航母决战结束,日军投降。; `0 C0 F# X( u3 N: V
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130# R# D4 X7 k5 E m! ^$ c
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Japanese Ships
" x$ m" |7 `$ z! R9 \' S3 { PC Ch 22' |+ _3 O Q+ C! Z
PC Ch 32
- s, ]' O' o) O/ d1 r PC Ch 235 L- Y8 W9 U# T8 E1 p: \
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SS Gudgeon
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# H6 ?! [: W; XSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
8 q2 ?; |1 M% F! r! L4 E+ x SS I-17, hits 1& K& B9 L4 X+ [5 W) u4 d0 B
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Allied Ships0 D( P( u: U) o7 W' e( m
DD Lamson" m: C" D: l% l8 B5 u8 G
DD Cummings
# ?" I/ f! ~# z! Q DD Aylwin
# y* \5 U6 I' x) ^3 z% } DD Monaghan! X2 B8 o- o4 F+ K3 a5 V" P
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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, P1 M7 I! M h3 n& v! ~% J% e; ]8 iNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( W: q4 [' `' r1 j! a6 s5 `) s
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 y) R V: p+ l3 rEstimated time to target is 36 minutes& w, l) d: c Q1 ^7 q' R
! C x' }/ A$ a' }* {+ DJapanese aircraft: R! i: t" q2 z& l8 K- p; [
G4M1 Betty x 17
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no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses" R9 Y* g. J. h# \& u
Catalina I: 10 damaged
. S% J+ c5 t7 h0 O y4 \+ v P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged" w3 Y# R6 _% C' B- Q6 j: s2 m
. G/ r7 A) Q* Y2 j; ?2 K/ l9 qAirbase hits 1
* B# g5 f4 o$ o: j& O% {4 c% rRunway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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) R5 E' m( K& Z6 D/ v! T# CRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 v; _, [# g0 W$ u0 y; nEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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; f* Q) W5 _0 W" K! L+ _Japanese aircraft' ~ }4 j* |8 |, I
G4M1 Betty x 8! J, ~' W4 o8 A* i% {3 W7 u% f" T
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No Japanese losses+ z5 H$ T9 i! O' V3 }4 E
9 b0 o# G2 C* F% ^( jRunway hits 1
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$ V4 m; ]$ W9 w6 b1 u. `1 C0 F" U, eMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135& `- a# r1 I1 S6 P, H8 I P
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 \4 Z! H' {: y) |8 oEstimated time to target is 31 minutes% h; C3 x. |* s9 t3 h
* A, N1 ]" K+ G% [Japanese aircraft
1 b$ \5 g, e: L2 k A6M2 Zero x 43, V* E# p1 o k' H) \9 ?
8 ]& A) }5 f/ O2 bAllied aircraft
% p. M# q6 b4 l# g F4F-4 Wildcat x 91" a1 H0 Z9 F8 [7 h9 g. F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
* k$ n8 A, R* a' X: F+ C7 C4 _ TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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6 m/ b( ~* K8 l7 b' _ k6 bJapanese aircraft losses# Q! g7 d3 L O* f- P; E2 R o" L P
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* c! T5 [8 D6 \+ b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
/ b) X$ o1 S2 g6 J( W9 \3 m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
5 q; }1 p: `/ X: }- C SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
; B! A, T* N9 ` TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged' Z( Y, a* r* P; D1 j0 ?
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Japanese Ships4 R$ n, W9 s9 n
CV Zuikaku
- V) Q# {" o: X8 ]' a7 [, L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; a' L9 J N2 ]% e; d
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 B6 ]# P: {6 P5 b
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 x8 F( G/ U0 g) `0 d/ F! s. I BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
2 F9 g [" l! b- _8 z CA Takao
% z' h1 U* f3 X9 H2 R BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire( e2 T- O: `. a2 t' G
DD Shikinami; Z. h, l' G) J; D
CA Tone" I' J! t$ T( \- i5 ~, k
DD Umikaze
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8 p: Y! [) L5 y# [' x" F- GAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
% A# o3 J3 _6 _2 JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
- n3 S' _5 W G% F, X6 _1 wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo" }6 L5 \) A# \2 U1 ~3 i( r
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& v, E- G9 U6 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139/ W# N5 g6 H5 G' h; j& F
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Weather in hex: Severe storms ?& m j) |- W: G; \, M) @0 v7 Z
v; f5 n5 `) \Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 o+ b* S$ g9 d/ d4 {2 K& n
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes0 N3 m2 S+ }+ `+ E w _& f4 H
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Japanese aircraft6 @% B$ \8 E) t0 L
A6M2 Zero x 45
2 q. j- y4 z+ i! a. q7 ]& p B5N1 Kate x 27+ m$ r2 ?- D8 \
D3A1 Val x 15$ F8 h4 N' t7 O% Q
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft9 B( a1 z) G+ j# M6 z& M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses i+ d8 J- L1 U( s* A+ U
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed1 ?& y! f. f" l b# f' ~) U. H
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged# M3 _/ d, @/ K- b
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak9 N" l* I2 ]7 c6 X
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged9 w7 P: \/ p0 C0 ^: c+ E2 {
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
8 `' l" S3 n; V1 a/ u& V D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses) f% G" _, U4 y0 D5 X; X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed# K& \/ P! V% ~9 E2 U
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Allied Ships4 n( L/ i/ k, g- U5 X0 A( u
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 V1 g" L8 a' g0 ], ~ CV Enterprise0 `4 k: m. A1 R% `8 E$ S7 d z, j: A
CLAA Juneau6 B8 c- D9 s0 U) c$ f8 o
CL Leander. D Z* a* m; }! Q; C
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139- m" p3 w! J6 U% Y6 F* P8 Q0 c
0 B1 X" W f: {, E+ p$ gWeather in hex: Severe storms$ ?1 @; F/ v+ Z, @
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 _) k3 t* h+ y+ GEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 a0 l% }$ U0 s& \6 X. T
A6M2 Zero x 225 b" y s6 P& `
B5N1 Kate x 23
P) N( P" @# x2 w5 ]& m D3A1 Val x 2
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Allied aircraft
9 O% S# D8 X6 }1 Q- e0 w4 A F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses
; k% _) J7 d1 {; r1 _% Z A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 N( \7 C3 D6 s- _3 j) m4 J* ? B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged! l7 `2 l& u; b! \
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
1 _( o7 U9 A0 f; c D3A1 Val: 1 damaged4 c' q8 Y8 P) `6 D' Y* O
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged- K, a0 x( a. D/ Y* u
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 X1 p1 M Y# C, L& r9 a' v. i' e
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Allied aircraft losses
2 h# g3 }7 k' {- c0 a F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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, w. @, k5 ?( x* Y' S& _0 n" p+ | BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1' w# x( H0 e5 n$ d$ D- l
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ a7 k1 B5 G" k/ j
CV Enterprise
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CL Hobart
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* o9 a# I& u x$ pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135/ h4 A! A0 j9 M% {! z4 N
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
% f% |# v+ z# N) m, H KEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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2 s2 Y! s2 y Q1 C A6M2 Zero x 28( u% h/ ]$ w3 k: r
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Allied aircraft c R; x+ o; f6 c, p6 u X) K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 I2 X( L' j3 N$ k; t! m SBD-3 Dauntless x 240 n/ _; w, M# W1 z' G7 b
! t; e$ q) f" ^3 M8 L# \- MJapanese aircraft losses( F7 S$ ~& _2 i- J
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
6 f9 N" ?$ X! |7 R4 y1 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
1 }' _# g7 u/ u7 A$ E* ?" ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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) X( p( e1 I7 ^ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 d* A5 N/ h7 m1 c& q/ m
CV Zuikaku. s6 ]" \6 r3 L) ^+ ^! C! z
CA Takao4 I+ B- Q% u6 g7 s
BB Hiei
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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; `3 c2 K$ I6 l( v |3 v( @+ GRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& o+ q# l# g5 Y" | [7 KEstimated time to target is 22 minutes* z! z! x M2 a, }
! d( s' V* h% A3 @0 f ~4 LJapanese aircraft
. T7 f2 }6 ^7 }% S' W/ j A6M2 Zero x 13
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5 Q* j5 x7 m& d) K" FAllied aircraft
' G, a. Y6 Y" K F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
- x( }2 b$ g8 p2 K3 H SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
3 @! J& c6 |4 j3 l! o) |, v TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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5 |" F+ ^: t1 A4 tJapanese aircraft losses5 z: ^. j6 [/ {! v1 } S
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
9 n3 F; y' l0 u( K$ j4 g T; _" ?. k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
0 t" t# I) z3 _6 ^! ~! H TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 h$ _6 C" c" }# Z4 u" s CA Tone
' d' q0 Y+ t% Z! e" h$ C7 ]+ t8 g BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
+ T% F/ S+ T/ R+ L2 Y6 ]. s+ H CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 M& V- k' `- G5 p! [ CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 w+ ~+ V& c( k6 `5 \; D8 h V$ d* [* _ CA Myoko, on fire9 g7 M4 T p5 v3 ]' ?4 r8 V
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku5 B" @& M" S5 t5 z) \3 _) |
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei& r+ R" U! E+ p- l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku) A, b7 J" M6 F5 _: F
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162* r/ |3 q5 J, ?2 L4 m8 s5 q
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Aylwin# Q: u# ^( J' N+ Z# ^5 h
DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |