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; ~- C8 z& H" c1 AAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 429 u1 {! s+ O/ C+ r' q! U
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130( P( z- j8 E1 W; M# ` [ f
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Japanese Ships% C, I2 {& R0 l: a0 K7 ~# P
PC Ch 22
+ |7 L& ~% ]; @4 A PC Ch 32
4 V( W2 ~/ j& v m0 x PC Ch 23
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Allied Ships E& R2 E4 \' v& U! Y9 S
SS Gudgeon+ |3 L K1 u$ t+ h% p+ n0 R
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SS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22" f' K2 n$ s5 h( p
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1 Y2 C6 l, }5 Z) Q+ e/ Z% ]ASW attack near Newcastle at 92,167% ^% P3 | o" |
}) M. b$ X4 U5 d" G1 T: N& S& sJapanese Ships' A( V: P' m# W2 S1 g$ z7 @
SS I-17, hits 1. F# G# l* u& s+ ?' t
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DD Lamson0 h* r% g0 ~" u9 _8 @! ^" M
DD Cummings7 N: c1 m9 X. |1 I3 U% G
DD Aylwin
4 z% a6 S0 ]" K DD Monaghan4 w, |1 @+ |+ n: j: E, _
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SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson9 H+ E. b' X8 @; P$ ?; ^
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! }% }9 ]5 S6 Q$ xNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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j- y9 }+ p" k7 a8 d$ FWeather in hex: Overcast* a) S' F# s) _& G! |
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. [# v/ K! c) R% QEstimated time to target is 36 minutes1 A; n& U! m, T) g
. I$ e2 V! `) i+ y1 k1 ~Japanese aircraft/ q2 S, K9 A# A c3 Y
G4M1 Betty x 17- A# |/ Y1 R, x% ~- q0 |& r
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no flights6 G' h3 g! d. E" K2 Z% x+ Y% }: c# |
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No Japanese losses6 z, ^! t# X# ~
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Allied aircraft losses& }( d; q7 b7 m u- U
Catalina I: 10 damaged( ^: u( m6 i7 x7 i; v7 U
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
* r" {% A& Y9 ~) f8 \Runway hits 69 k0 |# C5 ?) D
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; Y$ D2 O! Y; x4 m S* vNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 |3 ~: y2 E+ g. Q9 I$ iWeather in hex: Overcast
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$ i {4 V1 x, ^, }7 ]5 ^Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 [; _1 V: _$ F3 v. }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 ?/ Z! w1 `* G0 h3 ]4 ?& R
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Japanese aircraft
- F7 L! G! g# G4 `/ s7 ? G4M1 Betty x 88 _3 g$ R: ]2 u+ H" v1 a
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No Japanese losses, V, O( ^4 R% y4 l6 n) {
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Runway hits 1
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* n7 W% s, g& S: D. j% jMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 ^$ H) g% H3 g4 S# k) E W$ |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" L0 b( K' `& ]+ _; V& uEstimated time to target is 31 minutes# D( P5 c5 k/ u) c
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Japanese aircraft
/ _. m- V* ?8 O2 q8 ]" M) d4 _ A6M2 Zero x 43* I( j+ |8 ]- o [# I) }( K" F9 r
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Allied aircraft {! h9 Y0 C& c& a: `3 p; ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 91+ [) u( p. a% h5 O) r0 P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
$ U; g9 H8 [! i& o TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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; d. L2 v8 f- b6 o8 jJapanese aircraft losses
' j& e9 D7 r( |& t A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ T5 q. \! j4 i3 } {* D
/ A. M, d3 V" h8 z1 S- [Allied aircraft losses
3 b5 @1 E C1 i; }2 C8 a F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; ^7 V) Q" ~: ]& H6 c1 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
# I/ h: Q$ g+ E% o SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 X6 C3 }- W: N& j7 } TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged7 Q7 m+ H8 C1 Y
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Japanese Ships+ Q: T0 u9 e% W) w; U
CV Zuikaku% O6 ~4 j+ w F# d$ Y) ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
" g6 k2 _ G; ~' k CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire- S6 v; o6 {7 h' k* ]6 I
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 a3 l7 i; z5 C1 d/ E BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
2 {8 K: j7 t! n$ C, d/ [" G) Z. D CA Takao! E' h [ O* t. h
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
) M, C1 I8 `# B3 m; A DD Shikinami
4 r x* w3 I |5 W! } CA Tone0 j8 g* @3 R, d- G
DD Umikaze6 W9 A" t$ v& G' I7 s# i" A" a
0 \0 m4 t) W' T! qAmmo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
) i2 G0 N. i$ Z- _) Q& F3 r! W' JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku: E% L$ Z% u: v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo0 C6 q' y3 T6 a8 B% ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139) @* ?4 c5 W/ t5 p1 j& z
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Weather in hex: Severe storms- N+ A4 Z2 e9 Z2 d; G F( O
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* d- ?7 f5 {; ^6 i. n Y- x- o4 s
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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+ ^1 p: }; w# N5 s5 n- |, o4 WJapanese aircraft
/ H8 _/ a* v% d9 ]9 F* ` A6M2 Zero x 45' V2 j( O1 P& ^! T7 |
B5N1 Kate x 277 ] ?- v7 R& f$ l4 v) v7 `
D3A1 Val x 15
6 q s3 u& S, } D3A2 Val x 26( w0 _: G# s( [0 H
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Allied aircraft
2 U# L* B5 K R3 a0 E F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses' x6 ]8 T+ q8 ]: L, J$ d7 w
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
( ^5 Y% K' @4 N0 n5 l. i! y! r B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged. m$ P4 K6 U! G& }+ }4 f
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
+ A( Q0 R$ g* o9 t) z. c D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
* M `! R( m# { D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
2 U1 p! p% h* @2 b" b- K D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 M4 ^. `% I1 g! d8 uAllied aircraft losses
, A" c! I' @! x7 U) P6 ^5 z+ \8 D F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed) s ~) x6 U* e7 v' m$ z
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Allied Ships. T6 j8 }, [0 @9 p$ V
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
& x; [: q2 j: u# i; n( u/ I CV Enterprise: d( @# Y- J! D! j2 h1 ~6 ^
CLAA Juneau
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BB North Carolina
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; W9 |0 A& c4 k: `9 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 i) `: d1 n/ j, Z% W- f
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Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 l" j% Z& K3 p1 s' h( FEstimated time to target is 40 minutes F& ?/ G, T1 M- u
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A6M2 Zero x 22
2 s% F7 s' a$ L1 j! _, J4 o3 v' X# D B5N1 Kate x 23
- [6 M) o* V7 ]! x2 i) p3 y1 m/ o* c D3A1 Val x 2
: G0 g4 G2 j+ z4 E q% i D3A2 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft" S& A) q( i- \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 475 J4 Q% V/ g1 k/ v B3 x2 f! b
8 A. b/ z7 s# {' U" `& jJapanese aircraft losses& c9 c7 t# c* m( r3 z. T) n; O
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed9 j$ [' I* e P- {; e
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged/ f2 Y5 [3 o- e0 N' C* y
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
& a+ K0 ~% X2 H* b% j" A D3A1 Val: 1 damaged' h) m& Z) Z7 x4 ]* W
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
; O' A, ^: G' ]' X D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ b' n9 B$ R5 F; F# F
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Allied aircraft losses: W5 ^9 U! X) ]" d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships3 [8 B0 O1 @- Y8 J ?9 {2 q0 J- \
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
6 R n( ]! V' o/ T, V CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) W& f$ N# A1 s" y) B& P: L" P
CV Enterprise
$ J) s5 T- T& N: s- L7 z CLAA Juneau
6 I- K/ B8 D0 P7 u0 k, Y- } CL Hobart
- ^. x8 ?* s9 J* C( [5 w. E7 \Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135+ i& D- v4 W) e+ @$ h
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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) o9 V& \3 s( Q5 k8 M9 N1 a: \Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.) X! w4 k. a" |3 h( |% B+ f
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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2 B) d. P1 u8 b8 ]Japanese aircraft, M& g% b6 i- |
A6M2 Zero x 28/ L D5 q0 _. ?- `9 T- C/ g3 x
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4 j4 C' Z! X6 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 21. d! s; Z& @% l: j0 G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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7 O- Z1 P) D4 BJapanese aircraft losses
9 a) a( y0 A0 b' R9 g A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged$ M' D3 h& O1 A2 s
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
m/ _2 ]* j" @! u+ W2 Y9 W0 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged7 m" z; I# ?4 d5 H, l. y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 S# H3 ]" p6 H" sJapanese Ships/ K, `# a4 ~; l4 I5 R
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 f# a4 ]+ v }( f) S CV Zuikaku
% z, z/ O% K, `9 y& o, P CA Takao( Q- a1 \* A5 w4 d. r; Y2 f# i9 J
BB Hiei; A$ x' _6 q. P' M6 I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku' X- E* W+ l! Q* ]: M. J9 d
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' j3 f( T4 u6 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1351 p' ]1 f( ?+ k7 c0 A
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( L% t" |+ m- \, t$ I* \Estimated time to target is 22 minutes8 {' W- Q* V, m* b# Z
9 j9 r1 M/ X7 @" y; O) `9 oJapanese aircraft
! t9 d! Y+ N! R. d' S& z A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30 @1 n& b. |; Q* Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
# f6 Z& D8 |& { TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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# X2 F) m9 w# ?7 h% @* aJapanese aircraft losses B, e3 \8 B4 j' N6 y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses t" U# `! T% ~, x" ^0 V) J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; c3 p- r" _. E6 E2 r+ [, [; h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged1 _3 L6 n- ~7 X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ A! j; b$ X' P, K/ j1 X% | ]& Z! n TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged- J6 b7 R5 D& U
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CA Tone/ e6 L K F) W L' {. M& {' h8 I
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire
: y2 A: I- g3 r% `4 w$ C7 S CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" m1 M9 Q8 ~# l9 o9 F9 A& F CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 T9 t8 |5 h( o5 L CA Myoko, on fire8 |% }0 ~. ?- y% _ w2 P
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
5 L9 M6 u7 e7 j8 ~2 x6 ^: kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei: i* ^1 B. I& L, v/ T5 k6 X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
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8 k& z; c0 f( uSub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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6 Z8 d9 ^9 m- S A SS I-2, hits 2# a6 o5 f) L/ D$ v+ w8 \
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4 H6 R& ? l8 B& U DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
# N0 G3 w5 D2 Z4 \ n# z DD Lamson- U- `" K; j4 I$ z3 @6 m+ S* h
DD Aylwin. w, N" s7 l+ c. J) g' u/ P/ a
DD Monaghan
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |