航母决战结束,日军投降。6 ^* b6 k: g! M) `1 N. ]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 428 e( `% z2 p. a
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4 j( y9 H f* t& FSub attack near Torokina at 108,130! Q+ _ u6 j6 G
+ e* [5 ]# ~) WJapanese Ships
% ]9 m% G3 k2 S: h PC Ch 22
7 _ g2 K9 O; S# @$ L7 g PC Ch 32( ?2 h" H1 V, [& P! n! I$ a( f9 k
PC Ch 23& c. x4 {8 @) F5 d+ ] ?
: D3 H% ]; M: O# rAllied Ships q* k& x) m& V
SS Gudgeon+ l; g' ~' A! H. O1 ~) R# `; P
6 @- l8 ?6 Z ?7 {4 v: qSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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9 I, V/ n* `* U; A. ^+ wJapanese Ships8 ~: O% a. O# \
SS I-17, hits 12 }% M" \( }$ f3 t: R6 [& ?
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DD Lamson
. n: k0 S, ?' N0 {: u: s" s- | DD Cummings
: Y5 _( h* |+ W& h5 T- s% x DD Aylwin
) i( B* Y5 _* [# q DD Monaghan
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( E5 v6 a3 a( Y1 e- e% p$ xSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' @% p1 k# R7 E6 B( a9 T+ W
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ m3 q& f. y9 x5 e+ R' KEstimated time to target is 36 minutes7 h/ s" J( ^# D. Y+ K2 K# Z7 C
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Japanese aircraft3 @2 {6 e' c- E5 f4 a/ g* ]
G4M1 Betty x 17' Y) S, ]5 Q6 p
* M6 c! B( x# ?0 L* U. E9 h2 f1 p- qAllied aircraft) W4 n& s" i o% f* f9 i: d
no flights
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No Japanese losses, L$ s0 y" A' C2 F$ `6 t
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Allied aircraft losses
6 o7 R6 j) q& X& h( i1 o: Y Catalina I: 10 damaged
; d% v4 |6 J' L- p [ P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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; G% ]: g; { C. BAirbase hits 1
2 X2 I* e! P4 x% b9 Y! h' r& ^Runway hits 6( [8 a3 t& D2 T p9 O1 ?6 z, f
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: M# }/ ]* }; h; E( V7 \$ J+ y/ oNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : M$ x1 U* C+ R7 {
; q9 U4 e; \: w9 L, E# yWeather in hex: Overcast6 [+ S6 X0 e9 l- M9 l
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 Z4 h. }. d- A5 m
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, i9 ~$ D: O+ x
5 ]! ]) j" T" V- @5 tJapanese aircraft0 y( v. {) d3 `1 a1 E
G4M1 Betty x 8
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; {2 Y8 s2 \$ J% Q, nNo Japanese losses+ y# F ?8 S# j4 M4 D$ w
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Runway hits 1
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{# }! t% f6 c6 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! _( e! m$ m# E; U! q! `Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% S; w0 {0 h# I; \) V) q. u3 S/ C( z
A6M2 Zero x 43
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v* u% ^! d @' S9 _1 H. H F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
5 B6 e0 Y1 `; V7 ^1 @* Z- |1 ?' ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 130 R4 o! t; ~ m3 p
TBF-1 Avenger x 12; K$ f6 N2 t6 k5 B- @
+ u H2 Q/ \- q9 V* b8 o; fJapanese aircraft losses+ T0 q. P% v3 K# z3 \
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 J0 C! b( {* ?) j7 d5 \/ y: I
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Allied aircraft losses( q+ E1 C n8 h- p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
- n7 I; {; Y- Z/ a. k+ I; y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
; |* B- R& I: f4 A6 [0 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 d* T6 E" U- M6 T4 b( v4 j TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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; O( n0 P/ Z6 A! P! c5 F% bJapanese Ships9 @8 y$ A7 ~- v# L% i0 h2 `8 x
CV Zuikaku
" r) j6 m7 o/ g/ R% u8 F1 R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 o$ g- n7 f: r, Z/ R2 n3 I. R CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 A' E8 g: u/ t" C! A
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 a0 v6 P* y: O) O0 j5 t
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
; F+ X9 i) M* P9 ] CA Takao" Q4 \& X6 A( T" Z8 l
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
0 r' z% ~5 H7 R# f DD Shikinami
) K7 H/ Q" J4 ?1 s CA Tone8 N: H2 A0 [# L$ r7 t9 S2 y
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku# R' _" W- x5 i& i2 `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
3 _+ C/ x3 S4 o- @, PHeavy 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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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." v' o: s9 u& b! |5 D% c
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes3 d' V8 d9 I. @1 s: z% ^
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Japanese aircraft+ X& @4 C+ m/ A4 X5 ]
A6M2 Zero x 455 c& F2 z5 }4 K' [5 g, x7 W$ l
B5N1 Kate x 27
7 V- j: u6 g, L1 r D3A1 Val x 15
9 @* q, D, t* E' g# U& Q$ \% j4 z" I D3A2 Val x 26( W( n& Z! }( _6 v
0 b' F4 a$ D O, x' j, I! yAllied aircraft1 k$ h7 y# Z& I/ h) V( }( ]0 p5 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1165 L7 x6 m1 O) O" W9 T
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 {6 x+ J# f' F A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed. m v- A) i2 ?/ ?5 W5 {! g
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged ~2 f! o; |: A
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
! h7 K; |- I/ P& h* ~# ? ^& C D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
# L) [: f9 Z m X- T, [ D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged5 P. U& k9 T" f' @6 U% _3 ~7 f
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ N3 S- d* {- D U1 vAllied aircraft losses1 N. T, J) s) Z( n/ M4 G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 l4 c3 E: j2 `- V7 ^2 F3 I
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Allied Ships
6 e- z0 G4 _. ^ @9 ]9 [& T2 L CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 x- R0 e4 q; r8 P CV Enterprise
1 `' k: _. o# @! { @' l5 L8 ^) ]. u; i CLAA Juneau
2 h3 T3 a' f) J B5 X) p- B3 Y CL Leander
. k; v- `6 {: i BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1393 |: x; W% b C% x; w
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Weather in hex: Severe storms; C E# `: N0 I' u
+ R% |# C- f3 a+ JRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" ~, S% ?& v; C$ @% GEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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# j% i5 U4 t& e1 l) E$ CJapanese aircraft$ F* h4 b! z U; U! @
A6M2 Zero x 22
3 a B2 V- g2 L B5N1 Kate x 23, e! A6 u, K: l9 Z5 E) X
D3A1 Val x 2$ v7 w. n( @* s5 d4 y
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft
1 f# L! I2 s9 n9 S) `% T F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 x' K. @# _! F/ G. M3 H `- s A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 E4 t+ ]! w' d: I6 n* \ i8 O
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
6 V3 W( D" C! C6 j3 | |7 U8 n# e B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak1 ~! D- q! W- x! `
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged& A b u+ F$ k9 ?
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged9 ]$ e$ B, k+ d9 ?8 I4 h7 F
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 \7 V4 G2 |; F6 ]8 PAllied aircraft losses7 b1 H. m- l" z v/ O1 y# K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 q2 E# ~- a5 W; G7 `5 O
# V3 w3 Q9 ~! L r0 J% P- O7 u) EAllied Ships' m5 \* \2 b0 Z- S
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
' G6 p# D; I; g( K# J( S! L w CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" [' \2 S* J9 V h9 \. X# ^. f
CV Enterprise
5 {; _- [) n6 m' D) S+ q CLAA Juneau+ x/ ^; H7 `0 M) V6 E
CL Hobart; a8 x1 `; N" C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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- y$ A L$ D. W# H. {# m) \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1359 K9 n! ]1 Z* F8 H9 F" t
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Weather in hex: Overcast" s8 k5 S- ]! e3 ?: ?) ~1 `
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
4 z3 d( U* z2 A- n9 B: N9 k: }9 A/ TEstimated time to target is 23 minutes& P5 v7 ]( @8 q. y
# z7 W$ b% v* W/ _- UJapanese aircraft6 I* H* F! ^: q
A6M2 Zero x 28; k4 S; J8 C0 ^: B
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Allied aircraft
. ]: j K7 ~: P( t" F. B) ]! u F4F-4 Wildcat x 217 Z* M0 W$ |4 {5 r# F$ x9 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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# q F0 `! ?0 y" P A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged6 p2 \; a% {6 G
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Allied aircraft losses
( G7 k+ P& [/ {- ?0 i4 W! k F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed' @' h. S' A3 A7 ~0 E0 M* B$ G& {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ G- h+ x9 G3 @6 |3 f$ D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
3 U" y) ~" B, s7 n4 H) Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: \2 K$ q0 x+ L! _4 c Y* s: [ CV Zuikaku
, P8 _1 Y- Z% U. Q5 T; I CA Takao. L0 V. M! Z$ z5 Q s
BB Hiei9 K8 f. M+ M+ u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1359 G1 x# C1 K6 y: r+ d* v u8 u# N
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. E$ }+ ]* A% l+ yRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% r- |/ O6 w( R9 M/ ^' Q
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes- _! f! S+ K2 B4 s
4 P/ s3 I' T2 z* AJapanese aircraft
. e$ L% M/ d7 \* a M A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft! ^0 v8 _' G% q( o+ h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30) m+ H3 D9 }# i. u) O$ ?1 O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 570 s7 G- \: M* B: ]& f9 W7 w
TBF-1 Avenger x 104 |* q, h5 h) j4 S
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Japanese aircraft losses
* s- @6 l* M3 H+ `' c A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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7 J5 B/ R' g# ?+ f6 n- FAllied aircraft losses
. g. N* C' J8 A* g, ~6 J0 Z# C F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 i7 ?) W0 H" [& V% K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
+ a. ~1 S7 X" T SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
- R4 {0 r, N/ O5 a! i6 l+ [* s TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged+ |* g! p& t/ m' h: x% f
) `' w9 e `/ I1 UJapanese Ships
0 r8 S5 b3 Z" V( q8 _$ e, @ CA Tone0 h8 f9 J2 s1 T2 ?: J/ q0 ~
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire# L2 T: d" |, a: c
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# p& b1 A, _& W! |9 @( M CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 |7 w! }9 N% P& i! c CA Myoko, on fire! G4 Q ~2 A- y4 a+ n. M
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
% Y5 h6 K( x3 cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
8 I/ E6 ^# Q+ ^& J& LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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- \+ E- O2 Y; R7 R& KSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships I2 @) t9 K1 g1 E7 l
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
/ D# k" v* ]' u2 `4 A DD Lamson
+ l0 Z! Q& Z8 D% }( u DD Aylwin
, G/ _: F0 s1 ~1 l0 K DD Monaghan
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* N3 z f8 Z8 T HSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |