航母决战结束,日军投降。
) b/ N: p# J$ k" MAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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! n0 F* z% U4 R ?7 f# u u" lSub attack near Torokina at 108,130" Y% E' K9 p ^) R' ?
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Japanese Ships
) Z7 K( D, u2 P PC Ch 22
& m9 s+ {7 d3 M% d ?. E% { PC Ch 324 a. r: D% e1 B D ?
PC Ch 23
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* h3 B/ M0 r# XAllied Ships
2 X0 d; ?0 A7 `- ~ Q SS Gudgeon
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& u5 N) J. O% L4 [, KSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 222 `% E5 T) ?. x! t. D. h
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- Q7 B! H' k! [% C* S% wASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1671 r6 |. {* I$ }5 }
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4 ^, p: I( V' V( F7 N2 e: | SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
h7 ]& e1 I& o# R& ~- N DD Lamson
: x7 F0 G! [4 W: r5 J DD Cummings0 z: b9 M- Z& z5 }8 {5 B0 E# L% ~
DD Aylwin
( O. l5 o8 a' g2 |( R+ p. L DD Monaghan, K6 e5 F: q, d1 V0 Q- g- J, _' b% L# e
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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/ r$ H+ m3 l/ C: N2 `Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 k! ^0 ?6 _$ K% kWeather in hex: Overcast, X* z4 i2 Y+ Y* Q
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% E8 o; M9 v# a, Y4 C, REstimated time to target is 36 minutes( J. X+ b9 ]9 P) `
2 ~( T8 ?. X. qJapanese aircraft& q/ D+ i4 m6 G/ w) A" m
G4M1 Betty x 17: ^6 `& C$ ^8 S5 P( `8 [
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no flights8 m" R( _ t8 x' t1 w% d
% @9 j9 p" b* g: A1 h- \+ sNo Japanese losses
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& Q* `: G8 w+ a. S9 v* _Allied aircraft losses
q7 _1 m) |7 F Catalina I: 10 damaged
+ E! d8 J# I, D9 u& N- k% K. v: r P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
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) d( O) l( Z2 ?3 |" V, q* w- xNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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# Q' Y9 Y m4 S, M# I/ ~Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 B# Z" r) |; i9 d# G; e
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes- _1 v, u1 P$ j/ j I0 D
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Japanese aircraft6 z3 {( ?9 c( _+ O$ \6 H& N
G4M1 Betty x 8
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- v4 V8 k" M4 QNo Japanese losses
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4 d5 o/ z% d/ b: B, K5 p& XRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135* K6 D( ^+ i/ k; z
5 R7 D. h# e$ \& D$ A8 kWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 l7 E# V7 f9 F% S9 L6 y' a) n* \
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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2 j8 v. s# P1 _1 q- s' RJapanese aircraft3 m6 W; ~5 q5 g( m$ ?
A6M2 Zero x 43
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91: W8 R* J; H1 q5 d. K# _2 `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
1 z% w% _4 B* a8 I2 f TBF-1 Avenger x 12& R! r9 |+ p$ h* |( c
5 H9 K2 P6 j; `! Q `0 G; W% Z1 PJapanese aircraft losses: `, \1 B- b" E+ s
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 |$ \4 `; q# a! W# N6 w
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& K7 r% T. _ _! { X/ o F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! F2 O) A- ?9 f( M, _- o, w1 F5 F SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
2 z. q% s9 S1 x7 ~1 j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 j7 h4 H3 S A3 C. o7 v% R% H s TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged# y8 y3 h% m# V" h, f* s
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Japanese Ships9 L& \( } t- O5 P0 A
CV Zuikaku% _$ M! Y$ `) q- L5 {1 D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
" ?1 {2 H* |: g4 k# `* T# ?/ { CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 u- Y: f& S+ q4 t
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage c3 ~" d- @2 u7 x
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1$ x1 m* F* }- z
CA Takao
& C+ G1 P& b/ d9 x6 b# D BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
U/ z r9 @ U3 L7 p7 [6 O DD Shikinami
/ J! B$ B; R. h5 ? CA Tone
& M4 l c8 ^$ |7 F9 R& z DD Umikaze
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' v: s1 [8 |1 ^0 V& t8 G. z3 HAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
& }3 {$ i& |& a: X1 I3 L# r0 aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku! S$ G1 G' n9 v" d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139# L# g8 k5 y* |6 ~ ?4 m
; \) R( J# n4 I- s5 HWeather in hex: Severe storms$ S% p) G ]' f! J1 b
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. S& j# a, ?8 F. ]- O2 g, G4 L4 x3 {
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes9 s& |1 a" K0 h, x' S
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Japanese aircraft& r, j1 @7 J: J3 `" h. A
A6M2 Zero x 45
, F8 L6 R; l Q: W( M( z B5N1 Kate x 27, d2 i% D* [1 K8 l
D3A1 Val x 15
7 G; d3 C' `2 t- ^6 d D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
' F: s) h: C7 C" b3 _' j F4F-4 Wildcat x 116" k: Q' q- n/ ^
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Japanese aircraft losses: c+ _: V+ K! a) I0 o
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
) B- i+ x# h `. L. C1 _ B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged& D o$ N; f+ O/ U1 u9 `
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
3 {' T6 ]* z( {1 y D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
* M0 f$ [3 E0 |! S1 G" J D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged& X4 O) t7 w% d6 R) k4 x3 @9 `
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 n+ g- m* S$ W
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4 E7 n" j% x" S! d1 L F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed" W, P2 j1 u: C+ p) ]" o7 @
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1( q, O- F7 {- v% X4 h$ k+ y7 s" s" p
CV Enterprise
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$ L5 J r) A7 Q m, a CL Leander
- R5 R& j; H5 c5 e; {, y' |# Z BB North Carolina
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/ W4 _# y9 n! R0 A& w3 q# O$ B8 X3 M& sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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2 J+ a! P" F, m: p9 zWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 r3 R( U% F7 R9 V4 _5 ^2 E* P8 {
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes$ V( Y9 O4 n3 o2 Y
2 m! s" o9 q+ k- ?( t9 L/ _# OJapanese aircraft
& `- n. V( m. i8 O A6M2 Zero x 22
5 K& U: I: D% [+ A m# J B5N1 Kate x 23
' }: T3 p# {* Z9 s D3A1 Val x 2
' c* o+ F" ~, N) m6 }1 p/ C3 s D3A2 Val x 16
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. N% ^$ i7 B% L/ v; I8 X F4F-4 Wildcat x 475 s# b& n4 ~0 N: f
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 M- c& E! w/ N+ A5 \$ o; o B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
, o2 r2 Y. F( y8 S B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak: P/ v/ _2 ~- }- D' g3 V4 l
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged) S4 f& r4 z% ?9 Q4 P: Q/ j
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
# W/ Q5 V$ n; `1 X! b t: D: F9 Y" _ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& P# A* N; ?4 E1 N2 P) X
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8 p+ p8 V3 S8 z F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 @6 ~, s: J- f3 S3 L
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1 a" J+ ^, f! r, y/ Z! d BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
3 r- s% o' ^/ o CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 l- f; ?* B# f# @ CV Enterprise- Q, q+ j, `) y% Q0 e! ^
CLAA Juneau
2 N/ o; j1 ?' q CL Hobart& a/ O7 X/ w/ [3 F0 z. D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga2 X1 M* S: j/ ]- G) L
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: [6 ~4 b1 |8 r3 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
( L _, v( Z4 P8 tEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 28$ c/ R8 F/ f" q7 }" P. d! \) r1 ~! ?8 |
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Allied aircraft$ n) s2 K# q5 {6 n8 P- g' T# _( U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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7 _. y8 _$ s5 O% j3 K- L. r A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged+ Y9 T5 ]# j5 P( W9 E# ?( [
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2 n$ o5 B2 R: n- u. B F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed8 u* P' b- `4 k% N, i6 s$ U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged, Q3 @7 p" V! ^, Q3 H" G0 i6 o! a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 R& Y Z" C8 h6 ^& ~3 E& V
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Japanese Ships
4 T( l1 w' ]( t/ { CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- a8 e3 O/ p/ L2 u" _$ Z CV Zuikaku2 S. `' u1 X( q% ^1 P% Z
CA Takao
9 p- O/ [2 z4 I5 u' K' H' H2 U! ] BB Hiei* M" {2 h! O1 t8 b2 R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku6 f6 U7 E) x9 Q* t O) t* j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135) T5 [, s6 k3 o: _( w! O
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( L( T; ~2 W0 p1 R7 v# yEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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: w6 R4 a: h' u F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
, c- y5 l! ^& U; u% \) D SBD-3 Dauntless x 57: n' n& J; G; E; r# N
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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& \( t7 p2 p/ Q5 l$ i A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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2 C$ g0 o; Y8 [6 {; _9 G: J F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* ~1 Q. V0 w3 j% t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged0 ` y. S7 w j" t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% B9 t' h/ O% U! E1 B! W TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged* M) X: u* k6 D6 p% u' h6 T
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CA Tone
8 e/ X4 H: I6 H7 ]* x- ~& x( _/ j BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire/ R$ k* L' ~! V9 x H) p# O
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! G- q& v+ J" { CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage9 l/ A. j; w/ l
CA Myoko, on fire. Q) h3 J' k/ C8 L0 n. H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku9 J2 N- K& M% X, e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
$ U! b& H' _! r0 LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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' Z; S, x- Y8 s6 F6 @Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1622 `* i$ G0 h5 H) t$ n' Y8 K
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! r; i& J3 t' S& t6 t+ ?4 c SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage1 Y, [# P; `; L
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |