航母决战结束,日军投降。
. g/ M+ E% l/ o; ^: \AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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" c5 ^) [" V/ W( h8 \9 F2 }) nSub attack near Torokina at 108,1300 E* P+ B& x G5 \
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Japanese Ships
* C, ]( ^1 U1 U0 b/ a! j PC Ch 22, }* l6 R n1 }" z! j5 A
PC Ch 32, M7 ] K o% Z- T+ h$ k
PC Ch 237 Y" Y0 u; q( C4 q8 y* g( s
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SS Gudgeon
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/ s2 c" e) ~6 iSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 225 p m7 t% l4 V# S
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167' ~' Q: L/ w4 `
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& S6 K" U" J: M$ J' v SS I-17, hits 1* {, ]7 p& Q* s! A4 z/ C7 c& d* |& M
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Allied Ships/ x' y! G- m( d% p" }- n$ M- x
DD Lamson
, o& X- c. {. a7 @# ^- r: ?3 o DD Cummings
! f& ]1 M2 U2 j& }- d! y DD Aylwin
, b. t- D$ ]7 R' p6 V- A DD Monaghan
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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
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2 B2 p5 F; Y5 ]& ^, ~" ]1 \% kWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
@9 ?- Q- [" E, [1 \Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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" p) y7 H8 D) o; j+ {0 UJapanese aircraft% _7 q J$ q( k
G4M1 Betty x 17 O, ?( P# ]$ X" M8 ?
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Allied aircraft8 ~: t+ @4 m& \1 T1 v
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& {5 e5 e3 w; ~1 d5 _, }, R Catalina I: 10 damaged" B. D1 P9 F& [
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged. V7 w8 Z1 L6 e+ X5 H: e
" }& U8 A$ I' F+ YAirbase hits 16 R- |. @5 V6 |! T
Runway hits 63 c6 E6 _! R, w2 _) Q- a. Y$ ^
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( r3 Q! w; Y- M2 V* }, u: K
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Weather in hex: Overcast+ ~0 E5 ^( Q# s& w& ^
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 |- `' H" j0 ~$ [& k+ d: gEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 D# ]! m8 z% ]' F2 q2 Y
G4M1 Betty x 80 g: y- ?+ E& a( @& k# D
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No Japanese losses
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j6 k0 _. J+ X7 c6 O* yRunway hits 1
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" R2 X8 o& {$ }& B& W* QMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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$ P1 J B' r: oWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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& k5 S3 X) u! C; c: TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 z5 D; p8 t' _+ DEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: X( g. M/ z" W6 U7 f$ s A6M2 Zero x 436 h! H( ?- I9 o: k2 P
1 z# o/ {: K# l- D' j. S% QAllied aircraft( }! `: ^1 l0 B- s% O& x- @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
4 t: W7 S' F5 N9 ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
B$ l0 l1 m9 X/ v, M TBF-1 Avenger x 12' ~2 s% o' w Q1 c
! p" g4 o" {2 T7 Z/ jJapanese aircraft losses
% @! B! ^! B$ R2 E% j' B2 g, G A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses. V% Z) P6 R8 l+ r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed% b0 i- [) M$ R+ z# u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
- L; h J# x1 n- z5 _- d; R& l2 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' g( X9 R: I2 z7 w TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged: o& N) W9 q9 Q- Y7 F D5 [$ J) g7 A, q
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Japanese Ships4 e' E# ?9 W8 o8 X* l
CV Zuikaku
% u" u6 n: t: ^$ W9 j# X2 O CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
S4 W" \7 K, x1 R% d$ H5 {- j CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 o, G: {% N& V: s2 X CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 Q3 {$ h% G% K6 z8 ^& X BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1 C* z8 D5 P/ p6 R1 @
CA Takao& @. c9 A$ B3 m/ A5 p0 T; l9 [
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
7 y" F& L W& ` DD Shikinami. I* ]7 e" v* x; M: u4 x
CA Tone
. `$ g4 f! B8 S$ B; c, q- y- a$ b. L DD Umikaze( {. a5 B4 N' g! S
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku. z5 e5 l G) N/ m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku9 ?3 U4 e/ g0 y, J7 ~ B
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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6 B$ E2 }5 f( E2 w6 C; yMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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2 \& t+ K: u: c* `6 ERaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. G( _- s+ ]" W- a+ w
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' [% N# V& D( l6 Y! S
A6M2 Zero x 45
; W7 A% _5 J: ?2 {3 h& }. U2 J B5N1 Kate x 27
: q; r/ s4 H% a0 D. n8 o& v D3A1 Val x 15" L4 _7 L8 O( Q7 W+ J0 l
D3A2 Val x 268 Y9 f1 h) A0 T, R! x
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Allied aircraft6 m2 E2 y/ b4 X V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1168 r7 S6 T6 V% _! S# J
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed* r* {- M/ a- n; k2 @$ ^1 [% S0 c
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 K0 _% i% M; } B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak, g: |5 |6 v# k" P; L+ W
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged9 V7 Y5 \( K2 @% [) b
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged$ z) G# R, [3 ^& M
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses6 d' |6 H) d1 D- D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed: K1 k# f+ e+ i1 w( _0 y
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1' o/ _8 t( r9 N# f3 M: Y1 P* [
CV Enterprise g1 l6 p' u; ]% q" Y$ J1 Z1 \% z" g
CLAA Juneau& z7 T3 |1 _8 o+ u" ~, p
CL Leander
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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., ?5 ?: T0 C9 p$ Z4 T
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N1 Kate x 23" J0 ?& U& o* N! ^+ s/ P3 b* I' |
D3A1 Val x 2
! ^$ a' g6 z8 v* m D3A2 Val x 163 y3 z+ S- O( K0 F6 D& }* H e$ f
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Allied aircraft
$ E* u" Q3 o9 a4 n+ R F4F-4 Wildcat x 47# h1 U! _4 ]* V$ a1 p$ V3 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
, z% o9 B% _; E4 z8 U7 ~8 m! Y A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( C* u+ ]+ h7 O( c$ \ B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
7 Z' B; J# E7 J: X B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak8 t4 E! j5 k, }7 K& @) l
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
V5 S2 K7 \( [* R) u1 _! ~4 F4 c D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
q7 d$ L* y U4 @, L) f D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 F9 F `4 }) z9 E9 PAllied aircraft losses9 x# {. @- h* O4 Q8 u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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& g( f& S+ D: C9 Q BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 10 @: Z& n/ B0 H% B( z% c2 y
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 u& } J( M, E8 ~" Z
CV Enterprise, y! d' Z) C/ |9 c/ Q. \/ h. C
CLAA Juneau, w, v% Y, O9 b2 |3 X; t
CL Hobart6 A& V! Z9 U/ r* P' `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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- T- h _- D! x+ e' A! u7 g$ {, PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
1 D' {5 Q/ Q! g( a NEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& x: A' Q* x. v# i4 T2 d! \/ @- d* F d5 p
A6M2 Zero x 283 t9 s$ z: Q5 _0 d
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21! D4 o' w/ J, I/ G" i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 249 {, u' J8 z$ Y& g6 Y
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Japanese aircraft losses3 c. L3 G! v3 u) G
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged* s" q# k* B. d8 a% j& H
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed+ j) E |& C3 {. ~3 j! x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 U4 B5 e3 D/ J8 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
8 O# ?# }+ l2 s" ^ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 Q& I$ {7 d3 {* b( j& s) c CV Zuikaku% B; s. I7 N( C5 a1 b' _
CA Takao
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- N5 ]3 ~. \$ @- JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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^4 h- c B7 G# i% @& C; VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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, _& B6 |( y) M9 V! ^ ?Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% T7 D2 l# L( Z7 WEstimated time to target is 22 minutes0 l# a- S: c2 k' B9 p* B( a; a" ~; I
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/ }' n9 j5 l6 y3 N8 J A6M2 Zero x 130 M+ {4 j: b1 N
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9 ?2 x6 t% y6 F. E3 N/ c' ^$ @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
7 a+ g8 m s8 m( }$ M1 g( N4 u SBD-3 Dauntless x 57* m4 o- C* e$ U
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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( R/ g" b! P$ @$ ^ M( E A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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. T$ @- |$ F- L e" n8 _5 Q/ f% F F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& d) ^1 I% X j8 D7 s9 r1 C0 F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged2 `6 D! I D9 |0 Y# n$ Y& @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% _, G* S u0 u2 e0 V2 X# K2 j+ Q TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged0 g6 E) o2 {* a/ g3 Y# }1 F8 w
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CA Tone8 Y/ H3 u$ T& Y8 `
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire: P6 V/ q0 s* Z6 J: N ^
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage, A9 R4 S; ]$ C2 b" d6 |% |
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage% v) ~- U( H! [ t/ `' [- \. e) E
CA Myoko, on fire( K/ L/ n" _9 V: j. @$ ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku0 b2 s h% n c5 o, A0 x! G. ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
& C. l; f$ u* W" c& `Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku6 q# A9 C+ k$ h, W7 X. x
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, E% j& z7 D8 L3 lSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1625 |1 K; ? @5 v9 v0 Q$ u2 \ l
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SS I-2, hits 2
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. S( [) s. W9 ^: F DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
/ |4 j |/ Y! h% s: ~6 j1 O( |( G g2 X DD Lamson
1 a G& D! S# ~6 Y, | N DD Aylwin
2 |( M, |8 S! ^1 Y8 x/ v DD Monaghan
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p# C/ T' c. s Z4 }6 U! `' O0 GSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |