航母决战结束,日军投降。; l. o9 S" [6 a* f' w, W8 W: J
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 429 T1 T* L% o9 M
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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: F8 j6 V4 e) `Japanese Ships9 L3 F9 q/ d5 j0 Y
PC Ch 224 e- k1 C) p: k
PC Ch 32
& u) r: f) w) x8 [! \6 l PC Ch 23
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1 I8 T7 X$ Q2 U) {2 C& a$ X- A SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
9 T* \$ X8 f% ^/ e SS I-17, hits 10 l& D; h$ R( O! |4 e. R
2 I) g; U) K( |% }Allied Ships
( ^) v0 }& p6 k) O+ E) _3 z DD Lamson. c. ~0 X+ j" H% u; \
DD Cummings' V7 D- j6 H2 B k2 j; g- n" m- i
DD Aylwin7 R$ Y' `5 Z6 C4 ]8 {* H
DD Monaghan; w8 T2 r) s; ?4 W
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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! W. w, n* P M$ b2 w7 t( xNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 m# \& t& M* OWeather in hex: Overcast
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% }- N7 c6 {$ E) a& s# n5 p6 g& tRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 n9 A0 l7 K- O
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes3 Y& i7 A* Z1 l$ x" _' f9 a
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Japanese aircraft3 b$ n; U% }- b3 _7 e# `0 ~; r
G4M1 Betty x 173 s2 a( E" ~4 X9 o
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d- G! z1 N0 ]# W/ y$ i ~1 ` no flights# V4 u9 t+ n) N x* d) U( Z
! m; r- o6 E3 @/ H8 o3 g8 ` V$ w1 C: _No Japanese losses
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7 q& O4 C4 T8 O% B$ l5 J9 D& mAllied aircraft losses0 ]& `+ y9 m7 x) c" X$ `
Catalina I: 10 damaged- |* A6 h$ X8 |. ^* F% k
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged% e7 Z! Z6 U- C. U6 K& ?) N" d
/ ]9 k2 |7 ?/ NAirbase hits 1
% a& y' N& C$ m" |/ W2 g5 x! {* eRunway hits 6' u* |/ I8 M O
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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p+ |- F2 H. ~( B8 W; p4 O( bWeather in hex: Overcast' f/ d: M$ D& b
% M% D! Z! p1 |3 r0 z z2 w$ XRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- a6 e# N4 O' O2 E0 C$ \$ nEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, j& w4 C3 u# c% l+ h0 N) p" w* A
9 G5 W( n4 p4 X% {) b0 l* bJapanese aircraft! x, w- R& o+ K! D) |7 S
G4M1 Betty x 8
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* M7 D' ]% f; a2 mNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1- z! W" H2 y& _$ F; I
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/ L+ J' a; K7 g3 R, F) iMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135! ?% `+ v, u" o, T4 V8 ?
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., ]4 B, }" c; H8 L/ k
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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7 h$ v, ?+ O: O; f5 w2 RJapanese aircraft$ I/ V7 k3 x3 R2 n; g7 }
A6M2 Zero x 437 q6 r5 v& }; c' F
0 n0 v) @5 b6 dAllied aircraft
4 f+ c/ }! X z* X& ]2 p2 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 91# P2 }( L ]- ]4 n. @! \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1308 ~* L6 Q4 d" k( Y4 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses4 A# O6 @/ k6 s3 J4 R3 r
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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9 ]8 s% ^! I, C& I9 r) D- xAllied aircraft losses
! g# _8 i& X& u1 @, J# w. m c F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed8 d" G( g$ K7 v2 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged1 D' x) @" s! ?# e6 }) {5 _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
3 d* \! d+ F) n TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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2 [, v% X$ F8 c# W, w6 B+ ?* pJapanese Ships
7 v; G& K. W7 ^" R$ K! v CV Zuikaku
Y; r6 @; `2 V" ?! s X! r# _9 Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires4 [3 M% H/ ]( b6 s: v, X6 ~
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire. b0 ~0 U: D% ^0 U" k4 L7 k: `
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 c% y3 w' j6 a( J( b BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" K0 g" \4 V) Q9 Q' t
CA Takao
' E: M3 @" l& S! u BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
/ h/ J6 l; s& ^ DD Shikinami
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DD Umikaze
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t+ x: Y1 F/ q; hAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
' u" |- A7 h) {% A1 THeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
/ D; B( `4 o5 [" p1 J4 I; K* Y1 UHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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! S5 u8 a/ m: [' ^8 V1 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139' z: g2 J2 a& H% y' p* L
+ k5 U% U0 o0 e) M+ w4 `Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( m3 v0 R) g$ E* N2 \) OEstimated time to target is 43 minutes( w \ b; I- M, v
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Japanese aircraft
# w3 E- K |; ~4 g: V; H/ p A6M2 Zero x 450 j' v9 f" e5 _) m
B5N1 Kate x 270 G5 F1 K* m$ w/ S* S
D3A1 Val x 15
( S9 Q( T( F3 S2 e J D3A2 Val x 26% S+ e2 V q+ X( n ?" c
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Allied aircraft
& ^; t: [5 ?9 f0 `1 c1 k) a F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses a+ A( y/ r* x$ n( h
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed$ [; ?) Y0 a9 e4 l9 `' g
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged( h# a: v1 s$ W8 k) n% p
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
9 m6 [0 o4 X2 w* R7 y4 \$ P8 O D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged. }6 q- f) D& i: P$ a. Q
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged6 {- R! P3 c" i& R# n& V; _" ]2 a
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed! `6 ^/ `. G* V1 G7 m6 K
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! V9 P* A/ w1 s; s- x8 ? CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 18 z8 k+ D9 C1 ?8 f
CV Enterprise" K$ {0 F4 b( \* s ?: M
CLAA Juneau7 B* K% K/ i0 k' j6 f" m
CL Leander
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms- N5 H2 N3 t# w$ ~& B
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! C2 g% b A' d* A( f* _Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 G7 w4 P' Q# G- U7 E1 s
A6M2 Zero x 228 h4 [) F# \/ Z7 J+ C
B5N1 Kate x 236 x- r. v$ Q' m2 @) O! g( C5 q. M2 {
D3A1 Val x 2
$ H8 T& X4 B7 H {0 h D3A2 Val x 16: j; d, _* n( p/ \4 o: k1 R! a
- ]* f6 R& K& t& y3 h1 E. xAllied aircraft1 R: V3 ?% H. I; s7 u6 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47! l/ [( v! B7 W; F3 L9 x$ U0 d
7 @' f) s0 g* i# }# U4 i, y( WJapanese aircraft losses4 {: Q/ l2 j" m T; {
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
) y/ j1 W0 c2 r6 G6 \( S! ` B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged/ F' n4 l& t6 ?
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak$ m) N7 o3 \3 Y3 Y# r
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
( i' H- S: U& z8 H1 t( R D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
. y# B$ C R' B. U0 V- x5 t3 R D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses- M8 E: A" @1 v) x e' `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Q/ G6 A6 z1 t$ E6 RAllied Ships1 i- e5 B/ k& H8 A' d# y! A
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 18 i+ X$ Z: ]: W- w( v0 @1 {. V
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 ^. B- L1 q# K" B4 g+ Z! J! i
CV Enterprise
4 r; S; D2 ?, P8 |7 q, F) d CLAA Juneau
S# m9 g% Z! Z s6 E& W: f. m% b: w CL Hobart2 R6 d' _( F! S- @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1352 V m# {) l/ a$ A
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Weather in hex: Overcast; S" W! p% ?. I. r$ g
[/ {1 T0 g4 {6 }. g4 q1 u7 X0 {# DRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
+ p0 w- x F2 L q% Q' _3 bEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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0 S# e- y+ ?% m+ P/ R/ J; jJapanese aircraft
* v& V$ j! w! q6 Y# S9 u A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
: T' a' o/ C, l" b1 N. k. q# h F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
6 ]" N# V3 } A! l8 x9 r SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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7 G% P$ P9 I5 I; p% v+ |& ^Japanese aircraft losses: N. i# t9 U/ h
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged" M3 b' A% p, m( P }) F
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: E; I* @" ?9 \8 ]- | K4 B0 H F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
x" c. y& e1 Z% |' g SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 U; r2 m( e* _3 }& Z9 z1 B( t! u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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" i- T# a4 g. P# |3 @ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage v1 J6 l& b1 Y5 `1 W3 K% X
CV Zuikaku& T( O0 `$ f# f+ g8 b% J) G
CA Takao3 E; @6 q$ e9 S" O/ C
BB Hiei
/ X& Y& N# A3 |, e/ \7 O4 Z& u7 wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* X2 \' L0 O7 e7 X% m1 V E% q1 wEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 Q/ Y! b0 |! h" w( @/ i
A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
$ O: i5 H' P# [9 w SBD-3 Dauntless x 57& x0 @1 ?6 M- \
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
% [1 F0 I, @+ }+ B A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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# O; j7 r4 r9 U. N F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
# F' I6 e' S! v6 z* F" P" h( A3 q& r& R SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
7 g, W: y+ n% m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak8 f5 `" d1 l* H
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
* `, A# S& r# i- _7 S1 d6 _1 D& j4 |, L BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire5 e* Z W% B2 d' y. Z+ R# j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 i2 v+ b( F2 j5 t) g: V8 @
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
% z6 U4 B( g! @8 C4 A0 E$ \ CA Myoko, on fire
2 H/ P8 A' p# T/ R% a; jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
9 P. b2 v6 N' Z4 i8 LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
9 f; O. J% Q- ]0 p: }6 R! c/ gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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0 p% n# G8 l6 o5 ? SS I-2, hits 2' n7 E. E8 j z1 Z/ V
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Allied Ships
" J9 F* _* R9 i& M1 C DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage' Z: `$ @" c3 ^
DD Lamson
. D2 {7 Y p. V/ \$ r5 b DD Aylwin
, p+ G& c9 q6 u( ~5 o" l DD Monaghan
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% f* n8 |! \9 vSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |