AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 429 Y; H5 ^# L: o C6 ?& u3 I# b
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8 M4 d8 k+ ] f4 |- R5 t3 \Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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& Y1 }' k3 Q$ |9 rRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- a+ i7 `' J* `
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft9 Q8 W' d4 Y# V) W+ W
no flights% ?% Q$ u/ h! g4 x* {8 p
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No Japanese losses
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, F; g3 L% i9 y( EAllied aircraft losses) l+ y* v) e: c1 M
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged& F& S: M5 l6 X5 {
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
% |8 Z* r0 Z0 |! l3 w! P P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
1 m* z9 i$ B' Q0 x* |. A Catalina I: 2 damaged1 @: b x# ]' h$ J1 ~4 d
2 }/ C# b( V9 _Airbase hits 2, P% Z6 W1 k" b# g$ u4 m, U# Z
Runway hits 11
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9 Y8 Y, Y8 _; M# b9 }/ n; Z) {6 kNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 O: o/ y* h/ W' N$ r$ f8 a
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Weather in hex: Light cloud+ c9 ^ ?( o$ @
3 W/ Z3 D+ z5 C* }$ C( YRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# @3 C8 [0 w @% A0 W p2 C6 `
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 h$ @ u" Z5 p1 U1 o
G4M1 Betty x 8& x: F/ C$ L- ]- x" I
1 e6 }. o2 _" n: b5 TAllied aircraft! h9 V9 u9 z9 e( C1 u* ]% o
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; V; a- F( M: d' k Catalina I: 1 damaged
- d r2 F7 X5 k9 a Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged: ^+ M& l6 v7 m7 D8 d+ p3 ]1 i
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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$ Y. H @: n( ]* e& LAirbase hits 3' q( Z+ w% l! d
Runway hits 1
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7 O c# d* D* [$ O: TNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133+ |# I, Z2 K; }% R! T5 D0 g8 B& _
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses! Y6 c7 ?+ C) t$ `( P) r2 L
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged8 w) }" k. c3 r8 n- c% O9 \
' }1 ^2 e8 G- L% x7 C* t y! dJapanese Ships+ f4 q4 l2 Z6 k. _1 ?( s) t
CA Kako
+ i. Z, C6 Q' r7 r CA Furutaka- p( j! J$ C$ k' f5 A3 T
CA Kinugasa3 O8 o7 O9 |1 b0 @( p: {
CA Aoba
, P7 E# Z/ m/ z. ^" R+ Q CA Chokai
3 r8 v& f4 p3 ?8 u; R CL Yubari
! p8 {1 J: b/ ]- A5 T7 l CL Tatsuta
6 N$ [; O4 H( A4 I0 r/ x$ J- ] CL Tenryu U' l3 k i3 `3 Y, t& _
5 ^7 `7 B; N: v9 p8 i5 Z: |8 SAllied ground losses:5 T5 N% A* b2 B/ G5 z1 b3 Y
57 casualties reported# \# P/ b2 n# s; C6 P& e m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( T `1 C. U# H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
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Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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! U9 A4 x7 p+ f. |" Z: {, ]- hAirbase hits 3
5 S( V# B4 u8 o1 {Airbase supply hits 5
# n0 q$ Z. n+ W+ x5 p+ ~Runway hits 10
$ R" ?7 w& M2 n* hPort hits 18
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3 S# A: b6 v7 C& P1 g+ V. C% bMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 8 B" L2 ?0 b2 O' V, l# J: e
/ Z+ k) c# h" x. zWeather in hex: Thunderstorms7 [8 I. r5 u& I. Q1 H, O
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
6 j3 n0 t; T' ?" Q$ _, yEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17) _0 ?: [ R# q4 u7 y3 j
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |