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9/6 戰鬥報告6 U0 r: m7 J9 [! J0 r7 v# J
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144# X: d' O- [/ h) p5 ` U& t
! r. ?' ^( j3 L. q v( YWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( J6 `7 I8 [7 B% i7 mEstimated time to target is 39 minutes% [# N" C" L( A" X. x5 `
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Japanese aircraft: p P# N$ l* c$ C' T
G4M1 Betty x 300 b. }! T) J& }" @7 q
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Allied aircraft
4 w, b1 ]0 \- Y2 G Beaufighter IC x 5. y* E& K& N$ t, H0 l! `* {2 H
Kittyhawk IA x 3
/ I+ F8 x; k; j$ Y P-39D Airacobra x 36
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G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged; y0 e( N- u5 }/ o$ @( G. l
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No Allied losses) z2 ^9 k7 _- z2 A s1 P
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PG Warrego) a! D$ b0 v; n' c
CL Leander* E+ n% U- q* B/ W5 `' \
PG Swan
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6 v3 V: ^( ]( U( JMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)6 b) |/ \/ ~( l& r8 d* x+ U
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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/ `7 v# S$ @8 H& B. uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.. S& f8 B9 `5 A9 \6 r3 E
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 N }( H5 S8 o% V! O4 [9 G2 _9 b" B
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Allied aircraft2 V; Y& m4 j) E7 [2 B$ X
B-17E Fortress x 24 W2 J4 J5 P! M! {" l2 }1 Q% R j
) I1 @- B5 k% V7 ]0 l, |* y/ rNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
% f9 m, Y1 k) R) H6 } 88 casualties reported. @9 c6 f* w- X: x6 I) J" p" c( Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
1 X N0 V. d: }, s3 L% q: L) j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) \5 F& n! w* p2 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 W: j) B+ `: ?8 _0 h/ iMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
& S* m; F' B% G" @/ q& j1 QEstimated time to target is 5 minutes' [3 B5 F7 d8 u; V/ j* R% b; }1 |, V
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:, ~, H: z) A; n! U) u
20 casualties reported
1 ?( C0 h5 d( g6 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& O; F" ~3 ]# Q: ]9 h% F2 K! F, k8 C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: i4 D7 M7 l' |& w0 d. o+ H' }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% X& t0 Q: u- Z5 @$ t# }9 d
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* U3 u/ n) r6 Q' r4 q# iMorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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4 ]7 H& U. k+ oWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! |8 h" {6 R; o1 f$ c$ kEstimated time to target is 3 minutes% C) M# S% l8 M4 q& @6 [1 Q& @
9 s6 j q, n7 I! i, ~: {( NAllied aircraft
1 M" m C9 F3 D& P+ r" E/ G) f1 ^- U Kittyhawk IA x 8
% o0 z/ t# X- n" ?) q B-26 Marauder x 18
$ q4 Y' a0 q' S& R0 O P-39D Airacobra x 8/ [2 r9 T Z( s$ S7 x
! `7 {- H- _+ \" R2 l; |0 yAllied aircraft losses
& x! V( Z) F0 W, Y, B0 `" d1 g5 p8 Y B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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9 J; ~4 s; V. t \Airbase supply hits 18 ]$ n' }3 {8 h4 U) l# y) j+ }) @
Runway hits 107 \, O% p) M$ E! u+ _, H- k
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1 l. Y& E- Y6 i, g3 w3 z4 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 V; g5 D @+ C" L) f
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 |7 }# E2 C; N3 C ^* G; p [9 s! P
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes1 t" G, m! [) ^! J! \9 O- j( Y
) P3 S: ?7 ?% J! G( p9 }Japanese aircraft u4 T1 {2 K+ I- n- d7 _& \+ |& ^
A6M2 Zero x 27! U: `$ O7 s9 N- f. @ h
B5N1 Kate x 13
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Allied aircraft0 W, b6 X: ]$ ]! @
Beaufighter IC x 5! u7 r8 E) d8 q5 x! M& z
Kittyhawk IA x 2
Q3 }3 I! n5 f, V8 [& Q9 K9 U P-39D Airacobra x 17
% Z" K/ o/ \( n F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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% L/ g( v& |+ k) @. I. \7 U0 yJapanese aircraft losses& Z" s0 G4 Y9 [% u3 w. U* _+ Q
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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+ R5 z7 e: F% _; m5 U. V# r3 KRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 h* X- I# q3 v4 \Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 9
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0 C( y7 d! q1 r& b P-39D Airacobra x 6$ b7 z$ M/ q* ]5 m
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed; F; v8 l1 V! V2 x
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No Allied losses/ G o6 G( |# w) k; e& D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* W- y" g( O' U0 q( S: ]
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 h; Z. ^: m. Y
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45( ]4 Z6 I3 F! U3 b1 b, X$ H
B5N1 Kate x 22
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Beaufighter IC x 4
% ?: I7 @8 w3 x Kittyhawk IA x 3 O! j+ A) L7 i1 J2 {8 @
P-39D Airacobra x 346 @$ w k$ P7 X! a. w4 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100* f6 o8 l6 C) r" ~
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A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
) y, n# U: D5 e# P B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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, v0 ~2 n; G! n" ]# _8 rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. f* g% j1 f d: O; \
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 40 ?6 L ]" H+ {) `% M# U7 L
B5N1 Kate x 9+ C; t' ?3 e8 b" n
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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& T& r( [. V6 c8 Z/ }; k% d! uNo Allied losses
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CL Leander3 l1 L+ w6 @. E1 j: r, T
xAP Diomed c/ ]2 R" E1 Z
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