航母决战结束,日军投降。! `1 X; X$ Q) H h- p% @0 ?
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42' i6 H$ s" v4 b/ |& }. i8 q' ]
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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9 B8 D( b- j7 ?Japanese Ships
6 ~9 e8 b7 M: F& ?/ { PC Ch 22/ G2 k* N+ M4 f8 x
PC Ch 32
1 R% E8 Q0 [0 _ R# p PC Ch 23 c8 |8 d- x2 x8 e$ ]* q5 m+ I
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Allied Ships) K3 w* N4 I8 O" y3 m0 v r% g: M
SS Gudgeon1 X# W1 y7 ~) v* ~; W) m/ D
+ H0 _, l7 J8 x" u7 wSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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# k7 U/ J/ i& Z; J! iASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167+ p0 m5 J, F" p. D0 R
0 f, U; f8 u, @- n3 DJapanese Ships
. h9 v+ h" H) f" z" S7 }( k6 J: B SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson
6 @/ m) z* x$ X% N* V" Y- w DD Cummings9 N& J$ t4 n* m& D3 ~# |9 y
DD Aylwin- y; g4 g5 I, u1 }( Q" }
DD Monaghan. l, P& r: H4 _3 B1 d; M# a' S
& C8 {" O7 }: QSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson, J! s( r7 [2 y1 ]( W6 W
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/ p2 c; O( Q. q, N7 o- zNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast" D+ V! F3 k- u, u1 i
3 t7 @' N. k q$ z3 L7 ZRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! l- W6 H. w6 j8 R: VEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 }% P1 m' f: ]1 M G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft% }( C+ P' l4 {+ w8 w
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Catalina I: 10 damaged/ B4 N' p* B: E; R
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged# | Z5 a, K0 I, q, Z3 R
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Airbase hits 1
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% I7 B3 n3 r5 L/ g5 N: }$ I- ^Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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# k' G0 u9 e; o8 M$ s, jRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 v9 C1 ^$ E4 M3 T. E* c* GEstimated time to target is 12 minutes+ D5 \7 V4 b3 q- r% l, f; O
" M, I1 Z# g' C+ I2 w, m# hJapanese aircraft
* ~& ]$ E. K4 f3 A G4M1 Betty x 8
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( g, U, u2 m/ {" Y+ nNo Japanese losses. A& x* \; Z- j( m" r) P, o) }, X
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Runway hits 19 X2 g% K2 M" {: `6 | F
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/ g/ R' M3 } Y, F' h+ ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1354 c% G. W& W& ~0 C
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms% @; }; k: x& E! P
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 Q2 r% Y- O$ s) ?Estimated time to target is 31 minutes0 J! T- o5 U* G$ O* Z y
( n3 R- G, N& s) m- b3 a( S3 ZJapanese aircraft
! }. e* ]/ G: ]* g A6M2 Zero x 43
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, @( k* L+ `- I+ JAllied aircraft
+ M% h& a/ M4 _( F" o' d& A F4F-4 Wildcat x 91% W7 q2 d4 H3 @( k6 v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1304 \- n6 n' @0 l3 }
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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$ I7 ]0 D4 K# x7 V+ F$ g5 RJapanese aircraft losses9 s* c/ w ~$ L
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' W; B' A* P2 e b+ E* ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed# U1 e0 D |+ c9 ^ C" a7 G/ u: I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
) z& n5 a7 e: D) G, Y) n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
4 ]+ O% |: i" `3 X1 e' r/ ` TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships- f2 M8 \: `6 m) c( r$ c6 i* g7 v
CV Zuikaku
: ?# `- `/ P9 B6 q Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- S) ]% b3 y' T. |% x' L; F# @
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# ]0 }4 a: n) P& H9 k CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ ~; |, Y9 w' o+ _) o# K- S4 k BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
$ i$ G: N' d0 A; W CA Takao, \ K/ |. c( C4 N$ a
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire. Y2 _+ W9 M4 P0 j$ ^2 C9 r
DD Shikinami
, Y7 e) q6 Y4 T; g CA Tone
/ \7 c8 |8 O: N, K* X DD Umikaze0 y4 K% L! h8 Z" k/ N. o( n0 c
: m) N5 J( |! `% y6 M3 p: ~# J/ pAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku7 b1 {1 X% `& R. Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku* O! K$ n. B4 }; k- a3 ?8 C2 D& ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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% [' N9 S! g$ s& oMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139. o1 q n* Q9 M/ u
# ]5 Z# p6 [$ X$ L' }Weather in hex: Severe storms* B4 G3 Q o9 H
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, }$ E' p5 j* H( CEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ Y0 B ]3 {! F9 H6 P: S% D
A6M2 Zero x 45
% x3 z; J H8 c( R; \( @ B5N1 Kate x 27& F# k, D! q$ D' M
D3A1 Val x 15
& v' H( _% \' t/ k5 `3 c D3A2 Val x 26; @9 ?5 }: D% o
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Allied aircraft$ j3 E; f6 Q+ \+ ^$ e# Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
" M$ s& M& N) q D' [ A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed# n( f$ Q/ a6 @7 m; B
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
: e4 C0 |& z* j1 f% }0 D( E2 r B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak" a) O6 S) I; U' `
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
: t* ^8 `8 O$ X D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
! T- f& K7 R$ p( y8 n D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 G5 u9 `; d- M b+ H
3 [. a+ Y6 |8 FAllied aircraft losses
4 I* S0 o: ?8 d) ~$ |" Y7 e F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed. K# W: S: C! [6 K- F
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3 W6 ?; d: H3 a CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1' T- n! j% q& Y+ a
CV Enterprise5 l$ A0 |* E( c# {* @* w: H
CLAA Juneau- S6 ?8 M& G0 p* `
CL Leander" L% d Z# O$ u, H4 z' Z
BB North Carolina
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2 U/ ^; m" H3 n1 @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139& n( a8 K3 ~! a C5 B7 `1 J
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Weather in hex: Severe storms- k2 b, r( q) Y% R) z$ Z
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 g' J* s* W- L# Y
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes. A/ L8 z, W: w. B! c; P9 R) I
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, j: w. @9 ~$ E( x: k" ?- a0 ~4 ^: Y) R A6M2 Zero x 22
' c6 K* x0 U8 i! r$ k7 y B5N1 Kate x 23
& C0 _. L4 i; ^1 B D3A1 Val x 23 v4 n; W6 T- w6 Y# d
D3A2 Val x 16
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" _! J7 h9 x& A7 q' L F4F-4 Wildcat x 476 h7 M: ~" e) N0 x' q
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Japanese aircraft losses6 p9 R) P. g7 h# Q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; b4 j3 S% A; W( g8 E4 G) ]
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged' z j: k& B& S9 L6 ?
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak. W# x8 [; b4 X7 |1 j y) e7 u
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged1 @: n7 w4 @1 U$ p# e# F
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged1 M# C/ q! o& a: S" _7 N" ^
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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) c+ [* j. S0 ?8 ~0 ?" vAllied aircraft losses0 h9 Y1 o* {3 f' A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 18 n( j; Y5 p/ U4 g/ b
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ c7 ~' g% M3 n- r7 p! R CV Enterprise) F4 p. S. z1 T0 ^! B
CLAA Juneau
9 v g! h- }8 g( k5 B% l5 w CL Hobart
4 @$ M' P/ d1 B* Q5 lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ J6 I# Z6 ~0 V! e
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes, q+ f! e3 h/ K$ z3 v
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z0 w# v2 q& t% M6 A A6M2 Zero x 286 t9 c; q3 F! q
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21- g& l% i3 {/ F$ {* U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 240 m6 H* e3 p4 n. z, O
% |0 C, r& m- }; OJapanese aircraft losses9 F% |- y1 H8 V- G$ s8 ^# k: Q
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
$ s+ c. [) E5 ?+ v6 h9 Q9 K SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Takao
/ B9 ?* n" z' [ BB Hiei
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135* e3 m" n8 w3 R, j; {" Z
+ P0 D5 K9 z4 o% R3 uWeather in hex: Overcast
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# k7 U# O: p- A# J7 zRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 S. c+ u8 e" s }7 q1 s+ n
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 132 B! _- Q8 B; D/ H; D) X
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Allied aircraft8 |/ V. n% A* t2 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
% b% t0 K. ?- A2 f3 T* t SBD-3 Dauntless x 57- x ^$ q. Z& o8 [- v" q3 w2 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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; p) d h5 N0 ~. s F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
# L- t/ {: D" i! V n SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged& N- `2 D. Q% e4 i$ f4 B& p/ J" N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: k4 b/ B1 ]. g/ B I0 z$ A) {
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 M* c% z2 n9 L; U+ t. U4 _# k CA Tone
: q' @* `- ]# X+ h% W% e% p BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire; {1 h6 m( V: j* a8 u( g
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* L+ L& f; K' s" _! ?( [7 d
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage, u! c) ^# \/ m1 N
CA Myoko, on fire7 e. {% k" a9 G1 ^8 a( l- w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku7 V1 N% P. U' J) e; ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei, E# v1 n: e: f& x* k! t! C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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4 A' r U/ K7 K6 a5 \$ zSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162( x- Z/ \/ _7 C6 z+ {
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, ]! d/ {* P$ V1 l6 a4 w" h( K# Y# D SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage) |. K& R8 P3 h3 `1 W
DD Lamson" e+ }! t# ]* j# M
DD Aylwin# J. A: r6 ^; d& M0 X
DD Monaghan9 m2 B" i& o) D" `! j
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