航母决战结束,日军投降。
. k' P& f8 N2 i. L7 A5 fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42, K/ K& v; P% s8 [7 i+ I
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, M1 `6 C! A1 ?7 H) Z: P1 l( ^5 GSub attack near Torokina at 108,1300 p/ k7 j2 m: t- V8 y9 _
2 `% q/ t1 @* b) f/ _& PJapanese Ships
$ V0 c, A# G: a& K# v9 g' [" U PC Ch 22, @3 g1 \2 z+ z
PC Ch 32- H1 x! h2 n. f! _' ^7 z
PC Ch 23. R9 E5 V3 I% Z+ Q5 x4 E4 y
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Allied Ships8 w. f# q! ]* ]. K
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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SS I-17, hits 1
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( f; ^ C% l5 q1 [Allied Ships
) h1 N, a- i. e, M DD Lamson9 F) x; U. S( [) o1 \0 R0 t& C2 B
DD Cummings
. l/ q7 O* p+ p) G7 K1 R DD Aylwin
8 r) {4 B( L' n, P+ p DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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9 @6 J! E9 k( ?4 jNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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0 S# ]0 J ~ C) LRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. J* g# G3 W$ |" g j
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( a/ v, c) C0 T& v5 S% ]1 `2 g
G4M1 Betty x 17
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0 Q& R2 m0 a: H1 c n" m$ b! ZAllied aircraft4 E4 |( v, ?0 X' u8 }" z; }0 W
no flights5 ~- s$ m0 e/ B7 ]
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No Japanese losses
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, [! |) }: F; Z2 C. f) rAllied aircraft losses
! u8 X8 [0 O( k Catalina I: 10 damaged
) s7 X2 P' v' @+ n; X P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged# c3 ?7 p& Z/ c, f0 k& f
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Airbase hits 1; H4 u# o$ F( l7 P& E
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; o. s+ c- t+ U+ X0 u. N) \1 y/ b
, f8 x/ L( G( LWeather in hex: Overcast9 B! |6 y) K. k# l3 {" ^
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
]" R0 T4 Y- n5 t2 t( ^' O5 vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes& _ U: Y( |* X
4 s4 N/ e! ~( T" l, ~. MJapanese aircraft
4 [ U: }4 ]. {$ d G4M1 Betty x 8" x0 |# s8 `, I0 |4 C
+ W6 i. B& v+ iNo Japanese losses
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. ]3 C7 o) E/ X/ X6 RRunway hits 1+ F( V z% R* ~. g
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' X, K* Y& d( D7 I1 L$ x8 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135% t# s! M0 o) Z& `% Y' o4 w( |
) Y% j8 D6 X8 H" L2 ^' D& VWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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: P2 V( U2 |( d n+ ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" e5 z' v0 Y$ u* k* PEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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9 g5 f" w( A& F5 ~( dJapanese aircraft( @; Y" u5 ^) ] `
A6M2 Zero x 43
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% a. k& Q) K7 q' T9 ^2 m- ~1 T7 C0 VAllied aircraft
6 c5 D4 x" K# c z F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
* }4 Y; `1 |! h; o* k$ } SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
$ O& d/ j) [7 A& h TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses6 d$ P& k) ]7 Z. V. p+ X4 z ^
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 v' \4 B7 ^* m. Y
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Allied aircraft losses
, `+ S. S. q7 u$ @( u$ r" \* V F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed: S( z, l/ h6 q% Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
* P$ S; s6 {! l. y; s8 i8 ]% e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ y2 _! i& w& j Y- Z- w
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged& ]" H; z8 X4 l8 ^: v, Y0 F3 `4 z* ?
. W3 ]3 ^- q" \( n h+ |" {' ~! VJapanese Ships
5 V) _$ b1 E" q' Q CV Zuikaku
& \2 _8 V. i( v5 o' T# [9 a& G CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires& u7 ]6 i% K5 ~: c5 h2 x
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 h* ^/ U" ~" ?: f+ f CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 m1 R, A! D) R4 U
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
8 p+ V l |7 U- Q CA Takao
/ q. m w6 @7 U3 h% {0 M BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire; h! z" R3 y' S6 x8 V# Z L
DD Shikinami; x+ Q5 e+ H3 g. c0 j. B9 T$ f
CA Tone
% U3 `& K" V2 u DD Umikaze
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- U4 g& |# \. b- w2 C6 _3 v& iAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku- q/ n1 o3 D: T! T9 r, `5 V
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
+ d' f0 e; ^4 b, qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo9 q$ T+ Y) l% `4 S
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3 V8 ~( D9 F; Q4 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1399 J s9 y0 W; e3 @4 c
z" T4 c5 k9 }$ EWeather in hex: Severe storms
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# B# Z; d; Y6 t3 N2 lRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ s Z; B& _3 y( R/ V! J6 G4 T& |
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes4 T7 [. s9 p) r$ d! F$ [: e) u/ h
$ G' g9 }1 Y% U. |Japanese aircraft
2 u9 v+ \8 |. g% n& Z! X A6M2 Zero x 45
) D) n7 e) Y1 \& d B5N1 Kate x 27/ q- q3 X" }! d2 J' T
D3A1 Val x 15
) [% v! ?$ C# C4 I8 Q8 ~2 p D3A2 Val x 26' C2 o9 N* C1 y8 d' c
6 X& P5 W7 m4 u) sAllied aircraft
w) M+ h. a2 K$ H; X$ a F4F-4 Wildcat x 116# T1 a9 I+ L; y8 p% o
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Japanese aircraft losses
( `: x& O. B7 B- A A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed6 Q; Q Q" \; V( x6 v q
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
( B+ c1 Q+ \; q) r& T; E B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
* e. w, ^$ f8 x" i/ o D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
6 F0 J- W2 j' ?: [, P D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
2 u. F$ E! b/ U, L( h. Y D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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# |6 P1 k8 A6 S( j( ZAllied aircraft losses
$ x: R, D2 u+ L* U- {( c% g6 R F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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" c4 h& y7 B+ k5 hAllied Ships
/ k9 Y1 m( W4 u& D }: M. w CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" J7 l# R1 c2 N' l CV Enterprise) P, X/ w# }$ v; A/ L& c
CLAA Juneau
+ M1 t$ W y8 P8 S CL Leander
. p0 A4 _' \1 F% B BB North Carolina
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' s" J! m# o$ K, Z1 f0 M I% w5 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 p# f, m- X& N
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" c& Z( s1 k4 [, G A6M2 Zero x 22
6 j# d) {0 j; E: x9 z4 P+ U% H3 a B5N1 Kate x 23$ m; k5 v4 ~3 v9 U+ f
D3A1 Val x 2
1 Y) j- B% V. Z D3A2 Val x 16. P% |3 {# h2 p5 T% a" G% a+ {5 q
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 479 j8 G- v3 }7 e% R
. B6 q* ~* }: s. n$ t M+ BJapanese aircraft losses
( _5 J. {1 F8 c! z A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% a; L6 w. h; a) f
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
6 v0 g& d* Z0 \" L0 J- d B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
) h/ h! w% n1 Z D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
, s; R7 @+ a: B' P# k' P D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
6 T3 n2 g1 _, P: j' Y D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! q0 x4 I/ }6 }/ x* T; q( |
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Allied aircraft losses! Z0 U' O. C$ y9 C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 K) ?, t: V$ s
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- j+ f7 u! C5 T4 M+ |0 {7 P BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1/ F/ L$ H' O% K' @6 ~! |9 w
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, O. o2 D$ U- H! Z n! ~ CV Enterprise$ ~* Z/ _& W3 W. d' [* R: I4 H9 w
CLAA Juneau$ p3 [+ G$ `: J
CL Hobart% [9 b# @/ H& A. q3 o/ b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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8 r5 c# B# X- VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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5 w1 k% z# n% v* k1 J; j. _* u/ ZRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
+ E# S$ t5 ], [9 D: R( f1 DEstimated time to target is 23 minutes& j# G1 b) v. n3 \! w
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Japanese aircraft
! q: e7 E4 z8 { w% E. a) r A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 213 z6 B. e1 @" h9 T R5 _8 F8 ~8 C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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- p4 O8 [; j8 k6 S7 ^) g7 B" ]% FJapanese aircraft losses2 c- d7 C& M+ M, C
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
6 [: Z6 G v& I# W. ^ A2 Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed+ v* g" o, f' p" }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
% J$ X1 o3 K* B: T) ?8 p SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 O& y" x' U: P8 E: sJapanese Ships
8 J- M* ?+ C0 I( l4 z( M b0 e CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 ~4 x$ r( U0 L! i4 T CV Zuikaku
2 Z; c" x8 a4 {' o CA Takao7 N' h. a8 u! h1 X. _
BB Hiei# O3 }, \% n1 w/ z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku1 m- i6 l5 Y5 l7 _4 U! f. v" o
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4 Z0 A0 t5 d/ B+ ]7 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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r' h x/ A& s) R3 m b B9 T8 ERaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: A. v, `/ V: n& C! y9 J9 g
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes$ R# |* E% q8 v, Z" K
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Japanese aircraft
9 J% a; ^* _! I) t9 k5 L A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
4 M- ^6 B" f+ O" W! ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
; l) F1 G, a' J/ X TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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7 t7 n, ^! |3 w5 m+ q3 S0 OJapanese aircraft losses
6 M5 p! K. T2 A4 h( g4 t/ h/ [ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( e" I0 T. ^. i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 b9 b; H" j s$ @; U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 z8 Z4 i. \! k8 m
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ x$ F4 h, @5 @ CA Tone
. ~& C6 J9 H* p. E8 t BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
- q7 `3 O7 p. j9 Y \$ K CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* n7 _( `; h2 h/ m' k- u7 z CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
g0 E3 Q9 {' Y `( U CA Myoko, on fire/ Z4 L! r9 o$ C& F7 V+ x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 H4 J' _* ^' X+ ^+ ^* f9 i0 Z8 S
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei J0 k" {* I4 C `' N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162- p' F' K# D/ [0 ?: W
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SS I-2, hits 24 k2 |! g; o- ]
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3 J: I+ e, ~/ @0 \& J* Y P DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage, L! d9 L- \. \ ?
DD Lamson, \3 z: x0 a3 F/ \) ]. f- s5 T
DD Aylwin B& p3 [; b: ]7 M, x" I
DD Monaghan C# t. W+ m: f( A) k1 e( D; w
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |