AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42. d1 ~+ s& t, x; G# b9 C( w' z: c( j
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87" E; C4 o3 M1 |
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' m! C3 {; ^9 c, l: ]A6M2 Zero x 99 a0 h5 a9 Y3 Y6 v+ J6 [3 \
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Allied aircraft: G* `6 ?: J- s1 o0 h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
6 ]# l: Q# H1 C! ~3 g, k; uCatalina I x 2
2 s$ V4 b" U, z1 w$ R* U! NKittyhawk I x 14
: V: z! L6 y6 E. z P% X5 t. XBeaufort I x 3) x" D1 c% Q4 s+ J. n$ _
Beaufort V-IX x 10: I5 ~/ l4 y0 b& J; E& B6 n
P-39D Airacobra x 7
" Z% K- g2 v6 \. G9 HP-40E Warhawk x 29
. D% s( U0 \' \# L1 _4 dB-25C Mitchell x 10! S" Y! L4 F& K, @
B-26B Marauder x 14
4 `! g+ B- X0 d- X& nB-17C Fortress x 16. `3 i+ T1 j& L/ {( M9 k) i; A8 m
$ \$ o2 [1 Z* }) y2 T% q% lJapanese aircraft losses
: r3 {0 L4 ]) Z9 L* dA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
4 |# S }$ H- w5 }- m, S; ^/ L! ?G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
+ C' j$ `/ a8 g0 `) @: {7 SH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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) |# R8 T/ p: qAllied aircraft losses
; Y+ b. V+ v9 {3 @. o+ HCatalina I: 1 damaged
+ Z1 U7 W4 b9 E6 l& oP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:! c6 W0 A* v5 O. J8 L+ V) J* L
171 casualties reported. a. B9 T/ z) b, c+ N+ M
Guns lost 1" K1 `1 @) O; J
! X" w" g- L( XAirbase hits 1
7 A3 L1 e9 U8 GAirbase supply hits 3
3 `. y% b! j, ?+ P# Q2 BRunway hits 21
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6 h( [) [' _3 ?: w+ E9 _Aircraft Attacking:
0 g+ G. c; z9 c 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet; E5 ^" l5 E/ M$ a( M
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet# @; @$ m% U4 L# y
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
, T- e# _9 X+ M' {, H 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet* d5 L5 U6 x* L1 t8 W- j
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
; H6 u' n: U7 m' s& E3 e 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet5 i. q2 u* @ e; p
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet+ _/ _4 W+ |5 k3 r& h( g& @
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet1 v S; G0 ?' W- j9 X
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
9 v: M1 w- }6 p9 C# w 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
6 o( F. c8 R7 X$ L; I6 {% ` 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
8 | G1 q* s( A2 d% l# E 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet( }2 V' s, Q$ m: P: Y
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92& \& M0 c! u; Y" K+ M5 d& |2 x
8 x7 P5 s8 [& M& k% yJapanese aircraft
, z# @. O. b8 h, rA6M2 Zero x 5( [+ }% I. m9 n; i' n a! x+ S
G3M Nell x 3
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5 G t# V! R2 w6 X9 h4 UJapanese aircraft losses, |1 R' `: B" l
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
; {8 W* J) v# {+ C1 x7 w Z) X- o3 SCA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ j& T6 ~' l1 u3 S' p$ P# M 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet" O$ i2 Y, b' C6 s
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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% q4 }' T3 I* Q# |Japanese aircraft
: e- ~1 G ?) A5 xG3M Nell x 3
, S% C1 S1 P6 t2 E0 d7 K; jG4M1 Betty x 3* a) k. k2 c; G5 w
8 A/ x& u) \: nJapanese aircraft losses
x$ E+ J9 g( HG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
/ w. m+ p( ?# j1 }2 [$ kG4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged3 @3 P) ~1 M6 \) s6 {
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Allied Ships" |% q% B: M) a+ s, I/ S
CA Minneapolis- P0 T1 x+ C. P: |. P# V) ]
CA Astoria
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 {! `0 J/ O( p 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet" v- N$ A9 u/ Y. s# _- D2 H6 F2 ?) ]
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92* L, V1 k" {3 V: s" Q8 A
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Japanese aircraft
$ E# H) M7 _8 s7 L( xA6M2 Zero x 22- J6 H2 u; X+ f4 J
G3M Nell x 4
2 c# A( R& f$ i7 L5 qG4M1 Betty x 3
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! h" Z: u; j- @: B9 J8 X# EJapanese aircraft losses
9 {* g7 c8 \7 MG3M Nell: 4 damaged
+ q0 w& S9 y& f& p$ QG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
8 P& t/ k1 h9 T/ F" T8 B+ XCA Astoria! k7 G9 r5 u' B. t( }# j8 o2 k% U
CA Portland. K8 r2 ~% s% E0 E- I
* R0 A6 }2 @. L0 e0 lAircraft Attacking:' O2 q2 M+ p1 H: Z9 J+ A
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- w/ b- g& S* n+ a: f 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 G: P4 T3 T4 @% m5 g& N
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' E D, s7 Z$ L2 iDay Air attack on TF at 52,94
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4 q3 ]) {: ^6 A* T8 B$ E8 hJapanese aircraft, h2 H7 W3 `0 n9 z* O" _
A6M2 Zero x 4 R$ J: V1 T5 g4 B! S2 H
G4M1 Betty x 3/ I h B% J* k* X: n
% j7 j8 D: p, A- yNo Japanese losses- O& c u' f+ n, h" d+ U7 a; j; e
( B2 ]8 m5 G5 eAllied Ships
, Z' q2 N! U/ \AP Westralia
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8 a( O" t2 E2 l/ D. xAircraft Attacking:2 P/ R; Q2 x& \9 _" G
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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- s. j, B+ B- @* LDay Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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Japanese aircraft
/ Y, P9 a* k c4 E& _2 t/ Q7 [A5M4 Claude x 5* q. t) [+ R6 q
D3A Val x 18
& P/ f5 h- L6 |. hB5N Kate x 40
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9 H" Y( f0 Y* n! L# V( ]No Japanese losses
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6 m& \. `, q7 d4 I; _ {, ]$ W( BAllied ground losses:
2 t! u1 v, n. o+ X" t# P3 z e/ E; o# ?66 casualties reported
( ^5 s; k# m- ~! }! RVehicles lost 1! g n W! L% t+ c2 a: `! S6 _
0 a0 [/ f# I5 P7 G; w6 GPort fuel hits 3# C2 [3 \4 L5 Z- _6 @5 d( X& z
Port supply hits 2/ K& l2 C& a5 {* t* P, k) w) o
8 e, ?7 q. ?3 F* C; ]$ zAircraft Attacking:
" X3 g6 Y1 W0 r0 a! n12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, ^) r/ f0 {$ h1 K; z
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
/ Q( |1 I1 K2 A l+ D 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 ]/ c; d7 ?+ y% R$ v+ {$ x
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet, m, I8 U" C, |* I* w
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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+ u3 k; h( c/ a7 C: {" e7 [Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft# s' b! t& |: M" \9 d
A6M2 Zero x 239 `: ]- D+ W6 ?
G3M Nell x 9$ M' c# p( c0 q0 e1 l$ N/ u" a
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses# m9 K4 b! P* t I
G3M Nell: 1 damaged; z0 U# m9 z+ N6 Q; M
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
; ~* f) w% f# W# aAP Wanganella
. l7 T6 s; j% wAP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 I1 ]& A- P9 N8 N# _
AK Diomed% J& G& |( j, P9 s W. n2 w
AP Ormiston c+ B5 d7 E3 L0 R
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Allied ground losses:4 w8 X: {. \! K( f' E% L3 n
33 casualties reported1 \7 T- t2 Z: q; w
' b- L |5 _/ s, a# t4 R5 LAircraft Attacking:
! h( M% n) k J" N& Z 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 ]# c; W/ x! L2 ^& r
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& j% R- M0 e0 F4 [) F2 L) ^ 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet S, g8 g. m, g
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,79
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" b X A( \2 H/ g. bAP Tatuta Maru3 N( V& a( x" R& P5 l1 y
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SS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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