航母决战结束,日军投降。6 o1 K& h7 E6 n- Q4 S9 I& K' R
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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0 ~7 T) l7 S8 E+ cSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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% a: m- ]$ e3 }2 ^" kJapanese Ships& M9 L" [. W; o6 I2 h7 G2 T
PC Ch 22
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PC Ch 23: G- A7 f1 n. L' w& L
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# R# J( V' A6 ^ SS Gudgeon
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9 [/ a; q( R! t- ESS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 220 {) p! r% V' f4 Y: I6 K
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
. P' L$ v- w5 O" U1 ~6 f SS I-17, hits 1% q2 l- O! e* h; Y6 {3 B, q
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6 B% {" h1 _- L, v* p* K DD Lamson! f4 z f! _8 B5 d$ g) O
DD Cummings4 j! h. L8 V' h; O
DD Aylwin6 o2 k# X' ?0 A
DD Monaghan
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6 l" a+ k- ?, D1 f# T- _SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson8 x a g/ s+ d: j
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& d8 t1 o7 r& E) B7 W1 N5 xNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast! H* t9 x& W8 m# i- F2 {1 S! c D
. ~2 d6 s! |3 a/ v* K- z. gRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' l) ]# ~& i- u3 x F; h
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes2 N3 Y) Y6 n K4 n3 V
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Japanese aircraft b/ S) m& X' S7 b
G4M1 Betty x 17/ ], m1 E1 z1 ?( w& [5 m6 N
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses) A. [/ [+ H( w4 Z/ }; k# A
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Catalina I: 10 damaged
4 r6 c' c! j. t/ X0 G% V P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged5 f9 T% }) c, S2 P: [: u3 G {
6 w# ?% [. u) @Airbase hits 1/ P& ]" p, J- }# ]0 M
Runway hits 6
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" l! {: r- U4 f4 k# z( p+ [2 m: f* LNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) @7 O; Z) \! K8 O' E! B4 {
]: `8 Q2 B$ z% y6 zWeather in hex: Overcast
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2 w- }" Z! [. A7 \9 nRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' L/ V9 c* H7 ]: Q5 {& y/ \
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes0 H" W" Y7 d; z; k& P2 M- ~
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Japanese aircraft
8 [& E: S! D4 S o( S) W; H G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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7 N1 @ M( g+ s K8 GRunway hits 1$ P- p5 G% K' D& O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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+ j# c2 b3 l1 O* e lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% H9 r |9 W! \3 J
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 m h- }. H, ^- i1 h9 M A6M2 Zero x 43' G% h4 U, W2 N6 B2 z( Y
% b$ r/ Q0 C# e8 `Allied aircraft9 ^. M' o. Z# J4 h6 @$ x# ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
1 p, r6 X y& ]4 d6 q8 h+ p0 m4 o& G7 V SBD-3 Dauntless x 130& y. h4 o& @0 }3 f+ o' |" p
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
( ^. V' V) ~) W& e1 Q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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- S, d* o7 i5 w" s7 b. e9 A/ ^! k F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! [# V: a( k; w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged) L/ x3 H4 \. P, A' W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
- K% `% |7 u8 C# b TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged9 a. n+ ^& |# x5 C
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Japanese Ships
5 ?* q- u. E% T. X" p1 ^ CV Zuikaku
/ }. Q. S& V( C5 B# K& d6 Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires u P8 J: Z7 K2 {6 B- g% B
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire' T; v( m7 `# w. K* A8 b' j: ~
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( a& Y* ?4 b* `$ ^- ^
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 15 A5 L" o1 J) I0 D z. M6 l5 h
CA Takao5 k/ \$ U$ n+ {& ]
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire7 N6 G) |- z6 F* Q S
DD Shikinami
5 n9 \' w3 q# E1 f( `+ [ CA Tone# f/ K7 k& h! ?
DD Umikaze: m! b( U0 [; i- Y' |
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
0 O/ I" ?1 U* V* i0 EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku6 O1 V2 g0 p1 o0 _
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1393 r# w3 C, _% v/ f
' c8 F, c' p) w8 EWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% s K f6 B6 OEstimated time to target is 43 minutes2 m9 i) K. E1 x* c
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Japanese aircraft
+ ~+ o0 h, S( r7 N% V4 O3 O8 x$ g" G. b A6M2 Zero x 45* o, o1 Y, m0 K) u
B5N1 Kate x 275 C! W+ z9 O1 A# k9 D! w
D3A1 Val x 15
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/ ^" x7 P* t7 T, {6 {, |7 P; i1 qAllied aircraft
+ o) V! c# D$ z8 n- v i F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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( \0 L3 M. B, c: U: X- `& K& }& hJapanese aircraft losses1 m# O3 d0 C, v- u! ?" t% s4 M
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed0 t3 e; H- E: n+ y
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
, S! I6 b& W( V* X' Z8 ` B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
# \& Q9 ]- R9 y5 S' F: h& S D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged! a/ `6 Z0 T- Q5 J1 z3 d: t
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged4 Z* ^" C( R% J( C0 c
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak% W* `! q$ m" v- p7 R0 t3 W+ ^' k2 Y: o
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Allied aircraft losses
) ~. v; U% n- U$ ~/ o" { ` F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed- j0 n; b m0 C
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Allied Ships
" J. w* P* t& `2 s4 G CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
; }: D; J" v3 J4 s9 H. z CV Enterprise \2 r3 k0 w3 o+ A% g; O: u7 Y5 q X
CLAA Juneau
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& C9 y) ^3 A1 L& A BB North Carolina
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/ v! @* `" Z; R+ w2 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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% g" l4 q3 _. f# P% @Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 I5 b1 r! s7 V: E" U3 ^: E2 L |
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes- i) Q' A7 G/ t- B1 V
7 Y' V- q- b. H+ n3 U- KJapanese aircraft
" u+ l0 d5 Q. i A6M2 Zero x 22
! K+ u$ \" g6 m9 Q' c7 W B5N1 Kate x 238 u' A4 t" a: h3 z6 T
D3A1 Val x 26 e% l1 K3 ^4 R& p
D3A2 Val x 16* k* O8 G! c/ c
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Allied aircraft
" P* S8 ^! g) X5 G' e8 l F4F-4 Wildcat x 47. T: ~. j8 C9 P7 g7 Q
5 V [3 ^* k+ [4 o/ E7 cJapanese aircraft losses- n" i* s. b% r! A* d o8 `& e* _% n
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- n( m) C7 @' C: E B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged I4 X W5 C" W/ v. L
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak% c! q1 M0 q, N0 M; K
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged% a- I2 a& B3 x' w$ @$ v. n. h
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged. p) a( L: c7 n
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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b/ s# I4 G5 b F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 g' i! M" F- \3 V+ z0 n1 j. q
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! @" Y; k; X5 u7 S$ b+ M BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1) ^* }" ?/ B# Y! @' F
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. k1 C8 @5 G7 j) O! B3 u8 f CV Enterprise: F, a/ g5 S$ Q+ z+ D# x
CLAA Juneau$ p4 t! ~0 c3 O, P Q- f
CL Hobart
6 \1 L, s9 \" U1 O& cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga0 m' Y) M# i$ c
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M6 i/ ]; R1 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ b# k6 L$ Z4 E1 u' U: } i8 R
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes* c6 u) f I# L5 S' G9 Z# ^2 q
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Japanese aircraft
; v! u7 x4 t J0 V7 m/ o* ~ A6M2 Zero x 28
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5 v/ ^/ g5 k# u1 N( L$ ?4 f F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
9 A- B0 q, F% f9 X; }: y SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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$ Y8 c/ V7 N, q) [4 f/ } {Japanese aircraft losses8 b3 ^* V7 W4 w g8 A+ I X
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged: B& v/ M, o, Y) ]% T
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Allied aircraft losses7 `* L" F6 j2 j. c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! i. b6 ]5 i* i$ G6 e$ N: D9 E! j' K SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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% y1 ^" W9 C1 o2 Y/ Z; ^2 m0 B0 l CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& D: U- L3 w1 O; f8 _ CV Zuikaku# Q3 s. W) l& P9 `3 ^6 h$ @
CA Takao( X) s0 ?& h& H; O/ m! _2 e
BB Hiei4 Z" e! {6 j0 r( E p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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" u( g- l7 U& ?7 Z" V4 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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& I0 ]9 T9 }. k5 J( E+ iRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& s3 p+ W- C: U+ \5 H4 _2 tEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
/ b4 [$ c% k" D7 D+ S# t SBD-3 Dauntless x 574 N _& F0 i4 h+ _! i5 {5 Q6 M( M
TBF-1 Avenger x 108 k/ T4 j3 T$ {$ q& q
4 J# z. w% K: h4 cJapanese aircraft losses
5 O% _ y, l0 a2 R2 l/ O! C: i A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 x- G1 }4 d4 d+ R9 g: F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
5 Y) F0 @9 [3 x7 u6 ^( u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ q0 _& _2 h* l
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ S7 S2 H2 L; e/ h3 S0 m, N CA Tone. W3 i4 `+ M. a& I( k8 m
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire U- f2 f- P' E
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 b! x/ n. P4 G& k$ v; ]; M" f A CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage# t! G% R: M5 y! h. C
CA Myoko, on fire: ^. k2 c' l- a' a9 P
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
4 t& Y5 i9 R+ T% b' bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
$ V+ {3 `3 j- ?1 LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku/ b9 V: L% S5 Y/ s: K
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! N% r' r' A, I( tSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162 r$ G$ h4 T. R
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Japanese Ships
' I/ K$ { }/ d+ {& f SS I-2, hits 25 R- c o1 p9 p W. q$ u$ N8 H
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage& D( f2 U" p- E) i/ ^
DD Lamson
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6 }1 h. l# H: m/ _; {- c6 J% { DD Monaghan3 f# O0 @/ g+ t9 J, r/ V7 i
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |