航母决战结束,日军投降。8 p! J% K$ H" f0 y8 a" ?' J
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42! b8 ^4 r2 p# U! V. W
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R+ C1 d8 y) K: n: vSub attack near Torokina at 108,130. }2 Q$ N8 `7 O8 x2 h
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Japanese Ships7 C$ V l0 x9 Q0 A3 K$ E
PC Ch 22
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Allied Ships
6 R# A7 h- Z) {* G SS Gudgeon
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' H1 I; R; _8 [2 F( e4 q+ aSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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8 H1 h6 u7 c6 r$ }7 dASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167 [2 |2 V/ B0 q) \
5 Q( F1 j! T* hJapanese Ships! ?5 J6 J4 m" T6 G& C
SS I-17, hits 19 M# ?! S5 C& X2 b/ h2 j& X+ X0 V& S0 Z
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2 L, W3 k% \) I/ s DD Lamson
" v4 c* i5 c. Q) o5 e! g0 c DD Cummings" n2 t- d( |" _5 b
DD Aylwin
1 b' E! U; \' H. b( ? DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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% e: n- `4 z9 H) @7 j, GNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & F' ?2 T$ ^! U8 ]' t3 M6 ]
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% G) F& c0 b. cEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. |9 M& G- i9 L9 P6 X
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft; f# g, k5 b# l( N+ M4 C
no flights2 k6 V* I n a+ q
, x) f. N; b" y8 K: R- @No Japanese losses
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Catalina I: 10 damaged
9 x9 N3 {: r% U5 } P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged3 t& E5 R+ n9 U9 P4 C9 a
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Airbase hits 1& H% N; x7 F' b% d' s
Runway hits 6
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4 A/ I; Q5 O% LNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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; r( Z! k4 z* B+ k8 q J* R$ J6 HRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& Z# t$ Q* [1 a- L) E5 ~/ n* j. q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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5 K) j+ }8 Y/ ^& E% MMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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8 \! r; n6 A% r$ JWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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0 o& z/ Y/ k# O; z9 q* v/ ^* eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) h: J% P9 J0 X/ Y/ ]% ^
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- D% ^0 O$ Q* o& d7 R) t A6M2 Zero x 43
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\7 p! Z" t" U ]3 n" i8 o; @+ k F4F-4 Wildcat x 91 |! n% n4 b% j! { @: ]! T3 R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130& I* ]8 N6 }: l7 o2 K6 e
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses* w2 r! D" }. v9 p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed- ^. _$ W& L8 s! T7 J( m( v, C3 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged; W" w5 R6 @5 v0 m+ d f8 v' @! [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 E$ T0 k4 V8 d! Q) v. b
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged3 l' l' W) d/ _
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Japanese Ships; O/ h( p! i8 `0 |; w+ a
CV Zuikaku. Z( a! i" ?' R- V7 M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. G$ v4 A' R& U4 e2 P, R6 | CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 k9 A9 E1 _& I$ ]2 h4 ]- J, l: K: A& ?
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' o4 D& Z* t0 P( Z0 t- g BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
! J( T. Q# a$ g C! c! C; O CA Takao- n* |3 g+ {0 t
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire& h& K2 @, c! f: K, E
DD Shikinami+ \' A0 k; n5 a4 D" Q0 ^
CA Tone4 F* q8 o0 n. |9 l4 z! D
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
( i% g. r% a) P2 R) z6 e0 Y5 U$ t. vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
* F. P( N6 O3 ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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C0 E, ^ I# L+ QMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1396 c9 Q5 m% A( N2 N8 Z) n2 t
! v, K+ T- c* e. I c' QWeather in hex: Severe storms
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3 J8 i- R8 A* ~2 RRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ E1 @* N- H" V$ k* HEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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5 H. U0 W) j! J7 t+ B5 R1 ^6 Y A6M2 Zero x 455 d/ b# d0 R9 I
B5N1 Kate x 27& W6 }( w+ I8 A# ~9 e$ v
D3A1 Val x 15" W1 z6 R3 x+ z
D3A2 Val x 26% j* y! V) y/ ~' x$ X! ]
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Allied aircraft
! W8 R- B8 q; |2 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 116 w+ S$ \+ _- s1 @4 g7 ?" `
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Japanese aircraft losses8 b: x5 s# j' }
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
4 B; w7 `' b# |6 P! ~9 t B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 H: T9 b! Z, ^, A- H B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak4 J9 t' U3 b/ f# l
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
: L( [% W1 B1 ]1 P9 R- [ D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged- ?* }4 }+ J/ C4 Z
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak* Y! O$ v" N5 ?/ n- R8 T
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Allied aircraft losses
. A5 [# l: W) d F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 O' e- |0 n4 R! {3 u
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; ?# o: g& q$ n2 p L8 f CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1! j; Z* B1 O7 z1 L
CV Enterprise3 u' h8 n- Q2 |; S6 b7 A5 o
CLAA Juneau+ O3 n: o4 X6 A; x% _( c8 K
CL Leander
: j4 y0 a1 a) c3 C& |5 F x$ L, {6 D! m BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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* S* N' G' I V4 j C9 p0 HRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ ~1 {. @1 Q/ q/ B& X8 v
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes5 F0 t, o; P0 f# l# l, K
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Japanese aircraft
5 x3 r# G( @$ `1 W" D- J A6M2 Zero x 22
0 v7 E, o& \7 }. P. b3 {6 t B5N1 Kate x 23: f k( Q" |4 W0 \ ?; f+ `) G5 r
D3A1 Val x 2, N) R+ f0 c4 v/ M" s8 [* k2 [; D6 Q' v" I
D3A2 Val x 165 A( |9 N7 `$ x2 r! n
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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9 K* f% ~2 E8 T2 t9 Y% wJapanese aircraft losses6 N3 x) T, Q9 ^: l1 d6 E# o
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed! i. u0 t2 c) X0 \7 G
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged5 e8 B; ~( Y0 _2 f5 p
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
( q- a* C: r5 m# B3 T/ t D3A1 Val: 1 damaged6 R& W5 J: `$ C- `0 f- L, Z
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
: z* J0 V( }6 a7 q D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& `5 N2 s2 M2 g* P7 O2 `
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 e# A- P* v( P8 F6 U0 n
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Allied Ships. O- F0 j0 S8 ~5 U9 @, s; B, x
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
) C3 b1 V& k6 H% m8 K1 a/ F3 \* E CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ ` y, M+ @1 x
CV Enterprise) |) x1 d1 E, T& u, b- j9 V
CLAA Juneau
* b3 Y' {7 ?9 j0 s8 u5 ^ CL Hobart
# V/ m3 G3 _5 ?4 s% R- \* CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga9 u$ J" t* d; U& Z( A, z8 e9 u' Y
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$ _. T$ n/ z. F* x6 C& r; pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast# ] ^% p( r. {- R; C5 [
3 D& ?( }; C; E+ o2 ^; i+ x' E) ?, JRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.1 Q6 e8 K+ e6 p9 q0 _
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes$ ] z e6 ?! P5 T. ^$ @- h: y/ l
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Japanese aircraft
: I' D2 D1 S' u A6M2 Zero x 28, ^% K6 k; [! V
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Allied aircraft% k" D1 _8 p: R+ x" K1 s6 v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: J# ]- c( J- n7 i4 { SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
; H, T' i/ d' p! p5 ? A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 ~) V$ k% _, [& a( F" r: ^& B. G% x- b F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed& T# L: G0 ^4 D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 Z2 S5 |5 s+ ] q7 N% M/ L u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 @$ k4 R, _% ?
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Japanese Ships
9 f( G) E/ N2 q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 m; c2 F3 @/ A( b3 W
CV Zuikaku
, m9 o" i P2 V5 o1 [+ J: E CA Takao
7 x& }9 E. M C5 N8 ` BB Hiei$ ?' t, y2 B+ _1 p- f' J( X, I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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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.; Z- u8 }5 C, {! x9 j' m% h; ?6 Q
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 H; t4 _5 p+ ?* u1 z2 ? A6M2 Zero x 134 _$ J1 N. r, T5 d. S3 \
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 307 ~9 E1 ]- r4 a Q1 [5 }0 q9 g, `4 |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 575 B, r' R, s9 O. ^3 ?8 t$ D
TBF-1 Avenger x 102 U* g4 w5 T+ u- y" t+ i4 ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
& u ] {1 a9 ? s! q, l: c A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# U/ z' Z) M' a4 t. b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged6 Y- y+ D% h( K& K+ y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% U1 ~- N6 F! i. P. I! s7 V
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged k4 V8 N* _6 V
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Japanese Ships
# T9 F# A7 `, r3 h) {! P CA Tone
" ?/ T0 H& ]' F$ n1 j7 J/ P) U BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire9 S% \0 p/ Z1 h8 S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) k' E' @' A5 Z( [7 H9 {, F- V CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
" J0 @$ l3 K" Y; _" p" m CA Myoko, on fire( u2 c: \. e. G8 y# }6 {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
, J- D' ~6 P7 k# X' Z/ O' m3 {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
6 C1 F1 D8 w# L4 UHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
4 `, P/ D, l4 k( z1 u; h* [& q SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships
, A9 o. V+ b/ G DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
) O: j9 t+ N8 V' I& {4 l4 @ DD Lamson
) t/ b( c e/ _3 f# \ DD Aylwin
; H* S+ Y' n' D3 ]* p DD Monaghan6 ?0 `$ K8 t& x o Y
( m' [5 n( x0 ~* h" g* M% jSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |