AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 425 D0 ]" _) h$ V! \
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3 a# t0 J _/ y RNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 b0 r! ]4 i5 J w* v: X
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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# r5 b- Q3 b6 `" @+ g8 U" RRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 e$ I, ?/ K, \% n& [* ~" {& QEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
^& f! }# f3 E3 _1 L% D G4M1 Betty x 101 P) `1 c6 n$ s4 ^
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Allied aircraft
1 |- t+ m; u4 U- R$ C no flights
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; a% P: p& b( z2 e% m8 UNo Japanese losses1 j; |# K, U4 l# c& c- P; O" z
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Allied aircraft losses
6 k- b/ B6 P; p# ?& v4 U Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
- ^0 x8 m0 A$ Y$ l6 x+ ` P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
, q& m- h. [/ L6 N. I4 [ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground# m1 L1 c$ H- z% s/ o( n
Catalina I: 2 damaged; F" a+ ?) O0 O
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Airbase hits 2
6 m, ?4 i; v1 C, V/ S$ iRunway hits 11. q @1 M) @ P7 {
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : [5 b7 I$ ~& G
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* d# p+ u) e$ v$ g4 G4 d
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes# S: i8 Z. H& Y6 [
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Japanese aircraft
! b7 v2 e. @" F- S7 Z& C G4M1 Betty x 8& u. V1 v" m* W
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x" L9 X- @; p9 {2 t% W) q+ J' j8 ? no flights, w4 S. `' p9 L2 a. A+ D9 ]
# e+ _7 I5 V) LNo Japanese losses$ I8 I1 f2 P4 Q/ }9 a9 b6 m
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Allied aircraft losses" {3 `. U9 c1 }) r
Catalina I: 1 damaged, a" x. ?6 d) ^. i
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged1 R! M4 U3 @7 M2 K4 z5 o% @
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 35 V+ l+ b! t. `
Runway hits 13 T0 G; p9 A! ~5 b* ]
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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/ d1 m8 z& E" z+ g- _Allied aircraft losses
4 h9 E1 M! \% |! {9 b t( U Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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. V! x0 r, p+ }6 K0 Z/ bJapanese Ships
* x6 y$ r+ b. ~. j0 n' k! O3 B4 l* j CA Kako
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CA Kinugasa
3 g" Y' V! |, R$ }+ ~ CA Aoba C7 r9 G- r! M [: |2 p
CA Chokai D G& N$ \$ ~- N, ~ S7 g6 _
CL Yubari
1 ~5 W& O" _. S. R2 B+ |/ Q" | CL Tatsuta u, ^( [1 g. o9 [
CL Tenryu; h2 q, ~# M# K# V
2 g0 L+ M& m, ?, V- N- I; aAllied ground losses:0 n: Q: ^' ^! _& n. y# a$ t
57 casualties reported! J0 d3 @" |" k+ ]3 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ H& W) Z3 O6 b( e" K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
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Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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) l7 }8 [7 N$ X& T8 c( F, h2 DAirbase hits 3
, r% v1 z4 I) h" ]Airbase supply hits 5
' ~' m! q9 ]$ G: K& M8 SRunway hits 10
/ g2 G5 t2 y) J% EPort hits 18+ d$ o2 r' P9 ^: T5 t* h
Port supply hits 32 l( x3 N: C: a! n2 |. m
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 * T. ]/ @9 Y; K% s- N: s* Q. a2 b& n
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( L( t/ l; y1 t8 f: v: z% ARaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
0 C2 P" D- Y1 M* j: yEstimated time to target is 11 minutes. ?. Z4 b6 I: y3 I8 `: q
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B-17E Fortress x 176 Y- X j1 z* u) N# N' C
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+ m1 z, O, u' u' `% { B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |