航母决战结束,日军投降。6 `2 E/ R* d$ S* [0 s
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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, P' t* E# [8 x1 _6 LSub attack near Torokina at 108,130* |& X3 u9 g4 M9 J! {
, G" `8 E0 @! a7 T5 J2 c6 CJapanese Ships1 a% {4 J' @3 }9 O; @0 j
PC Ch 22
/ `# j/ U7 ?. e9 K7 g PC Ch 32: b- t# G/ v9 e& t( a' n4 ^
PC Ch 23
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SS Gudgeon
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: f! }" n; X( W# _% ESS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22* `/ _" E6 n, E9 L1 k( W( \# W5 D
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7 H+ J8 s' u1 O% v2 C. RASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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SS I-17, hits 1# m3 B+ m# b% `& _) L* I
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Allied Ships' g) r5 t, x; \) |( E# q( t
DD Lamson
# f0 x ^9 }; a" T8 R4 l DD Cummings5 ~/ K8 K$ n! h G8 |+ \
DD Aylwin" n" R5 Q/ w2 H1 k! h- F% P
DD Monaghan8 @. O9 X7 n5 B$ q" K7 _6 Y
1 q5 C3 L# Y# F7 @/ USS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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- o5 f$ M5 S6 f' x% A0 ?" QNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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3 K. g0 z8 u5 e/ _" k. TWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ h i4 f: k7 C7 s( M. OEstimated time to target is 36 minutes1 L1 h+ g, y5 y0 e/ P2 P' x
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1 J% z' P7 E' ?5 `' d8 F G4M1 Betty x 17
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no flights
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No Japanese losses y0 P, v: r" R
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Allied aircraft losses: r/ n, O" z9 W! e3 U, U( w# O
Catalina I: 10 damaged W# K0 ?7 p0 x; T f6 a
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged, l7 X; g( J1 Q: v3 a# W
0 v) S' f3 a# B. d. p; L6 ]Airbase hits 1
/ U. D/ g+ C. ~7 ~2 X4 s+ FRunway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & P: e! K3 I; x$ X+ G4 @
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Weather in hex: Overcast# c( R: u7 l3 J. a7 j# U: S
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; y& }' \- \, E3 B5 w7 }9 r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes2 H, {$ j& u1 |: [6 Y
8 F1 `" I0 F7 u4 }! FJapanese aircraft* m/ V- S/ b( p* s4 [
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 12 X. E% J7 M* a2 ?9 U" M' X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1353 d3 }% a' W; E3 \3 Y. t! [
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms! x. C5 x K* J( g* z, v; d
' g7 M6 c* J) f% i1 bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 ~6 k3 p$ X) L1 \: sEstimated time to target is 31 minutes, a+ s& N) x6 W8 b% Y( [+ m* q
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Japanese aircraft
& P' P7 k9 E! L2 J% j& c9 N |& \ B A6M2 Zero x 43
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91. _& O/ A5 }8 i6 f+ ~( Y# @% Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
3 {: l. b0 i" Y% K. F% n TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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( `8 w+ B; h. K A8 }Japanese aircraft losses
0 M I" N4 a9 q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 f0 Q, E' S( Q6 U
. E5 M) n5 H5 v: n7 ~Allied aircraft losses
, R* a3 S d, W r F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed+ w$ W6 M! T5 D" C4 A9 e1 E1 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged5 k1 Q8 j" p4 n% X) ^0 }" r. b- u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* l& A5 @1 j! c7 Q: q5 W: ^3 O TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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4 ` ^# e+ r9 E7 Q( k. y' kJapanese Ships
- j' d* m4 ], {) }0 J CV Zuikaku! l5 T7 g/ F# _2 I- q2 ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires( ~) ]' i$ v) N2 c( x! N# y
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire% o. M f0 v2 C8 L7 h4 w. l
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 M7 n( Q& V% v6 | BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
- Q. y, L4 P6 Z. J( i* s: J+ g. D CA Takao5 O+ W: e+ k2 _, U0 b! x* c
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
, S, o; n7 B1 Z. K0 K DD Shikinami+ L _" T6 @5 H B/ g2 e' S
CA Tone% y; B5 N/ U1 t; @1 {- c
DD Umikaze$ b3 ?6 T4 h7 O
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku, C7 E5 t2 s4 b. E* l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku" _6 G$ m; C0 z5 A
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139 i( {0 Q; a2 F
* g2 m% D# O3 rWeather in hex: Severe storms
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' @: s9 Y% @4 P' a3 X% wRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' k* S; z" Q! N& y& GEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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b. T; R- {9 `' W* y& {- \+ O8 L8 m: vJapanese aircraft
/ B' M% J6 `# c! i8 O1 C& E A6M2 Zero x 45
# [0 G5 j6 A* T B5N1 Kate x 270 n+ r0 t! V5 g# a [& p e
D3A1 Val x 15
5 s) D+ f3 F3 n4 k# I: U/ j D3A2 Val x 269 G) r, n8 t: `0 Y+ C
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Allied aircraft2 h3 s; K/ w5 ~. q( D$ _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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4 Y: d3 Y" G# R) }Japanese aircraft losses) {/ t/ {9 i% _" |& u
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
6 N# Y; W" K% r% O& _0 p B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 A0 ~( K3 d G. b. e" E8 N B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak1 \* d8 m" q1 ^; p2 P
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged; z% M4 v6 }: U" g- B3 C- F$ J
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged$ s! j4 X, J v, {. u& _! a7 `
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses( N6 W. M2 W) O9 O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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$ ?7 h5 i* U2 y CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
. B$ j: W/ i t; \ CV Enterprise
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BB North Carolina: \% S7 U# W2 ^1 P+ N1 t
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, N/ X+ K+ W4 g0 h. U( U! c0 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139( Z5 L! T9 d3 i# P6 R- T
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Weather in hex: Severe storms" ?/ Q7 C$ l L$ \$ W: v; w# R
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, e9 s! c6 x% c+ o0 Y- qEstimated time to target is 40 minutes4 \: K$ h8 U8 Q( p$ l/ e
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A6M2 Zero x 22
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D3A1 Val x 2- U2 o! N# j) X! K" j
D3A2 Val x 16# ?. F( S. y$ @ a' w
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Allied aircraft
" \+ B7 s {$ y( S! m( [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 47( m9 g" z1 H9 f
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Japanese aircraft losses8 o1 |. k! [5 N: i0 y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
# a) s0 m1 E* Y1 Y3 G5 f B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged& S! f0 R% c8 d7 d- Z. j, T5 z- [3 c
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
8 H" V0 {9 p S- z5 V D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
5 O) f8 h* e+ C; Q. _ D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
% m, K6 K3 {8 [! ]; h9 { D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
5 a5 R" q$ `; I* }& Q F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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" ^* y& S# {2 O! F4 f4 y) h1 v BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
! A; W- i5 T' \% A, Z" `" } CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 s4 A# Y y S [& M, {
CV Enterprise
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CL Hobart
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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( U9 J9 \; h- y' l* N' ]) ]Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
! H' z- f6 Z: k2 |$ bEstimated time to target is 23 minutes/ e2 ~" _$ y" e) d, L
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Japanese aircraft
, Y6 c7 Y/ U Y! |% D/ R A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: M: [( }/ }" { N0 I' P SBD-3 Dauntless x 243 [& F7 X( t x: Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 z2 c+ O8 O) V. _, ]0 k8 m( Z A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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3 w, X) T! a v1 |; \' w& }% `" R F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; b* d) v/ k, F& f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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n0 u/ q2 P+ O2 l& J) N4 |- xJapanese Ships
7 f& u# I6 G/ y7 w: z) ~0 ?7 J CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) \5 S. p* E) G9 X! m8 v& T; ]% ?
CV Zuikaku( i; u- N [% F* n$ v
CA Takao* m+ O3 B9 A |: K* ^
BB Hiei
v% r5 X5 u1 q2 T p/ }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku" j; s9 i4 I' m4 \
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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 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) r) k% n; P# Q
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes* J4 R% S- i |+ o; X v6 t
; j0 p/ V; d4 b. j3 \% I8 Q$ PJapanese aircraft
3 {0 R( i) E( y z# Y A6M2 Zero x 131 Y1 y: D2 B. ~, f
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
4 m, H( S" p2 X# O) B7 z SBD-3 Dauntless x 57+ b8 L6 Q+ `' {
TBF-1 Avenger x 100 ^: j. C5 r% m2 r
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% }2 ~+ v0 |6 O. U) N A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
$ {! M1 Z* [ a, N F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 n8 N8 k0 r( V" d- m SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged; ?+ E3 o! H+ d' G/ n+ Q: O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 O1 I, n* a3 Q TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged5 }+ N! D/ Y+ R) w- y- n) l
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Japanese Ships
7 t6 _+ ]* A# V: y CA Tone/ R; j' t! ~. Y9 |: N
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire O/ f1 H4 _4 c# {- P+ o. Q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& X! H6 l$ U: F
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ S7 u. g# e, @, f. D; x( p0 C( Y CA Myoko, on fire
1 Q9 j! t5 y0 h: }- E, eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; ]* f3 H7 N, F- y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
4 ~3 P8 J" x$ v* Q( Z% A! eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku+ ]! k( f! { ~
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4 z1 j& b/ H2 d* wSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2( m5 P g& w) x: g
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
& T1 ~" s0 D( y/ R( _ DD Lamson
7 u4 j& X2 W& }) d2 S DD Aylwin
! n1 Q$ C$ Y+ k+ k9 N: P DD Monaghan: z) `) Y8 R- ]( t! |
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |