AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
7 P% n# d% i' k, ?! Z! ^1 \( [' LF4F-3 Wildcat x 67 _1 v+ Q( C8 a' O5 m& m! U
Catalina I x 2! c* X4 H7 B, g
Kittyhawk I x 14: r3 ^: L3 W3 T/ Y/ o
Beaufort I x 39 |) c5 M3 O; @, Q
Beaufort V-IX x 10
2 X7 W1 T2 r0 f FP-39D Airacobra x 7' A) w& B! X% L! ]0 A4 W" K
P-40E Warhawk x 29! k2 Z4 }% t0 c- D' Y/ [& ~! t
B-25C Mitchell x 10
& T8 }! L2 P4 r4 KB-26B Marauder x 14
) q' B) y* i: |2 ?B-17C Fortress x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
) I8 M. r: V$ ~8 N8 ?( `A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
* y: }; R) |% Z! d4 B1 r, A1 ]. ZG3M Nell: 1 destroyed) ?4 k" H' P' u4 p- K0 e
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed! K6 @7 T8 G/ S- ]* h' G) S
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Allied aircraft losses. G2 a% h. c; y
Catalina I: 1 damaged( R( d) h! {7 E7 D/ L- y
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged _# o6 |+ @# @( Y0 K
" t$ X! s% v& z9 WJapanese ground losses:
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0 \+ {6 H6 W5 l4 V- E. E( ^& PGuns lost 1* i U* j* ^4 m) ?7 G
5 r' ~9 v5 E. l( N' S# d3 V+ }Airbase hits 1" B! T6 }$ Z) h3 ]% h( [2 ?0 c
Airbase supply hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 [. b6 X9 k4 l: B9 X' C& d 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
0 U8 x. ]# G% g4 ~ 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet& _0 m4 C/ q/ ^/ [1 ?! `
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet% G: T- W1 E1 o
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet5 }% s. g# z1 [
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
3 ]5 `) L2 H" @1 I7 @& o/ l" p 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet, E6 |3 q3 b) n
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
& r: J/ o0 U7 o3 G1 u4 K4 J 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
, L% c7 c$ {8 Z- e 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
; }1 Y C" w) Y- H 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet6 W5 T1 R( c g$ z2 g
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet/ w3 H8 \& N6 V! z6 Q
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
3 S# O$ o# T m N+ a 2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet0 R* B9 U/ k" h5 a& ?4 S
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# Z. t2 L; {: k4 YDay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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G3M Nell x 3( z% X8 h* `3 {' p
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Japanese aircraft losses
, g; s: G# y2 a+ Z+ I' XG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships2 \4 |4 ^! G1 N- {" p+ u0 M; h
CA New Orleans" k: ]+ r. R+ a& c
4 u0 {: Y! A$ O2 S! e1 i- v( q9 GAircraft Attacking:5 [' y$ G4 }8 x: z( F
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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* D- Y3 M- l+ q; T! e8 K7 {Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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6 ^, t3 u2 b1 i0 J+ F, OJapanese aircraft
& U* t! U& ^! v& o8 P4 uG3M Nell x 3
' y8 I/ l, A$ A9 ^9 Q0 k7 }G4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses0 W% m# x7 _* e4 f
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
5 F9 C7 K* |" a; Z, t( T- UG4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged t. e P/ G+ m$ K9 r, ]
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Allied Ships
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CA Astoria
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Aircraft Attacking:
: ^' s' V, }3 ?9 j 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' n9 R$ w$ O9 z8 R* s- [. W j 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft
; c9 B. b7 Q' _) @A6M2 Zero x 22
* e" P7 x8 O) I$ ]$ rG3M Nell x 4
5 ^4 ~+ P: z5 K6 X7 Q9 U1 QG4M1 Betty x 3( \( d3 Z9 |( L9 T
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Japanese aircraft losses) j0 m' _( P1 W0 V
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
8 [. g7 O% e! c# I8 c3 GG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged% w; s$ J6 u! s/ c
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Allied Ships
0 \( Q8 r4 d' QCA Astoria" f! K! A. u2 x
CA Portland+ F2 ? C" X* f5 O% K7 f) ^
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7 m8 i$ K) E- T% W3 Q 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet# U/ T4 f+ ?) G2 X; z5 \$ ?' X
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet# j7 h) P3 x. x! F6 R
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft$ a6 [9 i# g! a# i$ Q% Q, `
A6M2 Zero x 4
: I9 Q! l. r+ n( f+ fG4M1 Betty x 3 x/ H; x) ]; {+ ~$ x
: y9 Q9 E f: w" [* ]) [) w, c6 j9 UNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
# d3 N( _* ~$ u- v- p( vAP Westralia; D/ L% w& b- R& E
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p% }1 E! Z' s3 G 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111+ K' x% ?% S, W& @
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A5M4 Claude x 5( f+ O O4 V: D: O0 B4 V+ D+ _2 |1 ]9 G
D3A Val x 18
' R4 X: `, i* ~8 D J. \" D0 h0 LB5N Kate x 40
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No Japanese losses9 h0 h1 Z0 N: g8 L; R7 y0 t$ p! r+ q
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66 casualties reported
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Port fuel hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:( ?; s4 r0 R+ M- K4 h
12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ V- [7 l7 A( v
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet" J4 U& k5 A* s
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
Y7 B/ O: x0 t4 J3 L! c0 ]6 ~- R20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
( k x0 _& f& N5 r( j( } 6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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) Z0 F% K4 [0 T1 uDay Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft
1 J! |* T" R/ A2 d) QA6M2 Zero x 23
3 e* U5 [' k$ l5 |% z' K q- ZG3M Nell x 90 {3 |% D) @* ?8 W& Y2 W
G4M1 Betty x 30 n0 o- H( h2 X+ s1 q8 I# n) O0 V" Q
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Japanese aircraft losses
G/ Q; ^5 W. O M2 P4 {6 y7 yG3M Nell: 1 damaged3 R4 s6 `; J0 g- \2 \ c2 P7 K
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships% ]: W" o1 {3 i, E! T$ B ?3 |
AP Wanganella3 M5 l9 N" F X& ^ z' C) T! T
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% H, e+ O7 w9 }" f6 f% H" A1 b. c
AK Diomed
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Allied ground losses:# t; W8 D1 O% h0 F, q
33 casualties reported
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5 i; n* F+ N) w* Y& ~1 z! Z" T( yAircraft Attacking:. A! a% g" v$ A; G% c
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 j: n1 Y, _5 V. l6 i, ~ 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% v" c4 n; P4 h' s9 c 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ S# [: n! p& x* \
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,795 o% I+ b/ q+ _. k0 {# }5 c
% I$ ^5 \' Z$ sJapanese Ships
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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