AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 424 L' W# r5 V3 \' W: h
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. O+ N& p# G9 i0 kNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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: w& k( f" C$ n \Weather in hex: Light cloud
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; [. j, c, A8 w) o, cRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ e0 v- D* q: b8 p0 D
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes: W8 |' g' e: P" |
- S6 B7 {! D, [# X) zJapanese aircraft: M, S$ b! b' P% {* Q% K
G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; e$ a" g( c8 X Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
+ a: l) J1 d% k+ C' g P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
9 f/ D- c5 X6 L; L) t( { P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
, p! i: M1 C6 m# u/ n Catalina I: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 2$ R' ]* V5 n# f1 {7 V
Runway hits 11( d, u5 \1 i; ^% H
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; `+ @4 w U! \
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Weather in hex: Light cloud9 P7 @" Q: I ]1 {
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. L5 ~6 N4 k* J: L& K
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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/ j) w' [- z& kJapanese aircraft
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no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses) G; K8 S1 x9 w& c
Catalina I: 1 damaged
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Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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v2 O! A" c+ Y, u( P1 FAirbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133' u0 f0 a) h5 ^. d% g _
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
" e& G; v. l" V0 z. j5 v' t" i Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged( r+ X( c; f I2 e8 L! r1 C
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Japanese Ships! S9 v$ P0 ^* s, X
CA Kako
6 \3 S' {% Y! C2 R) { CA Furutaka# }& N3 A3 F& X. h* J# Q) Y
CA Kinugasa$ e" p0 }, l: K# M ?- \/ j
CA Aoba
* T8 k- L: V4 z CA Chokai
f1 ~2 Q3 b% o3 v6 t( _$ M CL Yubari
$ s1 l3 P# k( G; f; S CL Tatsuta, k2 n+ D/ h" q% S) z
CL Tenryu- S* _8 _! @2 D k+ R4 `% R
& j4 F u# V U' A3 C# _' @$ \Allied ground losses:% `3 S+ o6 W" x
57 casualties reported
" f2 {5 B; Z' k/ D# J6 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* a0 j; M6 C* k* |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled" s: B) z, [" V; D; L0 E$ D
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled% T( {, i3 s2 z/ \) ?: M
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled). p s# t" R+ J
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Airbase hits 3. M$ r# ~ J; m' w
Airbase supply hits 5- I; w& ]4 w) K0 S# D
Runway hits 10
& O. c Z4 g- c% U) T4 gPort hits 18
) _) B- B' g W. a! lPort supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ; \4 p( F# w" N% b1 p W
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms: U8 ?: W2 c+ \
0 g& `' ^( p, ~- V- _0 J' cRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
, k- m6 [6 [ k; r( s# ]6 g! ?Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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" [0 a% i7 G1 H; l2 m$ x6 o* YAllied aircraft9 [, {4 {$ \; R5 w+ E. r h, r
B-17E Fortress x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
3 A3 F0 K& ?# @4 m0 p B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |