航母决战结束,日军投降。
/ m$ J1 e! z; }$ _- T( wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 423 E$ U. X: W. }, C; o
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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0 g8 l' S" k( l5 Y+ rJapanese Ships
; |8 r4 d- j8 C+ R- l' k PC Ch 22
" P- R2 X& ?6 C, @+ F6 l4 J7 y7 q PC Ch 326 M0 h8 [$ o$ j7 h3 I
PC Ch 23% M0 q6 k$ l# W$ q$ R
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Allied Ships
# u3 j* c. f1 I6 v( n% b SS Gudgeon/ ]+ {: z6 n, `2 W! c- W
. w" _' n4 ]* T& c( G! XSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 222 V* d Y/ ]' z2 c. J" v) j5 a
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167% F7 b; h; `5 P8 G' r
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Japanese Ships
* s- o, v7 W5 o. Z SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships9 [5 W- c+ O2 B( w9 j: ^3 g
DD Lamson7 w8 M1 z: e7 c) H9 H& i: R$ T
DD Cummings8 q/ P9 k6 N" I8 ^0 R9 S
DD Aylwin! g" S; E6 Y+ X5 B, r+ G
DD Monaghan. x G! E& c- `4 K* d+ I
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson/ `+ w" O2 b z7 G# M+ o8 r
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% u* D) n; b% y' m, _Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 I5 m! ~4 b! |( s$ S, i# f
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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8 Q! I6 ~# j! H; K+ q7 mRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 i1 ~- w w- I' c4 |6 v! k* ^Estimated time to target is 36 minutes3 k# c) j# j0 z: {
* r8 E0 e' J1 t& X( {5 T" nJapanese aircraft
6 U: T4 X5 b% k G4M1 Betty x 17" f$ `5 d( m H t- _9 A
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Allied aircraft+ D8 |3 v$ O4 u% \- s& e
no flights4 ]/ @$ o0 ?$ f7 `6 C: A
/ U7 ?# `; v J7 [. ]- G8 r, DNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
( A( B8 A7 w9 P/ Z, k* U, s Catalina I: 10 damaged
# [2 @* k9 ^- z" j P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 19 d4 }* X0 B! g9 f R u
Runway hits 62 H3 b) B0 j% D
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + X- [# U7 {3 ]" }4 _$ T- f
$ ^% U6 Z) C- T% ZWeather in hex: Overcast" W4 \) s$ ^% m- x/ @. E6 T
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# I$ M/ B6 s- F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes& f* h& U+ U6 d: o
5 A- T+ n$ K" W' ^4 k& @% cJapanese aircraft: N& R' G) m3 q1 Z6 O! n
G4M1 Betty x 8* S, o8 N$ T4 r, }4 i
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Runway hits 1
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% \9 ?, N2 u3 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135$ t, p3 e7 M) J U
& o2 g! d/ z# ?! KWeather in hex: Thunderstorms w# \: w2 m7 ?8 y2 y& f
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." J9 K9 _2 S0 ^4 u
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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# e" w( O: m! N% D% l5 d* hJapanese aircraft
- A ~. J9 z- C* Z! n7 M t! F A6M2 Zero x 430 F5 Q5 P# {# c- s) f9 s
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Allied aircraft! x. `! y) s2 `7 a4 s; {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 917 r8 ^3 R$ J# @- [: x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
9 U# z" a! k# \4 R ?8 }4 C. v' A$ A TBF-1 Avenger x 12; q& U+ {+ `& g' M# P' ?5 c
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 n* p2 b$ I" P: Q; _" c6 z/ H A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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2 ?% ~( O; g: C- ^& h) ?7 y F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed! J; b& R. D5 S7 Y# E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
4 D6 Z+ x5 x' I- |$ ^1 L) a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 }! ^; L1 `9 [- m( o! D6 A
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- n) ~2 |! a4 V7 m CV Zuikaku! [7 E# v: b" @2 h- d6 v
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
' r3 U1 h' ?1 Q1 r CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire, m$ T" @: t, ?1 t3 ~
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: z( ~9 K- G* i4 e BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
% y' X' a, `/ ` CA Takao
$ v% u" T+ M- ^( T' d; O BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire3 Y! f; q- E6 i& e7 U2 @! Q6 \& B
DD Shikinami
7 u6 S! b, Y5 h/ \, S CA Tone
! m9 W: y9 W- w- x5 r/ c5 H" m9 F DD Umikaze
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' C/ b' _' o9 z- k+ i+ c/ ~6 G" c3 c; W$ mAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
! ]# |' {1 e- X! g# x' \5 ]# GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
9 x! d; l& P) S2 b `& rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo9 @8 w9 j) F, z) ^. M$ j7 d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139+ p9 _) [- _3 u9 Z' _; K
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Weather in hex: Severe storms, Z' y; \, h2 P
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 Y, |# i8 q; f5 @( n, g6 t
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes# J* w- J0 l$ r4 \
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Japanese aircraft
* d7 ]6 `, H* ~ r A6M2 Zero x 45( S0 T0 z0 ^* ]
B5N1 Kate x 27
v1 ^- j0 ?2 N# X D3A1 Val x 155 e) G) H5 [) @8 |1 K
D3A2 Val x 26
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6 v) b2 I* o! y7 T5 a F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
, B. u- M7 V- f9 x* B4 ~0 |& ^ A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
- `3 A' @ X; ~ B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged! B0 y! }6 G& E, Z; G) G2 J+ O
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak/ V4 f5 x, |. l2 L+ J. h% j0 L" Q
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged2 e0 C/ h/ r$ b( M% @
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
9 ^+ ~* d0 K3 {& F1 q% c$ W, ? D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak% o1 z' h7 S: f
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Allied aircraft losses% y. m% ]# f$ `! X: s6 f4 E! c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1! z/ A* o4 g* p+ C! |
CV Enterprise
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" x0 S. e. l1 z. `2 I BB North Carolina! m( S5 N: C" T% ~5 y" d
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% |7 P( D" C6 v; H* B& o, z: z4 G) }6 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% T) W, w$ k0 B* S j* f
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes. F+ O G2 d( s! q1 u; P
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Japanese aircraft0 E- a% j& j. b1 E' b
A6M2 Zero x 22
9 \: z7 \- `" @3 ? B5N1 Kate x 23
2 w$ L+ [! f* Y! R) C D3A1 Val x 2
- M# j* d* k7 k' P D3A2 Val x 16+ V& O" t: C# J4 l1 f# Q4 m5 A9 {
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Allied aircraft( e9 q; b+ R& |& j( ~7 q: n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47, l( U" o: _! k
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 m& e$ g" B) O ~ B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
+ x u, U& s$ t0 X. i. _6 h B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
6 I! o# A: I( f' \7 X0 N9 @; _. M D3A1 Val: 1 damaged) K- x: B; K; p2 k
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
5 l9 U( J$ f* m9 ` D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ V, l! `+ n& X7 H* x7 K& b |
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: `6 @; f- a& v& K- T! ? BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 11 q6 j- o/ y2 {( S! o
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) ?& [8 X r0 J4 A5 Q" J
CV Enterprise
6 e' J8 E. x5 Y; g$ N3 ?1 T CLAA Juneau2 e" a$ w# ~/ ?. z' H+ Z
CL Hobart& h4 M% R9 s6 H9 j$ e$ d- B! j/ _
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135# E1 X# L9 l; g7 ?6 e1 l
8 o: T) f# p6 H$ k: D4 ?Weather in hex: Overcast
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, _% ? Y! o6 o- j& x0 e. \% G$ rRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.4 E/ F9 h/ w; H% q( @8 ]# S
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes: j* x6 [' ~% m5 F. Z
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Japanese aircraft/ ^4 R: @2 l5 r+ S; j/ {, P; Q% q
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft0 U4 Y: w0 D5 i# R G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 217 B+ X" M, `2 N/ x8 S2 _9 z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses) G0 r% N& x6 R+ q2 W
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
. [; x; V+ x7 s F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed9 o4 H5 v8 y+ Y9 S( q- ?8 |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged2 O: k0 H9 {& A4 c& r* X& D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: P q0 J) {! I$ t4 j
2 m+ {7 t, P/ pJapanese Ships
: P: r# f! X3 |' F( q# b7 ~) ?$ @0 U4 p CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; x% f# v6 f, a4 z& i; t" h2 T' t CV Zuikaku
" |. G0 f7 o2 e. _& {: z CA Takao0 _4 L: V& Q1 ^, d* _
BB Hiei* ? } J: Z# V) s5 Y+ ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135' w' T3 o% \& n; P1 s* a; D8 s! T
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9 \' i) f% \5 C2 Z! z/ vRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 Y+ h* n3 u) w
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes# B X3 L# M: }% e. {
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A6M2 Zero x 13 Y6 p7 h$ ^% n" J
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Allied aircraft4 U1 T& \; e0 U" s& F+ O6 D/ b# C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30* q6 o4 Q! j/ O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57* z" m2 g$ ~ x4 u1 o$ a
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses( x( ^5 [4 @1 ?9 Z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed2 U! ^# G1 C" Q' v6 _4 H
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Allied aircraft losses0 H0 h, z5 ~' u3 I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
' p+ D3 k) i8 {/ w$ d SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged/ |) w; ?+ _/ r( C2 X& D; O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 h3 S/ b5 \% S" D: x
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged" a; Y2 }/ T5 y% ~" n9 G
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Japanese Ships
% ^/ T& I1 e5 t1 }, l CA Tone
3 H, Q" ~# O" o" ?9 o: B BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
/ x. ^1 }. d+ k1 e CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# J) n& Z$ A" Y/ L; ?, M7 @
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
, E9 m8 _' L# q- }. G1 Y CA Myoko, on fire
- x4 C4 \3 E" B* t, tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku8 P! u$ c3 v% c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
+ ]* n$ \9 Z- c& T8 e( }6 jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1620 W; y* |" o/ P9 N& n
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SS I-2, hits 2/ q" i9 c+ m5 S* H! s
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Aylwin
0 D8 H L7 N! j: E1 M, | DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |