航母决战结束,日军投降。
% w9 t$ P* y% Z2 W" wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 422 V! F, ^3 P% S/ u8 Y, M6 e
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$ p/ @" e$ _ ?5 s, U& VSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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7 o4 w! h0 A' R2 e3 J2 W2 J9 QJapanese Ships
9 L- T4 P# v1 u3 V3 w PC Ch 22
. {' I& Z9 O9 j- M8 [% b, s PC Ch 32
1 E5 g e9 t' g PC Ch 23/ m0 q: L9 G' |' W3 E2 _
1 h- \8 T" p, m& ]Allied Ships/ e# G) Y& |; C* v1 d& o. J
SS Gudgeon2 E9 a: R* Y' h
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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6 p+ O4 U* x- p* iASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
) \; C2 W& I% r SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
O3 N' E: f! l DD Lamson9 `" n% M" ^+ g2 d* ^, G7 M
DD Cummings& d, m, B' [4 ]
DD Aylwin
/ m5 k5 T/ s/ r# S7 B6 b DD Monaghan
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$ H3 }/ s6 A' l9 T9 G0 h$ ASS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson" d& F" m" m" b+ O9 Y/ U
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# u) X; x0 J" vNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " ~3 B* r" s% u+ G
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 e: d( {) i# u0 l
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 x, q2 L$ S# I& SEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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4 L$ V+ ?9 S2 A4 t" lJapanese aircraft- r( }6 z6 Z- t' o6 }& f$ y' J; V
G4M1 Betty x 17
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/ j$ n# j1 q" G9 dAllied aircraft
2 Y; O$ m( x) d no flights
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No Japanese losses& I% r$ [( D" ~
+ I; a0 n6 A6 E4 aAllied aircraft losses
- W5 g! M$ m. o( U6 ]$ _ Catalina I: 10 damaged
$ F+ K s3 P7 N8 l) N# W6 {3 `$ m P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged4 J! g# ^3 Z5 ~: K$ k( ]% A5 Q! p2 W
7 _7 s3 E1 s, H; v7 D! qAirbase hits 1
' d: n6 G) T j1 L) H5 k! [5 mRunway hits 6
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9 O$ D7 p( c( w+ G9 qNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 h* o2 P: L( G# D
4 Q Z- G* b. Y" hWeather in hex: Overcast9 p: Q b# Y( F* X
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 K2 l+ }6 R- R3 D$ \Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# ]* ^7 t1 r. A; j
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Japanese aircraft+ [: E( C6 Y9 Q; d d M. u% e
G4M1 Betty x 8+ w# v1 v! y7 m: d0 ]
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No Japanese losses
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- {2 G6 g; w6 O1 F5 l8 A' FMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms4 Q* m. |( h( f
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. O* m9 k3 n3 B% REstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. V: T0 h5 h- O6 q$ w) V
A6M2 Zero x 43
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, d3 V5 {, Q& l& kAllied aircraft
! o9 _# L" h$ V4 e F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
. j7 ?( i" z* h- Y, h- u. l SBD-3 Dauntless x 130) P5 P& B% `+ t$ F
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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9 n& {" {% S+ P% s3 A& t7 J2 A% rJapanese aircraft losses2 d3 S' x9 V3 _ l. Z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ b l0 C3 u6 F3 C) F) H9 b
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Allied aircraft losses4 F$ Y1 i1 ?$ T& B6 c' w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) I9 T# ~" C6 Z- |0 \5 u1 C$ M& | s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged& v o% \7 ?' T& r& J6 _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: Q: M( G/ T8 ?% ]
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CV Zuikaku" s, R* [; b9 {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, s$ `% l$ F+ [/ `0 [4 y" z5 Z CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 h; [# E) H0 g% R5 H9 y CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* |0 W: @' K3 b( y$ \ q! B BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
& F a# k% z3 o! }& [$ | g- r* B M s CA Takao
5 c3 Z$ M* C" r/ _" a BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire. |- d f; i( W9 S" S
DD Shikinami
! j5 Y3 ?. J6 M$ i( o2 G CA Tone
& q' ?- ^/ E. A2 S DD Umikaze0 x; m) l! Z5 x2 ?8 @8 w
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
+ f+ Y, |2 z( v6 M- wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku( S( c, `; \5 p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms9 U- N& T$ H: C& j$ v/ r- N7 j
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) ? Z( D0 j( T' G2 H) KEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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% s8 P m0 c4 w' d r- oJapanese aircraft, D' [: I8 A# t/ A8 Y" ]
A6M2 Zero x 45
( J! M& O4 W9 J' ?0 T% i; l d/ l" S B5N1 Kate x 27
: X. k1 j8 e$ o D3A1 Val x 15
- u# P( h( d; t5 d( W+ u0 C D3A2 Val x 266 V6 z4 T4 ]5 X4 L
* d" o( {4 w( B0 v0 {5 pAllied aircraft1 N x% l& E0 \* O X( ?2 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1161 ]6 \: @# B$ c9 N
0 g1 V/ o# j- d- G, c# D. wJapanese aircraft losses8 O# U2 J6 V& [ z" w& w, r
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed [. \4 O1 j6 ?$ d( j
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
4 |, ]: t, d$ W4 E0 h7 X B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak5 P6 k2 @- e* p- l& v& X- U4 z% z
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
! y6 \1 \6 w8 n/ X D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
3 s! Q" }: n F( ?: f& c8 K D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; ^& F8 m9 y1 n8 _* O1 E
' A$ l# ?1 Q6 W4 fAllied aircraft losses0 v. a6 M# a- U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships. ?, n0 }3 Q# J3 [5 O1 f, P0 Z
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1' `& B8 [. z. Y8 z. ]9 G6 l
CV Enterprise
1 {. L: _9 i2 `1 j3 R CLAA Juneau
/ ^* f" [# c: B, l1 R* W6 |6 u# B& w# _7 q& ~ CL Leander
! p+ g! j) X& t. f. E BB North Carolina
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% W; k5 u3 o3 P) u& t9 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 r" G1 c( d* Z X4 F
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes0 o) G: z0 s' C* G/ q( M. l* t
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Japanese aircraft
/ x- R$ U( H+ L A6M2 Zero x 22
0 N6 i4 R: V6 x6 A" G4 b. w8 `- I. F3 e B5N1 Kate x 23% d9 W: f8 p1 W4 L6 V
D3A1 Val x 25 N3 p5 E; x: c) x- r7 p
D3A2 Val x 16
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w( i& s& t3 m5 hAllied aircraft3 `/ S* ^* J" [8 |. E- c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses1 e5 ~* m. w! R
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 x* V7 y- M5 j) r6 N9 J$ i
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
_# N8 Z) d. p& C B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
2 |+ Q* M5 Z: }2 N2 a D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
7 X3 y% I, ^# l l" G D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 j9 O+ I3 G& O! u D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
& m) ~9 A/ N5 A9 W F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 m1 H% U+ [* D; b
3 `! R0 H1 |& d2 n1 MAllied Ships
. e. Y# b, t6 ~ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 11 h- J4 Y: h8 h! [& c" }
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage e5 |" P: h. G5 U( |' V8 ?
CV Enterprise' J3 l& V# D% q4 }2 J. U2 n
CLAA Juneau
c4 G: h! `& a0 G e; k$ T/ v8 z CL Hobart
- ~1 t5 m v1 wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga# [2 |# U3 \) ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135; v, G" B3 {$ a5 q- j
4 K5 ?6 b' J* u5 s/ T6 ~2 zWeather in hex: Overcast
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9 o, b; ]0 r7 W x% }, T7 t' t+ ]Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
; c n$ I5 U+ j! q; f g! rEstimated time to target is 23 minutes& V& v$ }8 Z( P" u; Q
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
' ?+ ~- K% |! W& X" R( ]) W8 a F4F-4 Wildcat x 21" L: r( W. V3 Y. K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged& [: l# c9 a8 a! v# d7 v
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Allied aircraft losses) c$ E9 s: c3 T0 G- j9 A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( y+ Y% c& s/ Z$ g$ n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 c v$ G& e) Z: `" V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
6 Z. a3 ~5 e) K; P1 G8 u CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 { J+ J+ ~: G1 D% X CV Zuikaku$ ~9 l2 {2 ^5 M% S; T' S
CA Takao0 h% W4 w' i2 J4 |; e
BB Hiei
4 s% v- M2 d, N GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku5 `: H: K2 Z" H1 d3 z
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3 X4 k7 ^/ M+ B3 r+ q9 N) BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135* C6 M- B; V g
3 l3 P5 u' S# J) O2 U+ y: } h0 }Weather in hex: Overcast
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4 c3 n4 ]/ S: ^% [: r3 V/ _Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 z4 d5 h. {4 x. p z
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes |& `8 F+ n9 q, c$ D4 V
0 ^! [/ u; g6 B; \. j' @Japanese aircraft7 Z5 p2 D+ x! {% v, \
A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30; B$ j* y4 t7 l( L4 N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
$ K/ f2 y$ v: ]& X2 p/ n TBF-1 Avenger x 10, U9 }8 K* }- B# z
" N: I& R$ e* O% x" ]Japanese aircraft losses2 d- k W! |$ D( f! p8 b; b' f
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 h8 a& H& `# z- p( G
( y& W( H4 E* }. S _) U2 z( h1 qAllied aircraft losses/ Q& Q: R& e, F* y: [' }8 {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 L# {! B% B/ x$ x: v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged3 t4 P6 k- P9 S( A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 a: V6 F& H- d9 y
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged- e" x6 v \% S4 \# k. M
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CA Tone
3 w9 d" S- ^7 j; ~: w9 O BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire! @9 S0 p2 b5 D# C. r; T+ v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 s. v* V, D/ l# b# ^
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage' w( M8 h) W) a: Z3 @" `1 U4 z( P2 u
CA Myoko, on fire
9 N! o% E0 n0 f1 tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
/ @! R* B: X K, N& P0 R* T: ?) eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
. G6 y8 P5 \ P$ A9 z( a! |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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/ |& h9 I, w# cSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162" N& |9 }. m+ p( w& K8 j' ~/ ~$ @7 V
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
" d; @5 ^8 ~8 _( X5 a, R, j DD Lamson
$ z B$ e& P6 t- j DD Aylwin
, U$ A6 X N2 w- p" j* q6 w% I DD Monaghan
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9 a2 W7 F& Y8 ?" W3 z$ D7 GSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |