AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42. [4 ] v2 x" C/ ?' ^$ D
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* v* `+ C- H$ S9 yNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 N! D3 P4 V) k. \ P/ Q2 B
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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' R$ F' v! H9 e1 |Japanese aircraft: R- W$ Y9 g) f$ T
G4M1 Betty x 108 \' Q( Q/ L; W; [$ n. @( T& ]1 A
, [, U b' {( O6 C% YAllied aircraft
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No Japanese losses+ f6 t: _6 b3 W1 O8 s; P7 C2 t
R& r7 X/ z+ x# y pAllied aircraft losses
2 X5 F! p$ q9 d$ }7 o" ]# n2 O Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
, r( q, \6 R7 t, x P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged/ b4 D) q0 C$ F8 Z$ B2 F
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
0 x8 b* v& s* N: K$ a Catalina I: 2 damaged
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1 r3 |1 k3 H! o* ^. m% v8 HAirbase hits 2$ Q/ }* y' w% u5 t- A' e, L
Runway hits 11
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 a) p: S, R; B) t0 K
7 C! M3 j! F/ m! ?Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; D2 M/ W# J& a0 U( w5 uEstimated time to target is 17 minutes+ A" V+ W- N" a* I" Q$ A) ^
* \$ r; Q' q% ~5 W; eJapanese aircraft
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no flights
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No Japanese losses$ G# \, ~, G) m1 ?
( W# J5 e5 x) [2 {# QAllied aircraft losses2 L6 E- {+ y. P' @ Y0 L* t* {
Catalina I: 1 damaged) G+ q* V" D2 i
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged0 G) F+ X5 C+ a
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground8 }* B* F8 U2 T( {/ u" p f
# ?$ W u* l& Z! A6 w; CAirbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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9 ]+ F/ j. w8 Y" I1 S, QAllied aircraft losses2 S4 G4 x. S- {1 e
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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: v. S2 q, `5 G. V/ E. }Japanese Ships1 n* j9 _5 q& }. `. D
CA Kako
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CA Kinugasa, V" O4 Q: s8 i2 e
CA Aoba
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CL Yubari% Y: Y4 v. r0 u6 k" a9 ^6 M
CL Tatsuta. s2 @/ O$ i6 W3 ~ M% v' P& P5 k
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Allied ground losses:
6 I E* \$ \4 l# w! T c+ c 57 casualties reported
b( Y: K8 n$ J. W/ V5 J" } Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" k( u! k- ~3 g& U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
* H+ T9 _# f+ w' K" E0 r$ z Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled% h3 V. U3 W6 M* |* f9 [
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3% S) X0 A1 B/ o& M) v/ l$ z
Airbase supply hits 5; P4 E" e0 A6 j4 Y
Runway hits 10
9 ~$ c% e8 H/ [1 f7 O! d8 cPort hits 18
9 G. Q' u/ `* L0 gPort supply hits 3) z" |6 `! L8 u; `/ i& A
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 9 E0 C4 N* [, ]( w/ H" K" u2 Y
+ w/ u' @% ?9 `2 t7 J5 u* \3 DWeather in hex: Thunderstorms6 ?$ Z4 Q$ l! p7 d
6 \1 a3 @# u, G$ d# CRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.# K1 F* m! ^9 o4 ^
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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$ d* e X1 y- |9 M8 iAllied aircraft
5 o2 M8 w6 y6 m. z, q& x B-17E Fortress x 17
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: k! v" C# L$ Q" Q" \, aAllied aircraft losses
" ~7 w) A) ?7 r. B9 j B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |