航母决战结束,日军投降。
0 z/ Z. d' R3 {2 T! J$ C. jAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 428 [ P w8 L" f* D
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& P# U% t) J- I- rSub attack near Torokina at 108,130' P: q! h/ ?6 m! q9 R4 ]
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Japanese Ships
! U+ Q; p: C) ^ PC Ch 22+ s, m, `0 j- |, X* e+ }
PC Ch 328 U9 O- |3 ^7 D9 y1 H
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships, \% z1 B/ P7 o' {; H* d b2 W# u
SS Gudgeon
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: o% A. W7 t1 V/ qSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22! I. A5 N: x; H5 X
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: N* i+ ]+ \+ E, L8 o1 HASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167& ?9 w' m0 w% s* |1 N
" M( y1 T! c9 f- KJapanese Ships
" Q6 h7 U5 r' p6 O7 H SS I-17, hits 1
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/ D o) I$ j m DD Lamson
2 B& I* d2 r( o/ P4 Z4 g DD Cummings& n" O X6 i. N! O/ l
DD Aylwin
2 u& F2 J, H' k' h DD Monaghan( P) E# l0 g4 W) ~: Z0 X3 s4 i" C
& K* ^, \% n x. G" g% Z: HSS 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: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 q; ^9 C( W1 i
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes8 j0 a2 Y( o1 S+ B; A) n$ S k
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Japanese aircraft* d9 o5 O4 Q; j' G! A# M, {
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft: J- |3 b3 K1 @) B. ~3 _
no flights
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No Japanese losses% X5 @# w$ l* j# [. W; c
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Allied aircraft losses
: Z6 b* E, |) O Catalina I: 10 damaged
) o/ n& J7 Z/ O; Y! v0 f P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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3 S! m1 x4 \6 A& u S. U$ @Airbase hits 17 t: B( \" [1 }" \4 V7 u
Runway hits 6
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3 F3 E. _2 ^( Q; O- r5 |9 F5 D0 dNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / h" R- z2 p3 F3 ]4 ^3 [+ l
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Weather in hex: Overcast& _( B. `' }( X$ D. M
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ w& i4 O. U7 v1 B/ [
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 r, t A# v% NJapanese aircraft
7 K4 E- A+ J& F; E& h G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses3 ?; }' G/ ?; |2 B, ]1 j
! a! w0 \* U# l! N* KRunway hits 1% l- g% ^' H6 F/ C. R% l
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/ I. Q _% E; }- b* j' q; o: N- t6 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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" m. @# }6 N5 z- F; v- I" c: \Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
H' e, w" |5 N% VEstimated time to target is 31 minutes, t" i4 h/ x4 @( N" ?+ R! Q, L
. }6 j& J" I5 z) ~8 r% DJapanese aircraft
$ D0 I1 n$ Z Y; X A6M2 Zero x 43. R2 Y. X8 l; ~4 I) f3 Z3 e
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Allied aircraft
7 q& ?( h' b" e1 m/ C$ q! H F4F-4 Wildcat x 91 @+ O. `. `) [6 n) S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130# R1 ^( n$ m% e
TBF-1 Avenger x 128 J$ y. R7 F' U/ r
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Japanese aircraft losses9 H6 m0 X5 s" X
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 Q* Y+ f) R9 | k2 y! P5 p' X9 v F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed/ t0 b- a/ F3 j2 Q1 g# B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
5 w" ^4 ~" J: n) q# L6 A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ V& f3 b6 B1 P
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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; p! X7 w3 q7 V- rJapanese Ships5 B1 e1 y) v& A! g- w1 ?' v0 a
CV Zuikaku
5 I/ F/ r2 k J+ i% \. g- p7 \ E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 ~4 }( U5 q2 y
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire. U- ~5 {# d9 ~" J1 E) v) E
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
r" {$ _3 F( j2 x) A9 k' Q" g BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1+ f! m8 y ]+ m( t
CA Takao( ~( [. w( r7 W% j, f# b
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
+ C2 p$ F; E$ E, Z0 f- \" y DD Shikinami
. L' e: k; B: g2 S$ ?6 a5 r CA Tone5 z E( B! q; ~( ~
DD Umikaze3 ?7 F, O# q& ^0 r! V/ @+ V
2 d l- k' i! }, R, | SAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
- A8 ^% T% [+ M- H+ wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
1 y3 z* x2 w# R7 RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo$ q. x5 O' o L! |$ S/ n
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# k1 F% x) N3 s" \" G8 B1 [6 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139) \! X6 [2 r% ~$ t$ s% T' h0 ]
5 n8 w: d$ L8 O" ?) u. hWeather in hex: Severe storms" B2 g* p+ D3 u" Y2 r3 s
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' y; Q# d' W; h+ h
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 S! S, u3 s0 R8 y5 F
A6M2 Zero x 45
% J) e) ^' \7 a! i6 ^7 b B5N1 Kate x 27
4 O! o @% l- i3 H D3A1 Val x 15
2 F$ ~' x2 Y7 @% s- ~& u1 A D3A2 Val x 26$ ^6 A9 H% O& Z9 ]8 Q6 B- A& Z
$ Y* y5 I6 H3 ?9 [. R) k5 EAllied aircraft! U/ j3 ^$ B; {/ y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses- P( s/ z3 L% K: J$ @1 y, C6 `* b8 s8 S
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
+ ^$ _! c# W. m y B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
8 v( [2 g( s- M9 X B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
9 ?/ U9 v# r% X1 a$ j2 E9 D! P5 p0 J D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged7 F/ v* q0 f9 l% ]# ^
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
$ Q6 J; }% v. I5 d D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak4 G y% [, Y! X% z/ \
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Allied aircraft losses
: ]2 y8 @7 t4 }0 l& q F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed. C: W/ r/ U4 _, r
2 h8 K, Z$ g, D8 [3 G& ~# tAllied Ships: |7 {7 P( ?+ }% R; f8 a; t
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
8 K# c/ _" ^; Z: ~3 _ CV Enterprise6 h: t7 v" L" }9 n
CLAA Juneau
$ h: q0 w6 k# m" ~$ |8 }2 t- ~ CL Leander
* T( W, `" m" _# d4 e; z; e" C0 t4 ? BB North Carolina
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) b+ X5 M- U$ a2 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1396 _ h p: c0 U$ @
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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z+ @! W( E& K& P( J$ ^& JRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 R5 ^/ @( z8 _% FEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 223 N, [* Z3 g& X. L
B5N1 Kate x 23, E; V8 }5 L8 [
D3A1 Val x 2: v, E6 W. E4 g2 K4 r! w
D3A2 Val x 16+ Y V% h" W$ M7 @5 D$ |
4 m( ~8 [3 Z" k1 D" N8 vAllied aircraft
2 e7 ?6 ? C4 n/ p, r0 l F4F-4 Wildcat x 473 {0 K0 d! G; u6 l" C) F
) }( O) D3 M, j dJapanese aircraft losses
" a+ I1 N6 t5 u A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
* E, g9 [1 O, x+ A2 O B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged6 `1 I' Q. s, o/ ]- s
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak9 D# C3 S1 ]/ K! a2 J$ X) L
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
: U' b3 Y! h+ _! v D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged" c9 {- P" E3 b; y, A. z9 K
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ J: i3 c N# \$ c3 Z$ e1 ?
, H3 w/ r" |$ m( HAllied aircraft losses
q0 |$ e! j: X0 l3 O* _1 h( S' z F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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$ ~3 ]; K" X* |) f BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
. V+ O7 P% ]. A( K: z8 W3 y1 T CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* ?/ G/ P+ c/ ~
CV Enterprise3 y0 S/ m% x/ j7 n9 {
CLAA Juneau
4 [' U6 X$ _( {4 W4 v' N CL Hobart# U- M2 Y+ \- d2 @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga" e# j k _ z8 \
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- R5 i% G' `" t; Q7 G0 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135- r6 h x3 {4 U0 j% D! T
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Weather in hex: Overcast( F( x( k+ y3 [( M
& T' ]; E) Q+ ~) A( ?5 E cRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- k: M; ^! V8 ]- f$ A
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes4 k9 Z1 H0 @# q2 S m/ ?, Q! i
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 24% o6 [# Z- x2 d; y+ L
) J) I& Y. S7 A/ eJapanese aircraft losses, j9 W" l. J7 ^
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged: O% y" ~/ @# f, s& X4 `
& \4 f' d' s" a' b/ e3 uAllied aircraft losses( a5 B9 | g8 r8 e2 H$ g* p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
' r8 U* _( Y7 @7 W7 d6 k& C+ b SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged6 s D& V6 E, ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 }) j5 B. Y7 K( N4 zJapanese Ships
0 y" }& p+ y c% j7 | CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) A8 Z" O- F# F: i# g+ ~ CV Zuikaku* A% s/ n* g# J( a; T5 x
CA Takao- D0 H1 C& @. f* h8 |
BB Hiei y2 @! Z) C! J, E, o W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku5 {! [$ R! u0 U1 v( T( |
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3 m X0 G `1 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1358 r+ b2 V0 T2 }. X
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9 _% y3 A, p' W0 j& ^+ iRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' A# q9 y! g3 xEstimated time to target is 22 minutes+ p) k, j% [0 A$ d9 R9 [
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A6M2 Zero x 13, d( S+ t S4 l. L9 m+ r" y
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6 b6 P! \. d# t. K C" L F4F-4 Wildcat x 30# B9 L7 J* X1 M; [7 X( ~1 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57! ]7 k4 J: F8 |9 a' ~$ |
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses, t0 @8 C7 v' y0 N% V$ o
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) u- f/ @2 D$ N: _1 G& p+ [$ F F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed {2 Q& a$ F; p, m, o, y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged, y9 f9 N k8 I* f4 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
7 J" b4 A( @, t2 H TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
1 v8 j: Z7 ~' w+ c- q2 J BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire! J* ]0 x8 F2 e& p9 X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage2 g4 E8 X' W8 ^
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
) T! k; H0 w- O) e CA Myoko, on fire
3 n6 D' E0 N. d; l' I* Q( xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
& Y. H8 a k; u4 O5 D: I9 zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
7 P' B5 i/ J! }. S w! t) z' lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku6 y2 K+ f! R5 N# \4 k
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- E: O% N( {2 F" A$ {Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162) W9 P2 n7 q/ b, W& v4 C9 h6 R% b
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SS I-2, hits 2
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/ n, P7 C& j5 z DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
8 I; I+ q* q) A! [ DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan# e( g* N! E& x; z# C
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |