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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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; J2 D" ~4 Q, o$ ySub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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6 E. P! ^+ e' ^" E0 v6 ?: ~& tJapanese Ships* l- l5 l% I' v3 q z, b
PC Ch 229 V5 H4 U5 N( J+ |+ E* M1 S
PC Ch 32
1 M# R0 ?, ?8 h( R% S2 ]6 O+ u PC Ch 23% f8 l& p0 N0 \* V( h; n4 \ _
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Allied Ships, O9 a' w/ {2 ]; \. o/ b5 G
SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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4 I( j/ K! f4 ]1 PASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships8 m2 F3 m, |3 z& }% u, l1 ~9 ]1 m8 d
SS I-17, hits 14 K3 P- y6 r% m
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; R( b0 I5 P) Q; h' d$ s) \ DD Lamson; j9 }! H, t, n' Y( h# O0 x, k
DD Cummings. j$ W4 ~" Z2 t
DD Aylwin
: O& k0 T d1 d/ L2 I DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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+ ~/ m3 d) Y# VWeather in hex: Overcast# @8 h( m3 H2 ]
2 Q# v5 Z! t% p0 IRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# W, o/ P6 }/ D+ H
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes4 r! ~9 j2 { Q1 D' a
4 S7 `+ Z! _: C0 |Japanese aircraft
- R* L! K7 _4 ^- A4 D. r G4M1 Betty x 17
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$ Z' W& j! X' F& e7 w1 KAllied aircraft9 u. z5 \6 b+ [+ p# O' f
no flights
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" }$ h( `6 b Z" k6 pNo Japanese losses" g" {; ^7 e5 D4 `$ @
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Allied aircraft losses
* G- x S8 d1 h: y Catalina I: 10 damaged6 B3 C* X" b' l' j7 g8 x
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged: {/ {7 ~+ Y9 G$ s: k; ~* J
7 J: A, [5 X& k4 H( OAirbase hits 12 U, K: T* g, j/ h8 w; P
Runway hits 6+ I8 N1 T$ B, }1 q7 d$ F
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/ U( D f0 x$ v0 sNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 E7 {5 ~+ v' V$ {( d' f
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* b9 T8 B5 P4 j7 [
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Japanese aircraft$ C% D) Q! @! I5 B
G4M1 Betty x 8% g7 w3 ~' i+ v& v' W' k
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Runway hits 1
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9 y! g+ l% x; I' t P0 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135) ]/ ?9 p" I/ a. M8 j4 q
; D; w6 H, l8 `# P1 b. \$ rWeather in hex: Thunderstorms7 L) ?2 L5 J: L/ [* I; j
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 r$ a/ t2 w; \, d+ X8 l; q3 K8 c, e
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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/ q( I$ V3 Y& l8 d7 t# Z- v# b# jJapanese aircraft
/ r% g1 r1 s" p% u' U5 W A6M2 Zero x 43% w2 w0 v P$ Z) ^5 H7 a/ `; t) m
* t ?) m1 ]1 m1 r8 IAllied aircraft! E" p8 l( p8 g2 j5 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91, ?! O( X9 ^% f9 S: d8 R* e8 d4 }0 H, B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130% N+ p6 j1 L3 m4 ?" @
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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9 o# S* H7 x" i2 UJapanese aircraft losses- \- d$ H9 D8 ~9 T# h
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged @3 j, H7 ?" y0 c9 O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 s1 q t# Y% k; N1 G
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; l# ?6 O8 A o" s+ G/ O( a& f CV Zuikaku
( w/ X% ]1 J; H! O5 d CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 Z6 S$ I: \0 i9 s$ c
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ T( I J' C5 Y8 _8 }' H" g- K6 e
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* K9 W& Z6 G4 J* ?) V2 j4 v6 A2 t
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
. N" L5 W' b5 G( [9 I3 |+ Z7 s CA Takao
1 _) @, [2 P& o: o; y BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire0 J: l' P) w9 f
DD Shikinami
% H% H7 ?' V& N+ I$ _$ D& v CA Tone
6 Z+ _7 l1 V, l* ` DD Umikaze
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8 ]. B8 J5 H7 t9 {3 CAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku' W$ v2 H) `1 J/ z, ~
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
$ ^. @0 }$ m1 X4 E- ?$ c" y: {& J: JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo% F1 K6 S; G# F) n# B% w
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& D1 W$ a' L% M# x" \0 Y! A/ A1 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms0 W3 e1 a J8 S0 {% {( t& j
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) s, N, u7 J( b9 k' R) u6 b5 S: OEstimated time to target is 43 minutes5 j3 `2 O$ E+ v2 b$ \$ H7 S
1 {: i* N5 u% }- gJapanese aircraft
" J' K% P4 n' [, q, t A6M2 Zero x 45: ?7 I3 W: ]0 b Z: H' p& |
B5N1 Kate x 27
0 ?- V. k' ]4 a) l D3A1 Val x 15
: l+ R6 |: N3 F- A3 T3 p2 B Z D3A2 Val x 260 Z# \) w9 t, d' ]( }; R7 Z5 l
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 1162 c8 Z" ~2 ~! K8 p$ E" ~8 G
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Japanese aircraft losses
. a7 k8 V- ?' T$ N: |2 q A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
2 o8 K1 t0 R" f1 | B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged5 m+ U1 Q( H, f
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
, `* _: b, q, z* Y8 P" Y2 G D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
6 |' {% w- u, l* l# s6 C& Y D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
% \9 G; p& z8 s9 H9 l' A; U# [* @ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses& Y& Y+ }; a- O* s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed2 x. s$ @' a& G$ J8 A0 {
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1+ u& h, G7 W# W. k* u( N# e
CV Enterprise
N+ r( J8 J$ d4 e2 t CLAA Juneau. M% A" q/ ~2 ]- W
CL Leander* d+ o h8 ]. D Z/ u
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139! W. {; K* v; L( N5 E4 u; o6 z3 ?- {. V
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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5 e2 j6 O# a* u: }* G X+ M/ zRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) I1 B0 M) p! F4 w: g
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes% d0 {; G2 s/ }
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4 f% o! K' L3 v4 d A6M2 Zero x 22& }( C0 J/ h" H
B5N1 Kate x 23& e3 k6 @2 E! S C+ d4 t% N( o
D3A1 Val x 2
0 J5 T" v. {- r3 ~' r3 } D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft3 p; }$ z, X% ?$ @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 d {1 `* N/ m, n7 A A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
) r& @) ^1 [- n' ~* k. b/ L B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged/ H* ?4 \; F; f; f, D. z' f2 E0 v
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak8 p o9 r, v# c/ P5 ^
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
9 a8 y9 `, S5 q, }8 D; Q, z2 m D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
- f$ d! X9 n0 K+ w Q D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses& O4 [( @0 i% F& r5 L7 \( e. a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* i6 V7 ?8 c" z5 S5 Q- Y
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
. K6 u+ h/ {3 d! L( F( h CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; ^+ C! }# B! \# o0 {/ ~9 L CV Enterprise
5 t; I# ~: A# @ CLAA Juneau
3 k" P* }! |8 K. M* ` CL Hobart
. n5 V7 V, |2 S. wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga( z( }* }+ [4 i' o. `, H4 E
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/ K# G5 t7 L; ~& d4 b' R7 I, iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
7 c0 p4 c- t& BEstimated time to target is 23 minutes, p$ g1 I' e9 N! L
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Japanese aircraft
/ U# ?) l. K$ f5 u A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
4 |. v; T/ x$ a# {9 B Z5 h F4F-4 Wildcat x 21' h# }8 Z5 s0 A0 w/ S. H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 249 B5 }8 H; ]2 K
2 f+ N9 u; c# qJapanese aircraft losses6 F1 p" z* s+ v4 S5 W$ u
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged$ s6 B7 N; X l4 R
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Allied aircraft losses
) R4 K& L5 \) O5 _: P F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) ~: Z8 c: C) x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 [8 X3 c4 l- t0 F SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: {# p' s2 z& {7 U, V, y- c CV Zuikaku
! T! b& J6 I- J- l" ? CA Takao1 V' a4 ^2 I5 {( K6 U$ C
BB Hiei5 m# p/ p, b& R- @$ l% o* s
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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1 }/ y2 }* H0 c8 T YRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% C% L+ ]1 R4 {$ W" p) g( DEstimated time to target is 22 minutes. E2 m$ z: S2 w4 R; _
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A6M2 Zero x 130 ^( b' {: Q' w" p4 k$ z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
/ z4 m( S3 R* T SBD-3 Dauntless x 576 E- o( C! a/ j. l: l
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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5 \% j- }4 u7 a8 E w F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# g0 X! n- D* f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
2 @ n& V- b. ^7 o* h5 _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) t$ W ?! f+ [, w$ ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged- P* Y; x# f9 R# z8 s7 M" t9 F# y! W
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CA Tone+ h* n/ y/ [. x: f
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
, d: |) a" V- ` CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
+ r6 M- v# ^0 A8 x" l* G2 a CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage7 r5 ]3 }- p4 b3 I5 z# ]
CA Myoko, on fire
2 B: |7 Q9 m+ @, R) i( KHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
/ o- n7 j& H z# ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
. q8 y0 r. H/ s, E: \& C+ \6 kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1625 |4 v; H; U7 n/ @
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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- m6 c& L# k6 l0 F. Z/ _: p' B$ _ DD Aylwin
( g3 X _6 S1 u% `. S DD Monaghan9 H+ `# P: p. q2 j) v* h
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |