L M/ y" H) q0 E4 p CA Myoko, on fire+ g( F6 A& W0 u) L* d8 f: Y4 a" ~! g
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku. R4 O+ j! ^7 X) i" Z6 P* D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
- m/ U3 T7 V( tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku0 {& r8 g( w% q7 W3 {& i& H
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! G- W% J1 k( U& s5 O0 H; hSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2: H/ z5 `/ R2 @! j n8 C1 r# i% Q
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
# k: Y1 a. Q$ N6 P3 { DD Lamson
5 E( W' d+ ?: ?/ T2 ~- ^ DD Aylwin
8 @% \6 h, P( m; N) a DD Monaghan6 i" Q U6 R& g, ]
7 V- |; I# g9 @4 @# oSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |