航母决战结束,日军投降。
. B) I" z5 h9 dAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42: `5 B# A, @. v c# s! p
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130# S7 k& f% B7 a H
. s% s ~* Q6 `1 ^1 Y, qJapanese Ships" I5 h2 ~+ E& [0 N7 M
PC Ch 22
- k2 ?$ k3 p3 e, y! g p PC Ch 322 F- @# B4 p4 H- P7 y: T
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships% q$ I4 c; W: [5 l n
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 227 l, W/ I+ [2 [6 w% h
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1676 y4 Q6 U5 ~6 f0 W$ t u8 I1 n
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Japanese Ships
- g! f+ o/ Y) H0 D! k; Y SS I-17, hits 1
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& a& l7 q( A% ?$ S" x DD Lamson6 N7 V' n8 a4 M4 G
DD Cummings/ Z/ y/ L4 ^5 H2 X |. k# s8 e$ t
DD Aylwin
& }) ^2 d3 i$ k8 d: d/ T DD Monaghan7 N* Y$ c2 j+ Z7 T! X+ P7 n
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson6 W" v/ g% P7 C' y
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$ _! ?8 D. T) _% \/ F- sNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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; |! o/ q5 Z9 vRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% w0 _. M* r- Q: D. Q% EEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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4 _8 T- G6 p* ?1 LJapanese aircraft
3 G& y' n9 Z. b" U G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
) d0 l0 N% ^2 n4 d( l no flights
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1 ?' ~1 K% n0 w K0 a8 ^+ X) GNo Japanese losses
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" S& l3 m7 B& M0 Y8 [Allied aircraft losses8 a, x1 C1 O8 ] [4 k1 A6 ^# C
Catalina I: 10 damaged
: Y3 ]8 F( a9 M M) z7 O" y1 I P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged6 {/ X8 r" {1 J3 l. X! q
! x$ ]0 `) a8 i. ~8 tAirbase hits 1
6 C: v3 y: A6 E; L% g* ?0 Q6 TRunway hits 64 X6 T8 Y, i! P- a) B) U
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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# K7 R, P5 w6 B W6 t# d0 oWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 Y" b% Z/ u( K/ ^3 s
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes2 k8 A; x( A& F9 w9 u6 d, i
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Japanese aircraft, [6 ]% h; J. c2 d0 N a
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses2 j; X3 A F: u. m' H1 J) k- A
; ~9 u: ^5 @; z4 e. q$ nRunway hits 1- ?; i' m( w }& a8 U, A Y; n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- D" m0 v K" `6 D& h# jEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 X, s9 ]% t9 o) c A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
6 @- s- } N0 z$ o F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
, u4 P% U& `' s9 r SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
( D( C- y: @, B& }' M5 N3 b TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses6 Z& w" U0 z! c! r1 {1 M: O7 n1 W
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
7 w" G }, Y$ r: {# y& ` F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
, }, p: }. P4 @% X+ ]2 t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged! }, h% v5 n" B" | j" |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
: t5 J% S$ Q4 a+ ^% B# c% `3 X# C TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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3 |- l q/ _, V1 wJapanese Ships7 o9 S. I; [4 O
CV Zuikaku6 {/ b. a3 {. w% l9 w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires/ ?# E! |+ o8 K |* P& R" E+ q
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
\1 q2 ^# a+ q. Y CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- P2 u J7 y# e, h( _- M5 A
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
# }* I& K, _% F% z CA Takao8 Y6 }+ Z" U1 s3 Z. @+ v& B
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire6 v& o3 u; V* F2 ~
DD Shikinami- E: l& @" |. x
CA Tone& r1 D' m6 R1 m, ~3 C, }0 i
DD Umikaze' g, ]3 b/ ?$ O6 R4 A9 P q# v
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku* G6 ^ y# k3 B6 D5 c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
5 X, K) \, K, W* ~+ Y) GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1392 X' @" j$ j$ M9 x# [, J
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Weather in hex: Severe storms# x0 ]8 a9 o1 w% m( X! d) ^
" {; [9 O% ^, v- K6 rRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 m/ m. `5 y# t7 G% w9 u
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, x* K1 b9 R% l! n9 ?- _" Q$ u/ J A6M2 Zero x 45
0 k3 A* j0 j$ ] B5N1 Kate x 27
( f: l7 G2 b# X5 ]8 h+ b D3A1 Val x 15
) `1 ]* b: i3 h: q D3A2 Val x 267 N7 M% F! r" L
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Allied aircraft
! x; H4 o. b: q3 T _+ ~3 i F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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2 O/ |/ V4 d. ~2 f% lJapanese aircraft losses! ?' \9 h# h. U$ ?9 W* v+ ^ a5 X1 N1 o
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
6 a: t9 }1 t6 k9 T2 C/ H B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged* B0 {( Q' S$ l1 i% I
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
2 F& k. U1 s3 [( P6 w. V D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged4 t& z; X3 D6 f; P# |0 G0 n$ N4 N
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
; c* A' d$ C- M3 t D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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# d4 m) D' ?! s8 p3 K# ZAllied aircraft losses6 j$ ~( s( B7 t% K- F3 `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed# O5 G1 q! i C) T
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Allied Ships
* w; Y6 s9 l/ D" j7 n: Y2 E CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1# A N) e+ o. W$ A4 Q
CV Enterprise
; K+ H1 ~: b1 u; O- l2 w# N r' w, W CLAA Juneau
: t' c) D0 l, y8 \) t ? CL Leander
G, [5 V& b6 W! z4 ^1 X# F, Y. s- ] BB North Carolina; a" ^- \! t+ z8 W# u# m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139. w$ J& w* O5 X# U! U- I
}6 `5 {0 z: l7 M2 {Weather in hex: Severe storms
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$ O7 O! `/ n0 q; @; YRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 ^3 y- Z* [2 ^ J) {3 X# bEstimated time to target is 40 minutes5 t8 v4 g7 t" e& Z0 N
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Japanese aircraft
$ |0 J% t: p2 u8 W A6M2 Zero x 22
: T" n7 z, {' a1 s/ E2 I7 A B5N1 Kate x 23' x' N$ T8 D8 N& L# Z8 U
D3A1 Val x 2
& L8 T7 k: g( \& e$ s D3A2 Val x 16& V, f+ M( R7 W4 M3 w* s% P
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47! L* u7 c) ~& g0 b1 @
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* M6 o6 l: i5 `3 w/ V# I6 O# W: O A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- N& `' ~* n+ h+ t. h( f6 h& N
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged5 j Y4 ` W! ^1 I
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak* n# J! y4 C8 O! x5 s
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
0 _3 T& \, s+ n' G( m D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged$ W& H6 ]4 u# C! ~
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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% V' o7 t# V+ N. j* x hAllied aircraft losses& a7 Y' b! k. T, g$ u; X( w( W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! v& D1 b4 e% }5 R3 V
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# Z1 e+ G7 P) X7 X' X- W5 C; T BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
0 g) ? G C+ I( b9 Z CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* m+ y% p1 Q! o, S$ I CV Enterprise
K+ C* U7 t! f4 D0 e, H, Y G CLAA Juneau
' v% r- y7 g- C/ {: ]3 ?7 X CL Hobart
# s8 \& N+ s6 fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga! p7 \4 A7 ^/ `/ o; \5 G4 t6 s" y, S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1351 S' B: g/ }+ |8 F" j
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.5 E5 o' V9 e i2 }
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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9 J: z' I9 t/ l* N" xAllied aircraft
" ?7 p; E% _3 D7 ?5 u* @, v4 z5 ~ F4F-4 Wildcat x 21! q& X# b: j4 |, H% Q: i. a I3 j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24, j6 v3 P) a$ u4 j/ M
0 O' ~; f2 N4 Q1 Q; x' ]Japanese aircraft losses' }+ h6 r1 I" N- A2 z: y
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged" N, y4 B* H8 b: Z4 _# I
* U* i+ l4 _0 W8 s3 f$ pAllied aircraft losses# V. L8 }3 A! O5 u6 J2 Y0 e% h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed4 [5 R( |( f; Y/ @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged6 {7 P' S5 U* ]! o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
% B' ^7 f7 Z7 m2 S5 ^ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ?; P6 t' b3 A0 ~. k: {( q CV Zuikaku
. V5 u$ O/ l$ y- S' H' u# I CA Takao
* l _, Z! T- w7 ^! }$ J+ H! h. @" R BB Hiei+ F7 X2 E& p0 }" J2 ~, [* `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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* Z2 J" @# N3 _- \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1354 H9 }& Z9 g& Z- N
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) G0 P* `9 `9 | j& A% ^8 ?' IEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13: d' `9 S0 G) ?6 m& Z. W# ]5 {
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Allied aircraft
2 x5 k6 A" Z2 K* L. T F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
& n$ g O. W3 b' d4 h5 B SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
. p1 t# h6 z1 @! p TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses! y6 P2 E' h% {7 M/ e7 m. f B4 c0 Z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ a1 p0 E- y- h. l, Y7 m; Q
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ l# a' H4 |; l/ |0 p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged( z% X: B' u( u- _2 H# n9 y& D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak0 g5 {( V7 L% L9 `8 w; [! S! H
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
1 w, ]* E; {1 X% o8 N7 p0 B$ _ BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
9 ^7 J1 T3 C1 R; c: Z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 t* F& b8 ], i$ K5 M5 ^ CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage! y4 ^3 g5 N# x7 h
CA Myoko, on fire
M% O* [) W3 o! D$ O, gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
, u/ a2 X L6 M2 c, R. |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei. g8 I& u3 c7 _3 J. [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku' n k! h3 C! Y" c, g
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; r; D5 e2 d+ \& L4 ^2 x& oSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1629 E, w4 a. q# m( I# l; M; C
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Allied Ships
: }8 e( S2 {2 ^2 S7 q# _ DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage `+ Q9 O7 R1 N$ v- J# Y {8 w
DD Lamson6 k' h4 J' V2 G9 L
DD Aylwin
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |