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) s p# {2 ?/ n/ u9 BAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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: q3 n/ n9 ]/ X9 r( o9 g, qJapanese Ships
/ h/ L0 K# K5 h }+ y PC Ch 22
& a9 D: w* y4 R6 s/ v6 j PC Ch 327 w, A" {" ~( v4 z9 D% p' D: q
PC Ch 23
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+ h }. O8 G# f3 b6 QAllied Ships
7 N. n" T6 }0 s: S SS Gudgeon) M |; k5 S$ }) T3 ~
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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( @9 K0 W4 W5 B# ~* {9 B/ R SS I-17, hits 18 r" x% d8 U# _
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Allied Ships) T/ E' s5 i- x, F( H
DD Lamson1 E1 n& w6 \0 t+ V
DD Cummings1 ~ d& o( ^" p. }0 Y5 D
DD Aylwin
6 O" ~. l( `/ l$ C9 f DD Monaghan% z% N5 h. Q. _- n+ ` }5 r
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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! }+ q+ H$ k3 V8 q. n: fNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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+ g! n' E o S- V* r* H% `Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& y& E; S! S; D0 `! O/ zEstimated time to target is 36 minutes/ r# `; ?) w- d" `! ~* a
5 [. v$ V' U- p) v1 [) N. ]Japanese aircraft8 x; w. H2 N* N5 W8 }5 c
G4M1 Betty x 17
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no flights
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* P2 B/ @1 a- E! S% ONo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ V1 R- z3 K; O9 x! x1 U! s0 @
Catalina I: 10 damaged7 t+ f; g8 T [! M) h
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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6 s& q, j. _0 aAirbase hits 1
9 Y4 v% s. V( ~3 [2 _Runway hits 6
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- q* |' C% x* W% ^Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , Z/ r c! J Z
2 K7 o- O( S( J" M# T) {% Q3 dWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 t' c6 g! w1 W7 o" }8 [Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 8/ A5 W; v9 S$ `+ u
( y6 V5 F( N! S* Y9 cNo Japanese losses, N, L2 ^$ A1 B9 e, ^( O" l u$ U7 X+ I
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Runway hits 1
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. J5 n1 L* Y3 m5 ?! ?9 UMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1351 t3 C* m& R# ^- t1 s; s2 \" s
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms0 F6 k6 i) g; u D$ F5 q& [9 f
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& Q1 j9 x8 }3 J9 k1 \+ F8 U
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes5 o! M' s$ ~% m4 V' m* y
5 L# ?$ z( Q9 T7 ~. W% R6 {Japanese aircraft
4 H0 K7 r l4 n9 j8 @ A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft6 S6 s# P3 J. \' @, ]* ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
) B% K7 i( U& S$ e. G8 C% X SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
; [' c$ X% U/ z7 B/ c. b d- A TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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g3 X! L' }" T) [. |+ L5 f) eJapanese aircraft losses
1 U+ |; H4 p8 z0 ]; P5 N A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& G2 ^" b4 E. H# G. l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
5 j2 I+ X6 d4 L% x U8 ?: _, o8 X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
* y9 v4 X9 Z1 D$ w5 ~# K SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" S5 E1 Z, b& e2 @) X
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
^; t9 @; a2 f$ o CV Zuikaku/ a, l* q1 n! x Y0 o- S5 `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 [* R* |. H1 [3 ]% F' J
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire- p) ~- b7 q6 X5 r- a) {6 O
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' F: |) c7 |8 ?1 S' Y/ v BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
4 F, x% h3 s- y- q( z% \9 ^ CA Takao
, N. K% M: G! |! h/ d) A$ h BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire& j# `+ k! ?& Y% f$ c
DD Shikinami3 j& `. A$ L" R# n
CA Tone
# }9 k4 [: E% s9 q8 |( B DD Umikaze' w9 C' F+ p$ k5 M1 P. S
7 w8 Y4 U, T2 @Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
w; [# t4 D: S- X* r+ oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku( S( d: x3 e0 y7 c7 P' P1 k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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, i6 L) V& \ `. [7 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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% W, \( ~% Y3 L1 nWeather in hex: Severe storms7 J+ B b7 _& p' t
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% _7 h }" f. J
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes9 F$ C# Y) t F- l
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A6M2 Zero x 45
; [, Q7 s3 g5 P- a2 n B5N1 Kate x 27- D9 `2 ?- _$ Y; f* n; A
D3A1 Val x 156 N8 @0 x. n, H" q! V8 ]
D3A2 Val x 264 F4 m0 Y+ W( s0 x0 C9 T
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Allied aircraft
+ Y6 h/ }: Y6 F, {3 P0 D( P* ?5 J F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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4 t8 Z* X0 F. z A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed9 j- A9 t k* s7 T7 |- f4 o7 k
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
! i: }+ ]7 N$ A: j4 t B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak: ?: y( ]" X* V! m! U9 j( h
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged; T3 g& i( `/ Y
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
4 Q# s7 Z2 d. }0 } D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& D" B4 }0 ^# H( b
0 @0 l1 L" N; F+ j! O4 oAllied aircraft losses1 |7 W0 o3 H0 r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed. B9 j/ T+ w F6 k, w; b
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) ^' ^; K6 p8 ~& z3 j* g2 c, { CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1 ?' w# d* G9 q: _, Y
CV Enterprise
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BB North Carolina4 f/ x$ H2 |/ u" O* Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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2 j6 i7 q( k8 V/ a3 gWeather in hex: Severe storms2 V$ q6 p9 g f$ m- N
/ ?9 O; j: i) K' O3 sRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 F1 a: S3 g& p7 }5 Y
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
: `/ W9 W9 k3 A' E B5N1 Kate x 23
4 Q: v- `) Z# E0 I) w D3A1 Val x 2
; f! E* ?3 z# G& Q D3A2 Val x 162 Z5 A: X3 X( R: W
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: s4 G. I4 s4 g' J F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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5 ~. t8 r1 \$ g1 R' A) N1 ^' d A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( w( Q& V& S8 m' s- v B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
+ x: R4 x8 h& r; p: ~+ ?. h( P B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak. W" k, p% e( p5 u
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
6 _/ w* g1 {4 D/ G9 i D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
4 c# K8 b; i' X0 F D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- j2 S. C; Z. G
- `+ N: o/ ? c$ L6 dAllied aircraft losses6 _# F/ `' s8 G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 B; z5 P& {5 o+ c, D# ?( H
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 15 m9 A! H; t; M
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' z: `5 i" C2 t* O CV Enterprise
# S' L. Z: b/ C$ W CLAA Juneau
/ _$ C& j. Z6 q$ q) ~ CL Hobart
* `+ u& \. x& q" N+ iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga @; }/ V! G L/ Y; i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.% V3 Q1 U& M7 k
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes0 Q" j. c. l6 Q6 P3 u8 J
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+ y! v x+ B. E" y1 r- k9 | A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
. S$ Y2 q/ w, E! O SBD-3 Dauntless x 24! |. \& x& u& H- O
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% S. b# }& t4 O/ F9 k" A( g A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
% z; o+ x: ^; W3 {# ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 B: K% y- f: @5 a. ~9 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: B) y) C3 n( P1 N
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Japanese Ships
. ^1 R; l: z+ Q2 ]3 v/ ^( G CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 n( O/ ?$ G- s, c9 f9 {
CV Zuikaku9 p. Q K& ? X
CA Takao% K+ V0 ]+ q y, j( G8 l; N4 Z
BB Hiei
& O# J, g+ N8 ?1 m% e0 fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku+ u" P' y) g1 B K; y. r
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1 i+ b" L9 Z NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1353 D" |' p1 X3 C/ Y, o- {/ Z+ I
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. l9 u% x4 }2 i% Y6 M) gRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% s" L$ J4 n& P) Q- _0 WEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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7 T- o1 e8 M# ?* _) {+ d# AJapanese aircraft
; v; R$ [4 B, G" t* Y A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft
, R. \+ G5 ~: l8 I0 \5 H) S F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
0 E% f9 E5 O0 P8 _ A s, F) h SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
5 N4 o% z+ A' K c7 J TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
: ^8 Y0 C% S9 m9 c" Z) d. {! W1 f A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 Y) m; L9 [, }' r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged& u9 e& X& M/ D5 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ a# `5 n) \, n$ y7 S TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" ]7 y" B* H$ P Y9 b$ P9 K/ N CA Tone) k2 ?4 h E [' j# N2 N8 }
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
" F* z Y D& ]' J' _ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 k& s: m: r* a. x( r2 k9 p CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage7 x0 q2 |0 Z3 g' O
CA Myoko, on fire
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei, a2 f3 ^$ u0 [6 L5 Q" N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku! \( {/ i/ I6 z0 J' A. J$ t! K
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6 g [# L' ]! I' e0 x' o: h# DSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2
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7 q" E, x2 a" K8 h2 g" M( w+ k' [6 F DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
& `1 r, @- \- A; d9 _# F( r$ W DD Lamson. @: b- z+ k- s& ~, h& @4 f
DD Aylwin
$ R2 w, }+ Y( t/ X( q DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |