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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 420 d9 S$ x( o* \* R4 i7 A" @+ Q0 ?
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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PC Ch 22
0 z2 x: w2 m, Y PC Ch 327 s- {( _! V2 E J/ w& j
PC Ch 231 J+ o4 H1 e8 z! p+ Z
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Allied Ships' ~7 W% j3 T6 j8 i, c Q
SS Gudgeon
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( G, G4 C( y0 G. R3 r/ {4 `SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22" {3 T& k) t v/ L# C7 |
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* o# u z. V( t& y; l5 {+ kASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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Japanese Ships( \2 A& m' w* ?
SS I-17, hits 1( R2 S" c3 `/ ]" j! k& S- E
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Allied Ships
- R# f, G( a5 ?& z8 ^) P DD Lamson
; q0 T1 j+ {/ m b# b DD Cummings6 g+ E% v0 \* ~8 O w0 Z; K
DD Aylwin
8 C( K- _$ ~) C DD Monaghan/ }6 ^' k9 v a) m; [
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson" L5 u. B, G/ s) a
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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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3 P" k3 n+ E- s; y" B5 [( H$ A! O+ mRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 s: v6 D5 e# K0 Z2 f0 DEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, E1 K* S! s9 N3 a7 [
G4M1 Betty x 17+ J2 V H3 {& \1 B
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8 Q) f# S9 H* [& c6 m2 d) ? no flights
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( A4 R3 M" K- I5 i; K9 WNo Japanese losses
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. x, D9 D& @% l3 U: Y, VAllied aircraft losses6 g0 f: x5 b' l' o
Catalina I: 10 damaged8 i% R7 u4 d o8 F- x
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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% I0 C4 a4 ~( ^, G" [5 XAirbase hits 1
. W& G$ M: z' wRunway hits 69 c/ p/ l" g% W
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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3 _* k- E# v/ Y8 m" Y2 OWeather in hex: Overcast# O2 ]; K) R% w0 |/ E% h
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." g* u4 K2 ?5 I. X: f
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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# ~' `+ Z) m8 N |4 V7 J+ MJapanese aircraft
3 s2 C5 E- m( p2 V8 C' J G4M1 Betty x 8# D' }$ O4 Q5 S' ?3 G
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No Japanese losses
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$ k* I0 B9 P; JRunway hits 11 v3 j1 v$ r7 a8 M- b! ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1357 P# `" c/ N6 x% N; e3 S7 Y0 s
4 B- u! \) f0 g% O$ k9 C0 JWeather in hex: Thunderstorms8 i7 c4 i* x' E+ x
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 K7 G( A$ H+ K# kEstimated time to target is 31 minutes3 U; m) O) }* G/ I3 A
- \; G4 A% Y8 U3 z9 S. yJapanese aircraft
9 m# K1 g" ~3 d. W9 i q3 j A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
3 F$ c, T% z* ?' }/ a7 J% _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
- b+ ~1 N, }* l9 n! S, h% ~ F SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
p* g$ z3 E# P/ K& g d; D TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses2 ~, G1 }; z7 r1 \8 p' E
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 u- r- e% S( S( N, x! x5 N* z! k5 Q* N F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
8 W7 O, {' h: P) ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
( c7 l$ z. V& i$ M& M( i: `5 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
0 p) y+ ^- n y0 L" R( B" F TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CV Zuikaku4 v; G9 E5 `8 B: q7 x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 W+ K! o( Y* G6 M# L
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire) j# R) G" ~ A: F3 h
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 h/ i4 x' Z- `; L8 s+ Z6 }' I T BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 z3 z* p Z5 k" C CA Takao# b% e3 l8 w$ ?( W8 l. N* _7 I
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
* B8 y5 p- E0 ^& v DD Shikinami& M' E2 c9 d" p1 W( V* G9 w: j/ W
CA Tone8 k0 S4 t! E# k: Y: p
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
" l5 W5 n( `) Z9 T7 C' JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku' E6 ?: W" m; o+ R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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* G; `( w, l: LWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ v1 ^8 f2 z; [, z7 x N, ZEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45
) ^( T* M. E3 R' O8 O! Z B5N1 Kate x 27
3 R6 L' _: U% f+ N6 { D3A1 Val x 15; X# r& W0 j; Y- B8 _
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
1 R. \" {, B. | F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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! _$ S& l% F- N. n3 [/ E6 V# ?Japanese aircraft losses
. v7 w' n) s0 z: c A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
- X" |) D0 W# x* `1 h+ K B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
* p% M7 u9 i/ f* t' h& r B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
2 u/ T: J1 i+ v$ d D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
8 [, l, K% r; L/ p. s1 F0 Y D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
2 D9 f; Y: w7 p/ G3 r" i D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
+ L1 T& u# w* ]& b' X) B F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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7 d' N r- B! m5 N1 d' Q+ a2 DAllied Ships
& |* s, s- ~& Q f CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 z5 j$ H N: v2 e7 u) _" n CV Enterprise2 u+ H; z9 _4 n* r1 A
CLAA Juneau/ ^2 O* D( A% W: p* l9 _
CL Leander
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! ?7 R" a* K1 l# J/ I5 ]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.
9 d: K& T+ g! c7 E( GEstimated time to target is 40 minutes- _4 n4 K" g/ x; h; ~3 q# ] ^$ {
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A6M2 Zero x 22
- h* Q7 Q" B6 [ G9 u B5N1 Kate x 23 y% x" {% T7 T# x; f
D3A1 Val x 2
" a1 F+ x- }4 o( X A D3A2 Val x 16; G3 N- X- |; P1 ~$ }4 c
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47- S9 n) i, J u) {1 B+ j
+ M& C. r1 v4 i/ @Japanese aircraft losses
6 q" @ `5 u" d4 v8 B1 S A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
. i1 F/ f& B$ _* w2 Q) G B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged! L' _3 Q, L# g9 Z
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak! o+ T3 G5 E1 D8 S7 @7 L. ^1 V" F
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged: x9 l$ S9 k& T
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
1 w, `6 n# D! B# S( d+ L D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
4 U; q1 T' D) Y) B/ i0 f4 { F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) @# n: T) n& H
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Allied Ships
7 [' F+ ^- F2 \5 i6 X4 Y3 x BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
. o) N- ]- `! |9 I, E3 Q; R# ? CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# l% d" } a9 J! f' u$ `1 F CV Enterprise- B* \5 H8 y0 P. I: i( N( j9 }
CLAA Juneau
0 I3 B) t5 X1 x CL Hobart8 q- _ d! e9 c) N6 |" @% L
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga9 X1 u8 K- |! N6 o* }
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1 E4 P L9 y" dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135: D6 {; m9 }: C$ |
& m1 M7 B) T: o. P( k, gWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
9 C9 E2 d7 h, J# n* `Estimated time to target is 23 minutes0 F4 @2 E1 f D7 k3 {: W
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A6M2 Zero x 28; u) D1 d$ d! c" H! O( L
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Allied aircraft
: X& E4 m9 t. X- [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 21 W; o" W8 V' ]% I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, N5 {3 S. f: }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged' H+ _; Z' s" R, X: t9 U7 `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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: k3 g8 q" s1 V9 cJapanese Ships
' S/ O6 Q! V+ H G CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 E) r4 _. l- d3 `! Z CV Zuikaku
! k1 U" s: D9 R! B/ C" ~ CA Takao
8 T' r& F7 X+ @% y2 X1 J' I BB Hiei3 ?7 K2 A' |. C3 ~; P h+ I, ^
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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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 |2 h; T( u& a; V, g s7 nEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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! G, n+ i3 I, o! [; d( |% V9 vJapanese aircraft
; f A9 C, V$ r9 a7 i) j+ m A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30! M& w* D3 @2 c6 Q6 G) ~% `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
1 P' t: g, s3 b0 D( G TBF-1 Avenger x 10" K4 `5 s5 ?1 y) n. S2 b5 T; _
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 T8 ^+ k9 z% q9 W O A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 ^# s6 s! l' f* ^6 z F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 R1 e8 k% D+ `; [% q0 \# ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
0 w0 ?! M; O4 r7 N& D8 S; v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 _& O; \6 @) U- h; ]; s# ~ g
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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3 j( _0 T4 w# G. J# {; G/ rJapanese Ships
! a1 y0 r5 v& K! @4 [5 s2 P CA Tone
+ q; T5 i3 h! V) O9 A BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire( [( B" I8 B- S# G) v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! j4 X6 @6 [( S7 D CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage7 N& d" c3 w" i8 P5 e3 i* [- A, G
CA Myoko, on fire8 S$ Q6 t6 ~0 B- G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 {# q+ w5 @# c: v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei" B" ?. u4 S8 d# b. X- S
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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# b# G8 d2 ^4 qSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2& G; \8 |/ j# g1 @) Q+ f" z
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# x/ K/ O. @0 } DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage9 U& Y/ A# g; X
DD Lamson
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |