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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42- C% T/ G* f( z
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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3 T, \: c5 z5 sJapanese Ships
6 R/ D6 P& X1 q PC Ch 22! ?, T3 u4 Y, p& U! S; M
PC Ch 32
0 _; e2 M; d2 P7 u* G, \# M PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships6 l+ e. x2 R r1 D
SS Gudgeon F+ U+ v3 @8 Y, G
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 227 c& @7 Z2 D' X! L8 w' u
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167) w0 U m5 i b; F) d; h( s& \
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SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships, E* Q# x8 [3 {) e: q1 @/ V0 L0 Z
DD Lamson9 N7 x+ r8 v3 ~& ~# |8 N; `1 l
DD Cummings1 ?3 P4 O* ~: B0 ^: P' {
DD Aylwin1 P( ^4 [! s* z, ]+ n
DD Monaghan0 {0 N. r& A. o) I- s0 x5 I
4 U: s# U' {3 | f$ Q5 lSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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$ k0 Q) C4 q9 h4 P0 WNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( C! T8 f" p( |) Y! c- C
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; l! H u& t0 ~. p+ A- Y$ s8 D
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes, o# M! J. G# p. n
+ N; n2 N& d' RJapanese aircraft8 q2 S0 M1 p, o$ W( o; W
G4M1 Betty x 17
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F: k1 ]! B4 S5 N! U) QAllied aircraft9 J2 S4 z0 C @5 r- G+ L
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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9 m0 s' ]6 s! \3 F$ {' IAllied aircraft losses
- z% [2 R* a5 `" \3 z Catalina I: 10 damaged4 U; G5 v- ~' z a" q
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged. H# U$ e$ S# @9 h( W
: r& \9 d: |: }1 b( R, ~ vAirbase hits 1. z$ p: v i; b! N1 s, g
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . h/ f4 [( ]6 t9 e! b9 o
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Weather in hex: Overcast: j0 O& j: o" S/ r/ l1 g. q
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 q7 s! p- q! l! xEstimated time to target is 12 minutes1 s: i, d3 c2 P3 ]0 H9 O, Z/ X
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G4M1 Betty x 8
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3 o1 D8 n7 o; X0 yNo Japanese losses
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6 g+ H8 Y* C mRunway hits 1! F" L8 c" @' s) b F6 _+ S+ }- S ?
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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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: f7 ?( t5 G2 I1 L9 \' k ?/ t; PRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; C# ]+ z) C: _9 \Estimated time to target is 31 minutes/ d" K6 h6 C! O. c' x6 b
3 V5 V- o1 d# p( J! h l; kJapanese aircraft
2 N) ?* y6 o) I2 [% \ A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
# G) k* w% u5 B F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
2 K1 G0 M3 P- e# c SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
7 F: G: `+ m4 ~6 R; L: F TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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$ {$ [" _" d. E7 o) S. ZJapanese aircraft losses% z% G2 }7 V/ m5 `& X; U
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses( {. b k5 N7 \; g" C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed$ u$ \* }' Q+ F: @* L7 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
8 ~" `: x- O$ ]# |8 z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ j9 ?6 d' T0 m1 W! x( ~- _
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged, o5 [4 C/ k f
$ j1 z' l( B" h! ^% C7 ?+ X, L0 RJapanese Ships
; \: Q) r6 P/ z Z) T CV Zuikaku
; @! {- U) H) L2 z2 r6 ^2 k CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ H+ j% w; \7 }3 f CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 ^4 {6 A- f; V2 A
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 G! V$ J- T' l7 @, B BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
) ]9 d, ?" s. _" K4 g' D CA Takao
8 [# f7 x6 u$ n$ C O0 o) ^9 j BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire! n8 Q& d" S3 ]
DD Shikinami4 k" c w6 I9 J( }
CA Tone" M g& T6 `8 O5 c# Q3 s; D
DD Umikaze+ \; N( T; r! S9 J( n0 t+ Z, o) i
/ A5 b7 `! J9 t+ uAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku( f u8 p2 B$ [. O5 c3 m1 C0 o9 B
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
1 Y, C" }' m. z! v1 wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139' T+ u: ~ c9 ], d
7 K2 n: Z, B3 zWeather in hex: Severe storms' I5 Q s! o3 N! ?, Y x
0 b! {0 ^; H% L# }; U+ kRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: l$ z3 g/ c# A- q. S+ lEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ N, O( }6 U0 T2 R1 U0 Z1 N
A6M2 Zero x 45" x N! L8 f# q) J
B5N1 Kate x 275 G# h. D* I [9 k
D3A1 Val x 15/ X. G5 U _- F6 w$ P
D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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1 T# l" q( N6 S; NJapanese aircraft losses
3 o4 B$ }5 d2 @1 s A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
8 r1 h N2 F6 K* J1 U2 n B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged5 {* A) N4 s. t; E3 }
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak, k4 B* Y/ {* H% |1 W
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged" A9 ^) i4 Y' g4 F' e/ I
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged( @, d3 [0 F; ?( g1 L+ s. ^1 R
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses1 X2 I5 m, F* N- D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed- a1 f8 b5 K& _8 | o( \. o0 S
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/ _: B2 p* r; t( S; o CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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CL Leander; g6 S5 Q2 c/ \# e' n4 d X: o j f
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms0 W9 k" t2 T& Y8 Z4 H4 {
* L* n ^# T$ w1 eRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! E: n/ e2 A4 v9 G5 B4 ~Estimated time to target is 40 minutes; l& a G7 F+ w$ x' r& ~4 d
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/ d9 F0 |& z0 z; |! o A6M2 Zero x 226 Q7 t/ q! z' M$ |0 P- G
B5N1 Kate x 23/ y- q0 @& l6 e- p' i
D3A1 Val x 2
+ D! q! X; f$ l: I* F D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft2 P9 t% V2 R9 [5 O$ n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47( w+ b. r! w6 ^4 u# q, Q
1 r' ~" Y) w( d* J+ r/ L; MJapanese aircraft losses$ L5 @$ X. k$ ]! C, M! y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 B; `" J! `% l9 O q
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged& V4 _) o0 y0 w2 }* ^
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
* K: q! @, B6 U D3A1 Val: 1 damaged' s" r- t- Y* w/ N/ Z
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
& `0 M3 R( h' h5 D/ b4 j0 J D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# b5 w8 o" }7 _' r3 v2 @8 d
j9 \$ r% y1 U7 ~# KAllied aircraft losses
& T1 L. V8 A, o V( \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 l' d- q. e. A
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: ~5 r' c. S% C) E: J BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
- R& j. L" j' R& v! O. i6 `! d CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 m% q- A2 }( _3 _ CV Enterprise
3 ]5 S$ c; ~! Y, W1 R7 R CLAA Juneau
( n0 P3 W$ w4 g5 a/ E CL Hobart* Y5 \+ _. _, e3 z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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3 i# A: ]5 i2 OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135/ k# s6 X$ Q3 w
/ X8 i& D% V$ WWeather in hex: Overcast
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& K y- L# R6 _ q5 O! yRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.* g% |3 B" [# i7 o( l( f
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes; ^# O5 K1 X' \# J! O, K
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A6M2 Zero x 284 s! ~0 J, C, C- V( v$ l( H9 ]! D
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21, G3 X( N" W3 a6 a' Z4 a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24( r( S9 B) d2 i3 S* W+ f1 R
7 S5 U& p2 p. Y, Z+ EJapanese aircraft losses
& @/ @( d" Q+ Q+ ^ A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged; g w7 j* D+ d& v2 P% Y, r. j
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed8 u( m8 {8 H4 J( w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 p7 z( R% ]5 A* y( ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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- Z* c& u. L& L' x CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" S7 C" i! j# g" z, t& t CV Zuikaku
/ a$ T2 K5 {1 @9 X CA Takao
# q2 t: l7 v- C BB Hiei; \1 {; I6 N4 Z7 Q' R& K* w
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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& c' I3 ~# `& u, f2 @- oRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& F& w( m- @- W1 c- R
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes6 ]5 l$ i5 y9 k
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Allied aircraft4 m" w( {9 e; x3 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
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2 M7 l( a" J, X: w7 t TBF-1 Avenger x 105 \7 y4 U; A, K8 A" i# B4 X
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" b E1 g- z& ]% G3 } F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* y1 M3 ~# F9 d5 k3 `1 z1 l& a5 J% d SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged M& e7 ^ l5 ~% o4 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! A- K6 f( C" _9 |% F
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged9 e( D) z. \2 ^- s; z9 w4 q
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CA Tone4 \1 w8 I5 B. K! L/ ^$ H0 O/ [
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
6 }0 m* j8 }' ~1 A. ^1 ~0 m% N CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 ~! K$ b3 _& \4 k# j& Y% y
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage$ A" a7 W) b8 ]- J8 {. p- m2 q
CA Myoko, on fire
. y* n* ~- m$ B7 {# f! L. iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
8 Z+ E: ~' f9 e% ~3 M# [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei" x# y* w) |8 m+ p6 x- w& Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku1 O# `7 e% t/ }( f9 }
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/ Z; d' B& f0 z9 o4 b& _/ ?# nSub attack near Brisbane at 97,1624 {! Z' O. E6 T) G% M- n
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Japanese Ships
2 M; {( w/ j! m" ^% M( } SS I-2, hits 29 {( u3 p& z$ G
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
" N5 b: I$ N' O& U) B DD Lamson
9 g! O! v, n3 E% O5 ] DD Aylwin# k& w' |5 Z& j! u
DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |