航母决战结束,日军投降。
! v9 l* I9 y* F AAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42/ n4 b- ^5 S/ s6 n1 x0 b
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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$ L4 y: T, [$ z' p _( HJapanese Ships+ q5 F0 Z) ^4 O/ J' q' R
PC Ch 22
9 `' L6 ? S D9 P PC Ch 323 Y% a6 v. B( @- y# {2 E- z; Y5 M
PC Ch 23
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& U7 \: K$ h; z: bAllied Ships
$ a" z1 e6 X# ~% Q, f SS Gudgeon
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! N. s% \$ L; r) \SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22$ H; I: I* N% w9 D/ n
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0 f& o& v3 E' Q/ e) O2 LASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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: f9 b# O* I$ N: x3 C SS I-17, hits 18 |/ H9 w8 Q1 X% k) T
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Allied Ships
$ j/ t! b. t+ ~2 ]7 u" l% p DD Lamson, W( {+ q: a1 w4 _9 O
DD Cummings4 O* G( |2 W8 g2 @
DD Aylwin" V; A7 |+ |$ L) b
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson- Y% S. U. C4 S' @: a9 A8 B: l% S
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - v" Z2 R7 b1 f7 r9 K* r7 N7 Q: l
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) B( W5 ~' b" T" {# a/ rRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 }+ @ g7 Q8 \ J
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes; q% F, C( E6 |2 Y
2 p& F: o: X; k' s: eJapanese aircraft
' i. H( [- e6 Y' d4 i G4M1 Betty x 171 g$ E, E7 \0 U! A0 b
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Allied aircraft" _! {3 X% y) U: i8 i6 S
no flights& j$ x8 D0 g8 v3 L' Z
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No Japanese losses! o: J! W! h8 L3 z" p! N
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# m( d- j1 g: [( k Catalina I: 10 damaged
$ z+ Q; N) n0 \( ^% E* L# L P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 16 g( J5 g: ~# F) ~1 D! T6 l
Runway hits 6) R" I9 U7 _ p1 A
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, @9 g* X, b5 q8 ]' F( wNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; c5 J w+ |7 N! }, h
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% ~; C& Q5 c+ @% t5 D2 Q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses) t& I4 U& V! r6 w+ C
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1359 J9 a& U' i9 z# X" ^" U/ ^
. f# l: p+ ], C$ Z$ n$ LWeather in hex: Thunderstorms3 w6 i1 k! _1 B- J' m# B
+ Y* r# S* E' t: ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& r' I' ]1 v1 U' G% y0 _Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% J& c) a" N+ Q+ i1 ?. Z A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft8 [8 s" {! y9 M/ K# e% V$ r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 911 B. n1 M. h9 i3 `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130# h1 r$ ^ r. S
TBF-1 Avenger x 12" l5 {$ {( ^& M- G; x c. V
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ F& n" n2 n1 I) E. r3 M& @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed2 E: h* t! n, }0 b
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Allied aircraft losses, f# v- j& S& Q2 B& J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed7 Y/ o, W6 M) S( `, k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged( w9 {% `' ~; r6 q- H5 z5 ~9 r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
- u- p4 p- U. [ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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( I' t% r! z8 k& qJapanese Ships
2 L1 |& P' P, H1 j% F3 Q CV Zuikaku+ }# f9 s! }3 s+ f$ }# F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
' f5 s& M2 `' A) X, o6 k0 r CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire- h) Y7 H, N- X& \
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 I E% i2 U9 |+ {5 z3 ^- a
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
7 Z5 f3 J2 A$ X1 D1 l CA Takao
1 D* n( _! e* a BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire: ^5 p2 R4 |. l, E- B/ d l$ q9 a
DD Shikinami' W; E4 s+ r1 `
CA Tone
* t3 |( N' |$ z9 b. c DD Umikaze! B6 H% k6 a) D, ?$ q& y0 V' w0 ^
* [1 ]0 F1 C1 X; y# G! D9 wAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
! l$ H; `- G9 R c: N. G& THeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku1 n- X8 a" O; O1 |( ?1 }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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3 ~4 F* T$ \$ J6 H: e0 j0 q( K/ O3 s4 A' sMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- ~6 o H7 d/ Q8 A
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! L2 D: T$ \, T Z* E' U& y3 _
A6M2 Zero x 450 `4 O" v) {0 r5 ]- C/ ]' f z
B5N1 Kate x 27
1 o/ d4 ]- L1 o, J( ^ D3A1 Val x 15
$ T# N- D/ A& x$ I8 g5 F, C D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft9 }; c# v7 \( g9 j- I- s% E) i% g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses9 [. M% R) B, W: z9 N% A! o4 x
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed6 s" b) Q8 C/ H/ k6 i$ ~( {
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged4 ]' d+ s8 n; U
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
0 t8 m9 E4 T q, ]. Z D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged7 O) T& X8 y0 U' t. {/ [: T
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged9 e! z4 n" r7 z9 R, R! G3 i1 i; V
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 o5 l- ]" [& s5 e2 N) ^Allied aircraft losses4 U& j) b4 T3 o8 H3 A6 ^9 @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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CL Leander2 @2 r! D" I4 J6 {
BB North Carolina0 A# p) I8 o! t* m
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. z9 Z1 s5 E5 y$ P! sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms6 n( _3 p6 o( N: @) N+ n* y
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 o8 J: g3 S/ ~' R6 g, t
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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, ]8 N) }9 t7 r A6M2 Zero x 22
! x+ m9 u* K5 D! V% V; b8 [ B5N1 Kate x 23
! d. p3 X( ]8 L: @8 [ D3A1 Val x 2
4 P9 G7 W+ |) G+ n5 F D3A2 Val x 16( h( j9 X) s, E+ B% U6 w
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Allied aircraft6 D( N+ w& H% y# K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 470 L; V2 ]' [. G% C5 E0 g o
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Japanese aircraft losses
, d# q+ J' A( N A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( F% h6 s- T1 F5 O B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
2 V& `8 U: |' M0 C B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak$ n: s: O3 s- i% `4 `7 W% U
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged9 w" t5 e6 L5 i& u) D' x
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged0 ]& t0 Q8 k, n' i% K( b4 ~9 Z
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 i; L4 I3 ?, M2 j5 M2 DAllied aircraft losses* ^! V6 P4 L* l, m' s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% m7 h3 {& u! v
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1( {, q7 X& J2 G! a& u. w0 C
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# w0 H7 K) C1 b( V/ Z1 @ CV Enterprise6 }. u7 x8 a$ T8 B& w! S& k p7 W
CLAA Juneau
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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/ @( ~1 F( E0 P" |- W0 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135( E% p( O1 X; r0 b, u( j, ^1 K
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
8 X' u$ T9 B* Z5 j- p' D9 f: y# h$ QEstimated time to target is 23 minutes, J( `1 Y& L. S* \. p# u
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A6M2 Zero x 28) l) r, A+ { H) l- q& F- j
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Allied aircraft
% s: X! _/ m' s+ e. K F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
8 F6 ]8 R% E# T SBD-3 Dauntless x 249 E; V2 c- \4 Z- s% q
- ^6 n P* O/ T" Q6 S0 QJapanese aircraft losses% Y: Q( ]" n" h8 _/ U" C( g, F1 y+ J
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged$ y: l$ @! k: h$ ^3 Y" b: ~, _( j
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Allied aircraft losses
: J1 v7 D+ j9 k# i' M2 v F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
5 Q2 b0 f* M# g* j3 u0 y4 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged4 L5 I9 V3 M- c$ x. L6 B4 n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; ?& V5 r. m$ B" D! C8 D
CV Zuikaku
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BB Hiei
1 Z" R8 P4 s; S; vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku1 U- Q0 R% j# m- v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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5 O' D5 f& w5 lRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ g: E. n6 E2 ~7 u0 t- \( U9 b( SEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 132 o, U* f) D! j+ x2 J
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Allied aircraft
( s3 F5 S. K- k9 t- s2 M. x; b F4F-4 Wildcat x 303 n# a0 [) U/ _' W: C9 _' L. q" B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57. i0 d3 P! u6 z$ K$ w7 q, ?1 _
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses6 d6 {$ c# ~% i/ E+ A* W# o
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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2 W5 O |, L6 }" n/ x F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
: e# T! W8 C, z' l3 b% _& Q1 O" S$ @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged% r4 W: f/ l! b/ i1 H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak X4 P2 V# T; {6 _: i3 l* M
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone( c3 y. Q5 Q* w: l# E, G) Y4 Z
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
# o9 j6 b# N5 S CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! m5 u/ P: t/ z& r3 ~+ Y
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 p, G; a# S5 ~- [! [' M CA Myoko, on fire
. Z/ W- D! _# s2 B- R* C) JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku2 o4 z3 i, C% _/ z0 U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
" F; m1 b3 |/ }! ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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9 t3 L; x; o* R$ d+ \Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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1 A" Z. \* j' H4 @; m ^( d8 F DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Monaghan
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9 o- s: ^# \$ k6 `SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |