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1 @4 ^2 V0 j: |8 R4 Z4 _AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
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Sub attack near Torokina at 108,130
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PC Ch 22+ K; w. O" T6 v. e
PC Ch 32
8 {, ]& e5 u1 A. P7 G PC Ch 23
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7 H0 c0 Q+ u. u2 t8 u. J SS Gudgeon
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$ P7 u! g. \* dSS Gudgeon launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 220 l( T6 T; `5 ?$ \7 n6 U
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7 e1 z2 ~2 h9 N0 vASW attack near Newcastle at 92,1671 J8 D! T$ M I6 w
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+ B) f% h" w( j5 ` SS I-17, hits 1
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# w1 _9 \/ ~* k1 Y6 z DD Lamson0 M% S; ]# y9 f# J
DD Cummings
; ?, z4 ~& d0 g6 C T DD Aylwin. e- c2 d" l- G D, I ?
DD Monaghan1 X3 R, Y8 F8 m. Y ?
7 B0 Z5 y9 L0 `" l! \SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Lamson* O7 [, _/ q% D9 j7 U; s6 b
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , p$ ]# U) t5 K1 A, z J& \
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 u3 T/ ~% b7 K. J: d7 e
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Raid spotted at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* `5 ^- `6 y8 k
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes$ W0 _: ^; V% j+ A9 p% A4 s
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Japanese aircraft0 o! t) h; ? c% L8 W9 b5 ?4 d
G4M1 Betty x 17: P, j1 w; W. A; c0 P* Q
6 n+ w d6 T6 }# z& d$ EAllied aircraft% Z3 z; I) q |7 N+ s
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, I! l" c, x4 ANo Japanese losses( d% t; i7 F# D) H) J
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Allied aircraft losses2 c/ S3 N( l9 R, T# C5 X
Catalina I: 10 damaged3 ~" V. N3 l9 Y" _ E. d+ [8 e" ]8 t
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged6 y9 t ~! }( o, z m- g4 @
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Airbase hits 1/ ?4 ^' G% }2 R+ J8 X
Runway hits 6
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+ c: Y. ]. y6 q4 e, ~$ jNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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6 P8 O: s; s. N4 d9 a# n/ i9 L/ L8 EWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; t$ Z, D1 |# d7 a: } w+ f
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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8 |" B2 `7 S' @Japanese aircraft
2 y# m, i4 e f |! G/ h5 z G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses- i% o) H& ~0 [1 G9 D' D1 Z
7 G$ }' v* q4 lRunway hits 1, F# ^* L: q: E, I* t3 Z8 `8 g/ E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms2 c9 F2 o& y2 B- b+ C3 H" g; L6 C
: a# I+ W" [7 T, DRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 ?, M. @* b. P" m D
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 W" r/ @4 O: c5 j A6M2 Zero x 431 [; n+ R' U! O, v
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 91+ J' q6 C: N$ Q8 B3 B8 @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 130
8 e9 K+ ~) k7 x) [; A" L. _6 S$ w TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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0 B9 [! [. o S- n8 Z& h8 T" l/ ZJapanese aircraft losses& T* ~( p5 N* F8 @# Q# f
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses$ Q0 k+ h$ [0 P/ U: A5 T/ n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed+ Y) |3 x0 N0 Z* n8 @; W9 @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
; n+ @; I( _$ r, A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ q) s7 W) M) @0 J# E TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged9 W" R D4 r- k; N* w
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Japanese Ships A- h. A. q5 S! K
CV Zuikaku4 i8 L( W/ l: ], e) M; a6 @
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, u) {3 [2 h4 N5 q# U0 I% f
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ z/ s9 ?$ v; e4 C1 m CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, O2 |3 H' o6 m) U2 }) _+ n5 K9 J
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 19 _& f. q" ^" h. g
CA Takao
& @' Z/ t( `. ^1 l/ y: \ BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
3 \! i( E- o' B% J DD Shikinami
+ z+ E; w% W' b2 F _0 P! Z CA Tone; y' n& L1 ]* O6 f( ]$ w, L* L
DD Umikaze, m/ P4 U+ j1 \1 r3 ~
' b9 O; N( ?* P5 @) ?Ammo storage explosion on CV Shokaku
7 k9 o; t4 M8 {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku3 [& h' C) G. c$ v( @' u" G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo t: j. s3 i0 K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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* x( U# Z; V1 h% {Weather in hex: Severe storms+ S/ ]. s- F& O5 K
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. b$ A& x1 Y' S2 H- l! o
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 T& f* q9 a+ \
A6M2 Zero x 45
7 d& C; \; e0 n5 N. K+ A. I B5N1 Kate x 27
4 e j9 s) E' B. m3 B: J D3A1 Val x 15- R+ C% G; Z! ]9 `4 l* D( f3 n
D3A2 Val x 26* B& h! L- v! w; N+ M
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Allied aircraft' R# `6 S2 a6 U* A$ k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 116
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Japanese aircraft losses% ^4 [/ ^/ A- Y# h& H" j
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
2 J: K+ {) q$ t5 I1 z" K B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged* g$ r. w3 W. r' N
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed by flak
, U7 |2 O; X. I9 [5 n D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged, r4 G6 C' h O
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged U5 {* D! ?5 t6 y9 u$ L) Z
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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* @: N' Y' i# j/ L$ rAllied aircraft losses
8 P: V; h/ T6 K* e2 Y F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed) l; D' X/ a* F+ h3 e, R0 A# b, F
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% I0 H+ O3 |9 r I CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 10 V* D, ~; n# H# l$ w
CV Enterprise
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8 W# w1 U( ^7 c3 ~ CL Leander
; o* w) M' E6 b6 B/ r! o3 { BB North Carolina2 V9 `4 |& I W' G
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4 J" j L& g! o, P4 w" [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 103,139
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# u1 d2 V0 [5 _( dRaid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. W) P% r) J& n4 A0 E) i( O8 I* mEstimated time to target is 40 minutes' ?7 C/ f4 u$ [
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9 [0 T# H5 y9 D9 F3 {; } A6M2 Zero x 22
y: G: u$ l$ }3 @2 Q B5N1 Kate x 23
" T9 `' \8 M* V4 k D3A1 Val x 24 Q( o5 d0 x3 e, T$ [1 _7 ]3 m% V
D3A2 Val x 16
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 47) `' ~) U7 E) f7 _. \* a" E
5 I3 a& b6 s: n7 _$ a) W6 a hJapanese aircraft losses# u* ~( m' N0 |( n' e7 r
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ U; H. i4 l2 E) r- y; ~ B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged3 Y* k' `5 s/ x7 T/ L
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
$ o# I! Y: `. [: r5 ^' _ D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
/ ]/ L+ J0 ?' b* |( M7 n( m D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
/ a2 m1 `$ m9 Y2 y D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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: l* w# t, X! d" `9 z F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* _/ v- k" K; d0 L
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Allied Ships7 \, W/ F0 l1 u4 d) ^3 L
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1: x! J" o) [# p! D3 I
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) {1 }. I/ c% w/ N$ D9 [ CV Enterprise
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CL Hobart
/ L" n* F+ e' }: {9 U* SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga3 O7 L& _$ ~9 G* K
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" u. i! ?3 `$ l9 p* ~# B9 F& X, ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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0 K0 a K$ @3 ~: m& B6 hRaid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.0 D! V* y* Q) j: o7 H
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes6 b+ u& F5 r) Q
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Japanese aircraft9 i: }( E1 J% J! R9 X
A6M2 Zero x 28* I, L; Q; T$ D, K6 D- R
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Allied aircraft: S1 H& z* G3 X6 T5 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ l) x$ v) f3 i, X/ k7 F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses6 h. W- O! N% c& x, B( k# u
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged0 d* z: P8 {3 }' ^. i
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! Q% X u( Y" {0 w- Y0 D& m F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed+ h1 w3 ]% r* H( m, I- U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged7 w$ G- ]5 i4 \, x& }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# p, v+ O) W! c$ W3 B* v
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Japanese Ships" R5 m7 M! \2 ^' a$ }! z: ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- K$ w. s" ~- C* q
CV Zuikaku
' [; k% o% U4 c9 M6 Y$ b M CA Takao& `& u6 ]' N* {$ K- O( }
BB Hiei
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' F; E$ x H, @0 G+ vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,135
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 \) P/ u# k, ]5 B7 s" P; gEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ C6 z) j9 X6 ]+ V
A6M2 Zero x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 30# V: s7 R) n1 `" c6 |: ]) F# j( t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57# f9 b6 X R! s6 {
TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 _9 f: G+ ]6 n- c$ S/ N) A2 g' D4 w
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 C) B% k8 u7 q, _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ ~" g$ F3 H# z/ V% t! p SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 ~& \& q1 Z3 w# S0 l* Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ k3 y7 j* n, U9 G/ F CA Tone
! v* @- }* I# n) m0 n; ~3 l BB Hiei, Bomb hits 6, on fire( v' Z" c; W/ {3 ]( J4 h6 `
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
+ R! V$ ]( |7 w+ i7 b9 \1 F CV Shokaku, heavy fires, heavy damage E% ~# f6 `% }& ]& A
CA Myoko, on fire
" J# F3 f8 T! t6 S: k dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku* i# Z. m! D; ]2 @+ E2 f2 e/ q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,162
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Japanese Ships$ ~- x7 T, Y0 v% \' s! u/ o
SS I-2, hits 28 r' b7 n" G* i* ?, V$ X' W0 |
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Allied Ships
# B0 r( t, O+ f+ n( n5 c- B DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
( ~0 }6 A5 Z; V' f# S DD Lamson' B; e0 `# p0 V5 N# S- D
DD Aylwin+ O7 Q4 w+ z% }* R) p r
DD Monaghan; J% e8 k9 ~4 c! h9 o( w
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SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Worden |