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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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1 y, Z! K6 \( T PC Ch 22! U* J+ L! i- u! q) y
PC Ch 32
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Allied Ships
: |; E8 k2 Y9 D7 X5 ^6 a SS Gudgeon
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' c4 K- x- s5 {& F+ |SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 223 L7 D/ [ F% E
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1677 Y: z! T, \: x2 O; |
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SS I-17, hits 1- \: z) @6 Y8 a3 z# J I
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DD Lamson# N Y n1 y8 r# ?; {7 l# l
DD Cummings& M- @1 b* G; A8 i% g
DD Aylwin8 g! ]+ w( A( d
DD Monaghan( c8 O0 L) z1 R- d% z# X3 U
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson1 n% u1 P5 S o7 T$ r7 C0 W
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' Y. A6 t. W/ n1 ^" A6 S1 cNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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. j0 X. J2 `0 Q* JWeather in hex: Overcast
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3 @, {; k- m- T6 xRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* v! P" K! b R5 B8 YEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% u2 i" W; O, L% p% `
G4M1 Betty x 17# ?- m( L* ^% Y
5 R9 Z5 F" A( L! lAllied aircraft: i1 K7 T8 Y) R4 ^. C
no flights r9 Y0 I- y8 D9 E( H# d
. w0 ^- G+ k1 u8 N- RNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
1 c0 g4 Z! b7 A& S6 B) T) } Catalina I: 10 damaged
" ?' O, V& u: I* e& _ P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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9 k. S9 u$ D3 y/ E8 R! z" z7 ]& ~Airbase hits 14 l# x/ S" y3 Z0 b' v
Runway hits 6+ C- T5 A2 M- [ @
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 w/ G$ F5 u7 K
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., [$ W9 B6 m5 ~* ~/ [
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 8- U1 F2 U9 h' i( G4 U+ G
2 k) m8 Y5 W2 x2 Z4 MNo Japanese losses
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Runway hits 1* \0 q$ l5 l8 G' d# n, A; z
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0 z5 N$ q, F5 z! l, I! zMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1357 X% `4 h* r0 U8 U
; w6 k1 v+ Q' Z3 F, Q" VWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) w: D% [( V) N6 y: D/ @" iEstimated time to target is 31 minutes" \1 X$ @$ b: Q$ O
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Japanese aircraft! d1 Q Z1 u: j/ o" b
A6M2 Zero x 43- |& Z3 J! e5 g6 \
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Allied aircraft
: a _6 x7 k" @3 r/ |# Z" H F4F-4 Wildcat x 918 \, ]/ I. [7 C( i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
% Q( J) B/ B/ k7 }" i TBF-1 Avenger x 125 C' p; L5 h k+ I5 ~. }3 U
8 d) X# B- T, d# |4 }Japanese aircraft losses5 A# {! v6 Z8 }6 q2 }! U
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" n- @! P3 j1 L+ h5 d F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
, D e2 f9 n, e4 s2 L, u& t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
# R+ @4 ^3 n2 @# P8 L SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' B o% Z" e: ~6 t6 \' j TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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8 T! d0 y3 s' ^% }' JJapanese Ships
1 s0 D6 ] G+ ~0 ] CV Zuikaku4 ^: \+ s2 @: N8 p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
' W P" V( D, u' O- @- K& ^ CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ B: w- x' K0 w; c ^- u% N0 Q
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: _, l/ F) b& |% N, v# D0 ? BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 15 N' b; n q/ e8 s3 _7 `! f* J% B
CA Takao
0 A, c) ~7 L* d2 E0 ^- d BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire, \" I! z) h' b& y8 ~0 g2 \
DD Shikinami! `7 k! d6 s4 U4 V, [
CA Tone
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
6 z, O' A+ B! z: rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku" p6 v l! a# @. q K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo& E3 O2 G1 h* W* t, n/ _6 c3 F
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& o/ a, m6 Z" ^9 g: ]2 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1399 d- r& K! l) h5 @+ H
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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9 J3 _2 e) i' b( d, qRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 ^- @7 q: N* a; m9 a
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes9 o. X: G% z( W" L0 A
6 L6 G$ B" y6 q4 y, P+ u0 fJapanese aircraft7 s8 q; e' t5 v! B
A6M2 Zero x 45 D0 u8 k1 [/ w6 V1 m% E
B5N1 Kate x 27
( O0 ?% } T9 k& b+ ~ D3A1 Val x 155 I2 E3 @( M9 q9 z# ?3 N1 z
D3A2 Val x 26. [2 W% B2 g6 g9 u1 I
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116# N, R2 E% \3 j, L3 v9 m
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Japanese aircraft losses8 u" t* g- j0 m5 R0 S
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed' w2 C8 x! l) H1 ?
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged" ^/ u+ I( a$ F9 G
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
6 Y) H1 d# B' ?! b D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged/ Z. a6 |7 K! k7 I5 F$ ~- @
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
6 ]- a, q# U6 R) u+ C+ r0 a# Z6 d D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak4 j3 d5 k& I/ ^9 l; J w! ^. k/ ^! F
3 \: I: {4 I$ N! E6 W. w9 bAllied aircraft losses
+ M9 e$ H: D$ ]( B! Z- [ F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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' M/ K/ p! C9 a0 O5 X* J; v CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1/ g r! c+ G7 f, @9 ]1 P6 R
CV Enterprise8 P9 }2 T1 l0 G. }* u- \. R: q) n
CLAA Juneau
9 k) S2 ~: q3 z e CL Leander0 g' W' f7 N' G( i8 R. M
BB North Carolina8 z0 P* S8 B( ]. h s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms" T! J1 q2 @( _* ?! E6 y+ k; \3 Q
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 ]/ o$ m) y% t8 e) E
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 q* |0 t) K4 ~* s! R8 u# Z8 [ A6M2 Zero x 221 T: l j @ ^1 b1 [5 X/ D
B5N1 Kate x 23
& i) y) U' Q/ G6 _/ Q; [- Q; J D3A1 Val x 2
4 P2 A' u8 w7 {5 g- w D3A2 Val x 16
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. V1 ^3 G+ s2 [3 z/ @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 47! B, T) I* i9 u" _1 T9 _$ g
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
& i9 R8 Q4 g1 ^9 u Z B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged! n. w% _* D5 P/ L% H
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
0 ?- P9 O' j$ Q1 \ D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
; b7 f" s) T4 ?1 v& C' g) ` D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged) t% A: m1 ?. L" U& |: T' p/ r
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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) \3 W }( ~/ f, ~ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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! f) L: ?+ B& N# C- s BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
# X! [! v- ~1 n/ ^9 N6 n; t! G, B CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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CLAA Juneau
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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6 G) V5 Z6 L# R; ~" Z [" YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135. Z3 V E, i, p3 ]. j* h
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.: c9 L3 h, R' M* i1 O
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes9 n8 C2 l, G3 u, M: ~
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Japanese aircraft8 }& S! q! m; n7 z% K: p
A6M2 Zero x 28
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2 n9 \0 l) _% n. K; w8 y F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
0 m' E$ `/ [! ]% V" e% H SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged% U% o) q( `$ f% O W9 B& o4 ^7 s* p ~
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 ]2 s1 L: a8 `4 u5 \7 Q- d CV Zuikaku. J. ]5 m7 p% z8 I8 c" R5 I
CA Takao
# X0 M9 W9 s' w; ~ BB Hiei$ ? @4 y0 D: T5 s3 `2 Q, m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; n$ F8 I. O* c+ k$ N' t' R: Z
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* e! l# N( e0 K& w( Y. T+ c- HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- n$ h5 {/ n: ?$ F! e; q/ r0 Z
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 c) N. D+ U3 J0 e& v5 _ A6M2 Zero x 13 e# E U* M9 K+ ]% U. }+ {
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30% h+ z; s) Y3 `$ A3 d8 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
# _( T8 |1 p; q6 L TBF-1 Avenger x 10) w) }' k3 a% B3 ~
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ |# P) b0 h0 o! @
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 s# u" q& {2 X SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 y! M* u, ], \" n0 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ U5 s ~0 O% i' ]% }" `! P& Q TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged. @6 f* n- b4 {% K& E
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CA Tone% n1 [; ?9 l6 e# W3 v1 |
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
7 V$ U+ o) v i) D CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( H. S/ ^+ C( ~6 o! b1 L* A
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage" b) R# w/ S$ m$ P# P2 R
CA Myoko, on fire y: w* p' m7 |7 X3 Y/ Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
# S7 T& Y% K% V0 Z* \2 UHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei! `: ~% r W5 b% |% z8 }: o" G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku- j; m1 f7 Y) d% O* ~
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8 q0 H. N7 B- PSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1622 C( f: O* O2 H$ ]' ~
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; E. h0 h" j4 P! `6 X% \ SS I-2, hits 2
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- S* a' X/ q5 g. b; V1 Y. c3 C DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
$ w0 B# K2 i3 g7 Y5 W DD Lamson( l0 C$ `6 O. A5 W1 R% u4 }
DD Aylwin
4 e/ K7 @7 x. g2 p0 Q DD Monaghan
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