AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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( k7 a. J6 B t& W( T, k. x+ V3 zNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . K" {7 f7 O2 ~; ~, [
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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+ w; A9 _: H* ~) O% w xRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 V( B) W' R. }! EEstimated time to target is 28 minutes& Y t0 n, H* B+ Z( I
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Japanese aircraft
: F- f: x) }6 r0 J* [ G4M1 Betty x 10, |: O$ y; n6 l* d1 F6 g
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Allied aircraft1 Y. t2 a% K% f3 x D2 p) h, a
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ q+ ^3 n7 _0 F Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged1 ]: u: t% S" z/ v. X; k2 z% n
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
6 E! ]) {- m* I8 g5 ~$ c P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
3 i4 K, C; l' Y Catalina I: 2 damaged" w5 S; h! E% g# v. D: W: J& D* {
4 F1 |( I% P, D! F+ @6 X% _5 q+ a" HAirbase hits 2
; r7 U2 d: R$ \: d/ cRunway hits 11
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) y& h- X0 `$ F( |Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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# ~3 ]/ V6 { Z- e$ gWeather in hex: Light cloud1 s; O0 N, Q! o+ F$ O
1 p- S% M5 e7 ERaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! p! [1 Q* R' N
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes' ?0 ]+ @1 }; m5 q% \( T: a
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Japanese aircraft$ T+ B4 D5 ?9 e/ l5 _
G4M1 Betty x 8, C9 A6 @6 Z5 x. K& x0 X" K
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, S U8 f: g# d, _! L0 H8 K no flights, `7 J2 K3 X& Q" O1 h' L; `# u
: I+ M! j. X, c/ ^9 n( E4 Y+ UNo Japanese losses% h" J9 `9 y$ U: h$ Z9 ]
0 v; @' T" f7 U. n1 OAllied aircraft losses7 @' o5 A, m$ @& ~& I2 |" R
Catalina I: 1 damaged
% U1 Y( N& X( i+ v5 w0 y* v. _: X Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
) v- ]' u) B3 x _) c0 e. k Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground C8 O+ { L* s3 S& _* [% A% B. L
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Airbase hits 3
5 t5 |$ `' o. oRunway hits 18 u4 {( ], n; B
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133& d" |# I$ Z6 G8 ?& P
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no flights7 ^! v" M" F9 B) n- v
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Allied aircraft losses
2 u4 u6 e4 ]1 Q Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged1 a! V" e, F. K
0 x6 ]+ s. Q7 j0 W2 hJapanese Ships" c, K. G: L; E
CA Kako( t* A- b) F9 p/ \1 C
CA Furutaka
$ I8 H0 ?* d8 m& b- L. I/ }8 J CA Kinugasa
( N" i+ E7 K+ z2 |$ F& b$ M/ Z CA Aoba W, `% q4 c2 X
CA Chokai
' k0 c8 ~% T3 ^, V9 ?( J3 @" s CL Yubari* i% l7 o! h Z$ P
CL Tatsuta
* I7 X+ U( o b2 D( a9 H# ~ CL Tenryu0 Z, E, N+ Y# n \& r" W: i
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Allied ground losses:
( ^8 \% `% O% z$ P0 ] 57 casualties reported
( G& [. L' P( F9 h* h3 P0 }& Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 _* h& d5 M7 ~' a X. F$ x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
% L. \& J/ w" u+ D+ l3 l3 M Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
' E# V8 q& |- n+ F4 R) a Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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/ j' G" ]5 i8 HAirbase hits 3! S5 ?. }, e" r7 K
Airbase supply hits 5% Z9 N$ y5 E2 A1 X+ d
Runway hits 10
2 |- p& Q9 F0 I% ?$ ]Port hits 18, B2 u. V) k( i* Q& m# Z
Port supply hits 3! X3 q' k) e" p- V* J! A& g$ P; {
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% ]/ m* d9 ~5 Y+ R* }% iMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 7 C: N8 s2 F: D6 f0 x q
1 U) A6 ?& @: K3 U) M# |) z; I6 I& P, WWeather in hex: Thunderstorms. Z% S" T3 e; W6 b* V/ {% T; B
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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* I$ j! z n9 U( UAllied aircraft losses' Z7 ?1 r6 ~% o8 }: l7 f
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |