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7 J6 J( O) Q" ^, o1 aAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 426 s) B. Z% [ J) {4 W6 d6 r
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130* k) z' \7 X0 Q: I5 J( p
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Japanese Ships
0 W, g6 S; l3 Y' f PC Ch 226 `- e+ r7 K8 S
PC Ch 324 ]2 A7 O4 X8 t
PC Ch 23- T0 c, ?. d7 d
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SS Gudgeon) o; F0 X) ]; o; k- [1 s# ]
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22" L% ?( t5 P. \% H$ s
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+ m+ j+ E: N# P( GASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167# s+ H+ Y% V& p6 o9 h
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Japanese Ships$ K) A# U% z+ [& H0 @. w
SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
, l2 o* W. ?9 w: K% K# a6 e DD Lamson1 v5 l. I# ]% Q6 h& r+ p( O( _
DD Cummings% W, l( t0 Y3 u
DD Aylwin4 S- ? R" R4 O% b# W
DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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1 i* T% ~! s/ q/ K4 [( {0 m' hNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ p9 S8 N( H& O0 r6 f2 @3 \5 A
6 k: h; H1 B D4 P9 b7 JWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 m/ t- J3 G; x- }. ?0 CEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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, G: z/ p+ y' x1 m: BJapanese aircraft
5 F0 j' x; C, I0 j* y G4M1 Betty x 17
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5 J& D; K7 C8 T, zAllied aircraft" ^; r8 |! G8 ]6 w
no flights
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0 Q9 b9 v8 r$ `6 V1 ?/ j8 R! GNo Japanese losses
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! `( w6 `1 n$ @% e0 oAllied aircraft losses
0 Q" u6 u M% t3 s Catalina I: 10 damaged
" Y% W# P) s0 |5 g; }, n F$ O P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
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" t2 M! S8 D6 ?% T) _% x kNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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/ M9 E& O) @3 X1 x. j9 j5 HWeather in hex: Overcast' n/ T! ^4 m: k9 j
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; b% H7 V' W! i, T" }
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes0 g/ x9 z# ?, a7 t' ?% m
8 T* ?( m& R& [; |6 R9 NJapanese aircraft; V, w# M/ |* f# v; w- n
G4M1 Betty x 88 F( H; `" U. m0 c( a
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No Japanese losses
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* T' V* L7 U7 H; h) mMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1355 u; p# I! S8 \* Q" O0 T
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms, X* s* Q8 a& b4 c3 s* Z8 T
& U( Q9 {) x- }0 g: URaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( a" t2 G/ l4 z- REstimated time to target is 31 minutes& m# T) p! ?+ t5 r8 G* O( U
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Japanese aircraft6 f C4 | F8 c& r$ |- ?
A6M2 Zero x 43% o( s- K, W" B* t6 S0 a$ u, }
1 G' p! m: C. Y, @) s. f1 iAllied aircraft
: ^ M3 w7 g, h: H) W2 f2 n1 `, c F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
, G9 l p0 k4 ]3 x2 F SBD-3 Dauntless x 1309 J2 S( @* R: v2 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 12% ~/ ?) \4 |4 m* y- H+ y* |
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Japanese aircraft losses1 d# W* D1 v& D8 b% |: K: P2 y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses5 x1 q0 T+ ` z2 C! x1 S* `+ G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; i; w9 N, u' P/ D* ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged- O! S# M8 f% \# J3 |* n. n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 w! C' \$ f% c( v, J: u4 R
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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! G8 o2 P. N% H T) m% hJapanese Ships
) ~! ^) j: w6 ^) r& a* J) C CV Zuikaku+ g' k+ t7 c. D7 \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ l7 i' t1 h6 y Y, {9 T
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire! u. ]+ n0 Y9 a% Z) |1 P$ W
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" Q4 V; q! U! C% M; v
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
; `5 E3 O/ o$ G1 ~, } CA Takao
* ~# }, H* ?. c+ j" e& U BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
0 Q" i# \3 N, z( s' q+ | DD Shikinami
, \* f* c6 t5 R5 e9 i CA Tone
# U0 g0 e! L F3 c6 ` DD Umikaze3 d( o" m/ \2 h. z8 [4 D7 w# ~; G% M
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku7 y2 E6 p5 P$ t: ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
& a9 ?7 @* z" M* MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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& ]4 I% X) F! `' ^3 P# MMorning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139" }2 ~0 {+ q- ~- j5 m, O
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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- Q8 V ^) i+ ? k9 O$ `# bRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 A* Y3 Y9 V8 dEstimated time to target is 43 minutes& x, J0 I- O. i! C
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Japanese aircraft
# w2 x; y# n8 L! o3 q A6M2 Zero x 457 d/ `1 {' e3 H0 l
B5N1 Kate x 27
% r; R# Y/ w- @* U, B$ q' m D3A1 Val x 15" r, T0 u$ \& ~4 M; B( Y9 t
D3A2 Val x 26. l6 H! N& \* \- f
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Allied aircraft( R( x) k' r7 J0 [# F! L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
- X/ A1 X" W& D: x. n A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed/ ~5 M( m& ~9 k, p+ ~/ p) \
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged7 Z8 h. Q( O7 ~# q9 u' o" ^; B; E( |
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
8 _8 U T/ _' `' |/ G' j% t D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
8 F8 H/ w1 K K1 C D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged2 P, l( _$ _' d' l2 S/ S3 ~* d
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
6 D6 u: V1 |( ^ t9 \) q" ?2 a F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 {5 S3 w! t. z
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" c! {2 S- z8 B0 Z9 L0 o% z( F6 ~% T$ Z
CV Enterprise
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CL Leander' {9 \( s: l' t) ~- E4 ]. K
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139. `6 e4 h- R: M) l8 X
. t/ l3 m4 u" y; y6 ^' w* P. s8 q; kWeather in hex: Severe storms
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% o) a. \* X/ E" {% H9 lRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' g; h; ^' z* P. WEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' r; Y% l E- S5 ]3 G& i2 C
A6M2 Zero x 22
" q5 `& V# Y( z0 Q) S) e M B5N1 Kate x 23( b# K p, m/ J* C7 s6 R4 B+ r
D3A1 Val x 24 l8 \8 S) b: g4 u; r" i
D3A2 Val x 16( j& w" V4 Z7 G ~1 H4 ?
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Allied aircraft. w$ ^% J$ }* c" B8 t* w& M/ K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47# [, _ `( r W' O' C; J/ p
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 u* a' Y; X$ `; G/ R$ ] A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 z% L& I7 s: R2 K/ [/ e7 Y
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
; i1 d" s. J- W9 @7 z B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
4 t' d; z# ?' G6 T; N: \% K. k D3A1 Val: 1 damaged( a% \' M1 j, w2 ~
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
+ z [4 u: T6 I ` D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" T% e# T" `# v- Y$ h2 T0 d% \
- V" a! {/ a! b, a8 }: v0 |5 R" _0 AAllied aircraft losses
: ~1 u6 S2 q) d9 P! i! h! T9 a F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ z- Y6 Z" o# g2 Q7 E
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% h8 x( {8 m {: c BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
$ F3 e2 R! W* T2 b# `9 P CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" h9 X. d, c, Y5 y! X* [/ p
CV Enterprise
9 B+ [8 W# ~3 }! w CLAA Juneau
0 e& t/ r. _7 M! a2 B CL Hobart& h3 u7 f8 U. s9 ?7 n5 J( O9 F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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9 S. J3 d, c: Z3 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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/ Q5 N( L! R2 D; a% mWeather in hex: Overcast5 P7 g* j) v) c
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
3 `, C7 v/ X9 ^5 w: l" E, _Estimated time to target is 23 minutes) W9 S9 h# V' M; ~7 J
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Japanese aircraft
: U" ?2 ]# i8 I9 ~" l5 g2 t A6M2 Zero x 28
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1 m7 s" ]9 c$ K, EAllied aircraft
) P8 v: _4 O! p2 d; c F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
8 \% F. K8 g( L! e2 e" a' P SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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9 j. r8 _) B& R+ r8 c0 ^7 \ OJapanese aircraft losses
. ?: B) f. ^" O8 A A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged& B( \7 K: w3 L& l' U* v* X
9 D" u+ D* ?+ r) [4 y& q `) fAllied aircraft losses8 h; J( N' u5 U, w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
3 f4 m, E/ ?# o/ x SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged' K5 o, L9 f- ?4 Z; Y# [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 t/ P0 M2 ^3 o% y. k( J: cJapanese Ships: k( j) g3 B' }. O4 ]2 M4 N
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. |# K) U+ k2 e. ^, ~ CV Zuikaku; P6 g6 \' Q& A, @* G
CA Takao, O0 `0 B0 r: B5 R" ^
BB Hiei
# X: U8 z( M7 C8 W% ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku9 _' r E6 `! O+ ~/ l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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T* h7 \$ w# t) S" gRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ l5 g [7 _9 m9 ]: O! D; g7 O
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 F/ c& X% C" }8 ^# k A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
4 N$ F+ ?& \' \) p; p. O4 s* W SBD-3 Dauntless x 579 f4 p- H# L5 G8 e
TBF-1 Avenger x 107 t; x+ t/ p* w2 |8 z
3 O3 U; @( y$ B/ R: \8 HJapanese aircraft losses* \9 M/ Y" _2 z: R0 V, T
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" f1 E4 u0 R$ w' M3 N" ]
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Allied aircraft losses8 k* _9 ]9 e2 x6 @$ H/ t& t0 t- S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 l4 `% q! e6 [5 P' o! P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged8 \$ ^) Y0 w- {' `; d6 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 `* L: ~. l( ?( |
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 }7 D+ R7 `& B3 n
CA Tone/ M, G s( r# r, ` Q
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire1 t$ J- y( D0 y7 e" P
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 K1 U8 x+ v' y, @+ B1 ]2 c CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
, h& m9 e s# F6 r( }) |8 E CA Myoko, on fire0 \% X4 G3 I" ^( t1 y6 T8 h! l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku6 z0 C) F5 A7 K$ U0 c1 }1 n9 r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
6 _: r* y9 l5 t; }4 d! ?7 DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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; L& ?" x- |- c. |9 b! R& PSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162+ z/ h* {% q5 _& \- e) z/ L& f
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Japanese Ships
. ~6 l1 S! V7 _/ P SS I-2, hits 2
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6 i B0 a2 q# y) q" lAllied Ships5 e+ X/ ?2 V* Z6 ^7 f
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage) c Q, z) d& F6 `( H8 T q
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan
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/ U5 X8 _/ N/ N5 q+ uSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |