航母决战结束,日军投降。
8 B: }) {+ _7 c7 V$ k! WAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42% F4 o K0 E2 \; Q
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$ A; M& b, O* d1 U. `; Y4 x4 iSub attack near Torokina at 108,1301 }6 n f% ?8 Z. n
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Japanese Ships
2 b9 ?( n0 G' l- z8 \ PC Ch 22" u9 |+ G# H- |6 G: Q
PC Ch 32. P9 z. t3 k* ~, U9 }" b
PC Ch 23" ?) a5 i- H& A2 u# e- c
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Allied Ships8 X% b4 p/ d6 ?9 E T
SS Gudgeon+ }: P' W& i6 I+ f+ X6 X2 o* {
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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2 v/ l2 X; _$ K SS I-17, hits 13 p% T# c3 R- H2 F* d
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DD Lamson' u+ i3 J8 m* E" P
DD Cummings
( ?4 Z* M- v+ b! r0 Q9 f+ i: n DD Aylwin, ~: s3 E' M& b* C
DD Monaghan
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5 z( d( U" l, w5 A7 A% bSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 W3 F8 M' s' U5 ~$ X- W
1 o5 d" j# \) |, P1 m2 AWeather in hex: Overcast
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% O# j" V* i/ Y5 {Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. C. z- Q- {6 g" |2 d5 z' B! MEstimated time to target is 36 minutes, D1 E6 {3 f: |# u
) |! B$ ]4 M+ V* ^+ u0 E0 jJapanese aircraft9 k1 |0 d8 ~2 _! J+ m9 ]; V
G4M1 Betty x 17
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* W8 L# Z/ m$ `5 L; j) kAllied aircraft
3 s$ d4 }: X: n) V8 T4 Q/ r no flights
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7 W; m& k% V0 k9 P$ S$ t0 r4 [$ [4 DNo Japanese losses& I: O1 x6 E4 S' v$ S. \. |. n
0 m: p* ^9 k7 A4 R) U- vAllied aircraft losses. B) N/ ^# i/ L3 z9 v
Catalina I: 10 damaged1 f5 A9 M) {7 {$ Q. E& `8 N7 e
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 17 J3 b, N V" I% f, F( i
Runway hits 6
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+ N8 J- o$ i) N2 \; Z. |. J. \; mNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - F' J, W& R7 _0 d4 T- Y/ Y
# }9 a/ X9 W8 K) g8 {: Y$ c# R1 SWeather in hex: Overcast9 K# \+ ~% y. G% Y1 Q; V
$ ]+ T3 u d/ H6 ~" V' x. TRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& F2 k& q$ Q( | a* Z8 k; Y6 }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. V' s; C5 p8 _4 O% g
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Japanese aircraft" b, R: y8 y0 E( L- v
G4M1 Betty x 8
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% f Y9 A6 E& J E: b5 l3 TNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135 q. I, V0 O- \# I7 ]: I1 Q
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms% f F' S; Q4 W3 G9 v4 ?$ z0 m
2 f3 O7 J/ H FRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 [# X! W0 Q. q( @6 K) l& Q/ \4 w% AEstimated time to target is 31 minutes9 U7 o# P% p( r; T
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Japanese aircraft# e( t c8 ^4 ^9 h! T, ]& g! S
A6M2 Zero x 43
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- I" \( A3 T" |) GAllied aircraft- d. l' \# F4 D+ x+ n( ^2 S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 915 P8 ?8 b" Y/ F$ r$ ]1 w$ i/ y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
; z7 W: U9 g& B' u/ o TBF-1 Avenger x 12, [$ v7 {6 E4 [0 n" m
2 `2 G' k% w; g% C; y* MJapanese aircraft losses+ a' z1 H6 K! y Y" u! j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
6 s* C/ Q$ G7 J& c% ?: c% f$ I7 G F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed6 y: O8 z- `7 Q1 x0 i( N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
% }! H( `$ G6 m2 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
3 g4 K; b! O r* O TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged# R, v4 c+ @3 V$ D7 v
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Japanese Ships
1 q, S$ C" a9 S4 _( `! x CV Zuikaku/ S9 @# C! l# O
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
M9 u, l5 M4 j* s4 Z7 M CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ ]7 u# D0 h9 Z9 x
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% ?8 o" \7 Z: A7 I3 x9 V$ F% A BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, J: x& Y0 y$ _% N% ?% d Y5 D
CA Takao
6 A6 C4 D2 F2 q$ N2 j BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
l; \3 M5 e- A v DD Shikinami( F& M% v) F/ S+ }/ ^
CA Tone. n! n; \+ j2 U& \6 X$ t0 N
DD Umikaze" d3 P3 Q' v# L5 X
) l. n1 N% O. l7 A! H" OAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
6 H$ C+ n% E. f2 w# x: t+ g8 kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
! W" V8 ~ a. ^/ NHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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: X) V+ R6 H( r& r) m- z L1 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139( [( O3 |1 M0 { h$ r9 i' B
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Weather in hex: Severe storms7 e3 y( |$ r5 {0 q I: K
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 l1 R, [0 F* ^, S/ @# k' lEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 x y& O3 h7 G
A6M2 Zero x 45- `" F. r& [2 }5 ~! O- f+ m
B5N1 Kate x 27) {6 s/ Q, z2 i, k, T
D3A1 Val x 155 Y( P' }% }; Q7 o% [: ]
D3A2 Val x 26) b1 V" i b1 {0 Y9 x! h9 \
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, Q1 j% N. A: `2 y2 h8 Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 1168 E2 Y! q: n/ I/ y' `
& M2 | c6 o2 AJapanese aircraft losses& a3 I A, ^( D3 Y
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
& I& W- L! `0 c& L( F% j B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
) P8 m- _' x( t( N1 [4 ]0 K B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
) g- d# a* ]' M1 ~ U D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged& m3 d9 {9 i' A" ^: T
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
: N G+ X e& f, p D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak4 p4 Q- o$ `! U: I0 U7 w
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Allied aircraft losses1 s$ y' j' I- T) b/ x) f) }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed8 A2 o& o, o5 F$ L1 U
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Allied Ships
' @7 K2 [9 G' t0 k$ A8 |* r CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
# P6 E% Q$ K0 r" S3 \ CV Enterprise, L! v4 F0 o" o1 F/ S
CLAA Juneau
" @- O; J) X; T6 h+ n% E CL Leander" e0 s# S, B7 h
BB North Carolina/ S7 F& K# _$ ~% i2 h p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1397 P3 e) i8 Y! X7 d
8 a8 z5 \( c) H3 [Weather in hex: Severe storms4 R! H2 l3 x7 w. x6 `
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 K2 o& V! e7 d3 W, R( \" G8 P
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes) s2 l' m9 v9 K7 h7 R
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Japanese aircraft
% e7 {+ K2 U% H6 ^: D2 g. M# ]5 e A6M2 Zero x 22
# m$ S1 a0 {4 m9 c7 v B5N1 Kate x 235 f7 Z3 ~* W! ~$ G! J* @# a' J
D3A1 Val x 2
; z1 ^5 x m8 Q' e' F5 S3 F3 u D3A2 Val x 16& m6 j; C9 o$ i* C7 i: C
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Allied aircraft
5 m) D' e; b: W' ]& E6 Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 472 |* x8 Z# q# k* w2 X+ z! q* k6 |
Z5 j1 d0 _. L! } wJapanese aircraft losses
8 I) }, R7 y; `0 q" Q. J, m A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
' m# S. r" t* h, j B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
0 P9 _( I2 C5 {, U1 W B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
w1 ^" I n- n D3A1 Val: 1 damaged! H0 C/ e& z, F6 y( u- w ]( A: i
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
3 x d) a( p- D4 f7 I% E D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
2 r. P. Z* g$ F: [; ^; Y" ~/ @ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ Y! {- ]! g# a9 P" u
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Allied Ships
1 m! N6 x$ ^0 n7 ` ` BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
( T! V- q9 M9 J- W4 q: O: h/ j: H CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- e/ P/ f+ S6 u+ K @& y" r: S3 m CV Enterprise
9 S4 A0 P3 }& C# l CLAA Juneau9 c3 v& N7 j6 s& f$ C2 W
CL Hobart
) b9 ~, P- G9 ?4 N$ @8 Y' Q: b; ]% _Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga' G* B" H' d# v1 S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135/ E0 T/ h$ s/ e' |% c0 z$ ~
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Weather in hex: Overcast9 L- d) D0 U `) e/ A/ E" w
6 L4 l: X4 K0 r% \+ x$ uRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ d9 T A0 T% G
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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5 B- c% B0 o5 G# O' l2 n9 u4 X' B A6M2 Zero x 28. Q0 W% \( h5 n6 ?; Z: V
9 C0 @& |2 S' Z, eAllied aircraft1 c5 V+ l0 F$ G6 }7 n w( a5 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ F# m6 e. h6 c+ L. O# k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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W1 u/ z1 j* ~0 W) [8 t+ w( v A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged1 `7 K* p; M0 T
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Allied aircraft losses
! x2 K6 a! S# I+ n. r0 F: t p F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
9 F4 \9 z; r' p% c SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) c/ A# F1 [ d9 q* x8 d- T( c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
4 |# Z8 |) j7 G& i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 x3 p" X# D/ i) x! b9 n5 j
CV Zuikaku6 A2 o D. F4 p
CA Takao& S2 `( U, H. d/ D0 |
BB Hiei# {0 T& q) K) i+ P' n6 J
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku% C/ r4 M+ }) W; Y j" m2 @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1355 K- G+ A$ G: Q4 a7 U3 h
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Weather in hex: Overcast. d \$ ~) [) \6 n+ ]! ?
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& ]% }! x/ U3 [$ X6 L0 M7 V
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 L" U3 [8 e8 B8 y" s( V0 P A6M2 Zero x 13+ i7 @# @$ X$ M/ W9 S! P9 l/ h
5 J, C8 i1 \2 q$ DAllied aircraft
. P* {( p ^0 Z J6 h# p; x+ C" [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 307 U! [; J3 s* Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57# V8 k2 C8 a: N* G, s: W5 n, R6 @
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
X! Q! x1 L2 \0 X" _& N" _2 _ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; A9 D! O0 t1 J4 J5 S0 J8 o
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Allied aircraft losses
1 D1 V- H. t5 }' b F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ d7 P$ t% Y5 w$ m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged/ e# }2 L1 P! K6 T$ b: v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 c* H7 l* ?3 }3 k) c TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged3 A5 k/ ]9 \0 Z) V2 C; O1 g9 q+ E3 ]
; L/ C$ I- N+ C! z5 bJapanese Ships
/ y3 U7 F8 h# ?% V CA Tone& b) E3 a6 I& R
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire: r+ y+ P) u- G1 ~# U' O! H
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! |3 d& ^6 t+ A9 ?/ O8 y* F7 B CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
% Z# H2 r- F+ v6 @6 _1 X CA Myoko, on fire- x0 H% O- {. u' p4 z1 k* r+ \3 C8 I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
+ ]) ^9 I9 E8 p0 F M; r% s7 c1 M) HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
7 N; i, t, D7 N* h, t0 V; X HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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% p; Z$ G) `3 [Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage% g. E+ t. L6 V ~' r' h7 r9 }
DD Lamson
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. @! j @$ z# v! f* d9 ~ DD Monaghan/ P* K, |; @% P" L& ]- z8 T
* l9 x4 o: S3 K/ kSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |