AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87& ]6 W* E' D, s2 k) v$ f
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
" ` i( P, E# F rF4F-3 Wildcat x 6
3 ?" K2 h& O# H. z [4 hCatalina I x 2
) i8 ~& ?! J# ]7 E3 {( AKittyhawk I x 14/ k4 e6 S! \9 `6 l
Beaufort I x 3
- {: z. u! u {' h, U$ l& DBeaufort V-IX x 10 W6 k: P7 o& Y
P-39D Airacobra x 7
0 X8 M# p: z/ o8 fP-40E Warhawk x 29
* H9 d6 {3 d# cB-25C Mitchell x 101 C6 A# J9 K9 ?
B-26B Marauder x 14
" v$ K! c5 K( T/ ~; Z: l! mB-17C Fortress x 16' v; X2 }4 s( _ J
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Japanese aircraft losses
* k |0 b7 T( U# o% T( vA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed! Q/ U7 L4 _ g: a) u# [; \9 ~
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
" P! p) W+ i) k+ Q/ y/ G( @H8K Emily: 1 destroyed# C9 Y7 j5 c5 m- @* x/ h
4 [' Q1 {$ Y& MAllied aircraft losses* ^* B6 O( v& D) i1 O* @7 J6 N& L
Catalina I: 1 damaged
0 u. y7 y/ I5 S' }; ~* F* }P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged8 G3 Z, i$ c# U( f Z, A1 P3 H
' N! B- R4 z2 \Japanese ground losses:" X8 Z5 ?4 K& M$ W
171 casualties reported4 B9 _ a- i3 F8 A: M0 B: _
Guns lost 1' k# U: }5 x3 x0 c+ X
. R7 j; l. A4 _! `# YAirbase hits 1: [8 W2 E2 M: O V/ i( @( _- W1 \
Airbase supply hits 3
( u5 U; ~( j! `; E0 |Runway hits 215 V2 x( v% Q* a9 \: t2 N6 x- k! W
5 ^1 |2 Z( U# |Aircraft Attacking:
- l# Y! W+ q0 m2 E/ g' K) ` 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet" i* I% T, \9 \' z
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
5 s: G- j/ A8 b1 ?& Y 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet5 Y9 R* c- E/ l; V+ _: W$ v
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
. d- H8 `' c- f Y 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
( ?3 }$ Y1 v: |" i# t9 n: k 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet( P1 R. }3 h# \" y$ w2 _" k+ V
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
2 c1 h7 ^5 U; w$ O/ Z 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
! Z r, v. Y% y6 y 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet9 k; u9 v8 x2 _2 P
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet8 r2 j; x2 t) y1 Z+ y" O
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
5 I8 n/ [( i' ?/ a" u 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet3 B) J9 C/ |4 F+ M2 T
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet( S% R& y! Y: P9 o: B8 l# ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,923 G/ W i5 O. D, k9 W& r8 l( q
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Japanese aircraft& B; g7 ^, @9 o" }7 e
A6M2 Zero x 5
) E# S, Y0 O* G6 o) o" nG3M Nell x 3" v+ w5 } M6 n. P' {, P9 L; F
$ R$ S3 t# R( A SJapanese aircraft losses
3 A2 ?, z+ u" g( zG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships8 j& q0 d. C) A* A' J
CA New Orleans
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c2 a* D+ i' x! _* IAircraft Attacking:5 _2 |5 [! ]9 s" D& M! F
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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4 }, I8 o& K# X' C# [+ pJapanese aircraft, k- ~+ f. ^' e( c
G3M Nell x 3! c& U) X- U$ q3 w4 j# t" j8 c
G4M1 Betty x 3
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9 d" ]# k d& n+ x4 Y1 fJapanese aircraft losses
# |3 C. w- q: eG3M Nell: 1 destroyed* X) v/ I' o) I4 O5 e+ A6 t
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged; a& x% i$ Z+ c5 M' w/ A: Z
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Allied Ships
) D4 ~! k; M8 R5 E$ c3 DCA Minneapolis
! Q1 p Q4 ^: O, NCA Astoria
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2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet' O# v4 I: f* _, `* m$ v0 {& O
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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6 b' @. J4 r& y/ BJapanese aircraft
% g" ~, A% D0 s3 qA6M2 Zero x 22
" W: {, S, T; ~5 cG3M Nell x 48 L5 P7 t. p- c' t) n% T: P
G4M1 Betty x 3% u9 K( M) e4 ]0 [/ t5 B9 \
% ]5 n$ P- L' F$ K# hJapanese aircraft losses
3 b9 W) S6 f8 c3 D8 R* DG3M Nell: 4 damaged
6 ^' [$ Y2 g: h* P5 H! ?, }5 YG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
: a0 j$ g) ?& \1 \+ KCA Astoria2 R7 p) u& I* `9 Y
CA Portland" M; Q1 C2 Z% G0 ]
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 o4 f7 P. X; Y) _ 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 C7 @) |5 q( b( E" O. M
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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8 l9 P' B9 C2 i' Z9 A, V) bDay Air attack on TF at 52,94
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& V, g$ o3 B% TJapanese aircraft
% t" z6 |8 c% g% ~' b: e% `A6M2 Zero x 40 y4 _5 ?( t0 c3 n' O$ Y
G4M1 Betty x 3+ H4 k @: M7 \+ F7 N K) X
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No Japanese losses% J( H( O t: D, N! y0 I
( p9 K$ `/ `0 a$ H, u% _" GAllied Ships: c2 A7 K. s# m: w; f( P4 }
AP Westralia0 s& d0 v {$ ~0 y, ]5 T4 o
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Aircraft Attacking:
Z- j' q l; P' ^ 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 h" l7 e% c: Z$ k/ q
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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9 T+ _2 s0 T& h3 d3 HJapanese aircraft' [/ ~8 u/ {( D, V& f3 Y2 l
A5M4 Claude x 5$ `6 S" y0 R9 o4 w
D3A Val x 185 a2 M2 X l( M9 s" w
B5N Kate x 40
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No Japanese losses
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Allied ground losses:
- _. V; O4 t) K0 {/ U' c, v; Q0 h66 casualties reported
2 S7 p8 R: g0 C. u2 ]- Q5 EVehicles lost 18 {0 h6 y# M8 R ?7 l( G) f( ]
" W+ ?- x3 ?) y$ t" V% nPort fuel hits 3
# C+ R B. {! t# x3 p0 OPort supply hits 2
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Aircraft Attacking:
* O$ [& M* {- Y6 s12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 S# |2 [. L& h" J! S$ H0 b
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
0 m" a/ _) }0 ~* b2 z5 k8 N 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet E& j. L# I7 `7 V; A# o K
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet3 M/ c0 U, {+ F& K& k/ g
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet% c9 h/ D& p5 {& a& x* q
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' I7 L! ^2 \9 Q7 L% [Day Air attack on TF at 52,94/ @+ q" ?" F" f3 Q
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M Nell x 9
, }: Y* u( O2 }5 ], gG4M1 Betty x 38 e% e- m4 f; j4 B
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Japanese aircraft losses" m* h/ K: I: L. a3 n! C
G3M Nell: 1 damaged9 f# w% I3 k& U" u4 a% y; a O
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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AP Wanganella( S3 y: h0 t2 Z+ p# n2 j7 f, [
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: O- w2 F, R/ b4 \) K3 kAK Diomed( m5 v1 ~, g" _5 q
AP Ormiston* Z% b5 K0 O4 _2 a
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) f9 J; w# O% O5 \1 A* t) ^Allied ground losses:
6 P7 Q" A, Z5 `' R( O( U: e33 casualties reported" L1 b! C4 V n
' X: h" d' t4 X% v) XAircraft Attacking:- b3 v6 ^+ W1 R+ `. {
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 p: k1 Y4 X" J$ F! j5 e# r: v( l
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet% }* R Y3 ~1 u7 M
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# K9 ]6 f; a9 h& r 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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9 U! s7 c5 D/ M: H# nSub attack at 62,79
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6 _& x, a" h: a8 |' @Japanese Ships# _" {# d) M" W/ K' p3 a4 s* C9 P
AP Tatuta Maru& m4 q. i2 S; n- s) Y9 `8 F
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Allied Ships* ^$ O, E8 o# z+ u
SS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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