航母决战结束,日军投降。
& Z( T; K8 r6 Y5 K6 T SAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42: J, R( z1 S, k" A
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1306 F5 {' a& g6 ^% ~& _! @+ K7 W
4 G C" p$ b" @4 F: n' N1 ZJapanese Ships
, S* H! r u9 h5 \( N. o1 z PC Ch 223 ]( _4 t2 |$ y1 ~8 Q4 i- {
PC Ch 32. E" m+ f" V, \2 f0 m. L
PC Ch 231 W" D ^& s' w/ y+ B& H& ~
$ u: W# u% c# m2 n4 x1 w7 iAllied Ships, x9 N: t( U2 j5 [6 m
SS Gudgeon0 o4 I! K. G6 {. R
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22' J3 R d" j4 u+ a5 R* {4 @
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167: ]+ I5 c( z& a+ j C7 B P7 A
9 X/ _- l; o& ^" DJapanese Ships5 I( q7 A. t: U. u/ o( Z) f
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
* K- ]: r8 u/ U1 P1 A# r+ E e DD Lamson
C( k1 W6 B0 A d- c& r5 T DD Cummings. y+ C6 h4 H8 D5 [0 G
DD Aylwin
, G5 f8 W% o3 ~! D p+ |! Z1 f DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson; _; E+ I2 H l1 j# u, |( J7 _
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% ^( V" g! e5 s0 B6 h: }4 s; ZNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 c0 Q( Y3 ^$ K
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! ?! D9 j6 q qEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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0 k. K- S; d# d k2 g9 `4 dJapanese aircraft1 R' }, n. o6 j: I) l
G4M1 Betty x 17
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- a' l7 T1 D# [ no flights
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No Japanese losses8 Q8 v7 ]: T* L: e! D# O/ `
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Allied aircraft losses
' j% V( A" c2 v% ^# R9 A Catalina I: 10 damaged/ V; ]. C4 ?3 k+ ? Q2 ^! [
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged( E+ p' K; _1 E- f8 t# X
4 [; D2 M- W5 K( SAirbase hits 16 a) z/ ?7 e' V: x; z- o
Runway hits 6
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, {& @. E6 @" n6 f" n( vNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , F" q8 Z* L# S, l$ p
. B1 g) E6 K$ r5 `& Z5 H: K J4 }Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: [ M4 U7 a8 q& j, B7 rEstimated time to target is 12 minutes/ H6 I! {/ q) q1 M2 w/ }
% r* a1 b0 k" V8 G2 ?. pJapanese aircraft1 U {8 C. n1 f2 W$ b
G4M1 Betty x 8" @ g1 i, W6 A
8 d( z* a0 H, U5 p4 oNo Japanese losses
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; x$ Z6 J+ h5 ERunway hits 1
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8 o$ J* h6 n0 l/ l P9 y) ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135: ~# z; r9 W1 _7 c1 w1 T
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms( M: a2 r. I! y8 u8 p
( Z8 n5 ]4 X' a9 X# ?$ w2 zRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 g N& ]$ X( f5 o; L3 `& `9 V
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# a B# T P8 m ?
A6M2 Zero x 43
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" J" R& ~& g2 SAllied aircraft- Y- n. [3 U" \6 D; X2 h" b) B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
3 H4 i* W, d; K, z SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
: R& j& |' n5 O6 k6 m& ^0 v$ Z1 Q TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses; G G9 b0 \" ~2 X& y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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- X3 A% C9 b) w% S2 b: ~Allied aircraft losses; K g8 E. C+ Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
) g- D- x1 Z/ q ~7 o0 I9 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged# |, p4 t& z, h6 Y. g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 G; r. d( j* J- {/ g, q
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 K, k6 _ h, s2 _ CV Zuikaku, p0 v9 ?( ~# Q2 R' X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
) c9 F: o. i, l+ c. ?8 Q6 d CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
v! t) H* Y- b6 W CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 ^1 _, f' }2 L1 {# t9 x
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
1 M& C: b8 g/ v3 T CA Takao8 {" K: H& y% p9 ^2 ]9 |
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
, l( M$ {# C( p; o DD Shikinami3 K! h( _2 t9 v
CA Tone
/ A# W. O7 D( M1 | DD Umikaze' S A. L3 i/ _5 p' J5 E0 U4 h" i* g7 y
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
+ o6 q |$ {. J5 J5 Z0 ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 i5 \1 v5 ^: s# Q7 P x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms2 N6 @ Q' O0 k+ n
5 k+ u9 x+ U8 f4 RRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" l& C+ X. I) S! x6 ]Estimated time to target is 43 minutes3 t% a, ~; M- Y! L# M
, F4 k5 \# Q: E% gJapanese aircraft
; n1 I, j, |5 Q% r# N3 E8 ^ A6M2 Zero x 45
, ]& a3 S! X& |) h; c9 ?/ P& E B5N1 Kate x 27
* M) O" {7 [# {2 r D3A1 Val x 158 d: K! Y' h5 |# C+ `- G
D3A2 Val x 26
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( W# f8 ~1 T0 {0 D F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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8 i2 V% T" S! _0 pJapanese aircraft losses
2 p; T/ b6 `9 e" u1 Q( S2 \" V A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed0 K' F% S6 `& d+ u7 q6 i) l
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
# D' e; [# v2 `! }& |7 f B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak3 ^) x2 f" @; R" N; u
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged' D: c) v$ Z& T8 S: P& n2 Z, v
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
1 @1 B6 q! M& \ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak: X6 z; @: j0 d0 G3 Y
% d# k$ _+ S R$ t9 ?' UAllied aircraft losses# C" b$ S* X0 K; |- F5 J* S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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& U: u v0 a6 W8 j# a CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
, P: J5 h+ p* O6 p" m" w CV Enterprise
% c3 n0 S* q5 u& `' J CLAA Juneau* n- J2 i% I& ~, o
CL Leander; X+ X' {. |* Q% n
BB North Carolina4 _$ J" t. l5 G- M i& }
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5 O' `8 y- W& G. t$ m- VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139 S# t5 N9 C& r, b
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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/ ~" ?6 N1 x1 A5 oRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! ?* R* V& n0 V8 S* L
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
- E; e3 l, P7 ~+ g7 y6 T2 C B5N1 Kate x 231 O! y, {7 Y7 P" E
D3A1 Val x 2
& x/ K+ k' ?- S0 o7 ` D3A2 Val x 16/ N# [8 @. l [8 a/ J. F: W
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 475 [( g5 H5 h- s8 W. a
; n' W+ A; S: B4 _Japanese aircraft losses
: z0 L: f+ z3 \3 q A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 e: D' X7 b. s% s# y
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged9 T0 g. x3 b" R1 h
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak1 x9 I" c! h" h$ N
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
( t6 h0 H0 T x& ^3 ] {+ v D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
9 W, g5 s# | q9 ]1 i9 q D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# A6 U) v, W6 n& k$ b+ t
+ j M4 v; u" _. c8 x! e+ b! lAllied aircraft losses
( }- {8 u" x. f) l F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' f8 H/ u& F6 N/ d9 h5 I3 L
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Allied Ships
9 e' x/ g- N: d6 [, E* O$ B BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 13 R9 i' a( \+ f2 }
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ m! h7 w2 j- }; |/ J' a CV Enterprise- b0 _# l+ l7 z
CLAA Juneau5 p- q4 M0 ^0 Q d# k0 x6 U4 i
CL Hobart: A) [/ S; H1 Y$ L Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga" |: S2 y" N, J" o7 J& f
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2 {# @6 x% u( R F9 \& UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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% |* O- j$ b, f# I: L; uWeather in hex: Overcast/ g3 D, c3 h( q3 L
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.7 R. \6 }+ ]: k" F1 i0 f, @
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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7 `! [% C" Z* e2 p7 DJapanese aircraft
9 E( ]3 F1 O, ]! ~! l/ Z A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft0 W0 Y. K( p/ {/ g4 c/ Y; |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: t$ K& b* }1 H$ T; z; C9 a SBD-3 Dauntless x 247 t! r4 n6 q: B0 T5 S
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Japanese aircraft losses3 |/ O$ Z) s) j% Q, ]: A7 B7 _
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged9 g* X5 g. M U
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Allied aircraft losses" o5 i2 G. Q$ J# I) Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
' O; R% B4 Q5 H6 {7 J SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged1 j4 L/ G5 @/ a( V9 H1 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( X% t5 v, S, l) B& P8 u. s
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 o4 Y% Z( I# I4 w: \3 f4 u
CV Zuikaku9 G) y. C7 N' \" c4 F
CA Takao' I3 g5 m. H' I' T
BB Hiei" \. i$ ^5 D" S' X6 B7 ~: Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1355 k* q3 W, l0 y& K
' }3 R. c- I! S$ w1 A+ X; c4 E$ FWeather in hex: Overcast; M* Q }/ A! @) `
. N; X: M9 T/ S h: |9 ?% [" G" nRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" D4 M/ A0 [: V2 l7 o2 }Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 p0 C) S& C7 b% A! [ A6M2 Zero x 13, p9 {9 e- [& G
2 y+ m# L# C3 ?: SAllied aircraft
% I2 x' _) `+ v4 {1 {0 Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
, e2 z# Z5 S3 v" Z4 W SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
) ^% d& v' Z) |$ g' U1 I TBF-1 Avenger x 10# P, j" E$ k( K. [( w
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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" L, C. _/ A+ W# K) I) l6 `6 @Allied aircraft losses
5 S3 n) f& p! E% T& N F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" n) e2 t" i! c4 @- j: c# z5 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged. Z- |/ Y- P# i7 m* h( l7 P! A7 a* L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
& U) z1 l1 K+ B TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged" ^# j/ a, D& b) k; H
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CA Tone
/ [2 p- D' n: o BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire4 P' a" {* j n' J! s" m
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 i) H- `8 x; W, f$ D9 G CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage) y. t; S, C5 q8 {, W) j3 `. Z
CA Myoko, on fire
2 F$ d! u# m4 F6 `! ~. \& G8 WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 |+ E8 Q3 S3 k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
; Y# Z* S% X/ ~1 w2 x1 h" fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku: G' {4 }8 n& D6 {" V; n. a
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4 X! f; s) s1 d) A: j. [1 jSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage) [. j4 L( |1 ~- ^5 w9 N( C
DD Lamson
; R. c5 w7 ~1 T" ` DD Aylwin; O* `" x) J% S% M( \% [! Y0 h0 Q8 v; O
DD Monaghan
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# e6 h8 }( `: M$ DSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |