航母决战结束,日军投降。
3 q4 o' _- y& e9 H: B( F% o7 ?AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 423 ^, Z' M) k, C6 ^
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130- t. w2 R" _( M T/ S- J" `
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Japanese Ships0 X+ p9 `7 i& O/ d
PC Ch 22
# e7 }" B% `# | PC Ch 324 y9 [7 b6 S1 O6 Q2 L7 J
PC Ch 23+ ?- T+ R+ v8 K; P6 E& }( X
: u9 ?/ B, }- ?9 ?0 x [Allied Ships6 I y/ U7 [; t, Y
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 221 l/ a9 x, k& E
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) I4 R6 J( v- @3 |- [ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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* u5 ?* n H. yJapanese Ships
& E5 D/ `$ V+ l r SS I-17, hits 1( W6 q' c5 I3 k/ z2 s* O( }: b
8 m& B: [# w9 Y: F' H, c0 ?Allied Ships. f4 P* B$ V( c0 y
DD Lamson
. O7 M1 P3 W2 [: c$ ^ DD Cummings3 z2 T7 E- }8 t, D* L( { h' G
DD Aylwin2 F- P: P1 i( I2 U! T0 o
DD Monaghan
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/ ]' E, E1 K& l; y" c3 K' vSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson F) x$ i* c3 I1 d
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + q' R+ X$ O3 d# A
- i6 p1 B4 [. X8 l; }Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" p1 P! y2 ~( q3 P X+ [% A! k wEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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- `1 D& {9 {6 u! QJapanese aircraft4 ?. E- [. m% P: S' F& q' R
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
1 K6 p. Y% H+ k' @7 \# P. W no flights; B! W, Y; K+ y% U
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No Japanese losses1 J5 g" D' F) v; D/ x( j' Q! V2 X/ Q
( |* L ^4 S7 u5 HAllied aircraft losses
! R" H4 ^9 a% I1 l Catalina I: 10 damaged$ v: Z2 I' |7 W; y) l+ v
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
" t' E. y, F5 }. C+ M3 rRunway hits 69 c# E1 i- n$ P& o
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + c* G' C8 t# ]" i7 c
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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% x( W0 |# O, S% K2 d0 |0 sRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% _) ^' g5 |$ C+ `* X$ ^Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 R, A. O* ]) [& z7 t; K* ZJapanese aircraft
! s0 [2 {5 v& y0 m) p% T: n5 h G4M1 Betty x 8& g* B) Y- \! |$ _
9 \. J( W) C/ b5 A, fNo Japanese losses2 {" Y& q2 m+ _& I4 I7 l/ O5 r
, I9 Y1 `. u4 o) G0 Z9 S9 vRunway hits 1" u5 p+ P6 M; I0 y
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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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0 k8 s. w4 s- N- H( C# xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ h# D- K" Q% ~, O3 m! zEstimated time to target is 31 minutes9 X( G9 |: L9 i5 ^; U. Z) `; T
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Japanese aircraft
, x# K( T) ?/ ~" s# z A6M2 Zero x 43! o7 t, G- M* {0 Z2 J$ j: i/ O6 U. [
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Allied aircraft B: B* j) r$ V8 G: {% {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 915 [, c9 r1 e( Q% t/ e |- m7 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130' P7 \' W. s# T2 `: @# y( J
TBF-1 Avenger x 12- b$ }, C2 t& r- m3 b D5 N% Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
% O- x( g; z. q" t" @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 V- D% s" Y* q" n N* R* F/ g
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Allied aircraft losses; X9 c& _" U3 z s9 f5 f7 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed% b. D! J4 |" _' e$ m4 H- @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged8 i$ P0 r' I# [8 `" m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 R1 ]7 ^1 |% b. K" x% Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- ]# a; ^% V; q7 e& E( X5 L) U CV Zuikaku6 i8 W( p; c/ ?1 Y' ~7 f x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% J! s. V5 l8 B
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 G8 p( M2 [6 p K CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 c. I, b; S) ?& ^1 h) V BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
2 U/ O( [; |: }6 p: r: i CA Takao
5 q; ~' k/ l( `" w BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
8 @% y' N8 R. J8 u DD Shikinami& Q. z u, q# m; B# \' R, {
CA Tone
9 `. u: N/ s, S* S* N: l: j DD Umikaze. k2 W0 X* `; {
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku8 Q' a3 Y- c% m& N6 v. z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
, E) v1 [7 {3 g. q0 Q) F1 EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo# n5 _' q) j5 N- \( k/ I7 ~
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1 B Y4 P9 v6 t. ?- yMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139& H2 K6 n- e& f3 _* \4 i- v. n
) W3 J5 a1 O- y+ Q# yWeather in hex: Severe storms
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! i* g# {; }2 j5 _3 k6 oRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% g% d4 [) h1 X1 I) b+ zEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ p" U& H% f2 @- q6 g
A6M2 Zero x 455 \7 `5 ?3 F J5 m9 c& W4 x( W0 g" ^
B5N1 Kate x 279 o* E' B" N. S/ k! R: F: d" \
D3A1 Val x 15) B* ~) S) ]* y% _+ F$ C
D3A2 Val x 26, Q9 Y( v) |9 a
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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" Q3 ?% P' F- w- MJapanese aircraft losses
' ]! c7 w# Z) O6 X2 C; D A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
; m' H5 G+ v% S B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 r, J- V: h, M k$ z B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
* V* f" T. o) [4 q1 f- \+ P6 h D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
; v# O; B* l8 e" F2 C3 \ D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged& o* x/ c' {( p$ _
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
+ k4 \/ F3 y3 ? F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed$ U7 e; V% E0 U: C
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Allied Ships7 H6 a( Q9 D' [0 V
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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CLAA Juneau
: D3 W' d3 N; q( B( S" s CL Leander6 ?: T& V1 k; J5 O! t) W8 l
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139: O m: M, B' J2 L
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Weather in hex: Severe storms6 U9 ^- u% d1 H. f% o0 h! q
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 \* f, U h+ R# ?" l1 N9 N
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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2 O0 X/ T' u# A1 e; k- ~Japanese aircraft8 B6 T# b0 y$ Z4 q: h
A6M2 Zero x 22
( }8 t: m; q- g- ~% \( k B5N1 Kate x 23
+ r. S: e! u9 P D3A1 Val x 2
$ Z# Q* ]& x( l4 _2 k7 q D3A2 Val x 161 o+ F F0 k( y+ l
" O. X8 w6 V. xAllied aircraft
( |; ]; {2 T% i/ x) } F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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6 J& ]* V; \+ U2 x, c3 gJapanese aircraft losses
' K* Y0 k- M! n) U4 l. V A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
' X) a% c. b- j3 s B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged. `; g/ P2 U3 U! x8 U& l
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak/ C1 n# W# F; A/ w9 [. p; G! }$ E
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
0 d, X% ~; w1 Z0 w* \5 j D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
l+ t( @! _4 ?1 t/ D% f, W D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 k3 h! @$ U. r
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Allied aircraft losses
v, W* ?4 V* o& \' k( r F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" E- z" \4 l7 s# }3 h
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Allied Ships" S% C6 G2 ]3 S/ t n7 E+ e
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
% A3 |$ a4 v c1 Q" a CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: m) l( d7 m- ]
CV Enterprise: s* `( r. `- l! C
CLAA Juneau* I+ e7 a2 r) T, ]9 G5 ?
CL Hobart
% H& P( K8 M- V EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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1 ^! ]; e3 j% Y/ {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast6 N* V5 B2 s4 l( v$ ^+ V7 N* |
9 o! C, M3 v& ]2 ^2 ]: b, f1 ]3 _Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
+ _3 _' o, a$ B3 D. m4 u# {7 t/ {Estimated time to target is 23 minutes/ |* o' Z0 f# X, Z# f; s+ o
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A6M2 Zero x 287 i: J9 I$ s: w* H4 U5 ]
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Allied aircraft
k/ i* F3 |% D9 z+ L+ G) b4 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 A2 M8 ^# _) x/ _' [) ?/ N SBD-3 Dauntless x 24- |+ S* n/ X7 N$ \% V
* j& g2 B3 \2 {6 t% FJapanese aircraft losses% q& B1 R& V$ S# j8 _# C
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses1 {& z5 t6 W. [7 F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed5 c/ k6 B& ]2 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged E7 v- d; B4 T/ C0 N) j8 B, `: }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
% f! K* m! Y$ U$ k" Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage {. G/ c# h5 v/ H0 ^9 e& V* o/ N( Y
CV Zuikaku
1 X6 n) [9 Z4 F6 @ CA Takao* A, S! @% k5 d& n6 K3 f8 B
BB Hiei
V7 V" P+ m: E e1 L, THeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku# E7 V+ H7 z5 F M, b2 i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135( Y9 h% {( c- n" r( T4 H
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Weather in hex: Overcast, F! C, _, Y" ^$ X
$ n5 J& l, c1 |3 x; J; o$ pRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( c- U* i. i9 H5 G$ {, XEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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& L* c% G3 h4 c& l6 A. gJapanese aircraft
) P" ^# S m _# p6 \ A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
8 c( u; ~% t1 n1 S SBD-3 Dauntless x 57; a6 T2 m* X- R, A: r2 b5 S. o
TBF-1 Avenger x 10- r3 T/ t( }1 V" x
4 O/ l. v6 G6 A6 M, jJapanese aircraft losses7 h5 c: p& \! C; P ^6 E1 B5 }: d
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 R" u Z0 j3 D* o; |: D) R% z F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% l8 f8 ~. ?$ l" { SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
& s6 ?8 g7 e1 _( F# i; a! Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
: @; j8 A+ o6 z. N! C3 a TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone% R7 l4 y" x8 }; @- n! F4 m4 M% d
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
7 h# p7 z3 q: T* X* m% l CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 V; ~! q! I$ c& r& g
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage2 O( o0 N9 [2 w& y8 l; ^$ ?
CA Myoko, on fire) Z# W- `3 r& ^4 [9 \: I; u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
1 E8 E( Y; U |+ }5 B c9 lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei4 R; P; ^6 |8 _; u, Y# P2 {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1621 ~8 K Q! @7 y# E/ B( u c2 }
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SS I-2, hits 27 y' k$ y# d7 h( \5 G' G/ J; ^) H
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage* i/ o1 s- c+ a& X# |8 {
DD Lamson
$ W. Z* W3 c/ V1 Z! a8 K DD Aylwin
, e+ ]9 G* n! X DD Monaghan' C, _8 f6 f+ Y* _/ x
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |