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% V" j/ c7 B5 p9 L3 F# `% SAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships& F% O. h5 y4 G3 R
PC Ch 22! U& l" E6 @! W$ Y; A
PC Ch 32
- `1 B+ w5 H9 a& o" S0 v, u PC Ch 23, J5 m0 w _0 C) X: n+ H
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Allied Ships
2 K8 `! n, a0 t& A SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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6 i) R4 Y8 D( \2 P" bASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167+ i1 r, S( t& W* _4 P
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SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
/ A8 P; m& m8 E* G1 a# h9 T DD Lamson6 h! r' r0 l# Z
DD Cummings
+ y) T8 n. S( i# K DD Aylwin4 y5 } {! g0 q; N
DD Monaghan7 j1 {$ E7 v2 k6 u3 K& k
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson! d! Q/ V+ ^8 I; D- M2 k. h6 g
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- f3 V1 t1 k/ t+ J( z- ~6 u9 TNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 J0 ~. k' k+ h: |. @
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$ K* ~1 i& j3 mRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 x8 @ N I! }5 J: W% `7 y r
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, }1 ~: ^3 I* E" i8 q
G4M1 Betty x 171 W& |/ Z2 m, @. J# N% a" s
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no flights- q0 v1 Z" b0 [; x, E- j
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No Japanese losses; M2 G. |9 \% g; G2 E9 Y
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Allied aircraft losses
# y$ @+ J* U" q4 I: W Catalina I: 10 damaged
7 }2 D" g' \: a! ~( b6 q+ ~ P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged8 Q- a8 U+ G1 N% k" B
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Airbase hits 1
8 m1 n: f5 v% Z! B, ]Runway hits 6. r8 T5 I6 [0 U
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! `; L8 V8 U" u$ bNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast. ^7 p6 B+ F" J t9 b
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 j7 ` F/ O8 W5 ~Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% {- K- x% x: B3 v8 k
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Japanese aircraft
( A2 W! h. \& ?- A. N' s2 j G4M1 Betty x 8
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; x) b( ~9 p- QNo Japanese losses0 c4 ~# ~2 |/ w# W1 H: S
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Runway hits 1
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- h0 b5 c! ~8 g/ Z% QMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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8 I5 E. i/ j" RRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
x8 _- Y: l2 Z$ c _- jEstimated time to target is 31 minutes: i; h6 ?. d% T' F; r) ^! g
( R" s8 _& q6 }5 q& fJapanese aircraft
z) c! n) [& q& x) x% G A6M2 Zero x 43
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 916 ` v4 k& D- G Q+ e9 q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
' s- o8 ~9 N' U3 \3 V* Q0 C TBF-1 Avenger x 123 O1 g* Z. ~' n7 i: W6 U; w
/ L, h) I' j1 X% D% fJapanese aircraft losses4 Q; N2 E, z4 z( e' w
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 n$ w: u$ ]* F( \" [% w+ G. E( ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed+ S: c, P2 [6 z* l. h# v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
5 E( @- I+ y7 k; W8 k+ g# F$ A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: `" Y7 C1 u% i( o
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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8 V$ ?- d% Y; n: w. gJapanese Ships
0 d' H: v- P' v: `) I7 T+ n) V CV Zuikaku
* Q& c) m1 P* X% x CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* n8 @4 T0 R: s% N& N
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire* u6 e6 C5 r: `/ L" U0 v! X4 Q
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* P% Z) Q9 F' N( o, ], |; t0 o BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 15 t( t+ \1 m" |3 F1 j
CA Takao0 A* d, O1 X1 Y# g& G1 D
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire1 p" N+ ^; o: B5 a
DD Shikinami
: Z2 K# T1 U+ R6 `& l/ [ CA Tone. u/ |, \/ h+ Q; U7 f
DD Umikaze) {' v) c' Y0 M1 G2 `# t* B
, w/ T: s+ q# n+ Y# s- X" B8 W# ]Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
7 W1 E1 I- ?" E2 eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku# f* J2 x: T3 `/ D& x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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: [. }# E) P" g6 m' a% sMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 S* c I# _# ?' v
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes/ l3 _: M) H$ p
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Japanese aircraft( G: k: j1 J% j1 ?
A6M2 Zero x 45
+ P! a3 ]! |) Y6 v4 h" Z B5N1 Kate x 27
# H8 W+ D+ N5 v3 n( b D3A1 Val x 15
x$ B, Q" a/ B2 R5 o! b D3A2 Val x 263 P/ ?: l6 C7 n4 w+ j+ y5 J
8 D; |( N" p, y0 u1 nAllied aircraft
) W" L; h ^0 B2 T! K$ t0 n# g( U F4F-4 Wildcat x 1162 [9 K0 _% |1 `. n( h
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 M3 c$ Y5 f3 }, d A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed0 G- s2 ~% E8 D/ u; d- x& w
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
3 E- h$ g- o6 z$ O( O B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak5 Y. G q$ s* y+ C
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
+ I, J8 Z- A t D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
9 T+ r' D2 R0 r. k2 t D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 _5 |- @8 _# h x0 `# l: Q3 a
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Allied aircraft losses
|2 b0 i" ~) A' n F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" b* K; U0 C4 ?, J+ f+ I
CV Enterprise
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CL Leander
' {* c I3 R$ ~' J8 Z/ Z BB North Carolina
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' ?% N; i0 A# e0 ]4 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms7 I9 d' b5 R: s
. n1 ^* x7 N- \) ?$ ~+ g$ U7 {Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 S/ a9 N- O( Q- o- N6 p1 Q0 \
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes8 @) r# H! H1 n; M( H1 H
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Japanese aircraft
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1 A- ` C( I0 i B5N1 Kate x 23% I6 _) m' ^* e& K
D3A1 Val x 2
% D7 H5 i* `% f D3A2 Val x 161 R7 K3 L2 G- m- M. u
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Allied aircraft
8 P( x% d9 J! q9 a- \ L# G2 u F4F-4 Wildcat x 471 [2 t) D$ h5 A# V; P% S: X
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+ A7 H [' W$ P C A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( h3 Y- ?* s4 m) [, p, u B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged/ u9 c9 s1 |, [5 t+ R$ s
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak5 ?% d" D/ K* a" d
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
" q/ N' u% l! o D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
5 n5 q& x6 W1 [" P+ E# h D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 T( w( J# k J2 V) ^# |
6 {$ I% t5 m* \- l" \0 a/ iAllied aircraft losses
5 J& A% H, ^$ s, O2 N F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ ^1 [* v% G8 ^+ P/ h% v6 O/ R' b8 t
+ V$ \+ m/ H# q- bAllied Ships; v; a5 }7 h8 D' h, q3 j. m# x' m
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
7 y* F* {" L% k+ U+ f+ l, g CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 `( ?- ~" K+ V# ]9 `
CV Enterprise2 ?( L( j# O0 |
CLAA Juneau
2 s) @' H( t: v' ?) v6 u+ @ CL Hobart
) H5 `3 Y0 j5 wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga' w8 V) P7 O" V4 }% J9 x
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6 O, o, k Z9 k1 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135; P4 F( V8 {1 b0 h4 @) o
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.8 l- @' `, f. j& h
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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! x, ^- \$ I9 j4 I& K4 Z0 Y A6M2 Zero x 283 B) N& R/ S' t9 u% f0 Y
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% W$ J i4 K: Q% ]* @& i P" j) A F4F-4 Wildcat x 211 P2 `. k# i* @4 x7 u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses( U( E. J8 C. q) x
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged/ @( i( J8 G; `" q5 a3 s! ]
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Allied aircraft losses
0 V" Z* H& K; s, x7 \# N F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
' @$ ?" {" z) \# |" {" w SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
C) j% _& F& R3 A4 Y' s K/ X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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: P! n6 U7 W5 _. } ^ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- }) e0 N5 |+ e+ }6 n CV Zuikaku
' J l. u( ?7 M CA Takao
, L, Y: c" j' b; E& X BB Hiei
0 P1 ~8 p/ `4 qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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8 R, x, i- A, Q- iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 q) y7 x: U% }: b0 KEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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# n3 J7 ?5 s# @4 V F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
5 U4 {" H5 ?1 A F2 J, d2 v) u SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
' j# Z; I6 s9 b3 v' m TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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4 P4 q3 x5 j$ |1 L A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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" D& r6 C0 {: s" h8 `2 q' t/ t+ s! u F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 D W1 }( {8 i0 K5 a9 M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged* R6 c. o2 a# k! ^- c4 B8 q0 A/ m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
. N8 e; V1 l* x! u9 t TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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2 S" h- O8 @7 }6 u ?5 c4 n3 sJapanese Ships
+ f* r6 f5 S7 X% |8 l0 l CA Tone
; P7 t+ Q1 Q+ G$ z5 k3 ^, C6 g BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
7 Y+ {% v$ M' x) h A8 `# T) m CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* U0 O/ f+ q$ s; b6 w6 H7 a
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
- N6 v: q7 _7 ?1 N CA Myoko, on fire
3 J6 r: O" Q0 }: L. nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku( r" R6 m" Y2 H& p* q: f/ p# D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
7 s/ i9 M" ]+ I" _Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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7 g. n5 S7 }( w8 \( I+ d- f. k% B DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage5 B# N; y4 L( `& q8 T
DD Lamson
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% X8 x1 D0 }% l& Q& V7 I1 u H DD Monaghan) v, O# Q( g% p& |
. T$ O4 L. Z& i, ?SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |