AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42' n& c, ` [8 |
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 Z& h, g; t. N! }- n
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Weather in hex: Light cloud6 t" W! H0 w/ }: T/ @
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 o3 ~/ a# O5 l* W& L6 J
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes: E; |% S" v" p5 P: D
J( g6 v9 W$ ~7 NJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses. u' o6 c+ K6 Z. u1 a
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Allied aircraft losses' S6 ^. Z# _; Y
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged9 ]) M' a5 T& K$ k/ A8 |
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
$ A" ^1 M O7 G2 G0 B( r P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground4 a0 S$ I2 f ~
Catalina I: 2 damaged& j* I. {6 X% q
! {# D2 j% \5 @* X) ?' M3 p5 \Airbase hits 2
9 t. R/ P2 T0 C7 LRunway hits 119 t# [' |6 Q+ }+ B1 Z- L
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 a. q) V- V9 ?. V' p2 IEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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$ Q) H% j( [4 D" C, e$ j! vJapanese aircraft0 k! i: u6 x: ]* \
G4M1 Betty x 8
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no flights) O" j" H4 A( W+ g, s/ `
2 ~' `) |+ B" U9 f. F, ANo Japanese losses% j+ c# E9 Q/ \% Y" D
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Allied aircraft losses D. W0 q7 F( f
Catalina I: 1 damaged
2 q8 R8 U! u+ I4 T$ q# Q/ t Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged, q4 G# c; q$ L$ T
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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no flights: A1 @, Y# C& m, e5 C3 }
2 j+ d9 ?8 I7 M) g) t( gAllied aircraft losses7 b, L4 K8 y0 \
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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@1 s0 J5 l4 `. L& GJapanese Ships
$ Z, j, b1 u o8 ^ CA Kako
. s8 P( h2 M: f$ M6 v CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba* K4 j5 q( I, }$ D4 f8 f# U
CA Chokai
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CL Tatsuta8 ~: W2 y$ U B; R' B X
CL Tenryu) B9 ~% C9 x2 D7 C
# W. b& Z$ t* V1 [9 kAllied ground losses:
7 {0 E/ T! T3 j) s" G% p 57 casualties reported/ k; B( I% |! s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled E1 b/ A* r) O$ d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
, o. S) y. K/ n* ~8 V8 \ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 m2 M2 J5 x* r Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 g1 S. M; V( t' _7 H1 R, D
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Airbase hits 32 \, G9 A5 ], c7 r
Airbase supply hits 5
6 n2 y2 @5 ?; t* [6 uRunway hits 10, ^1 w9 P2 H9 U) \1 a
Port hits 18
1 _( o+ O1 |% c( I: xPort supply hits 3
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k1 z; ?6 ^& V8 ]1 LMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# I* D" _! H2 G+ z& P3 Q
$ W) p6 h! M& E' ]Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.( [7 h: t+ ?5 }" l7 o5 p; q5 K
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes/ Y8 D' k3 F' C6 V- I6 P- r( y$ d. I
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Allied aircraft
# b9 D' |) p6 d- c1 x5 P" l+ | B-17E Fortress x 17
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Allied aircraft losses% }, Q4 |1 m. e( Z
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |