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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42) `* R5 m, t' I6 \$ U8 z' x
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1 M" _/ |9 E$ t) b! O" D* PSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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$ _2 ~' }8 }1 c" |" yJapanese Ships3 r$ r4 s1 c/ k9 f
PC Ch 22. j/ ^* W8 q' u6 o* Y
PC Ch 32
$ G# ]8 Y u5 |! j- k4 u7 M6 | w PC Ch 23
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+ E, S% n7 e x2 f( i SS Gudgeon
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9 B5 e, g5 u2 j2 bSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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r$ E, [0 B5 jASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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; N. V( }, k1 A( V" m SS I-17, hits 1! s$ @; z! Y+ W7 R; N! z' [+ e. w
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Allied Ships4 s) z& Q; b: M
DD Lamson
! |& n( o6 ?& T+ a+ g8 ?2 k$ c DD Cummings
3 b/ o7 U' [# u8 _; A4 b% u8 H) W. O DD Aylwin
5 V& S$ m. e! r8 d' F8 j DD Monaghan. Z1 ]2 w$ r2 z+ D- _
6 _6 Q" ?; o: ~. L2 KSS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson$ |/ l3 m/ i6 l- E
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1 D/ r6 T# ? I# RNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . Z5 T9 u1 [. t2 Q# [! G
4 m( X; `" i9 H( [$ wWeather in hex: Overcast( | }4 e l3 E8 M2 k9 [2 U# q
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 l8 \7 T; ?9 S; J. E/ ]% W. \2 V/ V
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes- F& o' R* H# _! Y' W
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Japanese aircraft
9 F9 E- G: O- g+ o/ v/ \ G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft$ @5 d' p0 l: g8 ?1 r7 l6 O) D) |
no flights- a, E+ d: ]8 h/ W
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No Japanese losses
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1 ? A) C# u& bAllied aircraft losses
5 _1 A" U" h( m1 p, T% L! C Catalina I: 10 damaged
! t* ~1 [$ q' h P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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" T- X' g; w0 G8 ]# m# W: d. hAirbase hits 1
) n: d( J" o9 n- bRunway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 i. }. k9 k( S( ?
4 t# i) D" H+ w$ yWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, a' O$ X, r6 }7 f9 NEstimated time to target is 12 minutes5 R4 |; I2 f2 Q, Q" ^
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Japanese aircraft
( ]6 r# B$ G8 c9 h- s G4M1 Betty x 8 P8 C6 J* f( U8 T9 _0 ]
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No Japanese losses, E' h5 T0 u& p- _+ P
! s9 ~& G; u2 B G5 jRunway hits 1
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! ~1 g" G) y* f0 S8 e2 l; pMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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. G. Y1 g- V M% [" s/ ^Weather in hex: Thunderstorms7 {) r. Y, c, M2 ?% Y o O
- G3 v2 D, t( z0 `, qRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ L; U8 z& v" q" ?! J, `% ?2 l
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes$ X) g6 [3 ` t8 d, m" v* o
9 i4 D6 o/ E1 ?1 H1 ?: H4 vJapanese aircraft
9 m1 W3 q: l9 X% F [ A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft# T9 W5 o( a# p7 x g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
8 G+ I5 l" U1 @( v SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
& n9 d# c# n* u" r* @7 B" ~7 E, f+ O TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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8 w6 @# B2 {2 r0 }1 u) R/ }3 vJapanese aircraft losses" W' d$ I, v- T2 x0 J( X
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed J- V* Z' M7 N8 Z w
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Allied aircraft losses3 V2 U/ _: ? s7 g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
; Z; ?7 ^( v5 ^. Q. i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
9 g6 A% h. T% _5 I: B: N! V9 H* _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' V% b* n8 D) P) a& _
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 M& R4 F/ h& i7 z" I- ]
CV Zuikaku3 N- |9 r3 ]2 F& a0 V% w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ \' @* \# S1 s w3 \ CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ v3 l. e( w+ E8 R CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 i/ P: q# m3 D8 D/ q. W
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. B% m+ d' G5 Y4 E0 d3 x6 s8 H
CA Takao
3 r- R' T$ }- T$ e2 q2 r1 V BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
! R5 q, C1 ~" g1 t DD Shikinami
, m! K' n3 k7 T' g; m CA Tone: h J7 S& v1 E1 q5 i
DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku3 i+ {' [' s$ r# G, K! {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
6 e, M( I) ^$ ?' uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139+ C- I4 |4 c. `. K
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Weather in hex: Severe storms9 c0 [5 M3 Y9 J5 r
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 z% f. n( p# T& t/ u
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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, r9 Y" u$ s2 N* ~1 w4 P% S# F8 r9 HJapanese aircraft
7 n) Y% E: ?* e2 _" A* b A6M2 Zero x 45
5 x) v% X! H5 r B5N1 Kate x 27
1 A7 T9 ^4 |: p% q' H8 F1 r D3A1 Val x 15
% e: E& G; u, m2 r+ k D3A2 Val x 261 Q: w* F7 j3 n+ C/ p8 ?9 | F; ^% g
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Allied aircraft
9 t. D) K- H! y F4F-4 Wildcat x 116. d0 G$ g( Q8 B
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ I2 Q$ `- E4 W. @7 n, N- E+ V A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed* Z1 `5 M. d1 F6 D% `; k" {
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged' S" W- z3 |, w0 S6 q
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak9 e# V* a5 f% X+ U" K7 C# g
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged$ U, }8 `% G* C ~0 A' t* x: V; Z
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged7 ?* g' t2 c$ w
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# }" I) L1 t" C
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Allied aircraft losses ]" K+ ^. W; @' v7 P+ Q1 a- S9 N/ M
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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! }( E1 K* `. _ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
$ {% @9 T0 s2 x2 W CV Enterprise! N4 p) F; e/ G% `) W
CLAA Juneau. |, a/ q) G% J J8 y
CL Leander
6 P! _5 [% B' P2 n/ h% I BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! X& [+ Y1 W5 ]Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- D t6 m2 u$ [8 i A6M2 Zero x 22
7 W1 t8 O( O/ F5 t B5N1 Kate x 23$ v, _& R5 g( m' n: C
D3A1 Val x 2
5 \% v6 W! f6 L& u* t/ j D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft! C2 \6 H* M! }0 ~: Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47. E5 M' R2 c, P" B% I, N
. H4 l' l) r G! M& hJapanese aircraft losses
0 t9 {% V/ f0 @4 k' D# z5 j% K/ i A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
; R1 k) D: Y+ G! w; W- l B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
1 p s; X$ c7 {' S B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak: v; l, {+ Z0 }
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged% s, C2 `; s2 `, B: x, O
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged/ l% c% v( P. Q: p S8 z
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 [6 [# J8 }7 w6 S. y F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1- A2 O+ k l2 l/ F
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 B$ d4 a" f# N CV Enterprise
% B! F/ h1 o5 u/ E; @% ]4 Z CLAA Juneau. D( @( X) h8 V
CL Hobart& Q9 h8 @! x i# w+ H. \; B
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga2 l6 S3 ^+ @6 l$ r( m! [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1353 E, y- R& R- t6 F* C% U8 M- T. r
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
, G; U# n p+ M7 l9 IEstimated time to target is 23 minutes1 D" P% B6 Q# z. Y) y0 v
2 ^2 Q1 S/ X4 c, gJapanese aircraft8 L0 E$ Y% F# l/ D
A6M2 Zero x 288 Q) O5 }3 p0 k
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Allied aircraft1 w6 f- o! w$ ?, l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21( H* C( e9 u- U( }8 G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 249 ?+ B* t0 X+ q1 m, A
* D8 Q4 K# ~* M4 c, v; g+ UJapanese aircraft losses
; G9 d K9 ]. P4 Q/ c) X* p A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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5 Y0 i$ S: @. _Allied aircraft losses1 Q9 F! f% a8 N& d* F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed# J5 ?$ L8 o0 x/ s- v4 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged' W% f& Q2 X, t4 V! S' C& R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& j6 n8 S. E% W: @3 h8 l# \ t CV Zuikaku c& n- V. y2 b& u7 j
CA Takao2 ^5 f& I5 s# y8 s q
BB Hiei
% O8 j; ]. |$ a# AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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7 X, ]2 j8 v! JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135 C" q2 i0 J C9 @$ C" Y ?' h
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Weather in hex: Overcast! h) |! ^/ f0 s! M/ s5 D
- A4 D% D1 j4 I+ ]0 c# VRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* C; a2 C7 Q4 u/ T0 z& tEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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1 z( f9 V: O+ K7 I/ zJapanese aircraft
/ \! @5 s& f7 u6 _7 Y A6M2 Zero x 13
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Allied aircraft( b) b) S2 i. v2 k( t4 h! x( E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
2 N, l: n% `1 s! A$ ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 572 \$ l( |/ _7 l( z6 \
TBF-1 Avenger x 10; m& V' @6 f+ f& K
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 v) o" m) ^9 W/ w1 V A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! t1 K: `' ?, e6 U; R
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( O" Z7 N3 }1 I% f8 G9 Q F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 E) z. ~0 z% o% t* `3 M5 I SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged, c" ~& c5 j$ S. t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 m# j: Q+ g" } d: K; `+ A6 x, x* z TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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: z) y: J& Y4 E1 _% Q CA Tone
8 @& k- [: C3 ^- n5 v0 F" {/ C6 R BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
0 P$ j& W3 Q# K$ ?2 B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 H, O- A, p" V% c( i1 }, U
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage0 Y. t2 Z& I3 r
CA Myoko, on fire
9 W& s5 n, n0 I) y1 E' @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
. s! A( z1 k% Y% c; uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
9 d: { t( V) AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships
0 W8 z9 k9 Q+ f5 ?2 M+ `, n SS I-2, hits 2
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6 H$ u+ F5 M, t! X# Q3 c DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage' u9 o3 ^) x/ p5 k8 m7 M* ]
DD Lamson, \8 p' l7 V6 g6 ?2 q
DD Aylwin
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1 s: r8 c P. j7 l; G/ W0 tSS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |