航母决战结束,日军投降。
% x) }: ]! h, hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1307 s1 j9 o& v7 |+ n0 u$ } Y, x- Y3 G$ g
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Japanese Ships
. _: P7 I% `* `) @" A+ ? PC Ch 22
, H2 v. U- r( t ] PC Ch 325 s2 |! }! C$ e" }5 N, Z# H. Q
PC Ch 23# F" T, f& U! B( M0 h, q
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Allied Ships3 o- O5 \0 c, o% N
SS Gudgeon( I7 Q4 f) }& ^, ?( W
- i5 K# V% s3 ^/ q3 ]9 rSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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SS I-17, hits 1) A# [5 a1 L& v2 }
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DD Lamson2 r7 Z7 p! m* s
DD Cummings. J6 ~6 a2 s( ]; s; j
DD Aylwin( w; ?1 Y1 b# u/ w( N" P6 X
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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! D4 o' }, h8 {( ANight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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+ E% {' G* m! O+ O0 |# d6 vWeather in hex: Overcast5 u* T: q4 J% M7 c6 X# |
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 s$ @2 w. z& a3 L v3 u
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes. D7 J$ y+ t+ i# Z4 a
: j5 M& F$ ~% }. nJapanese aircraft# s1 m% z6 P4 w
G4M1 Betty x 17+ m+ z0 e6 k! h- g* b! L( V5 }
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Allied aircraft1 K6 C7 U( {( K+ K
no flights
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No Japanese losses9 y+ Z) E Y: q! T7 i
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Allied aircraft losses
5 G, r; p! K! n3 r. ~: h Catalina I: 10 damaged
" @ w5 \9 Y( {7 P( C! t+ j, L1 t( [2 Y P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1 g' W/ ?3 T, k; {& q
Runway hits 61 ^8 x, v7 T) i6 x
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % J) b' ^8 ~" R4 {$ O/ j
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Weather in hex: Overcast" i- k% K; K3 x f7 J6 g& w* ^
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 J& l, C/ ], n; J
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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$ i7 C/ w+ ^5 [- V( ?* eNo Japanese losses
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3 E* z# \, \! u. T$ h XRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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# H' b3 E& _; z. P4 J) uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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) X* U# I' ]0 J" JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- j/ H+ l _1 E& K' {( q, @5 Z q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 Y8 I3 d3 K7 y6 G( p! I
A6M2 Zero x 43
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91" y! f! e: q- D% X k2 F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130: x9 F: I6 A" h. ?6 D* W
TBF-1 Avenger x 12& ]6 c; F, c Y" j: L3 T
( u D5 E) h3 XJapanese aircraft losses
' P% ?5 ^2 R/ Z p$ b8 [" ] A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 `3 f+ v4 j' u/ Y; ?% J
+ G4 r' X6 R: m! CAllied aircraft losses; _" s3 h5 Z4 d/ b: f( U+ j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
# W/ i; k, n# Q6 c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
/ n$ W; g: v3 t$ [2 a- I* H! C SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 a m( o5 K S1 i TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CV Zuikaku, D# |: i/ m8 n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: Q4 V9 y! ^* [% q7 _( {9 I4 } CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ r. i$ S) ?9 s# |/ Z# R
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, b& c! P* Q6 h8 R% N4 f
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1( O7 b$ v" x9 |* ^- j) d1 } D. s
CA Takao
s+ c* z _. ?8 b0 N+ C5 x& E' i BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire8 h8 t. Z: L9 Z6 W9 F
DD Shikinami" O; k1 d) I4 Q' _; Q
CA Tone& L$ g( a" j/ O: ^1 D
DD Umikaze1 B, Q% C. _$ d) W8 R& \
# u! K- L Q; b0 sAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
: M4 g. E8 g7 X @! j) N( ]5 |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
. D3 ]/ i' r& p. m' S% kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo" i v- }; {; w- y) J% j2 X3 ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1390 z. W" [3 v3 D
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. v7 z. W9 }. |3 e# r o1 i8 n% A
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes" r7 m4 l# h7 _- {) B7 h: v
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D3A1 Val x 15. p% I& F! v5 o1 K
D3A2 Val x 265 s2 d, T+ F3 G) ]
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Allied aircraft0 Z: C1 G& o9 T( Z1 M3 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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& v: @* S/ z; `. i* L% l; fJapanese aircraft losses2 p! ]5 r. o# q$ `8 W: ~# M
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed7 J/ v/ i4 `: P2 C- w4 P: [- k( U. R
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged5 a- i6 u' m `% V, o
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak% f ?7 {; ?: F2 {* z+ B+ @
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
! }0 H5 a" L. g- @6 Y D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
. Z) V4 K& N9 l8 U% b K D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- \( X. B# i1 b; u1 i
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
3 M: w/ N4 L2 `- f CV Enterprise
^; h$ F6 c& N, g& ] CLAA Juneau
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BB North Carolina
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) k- u+ W: o0 _/ S3 E {5 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139, H, }5 I1 a; e1 V) a) J
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ V5 d: K5 }" o( T! i
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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$ h: @9 Y. q, ? A6M2 Zero x 22; w6 N; u% k0 C& W
B5N1 Kate x 23) ?+ Y5 {5 u6 Y
D3A1 Val x 2( S/ M% M& O! ]
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft4 u6 }7 c2 c$ l4 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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- K: j; l- G2 w1 d! QJapanese aircraft losses- |& M& Y: Q. V% x4 b( K
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! @( R: w8 e8 Y- a2 S4 i2 } B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
+ e. k' q; P' z; f/ s" p B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
8 R' X, V. M$ F, E: k3 J D3A1 Val: 1 damaged4 N9 L$ V$ M5 C N
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged. L( K% g4 c- E
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships0 k) m; U: [7 g$ p4 k, L
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
: N/ j. C5 I4 Z2 J- r, H CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" ]& v5 e& l `! d6 g& i
CV Enterprise1 A- F) U) c5 G, `# V
CLAA Juneau( C. [, U; @- s: T% u4 u5 E5 ~
CL Hobart
) ^6 O5 \/ U7 B9 q$ f$ o M' cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1350 ]( I9 [8 L! r: T; U. k) C7 i5 G
. X p* p% `/ D8 ]Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 c6 b. G. Q2 |) Z! \0 b" eEstimated time to target is 23 minutes! [6 O) z u- p
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 24: K" A0 A- g7 |3 E- |5 @ l. D4 s
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Japanese aircraft losses# k2 _% z6 t! J# d; W8 K
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed9 M b( a" Y8 r, w8 A e5 b. e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged1 A* F* [4 _5 f8 ~& c' V e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' C! E1 G, A3 B3 H5 k1 j CA Takao V% X, \6 O& \, p
BB Hiei$ [" U: J8 g) C/ l( a! s% O
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku# S+ A: v" V4 z4 G) n8 K! I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( ^2 X9 H [; L
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
: Q1 `. p b5 Y4 Z4 s& y SBD-3 Dauntless x 57 W8 a& t+ V9 U1 e
TBF-1 Avenger x 109 D/ j% V9 q: `) e2 R# V: Q& N, \, v
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ u) e% R2 F7 ?) ~- b" q
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
" E3 _1 w/ ]2 T/ T+ ]8 H SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged# l' C% X9 @$ _7 t- u0 A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak8 `1 G# r# Z8 s# [; t, i: X1 n
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone( Y" d1 E% i; {0 _6 }! k0 Y
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
" E; A2 V, f0 S* p CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 h- W- J7 t) P( r# J
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
% q& u/ M" o7 J CA Myoko, on fire
; @5 h! }+ @& Q; C- V$ j/ Z- RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
( t+ J+ T. r) w1 LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei1 L3 E3 T: O9 t0 p7 G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku, n( D7 S# ^3 [& F4 R; F% { t) K
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Sub 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
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DD Aylwin
! w6 E: i& \& T7 M DD Monaghan
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