航母决战结束,日军投降。# o! T y; A3 ?5 k
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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, K5 m: |! c/ w: k1 e8 uSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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PC Ch 22
4 X* `" }; y. z, m A PC Ch 322 O. Z; Z# U- C+ m4 [* F% @
PC Ch 236 d% n) d% a S) q* d8 f
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/ b& f. h) K0 w* {" D2 i+ _ SS Gudgeon1 s3 s7 T6 R( a; ~; b* W1 r
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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( c( y( J1 H: i% ~+ FASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
Q. \9 u5 y K) e SS I-17, hits 1
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4 g6 g: ? b# g- k. x; q- E* I DD Lamson
, ^; u1 J2 p1 K; n' j DD Cummings
% s" p' Q R: ~; ], Z; y. x8 u DD Aylwin
) t+ I$ B% v6 V, P, e q" r! w6 _" \ DD Monaghan
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" s- e( R% x1 D8 ^; ASS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson3 j: E- d# | K3 ]1 k# V9 `
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) e# y; X0 }! V" Q
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Weather in hex: Overcast. @" A" C" i% ^
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ T: o; q) g# ^
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes8 N6 ^6 w( k1 l; W, D& b) p7 q
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Japanese aircraft0 ~0 D: k3 K1 N, m& U
G4M1 Betty x 17
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2 U9 T" s, Q) A* JAllied aircraft7 z5 R! i3 u1 l5 I1 e% d
no flights
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0 W+ r% D. B: g+ \( }' S$ eNo Japanese losses
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, `5 z6 W" g N. \2 u! M+ j Catalina I: 10 damaged
; h- m- l1 r* N P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged' X" p( y' M# r T, q L% c
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Airbase hits 1
' }! h2 n8 {4 E$ A) t8 `Runway hits 6% M0 l5 k9 V$ {: C
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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: h5 y5 w8 n; R' v! m+ j( ARaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% q5 y8 H# v" e# W( u- @# uEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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No Japanese losses& }" ]0 g7 B/ s1 ]
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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
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1 a- f% B n0 m" O- hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' l a4 L# Q# ]: S) q/ k4 p
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 43# p& m6 `$ T& v# a0 M' o5 K
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Allied aircraft
- R6 h0 s% t8 m+ A F4F-4 Wildcat x 91# o, u1 Z( w8 b5 X& ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
& q8 o. F" e4 ~7 a/ M TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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; o6 T' y l7 L3 ~* f+ y# M+ ~Japanese aircraft losses, `- X; z' y+ k% ^0 M
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. C/ N/ }2 h( b" ?
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
# s! M' j2 i: W! I. M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged' f0 I# p+ j, Y& m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 K, H' F% r9 w- b4 \
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged+ N' v& M- v' U9 q$ H' W% [* H
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Japanese Ships4 z, Q$ W* }! h4 n4 \
CV Zuikaku
: S6 I5 j4 j8 I; X CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# `" Y9 s7 o$ m3 I
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 @, L5 x5 b2 A7 P" ~' Q( ` CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ L0 u& X7 Z% t. K/ p
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 16 j2 d) X& F: z i- `! n
CA Takao
) `6 n0 W! H- E& X, I# b- Q: g# f BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
" X$ X7 m; Y5 z3 F1 i6 o DD Shikinami2 _% G' c4 {5 s0 k& v5 l
CA Tone+ @! v; x0 z: B$ O8 |) w2 |( K
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku1 B% g- A0 P! V) p) ]2 S G" \$ W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
5 W+ m8 r& R3 b! f; x) N$ @% ]& EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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/ s, ~' F% D2 S8 x2 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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8 y6 ^- G1 g! Z- l3 w+ pWeather in hex: Severe storms
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! S9 P% b; V& w2 r* \" t' D# P+ c4 B: eRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ A5 v# X5 y( T3 I% C5 tEstimated time to target is 43 minutes" O6 h3 w8 C6 l' K
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Japanese aircraft
1 z7 z) ^; S" l* Q( Y A6M2 Zero x 45
1 S0 H$ k# ^6 | B5N1 Kate x 279 i, ^9 ^/ ]" `- v% f1 D
D3A1 Val x 15
) V9 w: }! I$ W8 ? D3A2 Val x 26( X- L& d, t* r6 ~& H
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Allied aircraft1 [; ~+ |; F, J* ?8 O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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1 j: X" C _4 P; Z* w4 v- L aJapanese aircraft losses$ ^ X; k0 f* k
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
. z4 V- g4 p) M" [$ U7 u B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged9 s8 C2 ?$ Q6 k, I+ j
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
' N' G1 D$ Z0 Q" ~+ n; b9 T D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged U- z2 o2 H3 J/ K, ]2 L4 A; M, E
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
+ K! q1 `" j* w D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed! k6 X5 \! t2 l1 A2 w" B
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% U9 a% I" ?* U1 k CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1& E" F! ?3 e' `0 l6 n
CV Enterprise9 P5 }: M5 l7 R& o0 u
CLAA Juneau1 O3 l7 [# q4 s0 x8 N0 u
CL Leander3 V$ F3 F. d( S2 P, g9 w
BB North Carolina
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6 |! B8 O; i5 A7 W$ _2 \3 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms+ _7 @/ Q3 w2 [9 I/ _: G. O
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 p" A) d0 _1 M4 w8 O6 Y7 s( e* N }
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 j/ l: i" v: a9 |$ R7 i4 r7 ^+ Q- T
A6M2 Zero x 226 I A, @5 {+ k- k7 f
B5N1 Kate x 23" p) j9 M- m$ B$ D
D3A1 Val x 2
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Allied aircraft3 P- I; s% i. u1 _, o' c6 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 S! T$ c8 w. @6 b! P' A( }. M9 J A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
9 P8 ~: Z. u3 \& U- {& b; U/ ] B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged+ K5 r1 ]" @1 n, v" q6 x
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
% j7 g7 P9 G6 F$ |' `3 g6 G D3A1 Val: 1 damaged/ q' S" y8 l$ C+ ?+ D9 S. i2 j
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged- m% c" L+ t+ @# A ~/ i. h# n
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# q; w& \ M: Z& I: Y
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1% \: e! g9 h8 P9 B6 T
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 V. u4 f3 E6 `" [2 z, ^5 H$ Z! Q
CV Enterprise
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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" |) W7 Q1 X+ x% w- V4 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135' B& C* {" b; I3 @* Q: v4 Q- N
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" @, H! V' b1 ERaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 y3 s$ d0 S# W9 E" VEstimated time to target is 23 minutes. C+ o8 e+ I/ @5 w w! I8 Z+ \" ~
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Allied aircraft
8 s3 ]; z/ q: h F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
3 ^$ Y! |, U9 ^2 P1 O SBD-3 Dauntless x 248 u7 f$ c( \/ w" L( m
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged8 f9 e( D/ t3 ^( t
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; F, F' z& v6 s% d F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( [' Q2 O. k1 \# K9 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
' C. M6 T$ R- }1 }, T. h" @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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# C( x! u C3 z' m# U CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 z+ V% t; f7 `5 q
CV Zuikaku
" M1 Q4 E+ ]3 G CA Takao
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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* @7 R- {2 H& o( E# u* NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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+ b9 U! L8 E9 _" T' Q- Z1 ]Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 t- x% w6 p' hEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 137 z+ C- ~ h" A$ B+ N" P3 H3 g
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30) ^3 U N6 p, B0 L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57% F( @1 `+ i0 D B8 ^6 O
TBF-1 Avenger x 109 S5 @0 W7 }) ]+ K( Z- k
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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" y+ [! O: w0 l% I! ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 I: b3 M X3 p+ W2 e1 o# W SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged, c. c# z* X* _: x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak& ?$ }8 B6 e" g( U/ R6 ~7 w6 z$ k
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged) [6 `; ?' X7 l) _* I
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CA Tone
5 _$ S3 L% {/ l BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
& x7 O0 w' F, M& B" b CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; e9 r$ a. q% P+ L$ K' Y CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage# p3 R/ C3 ~+ m" S+ _
CA Myoko, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei, g5 V8 B% W0 w/ ]2 _5 R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku; b' n* a5 a/ y+ T7 m0 K& G
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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7 I" m A" P' N! p' _8 G DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage) e" W, i7 h% T* P& h5 c
DD Lamson
6 u) M4 w$ K1 }7 Y% ~ DD Aylwin) |1 |4 f8 l' e3 A
DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |