航母决战结束,日军投降。
3 O5 o) L- Z6 P; w& r U# QAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130( b( @- e- m5 @( l3 S; Q; z% |
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Japanese Ships
% L7 `% J. s( O/ n; L PC Ch 222 {$ g/ J8 ~) E" t3 N5 w& u( O
PC Ch 32
& |( ~. w- r5 T# h PC Ch 239 h7 @6 x8 m* ]
+ a- j4 V3 I- e7 EAllied Ships4 F1 _, A) X* g% B1 ? o$ ?
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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+ b+ h+ x, A9 kJapanese Ships
+ {, H) z5 r' x% j( L1 B SS I-17, hits 1' ^4 l% W4 E0 U G3 j! v! c2 |
$ G8 q" v4 Q3 ~Allied Ships# i$ g" r& J! X# U5 C" X7 B b
DD Lamson
9 d1 p2 u+ R9 `1 z DD Cummings+ p& n2 D" G* |, n9 u7 Q$ q* |
DD Aylwin! c4 u$ V3 A. o, ^$ z- ^
DD Monaghan
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* ^' d% u/ S: x8 ?# o+ Q8 J9 xSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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- \ N$ ]8 N: {$ N4 F+ s9 y0 rNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + O$ U7 Y6 w' r% i
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Weather in hex: Overcast. T; d; |5 {' n( G" Q
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( j- l) m, s- k9 J$ W NEstimated time to target is 36 minutes1 `: T9 a9 ^5 ]! v Y
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Japanese aircraft
) Q( `0 P, N& s4 | G4M1 Betty x 17
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A8 ~7 Y- B/ i+ }" V; ?" Q, }Allied aircraft% f9 [' T- n7 P v, r
no flights
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# X2 p6 B, U. `! KNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ |# J% m+ \7 @+ y! o1 g' d
Catalina I: 10 damaged
) ^" A2 o$ V4 d) W3 D- W6 k' m P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged9 W& e, \/ ]7 ^
5 X" k i* B6 @/ H0 F# \% oAirbase hits 1 ~* M: w8 z6 J( R( D1 g/ @) o3 }- z
Runway hits 60 e' ]% D1 S/ v8 V) C' Q
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$ h M c* V) j4 i1 _- ZNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % B1 Q# y# \4 \4 p
- d5 t+ w& k1 c+ R8 _; c0 CWeather in hex: Overcast% }9 l8 T. A- o
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 Q; b' }; T# M3 C; m
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes4 ]; \1 \9 k& Q @6 `7 Q# f
0 v) L' z3 e5 o. g7 J* e# PJapanese aircraft/ [) V w9 ]2 V+ E! a. I& z, I
G4M1 Betty x 8
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, C5 q8 O$ ~$ @" J& x4 p* ENo Japanese losses; q+ R7 a' W l2 s
& d. l; s& s4 j& dRunway hits 1% G- E5 j8 P: Y1 @! m1 ?6 L
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; {6 b8 M4 k4 v) [6 _) u9 z0 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1357 F3 m! N b3 ^& M" J& H/ L
1 I. H6 l$ {! w d# `7 u+ VWeather in hex: Thunderstorms1 A% W& D' V# D$ F
* K/ |5 r0 j8 bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( T" d; K3 X3 @# R' A, ]3 S( d+ \Estimated time to target is 31 minutes2 C* \8 ]; A0 `$ [' ^* T
( U; f8 v7 q, m0 {5 F4 w# _Japanese aircraft
# ^3 P5 m' N& q, ]1 h A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
8 g j+ N3 e1 {" Y9 ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
4 E$ T9 {: g* G1 p# a SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
6 m9 Q4 j* [! {7 | TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 o! ]2 F0 }; E4 ^ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 g) Y% ?9 m/ b: K: h {1 K
$ i; R, v3 O% M9 `* b* m( jAllied aircraft losses
. ~8 }: S* ~ z- T/ Y F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( u. h1 b! W/ I; c0 T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
' R8 g, b( {, T7 H9 @) H6 r# l SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' Q1 s" |; e& a# v" D' U4 m% q& ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged+ Y+ x% p3 [6 W
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& v, u2 G8 @; \4 `5 o) f CV Zuikaku, b+ U$ ?) B( N+ s4 n4 W# s6 t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
v2 W8 G6 w7 P3 w( c( l$ i/ [ CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ H6 U# q. |0 e0 A2 e8 h
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ s, w7 t( p& O/ S" E BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1* f( m4 S1 @% q
CA Takao. C* E/ |8 |5 _ C! i! w& B+ \! T! i0 I
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire, P" u9 k) p6 |3 K' c6 w d
DD Shikinami
( i! W. V! `# F) a/ I6 |- u CA Tone
. Q0 u3 }$ w& i, ?6 D2 ? DD Umikaze
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$ l0 G- S- l# t! n6 K* x. i5 bAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku6 i! R: R7 n' |1 D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
" \* ~' C. x/ ^6 T3 p v2 I) YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo* X1 V. v9 f# l0 U1 C8 [
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* A. m' \" d n9 \8 zMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 f( n( [1 O( b# d
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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& Z# h& M' U% _* x A6M2 Zero x 459 Q8 v0 [5 Z0 N& \* u: P
B5N1 Kate x 27
2 {! |7 J' z" `$ _5 y; Y D3A1 Val x 15
& {, k: N, D% e2 O' w D3A2 Val x 26
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% a! d9 x* w ]1 ]5 D) d9 z2 E F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
- v" r2 t0 A/ P) I/ m1 e7 b A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed. N3 {4 i/ _: R2 ~$ B% P
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
1 k- U, h, m( A+ S( J. Z3 J B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
& K: y* T" C9 X. f D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged: N. B* {" D4 @1 C6 J: |
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
( y; P/ N& E: Q7 R! S D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses8 j9 I7 I1 x, n! }# F( R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
3 N) t$ I, p: G! o+ I) V& C8 L" v CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1+ B6 y1 \2 P9 v6 P/ { L
CV Enterprise
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CL Leander
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139$ t$ h8 s; F* i8 Z8 X5 U( l" e$ f% I. M
/ |* Q7 n* @! E7 E: \5 p8 NWeather in hex: Severe storms: _$ r: \$ Y7 N" u" @
7 f0 ]/ t, b8 kRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 j8 ~5 K( j. e8 ]3 b/ G
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes# z1 o& K3 X2 V/ X1 c
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A6M2 Zero x 22
8 d4 C; P% d* ~ B5N1 Kate x 23
# D! j* ^" H* o6 n4 z D3A1 Val x 2: N4 I! m! P6 n3 L2 e( p4 e% |- N
D3A2 Val x 163 Z# \# ]9 `9 s( _
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& {/ G; j( d& R3 _3 j F4F-4 Wildcat x 47 U# X3 j% b2 O5 _
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 a7 i; ^, v: _- M! w( U' s A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
4 e! M5 @& h$ d' E3 t+ n6 L" Z B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged" y% Y" C0 f8 E
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak7 m R( l; T) U8 o
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
, f: h2 F$ |* i D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
+ _1 Y; Z% M* E, G D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
- H* }3 D# v8 S F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships* J1 a d" k* J) y q
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1: L5 C7 b; x# ^0 _( b2 k2 T
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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( B8 @( F" O) U; n5 E6 y- c CLAA Juneau
) {; p/ Z4 l( e6 C3 x CL Hobart
& S" j4 {, D- o- o5 L1 [4 i9 BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135$ C* ^ K/ j" e) ^; q* d
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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' P$ [& }' o' t6 [) ]7 l: rRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet." s0 _$ _ O" j0 [$ ]- S% d
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes2 Q& E& A* c) G5 f8 J% a3 L
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Japanese aircraft
4 ]6 w. _$ d" n A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft# J+ X- U8 C) r' E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21* M9 ~# f" R& J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 245 H8 B" [) ^* S8 A1 c5 s; _% Z
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed7 G+ p7 Q0 P; X! e4 s* A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ J( n5 r5 }, ~- b: f8 c& H0 n) [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ h$ M g5 O6 }" R0 a2 }' X3 R1 S* G
CV Zuikaku
0 s$ h! g# M# p, E( j CA Takao
3 e4 T0 t7 U" a( @$ C4 ~ BB Hiei
( i$ q# @) G/ t5 R* O; A2 [5 kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku- a1 G1 p4 A8 E7 ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135; \" d0 q- @6 T& I. w: V( F
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 d7 J: t. P9 b- U2 ?, n8 aEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 139 V+ K- `! k9 ]
7 b7 `5 E& B1 T+ b8 PAllied aircraft$ E, x" B7 U7 Y) I9 V% }9 m! `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30" I. X% v+ ~8 [6 o" u! h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 574 `6 s6 v, F& i+ q. h
TBF-1 Avenger x 10( `5 Q8 B# r$ }7 W P* n
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Japanese aircraft losses5 [; |+ r, G1 S- E1 d
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' r6 F: @9 Z- l `. x3 N* ^0 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ @( \6 p( m5 s9 _9 U! W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
; B& I8 \* q( C2 ]; v* b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
8 ?8 f! X) M! q. c TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged* I5 T2 }% V9 {6 A9 D8 O) V# {$ D
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CA Tone4 H; V4 ^7 C0 Z
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
; p# I5 T- d$ s CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. M* H! M# a, F' |% u
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage% _2 U, B: P) t8 i
CA Myoko, on fire
' [- n* y7 b9 ^) @$ J9 _Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku. |. Q) G" r, X8 c) P. {7 q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
. s7 ~, z q) D: CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2( C: }+ U1 e$ H' h+ B
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& U1 r l7 ]) C4 B4 H& w- e DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage/ B5 L3 s! x I+ ]( L9 I, P
DD Lamson+ a" k( [( p+ O) I3 X
DD Aylwin
4 i# K8 p' ?- e' P4 F! b DD Monaghan) U+ w1 p, O% ^8 ^6 p& t! A
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |