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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42, q0 q6 j, o4 N8 @% m
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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PC Ch 22! v4 h3 M" R" L; W
PC Ch 327 d0 n1 ^5 D& ~; K2 p
PC Ch 23" X( I! s3 n2 G( H7 i/ J
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SS Gudgeon3 L9 V* {9 l1 u
- @7 \+ J+ n4 x0 A0 ~: NSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 220 I: ?3 P. q2 m2 y# r' K. j5 z
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% \. G5 O3 C& G. Q* I8 J* wASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1676 w% B* X- b* {2 _3 G* v
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0 G4 P/ U( e M) Y. K3 Q) f SS I-17, hits 1
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' r( L+ R+ [* w3 xAllied Ships
0 `( `7 B0 u! Q# T DD Lamson; j) V( N4 C, h. }
DD Cummings
' Y3 i. I0 ]. e: y" y DD Aylwin6 B; t; H. B- g" c2 t5 u# H+ j
DD Monaghan6 |3 s4 \6 p% d: P) x
% s/ {5 J3 i$ X7 p' l; BSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast/ S7 R P) ^" p9 N& l+ O; j* f) n% w
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: Y7 R$ s1 o T: g
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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' q' A2 l) Z9 n4 mJapanese aircraft% ? A I( Z: m2 A/ X/ y8 Q2 e( e2 s
G4M1 Betty x 17; R( h: H. n) k7 n" H& c# B
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Allied aircraft4 w7 C. J$ d/ V6 X3 G/ Z
no flights! |2 q$ t( _9 z% T* B7 Q
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
+ B7 c, E5 o. Y: _, g/ a0 G Catalina I: 10 damaged
2 c: w1 P# \2 a! T) Z! h U P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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; C( S7 j/ Z* z8 V& vAirbase hits 1
, O4 D6 y3 _2 @9 N5 _( v$ ~Runway hits 6
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' F% r4 j+ [( v5 e6 _) DNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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; F" g( a1 ]) f2 i1 K+ I l2 X/ [Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ I+ C" ^4 P/ C8 r" CEstimated time to target is 12 minutes1 ?. r; _" |: Y+ i9 P6 O) b
- [, i" g3 }+ [' Z+ l$ y5 fJapanese aircraft2 [$ V1 K. h% p& O' u6 S8 s
G4M1 Betty x 8
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- O4 w" F7 w' z' ONo Japanese losses+ ?9 B$ F: D, O1 A1 X$ k. d
8 b# u1 J p. B5 Y5 G. Y, dRunway hits 1
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. a$ X8 ?; H0 C# [Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1356 Q ]5 m4 E* Q# ]2 x/ h
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms, X& U& H7 a& |) c
0 D1 Z" ?3 J: a" q$ X1 d6 KRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 y P+ A3 @4 V9 I4 I) V7 S
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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3 C8 y1 Y8 D% Y) z- QJapanese aircraft
2 u. k* Y1 Q/ D" \ A6M2 Zero x 435 r& }2 T. X$ @3 O: G6 f
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Allied aircraft- }( T1 ~. e( [2 R6 z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
, `# ~' L* s2 Y1 p9 n5 f SBD-3 Dauntless x 130, k D' l* e0 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 128 d' r, e8 `: w- a* M# x$ r
& ]/ j1 @+ o, t' @% x$ gJapanese aircraft losses4 @& b, Y) l) i$ O
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; |! w' a3 @* n9 N: [
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Allied aircraft losses, C6 P; J/ [* n( ]4 z" G- c, C, X& h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 Q0 g. {: ?9 g) \& e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
3 D# E5 z2 O! P5 @2 o( c& s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 R4 |' i! S2 T ^$ o, Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged( Q3 H! p5 g! }: H' r& v
) X' c5 r& y8 F3 p1 O; i( ]) oJapanese Ships( K- i, m) l5 f- |1 W/ d& E
CV Zuikaku
8 j0 K( r& i W( y. |* a1 ` CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 d# y, V* t$ ?0 M CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire- p7 C4 Q) q' G' V
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 B) P1 }+ ]/ B' R/ R- N3 _ BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 14 X% \- i+ [1 d+ k! `8 W2 L5 w
CA Takao3 R7 q, \- k1 v" f
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
- `1 Y" G' l3 C, t# M DD Shikinami
9 ]8 M# [ B0 I4 s- i2 Y CA Tone% u% z# i) }1 X/ B
DD Umikaze
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: i X8 f. U) G+ F) TAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku, v2 W; `% k. c1 w) N* t J1 I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
8 ]" }/ s5 s0 h6 H+ zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo Q5 Z3 \% X: c% y6 v4 f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139$ F( b+ M& C+ O/ ~- O, E
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 r) f( h" K# k" K4 c3 wEstimated time to target is 43 minutes2 L" \. h6 o4 `( P9 U
& s: ~$ d: U: q: ]3 X( ]+ [# nJapanese aircraft
3 g: P% M* a. J" h A6M2 Zero x 45
H1 V7 [; Q9 A4 w' o. n# q f B5N1 Kate x 27. N3 ~- s! _3 R, h, G4 L
D3A1 Val x 15
# X$ v7 H- Q. w" B! a7 E& s D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
- ~+ {8 _3 s3 J& S1 V F4F-4 Wildcat x 116# r- b' q/ G& J/ h8 V1 G
+ V2 n, |1 P/ fJapanese aircraft losses" B2 ^! m' I/ R* W
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
. Y/ u7 Y# q7 M7 e) J0 n* b- W B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
. V) x2 g+ ~7 k' [; u& ?: M8 f! m* T B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak: D N: n* t1 o- Y, p1 d
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged7 o% |! W( [6 C# z2 {+ c: J# r6 R
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
2 O8 k% i, x {# P7 V- B* U D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 p% C: p2 s1 A! a* MAllied aircraft losses6 I8 M. d2 ]* k8 F/ i& v0 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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: [( u5 L- T# c CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1' T4 |! {/ F3 _$ t
CV Enterprise8 J6 a0 c: S- e$ u1 m, n, w
CLAA Juneau; f4 C6 s- E7 c) }
CL Leander+ F. ~- Y$ Y7 `
BB North Carolina
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, h% z9 c. _/ n' a! wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139' ?$ z0 T3 x* ?
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Weather in hex: Severe storms5 n F! i+ L1 |
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) d/ j. i: w3 m' YEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 23) |3 i1 p$ a" g9 O
D3A1 Val x 2& J- g; Q9 L! X' m$ k. P U
D3A2 Val x 16
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47! o( w) V- t4 j- d$ }3 |
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
7 v" }, Q. N/ C; Y' Y' |- a B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged3 |7 s9 {4 s# {. z0 X6 W3 d& Z
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak- {/ O: C9 X7 `& @+ d' Z4 e- b
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged. s- x7 g: C# v. N9 W# Q
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
) g) G- X' w" o/ O' \/ a9 L D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak) |6 k. `9 `/ k# u' k+ v
$ `: |! i0 T5 ~* Z# LAllied aircraft losses+ _, j) n; X, q+ f! _5 g' x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; C2 y& X8 J/ @
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
7 k; A% M! r p) f CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; m- }! e8 I, @. Z/ w. \( |8 J
CV Enterprise
0 K# C5 y2 v, P CLAA Juneau
" q4 }+ \/ V6 ` CL Hobart; y X7 L# d p/ F# S, U$ u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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* ?. V8 A0 {1 M iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1355 d* Q1 F$ d$ V8 S0 P( @1 m
: I6 L$ H$ X* S. ]3 I0 FWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
1 I- j/ d( E4 C% a- G+ ^Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! E& V" I, g0 B9 Y A6M2 Zero x 28
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0 d% |# A+ V4 X2 C0 hAllied aircraft
/ ]5 C9 q. B* x) N, l F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
) y! t7 H. Q) I. z ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 24% X; O4 a6 t& E) W( s
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Japanese aircraft losses
# ^1 Z8 [5 `: _$ N( V9 h A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 P' s# k5 }, }# k8 g F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed5 E0 h& R# D0 A$ R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged/ x `2 a; O* z) g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
% t1 P$ l ?1 V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% t; e# d# F! l2 m3 t
CV Zuikaku
# c% `5 J' G5 x9 m; ^, L; s: v+ | CA Takao
9 S' }' h3 z! ]% o8 ]( N, D BB Hiei* ]. y+ u& J- N# v0 N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku/ k$ T. P. {, i4 J
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" w4 p9 Y7 V# [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135$ Y9 K# E" `3 D2 D5 C
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( |4 J) M, S. ?$ {0 }Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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; g! Q9 z! |6 c+ | A6M2 Zero x 13: ?2 u% C" Y" J
& ^# U% H5 j# {' R& bAllied aircraft
" d6 t7 g M8 q% h# s; z" R F4F-4 Wildcat x 307 M3 o$ |4 Z/ i; o5 \1 S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 579 T' m. z( o3 m- M( r' C6 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 10' L Q* g7 q( I4 e5 u% G
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 A! e+ t% f+ P9 T
7 \ s. m" {0 B6 V9 `& O( ]Allied aircraft losses
2 A0 t. s8 A7 {7 V9 j% u' | F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* C# w3 Z' g+ s SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged' O5 e2 A9 j, M5 J$ W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 g3 K, o% ^2 B, q7 W
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged2 V/ |! b' g; j1 p6 |; f. i3 K
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) Q& D0 _2 W2 X* j CA Tone1 o- p6 u* m) |! R! t, ~' C, x
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire. {; W+ @; L$ Y+ R
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage: N, x$ [5 ?; x [' Q
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 g& y1 ^: n4 y8 F. p/ P1 a! t' \ CA Myoko, on fire; ]1 J- V! ~4 f T) A O
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku! B( ?' T: C7 q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
( v! s; |/ ]) x! e% X+ P @! ^ LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku; a1 a: h7 Z$ }5 _& v( i, J
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
$ |7 J* V! V8 d9 B) O" ~. S SS I-2, hits 2
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- N) L+ H4 F" h" k" J DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 s) k) l; f1 @4 e2 B& t4 M
DD Lamson, P/ n: o8 G; N2 G" ^
DD Aylwin
% f8 _- c: X- ]9 v, t) [ DD Monaghan3 S% R U) K7 K' i) G) H
+ F8 T( S9 P$ o; h0 z+ k6 L' X# r' qSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |