航母决战结束,日军投降。* O( j( r2 Z8 G# }! _0 A! w. U
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 428 G# k8 R* d6 U- L" K( b2 h/ k& Z4 q
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/ [' X( a3 H, f5 c$ M; O; |9 w }, W! m2 ?Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1301 N; }6 r& [' H- j0 I; C+ H
2 M3 t4 X! J: W, oJapanese Ships& M0 T, G7 u0 G5 W6 e3 t. I
PC Ch 224 k/ G3 l% I( }$ N7 ?
PC Ch 32
9 \ f6 y% W9 h8 N* I PC Ch 23
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, D4 ?9 B Q8 ~' Y1 c SS Gudgeon5 Y) f: c, t$ s$ o
$ {9 q' ]: ~- A, D) C2 M1 L/ kSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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3 J) j3 Y. R7 V" iASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1676 R0 y# y) B- } J* f
7 H! g- g, ~- X* [3 f9 sJapanese Ships
* V0 x C/ d& C3 a! a SS I-17, hits 1* m) _4 o4 b$ p! v C6 S' G
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% Z, @4 S+ M' N$ u& _( N DD Lamson
# Z. K. H' g* L7 q3 B DD Cummings7 G% f5 o6 y, E; B. z4 p1 x) G7 ^* [
DD Aylwin
' g; U2 Z0 X$ S3 ~6 [ DD Monaghan- @4 u+ @8 x6 @7 W' r/ A
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : W% q3 \6 K9 L3 X! _
6 C+ q/ u% `& O" l1 s9 r5 F5 ~Weather in hex: Overcast9 |1 k- c X! w) J; E( V
2 c4 N' X e; D; NRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: R& m9 Y( z- ^) _- ^8 ~! L. g5 ?$ uEstimated time to target is 36 minutes: Q( o0 G* ]: M: F. S
( w) ~ [' Y( O1 h. @Japanese aircraft
: H8 j, r9 Q$ `1 t" Q G4M1 Betty x 17; K _8 I5 Q5 }3 G! {, N
& j- e/ Q$ {7 Z X+ yAllied aircraft. y5 c6 m* s1 J/ k+ a G' T0 j8 [9 u+ z
no flights
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* g. q9 a0 I8 e; kNo Japanese losses: s$ E8 J2 J3 f: o! F
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Allied aircraft losses8 J- t) Y9 `+ P9 u% R0 Q9 b
Catalina I: 10 damaged
0 H: U* C- S( z, S. J: e7 ?* ~ P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged- v! S# B8 r' v, m+ H: \4 q4 p1 J
5 O1 u# u$ C3 w0 eAirbase hits 16 |: ?/ [: h9 `3 v
Runway hits 6
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$ @5 d: V& c/ O" N. tNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 a6 }9 T8 ~$ d& _# W; ^Weather in hex: Overcast
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% a9 J! r4 X: s9 W' r+ x, MRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 h" q; q5 a7 r) u F9 ?
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes+ a# O' B/ ], ]3 r, V
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Japanese aircraft
5 j- b" a7 V C G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses: K7 l. u9 `8 ~, N6 P3 V: ~
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Runway hits 1
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' e4 K; a x. _" H4 E0 L$ M9 J+ jMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135; [; H8 k* K5 J& F M B- E1 B
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms5 t7 Q! a ~ D- u6 h: [) v
+ t5 p, \7 Q' iRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. X) e$ ]3 N1 U' b% i5 R0 |% a8 m
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes' `' E7 T5 h/ ?" _5 G
! d6 l3 \$ ^* a5 f/ SJapanese aircraft
3 |/ l- |, Z( o" ?, v) s' n A6M2 Zero x 43
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 919 |$ S' j* F* r8 {1 J; s* C4 p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1303 z! M) f, V& ?! e- ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 12* D% X3 x# E1 V
1 E( i6 i! } j( V2 a7 R% wJapanese aircraft losses' e- F* |: H/ u3 S
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 D2 u" g- C+ A
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Allied aircraft losses
$ K" A7 ~8 w& f# W" a. e F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed7 R+ L! X4 y* p' b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged/ \& W3 @' Q( b$ i6 z7 G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ |# @. S' j- Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged6 c X1 u0 D" V" e: ` Y
+ N2 f" g. B, J a) e7 m" A, JJapanese Ships
% e# S# z; x' d CV Zuikaku
& i; E6 _- Q4 ^; k2 X% L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& i2 C$ M/ y. B8 c, R CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 k; v6 Z: R0 ]; l CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% x/ |% \' Z. w% j! x* f
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 \* |7 n/ H( v CA Takao
! O3 w* v. d, j. A7 X& \ BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
5 }" p- k, q* G2 Q1 ^3 |5 N! R DD Shikinami# C2 r; {. |% o
CA Tone7 U4 V7 P5 S, E( T% H" P
DD Umikaze- V' D8 g" r8 o0 l# E7 g
) Z" _" c$ }4 E# @7 wAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
7 J% R' B# |* b. ^7 M: i( HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku f! D f9 [/ D( F8 e( a( P/ s( H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo; g4 [2 E9 y7 W3 r+ R
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+ C7 i6 Z5 s2 N; c! h' N. JMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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7 v/ `8 ~. w2 r- NRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., j# c; {( ~, Y: h' W
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes( j4 ]3 q4 ~5 p
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Japanese aircraft, e* Z4 t; k7 b# u
A6M2 Zero x 452 E9 J% r5 y t5 [( a# n
B5N1 Kate x 27
+ Y( X% ~: q* z5 ?8 \2 f4 u9 w D3A1 Val x 15
* n& Q$ ?3 b5 Y3 U D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
' U Y/ e9 R: B6 O, S F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
# B( y( k2 m8 o# r; W# o2 p3 Q: B A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
$ C. h7 U( t7 B/ _1 m B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
2 w* v- n" @: v B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
! o. C' F! r7 o0 N D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged' q7 _2 e; g1 I8 E; ~5 W
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged% s: I, z1 H8 a5 b% ~ v5 f1 R4 v
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 i$ k5 e& A# a O. k$ I4 B+ \
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Allied aircraft losses
0 d1 |4 E: I: q! `: L( c F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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; o. w5 L" [9 SAllied Ships4 e" X* v. ~$ X3 e6 x! K0 N, ^# f
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
2 W- l7 G$ d. ~3 G4 u& T CV Enterprise
2 D' y8 G h# }* B U$ l3 c Y CLAA Juneau; e5 W3 {) N9 y
CL Leander* ?! A% _% d' x" ^
BB North Carolina7 H P. M( t+ y& q
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: {/ \5 u2 n0 Y7 c; ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139& I2 Y3 u: p& h2 J4 [$ y
: t3 Z! p$ w" c5 eWeather in hex: Severe storms+ o1 B- u% ^- ]9 }5 e. P7 D
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 P' j4 ]' g$ S1 r X
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes9 H) x4 f/ G% ?- C0 i+ w
* \! [: N& J' e5 @8 V" c: }Japanese aircraft
7 u$ A2 d5 n! f. g A6M2 Zero x 22/ O9 U8 d/ X9 @0 h, x* ^ V
B5N1 Kate x 23
$ O6 i' t$ W! D" i D3A1 Val x 2% s. S; [. p ]3 a, j
D3A2 Val x 16; D4 f: B/ K$ O& X% e' a
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Allied aircraft# s6 j2 j( O$ }9 E( ]+ m0 G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 471 F+ M: |9 O) ?4 j
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Japanese aircraft losses
, e! M' z' j0 b. A. G# j7 O A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ R9 S9 n* u5 l1 o- t* N6 J* Z$ \ B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged! ]# n ?# a: P6 y
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
4 X0 B5 H, j @- y* X) d0 a' V D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
, L& X) J5 T1 n, l6 ^: w. r) F D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged. g2 h2 G! ]: e, w& P: x% r) y7 J3 i' g7 M
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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: K9 w" G( S" q4 K* `Allied aircraft losses
7 \' _9 S5 e/ ^' A; r- @6 A" r' O F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1# t, b u5 `1 l+ n/ [( ?
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 B% C0 {* q0 l& E/ S# k! o
CV Enterprise
3 Y4 q; g0 ^# [* A( X CLAA Juneau
) c, e+ b1 y! P% u5 y5 |# R% Z CL Hobart
. _3 U2 \( X& b0 P! U0 wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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2 m r$ f( t8 a- ~& c4 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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% l, _& s+ ~7 X/ J" J3 @Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 M( u" A9 J" o' s( [% VEstimated time to target is 23 minutes; [* g5 b. w9 K- i$ U
$ v: `9 U' X9 ]6 Y. [3 v/ _Japanese aircraft
2 `% }- D/ r, _5 b: I3 @ A6M2 Zero x 28
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% b8 o* u( l5 Q# ~8 \Allied aircraft8 m7 k) Y& e) S( X( J9 f/ ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
% y* e) k1 i. w7 v! [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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6 e5 M# I* V; H1 H6 F: P) QJapanese aircraft losses8 k0 ^! X) @7 w! a3 f+ N
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses" b/ x! T) y7 Z& {) D o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, Q( `8 ?" d. f- D) c" x5 {$ F& c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
. {" z& R4 F1 k$ z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak. U% k6 h4 O4 k6 [. y2 I$ |- `
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# N5 a) D( Y2 F1 n
CV Zuikaku
; V) y3 R; I5 ]$ X: `, s CA Takao ^. V- S8 ?6 {* @2 }0 O- X2 [
BB Hiei6 i+ h0 d- A$ e, p5 ] p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku5 e j- k U; `7 c5 w# r. y; d4 f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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. \& p+ @) F3 ], s: L2 O8 {3 tRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 z: v# [% d- \3 Z+ `8 I
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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) q r! J) ?! J- B8 h# F4 J$ JJapanese aircraft
( n( ]% w& F5 q! D% y A6M2 Zero x 13
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2 `1 G6 c- Y/ }. |" x$ bAllied aircraft6 N& @1 G, `8 ^+ w4 g, _. ]9 e& b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30! B- {* `" W3 t" W5 U r' @0 I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
5 [" @- m2 y5 C" J TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses5 `+ [! w! f4 ~2 [/ o: e
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% z4 i V$ B* n
% p, g- G0 w- q5 Z! aAllied aircraft losses
0 {+ ~5 C3 w& R# ~" z$ \ p F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" P! o& R" w( d$ `) g7 O, z% n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged4 }, |( F, m' b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* `- y6 S0 ^* I5 {0 @) I TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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9 K; |" }+ {" |% @7 {/ XJapanese Ships+ X: ^$ O7 Y1 {5 |! T/ I6 i
CA Tone
- C! C' B; c( h% |, r' c BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
& Q- i S" v5 j Z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 B @9 I1 c- o. |
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage5 O- g; G t9 M
CA Myoko, on fire3 }1 X( u, T- i! G. @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
1 R, V2 Y% l1 p4 x7 n$ eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
, J( |, Y3 N4 [8 C2 \ |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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8 f; o* P# i& {# W$ pSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1625 i, g% Q6 n" S" R7 p
& f0 s: I: J+ m* @0 y* B! T6 yJapanese Ships
/ C% x; f% N9 R3 a% o( }9 V4 r SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
5 T8 k$ a! }1 W6 X, e' G M. `# P DD Lamson: C0 @" v7 ?# M, o: l
DD Aylwin0 i- k$ X3 Q) R% R+ G
DD Monaghan" V& _ K3 L4 l+ B: ?
' x' B$ Y9 x+ l x6 U4 Z4 ASS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |