航母决战结束,日军投降。
9 Y9 R; O% Y- sAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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w% g' Y/ t4 P/ rSub attack near Torokina at 108,130: o. J g. j% J: i4 _) w
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Japanese Ships6 H; U' o8 j) L" D Q2 O
PC Ch 22
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PC Ch 23, e0 V# K2 O3 A% e
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SS Gudgeon
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SS 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
; {6 R) K" e0 t* S SS I-17, hits 1" m3 N) A1 v, j# C9 O6 }% M
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DD Lamson
# ~1 W, L8 R$ p( @* K2 {& O DD Cummings
( w7 x: r8 |! s8 z: [ DD Aylwin, d- z' p& u- Y7 \
DD Monaghan, P2 a8 d8 F* q" X- s! q
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson, b4 A* H$ O0 w3 w1 M
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & Y( e4 q: l8 M8 v1 _& p7 D- S
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1 p3 e1 n! p: f9 X# a3 MRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- V! D& _- u) S8 q
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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6 g+ n% C, R( v5 L) }/ fJapanese aircraft- F) V4 J* @! o
G4M1 Betty x 17
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no flights
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No Japanese losses& E1 {# ^2 |# H; r0 u4 n3 t3 Q# k
, s3 P* V8 B( Z4 L" O+ s8 A! n$ g9 |Allied aircraft losses
$ w3 V! ^2 r/ R6 P1 z Catalina I: 10 damaged! M/ |- k. S$ U# s4 q
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged# m% J6 q$ N0 l7 B/ R( D
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Airbase hits 1
2 w( ?) `6 x5 {7 R' m- URunway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 H) `6 q G2 \$ ?/ a3 v1 n! O4 n
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* T. D" ~- L- E/ Z! y4 |Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 M+ R# O: `# s" a1 C& G5 G G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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+ k7 g. i: n' a8 o% rMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135# w4 P I, G5 O; g, q/ ]7 b
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% O& G% _( @1 y9 g' X3 H" T
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes) p9 |3 w j9 V7 q {! W* v) L+ J4 O
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Japanese aircraft
" L( P+ V" U( Y9 | Z A6M2 Zero x 430 d0 Y: H3 r: D3 J0 L& _
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Allied aircraft
2 |/ Q4 x W3 |! Z6 E8 {4 C7 S F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
8 Q! {3 a( h$ O. K5 b SBD-3 Dauntless x 1309 c& m8 n7 \: {) Q7 ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 12: Q4 C; e0 _* |2 `2 q- M1 k" @; p- z
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Japanese aircraft losses. k% C0 L( K: B+ e( M0 l5 b
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( \5 w. D8 R- S1 I" Y F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
# J& l$ p2 S% c/ r [: J( C SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
9 t& ~. }: u+ _- T/ b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
: L* B! J8 O* ^. E TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged8 T8 e7 t- f5 ]) B
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Japanese Ships
! l9 ^3 l. g' [6 L$ U; V CV Zuikaku5 a' J( ?) ~! P1 G& z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; a- P8 b/ C3 c: T# C
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( z1 q& ?7 w+ W CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' Q- V- C4 {. u
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1) d' t! ]0 N9 X) v' x# }( e
CA Takao' h' ` W2 `- p- a2 O- L* Z* ]
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire/ V% s; p# A4 g
DD Shikinami3 M8 r: X# |7 _) I$ I/ o! o. ]4 v
CA Tone. y; ?! v2 r) B& m) s. Y
DD Umikaze
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/ T3 H* R9 ?) {5 r+ ?. M7 [Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
6 n& u' c& N3 p+ SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
! Y: v4 [2 [3 k- x3 h0 uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo/ K" p% ]0 P8 D1 @$ z. w
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. @ I) c: v$ k" ^" w5 r( [Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139' o# K$ U* w) m: I( v
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Weather in hex: Severe storms9 i$ ?) P2 o: s$ |
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- y/ u$ F# h# @: y/ u6 K
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% X* m. B X3 x
A6M2 Zero x 45! Z! G+ T3 V8 _( h
B5N1 Kate x 27
" ~$ v; E$ S6 v4 l. z4 W+ w D3A1 Val x 15$ S b0 g* S# [/ |* |
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses4 i5 z; v! j: u
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
6 f: ]' K; }4 _2 C B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged/ A5 d( j8 _7 B% v* v
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
% _! O7 `3 h _' X( b D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
, L& m8 i4 \! L5 R% f D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged9 q! E/ _# {" P9 @9 K' X9 q8 Q
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" y, j5 L4 {; A T+ S8 s
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Allied aircraft losses
6 e; `6 W/ L5 M" a" P F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
+ L' g. l$ a( O& O( u" p8 j CV Enterprise
" o( i9 n; i+ O" f CLAA Juneau
D& D2 M% |3 C6 a" Z+ V+ x- ?, ] CL Leander
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms& q9 S/ S- J! @6 m
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., a% y: }) k% G
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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; r& O% O# f b4 \ A6M2 Zero x 220 l3 C0 J {* d% X: K+ [
B5N1 Kate x 23
3 ]5 F7 Z0 r! [ {. s( E' G D3A1 Val x 2/ l$ y$ ?- d/ T" M. ^8 ~2 Q% Y
D3A2 Val x 16& U; H5 l9 l" J% ^, w7 d7 }$ s" n
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Allied aircraft
. S l8 {/ ]# }8 H/ j% h7 u j F4F-4 Wildcat x 47! Z( D! L" w" `& L7 |. {, Q# c( P
8 x" O5 q2 V$ T `7 ^8 WJapanese aircraft losses; n9 N$ R7 F1 O# Y* |3 R
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
, o9 G' x( J/ X' J" c B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
5 A. A8 q0 H7 ^, F- m% t# e2 C3 M; q" Y" q B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
8 o r. T) I) I/ `. u) e5 T+ V, G( ` D3A1 Val: 1 damaged7 m; o$ d% F) K4 D2 R5 _
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
; h) B9 @) w: C# I1 V) D- U D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses0 [5 e1 x! S' T+ m! p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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9 A) a# R# \3 G z6 s; g BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
+ _4 D* z( J& K& Z* x9 T CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Y0 \! b) J5 C3 L( F- \
CV Enterprise
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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! K' H6 i1 d Q C1 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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# `% R# q; |! i3 C$ g( Z( KWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.3 `8 ]& x- f' x3 s
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes, V7 C* c" }' D: B
/ _9 Z6 @6 ^+ yJapanese aircraft
% }- o/ H' X! [4 j: H, V# k A6M2 Zero x 28' Q2 u% G- c7 o+ ] M* t Z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21& e7 l( Y/ l% G5 }6 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses, h. o# R( t4 a, S& l' w. I1 d" P
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged5 ^9 O! o3 M4 @! b
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Allied aircraft losses
/ N' Y$ V5 V& k5 N5 Y. Z/ w F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed D; j Q! t" b: n* N; z. Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged9 ~: [$ ?% ?: {% c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& L [ M4 x+ \7 ] CV Zuikaku/ M9 @( m1 M ?' C9 Q! L
CA Takao
6 o" h X5 i0 {/ k BB Hiei
1 m1 h7 z, F3 T0 z- F2 o) xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku( ]& f) n: r7 @' Q+ ]5 I: W
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2 H! v9 E8 | F8 d) PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135. W/ T* O- Y; Q# X* k
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% P% Y) p+ i$ K" X' {8 ORaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 V0 A; Q: _, B& PEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) N8 \1 H" Z& k A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
4 ]& }/ a2 p7 T8 L# S$ P* o F4F-4 Wildcat x 304 @# S5 v4 M# X0 _" v. M7 s+ {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
! T' @" k# W9 ~; Q TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! m# ?% Y8 i" }* A# Y* U
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 D1 O, ~ |7 l$ p6 U. t SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 J0 i% l, V( U0 ` b4 q0 N) b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
# @/ N9 }4 J0 t9 c2 @ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged0 C% a6 W& E) B
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Japanese Ships
( M. {; A* F* G$ | CA Tone
! p* Y* V$ }9 G2 W" g BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire: O5 F' j D) y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- [; X. T5 W/ b: N9 q
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage9 H4 y8 K! T" j( X8 R
CA Myoko, on fire* I% w% w6 m" _2 J1 i8 T! Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku" d, A* k9 Y: m5 O3 A! w" p
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0 z# z; F3 y2 t4 t& X& A" L% KSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Allied Ships
" |. y, V5 y; c9 ]8 Q( p7 Z DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
: t \( a' L3 N2 }% J. q DD Lamson/ O; l: t/ j+ w; |
DD Aylwin
; E4 P" @/ D# f* D DD Monaghan
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$ I& W: t" B! d- C7 U8 o9 K( s/ z1 mSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |