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; A7 E l3 r( I1 q) C3 a$ I% rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 425 c* }. ~/ K0 W& p" P3 k
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8 y$ k2 U0 R/ ^+ [' @Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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- a" i, m' e- @- FJapanese Ships+ }- v X# _- ]3 h$ B8 e7 L
PC Ch 22! r- y" y" _& _! o
PC Ch 32
* J! H, s1 t* a; f) T6 E PC Ch 23
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7 ~# A- z( Z: F: ~" g, F" kAllied Ships
9 Y' O6 l* L, m9 O+ F SS Gudgeon' q0 L' a& f, B X/ l g: _0 n
9 D9 N, e5 ^4 ZSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167! V' a7 t6 A8 [) |
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2 x; [9 O% ?- j8 r SS I-17, hits 1
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) R' H. f( K: ZAllied Ships
( W7 a, b" c' [7 _ DD Lamson4 T! t$ ~; M+ W# P
DD Cummings
# I6 Z: V5 E, ?4 }. S DD Aylwin5 h9 v$ N- t/ T. x
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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, s. z5 ?3 ?4 a- \" CNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 t/ U! I. k" ^( e+ i0 {
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes- a; R+ d1 E- r% s9 @) n
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Japanese aircraft' a8 z+ o; E9 D6 b! `' z+ M7 I
G4M1 Betty x 172 [( I8 m+ C: [6 x& M
3 r9 K9 E/ V" }! d2 k' QAllied aircraft7 H; }0 _6 `- R5 }
no flights
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' N1 Q( o0 _8 @* c5 {/ c' ?) R* x: B. HNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses8 ]/ G* S0 u% _7 S9 t/ ^* t9 a; x
Catalina I: 10 damaged
5 z! c% K1 _0 o: [ P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged8 m7 v* u. T. w3 |8 S
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Airbase hits 1
4 t4 j- N9 e! x4 RRunway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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& ^9 K% |# q) c$ t, ~; R, mRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 R/ l2 @" }, ~6 B
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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9 ]5 m' J2 W$ i6 U: dJapanese aircraft2 v" `" J3 s4 K2 J
G4M1 Betty x 8! M1 e* J4 E/ Y& D
# P- U+ d1 A% {, X2 C# kNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1" @" C9 c" k" \1 ]9 O4 h3 L4 b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- {) t8 j3 l' H; W# A& a$ y! k0 k
$ L& H; H) d$ V/ h& gRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 C; v4 y, Y1 e1 F0 j1 zEstimated time to target is 31 minutes' q' `3 N: X5 _. h
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Japanese aircraft* z; n C; D& \' D$ \
A6M2 Zero x 43# {/ g5 m" j$ @0 r" |
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Allied aircraft
% t# O* t! X: Y/ K F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
6 |) _& s Y) d4 h# m SBD-3 Dauntless x 130* U# f$ c8 O$ Q% g
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 `0 o& l7 n2 J! ]' j6 }+ [, h' v
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Allied aircraft losses
' v/ U; V/ y7 L# T9 X( b F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 m9 Z* h$ r1 p# S3 Z# Q4 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged* t$ b; e8 [( e+ E9 h9 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak `: `2 U1 [4 a! M- x& u
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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; B% ]; t1 s5 b3 qJapanese Ships4 j, o( O% H7 @0 c2 P& B; T+ L
CV Zuikaku
) i6 Z, s8 v: v/ P v CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 t0 {+ P5 m b9 O, H/ R
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ p4 ~; r# j/ M1 [ p" [ CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. M7 r( M% P2 g+ u" C4 S
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
. n0 _; v8 A" P$ @ CA Takao
( t. g2 y2 M, A9 s T# _; v BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire" \1 Q% F7 b" V" M1 d* \. F8 Y
DD Shikinami0 w2 f; L L2 k
CA Tone
+ ~7 }7 a, A( f H# p { DD Umikaze; \1 t; O( V3 H2 K
% v- F9 E9 E$ H0 Z% E- f/ \& hAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
9 o) P2 e3 ^' S5 ?" t% G& [0 ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku7 X* V# P v; `% [, a0 T. z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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; [# U5 q, {7 I( rMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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* B- {! c* M, m+ ~$ I* gWeather in hex: Severe storms4 b: Y5 y3 t8 S7 k0 O& N
V, L% b+ d0 Z$ R$ i m9 c S. r9 ]Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& Z. p, B1 ~+ lEstimated time to target is 43 minutes7 P- o' {! u1 ]9 [7 P
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Japanese aircraft
/ G- e; Q0 D; a+ d/ k) X A6M2 Zero x 45& f4 U* c, Y1 H. @
B5N1 Kate x 274 m5 R6 A' [1 T6 p
D3A1 Val x 150 r/ z, {( s+ [0 X( I
D3A2 Val x 26
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( j _& W+ @5 _$ QAllied aircraft
4 M, [) u: p. R* x. t ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses0 V3 _0 x, U, R" ~4 E1 O; Q2 G
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed8 a+ B) _( I# Q- t: y
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
3 T8 ?/ Q' [: Y! A: i0 |* A8 N B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak' i& H% T! J8 h9 z O& [7 V1 E
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged1 i# i; k- {( G3 K$ Q/ H
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged$ [$ G! y8 V! W3 K0 P( w
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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- q2 i) l- [) a: l* L1 DAllied aircraft losses
2 U: P5 a/ W U* d+ \5 P F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships B* d0 `) ^9 ?2 t
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
( `! ^! j0 d% z5 v g6 E CV Enterprise( l# c" @& G. D* ^
CLAA Juneau2 i% {( p! A4 s2 Z1 L
CL Leander1 `2 T3 u5 W0 v- @% o; j! @% V+ H; f7 J$ e$ X
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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y( V# J- p/ M# X( D: ^1 @Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ {+ ]8 j X4 t
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
R3 M5 [0 m4 V- |! m* w A6M2 Zero x 22* V% Z* |9 {/ D ~0 [
B5N1 Kate x 23
$ D/ k# X/ c" x6 F; L6 }* w D3A1 Val x 2/ f2 V( S; D/ p6 J. X- _
D3A2 Val x 16, ?; }& ?1 z8 s, L- g- L
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Allied aircraft! Y& p" \6 h p- O, Y ~& B7 B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47, {* J0 l( a. G
K ^' ~. z' u* E) b kJapanese aircraft losses1 E& k& x8 K0 o) C* x# A. C
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ }5 d& [5 D% l Y! O- B: H
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
F! T! x) O5 `$ V B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak2 e# V3 c: F' `- p
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
( {' {7 D7 h' I D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged+ t* m% ^8 D8 _' b% k7 a, S. a6 B
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
7 {+ a6 m7 p; k# d8 k/ i* V% j( | F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 x3 S9 ^5 {8 e, O ^
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4 }7 z! Q3 c: o" p& `2 ^; j BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1( L# D7 J7 W: P# T8 k5 Y1 i8 w6 n
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 I$ W6 G& ~! f- s( p CV Enterprise3 d* W4 U7 o& ~2 j
CLAA Juneau- Q4 x: P1 A- @% w
CL Hobart/ }' V7 J0 B+ M. A8 B, f9 V3 ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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: A) H) t: u" j( mRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 I3 _/ E6 }, K" ]9 |/ qEstimated time to target is 23 minutes V* H2 {; q- x6 D; w' b
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Japanese aircraft, ]$ C: D9 f# N+ R8 p# k* ^9 ]
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
7 T/ j; \& f( o Q, |; {# Y r F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
, d+ }& O; [0 q+ C SBD-3 Dauntless x 241 R0 E, e1 T* B5 [: P* i3 @
( Q$ ]8 c! _8 G6 LJapanese aircraft losses
6 t/ c4 x( a7 _1 V& z A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged0 S6 u7 D, k4 n* ~/ t
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( q1 d; k& D( W9 ] j7 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ e8 e C2 _. M& d! {0 x( S SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
. i! ?( e( k5 j6 q9 D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 A3 T4 K/ R0 i* `7 a8 G
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* @5 _0 ]) N7 V, w: Z
CV Zuikaku
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BB Hiei
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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! \0 d1 \2 u$ U, x1 RWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& I3 ^+ H" {. [3 Q$ W6 ] F
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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0 K, x1 n/ _8 ]. z, C A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft& \4 @" a1 D: k' x+ u! J$ J+ o! I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
4 {9 @) j, i7 J2 v% P! p- S0 L SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
; }" f- F% D2 A& o9 Y3 g2 I& w TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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2 U. @; c- D" G# E" yJapanese aircraft losses
( j" n, c- ~- A+ S" p A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses2 f' c6 ^4 J- L9 s6 d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
8 F. \$ i+ V" U SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged7 B. r, b. O5 [7 i! _9 s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* {% j+ L9 O. G/ t, z( W TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged5 c+ Q! G$ |" V3 ~1 l: j$ |2 b
- O+ R+ G7 z7 N: FJapanese Ships
6 X9 [8 l- ^1 y Y1 R CA Tone0 q8 y( I7 p0 _2 C( n+ c
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
/ W+ U$ x1 u' `/ |+ M+ K+ _ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
d5 l7 n) m, ~" {1 h CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ y- W* E0 U z CA Myoko, on fire
7 }3 h0 `0 x7 ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; P! w. e$ S: U0 S& _+ P5 {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei0 V! E; v$ q3 ` f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku& o2 ~$ j1 i5 |7 u
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) j8 f+ U+ Y, O+ P7 `- JSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships# m- f7 {- D( k2 l. l3 ?( R* ?
SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships
) B2 {" }+ n* }! g8 l7 A, k- B- y DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
3 u* u+ k, ^+ I DD Lamson
7 p3 U3 P h2 Q# ^$ e6 k2 r DD Aylwin1 u* h/ Y; [* M& Y, S/ j3 H& q& q
DD Monaghan
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4 S. O- F2 Y$ o5 Z C) T" f6 ]SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |