航母决战结束,日军投降。0 x- ^9 G) `$ I4 O
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42 U* K+ [8 U; A4 | X& S
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0 o e* g6 T# HSub attack near Torokina at 108,1304 k+ b! @& M( e, M
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Japanese Ships* z' m$ W: S/ _( b5 t
PC Ch 22
5 L$ S; J0 a3 n8 p5 z PC Ch 321 ]' i* ^' ~+ I' Q) n/ i
PC Ch 235 a: v8 @# Y0 ^4 B R( f
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Allied Ships
8 l& A% I+ }9 z& [, S3 Z SS Gudgeon8 w& n% G2 W9 N8 H" u
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 226 O8 [7 F, j/ b
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9 o6 ~' `# e4 f+ P A) @4 k: V) `8 aASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
: \' s7 Q! A& ?2 G SS I-17, hits 1
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* |; ^# K: b/ B# f/ M& p( }, m DD Lamson8 p! W5 T! e0 Z, ?5 h& }0 B j
DD Cummings
: s4 w4 y/ |. m8 O% s: v9 ]' l DD Aylwin0 a, ]7 c; A2 y9 T$ b2 k/ Y
DD Monaghan$ P8 P9 A1 R. Y: ^8 ~( Y
1 {# C3 x2 [3 y0 t, d/ VSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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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.
7 D% d5 D! I; ^- I% XEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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7 ~( T# U) E7 P8 v# n0 PJapanese aircraft* B' U* z( q, @7 U, Q) ~$ r" n* r
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
4 k/ l' J/ Q* w/ _- \ no flights% M$ j5 s- D' p$ X: j
1 @( _5 L2 @7 ]( Y6 @5 L$ U: aNo Japanese losses
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! ~8 C; }# \0 G2 {" RAllied aircraft losses
; Y9 ~+ q9 j5 }( f Catalina I: 10 damaged, B' x2 Y5 F- Z0 @9 z0 {
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged* r+ T- W$ R, g- _* H7 X
1 z9 s6 B0 i( Q+ Y' s) L& GAirbase hits 1
' i* c9 L- l9 R3 E) `6 K& RRunway hits 69 d& p3 F. Y) _! E3 K+ P
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5 ]* q6 b" B, XNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + i1 |$ L; y/ `2 g) n# u
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Weather in hex: Overcast" k+ V' o3 A! c
5 ]. D9 p- v* `) ^2 B% d$ vRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." \6 D" P8 U: a' L+ Q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 u3 g" H2 ~* H
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Japanese aircraft
8 M. n* E( }/ {. Y G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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% |% @) [2 x3 X0 @Runway hits 19 u/ v6 r8 `. @" q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms3 R8 H- _5 ]; ]5 u' o3 f
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
m/ e3 ?7 [; y7 ~1 @* w9 dEstimated time to target is 31 minutes* {/ ?: I' v. }: @
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Japanese aircraft# s8 J2 }# o( W3 [# U Z) i/ O
A6M2 Zero x 43: H2 i5 H* E; N
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Allied aircraft
. A8 o% l% R! i F4F-4 Wildcat x 91% U) g. z; i0 e) u) ^* Y' ~/ n; T3 @5 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1302 A: d# r5 z7 v: S$ M
TBF-1 Avenger x 120 w& R& {1 @$ l# |8 Z; i
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Japanese aircraft losses
& \8 f2 B$ T) \. Z2 p3 { A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# K2 x1 o* d4 {& E2 G% r" }: K
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Allied aircraft losses; |7 b0 z" I, m5 X8 W, a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed: x5 a% ?+ _1 c6 p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
* ]6 x+ x8 X& s. { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
! l) t4 v. {: E+ C4 o9 L TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged P6 _ w7 f; g" y, G
" P0 c1 Q$ |( a; w2 b3 M7 xJapanese Ships
; O6 d& F, l j9 u6 t CV Zuikaku7 n9 J8 Z) W, z/ A/ L- y6 S" B
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: O+ P e5 z. \$ G( r5 w# h
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire& \0 b+ f5 @0 X5 f
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; |, ]( ? V, P8 H6 V, s& r) \4 U
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
3 _1 C, O7 z; {5 R! q6 u# u% W CA Takao
7 c, r; S7 F' ~; ?. n3 v BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
0 M* V- p" k8 l2 p% u5 ^ DD Shikinami
8 a% _8 N- g+ p1 f8 N0 z$ H% ? CA Tone5 x- Y% p; |) J8 `
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
% p8 ]0 \: ~$ {, y5 u' }+ BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 }; P% Y* Y1 K5 j. H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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6 e- e. d z2 ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139, z& h! O9 `8 J* z4 n' m
5 m& _7 A# L, z* hWeather in hex: Severe storms
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5 Y/ u# L7 L8 X1 E# o- @Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% l3 b1 H# V0 Z7 u5 v1 j6 YEstimated time to target is 43 minutes+ u' @; D4 a, Z; Y0 L
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Japanese aircraft
4 G L7 r; f; S- b, R# M5 z A6M2 Zero x 457 u' A0 J0 U$ i7 L9 {! B7 ]' R n
B5N1 Kate x 27
) ?" M3 w% x o+ A m& l D3A1 Val x 150 h/ Q% Y8 [, ^, ?$ `, S* R
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
% c. y; j Z! K6 `7 ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses$ O: c7 h- e2 P7 ^0 H( `+ S
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
4 L/ P( ]2 }8 ^8 c3 Z6 v8 e B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
' _1 \0 f+ b1 i' e: [" n B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak# p& [- @' q+ A& b7 I; d/ U
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged. }, I& {: o# M2 w; z
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged& K' W$ a) [$ J2 T- q& p* }8 Q
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
' b$ L" z) w; g3 \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed. u+ d) I, M3 j5 @/ b6 g
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Allied Ships
& O; d3 H* S3 P# I) ~ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 10 h: f/ m; ?3 o2 A( f( C# q+ a
CV Enterprise
9 A2 d& B) S( b2 _5 \! B, K CLAA Juneau
) S; O/ |- w) a8 B* _( w+ Q CL Leander4 S: x" c' w; d
BB North Carolina
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# k+ q8 T. I/ S" O" DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms' ]( P! d' A( s
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 d2 U+ Z5 l, t. L( a XEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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4 s4 v, Y) |# D# LJapanese aircraft! O6 |$ F' A* z5 M. M% {+ {
A6M2 Zero x 22- P9 r7 t Q- s0 U# M- e6 Q
B5N1 Kate x 232 d( k8 C8 m" i4 T7 D8 s
D3A1 Val x 2
( a7 W5 V% t. D8 V. Q! z1 B$ g# K D3A2 Val x 16* h' j1 H" K$ ^% M9 F
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Allied aircraft, q: M4 Q3 {. i) g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 471 M2 } e/ c, k
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Japanese aircraft losses
) L% n; E# D7 t8 `2 s& q A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, j, O: K2 o6 j, U. Y% Q, n
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged, e# F6 u; a" t8 T$ f" }4 L7 g
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak$ H1 J- E4 e( M& s
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
5 Q6 I3 s$ W+ A+ B* f5 k- E D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 o" u" m" o8 e% `- j% u e D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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* V0 u' s# T1 uAllied aircraft losses
5 c' u* q5 i5 u$ l. g4 k! [1 g F6 T1 P F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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( ? f' W4 t0 l8 J& YAllied Ships6 C4 m! O X3 `% E/ q2 B" l
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
# @7 n! d9 m5 W4 \5 p! G8 \ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 L5 p' M8 [( f3 \5 b
CV Enterprise# l! g- g. S! G+ x
CLAA Juneau" k8 X0 t9 ~* ~( O
CL Hobart
0 Q( E# C5 W- A) t: wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga1 a* }( c' r7 r/ N1 t& b
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" p( s {) o! c, ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast+ v7 V$ D3 x* T, Q \9 j4 m& E' H
: h6 G0 a" y' j1 R$ {% G3 QRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
4 @- ] q, b- K, {3 rEstimated time to target is 23 minutes. p3 `# G1 n8 _, O
4 p b; x2 o+ e |3 Y* AJapanese aircraft+ b0 E% T( {8 R
A6M2 Zero x 284 U t5 j' w% j( D* X3 J
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Allied aircraft0 I0 m' v/ ^6 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 211 j, _' _6 b* L1 I2 M+ j8 X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24. ^$ Z' K0 R8 I7 H' z
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Japanese aircraft losses0 e5 _) V' }3 ?' @" c' _* q3 `
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged1 V3 r# k% [) p+ S9 n) w1 I7 I
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, Q0 Q: y9 ]0 H8 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ F9 g* D' N7 S" L; o8 o u9 W9 M* P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: V/ Y' B* z- a+ u
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' `8 C* `: f9 F' R$ S& j5 X( s2 j
CV Zuikaku/ X; p9 U( H$ W# b$ A4 F$ w1 F
CA Takao
x7 e' ? P( `: d1 T5 Z$ W BB Hiei
0 E1 G9 _0 g4 q0 `Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ S, e s/ J7 U) Y/ f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1350 N* V0 A# L$ z6 X/ d# ?( V
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 ?; f3 ]6 \: B2 D# h9 a
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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~' W' s- a& jJapanese aircraft
- U# B8 ]7 i# P* _" R" y0 Q A6M2 Zero x 133 R1 T$ @! E: Z6 u/ k
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Allied aircraft6 y, u y& b0 s- N& _2 ?. n/ z# h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
9 t- i( l3 P: @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 57 E. z( D6 _9 a; U8 W
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
# G+ @; {( t' k- H- e$ Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ z; h- c' D9 y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged0 B9 [( \( H7 R) T5 M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( G7 H3 ]# _. S9 e5 Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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4 R. _4 m! J/ k7 x: i. WJapanese Ships
3 | k& p' Y" k2 R' d CA Tone
, F1 Q+ ^* j% Z BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire; R9 \& e/ Z# s' V% \ B
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 |1 r# I, t- X$ F! @! T CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 t5 p" A$ g3 n L; v- O CA Myoko, on fire
8 D8 L7 L' f; g( F$ F; K& ?( t6 rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
5 o1 F. F' ~; ?8 ~" cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei! K& R9 e# f& U: M. ?( g# S2 k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku1 b6 i7 i+ f/ V4 P6 N3 h
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships
0 v) ?4 ]8 R- X DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
) x6 S* S% k$ D. [ DD Lamson, x X8 b/ X! G3 j2 Y
DD Aylwin$ q1 g, j* U& Q5 k- |& C
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4 d# S6 b& V. Z2 {SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |