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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42# _$ B* Y- q1 n) U- p: h# t# t) t
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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P38F
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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+ C. ~/ B$ w$ ?5 DWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 S8 X; w3 r, @! y! S; g: z
" @- c a" u! h' @. xRaid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
: z" d& X5 l: A5 pEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
$ v# A; O- {/ ]! @ P-38F Lightning x 22! }3 B }/ E, ]! M8 u; W
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+ W" T9 R. e+ iJapanese aircraft losses* F4 b* l, J1 ~0 y$ A* ^( A
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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' Z8 P2 M- H6 n( p1 a- H7 QAircraft Attacking:
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7 \2 ? K( \0 l, z# {Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 5 `& o) i" o9 o' O1 o% P
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x+ J4 C* J6 \/ q/ f" r9 P `Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. W( b) B4 S4 P8 e X/ |) a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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P-38F Lightning x 21% o( c! h, @; ^
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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4 k N& V" @: j+ I" ]; d/ v5 JNo Allied losses- Z, I; P; K d) u1 {
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Aircraft Attacking:
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$ d* D7 T& j6 r3 H( P$ i1 R4 ZMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * @8 H) {5 @! E9 t+ E% E
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 q, N/ B$ }) z9 q# U! x g- wRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.2 q9 i) N( g/ J+ p6 g0 E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 y- C- k" }8 Q: J
no flights
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Allied aircraft
# n! U& d3 e4 w2 ~% G/ p2 {! q& s B-17E Fortress x 47- H3 B7 l+ @6 P7 B
B-17F Fortress x 27+ Z7 j" O- c. ?9 V4 r
B-24D Liberator x 82
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Japanese aircraft losses
! D5 `$ g! Z1 c Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed on ground
2 p% [% H' c0 K" V4 B* d1 M Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed on ground0 A5 e* @: v! ?0 t' M% T/ P
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed on ground j3 W0 `' H$ R0 D% j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground+ z# Q) x5 y5 a" `1 n$ U
L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground |* g9 _, z) W& Q% K; j0 f2 m* s* s
Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground
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# [2 n" g- e) F2 z0 u. O' z1 _$ Q5 s B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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9 Y( L- \. {: z$ U# o L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: g# W3 O3 B+ t) q4 `' K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: i: h. A/ Y# M6 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 34+ m/ M! m2 @% s$ ]; K
Airbase supply hits 3% f" B! o5 T4 c) K; K7 C) c4 n
Runway hits 92/ @! @+ g( Z$ U9 R" q
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7 W* s7 w# Q. g, {% H0 @9 p& ]5 N1 ZAfternoon Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140 9 ?* M/ o/ p: i$ U' ^1 v: k0 |) z" l
: \% O. n' d+ L# [: o0 n0 yWeather in hex: Severe storms, ~ v5 _# T& w. X7 {* l2 f5 I9 H
6 U" J0 y1 {! T5 E1 ]! uRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.1 v6 R" t, i8 L3 r/ C4 Z& n, n+ _
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes) Y8 @$ l! b3 D1 O# p; n9 p
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V N8 N. G% A: A* K9 A A6M2 Zero x 27# G* n) A9 i' X; e& K
G4M1 Betty x 80
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3 z5 J( n& n8 G5 q5 t8 j: f+ o5 p3 GAllied aircraft! i, |6 J# z6 P# f2 h6 {/ }* i
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G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged
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' E8 |/ s( q4 ?1 b P-38F Lightning: 3 damaged0 F+ Z1 A2 m/ t, { D4 s
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 7( k! x- ^( f1 e5 ?- ]) w
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4 _+ c* ]9 Y" g* FAfternoon Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140
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" C6 Y. c# c/ J9 W* ~ m: pRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
. [7 C( ~8 F2 `/ R8 nEstimated time to target is 24 minutes# e7 c0 `* R: A( S# a% _1 H
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G4M1 Betty x 26
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak$ x- t3 O4 ]) D) _! _" }" p( x
s: ?& p% j# ~: K1 Q" xAllied aircraft losses
2 p- W: t: ~& h. I) {: t1 r P-38F Lightning: 5 damaged
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$ J% P/ T2 g/ t* {. n: h wAirbase hits 1
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