航母决战结束,日军投降。
& W2 p* G# M" m9 LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42! m1 q( e& ^6 g: w1 ~0 H' S/ v
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; n$ c: S' g9 B8 G1 X! @Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130& k4 m& }; v9 Q* M9 ~6 h: G
2 Q' E7 m% z# i; E8 JJapanese Ships1 u" ]6 o1 ~' A* E, W: W- J/ @
PC Ch 22, G( w8 O8 N! m, B
PC Ch 32
0 O5 _) l m' {1 A% I PC Ch 23
1 I* A" S& Q2 x3 a; N1 R- D, ]9 a g% L
Allied Ships
% _; K& p' m" Q SS Gudgeon
$ d* ]/ D. J ~5 M: r$ ^
' w* d* C) B5 x3 C3 RSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22 X8 [( }. f" Y& o
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------! W5 I$ R& ?# [8 B
ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
3 i" |" K: ]4 r L+ v& ?: i% v, D: l1 ~/ Z% G& l
Japanese Ships, `4 K0 c, E5 c1 X
SS I-17, hits 1
: x1 i$ o4 w7 H
! c+ Q0 Y/ P; E( n9 K. uAllied Ships
& l" j: B o2 M, M& l/ n, J DD Lamson# w: w8 z/ t7 s
DD Cummings
+ y3 k J- G3 j- x, }, K; _! b DD Aylwin
, K3 o* D* N* Y' n, j- A DD Monaghan
/ }6 E& N8 l( c8 `7 j9 H! s* M( F& p% [" Z. Y3 m* O! `
SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
z; W; T% P/ K7 R8 ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- w1 |6 n! I( I" k5 b+ c" c
Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; W' ]& q4 v' y, J( D
; F n: {+ e6 n P
Weather in hex: Overcast5 f$ w2 ], G, i; ^
d7 s2 w7 j$ T8 P" u% fRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. U8 n2 N; y f, R5 _. }
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
4 L9 k& i7 U* v3 S/ s6 k I" J/ `% d1 l1 x( J
Japanese aircraft
2 E, M/ `- Z6 Z7 c; W G4M1 Betty x 17
3 o# B7 }9 r# B* f5 A. Z5 o4 b6 \, |/ \
Allied aircraft
/ e! u& l2 A; b no flights3 c+ f0 T0 G) |$ k& H- y/ _
+ u6 t* ~) e: ~5 CNo Japanese losses4 \5 i* R/ U, X
: k9 R, X% N1 v# R: w$ @: a
Allied aircraft losses$ W9 q3 A O' U7 a7 z: ?4 M9 S! \
Catalina I: 10 damaged
6 z9 D1 S. K( n8 o3 O P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged, d. R1 ?; L: m# f8 o
6 ?( i9 S0 K0 n1 ~: x! B. S9 Q
Airbase hits 1( G5 U& z- K1 ~: v
Runway hits 6) Q" a3 i( a: ~$ d2 q* q: s; Z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 H; R$ S# b9 j) [8 T# j% \Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
/ e4 S" x! h& j" B# m
' V: E8 N. k1 \: U8 sWeather in hex: Overcast
' [! E' W3 @; j9 r* a: N
: X, N b( ?% D0 C! t. S7 CRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 N% o: M$ E* d5 T6 w' C8 P
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, l ?$ f: s( `
' J: f. _" I" i/ B3 _0 K
Japanese aircraft, P- U, ~- L8 p4 I% E
G4M1 Betty x 8 ^1 H) L) u7 N: J S
( u. N! N3 h4 L2 D* b* H& q" ANo Japanese losses& z' P/ C+ ?6 p8 U# y: z8 o! q
$ V6 p# @# O1 x/ C) T* E, JRunway hits 1
; a+ k% F( k8 N- ]% z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 K$ N* R/ s+ N" X! B0 h4 D
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135, N+ S. {2 E5 C0 `# {
/ @% `' i& n7 }4 e+ p
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
/ X# R4 n* l, o$ F7 Z" @9 b
! z# s( Y0 X8 J! p7 c7 K5 v7 s" P; TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- G4 M4 @* o8 p+ M6 U, A& l6 sEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
{$ F* E. r$ q
& f2 A7 K6 ]8 N9 o5 h+ p/ KJapanese aircraft
3 C4 ~1 d1 ^) F* B7 {; b& R A6M2 Zero x 43
1 Y! T7 h% p9 k! D" P; s, |
" |: I7 i3 F" s/ KAllied aircraft$ U6 ^$ D, I7 \" q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
; _; E( S3 r. D& j/ x$ S SBD-3 Dauntless x 130; s: Y+ ?6 f0 }, z
TBF-1 Avenger x 121 \- e! N; Q) o
0 X, b+ n4 K. t6 N4 V; sJapanese aircraft losses
9 j2 F- }$ j5 G0 K; Z2 ~6 J2 ` A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed& Y# H" ~9 \% e% C' ^/ ^( i& a
1 R" W* K7 Z/ w
Allied aircraft losses
) \7 ~% C# @: b# d/ [ D2 j5 N F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
/ v6 Z- n+ n6 e- @) q" @* [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
5 [) h+ o* x0 Q c( j3 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak g* W" w8 h% @+ p- n( [
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged8 o% }1 ^/ O) o: y' R8 `
* g; Q- a- @: H6 u2 B" k- D+ _ s& @Japanese Ships
8 Y; s" e. }& o1 B CV Zuikaku* K) C2 U5 o l7 V
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires l+ D$ ], j9 S8 J- D- Q
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire* Y( e* j/ B8 o$ R
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: O Z# ~& U( }( O [$ r5 X
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1' _3 l4 P2 M+ @9 l3 }
CA Takao
/ I& H. z! D+ d' n, o& s% Q, i; u BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire+ a1 v# G, u! y+ K" A
DD Shikinami- K3 j; Q+ y2 I/ d, A: @8 |% w
CA Tone) J# a7 n+ z& s: {% b+ V
DD Umikaze
' e" ?# ^' O; }! {6 z( _$ X
* B8 L! F! \1 G2 J! v6 oAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku8 S2 \0 T' D1 u7 `+ f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
3 R# f" a, `9 z- d7 n" q$ JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo+ N4 j8 z7 h' S- _" v7 n8 B/ e
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. n' L1 ]) S. [+ E# R6 ]5 s9 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
/ N, s* E1 p/ a0 M& z8 `* B4 a1 t2 Z1 J: R/ T; t, c. p
Weather in hex: Severe storms3 O0 y, G3 d, y7 b! m" j9 |9 `6 p
) S0 L& A; E; c5 i9 H- @- K4 C6 i0 E
Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ e8 E/ }; I }5 r6 b4 s8 hEstimated time to target is 43 minutes" ~5 }# u9 t3 S0 f. ^6 e- ?' i/ P
5 v! ^# Q! b4 B/ s. _
Japanese aircraft0 [" n6 R. T: @9 K( n, Q( o
A6M2 Zero x 45
6 J+ H7 W0 @3 F+ ^4 `3 s% ]/ t! c$ C B5N1 Kate x 27/ `. J d _8 a' L- W: ?
D3A1 Val x 15- U9 |6 x- f$ Z: {3 B
D3A2 Val x 26" |) M) @! W. ]3 q" t8 V9 Y; t
* D, [: o4 t1 ]8 r
Allied aircraft1 U9 V$ [. G) J* e. h# }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
% v" h5 s% T4 r# c
& q9 g N! s& }/ H- PJapanese aircraft losses" |# z- e) u2 G# V
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed) W! A& F! m% _. n7 I0 T: f. Y
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged, I& {) @. T) ]( G/ d3 u
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak$ n' Y2 I" l& _3 m* @7 E; Q
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged! I1 F% Z- N7 s) K) d0 {+ g
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged! u/ @. R' S. e0 Y0 M
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak$ [3 Z% r n1 w
% y4 w6 s( x; K6 \5 I4 hAllied aircraft losses' ^" T5 j) F* v2 B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed4 W8 k! L$ O( h+ h- b% Q
/ W2 k5 ^: E- n1 _, |7 q$ K3 lAllied Ships+ y0 u- a$ n7 D% o! S8 _; Y
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 11 |6 c0 b! [, i2 e. z& ?. U# Q
CV Enterprise
2 y% c( z0 ~- m, S7 t* v CLAA Juneau
7 Q' p4 c% O/ ^6 c6 f9 E, D CL Leander
. V- P/ Y! q4 q& J# i( b BB North Carolina8 i- x' x) |. E* I' E* A1 g
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------: x! m; H2 o3 `2 \ Z+ `1 _% L
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
$ Y) J% d( f/ K; j* w- R3 D! m$ Y1 p0 \( O9 [' O
Weather in hex: Severe storms
) W5 {; U& a' P X
% }; }9 e; P1 v5 x& wRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ c/ @: U$ \; U/ G) G7 \Estimated time to target is 40 minutes, k, e) ~" g2 C+ w
, A9 v& {( V5 \5 @' @7 |6 y. BJapanese aircraft# r; D2 B$ \5 `5 H) I2 c+ C1 s
A6M2 Zero x 22
" O8 U( w0 l5 F5 @; a9 S" r B5N1 Kate x 23
& v, e# o. ~2 r0 E1 }3 X D3A1 Val x 2' x( p* g2 ^* }% ]: w
D3A2 Val x 16% D+ O1 f* A, i+ z/ m
( r; O0 {6 H2 fAllied aircraft
% S2 K8 D) N" V3 a0 W# `+ V, n1 f F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
, Q; D$ l7 p& t l% Z0 V# B" u5 C6 l, u5 [5 \6 r
Japanese aircraft losses/ T2 c# P! ]! o
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed! {7 `& C# D% s! U5 o5 e" |, u
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
& u( r! T. {; d: g B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak! c) j7 X, H/ X. ?7 m+ T! a0 I% x
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged' U9 E) Q+ N# S7 Z" c
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
% L1 g& F' G9 y, q% |: I D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak* @) m3 o' _0 O0 s% t
8 _$ G* p! [5 |, o/ IAllied aircraft losses/ b9 @! ^! e) e" J/ e) C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! O' ?! {' v- b4 b7 [' H- l( S5 o6 j6 }
Allied Ships9 m$ O8 N3 A2 E9 h/ f
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1- y% p; [3 h& Q0 t/ c* R( r) Y4 W; c
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 l) o% A- s5 v+ d1 O# g, e2 A CV Enterprise, t2 m- w! ~) ]8 N
CLAA Juneau3 v$ X. a6 H6 d* y( F. u
CL Hobart' m6 W# b! u7 [0 I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga! b; X! L ]0 p# l( Y7 E) [, M
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 j% F+ q' a u/ ^ fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135. A W! W$ K! M. w8 ^: {
( j* n h3 V" C: F: B& m, r
Weather in hex: Overcast
. m6 R7 ]. ]6 ]) s
3 U2 |! G" s1 |4 yRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.2 K! ]/ @, K+ q# k
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes5 T: E6 A: k; r0 A4 e
' y' b, N1 n, B- T: @* W) m; Y* rJapanese aircraft
, x& {: i9 {( a$ M8 i A6M2 Zero x 28& @0 ~2 `* u( b
& [2 r( P D+ y; {* T1 ]
Allied aircraft
7 @4 N9 H, b- m0 w1 Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
) [% \0 C! k/ l1 E SBD-3 Dauntless x 24+ ?* u% P5 }+ H, w
+ M% x9 ]) x1 O5 ]; g5 qJapanese aircraft losses+ ~2 \; \* T- M& s- m% @
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged- @% X0 X# p8 R5 {
+ J1 g% Y/ F, m. c/ f+ n% ^
Allied aircraft losses
( z' N- [$ ~ _; D ]9 v$ O F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! {! ?# X; A3 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
' S. }8 w! c! k6 ?* U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ l6 E: s+ ]! c2 t
6 A Y! c. g7 @Japanese Ships
* [7 q B! U' j, B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% A, C, y2 E7 {8 _# v) ?: q CV Zuikaku6 s% f6 N5 J+ ?3 b) i
CA Takao
6 f; Z- b6 G# D7 X BB Hiei y2 ?$ b- V6 ?0 q! t
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
1 l* x! a6 y! d3 q7 x8 ]. X--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 ~5 m. K- W1 |9 [" P- G: L, \8 _
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135. q. q1 T# M6 z# f' _( e
8 h$ _7 l- q' w
Weather in hex: Overcast: u: K' Z- |* J6 @: J. L7 r$ y3 w* z
' Z1 \* y: w% m% X5 g
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# c! Z8 E+ r! G2 _6 Y
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
% a* C/ J7 k- B9 ]8 L1 |
0 }4 F! d5 r+ E9 w" FJapanese aircraft& g2 d6 g2 c* [7 A* H% L
A6M2 Zero x 13
6 M6 j! @1 a. Q" C" b8 T' U6 `% c; }3 q4 o
Allied aircraft( P' B$ w0 q( u( W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
+ h4 ]: o6 s" |& p4 G/ k" {$ g$ g SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
# s/ o5 r9 Q: N TBF-1 Avenger x 10' A: ]/ i1 X, r2 u) [! \
/ c. z( ^+ q7 i6 C; c8 y- }7 VJapanese aircraft losses" q$ `1 i, D. F9 Z3 ?* z" n, J; z, q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
: v) d) T, A# e/ Y. f \( T" b* Y, c# M" Q, g! G t
Allied aircraft losses
2 l+ R. E; T- U. t/ ] F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) U) T$ X% b+ {+ }3 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged& T1 ^. J4 H3 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( R+ j3 {* [; _0 z2 l6 Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
# P0 X1 F9 D+ F4 j
! d8 i# j: t* A, ]2 j1 OJapanese Ships
. t% V9 L6 j! K! m CA Tone( z1 b6 s' |: Z0 p& N: M! M* O* B& Z
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire5 x5 @ R6 P; o6 N0 C( _" P, U! p9 N' U
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 W, u+ X" H- g CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage- d$ p r5 {. _
CA Myoko, on fire
$ j$ ~% x: g; c' rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku* d8 M- I. d+ I) M& v! z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei8 R( O- P) H |8 Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
/ ^& {1 l5 C) J# y3 ]/ a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 R, T) w) M" r1 I" I! ?* j6 b: ESub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
9 i- h: v) M5 [ F& H. }8 D, A: x& @, W; n9 j+ R& M7 p+ q
Japanese Ships0 H m" r- @: h1 ^. B# V
SS I-2, hits 2
" h0 i9 W: T1 s
/ i$ i. ?7 B3 zAllied Ships
. H" Q; l7 B; f9 a DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
: E! u$ ~3 g' f8 Z DD Lamson
8 ?; j; U0 T7 ~% V+ M, p3 F DD Aylwin
5 D4 M" T1 d) s- a, R3 |6 S$ F! _" W1 l. c DD Monaghan
2 E' ^" d" Q3 Y7 [# ?' H& \9 t
4 }0 X Y; ~6 q* [+ q& J6 s2 Q& Z6 mSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |