航母决战结束,日军投降。/ l, r" x4 q. H9 S- R8 J
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42" m; ~/ K1 ]% P: q* G
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S5 d+ Y, W# K }2 ^Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
6 S! ]) c" w) W+ Y/ P5 c" v: b PC Ch 22
' T# p) u' h, _' d PC Ch 32
. }' ^- l* |/ y% _# L PC Ch 23+ q& `% q( j# X4 u
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Allied Ships
, N, ~( M [# b) c- e SS Gudgeon% c. A- K" q* a$ Q1 Q3 ^- l
8 P$ a7 T0 S" [SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 221 g- R) v1 b5 x- o F B/ n
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
& b6 n* g, N9 r* t' T2 _ SS I-17, hits 10 [. @4 O3 m l: g2 y
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Allied Ships
/ m2 U5 o d! b DD Lamson2 y! H* `5 t- v# p% C
DD Cummings! h2 o3 l0 D) @9 ^
DD Aylwin# K3 r d8 Q) b" K8 e+ B
DD Monaghan
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7 T$ i$ x8 H( r! w. J, kSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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. [& O0 c/ g" a7 W8 V& sNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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( Z' b5 e/ B& c8 @( ARaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., }- n! _: k0 p. U" x
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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, X& c0 l0 H$ L( n- QJapanese aircraft
1 ], C* U1 D' x4 m G4M1 Betty x 17* @" o- O3 F5 K& i# |% j7 J" P* i
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Allied aircraft
% `) f' n* i; z7 D5 C no flights" S, J7 ~, V+ e- \# q: a6 b% ^: W
3 E! U5 S* v5 U0 j! e5 N' WNo Japanese losses8 |7 X, w. {% [' K
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Allied aircraft losses
4 Q0 j2 v; `' [ Catalina I: 10 damaged! }; u+ `- U4 p0 M1 m! W( b
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 13 S+ A8 i' M- f! V. g2 A* G: N9 t
Runway hits 6$ i; G0 p, r7 I$ w- R; H
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ ? G5 {8 R/ p; N
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes+ J' i- \6 G; I( h7 }
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Japanese aircraft& J( f6 G! e! c o7 V) p
G4M1 Betty x 89 j$ i6 T' `: @4 a7 w/ k4 i" r
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No Japanese losses
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1356 o4 O' o3 U/ [9 s9 V! S3 s
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 s1 R% E0 \7 k( }( {- \
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 y$ I: b+ A/ }; HJapanese aircraft
- e/ @* ?. Y$ `) U A6M2 Zero x 43
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% a5 G5 i& F" T* C$ \& v/ D; BAllied aircraft
7 ^* J# E( g' ~! w5 Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 910 c# U, T5 g" G, Y- n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
7 R& e3 f' }: n: @% i0 a2 N$ } TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses& z& }( n% [* o4 M9 n) I' f
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 D0 p- i: l4 n" D G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed* C& Y: S( v; I. u4 x- x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged: b9 @! H, e' _- \: }* K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
0 ]4 z, C M3 H/ d7 ^! D TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged; q: w" L9 ]1 B1 ~1 h! R- _
; y8 D7 U& N* f, T! J9 WJapanese Ships
9 F4 L" L2 ~# w2 n! p) N CV Zuikaku
1 ~/ w+ S; S5 p* d CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- y* f7 x' b' [0 d" `
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ j1 t7 A, |( e1 [! D# [/ k CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, S4 y, w. L% a4 w
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1! D, C& L& W6 [: }( w
CA Takao6 s* `* F1 y+ E3 p6 W
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
0 I, Q8 o8 A7 D3 A3 i( x3 x DD Shikinami
6 F; g7 @! ~$ h CA Tone
`# R* Y, \4 Y, {: S6 Q! Z } DD Umikaze- T* N8 S: O! i/ E, b7 j& K
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku0 s) Y4 ~5 w" V0 l9 d/ _
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku& Z; d. v' |3 I- ^; z- r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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- e7 [& E! O* Z1 ? H* d; c. sMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139, W3 {( Z3 h: z
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Weather in hex: Severe storms0 \9 Z3 Q$ e; U# E) Y
* B% w% m1 C; ]: G4 Z1 Y2 pRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. |. C, c/ U, @ @8 B
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes# v# z5 L3 e9 h; n$ I; V' z* T% ~
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Japanese aircraft
+ Q% {1 K8 @4 E2 y# N A6M2 Zero x 45# D* ~0 U; `8 K0 q4 j
B5N1 Kate x 27- e8 D7 `- H8 h7 C9 Q7 {( b
D3A1 Val x 15
( X v- \& ^ b# v1 D) [- ] D3A2 Val x 26$ K( a7 r- X. a. r3 x
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6 B0 G% c9 N/ _! V+ {! H- f) l8 \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 116# X( v$ ?- @" J0 o0 c
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Japanese aircraft losses# \+ V" h: {$ _, B2 W
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed1 }9 G$ J* |# {7 J- M$ O( U2 S: b
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged! j$ C s+ u( E% b
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
1 G8 O( ?. |0 \+ o' [- b D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged, {- h) n1 m6 A9 h$ |+ e
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged G# i+ ^% v, U7 N( W
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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- \3 {( Y' Z) d7 z( w: z% E8 G9 H F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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+ K& G5 u+ L/ v4 E9 w; G CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1: w9 n; Q& ~( V. l
CV Enterprise
8 T1 {2 o1 ?; }/ ?5 q0 B4 M CLAA Juneau# f" _* j7 p$ b0 k0 ]" n& Z# T, Y
CL Leander3 s6 |! s) S5 z& l* H# p5 f
BB North Carolina8 X/ o$ i1 P+ `: S( u/ H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms9 b7 y0 I/ W; ^. E3 |2 q; n
4 C- O2 ~" X6 D3 E# w4 pRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ d8 U' T7 D* i4 ^: ~' ^Estimated time to target is 40 minutes( X4 k$ s$ C$ Z6 f3 t2 S; N/ {
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, M) E; G: ~& N. |+ [ j4 z A6M2 Zero x 22; ^" ^2 h8 s1 @! Y h
B5N1 Kate x 23
# R1 z) L1 M- F3 b* Q5 }+ Y D3A1 Val x 2
5 n$ ^$ \& e6 X2 Q D3A2 Val x 16
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+ F9 p7 Y1 T+ h( EAllied aircraft
! T2 ^4 o3 b/ x! Y6 `3 s S F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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4 i/ f" U" v2 n) l% R. Q; qJapanese aircraft losses
" f; n5 F" l: c n8 u6 F1 d* m9 w1 Z% x) P A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, o3 e( @, }/ d4 |' u: h
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged" Y8 }. x- D$ `* U P1 v
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak# O( |& o$ k) ~ j6 {! r
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
8 f. p. l8 A8 S( S. c% \1 K i1 R g D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged4 R W, Y) Y. m1 s. u7 _
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 t' @; p' r" X' d8 \+ d
7 {( M- ~( l. c7 u6 G, `2 S) rAllied aircraft losses% K! ^: ^* C: H1 M& z$ f. o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
3 b" K$ t- B n" `& S% L3 n y. w CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 }/ u% J c8 _) Y& Z3 F0 v CV Enterprise
4 A; z6 N. J! ] \9 [5 Y8 b CLAA Juneau
' u R$ `6 U% w2 ~7 O CL Hobart9 e4 F; y, z* L b8 T, f: u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga2 U' S: v6 Z: n! j4 N9 W+ R/ M
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$ ~* e. t5 D' d2 z- b `7 m$ ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135( m, \3 X8 e9 u' G
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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7 j# u3 r' r; v6 ?# VRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
; u1 W) m& z6 N! q* S- cEstimated time to target is 23 minutes2 R% i5 j; c" `# I) e8 g0 u
* g' U W3 G" s$ Q( W) KJapanese aircraft
+ h% d9 F* D9 L( T4 R" c0 @: D A6M2 Zero x 28+ _' H% `, F7 T3 w/ ~. S
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$ o, t5 ^- }, D F4F-4 Wildcat x 21; N+ r4 h. C' Q2 b3 C" A/ K J+ }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24- ?3 i& I9 X# W; O
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 n {: t$ h4 j4 n! F A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses' S0 E- k4 a( |5 S0 P6 q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
2 W7 n7 a( h p, f6 A SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged2 }# L D7 g- u9 h. G& ^0 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak& B1 N- M. j# P
7 H4 L8 c6 i2 S/ ~0 [* G1 i/ WJapanese Ships6 M3 w5 e4 a# B) N' E
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 T0 r8 L+ o9 Q; x. Q" Q CV Zuikaku4 m: q. t; v% k3 E
CA Takao
% b( t7 A) G4 k BB Hiei
$ ?' `8 R1 q% a% j T8 CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku4 K; H; f- K$ C( \% f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135) V ]( f1 b6 @6 B1 l* N) f+ A
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* x1 u) x4 P! N8 L' j+ `* a5 k
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes% c- {& G, d0 M" @* \/ Q
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9 ]- Z- E+ A$ W( ~% [ A6M2 Zero x 13( P' G2 `: ]4 e
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Allied aircraft
, K$ ~2 c; c) W4 |7 g1 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
: j% @2 U L& U- J1 Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 57& L6 f: q% y7 C# H# V/ r
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses& Y5 m( R9 E, }. h
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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% U+ u: R! E5 W! }% ` F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* C* r) `' I( {$ `" u SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged# j E* j% d8 N* `! z" J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) O% T0 t) ]9 u& D
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 u8 q7 g. {7 e; O( \1 p CA Tone9 U4 v, F, m4 `. ~: R
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
5 Y+ [. j; _2 T CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) Y9 u1 d" w+ k7 {& I CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage6 R2 p o h) V: M8 K" w$ V1 w* ~! Y
CA Myoko, on fire
+ f8 _ q2 m0 J$ b% I$ M! _! Q! z, f6 f/ }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku- F; i6 M% b: u3 j0 l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
3 b0 P2 q+ }1 Z6 q5 q! m2 _Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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7 n/ _6 Q& ]6 w5 S L* a SS I-2, hits 2+ s5 T2 R2 H7 j/ X) r
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$ D4 x! A% }" D( ?$ `7 E DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage& ]8 }9 f- i6 P
DD Lamson% ^$ i% c: T. T, x
DD Aylwin
0 N" u; k( A$ ]' I' Q9 j DD Monaghan
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! }* n8 B) s% i* USS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |