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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144" q- G$ [$ F8 L: N0 Q
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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; D4 ?# l/ j" ~) eRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ P4 x9 B" D! d' A
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: ~; W# `( n9 i5 R, x) d- l+ V! } G4M1 Betty x 30
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Allied aircraft% c- a4 L: J5 O: G6 `3 p- t+ [
Beaufighter IC x 5
5 W- ]; A% X$ `2 Q$ s g5 b Kittyhawk IA x 3" X; g3 H, G' O' z' k
P-39D Airacobra x 36$ [2 ?* K0 m( a p- a" I
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Japanese aircraft losses6 l4 l5 \) ~6 L/ R
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged
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No Allied losses% ~8 E9 H8 I/ X. K2 j
, N# h! I- A+ J0 n0 j: LAllied Ships
2 O% L" b0 U+ v; x* D% z, ~! w- Y PG Warrego
6 h, Y" D3 R' z& K- W CL Leander
& q' D5 O9 r' J9 a! D/ ]) D* ` PG Swan. S* g; l T% N* M$ L# X% Y5 L7 {
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9 f+ C \8 w; Y2 [0 i3 K; y, o tMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Light rain1 y' q, ~' U& b; U+ W$ M
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
8 ?" s4 Q/ s+ I5 T7 Q1 ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: K! T. K8 o) M6 I9 z" r( ^
: Z/ k; x/ n6 b8 Z3 Z+ CAllied aircraft
! S2 J. N+ E$ R) Y7 z B-17E Fortress x 24
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No Allied losses
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, X9 x0 C5 j1 s8 S8 x0 jJapanese ground losses:
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& Q0 x7 F) G+ ]% M6 k6 _; |2 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
/ e7 }8 Z5 @; i# i8 ^2 F" o5 d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 H r" |9 T. |& w1 z2 B" r: t: x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 K* U) P) u5 \
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, w, \+ I- |! H; F4 m, O- yMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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5 h; s* O- J4 @1 J6 a* rWeather in hex: Light rain
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; U$ k* ], u6 B3 gRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.' u7 E- `1 e4 N% h
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes0 o0 x- N8 }1 c2 l# w9 s; x
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Allied aircraft" T( R( Z2 P. A; l R) }* \
B-17E Fortress x 6- }* d ~8 q9 f6 S4 R' v
, W# z, f& e* j0 O+ E+ Q7 QNo Allied losses- l; y# m2 K6 `9 r% X
, E" E: k. c- l5 w- J% HJapanese ground losses:
0 u2 E6 E6 Z/ S 20 casualties reported
. p5 }1 B! j* S! q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 m% ~1 } ~0 | `4 Q, k/ S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# Y1 N) f- p3 \/ A( m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" F! h' x o; D! Z/ S+ [ q1 V/ L
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) x. h8 _6 h. B5 V& D4 M [* r2 tMorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light cloud/ t! D2 d/ @9 H, u
& l7 M+ n/ Q6 F/ QRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( `9 w- W: y# D" I Y* I; ~Estimated time to target is 3 minutes! Q+ n/ K% l- j. W: U3 f ~
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Kittyhawk IA x 8
- ^8 n# ^( Q; E B-26 Marauder x 18/ o" k9 U$ n1 J/ o; n
P-39D Airacobra x 8- K2 A1 ]5 b& s/ R0 l1 b
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Allied aircraft losses
) _* g2 E( [, N* \ B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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2 H# A5 ?4 U. w& DAirbase supply hits 1
! I6 l8 t# N7 V& J+ n6 S* K' \" b& DRunway hits 10
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6 B& j0 z H6 p. P4 H. VMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 g9 {2 [% L7 GEstimated time to target is 49 minutes, H, U5 H* W; a3 ?# j' q
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Japanese aircraft
0 b3 r1 j/ _4 z3 W+ m/ W. r1 v3 Z A6M2 Zero x 27
8 G7 m9 @1 m' L$ m B5N1 Kate x 13
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Allied aircraft
3 w! ~' r4 X5 e( }$ a0 x Beaufighter IC x 51 R! l) L8 Q5 O0 ~9 W* V: K
Kittyhawk IA x 2+ Y" T, Z; t u
P-39D Airacobra x 17
2 x! K4 b0 |+ N+ a3 H$ O* u F4F-4 Wildcat x 102- l( o% ~: h6 f7 T5 ?8 h
: d" @' t$ |3 M w' L3 @Japanese aircraft losses
$ U$ K# r6 m" I* E A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed( z/ E, P3 W: }" m- E: c
B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed0 n0 h8 T5 E2 Z4 ^& C! S% D
, K' M4 X0 x6 C# mAllied aircraft losses
/ J" n; n' R8 r/ o1 J P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed* l! C, P: t- `
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$ L, a# _' U U+ KMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144+ f! Z; w$ t, F" f" Z! C( B
, p. \4 ~# h A- g' wWeather in hex: Overcast
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) B* S3 c' G5 NEstimated time to target is 3 minutes* p) k; ^2 y! P F
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Japanese aircraft losses
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No Allied losses( _1 u( J# w+ k! n& B' V2 T
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0 I4 M1 N$ w4 V1 u6 W' P2 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,1453 Z; q' T3 e5 \: z
9 v5 K$ D( I! v; fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 T ~$ L( R3 Z: N& F3 X
& X4 G2 t0 e) P. W: E- D$ ^Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 h0 \5 x7 C( {% J% nEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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* h3 _& h! J, K" n E% E& R A6M2 Zero x 455 L' | c" h m
B5N1 Kate x 22) w$ p3 U+ k. A) L. d
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Beaufighter IC x 41 Z q- t0 [) O& w) R
Kittyhawk IA x 36 \, P) U3 @- q
P-39D Airacobra x 34
m* v; e6 B/ [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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Japanese aircraft losses
k9 q2 t3 ^8 k A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
& C; x! ^" N" k B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed4 \, A+ Q1 |% L9 |$ q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 M0 l0 F# j, y9 R: _# K7 ^Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# i% C7 ]$ V9 |& z; u, uEstimated time to target is 36 minutes7 d) Q2 r' j2 n
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A6M2 Zero x 4
0 P( m4 }+ g9 Z8 r/ {/ Y B5N1 Kate x 96 w5 Z. g r( q" I( T1 ~
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7 _& S+ ^/ ?% s3 ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed% c/ J# L0 c0 G9 b+ |6 [
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No Allied losses( [% ?2 K8 E( ^$ }& H
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CL Leander0 E# ^- j3 Q$ j3 N. p* W
xAP Diomed
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