航母决战结束,日军投降。
. o8 }6 | c7 V' `$ ^2 N4 j9 yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42, O1 V; Y. N# t+ x g0 r- t) Z c2 f
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* ^% }. C, c/ F- v$ K) {- q$ S) ]Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships/ `1 ~6 m4 g: I2 }
PC Ch 22
5 C5 T0 I( G; B% ~# v( p PC Ch 32
" I% n, w {3 D' L: _4 i6 ]6 P) q m PC Ch 23
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5 y2 Q; \. P9 G4 L6 ^Allied Ships5 Z- d% |) F# p- f) m' X* _, g6 v
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships! j! J O; _! D1 \# b: @
DD Lamson
% O% k, t3 x# @7 I3 R5 q3 m f$ r+ x8 h DD Cummings" W# i$ s, v. ~! F6 _+ E+ x3 D
DD Aylwin
4 U4 Q% _; b$ o! m- y4 R DD Monaghan
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9 A7 b0 A7 f$ n6 I9 iSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) a) e) G+ E( m, _
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) w9 I4 } L& @- P3 E: v8 q
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes. ~( J, w6 m# q
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Japanese aircraft7 X' {7 F: l9 k
G4M1 Betty x 175 ?/ Z7 U6 b8 v7 K! \ [
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Allied aircraft0 a8 A6 o1 J9 J2 |. {9 ~; W
no flights( y2 U( Y: q8 J
1 q; F' ^2 T2 u0 T# H# f& cNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 r- v# u7 a. J6 r& X% \
Catalina I: 10 damaged
5 k' |% Q) \7 u( q* E2 w% Q) l P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1: J% G3 I! W9 D! ^
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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) B* X$ P% v+ b" lRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% B1 `$ @+ Y$ j% r; EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes: T7 J# w1 u4 c2 d* T+ N1 B
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Japanese aircraft! q8 K, {+ i f. x- w( m, E
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1) A$ i/ x' O& b) Y
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" t( E4 E6 B3 i1 T8 Z, a3 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135' a. h6 O( i4 O# C
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms4 P9 l ^2 _" z0 v( G: E, z5 c* x
( ?0 a# m0 d9 E( n; c! v# I! VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." I7 I/ v) O6 ]& B U5 r
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes3 O7 q: @) V1 u6 D" e4 ]* h: m# E
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Japanese aircraft& l y) ~+ n9 G+ Z( S# R
A6M2 Zero x 43
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91" S0 x* M- l) l+ X6 I& Q# E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
) a* y4 a7 w! O2 F. q& W! p% z TBF-1 Avenger x 12' @( s: _! y4 T
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Japanese aircraft losses
, U: o5 e3 M. o6 ^ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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" n" `& L9 i- {3 ^3 f4 oAllied aircraft losses
! @. o- z. N) k" a; |0 ]; U F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 z! \8 A" @5 }, u2 `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged+ T) W% H. `- ~! W' f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 _ e! F- W, \" L3 G: S/ k
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships: K6 Y, T+ \/ H1 l+ B
CV Zuikaku- c1 \" J( @% Q- N+ ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires& r+ ?5 K% ^5 _8 O, B# \
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 ^, Y4 @! r% h CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 i- Z' B8 M, | BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" Q% l' w# c, y! M$ o% z CA Takao
2 B9 ?1 J8 H" Q0 K, c6 t& b BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire. J% D/ Y$ v* M& E8 p
DD Shikinami& \% L( ^( c7 N/ W8 Y3 J" i
CA Tone* }+ N0 T) T1 w' I
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
4 ?" N7 c; ^' gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku9 t: v! ?- L% z: X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo5 x% A$ l6 w8 }/ k7 `
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# E8 b* C; [ T; A1 j( a' V% b% |Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139) d& I" ?4 l& I
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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, Y6 c+ @8 X4 M% t5 U. X4 j* mRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. m7 V" a: t: Z& F) A5 U6 yEstimated time to target is 43 minutes" M2 K7 U o R# t3 {8 B! s
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Japanese aircraft( h$ f! v/ W+ ^! y- ~
A6M2 Zero x 45! Z: W0 t$ F8 o/ d4 H; C1 ?
B5N1 Kate x 27
4 I$ g8 W- q4 n: | D3A1 Val x 15
2 G6 `0 d; O( g D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
9 d1 S6 a- Y. m. h4 j F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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, H' q( |, I9 ?Japanese aircraft losses5 L) y \0 h( ^# h
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed% G, c. Q: s; L* Y! ^
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
2 J8 Y0 A) ~5 e) g- T" X+ b* T/ y B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak0 [' @4 ?5 H! E- N/ B& j
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
& s2 m. Y$ U v* H$ ^; U D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged' x6 x8 j7 P: z$ j- k# k: M5 J# y
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 ~; [3 p( K$ [ l. O
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 Y# v* ~+ K/ A9 ` CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
$ A4 ?. ?1 [6 s q+ C( x CV Enterprise
% O% e- m4 \3 I% n9 p CLAA Juneau
^2 }4 i" u, B. F3 g- u CL Leander
. X6 r" |( Y! ^. f3 W4 r( j( u7 I4 X BB North Carolina6 Z, H5 E0 k4 {; |( J0 S$ E1 [8 }
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, V6 h# O$ R" w# `2 C2 @3 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1398 s' z- @% i$ n. x% @9 R, q; p+ O5 E
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 r4 B8 A+ c# ?: _' R$ FEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ |$ e' }* f5 j8 N4 C+ N+ e A6M2 Zero x 228 c! H6 N$ z9 G1 a8 h+ J
B5N1 Kate x 23
: v# \6 u% h; u; e D3A1 Val x 24 E a: {. w# ~2 R
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft
/ E! o0 q" F+ _8 P F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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$ } q3 `+ n q; AJapanese aircraft losses* \/ u( G0 c7 n
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 Z a. a; K9 H+ T. k! U B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
% i9 \4 J+ V# v: q B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
/ b9 [1 N8 T; v+ g# q5 r0 } D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
, A7 s& }- g* j5 \; G/ J6 ]: V: l$ ~( M D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged% _2 q+ M9 H- x# t% I
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak6 w% m3 B5 C) C$ P: S) q- E- h
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Allied aircraft losses
& T" S7 }" b0 ?, c F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 ^, o, q- r' d. p% {8 ^( e7 e
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Allied Ships
7 ]# T( L5 Y' l; K3 G5 ? BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
, u6 l5 _3 {/ i3 i CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! m& L0 f9 v# i+ g3 \% }
CV Enterprise) J% n$ y( M* \4 F
CLAA Juneau
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$ a5 m5 n1 o' S' THeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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! N8 r7 j0 D9 j' P) xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135" M2 L4 ^8 X( M+ m$ u* z H, \( \
! O7 C9 \+ q. E+ ^( GWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 n+ Z1 T H. Z4 a9 BEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 28' R! K/ A* F8 p1 @6 U! W% ^" p
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6 a# T) u+ N5 k* T" f% Q/ c' a F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ ~' Y$ l7 c+ i( N& Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 243 Z1 y( G& m1 q5 [) R+ o
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses3 x. O& N' f1 Z: l5 I8 d( a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
2 ?, R" H; L) D U( m SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged p) ]6 d' t8 _- g- B; {! J. z& ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* K3 {) m6 U; ^ CV Zuikaku
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BB Hiei& h1 \1 A$ h8 H I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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0 Y2 V8 _- }2 C9 @5 _3 k1 O5 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135+ F5 G3 r9 G1 H. u
( s4 a5 |5 I$ L+ Y3 @2 l9 tWeather in hex: Overcast
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/ D: y- Z) y* jRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& N' K9 U, c; C7 O' r; E
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes- r2 F U9 g. \6 D6 R
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2 z9 d; U; ~% s! P1 U# N9 ? A6M2 Zero x 13
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! ?: Q* p: ~0 J2 F7 ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
* c' x2 x, r6 O" I) v SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
) u' h+ A% q+ C3 f: b( {* t( `: v TBF-1 Avenger x 101 L* v% c* ` J4 q L- Y+ `
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8 p! q5 Y: D) q( o* D* g; ` A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; I0 V. U/ j* d
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5 J) }3 q: k9 @) l; y* B F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 }' y+ J+ N8 w& [' W9 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged- b. S9 m0 x4 K/ _( X2 H% u% @% W" }* S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
" s; F+ C0 u$ Q( R9 k4 n TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ X1 o, B! \% o3 U) x5 [4 `: [
CA Tone
; x/ V w' g7 _( P) n$ _7 R BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire& I7 m) w5 Q' ?7 h8 S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 k0 v4 ^; V/ _9 i- E6 f CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ O5 v2 J0 S+ y" M5 q8 G: R CA Myoko, on fire
! H/ m" H$ _" U2 z. XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
3 w, ?* C6 H0 k5 MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei1 @* L0 z2 Z) J# ~
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku5 W: Q. v6 I' T6 h- z' d
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162( D6 x' ]/ e; i, Y! I
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SS I-2, hits 2( H. C( u" r% J+ N
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Aylwin
$ W* l- I; f4 S q& y DD Monaghan
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- I) f" W0 Y" w) P2 B0 USS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |