航母决战结束,日军投降。
' U" d4 U' i5 QAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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; P9 {, ^6 M' |7 X7 S" P" _Japanese Ships
. w. H, f; Z E& @! e PC Ch 22% q; f, g" V7 t4 h0 y
PC Ch 32/ M, z, E$ P& P4 [
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
f* ^3 p$ E4 w$ g SS Gudgeon
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{; \* c( C( G8 d- @SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22$ O/ ?- F8 k$ x/ J6 N6 F7 S) U
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3 W7 M/ M9 Q7 ^7 l5 GASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167% j' G% U* ?7 o; f# e
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Japanese Ships
& O! T7 I; e2 e h' s+ F SS I-17, hits 15 Z, C0 Y; f8 S6 f* w/ @* A7 n! u$ t
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DD Lamson
]! H' i) Z3 r# {+ M$ t DD Cummings
7 y# W! Y6 L! E; D+ t. j) |) X DD Aylwin
p& x6 v/ Z$ L" M DD Monaghan, k1 J7 G5 O H+ R7 ~9 p
! q7 _1 \; ?9 [" V# V# B% ZSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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! L2 N" I. {5 x+ T" w8 XNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ k+ w) b, |) E
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Weather in hex: Overcast K7 Z8 J: @( g; [( B
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 L% F& L. E, B) t
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes0 P9 b! l: Z$ `0 c1 W2 S
0 M) j0 f' Z# s$ B7 W) d& c2 N: `2 GJapanese aircraft: c5 z5 Z* U- a$ u' O3 g6 b
G4M1 Betty x 17
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses/ y4 R7 ^$ I6 o) j% k5 n
Catalina I: 10 damaged
2 [% s5 e" d4 `- f7 e! @ P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged) G+ D7 q: ^, t6 Z
8 u1 b) W' |- u# t4 v2 V) _Airbase hits 1/ t+ F: h! i* p8 V0 f
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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9 T; x, l0 B& x& T I( CRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 v) k/ g, N! ~& m) }1 ~- ?
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ @3 i4 r _+ T
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G4M1 Betty x 8& H) h8 U5 D2 Q( D& f
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 15 M( s+ K6 f8 a+ I/ Q' v+ G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135% D4 `; }. {5 s8 z2 b
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 x, s4 L/ B6 v6 a# ?Estimated time to target is 31 minutes) [# C3 k2 T: K `" v; m, n
: h, g M3 Q4 r% sJapanese aircraft
. A8 W/ ~* V5 m1 m* x# S" C0 [ A6M2 Zero x 43! W0 R: b R4 z9 w; G4 s
( \. ? w) H9 |8 [9 \Allied aircraft
1 I2 C: z' j) ~4 N$ g/ H F4F-4 Wildcat x 91) j: r- d6 n6 S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130$ x1 g7 D# a; B4 {- S# A
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses, W" d4 r7 X/ }$ F. p3 G
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses2 d8 _7 k# _3 X3 z- s& J9 Q# Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 j) u* b! V2 c/ u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
z: n ^# i( V8 ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 m; d" Q* Y$ X( }. V3 v3 ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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% s* J' j! x9 t5 qJapanese Ships/ H# B8 V! w3 E6 @2 b5 a+ P; u/ H
CV Zuikaku% z' o# x, f7 V: K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* A) X* I+ |5 G& I CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 B* x0 e$ r: q
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) a; w' \- r$ S
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1) g0 E; \2 U9 Q" ]2 {
CA Takao
$ t$ _- S) S( O BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire6 i1 L) B% w2 E% _4 B1 [) O. @3 J9 g, K
DD Shikinami4 ]7 @% z/ s) V: S3 A$ e7 P. |( [
CA Tone( p) K; X6 f K
DD Umikaze' Q! d3 c" H) H j$ L
+ C( n; s: J; U, O& FAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
8 l$ N; i8 E _( X1 e, |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku* ^8 q0 p1 O; Y4 D" P1 t0 r6 @# O- C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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2 P3 v" e; d# o7 c4 }- _- Z6 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139& p8 a7 H8 G8 Q8 d1 y
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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; \" ^+ B& F t0 y b. `1 a9 DRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* Y' m3 @5 T d LEstimated time to target is 43 minutes! J' A! w. E' e
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Japanese aircraft
, r3 | }% q6 X0 m( r- z A6M2 Zero x 45# @0 h) I0 k5 v7 P, K" E3 _
B5N1 Kate x 27* v' x C& b$ {5 E1 u2 a9 U( f
D3A1 Val x 15( @" N2 s& h4 a4 G9 I
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft' P8 z9 u" V9 b( j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1161 p3 j8 P+ ^% H. u
: h4 M! r5 q% I# g( q& \. n; QJapanese aircraft losses
* C4 n1 k' W+ h8 R% T1 T A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
7 s( ]( s) P% X) n% T- ` B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
" j% E$ C* _; y0 w5 n B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak6 x, I' r" d' t: _; h3 H
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
. @* \; s* h4 s5 h2 ` D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
# R( [$ a9 D7 ?) _+ J1 O6 z4 Z" W D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses" Y% K- }* u, T1 j* [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships, X; G/ z- L- D' K: E
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. W2 Y4 f, f1 R$ P# v
CV Enterprise5 F/ k3 v8 S$ R5 J
CLAA Juneau
5 Z) b8 p3 X3 p( t8 Y CL Leander, n8 `/ ~ y# p% F! d8 G& k
BB North Carolina: Y$ J9 X$ P( Y$ f0 U
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1 j$ j' _! G' ~* g1 i7 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139# B, u' T* q' J4 `/ p' c, u" j
, B; q$ a" H( v! GWeather in hex: Severe storms7 Q2 F! K; O) v/ \' h
6 e X. W) `- gRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ a- u7 ?" v4 ?$ ?: mEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22% a; b1 Z3 D+ Z4 ^. F
B5N1 Kate x 23
2 C2 H0 \9 i; b' [ D3A1 Val x 2
( j3 Z; ]+ U! ?" i$ j; i9 F: o% [ D3A2 Val x 167 N3 p# d1 f" I; Z6 l) m
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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9 S5 d4 m; _) M: M; ^: mJapanese aircraft losses/ j7 {5 n* c; a
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( |; @0 O/ Z3 S% b0 n5 K B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged/ \! B" ^. X1 R+ l3 m: H" M1 W
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
9 A5 d; o$ `. X' q- S. c D3A1 Val: 1 damaged3 {3 |0 E _& F' f& q
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged6 J) h5 q0 V- U. ~
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 z: }7 w6 `! [1 O2 l1 ^$ S F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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' K1 y7 A8 u1 G$ j6 @2 A BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
\5 f$ P9 ?& C CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 O( {3 l* i6 c
CV Enterprise
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.1 F E4 J$ ~: ^6 m7 |7 N
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes9 v& J4 k2 G) n# b" h6 a M5 `* ~, d
, B4 p. w5 @0 Q8 ?/ k+ d: WJapanese aircraft: V% K8 M) ~9 ^8 f
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft0 b/ R( q _/ q) B" l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
5 g5 e0 N& _' m- P. q5 Q, D SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
' {( o2 q( H4 m$ }$ h( n1 u A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged8 Z6 X5 O' i3 `: E% L
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged4 O* R; I, V A2 x, I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships" C5 Y+ Y* I4 W5 O0 O$ d! k, ^
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; Z/ t4 N1 s+ T1 o9 S% d CV Zuikaku. H7 S" P" i0 g+ \
CA Takao
C) P1 k# P' |! t, o: B BB Hiei0 ]* d+ J7 N; l9 @. S
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku* I$ p: K0 d9 u1 [! t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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" R" N3 k6 ^0 n6 I E. N& O( VRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& o$ k$ K4 R% N1 { ^; K4 vEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13, R$ M. b2 }/ ?5 s
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
. R9 a4 t: S. }% |7 J$ W8 B4 V SBD-3 Dauntless x 57; X1 k( \- a* u& T0 @- H
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 R; Q. U! x, ~7 F: P7 | A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) w( _# ^& o% ^
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* p# Q* b0 z" J: \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
) T5 L: z& u% D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
; {- M$ ~9 ] C TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
: l/ T. z* ]/ v& p# Z9 i BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
5 k" \. R. Y+ c: V. H! }+ j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( P4 p7 G7 |5 w2 T- y O( r
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 Z) _+ E# J. b, a% y CA Myoko, on fire; j; S9 e# [ E' ~8 e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
/ M* L7 g& y+ E* e7 d! x3 LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
. N3 y$ `( {) S V1 K0 [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku4 _4 j6 F/ J3 b' K: \( o5 A
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4 _. Q+ ?* w! c- ]( ?. q; \8 |' hSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2- S( ^) n% g4 d2 H3 P
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, _( V1 ?+ f2 n1 c# f/ ] DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage. Z) {* X- Y! O9 [# A7 m* G
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan( Z+ d% Y) b& Q! x) Q
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |