航母决战结束,日军投降。( L* X, @! A9 I/ `* E+ t
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1302 w* `: j7 h; K0 F# D/ S
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8 g/ y7 w- [' j( S4 [4 Q! N3 P PC Ch 224 f; H# U7 f" D Q3 q, r
PC Ch 32) q5 N& Y1 w) d% L5 v
PC Ch 23
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% e$ X- K- W$ M# x$ A8 {Allied Ships3 E; R2 G8 G& a- p6 K% R1 P1 h2 z
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 225 k7 R0 V+ m" l# E1 m7 `
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1678 c% g- v* }* {% v- Z6 O" ^
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Japanese Ships# r5 P- s0 @6 `* O
SS I-17, hits 1 W3 i6 a# a, ]
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DD Lamson, K' H( A$ n; w4 j Q3 ~- C* l
DD Cummings' k0 s4 {2 d2 E5 i8 n
DD Aylwin
6 t# \# C; S7 f+ H0 z I DD Monaghan; D7 a1 E J' r' Y
; `% D7 j, d! M+ HSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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3 H# O8 Z$ R! }3 o6 d# ?$ N) y9 FNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 s6 s" ^) m3 Q2 n2 B: CEstimated time to target is 36 minutes0 g9 U3 R" B8 | j
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Japanese aircraft
+ y/ t" f- r9 C9 f G4M1 Betty x 172 w3 P9 O$ O1 p" d; k$ J
4 S7 ~1 g" Z+ l- @- A9 LAllied aircraft
. ^) y/ P9 F1 y no flights
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No Japanese losses4 K/ U, ^' j& o4 h
# p4 j8 t- H- DAllied aircraft losses4 W' S0 H# g- X& e( q- F3 i
Catalina I: 10 damaged
( q. z4 H' C4 }& s- N& V P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged }+ s7 O( C* X
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Airbase hits 1) V1 M( m* N6 x" N6 g
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 T; i! a6 [# F7 q1 |6 q* |
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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3 u2 Y( J6 t0 v' zRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! }5 w. y$ D/ Q4 u* E0 b$ _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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: V' l/ i' o5 l2 @3 p# UJapanese aircraft
! I# J% J' q" ] G4M1 Betty x 8, \5 W8 z, p! f5 ^8 E* S
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No Japanese losses
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# \' V6 M2 ?0 T& u. A' \Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms; @% q- i& H1 t& T
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( r' ^; l" Q* h4 IEstimated time to target is 31 minutes+ C8 z7 V1 P! l/ m+ s
1 C$ e% ^" a* h) ~Japanese aircraft
* i& f3 t9 C- j3 p A6M2 Zero x 43' c. g/ [+ ^3 R* m5 x8 n- [/ _4 z) B; n
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Allied aircraft1 ?, M9 u; G* F) p5 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
H# U. x( \( V0 _; A# C4 ^ z SBD-3 Dauntless x 130: t( f2 X* ^9 f9 o2 |, W& M, P X" v
TBF-1 Avenger x 12, p, Y+ Z' k$ ~+ W' r9 L: c8 R
~3 f2 h" s9 l, I5 s& QJapanese aircraft losses0 o! m+ r2 y4 q: R
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
6 j9 X, j9 _+ C$ D2 ?1 _ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed* _, u4 s1 x. a8 e* |3 `$ I/ u; R! ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
7 t1 g6 i( U5 t8 E. t5 h! X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ N$ ~( R+ m) [. _: {0 R B TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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( [, F3 c2 l1 O7 p6 _ CV Zuikaku" u5 Z5 Y6 I1 ?( o0 X' o! v
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( e6 Q' E7 {' I& a CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire; P5 ~. a3 b( d- S( |) r
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ n. }# f7 D% X; `) |" | BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1: F4 Q! z, i. ^4 k2 ?
CA Takao7 j) P( `+ Q. l! ?% X9 H& c- T
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire3 R' P# f" s) e' ?
DD Shikinami
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DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
4 d- z4 L$ `" B7 D3 A: h( MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku4 ~ W1 D. e+ b# t. X. s0 }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo' z( R) X) `, ^% t9 \: r/ s% p
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3 B# N- ~) ^2 e, W. MMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139( h( @& }7 Y0 S7 c
8 ]! \8 ^( n2 C+ PWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- \% U5 i8 ]" C+ k \" ?
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes1 s- h8 s* o* S
9 Z0 S T0 ]) Z4 H5 i7 x3 p8 oJapanese aircraft- z! A6 U$ h+ K; w$ P7 v }9 |
A6M2 Zero x 458 ]" l5 a) p' H" ]2 G
B5N1 Kate x 27
' {. x7 P5 i5 M; I7 t& L D3A1 Val x 159 J7 O2 }# b- g' ?3 V2 R
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft k: B6 \ w% g, P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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) E$ D# T/ t+ }& O4 B) P$ BJapanese aircraft losses6 @; T) l' f8 g S7 K0 }; K7 w' u
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed& d8 M- e/ y1 m' D# E, b
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
2 K6 o& ], p2 N$ M B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak- ?, f: N4 @) A# |! @
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged" p. C# } W& ~/ y. o/ a2 g1 j
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
. d5 W% ~7 T& P h) y$ q8 T( z D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ b- L8 d0 g3 r5 v c
* w2 l$ @! m! |# kAllied aircraft losses7 L* U4 r9 F+ L6 D* ]: m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed$ R! v3 g' P O' ]6 q' l0 s8 l0 R
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 Y" o4 E2 b+ E( U2 v, _# K. s: B CV Enterprise
7 h4 `$ _' b3 Q/ [! b* u CLAA Juneau
8 \( v9 y r8 m! k CL Leander+ a0 g: r+ z! [' h
BB North Carolina
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7 K8 O8 b. R/ h! ]* v- s# LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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* \. m6 a0 {* m6 E7 z$ S( wWeather in hex: Severe storms
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+ G6 V/ Z K: vRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 g& A' k4 n2 {: m+ ~& LEstimated time to target is 40 minutes/ N& d7 s7 A N; I/ o4 O8 a) n5 m
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Japanese aircraft
2 j: G* C3 @% U- F A6M2 Zero x 22/ { S8 v ?+ }8 X6 V5 G
B5N1 Kate x 23
5 r- D' a; e) m; _ D3A1 Val x 2
4 F. y# U3 {* ]! l D3A2 Val x 16
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3 J# K4 n& ^ ~ F4F-4 Wildcat x 475 d' W" X* m9 F
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 I! m; m7 O3 j2 G( w) W) S A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. Z Y. d d1 z' p
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
' n1 X: p- J$ @ B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
- r% E0 i, V; t4 I3 Y0 J) x* L D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
2 ]. q* J8 W6 D' f( R' n3 E D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
' L _% T! o( d$ V. A5 l& E9 V d D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ L4 h( q ~! KAllied aircraft losses$ T! X6 L5 H% o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
0 P% L. J7 y% g/ ~9 w" k0 X BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
, M8 @3 ^& Z- F( n6 b |( } CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* p8 L k- a9 g8 g4 N- o- r+ j7 x CV Enterprise9 t/ s# t" [- j4 m& X
CLAA Juneau
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga; g* g P; V5 q. h; I
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' o! G3 `1 g- _0 Q' LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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1 C5 v' `3 r6 _7 T, N# ZWeather in hex: Overcast
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8 F/ n0 g, f% C- dRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
7 X" y4 y9 i" G' Q2 LEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( J: M5 S( \' t* m3 D
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft8 w( \8 Z) T4 h* }% x4 h8 L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 210 |( S4 O4 U4 r d) `. [ n9 B* A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 244 d# P' w" Z. W2 `
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged9 c7 o6 s9 b& J) n6 m! `) i
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed6 h& M$ C" ~/ r: W: `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged6 E, ^1 ]$ c6 b' H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( n# \* M* r( m- _! O9 i+ @2 o
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 K' T+ a- B2 t# _. w
CV Zuikaku7 I0 m: G. c0 U; P5 V K2 v
CA Takao
) [% V( j0 c4 n BB Hiei
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1354 n' n6 y& a X! B
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 @: Q* _9 O* S$ h0 k$ D; d4 ~
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes! L) ?' t4 l* H- |- X0 g+ b* l
$ _, U3 Y0 ~0 x0 v# XJapanese aircraft/ P$ F6 z5 C" D7 i; u0 V
A6M2 Zero x 13
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9 q ~: `& M* I0 ?# b- P2 K1 s% k F4F-4 Wildcat x 306 V% {/ f9 g1 a: F* [& {. ]2 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 576 S7 d" z9 D, X! K. I9 L
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
' i; p1 l5 ]0 B; \, e$ l A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( ?+ T1 p. \$ s. g, y: c5 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
c0 O% W! y8 l% j2 S* } SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged3 ?7 h& N. S1 c, a& e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
# t' c% E D4 K2 B TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
$ H) i2 l9 ~- A; y* f CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage: q& b0 k6 C2 [1 J& O6 R t- x
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 s! F; Z' W6 R# I: h& q" ~ CA Myoko, on fire( k2 o! w( | G; ]) s9 s5 [( c
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
8 ?/ T$ s0 b G' M @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei$ @ t- u4 f$ `7 @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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1 O: C9 F5 v, ?- d' s1 Q9 o4 Q8 HSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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7 y, ?8 i3 {8 q2 a: C, K SS I-2, hits 29 X9 O' y$ \. h$ f/ z/ K
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Allied Ships
8 Q3 j7 r8 h+ _- E6 s$ m/ l DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage+ }( e; _4 U _$ ~ E
DD Lamson# A8 a! d f$ Z# n/ W, M! W9 v
DD Aylwin
( \, j, T" e Y& A# L DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |