航母决战结束,日军投降。; j# s0 |3 e/ i" k6 }0 r8 ?$ B
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130* E' i$ }4 m; f; |
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Japanese Ships3 r6 R( _! J: B; { V7 o
PC Ch 22
7 |+ o( j; o2 A) ^/ | PC Ch 32
8 U$ m3 Q' X+ P0 _2 S) s, K3 i7 W PC Ch 234 p% |- ]' [7 e4 t1 k
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Allied Ships' l+ s& \8 g& o' J
SS Gudgeon
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- ^1 I/ `# X" @+ }SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22: m' R& _+ y' R/ W8 E- y, k
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# r, z' e; O" g" k( o0 _% BASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167- A1 b- W8 e. V! `* s/ @6 C
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Japanese Ships
7 r8 j: J( ]. B& o SS I-17, hits 1) b4 c: C% x+ ^+ U9 X2 Z P7 n" I& r
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DD Lamson# b% P! q( S6 \! K4 K
DD Cummings
" A* v( r6 b7 ?, A9 u DD Aylwin
" z- U! P% j& S4 H2 n7 j; g DD Monaghan
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2 Y4 m' W& O# I* ]SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' Z3 H* J. _) L$ d9 c2 n1 W
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Weather in hex: Overcast6 F+ i k$ _5 k; M: O8 N
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. E9 Q1 u! O6 F- D* d# sEstimated time to target is 36 minutes! a/ t* f( W& q- p
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Japanese aircraft) U! U- F9 M! ] s7 v2 g3 ~
G4M1 Betty x 17, r) c) G7 e( \1 L* s8 e5 a
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Allied aircraft) K/ A( d0 C/ u% x
no flights
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No Japanese losses3 p' }$ L9 t* S
$ x4 U( x. j& e6 `& C# l/ c( F, t, FAllied aircraft losses
- }6 N* K/ I" t, R4 w4 `% R Catalina I: 10 damaged
! ^8 I! c! D% }2 U& q- F4 M P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
2 h/ o! A; k) F$ q1 P; ?* d, G" ]% lRunway hits 60 e+ N8 F2 }' ?# q' v( _% p7 _
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7 R6 }! r+ e& J, S" b. w5 lNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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% [$ p# q% O6 n# G$ U$ N) mWeather in hex: Overcast& {3 H" a/ W7 d% }) g; g, c1 f
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." N$ L$ g& J* j% t6 ^ _
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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7 v# V: z1 k$ O8 e; f7 `No Japanese losses
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135& b/ i8 B' |6 T
1 ^" x2 k. o1 S) v0 v$ w% \Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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7 J+ _+ n& L4 P; g9 _+ uRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; B5 ~* W. A6 K$ U p, ~Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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( _3 {' I! b$ V% I' N3 Y0 [Japanese aircraft
) E) J3 d1 p# `# J5 h4 g& y A6M2 Zero x 43: |( y7 X+ c# r `
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Allied aircraft
* D5 U# B3 ]( K6 Z" E F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
) D/ C/ A9 o2 u8 x; Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
: ]8 f" Q0 }; y' [9 v( b TBF-1 Avenger x 125 R0 W+ X7 ]) R" Y, J
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Japanese aircraft losses, g- V2 D; k. z1 y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) g7 _+ X" g3 e5 W% D U3 q k
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Allied aircraft losses
' j3 l% Q$ j' V F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed& F3 I" m4 Y; R5 D! f5 q$ v! F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
# L( b( L9 d% n9 K7 P# i3 U6 ]7 V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
. c5 ?" \2 `" p/ C: `1 J2 S" x TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged& p4 c# \5 }* m6 j" ^3 R0 V
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Japanese Ships7 K" r; X) q: B* u
CV Zuikaku
2 }. q) @3 u0 B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% w; Q, L- ?" ^
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 Z- Z% {$ b; Y1 m CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- d, I; R/ N- G7 W# e# r: L
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
. Z- } T& F" a CA Takao8 i8 L7 N' W5 P' n* L
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
3 U; S0 n7 l9 m5 Z# l& Z" q5 ] DD Shikinami+ x9 h$ V& Q4 }8 k z1 Q* M
CA Tone
, w0 \2 g& \+ o5 m( W* m DD Umikaze
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+ f* ]1 {& c9 n. mAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku( W9 F. R3 ]1 {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
! J) c$ i2 i7 |7 _1 Z aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo5 Y4 O) _% Y0 \ y; H
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2 G. ~' n. l" O" g. M8 D$ {3 j7 b) fMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139" A( }- d3 u2 C3 w0 P0 d5 W
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 M0 b# G3 @6 v) J7 C* kEstimated time to target is 43 minutes) V: \5 j$ |1 i
0 \) b" N3 C7 r$ j+ W# XJapanese aircraft1 r' F6 T1 T8 n ] ?3 d
A6M2 Zero x 45. y2 t* B- P# k& Q* k( N
B5N1 Kate x 27
J: v2 M/ S N" }( [. J2 w& Y" w D3A1 Val x 15
4 Q: D5 b* j0 I! B; ~5 J4 X, b D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft* R* n7 k" \7 z7 \8 |# D/ D+ ]& d; Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1162 h% a$ D1 R% b( O! j
; f; [- y$ {( J! xJapanese aircraft losses+ T) ?4 R7 V7 E, Q$ a
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
7 q3 N7 T7 j4 f- _% B8 E5 T B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
+ p/ v$ G8 K3 b$ u; A. ~ B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
. I4 P, P' |$ t9 ^" [$ m3 O9 O6 W D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged) q* \( i+ r+ R) W
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
0 C7 R) g3 f' F0 t D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ J+ K8 n' w# Q% A7 I) M# z F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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# C P! R5 E. \+ k" v4 f6 A CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, O0 ^% V; [- B- J9 y
CV Enterprise/ w% y+ d# E; X$ ?
CLAA Juneau
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- ~/ P7 u- k) f( o& W BB North Carolina6 w1 @% q) {% X
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3 R1 Z3 O0 G: Q% N2 hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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# [) r( s' P6 S2 A7 ^6 tRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 @* P6 v* U/ X7 G) IEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 J. p3 Q3 y: E4 L A6M2 Zero x 22
0 y) G4 ^. K( w8 _- N# E B5N1 Kate x 23. K5 D* A) P: N+ X
D3A1 Val x 2& F- @9 s: w* ^' l; i% n, ~
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft# z6 o" i) t- ^" g$ T5 L! A4 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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* s" g3 E% ^+ jJapanese aircraft losses
, o& J- c* y' K A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" x2 P" l" J" o# x: F$ U B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged% T/ r; n# N+ {+ E/ I; F! I
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
/ w9 }+ T+ h6 `/ y" A% { D3A1 Val: 1 damaged2 ~' j2 p9 `3 f$ S
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged/ B: l0 v, C1 Z, t6 h( t
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses e" L' S4 N( ]# _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 ?1 @+ V4 V* B
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
`+ C' b7 P( V* o$ z6 O7 p CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 ^2 G7 ?% H# `/ }8 q& s" F CV Enterprise
7 a5 C/ G9 X* Q CLAA Juneau) q5 T3 W7 a. J& ?# K v4 |% M
CL Hobart' ?; z8 B) Z4 a: T. l( ?. J( G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135' @8 h6 R! _8 @$ F; j; `6 ^$ F T4 w
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
- q, o7 T+ }% [- x- {Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
[+ g" c+ o; \" i A6M2 Zero x 28
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9 ]% [; v4 F" u$ n4 F8 y9 b. z F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
; F4 m. P( R& b SBD-3 Dauntless x 242 [9 X& T0 z) a2 N: l
1 C) [: Q' r, v( A5 z8 q- IJapanese aircraft losses
/ u) _: r9 ^' s, u A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
( ?. O6 e, Y% y: E5 U, ?. g: R SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 G6 E% ~3 _9 N. m1 d2 q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; i7 O( v6 N0 w0 L' _
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Takao1 Z, ~ u5 _; \% T
BB Hiei9 Q3 w$ e) H, I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku Y; O* W4 V; Q* @' u" H( {7 |5 a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 C$ P9 N6 L+ b& x3 z, R1 W" ~
6 h) M7 n4 g' U: ARaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! a1 Y! L" _! y( D) g; a1 D1 NEstimated time to target is 22 minutes7 S/ b7 N8 R3 n2 U8 Z
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Japanese aircraft5 _! D! t7 S% V
A6M2 Zero x 133 q' n4 R/ m5 {( X4 e* h
$ l4 K4 K; I0 |! Y: m, HAllied aircraft
" A6 P! o( a4 T1 ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 30! C" @- X( Z* }$ m2 [- p2 r, X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57: R3 G0 v# ^8 [7 m
TBF-1 Avenger x 10. D, i$ h# A6 x3 m( r! o3 G/ y& t& {
" J0 I# {6 b4 w; Q6 k7 W+ `9 MJapanese aircraft losses
, X% e7 m% w, c( H A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ i: r j I# Q- q
* Q% Z. `& N. _3 o/ oAllied aircraft losses
% T/ u% N; P0 m: C" U# w/ \6 d F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
$ ?2 i! c7 X8 v" q) X: T SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
( w& |2 T5 H) j9 z; ?3 c A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: U0 d. L( J% V
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged# ]( D, f! |$ w, t9 g( W; M
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CA Tone
9 q$ V$ g$ d V$ \/ F BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire% i* [4 A+ l# A" K1 w
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage5 i% v; U d; L' m. C7 S1 F; }
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
( G6 D$ v1 H: v8 l' |- ` CA Myoko, on fire4 }- G# D1 a6 U- s: E$ I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku( C* N7 s! N9 t' ]' k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei+ ^# y, Q3 m" n; N- A
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku- y* M4 F' j5 r' K
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; x8 L' Q! R5 a" ]Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2, X$ m0 _3 q, P4 ]# o
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' T! N. ?, K) N) a8 h: a* D DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
% t' R, A7 q. ?# l DD Lamson
, o8 b4 t/ {% N" l% b4 a7 n% | DD Aylwin
9 u/ Z4 |; ]9 M D/ d8 d# @ DD Monaghan
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# L. w8 b2 X! `* TSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |