航母决战结束,日军投降。: ^$ W2 A8 \8 Q7 ~, P
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
6 y% P" e A* i+ ~. P. C1 N PC Ch 224 |) Y9 Y" R+ r y" q2 U
PC Ch 32& w" m2 H2 ^7 Y0 S" [1 n8 e/ x! e
PC Ch 238 c7 ]) `& y# b7 n0 J3 w( j
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SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 226 T# Q# }# i+ i
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( n, b9 n/ S( w; e+ H: Z6 PASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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( y1 u* b0 [2 q9 y SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
! S5 B1 ~3 o/ |( m* f2 c) } DD Lamson4 `4 W! O$ _7 h1 J* R) ^$ H. w( X
DD Cummings
$ E. l! u! E8 R3 N, L% {* z2 X DD Aylwin I @: n, y3 j
DD Monaghan5 I, y) v/ Q7 m
3 i9 W: t/ a7 i NSS 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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! x1 I3 E. s( T: j0 O' E. YWeather in hex: Overcast1 i! Y9 `( ?% u
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 H8 \$ g @( I8 Z% q0 _6 R: U; wEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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+ X0 }4 i8 I1 yJapanese aircraft
! [/ X; q) C) b3 ], p# v$ [ G4M1 Betty x 17% n4 Z. T9 {: ^) ]% g4 a: k3 ~
9 N- C( ^; s* n4 K+ MAllied aircraft
+ O2 ~, s C- h. K$ ?$ e- r) } no flights
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+ S; J7 \* S% w) y; SNo Japanese losses8 R2 E3 Q: H% l2 \2 Z0 g7 [
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Allied aircraft losses
6 c3 C# _( R- t* q, i2 w6 ~ Catalina I: 10 damaged& M7 `- x% [. n" D# o E
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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1 [9 ^( h8 M% j+ Z% r2 U/ ^Airbase hits 1
" I. ]4 q. `7 s9 C' r3 M# gRunway hits 6% N( F! S. V$ ]3 X5 w$ D* H/ D
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; Y6 `5 Q# s o) w6 J$ J& \0 H% m
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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. z- D3 B& F7 b$ u" c6 K' [Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ F* P3 L8 f$ V( V8 G
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; ~$ @0 e6 Z5 P% f# S G4M1 Betty x 8; K1 d, H, K6 L5 N9 F0 n5 x! t
( a- p# a. _0 E# FNo Japanese losses4 L: g# h* L. [" B
) Q, k8 `9 }) x$ ~7 l1 {8 a: j; uRunway hits 1 B% ~4 M$ u: i( @3 R0 N
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9 \. I: t7 U" _. S0 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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( c5 ^/ s2 R( X. X$ _. ?/ t. JWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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: }4 T3 q$ w. oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." q) R O/ s, o( w1 m# P# q0 f
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 W# G8 D2 G" b A6M2 Zero x 431 ]6 H" B7 F* ^2 z# P# |. i
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Allied aircraft
, S* v$ R$ W' t3 } F4F-4 Wildcat x 915 v. c; D4 G! c: [, A, q. y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130: m7 z: d2 W- V- ]+ A+ w
TBF-1 Avenger x 127 o8 n. ?5 A& B0 ^, j7 k% O, n
& J# O& G9 I! T9 c( BJapanese aircraft losses
- r5 k+ i' S" v8 C4 c A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 I2 z Y% S/ ^3 g6 R$ s
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Allied aircraft losses; G- K; |3 N& [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) r) T0 u( a0 ^0 _/ M4 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
3 N Q8 Q: [4 I/ u5 U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 G/ Y0 H4 [( ~0 x- B
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 a4 e* ~& s" f5 a0 H) f2 ?
CV Zuikaku
9 h7 [( G( N! B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 J5 k0 m2 |4 y* s% V! a
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 v Y, n0 T0 o2 B/ L" Q CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* Y( P1 k+ F- r; g7 Y BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1$ ^5 F' u7 E* E
CA Takao
# e/ W! z d# J; p BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire- H6 e. {9 O3 x& ?% I
DD Shikinami! f7 B# u$ A1 x7 h# {. t4 d: X
CA Tone+ K. w' I( T* w+ e1 l$ I( @7 x
DD Umikaze
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; m0 C/ M- g1 `, E) k, AAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
% k( _! T: E+ X+ h7 ~( KHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku8 l& `4 N! Z# H/ N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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- P4 L4 y, B+ z q$ N0 O _Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139* M7 M ]1 v7 y( c+ x1 z9 x
6 Y$ q3 ?! M1 lWeather in hex: Severe storms1 o8 k9 a" T6 s1 t/ C8 s" ]
6 C* b/ Z! d g: }; m$ E5 `9 X+ XRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ q. F/ ?& a' r' G" T6 a/ [1 {Estimated time to target is 43 minutes/ b3 P/ _1 T Z/ u3 ?* H
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A6M2 Zero x 45
! N4 y& ]5 M+ Z H5 F' H B5N1 Kate x 27
- S2 G9 O, t3 } D3A1 Val x 15
2 U9 @5 I' U# j; b4 Y: B [ D3A2 Val x 26: B8 q" s% j. D7 y3 P% h
: L7 m6 D2 Y4 N6 P, eAllied aircraft
; V2 R! V9 T; G, _+ Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses5 k+ E8 S- ^% @2 O
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed! R+ D; L1 W/ X
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
6 ~! B& s$ S6 a8 V+ C+ d2 d7 n! E B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
0 c9 [1 k* ?$ a3 B" H0 w& |# D7 Q% v D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged0 w+ Y* i$ g; n7 r
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
0 a; d9 m9 A% A, b: `' ~ x D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships! I! A9 K0 W" q+ C
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 18 W+ D" }) w2 c8 `2 I
CV Enterprise
4 z# K9 _. O$ T: I1 k CLAA Juneau
" X" o, H8 o5 ?3 a CL Leander5 V v5 |' Q& e3 q) i% Y4 r
BB North Carolina
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7 I/ @9 m; V% r j2 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139* p3 z$ v& C) L
6 w: i( K0 Q/ S( }; _# g# c/ G7 uWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 H7 S. H" n. F0 F- ?4 Q
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 220 o8 V' K. K1 p8 M7 k- W
B5N1 Kate x 23
* W! S$ h+ N' ^# ?& u D3A1 Val x 2
; ^" M4 c: E. X* R% d D3A2 Val x 16; `6 C0 [5 n$ F+ g0 z
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Allied aircraft' G, P) k0 }7 M! R4 y' d, e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47' e! M! M% p) G8 F' i7 V Y4 V
. G" L: s" {& M y3 ~Japanese aircraft losses/ c8 ]1 Y: p. O. H0 X, A/ Y s
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
; Q5 k& v5 L6 b Y+ \ B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
; V6 `' m# m3 @ B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
+ g! H/ R, _0 R* x D3A1 Val: 1 damaged' k$ M; Z1 B. ~# X1 Y6 D$ @4 W
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged2 }. t2 w9 r+ ?* J: w) C1 O' [
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 c9 ^$ {4 K7 X% XAllied aircraft losses' K, j" s; T! ]- a9 c% q! z @+ U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed |$ n D2 S% C* J4 T$ g6 u+ B
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Allied Ships2 b: d2 ^9 t* E M
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
/ J, l D6 T+ h4 k9 A" w$ m CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. }+ O2 n. F. I7 p! `' D* d
CV Enterprise
, T+ r7 r4 }* X$ B7 d3 I/ i; C; i CLAA Juneau
+ Y* S9 q) ^& D0 X: E: \ CL Hobart
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1358 x( C# U- i# S: N/ d( k
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft2 I3 L1 Q3 n7 a3 b! b* ~2 }% X
A6M2 Zero x 28' |& A0 o2 T9 @
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 217 W; o8 @, C1 t6 K o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 243 f7 B4 D0 C. p
3 p( D4 B7 g/ oJapanese aircraft losses
+ O/ p+ x& G1 p' i8 \; R2 b A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; {' ~ B0 U* L( F0 i' `0 m. d6 V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged. g# a1 h2 D* C( F+ g9 f2 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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" {( @# s, Q4 l: ~) Q4 e; G, f CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 [' f: r. _+ P; R# a8 l
CV Zuikaku
7 j% t" Y$ I8 K7 o CA Takao
6 b4 i8 Z% X/ F BB Hiei
. u( H( v' ^2 b0 f2 L4 t6 m5 YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku, Y: b# Q4 I9 n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135# Y" s6 D& L: c( z# b7 F Y
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! E8 s* ?. p$ y6 c; nRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 ]! H2 w- u, _4 w; @0 m
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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: e0 s3 p. u6 E$ } A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 309 y% M. D. k: c$ u1 ?3 W& O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 574 @0 w' M7 V) c+ U
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed2 b1 G9 F1 h; @: d/ C
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1 \/ u+ D4 r8 _) p F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% c9 J, h+ p. D: j" D: ?: o SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged- o9 \: D' D) Q K" ?) q) k) z7 g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Tone! E$ |2 T' }, ~0 J
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
# D% ]/ u( b" \- { CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& N* Q) K; y6 `7 y/ i CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 k1 }4 a" z; M; O: w$ u CA Myoko, on fire
; h7 A! E9 T, ?) E lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
# n0 o1 C" T2 U' y, N) E- ^# q* }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
7 w) J W5 I( ^. o* r/ zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1621 f0 B7 B! H* R B |
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage# E, k1 q4 [5 X& _( K' q! g$ G$ B
DD Lamson# z- o" W* Q7 X; p
DD Aylwin* B$ C0 e7 c3 S7 _+ O9 N) U( ]
DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |