航母决战结束,日军投降。+ A6 l3 n7 ~' j7 S2 k
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130% k: U. B$ S6 n$ F
1 I, f6 S$ Z0 [' Y& o# \# lJapanese Ships
+ B* k6 L' b" F# h; N# Y: A8 L PC Ch 22
" y5 a/ Y0 w T" i Y+ |: J PC Ch 321 Q2 z9 M2 D8 e' `2 f( O) m& V
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships- _$ c7 T5 k' W9 G" l4 b1 L
SS Gudgeon# a/ I, }. h+ m4 Y) w
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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1 `5 b, ^' w3 ?: i4 n3 L7 J2 D8 BASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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0 {! _. x# O5 D# I( R SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson4 J8 w: |$ i. C1 j3 W. n
DD Cummings4 G; a) ?" h$ u9 T+ V
DD Aylwin$ h6 Z7 w, R1 r X$ X) H* Z
DD Monaghan. n- P7 S9 W, h+ ^) C9 d% }
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # [6 p0 X; @+ G3 r- D
! b! m2 X) K6 Z0 j' r/ Y- ~* rWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( }2 B9 Z% |# ? C6 @8 dEstimated time to target is 36 minutes8 C# f% @! r$ O6 F \3 i& u
9 d' K1 H- E7 _5 \3 y% ^7 U# bJapanese aircraft, _$ p9 ~+ i$ T$ ^
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
) n7 C* |5 g) v# y0 l! M no flights
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; z& l; u Y- z m1 @8 \3 N( ZNo Japanese losses
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: a5 c9 [; V3 P, h2 B4 Z/ DAllied aircraft losses
9 S: X& ^% }9 f Catalina I: 10 damaged
: d% l2 @1 B% ~& M6 o2 y1 x* t P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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- L W4 d: `$ B, q" XAirbase hits 18 U3 J. |2 e; @8 ` H6 a
Runway hits 6
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0 q6 j$ j8 }8 U' F$ CNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & G8 @/ V+ A8 m+ v* P& C8 N% ]* N+ Q! x
; a2 ? p$ C$ |( C, wWeather in hex: Overcast
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8 T$ H8 k! h; C4 U( PRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) S' h1 X. E' E; A+ T# O; @
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 82 E& |+ F2 [2 L( C* Y R% }. G
- L( A0 l+ j$ _# W9 C3 r' TNo Japanese losses
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+ b7 E- @$ u; NRunway hits 1# F1 k9 I. B8 ?4 ?! l- Y7 }+ r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 G) e2 P6 x& z2 z! H) W
. Z9 z6 E( u Q! U5 }' {1 W6 CRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) _ j! E8 v' p2 A7 T! t" pEstimated time to target is 31 minutes. i9 d( H) Q7 _$ T8 s7 H6 }" C7 e
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Japanese aircraft/ R- B$ o8 P3 R' C& R6 X+ m8 x
A6M2 Zero x 43
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
8 G+ s* t( ^ A* t8 v SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
) k) @/ @1 A# G8 v" Z9 h+ H1 G TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
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7 z* u4 o U1 i! o F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
/ s, V! ^. {8 L1 O; l {3 U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
% m! ?4 L: A0 T! q/ ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 Q4 H( n, R# f2 _+ _) t. X
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged+ H3 \- F. \3 u2 Y
& N& b: @! p# t" P9 ^/ \1 F" VJapanese Ships
/ Z- k: ~- I& a( L; Z CV Zuikaku
9 M/ Y3 G& V# U2 {" p8 u X [ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires/ Z+ Z6 _1 _, p b
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: ?& v1 ~' r6 G3 c6 E CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 \1 w) n8 v) `" ~* e/ r
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
3 q/ J! C6 R% Q% g) `3 u) ^" I; t CA Takao4 ^8 {1 I* ^' R# C* h* U6 @
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
, A0 G F2 Q' w2 K% I; C DD Shikinami
5 C4 c |. T- t1 j5 N3 v/ } CA Tone; y5 M3 ` l! f6 e* D3 m9 c; U
DD Umikaze
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' v8 {# D8 F/ x8 W7 nAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku* K3 n1 E8 y* x# p& i, J
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
; v7 B a, }! L# \0 g/ P/ zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo& O0 X, R4 M$ n7 m" p5 w
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3 R9 ^4 B7 t7 D4 n8 [* r7 b* p0 @: qMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139+ c! L( F: y9 u. P3 w& D. x
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 e4 n9 L5 M& h6 \3 r3 y4 mEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45
X6 K) [ v C$ Q9 n B5N1 Kate x 27
9 ~- ]# W3 {# f+ \3 W D3A1 Val x 15, r8 b% G0 i6 f( e7 j
D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116- K3 E# ~7 p0 p
; O5 h0 n V2 I+ HJapanese aircraft losses
3 f1 h1 W- R% n5 a: y5 W A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
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B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak$ F6 A1 F! @+ c" Z$ n' w( C/ t
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged$ W" f* P6 J# J$ Y% h3 _
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged% K5 x$ J* G: U E
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; E R. R4 B' E4 d* i; j! C
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5 ^* L/ Q" ^4 ^1 ] F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 P: M* l4 ]0 L3 H# C' _, n9 z
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Allied Ships
4 ~8 [6 p+ X! t+ `3 M& M! ~ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1' o/ a) d" {2 e' A( T( k; [
CV Enterprise& u: [" x8 N. V* F5 |
CLAA Juneau- x6 y5 u3 e6 j F
CL Leander+ R: Z( {9 Y- |7 E$ A* S: M6 k
BB North Carolina
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, a g& b. T0 e, Z, q; ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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. y1 |; z6 i# S. P8 D# y* c5 YRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! w6 v8 e2 P( H, {6 p- w
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 23
$ L$ n' p9 |0 E1 z2 W D3A1 Val x 2
7 k0 C n0 s5 K4 }( u8 _ D3A2 Val x 16
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7 ?8 c! ^, m- p E F4F-4 Wildcat x 47 a! G- r; n% Z3 K7 Q- o
$ E1 I- W7 a' VJapanese aircraft losses! Q2 C; X2 ` Y) k7 \" S& n6 L# S
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 t. y2 K1 r5 |2 d B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
/ k* {0 N5 A5 ~) h7 }/ K& f B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak) Z* u6 ]8 _# Y, q
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
8 n* n1 N, w" R# V D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged( e) \2 ?, ^1 x
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 P$ A! s& W* T% R6 ~7 s, r+ u
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Allied aircraft losses' P3 |8 }6 z7 V" ~! _7 k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 T* ~3 T( |3 g0 e. k BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
) e4 l7 J& i/ J CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 k8 z" H1 h9 z# c CV Enterprise* A3 }- b2 {$ o$ b
CLAA Juneau3 S6 a: N$ D. c8 j, B8 a; W l
CL Hobart V5 G, s4 M- {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1350 h, u9 X3 y+ z& Y6 e, g8 k
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 v2 w0 o' M2 H" w V) r- c |Estimated time to target is 23 minutes8 A M1 i; X7 E0 l- q. h6 O! b5 v# k- N
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A6M2 Zero x 288 J% v: f3 D+ I0 u
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
$ Y0 b" J w' b/ U+ e8 b SBD-3 Dauntless x 24, |3 |/ k7 ?7 _2 P2 Q/ g) {
* v7 Q9 J9 T" z6 u' w3 NJapanese aircraft losses
0 G- O0 c: J7 q. m a0 g& W8 J A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged6 k& U/ M' {' v- Y1 O* f% k- r
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed8 }. h% a9 Y" d# w0 x& b' l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) l' v( W) P: e; [8 _8 w. b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 o4 t! Z$ H% k0 d: ~4 d# v
CV Zuikaku% F, r) n( }( @: [1 E1 y
CA Takao
u# Q2 n: X3 p- [) h$ F; [7 Q" n BB Hiei
% B6 h% z6 b5 j8 U$ o# E" hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku& K* V7 |+ U7 T) f' Y5 }
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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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6 J8 V0 x! e0 }& B2 U3 @Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 S& j1 m3 y4 p
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ x! ^6 l4 X& I7 g W A6M2 Zero x 13' j# A. v2 V! x6 p! s9 U3 [
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! z1 q; X) w! z/ k, m% Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 302 {, @% b( F3 a8 k$ o' Z; j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 579 Q1 v z3 f/ L, ]# Y: g; I
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' D# k/ {. }. b/ j" g) }! n$ r7 i. n( o" D
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged" z, g' [0 }* u' Q* N$ t+ ]2 P5 v, L
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CA Tone
" M2 @- q& J) E# s; c7 ]0 H- N BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
2 ]3 u8 c, i a$ x CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- g. j* k3 E; \, K
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage1 f( C e" \5 d, X, P4 N. O! N
CA Myoko, on fire
2 P$ Z: X7 m" @" i- lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
$ F& S/ p1 e' Y/ V# EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
3 C* @% y L# `# u* Q$ |4 fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162+ S: M/ d) [7 m2 ~* O% M
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 x9 g+ g$ S+ o" [% O9 X- _: E: m! o& { DD Lamson
1 l- }9 r) h& f* H( k DD Aylwin
, q8 [" a* [+ h& C DD Monaghan1 `1 F! ~' Z' _3 S; D! c' m
6 y! h- V8 }5 p1 P F+ V8 T7 N6 R" MSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |