航母决战结束,日军投降。, Q; R' \. \% ^, _: g
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42; a1 s9 v* M1 f$ `% ~) d
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8 B: u; J+ A) ?, mSub attack near Torokina at 108,130+ _4 d8 D, d, d
7 ~: S. T& L7 X, VJapanese Ships
C& ]1 U. @: r" _3 q PC Ch 22- t; ^- I' c8 d) Y- h! n, P8 n* `
PC Ch 32# f x v" a7 y6 K
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
/ W: a1 t* I' K+ O" ] SS Gudgeon z0 Q) C/ e# b6 r
: t, S- L. E7 _+ O g, Y: vSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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4 i. a& N& }7 A# g7 U" d" cASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1678 U/ V' a, j" o- o2 f. p
4 q( \, O& {8 R, u3 PJapanese Ships) j) x- q$ k$ V8 }
SS I-17, hits 1
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3 {# x' k+ T3 O# o) lAllied Ships
2 J, r' V, E( o1 W$ k) r4 M: d" } DD Lamson
" s6 O! M7 M8 M B3 B8 i$ F DD Cummings/ y! y: c7 u( Z/ X" v7 s
DD Aylwin0 @2 U( r2 b4 H" W5 K' h
DD Monaghan& z/ | y$ t* D! o1 z1 R
' K- ]! w! b8 mSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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/ X' ?7 V" I+ {/ Q# ~5 o1 L7 }Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast2 i: d+ G) W( l% e
5 }3 s$ H# y3 a. Q, Q/ @Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* K. U9 z: Z0 U$ }- ?7 q" g
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes# s8 g% t/ g( R. d8 z
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Japanese aircraft
/ T* j9 w: Z$ f$ G7 { h' [% g6 n G4M1 Betty x 17" x! t& F& c8 @: i, D
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Allied aircraft
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' l7 \% n; l+ F. H& L1 ~8 Q. _6 fNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
0 S+ G- d& E2 j" _" r Catalina I: 10 damaged
! [; O* B2 [4 k& \& i- `7 v* t% ? P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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/ d7 ~( G2 `; x' d) d6 i5 tAirbase hits 1$ `7 M3 u7 M3 E" C8 C6 x( A
Runway hits 6
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! \& h" d$ a' W% k' a6 c7 ^Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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, A' \, m! R% C3 \% pWeather in hex: Overcast# \4 f6 L0 H- h% b
( z* B7 T" I e( E% R$ BRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; m5 I5 e: T, I5 K2 J
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ ^+ b* q7 E$ k
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Japanese aircraft
9 M& W. b% l5 O4 g4 n G4M1 Betty x 8- r. h7 y8 M# X! c2 k
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135- g% M5 Q, J: M; Q E* i
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- O. k+ |4 s& D2 d2 @6 e2 R4 t1 u
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes* k. Z5 b( a8 W' E, _! W- ~
# d) X& d) v# O4 B9 _( Z# ~# xJapanese aircraft+ b0 r$ ~+ K5 J
A6M2 Zero x 43+ |' r+ @) L o
7 d1 r- c# ^, N. L7 ]+ HAllied aircraft
9 V6 l8 W8 R' T% r2 n, T4 z/ V F4F-4 Wildcat x 911 n$ r* W A5 E, z1 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
$ B c1 _6 Q" G) g: c# _0 D TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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- o) h% b) R$ R4 }/ |5 _! I( KJapanese aircraft losses
; U) T+ c0 h. L% @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
7 g- c% E1 O* e4 t/ N F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( @& K7 H2 |) u% {1 ?* p: A- P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
+ c2 }1 ~* n* l: g; y0 @# b/ B SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" b# `5 N* w4 q8 q( m
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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5 ^3 n1 x2 m+ u: b& y7 g2 PJapanese Ships
% @& y. q/ \. @$ z# B/ u CV Zuikaku
p/ o. _9 R. x) _: c8 R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 Q& w6 U0 U% a# f \
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 B# v) } ~" d) H" a: A) h* ~ CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( G7 S( W7 m7 k1 U BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1* |- `2 {, R0 w8 ]
CA Takao9 B% Y* M0 w E. j
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire: r; Q* K) ^# b: Y$ n
DD Shikinami
! }; N0 Q, E1 G$ p/ `6 ?6 g CA Tone. a2 x2 E# l. E/ L D% R0 O
DD Umikaze2 w& N7 C& |9 R; E1 o9 C9 |
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
5 y5 R6 a* A+ ]6 F+ EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku. m% N- G3 y$ S
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo' S, Q# _! P+ m N
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5 T9 h8 |( e. t" c( x# D0 Y, g' b% _Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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) C9 m7 p L% o! ~9 Y# y! QWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ P' L4 J, A$ |; g' g5 b. M; u3 pEstimated time to target is 43 minutes o0 f& [; m: V8 o# w0 {' ?; V
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Japanese aircraft* e5 d, E% X7 J, ]
A6M2 Zero x 45
* n a3 f6 d' L$ l B5N1 Kate x 278 g7 o0 X; T" e' x
D3A1 Val x 153 ^$ Q7 k# Y' K2 y" x
D3A2 Val x 26% [/ l* i, {4 V9 r
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Allied aircraft% ]' q; b4 |/ q( d, P1 |. W# C0 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1167 ?2 b7 t7 ]; B8 \ R k) s
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Japanese aircraft losses; c8 p5 `5 S8 `6 G: K0 n
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
- m) p, K5 h7 _ B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
7 O" W/ ]2 q" A( m7 u& ^ B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
. _+ g# W8 I/ H% w$ J2 K D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged, X3 K9 M- ~! [8 z6 n# W% d
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
2 p/ ?9 j$ Y8 m D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak% d& e3 X# t5 ]# M- F
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Allied aircraft losses& v+ r' P5 `3 Z; s" D! h# b2 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed6 E1 o' S0 Q" U) |3 }0 `
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Allied Ships. Q! E9 x' _0 k" a# `( b
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1) v/ C/ f* W, C ^; ?
CV Enterprise
! ~2 r& e( q h" U+ p$ o CLAA Juneau
1 o5 Y3 \; K4 u* | CL Leander. v4 {) H3 e9 p: u6 O+ a, y" ]& j
BB North Carolina+ | ]% Z$ U$ u, z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1392 n; d. Z( \5 j7 O$ V8 p
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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' V7 x- j) t$ Q0 U9 \7 r6 |, ?1 mRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ [' {7 M) `/ @9 A" L' `6 WEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; }* m& V7 B$ y9 r S5 H4 ` A6M2 Zero x 22
! H" Q+ q) ?; m$ O B5N1 Kate x 232 C: z& r F8 ~9 P. v- I! u1 H: G/ F
D3A1 Val x 2
1 w2 y* Q% o- h" g D3A2 Val x 16" D; v1 j4 M" ?" V- \1 P; C" r6 B4 m
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Allied aircraft& Q5 w/ @- q6 K* y4 I4 V( ]9 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47, j" C7 t3 N# M8 M3 F# h' o" _
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Japanese aircraft losses* h& b7 ?/ e$ L0 u, l1 @( A% V
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" h0 v1 |( |9 `& `5 O B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged* f7 G) l0 @, [5 B2 i' _
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
* T, G' t9 e) b1 Q D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
1 j8 h! u' G8 n x7 y2 q0 f D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
# E% M1 {$ b/ ? D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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) `8 I# E6 f0 s/ uAllied aircraft losses
1 Q$ I) F- r* w F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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1 j% K. j. K0 W% QAllied Ships& f) K. x0 Z2 Q8 a z9 i- o
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 13 H7 J0 W/ `% i7 G! l$ ~
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; L$ c7 u$ ]: |3 _: V
CV Enterprise
6 g9 y- N, p8 n2 i O CLAA Juneau
: ~8 ^3 s" L! ~+ k CL Hobart& j- R2 `9 \# x, T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 I; \+ n$ e8 Z4 w# ^
2 {( g& U" L# P$ b. l" hRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
0 J h. G; M9 oEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& R$ s: w4 P; t' x+ } A6M2 Zero x 28; S# i' r% C& s S9 u
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Allied aircraft9 F* W! ?, r. T5 S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21, ?. {: O$ z5 J- u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24 ^! l% p0 O8 j" X
) Y+ ^! ? q( B. M8 @6 l9 sJapanese aircraft losses2 _% e9 J. C8 \2 Q" C/ _
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
4 {4 f( \1 t8 P8 |; v8 D' e) z F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 \& |" Y+ H* q" o9 }+ J1 ?( c$ ~; ~, ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged1 K! k h" G. B1 {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" K, s' T/ \# [! M
6 [7 q' l! B* a7 QJapanese Ships
5 [: g: \3 \- e+ |( [% M CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; R; l- \& L0 u CV Zuikaku1 `0 o& I, g" G. q3 r3 X9 g* x
CA Takao
: z1 k0 v/ [! F' F BB Hiei, {1 J( U7 [* p, ^6 G4 p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; o: v+ V4 Z! Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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9 C8 b- R) {! Z# Y, iWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. X2 F+ o$ K. F/ l. i4 R
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# u8 t+ D" U2 \' z+ s3 l) [ p1 X A6M2 Zero x 13- x: w& Z, E# n
- B+ {! ]" M9 p) X- u4 bAllied aircraft
0 S0 o. ~1 `( t! n, _9 A! N2 @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 306 v3 D& G! B( G0 U& S4 H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
+ u3 t2 E( D$ _5 P5 d' J TBF-1 Avenger x 10& V1 _! Y. e# P9 Y* p8 Q( J, l$ f
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Japanese aircraft losses( X/ | e" O# X( ^6 v; \ R
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* I# b9 s+ b- ] m0 x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ M `; R7 V- g, ~- p' f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
' t# {0 c# z0 Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
# g* E$ X1 g# l$ ]$ V. ~0 u8 m TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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6 I X& i5 w, {# G( a2 rJapanese Ships
, |; p0 U% {8 v- C1 U# m2 I CA Tone* Z8 p/ s$ c5 |" r
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire" }" n) E' Z0 i( v- W) l1 p* Z& z
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- g; t7 \% Z# ?5 f* ` CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
' z' v: y; V, A6 L) C- K8 @0 G CA Myoko, on fire/ X9 Y1 j( F% M& x/ W; a6 r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
/ V: Z1 p5 L, ?0 p0 yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
' k. t# S) y) i2 _6 fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 25 o- ~7 X9 A" L; W
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' H+ ^1 B* ~1 Z E3 E' u DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 D$ n# r. E* {
DD Lamson
. O6 F" Q: F; A8 B9 c# M DD Aylwin
2 H$ b' H: `! {, x' Y DD Monaghan! W+ S' n" z/ T" l$ }
3 C' G0 f5 p9 P( T4 s1 jSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |