航母决战结束,日军投降。
! H# r. @+ U' c0 ?. S( H7 d! a$ }" x0 VAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships) O; @# c, t, o" y
PC Ch 22
5 T' s [% R! G0 Q( j- t PC Ch 32
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Allied Ships
0 p8 r$ ]. g; g I( n% w0 C c SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 225 H# ]5 ?: E* P& y
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships* T7 v( b- M' P" ^ L3 K2 k, h
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
( `4 o9 M& B# N! G. b! l DD Lamson
/ d0 P5 X, J# l9 M! p4 k DD Cummings
_; w0 S* u) e# c* U9 z- r5 } DD Aylwin, N- E v) ]/ l- V8 ?3 D
DD Monaghan. ~0 o; T9 c0 Q
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson% [3 h, B O% p% z/ F5 T& e
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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9 \& H: F& ^7 w9 `) t$ L+ u# cWeather in hex: Overcast" d/ r5 l8 J: I% v* p I$ {
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 ^( B/ [- h" o/ n, Y0 x3 r% ?: @1 ~Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ Y/ E0 C8 t) ?8 W( R# T. F G4M1 Betty x 17
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- Q0 R$ W: v6 \$ D- q0 r) p4 ? no flights
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, T4 Z9 y# E! A' aNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses# A4 |2 r. O" S5 y7 w9 T
Catalina I: 10 damaged
. _4 R" ~( m. U2 ^; p( [ P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged5 B6 t6 G5 y9 G, ?4 c
) K$ e& N: |& Z4 i# y' l } O5 y8 hAirbase hits 1
9 H4 E/ j. v5 |/ ~* g: s4 [Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * S; P1 o2 a _1 O0 c+ e
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Weather in hex: Overcast" t6 C8 R# ?* y/ l
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 o+ X; t# Z% P; z4 }' pEstimated time to target is 12 minutes7 ?* R4 z# g1 c0 c3 l
9 w: ?. H0 g* xJapanese aircraft
5 m1 { W$ i/ T- b8 n G4M1 Betty x 8 C$ q/ R; g2 Q( ^+ K: \. A
. f2 m# d E! c1 eNo Japanese losses
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# `' O; G. j( PRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135" ]7 X: D6 [1 k0 c( ^2 X
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! c3 k. y$ F( d- n
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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' T+ S5 @! O. r' VJapanese aircraft
* z ~8 r# W \; ` A6M2 Zero x 43) u5 I) A5 I# }( W9 t) o4 h
7 E! \" Z2 j% S) K1 M# Y: Y* d* bAllied aircraft
' B# x1 d( v. Z% q7 f" v8 H F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
0 {7 t R& s6 h. @: G SBD-3 Dauntless x 130, y* q3 S1 w* u3 |" O
TBF-1 Avenger x 120 l8 F* b2 l" r6 t5 `
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Japanese aircraft losses
' x. ~5 f, H: l3 I) _! G# a* T A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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* O5 T* ^3 k4 f. P$ E F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
* n2 ~3 |' |% ?9 b* N4 C. q0 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged9 m, K4 u8 O2 I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak e- B" p R$ a+ f
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged2 b8 M4 f6 b$ I" ^# @ }
4 f2 g3 a6 k( Z: F* H/ vJapanese Ships* K: M$ T$ K! T
CV Zuikaku
1 V' F' Y' O" I2 T. B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 u. z) Z3 u2 D# o- G; ]% T* W+ ^8 b CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 G/ O# O% I$ Q, w8 H# Y+ V
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# H6 n% O9 Q( a S5 v
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1: g0 x' ?, V9 w! N0 p$ x7 W
CA Takao
# z3 L' f. l! T! U* D4 g [ BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
% ] ~0 k& F# L! }9 K% J- ] DD Shikinami1 D( I7 I Q9 u7 v. m0 |7 N" v
CA Tone) X) U u& F! Q9 v2 k: g% p
DD Umikaze
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) U7 G7 X5 w' q8 z3 c: UAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
* _# p6 Q1 F; O- ~ l. e7 oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku6 j6 l( `2 ?9 J, ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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4 L* h( a- }3 j9 b8 ]9 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139! e+ y2 b& [9 X
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; }0 l4 J" M7 }. I+ v" ]
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes9 E: X; y N/ ]( V
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Japanese aircraft% b, A, U' |" u, o8 \' B
A6M2 Zero x 45
! P- C: k+ d6 S6 N7 M& T) E* ^ B5N1 Kate x 27
, J' N T9 k# Z( E3 j5 w% i D3A1 Val x 15# f$ C& s# N$ ^- Z
D3A2 Val x 261 d, Z8 f/ d5 i/ K! v/ d
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Allied aircraft
; t2 a% R7 j6 \. t F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed5 D r3 T' {3 A( m; Q# M
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
) }" h F; ]0 G4 N B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
, {( ` N" [0 M0 B1 n4 W4 L D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged% U0 W( O, b3 ~' n4 {1 ?" W# @$ F
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
7 x$ f9 Z) y& }0 Z D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
( c ^4 M/ R+ B' [" Q! B0 b; W F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. c' a& P9 @" i. R5 R' h/ \* ?
CV Enterprise
0 b* J) f/ _0 Z4 j CLAA Juneau
3 q+ x: d9 x1 a- G) N% v CL Leander
3 ?9 g( [7 z& `$ h BB North Carolina& o+ O9 P1 W; p/ N3 p# v( D9 q) X
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& W+ N ?+ S* c3 J5 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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# G, c# y# Y; S% k7 U& o. URaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 u* _) D! H! p3 v) K) \8 REstimated time to target is 40 minutes. e# l3 [- o/ ], d# h+ l6 ^
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A6M2 Zero x 227 _7 K/ o) R4 N' S9 q7 g/ [
B5N1 Kate x 23
$ D b& q- X9 W; A0 u/ S6 T D3A1 Val x 2
2 u# i- M' w. v: k D3A2 Val x 16
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+ ]1 X6 h' e. n& {( O% ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 47' n; ~' _6 l" o& W" q
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3 J9 p T/ j, \% i9 H6 z% Z( m A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
+ p' R* \; V4 k5 W% L+ q8 l B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged) E1 L( u0 s5 `- X! T, t7 `
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak+ O* O0 J/ u" d |# f' M' v' n. S
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged) X. \/ |* ~' {. \5 U) {
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged% R4 [1 \+ f1 K# [
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ q) \& A/ B) S2 j1 x
1 ~" A9 j: d+ z, g5 m0 ]Allied aircraft losses: K. Y9 ]8 }3 C2 l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed f; I, W( X# @* F( k3 w( w8 [
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Allied Ships
3 W( U' r% G) \1 B; B) D BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
/ y8 i8 Y: | E- M( e6 X, a CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 D- d/ q- ?8 F. M% k* A CV Enterprise2 _& E, [: E! b# F8 k' P& M/ O
CLAA Juneau/ J! ?: ]) |- s0 m3 I1 I- T& y
CL Hobart" l, |/ @4 P1 @. e. q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga1 k7 Y5 @7 w Y$ p7 I# o
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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.7 s( c. }& ^) }: Z2 X5 e& q$ T6 s
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21% T1 \! R" P3 w. c/ Y. c/ r5 P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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7 Y& E; f( q* e: n" ]: H A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged! @( Z4 ~; j- b5 ^; a2 M r
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" u; ^1 r$ i7 G( A, ]% h F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed8 P: M# M9 \6 c8 f9 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged9 ?- J1 y; N9 L( F% s) T; Z3 J: a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 @6 B% U# ?* N7 UJapanese Ships
. B" J/ K8 i$ v% ?* G, M" E7 {4 H: j CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ R2 x# j; w5 J/ F2 G CV Zuikaku7 J [! L. {, }! H
CA Takao- R. v" h$ H4 c# M" _
BB Hiei4 [# Z6 \& c; A
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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6 `$ E4 K% r; G, OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ A; w7 ]" f4 |0 _6 p; r: T! PEstimated time to target is 22 minutes' c, {8 L6 B8 T
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
1 g- E- S" o* [& N SBD-3 Dauntless x 57" }2 l9 x( E& J+ T! U
TBF-1 Avenger x 10: a! N3 m+ ] z) {) _* \3 q2 i
0 a4 @1 X7 K" [. l) ?Japanese aircraft losses3 i7 T; w- j1 |1 c: w3 V% A
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ \" X! f; ?; X$ a/ a- g' b
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 u* U$ [) W) ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
% G* Z% u/ M( S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ a. m( R6 m: i: l
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged8 [& A! z" H2 ^1 ?" L1 i
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1 D; _: }- ?: C( E+ A' N CA Tone
2 e& Y2 L( S8 b& U3 X0 @ BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
/ @" {3 @0 Q% Q0 w" n+ p- Z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ G2 p4 m I2 B CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage# w" @* x( e7 [' p0 z# f
CA Myoko, on fire
/ y$ k9 c% N: R2 LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku1 {# M8 B$ ?/ e" h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
, |8 i5 Q. R( G9 L6 T, N; X: xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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: q! _: z. X$ F+ ESub attack near Brisbane at 97,162- l; l2 p' s/ A2 T) ~4 v6 ?9 r
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SS I-2, hits 2) [8 V. g$ p# k
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7 t/ Q% X3 ?0 V; ? DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage+ B+ S6 b. L$ Q. S- n2 ^ h0 ]/ C
DD Lamson8 n# e" |% o% |' y) q
DD Aylwin; c- k' r5 ]) {0 f1 P" q- i" x
DD Monaghan
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$ d! E3 e) f S. I, @SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |