航母决战结束,日军投降。$ W+ q# t1 ]' U: f
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1305 `! R' h5 A* k4 u1 y) y) [' p
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Japanese Ships
8 L" a5 a! l1 F r, T% s PC Ch 22
# V0 Z+ `; l3 f2 {7 E/ }: ~( r PC Ch 32
4 n" p+ `1 e7 G) O- \4 g PC Ch 23) e) s1 V+ F/ h( I- y Z# j
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Allied Ships
: ]: E( M3 d+ L4 r' [; y SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 228 A1 B: o; {4 O1 ^
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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$ Q) r3 Q( I$ N9 R5 z9 mJapanese Ships
. V& r& a, _6 j* E7 { SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson( o1 v- h/ C O7 x+ V% o! u% g
DD Cummings+ A0 u. \3 v5 v/ c! o- k
DD Aylwin
T% j% x, U0 M DD Monaghan/ e: L A7 U' \! V. F
) L U, M# J2 c; h4 vSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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3 h: `2 J; }5 {6 o3 \& Y9 gNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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: J0 J+ l& h: j. CWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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/ z' \* w5 G( L! d, F; A+ A+ j# PJapanese aircraft# ], q; g" e" u/ n: ^% H
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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( A; D, o) M8 Z ~6 p* z: B Catalina I: 10 damaged2 Y( v( E" p x) g9 B
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged/ r% Q# C" s) @$ I, s3 H! t( Y
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Airbase hits 1
4 z4 u9 Y8 A3 p) b$ o1 R) iRunway hits 6$ Z) ^) c. C' j& {
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 v' u* f# L) F; f" M2 {
4 r8 E2 [, |( f# _3 bWeather in hex: Overcast6 [$ S. B. p. j6 \& \6 t8 ?
0 j1 `& ] `" i9 d/ d6 q+ k% qRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' v% t2 v; [ n% jEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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9 Z/ @7 [+ e0 E$ \; z- o$ @Japanese aircraft
5 w7 n5 S* g* {- x5 W5 G3 N G4M1 Betty x 8/ |9 T! N; K/ c
! z1 z% v7 J9 p q/ C, {. e# v% G. aNo Japanese losses* Y3 C! e" f' U4 Q4 u" a5 q! j
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- I# h" L G2 Y1 i" s: zMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms, \9 F( g3 h* K, @/ f; y
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) S6 S# ? C* d* w
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes4 p* w2 i' C* W, ^% T
! c0 y- D3 D- I5 P: ~3 g; rJapanese aircraft
+ V3 a g0 m# f2 f0 ` A6M2 Zero x 43* S6 E# `# e! ]+ t
$ H0 Y5 [" E" f/ ]6 v# a+ M; rAllied aircraft: D. ]# S3 t/ m" R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
/ v. V: w( t1 k* P, [+ z SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
0 m" t: V, i/ G2 C: P% n# o; H TBF-1 Avenger x 12; J3 ]1 x4 c6 a5 C
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Japanese aircraft losses e4 U) g6 f2 f7 E/ ^3 @4 a
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
6 D# K1 J; F! x- ~# ~) i F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed% C, d) @" H3 j5 P7 O9 R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
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TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged% m. S, o; e4 o; Q5 g& v3 [8 B
+ V; b* E ?" R: T! w# qJapanese Ships1 a( \# X/ S7 n5 @7 P2 N* e0 K* X/ d
CV Zuikaku
. c0 W) I! ]- J/ j% c% r% O8 V B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ f E% u2 a- w: M
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 G) t/ a0 f& a' m" A0 r CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ x6 b- O( p5 a5 { BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
3 L) b' f4 t5 C) _ CA Takao
& f- q0 {- b: O9 D BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
, P4 B+ [: |6 A# _ DD Shikinami
* A2 ]* z# e6 I) r( `4 {6 e CA Tone
! N& b. D# V5 T; E8 c DD Umikaze
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& \' ]. `- X* }$ T3 SAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku9 U3 c$ j8 \" l' k5 h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
& R# b( V7 n' g6 y( v: s& NHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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% Y; l5 X1 y' n4 N; h# i dMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms% F$ N' T* S0 q+ Q; A
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
1 E9 \; m# r) |* n+ y$ O- I A6M2 Zero x 455 E- I/ n* e/ q' z0 f) G' _
B5N1 Kate x 277 g7 o; e* n( O- _. I# K9 |
D3A1 Val x 15
/ |& {/ V- {6 L+ X; X! A: t4 [ D3A2 Val x 267 }% d" o) }0 L7 u6 {0 t! u9 |
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1 Y/ V' M- h! W7 {& D" G- u F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses+ h2 ^' ~ ]+ x0 Z7 a/ h! u
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
' @ b5 ]$ c' c B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged8 ?8 P5 _/ m/ k% |) f6 v
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
7 {% m9 ~% x1 F$ [3 S& { D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged0 X Q/ ^4 y3 V8 J3 C. l
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
( |$ z( P# x" [5 r D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak' R/ n9 Z: M5 o
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Allied aircraft losses
3 z) [3 v4 T' w9 z" D' @ F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
2 i1 {- ~4 C V5 D$ h8 v CV Enterprise# }* O4 Z! H3 A* Y- v; b% x0 o8 n
CLAA Juneau
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BB North Carolina
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5 }! ]% @1 h9 v! {& I9 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1390 G* U' s% V1 r" ], W7 I
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Weather in hex: Severe storms* ?# g7 {$ H% s( R3 u0 U
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 p$ Z5 S! F) V& Q5 HEstimated time to target is 40 minutes# e5 C6 q7 B1 @- f
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A6M2 Zero x 22
, j/ W( q! }$ x B5N1 Kate x 23
: U. \: E" o; U% H% r D3A1 Val x 2
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses p: m+ E% e s1 C/ k* a* M
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed ]" c# r" W8 Z6 t5 ? r1 W: @
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged* ~& ~9 p% Q. a3 K) v/ I; r! L) w
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak& u# ] R1 w/ D# Z
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
& l) w8 S `3 D0 N6 @* x; ? D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
" v' D& j+ M6 Q; ~9 G, {' H5 ~6 B D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses/ I$ ~/ M2 x/ R7 U* f; J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# K: g$ G* F& G' M; h, r BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
}1 S) I7 d$ }, G2 w CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! i8 u: X# @0 U* U# x3 e CV Enterprise, Z4 F' i9 I5 [ t( s* {$ r" K! E
CLAA Juneau$ y! ?8 g4 E3 F1 N+ i4 D1 X7 y6 u+ f' M
CL Hobart
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3 e: _- t5 e, l, W+ vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135. X1 w6 F# s5 e( p
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- o( V( `* Y, @8 @5 t* G W
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ K* Z0 z# v0 j- Z" M$ a A6M2 Zero x 288 w8 N, W( ~7 o* s1 ~- j9 G
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7 c5 a! A3 E5 D1 ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
- }3 Z. H4 x- l/ C C3 l SBD-3 Dauntless x 24# u3 R0 S# L/ F) Z. D7 N6 N
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Japanese aircraft losses8 K8 t( j+ C9 J9 z
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged! N" m" T8 V% O7 R$ \
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Allied aircraft losses
+ P6 u. M7 d- i/ _ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 g# P& f m) h6 a% l6 B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged5 S* C- V+ p/ c5 G- i, F f0 ^) q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ n8 W6 Z4 T7 f& z% U
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& T3 c+ P6 i }+ k! y CA Takao' ?0 r; V0 y0 p
BB Hiei
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1355 |+ z( n1 R. x& u# R. P
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' J4 M! t* ]* J- e9 i: ~
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 z. s" l) I& b) _ A6M2 Zero x 13& h, B5 g! @) E9 j. k
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
! i1 S% ~& t! ~1 v9 @ D. y$ q SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
) P# W" A6 @6 D: h7 ~1 D TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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0 b4 F" r6 D. I. S+ V4 A$ H( E A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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8 k/ n9 O$ Z: M( HAllied aircraft losses
, s( m& a. B d. c' b9 Y+ ` F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- a/ Q7 o5 g3 [* S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged/ g5 k# J0 a; F3 W# A, b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
) e! g5 P t/ C TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
6 i* ?7 z* V1 w) ?" h4 Y# J CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 B7 e9 E+ B- y$ L
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
' U7 t) c' ?# f" t0 G7 [ U+ k$ ? CA Myoko, on fire& W$ d/ e) _. |0 `+ h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku2 c9 w- |$ e: Z! p3 s. d. F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei; ]4 {! m2 a7 U d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku1 ^. z) C6 B. K2 h: f
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+ x$ I3 z; C: d/ n! t5 USub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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1 n. W Q, E }3 z) V7 r/ t- r5 @SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |