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0 s- O, I/ }. G4 q& w& Q8 pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42- p3 g! T! Y c9 O+ |3 W
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,1301 E0 @/ @" P8 ?/ _9 L
$ Y, @% A% [+ {# g" g' kJapanese Ships* d% I) Z( S* O! o/ `
PC Ch 22/ [8 g3 r' u3 T9 Z1 v
PC Ch 32* u& a2 Y' l. H$ L
PC Ch 23
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0 g1 d$ u5 U: P* k6 h% y" oAllied Ships
; W' w2 @4 t b1 T# p SS Gudgeon$ p- `* G P& |! B, B
- ]3 A- R6 c0 E8 r cSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 222 @6 ~0 T) D7 x' y6 }. T* E
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4 ~* a, e! ]. p BASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1672 I/ t' W1 N, f7 O8 U% B% H! |
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Japanese Ships
1 S" z. N- R3 @+ P- C/ w; p% _ SS I-17, hits 1
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Allied Ships
) r1 `; Y' g- m4 n5 J9 r. Q DD Lamson
! G! @* w; R: G# g DD Cummings" o* `. o* T' K- s1 k( O1 g
DD Aylwin$ }' D8 b$ F+ v% [
DD Monaghan$ g2 u0 `7 O4 p: I) Q
4 H |' ]) A8 z* USS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson
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8 E5 s: ~. L: z2 HNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; H0 t* Z) x1 _2 N( V8 z" \+ r
; I) x: ] e( B1 I+ tWeather in hex: Overcast; Z& P7 O7 \2 |" J
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 ^( n' z6 `6 D7 yEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 Z6 F) p! e4 j0 u/ }. k5 I
G4M1 Betty x 170 O' C. R+ Z3 }& Q
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Allied aircraft, S* x9 _: V! b2 o+ h1 \
no flights5 \& Z1 H4 P& W' T2 Y& p' b) m7 a$ T
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses" d/ U; X+ ?- R8 @- @& {
Catalina I: 10 damaged; Q, j' A. p! N
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged6 G5 i9 B% j V7 R) w- f& m
, x4 J$ ^9 n7 m( f* FAirbase hits 1# f. S7 S- R5 c+ j6 [1 T
Runway hits 6
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8 C* _* `# U$ |) }: oNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 l9 l; i/ b$ r& V% i1 j9 G9 A
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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; h; c" Y3 o9 C6 ~0 x# HRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 ?( U. B4 F* P: G
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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- f3 S9 d9 Z- }8 n* b8 uJapanese aircraft$ P: W8 F2 ^ H6 p
G4M1 Betty x 8- }- c4 r7 T9 }4 ~
7 _; l/ \: G2 s$ o* {3 a7 d' b9 CNo Japanese losses
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$ w- z% Y' ~% r+ {0 HRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135# H0 N& c$ n8 \1 ^
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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" k- \! A* ^( ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, ]. ^9 V) H1 oEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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& O+ Q, T+ ~/ x# @9 HJapanese aircraft y3 c3 M; p8 d: t: E5 A# W
A6M2 Zero x 43
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) _3 q7 {/ q1 t6 I- ]( BAllied aircraft+ b2 j+ y1 E$ C# ~2 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91* g; ^& i9 W1 T9 l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130* J0 Q$ U: b0 Z9 N
TBF-1 Avenger x 12. w% ]- v4 Q8 G
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Japanese aircraft losses& w6 t, c# a F/ n. S8 a
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 S- p: c6 K- U! A
7 g5 c- K, t' a3 J2 U8 ]Allied aircraft losses
0 M" P1 L6 g$ w5 S% U" m" F: {$ h6 b F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
! D9 _0 R) ^" E* w$ _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged4 t$ `# I8 d' ?! }2 I. l) P/ n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ S4 D2 w. Q! y. i# S' ^2 M* H* u8 L n6 V TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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& g5 g6 N+ W9 a8 h4 h+ bJapanese Ships
- B4 z6 e) u- z4 l9 u. T CV Zuikaku/ U" A! E2 l* N5 `% M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 ~' Y1 k& ]1 i5 h$ y. l CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 Y) z8 m$ t' z8 |# e9 ?7 t CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ ^) H r! g) E* N2 U/ z6 Z, n1 j7 L
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 15 P+ J4 U( r3 k
CA Takao
" }8 q* w; Y1 s* H. z6 Q BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
) o* z* \7 ?! B3 ] DD Shikinami" b0 z6 ^4 G( Y, Q) v
CA Tone
- _& H4 j. d' s/ T p a" w; L DD Umikaze
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$ h% p2 z) c. n% ^& uAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
0 D: Z7 [. E' G/ m0 ]" A% DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
6 F% [0 s7 d9 F( lHeavy 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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7 a' a$ i" c2 W$ d0 J3 i) xWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* @% C0 F p6 W0 R" R
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes+ W" h& a4 ]$ E$ D1 \0 p4 i. K
$ R/ r" E& o) SJapanese aircraft
, O; |5 i( E- b& U6 c+ A A6M2 Zero x 45
6 h2 z$ U2 D+ C B5N1 Kate x 27
2 x% ]# |. m+ ]) G+ v1 ?% A' ] D3A1 Val x 15. Q6 H- N' S% i: f* F* M
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
+ Z; c V! Y% _4 J; R$ q# q% J- c F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses
; W8 y4 O S# i, d W+ K) o& v A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
' ~+ \$ e' J+ J, m# {* R4 X3 m B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged# ?" z$ Z# `& `- ~( {
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak' |+ r P$ I/ x% a
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged( v: O( E4 E: z. [- A# b9 ~) b
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged5 ^" P, J9 x6 V8 I/ A( s
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 a6 ?8 o6 |& q4 }/ q% w! W: s
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Allied aircraft losses
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1$ y _- ]0 \, i& H. I' e2 E$ r
CV Enterprise
7 M+ _# D! w* H+ [9 y CLAA Juneau
2 \, |$ J6 _+ d" _/ p! Y* K L CL Leander4 b* y! ]7 S: z) ?1 ]
BB North Carolina; x% ], T2 Y3 W+ c1 ]. H. x
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7 g+ _2 B7 J8 s( W: u1 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ N; P# H6 U, [: j. R4 {3 m% uEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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* }% A4 y- h5 @) A' t2 C8 d2 LJapanese aircraft
1 {0 M* [8 j, [" C7 }) Z A6M2 Zero x 22
" h. ~) e( Y7 Y6 d' _2 ~0 @* i B5N1 Kate x 23
7 W5 f2 g, i a! `& n$ I, b* T D3A1 Val x 20 V( O( U7 y: h, @
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft+ a8 w, }- L) c$ K5 z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 474 i# B1 P1 F$ t! Y6 [
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Japanese aircraft losses
& X- V/ @( K$ ^ V A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
# \7 A6 A/ _ e* T. a B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
9 a3 }) A( F- ^* Z& [" W B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
7 i- L2 x E* O6 P5 d D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
4 i' b/ M- L& l( t0 X: ` C0 T D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged& p9 W% Q0 r$ G. b2 E6 U
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ ^, a2 i |+ R& ]0 ], b
$ T. v+ w# B% _# kAllied aircraft losses- Z3 L: Q. \* p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ g2 J. p: g. a8 v% v" g; h! z
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Allied Ships
* j3 {; \1 @* h$ W( T: [ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
. g+ C" b' M! p- U& H) E CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 [9 e) z8 s5 F, l- ^6 x CV Enterprise
+ ~3 \ |7 q+ Z w8 U CLAA Juneau2 {; W$ I. y) p( i6 k1 ^+ c
CL Hobart) a3 c, P4 ^$ ?/ m% O* g; u. F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1358 Q) W" k/ z z# G0 |* k0 Y/ K" X! u
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Weather in hex: Overcast4 h5 F; H: B7 `. u% @
" q$ l( ~+ b6 n2 \9 |7 R# }Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 H, ]3 \+ A4 I8 n+ |( Y7 x6 g; `) HEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 e/ Z; n7 K8 ]4 ^# M. d
A6M2 Zero x 281 o0 {* M, e6 p! s
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Allied aircraft
]( k: ]4 f- `) {7 o0 z1 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
" p+ n# U$ Z' M( @3 ]$ T8 {: a SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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6 e" A! J% E7 i8 z0 t, y. ^) l F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( i) E+ t) |8 H! T/ D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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7 A t6 {5 v) Z" EJapanese Ships& ?6 ?6 p- _& G7 O" x1 `: t( `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ P" M, h" d( o# I! N
CV Zuikaku, P$ U' n) X: e; g. k$ }" @
CA Takao
" @6 L& s: L" ~, m BB Hiei* [ O/ e* T' B% n4 o ~* b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku$ ~& N, h* {) Q
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$ j6 \' z" q& d6 e3 u! ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1356 Q" t; K" D+ X' P. {% [% h
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. }; N! l# a& |) t# C R
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* b; v8 k; n* I7 B0 B/ C- N A6M2 Zero x 13& a; m0 X% S. G* U( V( j9 J
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, W- ]/ }: A J6 x: x F4F-4 Wildcat x 30+ @" a( d# V8 r; N- i$ z* x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57# T6 v% H9 b7 o2 o. M) m9 L
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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# s( l' l D+ F6 ?6 f$ p' LJapanese aircraft losses
$ e! M/ o& ? N5 P A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 \1 J3 D! O* d/ _1 c
& O3 Z3 O& K H, ]$ ]& J! vAllied aircraft losses
1 z' M- }& k2 v" Q$ @8 p% s7 E2 R" ^- V F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
: b/ ~& l# K! f3 o! Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
' h$ C- p( }) ^: F SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 L6 {) F& L7 u$ Y3 O TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged* o* E1 ]8 r! k
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* ^+ H4 g8 O6 C5 \* Q- v CA Tone
7 z. g3 D: s! r5 a% F/ w' x! F BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire+ X! y" l9 N* @; a: L1 l Z& q. x
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& m8 J" L. \7 M+ L. S( M
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage/ j4 [& ^! ^2 A! s% p
CA Myoko, on fire+ ?2 y' m, v2 W4 N, u5 E
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku: ^ b7 @4 e! c" N. m4 N/ F1 v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
) e9 x7 Y+ R v O5 OHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,1625 V4 O# m, y+ I! v5 T
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Japanese Ships
2 n- d( \. y! K SS I-2, hits 2
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Allied Ships7 T& |5 d5 m# j7 w
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
7 v6 f& X" W! B2 C$ a4 z- E2 q DD Lamson g, S2 \8 n' M- I
DD Aylwin6 { n3 X( D( P
DD Monaghan. y! X) W0 y( T! N$ w2 T
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |