航母决战结束,日军投降。6 l f2 w* U( u7 R
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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% ]2 ^8 q: [4 n: S% L3 b8 pSub attack near Torokina at 108,130& Q# t0 T9 R3 k8 \
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Japanese Ships
/ c7 |( J/ q" C6 z4 z5 N3 m3 x" _ PC Ch 22
# X: ~" n9 m2 R" ~* a3 B: |2 ], Y PC Ch 32
* R& P6 z" s1 d PC Ch 236 J& y9 @% R% @" \
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Allied Ships; b) d/ m- `1 ], i! ?1 k) ^
SS Gudgeon# v% `9 W4 ~3 X
- Z$ `( z- |3 z! e% X! CSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22 E9 u0 \7 r: f& E# {
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- A: ]; y- f4 z# s' k. k+ ^0 HASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167& T" [( d8 i- m0 F
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: s7 V2 p4 G' T# Y8 }" y" M; E. Z SS I-17, hits 1& `7 K9 k) D6 C. T3 T
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Allied Ships- x7 d0 y; R2 n
DD Lamson
" B2 S8 f" L4 i, W3 Z DD Cummings
& H3 p& b( I+ c/ @ DD Aylwin
( N# S. B/ p, r* C5 J$ b1 K+ s- K: b- Y DD Monaghan
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& z1 ^' H3 C$ a6 }- ?SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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s- g* z! R! l A% Z/ E6 ]+ v2 Y8 dNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - ~, U' g7 g8 _5 I! W4 z: Y3 F
$ }* U0 O G) [5 o* E' b2 m& a4 lWeather in hex: Overcast
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4 X* A" O, Q, dRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 x9 l/ H6 q1 u$ u+ ?1 d
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes- E( e9 ^' b5 n B7 k/ N8 G4 ~9 y
& Y7 f3 ^% Z ?0 T$ ?6 @, fJapanese aircraft' I1 m4 s [! n) @; V7 m
G4M1 Betty x 17. ~ Z" w0 J1 a
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Allied aircraft% z" e) G' M- v" s
no flights" A$ E- t( N; ^1 v
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No Japanese losses' t5 M. `# ?! l
- ~, c6 J) W! G% x' j$ SAllied aircraft losses
2 a6 S2 w }# T1 O9 V' o Catalina I: 10 damaged
9 q( P9 ~5 s* R2 J! | P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1- _5 J6 a1 [4 r* i
Runway hits 6% S2 `$ [' E; c0 n& ~
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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5 w3 |, M( B* x0 J; g' F5 U+ C( fWeather in hex: Overcast% M* W9 Y l0 d: X- N% M% M
/ W! H3 _7 w m g2 x( ERaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 l8 l& Q8 d+ s4 tEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 87 C7 \8 R( c! _$ Z/ `
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No Japanese losses
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1 u- r3 Z% u; P; e" F1 h# kRunway hits 1
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- a3 r8 V) U( `0 B* m3 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135* Z5 ?5 n0 G" ~* B0 p% z* ?
5 e2 O: e# f" Y- S% @. MWeather in hex: Thunderstorms. P3 a5 i% @0 Q$ t2 N9 `, d! d
9 V- P4 l- H% [. @3 Z' XRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! N6 N! G+ B. {Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 @) P4 c% b/ w' F. g" Q
A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
# w0 _' g$ K0 d3 r- @7 a2 L& o: p F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
4 J( y& z, R! P e# D) E SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
/ E9 f+ s/ C9 n" ~8 L/ W9 Q) V1 U TBF-1 Avenger x 12: w V9 ^* p: d7 p! v
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Japanese aircraft losses6 X* f8 N! o- P! L r' C
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
* E' M+ q# s3 V6 [# w8 m! T F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
4 W' G' N6 J; s) }8 o) ~( r' P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
2 z; L- P; q7 U9 X$ A* y k; s, u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 j- m) P# }7 ^7 J
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged9 i$ s1 ^/ k1 m. a5 W. z
9 ]7 f8 f) V0 j# {8 I; A- V* f3 vJapanese Ships
8 ]# N& \: ]# r9 U) b) J1 x CV Zuikaku/ V6 D9 O4 U& H( ], J7 R: D$ t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% \2 ^1 p8 B2 `$ S3 ^) |1 |: V* w CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire; G0 e. J/ p5 j* F3 q) V: F
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 }/ X" w1 R8 \* u- \$ M. P BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1& F( F4 D4 D+ h
CA Takao
O7 E' P+ \* C! a. T" ^4 y BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
5 s+ A' c6 f' y. a0 }5 p DD Shikinami
1 v3 O3 q7 X- T( t5 { CA Tone- E2 I1 m2 ~- t6 g4 D
DD Umikaze; n* b+ t" u' x* C9 C( J4 y
6 Y' [- C2 I5 G+ R: OAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku/ ]& ]5 A6 ~& A0 Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku4 L+ E. K2 S# D% l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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- ^$ Q: ^$ d; T. i( R: n. UMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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6 u9 P& o# o/ \' O6 o0 FWeather in hex: Severe storms6 x+ \# Q* M# b* J( j
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% A6 _) J% b" M% Q/ \Estimated time to target is 43 minutes, \; n2 \5 @7 |% O; }1 g, o
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A6M2 Zero x 45
, D% Z6 ^5 I5 \, f B5N1 Kate x 27' y) W. v v q1 s c& P, h
D3A1 Val x 15
. M5 D( Q$ F3 w, f" y) {0 S y8 m D3A2 Val x 263 F! d7 g) U# X8 o
2 `1 _- l. s$ d2 ]Allied aircraft
4 r, M2 g- c5 n( G* @ V F4F-4 Wildcat x 116/ g) T! Z8 ` C9 H! S8 g
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Japanese aircraft losses
' U/ B% ^( K; G, E A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
. I3 [! Z/ z0 F; T' p2 _- n B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
. m T/ [0 e" h B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
2 ^9 [* g4 r& X: x0 I+ Q D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ G7 ~) m2 z. w+ l$ k9 y D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged- ^- E9 q0 F' D0 H
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; h. c5 T9 p5 z2 \& _0 @
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed) b5 k/ u Z$ k- _
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1; Y8 `/ A& g/ C
CV Enterprise
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BB North Carolina- _$ T0 q' G( r0 \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139& q. q) b6 [5 G- o) |. q0 M3 O! l
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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- M; u, O- ^! @' YRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." t8 y2 M" A0 d7 Y. E
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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2 _, ^6 q3 T" W. o( x( K: z! t# CJapanese aircraft7 i2 w7 C0 L3 M) i& |
A6M2 Zero x 22
( y! M" Y5 e6 @, T B5N1 Kate x 23
' O) ^9 |; r! h) z D3A1 Val x 2
) }& X, g$ h L8 `: r6 V5 r* x" J: z D3A2 Val x 16 l$ P: x4 x, W& _# X
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 ?9 X( I+ u& {5 V6 b9 q A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 K0 [ \; ]/ m9 { B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
- p; q6 T# C/ J B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak; C3 b* \# r. d- |# y: V
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged0 W+ \: W( ^( G4 H7 r2 p6 \
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged/ h! [ w& h( `7 Q+ Q
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak$ O2 f# I: p; ]2 q: i; X' u
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Allied aircraft losses
* r/ i$ I% C& }! t4 k. W F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 r' k$ E" c0 D0 @
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Allied Ships
! u9 {, X4 ~# F; A, B+ l2 x: y BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
$ n, F( H7 ]+ V+ y. X! | CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 K5 t0 h, _+ T/ I( j5 z/ e
CV Enterprise
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1359 T7 u+ ^3 u- G) M6 U1 r
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/ x9 F" [; L' U0 d: c( tRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
4 d2 A0 U- m" D1 B, v" WEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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& q9 q$ c; p5 V. \% g' u; T A6M2 Zero x 283 L f5 q& l' L8 s1 _
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/ p9 B0 r7 J# S9 d F4F-4 Wildcat x 21; }7 c5 |6 |' N: N5 s4 C+ s: N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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6 j/ m7 x; d: i8 \Japanese aircraft losses
! b, o# g4 O* m2 }- K# ?3 r A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged2 T# @) j5 s" A7 x; P. O
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Allied aircraft losses. A+ c$ q3 e4 y' H# p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ V7 u E# i* @5 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged( x, d+ ~/ \# w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, }% @2 g5 X+ r4 ?1 L3 |
CV Zuikaku: @. s! D- ?6 O2 R+ Y7 i" u
CA Takao5 X$ b2 O) w- J/ m$ N, [, h
BB Hiei
* X5 R4 K- H2 M+ ]/ z1 l( GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ }2 R+ D3 e. x* F3 ^
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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.$ x! f3 m3 F# P4 Z8 H! M/ U( O
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, U1 L4 s$ @* W# p: H8 S" x+ F" x A6M2 Zero x 139 l0 N: P8 b$ Z: U. g
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Allied aircraft
: I7 v- M% N' k6 U4 e1 Y4 g- ^. ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 305 Z9 }/ d; L+ b5 O. \" A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57& N2 W7 `/ Q M# y2 c1 t v
TBF-1 Avenger x 10' j% d6 H9 O& ?
/ D* @5 Q( ?0 L" LJapanese aircraft losses8 k* P4 o7 \' ^! S2 @! e* L2 L
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ C& [4 ^' B9 r* U- s/ x
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7 N% l1 U# M! L( Q F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
5 @$ ~0 o8 }# j2 i( I3 E# D2 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged% m$ Y2 |0 p* v3 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
! _; K. g3 g. W$ Q TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 ]+ `( k# z: I3 N$ Q3 n8 V CA Tone
) U, }1 l1 i' V7 I BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire* Z1 m* G" e! r
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" J. ?! S9 Q: Z CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ t- u' ?4 h1 B CA Myoko, on fire) v1 c! h2 i: }7 F9 j6 Y$ P( n- b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku$ Y, x+ k7 m$ J _, Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
/ Q7 u0 w: ]9 P9 A* {3 M, aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
3 X! b3 m4 H9 e; t# d# X0 `& z8 D3 M SS I-2, hits 20 ?, p; ]( b+ J
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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* j6 z( Z8 g- P% b DD Aylwin
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: ~3 E, j" N, t% \, k% NSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |