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) k8 Z7 G$ c6 i/ t& M( D( r3 yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42/ y w2 R& Z4 N* i! V- ~" U
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/ h/ j6 F/ d' P7 P6 C8 k* XSub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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Japanese Ships
4 p8 k6 D" }, W( u, N PC Ch 22
\2 X$ F7 _1 j PC Ch 32# u' E) q6 j+ l6 }, _
PC Ch 23# S8 |/ Q- N- ?8 U2 U
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SS Gudgeon
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22. r4 d }7 i( G7 s: _
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167# p# f6 M) P3 i$ b9 |9 ^# Y
, Z" I4 e+ Z6 k L6 O& z; p( Z; B KJapanese Ships: _* n* P9 {1 E" X0 x
SS I-17, hits 1, M4 ?7 }' R, x9 d9 t/ V
; R3 u- ^& P$ O1 L+ o- k9 o& uAllied Ships
; _$ s0 a5 n F# b DD Lamson
6 Q7 p s3 l$ K" K/ ~6 H DD Cummings
2 G( D/ J. {9 T$ c6 ? DD Aylwin
* k) K# g3 i. ?+ P* A- m7 h DD Monaghan4 M) R" V2 h! Q/ V
j d( w2 b, _9 t3 H/ a; \& `SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson3 d4 G5 a" d7 t' r
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8 t5 }! n' m* |! g0 r0 m: ^3 R FNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 j% Q* f& [7 @; L
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 C3 B9 o# ]" m* V$ e G4M1 Betty x 17
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: `3 x/ `6 J# @1 u no flights2 m/ K# a, b2 l& w# m
2 S) Z8 F6 W' d& vNo Japanese losses
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- U1 `: c) q" j9 H9 I, TAllied aircraft losses
6 F8 z3 \; x1 t. ^& H Catalina I: 10 damaged% N+ L% f3 b2 [0 H- i1 B' m
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
1 v, T6 a6 ]* O5 H! Y, QRunway hits 67 c3 G0 A/ ], q: w/ D/ f# W' r
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1 |" f& o3 b6 l7 {0 F' v& W) w" xNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * @# T+ d, e+ O( c! L
( I' B, g' H* {) y- z3 }3 lWeather in hex: Overcast
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9 \, _* [- n; g6 W: Q! \Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ u5 u h( B/ r7 w& c
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes: Z& d9 b/ w# A
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Japanese aircraft
: P2 Q7 Z+ [; V9 {( V! M3 f G4M1 Betty x 8
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Runway hits 1- \1 s" i" U! e R! f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135- ~1 u2 Z) r" u3 _0 x% @ L7 ~% M0 \4 J
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 t' _9 I. c5 _1 m, eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# I& C( G \3 w/ r* L4 j( PEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- w3 G: r C, T
A6M2 Zero x 439 f9 W5 t% @& J, D" t: s* L
! Z$ ~7 T3 m& KAllied aircraft
5 x9 j8 M7 n& F, e a9 G+ z& i F4F-4 Wildcat x 91, O" ~1 G) q: j7 T5 e4 e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
- H0 [1 d6 t+ i5 q TBF-1 Avenger x 12, p6 e5 K+ h2 U6 Z2 C
) Q0 u2 [( C6 IJapanese aircraft losses- D$ O1 A C, j. x9 P" ^6 m
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% H" t2 h8 h3 A+ r0 T
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Allied aircraft losses+ M, F6 r( K; I. Y( n+ }7 }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( r! r; |" b3 C' g/ M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
, v- @# q! ~ K" m' d" O; a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak8 ~4 {: w7 z5 K# k
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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% ?) C2 u3 K- q6 f% CJapanese Ships+ S9 C$ P/ F- P; N( Y
CV Zuikaku% R! y) S! w, y- l7 E6 r5 ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) J% v( ^- J' z2 M) q7 u
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( k" ~/ ^& P2 S) b- u1 c CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 y% }- z" H6 [" S
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
) t, h/ i3 _7 B ^0 F; z! W CA Takao: f( S/ u% E( A* }1 O. T) j% j* k
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire* A. }: Q& P8 Z, O
DD Shikinami
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DD Umikaze
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Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku' ~- |9 y2 X. y( v% w+ e
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku1 h; r( F: {3 Z1 k/ Q
Heavy 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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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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. N; x' u9 l3 ]. [2 fRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 [! l3 r8 h! r1 s- t% k
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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* W: w |% e" X: b6 jJapanese aircraft
2 u6 G1 ^/ G; y A6M2 Zero x 45" r1 T- j3 E) f* I4 Q$ i! J
B5N1 Kate x 27
8 Q1 L5 _( i- c+ q/ f, |; r) u D3A1 Val x 15
# a# D$ ~. i) U* [3 U D3A2 Val x 26( n! q. y1 A* h; ]3 _! Z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 1160 f @3 S6 c4 i2 ~; Q2 K3 W8 j
2 E9 {- ]! I& {, w& r+ @3 O3 v8 y- u4 ~6 KJapanese aircraft losses
4 K, U# S2 \. E0 y( j; B A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed7 I' ?. M! Q- _/ y7 Q+ I3 t0 z5 ^
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
$ k' d. x i3 V B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak+ J$ o$ l2 @. M, F( f' C A
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
6 Y7 s4 i6 K% n8 F4 j0 [ D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged" q# Y! x' d. {
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! v& a& _! h. _5 y; U) H
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q ~+ Q+ X/ U4 w+ Y; C F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed) z" X* v# J' _
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
) d/ O' n( Z* O, Z/ ]3 Y4 x CV Enterprise
. S l/ X8 R$ K" E0 x' w CLAA Juneau: a# B. B9 i# s" x2 g; P
CL Leander# w( I! A; Q5 N( Z$ _; [
BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,1390 A8 T$ `) a" Z$ D5 S) i9 U, u+ ?
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Weather in hex: Severe storms6 m; J- p$ {2 j- T6 {
. c, q( X8 ~% T) eRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ G g( j7 E9 c0 o5 q+ ~3 Y: ?Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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, ~$ f# S8 }/ ?: ]" EJapanese aircraft7 p' i; U& R( ^+ ]) r/ ]
A6M2 Zero x 22
# S: T' `$ c6 m9 ?" M/ H9 x B5N1 Kate x 23
% [/ P3 H$ L) E; m+ c, J+ F) t D3A1 Val x 2( z1 K5 \4 @: N5 g+ X
D3A2 Val x 167 K) w5 m$ | ^4 }# v2 A
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Allied aircraft
( T z f; m; D; n F4F-4 Wildcat x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 r: ~: Y5 `4 H6 m% L A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
& i( L$ D3 b2 ^4 A3 u! ]6 k B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
; [+ l) h* G* c4 t% U B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak- ?4 g; |5 Y4 u5 S4 a
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged4 d5 C+ r6 }9 b2 I% A
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged4 t+ o7 |4 z, j) e
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. f; i- {! ~9 @3 x
) U5 I! X2 J7 B9 \1 gAllied aircraft losses6 T$ }# C. Y# b; S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
: f( w/ S. b4 S, Y2 |# n; S BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1; C$ _1 g0 ?" u, g) _5 [( z- G# u8 ~
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, E- v* b# J7 j- T$ g& z CV Enterprise
" C: N# ]7 m- k) Y* p CLAA Juneau3 [, S8 q9 w+ J7 R- V3 ^
CL Hobart
& @$ w# |4 u4 a) }9 ?* T8 MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga* }' [+ V! c" B1 H# ]- I
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+ o6 j* Z. A6 |2 _" jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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5 ?- G3 D# B( p& W0 ^ N0 G* yRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet./ W3 A l) r0 Q+ @- o1 T6 g
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes8 T5 C2 {% L' N4 k( ?
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Japanese aircraft
2 G. e7 E- n5 }& K6 f! [. H! k# W A6M2 Zero x 28' S8 p9 \4 {7 X, w* b% F
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Allied aircraft
; a' ~ I2 H1 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 211 ^* ?+ E! P e( Z/ J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 247 [+ ?& U5 ]- e/ y; B2 d7 ?
7 _# t3 g' V! f7 F- S' ?Japanese aircraft losses' M$ W5 m" q) U) T% e* Z
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed' b0 s, n) i% G$ l4 S" e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged8 a& `1 w2 {( ^ d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: I4 j. g, e6 o; a! M- m3 i8 |
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Japanese Ships
3 E6 T% X7 J7 P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage l0 P2 r- D- B G% v/ E
CV Zuikaku
9 } @) S2 u- u5 u3 m8 g2 d CA Takao4 ~, ]. I a+ x
BB Hiei
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- p, f4 E. V* @, \% M2 }$ NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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; J: A1 w- {: LRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 w9 w# z' ^( ~( z5 c8 Y% e4 fEstimated time to target is 22 minutes5 v* H& b6 u/ ]+ g' a' X3 d
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Japanese aircraft
) ^, U% E' d$ i0 N& G& V# h( i A6M2 Zero x 13: A/ A& ]. ~5 K( Y
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30: ^- `. b& d( o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57/ |' M8 ^2 c( D
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 S( ? G; ~# M+ x# c C4 E
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Allied aircraft losses$ l% i& \1 c# p9 k8 F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 w# @* I# @( M1 D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
' R! u+ s% j; F; h; j$ r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 q0 F+ [1 u, S- n0 P TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged2 |" e" H9 I* \5 N$ a
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CA Tone
9 }4 f7 h# k- d* d6 B1 R. Q BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire1 [9 ]# M7 b* X6 B
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% E7 ^9 S7 P7 O* ` CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 `$ @+ `- W" k: g5 R CA Myoko, on fire6 G% f5 ~2 S5 w- R* `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku; ?$ `3 J+ w* ?# `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei5 E. g/ f* A6 C! K3 @" B
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku7 S+ o% f& i8 _/ Z3 s8 B
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162! z- ` R! R$ e# d% n. w' ^* |
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Japanese Ships
' [6 o- d) ?) T P: W1 ^ SS I-2, hits 22 } o( v# f$ `$ n
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+ o7 B1 A- k; P6 E! W5 p. B DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage, W* M* `) ?2 T+ }$ i
DD Lamson
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DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |