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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 423 U& L( k9 z% E7 Y
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$ ^% p% H+ H, k# R J( E+ |盟军好不容易在澳东盼来一个大晴天,隐忍已久的P38F和4发大举出击,夷平了莫港机场,P38F在空战中击落了20架60经验的0战,自身豪发无损,倒是下午日本轰炸机轰炸出发机场凯恩斯的时候,炸毁了三架正在维修的P38F2 r2 ~' R6 A( P: ?4 r0 M. G
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 `8 P: \7 r O- RRaid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
5 [& P# }' {) e( M1 ^* MEstimated time to target is 3 minutes m: w8 t8 r7 P% @: p
) _7 d( y! h) w/ c0 DJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses6 l$ W/ O# Q/ @8 R/ u# x! Q# F# j
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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' f/ ]$ P4 G" k% ?No Allied losses; j3 J0 y' e/ \6 b- f: B* V
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. X9 P+ E0 E/ e* f( S' L: S3 KAircraft Attacking:5 D' w2 Q0 l( _6 q$ T9 U
12 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * 0 M2 T9 A9 q* V
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ F3 d! N; H: A. W3 R, s: T
. r$ H3 g7 _0 l6 p5 vRaid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.5 ~5 Z2 Y% a f. ?: ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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3 \: e5 L" X; e1 u: E A6M2 Zero x 58 ], d! }; e4 l: O+ d. f8 F
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P-38F Lightning x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 \( [! N& \6 H4 M- A; P) o A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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21 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet *
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# h' u* }7 _" Y/ P% \ p% mMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 5 c# V) N( o, {+ {
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 a* i2 |! N* C; ~, c( c5 w
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.. }. n4 ^( e- Z) Q$ e' g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes1 [3 B/ i g# t' P8 o' E- ~
5 n* J0 k, c! h4 _6 [2 m% ^Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft7 t7 R0 ~2 ~. q% }
B-17E Fortress x 47
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5 @# h5 S; `5 w w( Y+ P8 P# Q B-24D Liberator x 82/ U/ D$ ?& }$ L
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Japanese aircraft losses
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/ k, q4 b8 s/ ^ Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed on ground/ F4 g, ?. F" r( H% |
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed on ground1 u& y. Y y* R- Y- v! B
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground& R9 s) P2 N O
L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground7 d" {6 r/ p. x% I& X
Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ j g1 Z% n. T# P; B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 W! g+ o l0 P$ {
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5 Z3 ~! o% A, ~0 m. I2 iAirbase hits 34
4 n# t' x$ `2 l- W0 L. h) AAirbase supply hits 3( v$ O$ T7 [5 y0 s* v
Runway hits 923 v5 f& w4 ^) A4 E/ E
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Afternoon Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140
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Weather in hex: Severe storms$ y, h! u+ Z* I2 h3 d0 [# l
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
3 q3 e# ]7 F# N) C! C$ yEstimated time to target is 41 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 275 r# O9 _, _) M' M7 `! `: |
G4M1 Betty x 807 X. k# u3 d: c- P. b
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/ V/ I, F3 o9 T1 H G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged
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+ K8 M- {8 H9 ~; ^+ q$ x P-38F Lightning: 3 damaged
A2 Z4 i! {7 N' N: G: N7 C. W1 v P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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Afternoon Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140 . J C& ~; _% H: r) F6 }0 ]( O
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 26, L, r" {' p* q' w# P* ^
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Japanese aircraft losses7 v- m1 o2 Q8 J! H# U8 P
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged5 s4 c, a+ Y- u2 s, C1 S0 `
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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b/ S1 i' {. V- x# p- c' XRunway hits 6 |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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