AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 421 S) y/ ~8 v5 W! m
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4 }/ c/ f! H6 T, I1 INight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* L2 ]* z6 D% w, DWeather in hex: Light cloud( F$ u4 Q/ W4 U$ F9 H
1 o% i/ _. Z* N* m, V( |0 M7 YRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: c, m3 c8 j( x6 Y
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes6 o- G' o2 [$ \* x
) u; k' e# c+ j, {( \! e% |0 nJapanese aircraft1 S/ V9 f2 _, `7 T! R: l
G4M1 Betty x 10! W2 O/ D3 ~4 T
' {! g. w, T5 aAllied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
- m1 ]5 X6 W$ S. o( c' o Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
) X! f0 x9 J1 [ P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
, T9 G8 f. U: Q2 x9 a P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground. e3 P m, x6 K8 ~
Catalina I: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 2% N$ J! ?' N7 w+ z7 e
Runway hits 11
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. K! f9 y( K: L4 o1 ~Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 ], S& p1 l, N% L" s1 z7 p8 {Weather in hex: Light cloud. z" J, L! q& ?2 K& C
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 {9 p0 r \+ s( d$ |) Q
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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?# _( m8 C. { e+ PJapanese aircraft2 A p0 P; b$ K2 {- N& Z
G4M1 Betty x 8' F' s5 `% t7 Q- a3 s
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no flights% O! q0 y8 t7 f. a$ b
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No Japanese losses& P/ A; e9 Q4 `9 B; p: `
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Allied aircraft losses+ @4 g/ P& u9 m9 B2 ?
Catalina I: 1 damaged
* l: N! r( I- o! V+ a) I* Z Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
$ C& y+ J" H5 ~2 t0 a& i7 I Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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$ l- z3 v, L) D; V/ [& VAirbase hits 32 h- {# r. y) B% m* `9 e$ ?( \" d; P1 [
Runway hits 15 Z7 [" w: f8 @% ]
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1339 g& y9 n' g) y6 w: x
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Allied aircraft4 L- j7 ?# H+ g/ s, q+ s, K4 p
no flights5 M# t8 W2 x/ E
- s! h% ]' p1 N3 U4 MAllied aircraft losses
& Q( x" |) o* u, G+ t, I; G Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged9 m* w4 |$ u q4 t+ E
: d& c& q: p: v2 B, oJapanese Ships
# x; q+ y% d5 m$ Z( V C CA Kako
& e# X+ C& @/ J- t: b4 C. x+ q0 j CA Furutaka# D* S9 ^) H$ f. x' _. Z
CA Kinugasa
% ^* V' |" @ K$ E; Y3 I CA Aoba8 j5 B% _9 B, W( E
CA Chokai7 \9 ]6 Z, E4 l
CL Yubari
; h; p$ T$ i) Z* h CL Tatsuta
) x( S' z* c2 Y# K CL Tenryu
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Allied ground losses:
* ?% V; M: q4 v% o 57 casualties reported
5 t% G6 c* Q1 D5 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 {/ n/ p5 p# ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
K- H" g% ?" L+ _! x2 J Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled, d, R1 @3 I1 z, W1 X. _ p
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
% N2 |! l Y3 D% y$ iAirbase supply hits 5
i0 V) L$ v( i# C4 dRunway hits 10
: b. ?5 ]! a! L$ W; |' cPort hits 18
) w7 j7 w( i7 iPort supply hits 3
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1 i U& v: q1 A! i5 j8 HMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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' O0 q$ M2 [% @5 y8 pRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.; ?& F# O& L* } h+ m
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes% Y7 L& s) x8 F
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Allied aircraft1 H% k, a7 q6 U9 }+ l; Y
B-17E Fortress x 17$ ?- ^8 _8 L$ i$ b) A
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Allied aircraft losses) F( d- Y! w4 k/ a. N4 A
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |