航母决战结束,日军投降。" C6 K+ e0 c, S* V) i
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42+ T! h5 r$ T7 q* ?
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& i& E( X: f( ]* mSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
N9 `, u, t; ^( n PC Ch 22, t6 h. F4 A* S# @% U6 y% K
PC Ch 329 Y8 t; G; X8 _3 V
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships6 s' [( Z7 @/ Y
SS Gudgeon
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5 l# f& o5 P. zSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
7 r' c% a6 ~. I2 X+ d SS I-17, hits 1- E1 v1 D+ s& t% q, k
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Allied Ships1 H: j& w% L t# {& a7 m0 ~
DD Lamson5 f! n0 o$ t. o; X+ Z
DD Cummings1 ^* Y: m! D) U f6 w% x9 ?
DD Aylwin
9 B# P2 C7 q! _ V7 E DD Monaghan/ m' f+ K" q2 ^: S* D+ _
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SS 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: Overcast9 q/ v# S& Z9 |# m
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! j* M0 ?! |4 F+ @# ~9 e
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes# |( C* Y* t0 i! N; r* R3 t
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Japanese aircraft
" W( V2 b1 J; p4 S$ |# q( a G4M1 Betty x 17: m. _$ b4 C3 m* i2 N+ y/ E
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Allied aircraft
6 [6 E& b5 M& a3 s. f0 ?0 ]( ?" f no flights
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No Japanese losses1 i. f) {) T' H+ f, [
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Allied aircraft losses" P# k6 t7 p: a; G5 E1 x- t4 R
Catalina I: 10 damaged
( b$ X3 h; k; b8 Y1 M+ M( p5 ~9 R P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged5 H' g5 z& a9 a! D' e$ e
. W- S% c$ @' R/ n& oAirbase hits 1
) D9 O6 j! o+ j/ x0 M6 E/ _4 rRunway hits 6+ B* b$ Z. q% S/ w' x& Z
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# }. b. I6 E( E8 _8 i# MNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ q- {9 F1 O- y; H& U3 @+ q
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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_0 J" H# x& j" s V4 Y' C. \Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; r! z' d6 x2 ?1 L% D- E. MEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' x& e- Q: b/ t: t' l G4M1 Betty x 89 q" r7 J0 _. a& C! p/ z
2 w1 A+ o4 N. N. `2 ]4 `7 HNo Japanese losses m( j: j! x% Y$ q" Z9 L
- @6 v2 K7 W. c4 L7 A$ ]Runway hits 1$ U* P0 I/ b/ L" s/ `, d( W6 Z5 V/ L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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3 x# r8 _) ^' J' \4 V" yWeather in hex: Thunderstorms! ?2 S6 ~2 N2 r. y
& H( g, u$ i0 m) ]+ ]Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 _. w- p" a; K; T# y, N/ B Z8 WEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft d% P# w, k4 X7 s) D
A6M2 Zero x 436 Q1 L4 \, ^5 B- ~6 O( J
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Allied aircraft
. b$ u9 s5 v- E3 A- u" | F4F-4 Wildcat x 91* q. P* x3 ~" {- E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1309 r7 U3 a" |" h5 n
TBF-1 Avenger x 120 |, x, n5 t& q/ g
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Japanese aircraft losses3 {' ]. J5 x, X0 N# a7 C
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 K W- v) E w
& H, n. p, `2 ]. J$ G* qAllied aircraft losses
8 o' c) \7 x$ D+ l* N! | F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 {7 |* o( }8 t# }, G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
* Q( D( v% H0 V3 |1 f6 F& h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
" r5 v! `( O, W TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ r) N2 w+ f6 y b
CV Zuikaku
3 N) l, m5 E8 K2 D5 P+ S' a. b CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 [9 ^8 t1 Y5 y4 B5 \9 g9 P CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 C& a- C1 n2 s& c6 K u* u CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) w: l$ [" b7 c1 f& C
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
( u+ A7 i, W0 n8 t3 O# ?' I CA Takao
: v! V8 U9 \6 i* q- n BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire v, A) f: o4 A. ?8 {. {9 s
DD Shikinami
, i% P _6 e0 O ?$ X CA Tone' l, j$ q. Q/ M5 ~% @
DD Umikaze+ I0 {1 C) y2 `
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku3 I. D8 D6 n' H0 ^& F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku: w5 d1 Y/ a! j `" W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo1 d+ z8 h% T) U/ I0 q/ J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1396 }% }5 U' ~: m G [5 `
, c8 T( ]; Z0 D* m, r& [( OWeather in hex: Severe storms) S6 J; x# C* L. _
0 `/ S7 l) G5 M! JRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
@4 V( H* L9 n, P; t! VEstimated time to target is 43 minutes5 u) s7 k2 i/ Z' N7 |+ f& |5 w2 L
9 C6 C3 x- R8 z1 N% hJapanese aircraft
4 \: ^# W0 P8 y5 H8 H A6M2 Zero x 45
" y7 t8 |& T7 Q! K B5N1 Kate x 27
" ]. c' B0 X# v% Y# c) k! d; I7 l D3A1 Val x 15$ o& w! n) I+ P: H
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft/ X) Y2 K2 x6 P7 y( ?! _* G0 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses; _' Q. R8 d! l. I: ]
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
% d$ ]0 s! C" ]- }" k) c B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
$ t- r# p' ^ A" l6 c B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak* t+ j6 |; J+ Z& G7 R4 @6 S5 ?
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
4 y; b; v7 @ I" Y+ z% R0 S* Q D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
9 u, S% i$ H" o! M/ E- y. M' V D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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t7 U$ a% C8 P$ y7 u& SAllied aircraft losses1 Q) R6 `4 f2 d5 ?# E$ ^+ R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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" i9 c8 W6 H1 gAllied Ships
* v+ l: [3 D* k8 I6 u0 ~ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
: a/ O6 h, m* z0 g CV Enterprise) n8 L1 j1 S: C; {
CLAA Juneau% }' ~/ b6 Y# l
CL Leander
( C4 m3 e0 a6 n N M2 Q9 G; q BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1395 K& e, c8 D/ h" ~9 i: a
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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6 ^0 I! q# {) E. F( G" r. x1 wRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: T( x2 J7 g9 [* REstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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) x0 i: m" A" w7 |5 u6 C A6M2 Zero x 228 {0 i3 Z5 A) s& h
B5N1 Kate x 23
2 @! X. Y- O0 y D3A1 Val x 24 D; K/ Q$ Y* @" I% Q0 @- h' ?4 s0 ]
D3A2 Val x 16; y9 m; v% Y. k: |
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Allied aircraft
0 c* `$ h& _( E9 W. W F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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( L* i( C6 K0 e+ TJapanese aircraft losses$ F2 H1 W( W6 v' H! B) U
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed2 E1 m$ [" d$ c ]1 j6 q
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged0 g: ~0 d% A& p. h- s8 G9 d
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
6 T: z! U C( n. E% T2 P& W D3A1 Val: 1 damaged6 [" S e/ H, Y* }- T4 _
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged+ t6 z. ^/ F# Y/ k7 p& A7 R- B2 l8 d* A
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak' p8 f' D: o8 n+ }
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Allied aircraft losses5 U2 e9 E1 U" }$ F2 z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- G: H. ~" p, F
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3 O0 ]( h. s! J/ p1 A: N0 i7 r BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 12 n& k; E8 U3 b2 I0 y {
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 P6 A8 P% `: N* E# p# V9 | CV Enterprise
" s; a7 [: @. e: `$ z CLAA Juneau
. f3 _- C$ i* Z! ^' f. ^ CL Hobart
* A+ B7 z$ P0 JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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, u0 ]- e7 W! c" {3 U5 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135. j6 {0 c1 C8 Z
3 U) Q5 M* u' f0 RWeather in hex: Overcast6 p. |1 G3 K# R2 A. ?" m" f0 m
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
0 P* R$ \# A: ZEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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, y4 b. K, A) P; K4 T3 c' z A6M2 Zero x 283 b+ J1 t$ h1 G2 o
% |& Y+ w5 c* PAllied aircraft
/ r0 l# h& X: e c+ B+ \* i1 Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 21# U4 h/ A0 m6 u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses& c/ ]5 N* O5 I' t4 t- Y+ O! |/ ^
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed/ d% v1 M: z9 M6 h C! F5 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 r5 f1 x* b: l' l! v- D) Q% a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* j: `& Z4 ~: }
8 z2 l4 `' O& G3 A& w# Y6 OJapanese Ships
# T1 g) R# \' b; p) e CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* e* Z6 N1 ^8 F% E
CV Zuikaku
. Q8 E0 }7 |& `$ L CA Takao) ]2 Q* _6 t' x% \" u s+ A
BB Hiei
3 A" u- `9 i/ {2 A+ f9 q4 WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku4 |3 ^ p2 a# A6 r; Y7 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast4 E; [6 t3 E0 O% y' S1 _ |
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( x, I4 l+ Y) D' A. E O( q. ?Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 O* P7 i( @( t. Z1 J3 D- s/ } A6M2 Zero x 13, q( R$ j/ b! x+ h1 F4 B7 b
S' K& J. f& ]# UAllied aircraft
# a2 J: L" l; P* C& y F4F-4 Wildcat x 30) {. p. i' ?+ V' V3 r$ ~5 {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 578 `) e* [: P) A6 X9 Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 10! I- R$ d5 ^- b* U2 ]4 ?
9 v! d. J6 {% d* l% _6 TJapanese aircraft losses I# x2 G7 I i, W9 {' g- o$ ]
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 ] M" D# _; S. H9 ^+ C- a5 q
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Allied aircraft losses
3 k9 Y" A, ~( F2 H" ^1 L& T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
" Q" m0 L3 A/ v7 l SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 y0 y1 E* w( ^% I- h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 P. J3 u! `+ E# d7 Q$ E
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged4 a3 ~9 G- l O3 |3 o
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Japanese Ships1 {. R# }% e' O& @
CA Tone
( m* H! b' f9 q: T3 m BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
4 g3 V/ q2 o& s2 E! \/ @ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 T* C5 P Z, d O5 C; n) N5 X
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 s1 [+ E3 z5 e) D CA Myoko, on fire& F+ ?0 g( ~% L: X* k+ Z5 S ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku5 V; l+ m% e* u' r* I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
6 z8 l3 \; X9 c( H/ XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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R) _; Q( d/ ^4 v7 @Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships- ]2 s5 |; n/ u- A1 x
SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
8 W# w, J) [0 s DD Lamson3 K7 z% F1 m2 |3 i
DD Aylwin, R' ~! d5 `' l" U$ O8 l! v3 e
DD Monaghan8 D: s8 ?4 g( V, a P7 I
7 f. o/ P% Z3 L9 O6 p; ?SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |