航母决战结束,日军投降。3 O) f. x1 t: j6 `9 `: l
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 425 U9 m/ ?" @$ C v& i5 N
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; M3 g& Y8 [* n/ C9 T6 w( ISub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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+ N* Z( Z5 @3 u8 uJapanese Ships
5 B6 p9 |% E% ^" a; k7 R PC Ch 22
4 |; c) e4 _6 [* B# a, ? PC Ch 32. q0 k6 f. a/ D7 ~8 y
PC Ch 235 f( K7 Z) \) A0 f" h- _/ W8 \
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Allied Ships
" ]( j& q( h+ k6 L SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22+ v: k; d- P$ O# w" B$ q! M
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1672 Y; s% h- ]' F/ z
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Japanese Ships& D: C. C* z& ?+ P5 `% A5 F$ X
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships$ F0 p1 J& `8 L0 [
DD Lamson
, o% z8 x! M/ i. t DD Cummings
2 a7 u( G* q [( V# E! k2 p DD Aylwin
5 l9 v/ o9 H0 A& l; {; i DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson+ p$ G) z8 Z* {! l' C/ L
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ u3 B b/ u; ] r ~$ d* a- R
+ \7 L; M( r2 E! }" EWeather in hex: Overcast
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- |; n; @# G4 R$ z2 uRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
F& p9 o1 r9 G, H! hEstimated time to target is 36 minutes x2 n$ F7 S# X, |
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Japanese aircraft9 l3 _# a2 p/ p- q ?0 O! C
G4M1 Betty x 177 O# f0 d* s: E$ m- e1 t, b# Z# s
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses2 `2 y0 k1 B0 s* W( q) t
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Allied aircraft losses
9 F# K0 Z( a$ o- U" F Catalina I: 10 damaged( p$ k9 W. ]% @% a' _
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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0 P. X1 ?! X/ n+ j) t, M: K5 rAirbase hits 1& w' {! E1 G& z0 u) L) T _2 w6 v
Runway hits 66 S% z( I. _, i- o/ F" _! Q
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/ m- m% d( r8 R- rNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast2 M5 M6 n% S! P2 J7 k, q' X7 p% V
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! D& S n5 v! l2 h6 y) L i' [1 NEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ p1 n4 n% X0 i H- pJapanese aircraft
. w1 ~* L/ d1 |) {0 n2 u7 z: k G4M1 Betty x 8 P$ W- [4 @" A6 t) Q9 \
4 X: x9 @5 Q2 d/ F( Y RNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135 P4 L2 h' c3 x4 z a- l, D0 x
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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4 e2 J% O! w6 F) C7 w! K, B3 ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& }" p9 `& h# V: @Estimated time to target is 31 minutes$ S% ^. g, [- C g
8 B9 Y! {+ N9 f+ Q- [( JJapanese aircraft
' B5 K9 I6 n- Y! Y. T6 B A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft/ J7 Q" n4 _9 N0 e8 i3 G7 B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91) b/ |0 F* m7 A$ m \' L' O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130, u# J# N; M# ]" |
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 p. ^& b& ^5 `$ R, J9 L A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 ~: q/ r7 ~$ N: b" T* v
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Allied aircraft losses
) Q5 G2 I8 ~5 }( t3 k F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
% u7 n6 @* X4 K% O3 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
! {8 L4 a: Y) y, t7 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak {0 A8 ~' d0 L1 L0 |/ b0 s7 O
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged+ u' Q' w" J$ Q- G) b+ V
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2 D& c$ t1 w& n, u9 F7 i CV Zuikaku/ @7 C1 ~4 v- f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires e7 r( R# s. M: Q: p6 d x6 z$ H
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
! s, i6 [/ X8 Y' b: [8 n x/ N6 a CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 m/ b2 i5 K6 x/ I- c% c
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
% r- d* E" q5 w: x$ h CA Takao" x; G. x5 U5 s0 l+ r
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
# G" C/ d2 U0 c. b DD Shikinami
0 P! @: Z/ X7 a7 s CA Tone3 ^ E& `, M- s( A4 A) r
DD Umikaze8 [) g& @) ~8 d; q5 K$ T- q4 i; S5 {
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
0 [" s) N& b3 @7 yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
/ ^) e8 q K+ [# ~: _, |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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8 M V5 d+ H7 H6 e1 G# ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139# Y4 I g% J% P
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Weather in hex: Severe storms& L* h% M4 }/ q" t3 |0 K
! [8 F$ S% q! h$ F, ~, c; g1 [Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. V& p! U& k: b0 v1 H( ]% YEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45: u9 S! u9 T7 Z/ V3 t Q: j; c; B
B5N1 Kate x 274 Q5 @9 s+ K: ^
D3A1 Val x 15
9 W/ I5 q5 t. H D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft/ g3 U2 Q* s. _0 | g! e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116' \; e3 M% q) _. p9 q/ {
( O N" r" D4 s3 U! B. VJapanese aircraft losses
6 Z3 U1 X/ M" t: E q A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
4 k q- ~: Z5 ^# D- I6 i# o& K B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
8 z, h: l, p/ Q, a- \8 V" ]8 m& E! p B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak' b+ B: D: j7 Q$ U
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
' P2 ~/ L7 |, R1 F5 J, D* c/ d D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
$ Y$ t5 X: j! k/ m" o7 U% p, N D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
7 A" Q( x7 P1 Y0 w. e6 f CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
- O' n! @% I! z0 D5 X CV Enterprise
* }& r; V* v. }3 \9 S CLAA Juneau2 \( P2 Z" `" v
CL Leander
( x; ]8 W6 g3 u1 B% p i- V BB North Carolina
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, {% G: B9 v, T& @( ^( |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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' B1 b0 l+ q3 @ Y% `" f- K$ ERaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% x& n/ [/ F. [' U
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes, K; E% Z# i) T5 i1 ] a7 Q" V
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A6M2 Zero x 22
" [/ f4 ?: E: H4 k, _/ r( } B5N1 Kate x 23
# c9 O0 N! @0 g J. L9 m9 O D3A1 Val x 2
, }" d9 h0 f5 r D3A2 Val x 16, s5 u1 M7 v# Z
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* A1 A6 D# K, S+ S F4F-4 Wildcat x 470 T8 V3 M" z9 V. {5 Q$ ?; e3 v/ d
8 m. L2 Q9 a" Q) h1 g+ jJapanese aircraft losses9 G( R& i3 E3 K/ @+ t
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
& |# A. j/ X6 t( j8 Q B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
/ h8 n4 }, U' _3 n+ T B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak- |/ Q9 ?2 e# |3 _
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
: J* J0 L9 E# g D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged- R. L2 K$ Y# Q( H
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ S& y: Z% K; x: z+ e' g/ E
: q8 ^; |2 t% S w$ v# @Allied aircraft losses
% I5 I7 A; e+ q, y F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) ^0 l& f6 f) C7 ^
% W3 c8 T) @: t9 rAllied Ships" d- f0 w0 g3 W/ U: t( d! Q$ t
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
! p; p: }6 f0 w; S6 s9 D+ V3 B: o CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 A9 g! d( ]) a+ e5 \# o CV Enterprise5 p5 s- y- d& }
CLAA Juneau- d) ^! G% p+ j2 ?
CL Hobart
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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.
& f1 x( ^& _( P7 y' L! qEstimated time to target is 23 minutes& p/ S- T$ ~' W. B" z
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Japanese aircraft
( d0 B' t9 L, \7 z, e: Q. e A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft' w G7 e1 D. M2 l; l/ i5 l2 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
( [/ Q0 M3 \9 z+ b SBD-3 Dauntless x 243 ?3 K) ]3 S1 q2 D" f \) H% x
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Japanese aircraft losses# I4 X" o2 r7 h8 D2 d# l1 w
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged& C K/ a+ O$ ?* U; I; ?6 t. V
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Allied aircraft losses
( \. ~" @" O% S7 c- y F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 ?3 G8 ^" i, d# q& \8 ~; m SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
' O% p# [/ Q+ E5 r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 k0 v2 v: b S- C! {
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ p/ w: M3 M: y [ f% X5 u* \8 J! m CV Zuikaku, d) o8 S9 @2 k4 ?3 V" k( p! I, ], e$ t
CA Takao
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: H; ~( {3 m0 f8 d- I" aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; t5 v( g6 ~! P9 N2 o& s2 E& uEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
/ [/ [; R0 b' U2 W SBD-3 Dauntless x 573 B0 Q H, Z2 p B" |3 T( x6 O9 }" S! }
TBF-1 Avenger x 10: H- u) T `" W
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5 _6 z+ A: ]. \- D0 v A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ O& P# {+ l$ r# u6 w! }
8 K3 c' Y+ R! k, zAllied aircraft losses
$ |; \9 N/ u4 M2 o& d& W+ \8 H F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
: I7 a3 l B* F2 p SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
6 b0 i9 H2 h5 u- a. j3 B6 A' T. b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' }3 P$ j' L. X. U. S: j TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Q. i( l: E8 l. t$ h X: i1 R
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CA Tone+ W+ e9 [8 o4 X( x
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
9 s) E6 m. m% z* l5 y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ F' e6 [* `. A I
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
# a; H( C1 n; \: c5 n" x CA Myoko, on fire
+ z/ n' e. S5 o& {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku" Q% i m2 ?- m1 d# K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
+ z* {( u6 }0 X1 Y u# T7 ?% S2 q& k DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan
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, D: k1 c5 F9 D! N& S4 Y% eSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |