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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 429 \: _# d7 x, a6 U: E- e" c" `
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130' b' h$ L5 u7 V; ^$ J2 j
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Japanese Ships0 Q# Y+ ?5 O, f/ i
PC Ch 22
) f" j9 h$ ?# s+ \ PC Ch 32/ `( y }; J7 `( ^% q( f2 f
PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships
+ t2 k8 ^: ?( i, D* \ SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 225 J& V9 Y5 t c
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4 `4 E! c: H" M' @: ?. q8 iASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167
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SS I-17, hits 1$ d* I0 [2 B# ^6 P2 ?
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DD Lamson
. x9 ~% s5 h% s3 k DD Cummings( y( a6 r0 Y" ?0 R/ S( ]5 @) d( r
DD Aylwin* z! ]/ t6 x2 U4 r9 E
DD Monaghan0 x, j* n3 k, u0 }- ~( o5 |
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson+ [3 m6 x% E( L9 ~5 Q# t
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1 Q7 |- T- R8 |# A! a- ZNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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. g2 R3 R$ V# h, lWeather in hex: Overcast8 P) G2 C( |9 @# t$ B. Z
& f2 Q+ d& @- g3 ^! C. J6 lRaid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) f- [$ y/ ]! w2 t+ n0 q8 JEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) B8 e: J8 m- E1 q) U0 g* n) H* H8 F G4M1 Betty x 17
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& v) |0 W+ \3 N0 GAllied aircraft
/ W9 s1 b7 s2 O* k no flights
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! ^% ]) y* J. i2 z) B. KNo Japanese losses I9 i! o4 w) ~6 I2 B7 ? \. k. X
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Allied aircraft losses! ], Q* u) C" [3 x
Catalina I: 10 damaged7 O2 p$ ?* V' }- m4 J. m3 Q/ k- O
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 11 R. `1 O6 Y% ]' d$ f/ k
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 w& p7 m& T C$ T. [/ Y
- E5 H- k+ W# I; N0 mWeather in hex: Overcast& B. x% M: T, W9 L) `/ p: b" i- a
" e4 g9 {+ l3 L( A! z" A+ FRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 i: I. ^* F" ?
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 E" L+ o- E6 q4 u4 D
G4M1 Betty x 8! w/ h) X6 [" ]1 T2 ]
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No Japanese losses2 Z2 v `- e* u2 f# X7 ~% v8 z7 f
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Runway hits 1* i2 r" f; J7 t+ [" i0 v9 ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 I9 k' G/ \ `5 ?& l
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: T. n+ I6 G7 M/ S/ a0 z9 { A6M2 Zero x 43) g% i1 \* L% J5 G% E2 z! p
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Allied aircraft, ^- ~2 z5 n; D, y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91
" S8 X q4 x: _& h; L2 W SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
( S/ M; t) @8 d; x$ ?. ^# A1 b3 Y TBF-1 Avenger x 12, T6 z: `! w: u
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 w* n) ^9 D6 K: D A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" l+ G; h ~, e( w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
~! Y* g \+ i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
) \' I7 ?) W6 c' c: D) ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 e0 Z+ F$ a4 O# \
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" s% M. T7 {3 k% ^1 V4 V' m+ \ CV Zuikaku
7 @) @/ i* K& o1 y3 r. r8 Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 P3 V( [+ I# X CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 d( S; E2 O: y0 t( q+ j" d CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ s [; \! B4 ~1 o. I BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1. E* Z2 H$ \+ V7 j% h. m& L4 P8 A
CA Takao0 }& |8 f5 p! X
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire' l3 e& }; I1 `; a0 I7 r1 j
DD Shikinami0 g R+ A8 D- q) n6 \! {
CA Tone
2 o( R5 T1 T' ^ DD Umikaze; @8 A7 I$ m3 G( ^: v
: p4 F2 a+ n6 o* T5 N- l# \Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
2 b: p# Q: c8 zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
" p( ?5 Y4 V+ y) ^" d1 ]0 F THeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139+ k0 \! R& z7 p" k, }& n4 l) ?9 {
3 Z8 o( p! a2 T5 `- SWeather in hex: Severe storms, f8 w+ y- K, A: d( f; ~$ ~" A
7 M% A2 V9 s: t: iRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! b0 N7 T" F$ [, E# pEstimated time to target is 43 minutes; S, w# v) {# }/ P% ~
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Japanese aircraft
( {: w% b+ `$ w7 n4 q( I A6M2 Zero x 456 x; y( z S+ ?) ]/ d; S
B5N1 Kate x 27
, ^# O4 H8 J7 [+ ^/ e* y c N D3A1 Val x 15; t( X% \, T. K- S% B5 \
D3A2 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
/ a! x) b n4 |: \: v8 H8 S! H F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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o$ a8 e4 Y8 Q% d( ^Japanese aircraft losses( |( L' d; n4 @
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
3 @9 N! f* h) V+ n) e B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
2 j6 \! m9 h4 o. o3 w/ F B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak2 U& H0 O* q2 i! K6 h: z! E& y
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged2 Y) s; E% s( p) `
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged+ o% }+ o d2 d$ n. Q
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" d* s: Z+ O5 t2 A: N- g1 O
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Allied aircraft losses
/ P0 ]* I6 k5 Q! y$ s9 K3 J F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, b, d9 _: I p+ Q: W6 T. w% g
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: a2 A3 Y8 w4 M, ^ A/ Y CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1: p4 Y9 Y0 F, u/ E
CV Enterprise
. `, X7 l& ]$ O CLAA Juneau
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BB North Carolina" v6 q4 Y$ S& m8 G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms5 m B8 J0 j# O9 p
' u& P4 k8 g; e# ZRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: ]3 q8 v8 e6 N. p! Q; C
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes8 e9 `1 o! N! \- P# U; a0 l
) c X% R, h8 u* ]0 Y8 AJapanese aircraft
$ o. o D+ h+ Q8 B A6M2 Zero x 22
/ U+ T& R g/ ~9 L7 G4 E3 e B5N1 Kate x 23
4 R J: Q& q% b2 k7 o& R D3A1 Val x 22 {. X9 W) j% D* C
D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft8 a- ^# R/ L# I: V& H5 X3 z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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) d6 v' c3 @# R3 D# KJapanese aircraft losses2 Z( [5 E0 H4 l5 ^8 b
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 D0 D$ ~+ U/ e. f+ l
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
: t, O0 r3 m2 z q6 y$ ? B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak# H+ f1 H0 M" p
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
' |% ^( y! m6 v+ y1 l D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged( a8 d$ j% B5 A
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses# h. t" D# f. Y- U; A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( b" m6 B: Z( |1 P
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3 [0 p7 P8 v4 |( }- p BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 15 n7 d- }) _5 K1 d. b
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( C5 _! D0 M; J. p, ]% F; Y CV Enterprise
, f' K, ~$ }' f1 \; P CLAA Juneau& }5 ]7 G$ o7 _6 `1 C
CL Hobart% \) J1 D6 n# D( U7 i8 j6 y) V( l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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% Y8 n, q# U+ F6 i6 h+ {6 Q9 x1 \% }' zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast& e1 r: y" r4 M( L' S3 W* {
+ z% A: f* x$ b7 h( ^- ~) ^6 tRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
8 Y/ x) B7 ^6 Y7 K7 l0 ZEstimated time to target is 23 minutes5 w2 w# P b& `& D
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Japanese aircraft
% O/ `6 d3 J, e9 s A6M2 Zero x 28 g) D4 {4 X4 j
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Allied aircraft1 W# `% d% K' k# _# C& L7 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
2 z _, Y; G" X( |( t { SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses3 b) V, y+ Y8 {: R+ D
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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0 `* K. O& t( b0 d9 NAllied aircraft losses
4 m5 A0 R. P7 A0 V) @3 p/ O$ M) ? F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
, u" u2 d+ v! j, {- W) U1 f$ I SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
: |5 A+ i8 f1 E' j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak. r5 k* H+ }- S, F, D
2 Z4 T5 v8 w: S% cJapanese Ships
' f0 |- o" K& P4 d6 R5 t7 ?" u CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: q: U3 Z: d L; F5 p
CV Zuikaku
9 j5 l# b5 L$ y, j! U- T CA Takao
# L; }" U; R" a BB Hiei, v* i1 B% K. f2 d. W9 F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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6 V; `3 C, k" VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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4 ^/ I( T% M, f7 ]/ x+ G+ g1 }* }2 O% q& gWeather in hex: Overcast
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2 B2 U2 @ x$ w5 N5 qRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 B/ J( ~+ A$ D- D& v: c) BEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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0 Q+ i5 _- L' @& A( Q# RJapanese aircraft2 ?' j/ y6 A2 Z8 C
A6M2 Zero x 137 W: ^% z! n( E4 `. A
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Allied aircraft
# D: g1 y) z4 j F4F-4 Wildcat x 30- B% o/ c" u- H1 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57# P% h( C* U5 k2 I
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses& C; t# t) [' s' N0 r K
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( w2 {5 c" T2 X0 j* {: _7 m4 K
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Allied aircraft losses
* |, l; t: N: G% u( x F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ c& W5 ^* C7 M& E0 m* U SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
7 g# n4 R% u! F0 O5 p* l7 D7 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ q) T$ H$ d R3 ~' W W! A0 p7 Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
+ l+ E( t) ]5 B9 F2 q( [% { K% h BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
3 U2 z, v7 e( {6 H, E CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage) J. N6 Z, y3 d' ~. E
CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage) q1 ?% s" ~9 P) M+ h3 N7 I& \" Y" u
CA Myoko, on fire
1 c: v" Y% D# OHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
/ b" m: Y, N: a* |2 K7 c: dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei, f8 h+ n: b1 m8 F! n3 ^- ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku, o( f) Z4 M5 S. E- i
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; {3 U+ O) G( V# s! U0 h: hSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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SS I-2, hits 2. c4 f+ F; e6 y j0 b
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
G1 P: n! g) N# b0 b2 E DD Lamson
/ ]9 p1 b+ L$ L DD Aylwin: a/ U0 X1 v8 p5 {# l, T$ J
DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |