航母决战结束,日军投降。% l$ C: [- A( R) ]5 V
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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* {; Q: F; c& t5 t9 h* FJapanese Ships
- Q: Y- W8 {- c% {7 m PC Ch 22
; O( q+ H# S3 k) u5 p PC Ch 32& E. ?) i# d* L) n+ [4 ^: j
PC Ch 238 p1 m; U* s# Z1 E
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Allied Ships
, x' T6 {( q( n5 m9 S SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 224 P9 n1 e; B$ G$ K1 L
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+ @7 x. l5 m& HASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1678 t8 [. f" X, z4 b" [, N
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2 x1 b0 D o8 H6 P6 m( e: z. x% d# O4 n SS I-17, hits 1/ F( y5 _& w: I/ s
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DD Lamson& h3 u! Y5 v4 l* u
DD Cummings3 m: M! b$ R! o
DD Aylwin
2 H' I2 d6 s" b+ i DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson' r$ d6 t: Y1 c5 u8 k1 |! i3 L
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, V8 K) i) ?1 l0 |Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 j4 M. b: ^# S; L& \. z# Y( M
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) U; Y: a" ]7 \, q
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes1 M8 F- l' _2 K) s3 B k
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Japanese aircraft0 K$ s% N! O5 P7 _
G4M1 Betty x 178 L _( T x9 y
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no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ _% O) B& S9 A, g; q
Catalina I: 10 damaged. {7 t* X r* f i& D5 \7 C, o7 e1 r
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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/ l7 t0 |) X; I) D& D' X; y: e4 BAirbase hits 1+ r- t3 N4 w7 i6 Z3 ^( Z! y/ q
Runway hits 6+ x; J1 V" [1 s" ?
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " V' Q" |3 ^" D8 j4 e( l! w
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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9 f7 O1 i8 e# v# g4 MRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 l( m7 Q j6 k# L( R% ?! _6 @
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes4 K$ V: x! G, b* ~: w( P; S) L
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Japanese aircraft
0 s. _( S1 ~' Q' [6 S) G ^ H G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses/ B' B+ U/ Z3 t3 O+ p! U
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Runway hits 1 y2 n$ w0 Y5 O. P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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4 z7 n. V9 s, SRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! Q* ^6 |9 m4 T# cEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' J; O5 l$ E, w3 S* M) j: N9 s A6M2 Zero x 437 `8 M6 i/ _+ X* G4 g7 a+ @
, H2 q. K3 T7 A3 v& a) EAllied aircraft
: P# O/ r! ?$ t* V9 a' j9 e- D F4F-4 Wildcat x 917 m. b0 x1 M, Q$ z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130! m! H! D! J5 X* T
TBF-1 Avenger x 120 A9 e% X, e0 p, J. O: R
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Japanese aircraft losses
: f X2 t& I, r5 } A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed2 t7 ?9 a1 X, k! Y% P8 E
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Allied aircraft losses
0 Y3 ^5 B& ^7 f( n# l, P F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ B. t; _3 ?+ P# ] z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
: i3 Y" n* X6 C1 X% _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 q+ A0 a5 W) K) B- {, [8 ]
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged! i r7 D+ @# ?7 E
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Japanese Ships
: ~$ z. ^7 D' A6 ~- Y CV Zuikaku
: H- |, B) Y. \, j% ] CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ ~- p) g! }# v" t
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ H( @8 D% U/ x0 H* ~6 }, H CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 {4 N% `' `. w: d BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 11 R. B: c/ \$ }. f* m4 _7 H0 e
CA Takao
! i- d9 N4 H/ p- J0 z BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire+ q1 _+ W6 ^- ]4 e- u( t- R
DD Shikinami
8 e1 _8 L# O( t) B( C1 Y CA Tone
& _9 O) s$ g; ?$ c6 ]1 ` DD Umikaze& S6 O/ K- y n I' c V3 r% ?6 D! M
9 Q, V5 i5 w+ J/ i/ u! l3 KAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
: Q% R: m. f% @" fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku. k! M# K# C" B: |& g
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo: Y8 G+ D& ?' ? {. ]5 W. d
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/ i8 j% c3 |8 r0 j0 ]# hMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139+ b: G; C4 t% m! i% d5 n# b
# z5 ^) A9 x# {7 P( lWeather in hex: Severe storms
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' ^/ g( W2 `% k1 G* oRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 B& A7 l+ u! }3 v% X4 g
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 s; f3 c. h" L( F A6M2 Zero x 45
* Q$ C* L, V0 w5 U$ H, |0 Q% H B5N1 Kate x 27
S/ K' b% \! F% s2 O/ \( `3 f D3A1 Val x 15
6 a; g& h* `; Q( b2 a6 g D3A2 Val x 26/ E. f. [- G6 z2 I$ `
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Allied aircraft
+ W5 B- _7 x7 ?' H) Y# F7 Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed; ~( F8 R: n* P1 T, d. J! E- S) z
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged: P% L. i% _' F) O" ~& u
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak2 x& ~! k. \& X4 w9 X
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged* S( A% a- w0 e7 x
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged) M- z+ W D+ t
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 x' Q; S) i- _* e- b6 p6 x
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Allied aircraft losses5 @. {0 w) T- ?( a6 r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships3 I8 Y6 ~) {$ I/ L5 C9 j2 ?
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" l" y9 P! ~* c; l% ?: R+ U
CV Enterprise
2 a A! F! ]* O* Y7 \6 c CLAA Juneau
1 u% v) m, b1 B- k# |$ H7 v CL Leander
2 |4 {8 e' e6 w% v BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms7 a% `$ C& M! I0 m6 h" }1 N5 U4 @
6 P, t5 A8 X' }0 z: g0 ^2 iRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 @0 I! B( s+ [4 i' d$ c
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes6 H* ]6 `7 ^/ t' d5 H
3 S4 }7 E5 V }; I; _Japanese aircraft5 v. b% }: j3 c2 S2 }
A6M2 Zero x 22
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D3A1 Val x 2: X7 @: V/ d2 x
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft8 X$ F0 g0 f3 b# n) k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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T4 @2 g9 T' i8 R3 f( m' G: PJapanese aircraft losses; h! W! J x4 x' n- x
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ Z/ P3 Q) |5 v+ E" z: E- y( B# E B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
) s" T- y: {) Y B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
% G) Z6 y; D5 k9 ` D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
- |' W) T* T* x, w8 L t# k D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
- W$ Y( m' g# c D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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, T# o5 [5 S- q+ V% N F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) E9 c* @2 F# D4 E4 R
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Allied Ships# `: Y5 \3 s, @7 h/ {
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
' c4 N% j3 X' `0 z CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: G: f) r, _5 A4 I" q# F% O CV Enterprise0 V5 Y* N) H$ A& E) m! S
CLAA Juneau$ {% i! ~5 E0 J, T- O4 K1 d% @
CL Hobart8 c6 b9 H6 H/ H: o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga! O5 l% U. B B: N3 J [9 d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135( n C6 U& y" m, R- J) w: w
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
1 }4 z7 k2 C- u7 o2 ?! |Estimated time to target is 23 minutes/ ?. R& G! A. W: A4 m
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A6M2 Zero x 285 P4 ?& B5 m1 n* i0 i0 f
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Allied aircraft
2 K& c8 j1 X: d F4F-4 Wildcat x 216 M. K) R* j( J) G4 j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 246 T& d/ I3 v$ U
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Japanese aircraft losses1 m9 m- K3 p3 r' a+ a" Z
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed* P0 H& I U L; y, [. B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged# n+ A. v v' ]' T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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& c3 S6 p5 T9 M- n' n) n+ o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, s S+ l7 C2 N CV Zuikaku+ o' k# _+ N( k! ]/ R% h6 t7 M
CA Takao/ `5 O: m) J# H: A: v( m; B
BB Hiei* A7 M" s6 T% D; X2 m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 D. H; I% l% D) V7 x$ T
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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.# _% F0 ]5 W0 t( B: _$ O
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 134 u$ v* y7 I8 S/ Z# z( ?% W
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Allied aircraft
6 z: E6 b, K- T I' @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
+ c% }/ D8 p7 B SBD-3 Dauntless x 577 t# t' i* d$ b& q6 A4 G; F+ d
TBF-1 Avenger x 106 {9 [% n+ w7 h5 y! U: P
3 p# U3 G" b+ H cJapanese aircraft losses
8 H" n7 N. X* \& m F6 W: y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 U, y: i2 b' M
0 x: E4 X2 V( w# g# ]Allied aircraft losses
% R. n6 w ]* q8 L! I F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
8 x3 f- c) V$ ~$ u SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged+ X1 Y7 e, r0 r- |, E6 `4 _# i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
$ ?4 _# C W6 t, Z' b* D8 _6 p g5 O TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged4 K* f$ ]( x5 |$ T
5 J2 n3 b+ U s4 K; z2 _; S" I2 GJapanese Ships
9 b& I, A9 p( H% `% S! D CA Tone8 t; ]( c! p6 d4 w2 B3 C1 f; ^
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire) b# O+ h+ B4 S7 k1 g+ U( [0 r
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
5 _0 C! k4 \% ^- K5 d CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 d% O! e- f! u/ F1 b. E: f7 Q CA Myoko, on fire6 p8 q, u$ O- N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
! ?# I! K4 O! P: ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
R% d" Z) J1 Z, V% gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku$ s, H1 O, ]: U8 `# x5 v2 t1 T: B
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1629 w3 X) A/ _9 b* h$ b# U
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1 P ?$ ^- X0 [! } SS I-2, hits 2
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* ^7 w$ t: c9 b% k- C1 P4 ~ DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage6 p" `; Y D: Z: N7 A, v; n
DD Lamson
$ Y" l! ]( l/ |4 ? DD Aylwin1 e, [6 P; b: K3 x H
DD Monaghan6 _6 G0 {: [+ I& M# r
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |