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7 t4 k( e. E9 g' w9/6 戰鬥報告& I6 z3 Z ~' {4 U
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42- G9 e/ \! g, _0 L V4 v
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; F8 i! x& S% E# WMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Overcast9 ^6 j2 @" |( [
: r( p5 {* a) m9 I: u% FRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 z3 {1 H8 A. u+ V1 p$ N
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! R6 D- q- ?' q4 M3 y G4M1 Betty x 30
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0 h- Z. N+ M# ]: n7 ?Allied aircraft
9 ^8 P) [$ G- z7 Z2 q; M Beaufighter IC x 5) b: H7 U/ V% ?1 ]; U3 n
Kittyhawk IA x 3$ r: q- z+ a+ r
P-39D Airacobra x 36/ Q8 N. K+ h3 c6 B% Z5 n! E
6 A) k' j" t' E8 C& ~7 n \9 y; T+ Z! IJapanese aircraft losses
% }2 ^6 |% ?4 F5 g2 X5 q8 I0 q! l$ \9 e G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged2 D$ l- ?4 m6 [8 A4 U% T
2 Q! w. u$ f* v& D& XNo Allied losses
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9 H2 f2 d5 M% b+ |0 ] sAllied Ships
2 }+ a6 Z3 h: Z! { PG Warrego
% C7 ]& g( P% j' V CL Leander
( ]2 k8 T+ S- E0 |5 x4 M% p/ G PG Swan
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)+ C: e+ T' _# `3 y
1 U7 _: i4 H$ ~& f1 P' MWeather in hex: Light rain, r& w5 M* `- L: @8 X
: q, C, ~! a) X3 fRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
- I# s m: [ x1 Y4 u* n2 h( sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes( U; x j' g3 H) t+ i
/ F" m# c s' OAllied aircraft' e& \; b1 h6 f9 f
B-17E Fortress x 24
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
. o/ [4 ?: x: t6 I 88 casualties reported: `" a. S2 o- [/ [4 S, N8 T0 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
# d$ H! d B, A5 s! C& A) K1 d5 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 P0 D" Q( x! j* \( q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) Y( D8 N8 A, B5 X1 y% n
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Light rain. w5 G U% y+ j+ U; B
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.- d* _* l0 p. J# n2 G# z: @6 k
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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+ q7 o& x. I3 D+ u2 zAllied aircraft7 x+ ~' z/ _6 b; T: N: p* F. u; ~0 L5 K# e
B-17E Fortress x 62 r Y( R h9 r3 Q2 f
# ?: k" w! B6 `. @No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:+ H* f D# B. ^4 k' r7 R/ V
20 casualties reported
! M0 x, _0 w* k4 K7 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" p% i7 a' q4 n" o+ x% ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 h" @3 m" B& \% g* ?& h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ A- w1 A- Z5 B9 _0 {( w# @5 rMorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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: Z( a s( J. Q6 j2 pWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% J9 y' p+ w' [( OEstimated time to target is 3 minutes5 a* R+ l) L5 L2 G) M+ y' v- w! s
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0 N6 _, M! s( ? Kittyhawk IA x 8& W9 y( L0 j' E" y2 G/ T& z
B-26 Marauder x 182 Y% M, [5 a! r0 N0 W
P-39D Airacobra x 8+ ?- y V$ ?% G: x% P) _7 I" ^2 i
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0 ^) f% } K& {7 Z0 _8 s! b# J B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged. x6 }7 ~! H# @+ c
. ^7 D \9 A( `. O/ }6 AAirbase supply hits 15 Y$ S) P F; b3 \0 G7 A$ ?
Runway hits 10/ ~1 ?4 }" }- e) q
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6 u- ^0 H1 T7 r/ _$ B9 E9 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145$ A- f5 L& M+ `
9 S$ h5 R2 ^" w7 S8 OWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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4 s* c" k; E1 O: z7 hRaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
+ f: G3 K/ z* [) m* D+ kEstimated time to target is 49 minutes1 j7 v6 l& p0 A' ^! c/ F
^2 \4 V d% x8 e2 [( ~Japanese aircraft
' Q3 o: e8 Y# C' n9 X. T A6M2 Zero x 27/ _0 r1 U4 N+ d, t# b
B5N1 Kate x 13& Q. H) k5 m: x' f: A8 J9 ^! F4 z
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Allied aircraft
' M" d) M$ V2 ]- J Beaufighter IC x 5; y- X' \3 V4 h" |: p
Kittyhawk IA x 2
& ^ Y' b5 {& ^9 }# Q P-39D Airacobra x 17
* f9 R9 L' T, L7 t F4F-4 Wildcat x 102( y' \3 N- K9 p- ?( q' ]
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Japanese aircraft losses* s3 s* J3 B; `: W* ^
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
! V/ r8 \1 L# k) y B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed5 L0 A/ ]# \1 ~8 r* Z
( b/ w/ [% S; |; ^% n, _Allied aircraft losses
( W6 F" R# k2 w; k2 r P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144: X- |5 B5 B2 ]8 r; v, b
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! u' H9 y3 O5 V$ ?$ ^( FRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) x' t1 G/ U2 K$ G1 Q& H
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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P-39D Airacobra x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
) x% u7 i+ T8 z) |+ o: E6 p G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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. i { G7 M' ^4 [' [1 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 \7 G2 j7 ]& B5 g0 ]1 {7 kRaid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 ?- H) f4 S9 s* P) v3 D7 C/ t& L
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 [( U7 i/ A% y$ T A6M2 Zero x 45
8 N# t4 f; g: J9 [6 T) @8 T# I% N B5N1 Kate x 22' r2 c+ z: _1 u1 Q
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# q; w) W; x7 Z& C Kittyhawk IA x 3
$ g2 j0 s2 o! s P-39D Airacobra x 34$ {0 e9 {9 v/ F2 u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100" I) y: h- c# r& F: [3 e1 Q
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Japanese aircraft losses
& j& k0 _2 V5 H" H" X2 z A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed7 x+ n' P: b; M* s5 H
B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed$ L4 a7 \, Y$ P# |( U
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
7 I0 d3 H5 g! F F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, v% I n' k' b6 t; j8 j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144. i3 b2 z3 B; M
2 n. e1 D' q% V, W+ ?/ s k6 wWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 y* n1 f$ @9 F, PRaid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 h4 r4 h. z9 p8 b, `! B* u0 u
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes0 @5 { x: ?3 W) K( P1 W
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A6M2 Zero x 4
! u p) J+ d! ^ @+ R* g B5N1 Kate x 9 ~) c: D# ^ N: v. X4 ]# G
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7 ?' m3 }. o8 Z8 \5 p+ Z/ y F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed/ ?' K1 J* l! q3 k' t$ l% a
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No Allied losses
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" r7 T) E( H, U; K5 aAllied Ships
5 E! k, i6 `! q CL Leander& y8 o( l4 s# D$ D1 W, R
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