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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42( L7 @! _" }# E' w1 f
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& J! H* [* q6 `/ n$ A5 e! D xSub attack near Torokina at 108,1303 {* B5 u- l- c7 X; \; K% w q
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Japanese Ships7 V$ q6 V7 d1 P9 l5 p% [3 x6 V
PC Ch 22* }# ?$ I; \" J/ [
PC Ch 321 h) R! L+ v7 k1 ~9 { g' s! A: u4 y
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships( U5 j2 [5 e4 H. @0 }
SS Gudgeon7 g* a; l5 Q$ \. I2 n) ?. x
* g* Q9 `% Z8 XSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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* ~' h+ O7 F2 |" R' l* FASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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% r$ x! G3 T+ L2 r1 D- k9 }Japanese Ships+ J! q3 `8 Q6 B5 `
SS I-17, hits 1
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. r3 E" V: ^$ e" f3 |5 | DD Lamson$ M, e: g7 E4 `* Y" p
DD Cummings
! D! `$ h4 f; I) @ DD Aylwin
- J: A1 O% s4 k$ o0 D" H: V DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson' n, u+ w0 ]$ [# \5 K
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7 F* t" W6 c- k! fNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast# [! p# B; g4 Y( F
) j! k* U) h/ g% _( g4 t$ hRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* X! \0 A* I2 Y+ a' g/ O
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes) ^& Z `8 |: \2 @
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Japanese aircraft- J1 Q c$ ~6 x* C1 `7 P/ E9 O/ \
G4M1 Betty x 17- `' T8 p: O5 I$ r8 a$ U
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Allied aircraft/ W R5 F7 E4 y: ~
no flights8 W3 n1 t/ Y$ \0 `& D/ b
2 d% s0 {% N' H2 fNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
0 @* F$ B; d1 w9 v7 Q Catalina I: 10 damaged
. K% j3 q9 y5 e+ p P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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8 ^5 l( Y3 U7 y ~/ ]7 S) HAirbase hits 18 y- i& K8 y e) f2 ]
Runway hits 6( [8 q! d2 Q1 u" |: n; n
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & l+ j: l5 V& Z" e* Y* L% [7 U9 J
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Weather in hex: Overcast& L2 `) g M, g' }
- T9 b* A3 a/ ?Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 g3 l& ?8 ^3 |% n
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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* r2 J% B* r5 o& uJapanese aircraft/ e0 w) `( k" S8 f+ Q! p
G4M1 Betty x 81 x& y+ I8 [+ t) F% {
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 19 n) R' z* T4 [0 _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135" y- b" W O, \$ i
0 p- Y0 K Y& [( KWeather in hex: Thunderstorms/ a5 K; x* P6 x+ Z9 v" h
0 k1 l# O8 @" f. bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ U8 p$ n @" n, WEstimated time to target is 31 minutes. @- [# R5 ]7 q! s3 O( o
) j1 ]+ u |% M. I% @4 RJapanese aircraft; Z: F. a/ R$ t- |3 @! v
A6M2 Zero x 43
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
; d; P0 Z4 L/ l, ^' G4 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 130$ D9 s, {% p* q Y" F$ W
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses3 U3 {3 d( H o
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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0 R% ]* e" W: c2 w) LAllied aircraft losses8 ?# R$ v% ~8 z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed* @# Y& S1 i) g3 L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged3 y1 C; Q0 }' H9 |- \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* u, y0 P- y' O+ v0 F$ C" j TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged8 p A7 L+ }9 F0 q
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Japanese Ships
o3 r. C8 S7 { G$ C! S CV Zuikaku2 S# c1 e9 a W7 B/ O
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ _7 X. G" ^5 Y, e8 p) Y5 I4 \ CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% {4 e( q, S/ p+ g. _3 C CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- w5 B0 \% O/ V9 S& I BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1) F) g6 q. B8 L, t
CA Takao
: p. H: t9 q8 v' e4 `/ `5 w( _" X BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
$ M6 R. d. l+ z& X% \2 A+ S DD Shikinami) H/ p) i, t m9 A- c# w# M
CA Tone
X% V* g1 F8 C2 u: i/ X DD Umikaze0 x! F2 c4 v: w" h4 N0 I# B% s* x
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku( s# p- b4 j4 r- \9 F8 P; s( k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku5 y0 i8 S4 p* f' i! `* G5 Y, u6 U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo: D3 Z* H1 b5 H. M5 W# x! [( L$ f3 N8 g
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) d F; X2 F& D- @$ U& uMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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" R% X3 G8 K3 y9 I$ x+ s {Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ R' N; C! s. Z# P( Z
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes/ [: D8 i. `7 _
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Japanese aircraft* `+ x: `: h% g
A6M2 Zero x 45
9 p8 | }# ? ~5 @+ [ B5N1 Kate x 27
$ D1 q! K) g2 l( ~" R D3A1 Val x 15' e% G; P! y) H _5 b D: \
D3A2 Val x 26% y2 P1 ^/ \ w# I6 ?
3 O# _" h0 h6 r9 p, L0 ZAllied aircraft
9 |1 P4 w- {6 W F4F-4 Wildcat x 116: e5 F/ B! Q3 P. X" m% q
; L9 K1 Y7 j$ W1 z/ ~9 d* kJapanese aircraft losses
' g- B+ z+ L' X8 J; | A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
: U* |' G2 X, J B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged- E3 u5 f5 e6 b/ g5 U6 y$ }
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak& D5 X# P8 j* ?: I
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged6 B \8 [# @7 K8 z2 H+ D6 f/ q0 k
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
: q: @; U( i* G1 G D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak6 {+ z. G: V; m# J% n& K* U% ]
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Allied aircraft losses
& m" ~& E' C2 B2 ?$ U F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships& U2 x. _) w" S' T
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
5 G3 s9 @6 E9 e+ L- K CV Enterprise8 ?. i4 V: x8 j3 G
CLAA Juneau9 J0 V$ [* @% e8 y7 p6 t4 |
CL Leander. i% m4 P2 r% f
BB North Carolina0 _% \! ]5 P# A$ C
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! G( I' a2 Y. P8 Z1 c. @, dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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7 }+ D8 z; s# n! wWeather in hex: Severe storms N j' r$ |% Y& c1 y
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 ?7 H' o( Y# J7 s1 ?$ m; [# ?0 x# KEstimated time to target is 40 minutes* ]! m! l# V7 V) i' j# X( V
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Japanese aircraft
2 B$ s: z2 W- }4 G A6M2 Zero x 221 I" m X! d( C) J) J- N9 K
B5N1 Kate x 23' @' v9 e/ o# n7 t- |% {
D3A1 Val x 2
7 _- O- \9 ]! @2 @ D3A2 Val x 16" S- C j: j9 E* @8 o0 m0 U, j
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Allied aircraft6 m. j( a: `) r6 n0 C# Y: l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47' o, J4 g5 w: q) n7 J6 U6 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
! }! g# Y9 C2 i' M) U/ i A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed" W4 P: C: P' u, {8 {# L
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged/ W+ b0 ~ m, s: `5 E% t: Y
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
7 w1 d. v& V& `0 r% N D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
: |7 |0 f2 W7 w, C D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
' }0 S+ v- ]! j( p) i4 [& ` D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 b( u. \, p- m- \" R
3 s6 \& I5 N* C* U; ~- K K; _9 UAllied aircraft losses
, Z( o9 P+ m! L F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 |5 r' v2 U, o
% T- W' B. E( b5 x6 FAllied Ships
8 h" q l5 G8 ^# s: n/ g v BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 12 n7 V5 G, A7 H3 F8 [# I1 K0 @4 f J
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 `7 G! t; e) Z
CV Enterprise! b' I) F6 o" M3 j
CLAA Juneau
8 Z! z7 {! Q/ v; H CL Hobart9 U6 J' j6 F% W% k* r3 i/ I/ K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga: W; S; i" f. H. l/ U
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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.$ W+ U% K/ U( x
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft, i5 X/ M- L) H6 m) V b! q' a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
2 B( C6 T2 z2 U4 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 24, R4 \6 q+ K" q5 }2 z
8 G/ k8 }" H7 z# [) u& jJapanese aircraft losses! Y8 |: Z, D& @" ]5 _; m
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged8 e, {! F' F; K9 s+ Y+ L
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: P! n. H6 H1 ?* R5 S- ~' y0 c, h6 \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; g, l! T7 z' @' J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged( s- x8 y( p e8 T7 |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships6 @( N* I% B& }. [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 u. v) Q& G' D
CV Zuikaku
) p5 R/ h5 X6 i- Q6 x, Z) z) I" { CA Takao( Z' U2 `( h3 W% W- K
BB Hiei
. m* @7 [8 J9 f# ]; l1 P& |; THeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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$ |& `. @2 ~5 Q; gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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$ P( B9 }% J) h+ S+ F6 @Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ X- P$ E0 ?9 i% V( [
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes$ f! d& s+ x% b; x/ l" `
6 ]* W$ ] ^" P8 |1 a }Japanese aircraft
& N; t( B" r+ w* W% n1 Y: |/ j! G A6M2 Zero x 13 \: u. g) x( B; a+ t
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Allied aircraft
+ P9 z- z0 H, e$ l' _5 { F4F-4 Wildcat x 30% b# B7 G( i4 I+ J5 M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
' r' A% V. c. K4 c" a TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses/ S- J8 H% h5 a" u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ F+ L9 g5 c4 o, o, N2 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged& _$ i8 H) y+ V/ ~/ o o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 [+ f; R0 I0 k8 j$ o7 M, X9 Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged/ [" m% o' V* u: R N j& E. h
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CA Tone
% k/ q# w' C+ \, j6 ?- V7 {4 w BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire7 r3 Z5 p k1 g" J# b
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ @ P" ]8 ~" A
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage' a9 {4 M c4 J7 X
CA Myoko, on fire
6 z+ K; e& F1 H hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
! K% E* j4 S f( K9 V6 DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei5 M- C& x: @* k' B8 p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku1 `5 ?6 f6 P8 t6 |2 W% t
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
! B% J7 d9 H6 J# n SS I-2, hits 2: ~' |( f- z, D1 O8 F' ]
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Allied Ships0 m2 k U6 W0 k+ v$ T
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage8 X9 Z `/ S! Y# y
DD Lamson! L' ^( E8 p' i9 {! U) z0 F& O8 r
DD Aylwin
7 v1 e5 d- O8 { j" J) H* h' D3 _1 t DD Monaghan, P! y8 Q8 O# w# H7 A6 t4 n& ^
' A6 v: C6 X- S U! |3 a0 F* ISS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |