航母决战结束,日军投降。6 W3 g Y! ^( d
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 427 q% P4 c6 Q: P4 Z0 R
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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- c9 f/ S, Z8 o4 y3 RJapanese Ships
9 x- g) q2 [0 J5 Y& n PC Ch 22
4 ^6 G# } c4 e$ t PC Ch 32& V) m, i3 d4 }& T4 m
PC Ch 23! R3 O# t8 b& |, `: c: R. u
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Allied Ships8 P- T, E' S8 a7 C- O% O
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1679 _0 Z6 M8 w2 b' l, |8 m" N
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Japanese Ships6 p0 e$ A3 \2 q u
SS I-17, hits 1
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% O( |7 d. C8 e8 h DD Lamson1 ~2 z/ r4 l7 n$ R
DD Cummings
- `$ C; ?/ [$ |0 K% A DD Aylwin* m* L1 t8 X& T
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson; |0 A' I$ x4 H' y
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/ H- A' ]0 c" ] _Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 h; y! B, C: m5 I' p& r
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes# a. v: ^) s# p6 A2 H
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1 t4 T/ H6 }, z, q9 A# b8 ~ G4M1 Betty x 17
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no flights, R/ p: `* I, H0 X- E3 n6 K0 {5 r
' P9 i" q& s8 G; _6 tNo Japanese losses8 M0 F5 H- m! P
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Allied aircraft losses
2 G5 ]% W. t0 ]) ~$ h @5 e% A Catalina I: 10 damaged
* V8 p: H4 G1 b; \& S5 l3 r9 B+ d P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 14 |6 Y/ R. m3 S( \, X. a3 v
Runway hits 6
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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 detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ K1 y6 A9 v# } ]4 i" E( x: b+ DEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 A: p' ]6 J$ K3 C) l+ g0 Z4 ~2 A& t G4M1 Betty x 8 C" Z$ L( \- H- p' D
% s. i4 J) Q" \2 G& l7 c3 nNo Japanese losses a* Q- Q1 l3 K0 ]. K9 u1 F
* ?: x; J* g# JRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135" a9 x0 u, B* G' m; v2 J/ _
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; x$ I& ]* r: ?6 _! R+ u
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes; a& f5 c# ?! {
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: L- S. p0 q# R9 E8 ^" _: k% B3 U A6M2 Zero x 43
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7 [$ N& Q0 w. {% S* W& N, X F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
' v+ R' @. p# R2 {' ^) g1 [' l, R SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
$ [- s3 ?' `+ |6 D6 y7 o5 ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses( \! Z; Y5 y. o: M: R4 c
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; {3 _ m+ D5 q8 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed% v! a' G: k4 o) s, T8 E( }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
4 g X, k6 ]. q, u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: X X" J+ E- y* @! v Z* X; O
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged4 ~3 X) u, s! x- k _
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Japanese Ships
2 D4 ?8 L( S2 {# |( D/ y CV Zuikaku- A) \" E- p- t m0 A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 D/ N: E% [7 J CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ r$ `. X# t4 g# m( l5 `1 ~ CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 L8 Y3 o$ V0 S, o3 y, P# l# E6 X
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
; F6 F5 b" T7 W7 Q3 b CA Takao
1 I# _( q- K9 A' c; } BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
- r) {/ N5 W7 R' J DD Shikinami
' V! t) p5 O& }5 m% V CA Tone
3 P. E7 I) Y" L+ L* J0 Z DD Umikaze' K* l7 w& N. r- W
5 l& ^% l5 H+ l( V: G# C6 [5 pAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku9 M. ?+ z. h/ E$ ~ Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
" `8 u, {. J7 M! w7 u/ V" ?8 W& \Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo8 Q: H% U7 l, w: U; B6 A
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, o. O/ g4 R- ~. s ^* ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., m$ Z" v. w* ~7 N2 C% w
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes. k$ e' l( i4 W }2 _
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) q4 A. r9 d+ k' i! Z& N A6M2 Zero x 45
h7 _1 X; E7 l" F+ O/ [ B5N1 Kate x 27 ]. }& W6 ?: K. ?2 o5 `. B7 {
D3A1 Val x 159 Y: t! t* i# @) s
D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 1163 W' |: }* k9 B1 m$ O8 S6 V
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0 R% n. D! H% v4 j( l A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
" ?2 V4 g% y- U1 D B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged' G% G: D( Y# S9 x% C" ]1 p
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
& A e, r# R" y- ?! _# L# I7 C D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
' ^8 `% u! y: @& F D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged4 k( w+ I, z4 e+ r+ _5 U# n
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& h3 H: E9 ~" r; V8 f5 _
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed- t( W1 l% |% r: g) j; }
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 17 H& p, L% Y: H6 \
CV Enterprise8 l% w- l2 d* l* h! [
CLAA Juneau% D0 Y6 _& k3 t' W) A1 ^
CL Leander
! y- `% F* N/ S) b! X$ o BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1392 \% I6 R# t4 s& J
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! P6 D/ o8 q5 P: m" X: ?Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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: K; q9 y3 ]( M5 ^ A6M2 Zero x 22
$ u% A9 Q, ]. H0 b) D' o' y6 {; q3 Z B5N1 Kate x 23. {/ T% m( Q, a! X. `
D3A1 Val x 2
! ?! H a+ s# ]. p D3A2 Val x 166 r% \. m! M8 k9 }" {' M$ H* j
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/ X# M: Z3 n& E4 h' u$ b" \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& m( u a$ y7 u7 J
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
% `% z1 Q& E7 }; J! G9 q8 a B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
( I I$ s1 K6 v$ j3 s D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
/ n4 P. i% X7 i& k$ [4 I D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
; N$ }- s: B4 k D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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( ]9 P" f7 M [, \/ b: H- V; L F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* X( O5 V3 N. C
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Allied Ships
- m, ^4 H+ L6 H( }: Y5 J BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
7 I. f/ Y- T' k3 D; p' U [ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; ]( T6 ]% n( N+ T" N) P4 G
CV Enterprise; S; f. N% I) e
CLAA Juneau% f% I; [6 d$ j( N2 B! \4 l
CL Hobart
, r9 u" R% Q4 V3 Z, W+ I N7 mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga+ S' q# {% [+ S: O5 Q) k7 v
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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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9 k% k' ~0 J0 _% g2 xRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
b% ]$ p; n+ w6 SEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 }7 O F+ f! N9 l+ h A6M2 Zero x 28
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& t G% b" r x F4F-4 Wildcat x 21: R/ A I* P" Q* h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 Z0 }+ Z8 L! O' f$ t& h) p A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged1 M' T8 _1 k7 Y* m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 I( {# q) }0 R1 i% J' p CV Zuikaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku! J2 |; K! b* Q7 a, c/ W7 u9 l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1359 `% H! }5 O" b8 m0 {4 z
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/ h* }" |0 F4 g% W! X7 QRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 f/ ^4 T7 h9 p ~" M
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 134 \/ r$ H# m. \) z3 E9 R9 x& `
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8 T' U1 L O6 M4 V2 u( n F4F-4 Wildcat x 307 T4 \# w9 j* B( g" \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
) J d. o1 C L8 b$ ] TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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/ [2 m4 `( l+ c/ U/ {$ C6 c A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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_, ?; Y8 T$ v F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# S8 J" h$ K" D4 I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
) R/ o4 @% T( F- ]+ o) C" }: x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
w4 g; a6 P/ G& u% ~; K2 o4 p TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged, L, Q* W# e5 k K' x" `
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CA Tone
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6 S" @# R9 q& X+ O0 r# x* N2 L CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! }1 v: @4 k& n CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage! E! x- P% }3 b5 ~% D/ A1 U
CA Myoko, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
6 M. _. S! s- d/ V* mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku& A& [- }2 s6 D. S i p2 [
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4 C7 n/ m8 q6 }Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162+ ]$ B: x+ W) L2 c2 M
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SS I-2, hits 2) F# h9 ^9 r1 R$ ]7 N$ N$ P
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4 l( `" N( V% o6 t$ q DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage, E. Y2 z/ _4 r! n
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan0 ?6 M7 V: @+ w
3 M9 v8 Q: @8 x( h9 S2 ESS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |