航母决战结束,日军投降。3 z' D P) ]9 {8 V3 u/ f1 Q' k7 c
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130- m7 r" R, \$ d9 l
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Japanese Ships
! W0 x# S* @& u$ v- f PC Ch 22+ }/ r# P8 J' V# l# |5 w! p! X9 Q
PC Ch 32$ E' g0 B7 C' t N$ x! Y7 _. ]# @
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships. D$ ]. G1 B7 q, w. K
SS Gudgeon9 A( ~, {: E$ ^, A/ j5 x7 d
4 K, |! z5 O% ASS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22( S' `5 \+ q. r2 i" @
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1675 b% i1 X; [8 P9 E# U" @9 V. B8 ?
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SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson5 j& r' [3 |( r$ d( l. Z
DD Cummings
0 R+ k3 {6 h/ U" o5 t% L DD Aylwin
3 M/ Y+ y `& v9 C* s$ ^ DD Monaghan
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4 Q% \# q5 J6 ?) Y) D* r9 H% U @SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson7 ]% v- x: A5 R2 _
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & U2 E$ `! i+ t: n# p
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 U# \6 o0 G: ~; j/ q6 u/ z5 _
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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. t% W- A6 L& U- V# N# Z' UJapanese aircraft0 u& y+ V. h2 W. a; J6 Z# a% r z
G4M1 Betty x 178 u, \" k$ m8 V- ~2 I
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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2 J; O9 n* E% G. b' hAllied aircraft losses
6 [6 a: d$ Q1 k2 s- p Catalina I: 10 damaged
. y0 K9 ^# o# R P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged# k5 D3 L" k; i o! `; H: u
9 R! r/ p2 t* k1 Z T+ d9 Q4 G% wAirbase hits 1& j$ J1 _* J1 \! D
Runway hits 68 o r6 l" U6 u8 N# n0 Y; y2 k
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1 Y( U' u! f. Z8 W$ N1 INight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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0 T# i8 h @7 B5 O( K3 D( DRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' s5 F. c; y8 `6 EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes# T5 L( y7 x; U% W& N/ I9 g- f# J
9 l+ x9 t% Y vJapanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1' [1 C4 Q" D$ w! g! I
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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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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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2 x. Z9 J | Q( r& |# B( R% Y/ u% qJapanese aircraft0 ~) A c8 Y% \, y
A6M2 Zero x 43
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9 ^ m" p3 O+ A: s$ qAllied aircraft
( O: \( Q5 }$ V$ ?. a F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
- [; ?/ L/ g: I1 ]5 ]) A SBD-3 Dauntless x 130# x: `, P* }' g7 E f
TBF-1 Avenger x 12/ t8 [ p, I' Z8 s0 y- i* a8 b
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Japanese aircraft losses, H- K4 q/ V% D! ^3 t
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 M0 Z- |6 G9 C8 \) O
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 Y& b) B, e) f( x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged( i. h, M; a2 u& I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ _% u+ J' M! x) x' m5 p TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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* q8 S; \: ?5 Z/ R' G+ cJapanese Ships9 t4 I) g( ^6 f& F, o4 @+ e+ h; [# M
CV Zuikaku
3 g" o4 ?7 z3 p& g8 ]/ k% Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 ^% O8 G# e5 S' x/ b" h
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire& E3 [, J+ r( J( {
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 C# [4 h% M3 K5 w BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
9 J& `: h# D8 n9 {. Q, L CA Takao" h1 k/ B( [( r5 h/ Q
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire6 _% u& r* q2 Z9 p. o0 t$ W
DD Shikinami9 Q1 H, \* u Y& @- s m3 {0 o
CA Tone3 H' r3 }* @, I5 K
DD Umikaze
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$ A9 g/ a6 e' z* `3 lAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
7 Y0 C; H4 l+ t" i+ n! UHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
9 w( T! O! @ @3 _" J& nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo) U' d: i ]0 |! V
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* m$ R8 R9 N: K; C$ _' Y& [Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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7 @4 h# ^3 `& m3 L7 uWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; _" P/ G* B: o% m+ `' A. F
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes! O- H* s0 E, ^# }3 M3 x2 O8 e& v
* J7 ~- H# D) i3 GJapanese aircraft7 U, |' Y# u+ C4 ~! Z* I+ u% h
A6M2 Zero x 45
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D3A1 Val x 15
1 Z9 H3 f; N' m B7 A U3 k D3A2 Val x 26% |3 }8 l% K7 F) T
& O* u) q" @# e, vAllied aircraft
3 u! A& n" Z$ ^8 z F4F-4 Wildcat x 116: v. @9 L. b# J0 z N0 M2 G
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed% u) p L/ P1 t z' m6 ?
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
* C5 ]% o* B* k B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak% A+ F9 t; R1 H
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
8 \% x2 g5 k. Y! M- F( F" P D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged/ U, m: Y. l! P' }1 u1 h1 j
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 K* f" u0 J3 u# u9 T* Q# w
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Allied aircraft losses
, V3 L/ M; `2 c/ f F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 19 I+ ~+ q/ R. a/ f2 M }/ O- p
CV Enterprise
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BB North Carolina
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& `* A( @( X9 A% ^# MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms/ r [- E. X0 g4 j1 F/ n
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' c( ~# g8 Y g5 o9 o
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 227 E5 n! Y2 D0 Q4 l( L! g
B5N1 Kate x 238 Q2 w; `9 E/ O" W! F; ~1 N9 ^3 \. R
D3A1 Val x 2/ q; N6 z8 H5 d
D3A2 Val x 16- }; N7 F8 Q# l0 N
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Allied aircraft
* ?; K% i8 R2 d6 V F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses1 \) k, U7 `- E
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed+ j8 m, W; F5 W
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged2 a7 d: i/ X. k. W0 k, ^& {8 B
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak5 Y6 u! {" n4 i3 }8 G1 b; `
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
, f8 e T5 X! U. @4 ?& [) ~* ]0 R D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged2 k/ I" G) |" `0 h8 ^
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak1 A. [+ Y. q, w, E4 f
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Allied aircraft losses
& W. s6 p; I7 q$ Y' I0 q F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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2 A8 e' v+ l6 C. b3 g, h BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
. f# l. `, l, O CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 ^3 e8 A# }8 v2 C* h
CV Enterprise1 s% o: H1 T' I! F
CLAA Juneau0 e6 q7 f2 I3 o+ B
CL Hobart+ a: S5 l9 e4 X1 J0 Z. {% n
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga ~ m- A, I2 `# b
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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 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.' \$ t, e5 E) O: C
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
2 l: o$ k4 I k+ L: b8 J F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ m( V. }' {; E8 ?" D/ I) t; x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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3 F. p z, a0 @# h. oJapanese aircraft losses
$ i+ P. d7 G' R- _% Z A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged& H- s8 F: f: k" I
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Allied aircraft losses
6 g" W4 h# ^7 ]. b7 |7 Y3 u8 }$ H9 ~ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed' S! ^7 Q, Q! i+ Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged& }* J' t, K* r2 s! _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships8 C8 S i* U) x. U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Takao' Z; j9 ~$ _& n- a2 M8 d( W
BB Hiei; t" W4 R4 ]5 j
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku8 Y, o B g" [% S
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$ J) B1 Q4 J5 ~" l4 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast* N/ a5 @$ H) u, g; H+ s
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& a/ b* Q* z# u, y5 `
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes, W8 t- i3 F' Y q' p. H
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Japanese aircraft
1 Z6 [ V7 I# s A6M2 Zero x 134 R! g( \7 F; |. o1 w. C5 m$ e
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
5 g+ T6 n5 a& w7 p6 v SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
% b& b! K: l# H, q0 l TBF-1 Avenger x 109 }6 `$ M$ ]5 Y. i6 ]5 K) C2 j+ ~
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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$ C; B8 B. i4 O8 z' g F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* h9 e9 g5 N7 N( F2 [6 B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged5 o- ~+ v& u# |# g6 J- e1 w6 H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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* w, |9 n" K% z; ?4 k0 A5 @ CA Tone
4 C" k, _7 E! ?' A BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire) a0 ^5 V( R( V% t2 g& b$ L
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* G+ l8 V/ r, x6 Y/ H CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage* K/ D; W- [0 X; f- I( L! |- ^
CA Myoko, on fire
M/ g/ L* T4 w# H. a* i2 W) ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
$ v; T7 V+ t+ |0 \+ s7 lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
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6 y8 m. ]& c; L8 O2 q6 \6 U) ISub attack near Brisbane at 97,162, Y8 X* s s- D/ y6 r8 g
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SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships
, O8 Y8 q. ^' @1 _" C DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage* Q Z! t8 b, o% W, R- z
DD Lamson
5 ^! g6 r* Y" T7 y DD Aylwin
# o2 M1 \7 h! y! A( ~ DD Monaghan6 I% D, V7 K3 f9 f6 G
2 G M! W/ h% h8 m: L- vSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |