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G @7 h1 u, q9 W) cAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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" H5 C: f8 \3 ^6 p% p0 G1 SSub attack near Torokina at 108,130$ T( S- ?0 E' V7 k1 j4 h+ G5 b
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Japanese Ships4 [* F2 g9 q% g" Z
PC Ch 22
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PC Ch 23) P8 h" H6 b. G4 T4 a0 W( B
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Allied Ships: |) c5 |! F2 `
SS Gudgeon/ n9 {& r! |+ u: Z" s$ H6 L' L) P' R
6 f: O+ S8 y$ ~8 ASS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167" r7 j) \. O e( b/ Z; F! ?
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Japanese Ships
; q! x+ }6 l. Y" H SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
; u- c" h/ u) s- b. D DD Lamson$ \! {& X+ z2 I! o( |/ K
DD Cummings, l% \5 m4 I) P- W' [% t
DD Aylwin/ N2 A! O; S3 T( h
DD Monaghan9 n0 J7 i1 F. ~; }, o
& k# F I: C% v! W* QSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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" ?% S. r2 [, a1 l, [. BNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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d. s: _, u. N( Y3 vWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& m8 z6 U4 J* H% ^ c8 \, cEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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5 x ^3 t; d# j/ Z6 g: C1 QJapanese aircraft8 g) ^5 p0 f5 |2 L9 A& o' z& N
G4M1 Betty x 17! d ]- I5 K) T, t. b3 b
6 r1 i" N1 M1 v+ l% uAllied aircraft7 `/ u M! l* |6 F: \9 |# |
no flights; F" ~* X) n( E5 Z8 A7 ]( D0 `* `
; _& o* \( f+ hNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
8 T; G( M# [+ q6 t$ d/ D Catalina I: 10 damaged
; O/ n$ L4 z2 [ P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged) \: ^9 {; E* E0 M' n2 g! \4 o: t
! L$ W/ n; u5 B( f: iAirbase hits 1
$ [2 l' \$ n9 K4 Z' ^1 [Runway hits 6* C$ t2 m4 N" k* }( e
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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( L: ?* [# h: y0 p) w0 tWeather in hex: Overcast3 {! }0 B$ j+ A& X
) B& c, z7 f8 U( W0 rRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 f$ O. i; {% p! xEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. W, y* `) _) G) P4 Z
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Japanese aircraft. a0 C P9 i% M
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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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.
C' C& t* W g" ^0 o7 }1 h4 N0 zEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 o% e: O1 U1 i! V V2 r
A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft3 G/ h! R/ C- r" N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 911 X4 r* z* ^5 G' R M- h" |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1305 ]6 U+ o; d6 i' a
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses h q6 j% D) @8 s, c }
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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8 n- L, O4 [" S2 dAllied aircraft losses6 z3 p2 G+ u2 a+ m5 N* _1 I1 X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 W- ?# z# i; P$ s5 g% a3 W! _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged$ {+ ~2 H4 b1 R6 Q8 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 d5 `5 o; _+ M1 w! d% W
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( `# h2 F- ~$ Q# h( r! B CV Zuikaku1 @ q0 ]+ ?6 `0 a) O
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires/ f4 N1 e/ M( ~- t, L4 [9 l
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 z8 a- L% f/ N; p% X1 H' @9 M/ h
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 m/ b. z3 F4 ^6 L
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
5 k- {# ~& k& O& E CA Takao
) l* I, N* n0 I. ~$ P* L BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire! Y( L" D9 i) R- X4 j) B. V
DD Shikinami
. ~; T' d' \* G" J0 `4 V CA Tone
- j ]' a6 U1 U7 }# b" P, W, E DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku6 H3 A* H# Q0 b, c4 r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku8 T8 ~. j7 `. e+ i: p( H+ @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., t/ {! f; `" m1 D7 E
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' P0 Z0 C$ m4 N
A6M2 Zero x 45
7 [2 b; M' m! L: { B5N1 Kate x 27
4 k) @% W9 E8 ?& M8 R4 H D3A1 Val x 15
( e( t2 v- _/ g7 A D3A2 Val x 266 {7 I2 D i6 [0 G
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Allied aircraft* N7 K+ J$ J% L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses3 e1 c0 e. s% H' U4 r. x8 H- n$ a1 r* n) r
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
9 w& X9 J0 d# l, x% z+ J B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged" A( ~, S) X: q3 W* {8 x
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
4 T3 d [8 X1 K/ h D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged4 }4 [: J' N( h! _; p
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
. _* m- F. ]$ K) q- v3 ^ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! H( |; c/ n: K- b6 [
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Allied aircraft losses1 `1 r; p: p) c4 ]6 W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
$ |2 h6 f3 S3 H CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
3 G# P7 a( y: k; t CV Enterprise
3 z/ v4 h! v0 ?! U5 B% z, B CLAA Juneau
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BB North Carolina* S! b; y# H" r9 @
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# m5 g1 Y0 R- |' QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1391 Y5 x( w: [( ]7 e
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3 V( S$ ]1 l, [* e2 s+ z8 g eRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. T$ W" H+ x" B% o8 Y0 S- Q- C$ F
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 }, {+ P( W9 `2 \# H
A6M2 Zero x 22
! Y: T" v0 ?7 @% X: d: A9 I. ] B5N1 Kate x 23
* E& M" I. z, I D3A1 Val x 23 |8 y9 ?; }2 h
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft' a) Y7 I" e5 h( t7 @! b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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R. H& V# v7 W4 S+ q5 _3 ? rJapanese aircraft losses; a! ~0 R/ q" N6 Y4 ?
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed+ V& o5 f# T8 B5 g1 S
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
9 P: j7 @% u2 h' L U, Y9 S d B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak7 t4 J% G% M5 b* J: _4 d8 n7 u
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged- w! d1 {. B- F8 }2 I! ?
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged' r0 s% w' K1 w, t2 S. y6 u4 C
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- c# z' D. a8 s
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5 Y$ ~1 H% j8 ? h3 X* } F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 N, t% v: o0 p s; {" V
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Allied Ships$ ~ e0 C( d& d4 w; G+ b
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
: j Q$ k w# L3 [+ ?9 V: j* }3 K% l CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 y) |7 u9 v: D" \
CV Enterprise
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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, G" E- ]2 i. G5 p. u# JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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8 f2 c* `1 f, ?( e0 }+ yWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
! g8 u" U5 ^ L, K( g& YEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, t! Q& Z. V- x8 R, e2 Z1 X+ P
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft8 B% {7 |) v# \) ] a2 M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
" r3 n% E, P) o5 ?& T/ z SBD-3 Dauntless x 24+ x; l' i; H6 V8 F( s
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Japanese aircraft losses
% i+ {$ t) f, m( n& } A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) {% t& p* j. I/ F4 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) H# C1 {! M( S2 G5 |& } SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) d1 S* f* ^1 H& H# y& C& p( W
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Japanese Ships
5 A0 n; ?9 J8 E. _% z. R' Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Y# e) n" C6 r3 s9 u3 v4 n
CV Zuikaku
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku( e: V) V2 n4 y* i( I5 @
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1 z8 Z4 r: b- _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135, F# T6 V3 U6 d1 c. p2 g
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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( i" ?' j3 v; q5 F8 `& T2 URaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ j# z( k: Y, |! F7 m" ~1 ?0 P9 H
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes* {$ Q6 ?: B, p8 T
9 ~; \, }8 ^& _9 s5 K1 VJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft9 q+ A H2 H4 h' F$ f1 f$ H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 302 [3 b! A, _3 C* l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 579 D& o4 }- g( X
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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2 K* f, [" S+ s! rJapanese aircraft losses& x2 S) {, I- `
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' Q- A; M9 _% v0 m# r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
: S: f- d- J' o4 R0 ~6 m SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged' G* Q- y B4 T% H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* _* O$ r- p2 G# C9 G& x TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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9 l6 ^% y/ s2 x5 {$ m6 g) _' tJapanese Ships
2 d( b% H) R* z- Y r CA Tone
/ b' H+ |) r( Z3 \7 } BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire6 s, Z. N+ }/ G1 E8 e
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- b9 ^3 V% [' N" @2 \
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage- n. O, O' g. e' ]/ z7 R
CA Myoko, on fire
- ]* s* T$ Z2 [& I. W: sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku( }7 J0 f" _. }) h+ G/ Y9 N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
$ B- m$ o4 E/ o; zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
) u0 j( R" c! R. g SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships
: u7 R+ S0 ?& u" i! ^ DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage% V) X: t! c0 o- H4 X
DD Lamson# }$ `7 X3 s* @( \1 e8 U! w4 {
DD Aylwin
h4 H- I( \. K5 b, M$ K; `" L DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |