AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42( w* J# z9 x- u' t) F! C
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8 j+ {4 A, [* q( h/ J! dNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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, z' n7 u) R# V# ARaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 F% [( D8 {6 xEstimated time to target is 28 minutes& v' [+ Y' h4 m! H- }" G( _/ J" n" H
8 T, V6 r: e5 u, C) M C: aJapanese aircraft( p( E" o; W0 O0 z! e
G4M1 Betty x 10
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Allied aircraft
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6 r- e S; a* ^0 B+ l! kNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses; ]4 ] L5 ~- A6 J9 Q0 `
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged2 v- O$ I" L5 D* G
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
( B2 C; S& H3 z$ d& i P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground! X# ]* a, o- ?. N
Catalina I: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 20 t2 Y, B" u2 D5 s
Runway hits 11; t( Y6 @& N; n c! |5 ?! d9 [& c8 ?
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / `$ b* j- C6 D a
1 d% y5 q; H& h& d5 k YWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 O/ u- a4 C& b: cEstimated time to target is 17 minutes8 G/ G* T9 z7 H+ r/ \
3 d3 p5 o7 F: a( fJapanese aircraft4 o b7 v) N# q2 U9 m/ T
G4M1 Betty x 8
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses' B7 [7 Q, e7 u5 [0 W
Catalina I: 1 damaged) E! @2 Y/ z" c2 Y
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged/ e; s0 f) M7 q, e8 N0 v
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground- J0 L3 \, z2 N5 m2 y5 c' z# _% x
* @' z) S* `- V7 XAirbase hits 31 X5 K6 b9 b! @' q
Runway hits 1
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. N5 ^* k# h; s8 vNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1335 v: C) ^% l+ B- n- [* Z4 c. o0 ^
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Allied aircraft5 V$ {! m6 S0 C+ q! i6 ]
no flights% {) J9 Z/ t( c% i3 R" U
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Allied aircraft losses
u- f9 m' d8 e Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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# s7 j! y! r2 e1 NJapanese Ships
9 M4 F, f- C9 `8 D1 s+ T/ | CA Kako |2 w/ U% C- h& _( N8 w- x
CA Furutaka
o6 L* @' e6 q* G2 a" ~+ [ CA Kinugasa3 B4 ~7 ]5 S- s) g9 V/ V% |
CA Aoba# U$ R3 e& B7 h' }& Y9 U8 {
CA Chokai7 r. ^3 L) ~* D: i9 t1 p$ C
CL Yubari
* P- p* ?3 [6 T( g, B6 S7 S CL Tatsuta
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Allied ground losses:( x' s' @& F) t
57 casualties reported* g3 @% P' k& d/ I! B8 w- F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& S& E' g* h, Q' w: L" J$ z+ e6 M2 ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled& c# f i! c' q! a( o( m
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled6 r e) W- X. ]) R9 y. O! o
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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a/ a8 j# [' w+ y, mAirbase hits 3 I, Q% { m$ K6 [
Airbase supply hits 5
; X1 J# _* C4 [% S) v3 Y9 c( kRunway hits 10
/ \, k; F9 D! C3 A2 p! j: RPort hits 18
' I5 Y. J6 |5 b# |Port supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.% |( E% o+ t2 e: `7 S1 N
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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7 ?( D$ d- _% C6 o; h8 g" oAllied aircraft
. S5 X1 r* J7 X4 ]0 r( u B-17E Fortress x 17
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Allied aircraft losses4 [+ a- p8 O8 v3 Y5 Q
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |