AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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0 B8 H" ^, a/ T' G } BNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud; [! b8 P: i. Z+ B
8 ]( F7 l) i8 ~Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) y( P- M+ M- k
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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3 E3 E8 O6 { o3 i. V- M& ^: E( gJapanese aircraft
7 r* A' ? p7 K G4M1 Betty x 10
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no flights
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$ f& V" q3 [7 }8 s1 e5 g& ZNo Japanese losses
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, g* d, p, S- W! s3 v0 Y. rAllied aircraft losses9 @8 s2 n, I; C+ N- j" q
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
% e1 ~* ~* e5 _ b P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged: w. l4 @/ S! b& @% A8 \: C
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground) {( H, ^# `& b4 X+ K: u }1 x
Catalina I: 2 damaged' x% c) R0 @7 n- x+ d# t
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Airbase hits 2$ V4 o4 @ L1 D' _6 ]* r. n2 L
Runway hits 11
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft& G% M. X# [$ Y8 m/ d( }% L
G4M1 Betty x 85 Y5 G% b9 H! F4 V6 P5 J" \3 \& c
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Allied aircraft( P/ I0 S& e- }2 L( U& A
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No Japanese losses# a% _& R7 [; b6 d2 V
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Catalina I: 1 damaged
4 L, f/ B* F* L) B( p Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
9 s1 |; e( r2 s. a" m* } Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground: j0 s9 S: ^# }1 }" m' \5 H/ s
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Airbase hits 3
+ V1 e9 @% `- E0 oRunway hits 17 y7 K# d! S q
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses, ?* h, e) g6 u3 ]+ P0 C* Q
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged" a f, u! ~- a, i
1 I U$ Z2 u" ?# L U$ ?. s. BJapanese Ships3 t! P# W. k3 x
CA Kako
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CA Kinugasa9 v9 c8 n5 u+ b) O
CA Aoba' A7 S, i S2 U7 O/ z
CA Chokai
" Y5 I7 C/ [/ _. `/ p# g CL Yubari
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CL Tenryu8 W! Y5 l; v$ t/ k/ z& r a/ v% C
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Runway hits 103 A6 @$ @( V: v
Port hits 18' V+ H0 D' c& l
Port supply hits 3" } Y' C3 T& S. \+ H, T8 C+ W, a
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& s. D) ^3 `& H$ j. w5 lMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 8 ^9 m! n* X5 }' s# n7 w6 q
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ u# L8 P* g, D8 kEstimated time to target is 11 minutes1 g; }9 ]2 {3 T
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B-17E Fortress x 179 q6 v' i( @* K) x
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Allied aircraft losses
4 m8 t( @! Q4 {3 \& e) |5 b0 N B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |