AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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( W+ K* O* R! vNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' p- r g; V& w. n, g- K Z& ?
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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f4 L" J( k2 H1 { C! j3 J7 u3 V9 YRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( r6 z+ q0 c8 d$ k' QEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 T% M' p- _; P8 T$ J& p3 [0 ~
G4M1 Betty x 104 t, D0 l& `3 j. I A
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Allied aircraft# x' b% d F- O) p- C+ O
no flights8 F+ \* V5 R2 @% ~
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Allied aircraft losses
- c3 E+ p6 l! d9 f9 Q Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged# U. H+ a: u5 G3 w( i
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged6 u& B) N6 \$ j, B4 L
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground: F2 z6 W/ D( n% }+ v5 t
Catalina I: 2 damaged' Z2 j7 H9 b6 X/ L0 |! G
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Airbase hits 2
1 }! c6 Z- V! q( D) D) KRunway hits 11
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4 w5 t1 A% x! ]! sNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ _+ }% J+ W P8 w, b
. p6 Y8 ]6 a6 [8 xWeather in hex: Light cloud
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1 s: \1 j: k2 c6 d0 [, G+ SRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 c+ ` r$ B6 e# @
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes' J( F5 I1 V& Z5 w# j9 \
( u. f) s# x% sJapanese aircraft
5 H0 p" M ]! [# ] j1 a% V G4M1 Betty x 8# T. D8 m& c k" U, q
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no flights
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& K- `. j. [, h. S0 Q6 e7 cNo Japanese losses
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0 z6 m* A8 V1 L4 e9 bAllied aircraft losses
4 O) _" P1 O# k; L0 q Catalina I: 1 damaged
! D5 g5 C9 \( N0 ]# @ ` Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged, B; c9 b+ C; R3 ]! x4 V% J8 w
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground) O" w. m! Z& Q# h9 R3 h
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Airbase hits 3
/ D! \$ @1 ~0 X* BRunway hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft
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8 i( h9 o. P5 k Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged! q3 v. v f K& L2 m! z( ~
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kinugasa
# s2 n5 ?7 z6 t* z& T4 W CA Aoba
5 X( U' [2 @/ o- Z CA Chokai K5 C, Q" o* p+ @9 s
CL Yubari# j8 T9 w- b0 ^$ n! W; I; m( j4 U
CL Tatsuta
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Allied ground losses: G" o0 L% g" t7 O9 \3 M; Q
57 casualties reported
9 u4 c8 @0 @ \3 O Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* F$ A- p% y* [" a n) R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled' ]1 N) Y3 G, m: \0 \: y8 P
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
- b! s& J: Y& Q0 i, |- h$ m Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
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4 u: T3 w; ?7 ?! ?. qRunway hits 10
7 c! q5 j- `8 M* L( }Port hits 186 d% {+ d1 }4 u9 W4 h
Port supply hits 3
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7 h& G. {2 k% j& Y' P7 m1 AMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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6 `5 J3 S& p! T2 Y: w5 `( Y7 MWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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/ v# r- g e1 m a" _; R! T+ pAllied aircraft
9 q9 q1 V3 n! f) A: I$ L5 x: ? B-17E Fortress x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
7 B( F9 J, a1 ?& Y- S+ p B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |