航母决战结束,日军投降。
' Y) t3 x6 {5 K( R( wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130% ~+ K1 l( e) D) z; R' F
* \7 j3 Z3 v& H3 zJapanese Ships* s% T' U, W$ ~! z! [. G" u* C* j
PC Ch 22
+ Y) |) N4 H7 u' V) f PC Ch 323 Z' _& G! \3 z8 Z
PC Ch 23
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7 O% `) c0 p& d( o4 g SS Gudgeon* L$ @1 `5 q% @* U1 l
( z, W! v' q/ u/ \( }% \SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22: {$ j! ~6 H# n0 U5 ~
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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$ N& [- g2 s* g! B1 }Japanese Ships2 w( P# a: O2 h* p3 e
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
9 l! O' s: d) @1 I DD Lamson
& V7 l3 G1 p0 C; I* P DD Cummings
! D8 L7 @) j s% A! N; P! v DD Aylwin1 X9 b( B6 I' u7 s$ r
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson' \) Y0 X7 M0 ~9 F3 s$ P
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % F4 D9 A& d5 G% E
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* P- g- T8 _6 w6 k$ h4 d2 ?5 D
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes# X# T. o5 g, a# o5 i% C% A
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Japanese aircraft: [$ n3 z" G+ o# K% B: O( l. V9 u
G4M1 Betty x 17
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* `' H- C9 m2 L$ T% X* Q9 Q7 XAllied aircraft1 X! _3 y8 F: z3 n' p& U8 o0 m) }1 s
no flights$ Q+ U7 H5 F; z# R3 H
" L, j; Q: h, @/ eNo Japanese losses$ c: P4 g$ e6 y
\1 H. B: e( G8 K8 _6 wAllied aircraft losses
7 U& h$ E1 c( m* u0 w4 ? Catalina I: 10 damaged8 E4 {% m ~, y' q# F: z
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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. E# f2 ?2 ?# L" q0 q* ?Airbase hits 19 W7 H4 w* H% w% c0 }# Y8 T5 s
Runway hits 64 O& w" Q. C* ~
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& c. {/ O% w- F2 A7 W, e0 BEstimated time to target is 12 minutes/ u8 w, R$ U, \3 s
0 q* t1 [$ o: J! E7 y/ aJapanese aircraft
E. k1 L/ x7 H7 f+ T G4M1 Betty x 87 f. D5 T/ B9 X* K4 q8 c3 I3 Q
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No Japanese losses$ \/ c5 J: E l, l: q
" X+ c7 I' f, sRunway hits 15 Z# U0 }5 Q- o& J4 |
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( U w, h4 x+ E$ p) [8 V$ Y. j$ CMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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* i+ E) q. ?& P9 k8 ~Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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2 k0 v; t9 {1 x# C6 |! uRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ ~* X; Y+ c! m
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes9 `4 |' M; M4 w8 k4 W' h
# J7 Y- x) J( e& ZJapanese aircraft) q& m+ Y6 O( ?% {3 Q1 G1 V8 R: @
A6M2 Zero x 43
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4 `) |. g9 _! f, o1 X. {Allied aircraft/ d. H t0 e5 v0 A! `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
# d/ z5 q) U5 z& @$ A. E- n SBD-3 Dauntless x 1305 A! u( b+ v: N t, m# D
TBF-1 Avenger x 12* G+ g" O/ P1 p8 H
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Japanese aircraft losses D& c6 a4 j) q* I# a# p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 V1 R U1 ]. m' B9 \
; e' M j. W% s' ^; I9 y& SAllied aircraft losses7 P. u. \# W. |. c& h. Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
" X) O+ D( |+ k+ S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged' {) S5 V3 ?; x# n5 i6 ?9 v* o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) x0 ~4 i) L% }3 }% t' }
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 k- ?& v$ l) ~ CV Zuikaku
% b5 q, {# u. O3 P. z4 Z. m CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires& N+ e9 X; Q0 f. `4 w* N: ~7 i
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ D- a4 K6 e: f. ]
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 q, r5 p6 j8 `8 ~3 v BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
3 J- W0 Z* t& } CA Takao6 |4 V) q1 w3 ^4 @
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
8 _4 i0 g4 o- x* B! K/ B DD Shikinami
; N# N2 B" u. I! h/ D: k \; ` CA Tone o0 z" D5 l8 `/ z
DD Umikaze
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" Y& I! G j) L6 s) p3 o( UAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
& e1 r, Z2 ^' c7 w' q4 gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
2 x. X+ I; e+ p; h+ y- THeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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3 y( K. F# }9 e- R* W1 A# X0 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139& g5 ~" E( }* H' d/ v
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Weather in hex: Severe storms" o- I; B7 R1 ^3 K, x- T2 \. c1 F
z1 u+ W5 [4 ~. P: rRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% Y5 u, s x& y& cEstimated time to target is 43 minutes, k$ w% r2 h+ s W# F& f' b
4 d$ E! V9 `- j! DJapanese aircraft7 t9 Q9 z* B# K' \- T
A6M2 Zero x 45
1 Y5 A* {$ @" C, n. a6 a B5N1 Kate x 27
2 k; A% c/ n! [5 O7 v6 N' L D3A1 Val x 15! ^' O+ p5 `9 B
D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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' w( M j6 B, R* _Japanese aircraft losses1 K% |- X" Y+ z: o
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
5 n) v3 M7 b, M6 |) v. j2 E B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
4 |3 d! a \9 {( x) l8 e B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak+ b- H: G" U. O
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged; S& C0 s4 w- G0 {' [
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged' A" _7 a2 g% U& X- f: s2 {- \
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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# ^( Q2 `+ H/ z4 e6 B F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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) ~0 ^" F u+ ]( p3 I8 B, | CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 A6 l) a1 V/ C2 c8 Y" l9 J CV Enterprise: Z' ~9 ^; N" }2 E1 \
CLAA Juneau0 t5 {- s3 m* Y
CL Leander
8 t1 C; y$ t0 ~4 F7 ~; |* j BB North Carolina
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/ X& T' G7 x' P. v9 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms+ \/ T# W! g- A2 ^, F6 T
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 {( [: V+ i( p8 t l
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes% R+ l# [+ t* D# H) c
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Japanese aircraft# L- [! y. Z* L* f/ I
A6M2 Zero x 22) q W/ t) u5 _0 @# z: M2 f+ ?. b
B5N1 Kate x 23
$ r7 `- B' H$ A. N" B5 @! R* P D3A1 Val x 2) u( h4 g5 S$ ~6 x; ?! c' i
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft( x7 V' {6 E0 [/ a4 g9 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses$ b Q/ c/ b# m2 D @
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed+ D# L& o; a q7 Z
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
; a7 y* P3 v9 y. z7 Z B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
$ N; [% y; o b D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
! {2 t A' o; } D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
$ s9 E H" l) |5 z2 ?/ a D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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, F8 a4 w3 @* R" _ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1. Z2 A% M0 {5 k, Z% s
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 v' c3 {+ l6 A0 P0 B
CV Enterprise
" ~- U4 Z( s1 J" u4 p CLAA Juneau6 F: h# J' y7 F0 T3 v+ Y& ?# l
CL Hobart
% l( p8 t5 j& o9 b, sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga/ f# \5 j9 R) P8 T
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) } }3 P1 W- J: g6 ?8 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast) I& z# Z) a! i( J4 C, d
, m: S5 O% s. WRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.7 ~, W- }# Z# g) E& P6 C+ o
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes- n& q# C2 S1 s0 t: ?8 O
4 I) |! I+ p* k+ Z2 h o" M6 _Japanese aircraft
5 ^% J! J" v: n3 ` A6M2 Zero x 288 {! L5 y& A6 p
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21/ n8 m3 p4 R5 |; ]7 F) X1 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
* M3 u: C) v( O. D A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses! I7 v, ] R4 C2 A- `0 y1 x5 I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed _& h' `" p P. s( ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
$ |0 g. K6 v3 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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% O6 V1 o' [$ Q7 zJapanese Ships
' Q/ r& _0 L# Z, ^# B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- N: o: I% g9 B& v) T CV Zuikaku
2 [/ |" v$ o* d: S; ~/ ^! c3 a' n% a CA Takao
# X; e$ V* ^; K$ L/ T% a BB Hiei2 ?2 s) A/ P( K0 M; N, |
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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8 k" k6 Q( ~" \* E6 k) @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 Q! {" v! I$ k) w. Y& p
- _; k- \- B0 oRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 t2 g7 {! V* I' Z5 d" UEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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7 d3 ?9 ]0 y: ~Japanese aircraft
3 u5 J- q7 v" O6 q; X$ `8 o) G A6M2 Zero x 13& P" ?6 t" Q8 O- u1 I
; x/ E% w5 @4 n ~6 EAllied aircraft
7 V& s! ?/ \7 G2 k! n F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
8 m; M& R2 U0 k; m, Y& D* E9 ` {( y SBD-3 Dauntless x 57* g, i: E! R; ?0 C2 ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A4 V8 r2 D+ H6 `1 ?* i A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ C. _8 M0 L, `5 v. L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged, i) b9 Z' P+ e; R& K7 N2 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: V& l* M# c: R e
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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' n [+ Z* Q2 t CA Tone) \9 ~. f* P" ?* z
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire1 Q" \% b# d, j. B; J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% n$ x. [' W& U+ o9 q* A5 S CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage- ^2 a3 M9 g# B+ `1 t
CA Myoko, on fire+ {' d" _- N6 m! o' X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
, \# e& z: d' d. S, yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei; K4 x. a" c$ |8 d$ ~, o' w1 D: O& Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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: c2 K5 h+ h; c4 u6 u0 O3 i6 YSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
2 w" V: x& A# P) V+ G. ^. G DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 p9 W$ u/ s2 f' i6 _- U5 Z( s; ` DD Lamson
5 A' ` L! N+ V/ \ DD Aylwin# H& p, Q( l: U1 Y
DD Monaghan& b+ M+ P3 [( l P4 u
6 Q) e) M$ Y0 YSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |