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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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* U6 U8 @ P @- N( A4 Q+ MSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
* e7 q1 q! K8 p" z6 k* { PC Ch 22
0 o9 R/ T( {9 V& i- N7 X PC Ch 32
u# i+ J% M; j! M M: w PC Ch 232 F4 h) F$ C/ N6 U. x5 S
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Allied Ships
& `% v' t3 G* L3 Y3 Q, Q) Z" m SS Gudgeon$ G2 l5 u8 U% }5 [) ~, c6 h( T( E
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22) t- N; l, ?! m5 i$ W9 P
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4 s$ I: {& \5 v( R" f1 R3 DASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships/ ~. R8 l' a; Z. h4 ?/ W7 Y5 J8 ?
SS I-17, hits 1- z( j; p& C1 Y' ]( C/ c) p
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Allied Ships
$ }- R! ]+ i+ m, F; P0 _ DD Lamson7 \' }8 _: t2 b% y
DD Cummings
8 ]4 v- y- U0 ^+ A' f DD Aylwin
6 ^4 z9 }; W; c* W& C; s7 E DD Monaghan, L5 F- _2 o+ e' t( o" ?
, x8 P x! p$ J9 l# M& @) }SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson' b. n# i$ P" S+ j& U. ]
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0 D6 m% @1 F( {) ]Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 g/ {/ L( s e2 k4 s% m3 c9 `; c* h
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: T, w1 ~3 w7 J% m- o2 b
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% T( g; u/ K+ x% v4 b6 J$ p G4M1 Betty x 17/ `/ ?6 f: ~( ~& b
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Allied aircraft8 W" Y7 _1 ~8 m& P+ k
no flights
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' }4 d' l- J9 t+ UNo Japanese losses9 W( Z9 V" D+ S, x" Y. a- i! {# z2 g
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Allied aircraft losses
# a3 d$ K# z6 t1 U Catalina I: 10 damaged
, y3 R& R& C1 [5 @ P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged4 J: k% x5 m' @' f z
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Airbase hits 1
% @3 o: o0 d- N& S! n& HRunway hits 6& V6 ]- K8 G' r9 ]0 A; o
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4 l. u7 X; j5 V/ n, C" m+ A9 UNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* Z9 A0 s9 m: ~1 r5 P6 ]( }" s2 L9 CWeather in hex: Overcast4 T5 M! N* Z0 [1 ]0 D! Z/ ?8 O9 X
& }& \4 T c$ X6 w" @: c' m6 PRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- X0 i( m4 ]. v8 _4 s: BEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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. _; Y; b. n' v4 M G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1% d% z# i2 o: M- O7 c3 _1 V$ p
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+ f% q8 L# c" r" U5 r. p. c6 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135, Y2 S7 Y, V- e/ u7 a) b
5 C: A/ @+ G* e' O( \Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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& m3 I% f$ V/ i+ fRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 r. E. L; X# @. B) d8 x% V+ J: i1 M- LEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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3 q2 ?! J( T1 X% u( y1 N( Z. U2 f/ H: DJapanese aircraft
# E6 ~2 j' \# I& `+ \3 w A6M2 Zero x 435 l* I- X: }' S- j( H) F
3 \+ R4 W. d& m' {- Z% I- a. yAllied aircraft
; e9 g7 C' @) L( x) _% Q! U2 k& R F4F-4 Wildcat x 91' T6 T* f- D6 t. f( a; t/ w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
; ^, g6 B2 p+ B2 W TBF-1 Avenger x 127 I+ m _7 k8 ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 E" k8 q% r5 I- d+ M# e7 k A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
3 W, [6 Q& u& @# n* ~6 p% j( @ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
- g# |; j7 w2 f7 ?' n# C( o& n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged+ M; A1 W. A+ O' ]4 X/ P7 m# f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak m- A3 g: G# r) {' P
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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* X- d1 f$ {% |5 W+ KJapanese Ships
6 Z( `! w2 M% I' m- Z! q0 J/ h CV Zuikaku
" T2 E* @% s2 E. `, u- ]3 T CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ _6 E9 I- f) }5 t7 e7 R: s! m/ E CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 m, c2 a& l$ t* L CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 n* S1 o( s6 Y BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
" S1 w" E2 B7 s9 \" T. b- O CA Takao
9 n" m' [ f3 B7 e3 V BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
/ Q; }2 q& L# c' h- E/ t DD Shikinami
* x H* o; A' u( p/ M' i" ]1 `+ N CA Tone
6 O- z D9 Z! v u' ~9 a4 b1 ^& L DD Umikaze7 k3 v; Y! j. O/ Q
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku, v3 c6 ~3 J' w6 K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
# ?3 \2 S& h, b7 M MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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. w' N5 S) F+ j, w. i. jMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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+ q( i# S8 r4 [; _# y6 IRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# g1 n, u! Y6 k$ }5 z( W/ r' wEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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( Q3 }- V8 g6 n9 ^' K* YJapanese aircraft5 ~, |0 e( T5 c& R. c9 C0 ]3 q
A6M2 Zero x 451 P+ _0 I; z, @: s4 [* }
B5N1 Kate x 27
1 i2 b9 Z" s: r D3A1 Val x 15
5 r; T& N. b/ @. q$ W D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft, U4 M( x. A8 b9 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116: Y+ z$ X. a. l2 G2 U( W. L3 v
4 v8 H2 y- l. A j# k B' vJapanese aircraft losses
P# `5 r' e* c( S' q3 |4 ? A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
/ v' a$ m" s0 G' S" d B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged$ d! b2 u! n. ~ s- k* v& V+ ?
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak* ?' G) Q: u& X% C% z
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged3 |7 u" b* z ~+ x1 i- N0 A0 W
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged( y% S6 m* s b' P% [0 a
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak' m1 b2 O) @* T% `* [& h
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Allied aircraft losses
# @" a7 {3 M' x0 U) z F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed8 G6 h2 T! e* Z! i# I
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# U4 k& z5 o( L5 k CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1! Q3 ~' D n6 u
CV Enterprise( O- H9 G- x" p, A; X0 e/ W g
CLAA Juneau: p( h; i- f& d& I8 D, K0 G) p( G0 x
CL Leander1 _' p! O7 | ?( ?! ^
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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6 ?0 l: U+ i6 c5 W, c6 ?8 vWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., e' J2 I- N+ g! u7 Q+ Q7 S
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes% l) ^" Q0 ?8 b( a; c
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Japanese aircraft
B3 N6 k, f, Y9 E7 }4 E( ]2 d A6M2 Zero x 22
& i- O1 O& b [* d0 f3 s% _ B5N1 Kate x 23
. t+ h. m: J' ^ A0 Q$ X5 J2 R, \( j D3A1 Val x 2* x ~ |8 Z- p
D3A2 Val x 16 v6 ^3 j2 H; H! w u$ N8 R
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% W0 X) s( z( {+ s' E F4F-4 Wildcat x 473 U4 o H5 l. p/ O$ E
9 e& d" a& T% @: H: r8 lJapanese aircraft losses
) ^# I7 {* n o4 y# L+ _7 b* ^ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 \5 ^- c. o ?* F
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
3 F" q4 V0 R2 D( K B' K* q B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak; e9 n& T" L) Y! a# v8 j
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
' F( o; U/ ]4 C4 W D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
. q# @8 n3 M& X0 V4 [4 y. W# X$ a6 w D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak* M' i4 G" E E# V
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Allied aircraft losses' e- X5 ^! T1 n5 |8 p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships3 ^+ ^# y1 y) u; s/ d" a$ [
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 19 n' ~; e4 a$ w* A9 ]( \
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" V# _2 F) B' O. ~2 x CV Enterprise# o3 f- J8 g& n. w& N
CLAA Juneau, f7 ^7 Z/ I% x. F4 y3 Q5 L
CL Hobart
: {$ f5 a# d& e t! W6 cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga/ W2 {8 t+ b" y) v. X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1355 \' Y6 K3 V: ?9 e* O
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Weather in hex: Overcast3 G& Q3 X( T1 f+ x8 }
8 M# P! f. }( r, |+ S: \Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.% `( o& C/ S2 e; S' Z% N( B4 w
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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* b6 C4 b3 y( ~: s' K; B& x A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft- c! y' ~% ?! R! W, r2 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
) v) T6 H* V/ q; C SBD-3 Dauntless x 24- d* [ r/ T7 \/ \
1 F8 }! B. n# V% `Japanese aircraft losses
9 Q( D' N( [. @ A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged/ Z$ P" D4 C2 \: t, I7 H
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Allied aircraft losses
# G( z. n+ g0 h4 m! A' w! O2 f: ` F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
/ m' ^. d7 j7 L0 Q7 H6 g8 G9 Y8 t SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) `) p. Q/ |: r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* k) s5 v2 l( h$ t
CV Zuikaku1 K7 s6 J2 L9 Q2 k
CA Takao
: c1 _4 s% t; y2 D BB Hiei
: F* A2 f" X8 \# f' {- SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ Z5 i1 l$ f: ]* |. y+ Q; |# |' h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135' z( t* q0 ?) N. a8 r
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 w3 @8 k% `' J) S
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes/ }& f5 N( H! m+ `
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: M/ p2 j. x" Q" E& h x8 g A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
8 N: Q% o$ K: h; i/ [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 57% X2 n0 e) e/ a, ?. j
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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. W! R4 }) I- r3 v, Z2 [0 U! WJapanese aircraft losses
y; K0 b- Z! Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 M2 u; C! b4 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 {: V* |4 e. R) ?0 G- G, I SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ m* n1 J9 |% a; U+ A1 o" X1 j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak I' Y1 ?) L# O R! ?1 V7 |
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged) x3 s+ c2 B3 X, u! ~; c8 L+ `
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CA Tone2 G- @% l1 k1 f! k
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
+ v: t, ^# Y0 I2 Z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% h+ p' p7 O: _7 S CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ _+ X2 b% C9 C0 l0 I3 [% ^ CA Myoko, on fire
" j% o" j, z+ nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku. |3 }3 _* ~: }$ ?7 v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei; K5 }* l9 E0 g5 e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162" }, a- I+ _9 _( }( R; v
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SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships
% j" v/ ]0 M! y2 w5 | DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
5 M+ q. e" J- a4 O DD Lamson4 A0 x' n9 V6 r* l7 E
DD Aylwin
& X, Z# S1 Y q: i DD Monaghan' \4 T9 h4 W% X9 Q
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |