AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42, I9 M8 L3 z. f0 M8 B1 y
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t# @2 M4 c' k1 F# L- TNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud! V8 \0 @2 ~+ k, ]' _+ J7 ]
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 g' K) |+ k( x, z, N/ }# x% KEstimated time to target is 28 minutes; d0 ~7 Q* R# _. C0 F2 v1 |
; H, L1 s5 s( ]% j& rJapanese aircraft) R5 J5 x8 D) _- k6 h/ p# w
G4M1 Betty x 10; K: r: j1 h V
' R# a/ M4 m! S0 hAllied aircraft
, w1 N2 e* Q1 w, Y/ x: a- E' S0 P no flights7 W& c# ~; X) z" E+ J8 N2 z/ C! F. _, d
/ X/ K( n" [% F9 X9 s; p$ M- t" jNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses- p$ i5 o. V. e1 h! I! h' X, J* F
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged( O8 P9 \( K; i5 H
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
3 S, b8 z: d* E4 E P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
' a2 Y2 B W+ V5 f! D5 z" C1 `9 J4 K Catalina I: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 22 M1 X/ j# C- p {: P3 ^
Runway hits 11) h( F3 ^+ K3 Q) o- ~
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( J# V& q3 s1 a8 {* c2 J% Z; A; w- sNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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0 ?% s+ b9 A i, L# l5 ZWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 f& C2 E4 Z* A9 k" y9 ]! ?5 o
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes8 y! a5 F: ?3 w
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G4M1 Betty x 8
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Allied aircraft' M G3 X0 w" P' f
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
- m- q6 Z/ ?( Y$ S( i4 l4 o6 J Catalina I: 1 damaged
# ?3 b+ Q: M, k6 n) A% b6 ` Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
2 j( k2 ?' q% ?$ P0 x" w5 }( v: v Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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\' a/ T- V" |2 M- {* i6 {0 `Airbase hits 3
5 t, }+ d6 B* `Runway hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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no flights
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2 ~# D- B n, _* [Allied aircraft losses
7 j2 I/ E6 q- Q! F( k. B* F0 S2 D Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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8 C) W0 Q# n* M$ c$ p CA Furutaka
7 M8 z) V3 T1 G CA Kinugasa9 u1 ~- O2 m' c8 L. ^
CA Aoba$ P6 W, X$ g/ [9 e: h
CA Chokai4 H) d/ u1 D3 M
CL Yubari
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CL Tenryu1 w( u* v' C" z1 B }9 }
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Allied ground losses:
9 h1 x1 r" M+ O+ ]/ u( A( K( }6 ]) W 57 casualties reported2 m; e( Z. q; ^: B! a1 a i3 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 x# A% Z. x O& _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
8 l6 y4 `8 c. Q; K2 y& T/ \9 ?& ] Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
& j% ]& r% }0 g9 |$ G) P# G Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
' G+ v) w: E' Z7 h/ m% LAirbase supply hits 5
. @# V& K @% e0 Y! H3 w% R/ nRunway hits 10
2 P, g4 L4 N- X3 H1 q- [/ ]Port hits 18
. N. R1 d% {# aPort supply hits 3# K6 |' k* T0 d2 q/ F- O' s
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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5 C1 d8 ]# e/ C5 RRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 a" [* U" P6 ^" n
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 X* c& {, @. [0 s/ R; G
B-17E Fortress x 17
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{) u) H% j% j, D, tAllied aircraft losses
" a9 {% U6 a/ y% m/ q6 Z! X B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |