航母决战结束,日军投降。
/ Q: }2 q( p( g; D! o' NAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 429 b+ D" I4 c8 r2 ?( R" Y _9 T, e
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- W- T9 P& v# v5 ~* qSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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& J+ [# |& |& AJapanese Ships+ ]2 o0 L& h0 H
PC Ch 22
* d% r4 L" r& T* F# t! T; @ V; I PC Ch 32
% z$ y+ ^$ ~# K PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships! d, [8 a- d; _5 v/ Z$ }
SS Gudgeon; A, [) O" W8 z! z+ {1 q7 x1 \
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22" |$ }4 ~2 z. v+ Y H; l
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2 R* V# h# K# p1 OASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167: T* Y. S' ]$ ~' r B! ], U
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Japanese Ships
' X9 ^' ~- x. V* h4 K0 w SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
2 I) Y6 u, t- @7 A; q DD Lamson+ {; [: F/ k# n: n5 Q7 e
DD Cummings
; m O/ x9 Z3 T DD Aylwin% n$ ~2 \1 y4 u- E; [1 e4 d0 m' z- g
DD Monaghan
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|3 v( V. I- `, i+ U! D$ V sSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson6 U+ U+ E6 L; O' d, Y
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! R) f" [% q- N6 l7 ?Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / p" s9 v* }* v4 }& B. I
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 L( [" V( N6 @2 E* L4 F& O
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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7 I3 k' V: [7 b: v+ RJapanese aircraft
! g& O- t% Y6 m v9 r# n G4M1 Betty x 17
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4 `1 q% W# ?, X% E9 B5 O no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
# a2 T: Z) _! v4 e Catalina I: 10 damaged! o# g4 j# h4 b
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged7 @0 A) Y/ h3 R: z0 ^
7 `2 E3 f* B4 D# AAirbase hits 18 M4 t8 c! y' v, f) b
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * v9 E) k! b/ U# e
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Weather in hex: Overcast6 ~9 Q; c7 o3 H V( ?+ ]5 V- K
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 e5 `" x3 c9 ^! i+ Y' eEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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/ i! i* H' T2 U& J: K/ MJapanese aircraft
; {7 Z+ M0 v+ u, x) T G4M1 Betty x 8
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" e" b; ?7 @# T' E2 e. E# C2 ]No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1* U! t5 E8 W7 t7 E! z4 I+ y6 r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135' _+ J5 `- [# |0 t
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- d. j, W: Z; {- |
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 X+ B; W: I" s$ ]% w& AEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ \ v6 p) ~. Q7 G. A/ Z
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Japanese aircraft
$ ~ w8 X. L, H$ L7 x- F* b# n A6M2 Zero x 43
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, l/ s4 p& |" r( H- ~0 y+ R% ?Allied aircraft
3 m( J' m0 R$ F4 a% |( Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 914 `$ N2 C. e% K# ?( V0 D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130! Z% [) m% z6 U( P) L4 n
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses1 I! T& [( s) p3 |. X! T
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 @8 D: F4 d7 Z6 H0 P+ P' M
& ^0 H8 K: [ N# X% K! x: YAllied aircraft losses
% \8 b$ H, y4 j& L: y$ b F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 p! S+ H9 g' m4 d- M/ v3 c9 i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged. `" \0 O4 q" D2 k5 I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 o6 Z) i' `4 F+ R) b
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged1 C: ?3 V% u4 O) C2 y9 _( }- X
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Japanese Ships' v7 P* o; H( e: F5 S% P; q
CV Zuikaku J/ L8 D% i+ t7 ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 T; q5 o) S2 D# z CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
- M8 w0 W, r$ r# w r CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 n( g; t5 M8 s5 y4 j* K$ o BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1 i. f$ v' g# d% c5 K# E
CA Takao+ T2 V" s) u2 p& k
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire+ n# t$ R( r# l, V# J2 z$ k6 S3 g( _
DD Shikinami
: f4 X4 Y/ W6 d2 m5 t# K CA Tone' H* G* E" D2 m0 l9 {& P, C
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
7 k$ V6 T/ }- i+ oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
$ X8 v! X, h9 @4 s6 }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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+ k8 C3 V) N7 s# u5 L Q- n oMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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- \% a% u: C8 t( @6 f: s8 A# tRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., q% j$ u* A+ G
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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! S9 d. N3 }' H. {9 j( WJapanese aircraft) B& G2 `% X: Z# r" t2 y
A6M2 Zero x 45
( g% g7 ?5 h) R8 K B5N1 Kate x 27
* R6 ?' i6 _, E; T D3A1 Val x 15" T" C/ B1 {0 g3 o+ m* Z
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft1 y* j7 o1 l3 Z" h) n2 y- K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116: q. I# U$ u- q' f8 `/ {. \' j
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Japanese aircraft losses* y7 [0 _( g) p$ ^! |6 ?
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed9 E; d5 j8 O# W7 a% C/ J P( u0 D$ f
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
# S0 O* r9 s3 [/ t B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
# N) q3 }- l0 Z2 Y D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged( }) |$ f: E( W- T" W, T) w
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
2 h, n: i, A7 L' o5 `6 t D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# m! ?' H; R5 K# V4 O O, {$ B* j$ d
3 ?3 E1 R! K* |! EAllied aircraft losses- i. V: D7 X0 W- } V. q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed; f5 D( l6 T+ c* a7 W' u
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Allied Ships
" a- H" R0 r5 |4 u. y CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 13 A8 R7 J( E6 B
CV Enterprise9 b* o9 b' l( y7 \
CLAA Juneau0 l; J: O: B$ ?$ B
CL Leander
' g1 x9 d1 v3 t' O- T. | BB North Carolina; {' Q1 s8 k5 l, H9 ~. {; V
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. A3 f$ M1 a6 M5 K% g+ DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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( z) `/ }' X! u) h+ I2 hWeather in hex: Severe storms
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# i) w2 ?; N0 m0 ]+ _7 ^Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% N+ B2 ^- t( W* pEstimated time to target is 40 minutes1 ?( o4 _) y, H
( ^4 X( b5 w9 R) l& _8 }4 KJapanese aircraft: {# @. W6 {, p1 H) G/ K" k( u& K3 \
A6M2 Zero x 22
3 B6 ?6 u& e% x B5N1 Kate x 23
! v* }1 m. r4 M6 T# f( K D3A1 Val x 2* ]* Z: C8 ]6 {% _, h( ]
D3A2 Val x 16+ V' h7 l, l u9 V( K7 H6 g C
1 v K3 H4 v3 |( ~, RAllied aircraft
! a, K" t6 I2 M6 |. i8 y8 T2 @* p F4F-4 Wildcat x 47! w; P+ [: n; r
. n; Q' h9 X& g( B" ?6 l( _Japanese aircraft losses u: ?0 V) ~/ Q4 \
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
0 G+ B4 J7 Z# c7 D- r9 N B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
8 ?: b: }9 C5 m0 H& D B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak1 S& Y$ U' H" P2 S
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
# X2 E: \" a3 k. ^7 N# k D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
% i' ?5 n4 p3 b1 j9 [9 Z- G# m D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses* g5 G$ p6 f6 a& U3 w6 F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
( |) U6 I6 p$ {! ]3 u2 c! a! h BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 12 x4 c6 o0 k$ Q# G
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. B+ r3 Z) U$ O& z9 D4 l( u CV Enterprise! Y- x2 O6 g# Y8 o% C A! C
CLAA Juneau
: s* ?* Y+ n, S1 x$ B5 H CL Hobart
! d3 M8 g2 h6 z; e. f( D: gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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. N6 f, {) s/ J+ x( u& x) T" C \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1358 n/ ?. ~& N9 u
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
- I! Z# Q& h z+ _Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ h! v( j8 M( {" C9 e1 x A6M2 Zero x 28) d6 \; w- `2 n4 a' o, [& G) _
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Allied aircraft
& h8 y; O$ {+ i0 H! I' ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 21- W: a$ w5 ]/ Q8 O+ f, E' \' d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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8 R; E3 F: \; r; B) r: C9 A PJapanese aircraft losses
/ f! |# E5 o3 V/ p A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ M# G1 @- s) w4 x8 ]6 W SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
! S. C$ [" m" x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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& h: J7 W1 l! z- \+ ] CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: R0 n2 ~9 a6 ]8 |
CV Zuikaku
- |0 H4 `) x# T0 f* B3 C" `9 v CA Takao
% R8 V) y0 l$ j BB Hiei
: j5 _ h( e- k6 N# ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ e4 E! q4 g( N5 ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1354 l+ Y8 i% t7 I: ?
2 n' @9 Q0 T' y0 NWeather in hex: Overcast
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" H7 F( H% w' N: p, `Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& R f" y3 b. y" v1 TEstimated time to target is 22 minutes7 k6 K0 ~# C" t8 G9 F7 e$ X# S- C* l
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
9 S$ M' ^0 @8 M! w' H7 X! V1 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 30, G( v. P; n3 _7 g q- C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57, W' a7 Q" f& R& `
TBF-1 Avenger x 10# ~ }5 U& e$ X# h- S
0 P) \3 e6 h3 Q% D/ v* c1 B! L5 BJapanese aircraft losses" V' ~: J! }0 E8 I
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# ~" c) k6 A# h; n* D$ T0 W
/ a& U" y% u: N2 @Allied aircraft losses$ F; a- [2 e# l9 ^. r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 E" K7 Y# W* t1 C& Y8 v" R8 { H1 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged7 k: Z6 x# N: \, f9 }2 e) w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 p+ [$ j {+ u! a% T5 a4 F0 s4 `
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 B9 q. N* O, y# ` CA Tone7 o" ^( C6 k. [- v7 Q
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire- C2 k" h! b0 d, R& ?
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage m2 ~6 N4 i0 b' p0 o" D
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 |/ B( J$ l- _% f. D) r( X& [ CA Myoko, on fire* G( C- x& g* b8 C0 x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku- }6 v, G+ g% d; F6 `; B
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei6 h$ e+ T$ g- U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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+ E/ `% j, ^. r7 U9 wSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
/ I. Z: a1 d% O n DD Lamson
- D1 p+ V- M! l) N1 E* J" n DD Aylwin
3 P2 b8 t- v% J5 M DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |