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9/6 戰鬥報告4 I) b: b, \" k$ `# ^
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 426 X" \3 P: S' y# i8 y
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7 s1 n# r2 D: o5 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Overcast: y0 |( r) ` T) N; k. s+ E
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
L! H& h; f7 O, x+ e4 T# [Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 c& v4 V; y4 N
G4M1 Betty x 309 l+ m) s: N- v2 g4 `( F
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Allied aircraft
1 s. S; ^; m6 [$ `7 F+ T Beaufighter IC x 5! y; t! E2 R( Q* q: ?
Kittyhawk IA x 3- F& r& p, k+ p% A
P-39D Airacobra x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses* o% m8 m! T: ?* y
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged$ [8 P2 A0 w$ \% Y, k
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No Allied losses/ ?% c; u. K0 X! x4 E @
' ]# M8 z. a4 w' ~9 l" j0 c" XAllied Ships
4 N* F# H6 W/ t, e$ i" X6 j, b2 D3 W PG Warrego
2 N$ z9 Y% |* ~ CL Leander3 f1 h' D* \% Z1 M1 ~5 b
PG Swan5 L% A( [$ t4 ]! R x7 }) L6 ^
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)" y# K4 z, q8 B8 H
2 A# A, d& L+ ?0 _' gWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
# H5 K9 I0 m y7 { D8 m g6 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( S' u& s/ X2 Q W B-17E Fortress x 24
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7 c# C9 a; H. dNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled- N8 M" }: q8 j% d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 N* c0 {3 i$ h% T% Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% g( N' R$ r% _5 l! ?
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)4 i# Y/ n: s6 U# U: ~4 b
% U! Y* t" ~3 B' C" CWeather in hex: Light rain/ X% _3 `) K0 ]# M0 e
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
$ R7 V3 |. }' [3 t; SEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 R& K& I3 S7 Q4 ^
B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses
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" F8 r( R$ i: b* aJapanese ground losses:
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# `( ~; r+ [- c; G5 D5 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 s( ^8 d. f& G5 F' D3 B# O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 _' ]' K/ @. U+ a0 Q+ f( \# d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# q5 c# r, `' V) N# L" SMorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 - j8 u# |; {$ O1 L& z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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7 L7 W$ c9 I+ m# Z+ D: S, NRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., X {+ T: e' b7 H% ?% ?& b
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft n: B u( y) x! d
Kittyhawk IA x 8
1 Z9 t' c5 B q( j _ B-26 Marauder x 18
" l9 W7 v! \8 E* _9 m1 R+ }( g0 } P-39D Airacobra x 8. w+ q2 p4 l# {+ u* m2 W
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Allied aircraft losses
) W+ r5 c6 d% X+ c }* J B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged8 b4 Z% K) C. W9 T" U+ o
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Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) E) x3 O. J; h6 S# X# T
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes7 Z; G" F7 m+ W3 z. f' O* A
# P8 X! F5 a! H9 y( {2 cJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA x 2
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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" }2 s8 S9 B* r4 v% O: J! EJapanese aircraft losses3 |5 [/ t8 f$ G0 O7 N
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed4 I1 K- n3 n6 ?, @, N' `: K
B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed0 b }0 `. l( C2 G3 ?
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed4 g2 F, J F" D: @
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7 x9 O+ }, w, w4 E/ yMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144( I9 M- [: M* y
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' t) y% R; w% p; y- q& mRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& F- T3 o+ R; c" J) D
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes3 r, g) y$ a0 y4 |2 m+ r
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Japanese aircraft1 k/ X8 P: m; P6 |7 D; f5 n6 b0 z9 A
G4M1 Betty x 9
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses9 B. a: N, p- C# `
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/ g7 Z0 s9 n4 |0 l$ ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,1453 a) h2 B8 ~0 ^% q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 _( ^$ \. p1 \7 z& ]; q8 _3 P& q
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 x- B/ g( X, n6 ]( k2 K+ \
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45
1 U& E( o- @/ Z4 ~ p B5N1 Kate x 22
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Kittyhawk IA x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed4 Q; d3 F9 R9 E/ A$ @) X2 N
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7 F3 R {/ Y& L9 t2 I P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed M' Q6 y4 _! } u2 o: J# M1 A0 L& n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged+ e6 P# E1 K* O) p" ]) G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! A4 H7 V& M" [8 S" e; K% H
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ s# t) h$ Q* N8 i& y4 w' _Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* g% s* t/ Z' S
A6M2 Zero x 4* M5 v C" B) P" b: m& K1 m2 b# b9 h
B5N1 Kate x 9
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 14* b% M4 D& l0 X$ T
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed0 v& Q' g# E' c- d& \ Z9 `
& z8 e3 C# V `' e6 H: s8 pNo Allied losses J/ h4 c* n# s6 [% n0 ~$ `: O
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CL Leander0 B& S% ?! h$ m
xAP Diomed
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