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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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1 l5 S* D: s4 }) x8 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144. ^' a0 R# N( x
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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/ h# E6 ^9 ?: Q7 C i& l% L2 @Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 [ G1 z7 K+ ?- |% M/ u* }Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
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% Y6 W7 f+ y- ?. u0 J5 KJapanese aircraft
' d/ m2 l4 W1 m- c5 Y8 ` G4M1 Betty x 30
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Allied aircraft& Y$ I% D d# i; a9 p/ M, E7 J( o( N
Beaufighter IC x 5
u/ d0 P+ c& s# h, ?9 F Kittyhawk IA x 31 D# d( ~" P+ [0 v7 x) Z
P-39D Airacobra x 365 [# U. X2 W9 _
2 ]. R; x4 k( G1 j. O+ WJapanese aircraft losses) P" W1 |* O% y/ E. ^; v
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged. y" J" N* `9 V3 q! A) d# [2 A
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No Allied losses7 K$ N6 U% N2 q0 p0 m! f8 W
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Allied Ships; w; ~5 i' R+ S
PG Warrego
# C* H, {/ d6 G: h4 q CL Leander
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- M" ^/ Z7 x6 hMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Light rain8 |& c- Q3 @: r" {9 g* E
9 U$ F/ x! Y4 R* x4 H# H; aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
; s5 F" r9 K* i3 W$ S2 aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: }/ j) H2 |9 H9 L' R
h: k1 A! A: a) ?$ i ]4 cAllied aircraft
- A. O# ?; A8 n B-17E Fortress x 245 C( l! ~" H" N l2 b$ H6 C
5 s' s3 e! ]: y1 M( D7 b8 xNo Allied losses
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0 Q3 ?3 A- c$ L4 X* ~/ SJapanese ground losses:/ i( ?; [: K/ |# \1 M. z
88 casualties reported
1 @3 V& ~! g! c0 ~3 |1 W Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
" r; y% h; T# a9 i; [# `3 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: Z% y5 j2 q( i8 w4 d% ?. g E6 j- a9 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 I6 E6 H' q0 U" c% T RMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay) k0 C9 |+ o' K2 v6 {3 x
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.. t% v' [1 X4 P% q% b4 A0 l# \; e
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes$ T+ E$ z2 |( c: D* P
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Allied aircraft; a" F* E9 y/ s4 H' H
B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' p, z9 G8 `9 B0 T' G+ b& f$ f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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# B v* o6 e" K% R( `1 C& O) T- ?& ZWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* a4 k7 _, F& {- D) P2 ~) T0 t
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes9 j9 S O* \- u2 r+ H
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Allied aircraft
c& D0 S: l5 `0 w- S- A6 J9 a Kittyhawk IA x 8
( W c+ t# d- \! e B-26 Marauder x 18$ \" x9 B) y6 K/ R+ W/ s* y0 W( r/ j
P-39D Airacobra x 8
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Allied aircraft losses$ A& W8 `( z) f) t8 j; f
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged, I4 d# m. Q; a
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Airbase supply hits 1
( T) u I T. c: O% `! i$ [Runway hits 10
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; f$ u" h M# z2 |3 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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' a7 f+ \" t+ E! B* SWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 V( I7 d+ I. y u% VRaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
0 w8 {+ ^/ W3 U9 Y- iEstimated time to target is 49 minutes0 `8 j$ x9 o, D
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Japanese aircraft
/ C9 s: [8 a9 \: q A6M2 Zero x 27
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Beaufighter IC x 5
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P-39D Airacobra x 17$ h: J. |4 F2 Y7 l) a* M* M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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( V5 J8 K& k4 ?* j1 F. @Japanese aircraft losses1 f% M! z6 [% {& ~- ^1 I5 N
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed2 U6 S& u. Z3 {- o
B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 9
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Allied aircraft: E$ @' k4 r5 W* x$ }9 d4 b
P-39D Airacobra x 6' Y* X! [, b- V3 M7 W' {; i
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& W/ V* Y3 @0 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145, A& X3 |6 v/ p2 |& Q; _
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. o7 G* Q% H( u/ w
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes0 z$ t6 y9 f! T: r0 d( }" }! P' h
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Japanese aircraft4 h' K/ S. r8 p
A6M2 Zero x 45" R4 S2 q9 z' V$ d! a8 |# [% A- T
B5N1 Kate x 227 B# C' R8 [6 p; T' P- s
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Allied aircraft8 h& L3 \* W' {( l$ b9 `, U
Beaufighter IC x 49 L) Q. y2 o* T5 e! ^. c
Kittyhawk IA x 3
8 q( y) M( r* X6 u2 h" m7 Z P-39D Airacobra x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed. Z" o; `7 W; {- o, c9 s7 B
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
' J& I9 D" W3 ^9 W- k5 J F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged4 I! x/ {- J! w" T" K4 n
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+ v9 P( P. {7 f5 |8 g$ }1 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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; z7 n+ X3 M5 b1 aWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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" T8 v0 O0 b5 |4 C- v# x. ]Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* C3 y. _* }+ q8 zEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 4
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 141 Y& J. U p, J# k7 F; A. \* S, l9 |
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Allied Ships H* @7 ?$ X- p3 v q
CL Leander
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