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9/6 戰鬥報告* h! }7 I1 n6 m* z5 s+ x) N* i
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 421 _9 ?* n5 D! X1 }& u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Overcast2 D1 W9 }0 ` k5 H6 ]- ~/ u
$ _+ L) m" O; K& {Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" \2 f% [8 Q" v; p6 F* P- YEstimated time to target is 39 minutes% H5 d8 D6 F0 B7 d4 U
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Japanese aircraft
/ S; M+ X- C, v' l" f: W# g5 Q G4M1 Betty x 30
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Allied aircraft0 z* `8 J2 ^0 A9 X r7 z7 A
Beaufighter IC x 5, I: E2 V. f4 X/ M
Kittyhawk IA x 33 T0 z5 K8 h* f: X! m" j
P-39D Airacobra x 366 J4 v. M, @% c4 ?, A; b7 l# ?
- H5 J- ~+ b/ U% t: a' }1 D0 WJapanese aircraft losses2 H8 r( d* l# C# u# M" Z# ?; c; Q
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged6 s# j: i: C$ O, J! R
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No Allied losses+ i6 ]: z0 r8 n6 O: p4 H! V
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" F, c8 i* x" @. j' G- H$ \ PG Warrego" ^7 }% v& C( F3 k; ~/ z1 x, I
CL Leander+ ]! y' S0 F* C4 }
PG Swan; _4 Q w$ {3 j+ r5 |) E
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1 y2 _7 r9 l" \( h' i) }* zMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay): [( O/ X" k) J o& D+ a6 G
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
1 U! z& Q6 T4 ~1 U; I7 B! }+ fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 24
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2 U% C4 _, Q4 ONo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
7 ]! z# G; J: U: s2 ^ 88 casualties reported
" V, C0 G, w; |. s- t/ ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled* d4 e9 t4 |/ O( C9 F$ v6 R m4 L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) }( s3 L, n. ?1 f a# _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning 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.
" `/ M; j' g5 I% b/ \Estimated time to target is 5 minutes- P: @* T O! Z/ M7 ?; X
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B-17E Fortress x 6! [ O$ \7 n& O4 M8 S+ J* ]6 @ ]
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& O- I$ K9 N3 e4 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 Q& Y! O+ y8 G+ [* ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 V, m4 o( n6 N; k6 m8 w4 j% c5 U
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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5 e1 A* r3 W G% u1 m5 K3 O4 o$ ]Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; B) S# u, F- t+ qEstimated time to target is 3 minutes0 s" m# X' \& n! j- v ~( M$ N
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Allied aircraft
+ ?& g o# r0 F4 ]9 F Kittyhawk IA x 8, ]" x3 W+ [) z+ n4 w( L
B-26 Marauder x 18
9 R% C9 v5 u+ h0 h& f6 a P-39D Airacobra x 8
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Allied aircraft losses3 D6 Y9 B: [- D1 w) {) p
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 14 n6 [$ S+ w, @0 ^8 \
Runway hits 109 |# _0 N7 w# o' @1 ?' X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,1458 d' g" Z9 R) B$ y; |- I R
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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- e6 T5 B5 ^' L/ hRaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet." |3 N0 V1 \* i- R. p
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 s' V4 Y& q4 V* l' q# v A6M2 Zero x 274 x9 I7 C$ H+ h& z) b
B5N1 Kate x 13
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Kittyhawk IA x 2
+ j5 _3 O5 z/ a* U4 J3 _. G P-39D Airacobra x 17& U' }4 D5 f* o5 T* x5 R J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1029 N1 e0 w6 X o: c( _8 o
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Japanese aircraft losses* O# \, B: `/ R
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed# F5 \$ |1 C( Q Y+ v- @
B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed. S* D U6 k- Y/ S+ K
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2 b2 J2 p5 p0 U" L& t! p P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed! x/ }8 d0 f3 o; k( C. ^
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) M7 n. X' q) o1 v1 h5 s2 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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2 K5 ?6 _( R% Z& @$ a/ zWeather in hex: Overcast9 C9 |3 I1 J/ ]" [2 d7 J
2 X/ S( ~5 `( u. n5 q& f, b$ iRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 M# F# z7 h( s, K4 S6 }% E* A
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes: m3 N1 a% P- f# }. r
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4 ]! y( c- }% D7 r G4M1 Betty x 9
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P-39D Airacobra x 6
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed6 Y; M: R; m) p* u% J; ^" o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145: M9 ~5 ^( U8 M( y5 @0 T1 y
3 ~8 i( z/ @+ I& O( CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ a5 Z) F) x* lRaid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., u4 U+ C, |. P7 c
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes2 b$ f6 p7 n. h8 n8 C& d# _4 G
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B5N1 Kate x 22
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Beaufighter IC x 4
$ T ?& m) a6 B ], r: ^7 ] Kittyhawk IA x 3
3 K1 F, r- J$ y% |) F$ x P-39D Airacobra x 34
5 j. U& C8 p) F5 N0 U% i; `: i F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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; ~0 {, _: s, I* } P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed# f& ~0 d0 e" j$ [& p% b6 d) D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged5 e5 b9 I$ r( Z C7 p; b" U; e* Q5 P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144) \ Z/ b' h/ A! D# n( z5 a
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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B5N1 Kate x 9
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Allied aircraft
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9 K# S4 m5 L0 R: |/ {0 F8 b8 _$ ^2 w- Y A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses0 R3 l+ x2 m5 L3 ~
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