AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42$ ^' s! Z& ~5 }) q
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$ P( J5 d2 Z: L( @& uDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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, F( @" y+ z1 G- U2 s PJapanese aircraft
6 ^5 J0 R$ G1 M0 T2 y9 qA6M2 Zero x 9
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4 R/ ~' }" B7 n9 FAllied aircraft" ?- v# `: h! a) ]4 ?) D. S" T) c; t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
+ L, l# z3 F- r4 uCatalina I x 2
5 }" U1 n% v# Y7 j' h4 j1 V F6 ^Kittyhawk I x 14
. t* u8 t1 V- j/ q6 S- P3 m$ wBeaufort I x 3- Q6 A+ P) X4 l E# y+ A* I& m( g% J; X7 E
Beaufort V-IX x 10/ y+ X+ F/ @- Y- g& Q/ t
P-39D Airacobra x 7% e5 c7 u9 S5 d# ?, r
P-40E Warhawk x 29
0 F5 b$ J$ w7 a5 Y* W+ KB-25C Mitchell x 10
$ b! W$ N6 G' l* r# l4 j, h' {B-26B Marauder x 14! y p7 b. u( d+ Q% m9 m
B-17C Fortress x 163 y6 ~3 M8 C) N$ Q. o+ X( j( i) T' q
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Japanese aircraft losses$ n: x) d$ v: H9 f$ M
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
( s# [% d1 A# H: IG3M Nell: 1 destroyed( H! n3 z, e U* {' M; `
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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9 _: z- J2 L0 J B: gAllied aircraft losses7 c( c; X' N! {# a* N
Catalina I: 1 damaged
4 p$ ~ u/ e+ X; ?( U! l* K% b% wP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:6 r& X/ f4 d7 k% H6 A
171 casualties reported( d1 v5 P; o7 {/ j" E9 ~& B+ o$ l( d
Guns lost 1( s _4 o- [; Z. c: i0 c1 W
% p4 G# |; v" ^2 p* m8 c* IAirbase hits 1: L/ Z* ?$ z+ x7 m) \) {& `* U3 m3 G
Airbase supply hits 35 h, f& Z- K7 h' x& X( S' w0 v' O
Runway hits 21
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9 m S/ T0 n3 v n8 @) w0 }8 e% wAircraft Attacking:4 u) ^# q% N5 w6 |$ Q. V1 s
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet' _) X( \. W) _3 v# o; O
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet, i3 L$ o ^$ ?9 a, f+ ?, k
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet! K- T8 o" j7 f
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
9 Q4 J# u; W! K5 S 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
7 Q& p0 X+ v0 f- Q' a 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet( b/ T% o' {1 p6 x8 `1 I" y
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet+ {5 _$ l. N* Y: E( k, g
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet7 X) n* W8 Z4 c6 R* i y' R
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
d' E/ `: Q0 F% j" i |3 ?2 Q 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet2 n9 p, e; W0 q: s# k
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet, |, v! @, o. f" r3 {8 x: a
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
' f* T+ ` V; T/ ?0 p: G 2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92& g+ H0 R0 Z. o1 m7 @9 B
0 \" j1 S+ L) H& T+ V! d1 R/ dJapanese aircraft
# c0 A3 k& @( n; @A6M2 Zero x 5) t) k1 D; W# ?% x
G3M Nell x 35 `- |) D1 \' V* _
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Japanese aircraft losses0 B: f+ {, |5 y6 P( Q
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships9 F) E; ?) H: | F- ?
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:0 v* S8 b- t5 Y, Y+ T
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet% Y+ A- U- y( O5 |* C8 E" G3 ~ Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92 [3 ?6 J; M r9 O6 m" s
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Japanese aircraft4 P, @$ ^- }; b6 r: y% D, M
G3M Nell x 3+ V, B+ |# I5 C! L
G4M1 Betty x 3. v# B) L/ n s
/ k8 T X: K& S- IJapanese aircraft losses0 K) n0 [0 S; {8 g$ j, Z7 [
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed6 p9 H* R3 v( t9 E. j R
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 |" ^/ S0 ~* TAllied Ships
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CA Astoria
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Aircraft Attacking:# P; W/ y/ E' J8 {! N( c# x9 h
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet% ^. s6 D! ^: a; B$ j3 ?
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ i% v, O; A1 S9 a+ m. L
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3 I1 s9 i0 B+ X; m, TDay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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A6M2 Zero x 221 n7 q, l& M7 v* ~2 {) y
G3M Nell x 4
. S8 s" q" t6 AG4M1 Betty x 3
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7 l- o0 e& x3 LG3M Nell: 4 damaged$ q" f1 A% |' g7 M: R
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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CA Astoria; r" r; `/ u+ S9 \4 z6 L
CA Portland
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3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 A1 y! G7 u' K7 t8 k$ v 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 A, [7 v5 U5 a! q
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,946 \' l$ R+ V" |% W0 D9 C
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Japanese aircraft
3 W2 V) d. r, g: N( H8 [; ]. w( RA6M2 Zero x 4
. V$ ?$ D, F# s# HG4M1 Betty x 3( Q+ b, [9 y. @+ V; P/ z% [: i
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships9 v2 g( P2 V: ]: J3 y; R
AP Westralia
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,1110 ^& j E2 x* f8 d6 i
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Japanese aircraft+ x7 B, ]5 L' S$ E* p
A5M4 Claude x 5
3 L5 E1 @' ]- D3 U4 E* YD3A Val x 18
8 l0 I+ _0 a% B" ~# l. ~3 J9 n, uB5N Kate x 40/ o) O: q2 {( I" E3 g
4 A4 r$ ?5 j2 B$ v& G6 ]No Japanese losses. I0 ?4 m0 ?3 e
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Allied ground losses:
2 X9 d/ J6 @% }& e% @ C66 casualties reported; X5 x7 e# [- r
Vehicles lost 14 `9 C& _( \) m8 I6 w& d
1 U' g/ q f$ A |/ fPort fuel hits 3- N4 J/ a, ?3 }2 ~$ a6 P4 L
Port supply hits 2( W& p, P$ U( Z/ L% E5 \ b# F, X( s+ _
: i: ?1 H! F( }% l1 H S, MAircraft Attacking:
' |; K, u8 O) w' O, }# D+ p% w12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 e& f3 |$ j" B4 h14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet( L6 p) `0 b9 d1 r% D
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& q- B3 R: ^0 X1 ~, `$ B. O8 L$ v
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet) r v% i+ _2 _5 Z- n/ Z
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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0 d8 j$ t5 ^" U! O( d& yDay Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft
7 ^( K2 z, r, e: a$ [! eA6M2 Zero x 23' t0 Q2 ^; n# g5 p
G3M Nell x 9
7 r2 ^$ \9 Z7 s) UG4M1 Betty x 34 q0 x* m/ O* H/ W j
8 r4 ^! i/ Q3 Y$ uJapanese aircraft losses9 i' }& U0 L( Z+ g9 _# R$ U
G3M Nell: 1 damaged# c( v; U7 h* ?: \. L+ b
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged: X$ _1 y2 r$ B3 y# [6 h
6 H7 N9 A, P2 o+ P& ^" X4 q0 k' J* FAllied Ships
8 R- D) ]3 C2 [AP Wanganella' b' x' D" e) y# B
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' H/ T4 ^) P7 jAK Diomed, {# b& V+ s$ b
AP Ormiston& `" J; H! ^5 Z7 @; z/ n2 J
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Allied ground losses:
O9 s4 Q( v' g) ?: K6 K. b" P. m C* Y; ^33 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:- {: b' N0 C1 I+ K( e, d# f
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet- f2 ?5 J* u9 x6 H0 {
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 m. q N: l. a4 z' s( P! o
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ P0 a8 n+ r( j$ z# ~6 Q 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 n' r, X6 U1 v' Q; F
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Sub attack at 62,79
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6 b6 v" W/ r) t! I8 JJapanese Ships2 Z; A# Z: D$ ^ N5 Y* Z
AP Tatuta Maru! m# b. {3 f5 l: b
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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