航母决战结束,日军投降。% L3 w$ i$ Q( L4 u, o% X
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 422 l; E' G9 ^( _: G+ a
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130! {0 t0 V/ I7 x5 a
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PC Ch 22
# g- Y* Y [" d+ }7 S6 r PC Ch 32
7 i6 X$ U& D, } PC Ch 23 l8 Y+ O, A8 q; b. R {
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Allied Ships! p2 S) r, `- ?4 m
SS Gudgeon
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9 ~7 A0 |9 Y6 a* mSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167( t9 k: _+ G; T/ j7 g, y% p
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Japanese Ships6 y- G3 k1 Q: I% V p9 F
SS I-17, hits 12 a2 l- s0 }! v
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Allied Ships5 g3 m a% X9 |% G* q. g e
DD Lamson/ H, }% S6 r; H# t. h% P
DD Cummings u: v+ y. s4 B- g# m3 Y
DD Aylwin0 ~. J. Y6 n& e! J0 l
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson1 W' T5 `6 J: [" I0 [8 H" O6 z! {
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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7 ^3 ~: x# q' [Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 p) ~+ l8 | w* Y
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes, A) T4 i5 ?$ O/ R- B5 p
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Japanese aircraft7 L2 [9 G- S9 X1 T. F" `
G4M1 Betty x 17
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9 p7 Q$ G7 [$ I: t no flights
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0 b) ~/ r! e3 ~ qNo Japanese losses
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Catalina I: 10 damaged
- M& c8 u- S( R% e P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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3 L& X2 T Z2 B- ]& m* R* r% I: Y kAirbase hits 1
9 x( ?0 D, y% X0 U' G( N$ B% VRunway hits 6! {! o3 J; q! c- s ~) x* R
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 5 e* p$ t6 I3 c! v, N" W
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 P7 |- }8 l9 R4 Z8 a' A
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. v+ S% O+ Y4 E4 D$ B3 S6 b; U# w
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# }' R$ a3 p# w$ |" F
4 J& ]; w* n6 f# DJapanese aircraft
, T; B8 Q7 D. n8 G7 P3 F* y' ~0 o G4M1 Betty x 8+ g3 F# r* y4 @: J' L& [) ]
" g, ^3 s. V# XNo Japanese losses; `& l' q7 {( T5 R) k9 c; I- m
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Runway hits 1 i) f7 U) N: l- }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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6 @9 h; k6 x7 G. e2 }% B: dWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: }4 q0 z/ n; Z- r: Y
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes- a' L" d1 D) I+ Q6 G4 {
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Japanese aircraft
, R" B T# {- C8 p# A A6M2 Zero x 43* w9 ~: [. q& A5 u; F7 x
5 _9 B3 {7 G/ [* k. ~* J ^Allied aircraft1 k: V8 e) m# V4 O7 X8 Y$ E3 I- w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
- Y& d$ E. r* P4 ?0 S4 E& M# T SBD-3 Dauntless x 1301 c% P A y/ ?" v5 ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses" e) i. |4 l6 h
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; L P- a2 V0 L- m3 J" u3 U
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Allied aircraft losses
7 N2 m. t: o- C4 L9 ?) J q' I F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( C0 k: v" i/ l/ g0 _2 x/ L4 G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged" S8 \: ?, Y; e: l+ C3 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- O j' P3 }9 Y6 k D
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 W* z- d9 x, p, X8 `6 F7 F/ V+ H
CV Zuikaku
! }4 S7 [5 T0 U, r+ K$ q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% j. }" V& y. `
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 f3 s' `3 v! m: o, j& Z* v! B7 ~ CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. v% d9 x4 G& A0 _4 E
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1( H* W/ A- B7 m
CA Takao) {1 @- I4 e6 R% {
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire, v1 ^7 ^+ h) Z
DD Shikinami+ ?) A4 A+ y/ j
CA Tone
& I1 K4 D0 T' c/ W# P DD Umikaze4 e3 y0 l, \" Y4 }. m
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo1 s4 X. T4 G8 I$ D! A4 L( ]) `
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j0 Q8 {% V; sMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
$ m( a: M5 _- S" x/ T b- a A6M2 Zero x 45% x4 f( c: k o8 B! m. [
B5N1 Kate x 27
2 s2 Z! f+ P! U: Y: U D3A1 Val x 15+ L/ q( H3 [" B9 }5 V
D3A2 Val x 26. l0 Z \# a) Q* w1 q1 B4 h
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Allied aircraft+ J2 [- {: _' |% p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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; {$ Q; s9 T S# h( FJapanese aircraft losses2 _5 [# s- J4 X, R, p
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed. A4 f2 ]9 f6 T& T$ v
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged) a2 |0 E+ V$ l& L8 b$ n) L" q( k! H
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
! n+ ?& x( J- y( V/ S/ d D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
9 N9 N7 W0 d, X8 p2 b) ? D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged4 v/ q o+ K0 L( H% Q- C- G7 g
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak3 Q1 H# U+ \& G- j8 B; G
- ]; D& b9 p! s/ B+ i# kAllied aircraft losses! `9 ~. _6 f7 s) X6 P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
/ G& I5 T' r! h. ]! H CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1% D+ J9 p3 U! f! g, T/ t9 V3 c
CV Enterprise
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$ K s2 h6 A6 T* _( V5 E+ Q BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1398 j& h8 {4 J8 e6 H
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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% Q; i7 \9 C/ ~3 [Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ ~! C+ Y9 S8 h2 D: p+ a% N3 TEstimated time to target is 40 minutes; c9 e3 c2 G* Z
" l* [/ A; x. s/ E6 W1 C9 v: L7 JJapanese aircraft
/ ?* ?1 |2 j+ X- K. x A6M2 Zero x 22* J7 b7 x% H% t% m
B5N1 Kate x 230 k+ b3 x5 \! b$ i7 y
D3A1 Val x 28 T. d, ]% K* O) l2 }( n
D3A2 Val x 167 b0 I9 Q, Y4 D
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Allied aircraft
3 e% h2 a% C# l. H F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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5 Q/ Y, E4 m/ v) c1 }+ ~Japanese aircraft losses
' Q. M6 V! ^' u0 R5 j A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# O2 W& Y5 p( `! y
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
& v, H' B9 ~) D0 g, D B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
8 K/ o7 Q9 I0 f6 V, z$ ] D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
8 N$ Y2 c! n& w7 \4 y D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
# c9 R* x+ Z! T8 v8 U/ H D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses6 \1 c$ j. {: m4 b" X/ Y, D! k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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/ Q; ]4 d( k$ M: h+ K( ?- @- j) [ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
: H# P+ z& n0 s0 p y, C CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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CLAA Juneau
4 U! W+ I% [$ G, m% d6 S; I CL Hobart( v8 X* ]* D( X7 G7 P, F3 q1 q5 L
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135: A$ a+ n- P% E* U
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.4 S5 n* r) O% P. N Z
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 28/ [9 e; C L9 N2 [0 x/ U3 ^1 b- B% }
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Allied aircraft
% u4 O- c; P& s [! w F4F-4 Wildcat x 21$ b2 k, {- g( [2 O5 O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged; }7 h& A' f c0 K6 m
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Allied aircraft losses1 V( ^1 L; J: F/ u0 D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
% J# [, S# r u3 \0 C/ O SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) P; ^8 e1 y% Y% e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
4 g. c; S% b' r) ?: W7 q. L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( F; @4 {7 E: ?& l CV Zuikaku8 p: F j7 [4 {" V* q. E8 p% b( z
CA Takao
9 n9 }: p4 b6 K; g+ z! ` BB Hiei
7 o8 |: b [' ?6 X# U* vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku7 `* @( N' U+ R' @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135" }. e) k" i w% [. R9 @
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft+ U5 w% y8 O& o- k% _: i% Z
A6M2 Zero x 13
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+ z% k" @- W- b& \; F F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
) u( Q6 e ^2 M3 z' Z6 j SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
z! m9 K4 f: ~# ^, ~% `1 U' l TBF-1 Avenger x 109 i: d) l6 l: V$ ?/ _
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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1 q [6 |2 g' ^4 xAllied aircraft losses
: d7 L" d% w4 Q4 h8 l$ A6 H F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. a0 B9 J& z: d: | SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged$ D3 R. L' ~% |* w- x+ b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
3 q* u+ q- m8 E TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone' h* m% z+ f4 C h0 I/ `
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
6 ^# r8 F+ ~, E CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! [ H5 x: m& r/ ]/ @0 g. k: ^
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 i6 L; q! ~# ~8 d9 ^ }7 T CA Myoko, on fire: }) w. s H2 `3 Z% ]& q! y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
, d, Q5 d; k) o, W( OHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei, h$ S* g8 m2 H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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/ y9 M# Y' z% a3 q4 [$ w, `. jSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1621 c9 I* ^; w1 B% N
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Japanese Ships
V% W, g- C; Y( Q; ?8 {+ Q SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships4 H6 Q, r- |1 f0 C" O5 C# q, L3 g
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
' i% K: {# m" v4 i. D DD Lamson
$ q$ f v3 k8 y! j2 p. w2 m/ P DD Aylwin
! L: ], K- K3 R; s DD Monaghan3 x# k9 d& v( c1 Z) S* d7 j& Q2 ^' I
8 Y* m$ B: v) s+ v4 T- ^+ n# kSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |