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' s) C6 D4 ]. [ D- u7 RAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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L, n& ^9 [6 {) r1 w PC Ch 22
9 O2 M' _2 F, ~& Y0 _0 _( O C; w PC Ch 323 \; ~2 I+ ~# z/ d' k( ~
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
- w4 t7 x+ O7 Z; ] SS Gudgeon
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- f2 L, |2 j8 O( G' R; PSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22, n: b& E6 _4 D% e
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8 H. P% B; W) Y0 e! ^3 I( ^& NASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167/ S/ }. Q1 k8 j( U+ y" T! \" s
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Japanese Ships
7 ~* N7 k( O& t' A8 S- x, i SS I-17, hits 1
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DD Lamson4 f7 d m" T' X1 }3 S; ?7 I
DD Cummings
7 R! c9 U0 ^8 W( o3 z$ h ` DD Aylwin- e- p: S8 i- E8 [3 J8 T) e
DD Monaghan2 u/ F+ y5 K9 R& r
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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 " q9 b5 Q, v; t! v
9 ~9 D1 ^1 K% {, u. QWeather in hex: Overcast
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: R- I0 K2 B7 N7 d6 Y) J9 J `+ dRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 K1 |, V( q- O! y* h% m8 T0 c
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes9 R2 e9 e( p8 [* ^4 q P
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Japanese aircraft
' Y1 r2 q! K% o& O G4M1 Betty x 170 x# W& V# u! F1 M, z
% j: ?4 s3 M3 ]+ p) H8 `) I6 D/ }, w$ CAllied aircraft
& N+ p/ J. U8 r' b3 [9 b* k6 h no flights
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No Japanese losses
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7 k1 A; Y: G# EAllied aircraft losses$ F% H; V6 \! Z. d/ f# B
Catalina I: 10 damaged
' d4 {" m, T' y6 i P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged) B7 E- O# a2 c" l0 e$ E4 v! B
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Airbase hits 1
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % c, I: {2 q0 {7 \' G. \
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& O4 M- f z5 T+ V0 B8 mEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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% u2 {" C) P3 FJapanese aircraft7 [" Q7 m0 d) L0 l, K3 x2 N9 ~4 I
G4M1 Betty x 8* E. C' @5 o7 h, k$ X9 B
. ^) {7 j3 Q+ r5 F1 B0 I* q8 kNo Japanese losses% Q) P7 N2 p( _( H
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Runway hits 17 T+ l5 {' g3 D' {* m/ H9 C( g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1354 d# S/ U0 u; o' X+ j6 {
) n1 ^( _) o% W- Z, qWeather in hex: Thunderstorms) o8 U9 [9 V f# r
/ O; p, j0 |4 h0 gRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 S( D5 k* `& @: ~& e( O) lEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 ]* K* N2 ^& z6 v( {% cJapanese aircraft
+ r% s. N* ~- d# `' h$ m' ] A6M2 Zero x 43- W7 V; v7 f2 h" [
+ y" a: @3 y# |2 I7 N, NAllied aircraft* Y8 E2 h$ F& ?2 P9 L4 {3 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
+ ]; _& [2 Z1 W5 k ?. x SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
% v5 e# a* k) f6 Z# T3 `( } TBF-1 Avenger x 121 d" W0 Y$ }- k% b9 i. M8 J5 l$ W
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Japanese aircraft losses
& x0 k- J& p& \* g6 @4 v A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 W( q. s4 ~! `* B, a" |2 f& p8 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
( l( H8 G" b3 T0 T. ^2 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
) I. c5 i$ a# Y- \ f* A8 L( H2 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 X+ j& k. {( y/ G! W
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ ^ @. S( v' B' r
CV Zuikaku
% r( G8 G, @4 ^) [1 d CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
7 r" Q" L3 `2 x% j5 X# q$ p CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 R* \8 i+ F3 O+ X CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 P* D8 d5 I4 f6 N/ ~& F
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
4 ?' k) x4 N/ Y CA Takao
" Y- ]$ @7 n# W" ~9 G3 U9 r& I* K BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
. C& G9 |& n2 J DD Shikinami
4 K! Z0 P* F3 i' E3 D6 ~4 u CA Tone2 {) T8 ?$ K" a' y
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku0 `; l& f/ V8 R5 W4 s# }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku' b, H, y5 ?, ?! _6 [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo3 w! p3 K% ~" G3 w+ ~5 I1 S) M2 G
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, K: e7 O+ t- }6 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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. A1 y P" j, a4 `$ K2 A/ |1 ?( VWeather in hex: Severe storms; c5 b( K4 y2 @3 K% t4 T1 _
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) ?& E+ d, [( A
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes' E$ D" ]! ~( [/ L3 A* u0 h1 ?
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Japanese aircraft/ W3 n/ F- P9 H! u% a' Y) p, p
A6M2 Zero x 45# X1 `2 @; d8 Q2 N& c, C' \9 K" Z
B5N1 Kate x 27! q. u- A7 q0 T9 ]0 y7 W
D3A1 Val x 15
7 V' Z: L) c+ K( x4 b D3A2 Val x 26
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" v1 s( L B/ [" i F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses& s- I" k. h' u$ c1 }
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
7 _% h! ^* ^1 q' b* X B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
: G2 m; u8 I0 t o9 E+ J* P B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
# L7 i8 Z- q2 X. I0 S D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
) n+ y% U; @ o d# q2 x D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
5 b1 d& f" U5 E1 n% I1 e4 | D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
( u( l% i* x* p" r5 G5 D1 f F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 @1 }+ A2 ?- ?# Y CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1+ y5 d+ x3 e$ P4 S- q1 }- V _
CV Enterprise
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BB North Carolina
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$ t6 w- z* @: k0 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1393 |6 v1 e( K, e' X: W1 {. L$ O
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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+ ~! z/ y) m: }; T4 a( [+ JRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
I" m2 e% k) v6 l1 ]/ UEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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8 c b* ]4 k: O1 x" h6 ?( H9 v A6M2 Zero x 22# i f/ m- u0 O) S* V, O" U
B5N1 Kate x 23
% c9 W$ J$ ~0 ~. o D3A1 Val x 2* Q" ~( k) U" h* }! S
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft
/ P5 M9 s' K& K) ^ w0 A. |' q F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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$ U9 O9 a: x( g0 q( tJapanese aircraft losses
! h0 |4 e, |) J6 {* F A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 M/ W2 N2 Z3 r, [! P3 D8 W+ T B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged/ b" j0 A# `8 O! J0 [+ o
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak' C$ p e- e- w5 ]8 {( H) P
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
u( r; q3 W% L; V+ `% N" Q D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged* W) W4 m0 T j* ~. p: ^
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak3 B o6 K& K" Q. u l3 Q! [" h
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Allied aircraft losses, W4 g: ]; R+ G" k+ x% o* E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 V) c/ g9 T; i# v
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7 T5 z% C4 }4 {2 n" `8 g' P BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 13 z5 ~7 I' p; V
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& U- l. B' ~$ A
CV Enterprise- [5 O+ z1 v8 U$ {" t
CLAA Juneau
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga4 h7 r& ?* U- @* Z9 o- j
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$ A, E0 V; M* I& L: rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1354 y% Z3 q; F$ g, ^5 J, p! R
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Weather in hex: Overcast" U1 X7 K" f" `* v* f" p4 j) z( K5 j
- d: V9 c! A/ L9 k# _- I2 U0 gRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 v+ I4 q7 v" bEstimated time to target is 23 minutes" Q8 y1 G% f6 n5 O- c) {. ]3 r
g4 n- g9 e3 V3 a6 f( O% G& lJapanese aircraft
; r+ U' Z" H6 `) [+ j A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
, X6 Z0 w3 K. q F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
+ L4 u+ L" E8 ?+ h SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses6 P" m* Q3 X; Z& t' Y- F
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
2 d+ M" K# \+ c4 R SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged) U* w+ a+ U3 o5 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
( I- u$ X' z( F, ]% w0 j CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: Z4 @, Y0 _) h# L
CV Zuikaku
! w. ?. J. g* a0 A3 z% f( q CA Takao
* \: q) ?. e) M5 T5 h BB Hiei9 E( i0 P% O" g7 |+ I
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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' L3 g: w$ ]* yRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 o& G- [; n3 YEstimated time to target is 22 minutes: q! i% V: W7 {4 ]( ~0 l1 Q: c
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A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
4 K; Q. f& f/ g' D& M SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
! C3 C. i8 n, {4 ~, D0 a TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
. ?6 `3 ~; C5 N, n" f# \7 @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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* L) a" s4 n8 |0 E+ N4 d F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* d& N- r0 i! t& ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
! Y" l0 \ z6 d/ @. ~/ ?2 m2 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
$ h0 |- Z( ~' d7 d) T1 x) O, V TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged$ K) D" w9 C) z& q) J6 t2 f
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Japanese Ships
. ~; u( B' m9 y, y$ s/ h) G- x CA Tone, s8 H4 z% k( k' g7 ]- S- P' z
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
% P& }. o3 e# t& P6 W CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& X, M+ h' b4 |, e CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 L! ~2 k# k) | CA Myoko, on fire( |& n* I' P( ]2 N' t7 D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
4 H3 [$ ]6 o& o* lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
& j7 m7 a7 [& _% u! `4 }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku/ p, a g) \ c
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; N4 U% w& ?9 T6 j8 b; ]- A: FSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162$ F$ i2 I4 E; s. p/ J
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SS I-2, hits 2
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Aylwin ]) A9 S, _! G/ ^0 X' q
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |