航母决战结束,日军投降。& [! j: y4 m5 R; K; H# l) W
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42' C E+ F8 m0 z+ a ]/ u
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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: y3 K1 ~( A' [- _4 HJapanese Ships
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PC Ch 32( j6 q) C$ h& D" \& L* m$ v
PC Ch 23
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" f* n. K. p/ V; D; d5 ^& d SS Gudgeon' z- l& j4 T \0 Q- ^
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22% y0 Z8 ]+ q7 H# p' X# _( m3 n6 _
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[0 N O* m& ?3 O) O! ?, dASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1673 ]4 X3 }0 g( U. x& y
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) Q: t9 b( o- ~8 l SS I-17, hits 17 x2 ?% V7 o- A# {& S) U& m
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DD Lamson- G( [! T* W. C" S
DD Cummings
" `5 x3 j. Q3 L' R DD Aylwin) q& D" N8 |) x: x5 u2 \
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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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ y; g) ]! y/ `
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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. T9 I7 F9 S3 _& v% gJapanese aircraft2 l+ [/ g# \/ ]
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
# G/ L. H2 r, P( l no flights
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: z, m0 q+ X1 H7 |No Japanese losses1 Y" E5 j( Z. N! h6 R8 K4 {$ N
4 [/ W5 ]& h2 k& N/ i7 a- Z% P* x6 fAllied aircraft losses/ F) T& V. p, n
Catalina I: 10 damaged$ T5 g( s8 s1 Z% T' H2 b& C. @1 B
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 10 w1 x u1 D! h& e4 t5 z; E- v' d
Runway hits 64 ^, M7 X( j% @7 ?+ V; I3 x; l* y( @3 k
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5 l1 t2 M# Z5 [# R+ XNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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" a6 @0 C% d7 X' _) ^0 R! XRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! S* S% ~- Z; ~1 Y% h
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes1 V k: }: e# L
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Japanese aircraft( Q# H% p2 I6 z) u- P9 Q
G4M1 Betty x 8
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6 ?. N R4 [ @1 J" \5 r! V0 C! vNo Japanese losses' e$ o% e6 y+ Q/ Z! O
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Runway hits 14 W& u0 {( T) m+ b8 r: X: [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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- [8 A4 Q! b3 W D; |1 e# `Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 T% q/ }1 Y, YEstimated time to target is 31 minutes9 _( s) Q1 M. h. X
# o8 V$ h+ L; z6 n" dJapanese aircraft( p& K5 d5 Y( _4 Y+ V
A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
# @4 l, i6 d7 A( Z* F F4F-4 Wildcat x 91& a5 T0 _! a! V2 l$ [7 e0 C, w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
- z+ Q* F- D. ~: b) N TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
) {' P9 h/ N) E' I A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses6 l% K% B; v6 l5 P3 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
p0 D8 M9 A* f1 D& L G) P' e; s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged& C- G; G1 ^" v" f9 c: h" B# @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) _$ D1 m7 w: Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 z2 ~" g0 N6 i5 D0 C3 e
CV Zuikaku
1 [/ x( d! ^5 g& Z) V6 S CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. a+ J) J/ F) J0 Q. V% ~
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 H& L& h, `8 E# A- X8 N& U$ Z CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 r6 n: \9 P: h# ^( f8 ?) t, B: ] BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
% U3 ^8 i/ ?% D# G" c CA Takao2 [. Q3 h7 n0 _0 U& H; d! R! v! u, z4 v
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
+ M) n' J x! R3 w+ L1 a7 E DD Shikinami
4 ?+ d; U, m: J6 J% v" s CA Tone
2 C0 j/ a# L# y5 f {7 ~ DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku( r/ ]7 N5 {& G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ k$ j$ I" R k! v* [, ^6 Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139% I" c$ p( v- _8 L5 o
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! p! m3 }* ?; q* {Estimated time to target is 43 minutes' [# I! z3 w' Z4 k' \
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Japanese aircraft4 j9 u2 w S/ ]: E
A6M2 Zero x 453 Q. D5 R0 b' _5 `/ G7 U5 i: q
B5N1 Kate x 27! v0 o+ O" T) B6 l1 n0 l
D3A1 Val x 15
% u, M, r6 m6 R4 b" C' Z D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft2 k% Q+ x0 A1 S4 K/ M3 \0 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116' U2 X: S+ Y' i2 H6 u
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed& r% \; t+ V1 S& Q
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged$ l" h) }0 A _; k! o
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak e$ a* }; ]3 r. X) t b
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged% w( e$ x. ^" K5 \
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged0 r+ ^! B+ C: P% l! ]
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses/ b7 B5 ?6 X9 y" N, \' n4 V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed/ N2 Z- e" C6 v# x6 U
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1: y6 y; j, g+ |' G; s6 [, {9 E k
CV Enterprise
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CL Leander+ G) S9 `8 o; z) @3 h
BB North Carolina
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) r5 N+ [ t# U$ e. l( U hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1396 F" P* Y( V! @+ ]
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; g5 a- ?! u" A" l6 P' FRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 H+ ]9 \/ S- c# k0 n
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Z7 G/ e% P, k b4 N& p
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A6M2 Zero x 226 ~6 C4 i1 z* ?- D3 ~% X v
B5N1 Kate x 23 f- V. p8 T" j% c/ l1 ~) ~6 r
D3A1 Val x 2
3 _9 j% `, ^, ]0 ~8 P D3A2 Val x 16
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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: Q( p' t* h0 T9 h+ l3 KJapanese aircraft losses% A' \* W9 x' ~8 r, d: I
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed2 q, p$ q2 H- C
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
* O8 A( {$ r2 _8 b+ _ B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak) G, R* p/ w4 _' Q& q- g( D' I
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
% ], ?8 W: N% \& A D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged# ?. @5 \5 r# o) Z
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# \6 q6 N; b- k! E
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Allied aircraft losses
E+ G9 M8 J$ v! T/ A F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
3 v) l! P4 {$ ]: o3 W5 P BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 14 g- x: L6 S) ]2 M# E
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: k1 t6 a1 d, P( D2 S CV Enterprise! T9 |$ e" |- l
CLAA Juneau
# o$ v: | z! b# p1 c CL Hobart
8 Y+ R( B5 Z+ d7 _& y2 |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 Z' W0 ~1 m1 G4 r; i$ n/ N8 NEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 281 c. X7 b+ i" P @- \) A
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Allied aircraft
9 Q, H! s5 J ]4 g& S& h) M: U F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
0 H' X( `$ f7 z! z2 {" A% i4 N* g SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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3 H2 v' [. z# o/ K6 D8 u. pJapanese aircraft losses; [9 |7 Y$ k! r: \6 G i
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged9 j# g) [- j; w4 @
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- D [+ K! `4 v8 N% v1 U F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
& f$ x4 b8 z& i% o1 H0 ], z SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
( ^, @# |3 W' p a" H7 m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ i# [' p- H5 k; e* b7 s
CV Zuikaku: w0 a5 k6 A1 g8 ]2 `$ s* H9 C0 D3 S
CA Takao
6 N& y1 T7 k9 v f BB Hiei
% e3 k, C- x5 @ @; qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku4 j0 `% j& ?1 N' c- s4 t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135% Z6 K/ C% H! W1 m
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# n! [ x+ L* ]Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 132 K1 Q5 M$ G8 q! M& r7 F& w
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30% O5 n8 e% X" c3 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
) R; `2 E% Q1 x% A- F8 } TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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5 K6 ~2 l+ Q" H/ \& E' BJapanese aircraft losses* {: ?- F9 l8 o4 U# W8 n
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
& B1 L! e$ }, O, t* c F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ N+ R4 H$ Q7 i3 x+ G l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged* Z& M( c8 M N- T/ P% i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( q$ L" Q' F+ L# s5 W: ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone, f& A: e% o: }& p4 K2 P
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire7 x F7 k5 g9 Z' y$ \
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage) Y$ }4 ^2 b, i4 `7 M u
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage g& Y8 a+ k% j% n6 Y. b4 e
CA Myoko, on fire3 Q. \: A" _ b8 H0 w* R, l6 I# W+ H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; ^! K6 ^9 x8 ^3 G* h0 I5 r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
7 T0 S5 J8 L/ H. {. K5 B9 q* Q) iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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/ n6 R# k9 Y0 S+ d0 V' v5 MSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1628 a/ j3 K: P8 i/ ]! ]
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SS I-2, hits 2, n& w( K' s2 d+ W2 r/ z `$ {
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4 L8 w# H+ B4 p DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
: V1 R% @9 \; H# y p/ ]" D9 v4 a DD Lamson
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; A* b' d6 |! o: g2 ^5 ^- ESS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |