AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/420 m+ B9 C$ \( e2 L3 m3 g
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6 Y( M! z' A" i6 c" N' c$ Y! CDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Japanese aircraft
e! [) b, v3 S5 ZA6M2 Zero x 9
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2 q( J- v8 S- s/ HAllied aircraft
, N1 k6 q0 d9 a9 {4 k0 h/ a% ?F4F-3 Wildcat x 6, N7 R0 i& E( N
Catalina I x 2
2 c* I) `) {! I5 s4 b* @Kittyhawk I x 14' M/ D0 d( S3 Z1 t8 f3 X5 [3 K' b
Beaufort I x 3' K; z1 }0 Y9 M. s4 l6 r) x
Beaufort V-IX x 102 R5 \1 ]& p0 `2 o) d
P-39D Airacobra x 7$ v1 j& S6 T; q/ C* c; T6 r
P-40E Warhawk x 29& P& C2 o8 G0 w* P9 T T( z! {
B-25C Mitchell x 101 _* B }/ ]: f z& l2 b- O [
B-26B Marauder x 14& J* l/ u, ~7 b/ N1 @
B-17C Fortress x 166 `; u& H) u' ?5 Y* Z
: |+ l' J j" {' LJapanese aircraft losses
( k; X% Z8 G3 L+ x- n, p- lA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed7 Q% p' G3 k5 O9 y: C6 B! p, ]
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
4 L, `/ L' V3 \7 {" c. t7 |# WH8K Emily: 1 destroyed! ?1 Q) k: _$ j
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Allied aircraft losses
' \. n, c3 b: Y @7 }: R; O; TCatalina I: 1 damaged' u: ]* Z9 ~2 |1 \' ?4 n0 e
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged: L+ T, ^9 g8 O6 L' R8 Z
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Japanese ground losses:
8 D( [7 A! c) x4 l. K c/ m8 o171 casualties reported* ^1 l0 X m y; v; N; @* F0 w
Guns lost 1% N, n9 D2 ?7 F/ M8 G' j) a
4 h$ q8 T- G" W, E# }. QAirbase hits 1
5 b) n( _( S! o+ b- D" GAirbase supply hits 33 Q, x, ?& W: N Z8 x
Runway hits 212 c& v9 l9 y" _7 _3 k
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 J7 L9 L' c" _5 _% M4 U2 T 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
9 N& u4 z$ a- Z3 T# D1 \" O5 m: Q$ ` 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet$ k' j' M8 u. W* Y; [
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet' W- y2 G: Q* G) ^, e0 J
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
9 B6 }; Y) n1 D8 s c 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
5 m0 g$ L/ W f) a3 l- r 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
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3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
: U" `- R! k7 s0 Q; T: S1 P 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet& V' A4 l# T, B( M( x: r! b% m1 t
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
8 @$ }( I* `; I p( ]$ s" Y0 v 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
! u* |) I# ~' M0 j, X 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
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1 } N/ D& P0 ~2 S, c- `7 M3 KDay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft
* i5 m6 u5 g4 _# W0 HA6M2 Zero x 5
' P/ G. R+ M3 R( M1 v1 f% JG3M Nell x 3, H) Y# _. m: W: I5 f
. @. V8 M4 w0 IJapanese aircraft losses8 i4 U% E9 e& f6 Y4 p/ g" C5 Y& ]
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged A0 C y7 M/ E
2 T: n2 }7 ?( q9 N3 d7 P; nAllied Ships
9 y _! A% I& I1 u; ~4 ?: v& s2 gCA New Orleans" u+ w" z# S9 e9 E4 V( L3 Q0 \: A! v6 o+ O
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2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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+ N& Q8 H) h/ B, LDay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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' e, i7 ~/ T: _5 m$ J; G" w& y$ zG3M Nell x 3 Y9 d9 a! T4 {+ I9 N
G4M1 Betty x 3/ m5 i6 ~: T3 a0 m) H U2 G( c8 |
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 ^; g% D0 ~* ]; K9 V7 Z5 NG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
' l9 m" ~+ y Q# ?- ]: \8 rG4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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) \: P+ |8 U& |: AAllied Ships
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CA Astoria
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$ q" k; `3 Z3 g, j' KAircraft Attacking:
2 a5 w+ A6 k9 q* e& A3 I# X5 H 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& [) v! s4 b1 T; z) H7 F 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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Japanese aircraft2 C( b' }5 R8 h! E1 M- u U! v: A1 Z, m
A6M2 Zero x 22
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( `4 g3 a2 Y" X* XG4M1 Betty x 3/ r& v6 B$ [" u7 Z8 [0 J
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G3M Nell: 4 damaged
4 f% [7 m. s+ A( O V' X; b; Z4 ^G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged" ^" V& H0 O+ Z# \
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Allied Ships9 P# E+ }" l- V3 i; ?8 [
CA Astoria
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3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet, T& u9 Y& k# P4 Y& Y; {: T' n
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 x4 |( Y5 \- e. ^$ @3 M4 p
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94* B3 Y9 ?8 S* y
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 35 Z: M3 v* L) H
) ]) m5 f7 A/ p8 S+ |2 cNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
: e* t" B& ~4 I0 m3 Z: T0 O! gAP Westralia
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Aircraft Attacking:, H8 Y9 r4 A' i6 k6 J% `. n
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 G! ?. f8 T, G/ e
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% T9 r. Y5 f" q6 G7 m9 \) oDay Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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Japanese aircraft
4 J, _! V9 r6 z* [A5M4 Claude x 5
' S: [1 [, @$ k& g) KD3A Val x 18: ^$ l2 }* A1 D) k
B5N Kate x 40/ W( h4 U' g8 u7 H5 }
2 o( X& V: h5 f7 lNo Japanese losses% ]4 A9 o" _" H4 o1 T
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Allied ground losses:) C* t; F# m6 O: S
66 casualties reported# e' ~ t; d) y, O; B& }
Vehicles lost 12 a$ U) q# k0 ?7 ]& t1 e
7 G& l, t! n* G) L" x1 d7 M6 |' sPort fuel hits 34 L- n5 Q/ F4 V) @
Port supply hits 2
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Aircraft Attacking:
) f" r3 ] K! t5 W12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( k- V. V# z: j$ q* n9 w$ O; R+ B6 X' b
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet# p3 V4 {; d% ?" q3 q
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 s. e4 _" E3 B$ A# f20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet2 Q7 x3 e m% Y. v" W0 N/ S
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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4 Q( f C( \1 C! |Japanese aircraft
: n4 R2 O0 E# g) p' Y1 P$ SA6M2 Zero x 23
" r8 q( ~3 W. g% T+ \G3M Nell x 9
9 t4 j3 O+ I8 O- K5 |" ?G4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses4 f5 x: [$ p: ]9 P: W
G3M Nell: 1 damaged/ J) N3 w% a; [+ i
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged% x" t; S/ T0 E* J9 r( g
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AP Wanganella
7 J& ~# ^0 @: e. D3 b+ t2 |) t+ lAP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ k+ a+ J a6 R1 dAK Diomed
' A$ M+ |) v! N, ~; l- RAP Ormiston) D8 b# D- U. z: h6 r* a
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Allied ground losses:
, Y5 h% P3 S& i/ }, Y/ `( t0 P33 casualties reported/ y& H; I" D' F) z7 X1 U
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 y# l7 b. `. E4 B5 f1 z/ L8 @ 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
D7 x/ @2 O7 ] 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 j; d i% Z3 c- }$ T8 m1 z 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ c9 T, m+ f7 W8 ?% @! I8 M 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,79
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Japanese Ships
1 n [% i% d; a! i8 U( mAP Tatuta Maru
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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