航母决战结束,日军投降。
4 _: U9 d: y, W6 ~3 yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42. |1 i; r' K# S3 S/ T
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1309 h! [: b* I' `6 U
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Japanese Ships
, g0 e, L/ |2 P: Q! X0 c% i PC Ch 22
0 S. H1 q5 e4 q- B8 [& v! `4 F PC Ch 329 o& i) r, g/ ^+ y4 y# _6 X4 V. i
PC Ch 23) y5 h* k( b4 {9 ^+ P7 |6 e4 L. g7 ?& }
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Allied Ships
: b. t4 g g4 Y7 U$ W1 D$ p4 U SS Gudgeon
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# G: G, K2 n, P+ w9 o/ L1 vSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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. e7 x) I3 ]$ t1 x SS I-17, hits 1+ ]; P' [0 w, A: b9 Z
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DD Lamson3 z3 m4 V5 B( z8 l
DD Cummings% h6 b; N7 h4 a$ T7 p
DD Aylwin7 V' G: z/ B; t3 {6 h5 m3 N8 d/ R
DD Monaghan$ K- ^* z$ {( u, r; F! u1 H* I7 b
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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+ o w7 ^0 H2 l0 j% nNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 ^. Q1 m2 J% ?$ ^8 L- C) V- {Weather in hex: Overcast7 f$ ^! C' R' _; W% U2 I
( M& h- p' ^* YRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' p6 F7 J. g& dEstimated time to target is 36 minutes9 ~; j* ~/ [0 W+ P
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Japanese aircraft- ~! w2 x% Y [+ [8 E7 x4 h
G4M1 Betty x 17
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1 N$ U) ]$ ?3 g! b2 t5 tAllied aircraft/ n8 B! a$ ]. o
no flights
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8 r! L# f; K: x. I' ]" D2 D# M" ? KNo Japanese losses0 G: O8 `3 F P+ |
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Allied aircraft losses
0 Z# D- S# {2 C1 Z3 F Catalina I: 10 damaged; P- _2 j. K4 R0 S9 n" E4 D+ X: g
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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, A! F1 F n3 W. q8 UAirbase hits 1
: l' Y! E/ x7 KRunway hits 6
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/ `+ R( ~3 g, a$ l) LNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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3 s3 k& y2 r7 n1 b) a* t0 QWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# ~: b* W" A$ e/ z4 C* H
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 o9 h- e3 `5 i) P3 C
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Japanese aircraft T3 m1 E$ N. A X! r
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses" C5 \" v" A$ l8 e% P
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms. W% Z7 E1 M4 Q+ W6 j6 ~$ ~. G
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 B4 a% y) F" q8 T' e$ D
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes$ m, T. j( u/ \8 J
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Japanese aircraft/ l+ h U; O/ F- Q G5 z0 g
A6M2 Zero x 43) w6 P! E* I ?3 `2 P
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Allied aircraft
* _# w$ e" |2 G3 ~ F4F-4 Wildcat x 91 `; z7 u9 Z& p' K& c* C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130* `6 `5 a* x* K+ J6 t4 V5 y9 u3 U
TBF-1 Avenger x 128 S4 O' c0 m# E5 y1 {
8 ?/ E4 K3 _ ]$ X, u6 yJapanese aircraft losses
" O3 I- m' K+ _- P- k A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
6 y- F$ c2 B" e# N3 x. C; w F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
& k7 Z( B0 i6 D' H SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged" L9 v3 e4 v( ^8 Z$ N5 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' S) P- c y7 E
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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9 \; V x2 H/ U3 ^1 H& n! X9 @# z/ I CV Zuikaku
! u4 P1 [% E8 V% x% k; Z3 V8 o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* {5 Z/ h, X/ Q3 R" x9 z
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
j/ r0 M# ~' t& {0 V% n CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; a+ W9 a# j3 {" Q BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
6 [( b8 X" R* v T CA Takao
1 W% ]8 ^/ r8 b2 E BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
& O; M+ P$ z2 c* l DD Shikinami0 ^% z8 K2 U, Q+ f0 D* i7 \$ |
CA Tone$ Q, g% t$ @! L R }% u
DD Umikaze
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- W! x6 G/ G+ }- E' @- f4 s) `# s4 RAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
7 o. G; c. Q8 [- `Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
1 `( w5 _0 k8 d$ }* a: W& [; a% YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo( i: e0 H4 Q" W8 u3 p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139) n9 O- H8 B& ]9 X
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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1 _% o' u1 E" B; ]Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 i! |% d& |8 I' k0 Q' BEstimated time to target is 43 minutes2 o% L1 i6 ^, }( G" B8 \
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Japanese aircraft
3 D* q$ p% N! Q1 y. c# b A6M2 Zero x 45! i: ^; n, T: X1 j* D
B5N1 Kate x 27" L* {# o" @6 @3 [* t# u# E
D3A1 Val x 15
# \0 s* n Q0 Y6 t6 ` D3A2 Val x 268 u) D: i* n( J( C* {) J- u/ `
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Allied aircraft
. e7 W- U8 [/ E0 V! M; c/ ?6 d F4F-4 Wildcat x 116. F ?: V6 M) O! v& k
6 z( B8 A9 \7 c4 b7 vJapanese aircraft losses1 C7 g* L7 w# j4 G, ]& l) ]7 y1 b# a
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
, b6 E4 l! p, k B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 n3 N8 ~( s* Y( |( P/ V B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
# q( m6 a" K- Q9 B4 _6 F D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
* F* u. L* z# i& i D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged7 b5 a2 _4 o9 f6 A3 C/ J
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak1 H* n1 a. t3 u$ f! W% j' E
L9 ?, A% O) T& y1 _7 Z' }Allied aircraft losses L' k0 l! Q/ R/ g3 m+ o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 `. a- L$ t$ f* A
9 @* G- ^) l' P [ e$ jAllied Ships: n, ~- f( y2 P5 d0 S% n
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
: U- j4 l% F; L3 k9 | CV Enterprise
5 \4 m: _. D5 R6 ^( Q CLAA Juneau
7 I. X% W" N+ o# H CL Leander7 K0 }/ H0 w; m( M" J" r H }
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1391 t/ |! v* _) {1 e! B# I: p$ o
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Weather in hex: Severe storms# ` \& A" W8 L% w
7 E; i5 E x6 u5 g0 fRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
S' x8 x. l7 B5 A- g a& v( iEstimated time to target is 40 minutes3 o% h) j9 m A% G: y- d- s/ v3 V
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/ b, ^- u Q; R( h A6M2 Zero x 22& \$ ?* k5 u' X! u+ z K
B5N1 Kate x 235 u4 v9 B: g* o: @+ V1 w
D3A1 Val x 2
! f2 j( i- h' W+ n& Q+ t; j: g D3A2 Val x 16
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9 _7 i3 j. Q. K7 l- |+ r0 a F4F-4 Wildcat x 47# a6 w9 j/ \ L7 x: E I& L# H* j
# X+ I2 r5 _' }Japanese aircraft losses
- @2 |) z" L9 r A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 R0 y1 C7 A+ I! P9 A; l
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
+ f2 b( v$ x2 K6 r; a: { B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
+ c; d: d& V; |3 c D3A1 Val: 1 damaged. c+ D$ E1 }! g |
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
0 k5 I H' {+ v* n" k" _' f" ? D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
0 G6 L4 i0 W- e' j7 t( z3 V F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
& b8 r2 s# y! | BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1 @1 r, f: [! v$ s+ g' Y" L6 a! a
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; f8 |3 k' J: l
CV Enterprise7 T. K6 [1 G: N/ I9 X _9 X4 \
CLAA Juneau/ ?: s3 L1 Z9 b$ p8 |
CL Hobart. v/ z8 U" q7 m% f; A0 Z5 H$ s$ w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135) h4 v+ g* F& U( P
9 {- D% A) @! u+ y8 uWeather in hex: Overcast! N* }/ e+ }2 l* @2 y, q W5 b
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 r9 f! O( E; z: YEstimated time to target is 23 minutes; s) L4 G( L# T7 |
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! p% | I$ P# y8 L' w2 r9 Z* r2 k A6M2 Zero x 281 F0 @; Z2 N7 v7 C! l7 t$ q
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Allied aircraft, ~1 M) `' b( d) {: n$ H |5 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
) ~& G$ P7 B, Y7 [8 b, _: M SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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, F i5 k- _$ BJapanese aircraft losses8 _7 @: F' |2 g& t" O
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged Y0 P1 \( u v! g& y: p
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 C0 C- a# C9 b" | `# Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) s4 J1 k2 ?) z/ I SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: u" _1 ?" N1 u# ^0 v
CV Zuikaku
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* s4 K6 a8 Z c8 W V BB Hiei$ {$ L) b/ Q: U$ |. o: c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1353 T* N9 o" c1 o5 U( e. k4 v# Z
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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0 F1 g% \. [* x) e5 m+ U, jRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 M0 u/ A( J9 }/ n
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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% ~ ?2 {/ g! [; }5 Z% q" V' hJapanese aircraft
" D9 B* t: _% f A6M2 Zero x 133 L) H- V0 H) o
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30! h9 Q3 `" C7 B# N8 e: |; R+ G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57( s* v: X& A7 Z9 I4 n& S, ~& I
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses/ D9 Z7 n5 K& M9 |4 Y3 |
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ X# M3 E" T( Y' D0 V0 r; _, _ |
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- Y# [& k+ g) P s; d+ t F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* w$ R2 r: Y2 I C! O5 L SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged0 `6 X; S% }* F( h) B/ m# W* l9 ?$ N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ x# w% j; G9 _' J TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged. U) b# [9 F' n q, i& R: Z+ p* X
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CA Tone! G$ B, L) n3 N; Y- i
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
) P% \) S! e0 p CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage {4 Y0 `3 c/ D
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage# {2 e3 L! j; L7 A
CA Myoko, on fire
2 M I+ e3 X9 w# w A% lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
) P/ M. W+ }. M0 ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
$ _$ U$ B# Z" ?, |# {: I' \Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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$ {; f6 Q0 W2 y: N DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
; @5 r4 P8 H8 a, a u: k5 b DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan
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$ W, C5 Q ?( m8 gSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |