航母决战结束,日军投降。
1 O& x: z c5 a( [+ wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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2 z3 S8 P% J7 X% w- [& LSub attack near Torokina at 108,130 q) h$ n" D+ x6 W
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Japanese Ships) `& b0 ?2 g2 d
PC Ch 22. U- R% K( v h4 V
PC Ch 32
! y) M3 W, v6 H ]6 O! g+ } PC Ch 23' Z1 @& C2 L) Q. \* D+ Q. _$ d% V a
8 L# i% {' b8 i% U. JAllied Ships
( O# `' X/ d: N) q SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 222 g! o4 D( D2 C& b2 L- u/ \
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* U; c* w2 v% N7 u7 QASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167' N9 i+ `7 w7 l: ?8 y
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Japanese Ships
9 H. {2 A% [4 b: R SS I-17, hits 1
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8 \9 ?/ J. T' M' [0 T& \* j9 } DD Lamson
' e: Q) O3 R& } J" R DD Cummings; m1 i5 k& E' k1 x
DD Aylwin) d$ p+ a+ A3 x& d# p2 ~9 h
DD Monaghan: f; s9 r- R. v
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson5 y0 g: d( |, Q/ [4 v# X1 R+ @
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! a: o6 ]) k! |7 @" i; c/ w
2 p( q: d# u( f/ D" p( s# EWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) D$ I5 n$ w4 u/ V' U$ ~1 n
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes& c" D' n; m; S& I& }4 P, Z' g3 ?# s
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Japanese aircraft, O% r D% I( M5 q+ I! [
G4M1 Betty x 17" N0 B$ \+ r p& h" M- U
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Allied aircraft
( [2 x) e5 T7 [% a# z, a no flights
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2 T4 E% B: ~; ]8 D( m2 mNo Japanese losses2 q2 H" i) ?$ ^4 ~6 l
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Catalina I: 10 damaged
" \$ d4 P. J3 F: \: r# X# h3 A P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged) s/ C: s8 j" [5 Q0 N: q
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Airbase hits 1 b6 a6 Y: [) j9 v) C) s+ h
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( i; ~( s7 d$ L
6 v8 Q8 Q4 Z5 h6 pWeather in hex: Overcast. q* v2 k* _; i# y. b
( C: i1 r4 {, a, [% D- ]Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 J! c7 [7 W) l. l* C x: U% b# \
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B) k" @. F! l Z EJapanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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8 n; L" t' m% j* }+ W5 c+ {- }Runway hits 17 o& p1 f0 v0 p$ T$ P2 G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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( @7 I7 G# [6 g5 W: v0 W2 _' _! vWeather in hex: Thunderstorms: ~, Z! s5 F$ s6 w$ B# v
' s. f0 m5 N8 u+ x* v% |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ m' O p* w6 q) O) fEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ e! O! B" |* d! q
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. o* t/ b/ W0 }: ]) f L A6M2 Zero x 437 `- {6 U2 d, p( q5 X Q S! N/ }
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# T3 {2 R" N. p$ D F4F-4 Wildcat x 91! Z2 X# N$ u: T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
& y4 d" v( Q# m% E TBF-1 Avenger x 12+ |# U5 U: U4 ?* ]$ d
3 y, u8 N1 J7 A) ]Japanese aircraft losses$ U9 |; S% m" R/ w! n0 t& O2 O
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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4 n4 N5 m, V( v0 a% t& h F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
, q3 E( n0 {5 I4 Y$ B" j! D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged1 Q0 m, _' d0 K# k7 j4 r0 V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
& F' J( x8 N; T3 I: d8 G$ H TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged5 Y+ D/ t, }# z) H" H; x" R" T
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CV Zuikaku
& q3 Z7 x4 C1 \ f+ u9 s CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 P( c/ x9 C- | ~9 r1 E" ^ CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire! n$ ]% O0 h" k" J/ D, r
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 U m m8 o; B BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 K2 G i3 ~. C( q# A CA Takao
+ p' H' O# u0 z( a) |$ g2 a+ E BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
& _/ y1 c$ Q; q; f. V9 o DD Shikinami; b8 O$ m1 l* y. e: x6 `# {
CA Tone5 V4 _) Y- U7 \* y/ ^
DD Umikaze; [4 W0 x4 c3 i0 q; n; B2 M8 J% l1 }
- p- i2 J+ A/ Y" fAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku# W# [* R/ m3 F% O
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku* E8 }+ j: d1 Y. O0 j9 b8 i
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139- g7 ^8 J3 |- u6 k ~
3 t! ~3 Q8 @" U/ G" x2 Z; |Weather in hex: Severe storms% [$ ~ L+ {8 z, R9 y% Z) P3 j- ~/ Q
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ c# g7 M$ q" L3 Z- J. ZEstimated time to target is 43 minutes1 ?# A1 \9 F+ \6 I
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A6M2 Zero x 45
0 T f1 M2 P$ \ B5N1 Kate x 27
. \" h S0 p- ?% B, N' ] r D3A1 Val x 15
2 u7 ?7 \" _, { D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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1 k" t6 N# B# g" sJapanese aircraft losses. g5 v8 X0 E9 S6 y% K0 p; u" q
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed+ a, q- L9 _3 C0 s/ X& ]
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
* f4 b" Q4 _; {# W' B* G B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
" b. R$ F$ J; \3 Y7 o7 H: f5 P D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
6 i! u. }5 l" `) l$ i, X& A. p D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged3 \* b5 O8 _" B& ]5 Q K& E; D& L+ Y
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed! I( p) o- ?" p
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Allied Ships1 i$ [0 M* v/ u; H: A( N% F
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1* \* O9 K' [4 \
CV Enterprise
. ^- X1 {. a7 g I. ]4 U7 y+ D CLAA Juneau
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BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139& c. A. Y/ r, X! X0 z
9 e' e# `4 M* wWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 S* k: M* ]& c& { vEstimated time to target is 40 minutes8 g+ `# @1 n& F, J3 Y
1 Y% s/ ~+ ]- ]$ E9 U* rJapanese aircraft$ M$ a. @. x9 h" b# v
A6M2 Zero x 22
) l9 j" _3 w! H8 l B5N1 Kate x 239 h* q. Z2 j3 W! w6 d- @1 l. t# ]3 B
D3A1 Val x 29 P. S! Z7 Y3 S% u* E
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft
* O3 |6 n8 y) n" U5 N( J F4F-4 Wildcat x 479 S* `1 t0 L2 [5 \
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Japanese aircraft losses
- Z" I# t' S1 ]$ U A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
0 n4 v. H* F5 ]0 W5 D1 [1 r2 J B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
1 v- z$ d6 Q' `7 {' [3 g/ H& b8 U' | B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak# q5 d; l+ G9 @
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged1 N* J9 M2 j- N* f3 w
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged2 }2 m! k$ r3 s) t8 v" K: Y
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak( d. Y+ F: _7 j& K
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4 _7 I+ j( N3 Q# I F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1/ W0 U, C7 c% I9 G% a6 P
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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CL Hobart
y3 C( J0 d; U: I# R: b$ LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga& @& q! i; t! j$ G( {7 R, M
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4 c$ N5 k! ]8 G, cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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4 I' k) Z1 t) ^6 z2 @3 ~% ERaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- w e$ t% z! _' W
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes2 a' E h+ ?- i
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8 @# G7 z/ f# S" f/ N A6M2 Zero x 28
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 24; u6 U6 R) d/ u8 Z. L
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Japanese aircraft losses6 A3 s, q4 I% z. K
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged& w. Q0 k- V$ ? b( X+ ]
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4 K) s" m3 l! b) p+ M F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 N$ G# T* L% Y6 {7 w6 d SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged& ?/ Y% k5 Y; h# f- k' f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 @- S; @0 D# P) s
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% k2 q4 w2 y9 ?. X& ~
CV Zuikaku( w4 h/ a+ J7 P" y. b2 D
CA Takao) ~1 z- W% ^# q; l
BB Hiei
4 X# J+ ]& ?: e4 m, DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 ~% I- `7 [0 w8 y7 |% |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135% c! b; o1 R0 ^
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 i9 S5 l4 N( ~; FEstimated time to target is 22 minutes* V9 w; N$ {7 Y1 U2 T! W5 a9 X
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" x. H# r4 C n' J R& c. D: i. O9 P A6M2 Zero x 13
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( ]' Y- w. }3 Q3 `( T" i/ l4 Z; J F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
0 Q4 V2 I# P" t3 x& j5 C; N) [( F& s SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
" E* q. G* N3 C; J5 q! Q' E TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
! B A0 `1 _4 r F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' p( B( H% q$ Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged' w) t* K0 n! f; n. }) Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 n( g" Z( S, ]! g! F1 b" o TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged$ x3 R: ]6 Q. x" R& G) I
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Japanese Ships
9 g8 ?* A; z4 S: l9 j c CA Tone
& L3 _' M( w8 n+ K/ E; E BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire+ P6 `; b& c7 ~3 p6 ~
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ n ~* ?# t6 \& x& j CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage2 |- [) c5 y" b1 e( F- P3 d" C
CA Myoko, on fire" _" g( ?# h7 g5 H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku7 e3 ` N; `+ X% f9 E7 @" {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei/ Y5 S) k2 o$ a1 j6 _3 D0 ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162: U: v7 x# B6 b. i& M! o
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3 [9 w) g/ X3 T4 ?+ j& x6 { SS I-2, hits 2
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4 F4 M- P" l9 W8 Y' A+ X; W DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage4 u# S, j6 }3 f; X1 `6 @
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan, T. I* K3 @$ `8 B5 f* q
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |