航母决战结束,日军投降。7 d; Z) ]% A, n1 G% ]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42( d A( V9 d- x3 q7 c- r7 N
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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0 u# k; s d% Y, F( UJapanese Ships, ?- z, y2 }, b* I& H) \
PC Ch 22! M. V5 k1 ?7 j7 r6 D
PC Ch 32& F5 B, r6 G$ g% {2 D1 F: c, k% d
PC Ch 235 _8 G- q6 g* E4 S; G/ K" A
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SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 225 f- d9 A8 v6 [+ l6 ]! [( ?' a
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships" J9 J8 r; f: A( o _9 W
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
0 ?* L: N9 A- X" I DD Lamson
* g. Z4 S% T. k6 @) }/ v DD Cummings
4 k: A) \ T! t) s4 W DD Aylwin+ B2 i( S0 y" a, j) ?
DD Monaghan: M9 C8 |) m" D) v: i
# m# O7 r5 C- N3 m' lSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 N4 J+ h1 z6 x; i
$ E* ~; u( v2 \Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; m1 I$ D, ^5 s5 z, h
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes' Z& ?0 C" a( E( e
5 j6 s! E# m0 o) H4 |& ]# @0 |Japanese aircraft
8 J. _( r* N1 w& A# l G4M1 Betty x 17; D7 Y `0 n% y; T n" q
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% x6 I; m& C2 D0 U% e6 cNo Japanese losses
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( c: n6 i7 q" Y# x5 c! f5 LAllied aircraft losses6 B% C$ _; @6 J
Catalina I: 10 damaged# z8 V2 x, t: v% a6 L' e( K
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged. `5 t* L6 a$ u6 o" g. K% v0 |
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Airbase hits 1
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( M' |/ Y4 `) g+ GNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% W7 a3 ~# x0 K0 I- |& w* GEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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K' R+ c2 M7 i4 M7 WJapanese aircraft
) w) L( ], s& Y; m% C G4M1 Betty x 88 n4 ?+ k, y( y
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No Japanese losses
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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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2 M. M' \2 v+ C0 y% F6 lWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." D6 D7 W/ ~1 z. `' O
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 V: M1 ?/ j% z& }* v A6M2 Zero x 43' b0 R X! H$ J7 y
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Allied aircraft
* u, D7 |' e$ C% p" J F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
( g. N* K7 y! U1 R SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
) u2 k' R ^2 m6 q7 F4 [ TBF-1 Avenger x 12: B. ?/ G# s8 U1 e+ E5 Q6 h* ]7 L, Y
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Japanese aircraft losses; r" D2 m2 v: V2 u$ }
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed7 d2 B: K6 B$ [0 `3 m9 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
2 R% L8 a4 d( L* B$ h7 K$ v" ?# c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
$ W) E1 Z* `7 ^2 S' R$ h& e$ Z TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& O+ `6 B/ I. g6 H CV Zuikaku
% ?, b# E1 o" t# d7 h6 L+ P# E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 m, A- M: s+ M5 X8 e) [ CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire: ^9 U: y4 V7 a' ~( [: I0 x
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 K. Z8 u. ?. i9 _7 e+ o9 c8 b5 T BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
3 W0 Y+ }- S' Y0 c: h0 \% [ CA Takao
* w% ]4 ^; w# q4 |# i2 G BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
, K% E+ V/ j2 o. a DD Shikinami( [0 P: z! p3 e/ v
CA Tone$ r$ k. ?" q) v0 e, Y
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku% A$ F$ b' S' I, b6 U/ F x' f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; F) q; T3 [' X7 L' K9 N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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# \* [6 f8 X$ v; x+ PMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139( |* k- Z. y! d& Y% b7 M3 h
6 c/ s: h) B8 G$ KWeather in hex: Severe storms9 _' g- R& B6 F; p* M5 ~& W. }% k/ \
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 S( C7 X$ Y) Q/ @ f+ R2 e1 g8 @
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" z1 ]& ?9 t. q1 @ R A6M2 Zero x 45
. A9 h4 D( E) i+ H* |: p B5N1 Kate x 27# Z, u% f+ p5 g3 f
D3A1 Val x 152 k( q( g M; k( k0 [7 d. O. t
D3A2 Val x 263 K% e9 J, ~) I
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses! ?: X2 N3 E$ ^. ^# z; P+ v
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed3 f/ H1 X/ |2 @ H4 l
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
* |0 q% q* X* i, u5 v( u B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak0 b( g6 P2 H3 L
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
/ f+ ^. j. W' y: ?$ a D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged# S Q7 V3 ?# M
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ M+ d: U2 B" v F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed c7 E, s8 l; \ ]( f( k
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Allied Ships
6 ?% C3 O& F: B3 s' M CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 14 g* v! A+ X/ s* X9 C J; O
CV Enterprise+ r0 n$ a a( t# `% Q% s
CLAA Juneau
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139" T* H7 r& w% }' c2 i
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
0 L1 m# i' ~* Z8 i( g* p A6M2 Zero x 22
3 ~* q0 Z# e* z; A+ B B5N1 Kate x 23
) W+ g3 C7 N: C4 `3 D t D3A1 Val x 2
6 {( K3 \7 U+ F% p' J) _0 Y* T2 R D3A2 Val x 16+ `: \/ H; h- j$ f
4 g0 N8 T. m9 b d. M' v7 VAllied aircraft
; [( K9 t8 ^2 E4 ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 472 O3 |: K2 m9 w$ `( K9 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged( q2 _% I7 \0 t3 t- d
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak; a a( j, u3 c
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
5 f/ j% M& h+ h. \3 \ D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged! N- k# \! J1 f" ^/ {
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" v8 ] F5 t9 P( s
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Allied aircraft losses" S( x. q, m) D6 h6 F9 |" W1 H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( d2 {/ {! Z. k% b# X8 ~* U
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Allied Ships
5 M) s% [/ L. c% e i BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1) Z3 t; \: J( H) L
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' q3 c4 K5 W5 Y* n' T; @. a CV Enterprise* _" b a p5 t; d9 u
CLAA Juneau H8 G, A4 H- m0 c0 t6 ?
CL Hobart. l- J' A" {' |$ _9 }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga8 D+ S4 R" @$ `% h& q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1350 u' R: d* H# S2 {/ E. Y
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.% C" }. v& ]7 q" O1 B& G
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes0 l: R- U0 i9 t# z, P
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Japanese aircraft
4 P; t [7 q% V- p' P* @& m A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
/ o2 t+ d- A. K, E SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 \" I# N3 t% [" b* a( u0 _ A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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$ h; X) I. ^1 b3 _1 W$ {- d W F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
; t% s/ F3 s# ~% S SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged/ w/ b# ?0 q5 ?! m4 m; e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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; }/ T) }9 j* K. Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 |- m7 I2 h& [4 F9 h$ c CV Zuikaku
) v- z4 f$ `# @ CA Takao1 Y, s1 w+ Q* h8 p }, i9 j
BB Hiei
" G6 F% R! d4 m; mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku5 r; i. m' b0 [0 T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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' I2 q- k' K; iRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 o4 E7 d& v" l# yEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 M E* G% _% F, m! q9 B* s. t A6M2 Zero x 13- f$ ]; E" u- u
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Allied aircraft
Z7 b- b. R' Q3 [; x" v F4F-4 Wildcat x 30" m3 b! Q6 Q2 @* @. T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
8 s$ W L3 Q9 m; {& Z) D TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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7 ], K+ i9 F! v$ Y' [3 L( BJapanese aircraft losses8 j! ~6 K. V6 v/ _+ _4 z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 i B7 w3 }9 r/ ^$ V' z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged1 |& w; x4 C Y- U8 G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 @. w+ `: n/ {/ F( l0 p8 \& w
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone4 A% |% L" J9 o; t
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
) O( P9 |. d0 @$ H CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" {( W3 H+ N4 U CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage6 P6 Y5 l$ W4 v6 ]1 |( H0 I5 F1 o
CA Myoko, on fire4 A- R: ^/ r6 ~1 X+ E- M& g
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
. A1 R/ r S3 S+ t# X7 A/ WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
4 E; }5 @$ y( |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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7 `! z9 e9 s1 m1 h" b1 fSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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8 d9 v7 T7 S! _, ^2 P SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage" r* A/ E2 E) V5 q; {
DD Lamson F6 x7 n6 L$ r$ w
DD Aylwin
* M/ c9 w1 m6 V" T7 K; g DD Monaghan
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5 Z/ t7 y& X8 _4 ^SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |