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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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: g+ l5 @' }) x7 X6 K4 Z0 gSub attack near Torokina at 108,130) ?3 B+ F9 F1 z8 D0 ?# b U h
7 R7 _6 H" s% @5 U# d! eJapanese Ships
9 ^: G* U. n% S! A7 Y5 W PC Ch 22
5 N0 i6 h) ^+ l7 t PC Ch 32* x ?7 S/ o4 P" y; T
PC Ch 237 u7 O+ W9 `8 P* I
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Allied Ships
* O) b: D8 @, r t2 f SS Gudgeon
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% Q# [3 p3 s8 d% l6 dSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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5 e8 h( I5 Q& B8 B' ?4 KASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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5 Y8 t5 \) Z+ s' IJapanese Ships: f2 G' k* Z) e
SS I-17, hits 14 }! z% f& q& _) d: `! K8 z
7 _1 s- o( Q% K- G2 T% GAllied Ships) Z! h5 h1 D9 z# o
DD Lamson
9 R. B7 L" V/ K$ q DD Cummings% I' Q& t+ {6 x- Q0 R% |4 N: M
DD Aylwin
$ x2 M, `. I. A( w: Z) t, |4 l DD Monaghan# X) J Y8 g# i# w; _
3 A, Y, e& M2 L. E" O+ CSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast' D; z& U8 K: D" r7 `
6 s) ?0 h& D7 U1 wRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% v/ d$ i% W8 [3 A" B, L6 U. sEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ g! v2 Y- ?4 D1 y- C1 N8 P G4M1 Betty x 173 a- \; e4 S- e8 u$ v
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Allied aircraft
2 r* D% E/ X9 W0 Y no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
) V5 i/ |4 J/ u Catalina I: 10 damaged
6 J; @: F; f5 f. [5 t# P P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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; W* a0 o& X6 ~" jAirbase hits 18 D) b; j" H6 c% X/ g
Runway hits 6
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% ?' @ k- {+ q+ g& U' ^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.
, U3 V/ d5 `. ^5 @; U* z. y( `! v& SEstimated time to target is 12 minutes* N- Y$ c% Y3 p7 }8 ?
9 c5 j' [3 ^) u3 }" NJapanese aircraft" H+ P" G4 E2 T' k3 R4 l
G4M1 Betty x 89 M! S- [, u$ N( C: A6 e
4 A- k0 E8 a( ~No Japanese losses8 X! h( P3 E3 S4 W3 @# _4 ~
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Runway hits 1
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% m8 S0 |* l! s- f5 SMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1354 F0 l' ^' O* B7 c$ K, k! ^: ?
6 H9 z" C3 ]3 e, R& |! w0 |Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 r0 x# M1 Z) I* y: K
) {0 v& G3 Q% z& \Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ q F% z5 E$ d2 J4 x% x" |9 XEstimated time to target is 31 minutes" ?! m+ [; N& R* k6 c1 h
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Japanese aircraft0 h# L7 G( l0 \) z4 F1 P5 _! g
A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft" U+ w. L& W% J' k( R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 912 p7 J$ v7 w [ M( |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1304 T/ h4 c/ ]6 g( L
TBF-1 Avenger x 124 T2 b& u( |9 O
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Japanese aircraft losses3 h- ^; G, b8 |% [
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; j3 ]8 X' E; h! {& M
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Allied aircraft losses- Z( P1 ]; c# a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
' u5 ]' a' ~1 Q, P; S) F4 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged: T0 g$ y& L) c3 c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' V; Y: z: F* @* g9 d; O% A
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged7 b8 \0 |$ v! ~9 Z" y
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Japanese Ships1 L2 H/ B# a) M+ i9 H0 ] O; \
CV Zuikaku& \. W; ~/ U& R* q$ _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires( C' P3 g6 {# `1 P% ?
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& F: ^; G3 [6 @7 ?8 a1 p CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 B; h+ x& i- Y. N: A9 P8 i" y ?
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1/ p5 w. `/ j9 C. J; Z7 J
CA Takao! g$ _3 g0 R: ~+ O8 E6 f" f
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire- y$ g* W* c/ s1 O U4 o) z/ }
DD Shikinami& s6 E4 N9 _( l- P2 q
CA Tone) W* K: @5 L( V5 g
DD Umikaze4 X" ?7 d4 C) Q- n9 g! r
9 u! W' v7 g6 v( k, ~Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku! D8 w5 W p3 J$ r" a
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
8 w, h; v8 `( P" |) c( C5 P9 zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo! n& A6 b9 R* } c9 C7 }1 @& l
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* _+ \. T1 J# s8 UMorning 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 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 a, \) E' q, p. i
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes4 G( P3 v3 R. a2 b! T: _
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Japanese aircraft
& |) O l5 y0 a. P2 r- M3 F A6M2 Zero x 45
1 `% [8 R1 v/ a B5N1 Kate x 27# z" c: H+ D: D- z* E2 U
D3A1 Val x 15
1 F e8 k6 s) Q H* u4 z9 D, R D3A2 Val x 26 w- c+ f W: t: Q/ r
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; n9 q) Q) u% W% L" l& _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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# n6 a; {2 V/ R" X6 JJapanese aircraft losses
7 z/ B' s$ \0 r5 H9 o2 O. ^ A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
' @: x6 D6 i1 m# g$ Y9 V/ D" g B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
# _( C+ @3 s) E. R2 U B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
: W! h( M7 d4 w D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
: N$ u J3 u7 u5 _2 D D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged* s$ |; A k3 N# t7 G0 ~. i
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ Y8 l8 E- Y Z1 J3 Y4 C: b* | F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed% U. C$ F F7 f4 \( t
2 Q' v- ?5 U7 _& Z. oAllied Ships
4 {" ]; V. z* j$ L: e3 ~ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
9 S- z5 H* N( Q1 B7 M' z3 n CV Enterprise$ N! [! E: W/ Z8 m7 q* j% _/ i
CLAA Juneau6 ^( E4 @8 g }- `* O
CL Leander
( a- L8 q9 z9 ]; D 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 storms! C% K5 L% d& l0 W* j, e- b
: g+ n+ O3 ~3 W' _0 @Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 |- i4 a C! `3 g& ^' i
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes& z& t/ J* A' f0 T. \. b" d
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Japanese aircraft, X1 ?! a+ u/ \! V5 W0 ^. `
A6M2 Zero x 223 T- V% i1 x: [
B5N1 Kate x 23
/ c# U* n. M$ c, y4 w$ I% I D3A1 Val x 23 u+ [; L( x! d/ m m, A. z
D3A2 Val x 16& }; e% Y" {5 {! d0 x& b# ^
% E6 T' `2 O9 xAllied aircraft% K' E) C. G( K, X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 479 }, P* m) l: ~8 l- f9 \5 i% c
! Z6 X, ], _/ K' { }& X. ^9 x/ pJapanese aircraft losses- k$ |& I' W$ d" \8 t
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 J% y6 L! f* d1 p
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged o; R- t, o$ f" k( B( `! n
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak! s; ^4 e, W3 G! Y$ I
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
% `$ E& h% O& f5 k O+ O D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
4 A# \; \' c8 j: a. ?& ^# R1 W8 A D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 B* a8 {3 Y) Q$ OAllied aircraft losses
( U0 J) [. C1 n- a8 _) j$ n: t F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& N) r) g/ P) m9 x/ c$ y
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Allied Ships
7 _" h6 G1 r* `0 J; ]# h y4 W" f BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1 L0 I7 L; H! e2 ~0 w0 ~5 c
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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CLAA Juneau9 {* l7 U y) _' c2 J( E5 K3 ]1 ?
CL Hobart
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, {# ?" ^+ ^) H1 N( TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1353 U' k# a& h. M- H4 u
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Weather in hex: Overcast& P8 N3 t$ ^" F: x
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.% I6 C o* ~) f
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* D* P! {8 v( K5 O6 F4 M0 O7 E$ ~ A6M2 Zero x 28# Y& V: q* |, l
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! G/ _5 X& [/ h, q. z/ h, ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 21" p( l+ L& U: O7 v$ E* g$ F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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' K: f+ N5 a/ C0 d" S3 m* qJapanese aircraft losses$ X. _; v) m3 c3 j* V0 t! X; ]6 y
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged. y' @5 h. f1 @2 y! n% l' R' r" Q! b
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Allied aircraft losses9 ]& @2 c# V j b3 U0 L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed" s( \! P! N& N4 K. q8 o" m* z7 M% d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 U; Q0 r. d: B$ x$ w" v0 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* w/ f# F4 ~8 q1 f6 X% {; X( q
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Japanese Ships
& a% l. G! d9 w3 } CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! `; h+ A: P1 d6 C3 e
CV Zuikaku
! H( C$ r& Y, f e4 _ CA Takao
& |9 x4 m1 o- _+ v' J) p BB Hiei
% b M, Q8 M, R6 l+ kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku7 z4 ]- E+ b5 N
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8 S, R7 l& x% \ X6 k% ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135% r3 W8 a) X( P5 [( c& K: H7 n- R
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 e: c+ x0 e" O! l7 d/ R* o7 @% jEstimated time to target is 22 minutes, K% Y5 z! I- j R; ~- z7 j
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Japanese aircraft! a" p9 B& D- }+ s2 a$ r
A6M2 Zero x 13% w9 c2 ?- g, U) s _. z
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Allied aircraft# s3 O8 ?8 O" e" L6 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 301 B( W+ G# C! G0 m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
3 R y; B7 ]0 @/ }' B7 b8 K TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses3 U) a4 p9 B, k* p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
6 @+ M8 k) P5 \7 L' g F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. ]. F1 A% |2 \$ E SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged, h! J( j; s( H1 {3 C! @- x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
$ @8 L) `' h' k& K- U TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged1 e# c' a2 O9 F* e; q; e
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Japanese Ships
; T W, \$ H, {3 p* l+ {5 Z0 { CA Tone# h( v, i1 d0 W. [/ n
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
+ U* }% r7 W# j* [% R P- h% c CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: e! v" k; ^2 Q: F CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
; u1 \6 v- ]0 ]5 s/ O5 ^9 _' q CA Myoko, on fire
& I! H! j! C( iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
6 N7 d; k8 u, |! v0 S: EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei: s+ c! R* e6 `* D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1627 O1 z. X" e7 G. Y
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Japanese Ships
+ I) x5 ?: D- r SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships
3 x$ [% E& u( J DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage1 r. D% D) K3 E: W, ^
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan% d0 a5 m) A; b) a/ ]) x5 j( o' q. M& v
( M/ _! v. N4 u% y1 U( E) dSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |