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+ @; |8 k$ N& i/ [2 I4 B! Y1 A9/6 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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+ e5 B5 V9 j+ y, lMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144( d9 R2 T; i* X( w1 Y
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Weather in hex: Overcast! \$ P" }% i# z
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ ^ F' D8 B6 L% }Estimated time to target is 39 minutes& ~8 X) Y S9 c; S- d
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Japanese aircraft
$ o2 _# [$ s0 h) W) L G4M1 Betty x 30% l! q5 m+ ^$ q& b _2 a7 a
. L% i9 i1 p$ w$ L. ^9 s, F; E' yAllied aircraft
[( O/ y' k7 |+ u Beaufighter IC x 5) I ~# `- c! a& {
Kittyhawk IA x 3
8 G$ x8 y8 [- Q8 E8 M P-39D Airacobra x 36# g8 d- W; N' K' y, o6 d% Q: ^$ Q1 M
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Japanese aircraft losses0 o% N) t. P3 c: P' }1 T1 W+ R% ^
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged
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( U- f$ y( D: k& p' A3 [* GNo Allied losses0 j, f+ O8 G2 Z j; n0 }
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Allied Ships- B; o/ c6 [% ?, w9 D4 [
PG Warrego( m+ h, B) M# E2 Y9 i, k
CL Leander
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0 h9 h8 i2 U# b/ r4 e; C4 nMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)6 h5 M' H9 ^/ {5 _
2 R2 l0 h6 P' Q2 @Weather in hex: Light rain& |1 w/ C2 c; T, Y9 M1 X: ?9 F
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.1 b; q) M: J5 K7 S6 c
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- i) B+ @# K" y8 w
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Allied aircraft
& [2 z2 C% P! F8 o5 E B-17E Fortress x 24$ g) i! O, l" |# P& F
0 K# h# x! \5 f/ H. [No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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" [) U: N) |; W/ { Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
* ^& r$ E* V0 o% Z& R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: a( Z" r" w6 ?9 a7 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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/ s- R1 X% K1 c t- tWeather in hex: Light rain
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) F1 F# V0 }3 p" ?% RRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
; J# ?& ~$ j1 K' V6 b, C0 KEstimated time to target is 5 minutes5 E2 X* w6 T! }7 L
& L2 L: z C: {: l+ q" a# u8 _Allied aircraft
/ {2 e& s4 ~. \ B-17E Fortress x 6
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; L# ~+ k4 F, p+ m% M. y8 v3 PNo Allied losses# i, T! l& S2 x: q' P1 B
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Japanese ground losses:' @/ D$ E1 f: h# J6 i" x
20 casualties reported+ j! _$ q' o4 Z* K4 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 A. ~! [ w3 h0 _, n ?* k- H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ T, o- _% J5 q, u" l+ l, w( E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 e/ l( W V) I) ~% N
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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4 d* O9 t3 H+ X S! u5 QWeather in hex: Light cloud
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; d+ K+ t7 y g7 [+ S3 O( wRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% a' s% M5 f6 ^$ S) u4 h8 i
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes7 i; U3 W# M0 e \$ T! V% l
# h. L6 X5 v' ?& nAllied aircraft
; E- G5 Y# S/ p Kittyhawk IA x 8
; {/ V8 X! D; N) P! q B-26 Marauder x 18
& o1 S2 v/ m( j9 @6 ^' E8 V P-39D Airacobra x 8
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6 A' h4 s: ?. w- K, P; yAllied aircraft losses
6 |% \3 e* Q- w1 \ B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged" O% J, z9 P3 J0 |6 Q7 m9 w3 ]
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Airbase supply hits 1: n0 w5 P# i3 [; s3 M$ ]
Runway hits 107 e, e7 B6 B$ U! i
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8 e5 c' V0 [" Z1 R0 J3 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145% |& `- f% e7 ]
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. b) g& R( z8 G# o
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.! P% Q4 B+ p2 ?1 K% S: [' b4 d2 n; I
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes4 z* H( ^0 k9 W1 K
7 k+ y7 x( a' Q" o0 MJapanese aircraft
* H- B& B; B+ w0 B9 x9 I) I A6M2 Zero x 27
/ a4 Q! l8 V" d5 |0 r1 U* ^ B5N1 Kate x 13
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Allied aircraft
* a+ d( j" W; X! N2 c4 t8 t Beaufighter IC x 5
# t3 s4 C+ f% s Kittyhawk IA x 2
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 102 u) P2 j6 p! d- q. A/ u* P( o" t
- P& d1 f/ Y9 A6 e$ n$ kJapanese aircraft losses
G# w% j, B+ C* \ g A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
6 B# X" U& Y" B B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed+ z- x$ O) B" l0 B* h! F
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Allied aircraft losses$ p- I3 T: V* p$ z
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed9 L6 q; |; {% G3 [7 ^% e7 h: q X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,1448 k b t; I0 }- n/ p
5 J0 h. o) s; D! G4 \Weather in hex: Overcast+ Q& b2 ^' f K* Q2 |6 r9 U
! i$ k, g; T3 f/ I- H4 iRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 Z) u8 v+ O V( k) r) yEstimated time to target is 3 minutes3 x- M/ L, u4 W$ w
: h* E3 I! V! ?5 W$ U8 y1 bJapanese aircraft; b4 Z) M, ^' M- @
G4M1 Betty x 9( l9 b# t5 I. T J
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; o% E2 k' f N" T, q3 f4 T P-39D Airacobra x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
) d0 C% d8 x) j G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed# V' @6 r, c% |; d1 a) a4 e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145( a+ R9 Y9 S( J# G" T' j
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 b0 `- h2 M& n1 F
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* Z5 R4 L* f! O! J, C. u M
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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8 j, r5 u; H* Z: ~$ I) S" p A6M2 Zero x 45* e" K0 A3 z5 O4 _0 f3 k' }
B5N1 Kate x 22
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7 A+ b2 s, ^3 \4 [$ G$ B Beaufighter IC x 45 C- t! I1 U) n2 W! ?/ P9 i. W
Kittyhawk IA x 3, M2 e( U C) O: ~
P-39D Airacobra x 34
8 @6 T, R/ d6 o F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 X9 M: d3 S( n) o2 a/ b P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
F) i" S7 N- U- ^) i F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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' r& ^5 X7 `, pWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 |% U, G& O6 |% VRaid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; r8 L' {0 p. E' i7 L8 L
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ s% Z4 B2 d' ?, K; q& o& n
A6M2 Zero x 4+ j5 S4 V: G, @% y8 O) [5 q9 c
B5N1 Kate x 9
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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+ f/ a+ ?. h* f; z+ ^4 HJapanese aircraft losses
5 L7 [6 z7 e8 U6 N, S! ] A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships: A! m, v! T9 c' ?9 X s
CL Leander; i) K' P! Q9 p i% }8 s" I2 J6 B7 L
xAP Diomed; p, k! [/ e$ v0 F
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