航母决战结束,日军投降。
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+ c* w7 A' n5 s8 Q: U$ G8 zSub attack near Torokina at 108,130 d6 Y# d" ?# J' }- g6 Z4 Z
, M& G- a2 l5 v2 D) |Japanese Ships
* w) H7 m: J) _ PC Ch 22
% t2 S2 }/ K- } PC Ch 32
. P/ I' t. N/ ` @0 K0 H PC Ch 23$ n+ Y5 J' W. T2 @) U' t
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SS Gudgeon
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: A9 ~- U3 t5 _& ]/ n+ y# kSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22: C5 d# k3 N3 Y! n5 W1 U( A+ v: l
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& t! U R1 d( y4 AASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships
' Q, y5 m3 Q) j6 H SS I-17, hits 18 J+ e) A! f' V7 D$ S0 X; C
+ d$ M. V, q* ]* ]Allied Ships! o% @8 ~! Z4 }" N5 e& H- ^$ k
DD Lamson1 F6 m2 x; r9 [+ K5 k0 y
DD Cummings% q* _: i! u- G6 Q' w! Y
DD Aylwin1 g( h4 Z8 T8 G) l/ H
DD Monaghan
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+ O$ G( _, t$ K* V" |6 tSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson, B8 y. C+ h, _. B' o
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" {2 j. l( o* a- C' l. w0 B$ ENight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # ?0 n6 M. f4 [1 z
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 f& K. d; }5 i g3 ~% A/ }
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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" x/ X( R1 |- aJapanese aircraft
/ ~/ Q# @- K" g G4M1 Betty x 17
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4 @+ L" b( u) iAllied aircraft
9 g3 b! a6 c# K# a7 W3 { no flights
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/ T, y3 I& s! y, g8 u7 t# X1 x- i3 CNo Japanese losses
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6 ~5 R( A7 Y: I2 ~' Q0 Q' U/ I# lAllied aircraft losses
6 Q% Q: j" D" y, L5 B; O Catalina I: 10 damaged: V* F/ i+ z f5 ]( T; l; a# _3 ?
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
! L/ z+ W1 D7 Z" U, f$ R; x1 TRunway hits 68 A3 n/ j! e" `
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" n q( ~! F" `" FNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " i- u8 Q) e- v9 ~* s( {' \6 v9 y6 P
' v$ z v1 g |' p; l- w o3 ~ jWeather in hex: Overcast# b$ `! Y0 H3 V5 @! G
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 E/ r5 V @! F9 z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. H( I( s3 ?$ i0 h- ` G4M1 Betty x 8% ^6 x4 [/ G' A7 V n# j, S
( |+ I% W6 w* qNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 19 D7 ]8 n" t7 ]. S/ x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135% m2 P% g/ ^! B( r1 T" a$ V
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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% u1 }0 `& v# K, K( J- Q. ORaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& z0 d6 c/ l) b) c. V0 M2 ]
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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4 Y( f6 F+ k4 [' k0 o- }0 HJapanese aircraft
% d! E0 w' u9 |% `4 y" M A6M2 Zero x 43! H( d4 t( Z0 b5 E
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Allied aircraft
# Z' C5 v% k# V R, q X F4F-4 Wildcat x 912 L4 u* |. q. E) x1 t- ?1 o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
$ ~" ]; m: [$ s9 l- R, W7 y2 L TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses" p0 ?0 X: x& F. z. |0 z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# @3 g0 o, l. V. D
$ j( d) @7 j' c! ?Allied aircraft losses
3 K, E I; x% g4 T' U) Q F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed9 j. h: ~( s& J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
5 B6 D3 L1 w% o7 o4 ?7 q( f SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
8 V9 v- l/ \: Q8 K c. v TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CV Zuikaku
* Z8 _, d! e. P+ f CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 r; D$ r/ O' \ Y- p CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 o6 B: T e5 z* W* K* Q0 p8 z
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 c6 `. T; F# ?! |- ^7 x BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, a( z* V2 |4 t
CA Takao
, }" d9 U o0 n BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire5 G+ V6 G1 u$ {5 Y2 ?
DD Shikinami1 Q8 M1 z. R# p, `4 w
CA Tone
" k# ~" _; T+ ?! r, T* ~2 ~8 g1 Z DD Umikaze/ Z4 T/ j" f3 i% h0 T: y7 S
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
4 a1 ?& Y8 @# ?, I( j! S7 ?+ J9 vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
8 r! @# g7 T: H FHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo5 ?2 L5 f q- w- K! D8 K: k( X, ?2 ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139" [% n) y- q2 W9 N* O: z
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' i6 F t8 E' ?. Y9 j& p: d1 C _, URaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 j; l8 P: P: ]% T
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, F1 N' R% ^! s. M
A6M2 Zero x 45# L( M: R( c! u
B5N1 Kate x 27
, X3 G( m) C- j9 m/ U! x0 |1 W9 t D3A1 Val x 15
) W, c+ R" y! ?* x. X2 [+ E D3A2 Val x 26
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6 p- Z3 l, I# X* v4 C0 I vAllied aircraft
* f- K' k8 Y) b: d5 U. M F4F-4 Wildcat x 116$ s2 k2 u5 {/ L8 z* v. q
; B) m6 e, L# N3 KJapanese aircraft losses$ r( t, \5 Q- z9 L
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed s6 b9 V! u N; S$ M$ q
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged2 W# o+ m# o/ a% y
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
& E/ W& G- t w. G c- R4 G D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
) [( o- O0 i% r6 t9 O% F% x D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged; _6 ?6 l1 K% N% H# k6 K- J
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak3 d1 t: O8 ?2 { T# m. f
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' p5 @/ X3 r- R( |8 [9 _- @+ B F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
% K# a# V" `% k: _+ y/ p6 \9 F8 r CV Enterprise
# F/ ]8 i/ Z# t2 @0 v CLAA Juneau. n8 g0 ]. j: q$ i2 t0 @2 R( |
CL Leander
" e8 p! [ ~! |" ?5 A1 i+ [. y BB North Carolina
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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.
- l! E- U3 U4 ~. pEstimated time to target is 40 minutes i8 J0 F# |8 j
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: E0 z5 K) _8 t: Q" ]& L A6M2 Zero x 22
' d8 C3 R* k5 o$ M& q9 U$ V# U B5N1 Kate x 23
7 o! k( |! |# V) w% W/ P D3A1 Val x 2
+ m% R! b+ S. Q2 }6 ~ D3A2 Val x 16
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, Y2 V6 ^8 r) f/ @/ S3 V3 I F4F-4 Wildcat x 479 V3 v9 e7 F1 y+ g
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
) K6 T4 O! n# C. I% N# x; g8 M B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged, Q# e) X. v \/ \
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
: ^7 V1 S, ?; t' t3 i8 b4 q6 r! j; ]( ] D3A1 Val: 1 damaged% [4 J2 [2 }% v% d6 v" k# j. N
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged; n; h7 |) @7 m7 W% x- X5 f: n- u
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 M) {% k8 ^, H+ ?& ]
! t8 X# O! d0 @ x/ O) S/ UAllied aircraft losses
% m4 X# H; U. i8 E: I/ n F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 O) O {8 H+ V0 v9 S3 h2 Y
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1; U8 o, @. b/ h' [& R, I
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% X/ M, ]- z5 y* S n* Q( ~0 l CV Enterprise; H' z2 R) @0 d
CLAA Juneau# Z0 s, H* P" v: ]4 n# d
CL Hobart
. \* V+ w1 F7 C$ X: [5 \- r gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135: D G; |+ C5 l# Q
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ v. r8 H6 B9 R" ^$ x5 b' {
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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( i4 p: R9 O( o; A1 w/ z' s4 v- k A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft1 h x t" K" Y+ z/ B9 L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
1 U" A. a0 `5 |7 Q% N4 e9 r: ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 24, z- A$ F4 ]2 v, S0 s3 S
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged% k5 @; q; J* A) `" w/ E
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" ?7 e% g* p6 F; u; X: A F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
, W! l( g q2 e8 K7 G: d SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
( a% b( U- `. r4 P9 [& O& N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
( E$ S/ z8 _/ i6 B, S: S CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 k, b# [5 t+ `( z3 l CV Zuikaku
A, r- c6 ?. ? CA Takao& S1 u' Z1 ^' m( n
BB Hiei
1 {- X4 s7 B. l1 ~2 R3 d0 y r* LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 Y; G4 o8 I$ X, M2 h# g6 U& z/ V
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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. F/ p# S' V, G( L9 h2 B7 Z2 VAllied aircraft
2 J1 C0 g. e( V0 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
- P2 e7 G5 H5 |1 ]9 p. q SBD-3 Dauntless x 578 Q# m' }' a' e7 F2 o8 l
TBF-1 Avenger x 107 P% }. n: L, V5 u2 P8 r! g2 B3 ^6 O
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
+ C+ a4 [, i( J# _0 J F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. a# T" K) R; v0 n1 q* {2 \# A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged+ Z2 b5 G2 q# p# c. D9 V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" f- ^8 Y3 e, ~) n
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged) G, y( p* I# a/ c
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CA Tone# B! Q9 e3 ~# |8 L& g
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
3 s0 G, h2 S) b0 J) d$ M CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 u4 O p! K5 P( t CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage0 l+ t2 e% F: F1 m2 @# \- Q* z
CA Myoko, on fire9 |' w" T- i/ J. V
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
! ]$ P+ _; L3 ^. p& j! h rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei4 d, W* K+ K/ g* J9 y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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0 A, ~+ A5 e9 C& T7 Y$ H$ p SS I-2, hits 26 e. c; I) ~* u% q; j4 j1 z9 `" Q
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$ k* B- `) g @( b% Q/ W) q! x DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
' [ Q& \! H1 D5 p DD Lamson
, ~3 J! M6 R1 m4 N+ X+ W DD Aylwin& [" @, D2 a6 _& ? @
DD Monaghan; _! _ e' P6 S$ B2 U# M; Z) w/ a
8 F Z& n+ _' ^1 A- n& }SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |