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$ y. W+ O2 u$ d1 M0 F7 y" ^( k) jAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42' k: @& X; y* u Y
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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( P- y6 v! L7 j/ ?1 O/ zJapanese Ships
* P6 F8 }" u5 y6 |# D8 _ PC Ch 22$ t! w/ f5 E5 V/ K
PC Ch 32/ H5 h5 r U! J! m" D% T- A- T! T
PC Ch 23' s! h3 f7 M% \& g
x6 N j% E. _Allied Ships
6 ]) V a y+ {5 ]# c: K SS Gudgeon
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% S, a. y: Q' j! Z4 g6 J# WSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22' [ b8 y1 `" Y8 D
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9 ]0 U, y0 Q/ GASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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( P' x% m( a, D5 R SS I-17, hits 1
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6 [/ w) R6 D/ D h5 C* G5 |Allied Ships; C6 V7 p# S" q: Z5 L7 S
DD Lamson; a# e. s9 Y% Q/ ]5 C# N6 C
DD Cummings
: A- c2 J7 b8 o, a. _. ~ DD Aylwin
- Y4 ~" ~+ t7 z: C2 v9 x DD Monaghan
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2 t* H' a. C1 W7 F8 @9 G% M4 _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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Weather in hex: Overcast
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" f6 @3 O% {2 H ]* X1 `8 F$ nRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ U- P/ _+ ~* D, B6 _' [9 {1 w
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes9 d/ P% D4 H. h4 W. [4 v: O6 y
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Japanese aircraft
; Z$ v x, [9 `7 i# ^6 X w+ b G4M1 Betty x 17
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1 J5 c& [) c8 c9 q1 |$ ?9 m+ L9 vAllied aircraft0 E" h: _3 t) t- M
no flights
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- ^! M0 B+ E5 G$ b* DNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
3 a" n0 m+ G z. W7 s1 X! |3 p7 h5 K- p: ^ Y Catalina I: 10 damaged
! f2 e: k3 F X* g a7 p3 e P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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3 z: u* v; l( E+ `( E$ BAirbase hits 1
: X, }8 [- k) t- FRunway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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7 Z2 E5 Q* i0 U! d. y7 f: ?" m, pWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 W7 R* x& b, _9 ~, g7 [ g: ZEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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1 |: D* q' ~ m8 n- HJapanese aircraft" \5 I1 ^; O; [1 | Y( c
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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, h }, V2 p; u1 mRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 y: @3 X+ a5 g g
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes3 a7 _' s- D8 n/ {& |
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Japanese aircraft
2 [6 t5 V* G1 ?9 e0 k6 n A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
) I( u/ y. ?+ T8 c4 f4 [9 f$ C F4F-4 Wildcat x 917 a% S- O1 ^% K9 g7 ^2 n9 _1 @) L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
$ {' K5 ^1 f9 s8 O5 Z2 l TBF-1 Avenger x 12' \8 v5 h; `* l/ E0 _" ^) A
; X; @# j, Q6 P0 Z1 ~6 R# b7 hJapanese aircraft losses
: t/ ?* O7 A7 t2 |& p$ @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: q+ |0 n O# {! p, K
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Allied aircraft losses
' w* V i! ]! d F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
- t( Y- Q: L) T7 t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
, e% h" S& w# D- v7 X+ j& Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 ^% P* Z% n/ b1 |$ C: x5 r
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged& o) B. e2 P' \
7 m Y) C' D3 b5 p" LJapanese Ships5 ~; b1 J3 H* {; y1 D* q, o
CV Zuikaku
# b# Y0 h6 C8 ]8 `1 \% }' H& o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: P a5 X8 x o% K; L: V N0 c CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 }. e$ t& b0 c: p+ F3 U6 C
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
j3 a+ B) b. X% C! } BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
' O1 K5 |5 ]. j9 f8 u( C! t CA Takao
( J; u1 ^0 |% r BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
8 H1 H9 b1 K6 e! Z+ _, k DD Shikinami
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DD Umikaze
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" ^ N: g9 n3 n: q6 }6 s9 s8 HAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku- B1 ^6 q+ D# H( ]) D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
" j7 h8 q8 l1 e' o( |Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo( S1 h0 ?6 c h# b: n4 J* G8 N) z
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( E( O& p* E1 m1 } g$ K2 }: ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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6 L6 d4 q5 m0 O: }. a0 l) JWeather in hex: Severe storms
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; J/ y# }9 @; {" B' W* ?4 _4 FRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 P. k/ W2 H$ ^
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes5 o' R% `$ E8 i& w% L$ k! @
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A6M2 Zero x 45
( @2 a$ x' T. p$ I# F9 z B5N1 Kate x 27
2 V, {5 }$ [$ S; ^/ i! N" T D3A1 Val x 15
# W$ N% y; A( N. X4 N8 P0 J D3A2 Val x 26
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5 C! ~" X6 t/ {7 }: s. S3 MAllied aircraft
0 A9 W3 b4 B) k) z8 Z4 K F4F-4 Wildcat x 116/ |3 ?+ @0 n# T5 }: [, v/ c, E
% Z9 P$ f! M. @3 C2 q; ^! U; a9 oJapanese aircraft losses+ g6 y1 S3 Y/ I- Z
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
, |! B8 R% `* l+ B& i: k B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged3 T( k' j% E: h5 j5 h
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
9 X) A+ [5 v4 ^2 c) v D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
- w/ v, z/ ]* a9 A5 o D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
+ K7 K% Z7 D9 o- ^& P' l. U' Y7 ] D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak$ v) i( P; g8 n- B4 y
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Allied aircraft losses
; S2 o6 a0 p! }4 L F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, o2 ~! m0 y/ c0 C" |# B0 O+ L
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, G0 A- C; w, m9 E) z CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* z L N( w" D: P1 K CV Enterprise3 p; c2 q* v4 Z1 N* F/ f0 z/ F, l! J
CLAA Juneau/ w6 q9 z5 \( i3 h3 _1 p
CL Leander5 K. k6 g* Z% }1 [+ k. Q
BB North Carolina
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0 Q! |9 Q6 U3 k2 ?9 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms6 X( I, S( K3 s7 n" n& s! @! K
- d- s2 ?/ x7 h @% kRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 q% R* Q. I- M' L$ {9 l) B! k& r
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ Z6 _. J9 r9 L. b+ \+ B0 }* w A6M2 Zero x 22
0 h: _7 J# T5 j8 V, S$ B B5N1 Kate x 236 V, C9 e% }2 N
D3A1 Val x 2
2 V7 [$ c/ f) N+ P6 d0 k! Y D3A2 Val x 16) Z2 ^3 ]5 W( A) w2 h! C# k
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! A" E# O1 w1 w" Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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6 \' M; _- B; {8 L' a" t A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) V1 C5 }3 @5 d! S8 g
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged( \; a; `( F1 l
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
( o' {4 V- ^, @9 X D3A1 Val: 1 damaged( e8 ^1 @' S W
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged& c; x5 ^; _( c
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 c1 i, l+ z" v1 v" G
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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" h) b$ G# `6 W5 U2 C. G$ R4 E BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
7 g1 g" W! R( C CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ K" B% U5 a2 u3 o
CV Enterprise% f1 n' y. f4 [, n3 s1 e W+ \5 q
CLAA Juneau9 K% B8 c$ u( e4 \7 k
CL Hobart7 x; h- J# q0 k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast* f" A9 E8 V3 u/ r* M' Q6 |
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet., T Y2 N" d! u3 w/ g4 E, N7 ~
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# }) Y: c# S7 q! T# K0 V# R
A6M2 Zero x 281 @2 V: g d9 V7 d4 }! X
' B8 J7 n8 K4 t. ~4 f VAllied aircraft: ?% A1 w0 S$ ~! a9 ?* V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21. M2 F- h( }2 J9 c* e- U5 l- i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses6 o1 k* {! X7 [6 Z1 d9 P
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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( m/ q0 v: H. }$ k: }9 S6 V1 R( l1 ] F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed$ h% A0 n; y- ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ]% q5 @8 _' ?+ \! ^* _" [4 V
CV Zuikaku
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BB Hiei2 G8 P: p& [# p4 B/ X- V
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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6 H5 p& l H; E D1 f& I# U9 t# ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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% C& P' t% A( ]5 c- |Weather in hex: Overcast
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" v3 _8 ~+ r* ~7 nRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." }6 f z# ~0 d# r; D# z/ H+ u
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes- F6 j9 |% \# b( ?
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Japanese aircraft
9 {) |6 u9 I/ J" q A6M2 Zero x 13- A- U! `( y% ?' m8 b3 R
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
% b& v" |6 ~2 p5 G Z& v SBD-3 Dauntless x 57- ~' q; V1 q# E2 h- K7 U
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses; ^4 ]5 e1 v3 V. L+ V$ B
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 r3 E! o) q$ P* K
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Allied aircraft losses
& ?9 G" a1 k* O2 S C6 f( M# Y a F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* X% f) Y* s: n8 ~5 p& R0 v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
0 f1 h5 j3 E9 L SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 f5 @7 J% t! w- N. d% t: m2 J; P! O/ C
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone! d; [4 N- [8 s6 I9 @
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire; I' |0 l- s, l# Z# g4 l2 x
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 t. x, ]) [9 ]: b0 @' A CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage0 K- u6 a1 D' p% o, l
CA Myoko, on fire% ?6 Q+ d+ b3 i6 h6 D0 j: [& A5 t
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
9 z9 N5 _5 u* l1 u4 ~. {% HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei% I" ~% l* `# F! Q/ Q% @& l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku5 m9 D0 x1 H# v+ ?$ [2 N. ~
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1623 {. R, B' n5 d% }# b3 \
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_( R' v# X& O: G( l0 Q1 Y' b SS I-2, hits 2
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! r% g5 D7 O3 w! V4 J5 ]9 K4 B DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage2 e' a3 {& Z n; f/ ~: c4 ?
DD Lamson. ?# u* W5 Q* d
DD Aylwin3 @0 c/ T3 _9 q' y
DD Monaghan
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