AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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6 d, J U& P1 v/ bNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud+ O5 C/ s6 l* P4 z& b
+ U9 {) l' r( }8 s3 s' `Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. p. k8 p* Z# L5 y5 R3 d0 \6 A$ s
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes' @7 f4 x6 H* V9 G. v8 L& v
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
+ i& w: }" y! Q% M- y no flights
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9 t d$ t Y& ?6 tNo Japanese losses$ [/ }% L. P, }- w
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Allied aircraft losses
" ?9 l- e' L+ L' r2 I" q) ` Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged( X) u8 q1 R! d% q+ u' i
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged/ k- D% E' [9 e! g+ ~
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground5 L" r( E1 _% R& m. c0 e( {7 \
Catalina I: 2 damaged2 r ~7 B) w3 L
3 _$ ~- q r: ]% ]! V, m% CAirbase hits 2$ Z4 |2 F) C" ]
Runway hits 11% S% n1 ^1 a) B- y3 C* K) Z4 J
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/ R: \0 R* U/ f' Z1 }5 ZNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud! L2 o- w0 P& g3 ]4 H/ a |- |& E
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ s: V+ V5 d# z" ~/ n4 m4 I6 G
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes/ E3 Z4 ^0 i1 K5 r$ R z1 f
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Japanese aircraft
& y9 N' z( `1 v k A9 V G4M1 Betty x 8" ` C5 r, }. J2 b; c9 f4 V1 A
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Allied aircraft$ w& n6 O3 Q, f; ^+ @7 [" X3 w
no flights
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No Japanese losses2 O% g5 S L% D( ]5 f
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Allied aircraft losses
$ U$ B2 ?. u" Z. E* S% ~- a Catalina I: 1 damaged6 |$ B( W& s6 S2 [5 ]9 M' ~/ |
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged; c } d k" K v: f8 J8 s" B/ |
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground% H9 j% v2 K- ~* q# r9 N% I) F! j
9 l. \& Z+ v8 M5 {Airbase hits 3" a' Z& G" V6 L
Runway hits 1& f( v2 B/ B. l9 Q3 v1 G+ [4 v
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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# X6 f7 a( C# ]8 u( _$ }
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged7 ^! e$ n' ?- w$ N5 Q# P
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka3 S* |& y3 \% g$ c& `$ ^
CA Kinugasa9 S( Y u0 V# @( c
CA Aoba4 N2 r7 f+ m/ _9 e4 n$ I, @" f
CA Chokai; D6 a$ E4 E0 Y2 n% x U
CL Yubari
/ ` m) A* g4 F7 ^) Q& C& p CL Tatsuta+ v( e- ]& M, s' B* t
CL Tenryu
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Allied ground losses:
6 u- E/ B8 q+ M N- V 57 casualties reported
) t6 y2 i9 N7 @# @% B Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 z: g- G2 j8 \8 H, f4 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled* T* C( X+ V: `7 q0 S
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 F* G2 V- F$ I& i- _0 c- b" u Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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4 W+ V, T/ C" n1 |Airbase hits 3& t, O1 q, J2 `6 [8 `
Airbase supply hits 5- N5 S$ j: A- j! h5 x+ j4 r$ h
Runway hits 10( a' U, ]' b2 A' ^' v
Port hits 18) c4 e) S; d3 t$ a: z% o+ E
Port supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 , h" I( t& d' j
! L( i2 Y. f9 P% [3 MWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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/ C; }, S) t( j( {Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 B2 n" ]1 Z! [) u1 T, \: bEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 | [6 ]1 w3 N2 p
B-17E Fortress x 177 ^" j# F/ L. |: m
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Allied aircraft losses
" D& E, M& u# @1 s: U% V& I B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |