航母决战结束,日军投降。
% y# ? H* h5 x9 t5 _AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships5 H& u+ z& A; E7 k
PC Ch 22
4 y7 A/ ~+ z2 ^ PC Ch 32
/ D7 b8 k h8 l* B1 l' r- U PC Ch 23 P8 e# n& C+ O( N
; N( m; B+ a$ Z4 TAllied Ships, R B1 b3 @# [0 C, F8 D
SS Gudgeon
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) D( i2 q. B- R1 _# b& |; W, SSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22$ p% C5 ^2 k9 |2 L2 S/ C
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5 e6 A% A' c2 O6 {% B2 JASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1679 @, e1 W) t0 t) _
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Japanese Ships( Z" I1 T' Y/ q% y1 o
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships. v% c: U4 T6 e) N b4 M
DD Lamson
9 P4 u2 m( M1 c. g! ?7 M( x1 \2 M- n DD Cummings
% s7 X" ?, o9 x. k" e DD Aylwin/ N. a/ G3 b4 o5 p4 y
DD Monaghan: U) |% I `5 M2 j' F1 u
: K T" F, p: gSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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' R6 b4 e4 ]. d8 g' U2 u# lNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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7 a( ^. g# h# Q' C4 KWeather in hex: Overcast( e" [- D$ p: c% J8 v# ]
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# C3 z2 `! p+ d5 ]Estimated time to target is 36 minutes1 u' R+ P. g% I+ d, j( q4 l7 @
% O# I/ c5 V- s7 uJapanese aircraft
0 t7 F; z+ E/ [! i7 v G4M1 Betty x 17 I* o5 }+ {/ ?. E
: p5 k5 o& F$ t/ MAllied aircraft- g2 r3 u6 Q8 v" ?* K' Y
no flights7 s8 d3 y9 w: X5 f: g
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses* b& X6 i7 w- T+ }- K+ f8 ]* a9 z
Catalina I: 10 damaged
; L) \! u# f/ F& q! J5 l: { P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged7 f E/ f6 Q; m5 P, _+ ?: }. G
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Airbase hits 1
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. K! T7 _# _; q* T9 d* oNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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; t% {- \0 C& I. }Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., o0 B0 m0 q+ r( q* W' l- M- J
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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1 W& u9 ?; O/ A5 c* tJapanese aircraft
" O4 _4 e' H% {& j( k) F G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135; W# b) H2 i4 X2 ] b. h
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms) S; O7 b$ G2 i" O+ E% f0 l
$ o/ i/ k4 V/ T& FRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ y' ^. J" a1 V( r# NEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 N6 k) ?/ n$ `- k; o! | A6M2 Zero x 437 m! G& H# i2 M5 A8 J' u2 t( n! f3 U
5 h h/ ^0 E$ _: R- h) GAllied aircraft
, T' I9 f% P3 W# k$ L* @8 | F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
; g$ c* o, F" e) W+ X6 W, ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
" e" J$ f, x# _7 m) b+ i) Q/ I8 U TBF-1 Avenger x 129 v# H# k/ D5 I* F% p! P
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Japanese aircraft losses7 A- a- p# O9 Y: j4 `0 {0 z8 K- ]
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed& J1 n; _) e! \& R
/ G4 ~! v4 \8 M/ z; {$ BAllied aircraft losses% d7 Q { m0 l) f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed& v2 N: D2 e& C% z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
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TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 T3 ~+ ?* W! {( b CV Zuikaku' a8 Q5 w6 H$ k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 D6 n2 x& H, Q- w CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 ~( e( d" ~8 P/ L# {6 I) e6 d! Q7 F CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 N2 [5 L7 c7 d5 b/ V- D/ O
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" e# y1 P1 F! f5 }' d CA Takao/ b; l( ]7 y0 N6 B. T6 A$ G
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire% y3 e6 n- O: X( {: r
DD Shikinami
* i# D) D J* C e, @ CA Tone
% A! a9 U' d, B. U( u7 j; ^ DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku) t5 [. v. Y) S; v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku& U( k3 ^" i' T4 ~
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo: [1 k" O/ W3 h( I# E2 q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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$ f1 @9 R, K$ @4 D- o! FWeather in hex: Severe storms/ i" H K* k5 r! l8 `% I7 m" q
3 ^8 r/ f9 E, lRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 |* X( c, }6 E; W n4 \) |Estimated time to target is 43 minutes+ }* s, e$ k/ I" _* A2 X& l
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0 S T# ^" \0 b% \/ y: R6 c A A6M2 Zero x 45
' o$ C/ D/ |3 a3 b$ `, w3 m B5N1 Kate x 27; Y! q6 F( J' O I
D3A1 Val x 15
1 x' _. t! ?; Y4 Z$ Q5 K9 N4 y D3A2 Val x 26/ U- m: l1 z* g) I; N4 U# e8 f
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116: |- m% s0 ~5 m" T* c! m
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Japanese aircraft losses3 \- E% V4 u# D/ @! e6 [
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
+ O ]' f4 S/ } ~' ?7 D; u B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged @- b5 G2 R. V( Y* x4 O
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
$ I# F0 j5 `/ j. b/ Q0 y3 G D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
7 D: A; H7 j, A" ^: q) c) q D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged( u+ W( T. D1 k
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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* {4 G0 f0 [+ aAllied aircraft losses
- \1 {# j2 }. z" `. ?) X( J7 c e F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1/ ]5 \! N2 Y) T# _# j
CV Enterprise
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2 l/ ^! {8 k% i# M' ~4 q BB North Carolina+ g) j, j6 M' j- N" Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139) g3 P$ E7 {1 T" q. ^3 E8 a! S$ I
; w7 L3 S; N% O) VWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 X+ e! k7 i7 n% M, Z2 XEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 R$ ~. x3 J5 y/ i3 C8 A
A6M2 Zero x 22
$ q% o/ U8 e" A0 \$ _7 T B5N1 Kate x 233 W* }6 j! H8 A5 Q8 T' S' U
D3A1 Val x 2
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47* ]$ f) K( Q7 f T
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Japanese aircraft losses
! s4 }1 N# h9 W& H7 L6 E A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 ]9 ~3 \" a A7 [/ x' y0 c
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged- T- N4 N, G1 |! e1 a; W4 A" }
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
' l4 S5 p1 W4 v# V5 ~$ V D3A1 Val: 1 damaged2 {2 Y6 X2 I+ F( m9 M; t, ~
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
8 @: R3 K. E# _$ S: ? D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses$ I+ O( b" _9 D, D0 M, N( J6 o0 X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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, m. [. w) L# J- d/ s BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 14 Y7 b- q A' l8 i
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ {# O/ p/ P4 ` {3 u
CV Enterprise
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CL Hobart- [5 t0 U& h8 J' C& S, c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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7 C& q' }) F( m1 }2 K5 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast+ S E$ s3 d: E4 J
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.2 |6 i6 R( g0 R9 u5 ~& f; s
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes0 U; X7 x7 e+ f
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
9 J! o2 X. O3 T F4F-4 Wildcat x 21& j2 `# \0 r4 [3 ?/ |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 241 b2 C5 \( W) ?. |) Z
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged- s V. k& [; j" z7 l' z, q
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged7 I8 Z3 ?2 B' w2 l/ p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ C! o8 ^; W$ b& M
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Takao
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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% m7 ] t4 n4 b8 y) O0 W9 C# tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135; |' i& \3 f7 @: E$ J
$ I3 _2 J- _, [4 kWeather in hex: Overcast* ]+ j; L1 g3 d" E
6 }+ K9 X: X3 [Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ Z- ^; h4 V, k& ~: p
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 57) s' r3 i* `& h5 N- H
TBF-1 Avenger x 104 O! E" w( P! U4 t- H+ w' X% ?8 \
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Japanese aircraft losses7 p. J/ d/ V5 |+ ]& }$ s8 M
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% Y8 G( q! L* x, y# E7 P. k
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Allied aircraft losses1 ?* p# j1 F3 F3 s I+ T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# ^/ v+ c! J5 {+ m' |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
( _: f+ v* @: s5 X0 u' v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! g% V/ {8 i% d) `% v+ h
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
) p2 W2 ?2 Z+ H% o- \/ [: s BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire5 x4 q. u/ m0 E q6 k+ Q& w
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage% {1 @9 \9 A% w
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage) l3 _7 U# H% I) N- @& a
CA Myoko, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei3 u# ^8 N. Q8 P
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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( \& D( `2 [- I' w9 H! }Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162 I; Z, Y5 F& b/ ^' O0 O
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
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DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan1 X+ ^: h$ j9 G5 L' h: F+ G
, h7 I* q+ x6 {2 j; t" U; GSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |