AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42# c5 j$ H! @2 l4 F6 g& j% }
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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 spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 a7 G7 \' y) k! I8 d6 J& `0 x
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes' v/ p0 ` m a l- m \3 d
* j$ V6 y; {' d- rJapanese aircraft0 k1 j% T+ i( ~8 k0 [' T; L
G4M1 Betty x 10% n1 k. P7 i! G2 B
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no flights3 s3 ]+ K$ R$ |- w( t8 n
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses# n% |+ L( _ O
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged1 ^' q# X! I1 [& W1 O% n5 n% v
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
; ]* D2 T# V+ B# r0 I' D4 S P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground& @0 B2 T3 S' \- v# N
Catalina I: 2 damaged! j% Y8 m" p8 ~( ~8 R' \- K9 k
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Airbase hits 21 F3 G6 a6 ?/ J3 b8 y/ e1 j
Runway hits 11; S4 k2 C% v* L
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ _# y, I" G* ^( X( ^% n
# F/ c! \ H7 f' [" wWeather in hex: Light cloud
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, g* L5 }9 p3 {, ?; v/ d: g K. kRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- a' p' E" \7 Y2 v# B& A% bEstimated time to target is 17 minutes3 w- ?# L$ s. |% {& u! D% ?
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft: t8 J9 I5 M0 }: O* @. F
no flights
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4 O! U# Q, c8 p. W9 bNo Japanese losses! _# ^6 r' q/ V
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Allied aircraft losses
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Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
$ `3 s9 r( M) I$ j6 S1 ~+ } Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground i, H6 Q! K% ~1 d% o
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Airbase hits 3( s8 V) P2 f( A8 ]
Runway hits 1
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# `) w3 p" }) JNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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, f, D+ N+ _4 z1 u9 gAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses3 }0 C! P. S* ] `0 F; Y
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships; ^5 D; T9 V; X B
CA Kako, z- k6 W. ~; U/ J5 i, U$ a
CA Furutaka% q! h$ X1 {1 u$ o& Q ~9 v
CA Kinugasa
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CA Chokai% ~3 O) U, N' d! m9 y
CL Yubari
( @4 B4 O. D! Z. z0 X CL Tatsuta
/ ^/ w- J$ v; M: j; t CL Tenryu4 h8 k, Q6 j3 m* n6 f4 ^
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* ~/ n1 b( Y5 V. T/ @1 T( E# e \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled8 t9 W/ P' K/ v; V7 x( q% G9 G
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled" a0 j9 u. A% x& |6 A
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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: I7 O$ h! z2 F2 k& {Airbase hits 3. s" i V k+ g" _' `* K
Airbase supply hits 5& H9 T) H/ D: F
Runway hits 10* `3 X0 ?2 W1 l3 a; i* I
Port hits 18
5 |& j6 R: i2 |5 t4 `- D. @+ YPort supply hits 3
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& c, ?3 l- R! ~) JMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# h/ Q5 B( S; ?) W* }0 }. A
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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P0 \. f& R) g$ |! _( e2 EAllied aircraft
% ? m! w& ?0 v+ A) w B-17E Fortress x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
* ?* ?: n2 q- s2 v$ u: m B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |