航母决战结束,日军投降。7 g; E+ ~/ h* Z4 ?9 n- z+ s7 j; U
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42. ?% p7 h, \4 k
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- M: p( a/ F' } X* ASub attack near Torokina at 108,1304 p: j; G) O% ]
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PC Ch 22
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5 X8 R0 x4 D, I8 Z( x PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships' w6 ~% f7 N- }: ~* @( P8 N/ g9 K
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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, }0 w& p8 v5 H5 ^ b8 E% NASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships/ s$ B; L% W" f$ I& ~
SS I-17, hits 1
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1 R! i2 l& u2 k& mAllied Ships
/ _2 ]- [, c) U k( j- y4 @, I3 ~ DD Lamson
' \8 ]. k; p+ A. A G: n DD Cummings! Y2 }- s# N$ L, V2 L- V/ R1 f
DD Aylwin
4 e0 |) k7 m0 |3 e1 |* Y DD Monaghan
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# v2 j0 a. j; ?- C2 p5 L& r! xSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 }0 h9 n1 I: B8 W% @5 K3 t5 sEstimated time to target is 36 minutes) l7 h+ x% f( P( l! o- S& J! W) @8 d
\' I) H$ `9 T: e7 B- CJapanese aircraft8 k4 i Z+ c) Q$ d
G4M1 Betty x 17
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no flights
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No Japanese losses3 s: g7 G" @# }. ?
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Allied aircraft losses) m$ V1 G3 e% C9 Y" w" U
Catalina I: 10 damaged
% C/ E9 I' y" i0 ]8 z. Y& e P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged/ f! [" }) Y$ Y; a- b! }
, x$ ^% M# V' ]. a6 [2 o zAirbase hits 1$ t! y7 }9 `6 V
Runway hits 6+ L/ B4 ^. y& c' d
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% _7 }. v0 \, Q! l' |! j! DNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 [. o4 ~8 y9 ^2 t$ J6 A( R
! E8 b8 t* I, P& F1 E2 vWeather in hex: Overcast% H8 w0 w6 x% Q9 u }+ |, Q& o
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 G, R4 E" O5 ?Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; @! W) |( P3 u5 ]' o* k5 b
- a8 p. w0 O1 ^, _) S' ^Japanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1
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3 z- ~. z) C0 l. M0 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1351 }7 i: u# `5 o( A/ z$ X, a8 I1 g0 C
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms+ _6 }$ h, I3 p6 E* O! g
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ E) K3 k. D% P3 b3 Y: W4 vEstimated time to target is 31 minutes, s3 D0 f: S2 n
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Japanese aircraft
2 o# R& Q) {1 g A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
- T( R1 Z/ B" x& U# u F4F-4 Wildcat x 913 i0 A' ?) L: x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130$ A) _: Z( J! U8 w; n& g
TBF-1 Avenger x 12# s/ D+ [. _: {9 Q/ P% p
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 y2 f% U- Y+ G7 T- x" e5 a( z A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: t$ P. Y- u/ v- ]% e; Y% ~ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
s; G( D, e) ^7 y* c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged6 e y5 f) |+ o6 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 P) W; W: g8 P8 ~: `
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged! @2 q) C/ ^+ h) c/ p
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Japanese Ships
! p) a3 q9 P/ t# ` l2 j CV Zuikaku
, ?3 p- Z! b) N* D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
! l3 B/ C7 ^# C5 b" e/ L2 S3 w/ m CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 d5 |) P k6 S" y- _, s _5 r" k CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: i, F& e3 y' h; ]% L BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
1 ^1 h& o. M7 O) _ CA Takao
7 |' Z- a2 f2 [* T" j" y BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
7 Y8 g1 P7 K$ @ DD Shikinami) |2 k0 k. H2 ?6 z
CA Tone i9 b5 w9 B0 i: n
DD Umikaze
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; C+ b5 _; ?0 Y. |# ?Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku" h/ N: Y" m$ R" K: @7 Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
0 ~; Z( T7 S4 |. o' N. \7 gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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1 J2 q1 O) G- ^1 l' X0 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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! @# [$ N4 u; X ?- {$ g2 [- C$ JRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 ~- g, T2 J9 a" G6 M
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 ~( X$ V6 w2 B A6M2 Zero x 45
2 |0 m" W3 ~) s- Y; r B5N1 Kate x 27
1 _9 i1 Y3 F- F! V D3A1 Val x 15
/ c" g' b7 F( F" r4 q {! e D3A2 Val x 261 d9 Z- p' f4 F. Y, H0 Z6 f
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, Y9 S5 M g% B6 l' p3 W! Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 116+ j$ [8 _ v0 p" d) P/ d$ U
; e! `: k, D! J/ a+ T$ xJapanese aircraft losses, ]- [+ }4 v2 Y* d
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
5 h# y H* a- x+ X( l) C B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
+ C* `/ @9 N& Q# i- T B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak' v7 u% U, \5 ~) G
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
, C/ z u$ J1 O* X D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged- i( n3 Y1 E: y& E/ I
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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7 J8 y- [2 z; |, [& A, K. `Allied aircraft losses: N+ a1 H7 C- O2 l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1 c p( s$ z9 c! ~" f' l2 Y
CV Enterprise) S& U# Q. ^1 m- m! z$ x8 T( T/ E" z
CLAA Juneau
1 l* D# `3 u! i' v8 H CL Leander5 \8 P. N) s# g
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1398 o2 ~6 s! M2 u* a5 u& ^
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( i1 }5 ^9 g# W! l# d$ G1 m; |: ~
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes1 g/ D1 ]% b& Y, W4 g9 o
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Japanese aircraft$ f3 s# ` q1 ?' b, f
A6M2 Zero x 22. I1 y9 I: b; A, ?
B5N1 Kate x 23) g6 u. o% i7 w" k$ O& v' o# a
D3A1 Val x 25 E4 X6 `# @, D: [# `9 f
D3A2 Val x 166 Q+ F4 ?* A+ R5 o3 R
8 ]0 J5 X: Z7 v. G4 @Allied aircraft" P7 q' u3 x0 }1 d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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! J# ? T4 S$ `, F/ \Japanese aircraft losses
5 _+ k. r$ m; y% U3 C& r# v) l0 S A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# F6 m! T$ y _2 n% t
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
9 Q# W) k/ i) |& a/ I4 [ B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
4 U& _& G. z% U' F5 \ D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
$ X ~3 T c s- b' S D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged1 {8 O; ~) Q, F/ m$ Q
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 c# {/ D& |9 y& V5 B9 l* N# t |5 |Allied aircraft losses- @% m& v8 z- E$ r/ G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
: i" G% ?, P( F; p CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, N- G: K+ N, e2 c8 H1 x! l( o
CV Enterprise/ u. j7 e2 b J
CLAA Juneau6 d8 Y% @+ H% s+ L2 v" @, D
CL Hobart7 { s1 Y8 q6 Z9 |6 w. ]- w( h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga3 E2 {6 ~8 S# y) {! y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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3 `5 n& V* W6 r* G3 xWeather in hex: Overcast
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: E. ?+ z& I! H- ?" M4 URaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.4 s: }$ C4 h4 A* o8 i/ X; I- x
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes6 N3 q e9 E3 z5 Z: ?6 Y! I" I( j
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft% e t5 }0 l0 z$ @+ u8 [* d/ J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 210 |9 R3 J2 o0 I# B- c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24) k3 P- x) ^/ R, d X- N0 _
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged( W% c$ s- Q+ i; B% Y
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
* D! Z( ?, [; |5 A; e0 @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 G! b& D6 ?8 p3 } SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
. t Q8 K' [& P. ~: w CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! W9 R5 F3 X6 y" k3 Z CV Zuikaku
. U0 b% R" V5 b) m* J# } CA Takao
& u( `/ T. w- z- Q! D+ L5 u BB Hiei& U! E5 d8 X. @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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- Y( t4 M( h# h, t. _8 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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# P$ U. j8 t4 v1 k, m+ tWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 q' M' @" K G: Z/ N
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes( f# t7 V' V, \( o
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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' h: ]" P% g" x3 c F4F-4 Wildcat x 30) {0 o& J1 M0 c3 m9 t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 579 \( ?* u; v% k( M2 o8 ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 10' F+ D7 X# \* U: `
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ {; _' ]. M6 [$ @: f! G1 g9 P( d A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses/ C4 } D3 `2 ^% \8 l, [! }6 ~7 M
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
/ N' u4 x, G* D7 G% G SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged# f; T K# a! K2 ?3 ` L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% u& r2 s" V% [* s
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
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- N) L j; c! S& G* Z/ R CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
. n" K4 N& A$ b# x- ^4 j: r6 d CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage0 j) z( Z- G- O! ?* [
CA Myoko, on fire$ r& F* ?0 s# x) S# x+ s/ H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 {+ F7 l. ?8 m- c& K/ K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
; Z" L% |% @/ c( _3 oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku6 s9 W- v6 m; y
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* O9 {8 {/ v- }! T5 I. a, c! qSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1629 D7 |, X: c8 ]2 Z" s) C* V
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Japanese Ships
4 m d+ D8 \# ~2 V K4 e5 e SS I-2, hits 2 O7 g5 a# D2 ]3 m
F7 |# V4 |6 uAllied Ships
7 T B1 M9 W& E* r9 P/ e3 ~ DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
" F1 e- E6 Z8 Q( x4 e4 W DD Lamson, W# j) J# }7 `6 V# `
DD Aylwin
% e# f2 N, G1 ?" [# b, P, a DD Monaghan
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) k/ g Q2 c) P+ a: h+ z; [SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |