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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42" u4 g5 _0 L# d; C# R; z) z$ V
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! {+ P$ ^4 p. o$ ^# @) G2 gSub attack near Torokina at 108,130" l$ F$ w) A3 `( h# p& Y: Y J" E
% F3 H* v* m8 {* WJapanese Ships
6 i+ j5 f. b( b' f8 v% a6 {3 K PC Ch 220 e/ \1 N4 u+ ?- r( ]( H% O2 i
PC Ch 32
# i0 ~) T3 L* r% |4 N2 E PC Ch 232 l: f" _$ a6 k# A( V
. T9 O. S7 U* Y/ u2 JAllied Ships
h8 W, u) e; I* C; N9 s SS Gudgeon: P3 b7 {. {% c% O# m
+ U( v; ~* t+ `" kSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22+ x! k/ ]1 M8 i" l
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- k/ b" d' I7 {9 p6 E7 {ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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2 G: [/ a$ E' L7 L* N* zJapanese Ships0 {* Y# n6 S: ^; f$ Y/ R
SS I-17, hits 13 v( |* x8 M. a
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Allied Ships+ T8 i+ l0 R3 j: }4 t2 F0 D+ D
DD Lamson" ]- W& O* B# A" O2 Q5 S
DD Cummings5 ~* w! v# N4 R: w
DD Aylwin
E' m) Y$ ]$ k DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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; j) y3 C" y% L7 `# _: q$ h! sNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 v" N, k( R& F' y# M* }3 ~' O/ yWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." h$ J' t0 b4 O5 f+ f
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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, w7 J+ F2 h: D- w4 L s/ NJapanese aircraft9 x1 D0 S' v- c; G" I5 l
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
" f# E( R+ n' Y } no flights
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4 C, o7 f" O: M4 `/ j5 UNo Japanese losses' ` r! \- B- p% A2 `8 }
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Catalina I: 10 damaged
' Q$ x- p' f- B+ x7 ` P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
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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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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 W/ M1 p9 C( ^9 N# |Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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8 X$ B) z9 N+ x8 D& |4 TJapanese aircraft3 M, c7 v. G) s$ k# H3 W( ^
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses8 N& z$ B3 U6 l+ P
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Runway hits 1% J Z6 v- n9 D+ |/ t d
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1 v2 J6 L# m* D. B( K4 |4 ?8 P% c; JMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135$ E, f1 i2 i" E* n& U j5 |
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms0 z. `3 l( f+ u* I$ q( h% t
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' y' d6 c' }& J) w) {& g& {Estimated time to target is 31 minutes2 A5 Z; R9 i8 [( b3 P
- L g* T; b$ RJapanese aircraft
# N) |8 U, n' O7 Z. c5 b1 R A6M2 Zero x 43
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4 m6 i4 H$ D( i3 a* @5 wAllied aircraft x: ], ~4 M8 `# p5 C- Y3 x$ o* ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91* u+ n0 l0 M. V% L/ }* T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130/ R6 b$ r9 @- I8 T
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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, p6 @8 W: a4 ^) F6 K. {) ^Japanese aircraft losses
7 q; a1 D. s7 _ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ n6 |6 M K7 u, p7 M
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Allied aircraft losses1 u& S: Y$ F/ O; Z) ^0 \& B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
/ D( Q$ o. x/ S K: @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged0 _0 t0 Q. i1 u5 x: r/ w( L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
. g: x' R, u7 j% o& H1 E2 F TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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1 ^' d4 N/ w8 R! @Japanese Ships6 k0 Y$ w" L! Z% Z
CV Zuikaku
! D' J; _! [( R) ^) W1 A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 d& X# y R0 T& H \, u5 ?
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire" n, |- Y* {: J3 A7 x( y7 k' Y
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" j) H0 u( Z) U$ o/ d# \) ^1 f BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
8 K" a1 F* g2 P. ~& I# b3 u- W! z CA Takao
! ^ \" \" G+ }8 i BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
2 k2 Q% D+ T; O: Z$ Y1 a0 x0 _ DD Shikinami" I9 O$ H9 I- y- y7 I" V4 |4 {
CA Tone
% w# C& D+ Z7 W2 X; \8 }7 E& @ DD Umikaze
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( K8 m7 w3 v1 T& CAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku% a, J, b8 R2 Y$ ^5 Q9 H: o" G) l' y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
' M6 m }/ Z4 K4 S; ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo2 f, w) Q3 [2 v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139* H) f8 x1 K9 p8 ?$ ]2 R& o
6 F4 `" x5 u2 x3 \# ?/ p8 a8 rWeather in hex: Severe storms
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- v/ P$ Z" T2 HRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
x% t* e/ ^9 A$ tEstimated time to target is 43 minutes0 {$ {7 f$ i4 Q* L+ ]0 k; b
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Japanese aircraft
& q+ `% ~+ g) j; a5 N& `- q4 e A6M2 Zero x 45
4 Y$ f) l0 {1 [7 |/ X B5N1 Kate x 27
& j. {. v7 O) E- o$ ^ D3A1 Val x 153 o( ]+ j" z n9 G, M
D3A2 Val x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 1160 J% w/ K7 W, Y' Z. n- `) _
' b; h5 L' N5 V* Q$ |Japanese aircraft losses
4 e/ w4 B( w8 J+ [; h9 ?2 ? A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
I8 E k- [$ W B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged F- Q5 M5 W k) J+ t
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak1 Q' G9 C1 E% E- E
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
6 s( W5 J H6 Q; O: s3 P8 A D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged5 w+ a) P ]1 c" U8 S: f3 I
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak) j& m4 J+ L2 X9 o2 W! ~7 q* J
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Allied aircraft losses! ~/ d: M/ a2 ]4 d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed* V* B! _0 J+ Q: I
4 N: f/ \! O- t- Q8 UAllied Ships1 O- y" J$ l0 r& B1 E) `
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 s7 ^3 a4 @# z8 B, C. | CV Enterprise5 @, ]9 g, M) l6 n, z6 Q( B% `1 d
CLAA Juneau' V, k- |) Z: |6 s8 ?( @% G7 |
CL Leander
6 ?" B# b) X0 u8 r; K BB North Carolina/ O) |$ @0 J- v Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( p/ q3 l6 l7 N" e! ^Estimated time to target is 40 minutes- T( { w' d& b
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Japanese aircraft
' E; N) K. j' [% b+ n A6M2 Zero x 22
4 c* k3 B, J0 l2 c" D! ` B5N1 Kate x 23
" t' V3 m3 |7 c4 u D3A1 Val x 2
" y8 V& \; h! c- K" N: n! s6 P D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft* h6 P" N$ F, h* Z+ _9 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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# U* l) v/ J7 Q* {' K' fJapanese aircraft losses) N; c, Q$ n* A5 W8 [3 R* G
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
* ?0 V( a" x$ O+ A B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
, k' U$ g T2 ^ B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
) _7 K% w" i ~: n$ z D3A1 Val: 1 damaged! z! k4 }: I" @; U
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 B$ {2 \. q$ e, ~$ D* m D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak% z g3 `, \+ N! `/ X2 N! F
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Allied aircraft losses& i8 y) g# O0 q0 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1; O7 I" m, ~# G& d7 u. v% R
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; d# w8 o! S+ {5 y CV Enterprise7 e6 ~9 Q. N7 F: ^6 n( A( E+ \
CLAA Juneau( k# Y) Q0 x9 S0 g
CL Hobart" o# i2 ?' a% K& [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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% Q9 R0 B% v# S# vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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P, a: g8 e3 Q3 f/ m6 e; ZWeather in hex: Overcast
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, s2 t! {( u0 L+ b* f2 oRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
* i' R! a# V+ s0 FEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 Q w. x+ m. S7 u A6M2 Zero x 28& T+ R9 I6 g0 v+ A/ d2 y2 Z# C
) X5 F8 M" }( [$ W e$ AAllied aircraft
: C) D- t1 ], \- @0 Y* O F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ B* m6 A! b4 |3 t- N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24- G/ b n7 ]+ |" a
' d2 K5 R! F' R. H( hJapanese aircraft losses6 ?1 W/ A) s( F% `8 L
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged4 K; r) i1 D5 w: I0 ~# S
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. G+ N; x- q- x1 X F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 F6 G+ Y4 l, g, Y. n1 ^1 W% W! w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* g% ^9 |# W/ y
CV Zuikaku
5 s! s8 U( \2 Y' L! o/ N CA Takao
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9 a/ r) X9 \9 d) RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku& b& S2 c" T0 |6 p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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5 } I. y) `' L( z, i$ J$ v1 [ x3 URaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. O X7 ` h, w: z" u- J Z; l
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# ]+ H- X" m' [+ M2 K3 v$ F
A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30 G9 S" J6 v0 e& P9 F3 f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57# A* ?# c# i" P5 l$ f0 B0 q+ H
TBF-1 Avenger x 105 }, n2 a6 ~* X! @0 _" n5 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 n* D1 }0 J E- `" p' l1 ]. X A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" d, s* \1 W. a7 t. }$ g6 N# E
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5 H2 s$ v" H9 }) n F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
' B7 H6 {7 q/ f& F7 A9 q* s, b SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged" @. @' V4 D. r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- S X1 F0 {. l
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
, n$ {% l9 M! r( m BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire- h, g0 q5 \% ]( ~: N/ }1 ^
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) b3 s7 ]* b4 k0 m CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 ?3 G; F" A0 f/ d" J D CA Myoko, on fire
0 j! n- [1 \8 j9 Y% Q' T. PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
* U% ~- P4 M: J' D _Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei5 l- z0 H) Y# d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku! m7 D! q n9 A/ O6 g
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2/ N1 v; T8 z4 G, r' s
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1 R; a+ `+ \+ {9 k5 _ DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage8 H. i" c$ Z/ z
DD Lamson2 M- r, i. \+ w. f& r! H8 Z
DD Aylwin. n* P$ H" ?, Q& {( J2 L( k% M
DD Monaghan4 z7 L, h+ i" d! Y+ ]# ?5 d
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |