AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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6 N2 n, l, U( b0 qNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 C4 B6 W9 u! P( Q" a" q2 t4 B
% p# l: O2 Q8 v& dWeather in hex: Light cloud
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% }' m: Y: f5 U1 C7 ~' p- v9 I9 XRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# k/ l/ C: }/ _# u7 H7 N3 REstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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$ o$ W: N) [& }+ z8 F9 J/ JJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
5 N- V' Q) F a( j no flights; Z, x& c2 j, f; X2 ]6 _! R/ E
! t/ ^, ]0 [4 r; `8 [No Japanese losses
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Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
' ^" J) a v2 I& x( g P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged0 c& B: g1 C8 h$ L1 o3 j
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
. X( O! L2 \0 [3 ]0 S" b Catalina I: 2 damaged" D, O8 ^3 @+ e: b3 {) M
& V. r. k2 m& [( e) b# @8 s: zAirbase hits 2$ A l6 r+ B% E0 q0 X
Runway hits 11
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ V' Z9 M l6 \0 I0 D7 {8 F+ g
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Weather in hex: Light cloud: M* w+ G5 z4 a, t# `
/ V5 |- M* F( [0 }Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' z. p$ S, O5 X: e' N
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes% Y+ ]/ V$ u0 a8 ]. A/ u' }
9 E+ D6 a& |+ R, k. |, `* ]* EJapanese aircraft) U8 d+ i, y; Q8 g; F
G4M1 Betty x 8
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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2 r2 \ C- r/ _, b q. k4 Z Catalina I: 1 damaged
2 b5 d0 ]4 c, o& E1 U4 k0 v Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged4 N& O- o; i" [% o% d
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3
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& A- d( c) Q+ M% `! _8 I0 g% KNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft losses/ W5 m0 X7 T/ d$ O! Y1 ~
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged) n% G1 C% h, E& i
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Japanese Ships
H& w+ A- d; m7 ?+ J1 S CA Kako
, A9 k1 D1 q- u! ^7 q CA Furutaka9 x; H# ^& }. e+ {
CA Kinugasa' R+ C1 u- n# ?% @/ |
CA Aoba+ @+ ]/ [, {5 W" T/ c# o
CA Chokai7 r6 P7 _+ d. q; ?0 Z
CL Yubari
6 N$ ~, d, d2 \9 x4 w CL Tatsuta
: i k( \% t: W5 j- N/ y CL Tenryu
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/ K) s0 s& l2 Y4 y" V9 T5 FAllied ground losses:9 k" k0 L& V4 y6 n
57 casualties reported; f4 N* L; T% V& U1 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; w! r0 ]( U7 a `; O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
( o A3 v& ?5 d+ v Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled9 @' }( N/ O1 Q4 t5 w8 Q6 f$ p* \
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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2 k$ j7 e# z4 B: ^# R! H: Q6 [2 `Runway hits 10, f* M' |5 r) C1 z0 P
Port hits 18
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7 c6 @6 N% ]) [6 H$ d4 m1 gMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet./ t( Z( a6 w/ l R+ O2 z O
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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0 t! ^- Y6 Q0 [' z4 O: z B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |