AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/423 y1 W$ v" Q5 B) v; r' | N
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87! {8 l! t+ }: C$ A
% P4 }8 l$ k. `2 i* gJapanese aircraft
0 O- i, E+ ?' b: |; N+ FA6M2 Zero x 9
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; R% s% {/ e3 j: `3 v2 \$ M+ rF4F-3 Wildcat x 6
1 G% N; x. F+ u9 DCatalina I x 2
8 r0 f' H, p* _; K& cKittyhawk I x 14( M; L# P( q, t/ H3 z- B( c
Beaufort I x 3
9 Q1 c5 K6 Q) H; z0 {6 q5 R, KBeaufort V-IX x 10
. v: c+ A# R) l+ JP-39D Airacobra x 7
# A, f) T, M- _8 O& t/ yP-40E Warhawk x 29
* J: x* ?8 v8 s3 ?7 F7 `, X3 YB-25C Mitchell x 10; n. i& ^* n* O
B-26B Marauder x 14
) }( S* H5 A6 f5 Y9 K+ }$ c( R# z DB-17C Fortress x 16
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0 D. G- ?3 d6 a/ _) I8 T; k* wJapanese aircraft losses
% j9 [+ o, ]( q# L( u; mA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
0 P: I, |9 o1 N3 o. UG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
, O d3 N: i% C! x# dH8K Emily: 1 destroyed3 D( u- I* T* \9 S' @% g7 b+ f3 h% p
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Allied aircraft losses$ d" S4 X4 r( t( ^1 }) Y4 e
Catalina I: 1 damaged
( |! r$ [* C4 p! o5 A5 SP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged$ m" r1 Y' W, Z0 ~) ]" ^+ _! {& U! f) Y+ X
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Japanese ground losses:
: {# B5 _0 f0 }& T8 d$ G9 i9 \; Z171 casualties reported
: B1 Y, x) m3 b! c0 f& G; g0 f7 [Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 1
2 l# A; G- i: v TAirbase supply hits 33 N2 T7 b. s" H }8 F" b
Runway hits 21
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Aircraft Attacking:3 ] m% f8 f' q" P( {
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet* v0 E' ?; s/ D" t% X' ~. j% L
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
3 h! [3 Z5 d7 v: n% L. _+ r3 X 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet3 x- D% b+ e# i; P! L4 F
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
' n5 e4 J/ B6 L, o/ A5 b! P 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet# Z: T* M4 h6 z" `( S% j/ J
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
- `; U& ?9 Y5 L3 P1 ^& y& l 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
' T8 p/ I$ @" d) `) Z( H 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
2 Q% B4 p0 g% ^ j; U( c 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet. S6 c+ b) S9 R. ?
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
- r1 P4 c. Y2 @# p) }+ h3 Q 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet! D p1 t3 `8 l: M4 @
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet+ R+ ]( G4 G% s- E; y6 f
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet0 @5 G. Z8 q# O6 r" |, N
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92, t5 b, l. O {% r! x, T
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Japanese aircraft
0 C M0 _4 W0 K N! ^A6M2 Zero x 54 s5 o/ C3 m6 ^: ~2 ~
G3M Nell x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
: \, Q; }6 w# ?) v+ }; U. A) MG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
; P1 o$ q' D9 C2 \0 R0 dCA New Orleans
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- R* K+ D+ | w3 iAircraft Attacking:/ G D3 F4 {, g, [* o8 Q, G# A
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft
3 ], j' f7 i8 b- Z' J5 q3 ZG3M Nell x 3& n, G; q: M! I; v
G4M1 Betty x 3; z% Y/ L/ a4 O" w1 R' x2 b
V" T( a* S1 H. }Japanese aircraft losses
$ l/ H+ I( N7 `; P+ T/ JG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
1 F1 _; E6 R( @" \G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged4 Y8 r9 H) A' V D. F9 Z0 q$ C
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Allied Ships: q, S7 F6 G$ @, \. P, y
CA Minneapolis p: @5 U" ~8 |$ ` k& F4 ~2 R7 \6 M
CA Astoria
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 d1 ^, o) y* H 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 u- t& I) d' v: N4 ` 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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% S. \, U3 b8 Z; j" y* VJapanese aircraft
3 _! X& h$ w! i/ tA6M2 Zero x 22
4 K/ q! H' v; kG3M Nell x 42 D1 t* P, O4 |4 h: I% K/ v
G4M1 Betty x 3
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: o! X, [& [9 q! U" ZJapanese aircraft losses/ `+ V5 t+ r$ B# \' q" U
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
6 m6 N# T: e4 [3 bG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged5 m# S" m2 V6 z
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Allied Ships
/ d8 O+ J a+ W0 S- l; Z! }CA Astoria
$ f$ H: t4 ]/ z% [4 [2 m3 W; sCA Portland
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3 V- V! R+ c8 {: Y c 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 O2 A! [2 {7 F) A+ d 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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) S- w! t% x: j3 v& EDay Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft
7 Z7 k6 e& E3 g1 p# O0 k0 j! oA6M2 Zero x 4
7 N& `3 E6 B9 N" @1 yG4M1 Betty x 3) U2 E+ n) f4 `- x2 k$ p
Z6 g, l% B: Y! q( @! ?0 j6 ZNo Japanese losses
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AP Westralia
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Aircraft Attacking:3 W. o5 A& _- V2 q. _. A3 M/ z4 f
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,1116 T" ]' _7 O, t. L( `& |
9 A9 I; K+ J$ EJapanese aircraft
& ]2 e8 m- i- s% P) N+ b2 xA5M4 Claude x 5
' J$ m: o n: E$ @2 D5 ND3A Val x 18
8 }% T9 ?* H* S% NB5N Kate x 404 \2 j$ R7 c6 y' b+ z
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No Japanese losses, ^2 W) r/ q% I: l7 Y$ e
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Allied ground losses:
9 h4 O. n% L& C5 b66 casualties reported/ o! j0 M! S6 s' A, [
Vehicles lost 1& ]% T- a9 X0 k
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Port fuel hits 3
# Q) `" J: Q( n: `" y6 G" q/ G# GPort supply hits 2) f! ^' ~$ E' F8 \. H
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Aircraft Attacking:6 V/ m N+ L+ S
12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 ~$ w6 u2 [& ]3 ]
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
% z+ T7 L$ u: o. Q4 ^" A 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, F4 F" y* r" ]! s7 g' K20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet- c, p! l" I' P- O1 c6 C7 y9 M
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet/ h% _, g# C; K8 B+ @7 P5 |
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft0 Y. o1 O9 V& e; Z$ Z
A6M2 Zero x 23/ z6 B |9 N8 g( Y4 }
G3M Nell x 9
& q8 _+ G: {5 x0 T# K+ T. W/ YG4M1 Betty x 3
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; D2 d. h7 `" Q( ~2 `Japanese aircraft losses
4 e* q" J3 _% ?: }G3M Nell: 1 damaged
$ C3 s6 {: n6 O1 B6 b! b5 KG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged" K' n% a) I/ b, I4 f
1 x7 X* q6 M. i' _5 \7 @7 c2 t# NAllied Ships
# s" h$ i" {. i# T; x1 b! GAP Wanganella
' |8 p3 y2 n5 T9 aAP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
T5 Z' z% e; r' B' w. s1 T8 a. n4 ?5 `AK Diomed$ e4 ^# ~2 {1 s4 {& v( D" Q& _
AP Ormiston
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z% L( c# N3 }) SAllied ground losses:
3 P# O* c9 _6 I( L0 @, p2 i33 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
. S: [; r6 U+ s8 S$ t 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 S4 B# S E7 ?* ^ 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 u0 ~8 F2 i& |5 |6 T! M0 e
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# y# A& q, o( c; |7 `6 [ 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,79 F1 i! ?. y3 s- `+ P4 d
- h/ Y4 c! y0 ^1 { v( u2 XJapanese Ships
- J b0 ]) O7 J$ V2 L- Z$ q/ YAP Tatuta Maru
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Allied Ships
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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