航母决战结束,日军投降。
* e" a) U2 } w1 q' b. {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130 c5 j) R$ t3 G0 d: r
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Japanese Ships
0 z6 L* f* W& ^/ j) p! Y PC Ch 22- A: d9 N" h; G. X. Q& z
PC Ch 323 C6 F' z3 i! n- ?( Y* A
PC Ch 23
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8 s/ C* G3 {9 G( i) Q# o+ G7 ]Allied Ships8 h4 _. Z# o6 b- k
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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) @# a& Q* F; d- t1 U8 ]2 SASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1675 ~ x; l3 Q2 K7 G1 _' P
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( l9 i( v+ w3 U6 z7 o: l# x9 e SS I-17, hits 1$ T- L, G9 z/ w9 }
1 g7 M2 n4 k0 m, VAllied Ships2 C" e! V% z+ K# f) G P8 v
DD Lamson! r3 J8 t( x+ |7 T x
DD Cummings( T+ w/ G |; E1 t. A6 F
DD Aylwin
% F! B; |2 z, k8 w1 B! z DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson9 V7 z' h/ N9 k; T( a
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( ^/ {# L7 H, j# r& ~% O7 L. y
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 e7 H0 W2 q: z% @
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. q$ b/ Q0 |! A- n; c
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes* Y3 C+ e* X: A( U
, g: p$ i) V# bJapanese aircraft9 B( Q" [0 G+ ~; t
G4M1 Betty x 172 L# `8 k& P. o% v1 |6 l) v$ ~
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Allied aircraft" l1 D$ j1 p# ]
no flights
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- S0 b3 H) E0 Q' @" I/ NNo Japanese losses0 B( H$ x8 L1 w
+ y+ {4 P) `1 K6 r5 CAllied aircraft losses& \6 G2 [4 T l. N2 I
Catalina I: 10 damaged
5 T! h$ m t9 ? P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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" a: O; g( J/ LAirbase hits 1+ K1 P8 g; j5 B$ x3 i* t( Z
Runway hits 6. B, H) l3 z) ~# K$ Q8 \
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/ L3 e* u; U& M) V3 e2 v5 ANight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 q8 C! W* k9 n3 @* u, T
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7 P' `7 X+ o; v) [- z. rRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 k- k4 ?; E f# q9 F0 a1 Z3 qEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, w6 r4 T1 M4 t- F9 G3 S2 Q
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Japanese aircraft
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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
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: E1 Q. ?( ~) o; GWeather in hex: Thunderstorms R8 M9 E' b7 R1 B" N, S3 E9 |
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 _5 v4 z0 d3 x% g' S" G# p
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes/ a' O: m7 ~- g% E
3 [ j+ y3 [9 Z3 I. I3 |Japanese aircraft" y' [: x) c2 x# R9 e% F
A6M2 Zero x 435 z5 P: l+ y8 \ N4 S
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Allied aircraft9 F' d' K. w* L& N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91 t. c/ N# j9 Q* L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
8 x' c. K# D& W5 u+ u3 b% a6 t TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
- m! L- s2 @0 h a: K. t% c/ ?0 b A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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/ t" m v+ V/ |2 v1 G' e0 W) j& A F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed- ~. A/ Z4 q$ ~$ a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged7 Z' p! V5 u4 R% n' L! @0 f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
" i5 ?3 S6 w) H- C TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships" i2 Y" n" R, p- w: e& B% T6 }6 E
CV Zuikaku
2 X4 _6 v8 Z y* e CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 m/ N t* f& f& V CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ F0 k# s) P& a, N& i* Y& X CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ J; D3 j3 @. a7 h" a
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
' }" R+ Z L7 c4 Q7 k CA Takao7 n* S p `( D" F2 T
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
( i: m- c7 r2 C3 n9 c DD Shikinami
# [; L- k/ n5 B- T CA Tone
1 W4 k2 c! b- s. J DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
8 Z/ p3 ? W$ [' H! J! [, y2 qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku/ Z* H+ s+ V/ D% q" W$ a
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo# K; h9 U7 v9 v# @
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7 c+ q$ [7 d# p9 ^9 D3 G8 S3 f. cMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1391 x6 h2 q7 @" a+ b7 x% ?
2 h4 I* k* v4 G; E& k+ IWeather in hex: Severe storms6 s0 C0 d$ g1 \- U* U p ~
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 i4 u: C4 [4 i. Y
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N1 Kate x 27! j5 d: y8 p* V ?" M5 u6 z( u7 l' \+ S
D3A1 Val x 15( u) l7 g$ u, ]: d7 ?, r
D3A2 Val x 26
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Japanese aircraft losses. Y2 v' K* t6 C; M7 o; y
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
: o1 V+ |* |$ y1 g8 _ B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
; {0 o# D @% @0 w B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
! F3 N- h. l8 Z+ f D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged0 k; |' @+ X3 N
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged4 S& Y0 r- q/ N" a
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# \9 R3 I- O0 I! I+ e1 J
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Allied aircraft losses
d8 {! y1 S) L) s! f) d3 K F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 k( t# @. K# {1 I, g
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
2 c! b( l* T" j: e. M4 m5 B% u; A CV Enterprise
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$ y/ P& L2 [! p7 B2 \ BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1390 ?% ~) k0 U) \
3 N. z# \# i$ D, {( e6 QWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, h& ]6 j3 t! G' EEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N1 Kate x 23: y) J0 z+ ^& @) N: b6 C
D3A1 Val x 2+ j' H. u9 N0 h
D3A2 Val x 16 u1 x3 f3 s" y# p7 B3 X
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Allied aircraft% s. v5 a; i* L: s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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" d [: X. S |5 K9 L4 D, P+ CJapanese aircraft losses
& Y/ G# l3 t8 ?2 i$ T. ^ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ O% ^3 u0 G. t8 F B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
( | z: U# B5 g; e2 H9 q B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak* W0 H2 w, N5 l4 w7 S
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged+ h6 A8 M' h0 [" c: f; O
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged( N' `. m ?, n% P7 B7 \1 {, S
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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# Y% W" G9 m% t) |4 n0 fAllied aircraft losses0 o6 F' H8 V, F9 j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships6 k: x ^2 f, i: Q: a3 S$ Q
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1* j( S6 h( e9 i/ W9 p: ]
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 o8 x# F/ N; ]) o
CV Enterprise
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CL Hobart8 D! I6 m2 S ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga* r O2 s- |- S% X( t; K- e
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0 i9 X, j1 E% b: s& h5 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast2 c; {, w6 \; t7 G
' C4 R/ \) {4 P' I' r. ]Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
. h( P9 g$ _' F) p+ N9 d7 JEstimated time to target is 23 minutes% F/ T5 l3 V+ A* [$ u
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Japanese aircraft
% _- H8 F$ p! o5 x! T5 d A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21- V1 O3 r7 i& D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24 o$ ~2 q( N+ V/ o/ N2 Z, Q3 Y
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Japanese aircraft losses% H. q7 Y) Z$ Q7 z/ i- ]
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged+ m! u% |& a6 i) [% d' `: n4 C+ A
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Allied aircraft losses8 }- Y) T5 V. t: y& o7 a: u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
9 Y" y5 C% x; P- ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 \3 [2 B$ j4 Z+ ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
?/ H# z- i, s. p CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- T( c' f& V% w# j CV Zuikaku
' A# D! Z" Z1 A" _1 h2 ^ CA Takao4 c% g4 Z7 H1 ~
BB Hiei
* _0 N9 l) e/ ], ? CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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9 V4 v a* z9 I# U6 Z% ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& R- J) m4 `/ }/ P1 m- G1 j# J! ?Estimated time to target is 22 minutes* h0 e. E! m" @% Q2 Q0 K
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft% e! `3 d' |" c3 w. a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
2 q6 _6 x& C5 J& L. R: {/ w SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
( s2 Q' u9 _0 _' x# } TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses2 B$ r7 a7 L# t% Q- f
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
# _7 q+ ?+ t( n9 ]6 V# [' n3 u$ M8 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
- U; m! f L% T2 C1 Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged E% s4 F5 p/ U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
: l! n; N6 F% k$ |+ U7 b TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged- P: E w, H, `$ Y0 U; V S
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8 i4 Z a& M1 |* t' H: A CA Tone) M, X- F# K0 H0 J: ]% \
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
/ t$ l- p7 v% r, ~& ~' x# C; Z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 A4 a; B! O" M$ J CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage* j8 D# }) A8 j }
CA Myoko, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei5 L, w5 r3 d) l a
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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% z r" p# t6 J# x& s+ pSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
7 K: A: s* \9 n2 Z; m' Y SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Aylwin
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |