AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,872 ?: L8 v* f* i! \# M X
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Japanese aircraft
! A$ S4 n }; a: yA6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft2 b6 R/ J" _3 P7 s; \# u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6+ v! `7 S; V6 r1 ^2 x
Catalina I x 24 B+ N$ N) C7 n& u/ [; s
Kittyhawk I x 14' r& ]4 y% ]% }/ q! V3 H
Beaufort I x 31 @, L' K! e: I* @/ e) d
Beaufort V-IX x 10
; U# z& C, v7 l b, zP-39D Airacobra x 75 p8 J) c! `* b* r
P-40E Warhawk x 29# W7 ?2 R' |8 E4 k
B-25C Mitchell x 10
& Q8 p. W' i4 y# W4 ]B-26B Marauder x 14
8 }9 W5 f* A B! U) NB-17C Fortress x 16
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6 R! ~% B* L5 P" j NJapanese aircraft losses1 X6 U" S4 P' Q: \: b
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
t% Y: ^) @2 E; ?: HG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
: W- }( ]& t# c* }% qH8K Emily: 1 destroyed* f$ b# d6 m6 q( `
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Allied aircraft losses
* @# |$ Q' O1 \4 S/ C$ VCatalina I: 1 damaged
8 k& Z' {8 E/ [1 }$ L3 A4 s+ Q3 E$ mP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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, o% o: S$ j6 G6 F* _! X# h+ TJapanese ground losses:
' [- h( _& p6 l+ }# B; D3 i y171 casualties reported/ l/ l: p/ j2 f' r7 H+ n8 U! W
Guns lost 1: R1 g$ t8 f. T9 `6 }4 {
1 V& p- Q( O0 J+ \- ~" u( O/ PAirbase hits 1
$ X2 v4 C, A2 {! D; l! SAirbase supply hits 3% C5 H/ U* A* G. n, E* Q
Runway hits 21
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( P6 L6 F7 Q# ?. Y uAircraft Attacking:
1 W: | D+ X- s5 b5 o1 l4 I 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
) J; u8 O3 G" P 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet7 I& o. M8 y) T. X) g3 v
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
9 ~: J, Z% T: T, [* f/ c 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet* b5 G/ z4 s1 Q
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
) w' p' s `( \6 Z' |! c" _ 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
7 U# ?- q) V1 i; m! O, a+ i- _8 @ 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet. O8 Z h0 P6 f- ~+ ~
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet \: [, N6 a8 l/ C( ^- S) s
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
5 ^; V4 Z" N5 m 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet3 | i9 w% R1 `
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
) Y9 c' _0 X1 Y6 u2 R. {9 q9 S& U 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
5 X" c1 J3 n7 R: ~ 2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet8 j# z& f- U! c, l
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& g2 r8 J1 T# \# X5 N8 xDay Air attack on TF at 59,92 {! ?7 o& ?6 ?4 e6 a2 T. x" x
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A6M2 Zero x 5
0 [* M% [! p' `" V9 z- ?0 I8 W) iG3M Nell x 3
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% O' g1 M- B4 a# B9 m' s3 NG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged1 U& b r4 Q e/ @& C) M; n
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Allied Ships* r+ H7 S$ u5 I4 E
CA New Orleans+ k1 F$ w. q9 g, e, W6 Q8 S" C% J. X; h
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Aircraft Attacking:
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+ W8 _# ]0 n2 |% m2 B9 o7 \* h- KDay Air attack on TF at 59,92# \& r% V8 H0 |# q3 j% f, }% E
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Japanese aircraft) H) D1 x1 L3 [! x. B
G3M Nell x 3 ?& z$ h _9 q1 O/ \: ?% K" y8 [; S
G4M1 Betty x 3, g- N! A7 F* |( }/ s: G
3 D( m' X% S# h. Y# ]" R, BJapanese aircraft losses
/ y1 K( N, V8 ^% |G3M Nell: 1 destroyed" b, `5 \) x3 J7 k7 t& `7 ~. ?% q5 [
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged& K$ P" w* |2 h: s% l
7 _% ^# o: |+ Z$ G- u+ {Allied Ships# y( d, L% W, ^
CA Minneapolis
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2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 U* @ J6 S4 r: C8 Y" V" C 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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& B2 c, L' l9 R& i! T. _/ gDay Air attack on TF at 59,921 u; }8 y2 d# e0 h5 P# s8 k- z
! k# v0 q1 Y( S5 m9 Z' N/ P$ mJapanese aircraft% |! F; c+ p5 P6 p4 h+ d
A6M2 Zero x 22
2 M" K/ z/ V) t, gG3M Nell x 4
" k/ z: O, k: v/ ?( sG4M1 Betty x 3$ @4 W3 M6 {5 Y# G; g
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G3M Nell: 4 damaged
. W0 r0 S( Q, Z- g+ z& C3 |G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged* L; z6 r! K/ H1 i
9 }" m7 Q9 H0 Z6 I# NAllied Ships, x9 R* a5 m2 l" n+ t
CA Astoria
7 t& i) u: y# _" JCA Portland( R+ X$ M( q: J2 p
3 m$ A* j3 @3 RAircraft Attacking:- I& a$ \, n4 {: h v. }% I
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% w, ?" b* [! H. L5 ]6 ^ 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94# Y3 U; l$ Q) M7 z3 }7 s3 Y4 N
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Japanese aircraft/ I. \, V' S% I' {+ V
A6M2 Zero x 46 d0 v# G1 \; e* {0 ^
G4M1 Betty x 3
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No Japanese losses2 t. a7 w" B# E) `$ w
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Allied Ships
" A& A$ C4 @. `, h- z! ZAP Westralia
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! R. q! S2 h0 j0 S9 g5 X0 t 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111+ E0 T& q1 T/ m6 S. l# [
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Japanese aircraft
2 i6 x! d( I* K# u, @0 |& E7 |A5M4 Claude x 5
! A% Q' ^1 J" I0 p. C7 DD3A Val x 187 \2 r `, e- D$ W# k. B+ r1 P
B5N Kate x 40
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No Japanese losses/ H0 a/ T6 S6 N0 t$ s# |2 I
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Allied ground losses:
$ M3 n0 w& E- d; }+ z& \& k66 casualties reported
# T3 z U0 I: r/ {, D! Z7 r; IVehicles lost 1
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6 K: O5 Q3 Z4 H( cPort fuel hits 39 z, o2 x/ T. s" h
Port supply hits 2
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Aircraft Attacking:( p5 D j1 e# w8 {- v1 C
12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" b9 y) r) [1 O% z% p% F3 `/ ?8 K
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
; m1 S; g$ [" A" ?& a5 m 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& g k/ }) d% O
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet( y5 [2 {( u5 u, r, @- E
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94, ^2 c. G! m* b, m! O0 c
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Japanese aircraft
+ m4 X& S& w; d F2 l- H3 ~; ?4 YA6M2 Zero x 23
- S$ i% v/ F$ m1 B) ?G3M Nell x 95 Z) E8 S7 K/ n: ^/ |( _
G4M1 Betty x 3; O) z# ~ i$ A }/ R
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Japanese aircraft losses& y1 J4 Q( C4 n9 {
G3M Nell: 1 damaged) n) a; k% a7 P. d0 R k6 x
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged8 Z0 P) b% c" ^8 ], n
5 H. v( F- t& y4 h2 B/ u( D, pAllied Ships
# F4 w( q# z$ n( b9 F1 \; K& uAP Wanganella
! h9 T$ k$ R# _, u* M1 }3 EAP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 d: @" ~8 F( O' y; N6 j2 p; I
AK Diomed y& C7 Q T9 y3 s8 Z ^$ w6 e. j
AP Ormiston
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" L- }! ?1 C' l! z; s( zAllied ground losses:
+ u6 R Q* S. [: u0 H! d. |33 casualties reported# u0 s' Q4 s8 l- V
* n4 F! Z; w. t: r2 W8 y- ZAircraft Attacking:
5 d$ p! G* V0 Y! d% j+ E( q* b3 o 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, Q8 J0 X/ ~4 \- l7 M- x 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; k/ n, ^1 [2 [6 N' k3 z 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 t% p; j# \+ Z
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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; [# f. l) Y+ [6 j; d0 XSub attack at 62,79
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Japanese Ships. F2 Q% ~, w) M% [
AP Tatuta Maru- s E$ n5 i. a U& g# k2 i
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3 T) {4 }& A8 i$ I' u) [% B" Q5 DSS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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