航母决战结束,日军投降。
1 M! h+ ]- o1 x) T0 kAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 426 X- h! ~% w. q$ c
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2 f3 a4 Y% D8 mSub attack near Torokina at 108,1308 q$ o$ m) E& `' \1 z" l/ J1 Z N
' n' O( k9 R4 ]1 n5 f6 a% pJapanese Ships
" o7 \! Q) }8 `( }; T% ~4 \9 S PC Ch 22
) x: _ q; T% ? I k PC Ch 329 V6 l, g7 Y9 B6 l- |
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships0 e: X. w3 I! W5 t1 v
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1672 |! R \" U* z/ ^5 O
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Japanese Ships5 q9 N. F. L$ v* R4 P
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
# F2 s L' c/ ?+ u5 |+ G DD Lamson( |' F) U6 C6 m1 ^% U
DD Cummings
S4 N5 m/ H( Z! B3 G4 ~ DD Aylwin2 b; S& I/ ^) ?# y8 J
DD Monaghan
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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
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# z: `. C% O+ P O: |* y
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes1 w) z9 b: Q4 p# R
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Japanese aircraft
' |: s2 ~5 J1 m0 ^ G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft: R5 b' x' W f$ b5 s, F
no flights5 E, Z- k5 P, g( i+ g4 q
: w" l) m% s* Q7 x4 P- t$ ANo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses# n2 m' a: t' A R0 | N
Catalina I: 10 damaged. \# p: P4 E7 P. C8 t% x
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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2 F: [6 P R4 ^& R/ VRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& ]2 t. c7 X2 O4 _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' L6 P) @" n7 m6 e/ b% V; q# D G4M1 Betty x 8
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7 t$ j4 Q8 F; vNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." N- e% {2 _$ p' k0 k- j
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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( V8 I' @; r* rJapanese aircraft
2 s) D6 I. W4 O A6M2 Zero x 43
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' a: r' e: \7 A F4F-4 Wildcat x 91$ \9 I: o2 \5 G3 k; V) k( K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130; l( H+ ~. v( e0 }
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
" L. x B( P' `( [6 A; w' y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% n7 a' l/ M% a, C+ s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 _0 [4 I! [1 e3 u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
+ ~9 _0 a6 j* p5 @, b1 D. V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% I- R, z$ S$ J# L
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged' |' z0 @0 Y6 Z f
2 x; j% q! R& W2 N: g, FJapanese Ships) x' g- S# ?2 p0 F( K5 c: v- Z
CV Zuikaku$ U4 w9 M3 [! P1 ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, t+ v6 y0 ~& b: j' ~ CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 p( X) v% e. l8 l CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& ^) ]1 q; X2 y
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
1 n6 I, S2 m! e0 w CA Takao
; _4 v4 s) `$ h7 e- l BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
! Q4 B+ g7 G$ J) _$ v0 Q ] DD Shikinami
. W8 c! ?( R3 j2 E! ? CA Tone
. h( C( c0 Y1 A2 O6 v DD Umikaze
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: H0 X2 y3 F6 m$ ^8 |- ?) jAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku0 Y' X! O3 X E0 l. E9 @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku8 r, f* A( \) N. I8 a# o1 {8 ~3 F$ ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo0 a" d+ }0 ~" b9 a2 m P% v2 {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139; i, q. K5 a" a- y
4 x& [2 K. I+ V$ \Weather in hex: Severe storms
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/ [ F3 c% e) u* h! `+ kRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: x% W3 s3 e( Y( M$ ?- N$ |
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: j/ V% f$ o4 u" L& [ A6M2 Zero x 45
& j' t' B; O! L B5N1 Kate x 279 ^/ n, t4 T* c, N( C3 o) U
D3A1 Val x 15
2 f* ?1 X1 n# ^6 X D3A2 Val x 26$ y+ w' J3 w2 v& D
. ?$ f& j. V4 ~3 c7 lAllied aircraft
& O) d! L' o( k; U8 u F4F-4 Wildcat x 116) q7 X, [; J& b7 ^' _7 c# _! S
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
& s% s8 z2 E6 F. G* g B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
7 h, P9 V' S) r U {0 h B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak! O( d! J0 L7 T' H& h7 w
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
5 ~0 B7 Q; S S1 M! a+ J0 U D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged3 N' K; _' @2 Q" A( p' s5 A s2 @* L. n
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak' x9 ]! H/ d- Q9 @; o, N8 t
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Allied aircraft losses
- } U: i* o" D F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ }1 D2 v. O9 j* H
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Allied Ships
" h( H* u* e' i+ X& K8 S) s0 s CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 14 W: q7 e& V% t( q
CV Enterprise2 q: k" H \' u; N6 ?; E, r
CLAA Juneau
% {! p9 T! d/ f6 N0 i6 Z CL Leander
$ f# U9 Y0 M9 j0 U x BB North Carolina, i; F4 R- v! i% x o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139- b0 r9 ~! l3 [+ x& Q, J
0 Z* \$ R [6 [, s5 i, QWeather in hex: Severe storms" P# H6 Y% e3 j( I) b
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; v2 Y' S# J! B. |2 iEstimated time to target is 40 minutes7 X. d+ t% j5 C6 B" B
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Japanese aircraft4 q$ s( c; m L' k8 w3 T5 I
A6M2 Zero x 226 S. F8 D/ y# E3 K8 u A) o
B5N1 Kate x 23
* A; C0 e; p5 y' w D3A1 Val x 2, I7 X: ~9 w1 F, p' n
D3A2 Val x 16; m0 _+ M, S3 [" _! r7 t E4 C' f
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" q& J4 ]& V" g. J+ D F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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1 w1 s: p5 }1 H( t A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak' b/ n! B! i% _* l/ _ _
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
1 U2 j2 A! p3 _, }, E5 }7 | D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
3 b% M' {1 z& R" }& O! ~/ Z8 b D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses0 P1 \8 \ T1 X* t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# C! P }; r \# D+ S7 k% T
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9 [5 J( ~3 r$ K; `! O7 h" ~ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
: K, M! i# @4 M" E& ] CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) q5 }( N j7 j' }0 T0 u) ] CV Enterprise+ A+ b# X6 _: r0 R7 A
CLAA Juneau
( @/ `: F7 O# ?7 w* [& @6 z# n CL Hobart
: ~! R7 }& J) R! g( p# ^! c/ D' [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga: ~0 e) U) n; J; F' j0 w0 F+ S
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, r" H" @- [0 ]6 |/ ]( dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1358 |1 D. ~! [9 ^+ g" M* q# t
7 t8 F$ n; l# C1 h; GWeather in hex: Overcast- Z' P% U) s" E1 t# H! n+ G; {& r% ~
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. D0 R" ]: \6 F% K# Y. G
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes* R6 C2 g+ D% B( W6 t4 h
5 Q7 k) _; U3 J2 BJapanese aircraft2 \, G( b- N* G
A6M2 Zero x 282 I4 `& A0 z% u, b; ~ N- d7 u
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
( [6 J/ o* r5 F, o5 m& V SBD-3 Dauntless x 24( [, l( x* ~ Z- v2 p
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8 }7 V: y. B# `. C* H. q' m2 | A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
( Y; t* Y+ g0 i$ V SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
, O- w7 ]# G5 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 R' Q7 X% J3 B" S/ y( S CV Zuikaku' @) M& @8 j- @* m8 `- r9 p2 }4 I
CA Takao5 D' M/ z$ s- i( R, t" y0 t+ w. B5 d
BB Hiei
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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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. T) F2 ^& D0 W/ e+ K* BRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
V( P' o L1 @6 Q- xEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
% L! D0 C9 P2 I* f* u/ P SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
' [8 O% k, f- j9 d2 } TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% w9 h3 h5 d! X2 C- B5 W% w1 M
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& J; |0 N5 p0 i2 Z# b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
: r J: f4 c( K4 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
0 }9 {: H* c. s4 r$ J2 ]9 r TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 T6 c. g" z. T- b& B& u" }$ N6 A4 ~
CA Tone
% e4 s# S4 Y7 d BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire5 P7 Z& N- q' F2 }
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, x, F9 s4 E) D+ _3 { CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
`; K' O5 Q6 n; {. C8 x3 D p CA Myoko, on fire
$ v3 G- ?2 f5 W O& w+ wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
4 W4 x ^7 C* A- N7 s- LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei1 k% Q/ H$ e' O. q5 n/ A& T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162; D" G2 i( ]" O `/ Z8 u
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Japanese Ships
3 L: P1 z i8 h SS I-2, hits 2
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2 M9 `+ K/ x1 K DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
7 Z4 O6 E7 W, s4 [6 L DD Lamson
$ \6 }/ A& N( w* N' D; I& n8 J DD Aylwin
; t* V- e* ~# `- u' y DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |