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# @! s0 {2 y2 c' r+ y" S7 pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships7 K4 p. } d; F+ Z4 M* ]# A( s
PC Ch 22
9 T. G/ w& j; `3 Z PC Ch 32/ f$ m" v# `. u
PC Ch 23! Y$ g3 h7 o8 C! s
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$ C- I8 B" o" _) D! a( Y( n SS Gudgeon
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2 i, U( M- r# v7 K. x [( uSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22. [8 X1 O7 B2 n# b. }
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3 h% D3 D3 Y6 x; ]/ r2 `0 oASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1672 w& R$ i1 ? Z
C7 [ G' W, S! Y; ~1 G) SJapanese Ships
& I L% ~' V. T' v$ U- b SS I-17, hits 11 h+ S: c* r& Z* v
, R/ D; m3 n- K3 }Allied Ships- P1 r1 X- ?: ?! I, A V+ S; l
DD Lamson
* U0 i$ {( }* a2 p \+ g5 H DD Cummings
$ p8 l( f1 q' i8 j a DD Aylwin
0 i4 A# y5 o; s& J DD Monaghan
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) d- V" g: `$ H" r( G% nSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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8 L+ ]- I" p& F! }, a/ INight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % {( M' r+ s# u! \/ @
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Weather in hex: Overcast: G( ~$ k% L1 ]- B9 N
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 R B' e& F: ` G, w3 c
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes3 x8 a; v, y( _4 J' h* g: E$ q! y
0 D2 c9 j5 ~; P( n+ MJapanese aircraft; M7 F( e. T; M; k8 E: ~
G4M1 Betty x 17
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7 h7 r2 L# c n5 T3 F; ]Allied aircraft( O; j/ Q4 ~) s4 D
no flights$ J+ w8 P+ g0 B2 Y0 \' _% P9 V
/ U9 s) [9 i+ z4 \3 b6 PNo Japanese losses
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* S Z1 @# G+ y6 R# D' RAllied aircraft losses
# h4 Y7 r# {9 h Catalina I: 10 damaged
; O( Y: |# i/ ~9 _3 a P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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7 F1 A4 V$ k1 N+ oAirbase hits 1; }8 _$ Z5 z8 y7 `! ~' \
Runway hits 63 W( }7 Z9 E8 ^0 @
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/ M x. F9 Z% u+ a& hNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: o/ A; y+ q8 s- n2 ?Estimated time to target is 12 minutes$ u. t0 j6 }+ l% Q
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Japanese aircraft
! C; g8 d' [+ W$ M# L9 S0 x G4M1 Betty x 85 l: f7 g4 c" s; s( x
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. S! S, G1 [* ` C* P# Q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes; {' V$ q2 C& w& r6 `
2 R6 { z; f; K3 g/ I- U( AJapanese aircraft' q! _, D; F" v b; P
A6M2 Zero x 43
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 917 N. v) P) H& U6 p6 K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
1 F0 j' {8 o5 U% T7 r5 N TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses7 {: P) K6 t9 d D; Q* V' A) m( O
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' N* I" n" }) d4 n9 A
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7 h! M: v7 L* d# V' S% t F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed/ l9 B. O1 [5 f/ F, r k2 {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged d: B1 W6 o* J5 y) s, `3 W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ [# I! x1 k* w% C TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* n( g$ [8 y7 I# {( V) {1 ] CV Zuikaku
6 I3 P' S s* G5 } CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 Z/ ?$ K: ^' h5 Y' x9 Y; W" Z
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 {' e! x. u( d4 P
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. T# q. U2 T9 ~* H( _+ s BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 14 C& a# [, {7 G6 u$ m- D, N
CA Takao
, y. g" _9 C6 X# U3 q5 I8 ? BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire; l( c" ?* F C2 V2 _
DD Shikinami! V- D0 }/ h2 y J% t+ E* ~" g
CA Tone! d; _! R. G% I) {' _
DD Umikaze
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. o( S: u+ Z' u }4 F- o$ [Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
5 Q8 @* E$ V! Q( E2 y- i" SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku5 E4 m8 E7 s3 ?* k# ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo2 Y9 A/ _+ w0 e: `$ f. _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139 [& i+ \% m4 p/ T; z+ U/ b: V
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0 G! S" I: Y5 }# |5 D9 G! U2 QRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# o5 W% a3 D) e3 ~. i
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45+ `8 x2 |5 c3 U1 e
B5N1 Kate x 27
2 c7 s3 l) D- A D3A1 Val x 159 c2 y3 V$ y" Y* U9 E/ n, c
D3A2 Val x 26# @# Y6 }* v) O; c3 X6 Z5 ^; a$ G6 N
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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/ B( A: ?; `' n3 p0 h A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed" e* v7 W. R _6 b% L- d
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged0 W+ V4 s. X5 n0 x+ o# i0 o' Z
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak5 Q6 z2 h# m2 U7 d
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged3 r; F- Y; u% [( d3 A
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
3 r' c! y A8 a7 Z D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
d4 w; b* p9 a) c4 y/ m% s/ w F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
! M. J, P C4 @1 o! ^. A4 z CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 19 c2 ?; g) E/ f1 t0 Q6 H8 m# z
CV Enterprise o/ {" s9 M2 p4 f! c) O& P! F O
CLAA Juneau
9 `7 [ l% y% J9 c Y' q+ C CL Leander
: j6 L' d0 m8 J* q8 Z ~/ g BB North Carolina0 Y7 n! x" T+ ?8 a! z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139* ?/ _: c. ] C+ V
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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+ U0 s) Z0 p8 a: u1 X8 x% A0 |* g6 KJapanese aircraft
! X% e- @: D& X: R) [ A6M2 Zero x 22. W8 J; p! q" ?* z5 L. s
B5N1 Kate x 23, }1 w8 @( [) V& I) A6 o5 c
D3A1 Val x 2
; L" X* m$ K8 F2 q' U; E/ T D3A2 Val x 160 ^9 ~+ T* _/ n2 [
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Allied aircraft: d( ]1 W# R' W/ m: N$ V4 \) P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47" E2 s( @ @9 k; v+ ?
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Japanese aircraft losses9 t1 @2 F$ s- G# {) i+ F; ]* n
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 n9 K) z( a" I y% F, w6 D. [6 u4 N B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
6 z9 R% z. e+ S1 g' I) r B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
8 n, S" w4 s4 q0 q D3A1 Val: 1 damaged& P/ r) P5 P4 s+ l! |% b0 z
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
& a" \7 A& {! M. x$ u D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ q' b2 @, x% ~4 L9 \- m
$ W+ c5 I9 |" u& SAllied aircraft losses
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
, |: ~, B6 d- H' K: a% C0 s: f# e CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- X! L1 k! i0 D) o3 f6 J
CV Enterprise
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CL Hobart
' D% ^8 u2 c4 n+ c0 E( FHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga0 Z% ~8 x V* j; z3 o
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4 ~3 F- N6 G0 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135# P }! l' ^! E# G
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.! h0 t$ A, @. K& p9 V7 e4 E
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 n6 K: M1 V* J# K$ W8 a
A6M2 Zero x 287 I2 |) [( S* q" L# a& {
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( N0 @' Y1 w" C F4F-4 Wildcat x 21) e% N4 p9 K8 R* j' P: }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 245 T, ]! t/ {& P: y
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" B% W2 j* S. F9 J" h8 s* d# Y A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged; `: }# x0 Q, N; n n
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
% x: j3 I& k) ?) j+ m7 A SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
; C6 W0 |& Y, y6 S& T2 v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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: `; }. q9 C. g7 @* Y! r/ q7 s7 ^3 S CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 G* a6 j+ X. K; A( E+ W9 j+ ?
CV Zuikaku* j. F( L6 w; x
CA Takao8 w3 W# a. ]+ g" {# t0 `
BB Hiei
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 G; {. C7 j2 r3 K2 ?
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes/ e* j; c( d+ Y" b2 G
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
( k2 U" A4 g3 ?2 w) q# l" }8 v F4F-4 Wildcat x 30& ]! l- E& @, j: V% T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
9 d8 ]4 b% W1 c5 Q* x, P TBF-1 Avenger x 10- N/ i5 F" D; b/ _; V# s- Q5 f2 g
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" _! Z) M4 P; k) u! _ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ }! Y2 k4 B: J+ V
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9 w$ K* `* d7 _# ^0 F F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) a. M$ }0 g+ G {$ x! N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 S# j9 _( ^1 A( P. U. p. {7 W SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" w* k! q: @" H: ]
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged. M4 ?' t( b" \# H2 d& n$ P, N
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Japanese Ships
8 Y4 l! t" P$ l6 j7 ` CA Tone
& y8 d9 a5 G: u: T/ ^ \4 F% L BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
7 b' W# U& `: Y5 _ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 F% l+ Z: ^% x
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ e! _( }1 ?+ V. @ CA Myoko, on fire
# u0 f0 m# K0 c3 P5 S" ]3 m# c; P1 Y( ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
/ E4 W, O; b% XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
9 x' z4 g8 k1 |) H3 uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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; f1 W/ b. \# [; ]6 cSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage( h0 S' M/ _& F
DD Lamson$ {/ ]" C2 ~; L. B8 b) y
DD Aylwin8 B" A6 M/ s9 W0 ? ^9 W
DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |