AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42
+ T0 ^' m# }. {" v; U) r8 {8 j( |6 T6 G
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------! Y* q" Y, m1 b' G6 q s
Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,879 X6 B4 F7 b K9 i4 I$ @# H$ |
( j+ U& ]) Q% C: @4 Z5 T
Japanese aircraft
6 c; ^5 W* P6 g' z7 H0 `5 oA6M2 Zero x 9
+ S$ n, `; c) H' E7 t1 h# `4 x
6 ?( W* k& L3 n6 K6 mAllied aircraft
- \/ m' e, N1 o( M7 h% TF4F-3 Wildcat x 6+ [- H$ ^2 o+ v# A! \+ [
Catalina I x 2
" _1 _' d6 M1 E% b4 zKittyhawk I x 14+ J9 \- z8 Q9 S& a" l7 k
Beaufort I x 3
. Q+ S- W' Y* i8 F, MBeaufort V-IX x 10
9 T8 w) D1 P& p7 c- j) {P-39D Airacobra x 7+ ?1 |8 e& q& ^6 F# P+ \2 b2 v
P-40E Warhawk x 294 I2 Q$ ^8 ?4 e0 H3 `. }! v0 o5 \
B-25C Mitchell x 10% Q' @/ }9 i5 S0 ~+ I) F
B-26B Marauder x 14
% a6 p9 W6 s. h2 S% I+ \B-17C Fortress x 16
" f: r& Q5 P" _& O2 O9 Y" p 2 V3 o9 i( a' k
Japanese aircraft losses
! F" P" B' _) i2 }9 rA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed$ Z* c4 }9 k& r% J2 U6 v3 U
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
5 C. H4 }9 [' H2 y! i5 GH8K Emily: 1 destroyed+ L4 J/ F0 h& `1 ^/ _5 T* g
; c* J" q9 E$ J; I c
Allied aircraft losses [" H, @, H! X+ B3 J* C$ A
Catalina I: 1 damaged
8 w D& w" x0 R2 VP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 p: r! p; ?2 u4 Y* \# _- k4 m ; o. n7 L$ k; Z3 M5 u7 n& a
Japanese ground losses:( i& A: ]9 Y8 ^7 [
171 casualties reported
6 z4 \# E( i# }Guns lost 1
6 S' @0 n& U1 H# \3 v9 E
* F1 ^* W( _* H" ~Airbase hits 1
9 C7 G! q3 W( t3 JAirbase supply hits 30 J6 s. Q' y- |' q' p
Runway hits 21) t4 H6 E B1 r; Q- p! t0 Q" `# y
: s, l D1 [& a/ v! m1 u
Aircraft Attacking:
* l& [- w# O Z* \, w 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
- x4 F6 I/ V E! c% l' O9 r 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
. P$ T4 W5 |- P: X) h. H 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
+ R8 f n8 u# R% i 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet7 E8 H7 U1 P" b) c* k" z0 `
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
& u. b5 \ z9 Q$ w7 c4 b 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
1 l+ E& e7 ~" M8 X6 ^ 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
$ `3 V2 }( ~7 Z+ ], N9 g 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet A+ V/ t5 u; I( A: I# p! L$ q) v
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
8 Q& _2 \9 ?7 T' } \+ a2 K- \ 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
0 U/ r: I0 u) b4 _7 s6 R; N0 A- n: t 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet) Q9 q# N, k3 ~8 ^% n
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
7 p: a; X) s& a 2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet% M% \$ D! ~, R" G; ^% }, G4 {
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------! @4 ?7 n1 f# {
Day Air attack on TF at 59,924 O) b% R |. x
* {% S1 S* [9 {- s7 hJapanese aircraft
$ A/ w# s0 l. }. uA6M2 Zero x 5, }4 Y5 v* e) @7 N$ W8 [6 f) f! E
G3M Nell x 31 [# G6 ]' W/ X2 R% E3 L6 V
9 H; T% K. a# }9 Q& i, ?
Japanese aircraft losses
c; }! P! V' O7 \) T1 ~G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged$ y" `* T* s7 Q- {% J0 U' A0 I
5 }, o2 @9 `* a& h7 K FAllied Ships
# d3 f- G( _; GCA New Orleans
; m8 H7 e2 @6 Y8 [8 v& `5 Y$ h ! r- ?% a- O0 ]. f5 o7 K1 C
Aircraft Attacking:
7 G: n4 _2 S' q$ K4 R$ n 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: @, q8 }3 J1 K--------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 |% I7 g$ q3 b! E2 L
Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
8 K, X2 b' E3 E# e+ a# P" A# t' K# q b! Y' Y2 H% y
Japanese aircraft
4 w2 {: Y+ J" C3 GG3M Nell x 3
I) R, W) x X+ ]& ~4 a2 Y, S/ YG4M1 Betty x 3- W1 C1 W D, K7 [- \. h
. T4 ]) n8 J! ~2 b$ Y: R
Japanese aircraft losses
# w W: N0 L. f) K( Z9 SG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
7 d1 ~6 m+ C5 v: z, K3 oG4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ P( i6 f1 S2 J J 5 n$ g5 |! V$ k$ u# f* I
Allied Ships
( @% U* |9 S" s$ yCA Minneapolis- N$ |- @* t- {6 K! I
CA Astoria
. I N" q5 j6 n; @: J 7 I% t; s" j) a9 I( F9 M
Aircraft Attacking:5 a7 H' ]# D" ?
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet- B# k1 l# h3 _1 W4 Q P
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet& W: H, |# u0 O* m! s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d- i" J: ]+ n8 N& ]Day Air attack on TF at 59,92* K$ C2 Z0 Y9 x$ d3 e# N) T5 i
- A3 L7 l( f* z1 }
Japanese aircraft
% _$ H d6 e8 O$ _% z7 HA6M2 Zero x 22
* a% I& h1 I/ q% vG3M Nell x 4
* e. U0 t' [7 v/ B2 [ ?G4M1 Betty x 3' x# s* R0 Q5 i- w
" A: b% h: A6 b! O
Japanese aircraft losses l# N: b5 ?% U3 ]8 v# B* q* w
G3M Nell: 4 damaged# Y) }$ I- Y& I
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
; o+ I, M G) {& r' H% ~+ \ 6 S/ W* U% k1 P. _: @7 a8 V: U
Allied Ships
, g: O/ f9 B3 ~/ |/ iCA Astoria
( e+ s: [. r$ q+ N% E3 W, h `. ]CA Portland3 ~4 | k% ]/ S" T6 T
# e- l% Y) f1 V2 r% E" J# G, CAircraft Attacking:) L" H% A3 ]0 a; ]; O* a
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: @+ j+ G* [0 A' C& q: E$ ]+ K: o 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
W8 {7 r( i/ n) Y; d, ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 I$ }* r% F) @1 F" E1 R& x
Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
2 z, r& w5 s- X6 |" W" y0 g$ ]
4 o" ~ W, Z( y: w# ~" NJapanese aircraft
: }% r. D$ Y" m0 cA6M2 Zero x 4
2 |! `2 C6 ~4 T# `6 l0 NG4M1 Betty x 3; W4 a5 n: K6 q1 ~
1 q. ^+ j: @+ a, pNo Japanese losses3 w" q6 w, i& n ~# _% a3 p
+ n: Y( p4 N+ f) `1 B
Allied Ships
0 ~ Z# c) p1 _; o9 Y# xAP Westralia
@4 N" ^- }+ f2 a/ a 6 N; x/ T5 G. _" J, `
Aircraft Attacking:
. K1 k" I" C/ M, b2 n; I 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 T' [5 j' j2 R& ^5 q1 `-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D& ]: X& e3 `% }2 U
Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111: k$ m0 N! L7 Z
. Y9 W4 q1 b* E3 }3 J/ J G2 N( B5 H' ?
Japanese aircraft
+ c& H) F3 f/ C2 B5 T! ]5 JA5M4 Claude x 57 s& K: y9 i/ L4 v- y# ~: V+ }) _
D3A Val x 18
$ c! M2 B" C6 l. t RB5N Kate x 407 T% k. k' t! }6 Q! T& j8 P
: T4 R5 v0 ~# |! o, _7 L9 d! |No Japanese losses! H; u2 ^- g* {7 f" Z
! b. E' f" }& {
9 y) A/ n5 Q" l& s7 s6 nAllied ground losses:6 t; ^# a+ b5 [4 v; y. e/ V
66 casualties reported
" o( e" P$ o2 l( b; V3 @/ _Vehicles lost 1
( J+ n4 o& o3 r, T - _# A1 {; z8 @, i
Port fuel hits 3
9 q# I3 [% s- h) @1 \Port supply hits 2
8 K3 ^: u" ?1 T9 v, w
% k& J5 S# Y: G+ EAircraft Attacking:
7 I$ R3 ?, Z$ m' G12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- I w0 z7 @/ ~! L1 g8 U' O( P
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
p7 e( G9 i- c. S/ `6 q/ U 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 R1 ? ~4 ~; S) i0 n: m20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet8 b7 \' R" s y# b
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
6 A: o9 c$ |3 p$ G# J, o$ E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------% @8 c; l: E" J8 t% c0 b
Day Air attack on TF at 52,94& E) E. [/ u' q8 d/ Y' Z
, ?" p _$ E9 t+ u& X$ e
Japanese aircraft
8 c4 W' Q! Q5 vA6M2 Zero x 23 h" v7 I+ @. T; o/ ?4 h
G3M Nell x 9/ m$ Q8 N2 E8 l6 q+ ]& R1 F2 }: z
G4M1 Betty x 3
$ ?6 b; S* r; F/ z & B" w* B- n+ S/ ~8 U( b
Japanese aircraft losses
+ h7 w( n" Q2 O% } U9 r# p- B! jG3M Nell: 1 damaged3 u2 k) A6 A" T# K$ I& ~! u9 f
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged. u; b$ t5 a+ X8 w5 t
]. ~) c. [/ E
Allied Ships6 P% E4 K+ c: T
AP Wanganella
! L+ N. }- q. `& DAP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' d: s+ T! [9 W- I) @% H$ m
AK Diomed- h; P3 W9 \' X" W6 r6 x# v
AP Ormiston) B$ A# h( l8 {0 y* v$ f- M
# U/ }) }9 w6 o. W5 @9 y# e8 J
# r) p0 U& C% q6 `Allied ground losses:
+ t1 I2 B! O6 t5 ^; B, i2 Y33 casualties reported
( V: n+ r; f G1 m6 @
! {3 Z- p6 O' [0 g* I( F5 R; N9 jAircraft Attacking:% t# U( x% A E1 G
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- W7 W4 B; J+ i* y 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 Y$ S( u! D W U* w% O+ H
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. ~% k3 y( i8 W. h; ]# J6 @0 x 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet. F) K9 B+ ]& i1 t" D% ?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ O$ k/ M7 a$ {% }% zSub attack at 62,79
6 c$ D }, o3 u/ W4 }, @- y T. | / L s* {) y& Y( \
Japanese Ships8 \; [! d- a! _) b- o1 f
AP Tatuta Maru' X8 A' ~2 p( w7 Q9 Q" x" E1 a3 D
, y) n# V( G l3 m
Allied Ships' U- c3 S: a0 u+ X3 F# `2 J
SS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
|