航母决战结束,日军投降。
& i4 O8 @/ y6 P& HAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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/ \7 S4 v m7 s0 l( [, C: kJapanese Ships
6 E" Z: }& z7 d/ m PC Ch 229 i) T. u+ M& u2 a% k
PC Ch 32
4 c h* Q0 V; w: ~ PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
- h6 a& g7 b) J8 Q1 y SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22- v# D# q O5 @" Z
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
$ e- s8 I' H# [$ b& t: y1 Q' k9 \ SS I-17, hits 1
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j' \8 A$ L& p0 ^- xAllied Ships4 l' c& [# G5 w- `8 Q4 f- v
DD Lamson
1 |- d" i' S4 ~! _2 u0 l1 w" R DD Cummings4 q0 k. y( Y5 ?* E+ W# P! A
DD Aylwin$ `- l7 i* Z1 d" ?& h' B+ {
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( `0 G- m9 U9 J r
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Weather in hex: Overcast6 S/ Q/ t0 E5 q5 L& K% I
# a* T' y. f/ R& F8 JRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 @6 O8 v; C! BEstimated time to target is 36 minutes9 y. M) Y/ ?/ }- s2 \. f
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Japanese aircraft
9 j9 [8 Z/ p7 z* l. l n G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft$ ?: p B2 t% d% G' {5 m
no flights" G& N2 ]; S0 C$ g. m
. V+ S! ?6 K2 ?) N" c" O$ DNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
* h3 f) Q% z% \: ^2 q8 e" p Catalina I: 10 damaged. Y9 \' R4 B) m B+ s# U
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged( `7 h9 L6 G% X; x
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Airbase hits 1
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- O! {2 U! j. q& \4 ]Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ L: }$ a [/ w( W0 C
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5 }' }) M0 l2 ?$ {, x1 vRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% f5 N# l) }9 h, _# ]- bEstimated time to target is 12 minutes d0 v) C% z# A# q+ ^
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Japanese aircraft
7 G6 ?" e O" u' V G4M1 Betty x 8# |9 F3 E2 ?) G; m9 e: t
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No Japanese losses+ Y8 [4 V, C7 P
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Runway hits 1' ~' ^3 M3 i- N. U3 |& i/ f7 ^
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0 I$ ]0 w6 M# c) wMorning 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.6 W4 ?( D! g( h0 t; R0 @# b
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes: o' o0 ]( K- t. P' S
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# p0 h+ R' k2 d2 Q6 I5 u/ o3 o A6M2 Zero x 43& @: ~0 r- i$ [8 }
8 b i' A6 n8 D! k, w6 x" [Allied aircraft
9 A5 v% d6 D. G( U, ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 91/ p" a5 m0 R1 x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130" l/ N/ s9 i2 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 12+ r7 E2 h# z; H* W2 E5 d
, ]2 f7 _5 w9 ~% C( N, h3 `' sJapanese aircraft losses
4 d# g' B' y0 T5 w; } A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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& e. X/ E, i1 xAllied aircraft losses3 h( W9 e" ~. e; u i8 g3 w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 ]* ~ @! P9 y ]/ Y; `1 `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
, Z L" z# ^/ n% T& V8 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
1 R- |# y! x" z' ^, X8 R" L8 F TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged( @3 M6 n8 h- N. A. P
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CV Zuikaku
* v8 j% G: n6 O$ H, Z9 ^6 R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 m5 O) Y" f7 S0 O6 U: ]
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire |7 y/ P: U4 n& _3 T2 \) l
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" e6 p% i$ s4 o8 r, F p/ h BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
. X1 S7 {% `+ y+ N! Y6 _: X2 t/ g CA Takao. h T8 S ]) Z% `* Y8 w A
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire1 m1 U% g) H1 K
DD Shikinami
5 s; T/ y, c2 o! D! c% E CA Tone
7 a3 U+ y2 O3 _. h7 S DD Umikaze+ ~/ c- n& S0 n
# z& [6 z8 s4 x) ]Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku2 K, t3 w( A8 f7 x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku$ ^2 {* K( T- r8 l- @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139- G$ y9 P+ I+ `: c& R9 N j# E, h
; n. W; C& c0 b1 z. CWeather in hex: Severe storms
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2 I8 _' |3 J5 B6 |/ r+ M! t5 w- ]0 IRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 R" r3 X# k# lEstimated time to target is 43 minutes: t0 M' C" q: ~
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A6M2 Zero x 45% _3 F. n7 [0 u: I
B5N1 Kate x 27
: G0 w+ ?+ L7 P' v: P6 b9 N D3A1 Val x 15
- B8 y3 n8 t6 W- y D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116 B8 r2 v! B3 U' l+ P9 i1 j
1 Q2 o, [# O* O- K9 c5 jJapanese aircraft losses! q# d- I, t" r
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
0 U* J" \$ x2 m# U2 e B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged6 J' v6 m3 T( z; K3 t s
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
' t+ A2 G# {- i D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged* _; N$ `& t7 {1 d7 u
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
" `3 B- B2 V- G: u D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses' H7 X4 @4 B! C9 l5 j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% d' k3 u! H, G3 O6 l# I% I CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
. u" l. K: w( X CV Enterprise
6 |: _6 w; S( R s CLAA Juneau
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BB North Carolina8 U4 t. g# C7 u$ m. n/ `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1396 u$ r9 V" C; I9 n- O2 w8 c
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Weather in hex: Severe storms$ t/ C, }, E) A3 O- g
# y5 Y; d% K$ p; g. {( C6 h+ l8 W" h- bRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 U) E/ u+ s" P, B0 Q) H) xEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
1 g# n; c3 T% i" r8 `: i B5N1 Kate x 237 L. w2 T8 k2 U6 Z# F8 D$ R
D3A1 Val x 26 _$ E; D" j; I* a8 W7 c
D3A2 Val x 166 ~8 ?& j$ c) L+ h
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Allied aircraft
( ~, p' B# l2 R" T7 m4 U/ d F4F-4 Wildcat x 47, c/ ^7 E7 y! n/ [0 W& G
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Japanese aircraft losses
& g9 K7 y4 M+ X7 O2 h) r) i A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ H7 b, q8 l; ~( m0 C+ X- Z) i
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged0 G6 d6 E8 K0 i0 H" W% T
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak1 ]1 I. f" u1 Y
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
$ ~- _9 P$ ^5 ^7 B" `6 c D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
4 p2 E( i h1 v D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; r4 _# u& C' L0 c$ T& b
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Allied aircraft losses
" i, t; u/ e2 I F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% B( {1 W1 ^7 f9 `# }+ O6 g
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. u# w& c6 h/ x1 X6 F, D. c5 R7 O7 I BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
. I3 J7 e/ r' A- h CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 R0 y- u( |1 w CV Enterprise
; A. m. k8 a2 }/ S CLAA Juneau/ p" O! { v: K! b# i
CL Hobart
" h* Y* P1 S C8 ~. GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga; o: W6 v& P+ [# j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135; N$ W" O/ w0 G! p) ?3 T* W5 l
2 N5 R3 G8 s. c+ s. VWeather in hex: Overcast$ Q5 J' E: U' w: Q P
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.# C- |1 {) d# r
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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5 e! { e O; V( h0 G9 U- n0 G A6M2 Zero x 28& `0 I: }* ^0 Q- Z! i* u
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Allied aircraft
$ U3 J8 a: ^7 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 y/ m! u6 U0 r) Z2 ]& j( \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses4 l. {8 U+ Q8 ~: f9 ?2 |
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 F" ^! ^5 w3 k) e$ m( u% t3 d& a F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed/ G; N5 T ?' ~. S# K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged1 T( d# t4 a8 B& n5 |+ i5 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# T2 |! R7 H5 ?
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Japanese Ships
6 U* G& c5 k- s. M3 q/ d2 k& A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, J% r9 k) T/ `4 d$ U CV Zuikaku" J! I& y% b$ @. U+ ~2 q
CA Takao
3 t+ ?5 l& j" E# t3 Y BB Hiei- Z3 |+ U) J( F$ x0 Z6 u {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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/ {' {- K- I5 _7 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135! x- z6 m! Q) g% L0 O2 j5 J" T5 m
+ Q, A: N! I9 |) N/ h5 iWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., t$ O- \% Z$ N
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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) R2 a' F3 \0 z/ K) m( `/ `. L* m A6M2 Zero x 13
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: h- G8 n+ D& l/ `6 j2 n$ R, o F4F-4 Wildcat x 30/ T, A* Q) W- n5 `% N3 }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
! `$ h7 b$ z v7 X/ E0 N, V8 p TBF-1 Avenger x 108 X, @! q7 Q0 k9 y- L- C4 |- w; A
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Japanese aircraft losses# C. ]& ~ r6 ~$ G) E0 d {
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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. c# y7 L7 l( m; [; O F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 k' B% j5 z1 A+ Q' y$ X/ ?- B, y6 \ }5 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
. u8 K8 J( ~" {8 b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ {; l$ q! L/ z
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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6 G/ r( r9 D' O! X CA Tone p- D+ F% I/ C
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire# o) s3 X3 N, u" j8 k5 |+ [
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 I" Y! G/ X, m3 _+ o# \7 a! T# I CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
* ^, ~2 Y' @" U/ j CA Myoko, on fire$ R( h/ H6 j0 R, u. `9 S4 a9 ]1 V l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku A2 x6 [+ Z8 S6 R& W0 s. H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
4 ?4 _" } u- eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku7 k$ h* w/ ]4 g% N
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+ Y, B7 a! e6 ]7 T3 gSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162) j) V7 P( L! V/ Q1 n
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
' A# t4 p0 l: j DD Lamson: L2 v' |/ y0 |& l. b3 G
DD Aylwin+ W4 f$ o3 `# ~- F: r4 X
DD Monaghan
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9 Y7 H) y* E: J7 DSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |