航母决战结束,日军投降。
: s3 `, d' |3 ?6 b, y) p0 j6 uAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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3 f% {1 m. r* p$ [Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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PC Ch 32* j% R- C/ W" ]0 x0 z
PC Ch 23 z( {# B. C- [, T1 L' d H
% j' M* \ X0 s. h+ |# ~" PAllied Ships
$ _( r7 T! m' G9 Q SS Gudgeon" n+ n# R' \ G
* y, P7 C8 ~/ z# S0 kSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 227 R. D/ H7 g# `
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! @. @2 `# q# t7 s/ [0 y. z6 }ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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- X; B* Q+ l( CJapanese Ships
c N0 n. L+ u% C SS I-17, hits 1
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; [7 ^/ D9 ^$ rAllied Ships3 m, E& {% x6 u8 I% r) e4 c l
DD Lamson
& s) l; X9 b2 a6 o/ S& u3 Y4 X DD Cummings
3 t" c# M( y1 `- V3 ?$ I3 d# w$ M DD Aylwin
, q! S& M# R' V. m" k. X: B' G DD Monaghan( V# O# v4 P. _$ X5 O- ]
5 ` D0 p5 C4 iSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 {& V7 `1 x9 L& v7 O
% N; H5 ?8 p; rWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 d8 V8 k% J6 w! f8 n
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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! [6 F9 A+ `) uJapanese aircraft, k' V, Q0 a( h ]! c
G4M1 Betty x 17
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/ C! M0 O' t0 @ WAllied aircraft- T0 Q7 w: l8 E" e
no flights
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; x- T4 w3 }+ Z* g0 R' X4 p# \* @) yNo Japanese losses! v# P6 Y0 F( u/ u0 a3 I/ r; W" P
9 G7 G& B0 c% n- Z @; W; GAllied aircraft losses
4 ^5 I5 r; U/ U, j6 L4 m Catalina I: 10 damaged
( F3 ]+ x+ u9 w P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
# g$ O9 D( d' N7 BRunway hits 6, q) Z T/ k. E
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' X; _- X, w! X4 i7 ]Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * T, P. L" |$ C3 X* d+ {; a
9 l6 K1 u5 [- R) FWeather in hex: Overcast2 k, s; E J+ |' D% s# r
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 V$ I* T5 |1 ~8 @
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ Y/ c( h# r& N6 R/ ]
G4M1 Betty x 8' K* H; c' o, P2 P
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 14 X C1 x- o2 ^( s0 A( T \' z
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0 c O2 A0 K) l1 Y' KMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135( o& g# }6 }; V" V
' [( \) r1 l" r8 B' ?0 s. a6 \0 FWeather in hex: Thunderstorms; n8 h8 m6 G& f( W$ M2 F5 U) b; ?
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 ~; r/ g, h; a
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes) ]8 z/ Y$ v( W! _. S# Y" F1 I
+ o9 o! u$ k% I) `+ M4 D6 J. zJapanese aircraft- q* u6 `9 Y1 c4 F
A6M2 Zero x 43, u6 z% V- Q y; {" f8 z' `
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Allied aircraft
3 ?4 J3 X. o, R% }' M: ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 916 G/ _( D. B) F) Q& {" w' X, N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
9 h: k: n: i5 A TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ J" Q- P) y& _3 ] A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- _8 {8 ]/ l0 | x
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Allied aircraft losses
3 p8 {/ D9 C5 {" w6 T+ ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
( d8 c+ u" C( W9 m: E& p SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged* ?$ d. r8 L$ z7 [$ E* M" a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
8 j$ s9 w" ]" q" X8 I TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged4 `% F3 t0 U5 @7 X$ e! H4 j
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Japanese Ships
4 F- r, Y/ Q) f F0 h# Q$ w CV Zuikaku+ S( z3 y5 ]5 {7 F; H, b0 @
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: d4 \3 C9 p0 V CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. w& G j0 v. D. f' A7 { CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( i2 y1 h' V' @; z3 [- v8 I BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1% m& j, H6 G4 u5 w. ?
CA Takao* W+ z0 V2 s( h5 @$ }
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire8 ^$ N$ H+ g. C+ ?3 H0 s
DD Shikinami
9 M! S& { k! T3 P CA Tone1 C5 T' u1 L( z8 n% i) k( H9 I
DD Umikaze1 Y6 x1 d% O: L/ | N3 Y1 p
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
' w$ A" v8 H6 w) ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; O _1 E4 D2 G% a, }5 K; u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1391 q8 [2 P z" x( ]2 k# x
* y8 K% n. t L \Weather in hex: Severe storms% j: A! t; P9 {# l9 n3 z- n: a
9 p; Q# Y# @2 `Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 e7 f% {4 a% C K0 b# A7 CEstimated time to target is 43 minutes# w, Z1 r9 z' x, V9 [
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Japanese aircraft0 L0 C$ r: H+ o8 N
A6M2 Zero x 45
3 k1 I# x$ p% ^4 p9 }* p7 _$ ^ B5N1 Kate x 27( Y1 p2 ^" B& f0 J* i" L$ B
D3A1 Val x 15, ?% G6 Z: @$ Z2 H( m4 c
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
5 M/ r$ t* Z; `- G4 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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0 \8 }# X* s/ J) U" S2 ?) h2 uJapanese aircraft losses, w; X. _* F: S# d; ?$ ?+ v
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed! X% H+ Y. d4 C2 R" d$ y0 _$ q
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
4 ^" ~; V9 w, T+ C4 t6 g5 i B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
+ ]$ @! u; Y1 b7 ?" K# w/ g2 x D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
* ~ B$ C6 \% }: j7 [3 ~ D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
; G2 d* t* h T( j# S6 q+ E) i4 j: i D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak( \4 t e8 T' c, a
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Allied aircraft losses
% W- @. I) z/ [! |4 C F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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1 Y4 e$ i+ r1 N( d8 y1 EAllied Ships
+ { x# D0 W" L2 A CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 }) |0 [6 X0 G, { CV Enterprise2 o& Y& j# U: M* m2 z4 [$ r5 N
CLAA Juneau9 A) j, v$ v) t9 j! z
CL Leander
' h6 R; ~7 \+ Y1 ^ BB North Carolina
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) p0 u# N- A" B) D. q& uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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, h) a9 z; X9 T& P) h6 VWeather in hex: Severe storms
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7 P$ R5 l3 x) ^# E9 BRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. `' ]6 d. k) |) r5 l C V: ZEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' [* ?: ^: y9 {/ ~# a L/ V2 m
A6M2 Zero x 22+ k! Z% b9 B! E o6 Y0 |, ?# C
B5N1 Kate x 23
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! O9 V1 r( y6 A+ M" F% u D3A2 Val x 160 G, ]. p3 r0 c, A. X
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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9 M9 f! F( G% dJapanese aircraft losses$ y& [1 U3 S0 X4 g$ ^
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' J$ S/ c ?0 _6 `3 @* @
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged0 n+ e" ~& x& Q9 Y7 G( ^9 {
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak8 ?7 I0 d( X/ G& r, v
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
: \- y* ~4 a' ?! S D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
% H$ O/ X" ]* A, ]6 M' h D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak6 F' e; W# ]* f; X% s! G- [
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Allied aircraft losses. L. L. G7 N# _/ W$ ~7 m, e9 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( D9 _7 i. k: @& h) e% N3 K% f
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
" c. F, d: |& y; \7 S CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& @, U: X1 q) p/ w CV Enterprise
2 E' T7 B; ]$ R% k& ^* J; G CLAA Juneau
: s, Q b P W1 s& A CL Hobart6 W1 u4 H) s% @0 q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga- ^ p4 E: w; w y2 v* m w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1352 d. g2 O! D! v( s6 y
8 F1 o( P8 {, {8 j; e8 zWeather in hex: Overcast
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! _6 D- ] z$ [- f. rRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.' T* ?2 p$ z! q- p4 g
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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0 g# i/ ~! k3 s1 O+ E; eJapanese aircraft) q' I1 T* G* T4 i
A6M2 Zero x 288 r4 {' z2 C. W* ^* y+ v3 V3 H, N% u
" @, s M( k6 v9 XAllied aircraft8 f# c+ f% D( a+ W0 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21 H+ @' v3 J" s: v I, [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 244 m2 N0 D- r. U9 F- Q. B9 t* B
9 j2 X- O- M/ x$ ^( q- T5 r$ j4 EJapanese aircraft losses
3 g0 E1 {# f' s" L4 _0 l% H( o A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged v- \% ~2 V( C) [$ P( _- Q
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! v6 J/ C+ X) [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 V/ @7 T# Q$ m3 k2 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
3 _0 W$ }6 @4 j& g, y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 x% n6 c X0 Q+ f ^, o
CV Zuikaku! l, E1 y. S/ K2 m' h2 X( e
CA Takao l9 l# U6 z" @# t. p
BB Hiei' U0 E8 p: F6 P9 C8 O
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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5 D# V" W+ ~! h; {+ |9 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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' x7 o, R+ R6 r4 Z8 {+ |1 x( fWeather in hex: Overcast
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- Z$ P& `8 b9 G4 ^7 |3 ?* h& S# }Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ }; x( i# e3 l0 J1 n- o- j5 ?Estimated time to target is 22 minutes% n1 f0 j7 v: b4 k
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Japanese aircraft
2 L* ^* m7 Y+ }8 P A6M2 Zero x 13: F2 z5 \! P% P0 @: [8 a3 Z7 [ L: V
3 [( |: Q( u; Q" m+ n3 Q0 cAllied aircraft
' {+ \: D" P; s F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
' M( e" {- A2 M4 `$ B SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
/ B( O( u$ m, W0 e. Y, H* X% H TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
( {$ R( {" B( Y, g, ~, Q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses8 u; ?9 f9 s J9 n" t( J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. C& [) V# P6 O$ y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged8 d# A2 I4 D8 N2 b3 ]4 e- }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 r3 h/ r" S3 D! F( Y& f
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone9 { j* w4 e% F# y7 p9 Q7 J
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire& K0 g* h" A' j/ j7 | }# M
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" ], j! R' {; K CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
# Y5 j; j4 a5 u. H CA Myoko, on fire
9 I# i: f, k: G8 u: g F* e( yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ l$ T* [2 a& [# |( {. l; Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
/ @' Z& g! m& l* [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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. ^6 D& @; F2 D# Q; l9 Z2 v! MSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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4 ]8 ~5 ?% ^9 l4 ? MJapanese Ships
# C6 z- A; \* w- Y+ Z! X, R7 ~ SS I-2, hits 24 H/ L6 O; D+ c% O; j
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
# O0 [' ]) ?) h0 w0 ^8 d DD Lamson1 J8 X& F( w$ D9 p" @1 [3 C
DD Aylwin
2 z6 d% A9 L i DD Monaghan) E- o" a$ Z. n, K/ I
1 j( I$ e+ J# M7 O d; m1 v! PSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |