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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 427 n6 b6 \$ p; Q0 i# Y) v
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1304 Q8 I% p; P7 n! U. t' O$ Q
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PC Ch 22# w9 O" t4 a( {9 v1 c1 j3 |
PC Ch 32! S F8 U, Y1 W" a- H- s1 V" D
PC Ch 232 V( }8 X3 b8 ]8 u2 }' m: F$ E
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Allied Ships
3 h o8 c5 b9 d" {7 a SS Gudgeon% S. f: H0 h1 V
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 226 l$ n: Q" O( O# U1 a
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1678 p' ?) S5 Y2 g; @
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5 Y6 g+ A- c; r% P5 j SS I-17, hits 10 v- K" L% A' W* A4 A
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5 T. K5 q+ W4 Y b5 R DD Lamson# i# I' U* k, c% J. t4 ?; H
DD Cummings
3 x$ }' f: A% z4 s8 {6 B* H3 j4 I: c DD Aylwin
4 ^7 G: Z( {1 ] DD Monaghan
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson: C% k- p8 e7 @2 x9 p# H* v
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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5 H- x# P3 z( v9 j, [3 XWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, \% h) H) u0 l5 x# ]5 WEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 }6 w3 k" Q6 Y0 K* t' x G4M1 Betty x 177 c8 w) c" A: n' @. |( n5 h& F
: n0 o9 T, Z; P! F5 N3 @Allied aircraft
4 Y3 q! C8 v4 Y: |. |$ m no flights. d8 D- t* Z2 K* F( v
9 f1 r; |/ u( p3 e( pNo Japanese losses8 S5 h3 R/ |5 W
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Allied aircraft losses
. Y7 D& A2 L1 q0 M- s Catalina I: 10 damaged
8 t5 U! d# Z1 A$ ? P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1# l; y$ W' S" O& x3 V, c" Z
Runway hits 6
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4 a/ I1 y$ c. KNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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6 ?2 O& ]# i8 v; X5 oWeather in hex: Overcast) X7 |( s* o+ y% I, J
/ h& ?4 H) r) cRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( e" t9 Y/ T7 Q* G( N
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) S6 e5 U7 z& u, B Z! H& G G4M1 Betty x 8: F% ^# [2 B1 p; A
! U3 e+ D+ u0 ^% vNo Japanese losses. b& K! }% E5 J! D. K
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Runway hits 1
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/ N/ Q5 [. r/ @5 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1359 E/ e2 h4 D. q; l _- U* e
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- T0 r; y) b2 Y' T9 A8 ]
F0 H' W, ?0 m3 L; A+ iRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 `& f% _6 v3 w9 [1 H7 V
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes. y8 P. C$ V. r2 S! ]
5 }; J% \0 ~3 b5 b# mJapanese aircraft5 d- w X+ L8 }5 s$ R( O
A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft
5 T& B; u- K4 ]4 H F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
: }# V$ ?0 D1 k- d& l SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
0 w: @# z+ w8 F TBF-1 Avenger x 12& Z: Y$ d* v2 F1 b( [% ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
( c# R ~1 Q _2 \$ k- l A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! ?- M2 y' l( n
9 e- X$ i, i2 Z; H7 m+ D# U8 X1 tAllied aircraft losses5 M8 L. n h4 `5 [; E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed. @9 ^' S0 U2 _, O& J. |9 v) s+ ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged4 f8 e& y) f* T0 U& S9 R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- Z- k' c, @ p7 T! ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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( x7 I/ _5 l# o/ U: _$ G# HJapanese Ships
9 n2 k8 Q8 h: m( o" g' [ CV Zuikaku; E) ?' B6 e9 Z' I, c% ]. W
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
z R7 n* l9 h8 @, N2 J! q0 d" s p CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ c) R1 t7 p# {/ G( q( l
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& o1 T- J7 o9 a4 k! z6 y. U5 d/ w
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 17 v4 l3 X& {9 L% ^+ n. u4 R
CA Takao
* L2 T) y$ }. t+ w7 }& c* W3 c BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire, t5 J! M( j" y3 U
DD Shikinami% D' v$ k$ z% G1 s
CA Tone [- W U+ {! W
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku; U8 ~# ]1 o: [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
, L% w5 S7 n* z/ p. cHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo) z) R) S0 r" ^/ V+ Z- B
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" e& m: P4 n7 m& \7 CMorning 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 @; m2 r6 q5 Z, b) m! t' v
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes$ i2 f) F1 U- v- \$ t M2 [
2 |( n( n5 T( \( @' @ |# wJapanese aircraft' n" \! J% x5 @3 n: x
A6M2 Zero x 45
# `3 h% j" ?& v& S( ~0 F( p9 [ B5N1 Kate x 276 n5 c. O! B. \9 [
D3A1 Val x 15
r: z/ M" t' u+ X2 ~* { D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft; l T0 }* I) n+ L9 X, T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses2 h# ~5 h. H6 v( i$ Z. @
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed" F V0 B: H# f0 \
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged3 r! q0 @3 A( {+ I9 s
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak9 ?( Y; N% n" u" _- G0 N% j
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged, ~ A! I* @+ v& |+ {
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
0 e7 s+ N% D/ \3 M+ c2 h! D* G3 C D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 ~( f' H% l4 u* T/ _7 A$ m. f7 @
, e9 q; W+ L: h( n+ _ ]1 m& x# wAllied aircraft losses
; G7 i0 L7 L$ c* n F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
) }& K% q8 T" l# P0 Z A CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
0 e8 ^4 D! I9 d) B CV Enterprise6 ~. u' g% T! G& o0 ~
CLAA Juneau, \+ Z6 V. I8 |' q9 _
CL Leander# ~; v k9 M& H2 s
BB North Carolina
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$ ?! x W9 d- v; i; LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1398 s$ ?5 [8 C/ x2 L; X: D+ s$ ]
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Weather in hex: Severe storms t/ A9 n6 p/ m' O, M7 V
7 P P$ h) b2 A }" X& sRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( c" Y. h1 q4 OEstimated time to target is 40 minutes. k# p0 D- ~0 s Q
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A6M2 Zero x 22/ \; W0 {) J: D; B) l7 [
B5N1 Kate x 23
, @+ G4 A1 G" v D3A1 Val x 2
8 Y6 k( {+ W& l D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft
+ d1 M# A Q) z" t3 \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 47( w9 I- Y) f0 u3 S$ w3 T) k
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 k2 s9 w; Y6 x A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
# } L, M# n- k( i3 O0 N B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged. k8 Y$ C7 M. A' D( F
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak% ~) R" g" {1 f& S$ m0 u
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged$ }& N" ^3 }) Q& s1 d$ c( }3 v, r2 ?
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 V* ~& _$ P" ? ^8 h- S5 | D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak6 K; C c2 q' b2 u8 y+ b3 }9 v5 E
; G6 R3 b+ a9 cAllied aircraft losses
4 e5 E3 i N( }, [ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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) I Q& F+ E4 y6 E% s" ~ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1* X9 t5 e" O; t0 C% k
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 | N/ ~* y3 A5 o* a, ?
CV Enterprise
3 O: r. U4 Y& b# Y( M6 W( a$ \9 f2 R CLAA Juneau
8 V' m( Q: j! v6 p$ W; I: f6 d5 L CL Hobart
8 \- \: ~6 m) f m% H7 `" U& xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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0 `1 p$ V* o# _. t" n; U: SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1359 [( I5 h# b; Q: f7 e7 H1 \
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
& M% k' | I5 o- y* QEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' B8 t( A7 V& m/ B
A6M2 Zero x 28
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. j0 k" Z/ p3 V. |* [" k1 u2 x1 |Allied aircraft8 E% \3 [7 J1 {; I) Q( I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
9 N. B2 N2 M* S8 {9 D SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
( P9 k3 G2 ^# Y7 X# q/ U5 l A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged! V# a8 h1 j5 s3 f/ w4 q* H: ?
9 X* \9 h3 K6 W+ dAllied aircraft losses
2 N2 f) B7 x9 X' ~7 R F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 Q1 ^6 j. f1 d j' W F SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ u6 @$ f. y: z$ p% p }2 D K SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 n M( Q- x9 I4 @0 x6 MJapanese Ships2 @- I( O0 A( l/ {3 L) O/ i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' a9 ?% A: R! j5 u" n1 V$ p
CV Zuikaku
$ o, U ?4 Q- \2 @ CA Takao
9 p2 r b7 Q2 c, ]/ ] BB Hiei
1 \, B. Z3 `4 t: |( B9 DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135$ y2 b6 q: X: m3 L( [3 C: e/ J' _
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& O0 {" \ n$ {) L: l
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes. m" O6 T' Z* I) T$ X+ J
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A6M2 Zero x 13+ ^8 I3 x& r0 r' I
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Allied aircraft% S& K4 u2 a/ w# y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
0 p, v. y' {; G+ Z; o SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
; t+ {5 m0 g8 B, N4 V3 I0 N, t TBF-1 Avenger x 10 u- |" A, p4 h6 s
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Japanese aircraft losses' z# ]3 J5 ~0 R) U/ b: ~/ X# J
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 l; m+ N0 @1 I. q. R# t) S
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
8 s5 c, g8 P, S$ T7 |5 j. z2 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
) \8 b3 Q4 ?, b' \6 K SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
! d( h: m0 |- a& r TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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+ Y; K. w2 P8 i; e6 b9 ] CA Tone1 S4 _. C- `3 [8 Z+ ~
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
8 m/ p+ U" E" o. ]. G1 R3 e; l. m CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ m: b8 _, Q0 b+ @! B* Q3 K
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage, a& Q2 O0 s- B9 d5 U9 x$ U9 p
CA Myoko, on fire4 H' L5 `5 F5 _9 u& @# f6 ?. n
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
: e1 h7 |. L7 dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei x y% H, J" E l6 k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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, ]* v, A9 W' T0 ?2 f9 s# tSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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4 O" U: K+ Y# l s2 `- G SS I-2, hits 2: e4 f' k, M/ r& C; {
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage& {2 C% F" m2 {( P; P; i
DD Lamson' ?( S# V6 I0 j8 L8 D
DD Aylwin
' {2 f! X$ n; u' A DD Monaghan5 }9 h+ h( X8 i0 G- v: T3 g
0 E9 J" _; a3 C; ~8 fSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |