航母决战结束,日军投降。
U' w% m* }! P6 C# G* HAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 420 B9 d6 Q8 w4 Q4 E5 z0 H2 n* Z
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2 [; B3 H# A$ U1 ~$ X3 TSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
, t1 y% C4 ~0 e* s% a PC Ch 22
9 m F* v( ]7 Z PC Ch 32/ r5 j% A( R- Z4 \/ O- V
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships8 l0 L" P: x g! f% p; R o6 D. u) P
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22$ T2 M7 I8 Y* _
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships. C! a9 r3 ^) t! O, F: m- M
DD Lamson
8 c( o# P8 O; s5 \ DD Cummings8 n' N* _& g) t+ j3 _4 X1 m" w1 j
DD Aylwin
. I& E1 T( x0 r; O: y# Y DD Monaghan- R4 U. ~# i4 B: X
" b9 \ m u; zSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson" S6 u! l- {6 A& A. }0 l
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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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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& I. y( @8 u; X8 E
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes# p; U. @( x- W9 x' @5 ?
- K9 ?8 b3 c$ o7 ^, IJapanese aircraft
2 m) \2 N6 ~8 c* _6 C G4M1 Betty x 172 f( t4 c) i2 b& T) x8 i+ j0 O
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Allied aircraft7 F( G$ r& e- C- ]: `3 ?
no flights
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No Japanese losses3 D2 g0 t) S* B! W w1 [
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Allied aircraft losses
- M$ J7 Q" b; z! _ Catalina I: 10 damaged+ i% m5 T" f/ J
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged0 b( T3 f3 g1 y9 f+ V
$ }3 R3 I4 |7 Q. {1 GAirbase hits 19 G N0 S0 w4 y: M
Runway hits 6
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! n: X" ~9 @$ c7 Q( z7 @- yNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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9 M" C& b) S! c1 a6 k/ sRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, l5 l* N, J% M* C, R; VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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1 ]2 Y7 z I1 }$ ?$ kJapanese aircraft; W# F- C8 g1 j9 I3 ]
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1, \ }' v# `/ L& _9 B& p
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/ Q# I3 ^" D# }8 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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8 |( o' S, e& wWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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' X. `7 L% C8 y0 } @- |( HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( }3 U. `* J( i/ w U
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes0 r9 s9 `$ U) z* a+ x
- w1 g7 B8 l% E \0 U" W1 xJapanese aircraft
* Y3 c$ t* _. x" I A6M2 Zero x 437 {/ Q3 Q3 G- D
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Allied aircraft
9 j, A1 M O3 } Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 918 \: Z/ V% r, \5 O) h9 C0 p6 z5 v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
, a7 V2 j% \# C$ y TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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8 |1 x; ^% F% ~# CJapanese aircraft losses
' G$ K; h! T' E% Z% L& |* ~ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 @! U& I& j. P, J+ T( P6 t
% U& h& a% Y% N/ `+ r0 H! a9 A* nAllied aircraft losses! d. g! H1 c# B( @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; b+ ?& ]+ w' F5 M* z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged" S% K' Q8 ^3 ?0 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 Z2 q( }% M; ?/ A# o+ J
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged: B( P' k2 V1 v4 ^
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Japanese Ships
. }* u1 N( R/ e4 y p" Z/ ^ CV Zuikaku+ ]) l5 h2 g6 W6 Z1 B
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 Y6 a) h% l4 Q! O' M2 Y CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' p% j1 c0 x5 x2 v# k+ G6 Q1 ~; M CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 R0 b. c5 a" H' W BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" Q# T7 B& F, [' w
CA Takao z4 X) R% X! g8 a' m. e
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire/ K9 w( x/ O1 ~& G) x# C" I: n* c
DD Shikinami
2 B! ?: B1 ^3 Y/ ?4 c5 u CA Tone) R% C& E; P- E; g/ e6 L$ M* u
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
) i+ t W9 C' D+ o I* }6 M! FHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 a* O6 l- K- e1 O3 \
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo* X$ m* f4 }* d1 k; m7 Q
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; p4 V8 g9 p: C9 t& n( M8 F& }/ KMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1393 L6 J( @2 t L+ G! C/ Y
% f1 ~0 C+ r9 G: Z9 u6 r5 w& xWeather in hex: Severe storms/ b: r1 c# ?7 \5 ?" t) t: \
, a, ]3 k2 R' }7 r; g" LRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 z& @! _5 q( J; E! OEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 C, U" K" d2 Y
A6M2 Zero x 459 r% G. `4 R* S- X6 |+ h
B5N1 Kate x 276 q4 F: p+ g% B% p0 q
D3A1 Val x 15
6 Z4 R: @7 l# E; @7 o+ q D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
2 J5 q; Z0 K' o o @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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5 B( W8 V7 ~, \/ [/ V2 X# gJapanese aircraft losses
0 e$ ]9 ]2 B! U+ |7 ? A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
0 B' }3 C. f- H B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged7 s3 Y& T2 G6 [. O/ g n2 k, ^7 c
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
3 G8 Y" Y/ A5 h! T0 O D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged# }' v2 S, q) T9 ]( G" L( b' R! @
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
" v( T% n5 z" p6 r4 B D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses; U4 ~- n0 I' S( y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed/ u: \+ V' r$ g d$ J9 H) R/ G
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Allied Ships
2 b- ^5 m# M; E6 O; F# W, I CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
' R5 i- E) y: [: _9 o CV Enterprise, x7 H( \4 x- [, k% y) ], q
CLAA Juneau
4 w) L& G5 S5 m" z& a CL Leander
0 Z+ V" L# I4 D, k BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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( }% b! Z& ?# t: L* W A6M2 Zero x 22+ B3 P" Z) }( n; l& L
B5N1 Kate x 234 [ n/ ^. Z% h5 a+ q8 o L
D3A1 Val x 22 Q a! w7 m5 R
D3A2 Val x 16) b2 e6 M, q: D9 ^9 _( F) N/ P
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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( ]/ c# s4 X+ B& NJapanese aircraft losses
' H$ a9 q1 j0 B/ o A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; u* }- I5 i/ F+ Z- u
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
; u7 W9 s# `5 R" v B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
3 k& [1 w( g' l D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
( n) C5 Q: k$ l$ }; C5 k4 }" x D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
. \. N* Z5 \; F D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! \4 @5 K6 d; u4 ~ J
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Allied aircraft losses# }, {7 T" q- A3 `# H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
, R# w1 ?3 o+ Q CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 j6 {+ a y: q; ] CV Enterprise% o) a' {$ z9 ?8 P+ ?0 ]
CLAA Juneau
; s' e; R* q* I0 H CL Hobart! V; b1 O4 j1 x3 E% P- F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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7 i1 z! Y0 @% rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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0 t8 k( z/ w3 E1 B+ [) DRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
3 E& h7 z7 l5 M% k) z( QEstimated time to target is 23 minutes8 ^! J6 I* e* n0 {) u" e' B
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Japanese aircraft6 E* \3 I, K4 Q5 p' P
A6M2 Zero x 287 o: K8 i! D7 S: m9 b( {% V
4 W* {* k' V, [& R3 A) T2 bAllied aircraft7 K! E! R0 v' f2 S. T0 H0 o! U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: C" Q1 F, Y; ~1 ]2 s( i$ B SBD-3 Dauntless x 247 A% Y8 i4 z% Z9 X7 g* E, m
* W6 x% w2 i& W4 }3 iJapanese aircraft losses
- a( C/ z, X- L8 p6 z$ H A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged. U' W$ }/ p0 h/ O$ T
& J( A, H0 H, q2 Q( w# EAllied aircraft losses
, k: J- B0 X: a+ q; M' M7 D2 \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
" a2 r6 H, v, G* }+ D# B& ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged- h1 L' |2 p8 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 F3 u7 j" a/ b9 l- H
/ ^" R$ s4 `5 j& z% ^6 BJapanese Ships
' m# s3 P1 S4 g CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" p2 `& d- M \3 [9 ^* G7 I2 I1 i1 \! ?
CV Zuikaku
% d( T1 v! F' G1 T7 |& y" [7 c. t' j CA Takao
0 i$ ]' j5 L' j3 H6 p2 } BB Hiei5 t! d# {, e+ T; k$ M+ C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku a3 \7 R, `& Q
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3 C' A! g7 L+ YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1358 q9 D$ I4 k& y4 r3 \' R
" _" @/ a* F; L- t( kWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 a9 C# E* J5 T A9 u( {Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; z* n' W0 W$ I3 @7 c A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
8 d' ^: s3 P1 |' C# j F4F-4 Wildcat x 30( x8 e/ R' n' G$ w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
- b+ O3 k9 u! O; y. N' | p& s TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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# s/ H/ C5 `. fJapanese aircraft losses
+ S A) j# Y9 y o A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses0 h9 j8 X1 p+ t+ H m4 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed ?* B7 J$ G# S6 [, V# |* d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
2 ~( q0 q3 \( ^& M& e* h4 M" S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 B6 v7 [; }. b0 q0 o5 I
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged- _& S8 I# [ _ k5 O5 q
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Japanese Ships% K" k9 L5 i+ ~0 v8 r
CA Tone2 Z2 m# ]* y: L- I: G* q
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
' q( w! h4 i/ C( Q) I CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage) o2 b& N9 S9 O- {. D U6 D8 E
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage! Z; y' M8 [" A6 E* }5 G
CA Myoko, on fire: ]8 L* B3 b. s& H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
. S* P% P8 ]* EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei" M4 v# q! ` K8 b& y9 b& i
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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6 b/ L) T0 q/ n$ Z# g& U SS I-2, hits 2 w- f7 Y: A4 ]1 _
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% S, p& U$ M, f% I8 {; o+ | DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage$ l+ O" h+ A- N( j
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan3 u! @) Q- M1 y0 e0 k5 [. X: B
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |