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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. R0 L* D2 k/ Z- r- m. ^8 a
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' @5 ] l7 q* _7 y' N) J- j
G4M1 Betty x 30
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% s9 l8 Q1 Z6 nAllied aircraft; z: i) ]* U5 D+ T6 [. u
Beaufighter IC x 55 `7 }5 T6 b. t6 K
Kittyhawk IA x 39 [6 V1 s6 k1 A0 z7 j8 w6 J) R
P-39D Airacobra x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 v( D5 @5 u3 x* o Z G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged) A% w6 R1 y1 Y r2 U [
: l+ z, l1 e0 X6 Y/ RNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships4 G7 y4 W% J0 k. ?: _1 F( G
PG Warrego
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PG Swan
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; G" w8 }3 B' @# }& b. [$ HMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)4 \0 ]* F; n( p. D
! i5 v0 R2 n! s$ T v5 V/ vWeather in hex: Light rain6 |1 S3 {( m: L8 C1 [2 G |7 [
5 H& \1 }2 Z8 yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.& x- C6 V7 r1 A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 {3 }1 G0 C7 n% D" R2 N0 _* G! M B-17E Fortress x 24+ n& \+ E3 O& s' ^8 i( p
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No Allied losses! Y; c! {7 I9 n- v$ z
5 Y, T' a, C3 T3 ]Japanese ground losses:
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( f8 s0 ^, |0 w% U$ s) r Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ M& z, N$ J: ~4 [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# M* w ]1 S) U# a( G" e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! I" \* H/ W) K. u2 y0 ]* E) b7 f b9 L
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9 l y6 y; U) O# tMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
( `: D: }& e- p# LEstimated time to target is 5 minutes' [! W @) G' m$ ` a+ ?7 B
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses3 g2 S7 s. w( y a4 l; i
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 W, `$ I/ _* c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- `& {1 x# g W. j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 }& M9 q& s# \- ^" x
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$ K2 G1 V+ z* t# V. I; BMorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 ( ?6 }! f; M1 L" e5 {, j8 M
. P) y+ X8 U: B! CWeather in hex: Light cloud' Y- ]! j5 E( e+ K& c. o7 Y
! o2 u0 \0 c5 aRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." }2 D: Z) ~5 Z
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 r& X- Z+ g7 i9 k
Kittyhawk IA x 8
) K4 s; E3 R* G: R* C1 t B-26 Marauder x 18
0 s. G& g' G. p P-39D Airacobra x 8 X$ j5 H, e, I& e S
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Allied aircraft losses9 l8 t3 m- F3 l* X
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged+ `( n4 U- b m+ k
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Airbase supply hits 15 M; k" Z$ i t! i1 n& f
Runway hits 10
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3 J) _- N" {; V6 ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,1456 Z' N0 X6 v5 X& k+ T9 y( Z2 R; i
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 P% {2 F% D+ lRaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) s R6 E+ W! Y1 h
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ p: D/ R' a+ P l7 w: C6 \0 x
A6M2 Zero x 27% A5 v- d+ {9 }' v
B5N1 Kate x 13
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Beaufighter IC x 5
. o/ z) `" ?4 }5 z& B- [ Kittyhawk IA x 2 B' R# H% B, t8 D, I) c z
P-39D Airacobra x 174 D' y' d: P/ v8 p- f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102 ^0 W4 {* _) Q
M; Q+ n# b7 ^4 @% l" Z+ ZJapanese aircraft losses; H5 h1 S- H" o+ [4 F7 @# Z+ w
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
* [: L1 G. L5 A9 o B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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k6 t3 d* {" t. l. r! |3 I$ [8 Q+ B5 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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2 f j& C) X! U6 ~4 h4 p. yRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" t9 `8 v* Q+ y& |4 q9 tEstimated time to target is 3 minutes) z w8 B, H/ T8 c+ u' ~
+ @6 U* A4 N) U4 y: MJapanese aircraft7 ~0 b+ Y N2 ^; a% g3 S5 H
G4M1 Betty x 9/ U! H" x. W6 M; k" T2 ]+ c( z
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P-39D Airacobra x 6
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,1452 ^) J* f$ j: N" n
4 Z. V0 [) p0 L( k4 c0 W! rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* h, d/ K- s/ @3 h
' s* w4 ~0 [, d, ? E/ V5 [. ZRaid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: f( U8 m. }4 h5 x. \Estimated time to target is 37 minutes5 Z3 l. M. g; J6 x" g
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A6M2 Zero x 45
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Kittyhawk IA x 39 v" e% ^9 @7 E( _" O! x- V
P-39D Airacobra x 34
% N* Z" M6 a+ J- n F4F-4 Wildcat x 100& }$ ?$ F0 k1 w6 S- }
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A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
2 P* W7 o4 z5 H- v! F B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed4 \; D# T6 Q% L ?# C0 C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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7 c3 i6 ?3 X/ s! s- {$ B% x* i" ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,1448 B1 ^- S2 @* `8 d
: y7 F3 q/ B! DWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' ]7 x$ N8 P0 T9 |& X- _ F, g, cEstimated time to target is 36 minutes, _6 Z. L3 o4 P5 L; N/ ]* W8 e
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B5N1 Kate x 9; j0 ?8 V! \# c. j
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed3 D' j8 _* y1 A6 u3 i0 g
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+ Y8 F' E2 X ?5 |( C CL Leander
% Z5 R+ g; v3 X( a9 k- m* o xAP Diomed
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