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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42 $ [4 h' ~( F W( |$ o- N! l! s! ?; p0 ^+ K
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盟军好不容易在澳东盼来一个大晴天，隐忍已久的P38F和4发大举出击，夷平了莫港机场，P38F在空战中击落了20架60经验的0战，自身豪发无损，倒是下午日本轰炸机轰炸出发机场凯恩斯的时候，炸毁了三架正在维修的P38F ! P3 Z9 m/ g! E2 j5 K3 x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 ?9 z. R j8 q8 g
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " }4 ?9 f. [# D# X+ ] |! Q: j# r/ \$ v) A- J* k7 PWeather in hex: Partial cloud& @2 M# g( ? W1 G; {# s, r
, A+ a& _# ]( c9 V& l5 `Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. 0 ^5 J, G* ?6 p; }Estimated time to target is 3 minutes - Z2 c; S! R. } + Q5 W! y/ e$ z2 [% R2 oJapanese aircraft & P4 g/ z& u u: P A6M2 Zero x 30 . |- @+ T7 \1 e8 `0 s4 p: Q$ A5 h$ @
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P-38F Lightning x 22 |! n0 p. k% U' x8 Y - {3 R. I( A9 I; R6 z2 w. J% `$ b1 _
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A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed# T z. u' q' O0 e5 k7 a O
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No Allied losses / N7 v% Q1 ~, ]. o$ j% @7 W5 P3 s; z" s0 ?' ^! R
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12 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * 4 i) k2 S- H& U$ k$ | 9 M, b8 j! G: g2 o2 C5 E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 d! Z3 m5 D2 c' V Q6 ^6 o, bMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 {+ l! l* R1 `) y3 m D9 j, e+ F, n3 z$ E5 b' @' \
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Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.; B( @+ v. V' N+ D3 m. ]& j+ ]1 `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes , v* @$ m) Z* e4 x" ~3 o j/ j# ^) L9 F1 @6 e6 Y
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A6M2 Zero x 58 r- q: A t! Z* p
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21 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * , G7 q5 O, b- l. y7 U( \2 V; \
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3 C8 s$ i3 p& `8 ?; o! z3 B$ oRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. 8 M7 ^7 m9 v9 l4 b2 mEstimated time to target is 12 minutes 3 ]1 Q. }! n9 `4 ~ $ a- U5 \! m* e- Q) J# T! ]& H* O* iJapanese aircraft- p8 M9 p/ i2 y+ X
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B-17E Fortress x 470 V# q* q9 V; A7 h
B-17F Fortress x 27 9 O4 W) m) f# E8 D) U B-24D Liberator x 82 ' u7 ^( z& B1 D! V6 v0 @3 N$ N( F% h& c 8 _# D5 g" j) z* ~) C& d0 Q8 U$ H: Q
Japanese aircraft losses % q2 {. m& Z: E& S$ j# ` Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed on ground5 z. D1 E9 u: M, C( L: P; U
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed on ground " W4 _8 q9 p! C; I, r! [( o9 A Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed on ground ' Q" h$ S) V' U A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground ' B" @, n3 @! Q% l- } L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground$ @, J$ W( |: \9 o+ F5 }9 [1 G& A1 `
Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground 9 B6 e w9 C2 o. e- O 6 x9 x" {2 k: ^& R8 `0 O J4 SAllied aircraft losses- b( X9 L; E2 v4 m
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged 6 }/ T2 R; @0 {1 u+ r7 i' s# [, h! q
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15 casualties reported + w/ Y Z1 r; O" Q5 w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1 N, P% e U% J; S- O2 y6 s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 Z. p. R- K( r, U- a5 C
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