AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42' S" }7 W0 U! Q3 S* t* n8 X- g! X
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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4 p) ~! t. K9 U. k8 eJapanese aircraft( u, c) s4 z& }
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
: x& @$ Y$ e9 F) f( aF4F-3 Wildcat x 66 |+ i& ?, E- x4 M% [
Catalina I x 2! }( O* m7 o: r0 C% h
Kittyhawk I x 140 H6 M+ _ d0 Y
Beaufort I x 3
u u! M# [* a; ]; B2 X# G/ c5 i, ]Beaufort V-IX x 10
; s+ {/ W* x1 |6 \- r2 A; K4 p4 ^P-39D Airacobra x 7
1 c, [" n/ y! j' l) q# W( D6 KP-40E Warhawk x 29
. `+ {' p8 R6 A# _, l- q% wB-25C Mitchell x 108 i; M; H. |. }% u; r
B-26B Marauder x 14# _7 e6 H9 v/ l$ F8 M' {
B-17C Fortress x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
( S- ~+ F, \! G( H. h3 D7 M9 UA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
4 H5 e+ Q0 J* t/ Z: [ UG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
. J* R9 J1 c' \H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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1 E" C' e- @+ M" |( q' IAllied aircraft losses: o5 ^3 C2 n7 P! h! F! o1 B/ W9 h
Catalina I: 1 damaged
7 X! m, v2 C% X# ~P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 I* @! d3 W3 b; S5 }
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Japanese ground losses:$ x& v7 O! V' \ a0 d9 g
171 casualties reported
8 M1 S2 \: C1 ? a( bGuns lost 1* N/ l* C* k& A7 @
0 p' V1 q4 q- P/ Z. KAirbase hits 1
% R- V0 F8 d g" W- F% xAirbase supply hits 3
% l% X8 c( `/ N9 h' q' ?# a1 wRunway hits 21
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( p: R0 J. f6 \4 a+ sAircraft Attacking:
! J2 t1 c& A+ |' A1 l3 d 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet6 l6 h# b5 N9 _
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
6 [3 B6 R( ^* X$ R7 k 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet0 v) L9 p$ S. b
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
* L& F% G3 @8 Q2 S" f( c" ~; Q 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
# Z* t, m* Y/ V5 | 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet# ^( i3 w2 d, A! M
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet e# y. g8 r# Q
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
$ q& K) t D- U; }5 N- e: Z4 p* B4 l 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
# {, Z) U9 m* i 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet# _& @/ m- L) }! `2 `
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet. j! T( C, C z6 K0 c
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet7 _* ]5 _: \, @" h/ L1 N
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92* h# i8 {( Y) X2 A1 Q4 ~. C4 @
9 D8 c8 g' T$ i: `4 o* KJapanese aircraft
) U: [6 Z# i+ q2 V# L$ pA6M2 Zero x 5
! [: V, Y7 s/ @* fG3M Nell x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 c! O, q' d2 g8 aG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 s+ `9 r: E" i- ]% F. Y+ X+ c
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Allied Ships
% F8 ?' W/ D# |CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
% J1 {8 c& W2 x8 |' u: d 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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- U7 x& T+ t2 J- T7 y. W: s$ QDay Air attack on TF at 59,92) v' A5 F4 D# }; H9 S" L7 @
/ Q/ F- O& R" e* j5 K! K ~Japanese aircraft
% a7 Q% B, ]2 W9 AG3M Nell x 3
5 w6 m" G# _" t0 e& V, _G4M1 Betty x 3' y: z- u; D6 o: l7 U( q! U
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Japanese aircraft losses2 B8 Q6 n4 b# x
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
( {, m8 g. U G+ Q( Y# w* ~G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged4 c6 k7 r) L$ L3 H4 Q- V u5 n
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Allied Ships
) b: Z& O, ^1 GCA Minneapolis7 j1 e$ `' B9 b+ J1 i% ~
CA Astoria9 m( \2 L0 d4 S% ]* S7 L
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2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ L& V0 {+ ~' v8 E V& f
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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: h5 h1 V0 ~. r0 j Q. \Day Air attack on TF at 59,923 B+ p2 i9 l7 F5 d: o8 L
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Japanese aircraft, l7 [' q |5 h" a& k
A6M2 Zero x 22- ?3 V" H' \$ p7 T0 {
G3M Nell x 49 v+ c! X! z" l6 ? j2 n
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
' s* A3 r( \& K% cG3M Nell: 4 damaged
9 @6 f. R3 B$ a8 M: y6 N; A& _G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged- S$ [3 z* d: O5 l- z
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Allied Ships
; U5 y, n6 L( O/ d6 R& TCA Astoria
( ~8 u$ d+ t6 g% D8 `CA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
* V3 R; f9 T1 E' ] 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* S+ z; I, _' ~1 u1 Y9 w. f 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft) g2 i1 \. O4 B) R9 m5 c) x
A6M2 Zero x 4
( C! M' n4 a+ C; Y" _5 nG4M1 Betty x 34 X# O0 r# ^3 R% w. g+ g% w
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No Japanese losses5 l' r. [# s; G: `( x
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% p; [) E* {" j* q0 {4 FAP Westralia
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Aircraft Attacking:' S+ t A- N% d
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet! e. A* V# y8 l+ {0 J' ~4 g; Y
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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Japanese aircraft7 P6 \' o0 J: e7 Z! s& a" j
A5M4 Claude x 5& }2 h( z( ~+ x- R/ q8 D
D3A Val x 18/ P; A# o) l% J* b7 b/ a
B5N Kate x 40$ b$ c0 {( |4 t2 P/ @5 X
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No Japanese losses
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# F8 u. I) Z8 j% E! y! L2 |( }Allied ground losses:
$ q' g+ V0 a8 u66 casualties reported
9 d7 [8 B5 k" XVehicles lost 1
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' o: P1 f! o/ o( }Port fuel hits 3
! A7 h7 g- d1 P! NPort supply hits 23 d( Q+ i# S% V4 w: T" z6 j9 y
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Aircraft Attacking:( O: p, `7 z& w8 \: v
12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* X8 ~- B) v" X8 n
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet0 | ?) `! W$ m. a2 U
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, G& j. P4 r0 N
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet. o y @$ ~7 y
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet% w6 @1 `0 R# j9 D
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: _( Z( `8 u4 A1 pDay Air attack on TF at 52,946 X+ k+ N: g; R7 [# T c% G$ r
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Japanese aircraft% J5 ~1 L$ j |. \9 ?
A6M2 Zero x 23
& N0 T7 \" X8 C! p" uG3M Nell x 9
$ g/ `3 X- J7 q9 |/ ?6 f dG4M1 Betty x 33 B7 x! U% L1 v& N
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 c5 q( i- W9 K6 K9 U4 i5 H {G3M Nell: 1 damaged
$ E( g+ x* k" Q* YG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged5 r" r4 s% t4 w* ?/ K7 ?* o3 b
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Allied Ships, g0 x/ N& X- v& d1 M: ?
AP Wanganella; F: O4 y. l1 {
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
h g' }) L, i' ~- e& S8 Q) }AK Diomed
5 c0 p% ~ ^6 F# x' x5 K5 z4 fAP Ormiston
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Allied ground losses:! v: `; _9 o. r& s/ |7 L
33 casualties reported9 x" D) {* H: i7 u8 ]
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Aircraft Attacking:" t) X3 T S5 \3 M V, ^
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 F0 f$ O0 W- R, _* I 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- p! B& W5 y h+ O% b; W, h 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet _3 Y( _- ? n3 N1 e' Q
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 S. }# n0 A) Q( USub attack at 62,79
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0 G. P, A2 e* g% ]Japanese Ships$ G/ R" h; r" Z* o" |
AP Tatuta Maru
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Allied Ships
( t2 {4 o" m1 d& P/ i8 qSS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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