航母决战结束,日军投降。8 o, {' M6 K; d* T1 u. f5 n
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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. v( P0 _5 o z% K/ c! BSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
& b- S/ \" ^& R- [7 _) k PC Ch 22
6 p4 e$ O! { r" w" @+ Q( \; Y PC Ch 324 m1 r1 l2 S e' A! O) ^
PC Ch 23/ k: k! j" j, a( K1 ~$ K+ s
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SS Gudgeon3 T* \* L) d- A. B/ p2 A! |% p
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22( W$ a# \' V! i' e
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6 `0 g1 T8 W' y0 A/ I& o: \# |ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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3 ]8 g2 Y6 x4 p% w$ iJapanese Ships* z( v& `/ U6 s5 T2 ]
SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson9 G) [) L( D( y% U: B
DD Cummings
7 E) l3 _+ K* d# s5 w! P DD Aylwin0 s5 y# l! _, w# a1 {
DD Monaghan2 C. u% @: t' {0 r' _+ \+ _/ U J
) v$ l) |; I2 j8 dSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson1 _3 I1 E: `& P4 A% g
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@9 m5 ?+ [0 a u4 v4 LNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast, C0 [) e0 ]5 h$ J7 X' q
4 l3 n# |7 _4 V' R( `7 b4 L( q9 URaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 d- C" R d! CEstimated time to target is 36 minutes ]3 V( ^4 x. p( }7 b( ` w
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Japanese aircraft% }& o4 o& L; u: d8 u
G4M1 Betty x 17
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2 ]' t/ {0 ^+ T$ GAllied aircraft
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1 o9 J: [0 o z6 \. n! M5 o* _$ x3 e: wNo Japanese losses
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* J1 O6 ]; E( C1 k2 h/ I' zAllied aircraft losses
- D @9 X S/ O/ T" V7 |/ `1 B Catalina I: 10 damaged
# G* O# X- }3 a: \' x P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged6 d+ h$ Z0 y5 U( ^3 b
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Airbase hits 1* y) L$ }5 ?0 S5 j0 D
Runway hits 6( c. |* r0 U4 `' `. |& r! C X$ d
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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6 P0 _8 X' r$ u, R( f1 sWeather in hex: Overcast. L: u7 J" e+ d
& @7 L# N- v! l$ N# j0 zRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 u% q3 E- d; j! V: yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes" C ^& P8 H. M) @% ~$ y5 [% b' ^
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Japanese aircraft
. Q; |- a5 l" q: E+ B; L+ O) q3 A, u G4M1 Betty x 8
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7 B& B |9 j' M* o1 ^/ BNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1 w7 {! o$ }8 {9 G' l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135; Z3 P1 }) W. h7 j6 c! s, l7 l6 {
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. H4 j' e! n& H6 Z0 d
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes+ A& g' Y+ {5 W# Y
5 E7 E/ c4 i2 D& n' {5 bJapanese aircraft
. z W! |( D5 c" p A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
3 m1 m8 Y! p# s+ Q: W4 M( M6 ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 912 q2 u* U3 T7 I5 j& [6 G' w/ L! X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
- H; s7 i/ ?0 j6 F TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
& H% N6 m/ [3 u, W4 Q% E F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed5 b* v' C0 X% z A. C6 i0 v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged: k- m" R7 }1 U1 H( o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 t6 Z* ?7 H+ N+ V
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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8 I7 k: s% ?! `& W3 f, rJapanese Ships+ h# _7 T" n: s$ k. i9 W/ _. J8 l
CV Zuikaku" T% v( ]* [# r
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- o6 m+ I$ k) e2 V5 d6 K8 j1 z2 `/ O
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
! v; P, }" y( B1 o, Z CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 L/ z& j. Y& M9 a* } BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. T5 K. J, t; j' E" r f
CA Takao
: T2 }' l; Y+ k \" n BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
! d( p" w1 M- h& ~( h! u6 R DD Shikinami
' {( W# y. J6 F' S8 e( M; i CA Tone
: J% e. C8 w4 j! d DD Umikaze5 J; A d! z* D4 Y
$ e: K% M @( y& {( u( Y% g2 [7 VAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
. }8 W. x! p' c' QHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku: Z7 l& x9 O$ Q P) ^- |" X. T* ^: S9 k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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6 f: G* D9 h v/ R) |1 ZRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- c; N# e7 T, j- u& @: r
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes& b9 E4 {' K/ f5 w- q8 D
# [6 e6 x; U) f( _5 O* G' o& D" tJapanese aircraft4 r/ N4 M \! H' ^: r) ]1 Q
A6M2 Zero x 45
( j8 Z) a0 ?" ~# p B5N1 Kate x 276 h0 B6 A% r* \, ~( t: w
D3A1 Val x 15' p+ S# s3 b4 F# u
D3A2 Val x 26+ j/ P& ~6 G# F# r9 m
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Allied aircraft
8 ?% Y4 d1 }- ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 116; s5 X. i1 R r+ U0 C- c' H, I
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Japanese aircraft losses: q$ h* M, K( x' q1 X2 l {6 S7 `. l
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed# [2 |: `! h8 c1 X2 [: H2 T
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged. ~7 e; ]: }: G$ J
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak: f& F; o+ d: ~3 p* e! t3 e& F! Q
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
( h4 v- d `9 }6 g4 C$ `6 J D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged0 C; v% b0 g! H/ c" D
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak) K+ u% h% I2 h, l
# ^& h$ v0 \5 XAllied aircraft losses
0 X+ r$ B( {) s) i F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships6 E M( S5 l3 X8 ~$ X+ X0 h' X
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
6 K, e% n+ X$ _1 V; v CV Enterprise
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CL Leander
5 J; O* t+ a1 h8 U+ w, k BB North Carolina0 f& |5 Z0 D' R# e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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% h# B; [4 [5 }' i+ pWeather in hex: Severe storms9 q# h$ v2 [' o8 K8 x& C
4 Z' W' L; T" Y- S) I( Y! ^: V2 jRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 R7 C2 ^- I" H, |Estimated time to target is 40 minutes3 S' B: F! X- o0 _
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Japanese aircraft( x# x! y0 o4 E- M$ ?, L7 K
A6M2 Zero x 22
" D0 G: `" X# s2 E+ d B5N1 Kate x 23
. K: U& Y- C; I7 @3 {: m D3A1 Val x 2
9 J2 o0 P k6 G, t, q D3A2 Val x 16' o; c7 a6 M$ T# M# q
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 473 ^0 ]- ^7 X6 [2 \: R2 o
0 B9 d% W' j l. k x3 mJapanese aircraft losses
; O# C7 ^# c/ W7 m8 @ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) G3 t6 y4 |, ~% A' ^. i" P' Y
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged3 L5 L! i! s7 |( _0 I7 E( m
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak7 @0 |2 z; [& b$ ]
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged' v0 {- Q+ L( U0 F2 L
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged9 c! d* T7 ]+ X; @4 J# x' }$ x
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* l9 {, T: W, w9 B) a& E5 g" u
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 19 t: h# D- O7 |" I# @- e) l
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, N" u; o: {. o% B% M1 K
CV Enterprise
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CL Hobart
0 p n6 K0 m4 W. j: uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1353 D0 _) Z& A: I$ D
5 }! S$ v5 O) U; y8 |7 qWeather in hex: Overcast/ [- i2 N/ l: S3 ~
: Z6 \- f! c6 @. z) C1 A# Q9 @2 \Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
: g. v- o9 H6 W7 ]5 n TEstimated time to target is 23 minutes8 ?" F% p6 s/ r3 _7 F; i0 W7 \
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Japanese aircraft
1 x+ \) Y* U1 c# V* b A6M2 Zero x 28# |; s0 f' ` ~8 ?, k
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9 e p" V0 |1 w# V6 _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 24% ~9 n6 X# \$ Y8 e, q8 Q: S
2 c# e# R; m2 {, mJapanese aircraft losses
$ Z$ z; G% r4 {' g8 _1 r. \ A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged( R& B& C, B3 \' M. P
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Allied aircraft losses
2 s0 y8 \% n+ ^, S' F+ K) O F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! n9 k- A) j9 a7 E- L1 ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
& f: X O, L8 q9 u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; d1 p7 h2 s! l1 V
( d# h" `5 R8 h' CJapanese Ships
# I F* z1 h5 X8 v" O( y' s; D" Y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 ^; N" o2 D; f( m" ~ @1 b
CV Zuikaku
2 ?3 g6 E6 B B2 h" z0 X+ m CA Takao
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( \6 K9 a! Z* s2 [9 k) ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku) b6 ?4 h: @, Z" _+ |
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/ Q7 s: [7 Q. A( aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: |4 h$ Z& A& t
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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1 m7 o" U; O! ^1 I% f& yJapanese aircraft
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w& u4 B/ S/ u/ LAllied aircraft
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: k, V" k f! G: V& `# \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 578 j. t+ Z' l( ]/ v/ R
TBF-1 Avenger x 108 D+ K9 q6 g& W- C3 t7 }! n
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- j3 o. c0 U& v5 s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( e" F1 h9 m8 z
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6 E2 r4 B( h9 X f# [7 o; l F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% s3 B# ?( W/ V4 C; [6 k& [4 @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
6 N/ U* @* O6 I r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
: e2 O- g1 y7 A0 I' ]1 r; d TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
7 O: B7 d1 N- ^0 G/ x# A BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
2 i7 g# P4 E; x+ @5 X$ f. W* k CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: o2 T$ A0 m9 ^7 J CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
( Z$ A; k# p) u: ^6 \+ o CA Myoko, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
2 F% r8 G- Z) G8 u) ]: \Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku+ |: N! ~+ I; j7 e, T; e1 l# L Y
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162' ~6 z- ^0 V; c+ F& D+ M3 d; w% f
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Japanese Ships
, o, y4 y; F- A# ^4 N# e SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage z/ K% X7 E$ d+ r1 o, S" C
DD Lamson
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" s7 A+ r2 g/ f DD Monaghan" i1 f# C5 W% Z d, {; L
5 x( h$ K4 A p3 Y2 L! RSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |