航母决战结束,日军投降。/ e9 u3 Q* @6 T: ]$ X
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42: v: w9 @* C9 H. q9 B/ }
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2 T" j6 K2 R! d0 r& }Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships4 I% l7 j9 k/ a2 q3 Z+ r
PC Ch 22
: C9 N# T3 ^7 b PC Ch 32
# J5 S. b0 w0 j' l PC Ch 230 N/ N, H6 c, d3 l6 b
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Allied Ships' {# `- S( p& r( Z/ |) K
SS Gudgeon
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1 a, Y& v5 w+ T- LSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22; u6 L( a% R" s) k2 ]0 S9 `% t9 W; W
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8 B2 P4 \( k+ i$ SASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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SS I-17, hits 1- q, M0 M. I5 c) i' }
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Allied Ships% v5 L! r' w) M0 o' d
DD Lamson% `; x8 P+ |, K# B
DD Cummings
6 X9 e% o! a5 ?- n! A DD Aylwin4 }: \3 Y+ z E u
DD Monaghan8 \: `# X/ f3 m. W
6 i+ V K2 k; I R qSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson8 {* t# |" r Z
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, ~+ A! d% E' _+ A5 oNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' A( V; @7 D$ X* `
3 D& A& Q3 y5 K tWeather in hex: Overcast6 @* J: c+ w$ D! `2 |0 C- D, ]
0 W V6 y/ q. B9 L' JRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 j* J0 v/ d* u9 h% _1 s
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes) F7 {) h" C5 E# L, H
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Japanese aircraft
3 x) k0 \: W+ c+ g' L" q& x G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft. j( u8 d' f. ~0 {, h9 W
no flights
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No Japanese losses* m- k, e7 Z7 s. u( [3 A1 W" n% Q% Y* @
- {- I" l& N9 U1 Y8 ^Allied aircraft losses
2 q2 P% C. ?4 A" H7 y Catalina I: 10 damaged1 X& O! Y, v4 V
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
( F) h+ ^" d/ C6 p* G* eRunway hits 6+ E- j& |' H) E: T$ F
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7 {0 o8 k- s/ D9 T; g/ M$ x$ uNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 }( M. l/ n# t& e# k! ~. B& m
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Weather in hex: Overcast6 B m& I' T6 V- i
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 F; t" A& E% M3 D' @5 N
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* x: _) y4 F1 g
, v8 V, [) C, x" H c }/ @3 H7 iJapanese aircraft
- x3 [7 x3 S4 w) d G4M1 Betty x 85 k' j/ S! w6 x# k9 Y- O
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No Japanese losses% q. }6 _" ?; N7 _, K2 C4 x
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 R! Z _6 \+ w$ H- X3 dRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. S+ f7 Y) |3 p! U2 [: jEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* ~; s4 V# J6 _, m
A6M2 Zero x 43
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+ \0 `1 i* \4 U t8 N9 U) SAllied aircraft
1 m& i/ b* M7 V F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
9 D" ^; Z" R; [$ [$ {% R* v4 L SBD-3 Dauntless x 1300 Q$ \& X7 p* m: _
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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8 f5 l2 M) X$ K! s& f, E: k" xJapanese aircraft losses$ X1 W s2 W0 D9 w2 H
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" B5 {6 ?- F! G3 }+ i$ V1 `
4 k, n$ S; x$ {: N# `4 r( @Allied aircraft losses
7 J7 F# [0 ^' p% \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
( x$ i- g+ _) a5 S, ~$ k, r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged R% i N3 A# `( D/ [5 F' ~( Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% ~1 A3 X7 I8 U TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships# {1 H1 A+ ?* w0 H1 b8 m2 K( W
CV Zuikaku
( D7 O* c7 m$ N. @ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
# h; o% t; o! l1 A2 q7 T7 W CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
- k$ S0 Y4 {5 }" ` CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
H+ y- F0 w: p BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1& M: V( T5 I' |+ ?$ A6 a
CA Takao
& d# \: c4 u7 ~, q# R3 \% X BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire3 [1 T/ I( }7 e" J/ j1 s$ a1 t" S
DD Shikinami5 \% ^9 M' P3 B* I
CA Tone
. t: M& n4 l- ^2 x DD Umikaze
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5 P6 @% N/ ?* m7 gAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku/ V( ]! a! K& v- {3 k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
0 u( n3 D1 D$ M- X9 ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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9 B9 M, f. K6 d# `. m, l2 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms! U' U% G6 [, ^) H
# G. ]; g3 ]9 M' _Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' U4 y7 ]) b; r/ J7 q- |
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes5 @9 D! b+ Y! [8 Y
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Japanese aircraft
6 V, E2 E* u, {0 o$ V1 \# w A6M2 Zero x 45
% c, h+ D' K& ~! J% L% F B5N1 Kate x 27
7 d# ~) L6 J, T2 |5 j0 e, w D3A1 Val x 15
& M3 g5 U+ y. `( H( @' Z D3A2 Val x 26
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, ?: M3 ?' k) ^6 DAllied aircraft
+ d0 G* g2 k' r5 Q3 X F4F-4 Wildcat x 116' D; ?8 V( Q! Z9 F/ ]7 n. @: m: d
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Japanese aircraft losses# \) n" B. x. V. |, L
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed q% I9 b4 o) x3 e" @ t
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged5 X' k0 O, f1 b K
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
5 g$ s0 X4 N0 V P2 Y/ d* \ D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ O1 P. N+ d) X- U( c% I7 C9 V8 X D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged; j" ^3 T/ M# q: f. {
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ u7 [4 Y" F- c) Z6 j* |1 L
% z# K" Y g' ^$ _Allied aircraft losses
3 P9 J! ^2 U% W# b7 j F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed/ p9 B' L. q3 Y7 u
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Allied Ships4 v# u* @) E. `5 t" A
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
# ?+ V! l" E$ S6 M: N+ x CV Enterprise: B. {4 c- e5 ^. r' q6 k* Z9 i
CLAA Juneau
- ?$ o. v) B. w# U3 z+ s7 E6 g CL Leander
0 i8 L5 Z; }4 E6 b5 O3 D7 Q6 X4 \ BB North Carolina9 G9 _; H. \" b! D v! f- y( U" ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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$ o/ n% Z( P: j5 [4 o5 S4 oRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, L6 w% K- n6 m1 L, mEstimated time to target is 40 minutes1 A) H, ?0 h0 g! @% N
2 w! r2 G& Z+ mJapanese aircraft
/ n* m# P, D4 d+ N, ]4 f u A6M2 Zero x 22
' e6 ~6 O3 W5 M! _ B5N1 Kate x 237 L; n% i/ {) _ v1 `5 `! F& i
D3A1 Val x 28 [3 ]# U' W X9 j! s4 H3 q
D3A2 Val x 16
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( u x4 K: X* g: J" x8 KAllied aircraft
6 P3 h& c" c8 _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 47* c5 D+ B& l3 r# M2 p+ ^( D, E+ m( n
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ \: X; M. h% w+ ^4 C2 P% E- m A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- ~- i& N$ F. ^, N! ?" `& m B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
( y+ Z) K. J1 S% ^' Z B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak6 Z& y7 T6 N& |* W/ Z; A
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged6 q: X+ N' |+ E/ ~1 }3 G( k
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged% i& z' n* V; M! e
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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) `& Z; ^$ m4 s# ]: N2 w; ZAllied aircraft losses6 \+ s; b: Y& l4 f/ ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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& {* Y, ^* h1 c: `* b BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1( i* @+ F+ m1 {9 ~3 E+ R$ X
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ w( r3 O9 r9 J; Y
CV Enterprise
6 O2 @% l1 F2 c; R$ K CLAA Juneau
) {7 l' j2 Q- Q T% T% U0 h3 } CL Hobart
; Y; _ T2 F- s; `+ V6 GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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$ _* ~* z; @# g7 n9 [/ A2 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135( U( J1 k& |* G2 K. Y2 y
% ~0 M# n1 [" ]% C; S3 G7 OWeather in hex: Overcast
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- J5 S0 v/ y8 {- yRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.& x0 W9 D( T6 Z0 @
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes2 O4 Q. l0 x) F( P/ r/ q
2 A. N) g6 h: b7 TJapanese aircraft
$ w: Q1 w5 `6 i' C R A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
0 ?. y. G0 ~0 U5 \. r, v F4F-4 Wildcat x 210 b* `" e) X, c4 Z- \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24- _2 g5 p& w2 H" u$ \' k
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged. o O* d' `5 y8 ?" N- |
1 {' T' j4 z$ \+ r3 W, g. B# t6 UAllied aircraft losses
6 z2 d! N( ]5 h4 }* J( E F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
$ @0 w0 h2 [- l SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) S& v' ~4 _# ]9 N, E0 A# Y( T SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
) P7 x4 K. p4 ~) j3 @; E- @ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 I+ |$ u! r+ t+ k CV Zuikaku
" {% R& p# D! v4 e5 @+ x$ U* A CA Takao
9 A) v1 R0 m% q BB Hiei
1 X* V" b) f( _% v4 \Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135% [0 i2 \+ z D5 A! P8 v
; b9 b4 k, j% J$ ~5 M" B5 ^Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. P6 b+ S+ ?# r# _3 w4 d9 TEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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P/ J5 H, E! J! G, l: OJapanese aircraft
6 @- L% G( g, Q; C7 C A6M2 Zero x 13" V0 i3 j0 s& q* @. i e/ R' G
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Allied aircraft
+ _1 p: q/ A2 }, Q5 _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
2 P# \. b) m+ B) j; T SBD-3 Dauntless x 57' q4 E- h% _8 |9 ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
* m9 z |6 Q# R A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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( U. F+ d/ ]( W# b$ K+ |* L, }, {$ h F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 ~/ a* I% e# b- q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged- V- i" w3 b. U6 ?' S" x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ ~0 A6 R$ r* [$ F' y* f) c% V- Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged% c: b \" g8 K2 H
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Japanese Ships
, j# [2 P/ c z& ? CA Tone
; ]3 L& K' T4 }) n" l" p) W' M BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
+ t4 G5 y+ i% c) ~ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( I0 U; ^9 o: Z" z$ {! z CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage( o1 E" j& A3 c) A% C
CA Myoko, on fire
0 o2 f3 |4 r7 ~& [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
: @6 y8 I. Y4 Q( [, o! oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei/ a/ d. [% h5 e4 ~, x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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8 e; \0 A5 w8 B: SSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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5 L( V9 h T8 R7 z3 gJapanese Ships
5 J# u8 G' h9 N( S. g, t SS I-2, hits 23 N# O( v+ k8 @( |2 A' L
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$ F! D; d9 H: Z2 G4 A, a o DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
, o) W, m- O) J9 s+ [. O) i" n4 L DD Lamson
( B% Z6 V) g! x/ a) @ DD Aylwin! c, J6 a$ K2 v$ N6 G
DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |