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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 29, 43
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! L1 ]1 B! D, J2 V8 c4 x43年6月29号,300架盟军4发排着整齐的队形,突破了日军少量的直掩,把拉包尔港口变成了欢乐的海洋。1 p3 }4 x9 \; ^9 a2 k
9 v6 x+ U, c0 k: i5 A# |是役盟军损失4发19架,击落紫电7架。# P) r. b8 T/ f: D' m
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 S( c/ ?& `3 D Q2 s- x" m: F" C2 _
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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) \, n7 S ?; `2 r6 \Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ T9 l0 J+ R* j0 Y. H, {6 y c& G6 k) ?Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* L" c; O# u( {" M% T N1K1-J George x 409 U1 s4 i( Q o, T: [6 p
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; Q$ o4 C/ x5 ?4 y! r* F: FAllied aircraft
+ W* P; f6 l& w; h# N B-24D Liberator x 409 j4 P1 _6 j& p6 m
B-24D1 Liberator x 128
, j0 f+ U) ^) Z7 P+ s' w/ b PB4Y-1 Liberator x 82
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9 [7 b ?# P- D' hJapanese aircraft losses# H% X' }; p; C, P
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed1 t! J" |% L& c1 c" r
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Allied aircraft losses
3 C! b! K# O2 C5 L5 W B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
+ C9 v; R# [6 v! {+ c; x B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged
0 _, r- m' l8 P& Z: s! D" Y PB4Y-1 Liberator: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 L) l3 g. S% G: _* w
xAK Taito Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 R7 w& Q& b3 l# A! n0 @ CMc Katoku, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ V7 d, i& d+ g% y5 b; Z: i- T
xAKL Kokuei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- f5 r7 ~; \7 G! A' m AK Seia Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 G5 w* k. j* E5 `
CM Hatsutaka, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: Y2 p7 V4 C6 i" Y/ {, N6 L- z AKE Daihachikyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 w5 T. u8 Y/ L9 S) K6 Y5 A PB Minowa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage s" L) K) p8 i, t% ~; r
AD Koshu Maru #2, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' G' `! Z) g/ t% F8 q CM Ukishima, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# n F1 i1 \* t# H. S
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# E9 m+ z* h( Z M
xAKL Totai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 @% t, o1 N4 H
AK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 A2 J" y3 F! f CM Aotaka, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 f) B9 o+ T3 n3 o AG Mamiya, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires$ b- E7 p* q( B/ Q. c. a5 P' w @
CL Katori, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 n% Q( W0 k$ U% J, U3 W$ n
AKE Kato Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 V: D. M% w- O: {0 ^5 O. ]1 t! Q; {. Y
AK Arabia Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* h) C, Y6 X# s; ^9 _ APD Nadakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 G: N+ }: a* ^" k" }% S xAK Yamagiku Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 \" ]6 b0 b2 z# F( D7 A. D! p
xAK Tyuwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" }& e9 G( p n0 o( j' j PB Fuji Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 O% W7 s9 K1 R* v5 Z
xAK Rakuto Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 x7 Y! { ^9 D7 V- h9 @ AK Kumagawa Maru, Bomb hits 1
3 x1 @% u7 X# R7 A+ Q PB Tatibana Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 [7 S! n7 T5 p! ?- X7 |
xAK Hino Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ {; Q, V1 n& Q9 [2 X CM Takashima, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 ^: g& s# P% ~' V AKE Boston Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 I* H( X) B. q9 O; \ CL Kashii, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 E% |& ~+ {4 a7 k, F* O H PB Heizan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* d1 q+ X5 W3 u0 X/ T
PB Kembu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 ?6 J5 x3 @! l- |
xAK Yamagata Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire' n& \0 M$ H c+ R. V7 v
xAK Tosei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 a2 ], `. `) E6 k% `7 z" _) ` xAKL Nissen Maru #2, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' A) {8 h1 l- n% E, q6 y CM Ishizaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
l" ` ]1 D3 I7 i PB Kongo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) t) q/ d* }: ^6 O6 \+ } AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 A2 \& F8 _0 K% A$ N/ ?, _ xAKL Natsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
( y) E) s3 u2 p8 I# T8 w9 c PB Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% F+ s4 U' M; }( r. f! j xAKL Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) K, c6 ~+ z0 w9 a1 n
PB Takunan Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& D4 k1 |* a; }; c+ v
xAK Taketoyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" w- R- ~2 W; C( y v xAKL Hotsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 \% Q# k( S+ b N
PB Togo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) b/ W- W- h+ B. v' S( q PB America Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 e# f) Y; i. d& o
xAK Spey Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
j% m" f$ k6 G) Q$ L& T xAK Taiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 n) H. b/ m; n7 R7 L3 Q: M2 m% S
AK Tenryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
K0 x- g0 n# C( Q xAK Asuka Maru, Bomb hits 1
) I2 C* D6 B3 S' p$ } xAKL Genkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 v: q; Q9 S; ~
AK Mikage Maru, Bomb hits 1
/ I0 \* q# Q% l7 h: \& x PB Tatsumi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. k+ ^% n, _. P" J CMc Ashizaki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 |4 w5 A0 h* h1 s
PB Takunan Maru #8, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ E( [' [- G9 ]+ o) ^' s0 e$ D
xAK London Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ H7 c) _1 p5 L+ f& b( d4 O xAK Kozan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 a' j! i# Z: E! h
AK Tamagawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire. | e# ~/ ?, z% W# O8 z' R- B
PB Rokko Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* m1 s% J6 u" g; Z/ W9 A' _
xAKL Assam Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* E& f) G5 Q2 p9 p& z/ o
AKE Hague Maru, Bomb hits 1
* N8 \4 }% P3 P. x) f# m' g' @ AK Keiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
$ e7 v9 e/ g0 u c' g PB Hokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& o( [0 ?8 ]0 M- t- n
AKE Ryugi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# M& c" s7 L& d2 L# p PB Senyu Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 ~! X1 D2 ~3 ?& C; W
xAK Tateisi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 H6 O0 _) [- z2 v/ _
xAK Delagoa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' w- j$ y) |, A$ b8 | PB Kyo Maru #12, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- `2 J& B- i! Z* j" u
xAK Norfolk Maru, Bomb hits 1
0 B. d, U4 ^& l' C- { AK Tatumiya Maru, Bomb hits 1
6 R+ ]2 w! ~1 z; [ xAK Toyohasi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire# H8 m/ K# d7 W" a; ^
PB Lushan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 f2 R5 O! N# s) u
xAK Omi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 I0 \1 l9 Y( Y PB Genmei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ j' ]% X7 D/ \! n+ v' | PB Nishho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 o0 |* f3 H0 F5 n
PB Ryuto Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 m2 | y* Q+ ?0 r# h, ^
PB Shonan Maru #1, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' `, a D s+ D2 r" }# ~* N, H% h
xAK Alaska Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire; s3 ? j; w8 H/ q% q3 V
xAK Aso Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire# {$ [% W/ |& l3 [: x1 s4 G7 s
PB Fukkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! n% a$ B8 V1 V8 q xAK Sensan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: D3 Z: O/ O* n: ]0 y! H& F! r PB Kyo Maru #7, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; _1 M2 Y' m% f# z" D( M3 D2 m SC CHa-3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. T, ^! I$ X6 [2 }7 n" B
xAKL Koyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 y! r. s6 e& S
AK Katuragi Maru, Bomb hits 1% O& w! b& B1 H- I* A' i
xAK Kohoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) i! G$ h. `& J+ y+ m" M P
PB Heiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 k& o2 H5 i4 o( B* Y9 U
AD Toei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 [+ u0 }4 _9 Y3 W% S xAK Venice Maru, Bomb hits 1; U! Y5 v; m5 i$ c, y! J; q6 c0 d
+ Z f; @9 L) D- A- p4 n8 s$ tJapanese ground losses:2 q) V |# l+ I; O) w# S5 P% p
6 casualties reported
2 L8 A# }8 [* v, `- r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, H: X9 T2 h+ L2 d; a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! u7 A: v! p& i8 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ^6 q( j7 d& f7 Q. ]
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Port hits 324 y& a: o* a( u4 B# x# n* _
Port fuel hits 3
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+ e5 A7 b- Z, Y6 m; s0 aMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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! K- K+ z1 ^+ g: R1 GRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 z* ^# C# Z$ s" \9 SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' j* a0 y1 Y7 @5 l+ _ M- n
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1 K5 [6 }) o9 Z5 }8 p7 b N1K1-J George x 167 ]; O; y7 {/ G5 s1 j( s
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PB4Y-1 Liberator x 9: w+ I# ~1 S$ c# |% A2 `
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8 l9 X& u0 j/ F6 R+ O M, W# nNo Japanese losses* R* o' ?/ }3 g1 x9 i/ J
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Allied aircraft losses& p6 \* o6 x6 R1 U4 P: n% [
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 f2 E' c9 g2 ?' u `/ W
xAK Alaska Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ K3 S6 E. n* v6 t8 z1 } R
xAK Nichiryo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms @9 u' D6 t+ ^1 M6 F
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Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 R+ V. y1 D9 Q3 hEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 Y# ^4 j9 |! L: b/ A- D! c, U
N1K1-J George x 8% y2 T, ^; b1 q; E0 ~4 C- u* b
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Allied aircraft |4 @2 \3 [$ P
B-24D1 Liberator x 14. v+ }' v P4 c `$ i9 j& W9 ^. l
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses! \1 x5 q- q( r6 L
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
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B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 J8 H1 l- d" F. k& | Q1 R# r
xAK Syohei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 @" g# R M$ Y" n
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 : J& }- C" B7 V4 I5 H
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+ Y. V) k2 G; m( J/ q' x& zRaid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 `' N* ^) |, t) U/ E$ n9 N/ OEstimated time to target is 16 minutes2 B/ e$ f1 q% L) f; W$ |( l2 q
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Japanese aircraft
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8 `9 ^2 V! ^2 q6 A B-24D1 Liberator x 6" V& x0 W; V3 d
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3 ^! l4 ~7 \0 t& l2 p# l$ \8 e. ZJapanese aircraft losses
4 |; r5 X6 ^7 \$ x N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
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B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged4 a0 h3 @) Y1 E+ f8 H* H1 \' j5 E% [
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Japanese Ships: ?' _$ A1 e7 k
PB Koei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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